词汇选项

第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每题1分，共15分）

1．Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment.
A．anger B．doubt C．love D．surprise
2．The document was compiled by the Department of Health.
A．written B．printed C．attached D．sent
3．He’s spent years cultivating a knowledge of art.
A．sharing B．using C．denying D．developing
4．We’ve seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues.
A．clear B．regular C．quick D．great
5．Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners.
A．polite B．similar C．usual D．bad
6．I want to provide my boys with a decent education.
A．good B．special C．private D．general
7．In the process, the light energy converts to heat energy.
A．reduces B．changes C．leaves D．drops
8．Many cities have restricted smoking in public places.
A．limited B．allowed C．stopped D．kept
9．What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?
A．retirement B．advertisement C．advancement D．replacement
10．If we leave now, we should miss the traffic.
A．direct B．stop C．mix D．avoid
11．There was a profound silence after his remark.
A．proud B．short C．sudden D．deep
12．I enjoyed the play — it had a clever plot and very funny dialogues.
A．long B．boring C．original D．humorous
13．The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village.
A．caught B．killed C．found D．jailed
14．Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.
A．establish B．destroy C．update D．transfer
15．The two banks have announced plans to merge next year.
A．combine B．close C．break D．sell
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。
Natural Gas
1　Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earth’s surface. It is a fossil fuel（矿物燃料）meaning that it is derived from organic material buried in the earth millions of years ago. The main component of natural gas is methane（甲烷）.
2　The popularity and use of clean natural gas has increased dramatically over the past 50 years as pipeline infrastructure（基础设施）has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions of residential, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. Today, natural gas service is available in all 50 states in the U.S., and is the leading energy choice for fueling American homes and industries. More than 65 million American homes use natural gas. In fact, natural gas is the most economical source for home energy needs, costing one-third as much as electricity. In addition to heating homes, much of the gas used in the United States is used as a raw material to manufacture a wide variety of products, from paint, to fibers for clothing, to plastics for healthcare, computing and furnishings. Natural gas is also used in a significant number of new electricity-generating power plants.
3　Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available. It emits（发出）less pollution than other fossil fuel sources. When natural gas is burned, it produces mostly carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and water vapor — the same substances emitted when humans breathe. Compared with some other fossil fuels, natural gas emits the least amount of carbon dioxide into the air when combusted（燃烧）— making natural gas the cleanest burning fossil fuel of all.
4　The United States consumes about one-third of the world’s natural gas output, making it the largest gas-consuming region in the world. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration forecasts that natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025.
5　There are huge reserves of natural gas beneath the earth’s surface. The largest reserves of natural gas can be found in Russia, West and North Africa and the Middle East. LNG（液化天然气）has been produced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades Today, the leading importers of LNG are Japan, Korea, France and Spain.

23．Paragraph 2 ______
24．Paragraph 3 ______
25．Paragraph 4 ______
26．Paragraph 5 ______

A．Clean fuel of choice
B．Natural gas prices
C．Natural gas consumption
D．Popularity and use of natural gas
E．Disadvantages of natural gas
F．Natural gas reserves and supply

27．Natural gas is stored deep _________.
28．Natural gas is recognized as the most economical energy source _________.
29．When manufacturing many different products, people commonly use natural gas _________.
30．It is estimated that by 2025 the natural gas demand in the United States will increase _________.

A．over the past 50 years
B．beneath the earth’s surface
C．by more than 50 percent
D．for more than four decades
E．as a raw material
F．for home energy needs


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 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!
31．Walking regularly helps elderly people
A．lose weight.
B．become happier.
C．concentrate better.
D．look younger.
32．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.
33．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.
34．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.
35．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.

第二篇 Night of the Living Ants
When an ant dies, other ants move the dead insect out of the nest. This behavior is interesting to scientists, who wonder how ants know for sure — and so soon — that another ant is dead.
Dong-Hwan Choe, a scientist at the University of California, found that Argentine ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “I’m dead — take me away.”
