词汇选项

第1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．The company has the right to end his employment at any time.
A．provide B．stop C．offer D．continue
2．In the process, the light energy converts to heat energy.
A．reduces B．changes C．leaves D．drops
3．She gave up her job and started writing poetry.
A．abandoned B．lost C．took D．created
4．We’re happy to report that business is booming this year.
A．risky B．successful C．failing D．open
5．We’ve been through some rough times together.
A．long B．happy C．difficult D．short
6．The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village.
A．caught B．killed C．found D．jailed
7．What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?
A．retirement B．advertisement C．advancement D．replacement
8．I propose that we discuss this at the next meeting.
A．suggest B．demand C．order D．request
9．Rodman met with Tony to try and settle the dispute over his contract.
A．solve B．avoid C．mark D．involve
10．Can you give a concrete example to support your idea?
A．specific B．real C．special D．good
11．It was a fascinating painting, with clever use of color and light.
A．large B．wonderful C．new D．familiar
12．We’ve seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues.
A．clear B．regular C．quick D．great
13．I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill.
A．excited B．angry C．lost D．surprised
14．The police took fingerprints and identified the body.
A．recognized B．missed C．discovered D．touched
15．If we leave now, we should miss the traffic.
A．direct B．stop C．created D．avoid
阅读判断
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。

A Great Quake Coming?
Everyone who lives in San Francisco knows that earthquakes are common in the Bay Area — and they can be devastating. In 1906, for example, a major quake destroyed about 28,000 buildings and killed hundreds, perhaps thousands of people. Residents now wonder when the next “Big One” will strike. It’s bound to happen someday. At least seven active fault（断层）lines run through the San Francisco area. Faults are places where pieces of Earth’s crust（地壳）slide past each other. When these pieces slip, the ground shakes.
To prepare for that day, scientists are using new techniques to reanalyze the 1906 earthquake and predict how bad the damage might be when the next one happens.
One new finding about the 1906 quake is that the San Andreas Fault split apart faster than scientists had assumed at the time. During small earthquakes, faults rupture（断裂）at about 2.7 kilometers per second. During bigger quakes, however, ruptures can happen at rates faster than 3.5 kilometers per second.
At such high speeds, massive amounts of pressure build up, generating underground waves that can cause more damage than the quake itself. Lucky for San Francisco, these pressure pulses（脉冲）traveled away from the city during the 1906 event. As bad as the damage was, it could have been far worse.
Looking ahead, scientists are trying to predict when the next major quake will occur. Records show that earthquakes were common before 1906. Since then, the area has been relatively quiet. Patterns in the data, however, suggest that the probability of a major earthquake striking the Bay Area before 2032 is at least 62 percent.
New buildings in San Francisco are quite safe in case of future quakes. Still, more than 84 percent of the city’s buildings are old and weak. Analyses suggest that another massive earthquake would cause extensive damage.
People who live there today tend to feel safe because San Francisco has remained pretty quiet for a while. According to the new research, however, it’s not a matter of “if” the Big One will hit. It’s just a matter of when.
16．The San Francisco area is located above several active fault lines.
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
17．The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is the most severe one in American history.
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
18．The highest speed of fault ruptures in the 1906 quake was more than 3.5 kilometers per second.
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
19．Earthquakes rarely happened in San Francisco before 1906.
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
20．San Francisco is fully prepared for another big earthquake.
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
21．Scientists will be able to predict the exact time of an earthquake soon.
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
22．A major earthquake striking San Francisco someday is inevitable.
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
概括大意和完成句子
第3部分：概括大意和完成句子（第23～30题，每题1分，共8分）
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23 ~ 26题要求从所给的6个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题；（2）第27 ~ 30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。

Cell Phones
1 Believe it or not, cell phones have been around for over a quarter of a century. The first commercial cell phone system was developed by the Japanese in 1979, but cell phones have changed a lot since that time. The early cell phones were big and heavy but they have developed into small and light palm-sized models. There have been huge developments in their functions, too; we have had call forwarding, text messaging, answering services and hands-free use for years, but now there are countless new facilities, such as instant access to the Internet and receiving and sending photos.
2　Cell phones have become very common in our lives: recent statistics suggest as many as one in three people on the planet now have a cell phone, and most of them say they couldn’t live without one. Cell phones are used in every area of our lives and have become a necessary tool, used for essential arrangements, social contact and business. They have made it easier to call for help on the highway. They have made it possible to keep in touch with people “on the move”— when people are traveling.
