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1、2004年职称英语等级考试理工类(B级)试题及答案第1部分：词汇选项 (第115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。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。l Have you talked to her lately? A lastly B finally C shortly D recently2 While we dont agree，we continue to befriends A whoever B where C Although D Whatever3 Enormo
2、us sums of money have been spent on space exploration A Much B Large C Small D Fixed t4 About one million Americans are diagnosed annually with skin cancer A every year B severely C actively D every month5 The policeman wrote down all the particulars of the accident A secrets B details C benefits D
3、words6 We will take your recent illness into consideration when marking your examsA effect B account C effort D discount7 There are a limited number of books on this subject in the libraryA small B total C good D great8 The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting A showed B suggested C agr
4、eed D believed9Mary has blended the ingredients.A made B mixed C cooked D eaten10 They agreed to modify their policy A clarify B define C change D develop11 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth A take out B break off C push in D dig up12 The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline
5、in September A play B show C send D tell13 This table is strong and durable A long-lasting B extensive C far-reaching D eternal14 He endured great pain before he finally expired A fired B resigned C died D retreated15 The girl is gazing at herself the mirror A smiling B laughing C shouting D staring
6、第2部分：阅读判断 (第1622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。如果该旬提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑：如果该旬提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该旬的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。Mother Nature Shows Her Strength Tornadoes(龙卷风)and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and inc0 Trumbull County on Saturday evening：The storms were
7、 dramatic and dangerous George Snyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that a funnel (漏斗状的)cloud was behind him“I stopped the truck and watched the funnel cloudIt was about 100 feet off the ground and I saw it go up and down for a whileIt was moving toward Bradley Road
8、and then suddenly it disappeared”Snyder said Snyder only saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern Ohio on SaturdayIn Trumbull County, a tornado turned trees onto their sidesSome trees feel onto houses and CarsOther trees fell into telephone and electrical wires as they went down
9、 Amanda Symcheck was having a party when the storm began“I knew something was wrong，”she said“I saw the sky go green and pink(粉红色)Then it sounded like a train rushing toward the houseI started crying and told everyone to go to the basement for protection” The tornado caused a lot of damage to cars a
10、nd houses in the areaIt will take a long time and much money to repair everythingThere was also serious water damage from me 也under stormsThe heavy rains and high wind caused the power to go out in many homes The storms caused serious flooding in areas near the riverMore than four inches of rain fel
11、l in parts of Trumbull CountyThe river was so hight that the water ran into streets and housesMany streets had to be closed to Cars and trucks because of the high waterThis made it difficult for fire truckspolice cars，and other rescue vehicles to help people who were in trouble Many people who live
12、near the river had to leave their homes for their own safetySomepeople reported five feet of water in their homesLocal and state officials opened emergencyshelters for the people who were evacuated(撤走)The Red Cross served meals to them “This was a really intense storm。”said Snyder People were afraid
13、。Mother Nature call be fierceWe were lucky this timeNo one was killed”16 The weather was nice in Trumbull County on Saturday evening A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned17 George Snyder was a firefighter A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned18 Amanda Symcheck was having a party in the basement when the storm b
14、egan A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned19 Power supply system was not damaged during the stoma A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned20 There had not been such a severe storm in Trumbull County for a hundred years A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned21 Rescue vehicles had a hard time getting to people A Right B Wr
15、ong C Not mentioned22 Several people were missing during the storm A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第2330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1-4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。Ford1 Fords great strength was the manufacturing .ring
16、 process-not inventionLong before he started a car company，he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning them into machinesHe started putting cars together in 1 89 1. A1though it was by no means the first popular automobile，the Model T showed the world use how creative F
17、ord was at combining technology and market2 The companys assembly line alone threw Americas Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速运转)Instead of having workers put together the entire Car，Fords friends，who were great toolmakers from Scotland，organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it mo
18、ved down a lineBy the time F0rds Highland Park plant was humming(嗡嗡作响)along in 1914，the worlds first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the$5.aday minimum Wage scheme the greatest contribution he had ever madeThe average wag
19、e in the auto industry then was$2.34 for a 9.hour shiftFord not only doubled thathe also took an hour off the workdayIn those years it was unthinkable that a man could be Paid that much for doing something that didnt involve an awful lot of training or educationThe wall Street Journal called the pla
20、n“all economic crime”and critics everywhere 1aughed at Ford4 But as the wage increased later to daily$i0，it proved a critical component of Fords dream to make the automobile accessible(可及的)to a11.The critics were too stupid to understand that because F0rd had 10wered his costs per car ,the higher wa
21、ges didnt matter-except for making it possible for more people to buy Cars 23 Paragraph 1 24 Paragraph 2 25 Paragraph 3 26 Paragraph 4 A Fords FollowersB The Assembly LineC Fords Great DreamD The Establishment of the CompanyE Fords Biggest ContributionF Ford8 Great Talent27 The assembly line made it
22、 possible to 28 Ford was the first to adopt29 Higher wages enabled many people to30 Fords higherwage and lowercost strategy was stronglyA criticized by the mediaB the IOW wage in the auto industryC own a carD produce cars In Large numbersE the 8-hour-shift practiceF combined technology and market第4部
23、分：阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分) 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第一篇USBlacks Hardhit by Cancer Death rates for cancer are falling for all Americansbut black Americans are still more likely to die of cancer than whites，the American Cancer Society said Monday In a specia
