职称英语《综合A》阅读理解试题及答案(2)

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Is There a Way to Keep the Britain's Economy Growing?

In today's knowledge economy, nations survive on the things they do best. Japanese design electronics while Germans export engineering techniques. The French serve the best food and Americans make computers.

Britain specializes in the gift of talking. The nation doesn't manufacture much of anything. But it has lawyers, stylists and business consultants who earn their living from talk, talk and more talk.

The World Foundation think tank says the UK's four iconic jobs today are not scientists, engineers,teachers and nurses. Instead, they're hairdressers, celebrities, management consultants and managers.

But can all this talking keep the British economy going? The British government thinks it can.

Although the country's trade deficit was more than —— 60 billion in 2006, UK's largest in the postwar period, officials say the country has nothing to worry about. In fact, Britain does have a world-class pharmaceutical industry, and it still makes a *** all sum from selling arms abroad. It also trades services accountancy, insurance, banking and advertising. The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. After all, the country of Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a literary tradition of which to be proud. Rockn' roll is an English language medium, and there are billions to be made by their cutting-edge bands. In other words, the creative economy has plenty of strength to carry the British economy.

However, creative industries account for only about 4 percent of UK's exports of goods and services. The industries are finding it hard to make a profit, according to a report of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. The report shows only 38 percent of British companies were engaged in "innovation activities", 3 percentage points below the EU average and well below Germany (61 percent) and Sweden (47 percent).

In fact, it might be better to call Britain a "servant" economy -- there are at least 4 million people "in service". The majority of the population are employed by the rich to cook,clean, and take care of their children. Many graduates are even doing menial jobs for which they do not need a degree. Most employment growth has been, and will continue to be, at the low-skill end of the service sector -- in shops, bars, hotels, domestic service and in nursing and care homes.

36. According to the World Foundation think tank, one of the iconic jobs in Britain today is

A. law makers.

B. business consultants.

C. home servants.

D. school teachers.

37. The phrase "the cutting edge" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

A. the most popular.

B. the most political.

C. the most advanced.

D. the proudest.

38. The officials are not worried about the trade deficit in 2006, because they believe

A. Britain is home to the largest pharmaceutical industry in the world.

B. the literary tradition of Britain will help make billions of pounds.

C. Britain is one cutting edge of the knowledge economy.

D. the world economy is strong enough to carry the Britain economy.

39. Which of the following is true about the creative industries in Britain?

A. They contribute a lot to the country's trade deficit.

B. They are not doing as well as those in other European nations. '

C. They can't make a profit out of their innovation activities.

D. They make Britain on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy.

40. It can be inferred from the passage that

A. the gift of talking can keep the British economy growing.

B. the British government is over-confident in its economy.

C. the British economy is the least innovative one in the EU.

D. being a servant to the rich is one of the best jobs in Britain.

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What's Killing the Bats

First it was bees. Now it is bats. Biologists in America are working hard to discover the cause of the mysterious deaths of tens of thousands of bats in the northeastern part of the country. Most of the bats affected are the common little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus), but other species, such as the long-eared bat, the *** all-footed hat, the eastern pipistrelle, and the Indiana bat have also been affected. In some cases, more than 90 percent of the bat populations have died.

One possibility is disease. A white fungus (真菌) known as fusarium has been found on the noses of both living and dead bats. However, scientists don't know if the fungus is the primary cause of death, a secondary cause of death, or not a cause at all, but the result of some other conditions.

Another possible cause is a lack of food. For example, bats typically eat a large number of moths (蛾), and in some states such as New York, the number of moths has been declining in recent years. If bats can't eat enough food, they starve to death.

Still other scientists believe that global warming is to blame. Warmer temperatures in recent years have been waking up hibernating (冬眠) bats earlier than usual. If bats break their hibernation at the wrong time, they might not find their expected food sources. The weather might also turn cold again and weaken or kill the bats.

Scientists might not agree on the causes of the bat die-off, but they do agree on the consequences.

Bats are an important predator of mosquitoes; a single brown bat can eat 1,000 or more insects in an hour. They also eat beetles and other insects that damage plant crops. If there aren't enough bats, damage will be great from the insects theyeat. While bats live a long time for their size -- the little brown bat can live for more than 30 years- a female bat has only one baby per year, so bat populations grow slowly. Many bat species in the United States are already protected or endangered.

