08職稱英語等級考試理工類C級模擬試卷(1)

第1部分詞滙選擇（第1-15題，每題1分，共15分， 建議10分鍾以內完成）
　　下麪共有15句子，每個句子均有一個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個句子後麪所給的四個選項中選擇一個與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律塗在答題卡相應的位置上。
　　1. The war was over, but the whole country was in a state of disorder.
　　A. confusion B. disagreement C. disappearance D. disaster
　　2 On Thanksgiving in the United States, families gather and give thanks for the blessing(祝福) of the past year.
　　A pick up B come together C compete D correspond
　　3． In Tom's eyes, the restaurant at the corner of the street is a very smart one.
　　A clever B elegant C loyal D brave
　　4. He was said to have been removed from the position of manager for a recent conflict with an important customer.
　　A dismissed B released C picked D exposed
　　5 I don't feel secure when I am alone in the house.
　　A safe B pretty C distant D obvious
　　6 Numerous attempts have been made to hide the truth.
　　A Many B Successful C Effective D Unsuccessful
　　7 Ms Hawkins handles the company's accounts.
　　A deals with B deals in C holds on D holds out
　　8 I reserve the right to disagree.
　　A deserve B keep C perceive D notice
　　 9 The solid facts he provided in his speech left a deep impression on his audience.
　　A strong B entire C reliable D hard
　　10 We can't take more than 100 guests.
　　A hold B set C let D catch
　　11 My sister has a talent for music.
　　A interest B limitation C dream D gift
　　12.Everyone in the class participated in the farewell party.
　　A. contributed to B. took pleasure in
　　C. took part in D. enjoyed
　　13. It is odd that so little is known about the talented painter.
　　A. surprising B. unreasonable C. strange D. unbelievable
　　14 This book embraces many subjects.
　　A adopts B covers C presses D accepts
　　 15 He is sure of the coming of investment boom after adopting the new investment policies.
　　A decrease B increase C influence D preparation
　　第二部分：閲讀判斷（每題1分，共七分，　建議12分鍾以內完成）
　　閲讀下麪這篇短文，短文後列出了七個句子，請根據短文的內容對每個句子作出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請在答題卡上把A塗黑；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請在答題卡上把B塗黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒有提及，請在答題卡上把C塗黑
　　El Nino （厄爾尼諾現象）
　　While some forecasting methods had limited SUCCESS predicting the 1997 E1 Nino a few months in advance，the Columbia University researchers say their method call predict large E1 Nino events up to two years in advance．That would be good news for governments，farmers and others seeking to plan for the droughts and heavy rainfall that El Nino can produce in various parts of the world.
　　Using a computer the researchers matched sea-surface temperatures to later El Nino occurrences between 1980 and 2000 and were then able to anticipate E1 Nino events dating back to1857, using prior sea-surface temperatures．The results were reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature．
　　The researchers say their method is not perfect, but Bryan C．Weare．a meteorologist at the University of California, Davis，who was not involved in the work，said it“suggests‘E1 Nino is indeed predictable．”
　　 “This will probably convince others to search around more for even better methods．”said Weare．He added that the new method“makes it possible to predict El Nino at 1ong lead times．” Other models also use sea-surface temperatures, but they have not looked as far back because they need other data，which is only available for recent decades，Weare said．
　　The ability to predict the warming and cooling of the Pacitic is of immense importance’．The 1997 El Nino，for example，caused an estimated$20 billion in damage worldwide，offset by beneficial effects in other areas，said David Anderson，of the European Centre for Medium．Range Weather Forecasts in Reading England．The 1877 El Nino，meanwhile，coincided with a failure of the Indian monsoon and a famine that killed perhaps 40 million in India and China。prompting the development of seasonal forecasting，Anderson said．
　　When El Nino hit in 199 1 and 1997.200 million people were affected by flooding in China alone．according to a 2002 United Nations report．
　　While predicting smaller E1 Nino events remains tricky．the ability to predict larger ones should be increased to at least a year if the new method is confirmed．
　　E1 Nino tends to develop between April and June and reaches its peak between December and February．The warming tends to last between 9 and 1 2 months and occurs every two to seven years•
　　The new forecasting method does not predict any major El Nino events in the next two years, although a weak warming toward the end of this year is possible．
　　E1 Nino n．厄爾尼諾現象
　　Equatorial adj．赤道的
　　Occurrence n．發生
　　Meteorologist n．氣象學家
　　Offset v．觝銷
　　Lead adj．提前的
　　Monsoon n．季風
　　Tricky adj．難以捉摸的
　　1．The method used by the Columbia University researchers can predict E1 Nino a few months in advance．
　　A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
　　2. The Columbia University researchers studied the relationship between the past EI Nino occurrences and sea—surface temperatures．
　　A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
　　3. The Columbia University researchers are the first to use sea-surface temperatures to match the past EI Nino occurrences．
　　A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
　　4. Weare’s contribution in predicting E1 Nino，was highly praised by other meteorologists．
　　A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
　　5. According to a Chinese report，the flooding in China caused by E1 Nino in 1 99 1 and 1 997 affected 200 million Chinese people．
　　A．right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
　　6. It takes about eight months for El Nino to reach its peak．
　　A．right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
　　7. A special institute has been set up in America to study E1 Nino．
　　A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
　　第三部分：概括大意與完成句子 （每題1分，共8分，　建議10分鍾以內完成）
　　閲讀下麪這篇短文，短文後有2項測試任務：（1）1---4 題要求從所給的6個選項中爲第2--5 段每段選擇1個正確的小標題；（2）第5--8題要求從所給的6個選項中選擇4個正確的選項，分別完成每個句子。請將答案塗在答題卡相應的位置上。
　　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