3　Cell phones have made communication easier and have reduced the need for family arguments! We can use cell phones to let our family know we’ll be late or if there’s a sudden change of plan or an emergency. Cell phones have eased the worries of millions of parents when their teenagers are out late: they can now contact their children at any time.
4　This does not mean that cell phones are all good news. They have brought with them a number of new headaches for their owners: it costs a lot to replace stolen phones, something that is becoming a frequent occurrence, and have you ever seen such huge phone bills? More serious, however, is the potential health problem they bring: there are fears that radiation from the phones may cause brain tumor（肿瘤）. This may be a time bomb waiting to happen to younger people who have grown up with cell phones that they simply can’t live without!

23．Paragraph 2 ______
24．Paragraph 3 ______
25．Paragraph 4 ______
26．Paragraph 5 ______
A．Cell phones and the family
B．Commercial cell phone systems
C．Cell phones in everyday life
D．Cell phones for teenagers
E．History of cell phones
F．Problems with cell phones


27．Nowadays cell phones are equipped with ______.
28．Cell phones are common in our lives and have become ______.
29．We can use cell phones to communicate with others when we encounter ______.
30．In spite of many benefits, cell phones have brought for their owners ______.

A．a necessity
B．an emergency
C．a number of new headaches
D．family arguments
E．big and light palm-sized models
F．countless new facilities


阅读理解1
第4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。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇 Arctic Melt
Earth’s North and South Poles are famous for being cold and icy. Last year, however, the a- mount of ice in the Arctic Ocean（北冰洋）fell to a record low.
Normally, ice builds in Arctic waters around the North Pole each winter and shrinks（缩小）during the summer. But for many years, the amount of ice left by the end of summer has been declining.
Since 1979, each decade has seen an 11.4 percent drop in end-of-summer ice cover. Between 1981 and 2000, ice in the Arctic lost 22 percent of its thickness — becoming 1.13 meters thinner.
Last summer, Arctic sea ice reached its thinnest levels yet. By the end of summer 2007, the ice had shrunk to cover just 4.2 million square kilometers. That’s 38 percent less area than the average cover at that time of year. And it’s a very large 23 percent below the previous record low, which was set just 2 years ago. This continuing trend has made scientists concerned.
There may be several reasons for the ice melt, says Jinlun Zhang, an oceanographer（海洋学家）at the University of Washington in Seattle. Unusually strong winds blew through the Arctic last summer. The winds pushed much of the ice out of the central Arctic, leaving a large area of thin ice and open water.
Scientists also suspect that fewer clouds cover the Arctic now than in the past. Clearer skies allow more sunlight to reach the ocean. The extra heat warms both the water and the atmosphere. In parts of the Arctic Ocean last year, surface temperatures were 3.5℃ warmer than average and 1.5℃ warmer than the previous record high.
With both air and water getting warmer, the ice is melting from both above and below. In some parts of the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska and western Canada, ice that measured 3.3 meters thick at the beginning of the summer measured just 50 cm by season’s end.
The new measurements suggest that melting is far more severe than scientists have seen by just looking at ice cover from above. Some scientists fear that the Arctic is stuck in a warming trend from which it may never recover.
31．The word “builds” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by
A．establishes.
B．expands.
C．creates.
D．constructs.
32．By the end of summer 2007 the ice cover in the Arctic was
A．38 million square kilometers.
B．4.2 million square kilometers.
C．1.13 million square kilometers.
D．11.4 million square kilometers.
33．What may be some of the reasons for the ice melt in the Arctic?
A．Unusually strong winds and clearer skies.
B．Heavy clouds and light winds.
C．Longer summers and shorter winters.
D．Thin ice and open water.
34．The Beaufort Sea mentioned in paragraph 7 is an example to show
A．how accurate the new measurements are.
B．how thick the ice is in it.
C．how serious the problem of the ice melt in the Arctic is.
D．how dangerous it is to travel to it.
35．It can be learned from the last sentence that
A．the ice melt in the Arctic may never stop.
B．scientists are trying hard to stop the ice melt in the Arctic.
C．scientists are delighted to find out what is going on in the Arctic.
D．the warming trend in the Arctic can be reversed in the near future.

第二篇 Sharing Silence
Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten（幼儿园）. Together the two boys, who go to Escondido High School in California, have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear.
Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one. German was born deaf, and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language. He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten.
“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids,” German remembers. “Before then, I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different.”