24、l report on cancer and blacks，the organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whites，and they are more likely to die of the disease This could be because of unequal(不平等的)access to medical Care。Because blacks are more likely to have other diseases as well，and perhaps because
25、 of differences in the biology(生物学)of the can cancer itself, the report added “In general，black Americans have less hope of surviving five years after diagnosis thail whites for all cancer sites and all stages of diagnosis”the report said “In describing cancer statistics for black Americans，this rep
26、ort recognizes that many of the differences associated with race may be caused by unfair social and economic differences and unequal access to medical care The cancer society said blacks should be encouraged to get check-ups(体格检查)earlier, When cancer is more treatableand it said more research is nee
27、ded to see if biological differences play a role The new statistics emphasize the continuing importance of wiping out these unfair social differences through public policy and education efforts，”the organization said in a statement But it also noted a出op in cancer death rates “Cancer death rates in
28、both sexes for all sites combined have dropped greatly among black Americans since 1992，as have incidence rates(发生率),”said the report 31 Black Americans arc more likely to die of cancer than A people in other countries B white Americans C all other Americans D their ancestors32 Which may NOT be a re
29、ason for higher cancer death rates among US blacks? A Unequal access to medical Care B Greater probability of having other diseases C Differences in the biology of the cancer 、 D Early diagnosis33 Cancer is more treatable if it isdetected A in an early stage B in a late stage C a110fa sudden D toget
30、her with other diseases34 Public policy and education efforts may help to do away withA death rates B various cancers C unfair social differences D biological differences35 Since 1992，cancer death rates among black Americans A have been going up and down B have remained stable C have increased D hav
31、e fallen第二篇Crystal Ear One day a friend asked mywife Jill if I wanted a hearing aid“He certainly does”replied JillAfter hearing about a remarkable new productJill finally got up the nerve to ask me if Id ever thought about getting a hearing aid“No way,”I said“It would make me look 20 years older” “N
32、o。no。”she replied”This is entirely differentIts Crystal Ear!” Jill was rightCrystal Ear is differentnot the old. Styled body worn over-theear aid。But all advanced personal sound system so small that its like contacts(隐形眼镜)for your earsAnd Crystal Ear is super-sensitive and powerfultooYou will hear s
33、ounds your ears have been missing for yearsCrystal Ear will make speech 10uder,and the sound is pure add natural I couldnt believe how tiny it isIt is smaller than the tip of my little finger and its almost invisible When wornThere are no wires。no behindtheear devicePut it in your ear and its readyt
34、o-wear mold(形状)fits comfortablySince its not too loud or too tight，you may even forget that youre wearing it! Use it at work or at playAnd if your hearing problem is worse in certain situations，use Crystal Ear only when you need it Hearing loss，which Occurs typically prior to teenage years，progresse
35、s throughout ones lifetimeA1though hearing loss is now the worlds number one health problem，nearly 90 percent of people suffering hearing 10SS choose to leave the problem untreatedFor many millions，treating hearing 10SS in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits，expensive testingand ad
36、justments to fit your earThanks to Crystal Ear，the“sound solution”is now convenientAlmost 90 percent of people with mild hearing loss，and millions more with just a little hearingdrop-off(下降)，can be dramatically helped with Crystal EarMore over, its superior design is energy-efficient，so batteries ca
37、n last monthsCrystal Ear is now available to help these people treat their hearing loss with a small hearing amplifier(放大器)36 Initially the writer did not want t0 buy a hearing aid because A it would make him look old B it would make him nervous C it was too expensive D it was old-styled37 Which of
38、the following is NOT true of Crystal Ear7A It is highly sensitiveB It is powerfulC It is invisibleD It is wireless38 One special feature of Crystal Ear is that A you can control its volume B you neednt take it off everyday C it is solar-powe D it saves power39 According to the passage，hearing loss i
39、sA only a minor health problemB the worlds most common health problemC merely a teenage disease D an incurable disease40 Many people leave their hearing problem untreated because A it is not serious B Crystal Ear is not yet available C it is not easy to have it treated D they dont want to look old第三
40、篇Technology Transfer in Germany when it comes to translating basic research into industrial success，few nations can match GermanySince the 1940s，the nations vast industrial base has been fed with a constant stream of new ideas and expertise from scienceAnd though German prosperity(繁荣)has faltered(衰退
41、)over the past decade because of the huge cost of unifying east and west as well as the global economic decline，it still has an enviable(令人羡慕的)record for turning ideas into profit Much of the reason for that success is the Fraunhofer Society, a network of research institutes that exists solely to so
42、lve industrial problems and create sought。after technologiesBut today the Fraunhofer institutes have competitionUniversities are taking an ever larger role in technology transfer，and technology parks are springing up all overThese efforts are being complemented by the federal programmes for pumping
43、money into start-up companies Such a strategy may sound like a recipe for economic success，but 1t is not without its crities,These people worry that favouring applied research will mean neglecting basic science，eventually starving industry of flesh ideasIf every scientist starts thinking like an ent
44、repreneur(企业家)，the argument goes，then the traditional principles of university research beingcuriositydriven：free and widely available will sufferOthers claim that many of the programmes to promote technology transfer are a waste of money because half the small businesses that are promoted are bound
45、 to go bankrupt within a few years While this debate continues，new ideas flow at a steady rate from Germanys research networks，which bear famous names such as Helmholtz，Max Planck and LeibnizYet it is the fourth network，the Fraunhofer Society，that plays the greatest role in technology transfer Found
46、ed in 1949.the Fraunhofer Society is now Europes largest organisation for applied technology，and has 59 institutes employing 1 2，000 peopleIt continues to growLast yearit swallowed up the Heinrich Hertz Institute for Communication Technology in BerlinToday, there are even Fraunhofers in the US and A
47、sia41 What factor can be attributed to German prosperity? A Technology transfer B Good management C Hard work D Fierce competition42 Which of the following is NOT true of traditional university research? A It is free B It is profit-driven C It is widely available D It is curiositydriven43 The Fraunhofer Society is