But there’s a twist to Choe’s discovery. Choe says that the living ants — not just the dead ones — have this death chemical. In other words, while an ant crawls around, perhaps in a picnic or home, it’s telling other ants that it’s dead.
What keeps ants from hauling away the living dead? Choe found that Argentine ants have two additional chemicals on their bodies, and these tell nearby ants something like, “Wait — I’m not dead yet.” So Choe’s research turned up two sets of chemical signals in ants: one says, “I’m dead,” the other set says, “I’m not dead yet.”
Other scientists have tried to figure out how ants know when another ant is dead. If an ant is knocked unconscious, other ants leave it alone until it wakes up. That means ants know that unmoving ants can still be alive.
Choe suspects that when an Argentine ant dies, the chemical that says “Wait — I’m not dead yet” quickly goes away. Once that chemical is gone, only the one that says “I’m dead” is left. “It’s because the dead ant no longer smells like a living ant that it gets carried to the graveyard (墓地), not because its body releases new, unique chemicals after death,” said Choe. When other ants detect the “dead” chemical without the “not dead yet” chemical, they haul away the body. This was Choe’s hypothesis（假设）.
To test his hypothesis, Choe and his team put different chemicals on Argentine ant pupae（蛹）. When the scientists used the “I’m dead” chemical, other ants quickly hauled the treated pupae away. When the scientists used the “Wait — I’m not dead yet” chemical, other ants left the treated pupae a- lone. Choe believes this behavior shows that the “not dead yet” chemical overrides（优胜于）the “dead” chemical when picked up by adult ants. And that when an ant dies, the “not dead yet” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “dead” chemical and remove the body from the nest.
36．The phrase “this death chemical” in paragraph 3 refers to
A．the chemical that contains poison.
B．the chemical that announces death.
C．the chemical that prevents death.
D．the chemical that causes death.
37．Which of the following statements is NOT true of ants?
A．Ants know very soon that another ant is dead.
B．When an ant is dead, others move its body out of the nest.
C．If an ant is unconscious, it is moved out of the nest.
D．Living ants have the “I’m dead” chemical on their bodies.
38．According to Choe’s hypothesis, ______
A．the “I’m dead” chemical leaves the body of an ant when it dies.
B．an ant still smells like a living one when it dies.
C．an ant gives off a new chemical when it dies.
D．the “I’m not dead yet” chemical leaves the body of an ant when it dies.
39．According to paragraph 7, what is the result of the test on Choe’s hypothesis?
A．It shows that his hypothesis is wrong.
B．It proves that his hypothesis is convincing.
C．It suggests that his hypothesis needs revising.
D．Not enough evidence has been found to support his hypothesis.
40．The passage “Night of the Living Ants” tells us about
A．how an ant is moved out of the nest at night.
B．what an ant does at night.
C．how an ant finds its way in darkness.
D．what happens when an ant dies.

第三篇 The Iceman
On a September day in 1991, two Germans were climbing the mountains between Austria and Italy. High up on a mountain pass, they found the body of a man lying on the ice. At that height (10,499 feet, or 3,200 meters), the ice is usually permanent, but 1991 had been an especially warm year. The mountain ice had melted more than usual and so the body had come to the surface.
It was lying face downward. The skeleton（骨架）was in perfect condition, except for a wound in the head. There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes. The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and cloth boots. Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark（树皮）and a holder for arrows.
Who was this man? How and when had he died? Everybody had a different answer to these questions. Some people thought that it was from this century, perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War I. since several soldiers had already been found in the area. A Swiss woman believed it might lie her father, who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been found. The scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older, maybe even a thousand years old.
With modern dating techniques, the scientists soon learned that the Iceman was about 5,300 years old. Born in about 3300 B.C．, he lived during the Bronze Age in Europe. At first scientists thought he was probably a hunter who had died from an accident in the high mountains. More recent evidence, however, tells a different story. A new kind of X-ray shows an arrowhead still stuck in his shoulder. It left only a tiny hole in his skin, but it caused internal damage and bleeding. He almost certainly died from this wound, and not from the wound on the back of his head. This means that he was probably in some kind of a battle. It may have been part of a larger war, or he may have been fighting bandits. He may even have been a bandit himself.
