2009年全国职称英语等级考试真题及答案理工类(C级)

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第1部分:词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)

下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线,请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。

1I'dverymuchliketoknowwhatyouraiminlifeis.

AthoughtBidea

CgoalDplan

2Thepolicemenactedquicklybecauseliveswereatstake

AindangerBindifficulty

CindespairDoutofcontrol

3Practicallyallanimalscommunicateeitherthroughsoundsorthroughsoundlesscodes.

ACertainlyBProbably

CAlmostDAbsolutely

4MaryrarelyspeakstoSusan.

AslowlyBseldom

CweaklyDconstantly

5I'mworkingwithaguyfromLondon

AteacherBstudent

CfriendDman

6You'dbetterputthesedocumentsinasafeplace

AdarkBsecure

CguardedDbanned

7Thecourageousboyhasbeenthesubjectofmassivemediacoverage.

AextensiveBcontinuous

CinstantDquick

8Thetownisfamousforitsmagnificentbuildings

Ahigh-riseBmodern

CancientDsplendid

9Thegreatchangeofthecityastonishedallthevisitors.

AsurprisedBscared

CexcitedDmoved

10Jackpackedupallthethingshehadaccumulatedoverthelasttenyears.

AfutureBfar

CpastDnear

11Wouldyoupleasecallmyhusbandassoonaspossible?

AvisitBphone

CconsultDinvite

12Wehadalongconversationaboutherparents

AspeechBquestion

CtalkDdebate

13Thechairmanproposedthatwestopthemeeting.

AstatedBannounced

CdemandedDsuggested

14Obviouslythesepeoplecanbereliedoninacrisis.

AlivedonBdependedon

CbelievedinDjoinedin

15ThereisalwaysexcitementattheOlympicGameswhenanathletebreaksarecord

AbeatsBmaintains

CmatchesDtries

第2部分:阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)

下面的短文后列出了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,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C.

RadiocarbonDating

Nowadaysscientistscananswermanyquestionsaboutthepastthroughatechniquecalledradiocarbon(放射性碳),orcarbon-14,dating.Onekeytounderstandinghowandbysomethinghappenedistodiscoverwhenithappened.

Radiocarbondatingwasdevelopedinthelate1940sbyphysicistWillardF.LibbyatheUniversityofChicago.Anatomofordinarycarbon,calledcarbon-12,hassixprotons(中子)andsixneutrons(质子)initsnucleus.Carbon-14,orC-14,isaradioactive,unstableformofcarbonthathastwoextraneutrons(原子核).Itreturnstoamorestableformofcarbonthroughaprocesscalleddecay(衰减).Thisprocessinvolvesthelossofheextraneutronsandenergyfromthenucleus.

InLibby'sradiocarbondatingtechnique,theweakradioactiveemissions(放射)fromhisdecayprocessarecountedbyinstrumentssuchasaradiationdetectorandcounter.HedecayrateisusedtodeterminetheproportionofC-14atomsinthesamplebeingdated.

Carbon-14isproducedintheEarth'satmospherewhennitrogen(氮)-14,orN-14,interactswithcosmicrays(宇宙射线).ScientistsbelievesincetheEarthwasformed,themountofnitrogenintheatmospherehasremainedconstant.Consequently,C-14formationisthoughttooccurataconstantrate.NowtheratioofC-14toothercarbontomsintheatmosphereisknown.Mostscientistsagreethatthisratioisusefulfordatingitemsbacktoatleast50,000years.

AlllifeonEarthismadeoforganicmolecules(分子)thatcontaincarbonatomscomingfromtheatmosphere.SoalllivingthingshaveaboutthesameratioofC-14atomstoothercarbonatomsintheirtissues(组织).Onceanorganism(有机体)diesittopstakingincarboninanyform,andtheC-14alreadypresentbeginstodecay.OvertimetheamountofC-14inthematerialdecreases,andtheratioofC-14toothercarbontomsgoesdown.Intermsofradiocarbondating,thefewerC-14atomsinasample,theolderthatsampleis.