“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard,” signs Orlando. “The other kids didn’t understand us and we didn’t understand them. But we’ve all grown up together, and today. I’m popular because I’m deaf. Kids try hard to communicate with me.”
Some things are very difficult for the two boys. “We can’t talk on the phone, so if we need help, we can’t call an emergency service,” German signs. “And we can’t order food in a drive-thru.”
Despite their difficulties, the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket. They got their jobs through a “workability” program, designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities.
German has worked in the supermarket since August, and Orlando started in November.
“The other people who work here have been very nice to us,” Orlando signs. “They even sign sometimes. At first, we were nervous, but we’ve learned a lot and we’re getting better.”
The opportunity to earn money has been exciting, both boys said. After high school, they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York.
36．Orlando and German have been
A．to Mexico together.
B．deaf since they were born.
C．to different high schools.
D．friends since they were very young.
37．According to the passage, the difficulty for Orlando and German is that
A．they can’t communicate with their classmates.
B．they are not allowed to talk on the phone.
C．they can’t order food in a drive-thru.
D．they are not supposed to use emergency services.
38．Both Orlando and German have found their jobs at
A．a fast-food restaurant.
B．a supermarket.
C．a technical institute.
D．a local school.
39．The word “emergency” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
A．food.
B．alarm.
C．crisis.
D．quick.
40．Both boys are happy to
A．design programs for the deaf.
B．work at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
C．help students with learning disabilities.
D．have the opportunity to earn money.

第三篇 Walking to Exercise the Brain
Do you think sitting and studying all the time will improve students’ grades? Think again. Getting some exercise may help, too.
New research with older people suggests that taking regular walks helps them pay attention better than if they didn’t exercise.
Previous research had shown that mice learn, remember, and pay attention better after a few weeks of working out on a running wheel. Mice that exercise have greater blood flow to the brain than those who don’t. Their brain cells also make more connections.
Neuroscientists（神经科学家）from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wanted to find out if the same thing is true for people. First, they measured the physical fitness of 41 adults, ages 58 to 77, after each person walked 1 mile. Then, participants looked at arrows on a computer screen and had to use computer keys to show which way one particular arrow was pointing.
Adults who were physically fit were faster at the arrow task, and their answers were just as accurate as their less-fit peers, the researchers found. The fitter participants also had more blood flow to a part of their brain responsible for paying attention and making decisions.
In a second study, 15 elderly people who completed a 6-month aerobic-training（有氧运动）course were faster at attention tasks compared with 14 seniors who just did stretching and toning（韵律操）exercises for the same amount of time.
So, even going for a walk every 2 or 3 days for just 10 to 45 minutes can help. That should be good news for the elderly.
The effects of exercising on the brains of younger people haven’t been studied yet. Still, it can’t hurt to take occasional breaks and go for a walk or run around with friends. Whatever you do, though, don’t try to read and walk at the same time. You could end up hurting yourself!
41．Walking regularly helps elderly people
A．lose weight
B．become happier
C．concentrate better
D．look younger.
42．After taking exercise for a few weeks, the mice were found to have
A．higher blood pressure.
B．faster heartbeat.
C．more blood flow to the brain.
D．better appearance.
43．The first study on 41 elderly people found
A．the less-fit participants did arrow tasks faster.
B．the fitter participants did arrow tasks faster.
C．the less-fit participants gave more accurate answers.
D．the fitter participants gave more accurate answers.
44．It can be good for health when one takes a walk every 2 or 3 days for at least
A．3 minutes.
B．45 minutes.
C．30 minutes.
D．10 minutes.
45．It is suggested in the last paragraph that people should
A．run around once a week.
B．not read and walk at the same time.
C．go for a walk every day.
D．not hurt their friends while exercising.
补全短文

第5部分：补全短文（第46～50题，每题2分，共10分）
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章面貌。

House of the Future
What will houses be like in thirty years’ time? No one really knows, but architects are trying to predict. ________ (46)
Future houses will have to be flexible. In thirty years’ time even more of us will be working from home. So we will have to be able to use areas of the house for work for part of the day and for living for the rest. Families grow and change with children arriving, growing up and leaving home. ________ (47) Nothing will be as fixed as it is now. The house will always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years’ time we will be living in “intelligent” houses. We will be able to talk to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do. Like this: “We’ll be having a party this weekend. What food shall we cook?” ________ (48) We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines, just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal — each house will be different. ________ (49) You won’t have to paint them — you’ll be able to tell the wall to change the color! And if you don’t like the color the next day, you will be able to have a new one. ________ (50)
A．You will be able to change the color of the wall easily.
