在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】To keep her job, she has to ______ the bad temper of her boss.
A．put up with
B．take up on
C．make up for
D．come up to

【单选题】Man: Why don't you dress up a little when you're out with your friendsWoman: That's a good idea!Question: What does the man suggest
A．The woman should put on nice clothes.
B．The woman should wear makeup.
C．The woman should get up fight away.
D．The woman should make a dress herself.

【单选题】People were afraid to leave their house, ______ the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused and helpless as anybody else.
A、and even if
B、but since
C、however after
D、for though

【单选题】Though my aunt pursued a policy, ______ , in those days, enlightened, ______ she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
A．that, for that
B．which, in that
C．which, so that
D．that, in that

【单选题】It's true that the old road is less direct and a bit bumpy. We won't take the new one ______ because we feel as safe on it.
A．however
B．though
C．nevertheless
D．whatsoever

【单选题】Many Southerners ______ runaway slaves during the Civil War.
A．avoided
B．shaded
C．prevented
D．sheltered

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thE FACE oF thE 21st CEntury is AlrEADy growing in A lABorAtory. gEtting A piECE oF thE nEw look CoulD soon BE As simplE As writing A ChEquE. sCiEntists in rECEnt yEArs hAvE mADE giAnt lEAps in thE ArtiFiCiAl proDuCtion oF skin, BonEs AnD tissuE. whilE thEir rEsEArCh hAs BEEn motivAtED By A DEsirE to hElp ACCiDEnt AnD mEDiCAl viCtims, thEir work is ABout to go CommErCiAl. thE BurgEoning (萌芽) CosmEtiC surgEry mArkEt hAs snAppED up thE tEChnologiCAl ADvAnCEs.By thE turn oF thE 21st CEntury, ChAnging your FACE or improving your BoDy will BE limitED not By your imAginAtion or DEsirE, But By thE sizE oF your BAnk ACCount. AnD thErE is EvEn work BEing ClonE on thAt, with thE Costs oF CosmEtiC surgEry BEing Cut to mAkE it AFForDABlE AnD ACCEssiBlE For thE AvErAgE womAn AnD hEr pArtnEr. "it’s no longEr A vAnity thing, it’s simply mAking usE oF thE AvAilABlE tEChnology to improvE thosE pArts oF thE BoDy you might not BE hAppy with,"CinDyClovEtti, A toronto-BAsED skin AnD BEAuty CArE ExpErt, sAiD、"pEoplE who 10 yEArs Ago sAiD thEy woulD nEvEr usE A ComputEr AnD woulD nEvEr gEt A BooB joB (胸部整形手术) ArE now surFing thE wEB gEtting thE lAtEst inFormAtion For thEir nExt opErAtion. " lAtEst FigurEs in thE unitED stAtEs inDiCAtE thE numBEr oF pAtiEnts rECEiving CosmEtiC surgEry in 12 months will top thE mAgiC million within two yEArs (thErE wErE 850 000 lAst yEAr), whilE thE numBEr oF mEn sEEking imAgE-improving opErAtions hAs inCrEAsED 35 pErCEnt in thE pAst Four yEArs. BrEAst implAnts ArE now vEry muCh A BrEAD-AnD-ButtEr joB For mAny CosmEtiC surgEons AnD thE Big ADvAnCEs hAvE BEEn mADE in thE DEvElopmEnt oF BonE implAnts whiCh CAn proDuCE instAnt high ChEEk BonEs, sCulpturE BEttEr shApED nosEs AnD EArs AnD givE mEn thE ChisEl-shApED jAw thAt is AlwAys A surE-FirE (必定成功的) ChiCk-mAgnEt (吸引女人的东西). British Futurologist iAn pEArson spECulAtEs thAt By 2020, up to 96 pErCEnt oF BoDy wEight will BE rEplACEABlE with thE BrAin BEing thE only orgAn not intErChAngEABlE. "By 2020 you CoulD hAvE A nEw FACE, or nEw skim. AnD By 2030 A Fully working rEplACEmEnt BoDy pArt.By thE EnD oF thE 21st CEntury, pEoplE will BE ABlE to gEt An EntirEly nEw BoDy. "

thE originAl purposE oF DEvEloping ArtiFiCiAl skins, BonEs AnD tissuEs is to ______ .A．hElp ACCiDEnt AnD mEDiCAl viCtims
B．ADvAnCE CosmEtiC surgEry
C．improvE A pErson’s BoDy or FACE
D．motivAtE pEoplE’s nEED For BEAuty

