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2011年全国职称英语等级考试真题及答案理工类(A级)
第一部分: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 For some obscure reason, the simple game is becoming very popular. A unclear B obvious C major D minor
2 The sea turtle's natural habitat has been considerably reduced. A greatly B suddenly C generally D slightly 3 I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch. A instructing B notifying C pushing D inviting
4 It is possible to approach the problem in a different way. A raise B pose C experience D handle
5 The decision to invade provoked storms of protest. A ignored B organized C caused D received 6 Jane said that she couldn't tolerate the long hours. A spend B take C last D stand
7 At 80, Peck was still vigorous and living in Paris. A energetic B happy C alone D busy
8 Forester stared at his car, trembling with rage. A shaking B turning C jumping D shouting
9 A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children. A reported B proved C praised D caught
10 I wanted to ask her out but was scared that she might refuse. A anxious B sure C sad D afraid
11 At that time, we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened. A give B attach C lose D understand
12 Anderson left the table, remarking that he had some work to do. A doubting Bsaying C thinking D knowing
13 He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source. A maintained B recommended C considered D acknowledged
14 The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses. A relative B general C continuous D sharp 15 She always finds fault with everything. A criticizes B simplifies C evaluates D examines 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。
Earth Rocks On
Most of the time, the ground feels solid beneath our feet. That's comforting. But it's also misleading because there's actually a lot going on underground. Masses of land (called plates) slip,
slide, and bump against each other, slowly changing the shape of continents and oceans over millions and billions of years.
Scientists know that Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago. They also know that our planet was hot at first. As it cooled, its outermost layer, called the crust, eventually formed moving plates. Exactly when this shift happened, however, is an open question.
Now, an international group of researchers has an answer. They've found new evidence suggesting that Earth's crust (地壳) started shifting at least 3.8 billion years ago. The new estimate is 1.3 billion years earlier than previous ones.
Not long before 3.8 billion years ago, lots of asteroids (小行星) were pummeling Earth, keeping its crust in a hot, molten state. After the hard crust formed, much of it sank at various times into the planet's hot insides. There, it melted before returning to the surface as lava.
In some places, however, the crust never sank. One of the oldest such places is in Greenland, in an area called the Isua supracrustal(上地壳) belt. The rocky crust there is between 3.7 and 3.8 billion years old. The belt was once part of the seafloor, but now it is exposed to air.
The researchers recently look at the Isua supracrustal belt. They noticed long, parallel cracks in the rock that have been filled in with a type of volcanic rock.
To explain this structure, the scientists propose that tension in the crust caused the seafloor to crack open long ago. Hot, liquid rock, called magma(岩浆), flowed up slowly from deep inside Earth to fill the cracks. Finally, the area cooled, forming what we see today.
That explanation, plus chemical clues inside the rock, suggests that the Isua supracrustal belt was once part of a plate under the ocean, beginning around 3.8 billion years ago. 16 The ground beneath our feet is indeed still. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17 The shape of lands and oceans are slowly changed with the movements of plates. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 Earth cooled down shortly after it was formed.