By studying his clothes and tools, scientists have already learned a great deal from the Iceman a- bout the times he lived in. We may never know the full story of how he died, but he has given us important clues to the history of those distant times.
41．The body of the Iceman was found in the mountains mainly because
A．two Germans were climbing the mountains.
B．the melted ice made him visible.
C．he was lying on the ice.
D．he was just on a mountain pass.
42．What can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A．The Iceman was killed while working.
B．The Iceman could have died from the wound in the head.
C．The Iceman lived a poor life.
D．The Iceman was struck dead from behind.
43．All the following are assumptions once made about the Iceman EXCEPT
A．he was a soldier in World War I.
B．he was a Swiss woman’s long-lost father.
C．he was born about a thousand years ago.
D．he came from Italy.
44．The scientists made the deduction that the Iceman
A．was probably in some kind of a battle.
B．was hit in the shoulder by an arrowhead.
C．had got a wound on the back of his head.
D．had a tiny hole in his skin causing his death.
45．The word “bandits” in paragraph 4 could he best replaced by
A．soldiers.
B．hunters.
C．shooters.
D．robbers.
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。 Semco
At 21, Ricardo Semler became boss of his father’s business in Brazil. Semco, which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a madman, from 7:30 a.m. until midnight every day. One afternoon, while touring a factory in New York, he collapsed. The doctor who treated him said, “There’s nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you’ll find a new home in our hospital. ” Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact, he changed the way his employees worked too.
He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries, and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary, like receptionists and secretaries. __________ (46) “Everyone at Semco, even top managers, meets guests in reception, does the photocopying, sends faxes, types letters and dials the phone. ”
He completely reorganized the office: instead of walls, they have plants at Semco, so bosses can’t shut themselves away from everyone else. __________ (47) As for uniforms, some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semler says. “We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour. He doesn’t even pretend to be busy. But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails and millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea. Rubin springs into action. __________ (48) That’s when he earns his salary. No one cares if he doesn’t look busy the rest of the time.”
Semco has flexible working hours; the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year. __________ (49)
It sounds perfect, but does it work? The answer is in the numbers: in the last six years. Semco’s revenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000. Why?
Semler says it’s because of “peer pressure”. Peer pressure makes everyone work hard for everyone else. __________ (50) In other words, Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults. And they do.
A．Also, Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects, and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
B．Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.
C．This saved money and brought more equality to the company.
D．And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.
E．He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.
F．If someone isn’t doing his job well, the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.
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。
The Case of the Disappearing Fingerprints
One useful anti-cancer drug can effectively erase the whorls（萝状指纹）and other characteristic marks that give people their distinctive fingerprints. Losing them could become troublesome. A case __________ (51) online in a letter by Annals of Oncology indicates how big a __________ (52) losing fingerprints is.
Eng-Huat Tan. a Singapore-based medical doctor describes a 62-year-old man who has used capecitabine（卡培他滨）to __________ (53) his nasopharyngeal cancer（鼻咽症）. After three years on the __________ (54), the patient decided to visit his U. S. relatives last December. But he was stopped by U. S. customs officials __________ (55) 4 hours after entering the country when those officials couldn’t get fingerprints from the man. There were no __________ (56) swirly（漩涡状的）marks appearing from his index finger.
U.S. customs has been fingerprinting incoming foreign visitors for years, Tan says. Unfortunately, for the Singaporean traveler, one potential __________ (57) effect of his drug treatment is a smoothing of the tissue on the finger pads. __________ (58), no fingerprints.
“It is uncertain when fingerprint __________ (59) will begin to take place in patients who are taking capecitabine,” Tan points out. So he _________ (60) any physicians who prescribe the drug to provide their patients with a doctor’s __________ (61) pointing out that their medicine may cause fingerprints to disappear.