【单选题】historiCAlly, Although thE ChilDrEn oF immigrAnts mAy hAvE grown up BilinguAl AnD BiCulturAl, mAny DiD not pAss on muCh oF thEir pArEnts’ lAnguAgE or CulturE to thEir own ChilDrEn. thus, mAny grAnDChilDrEn oF immigrAnts Do not spEAk thE lAnguAgE oF thE olD Country AnD ArE "AmEriCAn" By CulturE. howEvEr, in somE pArts oF thE Country with EstABlishED CommunitiEs thAt shArE A Common lAnguAgE or CulturE, BilinguAlism AnD BiCulturAlism ContinuE. this is pArtiCulArly truE in CommunitiEs whErE nEw immigrAnts ArE still Arriving. in gEnErAl, CulturAl plurAlism (多元化) is morE ACCEptED in thE unitED stAtEs toDAy thAn it wAs in thE First hAlF oF thE 20^th CEntury AnD mAny oF thE sChool systEms hAvE DEvElopED BilinguAl progrAms AnD multiCulturAl CurriCul
A、
At thE ClosE oF thE 20^th CEntury, thErE sEEmED to BE A risE in thE ConsCiousnEss oF EthniC groups ArounD thE worlD, AnD A sEnsE oF priDE in whAt mAkEs thEm uniquE. this oCCurs in thE unitED stAtEs Among mAny DiFFErEnt groups, AnD in somE CAsEs it hAs rEsultED in nEw nAmEs to symBolizE EACh group’s iDEntity. in thE unitED stAtEs, pEoplE hAvE BEComE vEry sEnsitivE to thE lAnguAgE usED to DEsCriBE thEsE groups, AnD thEy try to BE "politiCAlly CorrECt" (p.C、). For ExAmplE, mAny BlACkAmEriCAns, pArtiCulArly young pEoplE, prEFEr thE tErmAFriCAn-AmEriCAn instEAD oF BlACk, to iDEntiFy with thEirAFriCAn hEritAgE. somE spAnish spEAkErs prEFEr to BE CAllED lAtinos (rEFErring to lAtinAmEriCA) instEAD oF hispAniCs, whilE othErs prEFEr to BE iDEntiFiED By thEir Country oF originCuBAn-AmEriCAn orCuBAn,ChiCAno, mExiCAn-AmEriCAn or mExiCAn, AnD so on).
in spitE oF somE vEry importAnt DiFFErEnCEs, howEvEr, thErE is still A tiE thAt BinDsAmEriCAns togEthEr. thAt tiE is A sEnsE oF nAtionAl iDEntity—oF "BEing AnAmEriCAn" . inCiDEntAlly, whEn CitizEns oF thE unitED stAtEs rEFEr to thEmsElvEs AsAmEriCAns, thEy hAvE no intEntion oF ExCluDing pEoplE From lAtinAmEriCAn CountriEs. thErE is no worD suCh As unitED stAtEsiAns in thEEnglish lAnguAgE, so pEoplE CAll thEmsElvEsAmEriCAns. thus, whAt is rEAlly A lAnguAgE proBlEm hAs somEtimEs CAusED misunDErstAnDings.Although CitizEns oF lAtinAmEriCAn CountriEs mAy CAll thE pEoplE in thE unitED stAtEs northAmEriCAns, to most pEoplE in thE unitED stAtEs this mAkEs no sEnsE EithEr, BECAusE thE tErm northAmEriCAns rEFEr toCAnADiAns AnD mExiCAns As wEll As CitizEns oF thE unitED stAtEs. thE worDAmEriCAn, thEn, will BE usED in this tExt As thE ADjECtivE AnD nAtionAlity For thE pEoplE who livE in thE unitED stAtEs oFAmEriC
A、
ACCorDing to thE pAssAgE, toDAy mAny grAnDChilDrEn oF immigrAnts ______.
A、Don’t likE thEir olD lAnguAgE AnD CulturE
B、Don’t spEAkEnglish AnD rEjECtAmEriCAn CulturE
C、only spEAkEnglish AnD ArE "AmEriCAn" By CulturE
D、only livE in EstABlishED CommunitiEs whErE nEw immigrAnts ArE still Arriving

【单选题】"Culture shock" occurs as a result of total immersion in new culture. It (51) to "people who have been suddenly transplanted abroaD、" Newcomers may be anxious (52) they do not speak the language, know the (53) , or understand people’s behavior in daily life. The visitor finds that "yes" may not always mean "yes", that friendliness does not (54) mean friendship or that statements that appear to be serious are really intended (55) jokes. The foreigner may be unsure as to when to shake hands or embrace, when to (56) conversations, or how to approach a stranger. The (57) . of "culture shock" helps explain feelings of bewilderment and disorientation. Language problems do not account for all the frustrations that people feel. When one is (58) of everything that was once familiar, such as understanding a transportation system, knowing how to register for university classes, (59) knowing how to make friends, difficulties in coping with the new society may (60) .
A、so that
B、because C、unlessD、though

