2011年职称英语考试理工C考前模拟：阅读理解
阅读下面短文，短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇
ElectricBackpack
Backpacks are convenient. They can hold your books,your lunch,and achange of clothes,leaving your hands free to do other things.Someday, if youdon"t mind carrying a heavy load, your backpacks might also power your MP3player,keep your cell phone running,and maybe even light your wayhome.
Lawrence C. Rome and his colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Marine Biological Laboratory in WoodsHole, Mass, have invented a backpack that makes electricity from energyproduced while its wearer walks. In military actions, search-and-rescueoperations, and scientific field studies, people rely increasingly on cellphones,global positioning system (GPS) receivers, night-vision goggles, andother battery powered devices to get around and do their work. The backpack’ selectricity- generating feature could dramatically reduce the amount of awearer’s load now devoted to spare batteries, report Rome and his colleagues inthe Sept.9 Science.
The backpack’s electricity-creating powers depend onsprings used to hang a cloth pack from its metal frame.The frame sits againstthe wearer’s back,and the whole pack moves up and down as the person walks.Agear mechanism converts vertical movements of the pack to rotary motions of anelectrical generator,producing up to 7.4 watts.
Unexpectedly,tests showedthat wearers of the new backpack alter their gaits in response to the pack’soscillations,so that they carry loads more comfortably and with less effortthan they do ordinary backpacks. Because of that surprising advantage,Rome plans to commercialize both electric and non-electric versionsof the backpack.
The backpack could be especially useful forsoldiers,scientists,mountaineers,and emergency workers who typically carryheavy backpacks. For the rest of us,power-generating backpacks could make itpossible to walk, play video games,watch TV, and listen to music,all at the sametime. Electricity-generating packs aren’t on the market yet, but if you do get one eventually,just make sure to look both ways before crossing thestreet!
1. Backpacks are convenient because
A they can be verylarge.
B they can hold as many things as you want to carry.
C your handsare freed to do other things.
D you do not have to carry things withyou.
2. What is the most important feature of the backpack invented byLawrence C.Rome
and his colleagues?
A It produces electricity forelectronic devices while the wearer walks.
B It can be used as cellphones，GPS in the military actions or field studies.
C It is small andconvenient.
D It is light and easy to carry.
3. The word "springs" in Paragraph 3 means
A a small stream of water flowing naturally from theearth.
B the season of the year，occurring between winter and summer.
C the act or an instance of jumping or leaping.
D a length of metal woundaround，which returns to its original shape after
being pushed.
4. According to Paragraph 4，what does Rome plan to do?
A To make the backpackmore comfortable for the wearer.
B To put the backpack on the market.
C To test the advantage of the backpack.
D To promote the backpack in anewspaper or on television.
5. What is implied in “if you do get oneeventually，just make sure to took both
ways before crossing the street!”?
A You will be too excited to watch the traffic.
B Enjoyingelectronic devices while walking may invite traffic accidents.
C It is notpossible for you to get such a backpack.
D It is wise of you to have such abackpack.#p#副标题#e#
2011年职称英语考试理工C考前模拟：阅读理解第二篇
Saving Money
Where you save your money often depends on what you are saving for. If you are saving to buy a CD (光盘) or to go to a concert, then probably you would keep your money somewhere in your room.
If you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip, where would you save your money?
One place to save money is the bank. Putting your money in a savings account will help your money earn more money. If you put your money in a piggy bank (猪形储蓄罐), one year later you"ll still have the same amount of money you put in. If you put your money in a savings account, one year later, you"ll have more money than you put in. Why?
When you keep your money in a bank, your money earns interest. Interest is an amount of money a bank pays you to use your money. The bank uses your money (and the money of other people, too) to loan money to people and businesses.
The bank will send you a statement several times a year. A Dank statement tells you how much money you have in your account. It also tells you how much interest you have earned. If you leave your money in the bank, you can watch it grow!
Another way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CD. If you have some money that you don"t need to use for a long time, this is a good way to make your money grow.
You can buy a CD at a bank. You agree not to use the money for a certain period of time. That period might be from six months to five years. You can"t touch your money during that time. If you do, you must pay a penalty, or fee.
6 Your money will earn more money if you put it
A in your room.
B in a piggybank.
C in your pocket.
D in a savings account.
7 A bank pays you interest for
A wasting your money.
B losing your money.
C using your money.
D decreasing your money.
8 Among other things, a bank statement tells you
A the amount of money you have in the bank
B the current rates of interest.
C the current rates of exchange.
D the best way to save your money.
9 If you draw your money before it is due, you will have to
A pay interest to the bank.
B close your account.
C open a new account.
D pay a penalty or fee.
10 The word "touch" in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by
A "deposit".
B "lend".
C "use".
D "cash".#p#副标题#e#
2011年职称英语考试理工C考前模拟：阅读理解第三篇
Almost Human?
Scientists are racing to build the world"s first thinking robot. This is not science fiction: some say they will have made it by the year 2020. Carol Packer reports.
Machines that walk, speak and feel are no longer science fiction. Kismet is the name of an android (机器人) which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androids —— robots that look like human beings —— which can imitate human feelings. Cog, another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother. However, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two-year-old.
The optimists (乐观主义) say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids (机器人) with brains similar to those of an adult human being. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a humanoid invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano.
Some people worry about what the future holds: will robots become monsters (怪物)? Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers, connected to the Internet, in the future. People will have micro-chips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets (小装置). Perhaps we should not exaggerate (夸大) the importance of technology, but one wonders whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will still feel pain. Who knows?
11 Kismet is different from traditional robots because
A it thinks for itself.
B it is not like science fiction.
C it can look after two-year-olds.
D it seems to have human feelings.
12 What makes Cog special?
A It looks like a mother.
B It behaves like a child.
C It can imitate the behavior of a mother.
D It has a huge brain.
13 In about 15 years" time from now, robots
A will become space designers.
B will look like monsters.
C will behave like animals.
D will think like humans.
14 In the future robots will also
A explore space.
B entertain people.
C move much faster.
D do all of the housework.
15 What is the writer"s attitude to robots in the future?
A Critical.
B Hostile.
C Objective.
D Enthusiastic.
2011年职称英语考试理工C考前模拟：阅读理解答案：
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B
6. D 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. C
11. D 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. C
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