5.词汇题_5词汇题

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第五节

词汇题： 直接看有单词的那段

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Yet you will find little if anything written on what it is to be an employee.You can find a great deal of very dubious advice on how to get a job or how to get a promotion.You can also find a good deal of work in a chosen field,whether it be the mechanist' s trade or bookkeeping(簿记).Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets different standards, and requires a different preparation.Yet they all have employeeship in common.And increasingly, especially in the large busine or in government, employeeship is more

important to succe than the special profeional knowledge or skill.Certainly more people fail because they do not know the requirements of being an employee than because they do not adequately poe the skills of their trade;the higher you climb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executive work, the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization rather than on technical abilities or profeional knowledge.33.The word “dubious”(L.2, Para.2)most probably means

A)valuable

B)useful

C)doubtful

D)helpful

注：烂的，没意义的［００２］

Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give her security and moral support.Her mother agreed, “It's ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent.It makes sense for kids to stay at home.” But sharing the family homefor all.There are the hales over bathrooms, telephones and privacy(不受干扰的生活).Some families, however, manage the delicateact.But for others, it proves too difficult.Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times-and left three times.“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol

problem, ” she explains.“He never liked anyone I dated(约会), so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' house.”

24.The word “hales” in the paage(Line 3, Para.3)probably means _____.(A)quarrels

(B)worries

(C)disadvantages

(D)agreements

注：不平衡的行为

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To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, add columns of numbers or recall a paage read to them only minutes earlier.“We've found that if you're in sleep deficit, performance suffers, ” says Dr.David.“Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.”

34.The word “subjects”(Line 1, Para.4)refers to _____.(A)the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficit

(B)special branches of knowledge that are being studied

(C)people whose behavior or reactions are being studied

(D)the psychological consequences of sleep deficit

注：做算术题和背文章指人

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The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one.An estimated 90 percent of all illne may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge.We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health.If we so desire, we can smoke, drink exceively, refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever food we want, andwithout any exercise.The freedom（这是对上面小并列的一个总括，不能只说其中之一就是他。如张、王、李、赵四个人的共同特征）to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society, although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned.Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty.As one example, a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be preured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.37.To “live a completely sedentary life-style”(Line 7, Para.1)in the paage means _____.(A)to “live a decent life”

(B)to “live an inactive life”

(C)to “live a life of vice”

(D)to “live a life with complete freedom”

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If sufficient rain falls the next year to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the shrimps pa rapidly through their cycle of growth,adulthood, egg-laying, and death.Some years there is insufficient rain to form a lake: in this case, the eggs will remain dormant for another years, or even longer if neceary.Very, very occasionally, perhaps twice in a hundred years,sufficient rain falls to form a deep lake that lasts a month or more.In this case, the species paes through two cycles of growth, egg-laying, and death.Thus, on such occasions, the species multiplies considerably, which further ensures its survival.24.The word “dormant”(Para.4, Line 3)most probably means _____.(A)inactive

(B)strong

(C)alert

(D)soft

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more than ever produced before, is disconcertinghaving to work independently is threatening.But there is no need to approach the research paper aignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome.Instead, consider it a goal to accomplish, a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you.33.From the context, the word “disconcerting”(Para.3, Line 2)most probably means _____.(A)misleading

(B)embarraing

(C)stimulating a goal wit

(D)upsetting

注：焦虑anxiety

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The proce of(察觉)other people is rarely(to ourselves or other's into cold, objective terms.“She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt.” More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and characters.Furthermore, we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly-perhaps with a two-second glance.21.The word “pinpoint”(para.1,)basically means _______.A)appreciate

B)obtain

C)interpret

D)identify

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It is a curious paradox that we think of the physical sciences as “hard”, the social sciences as “soft”, and the biological sciences as somewhere in

between, This is interpreted to mean that our knowledge of physical systems is more certain than our knowledge of biological systems, and these in turn are more certain than our knowledge of social system.(In terms of our capacity to

sample the relevant universes, however,后置了)and the probability that our images of these universes are at least approximately correct, one suspects that a reverse order is more reasonable.We are able to sample earth' s social systems with some degree of confidence that we have a reasonable sample of the total universe being investigated.Our knowledge of mal systems, therefore, while it is in many ways extremely inaccurate, is not likely to be seriously

overturned by new discoveries.Even the folk knowledge in social systems on which ordinary life is based in earning, spending, organizing, marrying, taking part in political activities, fighting and so on, is not very diimilar from the more sophisticated images of the social system derived from the social

sciences, even though it is built upon the very imperfect samples of personal experience.31.The word “paradox”(Para.1,)means “_________”.A)implication（imply）

B)contradiction

C)interpretation

D)confusion

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Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy.Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations.Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs.Even judges are softer on attractive defendants.But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.26.The word “liability”(Para.1)most probably means “______”.A)misfortune

B)instability

C)disadvantage

D)burden

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The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world's great writers.Before considering this question, it will useful to introduce some related concepts.Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social entities independently striving for some thing which is in inadequate supply.Competitors may not be aware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are.Conflict and vice of one another.Opposition is thus contrasted with cooperation, the proce by which social entities function in the service of one another.These definitions are neceary because it is important to emphasize that competition between individuals or groups is inevitable in a world of limited resources, but conflict is not.Conflict, neverthele, is very likely to occur, and is probably an eential and desirable element of human societies.28.The phrase “function in the diervice of one another”(Para.1)most probably means “_______”.A)betray each other

B)harm one another

C)help to collaborate with each other

D)benefit on another

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In the workplace, men have long had well defined precedents and role models for achieving succe.It has been otherwise for women.A good many women in the busine world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of “masculine” an d “feminine” attributes they should convey by their profeional clothing.The variety of clothing alternatives to women has also been greater than that avail able for men.Male administrators tend to judge women more favorably for managerial positions when the women display le “feminine” grooming(打扮)-shorter hair, moderate use of make up, and plain tailored clothing.As one male administrator confeed, “An attractive woman is definitely going to get a longer interview, but she won't get a job.”

33.The word “precedent”(Line 1, Para.4)probably refers to __________.A)early acts for men to follow as examples

B)particular places for men to occupy especially because of their importance

C)things that men should agree upon

D)men's beliefs that everything in the world has already been decided

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This means one has to feed approximately 9--10 times as much food value to the animal than one can consume from the carca.As a system for feeding the hungry, the effects can prove disastrous.At times of crisis, grain is the food of life.29.The word “carca”(Line 2, Para.3)most probably means“__________ ”.A)vegetables preserved for future use

B)the dead body of an animal ready to be cut into meat D)meat canned for future consumption

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We all have offensive breath（口臭）at one time or another.In most cases, offensive breath emanates from bacteria in the mouth, although there are other more causes.Until a few years ago, the most doctors could do was to counsel patients with bad breath about oral cleanline.Now they are finding new ways to treat the usually curable condition.31.The phrase “emanate from”in Paragraph 1 most probably means “______”.A)thrive on

B)account for

C)originate from

D)descend from