2015年职称英语考试《理工类A级》预测卷(2)

2015年职称英语考试《理工类A级》预测卷（2）

第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)

　　下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，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　The cheetah is considered the fastest of all land animals.　　A　regarded as　　B　substituted for　　C　compelled to be　　D　expected to be

　　2　Writing is a skill that requires consistent practice.　　A　invariable　　B　orderly　　C　regular　　D　customary

　　3　Some birds consistently return to the same nesting area each spring.　　A　occasionally　　B　purposely　　C　regularly　　D　surprisingly

　　4　Cold air causes the arteries around the heart to constrict.　　A　become rigid　　B　contract　　C　close　　D　die

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　　5　Crayfish, small freshwater crustacean similar to lobsters, are consumed by inhabitants of the Mississippi River Basin.　　A　bred　　B　caught　　C　eaten　　D　supplied

　　6　Groundwater, a resource that exists everywhere beneath the Earth's surface, is under in-creasing risk from contamination and overuse,　　A　popularization　　B　contraction　　C　pollution　　D　industrialization

　　7　The ability to contemplate two contradictory thoughts at once is said to be a mark of genius.　　A　hypothetical　　B　profound　　C　opposing　　D　mathematical

　　8　What he said was contrariwise to what we expected.　　A　ironic　　B　innate　　C　opposite　　D　circumspect

　　9　The graduate students will convene in the Student Union.　　A　converse　　B　meet

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　　C　summon　　D　raze

　　10　The new theory was corroborated.　　A　confirmed　　B　bleached　　C　hurled　　D　refrained

　　11　Needlepoint has always been an elegant and costly form of embroidery.　　A　expensive　　B　beautiful　　C　popular　　D　complicated

　　12　Mary McCarthy's satires are couched in a prose style that has a classic precision.　　A　fused　　B　prefaced　　C　standardized　　D　expressed

　　13　A person who deals with the public must be courteous at all times, even when he or she is very tired.　　A　forthright　　B　polite　　C　decisive　　D　neat

　　14 Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White became famous for her coverage of significant events during the Second World War.

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　　A　usage　　B　camouflage　　C　collage　　D　reportage

　　15　Certain colors when incorporated into the decor of a room can produce a cozy atmosphere.　　A　light　　B　roomy　　C　cluttered　　D　comfortable

第二部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)

　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出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;如果该句的信息在文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。

　　Help Your Child Become a Reader

　　Encouraging early reading skills can build a path to a lifelong (终身的) love of reading and can help your child get a head start in school. While reading to your child is still the most important thing you can do to build reading skills, there are many techniques that can help.

　　Make reading fun. Play games with your child as you read. Many traditional children's games can be adapted to encourage reading skills.

　　While reading or during play, tell your child, “I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter b.” Help the child find something on the page or in the room that begins with that letter. For example. “I see a barn.”This can also be used to teach beginning letter sounds. “I spy with my

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little eye, something that begins with the sounds.” Help the child find a word that begins with the “s” sound.

　　In this variation on the popular game, instruct the child that, “Simon says, point to something that starts with the letter.”The child can then find an object in the room or a body part, such as the nose, that starts with the letter presented. This can also be used to teach beginning sounds.

　　Make a game out of rhyming (押韵) words by making up silly words to rhyme with the child's name of favorite toys. This sets the stage for rhyming real words by showing the child the similarities of sounds. As the child masters making up the words, begin rhyming real words to one another.

　　Tips to raise a successful reader:

　　Put books in places where the child plays. If booksare easily accessible, children are more likely to pick them up.

　　Let children “read to you” by looking at pictures. Making up stories to go along with illustrations helps children discover how words relate to pictures.

　　Take books along on trips or even short visits to the doctor's office or grocery store.

　　Have children help you shop. Reading grocery lists and looking for specific items helps build sight vocabulary.

