1、职称英语理工C2013年职称英语模拟试题(理工C）-完形填空第6部分：完形填空(第5165题，每题1分，共15分)阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。The American FamilyIn the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are_(51) enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are o
2、ften surprised by the permissiveness (宽容) of American parents. The old rule that children should be seen and not heard is rarely_(52), and children are often allowed to do_(53) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him_(54) question, a
3、nd children are encouraged to be_(55) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom_(56) far. Others think that a strong father image would not_(57) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young peo
4、ple are expected to_(58) their parental families by the time they have_(59) their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a_(60), a kind of weak dependence.This pattern of independence often results in serious_(61) for the aging parents of a small family. The average
5、American is expected to live_(62) the age of 70. The job-retirement age is (63) 65. The children have left home, married, and_(64) their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes._(65)the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. The
6、y feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.51 A senior B junior C old D young52 A watched B followed C understood D grasped53 A what B that C which D when54 A for B on Cwithout D in55 A dependent B independent C sure D secure56 A too B almost C nearly D so57 A gain
7、 B welcome C suit D estimate58 A breakup B break into C breakthrough D break away from59 A reached B come C arrived D developed60 A reward B criticism C failure D success61 A events B problems C matters D affairs62 A on B up C from D beyond63 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom64 A set forth B set
8、 aside C set up D set down65 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand2013年职称英语模拟试题(理工C）-补全短文第5部分：补全短文(第4650题，每题2分，共10分)阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Stars in their eyesThe Scientific American Book of the Cosmos edited by David Levy, Macmill
9、an, 20, ISBN 0333782933Previous generations of scientists would have killed to know what we know. For the first time in history, we have a pretty good idea of the material content of the Universe, our position within it and how the whole thing came into being.In these times of exploding knowledge th
10、ere is a definite need to take stock and assemble what we know in a palatable (受欢迎的) form.(46)The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Cosmos have been selected by David Levy, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which in 1994 struck Jupiter with the violence of several full-scale nucle
11、ar wars. (47) This is certainly a great collection of essays, but it is not, as the book promises, a seamless (完美的，无缝隙的) synthesis of our current knowledge.Nobody can fault the range of articles Levy has included. There are essays on the planets, moons and assorted debris (碎片) in the Solar System, a
12、nd on our Galaxy, the Milky Way. (48)The contributors, too, are stars in their own fields. Not many books can boast chapters written by such giants as Erwin Schrodinger and Francis Crick. My personal favorites are a piercingly clear essay by Albert Einstein on general relativity and an article by Al
13、an Guth and Paul Steinhardt on the inflationary (膨胀的) Universe.So much for the books content. But Levy has not succeeded in providing an accurate synthesis of our current knowledge of the cosmos, which the book jacket promises. Gathering together previously published articles inevitably leaves subje
14、ct gaps, missing explanations and so on. (49) But there isnt one. In fact, surprisingly for a book so densely packed with information, there is no index.Collecting essays in this way is clearly a good publishing wheeze (巧妙的). But this approach shortchanges the public, who would be better served by a
15、n account molded into a seamless whole. (50) However, for the next edition, please, please can we have an index?A Tegmark fears he may hold the record for the longest time taken to read one book.B In a more positive vein, this is a wonderful collection of essays to dip in and out of if you already h
16、ave a good overview (概述) of current cosmic understanding.C Levy is an active astronomer and an accomplished writer, so youd expect him to provide a broad and accurate picture of our current understanding of the cosmos.D Scientific American has attempted to cater to this need by bringing together ess
17、ays that have appeared in the magazine.E To some extent, these could have been plugged with a glossary (词表) of terms.F Also included are contributions on the world of subatomic particles, the origin of life on Earth and the possibility of its existence elsewhere.2013年职称英语模拟试题(理工C）-阅读理解第4部分：阅读理解(第314
18、5题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面都有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从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New Foods and the New WorldIn the last 500 years, nothing about people - not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of t
19、he cocoa tree (可可树) by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potat
20、o is also from the New World, Around 1600; the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the Potato Famine (饥荒) of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave the
21、ir homeland and move to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it
22、 is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the wide-awake
23、feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.31According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?AFood.BClothing.Cideology.DLanguage.32Some in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to54_.Asome cocoa trees.Bsome chocolate
24、drinks.Csome shops.Dsome South American Indians.33Thousands of Irish people starved during the Potato Famine because_.Athey were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else.Bthey were forced to leave their homeland and move to America.Cthe weather conditions in Ireland were not s
25、uitable for growing potatoes.Dthe potato harvest was bad.34Which country is the largest coffee producer?ABrazil.BColombia.CEthiopia.DEgypt.35 Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?AOne third of the worlds population drinks coffee.BCoffee is native to Colombia.CCoffe
26、e can keep one awake.DCoffee drinks were first made by Arabs.2013年职称英语模拟试题(理工C）-概括大意第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2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第25段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第2730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.Womens Rights Movement1. Womens rights are guarantees of political, socia
27、l, and economic equality for women in a society that traditionally gives more power and freedom to men. Among these rights are control of property, equality of opportunity in education and employment, right of voting, and freedom of marriage. Today, complete political, economic, and social equality
28、with men remains to be achieved.2. Male control was obvious from the time of the earliest written historical records, probably as a result of mens role in hunting and warfare. The belief that women were naturallyweaker and inferior to men was also found in god-centered religions. Therefore, in most
29、traditional societies, women generally were at a disadvantage. Their education was limited to learning domestic skills, and they had no access to positions of power. A woman had no legal control over her person, her own land and money, or her children.3. The Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial R
30、evolution, which caused economic and social progress, provided a favorable climate for the rise of womens rights movement in the late 18th and the19th century. In 1848 more than 100 persons held the first womens rights convention in New York, and the feminists demanded equal rights, including the vo
31、te.4. In the late 1960s women made up about 40 percent of the work force in England, France, Germany, and the United States. This figure rose to more than 50 percent by the mid-1980s. A commission under the President was established in 1960 to consider equal opportunities for women. Acts of Congress entitled them to equality in education, employment, and legal rights. In 1964 the Civil Rights Act, initially intended only for blacks, was extended to women.
