全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试英语科技文选试题课程代码00836

浙00836#英语科技文选试题第1页共8页全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试英语科技文选试题课程代码：00836PARTA:VOCABULARYⅠ.Directions:AddtheaffixtoeachwordaccordingtothegivenChinese,makingchangeswhennecessary.(10%)1.extricable无法摆脱的2.fiction想象的3.period周期的4.produce生产有经济价值之东西的5.normal异常的6.justified理由7.habit同居8.class标准的9.field外场10.distinct有特色的Ⅱ.Directions:Fillintheblanks,eachusingoneofthegivenwordsorphrasesbelowinitsproperform.(10%)take…intoaccountburstforthtothetuneofrunfordo…justice/dojusticeto…inrelationtocaterforinresponsetoafteralldrawon11.Heisgoingto__________________________President.12.Hehastwojobs;hecan’t______________________bothofthem.13.Sheusedthemaptodiscoverwhereshewas_____________________hersurroundings.14.Thecompanyhaschangedsomeofitsworkingpractices_________________criticismbygovernmentinspectors.15.Don’tgetdiscouragedbysetbacks;wearenewtothework_______________________.16.Therecordcompany__________________________alltastesinmusic.17.Awriterhasto_________________________hisimaginationandexperience.18.Whenyouareplanningagardenparty,you’llhaveto________theweather______.19.Bambooshoots________________inspring.浙00836#英语科技文选试题第2页共8页20.Thecitycouncilhadfinancedthenewbuilding______________overtwelvemilliondollars.Ⅲ.Directions:Fillineachblankwithasuitablewordgivenbelow.(10%)containfirstthanproteininremaincarbohydrateslaterthenwithProteinsarenutrientsthatbuildandrepairbodyparts.Largepartsoftissues—forinstance,bone,muscle,andskin—comefrom21.Foodssuchaschickenandothermeats,eggs,fish,andnutssupplyyou22protein.Fatsarenutrientsthatsupplyyourbodywithenergy.Fats23largeamountsofenergy.Saladdressing,butter,andcookingoilsarefoodshigh24fat.Carbohydratesarenutrientsthatalsosupplyyouwithenergy.What25isthedifferencebetweenfatsandcarbohydrates?Thebodyusescarbohydrates26forenergy.Thebodystoresfats;thatis,itkeepsthemfor27use.Then,ifnecessary,itusesthefatsforenergy.Foodsthatcontainstarchesandsugars(forinstance,breadandfruit)supplyyouwith28.Apersoncan29healthyonlyifheorshegetsthecorrectamountsofeachnutrient.Youmustnotgetmoreorlessofanutrient30yourbodycanuse.PARTB:TRANSLATIONⅣ.Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,eachusingoneofthegivenwordsorphrasesbelow.(10%)givengiganticuntanglereinforcetypify31.大象是地球上一种巨大的动物。32.假如有机会，我要放下工作去周游世界。33.他花了很长的时间试图解开她头发上的发结。34.最后关于事故的技术报告证实了最初调查的结果。35.那台电脑的速度代表了同类电脑的速度。Ⅴ.Directions:TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.(15%)36.RelatedtothisissueisthatofinequalitiesofimpactoftheGreenRevolutiononvarioussocialgroups.Quiteapartfromtheadvantagesofscale,e.g.intheuseofgroundwaterforirrigation,largefarmersinevitablyhadbetteraccesstoinformation,creditandinfluencethandidsmallfarmersandtheyprofitedmorefromthenewagriculturaltechniques,partlybyadoptingthemearlier.However,adoptionbysmallfarmerseventuallybecame浙00836#英语科技文选试题第3页共8页widespread.Theurbanpoorgainedfromthelowerpricesandgreatersuppliesoffoodbuttheruralpoor,especiallythelandless,havesometimesbeendisadvantaged.However,newagriculturaltechnologyshouldnotbeexpectedtostandproxyforsocialreform,andLiptonconcludesthatthetechnologyperse(本身)wasnottoblamefortheinequalitiesofimpact;itmetthecriteriahewouldhavespecifiedforatechnologytohelptheruralpoor.AsFrankelcommented:“Itispreciselythesocialblindnessofmoderntechnologythatisencouragingthemostdisadvantagedsectionsoftheagriculturalcommunity.”PARTC:READINGCOMPREHENSIONⅥ.Directions:Readthroughthefollowingpassages.Choosethebestanswerandputtheletterinthebracket.(20%)(A)Nolayman,itisprobablysafetoassume,reallyunderstandsEinstein’stheoryofgeneralrelativity.Yetitissomewhatunnerving,tosaytheleast,whensomebodylikeMIT’sVictorWeisskopf,aNationalMedalofSciencewinner,claimsnottounderstanditeither.“It’slikethepeasantwhoaskstheengineerhowthesteamengineworks,”Weisskopfsays.“Theengineerexplainsexactlyhowthesteammovesthroughtheengine,howallthepartsmove,andsoon.Andwhenhe’sfinished,thepeasantsays,‘Yes,Iunderstandallthat.Butwhereisthehorse?’That’showIfeelaboutgeneralrelativity.Iknowhowitworksingreatdetail,butIdon’tunderstandwherethehorseis.”Knowledgeisnotthesameasunderstanding,ofcourse.Doctorsknowhowtotreatwhatailsthehumanbody,butrarelydotheyunderstandindetailhoworwhytheirtreatmentswork.Manypeopleknowagreatdealaboutquarksandquasars,dinosaursandjumpinggeneswithoutclaimingtounderstandthemintheleast.EvenIsaacNewtonadmittedthatheneverunderstoodgravity---somethingthatlaterearnedhimEinstein’sgreatestrespect.Newtonwrote:“Itisinconceivablethatinanimatebrutemattershould,withoutthemediationofsomethingelsewhichisnotmaterial,operateuponandaffectothermatterwithoutmutualcontact.Thatgravityshouldbeinnate,inherent,andessentialtomatter,sothatonebodymayactuponanotheratadistanceistomesogreatanabsurditythatIbelievenomanwhohasinphilosophicalmattersacompetentfacultyof浙00836#英语科技文选试题第4页共8页thinkingcaneverfallintoit.”Newtonwasthefirsttoseethatthefalloftheappleandtheorbitofthemoonwerepropelledbythesameforce:gravity.BothtohimandG.W.Leibnizareattributedthedevelopmentofdifferentialcalculus.ToNewtoncalculusprovidedawaytopredictthepulloftheforceofgravityatvariousdistancesfromtheEarth’scenter.N