2014年职称英语考试理工类B级真题及答案
2014职称英语《理工B》真题及答案(代码22)第一部分：词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。
1. The majority of people around here are decent.A. realB. honestC. normalD. wealthy答案：D2. The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.A. hiddenB. traditionalC. inflexibleD. official答案：C3. The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.A. furnishB. copyC. publishD. summarize答案：A4. Afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down.A. excitementB. disappointmentC. angerD. calm答案：B5. Several windows had been smashed.A. cleanedC. fixedD. broken答案：D6. The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.A. painsB. partsC. aspectsD. results答案：A7. London quickly became a flourishing port.A. majorB. largeC. successfulD. commercial答案：C8. She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.A. homeworkB. justiceC. modelD. act答案：D9. He led a very moral life.A. humanB. intelligentC. naturalD. honourable答案：D好学教育2015年职称英语考试过关课程课件汇总：/RhFad1W 10. His stomach felt hollow with fear.B. respectfulC. emptyD. terrible答案：C11. It was a majic night until the spell was broken.A. timeB. charmC. spaceD. opportunity答案：B12. His professional career spanned 16 years.A. startedB. changedC. movedD. lasted答案：D13. They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.A. discoverB. proveC. considerD. imagine答案：A14. His knowledge of French is fair.A. very usefulB. very limitedC. quite goodD. rather special答案：B15. The group does not advocate the use of violence.B. regulateC. opposeD. support答案：D第二部分：阅读判断好学教育2015年职称英语考试过关课程课件汇总：/RhFad1W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。
So Many 'Earths'The Milky Way (银河) contains billions of Earth-sized planets that could support life that’s the finding of a new study. It draws on date that came from NASA’s top planet-hunting telescope.A mechanical failure recently put that Kepler space telescope out of service. Kepler had played a big role in creating a census of planets orbiting some 170,000 stars. Its data have been helping astronomers predict how common planets are in our galaxy. The telescope focused on hunting planets that might have conditions similar to those on Earth.The authors of a study,published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of sciences,conclude that between 14 and 30 out of every 100 stars, with a mass and temperature similar to the Sun, may host a planet that could support life as we know it.Such a planet would have a diameter at least as large as Earth’s, but no more than twice that big . The planet also would have to orbit in a star’s habitable zone. That’s where the surface temperature would allow any water to exist as a liquid.The new estimate of how many planets might fit these conditions comes from studying more than 42,000 stars and identifying suitable worlds orbiting them. The scientists used those numbers to extrapolate (推算) to the rest of the stars that the telescope could not see .The estimate is rough, the authors admit. If applied to the solar system, it would define as habitable a zone starting as close to the Sun as Venus and running to as far away as Mars.Neither planet is Earthlike (although either might have been in the distant past). Using tighter limits, the researchers estimate that between 4 and 8 out of every 100Sunlike stars could host an Earth-sized world. These are ones that would take 200 to 400days to complete a yearly orbit.Four out of every 100 sunlike stars doesn’t sound like a big number. It would mean, however, that the Milky Way could host more than a billion Earth-sized planets with a change for life.16. The Kepler space telescope has been in service for 15 years.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned答案：C17. The main task of the Kepler space telescope is to find out planets with similar conditions to Earth’s.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned答案：A18. The planet that could support life might be a little bit smaller than Earth.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned答案：B19. The Earth is planet orbiting in the Sun’s habitable zone.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned答案：A20. The new finding is based on a thorough study of 170,000 stars in the Milky Way.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned答案：B21. The estimate of the number of planets that could support life is not very accurate.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned答案：A22. This is the first research finding about the planets with a chance for life.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned答案：C第三部分：概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试，任务：(1)1-4题要求从所给的4个选项中为段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第5-8题要求从所给的5个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。
2014职称英语考试理工B真题及答案
Underground Coal Fires a Looming CatastropheCoal burning deep underground in China, India and Indonesia is threatening the environment and human life, scientists have warned, these large-scale underground blazes cause the ground temperature to heat up and kill surrounding vegetation, produce greenhouse gases and can even ignite forest first, a panel of scientists told the annual meeting of the American Association For the Advancement of Science in Denver. The resulting release of poisonous elements like arsenic and mercury can also pollute local water sources and soils, they warned.“Coal fires are a global catastrophe,” said Associate Professor Glenn Stracher of East Georgia College in Swainsboro, USA, But surprisingly few people know about them.Coal can heat up on its own, and eventually catch fire and burn, if there is a continuous oxygen supply. The heat produced is not cause to55 disappear and under the right combinations of sunlight and oxygen, can trigger spontaneous catching fire and burning. This can occur underground, in coal stockpiles, abandoned mines or even as coal is transported. Such fires in China consume up to 200 million tones of coal per year, delegates were told. In comparison, the U.S. economy consumes about one billion tones of coal annually, said Stracher, whose analysis of the likely impact of coal fires has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Coal Ecology. Once underway, coal fires can burn for decades, even centuries. In the process, they release large 60volumes of greenhouse gases poisonous fumes and black particles into the atmosphere.The members of the panel discussed the impact these fires may be having on global and regional climate change, cand agreed that the underground nature of the fires makes them difficult to 62protect. One of the members of the panel, Assistant Professor Paul Van Dijk of the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth observation in the Netherlands, has been working with the Chinese government to detect and monitor fires in the northern regions of the country.Ultimately, the remote sensing and other techniques should allow scientists to estimate how much carbon dioxide these fires are emitting. One suggested method of containing the fires was presented by Gary Colaizzi, of the engineering firm Goodson, which has developed aheat-resistant grout (a thin mortar used to fill cracks and crevices), which is designed to be pumped into the coal fire to cut off the oxygen supply.。
