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2017年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）历年真题及模拟试题详解试读：
目 录第一部分 历年真题及详解2016年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2015年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2014年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2013年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2012年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2011年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2010年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2009年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2008年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2007年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2006年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解2005年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解第二部分 模拟试题及详解全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）模拟试题及详解（一）全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）模拟试题及详解（二）全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）模拟试题及详解（三）第一部分 历年真题及详解2016年全国职称英语等级考试（综合类C级）真题及详解第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个词语或短语画有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项
1. The best option would be to cancel the trip altogether
A. hope
B. part
C. decision
D. estimate【答案】C【解析】句意：最好的选择将是完全取消旅行。option选项；选择权。decision决定；决议。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选C项。hope希望。part部分。estimate估计，预测。
2.He was incredibly rich.
A. relatively
B. seriously
C. extremely
D. fairly【答案】C【解析】句意：他极为有钱。incredibly难以置信地，很，极为。extremely极端地；非常， 很。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选C项。relatively相对地；比较地。seriously严重地；认真地。fairly公平地；适当，相当地。
3.The idea was quite brilliant.
A. positive
B. key
C. clever
D. original【答案】C【解析】句意：这个主意相当巧妙。brilliant聪明的；杰出的。clever 聪明的，灵巧的。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选C项。positive积极的；确实的。key关键的。original原始的；最初的。
4. The course gives you basic instruction in maintenance.
A. idea
B. term
C. aspect
D. coaching【答案】D【解析】句意：该课程在汽车维修方面给了我基本的指导。instruction指导，说明。coaching训练，辅导。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选D项。idea主意，想法。term学期；术语。aspect方面。
5. I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.
A. understand
B. cover
C. prove
D. discuss【答案】A【解析】句意：我想我已经掌握了讲座的要点。grasp抓住；了解, 领会。understand理解；懂得。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选A项。cover覆盖；包括。prove证明。discuss讨论。
6. Anything to do with aero planes and flying fascinates him.
A. affects
B. helps
C. worries
D. interests【答案】D【解析】句意：任何关于飞机和飞行的事情都使他着迷。fascinate使着迷，使神魂颠倒。interest使……感兴趣；引起……的关心。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选D项。affect影响。help帮助。worry担心；发愁。
7. The latest injury must surely mean that her tennis career is at the end.
A. ready
B. over
C. rewarding
D. promising【答案】B【解析】句意：可以确信，最近的这次受伤意味着她的网球职业生涯的结束。over可以表示“结束”，因此本题选B项。rewarding值得的；有报酬的。promising有前途的；有希望的。
8. I didn’t particularly want to go, but I had to.
A. mainly
B. usually
C. especially
D. rapidly【答案】C【解析】句意：我不是特别想去，但是我必须去。particularly特别地；尤其地。especially特别；尤其。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选C项。mainly主要地。usually通常，经常。rapidly快速地。
9. You need feedback to monitor progress.
A. stop
B. achieve
C. access
D. check【答案】D【解析】句意：你需要利用反馈信息来监控进展。monitor监控。check检查，核对。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选D项。stop停止。achieve取得；获得。access使用；存取；接近。
10. Jensen is a dangerous man, and can be very brutal.
A. careless.
B. strong
C. cruel
D. hard【答案】C【解析】句意：Jensen是个危险人物，他可能会很残忍。brutal残忍的；野蛮的；无情的。cruel残酷的，残忍的；无情的。二者意思相近，此处可互相替换，因此选C项。careless粗心的；无忧无虑的；漫不经心的。strong强壮的；强烈的。hard困难的；硬的。
11. We are aware of the potential problems.
A. possible.
B. global
C. ongoing.
D. central【答案】A【解析】句意：我们意识到了潜在的问题。potential潜在的，有可能的。possible可能的。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选A项。global全球的。ongoing不间断的，进行的。central中央的，中心的。
12. We must get to the root of the problem.
A. approach
B. heart
C. cause
D. solution【答案】B【解析】句意：我们必须找到问题的根源。root根；根源。heart除了“心脏”的意思外，还有“要点，核心”的意思。二者意思相近，此处可互相替换，因此选B项。approach方法；途径。cause原因。solution解决办法。
13.Class size will increase under the new scheme.
