问题 1
The rainstorm has damaged the crops. The loss has not yet been __________ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a million dollars.
A. considered
B. assessed
C. explored
D. calculated
问题 2
Although Wilmut maintains that cloning (克隆) animals has __________ potential for helping people, many people are still worried about it.
A. tremendous
B. insignificant
C. exclusive
D. complex
问题 3
The people __________ in social dancing for their own pleasure rather than for the entertainment of an audience.
A. train
B. attend
C. practice
D. participate
问题 4
“Did your employer pay for the notebook computer and the mobile phone for you?” “No, I bought them at my own __________.
A. income
B. pay
C. cost
D. expense
问题 5
There is no exactly __________ French tense to the present perfect tense in English.
A. similar
B. comparative
C. equivalent
D. identical
问题 6
The latest model of the Buick, __________ by the GM, is highly sought after by lots of young people here this year.
A. engraved
B. accomplished
C. manufactured
D. modified
问题 7
You can’t just do it however you like – you must follow the __________.
A. process
B. procedure
C. program
D. project
问题 8
Not long after they crossed the Continental Divide, __________ before them was the most beautiful sight of the whole trip – the Tetons.
A. stretched out
B. extended out
C. expanded out
D. prolonged out
问题 9
An unending flow of private and public criticism suggests that the people of the United States suffer from government, national, state and local, which is corrupt and __________.
A. incredible
B. initiative
C. indifferent
D. inefficient
问题 10
You should __________ the worn and sleazy paint from the wall before you decorate the room.
A. string
B. strip
C. stripe
D. strive
问题 11
The tests themselves are merely methods with characteristics that can be measured with reasonable __________ under specified condition.
A. activity
B. ability
C. precision
D. possibility
问题 12
Motivation is some kind of __________ drive that encourages people to pursue a course of action.
A. fatal
B. internal
C. external
D. final
问题 13
The legislative branch, one of the three branches of America’s government system, contains the two houses of __________ – the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A. Council
B. Constitution
C. Congress
D. Conference
问题 14
After I have gone, remember never to let the flies __________ your food before you eat it; and do not sleep on the ground when the rains are coming.
A. settle on
B. settle down
C. settle up
D. settle in
问题 15
Sir Win is a respected banker. But he has been criticized by some board directors for failing to guide and __________ Vikram Pandit, a first-time chief executive.
A. suspect
B. supervise
C. replace
D. expose
问题 16
Although sexual and violent crimes have increased by 10%, they remain only tiny __________ of the total number of crimes committed each year.
A. rate
B. ratio
C. fraction
D. aspect
问题 17
Stamp-collecting, once __________ the hobby of small boys and an all-consuming passion for older enthusiasts, has now become the target of financial speculators.
A. exclusively
B. eventually
C. completely
D. financially
问题 18
The post-war government had the enormous task of __________ the country’s economy.
A. reversing
B. renewing
C. reconstructing
D. reducing
问题 19
Because of the heavy storm, the ship did not __________ until midnight.
A. get off to
B. get down to
C. get on for
D. get under way
问题 20
Jim Thorpe, an American Indian, was almost __________ chosen the most outstanding athlete of the half-century in a poll held by the Associated Press.
A. unpredictably
B. unanimously
C. unfortunately
D. universally
问题 21
The Risk Identification Workshop on SYSTEM Z Redesign Phase is planned to be held in Room 701, Tower C, on Monday morning from 9:00 to 11:00, October 24. There will be 8 attendees, including Chairman Jack Smith, and Jim Whitney who will be the keynote speaker of the workshop. The agenda items are the following: First, Chairman Jack Smith’s 5-min introduction of reviewing purpose of workshop. Second, Jim Whitney, the keynote speaker’s 15-min speech on risk management process. He will review the basic definition of risk and the approach to risk management establishd for the SYSTEM Z project. Third, the risk identification brainstorming which will last 90 minutes with 10-min tea break in the middle. All the attendees should actively participate in a non-judgmental think-tank session to identify risks in each type and category and produce an initial list of risks. The list will be assessed_, prioritized, and maintained after the workshop. And finally, Chairman Jack Smith’s 5-min summary of the meeting.
10 分
问题 22
Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.
I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts（文科）university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren’t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.
I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didn’t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist（人文学者）all in one.
Now I’m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile（协调）engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t’ mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.
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The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he ___________.
A. wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality
B. intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist
C. wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college
D. intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals -
According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can ___________.
A. balance engineering and the liberal arts
B. receive guidance in their careers
C. become noble idealists
D. broaden their horizons -
In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _________.
A. to have an excellent academic record
B. to be wise and mature
C. to be imaginative with a value system to guide him
D. to be a technical genius with a wide vision -
The author’s experience shows that he was ___________.
A. creative
B. ambitious
C. unrealistic
D. irrational -
The word “they” in “…together they threaten to confuse.” (Line 3, Para.5) refers to ___________.
A. engineering and the liberal arts
B. reality and noble ideals
C. flexibility and a value system
D. practicality and rationality
