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1、2003年职称英语考试理工类A 级试题及答案第一部分：词汇选项（第 1 15题，每 题 1 分，共 15分）下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4 个选项中选择 1 个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1.The union representative put across her argument very effectively.A explained B inventedC considered D accepted2.He talks tough but has a tender heart.A heavy B
2、 strongC kind D wild3.It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.A making B takingC discussing D expecting4.Our statistics show that we consume al1 that we are capable of producing.A waste B buyC use D sell5.The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.A function B abilityC power D volu
3、me6.Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.A tensely B nearlyC carefully D closely7.Her faith upheld her in times of sadness.A supported B excitedC inspired D directed8.The book provides a concise analysis of the country*s history.A clean B perfectC real D brief9.It is laid down in the regula
4、tions that all members must carry their membership cards at all times.A suggested B warnedC stated D confirmed10.The council meeting terminated at 2 o clock.A began B continuedC ended D resumed11.Red flag was placed there as a token of danger.A sign B substituteC proof D target12.However bad the sit
5、uation is,the majority is unwilling to risk change.A reluctant B eagerC pleased D angry13.It has been said that the Acts provided a new course of action and did not merely regulate or enlarge an old one.A limit B controlC r e p l ac e D o ffs e t1 4.The s e c r e t ar y i s e x p e c t e d t o e x p
6、 l o r e i d e as fo r p o s t-w ar r e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t he ar e a.A d e n y B i n v e s t i gat eC s t r e s s D c r e at e1 5.The s t e ad i l y r i s i n g c o s t o f l ab o r o n t he w at e r fr o n t has gr e at l y i n c r e as e d t he c o s t o fs hi p p i n g c ar go b y w at
7、 e r.A gr ad u al l y B s u d d e n l yC e x c e s s i v e l y D e x c e p t i o n al l y第 2部分：阅读判断（第 1 6 2 2 题，每 题 1 分，共 7 分）阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A 涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B 涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C 涂黑。A Do l p hi n an d an As t r o n o m e rOn e d ay i n 1 9
8、6 3,a d o l p hi n n am e d El v ar an d a fam o u s as t r o n o m e r,Car l Sagan,w e r e p l ay i n g al i t t l e gam e.The as t r o n o m e r w as v i s i t i n g an i n s t i t u t e w hi c h w as l o o k i n g i n t o t he w ay d o l p hi n sc o m m u n i c at e w i t h e ac h o t he r.Sagan
9、w as s t an d i n g o n t he e d ge o f o n e o f t he t an k s w he r e s e v e r alo f t he s e fr i e n d l y,hi ghl y i n t e l l i ge n t c r e at u r e s w e r e k e p t.El v ar had j u s t s w u m u p al o n gs i d e hi m an d had t u r n e d o n hi s b ac k.The d o l p hi n w an t e d Sagan
10、t o s c r at c h hi s s t o m ac h agai n,as t he as t r o n o m e r had d o n e t w i c e b efo r e.El v ar l o o k e d u p at Sagan,w ai t i n g.The n,aft e r a m i n u t e o r s o,t he d o l p hi n l e ap t u p t hr ou gh t he w at e r an d m ad e a s o u n d j u s t l i k e t he w o r d “m o r e
11、”.The as t o n i s he d as t r o n o m e r w e n t t ot he d i r e c t o r o f t he i n s t i t u t e an d t o l d hi m ab o u t t he i n c i d e n t.Oh,y e s.That s o n e o f t he wo r d s he k n o w s,t he d i r e c t o r s ai d,s ho w i n g n o s u r p r i s e at al l.Do l p hi n s hav e b i gge
12、r b r ai n i n p r o p o r t i o n t o t he i r b o d y s i z e t han hu m an s hav e,an d i t has be e n k n o w n fo r a l o n g t i m e t hat t he y c an m ak e a n u m b e r o f s o u n d s.What i s m o r e,t he s e s o u n d s s ee m t o hav e d i ffe r e n t fu n c t i o n s,s u c h as w ar n