A. direction
B. context
C. system
D. environment【答案】C【解析】句意：在新的体系下，班级的规模将扩大。scheme计划；体系；阴谋。system制度; 体系，系统。二者意思相近，此处可互相替换，因此选C项。direction方向。context语境。environment环境。
14. All houses within 100 meters of the seas are at risk of flooding.
A. in danger
B. out of control
C. between equals
D. in particular【答案】A【解析】句意：距海100米内的所以房屋都有遭受洪水泛滥的危险。at the risk of处于风险中，冒着……的危险。in danger of处于危险中，有……的危险。二者意思相近，此处可相互替换，因此选A项。out of control失去控制。in particular尤其，特别。
15.He needs the money really badly.
A. very urgently
B. very much
C. very quickly
D. very efficiently【答案】B【解析】句意：他非常需要这笔钱。badly非常，很；严重地，厉害地。very much非常，很，十分。二者意思相近，此处可互相替换，因此选B项。urgently迫切地，紧急地。quickly迅速地，很快地。efficiently有效地，效率高地。
第2部分：阅读判断(第16〜22题，每题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。Time to Stop Traveling by Air
Twenty-five years ago a young British man called Mark Ellingham decided that he wanted a change of scenery. So he went to Australia, stopping off in many countries between. He also decided to write about the experience and produced a guide for other travelers making similar journeys.
In 1970, British airports were used by 32 million people. In 2004，the figure was 216 million. In 2030，according to government forecasts, it will be around 500 million. It’s a growth driven by the emergence of low cost airlines, offering access to all parts of the world for less than £ 100.
This has made a huge contribution to global warming. One return flight from Britain to the US produces the same carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) as a year’s motoring (驾车). A return flight to Australia equals the emissions (排放）of three average cars for a year. And the pollution is released at a height where its effect on climate change is more than double that on the ground.
Mark Ellingham built his business on helping people travel. Now he wants to help people stop—at least by air.
He is calling for a £ 100 green tax on all flights to Europe and Africa, and £ 250 on flights to the rest of the world. He also wants investment to create a low-carbon economy, as well as a halt to airport expansion.
Mark Ellingham’s commitment is important because his readers aren’t just the sort of young and adventurous people who would happily jump on a plane to spend a weekend exploring a foreign culture. They are also the sort of people who say they care about the environment. It’s a debate that splits people down the middle.
The tourist industry has responded by offering offsetting (补偿) schemes. A small increase in the price of a ticket is used to plant trees.
But critics say that it is not enough to just be carbon neutral. We should be actively cutting back on putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. And for the average person, making a plane journey will be his or her largest contribution to global warming. It may be good to repair the damage we do. But surely it is better not to do the damage in the first place.
16. Mark Ellingham spent quite a few days in China on his way to Australia 25 years ago.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
17.Traveling from Britain to any other part of the world may cost you less than £100.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
18. A round trip flight from Britain to Australia produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as three average cars do in a year.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
20. Mark Ellingham’s readers are not interested in environmental protection.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
21. Critics argue that the best way to protect our environment is not to do any damage to it.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
22. Mark Ellingham will collaborate with the critics in his efforts to fight global warming.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned【答案与解析】
16.C 定位根据题干定位至第一段。
