2008年职称英语等级考试试题理工类A

The scientists began to __accumulate__ data.

Jack eventually __overtook__ the last truck.

Sometimes it is __advisable__ to book hotels in advance.

The reason for their unusual behavior remains a __puzzle__.

That guy is really __witty__.

The world champion suffered a __sensational__ defeat.

It seems that only Mary is __eligible__ for the job.

This poem __depicts__ the beautiful scenery of a town in the South

The meaning is still __obscure__.

Dumped waste might __contaminate__ water supplies.

One theory __postulates__ that the ancient Filipinos came from India and Persia.

It is very difficult for a child to __adhere__ to rules.

I hope that I didn’t do anything __absurd__ last night.

There should be laws that __prohibit__ smoking around children.

It is estimated that around 10 percent of the flat roofs in Germany are green

German people prefer extensive green roof systems to intensive ones

Small plants like grasses and herbs are grown widely on intensive green roofs.

Green roof is an ecologically sound strategy of spreading green in urban areas

One of the benefits of green roofs is the reduction of the heat island effect in cities

One focus in the green roof research is the evaluation of suitable plant species

Although green roof technology can create a garden—like environment, its potential market is rather small.

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Paragraph 3_________

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Paragraph 5_________

Traditionally the power of your computer determines how fast you can access__________.

The “grid’’ will enable you to get on your computer the power of _________ in the world.

The “grid” would be like __________, who can perform your tasks efficiently.

It is believed that the widespread use of the “grid’’ will become possible in the next________.

It can be inferred from the first paragraph that each big city in Europe

Which statement is NOT true of Covent Garden?

Why do people think that Venice is so great?

What are Parisians famous for?

The writer cites the Duomo in the last paragraph as an example to illustrate that

The writer begins the passage by comparing

The word “humanoid” in Paragraph 1 means

According to the first paragraph, artificial intelligence is

The last paragraph suggests that future robots will

Another good title for this passage would be

Michael Sockol and his team were interested in

The phrase "worked out' in paragraph 3 could be replaced by

What did the researchers find in the experiment?

The word "quadrupeds" in paragraph 6 is a technical word for

What does fossil and molecular evidence tell us about our earliest ancestors?