2014年职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(一)
职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(一)一、词汇选择（本大题15小题．每题1.0分，共15.0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。
请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
）第1题We derive knowledge mainly from books.A depriveB obtainC descendD trace【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意(我们主要从书本上获得知识)判断B(获得)是答案。
depdve-vt“剥夺，使丧大”；descend vi“下来，下降”：trace n．“痕迹，踪迹，微量； vt描绘，追踪。
”第2题We all consider him a man of dynamic personalities.A dangerousB doubtfulC activeD easy【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 该句含义是“我们都认为他是个个性很活跃的人。
”dynamic adj“动力的，动态的，牛气勃勃的”；active adj“积极的，现行的，活动的，活跃的”；doubtful adj“可疑的，不确的”；easy adj“容易的，舒适的，宽裕的，从容的”；adv．“不费力的，轻松”。
第3题The local government decided to merge the two firms into a big one.A motivateB combineC compactD nominate【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意(当地的政府决定把两家公司合并成一家公司)判断B“(使)联合”是答案。
motivate v“激发”；compact adj．“紧凑的，紧密的，简洁的”；nominate vt“提名，推荐，任命”。
2014年职称英语考试真题(B理工)
Climate Change ：The Long Reach1 . Earth is warming. Sea levels are rising. There ‘s more carbon in the air，and Arctic ice is melting faster than at any time in recorded history. Scientists who study the environment to better gauge （评估）.Earth’s future climate now argue that these changes may not reverse for a very long time .2 . People burn fossil fuels like coal and oil for energy. That burning releases carbon dioxide，a colorless gas . In the air ，this gas traps heat at Earth‘s surface . And the more carbon dioxide released ，the more the planet warms . If current consumption of fossil fuels doesn’t slow ，the long-term climate impacts could last thousands of years-and be more severe than scientists had been expecting. Climatologist Richard Zeebe of the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers this conclusion in a new paper.3. Most climate-change studies look at what‘s going to happen in the next century or so . During that time，changes in the planet’s environment could nudge（推动）global warming even higher. For example：Snow and ice reflect sunlight back into space. But as these melt，sunlight can now reach——and warm –the exposed ground . This extra heat raises the air temperature even more，causing even more snow to melt. This type of rapid exaggeration of impacts is called a ‘fast feedback’.4. Zeebe says it‘s important to look at fast feedbacks. However，he adds，they’re limited. From a climate change perspective，‘This century is the most important time for the next few generations’，he told Science News “But the world is not ending in 2100”。
2014年职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(五)
职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(五)一、词汇选择（本大题15小题．每题1.0分，共15.0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。
请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
）第1题They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two years.A. dreadfulB. badC. unpleasantD. poor【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] appalling表示条件之差使人感到吃惊，dreadful有类似的意思。
注意：appalling conditions包含bad(糟糕的)或unpleasant(令人不快的)或poor(贫困的)的意思，但反向的包含是不成立的。
第2题Jack is a diligent worker.A. ambitiousB. lazyC. hardworkingD. clever【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] diligent和hardworking都表示“勤奋的、努力的”；ambitious：雄心勃勃的、有野心的；lazy：懒惰的；clever：聪明的。
第3题These old buildings are gorgeous.A. ridiculousB. lovelyC. magnificentD. peculiar【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] gorgeous：极好的、壮丽的；lovely：可爱的、美丽的；ridiculous：可笑的；peculiar：奇特的、奇怪的。
相比之下，magnificent最接近gorgeous。
第4题Their interpretation was faulty.A. wrongB. ambiguousC. unclearD. unbelievable【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] faulty和wrong同义：有错误的、有毛病的；ambiguous：歧义的、模棱两可的；unclear：不清楚的；unbelievable：不可信的。
2014年职称英语真题(理工类B级word版)
一、词汇选项1.After wards there was just a feeling of let-downA.excitementB.angerC.CalmD. disappointment2.The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situationA.copyB.furnishC.publishD.summariza3.The curriculum was too narrow and too rigidA.hiddenB.inflexibleC.traditionaD.official4.He led a very moral lifeA.honourableB.humanC.intelligentD.natural5.The majority of people around here are decentA.realB.honestC.normal C.wealthy6.His knowledge of French is fairA.very usefulB.very limitedC.quitegood D.rather special7.The group does not advocate the use of violenceA.limitB.regalateC.supportD.oppose8.The worst agonies of the war were now beginningA.painsB.partsC.aspectsD.results9.It was a magic night until the spell was brokenA.timeB.clarmC.spaceD.opportunity10.They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present systemA.proveB.discoverC.considerD.imagine11.Several windows had been smashedA.cleanedB.replacedC.brokenD.fixed12.She felt that she had done her good deed for the dayA.homeworkB.actC.justiceD.model13.London quickly became a flourishing portA.majorrgeC.successfulmercial14.His professional career spanned16yearsA.stareedB.changedC.movedsted15.His stomach felt hollow with fearA.emptyB.sincereC.respectfulD.terrible答案：DCBAB CCABA CBCDA第四部分阅读理解第一篇The Mir Space StationThe Russian Mir Space Station,which came down in2001at last after15years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight,is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history.It can be credited with many firsts in space.During Mir’s lifetime,Russia spent about US$4.2billion to build and maintain the station.The Soviet Union launched Mir,which was designed to last from three to five years,on February20,1986,and housed104 astronauts over12years and seven months,most of whom were not Russian.In fact,it became the first international space station by playing host to162people from11countries.From 1995through1998,seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to six months each2.They were among the37Americans who visited the station during nine stopovers by space shuttles.The more than400million the United States providedRussian for the visits not only kept Mir operating,but also gave the Americans and their partners in the international station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinational operations.A debate continues over Mir’s contributions to science. During its existence,Mir was the laboratory for23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment,estimated to be worth$80million,from many nations.3Experiments on Mir are credited with a range of findings,from the first solid measurement of the ration of heavy helium atoms in space to how to grow wheat in space.But for those favouring human space exploration,Mir showed that people could live and work in space long enough for a trip to Mars.The longest single stay in space is the437.7days that Russian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from1994to1995.And Sergie Avdeyev accumulated747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station.The