2011职称英语小抄 四阅读理解.doc
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四 阅读理解
(一)ord abandons electric vehicles(福特放弃电动汽车)
1.What have the Ford motor company, General Motors and Honda done concerning electric cars?
C They have given up producing electric cars.
2. According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe, battery-powered cars
B will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future.
3.Which auto `manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles?
A Toyota and Nissan.
4.According to the eighth paragraph, hybrid cars
C run more miles than petrol driven cars.
5.Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph?
D The legislation will allow more low-emission to be produced.
(二)World Crude Oil Production May Peak a Decade Earlier Than Some Predict(世界原油产量可能提前十年达到峰值)
1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “Sparked” Appearing in paragraph 2?”
B stimulated
2.The term “a bell shaped curve” appearing in paragraph 2 indicates that global oil production will
D start to decline after global oil production peaks.
3.Which of the following is NOT true of the Hubbert model?
D It provides a very realistic and accurate oil production.
4.What is the major achievement of the new study mentioned in the last paragraph?
A It predicts global oil production will peak in 2014.
5.Who develop the new version of the Hubbert model?
B Kuwaiti scientists.
(三)itizen scientists(公民科学家)
1. Ecologists turn to non-scientist citizens for help because they need them
C to collect data of the life cycle of living things.
2.What are citizen scientists asked to do?
B To send their research observations to a professional database.
3.In “All thats needed to become one ... (paragraph2)” , what does the word “one” stands for
B a citizen scientist.
4.What is NOT true of Project BudBurst?
A Only experts can participate in it.
5 .What is the final purpose of Project BudBurst?
D To investigate how plants and animals will respond as the climate changes.
(四)Motoring technology(汽车技术)
1.What are researchers intere
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