点睛文章第一段第二句提到“So he went to Australia, stopping off in many countries between.，但并未提到他在去澳大利亚的途中在中国待了几天，故选C项。
17.A 定位根据题干定位至第二段。
点睛文章第二段第一句话提到英国机场使用人数激增，接着第二句话解释原因“It’s a growth driven by the emergence of low cost airlines, offering access to all parts of the world for less than £100.”，由此可知，从英国飞往世界其他任何地方的花费都不超过100英镑，故答案为A项。
18.B 定位根据题干定位至第三段。
点睛文章第三段第三句提到“A return flight to Australia equals the emissions (排放) of three average cars for a year.”，指的是从英国到澳大利亚的返程航班，而不是往返航班，因此题干表示错误，故选B项。
19.B 定位根据题干定位至第四段。
点睛根据文章第四段“Mark Ellingham built his business on helping people travel. Now he wants to help people stop—at least by air.”可知，Mark Ellingham以前致力于帮助人们旅行，现在他想要帮助人们停止旅行，至少是停止乘坐飞机。该说法与题干相矛盾，故答案为B项。
20.B 定位根据关键词Mark Ellingham’s readers定位至倒数第三段。
点睛第三段中提到Mark Ellingham的读者“… are also the sort of people who say they care about the environment.”，由此可知，他的读者是关心环境的，故题干表示错误，答案为B项。
21.A 定位根据关键词critics定位至文章最后一段。
点睛最后一段中评论家认为“We should be actively cutting back on putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere”，也就是我们应该积极地减少温室气体的排放，也就是题干中提到的保护环境最好的方法是不要破坏环境，故选A项。
22.C 点睛最后文章并没有提到Mark Ellingham将与评论家合作，一同努力对抗全球变暖，故选C项。【全文翻译】是时候该停止乘飞机旅行
25年前一个叫Mark Ellingham的英国人决定想要换个地方。于是，他去了澳大利亚，期间在很多国家停留。他还决定将自己的经验写下来，为其他有着类似行程的旅行者提供指南。
1970年，英国机场的客流量达到0.32亿。在2004年，这一数据达到2.16亿。根据政府的预测，到2030年，将会达到5亿。这一增长是因为航行费用的降低，从英国到世界上其他任何地区的花费都不唱过100英镑。
这大大加剧了全球变暖。从英国到美国的返程航行所产生的二氧化碳相当于驾车一年的排放量。从英国到澳大利亚返程航行的排放量相当于三辆普通汽车一年的排放量。高空中排放的污染物对气候的影响是地面排放的两倍。
Mark Ellingham通过帮助人们旅行成立了自己的公司。现在他想帮助人们停止旅行——至少是停止乘坐飞机。
他正呼吁对于欧洲飞非洲的所有航班征收100英镑的环保税。对于飞往世界其他地区的航班征收200英镑的税。他还想投资形成低碳经济，停止机场扩建。
Mark Ellingham的承诺非常重要，因为他的读者不只是那些欢快地跳上飞机花费一周研究外国文化爱冒险的年轻人。他们也是自称关心环境的一类人。这一争论将人们划分开来。
作为回应，旅游行业提出了补偿方案。机票价格上涨的部分用于植树。
但评论家认为只进行碳中和是不够的。我们应该积极地减少向大气中排放温室气体。对于普通人来讲，乘坐飞机旅行会极大地加剧全球变暖。弥补我们造成的损害是好的，但可以肯定的是我们最好是首先不要破坏环境。
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23〜30题，每题1分，共8分）
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1~4段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第27—30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。Feed the World with Potatoes
1. As food prices continue to rise rapidly, there is growing concern about the effect it will have among the world’s poor.
2. Increasingly, experts are looking to the potato as a possible low-cost solution to feeding the hungry. To emphasize the issue, the United Nations has called the potato “a hidden treasure” and named 2008 the International Year of the Potato. Here’s how potatoes could end the food crisis.
3. The potato matures more quickly, on less land and in harsher climate than most other major crops. Up to 85 percent of the plant is eatable, compared with around 50 percent of cereals. Its broad adaptability to a wide variety of farming systems is also note worthy.
4. Potatoes are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates, which release their energy slowly, and have only 5 percent of wheat’s fat content. They contain only a quarter of the calories of bread and, according to the Potato Center, when boiled, potatoes have more protein and nearly twice the calcium as corn. Additionally, they are good source of vitamin C, iron, potassium (钾) and zinc (锌).
5. The food and Agriculture Organization recently surveyed food price inflation in over 70 of the poor countries. Cereal price inflation was much higher and far more widespread than for potatoes. A significant factor behind the potato’s affordability is the fact that unlike other agriculture products, the potato is not yet a global commodity, and has therefore not attracted speculative investors. Raw potatoes are heavy and can rot during transmit, so global trade has been slow to take off. Also, potatoes are susceptible (易受影响的) to infection with disease, hindering (阻碍) export. According to analysts’ estimates, less than 5 percent of potatoes are traded internationally, with prices driven primarily by local tastes instead of international demand.