How can you help? Do not disturb sleeping or nesting bats. If you discover bate that seem to be sick or that are dead, contact your local Fish Wildlife Department with the details. However, be careful not to touch the animals.

31. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. All species of bats in North America are dying.

B. Scientists already know the cause of the deaths of bats.

C. The bat deaths are a serious problem.

D. There are many possible causes of the deaths of bats.

32. What does the first sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Bees have been dying mysteriously.

B. The first article on the website is about bees.

C. Bees usually die before bats.

D. It was bees that caused the deaths of bats.

33. The word "pipistrelle" in Paragraph 1 refers to

A. a kind of fungus.

B. an area in the U.S.

C. a special cave.

D. a kind of bat.

34. The "moths" in Paragraph 3 are taken as an example of

A. diseases that kill bats.

B. Insects that bats eat.

C. animals that have diseases.

D. bat species that are starving to death.

35. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A. To get people to stop killing bats.

B. To hire workers for the Fish Wildlife Department.

C. To ask people not to touch dead bats.

D. To tell the public how to help bats.

职称英语的面试条件是什么

职称英语江苏省职称英语面试题库的面试条件是什么

1.具有国家认定的相应留学经历的;

2.申报副高级职称时职称外语考试成绩达到要求江苏省职称英语面试题库,申报正高级职称需再次参加同一级别考试的;

3.出版过外文专著、译著或以其他方式证明具备较高外语水平,并经一定程序确认的;

4.经审核确认,能力业绩突出、在本行业本地区作出重要贡献的;

5.在乡镇以下基层单位(经省级 *** 人事部门批准,可放宽至县级以下基层单位)从事专业技术工作的;

6.在地市以下单位,长期在野外从事农业、林业、水利、采矿、测绘、勘探、铁路施工、公路施工等专业技术工作的;

7.年龄较大并长期从事专业技术工作的;

8.从事具有中国特色、民族传统的临床中医药、民族医药、工艺美术、古籍整理、历史时期考古等专业技术工作的;

9.取得外语专业大专以上学历并从事本专业工作,申报职称有第二外语要求的;

10.申报各系列初级职称的。

职称英语备考策略

1.要明确自己应考的类别和级别

理工类和卫生类相对来说比较容易区分。考工科工程类的一般都是考理工类;在医院工作的一般都是卫生类。但是也不尽然,比如在医院工作如果考的是行政方面的职称,根据国家规定也许既可以考卫生类也可以考综合类。所以具体考哪一类一定要问一下自己的主管部门或者所在单位的人事部门到底自己应该考哪个类别哪个级别,千万不要考错。

因为成绩通知单里有写具体是哪个类别,万一单位有特殊要求,类别不对应就不能过关,所以首先一定要搞清楚自己应考哪个类别,哪个级别。

2.要知道需要复习哪些教材。

a.国家指定教材,考试题目会直接从教材上出至少30分,阅读理解15分,完型填空15分,还有些许的词汇选项。

b.同义词词典江苏省职称英语面试题库:职称英语考试可以带一本词典进考场,如果大家平时对于查字典的速度和技巧有所掌握这15分就志在必得。

c.模拟试题。这是江苏省职称英语面试题库我们后期要准备的给大家训练的。对于英语学习以及任何语言学习者来说,光听讲课是绝对不行的,还要做题,不断的重复是学习的关键。

3.要调整好心态,制定学习目标。冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。

也要提醒大家如果是通过B级或C级的学员还需要再接再厉,继续考A级。因为只有考江苏省职称英语面试题库了A级,职称英语考试才算完,一纸A级证书可以评所有职称。但是如果是C级和B级的.学员很有可能评高一级职称就不能通过。

词汇要求

A级的人员能识别6000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语;

B级的人员能识别5000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语;

C级的人员能识别4000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语;

在实际考试中出现的词汇:绝大部分为常见的单词和短语结构(2000个左右),而且有一部分基本词汇在同一套考题中多次出现.因此在复习中可以主要掌握2000个左右的核心单词和短语结构。实际考试中出现的超纲词一般都会给出中文注释。

语法知识

职称英语考试中不直接考察语法(考题中没有与语法相关的多项选择题或语法改错题).而是把对基本语法的考察融入到各种考题中.进行间接考察。以综合C级/B级阅读判断考题(petitions)为例:

A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Minisler’s house in London.