longest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid4,who spent188days aboard Mir in1996.Despite the many firsts Mir accomplished,1997was a bad year out of15for Mir.In1997,an oxygen generator caught fire. Later,the main computer system broke down,causing the station to drift several times and there were power failures.Most of these problems were repaired,with American help and suppliers,but Mir’s reputation as a space station was ruined.Mir’s setbacks are nothing,though5,when we compare them with its accomplishments.Mir was a tremendous success,which will be remembered as a milestone in space exploration and thespace station that showed long-term human habitation in space was possible.But it’s time to move on to the next generation. The International Space Station being built will be better,but it owes a great debt to Mir.31.We can infer from the passage that Mir Space StationA.Was designed to last5yearsB.Played host to7astronauts from different countries.C.Was visited only by AmericanD.Was built by Russians32.One of the contributions Mir Makes to science is thatA.helps astronauts get close to Mars.B.enables scientists to get close to Mars.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 in1997?A.It run out of its fund.B.Its main computer system broke down.C.It was completely damaged by fire.D.Its reputation was ruined due to power failures.34.It can infer frm the passage thatA.space exploration will not experience setbacks.B.it is different for other space station to exceed Mirs success.C.Mir is the best long-term human habitation in space in history.D.multinational space operations are getting more accomplishments.35.What is the author is attitude toward Mir?A.IndifferentB.FavourableC.IronicD.Negative第二篇Approaches to Understanding IntelligencesIt bays to be smart,but we are not all smart in the same way.You may be a talented musician,but you might not be a good reader.Each of us is different.Psychologists disagree about what is intelligence and what are talents or personal abilities.Psychologists have two different views on intelligence.Some believe there is one general intelligence.Others believe there are many different intelligences.Some psychologists say there is one type of intelligence that can be measured with IQ tests.These psychologists support their view with research that concludes that people who do well on one kind of test for mental ability do well on other tests.They do well on tests using words,numbers or pictures. They do well on individual or group tests,and written or oral tests.Those who do poorly on one test,do the same on all tests.Studies of the brain show that there is a biological basis for general intelligence.The brain of intelligence people use less energy during problem solving.The brain waves of people with higher intelligence show a quicker reaction.Some researchers conclude that differences in intelligence result from differences in the speed and effectiveness of information processing by the brain.Howard Gardner,a psychologist at the Harvard School of Education,has four children.He believes that all children are different and shouldn’t be tested by one intelligence test.Although Gardner believes general intelligence exists, he doesn’t think it tells much about the talents of a person outside of formal schooling.He think that the human mind has different intelligences.These intelligences allow us to solve the kinds of problems we are presented with in life.Each of us has different abilities within these intelligences.Gardner believes that the purpose of school should be to encourage development of all of our intelligences.Gardner says that his theory is based on biology.For example,when one part of the Brain is injured,other parts of the brain still work.People who cannot talk because of Brain damage can still sing.So,there is not just one intelligence to lose.Gardner has Identified8different kinds of intelligence;linguistic,mathematical,spatial,musical, Interpersonal,intrapersonal,body-kinesthetic(身体动觉的),and naturalistic.36.What is the main idea of this passage？A.The importance of intelligenceB.The development of intelligence testsC.How to understand intelligenceD.How to become intelligent37.Which of the following statements is true concerning general intelligence？A.Most intelligent people do well on some intelligence testsB.Intelligent people do not do well on group testsC.Intelligent people do better on written tests than on oral testsD.People doing well on one type of intelligence test do well on other tests38.Gardner believe thatA.all children are alikeB.children have different intelligencesC.children should take one intelligence testD.there is no general intelligence39.According to Gardner schools shouldA.promote development of all intelligencesB.test student's who do poorly on testsC.train students who do poorly on testsD.focus on finding the most intelligent students40.Gardner thinks that his theory has aA.musical foundationB.intrapersonal foundationC.linguistic foundationD.biological foundation第三篇Eye-tracker Lots You Drag and Drop Files with a GlanceBored of using a mouse?Soon you'll be ableto change stuff on your computer screen–and then moveit directly onto your smartphone or tablet(平板电脑)–with nothing more than a glance.A system called EyeDrop uses a head-mountedeye tracker that simultaneously records your field of view so it knows whereyouare looking on the screen.Gazing at an object–aphoto,say –and then pressing a key,selects thatobject.It can then be moved from the screen to a tablet or smartphone just byglancing at the second device,as long as the two are connected wirelessly."The beauty of using gaze to supportthis is that our eyes naturally focus on content that we want to acquire,"says Jayson Turner,who developed the system with colleagues at LancasterUniversity,UK.Turner believes EyeDrop would be useful totransfer an interactive map or contact information from a public display toyour smartphone or for sharing photos.A button needs to be used to select theobject you are looking at otherwise you end up with the"Midastouch"(点石成金)effect,whereby everything you lookat gets selected by your gaze,says Turner."Imagine if your mouse clickedon everything it pointed at,"he says.Christian Holz,a researcher inhuman-computer interaction at Yahoo Labs in Sunnyvale,California,says thesystem is a nice take on getting round this fundamental problem ofusinggaze-tracking to interact."EyeDrop solves this in a slick (灵巧的)way by combining it with input on the touch devices we carry withus most of the time anyway and using touch input as a clutchingmechanism,"he says."This now allows users to seamlessly(无缝地)interact across devices far and close in a very naturalmanner."While current eye-trackers are rather bulky,mainstream consumer devices are not too far away.Swedish firm Tobiiisdeveloping gaze-tracking technology that can be installed in laptops andtablets and is expected to be available to buy next year.And the Google Glassheadset is expected to includeeye-tracking in the future.Turner says he has also looked at how contentcan be cut and pasted or drag-and-dropped using a mix of gaze and taps on atouchscreen.The system was presented at the Conference on Mobile andUbiquitous Multimedia in Sweden,last week.41.The eye-tracker technology enables usto______A.change our computer screen.B.focus on anything that interests us.C.get a smartphone connected wirelessly.D.move an object from screen with a glance.42.Why is a button needed?