2012年度全国职称英语等级考试理工类(B级)试题

2012年度全国职称英语等级考试理工类(B级)试题第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个词或短语画有底横线。请为每处画线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1ThecitycentrewaswipedoutbythebombAcoveredBreducedCdestroyedDmoved2ThecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentsWaSobvious．AneedBIoveChateDPity3AiargecrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassyAwatchedBshoutedCwalkedDgathered4Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport。AallowedBencouragedCcalledDadvised5Thestormcausedseveredamage．AseriousBphysicalCaccidentalDenvironmental6Ithink￡7foradrinkisabitsteep,don’tyou?AtightBlowCcheapDhigh7DOwehavetowearthesenametags?AIistsBformsClabelsDcodes8Mostbabiescantakeinawiderangeoffoodeasily.AbringBkeepCserveDdigest9Joecametothewindowasthecrowdchanted,“Joe，Joe，Joe!”ArepeatedBjumpedCmaintainedDapproached10Whatpuzzlesmeiswhyhisbooksaresopopular.AshocksBinfluencesCconfusesDconcerns11Atheflatsinthebuildinghadthesamelayout.AcolorBarrangementCsizeDfunction12TheweatherwascrispandclearandyoucouldseethemountainsfiftymilesawayAfreshBhotCheavyDwindy13Thewallsaremadeofhollowconcreteblocks。AbigBlongCnewDempty14Ouraimwastoupdatethehealthservice。andwesucceeded．AmodernizeBofferCprovideDfund15Hercommentsaboutmenareutterlyridiculous.AslightlyBpartlyCcompletelyDfaintly第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题l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作出判断：如果该旬提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该旬的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。EasternQuakesCanTriggerBigShakesInthefirstweekofNovember2011,peopleincentralOklahomaexperiencedmorethantwodozenearthquakes.Thelargest,amagnitude5.6quake,shookthousandsoffansinacollegefootballstadium,causedcracksinafewbuildingsandrattledthenervesofmanypeoplewhohadneverfeltaquakebefore.Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountryfamousforitsquakes.IfyouwatchthenewsonTV,youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisasters—hurricanes,tornadoes,floodingandwildfires,tonameafew.Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster,andalsothemostunpredictable,istheearthquake.ResearchersattheU.S.GeologicalSurveyestimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesrattletheglobeeachyear.Thatmaysoundscary,butpeopledon’tfeelmanyofthetremorsbecausetheyhappeninremoteandunpopulatedregions.Manyquakeshappenundertheocean,andothershaveaverysmallmagnitude,orshakingintensity.Amagnitude5.8earthquakethatstruckcentralVirginiatheafternoonofAugust23,2011,wasfeltfromcentralGeorgiatosoutheasternCanada.Inmanyurbanareas,includingWashington,D.C.,andNewYorkCity(WallStreetshown),peoplecrowdedthestreetswhileengineersinspectedbuildings.Credit:Wikimedia/AlexTabakScientistsknowaboutsmall,remotequakesonlybecauseofverysensitiveelectronicdevicescalledseismometers.Thesedevicesdetectandmeasurethesizeofgroundvibrationsproducedbyearthquakes.Altogether,USGSresearchersuseseismometerstoidentifyandlocateabout20,000earthquakeseachyear.Althoughearthquakescanhappenanywhereintheworld,reallybigquakesoccuronlyincertainareas.Thelargestonesregisteramagnitude8orhigherandhappen,onaverage,onlyonceeachyear.SuchbigonestypicallyoccuralongtheedgesofEarth’stectonicplates.TectonicplatesarehugepiecesofEarth’scrust,sometimesmanykilometersthick.Theseplatescoverourplanet’ssurfacelikeajigsawpuzzle.Often,jaggededgesoftheseplatestemporarilylocktogether.Whenplatesjostleandscrapepasteachotherearthquakesoccur.Onaverage,tectonicplatesmoveveryslowly—aboutthesamespeedasyourfingernailsgrow.Butsometimesearthquakesrumblethroughportionsofthelandscapefarfromaplate’sedges.Althoughlessexpected,these“mid-plate”tremorscandosubstantialdamage.SomeofthebiggestknownexamplesrattledtheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesago.Today,scientistsarestillpuzzlingoverwhythequakesoccurredandwhensimilaronesmightoccur.16.Oklahomaisanareaoftenexperiencingnaturaldisasters.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.Theearthquakeisthemostunpredictablenaturaldisaster.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned18.Fewearthquakeshappenwithoutpeople'sawareness.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned19.SeismometerscanidentifyandlocatemostoftheearthquakesinChina.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned20.Bigearthquakesofamagnitude8orhigherseldomhappenfarfromtheedgesoftectonicplates.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned21.Whenevertectonicplatesmove,earthquakeshappen.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned22.TheearthquakethathittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesagoisthebiggestmid-plateoneinhistory.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned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2～5段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。LearnaboutNobleGases(惰性气体)1Haveyoueverriddenonaballoon?Manytouristspotsofferballoonridesinorderforpeopletoseethebeautyofaplacefromabove.Aballooncontainsanoblegascalledhellum(氦).Formerly,balloonscontainedhydrogenbuthydrogenisveryflammableanddangerouswhenuncontrolled.Therefore,peopleshiftedtohelium,whichissafer.Heliumissafebecauseithasthepropertiesofthenoblegases.2Peopleoncebellevedthatnoblegasescouldn’tchemicallyreactatall.Forthisreason,theywerecalledinertgases(惰性气体).TheywerealsolistedunderGroup0intheoldperiodictablebecausescientistsbelievedthatthegaseshavezerovalence(价)electronsintheiroutershell.Thiswaslaterproventobeuntruewhensomenoblegascompoundswerediscovered.3Thegasesareelements,whichsharesimilarproperties.Thesepro