13、i n g e ac h o t he r o f d an ge r.So u n d t r av e l s m u c h fas t er an d m u c h fu r t he r i n w at e r t han i t d o e s i n ai r.That i s w hy t he p ar t s o f t he b r ai n t hat d e alw i t h s o u n d ar e m u c h b e t t e r d e v e l o p e d i n d o l p hi n t han i n hu m an s.Bu t
14、 c an i t b e s ai d t hat d o l p hin s hav e a l an gu age ,i n t he r e al s e n s e o f t he w o r d?Sc i e n t i s t s d o n t agr e e o n t hi s.A l an gu age i s n o t j u s t a c o l l e c t i o n o f s o u n d s,o r e v e n w o r d s.A l an gu age has a s t r u c t u r e an d w hat w e c al
15、 l a gr am m ar.The s t r u c t u r e an d gr am m ar o f a l an gu age he l p t o gi v e i t m e an i n g.For e x am p l e,t he t w o q u e s t i o n s “Who l o v e s Mar y?”an d Who d o e s Mar y l o v e?”m e an v e r y d i ffe r en t t hi n gs.If y o u s t o p t o t hi n k ab o u t i t,y o u w i
16、l l s e e t hat t hi s d i ffe r e n c e d o e s n,t c o m e fr o mt he w o r d s i n t he q u e s t i o n b u t fr o m t he d i ffe r e n c e i n s t r u c t u r e.That i s w hy t he q u e s t i o n ”Cand o l p hi n s s p e ak?w c an t b e an s w e r e d u n t i l w e fi n d o u t i f d o l p hi n
17、s n o t o n l y m ak e s o u n d s b u t als o ar r an ge t he m i n a gr am m at i c al o r d e r w hi c h affe c t s t he i r m e an i n g.1 6 The as t r o n o m e r w as n o t i n t e r e s t e d i n t he w ay d o l p hi n s c o m m u n i c at e w i t h e ac h o t he r.A Ri ght B Wr o n g C No t
18、m e n t i o n e d1 7 The d o l p hi n l e ap t u p i n t o t he ai r b e c au s e Sagan w as t o o n e ar t he w at e r.A Ri ght B Wr o n g C No t m e n t i o n e d1 8 Par t s o f t he d o l p hi n s b r ai n ar e p ar t i c u l ar l y w e l l d e v e l o p e d t o han d l e d i ffe r e n t k i n d
19、so f s o u n d.A Ri ght B Wr o n g C No t m e n t i o n e d1 9 Do l p hi n s ar e t he m o s t u s e fu l an i m al s t o hu m an s.A Ri ght B Wr o n g C No t m e n t i o n e d2 0 Do l p hi n s t r av e l fas t e r i n w at e r t han an y o t he r an i m al s.A Ri ght B Wr o n g C No t m e n t i o n
20、 e d2 1 So m e s c i e n t i s t s b e l i e v e t hat d o l p hi n s hav e a l an gu age o f t he i r o w n.A Ri ght B Wr o n g C No t m e n t i o n e d2 2 So u n d s c an b e c al l e d a l an gu age o n l y w he n t he y hav e a s t r u c t u r e an d a gr am m ar.A Ri ght B Wr o n g C No t m e n
21、 t i o n e d第 3部分：概括大意与完成 句 子（第 2 3 3 0 题，每 题 1 分，共 8分）阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2 项测试任务：（1）第 23 26题要求从所给的6 个选项中为第2、3、5和 6 段每段选择1 个正确的小标题；（2）第 27-30题要求从所给的6 个选项中选择4 个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置hoThe Weight ExperimentN icola Walters has been taking part in experiments in Scotland to discover why humans gainand l
22、ost weight.Being locked in a smal 1 room called a calorimeter（热量测量室）is one wayto find out.1 The sighs above the two rooms read simply“Chamber One and“Chamber Two”.These arethe calorimeters:4m by 2m white-walled rooms where human volunteers are locked up in the nameof science.Outside these rooms anot
23、her sign reads“Please do not enter-work in progress”and in front of the rooms advanced machinery registers every move the volunteers make.Each day,meals measured to the last gram are passed through a hole in the wall of the calorimeter tothe resident volunteer.2 N icola Walters is one of twenty volu
24、nteers who,over the past eight months,have spent varying periods inside the calorimeter.Tall and slim,N icola does not have a weight problem,but thought the strict diet might help with her training and fitness programme.A self-employedcommunity dance worker,she was able to fit the experiment in arou
25、nd her work.She saw an advert for volunteers at her local gym and as she is interested in the whole area of diet and exercise,she thought she would help out.3 The experiment on N icola involved her spending one day on a fixed diet at home and the next in the room.This sequence was repeated four time
