With the environment worsening, the government ______ people for more environment protection.
A.reacts to |
B.appeals to |
C.refers to |
D.leads to |
The party was meant to be a surprise to everyone who would take part, but one of the organizers _______ the plan.
A.gave away |
B.gave out |
C.gave up |
D.gave back |
I would appreciate very much if you could send me a few copies of the mechanic design of your new model.
A.it |
B.that |
C.this |
D.you |
假如你是李华,刚从英国游学归来。现在你给寄宿家庭主人Mr. Breeze写一封100字左右的短信,向他报个平安并感谢他对你英语学习和生活方面的帮助。
注意:
1.可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯流畅。
2.开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总数。
Dear Mr. Breeze,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Best wishes to you and your family!
Yours,
Li Hua
In the United States, engineering is a profession(职业) that has been historically under the control of men. Even today, it's still true that few women become civil or chemical or mechanical engineers, but that's something on www.EngineerGirl.org encouraging girls to change the present situation. Young women who visit the web site can find out about a great job choice they might not have considered.
"Women are not well represented in engineering and in engineering education programs and then of course, down the road, in the engineering workforce. So only about 20 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees(本科文凭) go to women, and then only about nine percent of working engineers are women."
Mary Mattis, the National Academy of Engineering, says "we know from the research that middle-school girls are at a critical point in their lives, and that it's a time when we need to reach them, so this website aims to increase their awareness of interesting fields in engineering. On the other hand, it wants to make them understand what a wonderful productive and exciting job you can have as an engineer.”
Engineering is a demanding course of study—there is a lot of science and math, for many girls and even boys that can be challenging. But Ms. Mattis says that the EngineerGirl website stresses that engineering can also be fun and exciting.
"It's about designing things. It's about changing the world for people. It's about making a difference. And, in addition, you can make a good living; you can be independent economically by becoming an engineer. All of those things are messages that girls need to get."
While most engineers go into traditional fields such as mechanical and electrical engineering, the EngineerGirl site also emphasizes engineering jobs which are related to other fields such as bio-engineering, sports engineering and --- believe it or not—chocolate engineering.
Even if you are not a girl in the target(目标) age group, there’s a lot of interesting information on the site, including biographies(自传)of some well-known women engineers.
Title |
Website(56)______ Girls to Learn Engineering |
Present(57)_____ for the engineering profession in the USA |
The majority of men take up the profession throughout(58) ______, while only a small number of women work as engineers. |
(59)_____ of the website |
▲To increase young women’s(60)_____of interesting fields in engineering. ▲To make them understand what productivity and (61)_____ the job of being engineers can bring them. |
(62)___________ of being engineers |
▲ It can be fun and exciting. ▲ It can(63)_____ the world for people. ▲ You can make a good living. ▲ You can get economic independence by (64) _____ an engineer. |
Other fields concerning engineering |
Various chances are talked about like bio-engineering and engineering (65) _____ to sports, and even chocolate. |
The trip to the United State opened my eyes to the fact that there are a lot of similarities as well as differences between American youth and French youth.
The first difference is in appearance. Going around in the U.S., I found that American youth do not really care about their appearance. In the morning, they choose something in their closet and wear it with another thing, often of different colors and styles, without wondering whether their choices make them look strange. The reason behind this is that they don’t care what people look like, but are just interested in their ideas. I think it’s great, but it also causes problems. Since they don’t care about their appearance, they don’t really care about their weight. Often they get fat without realizing it.
There are differences in relationships too. When the American youth fall in love, they don’t really think of the future. Also, there are differences in the rules concerning behavior that is allowed. In some respects, the French are more accepting. For example, in America it is generally unacceptable to make physical display of love. Lovers, actually, can’t kiss or hold each other everywhere they want. People think that not showing love in public places is a way to respect others. On the contrary, the French youth can do almost everything they want.
As for other types of relationships, there are also big differences. Americans act differently from French people in front of unknown people. When an American girl, for example, arrives in front of people she has never met before, she will talk with them, trying to create a kind of tie between her and this new circle of people. The French girls will just think about rather than really do this kind of thing because they are too shy and lacking in self-confidence.
To finish, I noticed that in American classes, when pupils want to say or ask something, they just do it. In general, they don’t really care how the others will judge them. In France, it’s not the same case. If somebody wants to ask something, he/she will think about it before speaking up. I appreciate the freedom in Americans’ behavior, ideas, and ways of expressing themselves.
1.The underlined word “respects” in the third paragraph probably means____.
A.approaches |
B.aspects |
C.honors |
D.means |
2.When American youth fall in love with each other, they _________.
A.will not hold each other |
B.will rarely display their love in public |
C.will always think about their future |
D.will kiss wherever they like |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that French youth may think more about ______.
A.their relationship’s future |
B.their public images |
C.their physical displays |
D.their lover’s ideas |
4.The passage is mainly about the______ between American youth and French youth.
A.differences |
B.friendship |
C.similarities |
D.relationships |