2007职称英语（卫生类）模拟试题（二）

    

　　41. According to the passage, the exhaust from a car engineer could probably be checked by _____.

　　A. using metal-hungry microbes.

　　B. making use of enzymes.

　　C. adjusting the engine.

　　D. patenting new lifeforms.

　　42. According to the passage, which of the following would worry the critics the most?

　　A. The unanticipated explosion of the population.

　　B. The creation of biological solar cells.

　　C. The accidental spill of oil.

　　D. The unexpected release of destructive on microbes

　　43. Which of the following notions is NOT mentioned?

　　A. Developing a “savings bank” of one's organs.

　　B. Breeding soldiers for a war.

　　C. Producing people with cow-like stomachs.

　　D. Using genetic forecasting to cure disease.

　　44. According to the passage, Hitler attempted to _____.

　　A. change the pilots biologically to win the war.

　　B. develop genetic farming for food supply.

　　C. kill the people he though of as inferior.

　　D. encourage the development of genetic weapons for the war.

　　45. What does Jeremy Gifkin and Ted Howard's statement imply?

　　A. The commercial applications of genetic engineering are inevitable.

　　B. America will depend on other countries for biological progress.

　　C. Americans are proud of their computers, automobiles and genetic technologies.

　　D. The potential application of each new genetic advance should be controlled.

　　6.第五部分：补全短文

　　British Columbia is the third largest Canadian province, both in area and population. It is nearly one and a half times as large as Texas, and extends 800 miles （1,280 km） north from the United States border. ___46____.

　　Most of British Columbia is mountainous, with long, rugged ranges running north and south. ___47_____, During the last Ice Age, this range was scoured by glaciers until most of it was beneath the sea. Its peaks now show as islands scattered along the coast.

　　The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine climate. Sea winds that blow inland from the west are warmed by a current of warm water that flows through the Pacific Ocean. As a result, winter temperatures average above freezing and summers are mild. ____48____.

　　___49_____, As they rise to cross the mountains, the winds are cooled, and their moisture begins to fall as rain. On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches （500 cm） of rain fall each year.

　　More than half of British Columbia is heavily forested. ___50_____, These forest giants often grow to be as much as 300 feet （90m） tall, with diameters up to 10 feet （3m）. More lumber is produced from these trees than from any other kind of tree in North America.