26、s over six weeks.She arrived at the calorimeter at 8:30 am on each of the four mornings and from then on everything she ate or drank was carefully measured.Her every move was noted too,her daily exercise routine timed to the 1ast second.At regular intervals,after eating,she filled in forms about how
27、 hungry she feltand samples were taken for analysis.4 The scientists help volunteers impose a kind of order on the long days they face in theroom.The first time,I only took one video and a book,but it was OK because I watched TV the rest of the time,“says N icola.And twice a day she used the exercis
28、e bike.She pedaled（）for half an hour,watched by researchers to make sure she didn,t go too fast.5 It seems that some foods encourage you to eat more,while others satisfy you quickly.Volunteers are already showing that high-fat diets are less likely to make you feel full.Believing that they may now k
29、now what encourages people to overeat,the researchers are about to start testing a high-protein weight-loss diet.Volunteers are required and Nicola has signed up for further sessions.A What does the calorimeter look like inside?B What program was designed for the experiment?C What is a calorimeter?D
30、 What is the first impression?E How do the volunteers kill the time?F W hy did Nicola join in the experiments?23 Paragraph 124 Paragraph 125 Paragraph 126 Paragraph 127 The machinery outside the calorimeters records e v e r y t h i n g.28 Nicola Walters had time for the e xpe r i me nt s,29 Voluntee
31、rs have to get prepared for the time in the c a l o r i me t e r.30 The experiments show that high-fat diets.A the volunteers doB because she does not have a weight problemC because the life there can be very boringD make people overeatE b e c au s e s he w as he r o w n b o s sF aft e r p as s i n
32、g a hi gh-p r o t e i n t e s t第 4部分：阅读理解（第 3 1 4 5 题，每题3分，共 4 5 分）下面有3 篇短文，每篇短文后有5 道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1 个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第一篇 Sal t y Ri c e Pl an t Bo o s t s Har v e s t sBr i t i s h s c i e n t i s t s ar e b r e e d i n g a n e w ge n e r at i o n o f r i c e p l an t s t hat
33、w i l l b e ab l e t o gr o wi n s o i l c o n t ai n i n g s al t w at e r.The i r w o r k m ay e n ab l e ab an d o n e d far m s t o b e c o m e p r o d u c t i v e o n c em o r e.Ti m Fl o w e r s an d To n y Ye o,fr o m Su s s e x Un i v e r s i t y s Sc ho o l o f Bi o l o gi c al Sc i e n c e
34、 s,hav e s pe n t s e v e r al y e ar s r e s e ar c hi n g ho w c r o p s,s u c h as r i c e,c o u l d b e m ad e t o gr o w i n w at e r t hat hasb e c o m e s al t y.The p ai r hav e r e c e n t l y b e gu n a t hr e e-y e ar p r o gr am m e,fu n d e d b y t he Bi o t e c hn o l o gy an d Bi o l
35、ogi c al Sc i e n c e s Re s e ar c h Co u n c i l,t o e s t ab l i s h w hi c h ge n e s e n ab l e s o m e p l an t s t o s u r v i v e s al t yc o n d i t i o n s.The ai m i s t o b r e e d t hi s c ap ab i l i t y i n t o c r o p s,s t ar t i n g w i t h r i c e.It i s e s t i m at e d t hat e a
36、c h y e ar m o r e t han 1 0 0 he c t ar e s （公顷）o f agr i c u l t u r al l an d ar e l o s tb e c au s e s al t ge t s i n t o t he s o i l an d s t u n t s （妨碍生长）p l an t s.The p r o b l e m i s c au s e d b y s e v e r alfac t o r s.In t he t r o p i c s,m an gr o v e s （红树林）t hat c r e at e s w
37、am p s （沼泽）an d t r ad i t i o n al l y fo r m ed b ar r i e r s t o s e a w at e r hav e b e e n c u t d o w n.In t he Me d i t e r r an e an,a s e r i e s o f d r o u ght s hav e c au s e d t he w at e r t ab l e t o d r o p,al l o w i n g s e a w at e r t o s e e p （渗透）i n.i n Lat i n Am e r i c
