GAGE PRESSURE和ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE的英文意思分别是：()。

除氧器滑压运行（sliding pressure operAtion of deAerAtor)（名词解释)

The pressure ________ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.

A) to compete B) competing C) to be competed D) having competed

A.prvious

B.pressure

C.precious

D.precautious

A.如果你觉得我手法太重，请告诉我。

B.队我按压这个穴位时，您有胀的感觉吗？

C.我向下推这儿时您有什么感觉吗？

D.我用手法按时，您有什么感觉？

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last yes.

As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again？ That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

What did the author say about her own writing experience？

A) She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B) Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C) She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D) Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

ls and expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project team. They enjoy new challenges and the responsibility of driving business results. They work well under pressure and are comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments. They can shift readily between the "big picture" and the small-but-crucial details, knowing when to concentrate on each. Project managers cultivate the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of a project' s stakeholders: its sponsors, those who will make use of the project' s results, those who command the resources needed, and the project team members.

They have a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques, resolving complex,interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled. They adapt their approach to the context and constraints of each project, knowing that no "one size" can fit all the variety of projects. And they are always improving their own and their teams' skills through lessons-learned reviews at project

completion. Project managers are found in every kind of organization -- as employees, managers, contractors and independent consultants. With experience, they may become program managers (responsible for multiple related projects) or portfolio managers (responsiblefor selection, prioritization and alignment of projects and programs with an organization' s strategy) . And they are in increasing demand worldwide. For decades, as the pace of economic and technological change has quickened, organizations have been directing more and more

of their energy into projects rather than routine operations.

(1) .Which of the following is NOT enjoyed by projectmanagers？

A、Challenges.

B、Responsibility

C、Status quo

(2) .Which of the following is NOT concerned by project managers？

A、Theoverall situation

B、The non-crucial details

C、The crucial details

(3) .Which of the following is a TRUE statement about projectmanagers？

A、They do not need to keep contact with all of a project’ sstakeholders

B、They use one model to solve problems in various projects

C、Theyimprove their skills after completion of each project

(4) .Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a career possibility for experienced project manager？

A、Becoming general manager of anorganization

B、Running several projects at the same time

C、Allocating projects to other project managers

(5) .Which of the following can be an alternative title for thepassage？

A、Requirements of project managers

B、Future development of projectmanagers

C、Career development of project managers

ld buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set.Now those ____1____ seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas, there were a lot of ____2____ computers under the tree.____3____ that computers are the key to success, parents insist that children ____4____ taught to use them in school as early as possible.

The problem for schools is that when it ____5____ computers, parents do not always know best and are eagerly urging the schools to offer computer courses as soon as possible.Many schools are ____6 ____ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware hastily ____7____ good educational planning, saying “Ok, we’ve moved into the computer age.” Teachers ____8____ themselves caught in the middle of the problem between parental pressure and ____9____ educational decisions.

Educators do not even agree ____10____ how computers should be used.A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials ____11____ can be taught ____12____ with pencil and paper.Even those who believe that all children should ____13____ to computer warn that there are potential ____14____ to the very young.The temptation of the computer is so strong that young children who quickly ____15____ themselves to it are never aware how much time they have ____16____ on it.

There are some other problems.____17____ every school can afford to go into computing, and there is a division ____18____ the haves and have-nots.Very few parents ask ____19____ computer instruction in poor school districts, ____20____ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.

(1).A.items B.toys C.sets D.series

(2).A.private B.children C.school D.personal

(3).A.Giving B.Providing C.Convinced D.Believed

(4).A.was B.be C.are being D.were

(5).A.talks about B.comes to C.turns to D.mentions to

(6).A.ignoring B.blaming

C.yielding to D.turning a deaf ear to

(7).A.without B.with C.through D.for

(8).A.rely on B.relax C.free D.find

(9).A.wise B.clever C.slow D.enough

(10).A.on B.with C.to D.about

(11).A.however B.where C.what D.which

(12).A.equally B.in the same way C.just as well D.not as well

(13).A.be open B.have access C.look D.turn

(14).A.approaches B.exposures C.problems D.means

(15).A.adopt B.keep C.adapt D.devote

(16).A.cost B.spent C.taken D.paid

(17).A.Nor B.Not C.No D.Any

(18).A.among B.amid C.amidst D.between

(19).A.for B.against C.to buy D.to use

(20).A.due to that B.in any case C.although D.where

Mega-cities

In 1950, New York was the only city with more than 10 million inhabitants. There are now 11cities housing over 11 million people each. Tokyo alone has 17 million. In 1995, their combined population totaled 166 million; in 2015 it is forecast to be over 204 million.