　　16　A good reading habit can help your child do well at school.　　A　Right　　B　Wrong　　C　Not mentioned

　　17　Computer games can be used to help children develop their reading skills.　　A　Right　　B　Wrong

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　　C　Not mentioned

　　18　One of the useful games is to play spy.　　A　Right　　B　Wrong　　C　Not mentioned

　　19　When playing a game you should ask your child to find something starting with the letter b instead of c.　　A　Right　　B　Wrong　　C　Not mentioned

　　20　The purpose of the rhyming games is to make preparations for children to write poems.　　A　Right　　B　Wrong　　C　Not mentioned

　　21　You can ask your child to tell stories based on pictures.　　A　Right　　B　Wrong　　C　Not mentioned

　　22　You should take books with you when you go out with your child.　　A　Right　　B　Wrong　　C　Not mentioned

第三部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)

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　　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、3、4、6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

　　Earthquake

　　1　Every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a vast amount of destruction in various parts of the world. Most of these damaging earthquakes occur either in a narrow belt which surrounds the Pacific Ocean or in a line which extends from Burma to the Alps in Europe. Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake itself. An example of this is the collapse of buildings as a result of the quake itself. Other damage results from landslides or major fires which are initiated by the quake.

　　2　There are about a million quakes a year. Fortunately, however, not all of them are destructive. The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale, which goes from 0 upward. The highest scale recorded to date is 8.9. Major damage generally occurs from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0.

　　3　The actual cause of the quake itself is the breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface. This is produced by pressure which scientists believe may be due to a number of reasons, two of which are the expansion and contraction of the earth's crust and continental drift.

　　4　In order to limit the damage and to prevent some of the suffering resulting from

earthquakes, scientists are working on ways to enable accurate prediction. Special instruments are used to help people record, for example, shaking of the earth. Scientists are trying to find methods that will enable them to indicate the exact time, location and size of an earthquake.

　　5　Certain phenomena have been observed which are believed to be the signs of imminent earthquakes. These include strange behaviors of some animals, the changes in the content of mineral water, etc. The magnetic properties of rocks may also display special pattern before major earthquakes happen.

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　　23　Paragraph 2 __________　　24　Paragraph 3 __________　　25　Paragraph 4 __________　　26　Paragraph 5 __________　　A　Earthquake's Forecast

　　B　Historical Records of Earthquakes　　C　Intensities o{Earthquakes　　D　Cause of Earthquakes　　E　Indications of Earthquakes　　F　Damaging Earthquakes

　　27　Not all damage during an earthquake is caused __________.　　28　Not all earthquakes are strong enough __________.

　　29　Scientists have been working hard to warn people __________.　　30　Earthquakes can be predicted by observing __________.　　A　by the quake itself　　B　not be prevented

　　C　to cause damage of property and loss of lives　　D　of a possible earthquake

　　E　the unusual behaviors of some animals　　F　the strong behaviors of human beings第四部分：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，每题后面有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

　　Clone Farm

　　Factory farming could soon enter a new era of mass production. Companies in the US are developing the technology needed to “clone” chickens on a massive scale, once a chicken with

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desirable traits has been bred or genetically engineered, tens of thousands of eggs, which will hatch into identical copies, could roll off the production lines every hour. Billions of clones could be produced each year to supply chicken farms with birds that all grow at the same rate, have the same amount of meat and taste the same.

　　This, at least, is the vision of the US's National Institute of Science and Technology, which has given Origen Therapeutics of Burlingame, California, and Embrex of North Carolina $ 4.7 million to help fund research. The prospect has alarmed animal welfare groups, who fear it could increase the suffering of farm birds.

　　That's unlikely to put off the poultry industry, however, which wants disease resistant birds that grow faster on less food. “Producers would like the same meat quantity but to use reduced inputs to get there,” says Mike Fitzgerald of Origen, To meet this demand, Origen aims to “create an animal that is effectively a clone”, he says. Normal cloning doesn't work in birds because eggs can't be removed and implanted, Instead, the company is trying to bulk-grow embryonic stem cells taken from fertilized eggs as soon as they're laid. “The trick is to culture the cells without them starting to distinguish, so they remain pluripotent,” says Fitzgerald.

