2011-12-1学期-科技英语阅读-期末开卷考试试卷周一四讲
科技英语阅读样题参考答案
科技英语阅读样题参考答案第一部分：（36%）正有理数是任何可以用两个正整数相除来表示的数。
那些不能用两个整数相除表示的数被称为无理数。
我们对于现在或将来所要采取的行动所作的决定，都是基于至少对于结果而言有一定不确定性的知识之上的。
如果我们往池塘中扔进一颗石子，或者以其他别的方式改变水面某一点的状态，振荡就会产生，其中流动着的水的动能与高出正常水平的水的势能之间进行着持续的交替转换。
矚慫润厲钐瘗睞枥庑赖賃軔朧。
级联的晶体管电压放大器大多采用射极接地的结构，因为这种结构能同时获得电压和电流的增益。
共基极和射随器的极联方式均不能获得如此大的电压放大量。
聞創沟燴鐺險爱氇谴净祸測樅。
为了便于计算，我们假设在诸如显微镜或望远镜这样的光学仪器的目镜（即离眼睛最近的透镜或者透镜系统）后25 厘米（即10 英寸）处形成一个虚像。
残骛楼諍锩瀨濟溆塹籟婭骒東。
长途电话与国际电话的发展同样引人注目。
的确，稍微思考一下就会明白，如果不是因为需要，所有这些大容量的系统是不会都付诸使用的！酽锕极額閉镇桧猪訣锥顧荭钯。
这一做法，尽管可能会加速麦克斯韦关于电、磁理论的统一，但同时由于它掩盖了电场强度 E 与电位密度 D ，甚至更多地掩盖了磁场强度H 和磁感应系数 B 之间的基本物理差别，又给人们造成了不少困惑。
彈贸摄尔霁毙攬砖卤庑诒尔肤。
其它的一些金属，尤其是铅、汞和锡，都存在着这样的一个温度，它们彼此不同但都远远低于20°K ，在这个温度下，该金属的电阻下降为零。
謀荞抟箧飆鐸怼类蒋薔點鉍杂。
雷达的基本形式如图1-1 所示，包括一根发射天线（用来发射某一振荡器产生的电磁辐射），一根接收天线，以及一个能量检测装置。
厦礴恳蹒骈時盡继價骚卺癩龔。
第二部分：（24%）1．A 2. E 3. A. 4.C 5. A 6. C. 7. C 8. C 第三部分：Passage I: （15%）本书真正的目的是为那些在不远的将来可能涉足电子计算的某些专业领域的人们（可能是作为使用者,也可能作为电子设计者）, 较为广泛地介绍电子计算这一课题。
科技英语阅读考试答案
1.How common are other civilizations in the universe? This question has fascinated humanityfor centuries, and although we still have no definitive answer, a number of recent developments have brought it once again to the fore. Chief among these is the confirmation, after a long time wait and several false starts, that planet exist outside our solar system.外星文明在宇宙中是普遍存在的吗？这个问题已经困扰了人类几个世纪。
虽然我们到现在也不能给出一个确定的回答，但是最近的一些科技进展再一次把这个问题推到了风口浪尖。
其中最重要的，就是经过了漫长的等待和无数错误的尝试，我们终于确认了地外行星的存在。
2.By the time the debris settled and the collective misery was tallied, the devastation had insome respects exceeded even that of El Nino of 1982-1983, which killed 2,000 worldwide and caused about 13 billion dollars in damage.一切尘埃落定之后，人们开始统计此次厄尔尼诺现象造成的损失。
这次毁灭性的灾难造成的损失在某些方面更甚于1982到1983年间的厄尔尼诺现象，那次在世界范围内有2000余人遇难，导致的经济损失高达130亿美元。
3.The sun had set 12 minutes earlier, and twilight was waning on the northern coast of PapuaNew Guinea. It was July 17, 1998, and another tranquil Friday evening was drawing to a close for the men, women and children of Sissano, Arop, Warapu and other small villages on the peaceful sand spit between Sissano Lagoon and the Bismarck Sea.太阳在12分钟前就已经落山了，铺洒在巴布亚新几内亚北岸的暮色渐渐的减弱。
高一英语阅读理解试题(科技类)18页
高一英语阅读理解试题（科技类）(1)The computer is a useful machine. It is the most important invention in many years. The oldest kind of computer is the abacus(算盘), used in China centuries ago, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1946. A computer then could do maths problems quite fast.Today computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work. In a few years the computer may touch the life of everyone, even people in faraway villages.In the last few years, there have been great changes in computers. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster, Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things, but they cannot do everything. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad things to people? The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.1. The computer is a _______ machine.A. helpfulB. strangeC. largeD. dangerous2. The first large, modern computer was built about _______ years ago.A. a fewB. fortyC. sixtyD. eighty3. The computers of today are _______ than before.A. biggerB. fewerC. smallerD. taller4. Computers can do _______.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. lots of things5. The scientists of today _______ how to use the computers of tomorrow.A. may decideB. must decideC. can makeD. needn’t make【答案与解析】本文讲计算机的发展历史。
科技英语阅读试题及答案
科技英语阅读试题及答案一、阅读理解阅读下面的文章，然后回答1-5题。
A New Era in Space ExplorationThe exploration of space has always been a fascinating endeavor for humanity. With the recent advancements in technology, we are now entering a new era of space exploration. Private companies are taking the lead, and the cost of launching satellites and sending payloads into space has significantly decreased. This has opened up opportunities for a wider range of scientific research and commercial applications.1. What is the main theme of the passage?A. The cost of space explorationB. The role of private companies in space explorationC. The history of space explorationD. The new era of space exploration2. According to the passage, what has changed in the field of space exploration?A. The number of countries involvedB. The type of technology usedC. The leadership of government agenciesD. The cost and accessibility3. What does the author suggest about the future of space exploration?A. It will be limited to government projectsB. It will be more expensiveC. It will involve more scientific research and commercial applicationsD. It will be less technologically advanced4. What is the significance of the phrase "taking the lead"in the context of the passage?A. It refers to the government's role in space explorationB. It indicates that private companies are now leading the wayC. It suggests that the cost of space exploration is increasingD. It implies that technology is becoming less important5. What can be inferred from the passage about the impact of the new era of space exploration?A. It will lead to a decrease in scientific researchB. It will result in fewer commercial applicationsC. It will make space exploration more accessibleD. It will limit the opportunities for technological advancements答案：1. D2. D3. C4. B5. C二、词汇理解Read the following sentences and choose the best word to fill