B．The only thing you won’t be able to do is move the house somewhere else!
C．And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it.
D．What will our home be like then?
E．The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family.
F．The kids might take their bedrooms with them as they leave.

完形填空
第6部分：完形填空（第52~65题，每题1分，共15分）
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。

Seeing Red Means Danger Ahead
The color red often means danger — and by paying attention, accidents can be prevented. In the future, the color red also may help ________ (51) danger at construction sites. Thanks to new work by engineers, bridge supports — or ________ (52) kinds of materials — could one day contain a color-changing material. It will turn red ________ (53) a structure collapses or falls apart.
The secret ________ (54) the color-changing material is a particular type of molecule（分子）. A molecule is a group of atoms（原子）held together by chemical bonds. Molecules come ________ (55) all shapes and sizes, and make up ________ (56) you can see, touch or feel. How a molecule behaves depends on ________ (57) kinds of atoms it contains, and how they’re held together.
When a polymer（聚合物）containing a color-changing molecule called a mechanophore（机械响应性聚合物）is about to break, it produces a ________ (58). When a polymer with mechanophore molecules becomes “injured” or ________ (59), one of the mechanophore bonds ________ (60) and the material turns red. “It’s a really simple detection method,” says Nancy Sottos, one of the scientists who worked on the project. Sottos and her team tested the color-changing polymers in their lab. The test ________ (61) proved encouraging.
There is a way to get rid of the red color: light. When a bright light is shone on the mechanophore, the broken bond is fixed — and the red color ________ (62). This “self-healing” may be a problem for engineers. They need to use the color-changer in big construction projects that will be ________ (63), in sunlight. And sunlight will make the mechanophore’s warning system ________ (64).
Sottos and her fellow scientists still have ________ (65) work to do before the color-changing molecules can be used outside the lab.
51．A．throw B．prevent C．create D．keep
52．A．other B．another C．the other D．others
53．A．until B．although C．after D．before
54．A．on B．behind C．under D．down
55．A．for B．in C．from D．at
56．A．nothing B．anyone C．someone D．everything
57．A．why B．how C．what D．where
58．A．color B．trouble C．sound D．time
59．A．strong B．soft C．weak D．hard
60．A．closes B．breaks C．increases D．burns
61．A．results B．rules C．tools D．methods