True B.False C.Not mentioned 带有下划线的句子是该题出题的依据:

(文章之一段)Petitions( *** , *** 书)have long been a part of British political life.Anyone who wanted to change something would get a list oI signatures from people who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Minister's house in London.

该题属于细节题,该题要求考生对文章中所提供的细节信息进行识别和判断。该题考查上下文之间的意义关系及考生对英语长句的理解,而被考查的长句结构又涉及到多个语法考点,包括定语从句等。

而l8题中所给出的句子(我们在这套辅导书中称其为信息判断句)也涉及到一个重要的语法结构——动词不定式的被动语态(to be mailed(被邮寄)),如果考生对这些直接涉及该题解答的关键语法结构不了解,则该题很难做出正确的判断。信息判断句说“ *** 书必须要被邮寄到位于伦敦的首相官邸”,与该信息判断句最直接相关的是划线句中的斜体结构(提示:该斜体结构直接提到了“位于伦敦的首相官邸”),该斜体结构的内容为“或者亲自把它们送到位于伦敦的首相官邸”,解题的关键是要确认斜体结构中的代词them是否就是指信息判断句中提到的“ *** 书”。

该斜体结构中的代词them与划线句中与其形成并列结构(either send them……or deliver them……)中的代词them指代内容相同,根据“代词的前指”判断,这两个them都应该指代前文中出现复数名词,而且应该是能被寄或被送的对象(因为them是充当send/deliver(寄,送)的宾语),因此而判断them应该指代短首句中提到的petitions( *** 书),由此了解到文章中的相关信息是说“或者亲自把 *** 书送到位于伦敦的首相官邸”,显然这与信息判断句所说的“ *** 书必须要被邮寄到位于伦敦的首相官邸”不一致,因此该题答案应该选择B(错误)。

语法要求

职称英语等级考试要求应试者必须懂得英语基本语法知识,概述如下:

英语句子的基本语序及其意义;

提示:复习中需要了解英语陈述句,疑问句,祈使句,感叹句中句子的基本语序及其意义,同时还需要了解英语强调句,倒装句和虚拟条件中的基本语序及其意义。

英语句子的结构和常用句型;

提示:复习中需要了解英语5种基本句子结构,了解英语句子结构的四种类型:简单句,并列句,复合句,并列复合句的构成及其常见的表现形式。

动词的各种时,体,态及其意义;

提示:复习中主要了解和熟悉职称英语中五个最常用的时态(一般现在时,现在进行时,一般过去时,一般将来时和现在完成时)的构成形式及其所具有的结构意义。掌握英语动词进行体和完成体的构成形式及其分别具有的结构意义。掌握英语主被动语态的构成形式及其所具有的结构意义。

各种从句的构成和意义;

提示:复习中主要了解和掌握名词性从句(尤其是主语从句,宾语从句,表语从句),状语从句(尤其是时间状语从句,原因状语从句,条件状语从句,让步状语从句)和定语从句(尤其是由that,which,when,who等连接词引导的定语从句)的构成形式,在英语语句中的位置特点及从句所具有的语法意义。

句子中词语的所指,省略,替代,重复以及句子之间意义的关系等;

提示:了解和掌握英语中代词,“定冠词+名词”结构的指代特点,了解英语常见省略结构的构成特点及其与上下文之间的关系。

阅读要求

职称英语等级考试的测试重点在于考察考生的阅读理解能力。综合类考题要求考生能综合运用英语语言知识和阅读技能来理解一般内容的英语书面材料。考试所要求的阅读能力主要包括以下几个方面:

掌握所阅读材料的主旨和大意

提示:主要体现该考点的题型:阅读理解,概括大意。

了解阐述主旨的事实和细节

提示:主要体现该考点的题型:阅读判断,阅读理解,完成句子。

利用上下文猜测某些词汇和短语的意义

提示:主要体现该考点题型:阅读判断,阅读理解,完成句子。

既能理解个别句子的意义,也能理解上下文之间的意义关系;

提示:主要体现该考点题型:阅读判断,阅读理解,完成句子,补全短文。

根据所读材料进行判断和推断

提示:主要体现该考点题型:阅读判断,阅读理解,概括大意完成句子,补全短文。

领会作者的观点,意图和态度

提示:主要体现该考点题型:阅读判断,阅读理解,概括大意。

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职称英语一般会考哪些原题

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职称英语江苏省职称英语面试题库的考试阅读题目经常会在当年人事出版社的职称英语教材用书找到原有的文章.

