【正文】 coordinated by a ______d__ engineer who is in charge of the entire project. a. main b. chief c. master d. system 8. Construction is a _____b___ process on almost all engineering projects. a. simple b. plicated c. easy d. likely 9. In pression, the material is ____c____ together. a. stretched b. apart c. pushed d. tense a saw cuts easily through a piece of wood, the wood is ___a_____. a. in tension b. in pression c. in press d. in push defined ___d_____ as the tendency of a material to fracture along the lines of stress. a. tension b. pression c. push d. shear principal construction materials of earlier times were wood and ___c_____, stone, or tile, and similar materials. a. steel b. aluminum c. masonry brick d. plastic cement is a mixture of ___b_____. a. bricks b. limestone and clay c. wood and ash d. plastic is very ____d____. a. constant b. the same c. definite d. versatile has great tensile strength while concrete has great pressive strength, thus, the two substances _____c___ each other. a. counteract b. offset c. plement d. nullify system that helps ___a_____ concrete weight to some extent uses polymers. a. cut b. accelerate c. add d. keep 17. The retention money serves to insure ___d_____ against any defects that may arise in the work. a. the manager b. the contractor c. the carrier d. the employer civil engineering work must be pleted to the satisfaction of the employer, or his ____d____. a. wife b. friend c. lawyer d. representative moderate and longer hauls, selfloading scrapers pulled by rubbertired hauling units and pushloaded by tractors offer ___b_____ cost. a. higher b. lower c. the same d. different maintenance activities can be grouped and classified according ____d____ the purpose of the treatment. a. with b. for c. forward d. to Part II Filling Blanks (10’) of research connected with civil engineering include soil mechanics and ________soil stabilization_____________________________ techniques. cement, called _____________portland cement________________, was invented in 1824. for embankment monly es from roadway cuts or designated ____________borrow areas_________________________. of automobile accidents can be categorized into four major groups: the vehicles, the road, the driver, the ______pedestrian___________. improvement in driver visibility is the introduction of the remotecontrolled outside ________rearview________ mirror. nearly always must be drilled and blasted, then loaded with a frontend loader or ________power shovel________________ into trucks or other hauling units. three forces that can act on a structure are ___vertical force_____________________, horizontal force, and those that act upon it with a rotating or turning motion. pavement are divided into two main categories: ________rigid________ and flexible. pavements are further divided into three subgroups: high type, ____intermediate type____, and low type. constructing steps of the transportation system are to plan, design, build, operate and ___maintain__________. Part III Reading Comprehension (40’) Passage One In the university, mathematics, physics, and chemistry are heavily emphasized throughout the engineering curriculum, but particularly in the first two or three years. Mathematics is very important in all branches of engineering, so it is greatly stressed. Today, mathematics includes courses in statistics, which deals with gathering, classifying, and using numerical data, or pieces of information. An important aspect of statistical mathematics is probability, which deals with what may happen when there are different factors, or variables, that can change the results of a problem. Before the construction of a bridge is undertaken, for example, a statistical study is made of the amount of traffic the bridge will be expected to handle. In the design of the bridge, variables such as water pressure on the foundations, impact, the effects of different wind forces, and many other factors must be considered. is very important in all branches of engineering so _____a_______. a. it is greatly stressed b. it is nearly stressed c. it is not stressed deals with ______b______. a. listening and speaking b. gathering, classifying and using pieces of information c. reading and writing important aspect of statistical mathematics is _____a____________. a. probability b. different factors c. variables is the main meaning of the passage? a. physics is very important in all branches of engineering b. mathematics is very important in all branches of engineering c. chemistry is very important in all branches of engineering Passage Two Civil engineering projects are almost unique。 car occupancy in most cities is less than persons per 小車平均載人少于一點(diǎn)五人。office study of existing information, reconnaissence of survey of routes , preliminary location, and final location