　　Using a long-established technique, these donor cells will then be injected into the embryo of a freshly laid, fertilized recipient egg, forming a chick that is a “chimera”. Strictly speaking a chimera isn't a clone, because it contains cells from both donor and recipient. But Fitzgerald says it will be enough if, say, 95 percent of a chicken's body develops from donor cells. “In the poultry world, it doesn't matter if it's not 100 percent,” he says.

　　Another challenge for Origen is to scale up production. To do this, it has teamed up with Embrex, which produces machines that can inject vaccines into up to 50,000 eggs an hour. Embrex is now trying to modify the machines to locate the embryo and inject the cells into precisely the right spot without killing it.

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　　In future, Origen imagines freezing stem cells from different strains of chicken. If orders come in for a particular strain, millions of eggs could be produced in months or even weeks. At present, maintaining all the varieties the market might call for is too expensive for breeders, and it takes years to bread enough chickens to produce the billions of eggs that farmers need.

　　31　Which statement is the best description of the new era of factory farming according to the first pararaph? __________

　　A　Eggs are all genetically engineered.

　　B　Thousands of eggs are produced every hour.

　　C　Cloned chickens are bulk-produced with the same growth rate, weight and taste.　　D　Identical eggs can be hatched on the production lines.

　　32　Which institution has offered $ 4.7 million to fund the research? __________　　A　The US's National Institute of Science and Technology.　　B　Origen therapeutics of Burlingame, California.　　C　Embrex of North Carolina.　　D　Animal welfare groups.

　　33　In the third paragraph, by saying “Producers would like the same meat quantity but to use reduced inputs to get there.” Mike Fitzgerald means that he wishes __________.　　A　chickens' quality could be maintained but with less investment　　B　chickens' taste could be improved but at less costs

　　C　chickens' growth rate could be quickened but with less inputs　　D　chickens could grow to the same weight but with less feed

　　34　Which of the following statements about Origen and Embrex is correct according to the fifth paragraph? __________

　　A　Origen and Embrex will jointly invent machines to increase production.　　B　Origen wants to purchase an efficient donor cells injecting machine.　　C　Origen has joined hands with Embrex in producing cell-injecting machines.

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　　D　Origen is the leading company in producing embryo-locating machines.

　　35　The technology of freezing stem cells from different strains of chicken can do all the following EXCEPt that __________.

　　A　farmers can order certain strains of chicken only

　　B　Origen can supply all the strains of chicken the market might need　　C　chicken farmers order certain strains of chicken for economic reasons　　D　chicken farmers can be supplied with whatever strain they need

　　第二篇

　　The Development of PR

　　The rise of multinational corporations, global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.

　　Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, the U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years age, for example, the world's top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate Planning activities, compared to about one-third of U. S. companies. It may not belong before London replaces New York as the capital of PR.

　　Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? Firstly, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, American lag behind their European and Asian counterparts in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of Burson-Marshall's U.S. employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather has about the same percentage. Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR

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area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, publications not often read in this country.

　　Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN (Cable News Net-work). Turner recently announced that the word “foreign” would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.

　　36　According to the passage, U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened because of __________.

　　A　shrinking cultural differences and new communication technologies　　B　increased efforts of other countries in public relations

　　C　an unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companies　　D　the decreasing number of multinational corporations technologies

　　37　The underlined word “provincial” (Para. 3) most probably means“__________”.　　A　rigid in thinking

　　B　interested in world financial affairs　　C　like people from the provinces　　D　limited in outlook

　　38　London could soon replace New York as the centre of PR because __________.　　A　British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companies　　B　British companies are heavily involved in planning activities　　C　British companies are more ambitious than U. S.

　　D　Four of the world's top public relations agencies are British-owned

　　39　We learn from the third paragraph that employees in the American PR industry __________.

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　　A　enjoy reading a great variety of English business publications　　B　speak at least one foreign language fluently　　C　are ignorant about world geography

　　D　are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts

　　40　What lesson might be the PR industry take from Ted Turner of CNN? __________.　　A　The American PR industry should develop global communication technologies.　　B　People involved in PR should avoid suing the word “foreign”.　　C　American PR companies should be more internationally minded.　　D　People working in PR should be more fluent in foreign languages.

　　第三篇

　　Mysterious Nazca Drawings

　　One of the most mysterious archaeological spectacles in the world is the immense complex of geometrical symbols, giant ground-drawings of birds and animals, and hundreds of long, ruler-straight lines, some right across mountains, which stretch over 1,200 square miles of the Peruvian tablelands, at Nazca.

　　Nazca was first revealed to modern eyes in 1926 when three explorers looked down on the desert from a hillside at dusk and briefly saw a Nazca line highlighted by the rays of the sun. But it was not until the Peruvian airforce took aerial photographs in the 1940s that the full magnificence of the panorama was apparent. Hundreds of what looked like landing strips for aircraft were revealed. There were eighteen bird-like drawings, up to 400 feet long; four-sided figures with two lines parallel; and long needle-like triangles which ran for miles. Among the many abstract patterns were a giant spider, a monkey, a shark, all drawn on the ground on a huge scale.

　　The scale is monumental, but from the ground almost invisible and totally incomprehensible. The amazing fact about Nazca, created more than 1,500 years ago, is that it can only be appreciated if seen from the air. Many, therefore, regarded it as a prehistoric landing ground for visitors from outer space, but Jim Woodman, an American explorer, who was long fascinated by the

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mystery of Nazca, had a different opinion. He believed that Nazca only made sense if the people who had designed and made these vast drawings on the ground could actually see them, and that led him to the theory that the ancient Peruvians had somehow learned to fly, as only from above could they really see the extent of their handiwork. With this theory in mind, he researched into ancient Peruvian legends about flight and came to the conclusion that the only feasible answer was a hot-air balloon.

　　To prove his theory, Woodman would have to make such a thing using the same fabrics and fibers that would have been available to the men of Nazca at the time. He started by gathering information from ancient paintings, legends, books and archaeological sites. After many attempts, Woodman built a balloon-type airship. It took him into the air, letting him have the sensation he had never had from viewing the same ground that he had seen many times. His flight was a modern demonstration of an ancient possibility.

　　41　One of the “most mysterious archaeological spectacles in the world” is __________.　　A　the size of Nazca　　B　the lines over mountains　　C　the Peruvian tablelands

　　D　the huge and complicated ground-drawings

　　42　Nazca was discovered in 1926 when __________.　　A　the light shone on the lines

　　B　three explorers viewed the lines from above　　C　the lines were not hidden by cloud　　D　the lines followed the rays of the sun

　　43　The “landing strips for aircraft”(in Paragraph 2) were really __________.　　A　mysterious archaeological spectacles　　B　balloon landing places　　C　deserted airports

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　　D　ground-drawings on a vast scale

　　44　Jim Woodman felt sure that __________.　　A　the designs could be seen from the air

　　B　the ancient people had learned to fly by accident　　C　the ancient people were clever and had learned to fly　　D　Nazca had been designed to help people fly

　　45　Woodman's flight proved __________.　　A　Nazca could be seen from a balloon

　　B　the ancient Peruvians somehow managed to see the drawings from above　　C　the ancient Peruvians flew in balloons　　D　Nazca was a magnificent sight from the air第五部分：补全短文(第46～50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。

　　Development in Newspaper Organization

　　One of the most important developments in newspaper organization during the first part of the twentieth century 46 , which are known as wire services. Wire-service companies employed reporters, who covered stories all over the world. Their news reports were sent to papers throughout the country by telegraph. The papers paid an annual fee for this service. Wire services continue 47. Today the major wire services are the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). You will frequently find AP or UPI at the beginning of a news story.

　　Newspaper chains and mergers began to appear in the early 1900s. A chain consists of two or more newspapers 48. A merger involves combining two or more papers into one. During the nineteenth century many cities had more than one competitive independent paper. Today in most cities there are only one or two newspapers, and 49. Often newspapers in several cities belong to

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one chain. Papers have combined 50. Chains and mergers have cut down production costs and brought the advantages of big-business methods to the newspaper industry.