62．A．repairs B．controls C．finishes D．disappears
63．A．inside B．beside C．outside D．above
64．A．dangerous B．useless C．helpful D．important
65．A．a pair of B．a type of C．a lot of D．a part of

参考答案
2010年职称英语等级考试真题参考答案（理工类C级）
1 B 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 C
6 A 7 C 8 A 9 A 10 A
11 B 12 A 13 D 14 A 15 D
16 A 17 C 18 A 19 B 20 B
21 C 22 A 23 E 24 C 25 A
26 F 27 F 28 A 29 B 30 C
31 B 32 B 33 A 34 C 35 A
36 D 37 C 38 B 39 C 40 D
41 C 42 C 43 B 44 D 45 B
46 D 47 E 48 C 49 A 50 B
51 B 52 A 53 D 54 B 55 B
56 D 57 C 58 A 59 C 60 B
61 A 62 D 63 C 64 B 65 C
其中：
第一部分：第1～15题，每题1分，共15分；
第二部分：第16～22题，每题1分，共7分；
第三部分：第23～30题，每题1分，共8分；
第四部分：第31～45题，每题3分，共45分；
第五部分：第46～50题，每题2分，共10分；
第六部分：第51～65题，每题1分，共15分。
试卷满分：100分。
答案解析
2010年职称英语等级考试真题参考答案及解析（理工类C级）
第1部分：词汇选项
1．B　译文：公司有权利随时终止与他的雇佣关系。
划线词为动词，意思是“结束”，与B项stop（停止）意思相近，又如：He stopped the machine.他停止了机器。A项意为“提供”，例：The management will provide food and drink.管理部门将供应饮食。C项意为“给予”，例：The company has offered a high salary.公司已提出高薪相聘。D项意为“继续”，例：Property values continue to advance rapidly.房地产价格继续急速上涨。
2．B　译文：在这个过程中，光能转化成热能。
划线词为动词，意思是“转变，变换”，多与to/into连用，与B项changes（变化）意思相近，又如：Let me change the dollar bill for coins.让我把这张美元的纸钞换成硬币。A项意为“减少”，例：He is trying to reduce expenses.他正努力减少开支。C项意为“离开”，例：Mary left school last year and she is working in a shop now.玛丽去年退了学，现正在一家商店工作。D项意为“下降；终止”，例：If a fire alarm is given, drop whatever you are doing, and leave the building at once.如果听到火警，立即停止手头的一切工作，马上离开建筑物。
3．A　译文：她放弃了工作，开始诗歌创作。
划线词组为动词词组，意思是“放弃”，是give up的过去式。与A项abandoned（放弃、抛弃）意思相近，又如：For some users, the absence of this simple Undo is sufficient grounds to abandona product entirely.对于某些用户来说，缺少简单的撤销功能，可能就会完全放弃某个产品。B项意为“丢失”，例：County boroughs lost their autonomy.自治郡失去了它们的自治权。C项意为“取得”，例：Don’t forget to take your umbrella (with you) when you go.你走时别忘了带伞。D项意为“创造”，例：The best way to predict the future is to create it.预测未来的最好方式就是创造未来。
4．B　译文：我们很高兴地告知大家今年生意兴隆。
划线词为形容词，意思是“兴旺的，繁荣的”，与B项successful（成功的，圆满的）意思相近，又如：He is a successful character actor.他是一个成功的性格演员。A项意为“冒险的”，例：It is arisky undertaking.那是一桩冒险的事情。C项意为“失败的，衰退的”，例：His eyesight is failing.他的视力渐渐衰退了。D项意为“开放的”，例：Is the museum open on Sundays?博物馆星期天都开放吗？
5．C　译文：我们一起经历了艰难的时刻。
划线词为形容词，意思是“艰难的”，与C项difficult（困难的）意思相近，又如：Their refusal puts us in a difficult position.他们的拒绝使我们陷入了困境。A项意为“长的”，例：We have, however, a rather long way to go.我们仍然还有很长的路要走。B项意为“高兴的”，例：Why aren’t we allhappy and successful?为什么不能皆大欢喜？ D项意为“短的”，例：The coat is rather short in the sleeves.这件大衣的袖子很短。
6．A　译文：最终，那个小偷在逃出村子两英里后被抓住了。