in the blanks.6. The development of new materials has _______ theefficiency of many electronic devices.A. enhancedB. reducedC. maintainedD. limited7. Scientists are constantly _______ new methods to study the universe.A. discoveringB. forgettingC. ignoringD. dismissing8. The use of renewable energy sources has _______ the reliance on fossil fuels.A. increasedB. decreasedC. stabilizedD. intensified9. The _______ of artificial intelligence in various fields has revolutionized the way we work and live.A. integrationB. disintegrationC. limitationD. prohibition10. The _______ of the project was delayed due to unexpected technical issues.A. implementationB. terminationC. initiationD. culmination答案：6. A7. A8. B9. A10. A三、完形填空Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the options provided.In recent years, the field of robotics has seen a remarkable _______ (11) in its capabilities. This is largely due to the _______ (12) of advanced sensors and artificial intelligence. Robots are now capable of performing complex tasks that were once thought to be the exclusive domain of humans. However, there are concerns about the _______ (13) of job displacementas robots become more proficient.11. A. increaseB. decreaseC. stagnationD. fluctuation12. A. integrationB. exclusionC. obsolescenceD. abandonment13. A. possibilityB. impossibilityC. inevitabilityD. uncertainty答案：11. A12. A13. A四、翻译Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese.14. The breakthrough in nanotechnology has paved the way for the development of new medical treatments.15. The application of blockchain technology is not limitedto financial services; it has the potential to transform various industries.答案：14. 纳米技术的重大突破为新医疗方法的发展铺平了道路。
2011—2012学年度第一学期期末考试-高一英语试题与参考答案
2011—2012学年度第一学期质量检查高一英语一、语言知识及应用（共三节，满分50分）第一节单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
1.--Look! The telephone is broken. Someone damaged it ________ purpose.--That may be right. But perhaps it was broken _________ accident.A. on; byB. by; byC. on; onD. by; on2. When was it ________ your mother showed you around the West Lake?A. untilB. ifC. whichD. that3. He asked Tom, “Have you finished your homework?”→He asked Tom ___________A. if had he finished his homework.B. whether he had finished his homework.C. if he had finished homework.D. if you had finished your homework.4. The reason ______being late for the meeting was ______his little son fell ill this morning.A. for, thatB. why, thatC. for, becauseD. why, because5. Although I tried my best, I could not ________her to stay here.A. adviseB. adviceC. persuadeD. persuaded6. After the fighting, the enemy __________.A. gave upB. gave outC. gave offD. gave in7. His parents wouldn’t let him marry a nyone ________ family was poor.A. of whomB. whomC. of whoseD. whose8. We don’t need to do extra work this evening. The day’s work was almost ______ now.A. at the endB. at an endC. at one endD. at our end9. They lived a hard life then, for their father __________ for half a year.A. had lost his workB. has lost his workC. had been out of workD. has been out of work10. Don’t _______. Try again, and you will succeed.A. lose your heartB. lose the heartC. lose heartD. lose hearts11. We don’t doubt________ he can do a good job of it.A. whetherB. thatC. whatD. why12. The work is ________ worth _________.A. very, to doB. very, of being doneC. well, to be doneD. well, doing13. Our headmaster will __________us in the discussion this afternoon.A. take part inB. join inC. joinD. attend14. Her mother__________ having read the letter.A. thoughtB. consideredC. admittedD. advised15. --What's happening in the new area?--New houses__________ recently over there.A. are builtB. builtC. have builtD. have been built16. The patient is suffering from SARS. He is not only in ________ but also________.A. dangerous; dangerB. danger; dangerousC. endanger; dangerousD. endangered; danger17. This book _______ ten units, ________ three mainly revision.A. contains; includingB. includes; containingC. contains; containing D .includes; including18. He is wearing sunglasses to ________ his eyes from the strong sunlight.A. protectB. holdC. stopD. prevent19. The middle school is ____________ a college.A. attached withB. attached inC. attached toD. attached on20. Is this the school ________ you studied ten years ago?A. in whichB. thatC. in thatD. the one that第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
2011级第一学年第一学期期末考试试卷(a闭卷
2011级第一学年第一学期期末考试试卷（A）闭卷一、Multiple Choice （30%）1．Read the book carefully you will find lots of date you need.A．