______A.To minimize the cost of EyeDrop.B.To choose as many objects as possible.C.To make EyeDrop different from others.D.To select what we want.43.The word“this”in Paragraph6refers to_______A.application of gaze-tracking inhuman-computer interaction.B.interaction between human and computer.bination of gaze-tracking with input ontouch devices.D.generalization of EyeDrop system.44.Which of the following statement is trueof eye-trackers for consumer devices.______A.They are costly.B.They are available.C.They are installed in Google Glassheadset.D.They are expected to come out soon.45.What is Turner likely to study next?A.How to drag and drop with gaze and taps.B.How to present the system in public.C.How to get touch screen involved.D.How to cut and paste content from a publicdisplay.第五部分补全短文The Day a Language DiedWhen Carios Westez died at the age of76.A language died, too.Westez,more commonly known as Red Thunder Cloud,was the last speaker of the Native American language Catawba.Anyone who wants to hear the songs of the Catawba can contact the Smithsonian Institution in Washington,D.C.,where,back in the 1940s,Red Thunder Cloud recorded a series of songs for future generations.（46）They are all that is left of the Catawba language.The language that people used to speak is gone forever.We are all aware of the danger that modern industry can cause the world’s ecology（生态）.However,few people are aware of the impact widely spoken languages have on other languages and ways of life.English has spread all over the world.Chinese, Spanish,Russian,and Hindi have become powerful languages as well.As these languages become more powerful,their use as tools of business and culture increases.As well,（47）When this happens,hundreds of languages that are spoken by only a few die out.Scholars believe there are around6,000 languages around the world,but more than half of them could die out within the next100years.There are many examples,Arakiis a the language of the island of Vanuatu,located in the Pacific Ocean.It is spoken by only a few older adults，so like Catawba，Araki will soon disappear.Many languages of ethiopia will have the same fate because each one has only a few speakers.（48）In the Americas,100languages,each of which has fewer than300speakers,are dying out.Red Thunder Cloud was one of the first to recognize the danger of language death and to try to do something about it. He was not actually born into the Catawba tribe,and the language was not his mother tongue.（49）.The songs he sang for the Smithsonian Institution helped to make Native American music popular.Now he is gone,and the language is dead.What does it mean for the rest of us when a language disappears?When a plant,insect,or animal species dies,it is easy to understand what has been lost and to for the balance of the natural word.However,language is only a product of the mind.To be the last remaining speaker of a language，like Red Thunder，must be a peculiarly lonely destiny,almost as strange and terrible as being the last surviving member of a dying species.（50）A.Some people might want to learn some of these songs by hearts.B.Papus New Guines is an extremely rich source of different language，but more than100of them are in danger of extinction（灭绝）.C.However，he was a frequent visitor to the Catawba reservation in South Carcinoma where he learned the language.D.There language don’t have many native speakers.E.For the rest of us,when a language dies,we lose the possibility of a unique way of seeing and describing the world.F.As these language become more powerful.their use as tools of business and culture increase.第六部分完形填空Underground Coal Fires——a Looming CatastropheCoal burning deep underground in China,India and Indonesia is threatening the environment and human life,scientists have warned,these large-scale underground blazes cause the ground temperature to heat up and kill surrounding vegetation,produce greenhouse gases and can even ignite forest first,a panel of scientists told the annual meeting of the American Association For the Advancement of Science in Denver.Theresulting release of poisonous elements like arsenic and mercury can also pollute local water sources and soils,they warned.“Coal fires are a global catastrophe,”said Associate Professor Glenn Stracher of East Georgia College in Swainsboro, USA,But surprisingly few people know about them.Coal can heat up on its own,and eventually catch fire and burn,if there is a continuous oxygen supply.The heat produced is not cause to disappear and under the right combinations of sunlight and oxygen,can trigger spontaneous catching fire and burning.This can occur underground,in coal stockpiles, abandoned mines or even as coal is transported.Such fires in China consume up to200million tones of coal per year,delegates were told.In comparison,the U.S.economy consumes about one billion tones of coal annually,said Stracher,whoseanalysisof the likely impact of coal fires has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of CoalEcology.Once underway,coal fires can burn for decades,even centuries.In the process,they release large volumes of greenhouse gases poisonous fumes and black particles into the atmosphere.The members of the panel discussed the impact these fires may be having on global and regional climate change,cand agreed that the underground nature of the fires makes them difficult to protect.Ultimately,the remote sensing and other techniques should allow scientists to estimatehow much carbon dioxide these fires are emitting.One suggested method of containing the fires was presented by Gary Colaizzi,of the engineering firm Goodson,which has developed a heat-resistant grout(a thin mortar used to fill cracks and crevices),which is designed to be pumped into the coal fire to cut off the oxygen supply.。
2014年职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(八)
职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(八)一、词汇选择（本大题15小题．每题1.0分，共15.0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。
请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
）第1题At the meeting both sides exchanged their views on a wide scope of topics they were interested in.A. extentB. numberC. collectionD. range【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 会议上双方就感兴趣的许多话题交换了意见。
extent程度，如：To a great extent you are right. 你在很大程度上是对的。
number数量，如：the number of students学生的数量。
collection收藏，系列，如：Is the collection going to be divided up or sold as a whole?这批收藏品是零卖还是一起卖?range范围，最符合题意，如：Fire Dragons now correctly within range.现在在范围里正确点燃火龙。
第2题The tomato juice left a brown stain on the front of my jacket.A. trackB. traceC. spotD. point【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 番茄汁在我夹克前面留下了一个污迹。
track为足迹，如：wolves' tracks，狼的足迹。
