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1、职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解练习题（一）During Mirs lifetime,Russia spent about US$4.2 billion to build and maintainthe station.The Soviet Union launched Mir,which was designed to last from three to fiveyears,on February 20,1986,and housed 104 astronauts over 12 years and sevenmonths,most of whom were not Russian.In f

2、act,it became the first internationalspace station by playing host to 62 people from 11 countries.From 1995 through1998,seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to sixmonths each.They were among the 37 Americans who visited the station during ninestopovers by space shu

3、ttles.The more than 400 million the United States provided Russian for the visits notonly kept Mir operating,but also gave the Americans and their partners in theinternational station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinationaloperations.A debate continues over Mirs contributio

4、ns to science.During its existence,Mirwas the laboratory for 23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment,estimated to be worth$80 million,from many nations.Experiments on Mir arecredited with a range of findings,from the first solid measurement of the ration ofheavy helium atoms in space to

5、how to grow wheat in space.But for those favouringhuman space exploration,Mir showed that people could live and work in space longenough for a trip to Mars.The longest single stay in space is the 437.7 days thatRussian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from 1994 to 1995.And SergieAvdeyev accumu

6、lated 747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station.Thelongest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid,who spent 188 days aboard Mir in1996.Most of these problems were repaired,with American help and suppliers,butMirs reputation as a space station was ruined.31.What can we learn from the p

7、assage that the Mir Space StationA.was designed to last 5 years.B.was built by Russians.C.played nost to 7 astronauts from different countries.D.was visited only by Americans.32.One of the contributions Mir makes to science is that itA.helps astronauts get close to Mars.B.enables scientists to devel

8、op new scientific equipment.C.sets a record of the longest single human stay in space.D.shows that multinational operations in space are less expensive.33.What happened to Mir in 1997?A.It ran out of its fund.D.Its reputation was ruined due to power failures.34.It can be inferred from the last parag

9、raph thatA.space exploration will not experience setbacks.B.it is difficult for other space stations to exceed Mirs success.C.Mir is the best long-term human habitation in space in history.35.What is the authors attitude toward Mir?A.Favorable.B.Indifferent.C.Ironic.D.Negative.参考答案：31.A.was designed

10、 to last 5 years.32.C.sets a record of the longest single human stay in space.35.A.Favorable.职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解练习题14Scientists say they have discovered hints of alien I if el on the Saturns moon2.The discovery of a sort of life was announced after researchers at the US spaceagency,NASA3,analyzed data f

11、rom spacecraft Cassini4,which pointed to,the existenceof methane-based form of life on Saturns biggest moon.Scientists have reportedly discovered clues showing primitive alien beingsarebreathing inTitans dense atmosphere filled with hydrogen.They argue that hydrogen gets absorbed before hitting Tita

12、ns planet-likesurface covered with methane lakes and rivers.This,they say.points to the existenceof somebugs5 consuming the hydrogen at the surface of the moon less than halfthe size of the Earth.We suggested hydrogen consumption because its the obvious gas for life toconsume on Titan,similar to the

13、 way we consume oxygen on Earth,says NASAscientist Chris McKay.lf these signs do turn out to be a sign of lifejt would be doublyexciting because it would represent a second form of life independent fromwater-based life on Earth.To date,scientists have not yet detected this form of life anywhere,thou

14、gh thereare liquid-water-based microorganisms on Earth that grow well on methane or produce itas a waste product.On Titan,where temperatures are around 90 Kelvin6(minus 290degrees Farenheit),a methanebased organism would have to use a substance that isliquid as its medium for living processes,but no

15、t water itself.Water is frozen solid onTitans surface and much too cold to support life as we know it.Scientists had expected the Suns interactions with chemicals in the atmosphereto produce a coating of acetylene on Titans surface.But Cassini detected noacetylene on the surface.The absence of detec

16、table acetylene on the Titans surface can very well have anon-biological explanation,said Mark Allen,a principal investigator?of the NASA Titanteam.Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation should be the lastchoice after all non-biological explanations are addressed,Allen said.W

17、e have a lotof work to do to rule out8 possible non-biological explanations.It is more likely that achemical process,without biology,can explain these results.词汇:Saturn/saetan/n.土星 methane/miCein/n.甲烷，沼气Titan/taitsn/n.土卫六 acetylene/ssetilim/n.乙焕alien/eiljsn/n.外星人;adj.外星球的;相异的conservatism/k9ns3：v9tiz