If B. and C. so D. /2. Almost all his friends called him trying to persuade him into giving up the marriage.3. The dean was reading a report when the student was shown in by a teacher.4. The doctor assured my uncle that he would be getting well very soon yesterday.5. The pollution question as well a s several other issues is going to be discussed in the meeting.6. Her illness is so serious that she was hardly able to move any part of her body except her hands.7. We‟ll stay at home if it rains tomorrow.8. Unless bad weather stops her, she goes for a walk every day.9. I‟ll let you know as soon as it is arranged.10. We all make mistakes occasionally.11. They‟re practicing singing the new song.12. Good self-esteem lets you respect yourself, and, consequently you are respected by others.13. If you feel you are not doing well in a certain jib, you may think about some of the successful roles you have played.14. Try to find the humor in the embarrassin g moments and practice telling stories about them is a humorous way.15. That solitary old man was suspected to be connected with the crime.16. It was yesterday that, John might have bought a new hat for his girl friend.17. Smoking has a close association wit h lung cancer.18. His mother has made an appointment for him to see the physician at 2 this afternoon.19. The villagers had to move out Of their hometown because of the danger of a flood.20. If we can afford to, we will take a vacation broad in the summer.21. You‟ll have to raise your voice If speaking in public.22. A person with strong confidence is easy to achieve success.23. You can enhance your sense of humor if you take a positive view of life.24. The road to Beijing well be closed due to the heavy snow and delays are likely as a result.25. The passengers were transferred to a ferry at the bus terminus.26. Where does the Yangtze take its source?27. Apple is my favorite fruit as there is a saying, “One apple everyday keeps the doctor away.28. David Matthews is in charge of all things in this international company.29. The police worked hard to find out the murderer hidden in that county area.30. Winning the Nobel Prize was the most memorable moment in his career.1. C According to my memory, it never snow her in winner.A B C D2. C Call me as soon as you will get to the place we set.A B C D3. B Biologists are predicting that they have been able to control this disease.A B C D4. C Listen to the wind. We are going to having a rough crossing.A B C D5. A She is always losing her keys and asks me to look for them.A B C D6. C You can ‟t see Joan because she rests ，she always rests after lunchA B C D7. B Much work finish yesterday and we were all so happy at that timeA B C D8. B This organization was found in 1990 when Mr. smith moved to new YorkA B C D9.A As long as he had done it ，he knew it was a mistake.A B C D10. B All desks here were made with hand and they so beautiful.A B C D三、V ocabulary (10%)1.The movie star ‟s scandal was in the newspapers.2. What he does can ‟t what he says?3. I am that I gave you his address.4. My parents me with a lot of presents.5. We over New Year greetings every years.6. Do you believe in the he has done for us.7. Sometimes problems might lead to serious results.8. You can stay in the spare room .9. The film is a novel.10. We have fullthat we shall succeed. 四、Cloze (10%) Disaster can strike people quickly and without warning. It can force you run way from where you live and just confine you to your home. Moreover , it threatens your life and property ….people can take to cope with disasters …..It enables you to get well prepared before a disaster both psychologically and in material. It usually consists of a disaster guide that …... the supplies should meet your needs for at least three days …and emergency tools as well ….Although everyone reacts differently to disastrous situations …Armed with the above mentioned facilities, you ‟ll deal with disasters in a better way.1. A2. B3. C4. F5. E6. D7. G8. H9. I 10. J五、Reading Comprehension (20%)Passage One (10%)Passage Two (5%)答案？没有做Passage Three（5%）Narrow EscapeOne night when Mr. Robinson was asleep, he was woken up by some strange noise outside his house. …Thieves,” he thought. Jumping out of bed, he took his gun and hurried to the bedroom window. The room was not shining and the night was rather dark.. But he could see a white shape. It looked like a man tit the day before and hung it on the tree to dry, It hand a hole right through the middle. Mr. Robinson was nearly frightened out of his like when he saw it and began to tremble(颤抖).His neighbor arrived an that moment, “How are you today, Mr. Robinson?” he asked in an anxious voice. “You don‟t look well.”“I‟m all right, thank you, “said Mr. Robinson. “But I‟m lucky to be alive. You see that shirt there?”“Yes?” said the neighbor.” “If I‟d been wearing that shirt last night, “said Mr. Robinson, “I‟d be a dead man now.”1. When Mr. Robinson jumped out of his bed and went to the window, he saw in the garden.A. a thiefB. something like a manC. a white shirt on a treeD. noting2. Who had hung the shirt on the tree the day before?A. A thiefB. Mr. Robinson himselfC. Mr. Robinson‟s neighborD. Mr. Robinson‟s wife3. After firing the gun, Mr. Robinson .A. went back to bedB. went to the garden to see what it isC. felt no longer afraidD. looked for the shirt he had washed the day before4. The next morning Mr. Robinson‟s neighbor came and saw him looking .A. surprisedB. unhappyC. sickD. angry5. The Title “A Narrow Escape” suggests that on has .A. succeeded in escapingB. failed to escapeC. run awayD. only just avoided death我的答案： 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.. A 5.A六、Translation (20%)1. 托尼发现这本小说令人着迷Tony found the novel fascinating。
科技英语阅读习题答案汇总
