2008职称英语考前每日一练(理工类第39期－A级)

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　　第2部分：阅读判断 （第1 6～22题，每题1分，共7分）
　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个甸子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把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Mad Scientist Stereotype Outdated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（科学家）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（嘶嘶响）test tubes．These stereotypes are really damaging to society．Very good school children are put off studying science because they dont see people like themselves on television or in magazines doing science．They simply dont relate to the medias 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 childrens 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 题句的意思是物理学家长相是什么样子的，多数人持有相同的看法。第一段最后一句用一句具体的信息表明了这层意思。
　　17 C 题句的意思是当今英国多数物理学家是从剑桥毕业的。文中没有提到此信息，故选C.
　　18 A 该题的信息在第三段第一句可以找到。故选A.
　　19 C 题句说的是未来女科学家的数量会大于男性科学家的数量。文中未提到此信息。故选c.
　　20 A 此句的信息见第四段第二句后半部分。
　　2l B 题旬的意思是说疯疯癫癫的科学家的形象对社会是有益的。显然与文意不符，故选B.
　　22 B 题旬说国际科学奥林匹克比赛每两年举行一次。文章最后一段提到此比赛每年在不同国家举行一次。题句意思与原文不符，故选B.