第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第三1～15題，第題1分，共15分）
下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給的4個選項(xiàng)中選擇1個與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.
A pleasant B colorful
C fashionable D different
2 He is but a child.
A probably B not
C only D hardly
3 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather.
A jumps B rises
C falls D changes
4 Did you do that to irritate her?
A tease B attract
C annoy D protect
5 The old lady let her flat to an English couple.
A offered B rented
C provided D sold
6 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea.
A disorder B formation
C service D danger
7 You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully
A invent B begin
C develop D initiate
8 Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence
A Split B Combine
C Break D Divide
9 His handwriting is flowing and graceful.
A pleasing B formal
C informal D flowery
10 The sisters can't tolerate each other.
A bear B hate
C like D criticize
11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
A pull out B repair
C take D dig
12 The child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
A funny B frightening
C repeated D unusual
13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990
A in B around
C from D before
14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A sufficiently B noticeably
C intentionally D absolutely
15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.
A altered B changed
C bought D sold
第2部分：閱讀判斷（16～22題，第題1分，共7分）
閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒有提及，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把C涂黑。
Megaplane （巨型飛機(jī)）
The Boeing Corp. and Europe's Airbus consortium （財(cái)團(tuán)） are preparing to offer bigger airplanes to the world's airlines. Now that talks on a joint project have broken down, Boeing is pushing a stretched （拓展的） version of the 747, and Airbus is designing an all-new aircraft, known as the A3XX.
Seating 550 passengers in the basic model, and 650 in a stretched version, the 1.2 million pound A3XX will not only be the largest airplane in the world, but it will also be one of the most advanced. The outer wings and the horizontal stabilizer （as big as a smaller jet's wing） will be made of carbon-fiber composite materials, and will be the largest such structures on any aircraft except the B-2 stealth bomber （隱型轟炸機(jī)）. Metal skins will be welded （焊接） together with lasers, removing thousands of fasteners.
When a strong wind strikes the A3XX's 260-foot wing, movable control surfaces will prevent it from flexing （扭曲） like a giant spring. This will make the ride smoother and will save weight by reducing the load on the wing spars （翼梁）. A flexible-skinned flap （副翼） will subtly change the wing's curvature （曲面） to match the airplane's changing weight as it burns fuel on each journey.
The A3XX will carry up tol,600 meals, filling more than 100 food and beverage （飲料） carts. To make more room for passengers, Airbus plans to put the carts in the lower hold; automatic conveyors and elevators will deliver them to the two passenger decks. Airlines have asked Airbus to look at extra features ranging from lower-deck sleeper cabins to a children's playroom.
Airbus expects to offer the A3XX to airlines in 1998, and deliver the first aircraft in 2003.
16 The basic model of A3XX can carry more than 500 passengers.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17 A3XX will fly faster while consuming less oil.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 A3XX will be bigger than the B-2 stealth bomber.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19 No fasteners will be used in building A3XX because all components will be welded together.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20 The wing of A3XX will not be spoiled when it is stricken by a strong wind because its surfaces are designed to be movable.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
21 Airbus plans to build a mini-restaurant in the lower hold of A3XX.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22 The first A3XX will be available in 2003.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意與完成句子 （第23～30題，第題1分，共8分）
下面這篇短文后有2項(xiàng)測試任務(wù)：（1）第23～26題要求從所給的6個選取項(xiàng)中為第2～5段選擇1個正確的小標(biāo)題；（2）第27～30題材要求從所給的6個選項(xiàng)中選擇4個正確選項(xiàng)，分別完成每個句子。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
Electromagnetic Energy
1. White light seems to be a combination of all colors. The energy that comes from a source of light is not limited to the kind of energy you can see. Heat is given off by a flame or an electric light. On a cloudy day it is possible to get a sunburn even though you feel cool. Visible light and the kinds of energy that produce warmth and sunburn are examples of electromagnetic energy.
2. The sun is 93 million miles from the earth. Yet we can use energy from the sun because electromagnetic energy travels through space.
3. Many other kinds of energy are also types of electromagnetic energy. Radio, television, and radar signals travel from transmitters to receivers as low-energy electromagnetic waves. Infrared （紅外線的） radiation is an electromagnetic wave. When it is absorbed by matter, heat is produced. Waves of infrared and visible light have more energy than waves of radio, television, or radar. Ultraviolet rays （紫外線） and X-rays are electromagnetic waves with even greater amounts of energy. Infrared radiation is used in cooking food and heating buildings. Sunlight and electric lights are part of our requirements for normal living. Ultraviolet radiation is useful in killing certain disease organisms. X-rays and gamma rays have so much energy that they travel right through solid objects. They can be used to detect and treat cancer. X-rays are used in industry to find hidden cracks in metal, and in medicine to reveal broken bones.