The world’s urban population, increasing at four times the rate of rural populations, will double in the period 1990-2025, to over five billion. Consequently, two-thirds of the people of the world will live in cities, some of which will be huge. Moreover, about 90% of the growth will be in developing countries. This growth, adding around 60 million people per year to city population, will be mainly in Southeast Asia and Africa. The consequences are dramatiC.This is change on a scale never before experienced, bringing with it considerable challenges and opportunities.

Why does this growth happen？ Most of it results from internal migration rather than the international movement of people, and is caused by a variety of push and pull factors.

One push factor is due to pressure on land availability. Improved health brings population growth, causing people to move out of rural areas. Others move because of climate change or poor farming methods which often result in deforestation and flooding. Such changes can alter the social structure, leading people to move. Furthermore, civil war or regional conflicts also cause disruption, driving people out of rural areas.

On the other hand, there are the pull factors. Cities attract people because of the demand for labor in the manufacturing and service industries. As a result, they offer a higher standard of living to the lucky ones. Cities also tend to offer greater personal freedom.

The world economy has expanded five-fold since 1950, with the cities driving the expansion. Much of this economic expansion has been in the developing countries of Southeast Asia. Therefore, most of the mega-cities of the future will be found there.

1.The combined total population of these 11 cities ________.

A.was 166 million in 1950

B.was 17 million in 1995

C.is 204 million now

D.will be over 204 million in 2015

2.

The world ’ s rural population ________.

A.increased at one fourth the rate of urban population

B.increased at four times the rate of urban population

C.will be four times bigger by 2025

D.will double in the period 1990-2025

3.

Which of the following is true according to this passage？ _________.

A.There are now 11 cities with a total population of 11 million people.

B.The world ’ s urban population will be four times bigger by 2025

C.Various push and pull factors cause people to move 正确

D.Two-thirds of the world ’ s population will live in cities in Southeast Asia and Africa.

4.

People choose to leave rural areas partly because _________.

A.climate change or poor farming methods result in deforestation and flooding 正确

B.the living standards of cities are much lower

C.the population of rural areas increased faster than that of urban areas

D.there are not enough space for people to live there

5.

We can conclude from the last paragraph that_________.

A.the world economy has declined since 1950

B.economic expansion leads to mega-cities 正确

C.the expansion is mainly taking place in Europe

D.there isn ’ t any economic expansion in the developing countries

Why I Came to College

(1) Why have I chosen to attend college？ I have put this question to myself at many times and in various forms during the past three and a half months which have constituted the first semester of my freshman year. Have I come because of parental influence, or because I have some goal of my own that I wish to pursue？ After pondering these questions on many occasions, I have finally reached the conclusion that I have come to college not for one single reason, but for many, and that it is something that I truly want to do.

(2) Originally, my parents did influence my opinions about education in general. My mother, an elementary school teacher, was always proud of my academic successes, but she never really pushed me or demanded that I achieve excellent grades. However, from the beginning of my schooling, my parents seemed to assume that I would attend college, and by the time I reached high school, I had become accustomed to that idea as well.

(3) When I entered high school, I enrolled in the college preparatory program offered there, looking ahead four years to college attendance. However, as I proceeded further through high school into my junior and senior years, I became genuinely interested in many of the subjects which I was studying. Chemistry, physics, and calculus were the courses which held my interest most strongly and I felt that I wanted to continue to study those areas beyond the high school level. Up to that point in my life, I had always claimed that I wanted to attend college. but didn’t realize why until my high school career drew to a close.

