《全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试指南 理工类 2000年版》

引言1

1.全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试介绍1

2.阅读理解能力的考核目标和常见的题型4

3.词汇测试和阅读理解的其他题型32

第一部分词汇44

1.词汇学习144

2.词汇学习246

3.词汇学习348

4.词汇学习450

5.词汇学习552

6.词汇学习654

7.词汇学习756

8.词汇学习858

9.词汇学习960

10.词汇学习1062

第二部分阅读理解90

1.Bees and Colour90

2.Dining Custom92

3.The Sea95

4.Rockets in the Sky98

5.Transportation101

6.Ocean Noise Pollution104

7.The Beginning of the Air Mail107

8.New Foods and the New World109

9.Glass112

10.A Society without a Formal Autho116

11.Hurricanes119

12.Tuming Night into Day122

13.The Cherokee Nation124

14.Icebox in the United States127

15.A Street Violinist130

16.High-tech Helpers for Travellers134

17.Touring the Nine Planets136

18.Plants in Desert139

19.Crystal Ear142

20.Modern Sun Worshippers145

21.Recycling Resources148

22.Fahrenheit and Celsius150

23.Snow Ranger153

24.Accurate Timer157

25.Automatic Doors159

26.Robot Chauffeurs162

27.What Makes a Soccer Player Great?165

28.A Thirsty World168

29.Sleep171

30.China s Mineral Deposits174

31.Why is the Native Language Learnt So Well?177

32.Questioned Educational Function of TV180

33.Fermi Problem184

34.Mobile Phones187

35.Volts from the Sky190

36.Supernova in the Making193

37.Giant Panda195

38.Carl Sagan198

39.Attitude toward New Technology202

40.And God Created Darwin205

41.Electronic Mail208

42.Please Fasten Your Seatbelts212

43.Urban Rainforest215

44.The National Park Service217

45.Cousteau Remembered220

46.Looking to the Future224

47.Cognitive Interview227

48.Geology and Health230

49.Common Problems,Common Solutions233

50.The Net Cost of Making a Name for Yourself236

51.Great Escape238

52.Prolonging Human Life242

53.Too Polite for Words245

54.The Business of Weddings248

55.Opinion Polls251

56.Unidentified Flying Object254

57.Inhalable Water Droplets257

58.Taxi Riding260

59.Pollution around the House264

60.The National Trust267

61.Irradiating Food269

62.Fibre-Optic Cable272

63.DVD for Rent275

64.Hacking278

65.Nonverbal Thinking in Engineering281

第三部分完成句子285

1.Television in the USA285

2.Car Crime287

3.Banking289

4.The Open University in Britain291

5.Recreation and Sports292

6.Work and Careers294

7.Schools and Education295

8.Radio and Television297

9.Three Attitudes to Life298

10.Stinking Buses299

1.Singapore302

第四部分概括大意302

2.Paris304

3.Adult Education306

4.Architecture307

5.Hints for Reading Practice309

6.How to Argue with Your Boss311

7.Air Transportation313

8.Earthquake314

9.Transport and Trade316

10.Local Newspapers in Britain318

第五部分选择填空320

1.The Great Newspaper War320

2.The Invention of the Telephone323

3.Newspaper Reports326

4.Cultural Differences329

5.The White House332

6.Water335

7.Racial Prejudice338

8.Public and Private Schools in the United States341

9.The American Family344

10.Shopping for Clothes346

第六部分完形填空350

1.A Biological Clock350

2.The Development of Rubber352

3.Building a Bridge355

4.Singing Alarms Could Save the Blind357

5.The Greatest Mystery of Whales359

6.Unpopular Subjects362

7.More Rural Research Is Needed364

8.Science and Truth366