4. Usually we use electricity to generate electromagnetic energy. The source of most of our energy is the sun. Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate. When the water falls to the earth as rain, some of it is trapped behind dams and then used to operate electric generators. Other generators are powered by coal, but the energy stored in coal came from the sun, too.
5. Until recently, the source of the tremendous amount of energy given off by the sun was a puzzle. If the sun depended on chemical reactions, it would have used up all its energy long ago. Experiments with electromagnetic radiation led to the theory that mass can be converted into energy. About forty years after the theory was proposed, nuclear energy was harnessed （利用） by man. Chemical energy comes from electron （電子） rearrangement. Nuclear energy comes from a change in the nucleus of an atom. Compared with chemical reactions, nuclear reactions release millions of times more energy per pound of fuel. We now believe that the sun's energy comes from the nuclear reactions in which hydrogen is changed into helium （氦）.
6. Nuclear energy is beginning to compete with coal as an economical source of power to generate electricity. It is also being used to operate engines in large ships. Scientists continue to seek new and better methods of obtaining and using energy.
23 Paragraph 3 ?。?BR> 24 Paragraph 4 ?。?BR> 25 Paragraph 5 ．
26 Paragraph 6 ?。?BR> A Nuclear Reactions as the Lasting Source of the Sun's Energy
B The Most Important Source of Energy
C Types of Electromagnetic Energy
D The Machines Used for Energy Generation
E Seeking New Sources of Energy
F The Use of Ultraviolet Radiation in Medicine
27 One can get a sunburn even ?。?BR> 28 Infrared radiation can produce heat ?。?BR> 29 X-rays and gamma rays can be used to detect and treat cancer ．
30 Chemical energy is generated ?。?BR> A when it is absorbed by matter
B when it is cloudy
C because they can pass through solid objects
D when the sunrays are fierce
E when a change in the nucleus of an atom takes place
F when electron rearrangement takes place
第4部分：閱讀理解（第31～45題，每題3分，共45分）
下面有3篇短文，每篇幅短文后有5道題，每題材后面有4個選項(xiàng)。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文回答其后面的問題，從4個選項(xiàng)中選擇一個答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
第一篇
A Thirsty World
The world is not only hungry, it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is sea-water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% - the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs （冰山） and glaciers （冰川）. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.
At the moment, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. "However, our need for water is increasing rapidly. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. A limited water supply would have a bad effect on agriculture and industry.
In addition to stopping wasting our precious water, one useful step we should take is to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field, but only on a small scale.
Today, in most large cities, water is used only once and it eventually returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe water that has been used to a purifying （凈化） plant. There it can be filtered （過濾） and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again just as if it were fresh from a spring.
But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Where could we turn next? To the oceans！All we'd have to do to make use of the vast amount of sea-water is - remove the salt. This salt-removing process is already in use in many parts of the world.
So if we take all these steps, we'll be in no danger of drying up!
31 The phrase "the world" in the first line of the passage refers to
A "man".
B "you".
C "Woman".
D "they".
32 What percentage of the earth's water can man actually use at present?
A Nearly 75 per cent.
B About 97 per cent.
C Exactly 3 per cent.
D Less than 3 per cent.
33 According to the passage, we can avoid a worldwide water shortage in the future by
A increasing rainfall.
B reusing water and utilizing sea-water.
C cutting down our consumption of water.
D reducing the number of factories producing steel.
34 Which of the following statements, according to the passage, is NOT true?
A A limited water supply will affect industrial production.
B Every large city purifies and reuses its water.
C Purified water is not exactly as fresh as spring water.
D Oceans are the largest water source.
35 According to the passage, sea-water can be turned into fresh water by
A heating it up.
B treating it with chemicals.
C taking salt out of it.
D drying it up.
第二篇
Nonverbal Thinking in Engineering
Many objects in daily use have clearly been influenced by science. However, their form and function, their dimensions and appearance, were determined by technologists, designers, 'inventors, and engineers using nonscientific modes of thought. Many features and qualities of the objects that a technologist thinks about cannot be reduced to clear verbal descriptions; they are dealt with in the mind by a visual, nonverbal process. Pyramids, cathedrals, and rockets exist not because of geometry' or thermo-dynamics （熱動力學(xué)）, but because they were first the picture in the minds of those who built them.