trace痕迹，如：Did the police find any trace ofthe murderer?警方找到凶手的行踪了吗?spot污点、斑点，最符合题意。
专业技术人员_职称英语_理工B_历年真题与答案_2014(无水印)
2014年职称英语考试理工类B级试题及参考答案词汇选项：1.The majority of people around here are decent.A. realB. honestC. normalD. wealthy2.The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.A. inflexibleB. hiddenC. traditionalD. official3.The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.A. copyB. publishC. summarizeD. furnish4.Afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down.A. disappointmentB. excitementC. angerD. calm5.Several windows had been smashed.A. cleanedB. replacedC. brokenD. fixed6.The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.A. partsB. painsC. aspectsD. results7.London quickly became a flourishing port.A. majorB. largeC. commercialD. successful8.She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.A. actB. homeworkC. justiceD. model9.He led a very moral life.A. humanB. intelligentC. naturalD. honourable10.His stomach felt hollow with fear.A. sincereB. respectfulC. emptyD. terrible11.It was a magic night until the spell was broken.A. charmB. timeC. spaceD. opportunity12.His professional career spanned 16 years.A. startedB. changedC. lastedD. moved13.They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.A. proveB. considerC. imagineD. discover14.His knowledge of French is fair.A. quite goodB. very usefulC. very limitedD. rather special15.The group does not advocate the use of violence.A. limitB. supportC. regulateD. oppose阅读判断：So Many ‘Earths’The Milky Way (银河) contains billions of Earth-sized planets that could support life that’s the finding of a new study. It draws on data that came from NASA’s top planet-hunting telescope.A mechanical failure recently put that Kepler space telescope out of service. Kepler had played a big role in creating a census of planets orbiting some 170,000 stars. Its data have been helping astronomers predict how common planets are in our galaxy. The telescope focused on hunting planets that might have conditions similar to those on Earth.The authors of a study, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of sciences, conclude that between 14 and 30 out of every 100 stars, with a mass and temperature similar to the Sun, may host a planet that could support life as we know it. Such a planet would hav e a diameter at least as large as Earth’s, but no more than twice that big. The planet also would have to orbit in a star’s habitable zone. That’s where the surface temperature would allow any water to exist as a liquid.The new estimate of how many planets might fit these conditions comes from studying more than 42,000 stars and identifying suitable worlds orbiting them. The scientists used those numbers to extrapolate (推算) to the rest of the stars that the telescope could not see.The estimate is rough, the authors admit. If applied to the solar system, it would define as habitable a zone starting as close to the Sun as Venus and running to as far away as Mars. Neither planet is Earthlike (although either might have been in the distant past). Using tighter limits, the researchers estimate that between 4 and 8 out of every 100 Sunlike stars could host an Earth-sized world. These are ones that would take 200 to 400 days to complete a yearly orbit.Four out of every 100 sunlike stars doesn’t sound like a big n umber. It would mean, however, that the Milky Way could host more than a billion Earth-sized planets with a change for life.16. The Kepler space telescope has been in service for 15 years.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned17. The main task of the Kepler space telescope is to find out planets with similar conditions to Earth’s.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned18. The planet that could support life might be a little bit smaller than Earth.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned19. The Earth is planet orbiting in the Sun’s habitable zone.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned20. The new finding is based on a thorough study of 170,000 stars in the Milky Way.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned21. The estimate of the number of planets that could support life is not very accurate.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned22. This is the first research finding about the planets with a chance for life.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned概括大意与完成句子：Climate Change: The Long Reach1 Earth is warming .Sea levels are rising. There’s more carbon in the air, and Arctic ice is melting faster than at any time in recorded history. Scientist who study the environment to better gauge (评估) Earth’s fut ure climate now argue that these changes may not reverse for a very long time.2 People burn fossil fuels like coal and oil for energy. That burning releasescarbon dioxide, a colorless gas. In the air, this gas traps heat at Earth’s surface. And the more carbon dioxide released, the more the planet warms. If current consumption of fossil fuels doesn’t slow, the long-term climate impacts could last thousands of years—and be more severe than scientists had been expecting. Climatologist Richard Zeebe of the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers this conclusion in a new paper.3 Most climate-change studies look at what’s going to happen in the next century or so. During that time, changes in the planet’s environment could nudge (推动) global warming even higher. For example: Snow and ice reflect sunlight back into space. But as these melt, sunlight can now reach—and warm—the exposed ground. This extra heat raises the air temperature even more, causing even more snow to melt. This type of rapid exaggeration of impac ts is called a “fast feedback”.4 Zeebe says it’s important to look at fast feedbacks. However, he adds, they’re limited. From a climate change perspective, “This century is the most important time for the next few generations, ” he told Science News. “But the world is not ending in 2100 .” For this new study, Zeebe now focuses on “slow feedbacks.” While fast feedback events unfold over decades or centuries, slow feedbacks can take thousands of years. Melting of continental ice sheets and the migration of plant life—as they relocate to more comfortable areas—are two examples of slow feedbacks.5 Zeebe gathered information from previously publishes studies investigatinghow such processes played out over thousands of years during past dramatic changes in climate. Then he came up with a forecast for the future that accounts for both slow and fast feedback processes. Climate forecasts that use only fast feedbacks predict a 4.5 degree Celsius (8.1 degree Fahrenheit) change by the year 3000. But slow feedbacks added another 1.5℃—for a 6℃ total increase, Zeebe reports. He also found that slow feedback events will cause warming to persist for thousands of years after people run out of fossil fuels to burn. 23. Paragraph 2 ___B____ 24. Paragraph 3 ___C____ 25. Paragraph 4 ___D____26. Paragraph 5 ___F____27. Arctic ice has never been melting so fast in ___D___. 