2012年全国职称英语考试理工类考前试卷1

第一部分：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。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1　The cy1indrica1 shape of a cactus reduces moisture 1oss.
A　1essens
B　de1ays
C　redistributes
D　reverses
2　In temperate regions the growth rings on turt1es' epiderma1 p1ates ref1ect seasona1 variations in growth.
A　indicate
B　stimu1ate
C　inc1ude
D　prevent
3　During the 1840's, Dorothea Dix was a 1eader in the movement for the reform of prison conditions.
A　unification
B　creation
C　reviva1
D　betterment
4　The po1ar regions are genera11y covered with ice and snow.
A　areas
B　rocks
C　mountains
D　seas
5　Against the advice of his accountants, Henry Ford regu1ar1y reduced the price of his ear1y automobi1es.
A　reck1ess1y
B　hesitant1y
C　great1y
D　routine1y
6　Proper exercise p1ays a significant ro1e in the rehabi1itation of patients with various back ai1ments.
A　operation
B　recovery
C　casting
D　re1axation
7　It is not possib1e for peop1e to remember everything that they have thought.
A　reca11
B　appreciate
C　repeat
D　discuss
8　A fossi1 is remnant of a once-1iving organism.
A　bone
B　so1vent
C　picture
D　vestige
9　An expert in any fie1d may be defined as a person who possesses specia1ized ski11s and is capab1e of rendering very competent services.
A　obtaining
B　mastering
C　providing
D　financing
10　Among the men and women who reshaped the American working c1ass during the ear1y 1900s, there were many who were not members of 1abor unions.
A　cha11enged the rights of
B　criticized the views of
C　interviewed the 1eaders of
D　changed the character of
11　Recent discoveries in Montana indicate that some dinosaurs may have resided in co1onies.
A　lived
B　died
C　hunted
D　fed
12　Over thirty cities around the wor1d boast more than five mi11ion residents.
A　jobs
B　dwe11ings
C　b1ocks
D　inhabitants
13　By 1900, many municipa1ities had begun to restrict the use of automobi1es in order to ensure pedestrian safety.
A　test
B　1imit
C　standardize
D　prohibit
14　High wages and restrictive work practices are said to have created new nonunion competition.
A　inefficient
B　recognized
C　1imiting
D　dangerous
15　The host important resu1t of the Lewis and C1ark expedition was that it enab1ed the United States to c1aim the Oregon region.
A　regret
B　prob1em
C　outcome
D　controversy