2016年職稱英語《理工類》閱讀判斷模擬習題

　　New Product Will Save lives

　　Drinking water that looks clean may still contain bugs (蟲子),which can cause illness.A small company called Genera Technologies has produced a testing method

　　in three stages,which shows whether water is safe.The new test shows if water needs chemicals added to it,to destroy anything harmful.It was invented by

　　scientist Dr Adrian Patton,who started Genera five years ago.He and his

　　employees have developed the test together with a British water company.

　　Andy Headland,Genera's marketing director,recently presented the test at a

　　conference in the USA and forecast good American sales for it.Genera has already

　　sold 11 of its tests at $42，500 a time in the UK and has a further four on

　　order.It expects to sell another 25 tests before the end of March.The company

　　says it is the only test in the UK" to be approved by the government.

　　Genera was formed five years ago and until October last year had only five

　　employees;it now employs 14.Mr Headland believes that the company should make

　　around $19 million by the end of the year in the UK alone.

　　1.Genera Technologies has developed a method that determines whether water is

　　clean.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Not mentioned

　　2.Before he set up Genera,Dr Parton had worked for a British water company.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Not mentioned

　　3.The new product has been a commercial success in the USA.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Not mentioned

　　4.Each of the tests costs $42，500.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Not mentioned

　　5.Genera Technologies orders 25 more tests before the end of the year.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Not mentioned

　　6.The British government is helping Dr Parton to sell the tests abroad

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Not mentioned

　　7.Genera has increased the number of its employees recently.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Not mentioned

　　[參考答案]1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A

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