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2012年职称英语考试试题与答案理工类第1部分词汇题1、Joecametothewindowasthecrowdchanted,‖joe,joe,joe!‖A、jumpedB.repeatedC.maintainedD.approached2、Whatpuzzlesmeiswhyhisbooksaresopopular.A.confusesB.shocksC.influencesD.concerns3.Thestormcausedseveredamage.A.physicalB.accidentalC.environmentalD.serious4.Ouraimwastoupdatethehealthservice,andwesucceeded.A.offerB.modernizeC.provideD.fund5.Hercommentsaboutmenareutterlyridiculous.A.slightlyB.partlyC.faintlyD.completely6.AlargecrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassy.A.watchedB.gatheredC.shoutedD.walked7.Thecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentswasobvious.A.needB.hateC.loveD.pity8.Alltheflatsinthebuildinghadthesamelayout.A.colorB.arrangementC.sizeD.function9.Theweatherwascrispandclearandyoucouldseethemountainsfiftymilesaway.A.hotB.heavyC.freshD.windy10.Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport.A.allowedB.calledC.advisedD.encouraged11.Ithink￡7foradrinkisabitsteep,don‘tyou?A.tightB.highC.lowD.cheap12.Mostbabiescantakeinawiderangeoffoodeasily.A.bringB.keepC.serveD.digest13.Thecitycentrewaswipedoutbythebomb.A.destoryedB.coveredC.reducedD.moved14.Thewallsaremadeofhollowconcreteblocks.A.emptyB.bigC.longD.new15.Dowehavetowearthesenametags?A.listsB.labelsC.formsD.codes第2部分阅读判断EasternQuakesCanTriggerBigShakesInthefirstweekofNovember2011,peopleincentralOklahomaexperiencedmorethantwodozenearthquakes.Thelargest,amagnitude（量）5.6quake,shookthousandsoffansinacollegefootballstadium,causedcracksinafewbuildingsandscaredmanypeoplewhohadneverfeltaquakebefore.Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountryfamousforitsquakes.IfyouwatchthenewsonTV,youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisasters.Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster,andalsothemostunpredictable,istheearthquake.ResearchersattheUSGeologicalSurvey（USGS）estimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesoccurgloballyeachyear.Thatmaysoundscary,butpeopledon‘tfeelmanyofthembecausetheyhappeninremoteandunpopulatedregions.Manyquakeshappenundertheocean,andothershaveaverysmallmagnitude.Scientistsknowaboutsmall,remotequakesonlybecauseofverysensitiveelectronicdevicescalledseismometers（地震仪）.Thesedevicesdetectandmeasurethesizeofgroundvibrations（震颤）producedbyearthquakes.Altogether,USGSresearchersuseseismometerstoidentifyandlocateabout20000earthquakeseachyear.Althoughearthquakescanhappenanywhereintheworld,reallybigquakesoccuronlyincertainareas.Thelargestonesregisteramagnitude8orhigherandhappen,onaverage,onlyonceeachyear.SuchbigonestypicallyoccuralongtheedgesofEarth‘stectonicplates（构造板块）.ThctonicplatesarehugepiecesofEarth‘scrust（外壳）,sometimesmanykilometersthick.Often,edgesoftheseplatestemporarilylocktogether.Whenplatespushandscrape（擦）pasteachotherearthquakesoccur.Onaverage,tectonicplatesmoveveryslowly--boutthesamespeedasyourfingernailsgrow.Butsometimesearthquakesrumble（轰轰作响）throughportionsofthelandscapefarfromaplate‘sedges.Althoughlessexpected,these―mid-plate‖smallearthquakescanbestantialdamage.SomeofthebiggestknownexampleshittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesago.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LearnaboutNobleGases（惰性气体）1Haveyoueverriddenonaballoon?Manytouristspotsofferballoonridesinorderforpeopletoseethebeautyofaplacefromabove.Aballooncontainsanoblegascalledhellum（氦）.Formerly,balloonscontainedhydrogenbuthydrogenisveryflammableanddangerouswhenuncontrolled.Therefore,peopleshiftedtohelium,whichissafer.Heliumissafebecauseithasthepropertiesofthenoblegases.2Peopleoncebellevedthatnoblegasescouldn‘tchemicallyreactatall.Forthisreason,theywerecalledinertgases（惰性气体）.TheywerealsolistedunderGroup0intheoldperiodictablebecausescientistsbelievedthatthegaseshavezerovalence（价）electronsintheiroutershell.Thiswaslaterproventobeuntruewhensomenoblegascompoundswerediscovered.3Thegasesareelements,whichsharesimilarproperties.Thesepropertiesincludebeingmonoatomic,colorless,odorless,beingabletoconductelectricity,andhavinglowchemicalreactivity.NoblegasesincludeHelium,Neon,Argon,Krypton,XenonandRadon.TheseareallfoundinGroup18,intherightmostcolumnoftheperiodictable.Ifyoulookattheperiodictable,youwillnoticethattheseelementsaretheonlyones,whichdonothaveacharge.Heliumhasthelowestmolecular（分子的）weightwhileRadonistheheaviest.4Rememberthatchemicalreactionsoccurbecauseatomshavevalenceelectrons,whichareelectronsintheiroutershell.Whentheoutershellis―unfilled‖ortherequirednumberofelectronsisnotyetcomplete,theatomismorereactive.Noblegasesha