The creative shaping process of a technologist's mind can be seen in nearly every artifact （人工制品） that exists. For example, in designing a diesel engine, a technologist might express individual （個人的） ways of nonverbal thinking on the machine by continually using an intuitive （直覺的） sense of rightness and fitness. What would be the shape of the combustion chamber （燃燒室）? Where should the valves （閥） be placed? Such questions have a range of answers that are supplied by experience, by physical requirement, by limitations of available space, and not in the least by a sense of form. Some decisions, such as wall thickness and pin diameter, may depend on scientific calculations, but the nonscientific component design remains primary.
Design courses, then, should be an essential element of engineering curricula. Nonverbal thinking, a central mechanism in engineering design, involves perceptions, which is the special technique of the artist, not the scientist. Because perceptive processes are not assumed to need "hard thinking", nonverbal thought is sometimes seen as a primitive stage in the development of cognitive processes and inferior to verbal mathematical thought.
If courses in design, which in a strongly analytical （分析的） engineering curriculum provide the background required for practical problem-solving, are not provided, we can expect to encounter silly but costly errors occurring in advanced engineering systems. For example, early modes of high-speed railroad cars loaded with high-tech controls were unable to operate in a snowstorm because the fan sucked snow into the electrical system. Random failures that bring automatic control systems into trouble are a reflection of the chaos that results when design is assumed to be primarily a problem in mathematics.
36 The passage is mainly concerned with
A the modes of thinking that are used by technologists.
B the importance of nonverbal thinking in engineering design.
C the new role for nonscientific thinking in engineering.
D the difference between the goals of engineers and those of technologists.
37 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example involving nonverbal thinking in paragraphs 1 and 2?
A Building cathedrals.
B Creating rockets.
C Designing diesel engines.
D Making boats.
38 The example of the diesel engine is used in the passage to illustrate that
A errors in engineering design are unavoidable.
B the nonscientific component design is primary.
C mathematics is a necessary part of the study of design:
D design courses form a part of engineering curricula.
39 It can be inferred that the writer thinks that engineering curricula are
A strengthened when they include courses in design.
B weakened by the courses designed to develop mathematical skills.
C weak because they include some nonscientific components.
D strong despite the absence of nonscientific modes of thinking.
40 What contributes to random failures in automatic control systems?
A Using too many inexperienced engineers in the field.
B Attaching too much importance to nonverbal thinking in engineering.
C Relying too heavily on the role of mathematics in design,
D Depending very little on verbal mathematical thought.
第三篇
Black Holes
What is a black hole? Well, it's difficult to answer this question, since the terms we normally use to describe a scientific phenomenon are inadequate here. Astronomers and scientists think that a black hole is a region of space （not a thing） into which matter has fallen and from which nothing can escape not even light. So we can't see a black hole. A black hole exerts （施加） a strong gravitational （重力的） pull and yet it has no matter. It is only space - or so we think. How can this happen?
The theory is that some stars explode when their density increases to a particular point; they "collapse" and sometimes a supernova （超新星） occurs. The collapse of a star may produce a "White Dwarf （白矮星） " or a "neutron star" —— a star whose matter is so dense that it continually shrinks by the force of its own gravity. But if the star is very large this process of shrinking may be so intense that a black hole results. Imagine the earth reduced to the size of a marble, but still having the same mass and a stronger gravitational pull, and you have some idea of the force of a black hole. Any matter near the black hole is sucked in. It is impossible to say what happens inside a black hole.
Our space and time laws don't seem to apply to objects in the area of a black hole. Einstein's relativity theory is the only one that can explain such phenomena. Einstein claimed that matter and energy are interchangeable, so that there is no "absolute" time and space. There are no constants at all, and measurements of time and space depend on the position of the observer they are relative. Einstein's theory provided a basis for the idea of black holes before astronomers started to find some evidence for their existence. It is only recently that astronomers have begun specific research into black holes.
The most convincing evidence of black holes comes from research into binary （由兩部分組成的） star systems. In some binary star systems, astronomers have shown that there is an invisible companion star, a "partner" to the one which we can see in the sky. There is one star, called by its catalogue number HDE 226868, which must have a partner. This partner star, it seems, has a mass ten or twenty times greater than the sun —— yet we can't see it. Matter from HDE 226868 is being dragged towards this companion star. Could this invisible star, which exerts such a great force, be a black hole? Astronomers have evidence of a few other stars too, which might have black holes as companions.
41 Which of the following does NOT fit the definition of the black hole?
A The black hole is a region of space.
B The black hole sucks in any object that passes by it.
C The black hole is visible through an infrared telescope.
D The black hole has no matter.
42 Why does the author put "neutron star" in quotation marks?
A It is a special term of astronomy.
B It is an invented term.
