2012年职称英语等级考试真题(理工类B级)

2011年职称英语等级考试真题（理工类B级）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。1、Joecametothewindowasthecrowdchanted，”joe，joe，joe！”A、jumpedB.repeatedC.maintainedD.approached2、Whatpuzzlesmeiswhyhisbooksaresopopular.A.confusesB.shocksC.influencesD.concerns3.Thestormcausedseveredamage.A.physicalB.accidentalC.environmentalD.serious4.Ouraimwastoupdatethehealthservice，andwesucceeded.A.offerB.modernizeC.provideD.fund5.Hercommentsaboutmenareutterlyridiculous.A.slightlyB.partlyC.faintlyD.completely6.AlargecrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassy.A.watchedB.gatheredC.shoutedD.walked7.Thecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentswasobvious.A。needB.hateC.loveD.pity8.Alltheflatsinthebuildinghadthesamelayout.A.colorB.arrangementC.sizeD.function9.Theweatherwascrispandclearandyoucouldseethemountainsfiftymilesaway.A.hotB.heavyC.freshD.windy10.Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport.A.allowedB.calledC.advisedD.encouraged11.Ithink￡7foradrinkisabitsteep，don’tyou？A.tightB.highC.lowD.cheap12.Mostbabiescantakeinawiderangeoffoodeasily.A.bringB.keepC.serveD.digest13.Thecitycentrewaswipedoutbythebomb.A.destoryedB.coveredC.reducedD.moved14.Thewallsaremadeofhollowconcreteblocks.A.emptyB.bigC.longD.new15.Dowehavetowearthesenametags？A.listsB.labelsC.formsD.codes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。EasternQuakesCanTriggerBigShakesInthefirstweekofNovember2011，peopleincentralOklahomaexperiencedmorethantwodozenearthquakes.Thelargest，amagnitude（量）5.6quake，shookthousandsoffansinacollegefootballstadium，causedcracksinafewbuildingsandscaredmanypeoplewhohadneverfeltaquakebefore.Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountryfamousforitsquakes.IfyouwatchthenewsonTV，youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisasters.Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster，andalsothemostunpredictable，istheearthquake.ResearchersattheUSGeologicalSurvey（USGS）estimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesoccurgloballyeachyear.Thatmaysoundscary，butpeopledon’tfeelmanyofthembecausetheyhappeninremoteandunpopulatedregions.Manyquakeshappenundertheocean，andothershaveaverysmallmagnitude.Scientistsknowaboutsmall，remotequakesonlybecauseofverysensitiveelectronicdevicescalledseismometers（地震仪）。Thesedevicesdetectandmeasurethesizeofgroundvibrations（震颤）producedbyearthquakes.Altogether，USGSresearchersuseseismometerstoidentifyandlocateabout20000earthquakeseachyear.Althoughearthquakescanhappenanywhereintheworld，reallybigquakesoccuronlyincertainareas.Thelargestonesregisteramagnitude8orhigherandhappen，onaverage，onlyonceeachyear.SuchbigonestypicallyoccuralongtheedgesofEarth’stectonicplates（构造板块）。ThctonicplatesarehugepiecesofEarth’scrust（外壳），sometimesmanykilometersthick.Often，edgesoftheseplatestemporarilylocktogether.Whenplatespushandscrape（擦）pasteachotherearthquakesoccur.Onaverage，tectonicplatesmoveveryslowly--boutthesamespeedasyourfingernailsgrow.Butsometimesearthquakesrumble（轰轰作响）throughportionsofthelandscapefarfromaplate’sedges.Althoughlessexpected，these“mid-plate”smallearthquakescanbestantialdamage.SomeofthebiggestknownexampleshittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesago.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.TheearthquakethathittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesagoisthebiggest”mid-plate”oneinhistory.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.Thesepropertiesincludebeingmonoatomic，colorless，odorless，beingabletoconductelectricity，andhavinglowchemicalreactivity.NoblegasesincludeHelium，Neon，Argon，Krypton，XenonandRadon.TheseareallfoundinGroup18，intherightmostcolumnoftheperiodictable.Ifyoulookattheperiodictable，youwillnoticethattheseelementsaretheonlyones，whichdono