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2.from;
3.dialects;
4.overwhelmingly;
5.choice6.fierce;
7.standard;
8.arenowpromotingEnglishasthelanguageofthe21stcentury
9.Englishisgoingtobethelinguafrancaofthenewcentury
10.adoptedEnglishtobetaughtasthesecondlanguageofchoice;
PassageA:
AstatelesslanguagethatEuropemustembrace
2.Answerthefollowingquestionswithinformationfromthepassage.
1.WhatisthepopularsuperstitionaboutEnglishmajors'
choiceofoccupationsaccordingtothepassage?
Englishmajorsareconfinedtochoosingcareersbetweenjournalismandteaching.
2.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatEnglishmajorshaveadvantagesovernon-Englishmajorsintermsofemployment?
ExperienceshowsthatEnglishmajorgraduatesqualifyforasurprisingrangeofjobs.Infact,theyarealsooftenwellpreparedforfuturecareersinlaw,medicine,business,andgovernmentservice.
3.WhatdoestheauthortrytosaybypointingoutthatEnglishmajorstudentsmaygethighscoresontheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(L.S.A.T.)?
TheskillstestedinL.S.A.T.clearlyshowthatanundergraduatemajorinEnglishisstrongpreparationforthistest.
4.HowcanonegetadmittedtoamedicalschoolintheU.S?
Onemusttakethirty-twohoursofsciencecoursesandpasstheM.C.A.T.withaminimumscoreas
requiredbytheparticularmedicalschool.
5.WhatdothesurveystellusabouttheemploymentofgraduateswithdegreesinEnglish?
TheytellusthattheessentialskillsneededforvariouscareersareadequatelycoveredbytheeducationprogramsforEnglishmajors.
3.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.
1.WhatisthefocusoftheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(L.S.A.T.)?
A)Basicanalyzingandproblem-solvingabilities.
B)Specializedmedicalknowledge.
C)Readingandwritingskills.
D)Abilitytoappreciateliteratureandarts.
2.WhyareEnglishmajorswellpreparedfortheMedicalCollegeAdmissionTest?
A)BecauseEnglishmajorshaveamoresolidgroundinginlanguage.
B)BecauseEnglishmajorspossessskillsinanalysis,interpretationandcommunication.
C)BecauseEnglishmajorshavethirty-twosemesterhoursofextrasciencetraining.
D)BecauseEnglishmajorsaremorefamiliarwiththerequirementsofthetest.
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A)Graduateswithmerelytechnicalqualificationsoftenfailtofindjobsinbusiness.
B)Graduatesfrombusinessschoolsarelikelytodriftfromonejoborfirmtoanother.
C)Skillsinanalysisandcommunicationareessentialtosuccessinbusinesscareers.
D)Competentcommunicatorsarepromisingemployeesforfuturebusinesscareers.
4.HowcanEnglishmajorsbeparticularlywellpreparedforfuturejobsinbusinessadministration?
A)Bydoingvariouskindsofprofessionaljobs.
B)Bytakingpartinspecialemploymenttraining.
C)Byputtinganemphasisonbusiness.
D)Bylearningbasicskillsinnaturalscience.
5.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthestudyofEnglish?
A)ThestudyofEnglishisexcellentpreparationforprofessionallife.
B)ThestudyofEnglishshouldbebusiness-oriented.
C)ThestudyofEnglishisrestrictingorimpractical.
D)ThestudyofEnglishishighlyrewardinganddemanding
Answer:
1.A,2.B,3.C,4.C,5.A
thesummaryofthetext.Thefirstletterofthemissingwordhasbeengiventoyou.
ItisreportedinthisarticlethatEnglishmajorsreceiveexcellent1)pforfuturecareersinlaw,medicine,business,andgovernmentservice.
First,manylawschoolsandmedicalschools2)ithatthebestpreparationforthemisthatpreparationwhichmakesastudent3)cofcriticalthinking;
ofclear,logicalself-expression;
ofsensitive4)aofthemotives,theactions,andthethoughtsofotherhumanbeings.ThesearetheskillsthatthestudyofEnglishisdesignedtoteach.Second,theEnglishmajorwithanemphasisinbusinessis5)pwellpreparedforafutureinbusinessadministration.Third,Englishmajorsarealsoatworkinthethousand6)oprovidedbygovernmentatalllevels.Inshort,amajorinEnglishis7)nrestrictingnorimpractical:
thestudyofEnglishisexcellentpreparationfor8)plife.
Anwser:
1.preparation2.indicate3.capable4.analysis5.particularly
6.occupations
7.neither
8.professional
5.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.
familiarityqualificationrewardsufficientlyevaluate
fundamentalclassificationsteerconsequentlysensitive
1.Itiswell-knownthatphotographicpaperishighly___tolight.
