阅读理解模拟题(十)

时间:2007-10-31 08:10:12

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Passage 10

In Switzerland, six miles west of Geneva, lies a collection of laboratories and buildings, and most curious of all, a circular mound1 of earth more than 650 feet in diameter. This cluster has unique importance. It is Europe’s one and only atomic city dedicated2 to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes. The strange buildings belong to the European Council for Nuclear Research, more popularly known, from its French initials, as CERN. The council was born when a handful of statesman and scientific experts met in Paris in 1950. Their aim was to "establish an organization providing for collaboration3 among European states in nuclear research of a pure scientific and fundamental character". The CERN agreement was signed in 1953, and work on the atomic city began in 1954. Today CERN’s facilities are among the most modern and the most diversified4 ones in the world. Impressive as the scientific aspect may be, the real significance of CERN may lie with the thousand people --- the scientists, lab workers, and administrative5 crew drawn6 from the fourteen member nations --- who populate it. British engineers work side by side with Swiss electricians, Yugoslav nuclear physicists7, and Dutch mathematicians8. The official languages are French and English, with German an unofficial third. But CERN is no tower of Babel --- the language of science is universal and all embracing.


The laboratories and buildings discussed in the passage belong to _____.[ANSWER]
A)a private research organization
B)Switzerland
C)the European Council for Nuclear Research
D)the United Nationa


The cluster has unique significance because it is _____.[ANSWER]
A)Europe’s only atomic city
B)a city devoted9 to nuclear research
C)a city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes
D)a clearing house for the world’s nuclear research


CERN’s facilities for research are _____.[ANSWER]
A)limited but effective
B)among the best in the world
C)rapidly expanding
D)both a and c


The passage says that CERN is not a tower of Babel because _____.[ANSWER]
A)work is the common denominator of all the staff
B)the language of science is universal
C)CERN had adopted only two official languages
D)all the workers are drawn from one country


The real significance of CERN may lie in its staff because they _____.[ANSWER]
A)work in international harmony
B)come from all over the world
C)are investigating all phases of human conduct
D)are eliminating the problems of individual rationalism


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1 mound unCzhy     
n.土墩,堤,小山;v.筑堤,用土堆防卫
参考例句:
  • The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
  • The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。
2 dedicated duHzy2     
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
参考例句:
  • He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
  • His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
3 collaboration bW7yD     
n.合作,协作;勾结
参考例句:
  • The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
  • He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
4 diversified eumz2W     
adj.多样化的,多种经营的v.使多样化,多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 );进入新的商业领域
参考例句:
  • The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲,多种经营,全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的,管理的
参考例句:
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
6 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
7 physicists 18316b43c980524885c1a898ed1528b1     
物理学家( physicist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • For many particle physicists, however, it was a year of frustration. 对于许多粒子物理学家来说,这是受挫折的一年。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
  • Physicists seek rules or patterns to provide a framework. 物理学家寻求用法则或图式来构成一个框架。
8 mathematicians bca28c194cb123ba0303d3afafc32cb4     
数学家( mathematician的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Do you suppose our mathematicians are unequal to that? 你以为我们的数学家做不到这一点吗? 来自英汉文学
  • Mathematicians can solve problems with two variables. 数学家们可以用两个变数来解决问题。 来自哲学部分
9 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

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