23.Paragraph 2 _____
24.Paragraph 3 _____
25.Paragraph 4 _____
26.Paragraph 5 _____A. Potatoes’ Lower Inflation B. Major Food Crops C. Healthy Food D. Higher Output E. Growing Importance of Potatoes F. High Price
27.The potato is cheap because _____
28. The whole world is concerned about food prices because _____
29.Many people eat potatoes because _____
30. The potato is not yet a global commodity because _____A. it has remained a controversial issue B. they are rising rapidly C. they are very nourishing D. nobody eats it E. its yield is high F. raw potatoes can decay easily during transit【答案与解析】
23.E 第二段主要强调土豆可能是解决食物危机的一个低成本的办法。联合国甚至把2008年称为国际土豆年。E项“土豆的重要性增加”符合本题主题，因此选E项。
24.D 第三段介绍了土豆作物的优点，成熟快，并且可食用率高，还能够适应不同的耕作系统，也就是说土豆的产出量好，因此D项“更高的产出”符合本段主题，所以选D项。
25.C 第四段继续介绍土豆的优点，通过与其他食物的对比可以看出，土豆的营养成分高。C项“健康食物”是对本段的概括，因此本题选C项。
26.A 第五段从价格方面介绍了土豆的优势，由于不适合国际贸易，土豆价格的通胀率低，A项“土豆有更低的通胀率”与本段主题相符，因此选A项。
27.E 点睛本题要求填入土豆价格低的原因。文章第二段第一句提到了土豆可能是低成本的解决食物危机的方法。接着文章第三段讲到了土豆的产量高。分析所有选项，只有E项符合题意，其他选项均不符合，因此选E项。
28.B 点睛文章第一段第一句就提到，“As food prices continue to rise rapidly, there is growing concern about…”，也就是说目前的食品价格在持续不断地上升。B项符合题意，因此选B项。
29.C 点睛本题要求填入人们吃土豆的原因。文章第四段主要介绍了土豆有利健康的各种营养成分。分析所有选项，只有C项符合题意，其他选项均不合适，因此本题选C项。
30.F 定位根据a global commodity定位到第五段。
点睛文章第五段第四句中的“Raw potatoes are heavy and can rot during transmit, so global trade has been slow to take off”可知，土豆国际贸易发展缓慢的原因在于土豆运输过程中的不便，生土豆不仅沉，而且容易坏。由此可知，本题选F项。【全文翻译】土豆喂养世界
1．随着食品价格的持续快速增长，人们越来越担心其对世界贫困人口造成的影响。
2．越来越多地，专家们指望土豆可能作为一种低成本的解决方案来喂养那些饥饿的人口。为了强调这个议题，联合国已将土豆称为“一个隐藏的宝藏”，并将2008年命名为国际土豆年。下面是土豆如何用来解决食物危机。
3．比起其他作物，土豆占用更少的土地，能适应更加恶劣的气候，并且成熟更快。土豆作物中可食用的部分高达85%，而谷物类作物只有大约50%。值得注意的是，它能广泛适应各种各样的耕作系统。
4．土豆是复杂的碳水化合物的一种很好的来源，并且能量释放缓慢，只有小麦脂肪含量的5%。土豆只含面包卡路里的四分之一，根据土豆中心，煮熟的土豆含有更多的蛋白质，钙含量接近玉米的两倍。此外，土豆是很好的维生素C、铁、钾和锌的来源。
5．食品和农业组织最近调查了超过70个贫困国家的食品价格上涨的情况。谷物价格的通胀率远高于土豆价格，而且通胀率波及的范围更广。土豆购买力背后一个重要的因素在于，不像其他农产品，土豆还不是全球性的商品，因此，还没有吸引投机的投资者。运输时生土豆沉、容易坏，所以全球贸易发展缓慢。同时，土豆容易受疾病感染的影响，所以出口受到阻碍。根据分析估计，在国际上进行交易的土豆不到5%，价格主要是由当地的口味决定，而不是国际需求。
第4部分：阅读理解(第31~45题，每题3分，共45分）
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。第一篇 Ethnic Tensions in Belgium
Belgium has given the world Audrey Hepburn Rene Magritte (surrealist artist), the saxophone (萨克斯管) and deep-fried potato chips that are somehow called French.
But the story behind this flat, twice-Beijing-size country is of a bad marriage between two nationalities living together that cannot stand each other. With no new government, more than a hundred days after a general election, rumors run wild that the country is about to disappear.“We are two different nations, an artificial state. With nothing in common except a king, chocolate and beer.” said Filp Dewinter, the leader of the Flemish Bloc, the extreme-right Flemish party.
