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2011年职称英语理工类B级考试真题4
第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
31. People buy cell phones for the following reasons EXCEPT that
A. they’re popular.
B. they’re useful.
C. they’re convenient.
D. they’re cheap.
32. The word"detected"in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by
A. cured.
B. removed.
C. caused.
D. discovered.
33. The salesman retired young because
A. he disliked using mobile phones.
B. he couldn’t remember simple tasks.
C. he was tired of talking on his mobile phone.
D. his employer’s doctor persuaded him to.
34. On the safety issue of mobile phones， the manufacturing companies
A. deny the existence of mobile phone radiation.
B. develop new technology to reduce mobile phone radiation.
C. try to prove that mobile phones are not harmful to health.
D. hold that the amount of radiation is too small to worry about.
35. The writer’s purpose of writing this article is to advise people
A. to buy mobile phones.
B. to update regular phones.
C. to stop using mobile phones.
D. to use mobile phones less often，
36. "Spider"and"bird"mentioned in paragraph 1 are examples to illustrate
A. animals are people’s friends.
B. there are numerous living species on Earth.
C. it is easy to see spiders and birds.
D. there are many types of spiders and birds.
37. The goal of the creation of the EoL is to
A. collect enough data to analyze the living species on Earth.
B. work out an easy-to-use catalog of every living species on Earth.
C. enlarge an existing website of the living species on Earth.
D. add new information to the existing databases of the living species on Earth.
38. At the starting stage the EoL will get information from
A. all the websites available.
B. databases built up by its creators.
C. the existing scientific databases.
D. non-scientists with specialized knowledge.
39. The word "novice" in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by
A. beginner.
B. scientist.
C. creator.
D. expert.
40. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Scientists have cataloged only a small part of the living species on Earth.
B. The EoL will be beneficial to school kids with its development.
C. Scientists will review every piece of the information added to the EoL.
D. People with different interests and knowledge will in a way find the EoL useful.
41. Unlike other animals in zoos，zoo-raised elephants
A. live a long life.
B. give birth to many babies.
C. develop poor health.
D. have difficulty getting food.
42. Which of the following about the scientists’ study is NOT true?
A. They compared zoo-born elephants with wild elephants.
B. They analyzed the records of 800 elephants kept in zoos.
C. The zoo-born elephants they studied were kept in European zoos.
D. They kept detailed records of all the elephants in their care.
43. It was found that，compared with female wild elephants，female zoo-born elephants
A. lived longer.
B. grew up faster.
C. died much earlier.
D. enjoyed the same life spans.
44. One of the possible reasons for the zoo-raised elephants’ problems is that
A. they do not get proper food.
B. they do too much exercise.
C. they live in large herds.
D. they do not live in family groups.
45. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that
A. zoo-born elephants should be looked after more carefully.
B. zoos should keep more animals except elephants.
C. it may not be wise to keep elephants in zoos.
D. elephants are no longer an endangered species.