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级期末
ENGLISHPROFICIENCYEXAM
FORNON-ENGLISHMAJORPOSTGRADUATESTUDENTS
TIANJINUNIVERSITY
Jan.5th,2012
PART1:
Vocabulary(20%)
Directions:
Inthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Mutualendeavorhasshapedourworld,andmutualism,thebeliefthatindividualandcollectivewell-beingisobtainableonlybymutualdependence,______familylife,relationshipsandsociety.
A.underpins
B.overstates
C.underlines
D.overcomes
2.Amanoforiginalpowercanneverbe______withinthelimitsofasinglefieldofinterestandactivity,norcanheeverbecontenttobearthemarksandusetheskillofasingleoccupation.
A.located
B.liberated
C.committed
D.confined
3.Asaresultoftechnologicalconvergenceandprogressindigitization,thelaboratoriesofcomputertechnologyandconsumerelectronicsfirmsare______intheraceforinnovationandsophistication.
A.searching
B.competing
C.intervening
D.absorbing
4.Thedegreeinwhichaman______hisworkandgivesitthequalityofhisownmindandspiritisthemeasureofhissuccessingivinghisnaturefreeandfullexpression.
A.demolishes
B.standardizes
C.individualizes
D.abolishes
5.Incommonwithotherdevelopedeconomies,Britainhasadvocatedthecreationofahigh-skilled,high-wagedeconomyby______theeducationandskillsofitsworkforce.
A.renewing
B.overthrowing
C.decreasing
D.upgrading
6.Nooneontheplanetisgoingtoescapetheeffectsofglobalwarming,andforbillionstheresultingenvironmentaldeteriorationisgoingtomakelife______moredifficult.
A.considerably
B.terminally
C.originally
D.regularly
7.Digitaltelevisionwillenableuserstoaccessawiderangeofnewservices,suchaspay-per-viewTV,thedownloadingofvideogamesorsoftware,orchannels______insportsorteleshopping.
A.interfering
B.specializing
C.participating
D.consisting
8.Earthquakesareimmenselydestructive,mainlybecausemostcitiesinregionsofhighseismicriskaredominatedbybuildingsthataresimplynotbuiltwellenoughto______theseveregroundshakingofamajorquake.
A.sustain
B.withstand
C.guarantee
D.inspect
9.Bygivingstudentsaccesstoanewworldofinformation,sparkingcreativity,and______richcommunicationandcollaborationacrossvastdistances,computershavelongbeenapowerfultoolforeducation.
A.preventing
B.disrupting
C.facilitating
D.manipulating
10.Whilemoreandmorewomenare______rolesasmanagers,anewstudyrevealsthatthesewomenareincreasinglyturningtothestereotypicallymore'male'traits,suchasaggression,togetresults.
A.defining
B.assuming
C.regarding
D.interpreting
11.Thepotentialnegativeeffectsofviolentvideogamesonadolescentantisocialbehavior,andyouthviolence______,isahighlydebatedissue,bothinacademiccirclesandamongthegeneralpublicandpolicymakers.
A.onaverage
B.onpurpose
C.inparticular
D.inadvance
12.Anewdigitalwatermarkingsystemnotonlyprotectsmusicandmediafilesfromonlinepiratesbutalsoensuresthatthequalityfor______usersisasgoodasitgets.
A.unauthorized
B.temporary
C.malicious
D.legitimate
13.Thereisrelativelylittle______ofopinionandscholarshipaboutwhethergenerationaldifferencesexistthatareworthtakingintoconsiderationintheworkplace,colleges,anduniversities,andothercontexts.
A.permission
B.minority
C.absence
D.consensus
14.Youngpeople’sworldshavechangedinavarietyofways,manyofwhichhavea______onthesortofeducationandtrainingthattheydemand.
A.contact
B.bearing
C.lead
D.stake
15.Nowadaysgraduatesinthelabormarketareexpectedtobeflexible,todirectandsteertheirownworkaswellasthatofothers,totakeresponsibilityandtomouldjobstomakebestuseoftheir______intheglobalmarketeconomy.
A.expectations
B.blunders
C.competencies
D.defects
16.Nogenerationismoreateasewithonline,collaborativetechnologiesthantoday’syoungpeople—“digitalnatives”,whohavegrownupina/n______computingenvironment.
A.immersive
B.emergent
C.hostile
D.rural
17.Whereasuniversityresearchanddevelopmentdepartmentsmayoncehavebeentheprimaryarenafortestingnewtoolsandtheories,thesurveydatarevealthatcorporationsnowhavethe______inadoptingnewinnovations.
A.right
B.edge
C.control
D.license
18.Accesstotechnologyinschoolisparticularlyimportant______increasingdisparitiesintechnologyaccessoutsideofschool.