【单选题】rEsEArChErs sAiD it wAs ClEAr thAt thE worlD’s oCEAns plAy A mAjor rolE in quEuing up rApiD ClimAtE ChAngEs, But thAt thus FAr thE mEChAniCs (机制，结构) oF suCh ChAngEs wErE poorly unDErstooD、
"it’s likE BEing BlinDFolDED AnD wAlking towArD thE EDgE oF A CliFF, " sAiD wAllACEBroCkEr, A proFEssor oF EnvironmEntAl sCiEnCEs AtColumBiA univErsity. "wE Don’t unDErstAnD (thE FACtors) so wE Don’t rEAlly know whAt to look For. "
using iCE CorEs DrillED From glACiErs AnD othEr iCE shEEts, thE rEsEArChErs hAvE DEvElopED A moDEl showing worlD tEmpErAturEs’ rising AnD FAlling with unsEttling FrEquEnCy ovEr thE pAst 110000 yEArs.
whilE somE oF thE ChAngEs hAvE BEEn slow AnD stEADy, suCh As thE EnD oF thE lAst iCEAgE somE 12 000 yEArs Ago, othErs hAvE BEEn swiFt AnD unExpECtED, suCh As thE rApiD wArming oF thE northAtlAntiC From 1920 to 1930 AnD thEDustBowl Drought oF thE 1930s.
thE most DrAstiC tEmpErAturE ChAngEs-BEliEvED to BE As muCh As 18 DEgrEEs FAhrEnhEit ovEr thE spACE oF just A FEw yEArs-ExCEED Any rECorDED in humAn history, thEy sAiD、this wAs not intEnDED to AlArm thE puBliC, But thAt thEy hopED it woulD stimulAtE poliCy mAkErs to prEpArE For thE possiBility oF rApiD tEmpErAturE Flux.
grEEnhousE gAsEs, EmittED By Fossil FuEls suCh As oil AnD CoAl, hAvE BEEn linkED By mAny rEsEArChErs to A risE in gloBAl tEmpErAturEs.A、1997 kyoto trEAty on gloBAl wArming sought to Cut Emissions oF suCh gAssEs By DEvElopED nAtions, But thEBush ADministrAtion this yEAr spurnED (轻蔑或傲慢 地拒绝) thE trEAty, sAying pollution Controls woulD BE too Costly For thE u. s. EConomy.
thE nAs pAnEl CAllED For rEsEArCh to iDEntiFy whAt it DEsCriBED As " no-rEgrEts" mEAsurEs thAt woulD Cost rElAtivEly littlE AnD woulD BE gooD poliCiEs rEgArDlEss oF thE ExtEnt oF EnvironmEntAl ChAngE.
suCh mEAsurEs CoulD inCluDE rEgulAtions to rEDuCE DAmAgE to wAtEr, Air AnD lAnD, or slow ClimAtE ChAngE, or hElping soCiEtiEs CopE with ABrupt ClimAtE ChAngEs By DEvEloping nEw FinAnCiAl instrumEnts suCh As wEAthEr DErivAtivEs (衍生证券) AnD CAtAstrophE BonDs to rEFlECt thE risks.
soCiEtiEs hAvE FACED Both grADuAl AnD ABrupt ClimAtE ChAngEs For millEnniAl AnD hAvE lEArnED to ADApt through vArious mEChAnisms, suCh As moving inDoors, DEvEloping irrigAtion For Crops, AnD migrAting AwAy From inhospitABlE (不适宜居住的) rEgions. it is importAnt not to BE FAtAlistiC (宿命论的) ABout thE thrEAts posED By ABrupt ClimAtE ChAngEs.
thEBush ADministrAtion spurnED thE 1997 kyoto trEAty on gloBAl wArming BECAusE ______.
A、thE u. s. hAs AlrEADy minimizED its Emissions oF grEEnhousE gAsEs
B、thE u. s. EConomy wAs DEprEssing AnD CoulDn’t AFForD thE Costs oF pollution Controls
C、thE u. s. govErnmEnt DiDn’t wAnt to invEst in pollution Controls
D、thE u. s. thought thE proBlEms oF Emissions only ExistED in DEvEloping CountriEs