C He is quoting an authority.
D He is using the term ironically.
43 What leads to the formation of a black hole?
A The structure of a star.
B A collision between two stars.
C The attraction of two large stars.
D The shrinking of a large star by its own gravitational force.
44 According to Einstein's theory, objects in the area of a black hole
A are gathered in its center.
B strike against one another frequently.
C do not have absolute space.
D are relatively brighter.
45 We learn from this passage that
A the sun is the heaviest star in the universe.
B a star in the sky might have an invisible partner.
C two black holed are dragged towards each other.
D the mass of a star is equal to that of its companion.
第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文 （第46～50題，每題2分，共10分）
閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
How to Interview People
Interviewing （采訪） is one of those skills that you can only get better at. You will never again feel so ill at ease as when you try it for the first time, and probably you'll never feel entirely comfortable trying to get from another person answers that he or she may be too shy to reveal.（46） The rest is instinct, which can all be learned with experience.
The basic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils. But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. There's nothing less likely to relax a person than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad.（47） Take a while just to chat, judging what sort of person you're dealing with, getting him or her to trust you.
Never go into an interview without doing whatever homework you, can. If you are interviewing a town official, know his voting record. If it's an actor, know what plays he has been in.（48）
Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inquire about his personal secrets.（49） Unless the person really hates being interviewed, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him. Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting, and they grasp any chance to talk to an outsider who seems eager to listen.
This doesn't necessarily mean that it will go well. In general you will be talking to people who have never been interviewed before, and they will get used to the process awkwardly, perhaps not giving you anything that you can use.（50） You will both even begin to enjoy it - proof that you aren't forcing your victim to do something he doesn't really want to.
A Come back another day; it will go better
B But at least half of the skill is mechanical.
C As one philosopher interviewed in the film notes, they lack irony.
D You will not be liked if you inquire about facts that you could have learned in advance.
E This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary.
F Both of you need time to get to know each other
第6部分：完形填空（第51～65題，每題1分，共15分）
閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出4個選項(xiàng)，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從4個選項(xiàng)中選擇1個答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
Stinking （發(fā)臭的） Buses
Stinking buses jam （擠滿） the crowded street. Drivers（51） at one another and honk （鳴喇叭） their horns. Smog （煙霧） hurts the eyes and chokes （窒息） the senses. The（52）is Athens at rush hour. The city is in a sorry state of affairs, built（53） a plan, lacking even adequate sewerage facilities （排水設(shè)施）, its 135 square miles packed with 3.7 million people.
So great has been the population flow toward the city that neighboring villages stand（54） or nearly so. About 120,000 people from distant provinces move to Athens every year. The migrants come for the few available（55）, which are usually no better than the ones they ran away from. At the current（56） of migration, Athens by the year 2000 will have a population of 6.5 million, more than half the nation.
Aside from overcrowding and poor public transport, the biggest（57） facing Athenians are noise and pollution. A government study（58） that Athens was the noisiest city in the world. Smog is almost at killing levels: up to four times the level that the World Health Organization considers safe. Nearly half the pollution comes from cars. （59） high prices for vehicles and fuel, nearly 100,000 automobiles are sold in Greece each year: 3,000 drivers' licenses are（60） in Athens monthly.
After decades of neglect, Athens is at（61） getting some attention. In March a government meeting was held to discuss a plan to make the city（62） and clean up its environment. A save-Athens ministry will propose heavy taxes to（63） immigration and a minimum of $5 billion in public spending for Athens alone. A master plan that will move many government offices to the city's（64） is already in the works. Meanwhile, more Greeks（65）moving into Athens. With few parks and few oxygen-producing plants, the city and its citizens are literally suffocating （窒息）.
51 A shout B cry C curse D attack
52 A camera B scene C scenery D site
53 A with B without C for D on
54 A vacant B crowded C lonely D alone
55 A works B qualifications C titles D jobs
56 A way B method C rate D space
57 A matter B aim C problem D object
58 A concluded B reached C received D conducted
59 A Despite B Considering C Thanks for D Prevented by
60 A published B spread C cancelled D issued
61 A last B least C end D final
62 A livable B alive C alike D living
63 A discourage B encourage C remove D decline
64 A countryside B district C center D suburbs
65 A hold B fix C keep D retain
答案
01. A 02. C 03. D 04. C 05. B
06. D 07. C 08. B 09. A 10. A
11. A 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. A 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. A
26. E 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. F
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B
46. B 47. F 48. D 49. E 50. A
51. A 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. D
56. C 57. C 58. A 59. A 60. D
61. A 62. A 63. A 64. D 65. C
★★★2009年《職稱英語考前每日一練》節(jié)目單★★★
下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給的4個選項(xiàng)中選擇1個與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.