2.ThefirstpartofLawSchoolAdmissionTestevaluatesskillsinreadingcomprehension,infigure___andintheevaluationofwrittenmaterial.
3.Becausetheyarenot___literateandjob-prepared,someyoungpeoplecan’tholdajobforlong.
4.Thebossmanagedto___thediscussionawayfromthesubjectofmoneyandintothetopicofenvironmentalprotection.
5.Sam’s___withpopmusicissoastonishingthathecansingalargenumberofpopsongs.
6.Hiscarbrokedownonthewayand___hewaslateforthemeetingwithhisclients.
7.One___ofdoingthissocialworkisthatIcanlearntobeindependent,tolerantandgettomeetpeoplefromdifferentpartsofthecountry.
8.Maryhasgotalltheright___forthejobbutistemperamentallyunsuitableforit.
9.Ascollegestudents,weshouldhaveacommandofthe____ofnotonlysocialsciencesbutalsonaturalsciences.
10.Thepersonnelmanagersaidthathecouldn’t___Mike’sabilitywithoutactuallyseeinghimatwork.
1.sensitive,2.classification,3.sufficiently,4.steer,5.familiarity,
6.consequently,
7.reward,
8.qualifications,
9.fundamentals,10.evaluate6.Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.
1.Ourtripwasadisaster.___thehotel,itwasverydirty,wet,andcold.Inaddition,itwasmilesawayfromthecitycenter.
2.Alloftheparticipantsaretrainedto___theirminds___details.
3.Studentsofpsychologywill___greatly___thestudyofliteratureasitprovidesinsightsintohumanbehavior.
4.WhenIwasacollegestudent,Inever___writetomyparentseveryweek.
5.Thejudgeaskedthewitnesstosupplythefactsdirectly__thecase.
1.Asfor2.focus...on3.benefit...from4.failedto5.relevantto
7.Eachoftheverbsandnounsinthefollowinglistsoccursinthispassage.Choosethenounthatyouthinkcollocateswitheachverbandwriteitintheblank.Ifyouthinkmorethanonenounispossible,writethemdown.
1.thestandardofEnglish/broadprospects
2.proficiency
3.foodanddrink
4.therulesofgrammar
5.habitsofhearingandspeaking
6.theinstructions/therulesofgrammar
7.personaldanger
8.documents
9.prejudices
10.broadprospects
8.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
1.我爷爷虽然70岁了,但他的爱好广泛,从下国际象棋到爬山,多种多样。
(rangefrom...to)Mygrandfather'
sinterestsrangefromplayingchesstoclimbingmountainsalthoughheis70years.
2.真奇怪,汤姆的奶奶都80岁了还玩玩具娃娃。
(surprisingly)
Surprisingly,Tom'
sgrandmotherplayswithdollsattheageof80.
3.他大功无私的精神和天赋使他适合担当大多数学生梦想得到的那项工作。
(qualifyfor)Hisselflessnessandtalentqualifyhimforthejobmoststudentsdreamtoget.
4.你如何解释他的那个怪梦?
(interpretation)
Whatinterpretationwouldyouputonhisodd/strangedream?
5.我们老板刚买的新轿车一小时能行驶200公里。
(becapableof)
Thebrand-newcarourbosshasjustboughtiscapableofmaking200kilometersanhour.
9.Readthefollowingsentencescarefully,andthenmakeyourownsentencesusingthepatternsinboldfacetype.
1.Thestudyofliteratureisnotonlycivilizedandcivilizing-encompassing,asitdoes,philosophy,religion,thehistoryofeventsandthehistoryofideas-butpopularandpractical.
notonlybut.
2.ClearlyanundergraduatemajorinEnglishisstrongpreparationfortheL.S.A.T.
isstrongpreparationfor.
3.Graduateswithmerelytechnicalqualificationsarefindingjobsinbusiness,butoftenfailingtoholdthem.
butoftenfailingto.
4.Employerscomplainthattheseapparentlypromisingyoungmenandwomenaresimplynotcompetentcommunicatiors.
complainthat.
5.ThelistoffederalpositionsforwhichEnglishmajorsmayqualifyrangesfromClaimsExaminertoForeignServiceOfficertoHighwaySafetyManagementSpecialist.
rangesfromto.
PassageB:
Could'
Japanglish'
bealegitimatelanguage?
12.ReadingComprehension:
Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.
1.Byclaiminglegitimacyfor"
JapaneseEnglish"
theauthorwantstoindicatethat"
__________.
A)isaninternationallanguage