划线词为动词，意思是“捕获；俘虏”，与A项caught（逮住，捕获）意思相近，又如：The policeman caught the thief.警察逮住了小偷。 B项意为“扼杀，杀掉”，例：This has killed my hopes.这使我的希望破灭了。C项意为“找到”，例：Newton found that all masses attract each other.牛顿发现所有的物质都相互吸引。D项意为“监禁；拘留”，例：He went to jail for drunken driving.他因酒后开车入狱。
7．C　译文：如果我待在这里，我有升职的机会吗？
划线词为名词，意思是“提升，晋级”，与C项advancement（前进；进展）为同义词，又如：The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术的发展。A项意为“退休”，例：She took to painting after retirement.她退休后爱上了绘画。B项意为“广告”，例：Advertisement helps to sell goods.广告有助于推销商品。D项意为“代替”，例：We need areplacement for the secretary who left.我们需要一个人代替已离职的秘书。
8．A　译文：我提议下次会议再讨论这个问题。
划线词为动词，意思是“提议，建议”，与A项suggest（建议）意思相近，又如：I suggest a tour of the museum.我提议去参观博物馆。B项意为“要求，请求”，例：The workers are demandingbetter pay.工人要求提高工资。C项意为“命令”，例:The doctor ordered silence.医生命令保持安静。D项意为“要求，请求”，例：You are requested not to smoke.请不要吸烟。
9．A　译文：罗德曼和托尼会面，试图解决关于合同的争论。
划线词为动词。意思是“决定，解决”，与项solve（解决）为同义词，又如：Help me to solve my financial troubles.请帮我解决经济困难。B项意为“避免”，例：I think he’s avoiding me.我觉得他在躲着我。C项意为“做记号”，例：Prices are marked on the goods.商品上都标有价格。D项意为“包含，牵连”，例：The strike involved many people.许多人参加了罢工。
10．A　译文：你可否举一个具体的例子来支撑你的观点？
划线词为形容词，意思是“具体的”，与A项specific（具体的，确切的）为同义词，又如：What are your specific aims?你具体的目标是什么？ B项意为“真实的”，例：Was it a real person you saw or a ghost?你看见的是真人还是鬼？ C项意为“特殊的”，例：What are your special interests?你有些什么特别爱好？D项意为“好的”，例：He was very good to me when I was ill.我生病时他对我关怀备至。
11．B　译文：这幅画的颜色和色彩配合巧妙，令人着迷。
划线词为形容词，意思是“迷人的，有魅力的”，与B项wonderful（出色的，极好的）意思相近，又如： The spirit of the movement was wonderful.这次运动的精神极好。A项意为“大的”，例：Alarge family needs a large house.大家庭需要大房子。C项意为“新的”，例：I need a new house.我需要一栋新房子。 D项意为“熟悉的”，例：He was familiar with those roads.他熟知那些路。
12．A　译文：我们已经看到了我们在对待社会问题的态度上的显着变化。
划线词为形容词，意思是“明显的；显着的”，与A项dear（清晰的）意思相近，又如：Professor Smith gave a clear explanation of the experiment.史密斯教授对这次实验做了清晰的讲解。B项意为“有规律的”，例：Everything seemed quite regular when the fire broke out.当起火的时候，一切似乎都很正常。C项意为“迅速的”，例：He is quick to act.他行动迅速。D项意为“伟大的，优秀的”，例：It was a great decision for her.这对她来说是一个重大的决定。
13．D　译文：当我看到电话账单的长度时我很震惊。
划线词为形容词，意思是“震惊的”，与D项surprised（吃惊的）为同义词，又如：She wassurprised by the boy’s intelligence.那男孩的智力使她很吃惊。A项意为“兴奋的”，例：I getexcited whenever I hear the playing of our national anthem.每当听到我们国歌的演奏，我都很激动。B项意为“生气的”，例：I was angry with myself.我对自己很生气。C项意为“失去的”，例：The art of good conversation seems lost.高雅谈吐的艺术似已不复存在。
14．A　译文：警察采集了指纹，辨认出了遗体。
划线词为动词，意思是“辨认出”，与A项recognized（认出）意思相近，又如：Can you identifyyour umbrella?你能认出你的雨伞吗？B项意为“错过；未出席”，例：You missed the meeting.你没来参加会议。C项意为“发现”，例：Columbus discovered America.哥伦布发现了美洲。D项意为“触摸”，例：I touched him lightly on the arm.我轻轻碰了碰他的手臂。
15．D　译文：如果我们现在走，应该能避开交通高峰。
