2013科技英语考试+答案2013科技英语考试+答案.doc

一、单选题（共?15?道试题，共?15?分。） V 1.??Scientists have discovered that genes may make some people more __________ to anxiety. A. tend B. prone C. likely D. possible ??????满分：1??分 2.??One cause of the current food crisis is ______ and food prices are high in part because of the dry weather in these places. A. flood B. cough C. rough D. drought ??????满分：1??分 3.??Alice trusts you.Only you can （ ） her to give up the foolish idea A. suggest B. attract C. tempt D. persuade ??????满分：1??分 4.??The contract signed two years ago between the two companies will ______ at the end of the year. A. expect B. expire C. revise D. explore ??????满分：1??分 5.??Enough lava had __________ from the volcano to bury the entire village. A. disrupted B. splashed C. erupted D. spilt ??????满分：1??分 6.??Their marriage was in danger of breaking up last year but it seems quite ______ now. A. favourable B. critical C. profitable D. stable ??????满分：1??分 7.??The present wave of strikes ______ from discontent among the lower-paid. A. stems B. traps C. raises D. ranges ??????满分：1??分 8.??If it_____tomorrow, we will stay indoors to have our training class. A. rains B. rained C. will rain D. is raining ??????满分：1??分 9.??The longer the economic decline is allowed to go on the more difficult it will be to （ ） it A. underline B. upset C. resume D. reverse ??????满分：1??分 10.??International students are likely to __________ their counterparts from various countries and areas and are exposed to diverse ideas and values. A. counter B. found C. met D. encounter ??????满分：1??分 11.??The island’s population initially numbered 180, but there was a gradual __________ until only 40 people were left. A. declination B. incline C. inclination D. decline ??????满分：1??分 12.??Coal can be ______ into gas with the help of the modern technology. A. yield B. converted C. overcame D. reverted ??????满分：1??分 13.??Parents should make their children realize that studying is happy but not ______ them to do what they don’t like A. ma