A pleasant B colorful
C fashionable D different
2 He is but a child.
A probably B not
C only D hardly
3 The price of vegetables varies according to the weather.
A jumps B rises
C falls D changes
4 Did you do that to irritate her?
A tease B attract
C annoy D protect
5 The old lady let her flat to an English couple.
A offered B rented
C provided D sold
6 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea.
A disorder B formation
C service D danger
7 You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully
A invent B begin
C develop D initiate
8 Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence
A Split B Combine
C Break D Divide
9 His handwriting is flowing and graceful.
A pleasing B formal
C informal D flowery
10 The sisters can't tolerate each other.
A bear B hate
C like D criticize
11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
A pull out B repair
C take D dig
12 The child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
A funny B frightening
C repeated D unusual
13 Gunpowder was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990
A in B around
C from D before
14 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A sufficiently B noticeably
C intentionally D absolutely
15 Foreign money can be converted into the local currency at this bank.
A altered B changed
C bought D sold
第2部分：閱讀判斷（16～22題，第題1分，共7分）
閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒有提及，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把C涂黑。
Megaplane （巨型飛機(jī)）
The Boeing Corp. and Europe's Airbus consortium （財(cái)團(tuán)） are preparing to offer bigger airplanes to the world's airlines. Now that talks on a joint project have broken down, Boeing is pushing a stretched （拓展的） version of the 747, and Airbus is designing an all-new aircraft, known as the A3XX.
Seating 550 passengers in the basic model, and 650 in a stretched version, the 1.2 million pound A3XX will not only be the largest airplane in the world, but it will also be one of the most advanced. The outer wings and the horizontal stabilizer （as big as a smaller jet's wing） will be made of carbon-fiber composite materials, and will be the largest such structures on any aircraft except the B-2 stealth bomber （隱型轟炸機(jī)）. Metal skins will be welded （焊接） together with lasers, removing thousands of fasteners.
When a strong wind strikes the A3XX's 260-foot wing, movable control surfaces will prevent it from flexing （扭曲） like a giant spring. This will make the ride smoother and will save weight by reducing the load on the wing spars （翼梁）. A flexible-skinned flap （副翼） will subtly change the wing's curvature （曲面） to match the airplane's changing weight as it burns fuel on each journey.
The A3XX will carry up tol,600 meals, filling more than 100 food and beverage （飲料） carts. To make more room for passengers, Airbus plans to put the carts in the lower hold; automatic conveyors and elevators will deliver them to the two passenger decks. Airlines have asked Airbus to look at extra features ranging from lower-deck sleeper cabins to a children's playroom.
Airbus expects to offer the A3XX to airlines in 1998, and deliver the first aircraft in 2003.
16 The basic model of A3XX can carry more than 500 passengers.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17 A3XX will fly faster while consuming less oil.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 A3XX will be bigger than the B-2 stealth bomber.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19 No fasteners will be used in building A3XX because all components will be welded together.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20 The wing of A3XX will not be spoiled when it is stricken by a strong wind because its surfaces are designed to be movable.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
21 Airbus plans to build a mini-restaurant in the lower hold of A3XX.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22 The first A3XX will be available in 2003.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意與完成句子 （第23～30題，第題1分，共8分）
下面這篇短文后有2項(xiàng)測試任務(wù)：（1）第23～26題要求從所給的6個選取項(xiàng)中為第2～5段選擇1個正確的小標(biāo)題；（2）第27～30題材要求從所給的6個選項(xiàng)中選擇4個正確選項(xiàng)，分別完成每個句子。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
Electromagnetic Energy
1. White light seems to be a combination of all colors. The energy that comes from a source of light is not limited to the kind of energy you can see. Heat is given off by a flame or an electric light. On a cloudy day it is possible to get a sunburn even though you feel cool. Visible light and the kinds of energy that produce warmth and sunburn are examples of electromagnetic energy.
2. The sun is 93 million miles from the earth. Yet we can use energy from the sun because electromagnetic energy travels through space.
3. Many other kinds of energy are also types of electromagnetic energy. Radio, television, and radar signals travel from transmitters to receivers as low-energy electromagnetic waves. Infrared （紅外線的） radiation is an electromagnetic wave. When it is absorbed by matter, heat is produced. Waves of infrared and visible light have more energy than waves of radio, television, or radar. Ultraviolet rays （紫外線） and X-rays are electromagnetic waves with even greater amounts of energy. Infrared radiation is used in cooking food and heating buildings. Sunlight and electric lights are part of our requirements for normal living. Ultraviolet radiation is useful in killing certain disease organisms. X-rays and gamma rays have so much energy that they travel right through solid objects. They can be used to detect and treat cancer. X-rays are used in industry to find hidden cracks in metal, and in medicine to reveal broken bones.