Eventually, the Singaporean traveler made it into the United States. But he’s also now got the explanatory doctor’s note — and won’t leave home __________ (62) it.
By the way, maybe the Food and Drug Administration, __________ (63) approved use of the drug 11 years ago, should consider updating its list of side effects __________ (64) with this medicine. The current list does note that patients may experience vomiting（呕吐）, stomach pain and some other side effects. But no where __________ (65) it mention the potential for loss of fingerprints.
51．A．released B．suggested C．accepted D．detected
52．A．problem B．gap C．sickness D．secret
53．A．cut B．treat C．find D．smooth
54．A．diet B．exercise C．recovery D．drug
55．A．in B．for C．at D．from
56．A．different B．strange C．interesting D．distinctive
57．A．good B．side C．normal D．main
58．A．However B．Meanwhile C．Hence D．Yet
59．A．chance B．mark C．loss D．danger
60．A．reports B．discourages C．cautions D．praises
61．A．note B．name C．book D．number
62．A．on B．out C．without D．off
63．A．who B．when C．which D．where
64．A．collected B．copied C．associated D．tested
65．A．must B．does C．can D．should
参考答案
2010年职称英语等级考试真题参考答案（理工类B级）
1 A 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 A
6 A 7 B 8 A 9 C 10 D
11 D 12 D 13 A 14 A 15 A
16 A 17 C 18 A 19 B 20 B
21 C 22 A 23 D 24 A 25 C
26 F 27 B 28 F 29 E 30 C
31 C 32 C 33 B 34 D 35 B
36 B 37 C 38 D 39 B 40 D
41 B 42 B 43 D 44 A 45 D
46 C 47 D 48 E 49 A 50 F
51 A 52 A 53 B 54 D 55 B
56 D 57 B 58 C 59 C 60 C
61 A 62 C 63 C 64 C 65 B
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B级）
第1部分：词汇选项
1．A　译文：帕特丽夏不满地盯着其他女孩。
划线词为名词，意思是“怨恨”，与A项anger（怒气）意思相近，又如：She is swift to anger.她爱生气。B项意为“怀疑”，例：The outcome of the election remains in doubt.选举的结果仍然不能肯定。C项意为“爱”，例：My mother’s love for me was very great.母亲对我的爱是很深的。D项意为“吃惊”，例：To my surprise, he refused to cooperate with us.令我吃惊的是，他拒绝与我们合作。
2．A　译文：该文件由卫生部编制。
划线词为动词，意思是“汇编；编辑”，与A项written（写下，书写）意思相近，又如：He wrotelots of poems in his life.他一生中写了许多诗。B项意为“印，印刷”，例：The book was printedon rough yellow paper.这本书用粗糙的黄纸印刷。C项意为“装上，贴上”，多与to连用，例：He’llattach the label to your luggage.他会把标签贴在你的行李上。D项意为“发送，寄”，多与to连用，例：Please have this note sent to Mr. Harrison.请派人把这张便条送给哈里森先生。
3．D　译文：他花费数年时间学习艺术知识。
