2003年职称英语等级考试理工类A级试题

级试题答案及题解第一部分：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.Theunionrepresentativeputacrossherargumentveryeffectively.AexplainedBinventedCconsideredDaccepted2.Hetalkstoughbuthasatenderheart.AheavyBstrongCkindDwild3.Itisnousedebatingtherelativemeritsofthispolicy.AmakingBtakingCdiscussingDexpecting4.Ourstatisticsshowthatweconsumeallthatwearecapableofproducing.AwasteBbuyCuseDsell5.Thefueltankshadacapacityof140liters.AfunctionBabilityCpowerDvolume6.Ourlivesareintimatelyboundupwiththeirs.AtenselyBnearlyCcarefullyDclosely7.Herfaithupheldherintimesofsadness.AsupportedBexcitedCinspiredDdirected8.Thebookprovidesaconciseanalysisofthecountry’shistory.AcleanBperfectCrealDbrief9.Itislaiddownintheregulationsthatallmembersmustcarrytheirmembershipcardsatalltimes.AsuggestedBwarnedCstatedDconfirmed10.Thecouncilmeetingterminatedat2o’clock.第2部分：阅读判断（第16—22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。ADolphinandanAstronomerOnedayin1963,adolphinnamedElvarandafamousastronomer,CarlSagan,wereplayingalittlegame.Theastronomerwasvisitinganinstitutewhichwaslookingintothewaydolphinscommunicatewitheachother.Saganwasstandingontheedgeofoneofthetankswhereseveralofthesefriendly,highlyintelligentcreatureswerekept.Elvarhadjustswumupalongsidehimandhadturnedonhisback.ThedolphinwantedSagantoscratchhisstomachagain,astheastronomerhaddonetwicebefore.ElvarlookedupatSagan,waiting.Then,afteraminuteorso,thedolphinleaptupthroughthewaterandmadeasoundjustliketheword“more”.Theastonishedastronomerwenttothedirectoroftheinstituteandtoldhimaboutthe‘Oh,yes.That’soneofthewordsheknows,’thedirectorsaid,showingnosurpriseatall.Dolphinshavebiggerbraininproportiontotheirbodysizethanhumanshave,andithasbeenknownforalongtimethattheycanmakeanumberofsounds.Whatismore,thesesoundsseemtohavedifferentfunctions,suchaswarningeachotherofdanger.Soundtravelsmuchfasterandmuchfurtherinwaterthanitdoesinair.Thatiswhythepartsofthebrainthatdealwithsoundaremuchbetterdevelopedindolphinthaninhumans.Butcanitbesaidthatdolphinshavea‘language’,intherealsenseoftheword?Scientistsdon’tagreeonthis.Alanguageisnotjustacollectionofsounds,orevenwords.Alanguagehasastructureandwhatwecallagrammar.Thestructureandgrammarofalanguagehelptogiveitmeaning.Forexample,thetwoquestions“WholovesMary?”and“WhodoesMarylove?”meanverydifferentthings.Ifyoustoptothinkaboutit,youwillseethatthisdifferencedoesn’tcomefromthewordsinthequestionbutfromthedifferenceinstructure.Thatiswhythequestion“Candolphinsspeak?”can’tbeanswereduntilwefindoutifdolphinsnotonlymakesoundsbutalsoarrangetheminagrammaticalorderwhichaffectstheirmeaning.16Theastronomerwasnotinterestedinthewaydolphinscommunicatewitheachother.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17ThedolphinleaptupintotheairbecauseSaganwastoonearthewater.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18Partsofthedolphin’sbrainareparticularlywelldevelopedtohandledifferentkindsofsound.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19Dolphinsarethemostusefulanimalstohumans.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20Dolphinstravelfasterinwaterthananyotheranimals.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21Somescientistsbelievethatdolphinshavealanguageoftheirown.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22Soundscanbecalledalanguageonlywhentheyhaveastructureandagrammar.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）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上。TheWeightExperimentNicolaWaltershasbeentakingpartinexperimentsinScotlandtodiscoverwhyhumansgainandlostweight.Beinglockedinasmallroomcalleda‘calorimeter’（热量测量室)isonewaytofindout.1Thesighsabovethetworoomsreadsimply“ChamberOne”and“ChamberTwo”.Thesearethecalorimeters:4mby2mwhite-walledroomswherehumanvolunteersarelockedupinthenameofscience.Outsidetheseroomsanothersignreads“Pleasedonotenter-workinprogress”andinfrontoftheroomsadvancedmachineryregisterseverymovethevolunteersmake.Eachday,mealsmeasuredtothelastgramarepassedthroughaholeinthewallofthecalorimetertotheresidentvolunteer.2NicolaWaltersisoneoftwentyvolunteerswho,overthepasteightmonths,havespentvaryingperiodsinsidethecalorimeter.Tallandslim,Nicoladoesnothaveaweightproblem,butthoughtthestrictdietmighthelpwithhertrainingandfitnessprogramme.Aself-employedcommunitydanceworker,shewasabletofitthee