4. Usually we use electricity to generate electromagnetic energy. The source of most of our energy is the sun. Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate. When the water falls to the earth as rain, some of it is trapped behind dams and then used to operate electric generators. Other generators are powered by coal, but the energy stored in coal came from the sun, too.
5. Until recently, the source of the tremendous amount of energy given off by the sun was a puzzle. If the sun depended on chemical reactions, it would have used up all its energy long ago. Experiments with electromagnetic radiation led to the theory that mass can be converted into energy. About forty years after the theory was proposed, nuclear energy was harnessed （利用） by man. Chemical energy comes from electron （電子） rearrangement. Nuclear energy comes from a change in the nucleus of an atom. Compared with chemical reactions, nuclear reactions release millions of times more energy per pound of fuel. We now believe that the sun's energy comes from the nuclear reactions in which hydrogen is changed into helium （氦）.
6. Nuclear energy is beginning to compete with coal as an economical source of power to generate electricity. It is also being used to operate engines in large ships. Scientists continue to seek new and better methods of obtaining and using energy.
23 Paragraph 3 ?。?BR> 24 Paragraph 4 ?。?BR> 25 Paragraph 5 ．
26 Paragraph 6 ?。?BR> A Nuclear Reactions as the Lasting Source of the Sun's Energy
B The Most Important Source of Energy
C Types of Electromagnetic Energy
D The Machines Used for Energy Generation
E Seeking New Sources of Energy
F The Use of Ultraviolet Radiation in Medicine
27 One can get a sunburn even ?。?BR> 28 Infrared radiation can produce heat ?。?BR> 29 X-rays and gamma rays can be used to detect and treat cancer ．
30 Chemical energy is generated ?。?BR> A when it is absorbed by matter
B when it is cloudy
C because they can pass through solid objects
D when the sunrays are fierce
E when a change in the nucleus of an atom takes place
F when electron rearrangement takes place
第4部分：閱讀理解（第31～45題，每題3分，共45分）
下面有3篇短文，每篇幅短文后有5道題，每題材后面有4個選項(xiàng)。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文回答其后面的問題，從4個選項(xiàng)中選擇一個答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
第一篇
A Thirsty World
The world is not only hungry, it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is sea-water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% - the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs （冰山） and glaciers （冰川）. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.
At the moment, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. "However, our need for water is increasing rapidly. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. A limited water supply would have a bad effect on agriculture and industry.
In addition to stopping wasting our precious water, one useful step we should take is to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field, but only on a small scale.
Today, in most large cities, water is used only once and it eventually returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe water that has been used to a purifying （凈化） plant. There it can be filtered （過濾） and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again just as if it were fresh from a spring.
But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Where could we turn next? To the oceans！All we'd have to do to make use of the vast amount of sea-water is - remove the salt. This salt-removing process is already in use in many parts of the world.
So if we take all these steps, we'll be in no danger of drying up!
31 The phrase "the world" in the first line of the passage refers to
A "man".
B "you".
C "Woman".
D "they".
32 What percentage of the earth's water can man actually use at present?
A Nearly 75 per cent.
B About 97 per cent.
C Exactly 3 per cent.
D Less than 3 per cent.
33 According to the passage, we can avoid a worldwide water shortage in the future by
A increasing rainfall.
B reusing water and utilizing sea-water.
C cutting down our consumption of water.
D reducing the number of factories producing steel.
34 Which of the following statements, according to the passage, is NOT true?
A A limited water supply will affect industrial production.
B Every large city purifies and reuses its water.
C Purified water is not exactly as fresh as spring water.
D Oceans are the largest water source.
35 According to the passage, sea-water can be turned into fresh water by
A heating it up.
B treating it with chemicals.
C taking salt out of it.
D drying it up.
第二篇
Nonverbal Thinking in Engineering
Many objects in daily use have clearly been influenced by science. However, their form and function, their dimensions and appearance, were determined by technologists, designers, 'inventors, and engineers using nonscientific modes of thought. Many features and qualities of the objects that a technologist thinks about cannot be reduced to clear verbal descriptions; they are dealt with in the mind by a visual, nonverbal process. Pyramids, cathedrals, and rockets exist not because of geometry' or thermo-dynamics （熱動力學(xué)）, but because they were first the picture in the minds of those who built them.
