2007年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷
英语
（理工类A级）
第1部分：词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分）
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.The news will horrify everyone.
A. attract B. terrify C. tempt D. excite
2.The article sketched the major events of the decade.
A. described B. offered C. outlined D. presented
3.I won't tolerate that kind of behavior.
A. bear B. accept C. admit D. take
4.Their style of playing football is utterly different.
A. barely B. scarcely C. hardly D. totally
5.Her sister urged her to apply for the job.
A. advised B. caused C. forced D. promised
6.Even sensible men do absurd things.
A. unusual B. ridiculous C. special D. typical
7.She bumped inot her boyfriend in town this morning.
A. walked B. came C. fled D. ran
8.This sort of thing is bound to happen.
A. sure B. quick C. fast D. swift
9.At the age of 30，Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
A. boss B. manager C. star D. dictator
10.He cannot discriminate between a good idea and a bad one.
A. judge B. assess C. distinguish D. recognize
11.They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the lndians who dwell in it.
A. live B. sleep C. hide D. gather
12.The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity.
A. method B. measure C. way D. manner
13.The architecture is harmonious and no building is over six-storey high.
A. old-fashioned B. traditional C. conventional D. balanced
14.The food is inadequate for ten people.
A. demanded B. qualified C. insufficient D. required
15.She persevered in her ideas despite obvious objections raised by friends.
A. persisted B. insisted C. resisted D. suggested
第2部分：阅读判断（第16~22题，第题1分，共7分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C.
When We Are Asleep
Everyone dreams，but some people never recall their dreams，or do so very rarely. Other people always wake up with vivid recollections （记忆） of their dreams，though they forget them very quickly. In an average night of eight hours' sleep，an average adult will dream for around one hundred minutes，probably having three to five dreams，each lasting from ten to thirty minutes.
Scientists can detect when someone is having a dream by using an instrument which measures the electrical waves in the brain. During dreaming, these waves move more quickly. Breathing and pulse rate also increase，and there are rapid eye movements under the lids, just as though the dreamer were really looking at moving objects. These signs of dreaming have been detected in all mammals （哺 乳动物） studied, including dogs, monkeys, cats, and elephants, and also some birds and reptiles （爬行动物）. This period of sleep is called the "D" state for around 50% of their sleep；the period reduces to around 25% by the age of 10.
Dreams take the form
