[职称英语真题]2016年考试理工A阅读判断真题及答案详解
2016-04-07 06:58:44 来源:91考试网 作者:www.91exam.org 【

第2部分:阅读判断(第16——22题,每题1分,共7分)

TheGreatest of Victorian Engineers

In the hundred years up to 1860, the workof a small group of constructionengineers carried forward the enormous socialand economic change that weassociate with the Industrial Revolution inBritain. The most important of theseengineers was Isambard Kingdom Brunel,whose work in shipping, bridge-building,and railway construction, to name justthree fields, both challenged andmotivated his colleagues. He was the driving forcebehind a number of the hugelyambitious projects, some of which resulted inworks which are still in usetoday.

The son of an engineer, Brunel apprenticedwith his father at an early age onthe building of the Thames Tunnel. At theage of just twenty, he became engineerin charge of the project. Thisimpressive plan to bore under the Thames twicesuffered two major disasterswhen the river broke through into the tunnel whenthe second breach(决口) occurredin 1872, Brunel was seriously injured duringrescue operation and further workwas halted.

While recovering from his injuries, Brunelentered a design competition for anew bridge over the Avon Gorge near Clifton.The original judge of thecompetition was Thomas Telford, a leading civilengineer of his day, who rejectedall entries to the competition in favor ofhis own design. After considerablescandal, a second contest was held andBrunel's design was accepted. For reasonsof funding, however, exacerbated(加剧) by socialunrest in Bristol, the project wasabandoned in 1843 with only the towerscompleted. After Brunel’s death, it wasdecided to begin work on it again,partly so that the bridge could form a fittingmemorial to the great engineer.The entire structure was finally completed in1864. Today, the well-knownClifton Suspension Bridge is a symbol of Bristol,just as the Opera House is ofSydney. Originally intended only for horse-drawntraffic, the bridge now bearsover four million motor vehicles a year.

16. Brunel was an important airplaneengineer in Britain during the IndustrialRevolution.

A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned

17. Brunel was involved less in railwayconstruction than in other engineeringfields.

A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned

18. Brunelworked only on shipping, bridge-building and railwayconstruction.

A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned

19. Brunelwork was largely ignored by his colleagues.

A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned

20. Someprojects Brunel contributed to are still in use today.

A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned

21. Brunel became an apprentice with hisfather when he was very young.

A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned

22. The Thames Tunnel project was moredifficult than any previous projectsundertaken in Britain.

A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned

标准:CCBBAAC

The same man never crossed the same river twice. 旧地重来景已非。
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child. 逆子无情甚于蛇蝎.
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