华东交大英语期末复习卷Test 1(附答案).docVIP

I Guess the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences. 1. Job skills can also be called transferable skills, since they are the type of aptitudes you acquire through work experience. A. attitudes B. competencies C. talents D. knowledge 2. Our age demands workers to be able to synthesize different types of information creatively A. categorize B. differentiate C. integrate D. collect 3. To survive in this ever-flattening world, individuals must diversify their skills so that they remain viable competitors across many different careers. A. credible B. sustainable C. practical D. feasible 4. Economists believe jobs that require higher-order thinking, judgment, and communication skill; are relatively immune to the competitive job market. A. unprotected B. weak C. responsible D. unsusceptible 5. Proficiency in reading, writing, and arithmetic has traditionally been the entry-level threshold to the job market, but the new workplace requires more from its employees. A. start B. end C. hold D. grasp 6.Those growing up in the world of today — and tomorrow — need preparation to tackle the range of pervasive problems such as human conflict, climate change. A. expanded B. permissive C. universal D. persuasive 7. Today, the vast majority of teaching around the world is still geared to preparing young people for lives in the 20th centuries. A. regulated B. driven C. affected D. reformed 8. Global education is thought to encompass education for human rights, sustainability, peace and conflict prevention, interculturality, and citizenship. A. circle B. enclose C. embody D. surround 9. Narrow job skills that most employees learn today will be obsolete within three to five years. A. up-to-date B. absolute C. current D. outdated 10. That nice young man is a(n) introvert man with a wife who is bossy, talkative and self-will, but sociable with his friends. A. confident B. terrible C. withdrawn D. honest 11. Articulate speech is very i