河北工业大学 学术英语读写与交流

1、学术英语读写与交流Unit 1 Understanding Hacking Drones1. Which is not considered to be the three main communication links?A. A wireless tetherB. A two-way linkC. One or more signals to notify other aircraftsD. The incoming navigation signal from GPS satellites2.Which is the correct explanation of “Achilles He

2、el” in this passage?A. The name of one part of body B. A name of a character in a story C. A deadly weakness or vulnerable point D. A mistake made by human being 3.What is the solution for the small drone to stay out of the way of other aircraft?A. Automatic Dependent SurveillanceBroadcast B. Inerti

3、al guidance sensorsC. GPS system D. Spoofing4.Which is not the harm of spoofing to the drone?A. Jamming the signal from drone B. Threating a GPS system C. Causing a pilot to die5. Compared to civil GPS, what is the serious problem of ADS-B to the drone?A. Its transmissions are not authenticated B. I

4、t is expensive to access to C. It is rarely usedD. It is hard to control 6.To maneuver a drone up, down, sideways or forward require three main communication links . Please match the name of the feature with the sentence.A. Nominalization B. Passive voice C. None of the aboveD. Non-finite forms of v

5、erbs7.It was only saved from crashing by an operator who was poised to override the spoofing commands. Please match the name of the feature with the sentence.A. None of the aboveB. Nominalization C. Passive voice D. Non-finite forms of verbs8. By trying to adjust its location aloft based on erroneou

6、s data, the drone actually started to head directly toward the desert floor. Please match the name of the feature with the sentence.A. Passive voiceB. Nominalization C. None of the aboveD. Non-finite forms of verbs9. Staying out of the way of other aircraft is especially challenging for small drones

7、. Please match the name of the feature with the sentence.A. None of the aboveB. Passive voiceC. Nominalization D. Non-finite forms of verbs10.The possibility of a midair crash between a drone and another aircraft will further complicated acceptance of drones. Please match the name of the feature wit

8、h the sentence.A. Non-finite forms of verbsB. Nominalization C. None of the aboveD. Passive voice 11.Which of the following IS LEAST possibly the purpose of making a presentation?A. To train the audience B. To persuade the audience in order to sell some certain products C. To inform the audience of

9、a fact D. To show off the speakers competency to the audience12.The main structure of a presentation usually includes _.A. A beginning part, a middle part, and a summaryB. An exposition, an analysis, and a summary C. A suspense, a rising part, and a climaxD. An introduction, a main body, and a concl

10、usion 13.Which of the following is the most important content in the beginning part of a presentation?A. Some shocking facts to arouse the audiences interest B. A joke to bridge the gap between the speaker and the audience C. Outline of the presentationD. Thesis statement to state clearly the topic

11、of the presentation 14.Which of the following is not suggested when giving a presentation?A. Use preaching method B. Use examplesC. Use statistics and diagramsD. Use visual aids 15.What can the speaker do to attract the audience?A. Avoid eye contactB. Talk to the screen C. Try his best to be humorou

12、s D. Use movements and gesturesUnit 2 Understanding The Dawn of the Age of Artificial Intelligence1.Which of the following is not mentioned by the authors about the development of AT?A. The emergence of AI would fundamentally change the economic growth prospectsB. AI improves the lives of people wit

13、h disabilities.C. AI has speeded up the way people travel around the world.D. AI has changed the mode of education, making more people get access to extensive resources.2.Which of the following is true?A. Over 75% of smart phone users are still in developed countries.B. By 2012, there were approxima

14、tely six billion mobile phone subscriptions in the world. C. In 2000, more than 30% of mobile phone subscriptions in the world were in developing countries. D. The sale of smart phones, according to IDC, will make up about two-thirds of all sales by 2017. 3. “Billions of Innovators” refers to _ .A.

15、those intelligent people in the history B. 7.1 billion people on earth C. invention and creation of mankindD. AI machines 4. What is the meaning of the word “quibble” in paragraph 11?A.A different decision.B.A totally different point of view. C.A small compliant and criticism about something unimpor

16、tant. D.A public act of denouncing. 5.Which of the following is not the authors description about “the second machine age”?A. The development of the second machine age needs the financial support from industrialized countries.B.The digital interconnection of the people on earth will further accelera

17、te the second machine age. C.The character of the second machine age is the combination of machine intelligence and billions of interconnected human brains. D.3D printers, speech recognition and synthesis systems are the wonders of the second machine age. 6.Which of the following is NOT one of the g

18、uidelines of a good thesis?(A.It asserts one main idea.B.It is very interesting to attract the readers. C.It states the writers clearly defined opinion on some subject. D.It is often located in the first or second paragraph.7.Which of the following is NOT the technique used by the author when he exp

19、ressed the development of AI?A.By citing examples. B.By leading in others ideas. C.By offering data. D.By making comparison among past, now and future.8.In the conclusion part of the text, the author talked about the new areas developed in AI.A.All of the above is trueB.FalseC.None of the above is t