划线句为动词，意思是“错过”，与D项avoid（避免）为同义词，又如：She braked suddenly andavoided an accident.她紧急刹车，避免了一场车祸。A项意为“招引，带领”，例：The general manager directed the company through a difficult time.总经理带领公司渡过了难关。B项意为“阻止”，例：The policemen stopped the fight.警察制止了这场斗殴。C项意为“使混合”，例：The workmen mixed sand, gravel, and cement to make concrete.工人们把沙、石子和水泥混合成混凝土。
第2部分：阅读判断
16．A　句意：旧金山地区分布着许多断层线。
关键词为fault lines。依据此关键词，可在文中第一段第五句找到相关叙述：At least seven active fault lines run through the San Francisco area.（至少七条断层线穿越旧金山地区），因此可推知，“旧金山地区分布着许多断层线”的叙述是正确的，故此题为“正确”的。
17．C　句意：1906年发生在旧金山的地震是美国历史上最强烈的一次。
关键词为1906。依据此关键词，可在文中第一段第二句找到相关叙述：In 1906, for example, a major quake destroyed about 28,000 buildings and killed hundreds, perhaps thousands of people.（例如，1906年，一次大地震摧毁了两万八千座建筑物并夺走了成千上万人的生命。）但原文中并没提到“是美国历史上最强烈的一次”，故此题为“未提及”的。
18．A　句意：在1906年的地震中最高断层断裂速度高于3.5千米每秒。
关键切3. 5 kilometers per second。依据此关键词，可在文中第三段最后一句找到相关叙述：During bigger quakes, however, ruptures can happen at rates faster than 3.5 kilometers per second.（但在更大的地震中，断裂速度可以高于3.5千米每秒。）因此可知，“最高断层断裂速度高于3.5千米每秒”的叙述是正确的，故此题为“正确”的。
19．B　句意：在1906年之前旧金山极少发生地震。
在第五段第二句提到：Records show that earthquakes were common before 1906.（记录显示在1906年之前地震是十分常见的。）因此可推知，“极少发生地震”的叙述不正确，故此题为“错误”的。
20．B　句意：旧金山已经为下一次大规模地震做好了充分准备。
依据第六段第二句的叙述：Still, more than 84 percent of the city’s buildings are old and weak. Analyses suggest that another massive earthquake would cause extensive damage.（还有84%以上的建筑物又旧又不结实。分析指出下一次的大规模地震将会造成巨大的破坏。）所以“旧金山并没有做好充分准备。”故此题为“错误”的。
21．C　句意：不久科学家将能够准确预测出发生地震的时间。
关键词：predict，依据此关键词，可在第五段第一句找到相关叙述：Looking ahead, scientists are trying to predict when the next major quake will occur.（展望未来，科学家正在努力预测下次大地震的发生。）原句只是谈到在积极预测地震，没有提到是否能够预测出准确的时间，故此题为“未提及”的。
22．A　句意：旧金山有一天将遭受大地震是不可避免的。
第五段最后一句提到：... ，the probability of a major earthquake striking the Bay Area before 2032 is at least 62 percent.（在2032年之前大地震袭击海湾地区的可能性至少是62%。）由此可知，“遭受大地震是不可避免的”，故此题为“正确”的。
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子
23．E　第一段开头提到手机已经存在了超过25年，后文对其发展进行了简单介绍，E选项History of cell phone（手机的历史）与本段内容相符，故选E。
24．C　第二段第一句是主题句，意思是：手机在日常生活中非常普遍。接下来介绍了它在日常生活中发挥的作用。C选项Cell phones in everyday life（日常生活中的手机）与本段内容相符，故选C。
25．A　第三段介绍了手机在家庭中发挥的作用，第一句是主题句，意思是：手机使沟通变得容易而且减少了家庭纷争。A选项Cell phones and the family（手机与家庭）与主题句意义相近，故选A。
26．F　第四段讲述了手机带来的问题与弊病，第一句为主题句，意思是：这并不意味着手机带来的都是好事。F选项Problems with cell phones（手机的问题）与主题句意义相近，故选F。
27．F　题意：现在手机配备了不计其数的新功能。
第一段最后一句提到... now there are countless new facilities, such as instant access to the Internet and receiving and sending photos.（现在有不计其数的新功能，例如：实时上网和收发照片）故选F。
28．A　题意：手机在日常生活中很普遍并且已成为必需品。
文章第二段介绍了手机在日常生活中的普遍性和发挥的重要作用，指出手机已经成了一个必需的工具。故选A。
29．B　题意：当我们遇到危急情况时，可以与其他人联系。