Radical Flemish separatists like Mr Dewinter want to divide the country horizontally along ethnic and economic lines: to the north. Flanders—where Dutch (known locally as Flemish) is spoken and money is increasingly made; to the south. French-speaking Wallonla—where today old factories dominate the landscape.
The area of present-day Belgium passed to the French in the 18th century. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium was given to the kingdom of the Netherlands, from which it gained independence as a separate kingdom in 1830.
Since then, it has struggled for cohesion (结合). Anyone who has spoken French in a Flemish city quickly gets a sense of the mutual hostility that is part of daily life there.
But there are reasons Belgium is likely to stay together, at least in the short term.
The economies of the two regions are tightly linked, and separation would be a financial nightmare.
But there is also deep resentment in Flanders that its much healthier economy must subsidize (补贴) the south, where unemployment is double that of the north. French speakers in the south, meanwhile, favor the status quo (现状).
Belgium has made it through previous threats of division. Although some political analysts believe this one is different, there is no panic just now.“We must not worry too much.” said Baudouln Bruggeman, a 55-year-old school-teacher. “Belgium has survived on compromise since 1930. You have to remember that this is Magritte's country, the country of surrealism. Anything can happen.”
31.Who was Magritte?
A. A French novelist.
B. A saxophonist.
C. A separatist.
D. A surrealist artist.
32. When did Belgium become an independent kingdom?
A. in 1800.
B. in 1830.
C. in 1815.
D. in 1930.
33.Which statement about Belgium is NOT true?
A. it is twice as big as Beijing.
B. it has two major ethnic groups.
C. it has gone through quite a few threats of division.
D. it has no government.
34. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Surrealist artists.
B. Belgium’s economy.
C. Cultural clashes in Belgium.
D. Music in Belgium.
35. The word “stand” in Paragraph 2 means _____.
A. handle
B. meet
C. combine
D. bear【答案与解析】31. Who was Magritte?31. 马格利特是谁？A. A French novelist. B. A. 一位法国小说家。 B. 一位萨克斯管A saxophonist. C. A 吹奏者。 C. 一位分离主义者。 D. 一separatist. D. A 位超现实主义艺术家。surrealist artist.
31.D 定位根据Magritte定位至第一段。
点睛第一段中提到“Audrey Hepburn Rene Magritte (surrealist artist)”，由此可知，马格利特是一位超现实主义艺术家。32. When did Belgium 32. 比利时什么时候成为一个独立become an independent 王国？kingdom?A. In 1800. B. In 1830. C. In A. 1800年。 B. 1830年。 C. 18151815. D. In 1930.年。 D. 1930年。
32.B 定位根据关键词an independent kingdom定位至第五段。
点睛文章第五段最后一句提到“... it gained independence as a separate kingdom in 1830”，即自从1830年起，比利时获得独立，成为一个独立王国，故答案为B项。33. Which statement about 33. 下列关于比利时的表述哪Belgium is NOT true?一项不正确？A. It is twice as big as Beijing. B. It A. 它是北京的两倍大。 B. 它has two major ethnic groups. C. It 有两大主要的民族。 C. 它经has gone through quite a few 历了几次分裂的威胁。 D. 它threats of division. D. It has no 没有政府。government.