33. Directions: Reorder the disordered parts of a sentence to make a complete sentence.1) Facebook allows anyone who declares themselves to be aged 13 or older to become amember of the website.2) The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but wasexpanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University.3) Facebook later expanded membership eligibility to employees of several companies,including Apple Inc. and Microsoft.4) The media often compares Facebook to MySpace, but one significant difference between thetwo websites is the level of customization.5) The patent may encourage Facebook to pursue action against websites that violate the patent,which may potentially include websites such as Twitter.4. Directions: Change the following sentences into nominalized ones.1) Network security has become a major concern for organizations and individuals.2) For these reasons, making an operating system ready and available is helpful.3) The security policy development process may also involve the identification of protection.4) Rather, it is a brief description of a number of important product features, such as the inputmethod, network connectivity, operating system, and database capabilities.5) While formulating the interview plan, designers should work closely with projectstakeholders who have access to users.Unit 43. Directions:1)Given that robots generally lack muscles, they can't rely on muscle memory (the trickthat allows our bodies to become familiar over time with movements such as walking orbreathing) to help them more easily complete repetitive tasks.2)For autonomous robots, this can be a bit of a problem, since they may have toaccommodate changing terrain in real time or risk getting stuck or losing their balance.3)One way around this is to create a robot that can process information from a variety ofsensors positioned near its “legs” and identify different patterns as it moves, a team ofresearchers report Sunday in Nature Physics.4)Some scientists rely on small neural circuits called "central pattern generators" (CPG) tocreate walking robots that are aware of their surroundings.5)Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience researcher Poramate Manoonpongand Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization researcher Marc Timmeare leading a project that has created a six-legged robot with one CPG that can switchgaits depending upon the obstacles it encounters.4. Directions: Change the following sentences into the passive-voice ones.1) A novel twist is introduced on this traditional approach (by the new field of experimentalphilosophy).2)T he search to understand people’s ordinary intuitions is continued (by experimentalphilosophers).3)This is accomplished by using the methods of contemporary cognitive science—experimental studies, statistical analyses, cognitive models, and so forth.4)Just in the past year or so, this new approach has been being applied (by a number ofresearchers) to the study of intuitions about consciousness.5)How people think about the mind can be better understood by By studying how peoplethink about three different types of abstract entities.Unit 7 Genetic Engineering2. Directions: Complete the sentences with the words given in the brackets. Change the form ifnecessary.1) Restriction enzyme is an endonuclease that cuts DNA at sites defined by its recognitionsequence.DNA限制内切酶是一种酸内切酶，它能够在其识别序列指定的部位切割DNA。
科技英语试题(带答案)(最新整理)
I. Use of English1. —Good-bye and thank you very much for a wonderful time. —________A______. Hope to see you again.A. Thank you for your comingB. Not at allC. It was nothingD. Never mind2.—I’m sorry. I lost the key. —______A______A. Well, it’s OK.B. No, it’s all right.C. You are welcome.D. You are wrong.3. — I’m so sorry for stepping on your foot. — _____A_______.A. That’s all rightB. No, it’s my faultC. You didn’t hurt me at allD. Yes, don’t worry about it4. —Paul, ____B________? —Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.A. what is the person over thereB. who’s talking over thereC. what are they doingD. which is that5. —Could I speak to Don Watkins, please? —________C____A. I’m listeningB. Oh, how are you?C. Speaking, please.D. I’m Don.6. — Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday? — _______D_____A. Yes, of course.B. The other is better.C. What’s the matter?D. Either would suit me.7. —Would you mind if I turned the radio up？—_______B______.A. Yes, pleaseB. No, go aheadC. No, thank youD. Yes, that’ll be right8. —_____C_______ —He teaches physics in a school.A. What does your father want to do?B. Who is your father?C. What is your father?D. Where is your father now?9. — I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow. — _____D_______A. I don’t like the weather at this time of the year.B. I don’t mind if it is going to rain tomorrow.C. Why read the newspaper yourself?D. Let’s listen to the weather report on the radio at ten.10. —Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday? —_____D_______A. Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower.B. Fine, I never go to birthday parties.C. Ha…ha, I don’t like birthday parties.D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident11. —Thank you for inviting me. —_______D_____A. I really had a happy time.B. Oh, it’s too lateC. Oh, so slowly?D. Thank you for coming12. — _____C_______. — It’s nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.A. I lost my walkman this morningB. I feel awful. I’ve got a coldC. I feel terrible, but I’ve left your tape somewhereD. I’m sorry, but we don’t have that medicine13. —We are going to London for holiday next week. Would you mind taking care of my garden while we’re away？