第三段第二句提到We can use cell phones to let our family know we’ll be late or if there’s a sudden change of plan or an emergency.（我们可以用手机通知家人我们可能迟到，或是如果有突然的计划变更或紧急情况。）故选B。
30．C　题意：虽然手机有很多优势，但也给使用者带来了许多新的麻烦。
第四段第二句提到They have brought with them a number of new headaches for their owners.（它们已给主人带来了一系列令人头疼的问题。），故选C。
第4部分：阅读理解
第一篇：
31．B　题意：第二段“builds”一词最好由“expands”代替。
依据单词所在语境，“build”主要是指冰层在冬天范围的扩大。所以，B选项expands “膨胀”与其意思相符，故选B。
32．B　题意：到2007年夏天，冰层覆盖北极面积达420万平方公里。
短文第四段第二句提到“到2007年夏天快结束的时候，冰层已经缩减至仅段盖420万平方公里了”，故选B。
33．A　题意：北极冰层融化的原因有哪些？极强的强风和更加晴朗的天空。
短文第五段提到去年有强风刮过北极；第六段提到科学家怀疑的另一个因素，就是云层少了。综合二者判断，故选A。
34．C　题意：第七段出现的波弗特海就是北极冰层融化的严重性的一个例证。
短文第七段举例说明在一个夏天冰层可以以难以罝信的速度迅速融化，故选C。
35．A　题意：从文章的最后一句，我们可以得知北极冰层的融化可能永远不会停止。
短文最后一句提到，一些科学家担心北极处于变暖趋势之中，并且不能挽回。故选A。
第二篇：
36．D　题意：Orlando和German从很小开始就是朋友。
短文开头部分提到“Orlando和German从幼儿园就是好朋友”，据此可以判断“很小就是朋友”是正确的。故选D。
37．C　题意：依据文章内容，Orlando和German很难做到的是在得来速订餐。
文中第五段第二句提到，German表示，他们无法在电话里讲话，因此如果他们需要帮助，也无法呼叫紧急服务，而且他们也不能在得来速订餐。故选C。
38．B　题意：Orlando和German都在超市找到了工作。
文中第七段给出了Orlando和German去超市开始工作的具体月份，据此可以做出判断。故选B。
39．C　题意：与第五段中的单词“emergency”意思最为接近的是crisis。
A选项food“食品”；B选项alarm“警戒”；C选项crisis“危机”选项quick“迅速的”，故选C。
40．D　题意：两个男孩都因为有机会赚钱而感到高兴。
文中最后一段第一句提到，两个人都说有机会赚钱是令人兴奋的。故选D。
第三篇：
41．C　题意：有规律的散步可以帮助老年人更好地集中精力。
文中第二段提到“对老年人的新研究表明，相对于不锻炼，经常散步有助于帮助他们更好地集中精力”，故选C。
42．C　题意：在经过几周的锻炼之后，发现更多的血液流向老鼠的脑部。
短文第三段第二句提到“运动的老鼠大脑中的血液流量大于不运动的”，故选C。
43．B　题意：第一项基于41位老人的研究发现身体更加健康的参与者能够更好地完成箭头测试。
第五段第一句提到，“研究者发现身体健康的成年人完成箭头测试的速度更快，他们的答案和身体状况不佳的人一样准确。”故选B。
44．D　题意：一个人每隔两三天至少散步10分钟也是有益于健康的。。
短文第七段第一句提到“因此，每两三天仅出去散步10到45分钟也会对健康有益。”而题干问的是“至少”，所以应该是“10分钟"，故选D。
45．B　句意：最后一段建议人们不要边走路边看书。
短文最后一段第三句提到，“但是，不论你做什么，都不要一边走路一边看书”，故选B。
第5部分：补全短文
46．D　句意：那个时候我们的家将会是什么样子的？
前面提到了对30年后的房子的畅想，没有人会知道30年后房子是什么样子的，但是建筑家们正在努力地预测。由此可推断出此处应是一句总结性的问句。故选B。
47．E　句意：未来的房子会随着家庭发生变化。
前文中提到随着孩子的出生，成长，以及又离开家，家庭就会发生变化，因此房子应该相应地发生变化。故选E。
48．C　句意：机器将会告诉我们，买哪些食物以及怎样做这些食物。
前文中提到的我们未来的房子将是智能化的，例如我们可以跟房子里厨房的机器聊天，问它如果我们要举行一个晚会，我们该做些什么。因此相应的在后面机器会给出答案。故选C。
49．A　句意：你能很容易地改变墙的颜色。
前一句提到，未来的房子将会个性化，每一间房子都会不同。后面又提到，你不必给墙漆色，你可以告诉墙让墙改变颜色。因此此句应该表达的是你可以改变墙的颜色。故选A。
50．B　句意：你唯一不能做的是把房子移到别处。
前面提到的都是你对房子所能做的事情，所以后面应该会提到你所不能做的事情。故选B。
第6部分：完形填空
51．B　此处是说，在未来，红色可以帮助避免建筑场所危险的发生，故选B。
52．A　A选项“其他的”，其后跟复数名词，其他选项均不符合数的搭配，故选A。
53．D　此处是说，它会在建筑物倒塌之前变成红色，所以应该选“之前”这一词义，故选D。
54．B　此处考查“……背后的秘密”，behind表示“后面的”，故选B。
55．B　此处考查固定搭配，come in/into “变成；成为”，故选B。
56．D　此处是说，分子变成各种形状和大小，构成了任何你看得见摸得着或感觉得到的东西。故选D。
57．C　本题考查宾语从句应用，句中从句缺少宾语。故选C。
58．A　通过上下文可知，都是在说“颜色”。故选A。
59．C　根据前面内容的介绍，此处意义应该与“受损伤”相近。故选C。
60．B　根据上面提到的内容，应该是“断裂”后变色。故选B。
61．A　此处是说，检测结果令人振奋。故选A。
62．D　依据语境，此处应该是条件改变后红色消失。故选D。
63．C　此处是说，他们需要把这种变色装罝用到大型的建筑项目上，用在“外面”，在阳光下，故选C。
64．B　此处是说，阳光会使这种机械响应性聚合物的报警系统失灵。故选B。
65．C　这里是说，在这种变色装置能被应用到实验室之外以前，Sottos和她的同事们还有很多的工作要做。故选C。