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工程硕士上课作业基础英语

工程硕士研究生基础英语

I.VocabularyandGrammar

1.Beforewemove,weshould_____someoftheoldfurniture,sothatwecanhavemoreroom

inthenewhouse.

A）discard

B）dissipate

C）cancel

D）conceal

2.YoucannotimaginehowIfeel_____withmydutiessometimes.

A）overflowed

B）overthrown

C）overwhelmed

D）overturned

3.Anyonenotpayingtheregistrationfeebytheendofthismonthwillbe_____tohave

withdrawnfromtheprogram.

A）contemplated

B）deemed

C）acknowledged

D）anticipated

4.Althoughhewasonadiet,thedeliciousfood_____himenormously.

A）distracted

B）stimulated

C）inspired

D）tempted

5.Thepolicearetryingto_____whatreallyhappened.

A）ascertain

B）assert

C）avert

D）ascribe

6.Hesaidthatendingtheagreementwould_____thefutureofsmallorfamily-runshops,lead

tofewerbooksbeingpublishedandincreasepricesofallbutafewbestsellers.

A）venture

B）expose

C）jeopardize

D）legalize

7.Asweknow,computersareusedtostoreand_____informationefficiently.

A）reclaim

B）reconcile

C）reassure

D）retrieve

8.Hisillnessfirst_____itselfasseverestomachpainsandheadaches.

A）expressed

B）manifested

C）reflected

D）displayed

9.Somecropsarerelativelyhighyieldersandcouldbeplantedinpreferencetoothersto_____thefoodsupply.

A）enhance

B）curb

C）disrupt

D）heighten

10.AstronomersattheUniversityofCaliforniadiscoveredoneofthemostdistant_____.

A）paradoxes

B）paradises

C）galaxies

D）shuttles

11.Manygreatscientists_____theirsuccesstohardwork.

A）portray

B）ascribe

C）impart

D）acknowledge

12.Thesignsetupbytheroad_____driverstoasharpturn.

A）alerts

B）refreshes

C）pleads

D）diverts

13.Thedoctorsdon't_____thatthepatientwilllivemuchlonger.

A）monitor

B）manifest

C）articulate

D）anticipate

14.Callyourdoctorforadviceifthe_____persistformorethanafewdays.

A）responses

B）signals

C）symptoms

D）reflections

15.Wefinditimpossibleto_____withthelatestsafetyregulations.

A）accord

B）unify

C）obey

D）comply

16.Theparentswereworriedabouttheirdaughterbecausenobodywasawareof_____shehad

gone.

A.towhich

B.theplacewhich

C.theplace

D.where

17.---Theydon’thavemuchintheirhouseyet.

---_____they’replanningtolivehereonlyuntilBobgetshisdegree,theydon’twanttobuymuchfurniture.

A.While

B.Although

C.Since

D.Asfaras

18.Itwasanunforgettablemomentforallthecitizensthisyear,_____in20yearsChina’s

omen’svolleyballteamwontheOlympicgoldmedalagain.

A.that

B.which

C.when

D.while

19.---Doyouknow_____Mr.Black’saddressis?

---HemayliveatNo.18orNo.19ofBridgeStreet.

A.which

B.where

C.what

D.that

20.Whenyouanswerquestionsinajobinterview,pleaserememberthegoldenrule:

Alwaysgive

themonkeyexactly_____hewants.

A.what

B.which

C.when

D.that

21.I’llseeyouaftertheshowandgiveyou$20forthetickets,or_____muchtheycost.

A.whatever

B.whether

C.nomatter

D.however

22.Weshouldbeabletodothejobforyouquickly,_____yougiveusallthenecessary

information.

A.incaseof

B.providedthat

C.orelse

D.asif

23.Ifeltsomewhatdisappointedandwasabouttoleave,_____somethingoccurred,which

attractedmyattention.

A.unless

B.until

C.when

D.while

24.Determinationisakindofquality---andthatis_____ittakestodoanythingwell.

A.that

B.which

C.why

D.what

25.Thetreatmentwillcontinueuntilthepatientreachesthepoint_____hecanwalkcorrectly

andsafely.

A.when

B.where

C.which

D.how

26.Manypolicemenondutywillnotbeabletospareoneminutetowatchthefootballmatch,

_____theymightonlybemetersawayfromtheaction.

A.because

B.although

C.if

D.where

27.Afterfivehours’drive,theyreached_____theythoughtwastheplacethey’dbeen

dreamingof.

A.that

B.where

C.which

D.what

28._____youkeepontrying,Idon’treallymindwhetheryoucancomeouttopinyourclass.