—Not at all. ______C______.A. Sorry, I have no timeB. I’d rather notC. With pleasureD. No, I wouldn’t14. —_______B_____ —Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week.A. When did your parents arrive at Paris?B. How long have your parents been in Paris?C. Did your parents arrive at Paris last Wednesday?D. When will your parents go to Paris?15. — Do you feel like taking a walk in the park? — _____C_______.A. You may ask your brother to go, tooB. Yes, but I can’t afford the timeC. No, I’m really not in the mood for it this eveningD. No, I’d like it16. —Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip? —______A______A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day.B. Come on, I’ve got lots of fun.C. By the way, I don’t like Saturdays.D. Well, I’ll look forward to your phone call.17. —Oh, sorry to bother you. —______C______A. That’s good.B. No, you can’t.C. That’s Okay.D. Oh, I don’t know.18. — Jane: Tom, let me introduce you to Lucy. — Tom: ____B________ — Lucy: Hi, I’m Lucy Lee.A. What’s your name?B. Hello.C. Nice to see you.D. Sorry, not right now.19. —Would you like to have dinner with me this Saturday, Mr. Wang? —_______C________.A. Oh, no. Let’s notB. I’d rather stay at homeC. I’d love to, but I have a meeting that dayD. Thank you20. —How often do you go dancing? —______C______A. I will go dancing tomorrow.B. Yesterday.C. Every other day.D. I’ve been dancing for a year.21. — You’ve won the football game. Congratulations! — ______A______.A. It’s nice of you to say soB. We are really luckyC. No one else could do itD. Oh, not really22. —Marilyn, I’m afraid I have to be leaving now. —______B______A. That sounds wonderful.B. Oh, so early?C. Not at all.D. Good luck!23. —I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A. —_____B_______A. Don’t worry about it.B. Congratulations! That’s a difficult course.C. Mr. Brown is very good.D. Good luck to you!24. — What’s happened to my library books? — ______A______ .A. I’ve no ideaB. You borrowed them from the libraryC. You bought them yesterdayD. They’re about wild animals25. —Mike, I am going to skate in the mountains tomorrow. —Oh, really？_______C________.A. Good luckB. Thank youC. Have a good timeD. Congratulations26. —How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight? —______C______A. Forget it.B. Sorry, I like Mexican food.C. That’s great!D. Glad you like it.27. — My children are always arguing. — _____A_______A. Just leave them alone.B. That’s right.C. Are you sure?D. How old are the boys?28. —I wonder if I could use your dictionary？—Sure. ______B_________.A. Go onB. Here you areC. Go upD. Here are you29. —Madam, do all the buses go downtown? —_______D_____A. Wow, you got the idea.B. No, never mind.C. Pretty well, I guess.D. Sorry, I’m new here.30. — Where is Tom this morning? — He’s got a cold. — ______A______A. Just tell him to take it easy.B. What’s the matter with him?C. He is absent.D. What? Where is he?II. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Pigeons have been used as messengers for 500 years, because of their special ability to find home. The mystery of the homing pigeon is on how it navigates and how it finds home. We now know that there are two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun. Just getting rough directions from the sun is easy. However, getting accurate directions from the sun takes more care. To tell direction accurately from the sun, one needs to know the exact time.All plants and animals seem to have built-in clocks. Usually these biological clocks are not quite exact in measuring time. However, they work pretty well, because they are “reset” every day, maybe when the sun gets up.Do pigeons use their biological clocks to help them find direction from the sun? We can experiment to find out. We can keep pigeons in a room lighted only by lamps. And we can time the lighting to make their artificial “days” start at some different time from the real outside day. After a while we have shifted their clocks. Now we take them far away from home and let them go on a sunny day. Most of them start out as if they know just which way to go, but choose a wrong direction. They have picked a direction that would be correct for the position of the sun and the time of day according to their shifted clocks.The above experiment shows that homing pigeons can tell directions by the sun. What happens when the sky is darkly overcast by clouds and no one can see where the sun is? The pigeons still find their way home. So it seems that pigeons also have some extra sense of direction from the earth’s magnetic field when they cannot see the sun.1. Pigeons have been used as messengers, for they have special ability ______B_______.A. to send lettersB. to find homeC. to carry food for menD. to lead the way for people2. The secret of the homing pigeons is ________B_____.A. how they find foodB. how they find homeC. how they take a letterD. how they take care of children3. All plants and animals reset their biological clocks when ________A______.A. the sun risesB. the sun setsC. the moon risesD. the moon sets4. The experiment tells us that the pigeons fly ____C__ because of the shifted biological clocks.A. in a wrong directionB. in a correct directionC. in all directionsD. in a circle5. Pigeons have ___C___ to tell the direction when it is cloudy by using the earth’s magnetic field.A. sharp eyesB. sensitive hearingC. sense of directionD. brain wavesPassage 2 The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established. My topic is not standards nor its decline (降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult. My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack. The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate. Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.6. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that __D___.A. the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generationB. the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enoughC. he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen yearsD. English teachers should be held responsible for the students' poor command of English7. In the author's opinion, the speaker ___B___.A. gave a correct judgment of the English level of the studentsB. had exaggerated the language problems of the studentsC. was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobsD. could think and speak intelligently8. The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is ___C___.A. neutralB. positiveC. criticalD. compromising9. It can be concluded from the passage that ___D___.A. it is justifiable to include English as a school subjectB. the author disagrees with the speaker over the stadard of English at Grade 9 levelC. English language teaching is by no means an easy jobD. Language improvement needs time and effort10. In the passage the author argues that ___A___.A. it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the studentsB. young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properlyC. to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and earsD. to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generationsPassage 3Is there a “success personality”— some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula, and can anyone cultivate it?At the Gallup Organization we recently focused in depth on success, probing the attitudes and qualities of 1 500 prominent people selected at random from Who’s Who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is, common sense.Common sense is the most prevailing quality possessed by our respondents(回答者). Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this category. And 61 percent say that common sense was very important in contributing to their success.To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to sweep aside extraneous ideas and get right to the core of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way: “The key ability for success is simplifying. In conducting meetings and dealing with industry, reducing a complex problem to the simplest terms is highly important.”Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it? The oil man’s answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He attributes his to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their — and your own — mistakes.Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships with others, and of course, luck. But common sense stands out. If you cultivate these qualities, you’ll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Who’s Who someday.11. It can be known from the passage that Who’s Who___C___.A. is a very useful book telling us how to succeedIII. Vocabulary and Structure1. It is just as hard to persuade my wife not to dance _B___ to keep me from the football field.A. so it isB. as it isC. so is itD. as is it2. The committee ___B___ different opinions about the financial help given to the workers.A. hasB. haveC. havingD. having had3. Nothing is ___A__ time; yet nothing is less valued.A. more precious thanB. less precious thanC. most preciousD. as precious as4. ____A__ you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.A. Now thatB. AfterC. AlthoughD. As soon as5. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ____B__ tired of having one examination after another.A. isB. areC. amD. be6. The child felt there was no one he could turn __A____ with his problem.A. toB. forC. onD. at7. __A__ from the top of the mountain, the whole city looks beautiful.A. SeenB. SeeingC. SeeD. Looked8. Traveling abroad will broaden your ____ C__ and help you to understand the world.A. rangeB. sightC. horizonD. vision9. In all English towns there is a speed limit of 30 miles an hour, __B___?A. is thereB. isn’t thereC. is itD. isn’t it10. No sooner had he left ____B___ the police arrived.A. whenB. thanC. thenD. before11. __D__ the expense, I ____ a round-the-world tour.A. Were it not … would takeB. If it were not… takeC. Weren’t it for… will takeD. If it hadn’t been for… would have taken12. As a part-time job, I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college __C____.A. scopeB. scheduleC. vacationD. vocation13. The mountain village is my hometown. I spent __C___ merry night there when I was young.A. a great manyB. plenty ofC. many aD. a great deal14. ___B___ the cold wind, they went out without their coats.A. DespiteB. In spiteC. AlthoughD. Unless15. Ellis Haizlip began his stage career in Washington, D.C., _D__ supervised the Howard University Players during their summer season.A. he wasB. where he was C .which he D. where