28. Melting of snow and ice enables sunlight to reach ____A____. 29. Zeebe came up with his future climate prediction by analyzing ___E___.30.After fossil fuels are used up, global warming will continue for ___B___.A. Rising of sea levelsB. Impact of burning fossil fuelsC. Fast feedbacksD. Slow feedbacksE. Unpredictability of feedback processesF.A prediction of future climate changeA. the exposed groundB. a very long timeC. the extra heatD. recorded historyE. previously published studiesF. rapid exaggeration of impacts阅读理解：第一篇：The Mir Space StationThe Russian Mir Space Station, which came down in 2001 at last after 15 years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight, is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history. It can be credited with many firsts in space.During Mir's lifetime, Russia spent about US$4.2 billion to build and maintain the station.The Soviet Union launched Mir, which was designed to last from three to five years, on February 20, 1986, and housed 104 astronauts over 12 years and seven months, most of whom were not Russian. In fact, it became the first international space station by playing host to 62 people from 11 countries. From 1995 through 1998, seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to six months each. They were among the 37 Americans who visited the station during nine stopovers by space shuttles.The more than 400 million the United States provided Russian for the visits not only kept Mir operating, but also gave the Americans and their partners in the international station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinational operations.A debate continues over Mir’s contributions to science. During its existence, Mir was the laboratory for 23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment, estimated to be worth $80 million, from many nations. Experiments on Mir are credited with a range of findings, from the first solid measurement of the ration of heavy helium atoms in space to how to grow wheat in space. But for those favouring human space exploration, Mir showed that people could live and work in space long enough for a trip to Mars. The longest single stay in space is the 437. 7 days that Russian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from 1994 to 1995. And Sergie Avdeyev accumulated 747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station. The longest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid, who spent 188 days aboard Mir in 1996.Despite the many firsts Mir accomplished, 1997 was a bad year out of 15 for Mir. In 1997, an oxygen generator caught fire. Later, the main computer system broke down, causing the station to drift several times and there were power failures.Most of these problems were repaired, with American help and suppliers, but Mir's reputation as a space station was ruined.Mir’s setbacks are nothing, though, when we compare them with its accomplishments. Mire was a tremendous success, which will be remembered as a milestone in space exploration and the space station that showed long-term human habitation in space was possible. But it's time to move on to the next generation. The International Space Station being built will be better, but it owes a great debt to Mir.31. What can we learn from the passage 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 develop 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.B. It was completely damage by fire.C. Its main computer system broke down.D. Its reputation was ruined due to power failures.34. It can be inferred from the last paragraph thatA. space exploration will not experience setbacks.B. it is difficult for other space stations to exceed Mir’s success.C. Mir is the best long-term human habitation in space in history.D. multinational space operations are getting more accomplishments.35.What is the author’s attitude tow ard Mir?A. Favorable.B. Indifferent.C. Ironic.D. Negative.第二篇：Approaches to Understanding IntelligencesIt pays to be smart, but we are not all smart in the same way. You may be a talented musician, but you might not be a good reader. Each of us is different.Psychologists disagree about what is intelligence and what are talents or personal abilities. Psychologists have two different views on intelligence. Some believe there is one general intelligence. Others believe there are many different intelligences.Some psychologists say there is one type of intelligence that can be measured with IQ tests. These psychologists support their view with research that concludes that people who do well on one kind of test for mental ability do well on other tests. They do well on tests using words, numbers or pictures. They do well on individual or group tests, and written or oral tests. Those who do poorly on one test, do the same on all tests.Studies of the brain show that there is a biological basis for general intelligence. The brains of intelligent people use less energy during problem solving. The brain waves of people with high intelligence show a quicker reaction. Some researchers conclude that differences in intelligence result from differences in the speed and effectiveness of information processing by the brain.Howard Gardner, a psychologist at the Harvard School of Education, has four children. He believes that all children are different and shouldn’t be tested by one intelligence test. Although Gardner believes general intelligence exists, he thinks that the human mind has different intelligences. These intelligences allow us to solve the kinds of problems we are presented with in life. Each of us has different abilities within these intelligences. Gardner believes that the purpose of school should be to encourage development of all of our intelligences.Gardner says that his theory is based on biology. For example, when one part of the brain is injured, other parts of the brain still work. People who cannot talk because of brain damage can still sing. So, there is not just one intelligence to lose. Gardner has identified 8 different kinds of intelligence: linguistic, mathematical, spatial, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, body-kinesthetic (身体动觉的), and naturalistic.36. What is the main idea of this passage?A. How to understand intelligence.B. The importance of intelligence.C. The development of intelligence tests.D. How to become intelligent.37. Which of the following statements is true concerning general intelligence?A. Most intelligent people do well on some intelligence tests.B. People doing well on one type of intelligence test do well on other tests.C. Intelligent people do not do well on group tests.D. Intelligent people do better on written tests than on oral tests.38. Gardner believes thatA. children have different intelligencesB. all children are alike.C. children should take one intelligence test.D. there is no general intelligence.39. According to Gardner, schools shouldA. promote development of all intelligences.B. test students’ IQs.C. train students who do poorly on tests.D. focus on finding the most intelligent students.40. Gardner thinks that his theory has aA. musical foundation.B. intrapersonal foundation.C. linguistic foundation.D. biological foundation.