　　A　to play an important role in newspaper operations　　B　was the growth of telegraph services　　C　and they usually enjoy great prestige　　D　they are usually operated by a single owner　　E　in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs　　F　owned by a single person or organization第六部分：完型填空(第51～65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。

　　Taking a Nap During the Day

　　Medical experts say most Americans do not get 51 sleep. They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They are advising people to sleep lightly before 52 with other activities.

　　One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less 53to die of heart disease. The study followed more than 2,300 Greek adults about six years. Adults who rested for half an hour 55 three times a week had a 37 present lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.

　　Study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men. They said naps might improve 56 by mitigating tension caused by work.

　　Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the 57 of napping for many years. They urge people to 58 work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United

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States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces 59 and accidents, and 60 increases the amount of work a person can do.

　　Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important duties when they feel 61 And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is 62 you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness 63 the end of the day. But experts warn that a nap last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be 65　　51　　A　sweet　　B　sound　　C　bad　　D　enough　　52

　　A　checking　　B　sharing　　C　continuing　　D　meeting　　53　　A　lovely　　B　likely　　C　fondly　　D　finely　　　　A　for　　B　at　　C　in　　D　with　　55

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　　A　at least　　B　at most　　C　at last　　D　at first　　56　　A　ability　　B　health　　C　thinking　　D　life　　57

　　A　experiment　　B　reform　　C　idea　　D　way　　58　　A　repeat　　B　improve　　C　change　　D　leave　　59　　A　work　　B　mistakes　　C　energy　　D　time　　60　　A　never　　B　seldom　　C　too　　D　also　　61

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　　A　ready　　B　good　　C　sleepy　　D　awake　　62　　A　all　　B　few　　C　any　　D　nothing　　63　　A　unless　　B　while　　C　until　　D　during　　　　A　would　　B　may　　C　might　　D　should　　65　　A　helpful　　B　difficult　　C　easy

D　happy参第一部分：

　　1　A 2　C 3　C 4　B 5　C 6　C 7　C 8　C 9　B 10　A 11　A 12　D 13　B 14　D 15 D “ 　　第二部分：

　　16　A本题的意思是：良好的阅读习惯对孩子在学校的学习有帮助。第一段的第一个句子谈到了这一点：鼓励儿童提高阅读技巧有助于他们在学校名列前茅。

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　　17　C本题的意思是：电脑游戏可以用来帮助孩子提高阅读技巧。本文虽然提到了做游戏，但却没有提及电脑游戏。

　　18　C本题的意思是：一个有用的游戏是装扮成间谍。本文没有提到间谍的事。

　　19　B本题的意思是：做游戏的时候，应该让孩子去找以字母b而不是以字母c开头的东西。文章不是这个意思，提到字母b只是举一个例子而已，实际上任何字母都可以。

　　20　B本题的意思是：押韵游戏的目的是为孩子们写诗作准备。但文章第五段第二个句子说，押韵游戏通过让孩子了解声音的相似性，可以为给实际语言运用中的词押韵做准备。所以，押韵游戏的直接目的不是为写诗。.

　　21　A本题的意思是：可以让孩子看图讲故事。文章倒数第三段谈到：让孩子把图“念给你听”，也就是看图说话。

　　22　A本题的意思是：与孩子一起出门的时候应该带上书。正确。文章倒数第二段谈到，旅行时，甚至去看医生或者去杂货店时，都要带上书。

　　第三部分：

　　23　C本段简述在里氏震级表上反映出来的不同震级。　　24　D本段简述了地震的起因。

　　25　A本段介绍了科学家为预测地震所做的一些工作。　　26　E本段介绍了震前可能会出现的一些异常情况。

　　27　A句中的被动语态…is caused提示可能会跟一个by短语。

　　28　C形容词加上enough后面常会跟一个动词不定式，文中第二段也讲到有些地震震级不高，不会造成重大破坏和伤亡。

　　29　D动词warn后面跟against，或跟of，警告别人将有事情发生。

　　30　E动词observin9后面应该有一个宾语，故应选一个名词短语。人类的行为变化跟地震并没有关系，因此F不是正确的选择。

　　第四部分：

　　31　C第一段最后一句提供了直接答案。

　　32　A第二段共提到三个研究机构和一个民间组织。the US's National Institute of Science and Technology为研究提供了经费，被资助的研究机构是0rigen Therapeutics of Burlingame，California和Embrex of North Carolina。因此，A是答案。