he16. Never before __A____ won gold medals in the Olympic Games.A. have so many Chinese athletesB. so many Chinese athletes haveC. have such many Chinese athletesD. such many Chinese athletes have17. Those ___A__ to go to the exhibition should inform the office.A. not wantingB. who not wantC. not wantedD. are not want18. What did the teacher ___C___ us to do tonight as our homework?A. allowB. permitC. assignD. resign19. __C__ impressed the visitors deeply was ____ the workers made with their hands.A. What…thatB. That…thatC. What…whatD. That…what20. People of ___B___ backgrounds applied for the job.A. manyB. variousC. variableD. a lot of21. __C___ scenery in national parks is usually attractive.A. AB. AnC. TheD. One22. They felt inferior __D____ the others until the team’s international success made them proud of themselves.A. thanB. forC. withD. to23. With the shining water before you and the wind ___B_____ , trees behind you, you can not help _______.A. blown … but feel relaxedB. blowing … feeling relaxedC. blown … but feel relaxingD. blowing … but feel relaxing24. ____B__ we need more practice is quite clear.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhichD. When25. _B__ he was ill, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me for I didn’t have much working experience.A. IfB. That ifC. ThatD. If that26. Many people around tried to __D____ the boy who fell into the river, but in vain.A. preventB. deliverC. releaseD. rescue27. Recent estimates show that _C__ more than two million bird-watchers in the United States.A. there are amongB. are there theC. there areD. among the .28. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into __D____ when judging my examination.A. observationB. countingC. regardD. account29. Peter and Bob both did well, but Peter is _D__ of the two.A. more talentedB. the most talentedC. most talentedD. the more talented30. The young man had __A___ great hardships before he grew into a real army man.A. undergoneB. underestimatedC. underlinedD. undertaken31. Some people hold that the more conservative the world becomes, __B__have old furniture, old houses and old paintings.A. the smarter is toB. the smarter it is toC. is it the smarter soD. is one to the smarter32. The village ____B__ my mother grew up in is not far from the city.A. whatB. whichC. where D wherever33. ____A___ that Mr Thomson got such rare fishes ?A. When and where was itB. When and where it wasC. Was it when and whereD. When and where were it34. The child is unhappy with the restrictions ___B__ on him by his parents.A. imposingB. imposedC. exposingD. exposed35. She was just about to explain __D_ she hadn’t passed her maths test chiefly out of carelessness ___ her uncle came.A. her mother … whenB. to her mother why … thatC. her mother that … whenD. to her mother that … when36. Yesterday I went to the office and got my passport ___C___.A. to changeB. changeC. changedD. changing37. —— Will you be able to finish the job this week?—— _______D_______ .A. I can’t say itB. I don’t know thatC. I’m not sure thisD. I don’t expect so38. Is this museum ___D___ you visited a few days ago?A. whereB. thatC. on whichD. the one39. It was dark and cold. They had to find a house __A__ and some wood ____.A. to stay in…to make a fire withB. to stay…to make a fire withC. to stay in…to make a fireD. to stay…to make a fire40. Do you remember those days ___C___ we spent along the seashore very happily?A. whoB. whereC. whichD. when41. The newspaper’s owner and editor _A__ away on holiday.A. isB. areC. beD. have been42. He wrote all the things down ___A___ he should forget them.A. in caseB. in case ofC. in order thatD. as though43. It’s impossible for a child to do so much work within a short period of time, ___A_____ ?A. isn’t itB. is itC. has itD. hasn’t it44. ____D__ is a fact that English is accepted as an international language.A. WhatB. WhoC. ThatD. It45. __D__ the essay a second time, the hidden meaning will become clearer to you.A. While readingB. After readingC. Your having readD. When you read46. The crime was discovered till 48 hours later, ___B___ gave the criminal plenty of time to get away.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. so47. Only after a baby seal is pushed into the sea by its mother _C__ to swim.A. how will it learnB. it will learn howC. will it learn howD. and it will learn how48. His words might have ___D__ that lovely woman, but he was never aware of it.A. injuredB. harmedC. damagedD. hurt49. The news ___ D___ to the Great Wall during the summer holidays made us very happy.A. what we should goB. how we would goC. where we would goD. that we should go50. When the farmer came back from work, his pet dog jumped out__B__ the door to welcome him.A. fromB. from behindC. ofD. of behind51. I recognized her __D____ I saw her.A. afterB. if notC. unlessD. the instant (that)52. That’s one of those questions that really don’t need __B____.A. to answerB. answeringC. being answeredD. answer53. If you have a cold, stay at home so that you won’t spread it to __C___.A. anotherB. the otherC. othersD. the others54. These years the problem of noise pollution ____C__ by the engineers in this factory.A. is studiedB. is being studiedC. has been studiedD. will have studied55. Is this the place ____A__ the exhibition was held?A. whereB. thatC. on