【正文】 oach to the social issues． A． clear B． regular C． quick D． great father was a quiet man with graceful manners． A． polite B． similar C． usual D． bad want to provide my boys with a decent education． A． good B． special C． private D． general 7． In the process， the light energy converts to heat energy． A． changes B． reduces C． leaves D． drops 8． Many cities have restricted smoking in public places． A． limited B． allowed C． stopped D． kept 9． What are my chances of promotion if I stay here? A． retirement B． advertisement C． advancement D． replacement 10． If we leave now， we should miss the traffic． A． direct B． stop C． mix D． avoid 11． There was a profound silence after his remark． A． proud B． short C． sudden D． deep 12． I enjoyed the play it had a clever plot and funny dialogues． A． long B． boring C． original D． humorous 13． The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village． A． caught B． killed C． found D． jailed 14． Such a database would be extremely costly to set up． A． transfer B． destroy C． establish D． update 15． The two banks have announced plans to merge next year． A． bine B． sell C． close D． break 第 2 部分：閱讀判斷 (第 16～ 22 題，每題 1 分，共 7 分 ) 下面的短文后列出了 7 個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選擇 A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇 B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇 C。請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容，從每題所給的4 個選項中選擇 1 個最佳答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。20xx 年職稱英語考試理工類 B 級試題及答案 第一部分：詞匯選項（第 1— 15 題，每題 1 分，共 15分） 下面共有 15 個句子，每個句子中均有 1 個詞或短語畫有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給的 4 個選項中選擇 1 個與畫線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。 Robots 1 The most sophisticated(先進的 )Japanese robots, which have vision systems and work at very high speeds, are still based on American designs. Studies of robots, particularly puter control software, are considered to be generally less advanced in Japan than in America or Europe. 2 Although industrial robots were originally developed as devices for simply handling objects, today their monest uses are for more skilled work like welding (焊接 ), spraypainting and assembling ponents. 3 In Britain, robot sales appropriately peaked in 1984, but have been declining ever since. This is partly because British wage rates are too low to make robots financially attractive and partly because engineers now have more experience with robots and are more aware of the difficulties of introducing them effectively. 4 It has been calculated that a robot uses on average about 100 times more energy than a human to do an equivalent job. 5 It is estimated that 20% of all ic book heroes in Japan are robots. This is an enormous number because ics are so popular that they make up a third of all material published in Japan. 6 The reliability of robots is measured in their . or mean time between failures. This has risen from about 250 hours in the mid1970s to about 10,000 hours today (equivalent to working 18 hours a day for two years.) One way robot manufacturers have increased reliability is to test every single ponent they buy, instead of the normal procedure of just testing a small sample. 7 The biggest single benefit of introducing robots claimed by Japanese panies is that they increase quality control. Once programmed, the robots can work more accurately and consistently than humans, who can get tired and bored. A Ongoing Research B Extension of Use C Robot Heroes D Greater Reliability E Falling Demand F Hidden Danger 2 _____________ 24. Paragraph 3 _____________ 25. Paragraph 5 _____________ 26. Paragraph 6 _____________ 27. Even the most sophisticated Japanese robots are __________. 28. Robots are less popular in Britain today partly because ________. 29. One disadvantage of using robots is that they consume ___________. 30. The use of robots increases ___________. A too much energy B based on American designs C they are too costly D they are not reliable E quality control F free of charge 第 4 部分：閱讀理解 （第 31— 45 題，每題 3 分，共 45分） 下面有 3 篇短文，每篇短文后有 5 道題，每道 題后面有 4 個選項。s spent years cultivating a knowledge of art． A． sharing B． using C． denying D． developing 4． We39。 Natural Gas Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earth39。s crust(地殼 )slide past each other． When these pieces slip， the ground shakes． To prepare for that day, scientists are using new techniques to reanalyze the 1906 earthquake and predict how bad the damage might be when the next one happens． One new finding about the 1906 earthquake is that the San Andreas fault split apart faster than scientists had assumed at the time． During small earthquakes， faults rupture(斷裂 )at about kilometers per second． During bigger quakes， however， ruptures can happen at rates faster than kilometers per second． At such high speeds． massive amounts of pressure build up， generating underground waves that can cause more damage than the quake itself． Lucky for San Francisco， these pressure pulses(脈沖 )travel away from the city during the 1906 event． As bad as the damage was， it could have been far worse． Looking ahead， scientists are trying to predict when the next major quake will occur． Records show that earthquakes were mon before 1906． Since then， the earthquake has been relatively quiet． Patterns in the data， however， suggest that the probability of a major earthquake striking the Bay Area before 2032 is at least 62 percent． New buildings in San Francisco are quite safe in case of future quakes． Still， more than 84 percent of the city39。 Looking into the Future Bertrand Russell, a famous