一般情况下职称英语考试会从人事出版社教材中出30分左右的原题。主要分布在词汇部分(大约8-10道小题)、阅读理解(1篇文章江苏省职称英语面试题库,占15分)、完形填空(15分),但出原题的时候可能会在试题上做一些变化,文章是不会有变化的。所以,要以教材为主,若有时间可以用练习册上的试题作为练习用。

近年来职称英语考试即便出书中原题,文章虽不变但后面题目都会做调整,完型填空也会有变化。考试宝建议考生把书上这三个会出原题的部分看完,然后再把其它内容也看一看这样以不变应万变,做到原题心中有数,不论职称英语考试试题如何变化都能稳稳拿下。

职称英语《卫生B》专项试题及答案(2)

part C

Medical Education

In 18th century colonial America, those who wanted to become physicians either learned as personal students from established professionals or went abroad to study in the traditional schools of London, Paris and Edinburgh. Medicine was first taught formally by specialists at the University of Pennsylvania, beginning in 1765, and in 1767 at King's College (now Columbia University), the first institution in the colonies to give the degree of doctor of medicine.

Following the American Revolution, the Columbia medical faculty (formerly of King's College) was combined with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, chartered in 1809, which survives as a division of Columbia University.

In 1893 the Johns Hopkins Medical School required all applicants to have a college degree and was the first to afford its students the opportunity to further their training in an attached teaching hospital. The growth of medical schools attached with established institutions of learning went together with the development of proprietary (私营江苏省职称英语面试题库的 ) schools of medicine run for personal profit, most of which had 10W standards and poor facilities. In 1910 Abraham Flexner, the American education reformer, wrote Medical Education in the United States and Canada, exposing the poor conditions of most proprietary schools. Subsequently, the American Medical Association(AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) laid down standards for course content, qualifications of teachers, laboratory facilities, connection with teaching hospitals,and licensing of medical practitioners (开业医师) that survive to this day.

By the late 1980s the U.S. and Canada had 1,424 medical colleges recognized by the Liaison(联络) Committee on Medical Education to offer the M. D. degree; during the 1987-1988 academic year, 47,262 men and 25,686 women entered these colleges and an estimated 11,752 men and 5,958 women were graduated. Graduates, after a year of internship ( 实习期 ) , receive licenses to practice if they pass an examination given either by a state board or by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

1. In 18th century America, higher institutions of learning that taught medicine __________.

A. did not exist

B. were few in number

C. were better than those in Europe

D. were known for their teaching hospitals

2. Initially most proprietary schools of medicine in America __________.

A. had established professionals

B. had good facilities

C. had high standards

D. were in poor conditions

3. The AMA and AAMC established standards so as to __________.

A. recruit more students

B. set up more schools of medicine

C. ensure the quality of medical teaching and practice

D. prevent medical schools from making huge profits

4. After a year of internship medical graduates can start to practice __________.

A. if they have worked in a laboratory

B. if they have studied abroad for some time

C. if they have obtained an M. D. degree

D. if they have passed an examination

5. This passage is mainly about __________.

A. how medicine is taught in America

B. how medical education has developed in America

C. how the American educational system works

D. how one can become a good doctor

答案与解析

part A

1. C。细节题。题干:研究江苏省职称英语面试题库的目标是发现新的 *** 来 __________。利用题干关键词可以定位到短文的第二段,提到了此项研究的goal,即aim,这便是learning new ways to treat or prevent illness。

