2006年職稱(chēng)英語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試?yán)砉B模擬題及解答(4)

E1 Nino n．厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象
     Equatorial adj．赤道的
     Occurrence n．發(fā)生
     Meteorologist n．氣象學(xué)家
     Offset v．抵銷(xiāo)
     Lead adj．提前的
     Monsoon n．季風(fēng)
     Tricky adj．難以捉摸的
     練習(xí)：
     1．The method used by the Columbia University researchers can predict E1 Nino a few months in advance．
     A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
     2. The Columbia University researchers studied the relationship between the past EI Nino occurrences and sea—surface temperatures．
     A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
     3. The Columbia University researchers are the first to use sea-surface temperatures to match the past EI Nino occurrences．
     A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
     4. Weare’s contribution in predicting E1 Nino，was highly praised by other meteorologists．
     A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
     5. According to a Chinese report，the flooding in China caused by E1 Nino in 1 99 1 and 1 997 affected 200 million Chinese people．
     A．right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
     6. It takes about eight months for El Nino to reach its peak．
     A．right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
     7. A special institute has been set up in America to study E1 Nino．
     A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned