-1-2003年真题(理工类B级)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个词或短语画有底横线,请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画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.Thehigh-speedtrainscanhaveamajorimpactontravelpreferences.AforceBinfluenceCsurpriseDpower2.Canyoufollowtheplot?AchangeBinvestigateCwriteDunderstand3.Eveninahighlymodernizedcountry,manualworkisstillneeded.AphysicalBmentalCnaturalDhard4.Inthelattercasetheoutcomecanbeseriousindeed.AresultBjudgmentCdecisionDevent5.NormanBlameyisanartistofdeepconvictions.AstatementsBbeliefsCsuggestionsDclaims6.Uptonow,theworkhasbeeneasy.ASoBSolongCSothatDSofar7.Thereportadvocatedsettingupdaytrainingcolleges.AsupposedBexcitedCsuggestedDdiscussed8.Accordingly,anumberofothermethodshavebeenemployed.AThereforeBAfterwardsCHoweverDFurthermore9.Theoutlookfromthetopofthemountainisbreathtaking.-2-AviewBsightClookDpoint10.Ourlivesareintimatelyboundupwiththeirs.AtenselyBnearlyCcarefullyDclosely11.Theunionrepresentativeputacrossherargumentveryeffectively.AexplainedBinventedCconsideredDaccepted12.Hetalkstoughbuthasatenderheart.AheavyBstrongCkindDwild13.Itisnousedebatingtherelativemeritsofthispolicy.AmakingBtakingCdiscussingDexpecting14.Ourstatisticsshowthatweconsumeallthatwearecapableofproducing.AwasteBbuyCuseDsell15.Thefueltankshadacapacityof140liters.AfunctionBabilityCpowerDvolume第2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;如果该句的信息文章中没有提及,请在答题卡上把C涂黑。TheThreattoKiribatiThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distantfuture,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimesthisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Thesetides,whichsweptacrosstheislandanddestroyedhouses,camewhentherewasneitherwindnorrain.“Thisneverhappenedbefore,”saytheoldercitizensofKiribati.-3-Whatiscausingthesemysterioushightides?Theanswermaywellbeglobalwarming.Whenfuelslikeoilandcoalarebeingburned,pollutants(污染物)arereleased;thesepollutantstrapheatintheearth’satmosphere.Warmertemperaturescausewatertoexpandandalsocreatemorewaterbymeltingglaciers(冰川)andpolar(极地的)icecaps.Ifthetrendcontinues,scientistssay,manycountrieswillsuffer,Bangladesh,forexample,mightloseone-fifthofitsland.Thecoral(珊瑚)islandnationsofthePacific,likeKiribatiandtheMarshallIslands,however,wouldfaceanevenworsefate–theywouldbeswallowedbythesea.Thelossofthesecoralislandswouldbeeveryone’sloss.Coralformationsarehometomorespeciesthananyotherplaceonearth.Thepeopleofthesenationsfeelfrustrated.Thesea,onwhichtheireconomieshavealwaysbeenbased,issuddenlythreateningtheirexistence.Theydon’thavethemoneyforexpensivetechnologicalsolutionslikeseawalls.Andtheyhavenocontroloverthepollutants,whicharebeingreleasedmainlybyactivitiesinlargeindustrializedcountries.Alltheycandoistohopethatindustrializedcountrieswilltakestepstoreducepollution.16.ThepeopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasuddenhightide.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17.HightidesusedtoattackKiribatiwhentherewasstrongwindorheavyrain.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18.Theheatreleasedbyburningoilandcoalisthedirectcauseofglobalwarming.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19.Scientistsarenotsurehowserioustheeffectsofglobalwarmingwillbe.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20.ThecoralislandnationsofthePacifichavealonghistoryofcivilization.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21.Thepeopleofthecoralislandnationsareunabletodoanythingsubstantialabouttheproblemofglobalwarming.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22.Someindustrializedcountriesareunwillingtospendmoneyinreducing-4-pollution.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23—30题,每题1分,共8分)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2、3、5和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。Robots1Themostsophisticated(先进的)Japaneserobots,whichhavevisionsystemsandworkatveryhighspeeds,arestillbasedonAmericandesigns.Studiesofrobots,particularlycomputercontrolsoftware,areconsideredtobegenerallylessadvancedinJapanthaninAmericaorEurope.2Althoughindustrialrobotswereoriginallydevelopedasdevicesforsimplyhandlingobjects,todaytheircommonestusesareformoreskilledworklikewelding(焊接),spray-paintingandassemblingcomponents.3InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeendecliningeversince.ThisispartlybecauseBritishwageratesaretoolowtomakerobotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperiencewithrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthemeffectively.4Ithasbeencalculatedthatarobotusesonaverageabout100timesmoreenergythanahumantodoanequivalentjob.5Itisestimatedthat20%ofallcomicbookheroesinJapanarerobots.ThisisanenormousnumberbecausecomicsaresopopularthattheymakeupathirdofallmaterialpublishedinJapan.6ThereliabilityofrobotsismeasuredintheirM.T.B.F.ormeantimebetweenfailures.Thishasrisenfromabout250hoursinthemid-1970stoabout10,000hourstoday(equivalenttoworking18hoursadayfortwoyears.)Onewayrobotmanufacturershaveincreasedreliabilityistotesteverysinglecomponenttheybuy,insteadofthenormalprocedureofjusttestingasmallsample.7ThebiggestsinglebenefitofintroducingrobotsclaimedbyJapanesecompaniesisthattheyin