2012年职称英语等级考试真题(理工类B级)

2014年职称英语精品课程2012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个词或者短语有括号，请为每处括号部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1．Alltheflatsinthebuildinghadthesamelayout.A．colorB．sizeC．functionD．arrangement2．Thestormcausedseveredamage.A．physicalB．accidentalC．seriousD．environmental3．Thewallsaremadeofhollowconcreteblocks.A．bigB．emptyC．longD．new4．Joecametothewindowasthecrowdchanted“Joe,Joe,Joe.”A．repeatedB．jumpedC．maintainedD．fund5．Dowehavetowearthesenametags?A．listsB．formsC．labelsD．codes6．Ouraimwastoupdatethehealthserviceandwesucceeded.A．offerB．provideC．modernizeD．approached7．Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport.A．encouragedB．allowedC．calledD．advised8．Thecitycenterwaswipedoutbythebomb.A．coveredB．reducedC．destroyedD．moved9．Mostbabiescantakeinawiderangeoffoodeasily.A．bringB．digestC．keepD．serve10．AlargecrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassy.A．watchedB．shoutedC．gatheredD．walked11．Theweatherwascrispandclearandyoucouldseethemountainsfiftymilesaway.A．freshB．hotC．heavyD．windy12．Whatpuzzlesmeiswhyhisbooksaresopopular.A．shocksB．influencesC．confusesD．concerns13．Ithink£7adrinkisabitsteep,don’tyou?A．tightB．lowC．cheapD．high14．Thecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentswasobvious.A．needB．hateC．loveD．pity15．Hercommentsaboutmenareutterlyridiculous.A．slightlyB．partlyC．completelyD．faintly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,amagnitude5.6quake,shookthousandsoffansinacollegefootballstadium,causedcracksinafewbuildingsandrattledthenervesofmanypeoplewhohadneverfeltaquakebefore.Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountryfamousforitsquakes.IfyouwatchthenewsonTV,youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisasters—hurricanes,tornadoes,floodingand2014年职称英语精品课程wildfires,tonameafew.Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster,andalsothemostunpredictable,istheearthquake.ResearchersattheU.S.GeologicalSurveyestimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesrattletheglobeeachyear.Thatmaysoundscary,butpeopledon’tfeelmanyofthetremorsbecausetheyhappeninremoteandunpopulatedregions.Manyquakeshappenundertheocean,andothershaveaverysmallmagnitude,orshakingintensity.Amagnitude5.8earthquakethatstruckcentralVirginiatheafternoonofAugust23,2011,wasfeltfromcentralGeorgiatosoutheasternCanada.Inmanyurbanareas,includingWashington,D.C.,andNewYorkCity(WallStreetshown),peoplecrowdedthestreetswhileengineersinspectedbuildings.Scientistsknowaboutsmall,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．notmention17．Theearthquakeisthemostunpredictablenaturaldisaster.A．rightB．wrongC．notmention18．Fewearthquakeshappenwithoutpeople’sawareness.A．rightB．wrongC．notmention19．SeismometerscanidentifyandlocatemostoftheearthquakesinChina.A．rightB．wrongC．notmention20．Bigearthquakesofamagnitude8orhigherseldomhappenfarfromtheedgesoftectonicplates.A．rightB．wrongC．notmention21．Whenevertectonicplatesmove,earthquakeshappen.A．rightB．wrongC．notmention22．TheearthquakethathittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesagoisthebiggest“mid-plate”oneinhistory.A．rightB．wrongC．notmention第3部分：概括大意和完成句子（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个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题；（2）第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。LearnaboutNobleGases（惰性气体）1Haveyoueverriddenonaballoon?Manytouristspotsofferballoonridesinorderforpeopletoseethebeautyofaplacefromabove.Aballooncontainsanoblegascalledhelium.Formerly,balloonscontainedhydrogenbuthydrogenisveryflammableanddangerouswhenuncontrolled.Therefore,peopleshiftedtohelium,whichissafer.Heliumissafebecauseithasthe2014年职称英语精品课程propertiesofthenoblegases.2Peopleoncebelievedthatnoblegasescouldn’tchemicallyreactatall.Forthisreason,theywerecalledinertgases.TheywerealsoclusteredunderGroup0intheoldperiodictablebecausescientistsbelievedthatthegaseshavezerovalenceelectronsintheiroutershell.Thiswaslaterproventobeuntruewhensomenoblegascompoundswerediscover