The creative shaping process of a technologist's mind can be seen in nearly every artifact （人工制品） that exists. For example, in designing a diesel engine, a technologist might express individual （個人的） ways of nonverbal thinking on the machine by continually using an intuitive （直覺的） sense of rightness and fitness. What would be the shape of the combustion chamber （燃燒室）? Where should the valves （閥） be placed? Such questions have a range of answers that are supplied by experience, by physical requirement, by limitations of available space, and not in the least by a sense of form. Some decisions, such as wall thickness and pin diameter, may depend on scientific calculations, but the nonscientific component design remains primary.
Design courses, then, should be an essential element of engineering curricula. Nonverbal thinking, a central mechanism in engineering design, involves perceptions, which is the special technique of the artist, not the scientist. Because perceptive processes are not assumed to need "hard thinking", nonverbal thought is sometimes seen as a primitive stage in the development of cognitive processes and inferior to verbal mathematical thought.
If courses in design, which in a strongly analytical （分析的） engineering curriculum provide the background required for practical problem-solving, are not provided, we can expect to encounter silly but costly errors occurring in advanced engineering systems. For example, early modes of high-speed railroad cars loaded with high-tech controls were unable to operate in a snowstorm because the fan sucked snow into the electrical system. Random failures that bring automatic control systems into trouble are a reflection of the chaos that results when design is assumed to be primarily a problem in mathematics.
36 The passage is mainly concerned with
A the modes of thinking that are used by technologists.
B the importance of nonverbal thinking in engineering design.
C the new role for nonscientific thinking in engineering.
D the difference between the goals of engineers and those of technologists.
37 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example involving nonverbal thinking in paragraphs 1 and 2?
A Building cathedrals.
B Creating rockets.
C Designing diesel engines.
D Making boats.
38 The example of the diesel engine is used in the passage to illustrate that
A errors in engineering design are unavoidable.
B the nonscientific component design is primary.
C mathematics is a necessary part of the study of design:
D design courses form a part of engineering curricula.
39 It can be inferred that the writer thinks that engineering curricula are
A strengthened when they include courses in design.
B weakened by the courses designed to develop mathematical skills.
C weak because they include some nonscientific components.
D strong despite the absence of nonscientific modes of thinking.
40 What contributes to random failures in automatic control systems?
A Using too many inexperienced engineers in the field.
B Attaching too much importance to nonverbal thinking in engineering.
C Relying too heavily on the role of mathematics in design,
D Depending very little on verbal mathematical thought.
第三篇
Black Holes
What is a black hole? Well, it's difficult to answer this question, since the terms we normally use to describe a scientific phenomenon are inadequate here. Astronomers and scientists think that a black hole is a region of space （not a thing） into which matter has fallen and from which nothing can escape not even light. So we can't see a black hole. A black hole exerts （施加） a strong gravitational （重力的） pull and yet it has no matter. It is only space - or so we think. How can this happen?
The theory is that some stars explode when their density increases to a particular point; they "collapse" and sometimes a supernova （超新星） occurs. The collapse of a star may produce a "White Dwarf （白矮星） " or a "neutron star" —— a star whose matter is so dense that it continually shrinks by the force of its own gravity. But if the star is very large this process of shrinking may be so intense that a black hole results. Imagine the earth reduced to the size of a marble, but still having the same mass and a stronger gravitational pull, and you have some idea of the force of a black hole. Any matter near the black hole is sucked in. It is impossible to say what happens inside a black hole.
Our space and time laws don't seem to apply to objects in the area of a black hole. Einstein's relativity theory is the only one that can explain such phenomena. Einstein claimed that matter and energy are interchangeable, so that there is no "absolute" time and space. There are no constants at all, and measurements of time and space depend on the position of the observer they are relative. Einstein's theory provided a basis for the idea of black holes before astronomers started to find some evidence for their existence. It is only recently that astronomers have begun specific research into black holes.
The most convincing evidence of black holes comes from research into binary （由兩部分組成的） star systems. In some binary star systems, astronomers have shown that there is an invisible companion star, a "partner" to the one which we can see in the sky. There is one star, called by its catalogue number HDE 226868, which must have a partner. This partner star, it seems, has a mass ten or twenty times greater than the sun —— yet we can't see it. Matter from HDE 226868 is being dragged towards this companion star. Could this invisible star, which exerts such a great force, be a black hole? Astronomers have evidence of a few other stars too, which might have black holes as companions.
41 Which of the following does NOT fit the definition of the black hole?
A The black hole is a region of space.
B The black hole sucks in any object that passes by it.
C The black hole is visible through an infrared telescope.
D The black hole has no matter.
