单选题The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _____.A wanted to be an example of practicality and rationalityB intended to be a combination of engineer and humanistC wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-ar

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单选题
The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _____.
A

wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

B

intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist

C

wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college

D

intend to be a sensible student with noble ideals

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更多“The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-art”相关问题

  • 第1题：

    (Science Has Spoiled My Supper) What the author calls “cheese foods” used to be hand-made in small factories.()


    参考答案：错误

  • 第2题：

    ????

    ????Software engineering is the study and application of engineering to the （71）

    ??development and maintenance of software??????

    ????

    A.A.research

    B.B.management

    C.C.assembly

    D.D.design


    正确答案：D
    本题目翻译：软件工程是研究和应用工程的设计，开发和维护软件。考察的软件工程的定义。

  • 第3题：

    Software engineering is the study and an application of engineering to the design,development，and（71）of software.

    A.maintenance
    B.service
    C.running
    D.deployment

    答案：A
    解析：
    翻译：软件工程是研究工程的设计、开发和维护的学科及应用。 A、维护 B、服务 C、运行 D、开发

  • 第4题：

    According to the author, topics of small talk may include comments on__________.

    A.some political issues
    B.one's physical condition
    C.other's ways of dress
    D.the traffic jam

    答案：D
    解析：
    由文章第八段“Thetopics of smalltalk don’tmatter．Infact，youdon’twantanythingmoretaxing than the weather or the traffic,"可知．琐谈一般都是关于天气或者交通的轻松话题。故选D项。

  • 第5题：


    In the author’s opinion，as seen in this passage one outcome of the influence of the“life experience”adherents has been( )

    A.the gradual subordination of the study of great literature in the schools
    B.a narrowed interpretation of the theories of John Dewey
    C.a sharp swing over to“learning through doing”
    D.an end to rigorous study as a way of learning

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第6题：

    单选题
    The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _____.
    A

    wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

    B

    intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist

    C

    wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college

    D

    intend to be a sensible student with noble ideals


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    细节题。作者在第一段和第二段说想当一个工程师，并且成为工程师与人文学者集于一身的人，这正与B项同义，属同义重述。

  • 第7题：

    单选题
    The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to _____.
    A

    build big lakes to store water

    B

    construct big pumping stations

    C

    channel water from nearby rivers to cropland

    D

    build small and cheap irrigation systems


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    细节题。第四段第二句提到，在热带干旱地区可“通过一些小规模的工程，例如在凹地收集雨水，旱时用泵抽雨水来灌溉附近的农田。”这是最便宜的供水方式。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    In the passage, the author implies that _____.
    A

    it is not good for people to travel alone

    B

    one should explore philosophical problems under the guidance of other philosophers

    C

    one should follow the path of other philosophers

    D

    one would study philosophy with others


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    本题考查对段落的整体把握与推理。最后一段提到“人类在很早就已经思考过这些问题，并且思考了很长时间，所以我们应当了解这些思想是什么，古代及现代的人们给出的答案又是什么。然后我们进行自己的思考找到自己的答案，但是没必要自己独立寻找答案。”A，C，D虽然本身正确，不应该travel alone但还要自己进行思考，从而得出自己的观点，都只是其中一方面，只有B最全面。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    According to the author, topics of small talk may include comments on ______.
    A

    some political issues

    B

    one’s physical condition

    C

    other’s ways of dress

    D

    the traffic jam


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    文中倒数第二段说“In fact，you don’t want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. (实际上，你不会想要任何比天气或者是交通更沉重的话题)”指出了琐谈的内容一般都是关于天气和交通的。故选D。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    —I’m going to study engineering in Peking University tomorrow.—_____.
    A

    All the best in your study

    B

    All the best with your study

    C

    All the best in your business

    D

    All the best in your new job


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    all the best（in…）表示对别人的祝福，意思是祝你学习一切顺利。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    The author mentions that Marinnation would be all the following EXCEPT ______.
    A

    a circular city attached to the seabed

    B

    a home for international organizations

    C

    a monumental engineering task

    D

    a place where people would want to live


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    文章末段指出如果一切进展顺利，Marinnation有望在21世纪20年代末建成，但直到那时是否有人愿意住在这样一个孤立的人工社区仍是一个富有争议的问题（an open question），因此D项描述与文章内容不符。A、C项在第二段有提及，而B项出现在第一段。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    According to the author______.
    A

    people used to question the value of college education

    B

    people used to have full confidence in higher education

    C

    all high school graduates went to college

    D

    very few high school graduates chose to go to college


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    本题为态度题由首段“The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go，says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence…”可知B项正确。A、D项理解错误，C项太绝对。

  • 第13题：

    My father wants me to study ___.

