1、 “Half of all state schools dont have a single girl doing physics. Thats the problem.” The British government has started a new activity to get more women into engineering. It is called “Tomorrows Engineers Week” and started on November the 4th. Mr Cable said at the meeting: “Engineering will play a
2、 very important role in the future of UK industry (工业). It is important that we act now to make sure that the students are learning good skills, so that our businesses will grow with them.” A spokesman for Siemens (西门子) UK said Britain needed to “help young people understand how an engineering (trai
3、ning programme) can be a rewarding (报酬丰厚的) career”. The website of the activity said it would “show all the exciting businesses and industriesthat rely on (依赖于) the work of creative engineers.”( ) 1. _ of UK engineers are women. A. 10% B. 10.01% C. less than 10% D. just over 10% ) 2. Many companies
4、have _ against women engineers.A. language barrier B. money barrier C. psychological barrier D. physiological barrier ) 3. Which of the following isTRUE? A. Half of the girls in state schools study physics. B. Britain has the smallest number of women engineers in Europe countries. C. A spokesman sai
5、d a career in engineering isnt that rewarding. D. The UK launched a new campaign called “Next Weeks Engineers”. ) 4. What does the underlined word “career” mean? A.交易 B. 职业 C. 名利 D. 命令 ) 5. What is the best title of this passage? A. An Enormous Problem B. A Psychological Barrier C. Tomorrows Enginee
6、rs Week D. Britain Need More Women Engineers【参考答案】1-5 CCBBD二、完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D四个选项中选出最佳选项。It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldnt be much fun playing _1_ in the
7、 dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldnt. The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, Im _2_ , but I couldnt play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. H
8、ow about next weekend?.” Paul couldnt understand why Dad was so _3_ . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page. The next day at school, Paul didnt hand in his homework and _4_ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Pa
9、ul, you didnt do your homework.You didnt pass the test and only got a D. This isnt like you. Whats wrong?”Paul just sat there _5_ . “Paul, if you dont want to talk, I will. I know that somethings worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.” As Paul walked home, he though
10、t of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didnt do his homework because he wanted to get his dads _6_ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice. When Paul got home, he _7_ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I cant play with you
11、 next weekend. Ive got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really dont want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you _8_ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. Its not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my _9_ som
12、etime. Dad, I love you.” As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didnt know whether his dad would be different, but it didnt matter. He himself _10_ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening. 1. A. baseball B. cards C. che
13、ss D. toys 2. A. lucky B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased 3. A. famous B. helpful C. lazy D. busy 4. A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose 5. A. cheerfully B. comfortably C. hopefully D. quietly 6. A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust 7. A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted 8. A. prepare B. break C. follow D. question 9. A. choice B. homework C. speech D. decision 10. A. regretted
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