16Nowadaysmanyscientistsdependonradiocarbonfordatingage-oldobjects

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17Theradiocarbondatingtechniqueisonlyabout40yearsold

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

18Anatomofordinarycarbonhassixprotonsandeightneutrons

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

19Radarisusedtodeterminethecharacteristicsofradiocarbon.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

20Radiocarbonisreliableindatinganobjectbacktoatleast50,000years.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

21Whenanorganismdies,theC-14initbeginstodecay.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

22Thehalf-lifeofC-14isabout25,000years.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题,每题1分,共8分)

下面的短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1~4段每段1选择个最佳标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个确定1个最佳选项。

MeetYourMemory

1Memoryissomethingthatcannotbeseen,touchedorweighed.Itisthoughttobeabstract.Itisasetofskillsratherthananobject.Neitheristhereasinglestandardforjudgingagoodorpoormemory.Thereareanumberofdifferentwaysinwhichapersonmayhavea'good'memory.

2Memoryisgenerallyviewedasconsistingofthreestages:(1)acquisitionreferstolearningthematerial;(2)storagereferstokeepingthematerialinthebrainuntilitisneeded;and(3)retrieval(提取)referstogettingthematerialbackoutwhenitisneeded.

3Memoryconsistsofatleasttwodifferentprocesses:short-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.Short-termmemoryhasalimitedcapacityandarapidforgettingrate.Itscapacitycanbeincreasedbychunking(组成大块),orgroupingseparatebitsofinformationintolargerchunks.Long-termmemoryhasanalmostunlimitedcapacity.

4Onemeasureofmemoryisrecall,whichrequiresyoutoproduceinformationbysearchingthememoryforit.Inaidedrecall,youaregivencues(提示)tohelpyouproducetheinformation.Infree-recalllearningyourecallthematerialinanyorder;inseriallearningyourecallitintheorderitwaspresented;andinpaired-associatelearningyoulearnpairsofwordssothatwhenthefirstwordisgivenyoucanrecallthesecondword.Asecondmeasureofmemoryisrecognition,inwhichyoudonothavetoproducetheinformationfrommemory,butmustbeabletoidentifyitwhenitispresentedtoyou.Inathirdmeasureofmemory,relearning,thedifferencebetweenhowlongittooktolearnthematerialthefirsttimeandhowlongittakestolearnitagainindicateshowmuchyouremember.Relearningisgenerallyamoresensitivemeasureofmemorythanisrecognitionbecauserelearningshowsretention(保持)whilerecognitiondoesnot.Recognitionisgenerallyamoresensitivemeasurethanrecall.

23Paragraph1

24Paragraph2

25Paragraph3

26Paragraph4

AWhydoweforgetthings?

BHowdowemeasurememory?

CWhatarethestagesmemoryconsistsof?

DWhatisthedifferencebetweenshort-termmemoryandlong-termmemory?

EWhatismemory?

FWhomayhaveapoormemory?

27Rememberinginvolvesgettingthematerialbackoutwhenitis

28Groupingbitsofinformationintolargerchunkshelpsimprovethecapacityofour

29Long-termmemoryhasanalmostunlimitedcapacityanda

30Asameasureofmemory,relearningismoresensitivethan

Ashort-termmemory

Brelearning

Cneeded

Dcoded

Erecognition

Fslowforgettingrate

第4部分:阅读理解(第31~45题,每题3分,共45分)

下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。

第一篇LightNight,DarkStars

Thousandsofpeoplearoundtheglobestepoutsidetogazeattheirnightsky.Onaclearnight,withnoclouds,moonlight,orartificiallightstoblocktheview,peoplecanseemorethan14,000starsinthesky,saysDennisWard,anastronomer(天文学家)withtheUniversityCorporationforAtmosphericResearch(UCAR)inBoulder,Colo.Butwhenpeoplearesurroundedbycitylights,hesays,they'reluckytosee150stars.

Ifyou'veeverdriventowardabigcityatnightandseenitsglowfromagreatdistance,you'vewitnessedlightpollution.Itoccurswhenlightfromstreetlights,office(照亮)thenightbuildings,signs,andothersourcesstreamsintospaceandilluminates~sky.Thishaze(朦胧)oflightmakesmanystarsinvisibletopeopleonEarth.Evenatnight,bigcitieslikeNewYorkglowfromlightpollution,makingstargazingdifficult.

