1、在职工程硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案2013在职工程硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案 Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want so say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand - he wants to teach them, and he want
2、s them to learn from him. What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possi
3、ble, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies
4、in motion and repose; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose en
5、tirely without reference to the character of their subjects. If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous(生坏疽的) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing somet
6、hing-all of which mean that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us. 1. All artists are common in that _. A they use shapes and colors instead of words B they are trying to teach the public C what they want to teach is difficult to explain D they want to learn from the public 2. A pa
7、inter chooses certain shapes and colors out of the countless billions possible because he believes they _. A are beautiful B can bring delight to him C are worth showing to the public D are particular 3. Contemporary artists choose subjects _. A without reference to the character of their subjects B
8、 that only provide an interesting pattern C that there is no meaning in it D partly for the meaning of the subjects 4. Comparing the painter who paints a gangrenous leg with the one who paints a lake in moonlight,we can draw the conclusion that _. A both convey the same meaning B both show certain a
9、spects of the world C the latter is more meaningful D the former is more meaningful 5. According to the passage,which of the follwoing statements is true? A The public could share the artists feelings through their choice of shapes and colors. B The painter should not choose to paint ugly things. C
10、Contemporary artists are completely different from other artists. D All artists are teaching the public consciously. 参考答案：B C B B AIn Switzerland, six miles west of Geneva, lies a collection of laboratories and buildings, and most curious of all, a circular mound of earth more than 650 feet in diame
11、ter. This cluster has unique importance. It is Europes one and only atomic city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes. The strange buildings belong to the European Council for Nuclear Research, more popularly known, from its French initials, as CERN. The council was born when a h
12、andful of statesman and scientific experts met in Paris in 1950. Their aim was to “establish an organization providing for collaboration among European states in nuclear research of a pure scientific and fundamental character”. The CERN agreement was signed in 1953, and work on the atomic city began
13、 in 1954. Today CERNs facilities are among the most modern and the most diversified ones in the world. Impressive as the scientific aspect may be, the real significance of CERN may lie with the thousand people-the scientists, lab workers, and administrative crew drawn from the fourteen member nation
14、s-who populate it. British engineers work side by side with Swiss electricians, Yugoslav nuclear physicists, and Dutch mathematicians. The official languages are French and English, with German an unofficial third. But CERN is no tower of Babel-the language of science is universal and all embracing.
15、 1. The laboratories and buildings discussed in the passage belong to _. A a private research organization B Switzerland C the European Council for Nuclear Research D the United Nationa 2. The cluster has unique significance because it is _. A Europes only atomic city B a city devoted to nuclear res
16、earch C a city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes D a clearing house for the worlds nuclear research 3. CERNs facilities for research are _. A limited but effective B among the best in the world C rapidly expanding D both a and c 4. The passage says that CERN is not a tower of
17、 Babel because _. A work is the common denominator of all the staff B the language of science is universal C CERN had adopted only two official languages D all the workers are drawn from one country 5. The real significance of CERN may lie in its staff because they _. A work in international harmony
18、 B come from all over the world C are investigating all phases of human conduct D are eliminating the problems of individual rationalism 参考答案：C C B B AHow men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really known is that men, unlike animals
19、, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions, and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down, these sounds, wh
20、ether spoken, or written in letters we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past;
21、 and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we ca
22、ll literary style(文体). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our sp
23、eech silly and vulgar(粗俗的). 1. Which is true about origin of language? A Men,as well as animals,invented certain sounds to express thoughts. B The origin of language is a complicated question. C Words did not have written form,at first. D Words were invented to represent meanings. 2. The power of wo
24、rds lies in _. A the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our mind B the fact that one word is connected with another C the fact that it can associate one person with another D the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past 3. In order not to make our speech
25、 silly and vulgar,we should _. A use words that can move men to tears B choose words with care and accuracy C become a master of words D use words which sing like music 4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A The more we read and learn,the larger our vocabulary will be. B The longer we l
26、ive,the number of words that mean something to us increases. C Words can be used to represent various meanings. D Literary style a usually very charming. 5. The best title for this passage would be _. A The meaning of words B The characteristics of words C The origin of words D The power of words 参考
27、答案：C A B B DThere are various way in which individual economic units can interact with one another.Three basic ways may be described as the market system,the administered system,and the traditional system. In a market system individual economic units are free to interact each other the the marketpla
28、ce.It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them.In a market,transcations may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy,real goods such as automobiles,shoes,and pizzas are traded against each other.Obviously,finding somebody who wants to t
29、rade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task.Hence,the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably.In the modern market economy,goods and services are bought or sold for money. An alternative to the market system is administrative contro
30、l by some agency over all transactions.This agency will issue edicts or commands as to how much of each kind of goods and services should be produced,exchanged,and consumed by each economic unit.Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy.The central plan.drawn up by government,
31、shows amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption.This is an example or complete planning of production,consumption,and exchange for the whole economy. In a traditional society,production and consumption patterns are governed by tradi
32、tion:every persons place with-in the economic system is fixed by parentage,religion,and custom.Transactions take place on the basis of tradition,too.People belonging to a certain group of caste may have an obligation to care for other persons,provide them with food and shelter,care for their health,and provide for their education.Clearly,
