2012年职称英语考试-理工类B级阅读理解
<p> 阅读理解(第31~45题，每题3分，共45分)</p><p> 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。</p><p> 第一篇</p><p> <span word="Active">Active</span> <span word="Gallery">Gallery</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bionics">Bionics</span>(仿生学)</p><p> <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="highly">highly</span>-<span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span>. <span word="Giraffes">Giraffes</span>(长颈鹿), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="natured">natured</span>, <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="only">only</span> 4.6 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="blueprint">blueprint</span>(蓝图)<span word="for">for</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="canals">canals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="beavers">beavers</span>(河狸)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="reflectors">reflectors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="bionics">bionics</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="history">history</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="archives">archives</span>(档案)<span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 19<span word="thcentury">thcentury</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Kitty">Kitty</span> <span word="Hawk">Hawk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="heavier">heavier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="successors">successors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Orville">Orville</span> <span word="Wrights">Wrights</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="seagulls">seagulls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wingspan">wingspan</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="sycamore">sycamore</span>(梧桐) <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="motions">motions</span>, <span word="reversed">reversed</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span>.</p>
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