A.intunewith
B.inlinewith
C.inneedof
D.inlightof
19.Takinganinternationaloverviewonanything,inthiscasetheout-of-schooleducationofthegiftedandtalented,offers______whichcansometimescutrightacrossanyone’sculturalassumptions.
A.perspectives
B.prosecutions
C.obligations
D.objections
20.Obesityisanationalhealthcrisisandifcurrenttrendscontinue,itwillsoon______smokingintheU.S.asthebiggestsinglefactorinearlydeath,reducedqualityoflifeandaddedhealthcarecosts.
A.distinguish
B.modify
C.imitate
D.surpass
PART2:
Cloze(15%)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,you’llreadanincompletepassagewith15blanks.Readthepassagecarefully,andchoosethebestanswerfromchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenonyourANSWERSHEET,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Oneofthegreatestassetsamanagercanhaveisahappyandsatisfiedteamofemployees.However,buildingsuchateamisa__21__.Unlessyou’reinseniormanagement,youmaybelimited__22__theamountofcompensationorthepromotionopportunitiesyoucanprovidetoyouremployees.Fortunately,thesearen’ttheonlyfactorsthatinfluenceemployeejobsatisfaction,or__23__themostimportant.
Providingtangibleprooftoyouremployeesthattheireffortsarerecognized,whileoften__24__assecondarytootherfactors,isstillveryimportant.Reasonableemployeeswillunderstandthatwageincreasesdohavetheirlimits,__25__theyexpecttobeadequatelycompensated.However,othertypesofincentives,suchasbonusesorprizesforthe__26__achieversinkeyperformancecategories,canbejustaseffective.
Itiscrucialthatbothincreasesandothermonetaryincentivesbeperformance__27__.Employeesshouldalwaysreceivegreaterrewardsandmorerecognitionwhentheyaregivingahigherqualityofwork.__28__beingfair,ofcourse,italsosendsthemessagethattheorganizationvaluesandrecognizesthosewho__29__theirjobsinsteadofjustdoingthebareminimum.
Thecultureandtheworkenvironmentfactorhighlyintoemployeejobsatisfaction.Employeeswhoenjoybeingaroundtheircoworkersandrespecttheirmanagementteamaremore__30__tostayinajobwhentheyagreewiththecompany’sgoalsandvalues.
Anothermajor__31__tojobsatisfactionishowtheemployeefeelsabouttheirroleandresponsibilities.Studiesshow__32__thosesurveyedabouttheirlevelofjobsatisfactionhavecitedfactorssuchasthedesirefor__33__intheirwork,havingavarietyoftasksto__34__,beingproperlytrainedandequippedtodotheirjobs,andhavingworkthatischallengingandrequiresthoughtandcreativity.Employeeslookingto__35__acompanywillhaveaninterestintheirpersonaldevelopmentandopportunitiesforadvancementaswell.
Aboveall,employeeswanttofeelthatboththeyandtheirworkarevaluedandappreciatedbythecompany.
21.
A.blessing
B.handicap
C.challenge
D.failure
22
A.infavorof
B.intermsof
C.onbehalfof
D.ontopof
23.
A.necessarily
B.viciously
C.accurately
D.collectively
24.
A.torank
B.beingranked
25.
C.ranked
A.therefore
C.otherwise
D.ranks
B.unless
D.but
26.
A.top
B.bottom
C.low
D.peak
27.
A.driving
B.driven
28.
C.counting
A.Inadditionto
C.Withregardto
D.counted
B.Regardlessof
D.Forthesakeof
29.
A.specializein
B.excelat
C.drawon
D.wardoff
30.
A.subject
B.likely
C.contrary
D.loyal
31.
A.advantage
B.obstacle
C.response
D.contributor
32.
A.that
B.how
C.when
D.whether
33
A.authorship
B.automation
C.autonomy
D.authority
34.
A.adopt
B.undergo
C.perform
D.supply
35.
A.departfrom
C.interferein
B.confineto
D.staywith
Part3:
ReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,thereare4passages.Aftereachpassagethereare5questionsorunfinishedstatementsfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatcanbestanswerthequestionorcompletethestatement,andthenonyourANSWERSHEET,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Itseemsonlynaturalthathappinessshouldflowfromhavingmoremoney.Eveniftheydon’tadmitit,peoplestillbehaveasthoughitweretrue.Moremoneymeansyoucanhavewhatyouwantanddowhatyouwant.Thehouseyoudreamof?
It’syours.Thenewcaryoudesire?
Herearethekeys.Thefreedomtoenjoyyourfavoritepastimes?
Here’syourracket,thecourtisdownthere,justpastthepool.
Sothepuzzleisthis:
whydosocialscientistsconsistentlyfindonlymoderaterelationshipsbetweenhavingmoremoneyandbeinghappy?
Somehaveevensuggestedthatthismoderateconnectionmightbeexaggerated.Inrealitymoneymighthaveverylittletodowithhappinessatall.Mostpuzzling,though,isthatpeopleoftenseemawareatsome