第三篇：Eye-tracker Lots You Drag and Drop Files with a Glance Bored of using a mouse? Soon you'll be able to change stuff on your computer screen – and then move it directly onto your smart phone or tablet(平板电脑) –with nothing more than a glance.A system called Eye Drop uses a head-mounted eye tracker that simultaneously records your field of view so it knows where you are looking on the screen. Gazing at an object – a photo, say – and then pressing a key, selects that object. It can then be moved from the screen to a tablet or smart phone just by glancing at the second device, as long as the two are connected wirelessly."The beauty of using gaze to support this is that our eyes naturally focus on content that we want to acquire, "says Jayson Turner, who developed the system with colleagues at Lancaster University, UK.Turner believes Eye Drop would be useful to transfer an interactive map or contact information from a public display to your smart phone or for sharing photos.A button needs to be used to select the object you are looking at otherwise you end up with the "Midastouch"(点石成金) effect, whereby everything you look at gets selected by your gaze, says Turner. "Imagine if your mouse clicked on everything it pointed at," he says.Christian Holz, a researcher inhuman-computer interaction at Yahoo Labs in Sunnyvale, California, says the system is a nice take on getting round thisfundamental problem of using gaze-tracking to interact. "Eye Drop solves this in a slick (灵巧的)way by combining it with input on the touch devices we carry with us most of the time anyway and using touch input as a clutching mechanism," he says. "This now allows users to seamlessly(无缝地) interact across devices far and close in a very natural manner."While current eye-trackers are rather bulky, mainstream consumer devices are not too far away. Swedish firm Tobii is developing gaze-tracking technology that can be installed in laptops and tablets and is expected to be available to buy next year. And the Google Glass headset is expected to include eye-tracking in the future.Turner says he has also looked at how content can be cut and pasted or drag-and-dropped using a mix of gaze and taps on a touch screen. The system was presented at the Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia in Sweden, last week.41. The eye-tracker technology enables us to______A. change our computer screen.B. focus on anything that interests us.C. get a smart phone connected wirelessly.D. move an object from screen with a glance.42. Why is a button needed?A. To minimize the cost of Eye Drop.B. To choose as many objects as possible.C. To make Eye Drop different from others.D. To select what we want.43. The word “this” in Paragraph 6 refers to_______A. application of gaze-tracking inhuman-computer interaction.B. interaction between human and computer.C. combination of gaze-tracking with input on touch devices.D. generalization of Eye Drop system.44. Which of the following statement is true of eye-trackers for consumer use？A. They are costly.B. They are available.C. They are installed in Google Glass headset.D. They are expected to come out soon.45. What is Turner likely to study next?A. How to drag and drop with gaze and taps.B. How to present the system in public.C. How to get touch screen involved.D. How to cut and paste content from a public display.补全短文：The Day a language DiedWhen Candos Westez died at the age of 76, a language died, too, Westez, morecommonly known as Rad Thunder Cloud, was the last speaker of the Native American language, Catawba. Anyonne who wants to hear various songs of the Catawba can contact the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where ,back ___46___ They are all the that is of the Catawba language The language that people used to speak is gone forever.We are all aware of the damage that modern industry can do to the world’s ecology (生态).However ,few people are aware of the impact that widely spoken all over the world .Chinese ,Spanish, Russian, and Hindi have become powerful languages, as well, ___47___ When this happens ,hundreds of languages that are spoken by only a few people die out.Scholars believe there are about 6,000 languages around the world , but more than half of them could die out within the next100 years. There are many examples. Areaki is a native languages of the island of Vanuatu, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is spoken by only a few older adults, so like Catawba ,Arahi will soon disappear .Many languages of Ethiopia will have the same fate because each one has only a few speakers.___48___. In the American 100 languages, each of which has fewer than 300 speaker ,also are dying out.Red Thunder Cloud was one of the first to recognize the threat of language death and to try to do something about it. He was not actually born into the Catawba tribe, and the language was not his mother tongue___49___The songs he sang for the Smithsonian Institution helped to make Native American music popular. Now he is gone, and language is dead.What does it mean when a language disappear ?When a plant or insect or animal species dies. It is easy to understand what we’ve lost and appre ciate what this means for the balance of the nature world. However, language is only a product of the mind. To be the last remaining speaker of a language, like Red Thunder Cloud. Must be a lonely destiny, almost as strange and temble as being last surviving member of a dying species___50___A.As these language become more powerful, their use as tools f business andculture increases.B.For the rest of us, when a language dies, we lose the possibility of a unique wayof seeing and describing the world.C.These l anguages don’t have many native speaker.D.However, he is a frequent visitor to the Catawba reservation in South Carolina.E.Papua New Guinea is an extremely rich source of different language, but morethan 100 of them are in danger of extinction(灭绝).F.Some people might want to try to learn some of these songs by heart参考答案：46-50：FACDB完形填空：Underground Coal Fires a Looming Catastrophe Coal burning deep underground in China, India and Indonesia is threatening the environment and human life, scientists have warned, these large-scale __51__ blazes cause the ground temperature to heat up and kill surrounding vegetation, produce greenhouse gases and can __52__ ignite forest fires, a panel of scientists told the annual meeting of the American Association For the Advancement of Science in Denver. The resulting __53__ of poisonous elements like arsenic and mercury can also pollute local water sources and soils, they warned.