在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】Studentsatcollegesinlargecitiesranintodebtsbecauseitwaseasierforthemtofindpart-timejobsthanthoseinruralareas.（）
A.few
B.fewer
C.little
D.less

【单选题】Thecompanyhasto（）thebenefitsagainstthecostsinthelastthreemonths.
A.boast
B.blame
C.block
D.balance

【单选题】The United States has historically had higher rates of marriage than those of other industrialized countries. The current annual marriage (51) in the United States—about 9 new marriages for every 1,000 people—is (52) higher than it is in other industrialized countries. However, marriage is (53) as widespread as it was several decades ago. (54) ofAmerican adults who are married (55) from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002. This does not mean that large numbers of people will remain unmarried (56) their lives. Throughout the 20th century, about 90 percent ofAmericans married at some (57) in their lives.Experts (58) that about the same proportion of today’s young adults will eventually marry.
The timing of marriage has varied (59) over the past century. In 1995 the average age of women in the United States at the time of their first marriage was 25. The average age of men was about 27. Men and women in the United States marry for the first time at an average of five years later than people did in the 1950s. (60) , young adults of the 1950s married younger than did any previous generation in U. S. history.
A、rate B、ratio
C、percentage
D、poll

【单选题】I don't think Mr. Watson will come here again today. Please give the ticket to ______ comes here first.
A．whomever
B．whom
C．who
D．whoever

【单选题】The strong wind with sand comes from the______hill in front of their house.
A．empty
B．isolated
C．bare
D．remote

【单选题】According to the author, most Americans ______.
A．don't care much about the lack of facilities for pedestrians
B．think it ridiculous and annoying to have no crossing for pedestrians
C．are interested in building the facilities for pedestrians
D．have realized the importance of the facilities for pedestrians

【单选题】Cancellation of the flight ______ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.
A．resulted
B．obliged
C．demanded
D．recommended

【单选题】whAt is A knowlEDgE workEr knowlEDgE workErs ArE pEoplE who routinEly usE A ComputEr in thEir work to EnhAnCE thEir proDuCtivity. shE or hE is thE CritiCAl ComponEnt in A ComputEr systEm.
A、ComputEr systEm is mADE up oF pEoplE, using DAtA AnD proCEDurEs to work with soFtwArE AnD hArDwArE ComponEnts. it tAkEs All FivE working togEthEr to proDuCE rEsults. knowlEDgE workErs ArE whitE-CollAr proFEssionAls From mAny wAlks oF liFE who hAvE thE Following ChArACtEristiCs.
thEy unDErstAnD how to usE A pErsonAl ComputEr.
thEy know how to work with ComputEr-BAsED inFormAtion.
thEy unDErstAnD how thE ComputEr BEnEFits thEir work AnD thE BusinEss.
thEy rEgArD thE ComputEr As A proDuCtivity tool.
knowlEDgE workErs mAy BE EmployED in A CompAny oF Any sizE, lArgE or smAll, At A wiDE rAngE oF tAsks. thEy mAy BE sElF-EmployED, working in thEir own oFFiCE or At homE. thEy mAy BE sAlEs rEprEsEntAtivEs or mAnAgErs who trAvEl with A portABlE ComputEr. stuDEnts ArE knowlEDgE workErs As wEll. mAny oF you mAy BE prEpAring For A CArEEr in knowlEDgE work in oFFiCE AutomAtion, puBliC rElAtions, ACCount supErvision, soCiAl work, mAnAgEmEnt, or A numBEr oF othEr oCCupAtions.
toDAy, thErE ArE ovEr 70 million knowlEDgE workErs in thE unitED stAtEs, who gEnErAtE nEArly 2 trillion piECEs oF pApEr EACh yEAr. thEsE knowlEDgE workErs work 10 hours pEr wEEk morE thAn thEy DiD 10 yEArs Ago, AnD CrEAtE ovEr 15 Billion nEw piECEs oF pApEr A yEAr.ACCorDing to A survEy ConDuCtED By inDustry wEEk mAgAzinE in 1990, 39 pErCEnt oF u. s. mAnAgEmEnt-lEvEl knowlEDgE workErs sAy pApErwork is A proBlEm. FurthEr, us
A、toDAy rEportED in 1991 thAt thE AvErAgE knowlEDgE workEr hAs 36 hours oF work stACkED up on thE DEsk.ClEArly, thE ComputEr As A proDuCtivity tool must plAy An EvEr morE importAnt rolE in knowlEDgE work AnD knowlEDgE work itsElF is stEADily Assuming lArgEr proportions.ACCorDing to sEvErAl worlDwiDE stuDiEs, urBAn CEntErs inCAnADA, thE unitED stAtEs,EuropE, AnD othEr DEvElopED ArEAs ArE inCrEAsingly using ComputEr tEChnology AnD thus Evolving knowlEDgE-BAsED CitiEs. thEsE knowlEDgE-BAsED CitiEs ArE ChArACtErizED By. (1) A ConCEntrAtion oF sCiEntists AnD EnginEErs, (2) BusinEss, univErsity, AnD govErnmEntAl rEsEArCh ACtivitiEs, (3) A high DEgrEE oF intErACtion BEtwEEn inDiviDuAls AnD thE vArious institutions, AnD (4) A positivE imAgE thAt AttrACts CollEgE grADuAtEs to knowlEDgE work.ClEArly, thE DECADE oF thE 1990s AnD thE nEw millEnnium thAt Follows ArE An ExCiting timE For knowlEDgE work.
whiCh oF thE Following CAn BE CAllED A knowlEDgE workEr
A、
A、BAnk tEllEr.B、
A、sAlEs rEprEsEntAtivE.
C、
A、stuDEnt.D、All oF thE ABovE.

【单选题】historiAns tEnD to tEll thE sAmE jokE whEn thEy ArE DEsCriBing history EDuCAtion inAmEriC
A、it’s thE onE (51) thE tEAChEr stAnDing in thE sChoolroom Door (52) gooDByE to stuDEnts For thE summEr AnD CAlling AFtEr thEm. "By thE wAy, wE won worlD wAr ⅱ. "
thE proBlEm with thE jokE, oF CoursE, is thAt it’s not Funny. thE rECEnt survEys on (53) illitErACy ArE BEginning to numB: nEArly onE thirD oFAmEriCAn 17-yEAr-olDs CAnnot EvEn (54) whiCh CountriEs thE unitED stAtEs Fought AgAinst in thAt wAr. onE thirD hAvE no iDEA whEn thEDEClArAtion oF inDEpEnDEnCE wAs (55) . onE thirD thoughtColumBus rEAChED thE nEw worlD AFtEr 1750. two thirDs CAnnot CorrECtly (56) thECivil wAr BEtwEEn 1850 AnD 1900.EvEn whEn thEy gEt thE AnswErs right, somE ArE just guEssing.
unlikE mAth or sCiEnCE, ignorAnCE oF history CAnnot BE (57) ConnECtED to loss oF intErnAtionAl CompEtitivEnEss.But it DoEs AFFECt our FuturE (58) A DEmoCrAtiC nAtion AnD As inDiviDuAls.
thE gooD nEws is thAt thErE is growing AgrEEmEnt on whAt is wrong with thE (59) oF history AnD whAt nEEDs to BE DonE to Fix it. thE stEps ArE tEntAtivE (尝试性的) (60) yEt to BE FElt in most ClAssrooms.
A、ABoutB、inC、For D、By

【单选题】The large size and roughly circular shape of the Pacific made some scientists think that it ______ a hole left when the moon separated from the earth.
A、used to be
B、would have been
C、might have been
D、should have been