2. D。细节题。题干:研究者收集了下列东西,除了 __________。利用题干关键词可以定位到短文的第四段。第四项应该是“参加研究的妇女及其婴儿家中的空气与水等物质”,而

不是“医院中的空气与水”。

3. A。细节题。题干:通过研究,国家的医疗费用期望可以 __________。利用题干关键词可以定位到短文的第六段,即预计从长远的角度讲,此项研究将有利于节约国家卫生保健费用的开支。

4. B。细节题。题干:参与者的婴儿会被跟踪调查 __________。利用题干关键词可以定位到短。文的倒数第三段,即这些婴儿将从出生前一直被跟踪到21岁。

5. D。细节题。题干:下列关于研究参与者的说法哪一项是不正确的?利用题干关键词可以定位到最后一段。前三项在短文的最后一段都有提及,只有第四项是错误的,因为研究对象都是怀孕的妇女,不可能是所有年龄段的人们。

part B

1. A。细节题。题干:为什么远古的火山爆发比近期的火山爆发破坏性更大?利用题干关键词可以定位到之一段:古代的火山更具破坏力,不是因为它们更大,而是因为它们释放出的二氧化碳更能轻易地毁灭生命。

2. D。细节题。题干:Wignall是如何计算出远古火山爆发的杀伤力的?利用题干关键词可以定位到第二段。第二段有这样一句话:He calculated the“killing efficiency”for these volcanoes by comparing the proportion of life they killed off with the volume of lava that they produced.(他通过比较火山释放出的熔岩的体积与杀死生命的比例计算这些火山的杀伤力)。

3. D。细节题。题干:恐龙是什么时候灭绝的?利用题干关键词可以定位到第三段。其中有这么一句话:He ignored the extinction which wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago,because many scientists believe it was primarily caused by the impact of an asteroid.(他没有提及6500万年前恐龙的灭绝,因为许多科学家相信恐龙的灭绝是受一颗小行星的影响)。

4. D。细节题。题干:从第三段还可以推导出有关恐龙的什么样的信息?在讨论第三题的答案时,我们已经注意到了,Wignall没有提6500万年前恐龙的灭绝是否跟火山爆发有关,因为许多科学家相信恐龙的灭绝是受一颗小行星的影响。这就说明,关于恐龙灭绝的原因在科学家之间是有争议的。

5. B。主旨题。问题问的是:文章的主要论点是什么?答案在文章的之一句:Volcanoes were more destructive in ancient history(古代火山更具破坏力)。

part C

1. B。细节题。题干:在18世纪的美国,教授医学的'高等学习机构 __________。利用题干关键词可以定位到文章之一段,可知在18世纪的美国,医学院校寥寥无几。如果有人想当医生,就要跟专业人员私下学,或者出国学习。直到1765年,才首次有高等院校正式开设医学课程。

2. D。细节题。题干:最初多数的私营医学院 __________。利用题目顺序与段落顺序一致的原则和题干关键词可以定位到文章第二段中的第二句,即早期的私营医学院校大都标准不高,设备较差。

3. C。细节题:AMA and AAMC设立了标准,以便 __________。利用题干中的专有名词可以定位到文章第二段的最后一句,即AMA与AAM制订了一系列标准,以保证医学教学与实践的质量。

4. D。细节题。经过一年实习的毕业生可以开始 __________。利用题干关键词可以定位到文章的最后一段,即医学毕业生经过一年的实习期后,要通过州或国家的相关考试,方可获取行医执照。

5. B。主旨题。题干:这篇文章主要是关于 __________。从文章的题目和内容可知,全文重点探讨的是美国医学教育的历史沿革。

职称英语考试题型详解:概括大意与完成句子

概括大意与完成句子这一题型在过去的职称英语等级考试中是分开考的,这次则把这两种题型放到一篇文章中去考。这两种题型均属于阅读理解简答题(Short Answer Questions),与传统阅读理解简答题不同的是,它不需要考生写出问题的答案,而是给出了几个选项,让考生从中选择搭配。

概括大意题主要考查考生归纳段落主题思想的能力,完成句子主要考查考生掌握短文细节内容的能力。这两种题型,基本能够考核各种阅读技能。解答这类题目时,既要学会抓住文章的中心大意,找出关键词,又要能够运用多种阅读技巧,从句子、语篇的层次把握文章的重要事实和细节。请看例题。

The Price of idleness

Household devices waste a lot of energy doing nothing.

1 Electrical devices such as CD players, videos and burglar alarms are consuming more energy in stand-by mode than when they are actually being used.