18、am/n.保守主义，守 I日注释：1.hints of alien life：外星生命迹象。2.the Saturns moon：指土卫六(Titan)。土卫六又称泰坦星，是土星卫星中的一颗。3.NASA：美国国家航空航天局的缩写，全称是：National Aeronautics andSpaceAdministration o4.spacecraft Cassini：卡西尼号探测器，以出生于意大利的法国天文学家卡西尼的名字命名，其任务是环绕土星飞行，对土星及其大气、光环、卫星和磁场进行深人考察。1997年1 0月15日，重六吨的 卡西尼号星际探测器被发射飞往土星的轨道。这是上世纪发射的最后一

19、艘行星际探测的大飞船。卡西尼”号用了将近七年时间，在2004年7月1日飞达土星轨道。5.bugs：微生物。非正式口语表达，所以使用了引号。7.principal investigator：研究项目负责人8.ruleout：排除.的可能性职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解练习题3Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened bynoise pollution caused by human beings.Decibels（分贝）measured in water are different from

20、 those measured on land.Anoise of one hundred-twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears.In water,adecibel level of one-hundred ninety-five would have the same effect.Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one.hundred-twentydecibels in oceans.They have observed that noises at

21、that level can frighten andconfuse whales（鲸鱼）.Many researchers,whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit ofone-hundred-twenty decibels.They say such a limit is a greater danger than theybelieved.They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.41 According to the passage,wh

22、ich of the following is increasingly dangerous tosea creatures?A The sound of a car.B The sound of voices.C Man-made noise pollution.D The sound of steps.42 According to the passage,natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPTA sounds made by animals themselves.B ocean drilling.C underwater,ea

23、rthquakes.D the breaking of ice fields.43 Which of the following is discussed in the third paragraph?A The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean.B Different places may have different types of noises.C The decibel is not a suitable unit for measuring underwater noise.D

24、 Different ocean animals may have different reactions to noises.44 Which of the following is true of whales?A They wont be confused by noises.B They are deaf to noises.C Their ability to reproduce will be lowered by high-level noises.D Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.45 According

25、to the passage,what will scientists most probably do in the future?A They will work hard to reduce ocean noise pollution.B They will protect animals from harmful noises.C They will try to set a limit of 120 decibels.D They will study the effect of ocean noise pollution.41.C 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.B41.C M

26、an-made noise pollution.第一段:Some scientists say that animals inthe ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.指出了认为的噪声污染引起了海洋生物的危险。42.B ocean drilling.排除法。第二段:These sounds include the breaking of icefields,underwater earthquakes,and sounds made by animals themselves.

27、43.A The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in theocean.第一句话就直接给出了答案。44.D Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.第五段:The researchteam found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area tolose their hearing.This seriously affected the whales ab

28、ility to exchange informationand find their way.Some of the whales even died.45.B They will protect animals from harmful noises.文章的最后一句话是答案的出处。职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解练习题(四)练习：1.The author mentions all of the following advantages of publicity exceptA)Having no time costs.B)Having attentiveness.C)Having high

29、credibility.D)Having high profitability.2.the second paragraph indicates that people are more likely to believe storiesA)in a newspaper than in a women/s daily.B)In a newspaper than in a magazine.C)In an independent newspaper than in a dependent newspaper.D)In a magazine than in a local newspaper.3.

30、According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?A)A firm can control and time publicity accurately.B)A firm can neither control nor time publicity accurately.C)A firm can either control or time publicity accurately.D)In most cases a firm can control and time publicity accurately.4

31、.The example in Paragraph 4 is intended to demonstrateA)the power of publicity.B)the victim of publicity.C)the terrible effect of rumors.D)the vulnerability of people to publicity.5.The passage implies thatA)the placement of a story is not quite important.B)the report of a crime may not be true.D)pu

32、blicity is not always necessary.参考答案：DCBAD职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解练习题(六)练习：1.The author mentions all of the following advantages of publicity exceptA)Having no time costs.B)Having attentiveness.C)Having high credibility.D)Having high profitability.2.the second paragraph indicates that people are more likely

33、to believe storiesA)in a newspaper than in a women/s daily.B)In a newspaper than in a magazine.C)In an independent newspaper than in a dependent newspaper.D)In a magazine than in a local newspaper.3.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?A)A firm can control and time publ