A.Solongas

B.Assoonas

C.Once

D.Themoment

29.Thereisnodoubt_____Chinaisalwaystryingtokeepworldpeaceandagainstanywar.

A.that

B.whether

C.if

D.when

30.ThereisateapotshapedlikeaChineseduck,outof_____mouthteaissupposedtocome.

A.which

B.that

C.its

D.whose

II.Readingcomprehension

Text1

Evenintraditionaloffices,“thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgottenmuchmoreemotionalandmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20yearsago,”saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyKoehnShestartedspinningoffexamples.“IfyouandIparachutedbacktoFortune500companiesin1990,wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermslikeJourney,mission,passion.Thereweregoals,therewerestrategies,therewereobjectives,butwedidn'ttalkaboutenergy;wedidn'ttalkaboutpassion.”

Koehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery“team”-oriented-andnotbycoincidence.“Let'snotforgetsDorts-inmale-dominatedcorporateAmerica,it'sstillabigdeal.It'snotexplicitlyconscious;it'stheideathatI'macoach,andyou'remyteam,andwe'reinthistogethec.TherearelotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferentcompanies,butmostthinkofthemselvesascoachesandthisistheirteamandtheywanttowin”。

Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworkwithmeaning-and,asKhuranapointsout,increaseallegiancetothefirm.“Youhavetheimportationofterminologythathistoricallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiousorganizations:

Termslikevision,values,passion,andpurpose,”saidKhurana

Thisnewfocusonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpkeepemployeesmotivatedamidincreasinglylouddebatesoverwork-lifebalanceThe“mommywars”ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,promptingargumentsaboutwhywomenstillcan'thaveitallandbookslikeSherylSandberg'sLeanIn,whosetitlehasbecomeabuzzwordinitsownright.Termslikeunplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundariesbetweentheofficeandthehomeButifyourworkisyour“passion,”you'llbemorelikelytodevoteyourselftoit,evenifthatmeansgoinghomefordinnerandthenworkinglongafterthekidsareinbed

Butthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeak:

Everyonemakesfunofit,butmanagersloveit,companiesdependonit,andregularpeoplewillinglyabsorbit.AsNunbergsaid,“Youcangetpeopletothinkit'snonsenseatthesametimethatyoubuyintoit.”Inaworkplacethat'sfundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeaningofficespeakcanhelpyoufigureouthowyourelatetoyourwork-andhowyourworkdefineswhoyouare

31.AccordingtoNancyKoehn,officelanguagehasbecome______.

[A]moreemotional

[B]moreobjective

[C]lessenergetic

[D]lessenergetic

[E]lessstrategic

32.“team”-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto______.

[A]historicalincidents

[B]genderdifference

[C]sportsculture

[D]athleticexecutives

33.Khuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto______.

[A]revivehistoricalterms

[B]promotecompanyimage

[C]fostercorporatecooperation

[D]strengthenemployeeloyalty

34.ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn______.

[A]voicesforworkingwomen

[B]appealstopassionateworkaholics

[C]triggersdebatesamongmommies

[D]praisesmotivatedemployees

35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeak?

[A]Managersadmireitbutavoidit

[B]Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense

[C]Companiesfindittobefundamental

[D]Regularpeoplemockitbutacceptit

Text2

Manypeopletalkedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreportedforJune,alongwiththedropintheunemploymentrateto6.1percent,asgoodnews.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyiscreatingjobsatadecentpace.Westillhavealongwaytogotogetbacktofullemployment,butatleastwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.

However,thereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwaslargelyoverlooked.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhoreportvoluntarilyworkingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,000（4.4percent）aboveitsyearagolevel.

BeforeexplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmakinganimportantdistinction.Manypeoplewhoworkpart-timejobsactuallywantfull-timejobs.Theytakepart-timeworkbecausethisisalltheycanget.Anincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneraldirectionhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigherthanbeforetherecession,butitisdownby640,000（7.9percent）fromitsyearagolevel.

Weknowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-timeemploymentbecausepeopletellus.ThesurveyusedbytheLaborDepartmentaskspeopleiftheyworkedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweek.Iftheansweris“yes,”theyareclassifiedasworkingpart-time.Theysurveythenaskswhethertheyworkedlessthan35hoursinthatweekbecausetheywantedtoworklessthanfulltimeorbecausetheyhadnochoice.Theyareonlyclassifiedasvoluntarypart-timeworkersiftheytellthesurveytakertheychosetoworklessthan35hoursaweek.

Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthemainpurposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuranceoutsideofemployment.Formanypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsoffamilymemberswithserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsurancewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.

However,Obamacarehasallowedmore