Dustandparticlesofpollutionfromfactoriesandindustriesworsentheeffectsoflightpollution.“Ifonecityhasalotmorelightpollutionthananother,”Wardsays,“thatcitywillsuffertheeffectsoflightpollutiononamuchgreaterscale.”

Hazyskiesalsomakeitfarmoredifficultforastronomerstodotheirjobs.

Citiesaregettinglarger.Suburbsaregrowinginoncedark,ruralareas.Lightfromallthisnewdevelopmentisincreasinglyobscuring(使变模糊)thefaint(微弱的)lightgivenoffbydistantstars.Andifscientistscan'tlocatetheseobjects,theycan'tlearnmoreaboutthem.

Lightpollutiondoesn'tonlyaffectstarvisibility.Itcanharmwildlifetoo.It'sclearthatartificiallightcanattractanimals,makingthemgooffcourse.There'sincreasingevidence,forexample,thatmigrating(迁徙)birdsusesunsetsandsunrisestohelpfindtheirway,saysSydneyGauthreauxJr.,ascientistatClemsonUniversityinSouthCarolina.“Whenlightoccursatnight,”hesays,“ithasaverydisruptive(破坏性的)influence.”Sometimesbirdsflyintolightedtowers,high-rises,andcablesfromradioandtelevisiontowers.Expertsestimatethatmillionsofbirdsdiethiswayeveryyear.

31Onaclearnight,peoplecansee

A150stars.

Bhundredsofstars.

Conethousandstars.

Dmorethan14,000stars.

32Lightpollutionoccurswhen

Aartificiallightsilluminatethenightsky.

Bthemoonlightsupthenightsky.

Ctoomanystarsarevisibleinthenightsky

Dstreetlightsareturnedoff.

33Nowadaysevensuburbsarebecomingunsuitableforscientiststodotheirjobsbecause

Athenightskythereistoodark.

Btheoncedarkareasarealsopollutedbylights.

Ctheseareasarenotpollutedbychemicals.

Dtheseareasarelessdeveloped.

34Howdoeslightpollutionaffectwildlife?

AAnimalsmaygooffcourse.

BIthelpsmigratingbirdsfindtheirhomes.

CAnimalsareafraidtogooutaftersunset.

DIthelpsbirdsfallasleep.

35Thetitle“LightNight,DarkStars”means

Athenightskyisbrightlylitupandstarsareblack.

Blightsappearatnightandstarsareseeninthedark.

Ccitylightsatnightilluminatestarsinthesky.

Dcitylightsilluminatethenightsky,makingstarsinvisible

第二篇ShoppingatSecond-handClothingStores

When33-year-oldPeteBarthwasincollege,shoppingatsecond-handclothingstoreswasjustsomethinghedid-“likechangingthetiresonhiscar.”Helookedathisbudget,anddecidedhecouldsavealotofmoneybyshoppingforclothesatthriftshops.

“Evennewclothesarefairlydisposable(用后即丢掉的)andwearoutafteracoupleofyears,”Barthsaid.“Inthriftshops,youcanfindsomegreatstuffwhosequalityisbetterthannewclothes.”

Sincethen,Barth,whoworksataGoodwillthriftshopintheUSstateofFlorida,hasfoundthatthereareallkindsofreasonsforshoppingforsecond-handclothing.Somepeoplelikehim,shoptosavemoney.Someshopforacrazy-lookingshirt.Andsomehopasameansofconservingenergyandhelpingtheenvironment.

PatAkins,anaccountantataFloridaSalvationArmy(SA)(救世军)thriftshop,saidhat,forher,shoppingatthriftshopsisawaytohelptheenvironment.

“Whenmydaughterwaslittle,welookedatitasrecycling,”Akinssaid.“Also,whyay30dollarsforanewcoatwhenyoucangetanotheroneforalotless?”

AkinssaidthattheSAhasshopsallovertheUS-“someasbigasdepartmentstores.”Alloftheclothesaredonated(捐赠),andwhentheyhaveasurplus(盈余),they'llhave“stuffabag”specials,wherecustomerscanfillagrocerysackwithclothesforonlyor10dollars.

