D Both A and B.
42. According to the second and third paragraphs, what is true of graphene? A It can be used to make paper.
B It is possible to see it with our naked eye. C It is easy to find graphene.
D It is possibly the thickest material in the world.
43. Which of the following can be used to replace the word “apply” in paragraph 4 ? B polish. C use. D put.
44. Which of the following is NOT meant in the last two paragraphs?
A request.
A Graphene is made of graphite, one of the softest materials in the world. B Graphite is made of layers of graphene, the thinnest material in the world. C When we get to the thinnest possible layer of graphite, we find graphene.
D With a pencil, a sheet of paper and a piece of adhesive tape, we can find graphene. 45. Graphene's superstrength lies in the fact that
A It is the thinnest material in the world.
B It is made of the most abundant elements in the world.
C It can help to make electronic components smaller.
D It helps engineers to produce more sensitive electronic products.
第五部分：补全短文（第46~50题，每题2分，共10分）
阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
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Think you can walk，drive，take phone calls，e-mail and listen to music at the same time? Well，New York?s new law says you can?t. ______(46)the law went into
force last month．following research and a shocking number of accidents that involved people using electronic gadgets (小巧机械) when crossing the street
Who?s to blame? ______ (47)”We are under the impression that our ,brain can do more than it often can.” says Rend Marcia，a neuroscientist(神经科学家)in
Tennessee. “But a core limitation is the inability to concentrate on two things at once“
The young people are often considered the great multitaskers. ______ (48)A group of 18-to 21-year-olds and a group of 35-to 39-year-olds were given 90 seconds to
translate images into numbers, using a simple code. ______ (49)But when both
groups were interrupted by a phone call or an instant message，the older group matched the younger group in speed and accuracy．
It is difficult to measure the productivity lost by multitaskers.But it is probably a lot
Jonathan Spira．chief analyst at Basex，a business-research firm．estimates the cost of interruptions to the American economy at neariy$650 billion a year. ______ (50) Th0 surveys concludethat28 percent of the workers? time was spent on interruptions and recovery time before they returned to their main tasks.
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A Talking on a cellphone while driving brings you joy anyway． B The estimate is based on surveys with office workers
C The younger group did 10 percent better when not interrupted
D However, an Oxford University research suggests this perception is open to question E Scientists say that our multitasking(多任务处理)abilities are limited F And you?ll befined$100ifyou do so on a New York City street
第六部分：完形填空（第51~65题，每题1分，共15分）
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Germs on Banknotes
People in different countries use different types of money: yuan in China, pesos in Mexico, pounds in the United Kingdom, 51 in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. They may use different currencies, but these countries, and probably all countries, still have one thing 52: Germs on the banknotes.
Scientists have been studying the germs on money for well over 2,100 years. 53 the turn of the 20th century, some researchers began to suspect that germs living on money could spread disease.
Most studies of germy money have looked at the germs on the currency within one country. In a new study, Frank Vriesekoop and other researchers compared the germ 54 found on bills of different countries.
Vriesekoop is a microbiologist at the University of Ballarat in Australia. He led the study, which 55 the germ populations found on money gathered from 10 nations. The scientists studied 1,280 banknotes 56; all came from places where people buy food, like supermarkets, street vendors and cafes, because those businesses often 57 cash.
Overall, the Australian dollars hosted the fewest live bacteria—no more than 10 per square centimeter. Chinese yuan had the most—about 100 per square centimeter. Most of the germs on money probably would not 58 harm. What we call “paper money” usually isn?t made 59 paper. The U. S. dollar, for example, is printed on fabric that is mostly cotton Different countries may use different materials to print their money. Some of the currencies studied by Vriesekoop and his team, such as the American dollar, were made from cotton. 60 were made from polymers.
The three currencies with 61 numbers of bacteria were all printed on polymers. They included the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and some Mexican pesos.
The other currencies were printed on fabric made mostly of cotton. Fewer germs lived on the polymer notes. This connection suggests 62 germs have a harder time staying alive on polymer surfaces. Scientists need to do more studies to understand how germs live on money—and 63 or not we need to be concerned. Vriesekoop is now starting a study that will compare the amounts of time bacteria can stay alive on different types of bills. Whatever Vriesekoop finds, the fact 64: Paper money harbors germs. We should wash our hands after touching it; 65, you never know where your money?s been. Or what?s living on it.