38、a,i r r i gat io n o ft e n c au s e s p r o b l e m s w he n w at e r i s e v ap o r at e d （蒸发）b y t he he at,l e av i n g s al t d e p o s i t s b ehi n d.Ex c e s s s al t t he n e n t e r s t he p l an t s an d p r e v e n t s t he m fu n c t i o n i n g n o r m al l y.He av y c o n c e n t r a
39、t i o n s o f m i n e r al s i n t he p l an t s s t o p t he m d r aw i n g u p t he w at e r t he y n e e d t o s u r v i v e.To o v e r c o m e t he s e p r o b l e m s,Fl o w e r s an d Ye o d e c i d e d t o b r e e d r i c e p l an t s t hat t ak e i n v e r yl i t t l e s al t an d s t o r e
40、w hat t he y d o ab s o r b i n c e l l s t hat d o n o t affe c t t he p l an t s gr o w t h.The y hav e s t ar t e d t o b r e e d t he s e c har ac t e r i s t i c s i n t o a n e w r i c e c r o p,b u t i t w i l l t ak e ab o u t e ight har v e s t s b e fo r e t he r e s u l t i n g s e e d s
41、ar e r e ad y t o b e c o n s i d e r e d fo r c o m m e r c i al u s e.Once the characteristics for surviving salty soil are known,Flowers and Yeo will try to breed the appropriate genes into all manners of crops and plants.Land that has been abandonedto nature will then be able to bloom again,prov
42、iding much needed food in the poorer countriesof the world.31 Which of the following statements about Flowers and Yeo is true?A They are students at Sussex University.B They are rice breeders.C They are husband and wifeD They are colleagues at an institution of higher learning.32 Flowers and Yeo hav
43、e started a programmeA to find ways to prevent water pollution.B to identify genes that promote growth in salty soil.C to breed rice plants that taste salty.D to find ways to remove excessive salt from soil.33 Which of the following is N O T mentioned as a cause of the problem discussed in the passa
44、ge?A Natural barriers to sea water have been destroyed.B The water table has gone down after droughts.C Sea level has been continuously rising.D Evaporation of water leaves salt behind.34 The word“affect“in Paragraph 6 could be best replaced byA influence”B “effect”C s t o pD p r e s e n t”3 5 The a
45、t t i t u d e o f t he au t ho r t o w ar d s t he r e s e ar c h p r o j e c t i sA p o s i t i v eB n e gat i v e.C s u s p i c i o u sD i n d i ffe r e n t.第二篇 Li v i n g w i t h Co m p u t e rAft e r t o o l o n g o n t he Ne t,e v e n a p ho n e c al l c an b e a s ho c k.My b o y fr i e n d s
46、Li v e r p u d i an ac c e n t s u d d e n l y b e c o m e s har d t o u n d e r s t an d aft e r t he c l ar i t y o f hi s w o r d s o n s c r e e n;a s e c r e t ary s t o n e s e e m s m o r e r e j e c t i n g t han I d i m agi n e d i t w o u l d b e.Ti m e i t s e l f b e c o m e s fl u i d -
47、hou r s b e c o m e m i n u t e s,an d al t e r n at e l y s e c o n d s s t r e t c h i n t o d ay s.We e k e n d s,o n c e a hi ghl i ght o f my w e e k,ar e n o w j u s t t w o o r d i n ar y d ay s.Fo r t he l as t t hr e e y e ar s,s i n c e I s t o p p e d w o r k i n g as a p r o d u c e r fo
48、 r Char l i e Ro s e,I hav e do n e m u c h o f m y w o r k as a t e l e-c o m m u t e r （远程交谈者）.I s u b m i t ar t i c l e s an d e d i t t he m v i a E-m ai1 an d c o m m u n i c at e w i t h c o l l e agu e s o n In t e r n e t m ai l i n g l i s t s.My b o y fr i e n d s l i v e s i n En gl an d
49、,so m u c h o f o u r r e l at i o n s hi p i s c o m p u t e r-m e d i at e d.If I d e s i r e d,I c o u l d s t ay i n s i d e fo r w e e k s w i t ho u t w an t i n g an y t hi n g.I c an o r d e r fo o d,and m an age m y m o n e y,l o v e an d w o r k.In fac t,at t i m e s I hav e s p e n t as l
50、 o n g as t hr e e w e e k s al o n eat ho m e,go i n g o u t o n l y t o ge t m ai l an d b u y n e w s p ap e r s an d gr o c e r i e s.I w at c he d m o s t o f t he b li z z ar d （暴风雪）of，9 6 o n TV.Bu t aft e r a w hi l e,l i fe i t s e l f b e gi n s t o fe e l u n r e al.I s t ar t t o fe e l