34、icity accurately.B)A firm can neither control nor time publicity accurately.C)A firm can either control or time publicity accurately.D)In most cases a firm can control and time publicity accurately.4.The example in Paragraph 4 is intended to demonstrateA)the power of publicity.B)the victim of public

35、ity.C)the terrible effect of rumors.D)the vulnerability of people to publicity.5.The passage implies thatA)the placement of a story is not quite important.B)the report of a crime may not be true.D)publicity is not always necessary.参考答案：DCBAD职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解练习题9So far,scientists have named about 1.8 m

36、illion living species（物种）,and thats ajust a small part of what probably exists on Earth.With so many plants,animals,andother creatures coveting the planet,it can be tough to figure out what type of spideris moving up your leg or what kind of bird is flying by.A soon-to-be-started Web site might help

37、.An international team of researchershasannounced the creation of Web-based Encyclopedia（百科全书）of life（EOL）.Theproject aims to catalog every species on Earth in a single,easy-to-use referenceguide.As the EOL develops,you might find it useful for school projects.The site willfeaturespecial pages for k

38、ids who are studying ecosystems（生态系统）in theirneighborhoods.To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate,scientists will reviewmuch of the information added to it.People who visit the site will be able to chooseto leave out pages that havent been reviewed.Another convenient feature of theEOL is that you

39、ll be able to pick the level of detail you want to see to match yourinterest,age,and knowledge.If you wanted to learn about bears for a science classreport,for example,you could use the novice setting to get basic informationabout the animals.On the expert setting,on the other hand,you could get muc

40、hmore detailed information about the history,literature,and exploration of bears.It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe andanalyze species.The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new tool willspeed up that process.36 Spider and bird mentioned

41、 in Paragraph 1 are examples to illustrateA there are numerous living species on Earth.B animals are peoples friends.C it is easy to see spiders and birds.D there are many types of spiders and birds.37 The goal of the creation of the EOL is toA collect enough data to analyze the living sepecies on E

42、arth.B enlarge an existing Web site of the living sepecies on Earth.C add new information to the existing databases of the living species on Earth.D work out an easy-to-use catalog of every living species on Earth.38 At the starting stage,the EOL will get information fromA all the Web sites availabl

43、e.B databases built up by its creators.C the existing scientific databases.D nonscientists with specialized knowledge.39 The word novice in Paragraph 5 could be best replaced byA scientist.B creator.C beginnerD expert.40 Which of the following statement is NOT true?A scientist will review every piec

44、e of information added to EOLB The EOL will be beneficial to school kids with its development.C Scientists have cataloged only a small part of the living species on Earth.D People with different interests and knowledge will in a way find the EOL useful参考答案:36 B37 D38 C39 C40职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解练习题5职称英语考试

45、理工类B级阅读理解训练题1King Wangchuck looked at other countries for ideas.He saw that most countriesmeasured their progress by their Gross Natonal Product(GNP).The GNP measuresproducts and money.When the number of products sold increases,people say thecountry is making progress.King Wangchuck had a different

46、idea for Bhutan.Hewanted to measure his country/s progress by peoples happiness.If the peopleshappiness increased,the king could say that Bhutan was making progress.To decideif people were happier,he created a measure called Gross National Happiness(GNH).GNH is based on certain principles that creat

47、e happiness.People are happier ifthey have health care,education,and jobs.They are happier when they live in ahealthy,protected environment.They are happier when they can keep theirtraditional culture and customs.Finally,people are happier when they have a good,stable government.Bhutan is a symbol f

48、or social progress.Many countries are now interested inBhutans GNH.These countries are investigating their own ways to measurehappiness.They want to create new policies that take care of their people,cultures,and land.Brazil may be the nest country to use the principles of GNH.Brazilian leaders seet

49、he principles of GNH as a source of inspiration.Brazil is a large country with adiverse population.If happiness works as a measure of progress in Brazil,perhaps therest of the world will follow.31.Who was Jigme Singye Wangchuck?A.A king.B.A president.C.A Buddhist priest.D.A general.32.Apart from mod

50、ernizing Bhutan,what else did Wangchuck want to do forBhutan?A.To make its population grow.B.To keep its traditions and customs.C.To keep it separate from the world.D.To encourage its people to get rich.33.A country shows its progress with GNP byA.spending more money.B.spending less money.C.providin