20、rueD. True9.Which part in the debating is the key?A.Argument B.Ideas C.SpeedD.Delivery 10. How many people involved in each side in the debate we practice?A.SevenB.EightC.Three D.Six 11. In order to grab your intended audiences, avoiding repetition is a must. So how to avoid repetition in thesis?A.S

21、orts of examples B.Providing statistics C.Rephrasing related words and phrasesD.Variety of ideas 12.In summing up arguments, how many time is allocated for each member?A.7 minsB. 6 mins C. 5 mins D.4 mins13.Are arguments important when it comes to debating?A.Yes, arguments is the key. B.Yes, they ar

22、e connected.C.No, they are strangers.D. No, they are irrelevant. 14.The two parts contained in an introduction are _.A.general statementB. supporting detailsC.topic sentence D.thesis statement 15.The functions of general statements are_.A.tell the controlling idea of the author B.to attract your rea

23、dersC. lead in the topic D.to make clear the subject of the essay Unit 3 Understanding Nanotechnology-Based Batteries1.In recent years nano has become a word, with many commodities using nanotechnology as the selling point.A.fashionableB.satisfactory C.nauseousD.depressing2.What aspects can nanotech

24、nology be applied?A.All of aboveB. housingC.electronic productsD. health 3.What unit is nanometer of?A.measurementB.forceC.areaD. mass 4. How long is a nanometer?A.one thousandth of a meterB. one billionth of a meter C. one millionth of a meter D.one ten-thousandth of a meter 5.What cant nanotechnol

25、ogy do for human beings?A. improve humans life quality B.displace traditional technology C.change humans life style D.be applied in many aspects of daily life6.What does the word “idle” mean in the sentence “Lithium-ion batteries are presently popular in cell phones and laptops and they hold the cha

26、rge when idle”?A.having no jobs or workB.(machines, factories)not working or being used C. to stop them working D. to spend time in a lazy way 7.What does the word “power” mean in the sentence “sixteen is the fourth power of two”?A. the ability to do something B.it is used in the expression to indic

27、ate that two must be multiplied by itself four timesC.energy, especially electricity D.providing the energy that the machine needs in order to work 8.What does the word “field” mean in the sentence “Some people are worried that electromagnetic fields from electric power lines could increase the risk

28、 of cancer.”?A.a particular subject of study or type of activityB.an area of land or sea bed under which large amounts of a particular mineral have been foundC. an area of grass, for example in a park or on a farm D.an area in which that particular force is strong enough to have an effect9.How can y

29、ou get the meaning of the speciality vocabularyA.Consulting the dictionary. B.Based on the context of the sentence. C.All of the above.D. Based on the basic meaning of the vocabulary. 10.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Speciality vocabulary is concerned about a particular field of sc

30、ience. B.A strategy for working out the meaning is to look at how a word is constructed. C.Academic English is the same with the English people speak and write everyday. D.We should get the right meaning rather than the almost right meaning of the vocabulary.11.Which one is an appropriate way to sta

31、rt a summary?A.This article focuses on the topic of.B.This article shows that. C.It is suggested that.D.The author suggests. 12.How long should the summary be compared to the original?A. 1/4B.1/2 C.3/4 D.1/513.After finish the summary, what should you do?A.Check for accuracy. B.Ask someone to read y

32、our work. C.Above of all.D.Revise your work.14.She brought home several Chinese and English novels, a few copies of Time and Newsweek and some textbooks. She intended to read all of them during the winter vocation. How to condense this sentence?A.She brought home a lot of books to read during the vo

33、cation. B.She intended to read several Chinese and English novels, a few copies of Time and Newsweek and some textbooks during the winter vocation. C.She planned to read several Chinese and English novels, a few copies of Time and Newsweek and some textbooks during the winter vocation.D.She brought

34、home several Chinese and English novels, a few copies of Time and Newsweek and some textbooks to read. 15.We can substitute the first and second person pronoun for_ .A. the noun B.the third person pronoun C.the adjective D.the verbUnit 4 How to Write a Good Abstract: a Brief Introduction1.Which titl

35、e is more acceptable in English?A.A Survey on Controlling Gas with the Flip of a Switch B.Controlling Gas with the Flip of a SwitchC.A Study of Controlling Gas with the Flip of a SwitchD.A Research about Controlling Gas with the Flip of a Switch2.Which title is more acceptable in English?A.Unpicking

36、 patterns of global reef biodiversityB.A Research on Unpicking patterns of global reef biodiversityC.On Unpicking patterns of global reef biodiversityD.A Report on the Unpicking patterns of global reef biodiversity3.The proper tenses used to describe the background of an English abstract could beA.p

37、ast tense B.present tense C.present perfect tense D.future tenseUnit 5 How to Write a Good Abstract: Avoiding Redundancy in Academic English1.The proper English translation for “同性电荷相斥,异性电荷相吸”could beA. Like charges repel each other ,while opposite charges attract. B.Like charges repel each other ,