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　　33　D原句的意思有两点关键的，即每只鸡提供的肉量不变，但饲料(injputs)要减少。只有D符合原意。

　　34　C该段第二句中which引导的从句表明，是Embrex生产疫苗注射装置，而不是两家研究单位共同研制。Embrex在此基础上将装置改造为细胞注射装置。所以，只有C最接近原意。　　35　A第六段的大意是，如果能冷冻所有品种的鸡的干细胞，那么，无论需要什么品种或多少数量的鸡蛋，都不是问题。但是，目前储备所有品种是非常昂贵的。B、C、D从向方面表达了这层意思。因此，只有A是答案。

　　36　B本题询问的是美国在公共关系业中的领袖地位的原因是什么。从文章的第一段可以判断A、D、C所涉及的三点是公共关系业迅速发展和增长的原因，与题意不符。而根据第二段的内容可以肯定B为正确答案。

　　37　D这里要求猜测单词“provincial”的意义。根据上下文，作者在指出“作为一个总体，美国人倾向provincial”，紧接着又说“(美国人)对地方事务更感兴趣”，“这个国家(美国)的雇员的地理知识从来就不是那么优秀”，可见provincial应具有与local类似的意思，四个选项中D“狭小的世界观”最为贴切;而选项B“对世界金融事务感兴趣”与以上分析相矛盾;选项A和C“思维刻板的”和“像来自乡下的人”则无从推测。

　　38　A “不久伦敦就会代替纽约成为公共关系业的中心”是文章第二段最后得出的结论，其依据在第二段“The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative.A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate planning activities，compared to about one—third of U.S.companies.”由此可见选项A“英国的公司比美国的公司更强调公共关系的重要性”为正确答案。

　　39　D从“In the financial PR area，for instance，most Americans read the Wall Street Journal.”可以判断A是不正确的，而从“American lag behind their European and Asian counterparts in knowing a second language.”又可以判断B是错误的，“Knowledge of world geography，for example，has never been strong in this country.”只是说明美国人对地理知识不感兴趣而不是“无知”，所以C是错误的。然后联系第二段“The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative.”和本段主要讲的是“美国为什么会在公共关系业落后”，可以得出结论D为正确答案。

　　40　C根据Ted Turner of CNN所声称的“…the word‘foreign’would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts”，可见CNN的发展方向要放眼全世界，把世界作为自己的事业的着眼点.作者之所以引用这个例子是想以此建议“美国的公共关系公司也要更多地胸怀世界”，可见C为正确答案。

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　　41　D第一句话中的complex和giant与D中的complicated和huge相对应。　　42　B第二段的第一句话描述了这些巨大图形是如何被发现的。

　　43　D第二段的第三句话描述了这些像简易机场的图形。它们是画在地面上的巨型图案。A非常不确切，B和C根本不对。

　　44　C C中的clever一词虽未在原文中有明确体现，但如果Woodman确信古秘鲁人能够制造某种飞行器，他一定会认为他们非常聪明。B中的by accident(意外地;偶然地)未在原文中体现。A是客观事实，不会随Woodman的看法有变化。D未在原文中体现。

　　45　B Woodman建造飞行器的材料古秘鲁人也能找到。因此，仅就材料而言，古秘鲁人曾经飞上过太空，从天上往下看到过这一图形。这也就是B所表达的意思。C的含义太确切、肯定，未留有余地。除非确实发现了古秘鲁人用过的载人气球，这个说法欠妥当。

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　　46　B此句有主语，缺谓语，因此要填入一个能作谓语的选项。　　47　A动词continue后面常跟动词不定式作它的宾语。

