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2014年职称英语精品课程2012年职称英语等级考试真题（理工类C级）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个词或者短语划有短横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1．Didsheaccepthisresearchproposal?A．invitationB．planC．offerD．view2．Sheonlyneedsaminuteamountofmoney.A．certainB．fairC．fullD．small3．Keepyourpassportinasecureplace.A．specialB．goodC．safeD．different4．Thestorywaspublishedwiththesolepurposeofsellingnewspapers.A．realB．mainC．onlyD．practical5．Wehadtroublefindingapurewatersupply.A．typicalB．completeC．cleanD．clear6．HekeptinconstantcontactwithhisfamilywhilehewasinAustralia.A．gradualB．regularC．direstD．occasional7．“Whatdoyoumeanbythat?”Paulaskedsharply.A．criticallyB．helplesslyC．politelyD．quickly8．Onthetablewasavasefilledwithartificialflowers.A．wildB．freshC．lovelyD．false9．Thestormcausedseveredamage.A．physicalB．accidentalC．seriousD．environmental10．Thecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentswasobvious.A．hateB．needC．loveD．Pity11．I’dliketowithdraw£500frommycurrentaccount.A．leaveB．payC．putD．draw12．AlargecrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassy.A．gatheredB．watchedC．shoutedD．Walked13．Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport.A．encouragedB．allowedC．calledD．advised14．Manyformsofcancercanbecuredifdetectedearly.A．selectedB．operatedC．developedD．discovered15．Thecitycentrewaswipedoutbythebomb.A．coveredB．destroyedC．reducedD．Moved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。EasternQuakesCanTriggerBigShakesInthefirstweekofNovember2011,peopleincentralOklahomaexperiencedmorethantwodozenearthquakes.Thelargest,amagnitude5.6quake,shookthousandsoffansinacollegefootballstadium,causedcracksinafewbuildingsandrattledthenervesofmanypeoplewhohadneverfeltaquakebefore.Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountryfamousforitsquakes.IfyouwatchthenewsonTV,youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisasters—hurricanes,tornadoes,floodingand2014年职称英语精品课程wildfires,tonameafew.Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster,andalsothemostunpredictable,istheearthquake.ResearchersattheU.S.GeologicalSurveyestimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesrattletheglobeeachyear.Thatmaysoundscary,butpeopledon’tfeelmanyofthetremorsbecausetheyhappeninremoteandunpopulatedregions.Manyquakeshappenundertheocean,andothershaveaverysmallmagnitude,orshakingintensity.Amagnitude5.8earthquakethatstruckcentralVirginiatheafternoonofAugust23,2011,wasfeltfromcentralGeorgiatosoutheasternCanada.Inmanyurbanareas,includingWashington,D.C.,andNewYorkCity(WallStreetshown),peoplecrowdedthestreetswhileengineersinspectedbuildings.Scientistsknowaboutsmall,remotequakesonlybecauseofverysensitiveelectronicdevicescalledseismometers.Thesedevicesdetectandmeasurethesizeofgroundvibrationsproducedbyearthquakes.Altogether,USGSresearchersuseseismometerstoidentifyandlocateabout20,000earthquakeseachyear.Althoughearthquakescanhappenanywhereintheworld,reallybigquakesoccuronlyincertainareas.Thelargestonesregisteramagnitude8orhigherandhappen,onaverage,onlyonceeachyear.SuchbigonestypicallyoccuralongtheedgesofEarth’stectonicplates.TectonicplatesarehugepiecesofEarth’scrust,sometimesmanykilometersthick.Theseplatescoverourplanet’ssurfacelikeajigsawpuzzle.Often,jaggededgesoftheseplatestemporarilylocktogether.Whenplatesjostleandscrapepasteachotherearthquakesoccur.Onaverage,tectonicplatesmoveveryslowly—aboutthesamespeedasyourfingernailsgrow.Butsometimesearthquakesrumblethroughportionsofthelandscapefarfromaplate’sedges.Althoughlessexpected,these“mid-plate”tremorscandosubstantialdamage.SomeofthebiggestknownexamplesrattledtheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesago.Today,scientistsarestillpuzzlingoverwhythequakesoccurredandwhensimilaronesmightoccur.16．Oklahomaisanareaoftenexperiencingnaturaldisasters.A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned17．Theearthquakeisthemostunpredictablenaturaldisaster.A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned18．Fewearthquakeshappenwithoutpeople'sawareness.A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned19．SeismometerscanidentifyandlocatemostoftheearthquakesinChina.A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned20．Bigearthquakesofamagnitude8orhigherseldomhappenfarfromtheedgesoftectonicplates.A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned21．Whenevertectonicplatesmove,earthquakeshappen.A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned22．TheearthquakethathittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesagoisthebiggest“mid-plate”oneinhistory.A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned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。LearnaboutLight1Ancientcivilizationswereamazedbytheexistenceoflightforthousandsofyears.TheGreekphilosophersbelievedthatlightwasmadeupofcountless,tinyparticlesthatenterthehumaneyeandcreatewhatwecallvision.However,EmpedoclesandaDutchscientistnamedChristianHuygensbelievedthatlightwaslikeawave.Accordingtothem,lightspreadoutandtravelledlikea2014年职称英语精品课程straightline.Thistheorywasacceptedduringthe19thcentury.2In1905,AlbertEinsteinpublishedaresearchpaperinwhichheexplainedwhatisreferredtoasthephotoelectriceffect.Thistheoryexplainsthatparticlesmakeuplight.TheparticlesEinsteinwasreferringtoareweightlessbundles（束）ofelectromagnetic（电磁）energycalledphotons（光子）.Tod