JuliaSlocum,22,pointsout,however,thatthehugeamountofsecond-handclothingintheUSistheresultofAmericanwastefulness.

I'dsaythatsecond-handstoresaretheresultofourwasteful,materialisticculture,“saidSlocum,whoworksforapro-conservationorganization,theCenterforaNewAmericanDream.”Thriftshopspreventthatwastefromgoingtolandfills(垃圾填埋场);theygiveclothingasecondlife,providecheaperclothingforthosewhocan'taffordtobuynewonesandgenerate(生成)incomeforcharities.Theyalsoprovideawayforthewealthyandmiddleclassestoshed(摆脱)someoftheguiltfortheirlevelofconsumption.“

36WhichstatementaboutBarthisNOTtrue?

AHeis33yearsoldnow.

BHeworksataGoodwillthriftshop.

CHeworksataSalvationArmythriftshop.

DHewasacollegestudentmanyyearsago

37WhenBarthwasacollegestudent,heoftenshoppedatthriftshops

Atosavemoney.

Btosaveenergy.

Ctohelptheenvironment.

Dtomakefriendswithpoorpeople.

38WhatdoesAkinsdo?

ASheisasoldier.

BSheisanaccountant.

CSheisasaleswoman

DSheisaroadsweeper.

39ThriftshopscandoeverythingEXCEPT

Agiveclothingasecondlife.

Bgenerateincomeforcharities.

Cprovidecheaperclothesforthepoor.

Dstoprichpeoplefromwastingmoney

40Theword“thrift”inparagraph1couldbebestreplacedby

Acharity.

Bonedollar.

Cfirstclass.

Dtwodollars.

第三篇Water

Thesecondmostimportantconstituent(构成成份)ofthebiosphere(生物圈)isliquidwater.Thiscanonlyexistinaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures,sincewaterfreezesat0℃andboilsat100℃。Lifeasweknowitwouldonlybepossibleonthesurfaceofaplanetwhichhadtemperaturessomewherewithinthisnarrowrange.

Theearth'ssupplyofwaterprobablyremainsfairlyconstantinquantity.Thetotalquantityofwaterisnotknownveryaccurately,butitisaboutenoughtocoverthesurfaceoftheglobetoadepthofabouttwoandthree-quarterkilometers.Mostofitisintheformofthesaltwateroftheoceans-about97percent.Therestisfresh,butthree-quartersofthisisintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains,andcannotbeusedbylivingsystemsuntilmelted.Oftheremainingfractionalwhichissomewhatlessthanonepercentofthewhole,thereis10—20timesasmuchstoredundergroundwaterasthereisactuallyonthesurface.Thereisalsoatiny,butextremelyimportantfractionofthewatersupplywhichispresentaswatervaporintheatmosphere.

Watervaporintheatmosphereisthechannelthroughwhichthewholewatercirculation(循环)ofthebiospherehastopass.Waterevaporated(蒸发)fromthesurfaceoftheoceans,fromlakesandriversandfrommoist(潮湿的)earthisaddedtoit.Fromitthewatercomesoutagainasrainorsnow,fallingoneithertheseaortheland.Thereis,asmightbeexpected,amoreintensiveevaporationperunitareaovertheseaandoceansthanovertheland,butthereismorerainfalloverthelandthanovertheoceans,andthebalanceisrestoredbytherunofffromthelandintheformofrivers.

41Liquidwateronlyexists

Ainthecenteroftheearth.

Bonthesurfaceofourplanet.

Cinaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures

Dinthecoastalareasoftheearth.

42ThetotalquantityofwateronEarth

Aremainsalmostunchanged.

Bhasgreatlyincreasedinrecentyears

Cisdecreasingconstantly.

Disaffectedbyglobalwarming.

43MostofthefreshwateronEarth

Aisstoredunderground.

BisintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains

Cisfoundinriversandlakes.

Dcomesfromtherain.

44Theword“fraction”inthesecondparagraphmeans

Aaverysmallamount.

Balargearea.

Canimportantsystem.

Damajorsourceofinformation.

45Thereismorerainfall

Aoverthemountainsthanovertherivers

Bovertheriversthanoverthemountains.