划线词为动句，意思是“培养；陶冶”，与D项developing（发展）意思相近，又如：The builders are developing that part of the city.建筑商正在开发这座城市的那个地区。A项意为“分享”，例：My wife shared with me in distress.妻子与我共患难。B项意为“使用”，例：He promised to usehis influence.他答应运用他的影响力。C项意为“否认"，例：Women were denied the right to vote at that moment.那时妇女没有选举权。
4．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clear（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。
5．A　译文：她的父亲温文尔雅。
划线词为形容词。意思是“典雅的，文雅的”，与A项polite（礼貌的，有教养的）意思相近，又如：He’s always so polite to people.他对人总是非常有礼貌。B项意为“相似的”，例：My view issimilar to yours.我的看法与你的相似。C项意为“通常的”，例：It’s usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。D项意为“不好的”，例：Reading in a dim light is bad for the eyes.在暗淡的光线下读书有损视力。
6．A　译文：我想给儿子们提供良好的教育。
划线词为形容词，意思是“体面的，相当好的”，和A项good（好的）意思相近，又如：Exercise isgood for health.运动有益于健康。B项意为“特别的，专门的”，例：He never drinks except onspecial occasions.除非在特定场合，否则他从不喝酒。C项意为“私人的，秘密的”，例：The President is paying a private visit to Europe.总统正在对欧洲进行私人访问。D项意为“普遍的，总体的”，例：The general opinion is in favour of us.舆论对我们有利。
7．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。
8．A　译文：很多城市限制在公共场所吸烟。
划线词为动词，意思是“限制"，与A项limited（限制）为同义词，又如：The teacher limited his students to 500 words for their compositions.老师把学生的作文限制在五百字以内。B项意为“允许”，例：Their teacher allowed them three days for the assignment.老师给他们三天时间完成作业。C项意为“阻止”，例：The policemen stopped the fight.警察制止了这场斗殴。D项意为“保持”，例：I kept it all the time to remind me of you.我一直保存着它，使自己想起你。
9．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.大学的目标成是促进学术的发展。A项结为“退休”，例：She took to painting after retirement.他退休后爱上了绘画。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。
10．D　译文：如果我们现在走，应该能避开交通高峰。
划线词为动词，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“指引，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、石子和水泥合成混凝土。
11．D　译文：他发言后一片沉寂。
划线词为形容词，意思是“深深的；深刻的”，与D项deep（深的）意思相近，又如：She gave adeep sigh.她深深地叹了口气。A项意为“傲慢的，自负的”，例：He’s too proud to speak to poor people like us.他太骄傲了，从不与我们这样的穷人说话。B项意为“短的”，例：The railway station is only a short distance from here.火车站离这里很近。C项意为“突然的”，例：There was a sudden change in the plan.计划突然改变了。
12．D　译文：我喜欢这部戏剧——它情节巧妙，对话幽默。
划线词为形容词，意思是“滑稽的，有趣的，可笑的”，与D项humorous（滑稽的，富有幽默感的）为同义例，又如：Tom is very humorous.汤姆很幽默。A项意为“长的”，例：The distance between us is long.我们之间的距离很远。B项意为“无趣的，单调的，乏味的”，例：It is a boringjob.这是一件乏味的工作。C项意为“起初的，原来的”，例：We should follow the original plan.我们应该遵循原来的计划。