(4) Finally, I began to recognize in myself a strong drive to obtain knowledge. I knew that I would not be content to simply end my educational career with high school and enter the working world. I truly felt a need to continue learning in order to gain a better understanding of the world around me. My final decision to attend college seemed a natural one, and my choice of engineering as a field of study came easily as well, since the profession fit well with my academic preferences.

(5) The fact that I enjoy learning and gaining knowledge was my main reason for choosing to enter college, but I must admit that it was not the sole reason. In today’s world, a college education has become almost essential if one wishes to compete in the job market. In the next several years, this trend will surely continue, with a Bachelor’s degree becoming almost indispensable if one wishes to find a worthwhile position, and a Master’s degree becoming highly desirable for advanced positions. Although it may sound materialistic, I felt that attending college was a practical and necessary step which I took to ensure a secure future for myself and my family. I made my choice to study engineering primarily on the basis of my love of mathematics and the physical sciences; however, the fact that it is a well-paid and respected profession did have some influence on my final decision to study engineering, rather than a pure science curriculum. Either field would have allowed me to study those subjects which hold my interest, but the decision to pursue the one which would ultimately be more profitable was not a difficult choice to make.

(6) A third reason that I am attending college is that I have always hoped that I could make a contribution to the world. I knew that a career involving science and technology would give me the best opportunity to do this. I also knew that in order to pursue such a career, I would be required to go through college. Hopefully, this will enable me to someday make a contribution to the expansion of the frontiers of society’s knowledge, and to in some way benefit mankind.

(7) Finally, I chose to attend a diversified college, as opposed to a purely technical institute, because I feel that college should allow a person to grow in areas other than pure academics. It should also expose that student to a variety of social and political ideas, helping to expand his mental horizons. Attending Rutgers University has definitely allowed me to come into contact with a wide variety of lifestyles which could only be found together on a collegiate campus. Additionally, while I am able to major in a scientific field at Rutgers, I am able to simultaneously take courses which explore other fields of study and allow me to become a more diversified and well-rounded person. This overall gain of general knowledge which is available only to the college student is another reason that I was lured toward the pursuit of a higher education.

(8) Thus, I came to college not for one reason, but for several different ones. It was something that I had planned, even without fully knowing why, for several years. It was certainly the next logical step in my educational career after the completion of high school. However, only in my final two years of high school did I actually begin to recognize in myself the inherent desire to obtain information and learning which pursue the other goals which I had set for myself. I also knew that I wanted to become a more diversified person, and that a college education was the best means to attain that end.

(9) Why have I chosen to attend college？ Sometimes I am unsure of the exact reason myself. I am sure, however, that it is what I should do and what I want to do with the next four years of my life.

91.According to the passage, the author came to college mainly __________.

A.out of his own will

B.because of social pressure

C.out of respect for his parents

D.because of financial attraction

92.The word “pondering” in Paragraph l can be best replaced by __________ .

A.answering appropriately

B.exploring thoroughly

C.dealing with efficiently

D.thinking carefully about

93.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true about the author’s parents________

A.They were demanding.

B.They were open-minded.

C.They were indifferent to his future.

D.They were anxious about his future.

94.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “genuinely” in Paragraph 3________

A.really

B.completely

C.immediately

D.finally

95.It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that _________ .

A.few people study for Bachelor’s degrees

B.a college degree means more than ever before

C.college education is required for a good future

D.a Master’s degree can guarantee advanced positions

96.Which of the following can best explain the word “indispensable” in Paragraph 5？ ()

A.ingenuous

B.essential

C.advantageous

D.helpful

97.The author chose engineering mainly because _________ .

A.it was more popular

B.he could make more money

C.he was more interested in it

D.he could be more successful

98.College education was expected to make the author _________ .

A.realistic

B.technically sophisticated

C.intelligent

D.comprehensively developed

99.The author states in Paragraph 7 that _________ .

A.a diversified college can provide knowledge in various fields

B.a diversified college is the only place where a person can learn

C.higher education in a diversified college can ensure success in the future

D.a student can learn as many subjects as he likes in a diversified college

100.The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _________ .

A.advertise educational institutions

B.persuade people to obtain college degrees

C.emphasize the importance of higher education

D.express his understanding of today’s education systems