    A engineer

    Bfor engineer

    Cengineering

    Dto engineering


    正确答案：C

  • 第14题：

    The author’s father wrote notes in pen _________.

    A. to both his family and his staff

    B. to his family in small letters

    C. to his family on the fridge

    D. to his staff on the desk


    正确答案：A
    【解析】细节理解题。由第四段I was pleased to recognize… his staff…the same I would see at home…可知。

  • 第15题：

    Software engineering is the study and application of engineering to the （ ） , development and maintenance of software.
    软件工程是将工程的研究和应用运用于软件的（ ）设计、开发和维护。

    A.research研究
    B.management管理
    C.assembly集成
    D.design设计

    答案：D
    解析：

  • 第16题：

    According to the author, small talk is often used__________.

    A.to invade other's private affairs
    B.to share a secret between intimate friends
    C.to open and maintain channels of communication
    D.to protect one's own privacy

    答案：C
    解析：
    由文章第六段“You can be wanting to connect with another person，and small talk is yourintroduction to more meaning conversation．”可知C项正确。

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    “Small talk”, as interpreted by the author, ______.
    A

    has no real function in communication at all

    B

    is usually meaningless and therefore useless

    C

    is not as idle as it may seem to be

    D

    is restricted to certain topics only


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    第四段的最后写到“But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives(但是你要知道这样的琐谈在我们的生活中具有重要的地位。)”。再从整篇文章来看，琐谈的确能起到很重要的作用，例如将交谈双方引入一些更重要的谈话或者是打破冷场的局面。这与C项表述一致。A、B两项曲解了文意。D项“琐谈的话题有严格的限制”，与文章倒数第二段第一句“琐谈的主题并不重要”相悖。故选C。

  • 第18题：

    单选题
    According to the author _____.
    A

    people used to question the value of college education

    B

    people used to have full confidence in higher education

    C

    all high school graduates went to college

    D

    very few high school graduates chose to go to college


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    本题为态度题。由首段“The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go，says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence ...”可知B项正确。A、D项理解错误，C项太绝对。

  • 第19题：

    单选题
    The author’s main purpose in writing the last paragraph of the passage was to ______.
    A

    explain how cold viruses are transmitted

    B

    prove that a poor diet causes colds

    C

    discuss the relationship between income and frequency of colds

    D

    analyze the distribution of income among the people in the study


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    细节题。最后一段首句为总领句，该句指出“研究还发现经济条件也扮演一个重要角色”。接下来第二句描述了随着家庭收入的增加，患感冒的次数也会减少。由此可知该段主要描述收入水平和患感冒频度之间的联系，因此正确答案为C项。

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _____.
    A

    balance engineering and the liberal arts

    B

    receive guidance in their careers

    C

    become noble idealists

    D

    broaden their horizons


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    细节题。工科学生与文科学生互动会怎样呢？文中第二段话第四句说我想通过与文科学生互动来开拓眼界，D项与原文意同，故D为答案。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    Which of the following statements about Dr. Michelle Miller is true?
    A

    She used to co-author a report with Professor Cappuccio.

    B

    She had one report published in the European Heart Journal.

    C

    She collaborated with Professor Cappuccio on a long-term study.

    D

    She chose participants who suffered long-term sleep deprivation.


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    文章第四段开头明确提到Dr.Michelle Miller与Professor Cappuccio co-authored a report，并说该研究采集的证据的时间跨度是seven to 25 years，可以称得上是long-term，故应选C。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    According to the author, scientists  ______.
    A

    have already proved that coffee is good for human health

    B

    have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffee

    C

    have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffee

    D

    are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _____.
    A

    to have an excellent academic record

    B

    to be wise and mature

    C

    to be imaginative with a value system to guide him

    D

    to be a technical genius with a wide vision


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    细节题。文中第三段结尾说“我”要成为一个完美的工科学生：是技术天才与灵敏的人文学者集于一身。D项与此义属同义转述。

  • 第24题：

    单选题
    By“held back (Line l) the author means“_______.
    A

    made to remain in the same class

    B

    forced to study in the lower class

    C

    drawn to their studies

    D

    prevented from advancing


    正确答案： B
    解析：

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