08職稱英語考前每日一練(理工類第39期-A級)

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第2部分:閱讀判斷 (第1 6~22題,每題1分,共7分)
    閱讀下面這篇短文,短文后列出了7個句子,請根據(jù)短文的內容對每個甸子做出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息,請在答題卡上把A涂黑;如果該句提供的是錯誤信息,請在答題卡上把B涂黑;如果該句的信息文章中沒有提及,請在答題卡上把C涂黑。
     Mad Scientist Stereotype Outdated
    Do people still imagine a physicist as a bearded man in glasses or has the image of the mad scientist changed? The Institute of Physics set out to find out whether the stereotype of a physics 'boffin'(科學家)still exists by conducting a survey on shoppers in London.The people were asked to identify the physicist from a photograph of a line-up of possible suspects.98 percent of those asked got it wrong.The majority of people picked a white male of around 60,wearing glasses and with a white beard.
    While this stereotype may have been the image of all average physicist fifty years ago,the reality is now very different Since 1960 the number of young women entering physics has doubled and the average age of a physicist is now 31.
    The stereotype of the absent-minded scientist has lasted a long time because the media and Hollywood help promote the image of men in white lab coats with glasses sitting by blackboards full of equations(等式)or working with fizzing(嘶嘶響)test tubes.These stereotypes are really damaging to society.Very good school children are put off studying science because they don't see people like themselves on television or in magazines doing science.They simply don't relate to the media's image of the mad scientist.
    This is one reason why fewer young people are choosing to do science at university.If we want to encourage more young people to study science subjects,we need to change this image of the scientist and make science careers more attractive.But we must also develop children's interest in science.
    In an attempt to change this negative image,an increasing number of science festivals are being organized.Thousands of people from secondary schools are also encouraged to take part in the internationwide science competitions of which the most popular are the national science Olympiads.Winning national teams then get the opportunity to take part in the International Science Olympiads which are held in a different county every year.These events are all interesting for the young people who take part but they only involve a small proportion of students who are already interested in science.It seems that there is a long way to go before science becomes attractive as subjects like computer studies or fashion and design.
    16 Most people have similar ideas of what a physicist looks like.
    A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
    17 The majority of physicists in Britain today are Cambridge graduates
    A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
    18 The media and the cinema have played a role in promoting the image of the mad scientist.
    A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
    19 There will be more women scientists than men scientists in the future
    A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
    20 More children will study science if it becomes more attractive.
    A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
    21 The image of the mad scientist is really encouraging to society.
    A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
    22 The International Science Olympiads are held once every two years.
    A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
    答案:
    16 A 題句的意思是物理學家長相是什么樣子的,多數(shù)人持有相同的看法。第一段最后一句用一句具體的信息表明了這層意思。
    17 C 題句的意思是當今英國多數(shù)物理學家是從劍橋畢業(yè)的。文中沒有提到此信息,故選C.
    18 A 該題的信息在第三段第一句可以找到。故選A.
    19 C 題句說的是未來女科學家的數(shù)量會大于男性科學家的數(shù)量。文中未提到此信息。故選c.
    20 A 此句的信息見第四段第二句后半部分。
    2l B 題旬的意思是說瘋瘋癲癲的科學家的形象對社會是有益的。顯然與文意不符,故選B.
    22 B 題旬說國際科學奧林匹克比賽每兩年舉行一次。文章最后一段提到此比賽每年在不同國家舉行一次。題句意思與原文不符,故選B.