08职称英语等级考试理工类C级模拟试卷(2)

第一部分 词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分， 建议10分钟以内完成）
　　下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一个与划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． A new system of quality control was brought in to overcome the defects in the firm’s products.
　　A) invested B) introduced C) installed D) insisted
　　2. The old concerns lose importance and some of them vanish altogether.
　　A) develop B) disappear C) link D) renew
　　3. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
　　A) beats B)matches C) maintains D)announces
　　4. The government is debating the education laws.
　　A) discussing B) defeating C) delaying D) declining
　　5. They had a far better yield than any other farm miles away around this year.
　　A) goods B) soil C) climate D) harvest
　　6. The city has decided to do away with all the old buildings in its center.
　　A) get rid of B) set up C) repair D) paint
　　7．During the past ten years there have been dramatic changes in the international situation.
　　A) permanent B) powerful C) striking D) practical
　　8． It is out of the question that the inspector will come tomorrow.
　　A) impossible B) possible C) probable D) likely
　　9．Techniques to employ the energy of the sun are being developed.
　　A) convert B) store C) use D) receive
　　10． Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.
　　A) slight B) surprising C) sudden D) harmful
　　11. Cement was seldom used in building the Middle Ages.
　　A) crudely B) rarely C) originally D)occasionally
　　12.Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.
　　A) conventionally B) obviously C) especially D) inevitably
　　13.We were astonished to hear that their football team had won the champion.
　　A) amazed B) amounted C) amused D) approached
　　14.There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.
　　A) a steady B) a plentiful C) an extra D) a stable
　　15.The most crucial problem any economic system faces is how to use its scarce resources.
　　A)puzzling B) difficult C) terrifying D) urgent
　　第二部分：阅读判断（每题1分，共七分，　建议12分钟以内完成）
　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了七个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。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
　　Rescue Platform
　　In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, security experts are trying to develop new ways of rescuing people from burning skysrapers. One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter. The platform would rise up and down alongside a skyscraper and pick up people trapped in high stories.
　　The idea for the vertical takeoff platform was hatched more than ten years ago by a Russian aerospace engineer, David Metreveli, who has since moved to Israel. Metreveli’s dedsign, called the Eagle, calls for two jet engines that turn four large horizontal propellers. The spinning of the propellers generates the necessary lift, or upward force, to raise the platform. The more power is supplied to the propellers, the higher the platform rises. Moving the platform sideways involves applying differing amounts of power to each propeller.
　　Helicopters are now used in some cases to get people out of burning buildings. Escape baskets slung from them dangle beside the building for people to climb into. Unfortunately, the baskets cannot reach every floor of a building because the ropes from which they hang become unstable beyond a certain length.
So far, Metreveli has built a small-scale model of the Eagle to test his idea. In the wake of September 11, he has been able to secure enough funding to start building a larger, 4-meter by 4-meter prototype, which he calls the Eaglet.
　　1.A rescue platform called the Eagle is capable of moving vertically but not sideways.
　　A. Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　2. The four propellers are fitted horizontally to the Eagle.
　　A. Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　3. With the help of jet engines, the Eagel can fly at a speed of 100 miles an hour.
　　A. Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　4. In the third paragraph, the word helicopter refers to the Eagle.
　　A. Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　5. The more jet engines are fitted to the propellers, the more people the platform can carry.
　　A. Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　6. In the wake of September 11, Mr.Metreveli has secured enough funding to build up a small-scale model of the Eagle to test his idea.
　　A. Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　7. Mr. Metreveli is designing for Israel a more advanced form of rescue platform than the Eagle or the Eaglet.
　　A. Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　第三部分：概括大意与完成句子 （每题1分，共8分，　建议10分钟以内完成）
　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）1---4 题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2--5 段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5--8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
　　More than 8 hours sleep too much of a good thing
　　Although the dangers of too little sleep are widely known，new research suggests that people who sleep too much may also suffer the consequences．
　　Investigators at the University of California in San Diego found that people who clock up 9 or 10 hours each weeknight appear to have more trouble falling and staying asleep，as well as a number of other sleep problems，than people who sleep 8 hours a night．People who slept only 7 hours each night also said they had more trouble falling asleep and feeling refreshed after a night’s sleep than 8-hour sleepers．
　　These findings, which DL Daniel Kripke reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, demonstrate that people who want to get a good night’s rest may not need to set aside。more than 8 hours a night．He added that“it might be a good idea'’for people who sleep more than 8 hours each night to consider reducing the amount of time they spend in bed, but cautioned that more research is needed to confirm this．
Previous studies have shown the potential dangers of chronic shortages of sleep一for instance, one report demonstrated that people who habitually sleep less than 7 hours each night have a higher risk of dying within a fixed period than people who sleep more．
　　For the current report，Kripke reviewed the responses of 1，004 adults to sleep questionnaires，in which participants indicated how much they slept during the Week and whether they experienced any sleep problems．Sleep problems included waking in the middle of the night，arising early in the morning and being unable to fall back to sleep，and having fatigue interfere with day-to-day functioning．
　　KriDke found that people who slept between 9 and 10 hours each night were more likely to report experiencing each sleep problem than people who slept 8 hours．In an interview, Kripke noted that long sleepers may struggle to get rest at night simply because they spend too much time in bed．As evidence，he added that one way to help insomnia is to spend less time in bed．“It stands to reason that if a person spends too long a time in bed, then they’ll spend a higher percentage of time awake．”he said．
　　1. Paragraph 2 ___.
　　2. Paragraph 4___.
　　3. Paragraph 5___.
　　4. Paragraph 6___.
　　A. Keprike’s research tool
　　B. Dangers of Habitual shortages of sleep
　　C. Criticism on Kripke’s report
　　D. A way of overcoming insomnia
　　E. Sleep problems of long and short sleepers
　　F. Classification of sleep problems
　　5.To get a good night’s rest，people may not need to ___.
　　6.Long sleepers are reported to be more likely to___.
　　7.One of the sleep problems is waking in the middle of the night，unable to___.
　　8.One survey showed that people who habitually ___each night have a higher risk of dying．
　　A fall asleep again ．
　　B become more energetic the following day
　　C sleep less than 7 hours
　　D confirm those serious consequences
　　E suffer sleep problems
　　F sleep more than 8 hours