2 Maria Sanchez and her colleagues from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, tested more than 50 *** all electrical appliances, from computers to doorbells, electric movers, VCRs, and pool pumps. In the current issue of Energy Policy, they report that about half of all consumer electronics energy is used in stand-by mode. This costs American consumers $1 billion a year in wasted energy.

3 The researchers say that while electronic devices are lying dormant (休眠状态), running their clocks, maintaining internal memories or displaying their settings, they consume around 40 terawatt hours of electricity in the US every year -- enough to power a city such as Chicago or London. Many machines' use almost as much power on stand-by as when working. For example, it takes 15 watts to play a typical CD, but an average of 11 watts to keep it on stand-by. Satellite TV systems use 14 watts when active and 14 watts on stand-by. Given the long hours these systems spend idling, each uses far more power in stand-by mode than when actually working.

4 Bad design is largely to blame, says Sanchez. In a separate survey of CD players last year, her colleague Wolfgang Huber found that two machines with similar features used 28 watts and 2 watts respectively on stand-by. "For most products, we believe that stand-by power can be reduced to one watt or less," says Sanchez.

5 She backs proposals to set up a national labeling system to promote machines that meet this standard. Such a system could reduce stand-by power consumption in the US by 50 per cent, says co-author Alan Meier -- more than 20 terawatt hours per year. Last month, electronics company Philips announced the launch of a device that can dramatically reduce the power used in stand-by mode.

A Factor Leading to Energy Waste

B Home Appliances

C Proposals to Cut Energy Consumption

D Energy Consumption Test

E Terawatt Hours

F Nonessential Electricity Use

1 Paragraph 2 ____________

2 Paragraph 3 ____________

3 Paragraph 4 ____________

4 Paragraph 5 ____________

A Factor Leading to Energy Waste

B Home Appliances

C Proposals to Cut Energy Consumption

D Energy Consumption Test

E Terawatt Hours

F Nonessential Electricity Use

5 In the US the home appliances use _____________

6 The energy wasted by the electronic devices in the US is sufficient to ___________.

7 It is found that power waste is mainly caused by _____________

8 Philips started to develop a device that can greatly reduces _______________

A bad design

B the total energy of the country

C power a large city

D the most energy

E wasted energy

F stand-by power consumption

A bad design

B the total energy of the country

C power a large city

D the most energy

E wasted energy

F stand-by power consumption

这是一篇关于家用电器在休眠状态下耗电情况的文章,属科普类。文章内容不难。共分五个自然段,300多词。文章后面之一题至第四题,要求考生给第二段至第五段各选一食小标题;第五题至第八题要求考生从所给的六个选项中为每个句子选一个正确选项,来完成句子。

我们先看概括大意。在做概括大意题时,首先要找的是每段的主题句。文章的之一段总领全文,说的是当今一些家电设备,如CD播放机之类,在闲置状态下,会浪费很多的电能。

作者在第二段的一开始就介绍了科学家Maria Sanchez和她的同事做的一个实验,他们检了50多种小家电,看看它们的耗电情况。后面讲的是实验结果等。显然,该段的之一句为主题句,概括了这一段的主要内容。根据这一线索,在选项中,我们发现选项D("能量消耗试验")的意思与此相符。因此,选项D为本题的答案。

再看第三段。本段之一句接上一段的内容进一步说明一些电器设备在休眠状态下每天的耗电量。接下来是举例说明。本段之一句同样也是本段的主题句。所给出的几个选项中,哪个选项的意思与这一句话的意思相近呢?显然,选项F("无谓的耗电")与本句意思相同,故为正确答案。

文章的第四段进一步阐明导致电能被白白浪费掉的主要原因,作者引用科学家Sanchez的话,认为家电设备设计不合理是一个重要因素。第四段的之一句也是本段的主题句。选项A的意思是"导致电能消耗的因素",与本段之一句意思相符,故为正确答案。

细心的读者会发现,文章第五段的之一句又是该段的主题句,根据这段中出现的 proposal这个词就不难发现选项C为正确答案。

关于完成句子这部分的解题技巧,我们强调指出的是,应根据要完成的句子的前半部分的信息,回到短文中查找这个句子的出处,然后再仔细阅读每个句子,这样会很容易地找出答案。根据这个办法,我们发现第五题的答案为选项D,第六题的答案为选项C,第七题的答案为选项F,第八题的答案为选项E。