13．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，毁掉”，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。
14．A　译文：这样一个数据库的建立必将耗资巨大。
划线词为动词，意思是“建立，创立”，与A项establish（建立）为同义词，又如：Our hospital wasestablished in 1950.我们的医院建于1950年。B项意为“破坏”，例：What he said destroyed our last hope.他说的话摧毁了我们最后的希望。C项意为“更新"，例；Update and maintain client profile.更新并保存客户的信息和资料。D项意为“转换；调动”，例：She has been transferred to another department.她已被调往另一部门。
15．A　译文：这两家银行宜布了明年合并的计划。
划线词为动词，意思是“合并”，与A项combine（联合）意思相近，又如：We should combinepunishment with leniency.我们应该将严历对待和宽大处理相结合。B项意为“关闭"，例：The door won’t close.这门关不上。 C项意为“打破”，例：Glass breaks easily玻璃易碎。D项意为“卖”，例：Merchants buy and sell.商人买进卖出。
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，一次大地震摧级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。
关键词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：旧金山有一天将进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．D　文章第二段第一句是主题句，意为：随着管道设施的安装，对于全世界的数以百万计的住宅、商业和工业用户来说，天然气的运送变得既方便又实惠，所以在过去的50多年里.天然气的普及和应用急剧增加。D项Popularity and use of natural gas（天然气的普及与应用）与主题句意思相符，故选D。
24．A　文章第三段第一句是主题句，意为：天然气是可利用的最安全和最清洁的燃料之一。A项Clean fuel of choice（可选择的清洁燃料）与主题句意思相符，故选A。
25．C　文章第四段主要讲美国是世界上最大的天然气消费因，并且预计到2025年天然气的需求将会增加50%多。C项Natural gas consumption（天然气的消费）符合本段主题，故选C。
26．F　文章第五段主要讲天然气的地下储备很丰富以及液化天然气的供应与进口情况。F项Natural gas reserves and supply（天然气的储备与供应）符合本段主题，故选F。
27．B　题意：天然气储存于地表深处。
文章第一段第一句指出，天然气出产于地表极深处。B项beneath the earth’s surface（地表深处）与原句意思相符，故选B。
28．F　题意：天然气被认为是家庭能源需求中最经济的能源。
文章第二段第四句指出，实际上，天然气是家庭能源需求中最经济的能源，是电能的三分之一。F项for home energy needs（家庭能源需求）与原句意思相符，故选F。
29．E　题意：人们在生产许多不同的产品时，通常都是以天然气作为原料。
文章第二段倒数第二句指出，除了家庭取暖外，在美国大部分天然气被作为原材料来生产多种产品，从涂料到服装纤维，到应用于保健、计算机和室内装饰的塑料。E项as a raw material（作为原料）与原句意思相符，故选E。
30．C　题意：预计到2025年美国天然气需求将增长50%多。
文章第四段最后一句指出，据美国能源信息部预测，到2025年天然气需求将上升50%多。C项by more than 50 percent (50 %多）与原句意思相符，故选F。
第4部分：阅读理解
第一篇
31．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。
32．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。
33．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。
34．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。
35．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。
第二篇
36．B　题意：第三段中的短语“this death chemical”指的是宣告死亡的化学物质。
短文第二段提到，“加州大学科学家崔东焕发现，阿根廷蚂蚁的尸体能向外释放一种化学物质告诉同伴：’我死了，把我搬走吧。’”故选B。
37．C　题意：下面关于蚂蚁的说法哪个是不正确的？如果一只蚂蚁没有知觉，那它就会被移出蚁穴。
短文第五段第二句提到“如果一只蚂蚁昏迷了，那么其它蚂蚁能在它醒过来前不碰它”，故选C。
