Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that's not what I did.
I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科) university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice, I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system
to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.
I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist (人文学者) all in one.
Now I'm not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
The reality that has blocked my path to becoming the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.
The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he ______.
A. intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals
B. wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality
C. intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist :
D. wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college
听力原文:Washington: The United States has blocked a UN Security Council statement that was drafted by Arab nations and aimed at putting pressure on Israel to stop military strikes on Palestinian targets. Washington does not have formal veto power when it comes to council statements. But it is able to block the draft single-handedly because council rules require that statements be unanimous and supported by all 15 of its members. Violence and bloodshed in Palestine is getting more serious during the past several months, and the Israeli military is criticized for over-reacting to protests by Palestinian people, causing serious casualties of civilians.
London: Three of the main suspects in a failed attempt to bomb the London transit system made a court appearance in London Monday. Ibrahim, 27, and Mohammed, 23, were charged Sunday. Police suspect Ibrahim of trying to blow up a bus and accuse Mohammed of attempting to bomb a train in the Oval subway station on July 21—one of three trains that were targeted two weeks after similar bombings killed 56 people. They face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on each charge, if convicted. Ibrahim and Mohammed were arrested in a police raid on a public housing estate in west London on July 29, eight days after knapsack bombs on three trains and the bus failed to detonate.
Beijing: An old tradition in China is changing. In some areas of China, some people often eat wild animals, and this tradition can be traced back long time ago. However, such a tradition is changing today as most city dwellers interviewed by the latest survey on wild animal consumption said that they have gone off the creatures. Co-sponsored by the China Wildlife Conservation Association and its partner WildAid, a non governmental organization from the United States, the survey found that 54 per cent of urban interviewees chose "potential health risks" as the reason for giving up the wild dishes.
Washington: Global finance chiefs have wrapped up three days of talks in Washington DC, calling for action against runaway oil prices. They also urged the IMF to strengthen its monitoring of national currency policies. Finance ministers and central bank governors have backed plans to meet a long-standing demand by emerging market countries for a greater stake in decision-making at the International Monetary Fund. The IMF currently has 184 member countries. Each member country is assigned a quota, based broadly on its relative size in the world economy. A member's quota determines its maximum financial commitment to the IMF and its voting power. Recently, the Board of Governors of the IMF adopted a Resolution on Quota and Voice Reform. in the IMF.
Berlin: A German church association and a Chinese foundation have jointly launched a five-million-Yuan program to alleviate iodine deficiency disorders in northwest China. The program is expected to benefit 144,000 newborn babies and women of child-bearing age in eight counties and cities in the Ninxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province. Lack of Iodine stands out to be a serious endemic disease in those areas. It may cause breast and prostate cancer, as well as goiter, or enlargement of the thyroid gland. Scientists have identified iodine deficiency as the most common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage in the world.
Questions:
6.According to the news, what is the US response to the military strikes of Israel against Palestine?
7.On what account were Ibrahim and Mohammed charged in London?
8.What is the main finding of the latest survey on wild animal consumption in China?
9.According to the news, which of the following is NOT discussed by global finance chiefs in Washington DC?
10.According to the news, which of the following is NOT true about iodine deficiency?
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A. It blocked a UN Security Council statement against Israel.
B. It criticized Israel for over-reacting to protests by Palestinian people.
C. It drafted a statement together with Arab nations.
D. It used its formal veto power to prevent possible condemnation against Israel.
The standard for examination of documents by the banks is reasonable time not exceeding 7
A. 正确
B. 错误
A.They should be buried lying down.B.They should he buried standing up.C.They should b
A. They should be buried lying down.
B. They should he buried standing up.
C. They should be buried after being washed.
D. They should be buried when partially decayed.