42 Why does the author put "neutron star" in quotation marks?
A It is a special term of astronomy.
B It is an invented term.
C He is quoting an authority.
D He is using the term ironically.
43 What leads to the formation of a black hole?
A The structure of a star.
B A collision between two stars.
C The attraction of two large stars.
D The shrinking of a large star by its own gravitational force.
44 According to Einstein's theory, objects in the area of a black hole
A are gathered in its center.
B strike against one another frequently.
C do not have absolute space.
D are relatively brighter.
45 We learn from this passage that
A the sun is the heaviest star in the universe.
B a star in the sky might have an invisible partner.
C two black holed are dragged towards each other.
D the mass of a star is equal to that of its companion.
第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文 （第46～50題，每題2分，共10分）
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How to Interview People
Interviewing （采訪） is one of those skills that you can only get better at. You will never again feel so ill at ease as when you try it for the first time, and probably you'll never feel entirely comfortable trying to get from another person answers that he or she may be too shy to reveal.（46） The rest is instinct, which can all be learned with experience.
The basic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils. But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. There's nothing less likely to relax a person than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad.（47） Take a while just to chat, judging what sort of person you're dealing with, getting him or her to trust you.
Never go into an interview without doing whatever homework you, can. If you are interviewing a town official, know his voting record. If it's an actor, know what plays he has been in.（48）
Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inquire about his personal secrets.（49） Unless the person really hates being interviewed, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him. Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting, and they grasp any chance to talk to an outsider who seems eager to listen.
This doesn't necessarily mean that it will go well. In general you will be talking to people who have never been interviewed before, and they will get used to the process awkwardly, perhaps not giving you anything that you can use.（50） You will both even begin to enjoy it - proof that you aren't forcing your victim to do something he doesn't really want to.
A Come back another day; it will go better
B But at least half of the skill is mechanical.
C As one philosopher interviewed in the film notes, they lack irony.
D You will not be liked if you inquire about facts that you could have learned in advance.
E This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessary.
F Both of you need time to get to know each other
第6部分：完形填空（第51～65題，每題1分，共15分）
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Stinking （發(fā)臭的） Buses
Stinking buses jam （擠滿） the crowded street. Drivers（51） at one another and honk （鳴喇叭） their horns. Smog （煙霧） hurts the eyes and chokes （窒息） the senses. The（52）is Athens at rush hour. The city is in a sorry state of affairs, built（53） a plan, lacking even adequate sewerage facilities （排水設(shè)施）, its 135 square miles packed with 3.7 million people.
So great has been the population flow toward the city that neighboring villages stand（54） or nearly so. About 120,000 people from distant provinces move to Athens every year. The migrants come for the few available（55）, which are usually no better than the ones they ran away from. At the current（56） of migration, Athens by the year 2000 will have a population of 6.5 million, more than half the nation.
Aside from overcrowding and poor public transport, the biggest（57） facing Athenians are noise and pollution. A government study（58） that Athens was the noisiest city in the world. Smog is almost at killing levels: up to four times the level that the World Health Organization considers safe. Nearly half the pollution comes from cars. （59） high prices for vehicles and fuel, nearly 100,000 automobiles are sold in Greece each year: 3,000 drivers' licenses are（60） in Athens monthly.
After decades of neglect, Athens is at（61） getting some attention. In March a government meeting was held to discuss a plan to make the city（62） and clean up its environment. A save-Athens ministry will propose heavy taxes to（63） immigration and a minimum of $5 billion in public spending for Athens alone. A master plan that will move many government offices to the city's（64） is already in the works. Meanwhile, more Greeks（65）moving into Athens. With few parks and few oxygen-producing plants, the city and its citizens are literally suffocating （窒息）.
51 A shout B cry C curse D attack
52 A camera B scene C scenery D site
53 A with B without C for D on
54 A vacant B crowded C lonely D alone
55 A works B qualifications C titles D jobs
56 A way B method C rate D space
57 A matter B aim C problem D object
58 A concluded B reached C received D conducted
59 A Despite B Considering C Thanks for D Prevented by
60 A published B spread C cancelled D issued
61 A last B least C end D final
62 A livable B alive C alike D living
63 A discourage B encourage C remove D decline
64 A countryside B district C center D suburbs
65 A hold B fix C keep D retain
答案
01. A 02. C 03. D 04. C 05. B
06. D 07. C 08. B 09. A 10. A
11. A 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. A 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. A
26. E 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. F
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B
46. B 47. F 48. D 49. E 50. A
51. A 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. D
56. C 57. C 58. A 59. A 60. D
61. A 62. A 63. A 64. D 65. C
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