38、but opposite charges attract. C.Like charges repel each other and opposite charges attract. D.Like charges repel each other, opposite charges attract.2.The better English collocation for the Chinese phrase “保护环境” could beA.keep the environment friendlyB.environment protectionC.protect environment fr

39、iendly D.environmental protection Unit 6 How to Write a Good Title, an Affiliation, Key Words and Acknowledgments1.For the reader, the title is so critical to a research paper because it .A.helps the reader decide whether the paper is worth reading further B.gives the reader a first idea of the cont

40、ribution C.provides clues on the type of paper D.All of above2.What is not the quality of a good title?A.Be specificB.Be simple C. Be standardD.Be unified3.Of an academic paper, what is the proper place of the introduction to the author?A.C and DB.below the titleC.the end of the paperD.bottom of a f

41、ront page4.What is the function of key words?A.It represents the theme or subject matter of the paper. B.It is easy for the information retrieval clerks to make up the index and secondary document. C.Readers can find out the theme of the paper by looking at the keywords.D.All of above.5.Which of the

42、 following statements is true?A.Acknowledgement is usually after the References.B.Keywords are usually used in the form of verbs, not nouns.C.The keywords of a paper must be contained in the title and the abstract.D. A title of a paper should be brief and concise. 6.Which one is not the typical stru

43、cture of the Nominal Group Construction?A.Zero-head nominal group. B.Bi-head nominal group.C.Uni-head nominal group. D.Multi-head nominal group.7.Valsartan, Captopril, or Both in Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Heart Failure is the structure of _.A.Full-sentence construction B.Compound construc

44、tion C. Question constructionD.Nominal group construction 8.Genome sequencing and informatics: New tools for biochemical discoveries is the structure of _.A.Full-sentence construction B.Question constructionC.Compound constructionD.Nominal group construction9.Which one is the example of Bi-head grou

45、p construction?A. Left Ventricular Dysfunction, or BothB.Exposure to context may contribute to within-session changes in respondingC.Circling the spheres: A DialogueD.Bortezomib or High-Dose Dexamethasone for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma 10.Exposure to context may contribute to within-session changes i

46、n responding is the example of _.A.Nominal group construction B. Question constructionC.Compound construction D.Full-sentence construction Unit 7 How to Write a Good Literature Review1._ is actually more important because you have to finish some tasks which are decisive to your victory in writing a

47、literature review.A.The body part B.the pre-writing stageC.the post-writing stageD.the writing stage 2. Which of the following is not a database convenient for majors of science to prepare for a literature review?A.EI B.IDC C.IEEED.CI3.Which of the following tasks might be included in the checking s

48、tage？A.Avoid punctuation mistakes.B.Avoid spelling mistakes. C.Avoid sentence pattern mistakes. D.All of the above.4.。The key words used in the titles of a literature review published as an essay might be _.A.a review of literatureB.literature reportC.reviewD.literature review5.In the post-writing s

49、tage, you should first try to _A.ensure evaluating and comparing the information you find about research literature. B.write a one or two-sentence statement summarizing the conclusion from your discoveries about your subject.C.do some revising and editing work to refine your paper. D.avoid piling up

50、 pieces of information about research literature. Unit 8 How to Write a Good Main Body: Results1.In the literal part of the Results section, words can be used to do the following except _.A.comment on the important resultsB.describe the diagramsC.review the historical development of the researchD.em

51、phasize the most important findings2.According to the relevant survey mentioned in the micro class, the top three frequently-used connections are_.A.however, first, secondB.similarly, of course, as a resultC.also, for example, in additionD.for instance, furthermore, moreover3.When results of a resea

52、rch appear in a paper in combination with _, the author could point out the limitations of this research and recommend further research.A.Conclusion B.DiscussionsC.Introduction D.Literature review4.The major functions of the Results section are_.A.offering direct responses to the questions put force

53、 by the author B. serving as evidence for the following discussion part or conclusion part C.making predictions for the future development of this research D.declaring the final conclusion of the research5.Which of the following can be included in the diagram description part of the Results section?

54、A.illustrationsB.statistical tables C.different kinds of charts and graphs D.PhotosUnit 9 How to Write a Good Conclusion&Reference1.Here are some statements about conclusion, which one is not true?A.A conclusion is an essential and necessary part of a written work. B.A conclusion should not add

55、any new information. C.A conclusion may suggest a solution, make a recommendation, or call for action. D.A conclusion should leave the readers with the final thoughts on the topic.2.Which one of the following is not the purposes of a conclusion?A. To signal the end of the writing. B.To remind the re

56、aders of the main points. C. To leave the readers with the final thoughts on the topic.D.To reduce the writing to a suitable length.3.What does “recap” mean?A.A word expresses meaning.B.A summary repeats the main points of a longer discussion.C. A paragraph describes a point of view. D.A sentence tells a reason. 4.What “implicitly asks” and “explicitly answers”?A.Conclusion.B.Summary. C.Main body. D.Introduction. 5.Which of the following i