题目
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If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “Information Age” demands people who are flexible(灵活的) and who have good communication skills.
There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature(特点) of the kind of high-speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.
Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as “very important”, by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.
小题1:By saying that “you may have had the last laugh” in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have____.
A.shared the jokes with computer majors | B.earned as much as computer majors |
C.found jobs more easily than computer majors | D.stopped joking about computer majors |
A.are ready to change when situations change | B.are better able to deal with difficulties |
C.are equally good at computer skills | D.are likely to give others pressure |
A.keep for some time | B.successfully get | C.immediately start | D.lose regretfully |
A.Willingness to take low-paid jobs. | B.Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge. |
C.Skills in expressing themselves. | D.Part-time work experience. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
小题1:本题考查考生对文中语句内涵的理解力。联系下文可知,当理科毕业生为失业而自嘲时,文科毕业生找工作却容易得多。
小题2:本题考查考生对文中语句的理解程度。第二段中提到“studies show that social science majors are most suited for change,”可见文科生应变能力较强。
小题3:本题考查多义词在特定语境中的含义。第四段中提到文科生相比之下很难成功获取第一份工作,但由于其具有较强的应变能力,能在今后大展拳脚,因此并不后悔自己选择的专业。
小题4:本题考查考生对文中细节的理解程度。第三段中提到“It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.”由此可见,交际能力是其制胜的法宝之一。
核心考点
试题【If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye-pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants(污染物) can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer, Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to notice the problem in the early 1970s. It is that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using manmade building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building— green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.
小题1:Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because ________.
A.the man - made building materials let out dangerous gases inside houses |
B.there may be more harmful gases outside houses |
C.the flow of air indoors is limited |
D.indoor air pollution can make a person seriously ill |
A.they may let out more oxygen which people need |
B.they can absorb different kinds of the harmful indoor chemicals |
C.they can take in all kinds of indoor pollutants |
D.they can make your house prettier and more healthy |
Scientists have given much time and 48 to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and 49 observation. Thanks 50 their discoveries we now know almost all 51 is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in 52 better planned in some ways than our 53 . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give 54 to men, animals and crops from the 55 which insects cause.
36.A. members B. forms C. qualities D. varieties
37.A. by which B. from which C. of which D. in which
38.A. give B. produce C. offer D. supply
39.A. however B. meanwhile C. therefore D. what"s more
40.A. majority B. number C. amount D. quantity
41.A. and B. for C. if D. when
42.A. grass B. field C. fruit D. plant
43.A. settle B. attack C. pass D. cross
44.A. bare B. nothing C. empty D. untouched
45.A. hardest B. greatest C. serious D. wildest
46.A. insect B. creature C. fly D. enemy
47.A. dislikes B. bites C. worries D. hates
48.A. understanding B. ideas C. comprehension D. thought
49.A. serious B. patient C. curious D. long
50.A. for B. of C. to D. with
51.A. that B. which C. there D. what
52.A. societies B. crowds C. teams D. organizations
53.A. world B. nation C. selves D. own
54.A. help B. protection C. living D. defense
55.A. injury B. wound C. sickness D. ruin
Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1, 000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan(扫视)the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal they stands out from the background noise.
Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy(银河星系), scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution(进化)of life. Based on the inhabitable(that can be lived in)planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.
However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent(有智力的)life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.
Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization(文明)much more advanced than ours have developed. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.
小题1:According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?
A.5 billion. | B.10 billion. |
C.15 billion. | D.200 billion |
A.how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets |
B.why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets |
C.where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets |
D.when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets |
A.find | B.follow |
C.check | D.form |
A.The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy. |
B.Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets. |
C.Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets. |
D.Scientists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets. |
The most proper answer would be (c) because the person in front of you is only a tourist trying to enjoy himself. The de¬vice is said to be the world’s first portable(便携的) translator — a hand-held microcomputer that at the same time translates one spoken language into another. The four-pound, battery-op¬erated product is called the Voice, and it is the invention of Advanced Products and Technologies, an American electronics company. When the Voice is introduced in the Unite States in late April — at a price of (1,500 — it will be used to trans¬late spoken English into Italian, German, French and Span¬ish. The product comes with separate cartridges(盒式存储器) for each of the four languages, which can be changed when the user travels from one country to another. It will be sold in Eu¬rope soon after the US introduction, with cartridges that trans¬late Italian, German, French and Spanish into English.
The Voice uses a microchip(微型集成电路片) to trans¬late languages. It is Started by voice command and produces voice output through a built-in speaker. When the user makes a statement or asks a question, the Voice immediately repeats what has been said in another language.
1. The device held by the stranger is probably a kind of________.
A. a two-way radio B. language translator
C. easily-carried speaker D. a multi-functioned computer
2. What does the last sentence of the first paragraph mean?
A. Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut?
B. Can I ask for some information from the police?
C. Would you like to try my device?
D. Would you not run away if I ask you where to buy some sauerkraut?
3. When the stranger says," Can you tell... sauerkraut?" he is ________.
A. learning German from his device
B. asking you the way to the sauerkraut shop
C. making fun of you with his device
D. testing his device for fun
4. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?
A. The price of the hand-held microcomputer.
B. The function of the product Voice.
C. The producer pf the small electronic device.
D. The number of the device sold to the European coun¬tries.
In the last 500 years, nothing about people — their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree(可可树)by South American. Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Eu¬rope, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish peo¬ple starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine (饥荒)" of 1845—1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.
according to an. Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee, bush. He tried one and experienced the " wide-awake" feeling that one third of the world’s population now starts the day with.
1. according to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
A. Food. B. Clothing. C. Ideology. D. Language.
2. The word "some" in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to________.
A. some cocoa trees B. some chocolate drinks.
C. some shops D. some South American Indians
3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the " Potato Famine" because________
A. they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else
B. they were forced to leave their homeland and move to America
C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes
D. the potato harvest was bad
4. according to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. One third of the world’s population drinks coffee.
B. Coffee is native to Colombia.
C. Coffee can keep one awake.
D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.
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