“Coal fires are a global catastrophe,” said Associate Professor Glenn Stracher of East Georgia College in Swainsboro, USA, But __54__ few people know about them.Coal can heat up on its own, and eventually catch fire and burn, if there is a continuous oxygen supply. The heat produced is not cause to __55__ and under the right combinations of sunlight and oxygen, can trigger spontaneous catching fire and burning. This can occur underground, in coal stockpiles, abandoned mines or even as coal is transported. __56__ fires in China consume up to 200 million tones of coal per year, delegates were told. In __57__, the U.S. economy consumes about one billion tones of coal annually, said Stracher, __58__ analysis of the likely impact of coal fires has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Coal Ecology. __59__ underway, coal fires can burn for decades, even centuries. In the process, they release large __60__ of greenhouse gases poisonous fumes and black particles into the atmosphere.The members of the panel discussed the __61__ these fires may be having on global and regional climate change, cand agreed that the underground nature of the fires makes them difficult to__62__.Ultimately, the remote sensing and other techniques should allow scientists to __63__ how much carbon dioxide these fires are emitting. One suggested __64__ of containing the fires was presented by Gary Colaizzi, of the engineering firm Goodson, which has developed a heat-resistant grout (a thin mortar used to fill cracks and crevices., which is designed to be pumped into the coal fire to __65__ the oxygen supply.51. A. house B. underground C. sky D. water52. A. only B. even C. just D. then53. A. release B. paste C. consumption D. elimination54. A. happily B. traditionally C. surprisingly D. fashionably55. A. exchange B. regenerate C. disappear D. transfer56. A. Most B. Such C. Some D. Many57. A. comparison B. case C. time D. turn58. A. which B. who C. whose D. what59. A. Yet B. Unless C. Although D. Once60. A. data B. volumes C. figures D. images61. A. attack B. impact C. identification D. impilication62. A. develop B. relieve C. detect D. supply63. A. estimate B. experiment C. gather D. illustrate64. A. cause B. method C. treatment D. rule65. A. take up B. back up C. run out D. cut off。
2014年职称英语理工B真题及答案
2014年职称英语理工B真题及答案第1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.After wards there was just a feeling of let-downA. excitementB. angerC. chalmD. disappointment2.The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situationA.copyB. furnishC. publishD. summariza3.The curriculum was too narrow and too rigidA.hiddenB.inflexibleC.traditionaD.official4.He led a very moral lifeA.honourableB.humanC.intelligentD.natural5.The majority of people around here are decentA.realB.honestC.normal C.wealthy6.His knowledge of French is fairA.very usefulB.very limitedC.quite goodD.rather special7.The group does not advocate the use of violenceA.limitB.regalateC.supportD.oppose8.The worst agonies of the war were now beginningA. painsB. partsC. aspectsD. results9.It was a magic night until the spell was brokenA.timeB.clarmC.spaceD.opportunity10.They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present systemA. proveB. discoverC. considerD. imagineA.cleanedB.replacedC.brokenD.fixed12.She felt that she had done her good deed for the dayA. homeworkB. actC. justiceD. model13.London quickly became a flourishing portA.majorrgeC.successfulmercial14.His professional career spanned 16 yearsA.stareedB.changedC.movedsted15.His stomach felt hollow with fearA. emptyB. sincereC. respectfulD. terrible答案：DBBAB CCABB CBCDA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7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。
2014年职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(六)
职称英语理工类B级考试试题及答案解析(六)一、词汇选择（本大题15小题．每题1.0分，共15.0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。
请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
）第1题What dreadful experience she has been through!A. terribleB. wonderfulC. niceD. cold【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 她经历了多可怕的事情啊!dreadful恐怖的。
terrible可怕的。
最符合题意。
如：a terrible scene可怕的一幕。
wonderful美好的。
如：a wonderful day美好的一天。
nice好的。
如：a nice person.好人。
cold冷的。
如：a cold winter.寒冷的冬天。
第2题Everyone aboard the plane perished in the air crash.A. survivedB. disappearedC. diedD. left【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 飞机上的每个人都死于这场空难。
perish死去。
survive生存。
如：They both survived the fierce competition. 他们俩在残酷的竞争中存活。
disappear消失。
如：The sound disappeared gradually. 声音逐渐消失。
die死亡。
最符合题意。
如：He died of cancer. 他死于癌症。
leave离开。
如：He left the city ten years ago. 他十年前离开这座城市。
第3题They used to stroll along the river bank, laughing and chatting.A. walkB. runC. sitD. play【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 他们过去常漫步在河边，边说边笑。
2014年职称英语考试 理工类B级 阅读理解 必考题 字典版 直接打印 正反打印
Musical Robot Companion Enhances Listener Experience Shimi,a musical companion developed by Georgia Tech’s Center for Music Technology,recommends songs,dances to the beat and keeps the music pumping based on listener feedback.The smartphone-enabled,one-foot-tall robot is billed as an interactive“musical friend”.“Shimi is designed to change the way that people enjoy and think about their music，”said Professor Gil Weinberg,the robot’s creator.He will unveil the robot at the June27th Google I/O conference in San Francisco.A band of three Shimi robots will perform for guests, dancing in sync with music created in the lab and composed according to its movements.Shimi is essentially a docking station with a“brain”powered by an Android phone.Once docked,the robot gains the sensing and musical generation capabilities of the user’s mobile device.In other words,if there’s an “app”for that,Shimi is ready.For instance,by using the phone’s camera and face-detecting software，Shimi can follow a listener around the room and position its“ears”，or speakers,for optimal sound.Another recognition feature is based on rhythm and tempo.If the user taps a beat,Shimi analyzes it,scans the phone’s musical library and immediately plays the song that best matches the suggestion.Once the music starts，Shimi dances to the rhythm.“Many people think that robots are limited by their programming instructions,said Music Technology Ph.D. candidate Mason Bretan.“Shimi shows us that robots can be creative and interactive.’’Future apps in the works will allow the user to shake their head in disagreement or wave a hand in the air to alert Shimi to skip to the next song or increase/decrease the volume.The robot will also have the capability to recommend new music based on the user’s song choices and provide feedback on the music play list. Weinberg hopes other developers will be inspired to create more apps to expand Shimi’s creative and interactive capabilities.“I believe that our center is ahead of a revolution that will see more robots in homes.”Weinberg said.Weinberg is in the process of commercializing Shimi through an exclusive licensing agreement with Georgia Tech.Weinberg hopes to make the robot available to consumers by the2013holiday season.“If robots are going to arrive in homes,we think that they will be this kind of machines一small,entertaining and fun，，，Weinberg said.“They will enhance your life and pave the way for more intelligent service robots in our lives.”词汇：pump v.用抽水机抽;不断播放（音乐）scan v.扫描;浏览skip v.轻跳，跳跃sync n.同步，同时;v.使同步tempo n.速度;节奏注释：1.Georgia Tech:全称是Georgia Institute of Technology,佐治亚理工学院，建于1885年，位于亚特兰大市中心。