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第四部分 2012年职称英语复习目录
2012年职称考试阅读理解--考试目录及复习范围
理工类阅读理解文章目录
理工类C级：一级重点文章
第六篇Make Light of Sleep【不要太在意睡眠】（新增）
第十九篇Graphene’s Superstrength【石墨烯的超强力量】（新增）
第二篇World Crude Oil Production May Peak a Decade Earlier Than Some Predict【世界原油产量可能提前十年达到峰值】
第七篇Sugar Power for Cell Phones【用糖为手机发电】
第十一篇The Net Cost of Making a Name for Yourself【网上申请个人域名的费用】 第十三篇Invisibility Ring【隐形环】
理工类C级：二级重点文章
第一篇Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles【福特放弃电动汽车】
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第三篇Citizen Scientists【公民科学家】 第四篇Motoring Technology【汽车技术】
第十二篇Florida Hit by Cold Air Mass【佛罗里达遭受冷气团袭击】
第十四篇Japanese Car Keeps Watch for Drunk Drivers【日本用来监视醉酒司机的新型概念车】
第十五篇Winged Robot Learns to Fly【肋生双翅机器人学飞行】 第十六篇Japanese Drilling into Core of Earth【日本人的地心旅行】 第十七篇A Sunshade for the Planet【地球防晒霜】 地十八篇Thirst for Oil【石油匮乏】
第二十篇Explorer of the Extreme Deep【深海探索器】 第二十一篇Plant Gas【植物，沼气的又一来源】 第二十二篇Snowflakes【雪花】
第二十三篇Powering a City? It’s a Breeze【风力发电？轻而易举】
第二十四篇Underground Coal Fires —a Looming Catastrophe【地下煤着火—即将来临的灾难】
第二十七篇Driven to Distraction【分散注意力驾驶】 第三十篇Digital Realm【数码王国】
理工类C级：三级重点文章
第五篇Late-night Drinking【在深夜饮咖啡】
第八篇Eiffel Is an Eyeful【引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔】 第九篇Egypt felled by famine【埃及饱受饥荒折磨】
第十篇Young Female Chimps Outlearn Their Brothers【年轻雌猩猩学习优于她们的弟兄】 第二十五篇Eat to Live【为生存而食】
第二十六篇Male and Female Pilots Cause Accidents Differently【男女飞行员引起飞行事故的差异】
第二十八篇Sleep Lets Brain File Memories【睡眠促使记忆归档存储】
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第二十九篇Food Fright【对食物的惊恐】
理工类B级：一级重点文章
*第三十八篇”Life Form Found” on Saturn’s Titan【土卫六上发现了生命迹象】（新增）
*第四十篇Teaching Math, Teaching Anxiety【教数学，教焦虑】（新增） *第三十一篇Hurricane Katrina【卡特里娜飓风】 *第三十二篇Mind-reading Machine【读心机】
*第三十三篇Experts Call for Local and Regional Control of Sites for Radioactive Waste【专家呼吁局部和区域控制放射性废物地点】 *第三十四篇Batteries Built by Viruses【病毒电池】 *第三十五篇Putting Plants to Work【植物效能】
理工类B级：二级重点文章
*第三十六篇Listening Device Provides Landslide Early Warning【听觉仪器提供早期山崩预警】
理工类B级：三级重点文章
*第三十七篇“Don’t Drink Alone” Gets New Meaning【“不要在就餐时间以外饮酒”有了新含义】
*第三十九篇Clone Farm【克隆农场】
理工类A级:一级重点文章
+第四十五篇Small But Wise【小而聪明】（新增）
+第四十六篇 Ants Have Big Impact on Environment as “Ecosystem Engineers”【 蚂蚁作为“生态系统工程师”对环境影响巨大】（新增）
+第四十一篇Too Little for Global Warming【全球变暖“缺油”】 +第四十二篇Renewable Energy Sources【可再生资源】 +第四十七篇Listening to Birdsong【倾听鸟鸣】
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