33.D 点睛文章第二段第二句提到“With no new government, more than a hundred days after a general election…”，由此可知，比利时并不是没有政府，只是没有新的政府，故D项表示正确。
避错根据文章第二段第一句“twice-Beijing-size country is of a bad marriage between two nationalities living together that cannot stand each other”可知，比利时是北京的两倍大，而且有两大主要的民族，故A、B项正确。文章倒数第二段第一句话提到“Belgium has made it through previous threats of division.”，因此比利时经历了几次分裂的威胁，故C项正确。34. What does this passage 34. 这篇文章主要讲的是什么？mainly talk about?A. Surrealist artist. B. Belgium’s A. 超现实主义艺术家。 B. 比利economy. C. Cultural clashes in 时经济。 C. 比利时的文化冲突 Belgium. D. Music in Belgium.D. 比利时的音乐。
34.C 点睛文章主要讲述了比利时不同文化下的不同民族之间冲突，并差点导致国家放分离，由此可知该文章主要讲的是比利时的文化冲突，故答案为C项。35. The word “stand” in 35. 第二段中单词“stand”的Paragraph 2 means _____.意思是_____.A. handle B. meet C. combine A. 解决 B. 相遇 C. 结合 D. 忍受D. bear
35.D 定位根据题干定位至第二段。
点睛第二段中提到“But the story behind this flat, twice-Beijing-size country is of a bad marriage between two nationalities living together that cannot stand each other.”，根据a bad marriage可知，这两个民族虽然居住在一起，但并不能忍受对方。stand“忍受”，故答案为D项。【全文翻译】比利时民族关系紧张
比利时在世界上拥有奥黛丽·赫本、勒内·马格利特（一位超现实主义艺术家）、萨克斯管和不知怎的被称作法式油炸薯片的东西。
在这个地势平坦，面积是北京的两倍的国家背后是两个民族糟糕的结合。它们生活在一起，但都无法忍受对方。大选过去100多天了，仍然没有成立新的政府，谣言四起，认为这个国家将要消失。“我们是两个不同的民族组成的一个不真实的国家。这两个民族除了有一个共同的国王、巧克力和啤酒，别的再无共同点。”Filp Dewinter说道。他是极右的佛兰芒党的领袖，即佛兰芒集团党的领袖。
激进的佛兰芒分裂主义分子如Mr. Dewinter想要沿着民族和经济线横向地切分这个国家。北边是佛兰德斯，讲荷兰语（当地认为是佛兰芒语），财富不断增长。南边是讲法语的瓦隆尼亚地区，也就是现在以就工厂为主导的地区。
18世纪，现在比利时的区域交由法国控制。1815年拿破仑战败，比利时开始由荷兰王国掌管。1930年它摆脱荷兰王国的控制，赢得独立，成为一个独立的王国。
从那以后，它就开始进行国家统一的斗争。在佛兰芒城市任何讲法语的人都会引起相互之间的敌意，这已经成为那里日常生活的一部分。
但比利时有理由有可能实现统一，至少在短期内能够做到。
这两个地区的经济紧密相连，它们的分裂将会是一场金融噩梦。
但佛兰德斯人怀有深深的怨恨之情，因为他们经济富裕必须要补贴南部地区。南部地区的失业人口是北部的两倍。与此同时，南部讲法语的人却安于现状。
比利时已经克服了之前的几次分裂危机。尽管一些政治分析家相信这次与以往不同，眼下却没有恐慌发生。“我们不必过度担忧，”55岁的教师Baudouln Bruggeman说，“1930年以来，比利时在妥协中获得生存。你要记住，这是马格利特的国家，这是一个超现实主义的国家。一切都有可能发生。”第二篇 Electric Backpack
Backpacks are convenient. They can hold your books, your lunch, and a change of clothes, leaving your hands free to do other things. Someday, if you don’t mind carrying a heavy load, your backpacks might also power your MP3 player, keep your cell phone running, and maybe even light your way home.
Lawrence C. Rome and his colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Marine Biological Laboratory in WoodsHole, Mass., have invented a backpack that makes electricity from energy produced while its wearer walks. In military actions, search-and-rescue operations, and scientific field studies, people rely increasingly on cellphones, global positioning system (GPS) receivers, night-vision goggles, and other battery powered devices to get around and do their work. The backpacks electricity-generating feature could dramatically reduce the amount of a wearer’ s load now devoted to spare batteries, report Rome and his colleagues in the Sept. Science.
The backpacks electricity-creating powers depend on springs used to hang a cloth pack from its metal frame. The frame sits against the wearer’ s back, and the whole pack moves up and down as the person walks. A gear mechanism converts vertical movements of the pack to rotary motions of an electrical generator, producing up to 7. 4 watts.
Unexpectedly, tests showed that wearers of the new backpack alter their gaits in response to the pack’s oscillations, so that they carry loads more comfortably and with less effort than they do ordinary backpacks. Because of that surprising advantage, Rome plans to commercialize both electric and non-electric versions of the backpack.
The backpack could be especially useful for soldiers, scientists, mountaineers, and emergency workers who typically carry heavy backpacks. For the rest of us, power-generating backpacks could make it possible to walk, play video games, watch TV, and listen to music, all at the same time. Electricity-generating packs aren’t on the market yet, but if you do get one eventually, just make sure to look both ways before crossing the street!
36. Backpacks are convenient because they can____.
A. change your gaits
B. reduce your load
C. free your hands
D. control your MP3 player
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