38．D　题意：依据崔的假设，“我还没有死”这一化学物质会在蚂蚁死亡的时候从其身体上消失。
短文第六段第一句提到“崔指出，当一只阿根廷蚂蚁死后，发出’等等，我还没死呢’这一信号的化学物质立刻消失”，故选D。
39．B　题意：依据短文第七段，对崔的假设的测试结果是什么？结果证明他的假设是可信的。通读全文，可知崔的假设是当一只蚂蚁发出“等等，我还没死呢”的信号时，其他蚂蚁不会碰它；当它死了，“等等，我还没死呢”的信号就会消失，其它蚂蚁就会感觉到“我死了，把我搬走吧”这个信号，就将它搬出蚁穴。又因为第七段的测试结果与此相同，故选B。
40．D　题意“蚂蚁的死亡”这篇文章告诉我们当蚂蚁死亡时会发生什么。
文章中“night”一词并不是指真正的夜晚，而是借喻蚂蚁生命的最后时段，再依据全文内容可以推断D为正确答案，故选D。
第三篇
41．B　题意：冰人的尸体在山脉里被发现主要是因为融化的冰能够让他可见。
文中第一段最后两句指出“这个高度的冰通常是不会化的，但是由于1991年尤其暖和，山上的冰比原来化的要多，所以尸体就露出来了”，故选B。
42．B　题意：从文中第二段可以推断出：冰人可能是死于头部的伤。
根据第二段第一句对冰人的描述他面朝下，除了头部的一个伤口，整个骨架的状况完好”，因此可推出他可能是死于头部的伤，故选B。
43．D　题意：下面除了他来自意大利这个猜测，其他的都是关于冰人的猜测。
文中第三段是对冰人来历的猜测。有人认为他是一战的士兵；一个瑞士女人坚信冰人是她二十年前死在这些山里没找到尸体的父亲；科学家们认为他大概有一千年的历史了，故选D。
44．A　题意：科学家们得出结论：冰人当时可能是在进行战争。
文中第四段谈到通过X光检查出在他的肩膀处有个箭头，就是这个东西让他受了内伤并且流血，从而死掉，这说明他当时极有可能是处在一场战争中，故选A。
45．D　题意：第四段中“bandits”能被“robbers”代替。
第四段谈到冰人当时也许正处于一场很大的战争中，或者是与强盗的交战中，甚至他本人就是可能是强盗。robbers意为“抢劫者”，与bandits意思相近，故选D。
第5部分：补全短文
46．C　句意：此举削减了开支并使公司内部更加平等。
前一句是对“save money”的例证，后面是对“equality”的例证，故选C。
47．D　句意：工人们可以随意装饰他们的工作地点。
前一句谈到了办公室人员的办公环境，根据上下文，D项相应的提到了工人们的工作环境，同时也很好地衔接了下一句的内容，故选D。
48．E　句意：他了解我们所有的泵，并且知道如何去修理。
前一句谈到，当我们的泵出现问题时，他就会行动起来，所以后面应该进行解释，故选E。
49．A　句意：另外，Semco允许工人利用公司的设备来完成自己的项目，并且每年给他们至少30天假期。
根据“also”可知，此句之前应该有并列内容的陈述，此外，依据段落内容可以判断都应该与员工自由和福利相关，故选A。
50．F　句意：如果有人没有好好工作，其他员工是不会容许这种状况持续下去的。
根据前面所说的同辈人之间的趋同心理压力、攀比心理压力等会使每个人都为了别人而努力工作，所以后面应该是进行解释，故选F。
第6部分：完形填空
51．A　根据本句中“online”和“indicate”这两个词可以判断应该是公开陈述一些内容，所以A项released（发行，发表）符合句意，故选A。
52．A　前一句提到失去指纹是很麻烦的，所以应该是个“问题”。A项problem（问题）符合句意，故选A。
53．B　根据上下文，本句意思是：一位新加坡籍的医生Tan描述了一个使用卡培他滨来治疗鼻咽症的62岁的老人。因此，B项treat（治疗）符合句意，故选B。
54．D　根据上下文，本句意思是：经过三年的用药，去年十二月他决定去美国看望亲戚。因此，D项drug（药物）符合句意，故选D。
55．B　本句意思是：但是他一进入美国就因为工作人员采集不到指纹而被海关工作人员盘问了长达四个小时，故选B。
56．D　根据文中第一句中的“distinctive fingerprints”可知此处应该用distinctive，故选D。
57．B　根据上文可知，这一现象应该是药物的“副作用”，故选B。
58．C　通过上下文可知，此处前后文为因果关系，故选C。
59．C　本句意思是：Tan指出，我们并不清楚服用卡培他滨的病人指纹何时开始消失。因此，C项loss（丢失）符合句意，故选C。
60．C　根据上文，因为他已经注意到了这个问题，所以他应该是“告诫”其他医生注意这一问题。C项cautions（警告）符合句意，故选C。
61．A　根据上文，本句意思是：所以他告诫主治医生要提前为病人开具指纹可能会消失的证明，故选A。
62．C　根据上文，本句意思是：但是他也得到了医生的证明，并且没有它就不会离开家。故选C。
63．C　本句考查非限制性定语从句，the Food Drug Administration为表示平物的先行词，在从句中作主语，故选C。
64．C　根据上下文，本句意思是：顺便说一句，或许食品和药物管理局，它在11年前批准了这种药的使用，应该考虑在它的副作用里加上这一条。因此，C项associated（有联系的）符合句意，故选C。
65．B　本题考查否定念义的词置于句首的倒装。原句应为“But it does not mention the potential for loss of fingerprints”，故选B。