中石油(华东)科技英语2014年秋季在线考试答案(一)

Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sports women kill the essence of sports -- the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself; he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for an entire nation's hopes, dream and reputation. A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world's most important sport. It is even more important now that the United States is seriously taking it up. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention "Argentina” to someone and the chances are that he'll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup "put Argentina on the map".

Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played.

So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentinians really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every sense better than all others? Not really. But it's nice to know that you won, and that in one way at least your country is best.

1). What’s the author’s main purpose in the passage ?

A. To prove that football is the world's most important sport.

B. To show that Argentina is better than all others.

C. To compare Scotland with Argentina.

D. To explain the role of sport.

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2). In the second paragraph, the word “summit” means ______.

A. highest point

B. mountain top

C. award

D. summary

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3). According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its ______.

A. large number of sports fans and supporters

B. success in the football World Cup

students, or teachers or corporate personnel mangers—a piece of paper relating an individual's accomplishments. Attached to the paper is a photograph. While the papers all say exactly the same thing the pictures are different. Some show a strikingly attractive person, some an average-looking character, and some an unusually unattractive human being. Group members are asked to rate the individual on certain attributes, anything from personal warmth to the likelihood that he or she will be promoted. Almost invariably, the better looking the person in the picture, the higher the person is rated. In the phrase, borrowed from Sappho, that the social scientists use to sum up the common perception, what is beautiful is good.

In business, however, good looks cut both ways for women, and deeper than for men. A Utah State University professor, who is an authority on the subject, exp lains: In terms of their careers, the impact of physical attractiveness on males is only modest. But its potential impact on females can be tremendous, making it easier, for example, for the more attractive to get jobs where they are in the public eye. On another note, though, there is enough literature now for us to conclude that attractive women who aspire(追求) to managerial positions do not g et on as well as women who may be less attractive.

1). According to the passage, people often wrongly believe that in pursuing a career as a manager

_____.

A. a person's property or debts do not matter much

B. a person's outward appearance is not a critical qualification

C. women should always dress fashionably

D. women should not only be attractive but also high minded

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2). The result of research carried out by social scientists show that ______.

A. people do not realize the importance of looking one's best

B. women in pursuit of managerial jobs are not likely to be paid well

C. good looking women aspire to managerial positions

D. attractive people generally have an advantage over those who are not

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3). Experiments by scientists have shown that when people evaluate individuals on certain attributes

______.

A. they observe the principle that beauty is only skin deep

B. they do not usually act according to the views they support