whichD. the one56. The children ___D__ and we will never neglected them.A. brought up wellB. was brought up wellC. had been well brought upD. have been well brought up57. Everyone can borrow this dictionary ____C__ he keeps it clean; otherwise he will have to pay for the damage.A. so as thatB. as far asC. as long asD. as soon as58. The higher the standard of living, ___D___.A. the greater is the amount of paper is usedB. the greater amount of paper is usedC. the amount of paper is used is greaterD. the greater the amount of paper used59. Apparently, the dog’s place in society as a ___B___ and as a protection against criminal makes the dog taboo as food.A. companyB. companionC. accompanyD. accompaniment60. We hurried to the cinema, only ____ C__ the film had begun.A. findingB. foundC. to findD. to have found13. What caused the fire is still a mystery.是什么引起了这次火灾仍然是一个谜。
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西南科技大学2011-2012-1学期《科技英语阅读》本科期末考试试卷课程代码 2 0 8 9 0 0 6 0 命题单位外国语学院：大学英语教研室Part I. Technical Term Translation(30 points)Directions: Translate the following technical terms from English into Chinese and vise versa.(共20题，每题1.5分，共30分。
)1. 防火墙firewall2. backup files备份文件3. 城市化urbanization4. biomaterial生物材料5. 计算机病毒Computer V irus6. city and countryside integration城乡一体化7. 变形金刚Transformers 8. nuclear reactor核反应堆9.信息论information theory 10. bionics仿生学11. 机器人仿真robot simulation12. DNA脱氧核糖核酸13. 基因gene 14. clone克隆15. 跨学科的interdisciplinary 16. Artificial Intelligence人工智能17.遗传工程genetic engineering 18. Stone Age石器时代19. 人口密度population density 20. assembly line装配线Part II. Sentence Translation from English into Chinese(20 points)Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.(共5题，每题4分，共20分。
)21. As the scope of sharing personal information expands from a few friends to many sundry individuals grouped together under the Facebook label of “friends”, disclosure becomes the norm and privacy becomes a quaint anachronism.（paragraph 2, P.67）22. Along with the wheels, a self-balancing system and a motor with a top speech of five kilometers per hour make the robot mobile. （1st sentence of paragraph 4, P.99）23. Both nanotechnology and biotechnologies have successfully made the transition from basic research to the development of products and services. （3rd sentence of paragraph 6, P.153）24. Primitive people attributed such natural phenomena, to a pantheon of gods and goddesses, who behaved in a capricious and whimsical way. （3rd sentence of paragraph 1, p.208）25.The IAEA makes two annual projections concerning the growth of nuclear power, a low and a high. （1st sentence of paragraph 2, P262）Part III. Reading Comprehension (20 points)Directions：Do Discourse understanding on P.271-272. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (共5题，每题4分，共20分。
)答案： D E A F B1. D. What Are the High-mileage Black Holes2. E. The Astronomers’ Calculation of the High-mileage Black Holes’ Conversion3. A. The Incredible Speed Efficiency of the High-mileage Black Holes4. F. The Remaining Question of the High-mileage Black Holes5. B. Scientists’ Discoveries of the High-mileage Black Holes’ High Efficiency of Making X-raysPart IV. Summary Writing (30 points)Directions：Write a summery with more than 180 words based the articles form P.244 to P.249(Reading B, Unit 9). You must write more than 180 words in your summery.答案：According to the 1987 Brundtland Commission, the issue of sustainable development has become the core of urban policy and planning concerns. Throughout the 1990s, urban planning has still not been satisfactorily achieved. There are conflicts between the “green agenda” , the “brown agenda” and the “red agenda”.The most important environmental issue now is climate change, which will affect the basic elements of life for people around the world. The poorest countries are most vulnerable to it. The second major environmental concern is oil depletion. It is predicted that peak oil will be reached in 2010, meaning an equivalent form of energy will take its place. The impact on cities, urban life, and the economy will be profound.At the same time, the current nature and scale of urbanisation and city growth are also causing many impacts of central concern to planning. Cities cause negative environmental impacts through consumption of natural assets and modify the environment and generate new hazards. Poorer and more vulnerable groups will suffer more.Therefore, the environmental and natural resources are challenging urban planning. People begin to more appreciate the interrelationships between natural resources and human impacts and understand the impact of cities on climate and resources globally.From the 1070s, new urban forms were promoted which responded to environmental concerns. More recentdevelopments of these ideas have explored how they can be guided by spatial planning focusing on city-wide infrastructure.The New Urbanism approach is a reflection of many of the spatial principles of the compact city and the sustainable approaches at local scales.More recently, addressing climate changes has become the most important environmental issue. It is expected that urban planning can be a mechanism for changing urban impacts.Many local measures are voluntary and not yet implemented. The main planning innovations are probably still to come.。