【正文】 工程應(yīng)用英語復(fù)習(xí)資料 Professional English Test A Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20’) 1. Engineering is a profession, which means that an engineer must have a specialized ___d___ education. a. elementary school b. high school c. middle school d. university 2. Computer programming is now included in almost all engineering ___b___. a. courses b. curricula c. lessons d. areas 3. Current trend is to require students to take courses in the ___c___ science and the language arts. a. puter b. chemical c. social d. biology 4. Active ____b__ for engineers often begins before the student?s last year in the university. a. employ b. recruiting c. hire d. firing 5. Indeed, the civil engineer?s choice is ____c__ and varied. a. small b. fine c. large d. tiny 6. Computers can?t solve plicated problems unless they are given ___d___. a. a good aircondition b. a young civil engineer c. a good puter engineer d. a good program 7. Construction can be very _a___. a. dangerous b. safe c. easy d. secure 8. Civil engineering projects are almost always _a___. a. distinctive b. the similar c. alike d. the same 9. Thrust is the pressure exerted by each part of a structure on ___a__. a. its other part b. itself c. the wall d. the ground weight of all the people, cars, furniture, and machines and so on that the structure will support when it is in use is ___b__. a. dead load b. live load c. impact d. safety factor tension, the material is ___b__. a. pressed b. pulled apart c. pushed d. pressed force acts up and down. a. vertical b. horizontal c. rotating motion d. turning motion ___a__, the two most important construction materials of modern times, were introduced in the nieenth century. a. steel and cement b. wood and brick c. stone and tile d. ash and plastic transit is used to measure angles in both vertical and horizontal planes, and the level to measure ___c__. a. distances b. central angles c. elevation difference d. length distance measuring(EDM) not only can measure the distance between objects but also determine ___a___. a. the direction b. the size c. the frequency d. the width concrete is an ___b___ form of reinforcement. a. original b. improved c. same d. low simple contract consists of an agreement entered into by ___d____. a. engineers b. one party c. pany d. two or more parties change would result in differential settlement or swell between adjacent areas. a. weight b. volume c. area d. no are two basic procedures for controlling the embankment density: ?manner and method? and ?____a__?. a. result b. bination c. layer thickness d. moisture control main source of accidents, the problem of ___b___ driving is the most serious of all. a. drink b. drinking c. drunken d. drank Part II Filling Blanks (10’) 21. Engineers often work as _____consultants___________ to architectural or construction firms. 22. Young engineers may choose to go into __environmental_____________ or sanitary engineering. 23. When planning a structure, an engineer must take into account four factors: dead load, ______live load_______, impact and safety factor. 24. One party to the contract is _____liable_____ for breach of contract if he fails to perform his part of the agreement. 25. _______clearing____ the site precedes all grading and most other construction operations. 26. Loose rock includes materials such as ________weathered or totten_______________ rock, or earth mixed with boulders. 27. No attempt was made to control _____moisture______ content or to secure paction. 28. The _____rearview_______ of windshield wipers, fresh air ventilating systems, had result in greater vehicle safety. 29. The safe performance of the brake system has been ensured by the use of _____heavy duty________ brake fluid. 30. Relocation and reduction in height of the brake ____pedal_______ has meant that the driver?s total reaction time has been reduced. Part III Reading Comprehension (40’) Passage One Research is one of the most important aspects of scientific and engineering practice. A researcher usually works as a member of a team with other scientists and engineers. He or she is often employed in a laboratory that is financed by government or industry. Areas of research connected with civil engineering include soil mechanics and soil stabilization techniques, and also the development and the testing of new structural materials. 31. Research is one of ___b___ aspects of scientific and engineering practice. a. the most useless b. the most important c. the most unnecessary 32. A researcher is often employed __c____. a. on a farm b. in a library c. in a laboratory 33. A researcher usually works as a member of a team with __c____. a. farmer