　　48　F本句主语和谓语齐全，填入的owned by a single person or organization是一ed分词短语修饰前面的two or more newspapers。

　　49　D这里填入的是并列复合句中的第二个从句。

　　50　E填入的in order t0短语是目的状语，说明报纸合并的目的。

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　　文章大意：医学专家称大多数美国人睡眠不足。他们说更多的美国人需要在一天中间做短暂休息。他们建议人们在继续其他活动之前小睡一会。但专家也提到，打盹不要超过20到30分钟。打盹时间稍长就会使身体陷入深层睡眠，很难醒来。

　　51　D本段第二句说“more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day”，引导我们选择(not)enough。因为睡眠不够，才要中午“打个盹”。选项A：文不对题。选项B：bad(sleep)与上下文不符，因为通篇文章没有提到过，中午打盹的原因上晚上没有睡好。选项C：明显不合乎逻辑。“由于没有睡不好(即：晚上睡好了)，白天还要补睡一会儿”，于理说不通。所以，惟一合理的选择是D。

　　52　C空格52所在句子的意思是：医学专家建议人们在进行其它活动之前，最好小睡一会。四个选项中，只有continuing(选项C)最接近上述的理解。

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　　53　B空格53所在的句子说的是“心脏病致死”的问题，lovely，fondly和finely分别表达“可爱”、“喜欢”和“美好”的意思，明显不对。less likely是“可能性较低一些”的意思，选择likely符合上下文的意思。本段最后一句说，成年人白天打盹半小时，一周三次，其心脏病致死的概率比不打盹的人要低37%。这更证实了选likely是正确的。

　　　A本句的意思是，调查进行了六年。about six years之前要用表达一段时间的介词for。介词at和with明显与about six years不搭配，而选项in(about six years)表达的是未来的时间，如：He will come to Beijing in one day or tw0.(他一、两天之内会到北京。)

　　55　A at first和at last明显与本句的意思不符。若选at most(最多)，本句的意思成了“成年人白天打盹半小时，一周不得超过三次，其心及脏病致死的概率比不打盹的人要低37%”，意思有点令人费解。改说成，“一周至少三次”才说得通。所以at least是答案。　　56　B篇文章在阐述白天打盹有益于健康，选项B是答案。

　　57　C空格57所在的句子的意思是：多年来，欧洲和拉丁美洲的一些公司支持白天打盹的?(空格中填哪一个词?)。很明显，空格中填入experiment(试验)或reform(改革)则离题太远，而way(方式)肯定没有idea(想法)好。C是答案。

　　58　D从上下文判断，空格58的词应该与“中止(work)”有关。四个选项中，只有leave合乎这一条件。而其它三个选项repeat(重复)、improve(改进)和change(改变)与后半旬的go home and have a nap搭不上。

　　59　B前面一句说，美国有些公司让职员在办公室打个盹，这样可以减少些事故等。填入空格59的词应该与accidents(事故)一样，是一个负面意思的词。mistakes(选项B)符合这个条件，是答案。reduce work/energy time都不合理。

　　60　D打个盹有两个好处：1)可以减少错误和事故;2)可以增加工作效率。从上下文判断，选also。too从词义上说也可以，但用法上有问题，因为“…this…too increases the amount…”把too置于动词increases之前很少见。never和seldom的意思与上下文不匹配。

　　61　C前半句说，“people should not carry out important duties…”，后半句自然会想到“when they feel sleepy”。而when they feel ready good happy都说不通。

　　62　A本句的意思是：大约20分钟的打盹是你所需要的。所以，About twenty minutes of rest is few/any/nothing you need与上述意思不符，只有until(the end of the day)才说得通。　　63　C前半句说，“(指打盹)”后面接不搭配，只有C才是答案。

　　　D本句的意思是：专家警告说：打盹不能(或不应该)超过30分钟。这题选should最合适。

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　　65　B本句表达的意思应该是上一句“A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep”引出的结果。打盹时间长了，就会进入深睡状态，很难醒过来。选difficult是合适的，其它三个选项的意思脱离了上下文，不会是答案。

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