Covertheoceansthanovertheland.

Doverthelandthanovertheoceans

第5部分:补全短文(第46~50题,每题2分,共10分)

下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。

ABadIdea

Thinkyoucanwalk,drive,takephonecalls,e-mailandlistentomusicatthesametime?Well,NewYork'snewlawsaysyoucan't.(46)Thelawwentintoforcelastmonth,followingresearchandashockingnumberofaccidentsthatinvolvedpeopleusingelectronicgadgets(小巧机械)whencrossingthestreet.

Who'stoblame?(47)“Weareundertheimpressionthatourbraincandomorethanitoftencan,”saysReneMarois,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)inTennessee.“Butacorelimitationistheinabilitytoconcentrateontwothingsatonce.”

Theyoungpeopleareoftenconsideredthegreatmultitaskers.(48),Agroupof18-to21-year-oldsandagroupof35-to39-year-oldsweregiven90secondstotranslateimagesintonumbers,usingasimplecode.(49)Butwhenbothgroupswereinterruptedbyaphonecalloraninstantmessage,theoldergroupmatchedtheyoungergroupinspeedandaccuracy.

Itisdifficulttomeasuretheproductivitylostbymultitaskers.Butitisprobablyalot.JonathanSpira,chiefanalystatBasex,abusiness-researchfirm,estimatesthecostofinterruptionstotheAmericaneconomyatnearly$650billionayear.(50)Thesurveysconcludethat28percentoftheworkers'timewasspentoninterruptionsandrecoverytimebeforetheyreturnedtotheirmaintasks.

ATalkingonacellphonewhiledrivingbringsyoujoyanyway

BTheestimateisbasedonsurveyswithofficeworkers

CTheyoungergroupdid10percentbetterwhennotinterrupted

DHowever,anOxfordUniversityresearchsuggeststhisperceptionisopentoquestion.

EScientistssaythatourmultitasking(多任务处理)abilitiesarelimited

FAndyou'llbefined$100ifyoudosoonaNewYorkCitystreet

第6部分:完形填空(第51~55题,每题1分,共15分)

下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定一个最佳选项。

OneGoodReasontoLetSmallpoxLive

It'snowafairbetthatwewillneverseethetotalextinction(灭绝)ofthesmallpox(天花)virus.Whensmallpoxwascompletelygotridofintheworld,scientistswantedto(51)thekillervirusinthelasttwolabs-oneintheUSandoneinRussia.Theyasked:Ifsmallpoxhastrulygonefromtheplanet,(52)pointwasthereinkeepingthesereserves?

inreality,ofcourse,itwasnaiveto(53)thateveryonewouldletgoofsuchapowerfulpotentialweapon.Undoubtedlyseveralnationsstillhave(54)vials(小药瓶)。Andthelast“official”stocksoflivevirusbredmistrustoftheUSandRussia,(55)noobviousgain.

NowAmericanresearchershave(56)ananimalmodelofthehumandisease,openingthe(57)fortestsonnewtreatmentsandvaccines(疫苗)。Soonceagainthere'sagoodreasonto(58)thevirus-justin(59)thediseaseputsinareappearance.

Howdowe(60)withthemistrustoftheUSandRussia?(61)。Keepthevirus(62)internationalsupportinawell-guardedUNlaboratorythat'sopentoallcountries.TheUSwillobject,ofcourse,justasit(63)amultilateral(多边的)approachtojustabouteverything.Butitdoesn'tmeantheideais(64)。Ifthevirusisuseful,thenlet's(65)ittheservantofallhumanity-notjustapartofit.

51AdestroyBimproveCchangeDtransport

52AwhichBthatCthisDwhat

53AknowBrealizeCimagineDunderstand

54AmoreBfewCafewDalot

55AinBforCatDof

56AmissedBheldCfoundDchecked

57AwayBroadCrouteDmethod

58AputBkeepCremoveDstudy

59AneedBtimeCfactDcase

60AhandleBtackleCtreatDdeal

61ASimpleBOpenCSafeDPossible

62AforBinConDwith

63AadoptsBrejectsCsuggestsDintroduces

64AdifficultBclearCwrongDcorrect

65AtakeBdoCmakeDask

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