单选题
阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

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【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。form意为“组成，形成”，例如：I formed the impression/opinion/view that she didn't really want to come．原文句中的宾语为background，可与form连用，故选项D forms正确。选项 A admits意为“承认”；选项B equips意为“装备”；选项C states意为“陈述”，例如：Please state(express clearly and carefully)why you wish to apply for this grant．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于语篇连接题。根据上下文意思，上文谈到学校学到的东西与工作关系并不十分密切，因此，仅有一小部分知识会被利用，故选项D only正确。选项A hardly意为“几乎不”；选项B scarcely意为“简直不，决不”，例如：He would scarcely have said a thing like that(I don't believe he did)．选项C evenly意为“平均地”，如：be evenly distributed across the country．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。encounter意为“遇到”，原句意为：学习中遇到的部分做法和方法会和以后的工作有关，故选项C encountered正确。选项A practice意为“练习”；选项B describe意为“描述”；选项D analyze意为“分析”，例如：Water samples taken from streams were analyzed for contamination by chemicals．

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于词语搭配题。compare…with意为“与……作比较”，属习惯用法，例如：Instant coffee doesn't compare with/can't be compared with freshly ground coffee．速溶咖啡无法与现磨的咖啡相比。故选项A with正确。选项B against有“比较”之意，如：compete against，但不可与compare连用；选项C upon和选项D from均不符合题意。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于词语搭配题。此题需要在系动词are后充当表语的成分，只有选项B content(满意的)，符合题意，例如：I think he's fairly content with his life．选项A contest动词，意为“竞赛，质疑”，例如：(1)She stands a good chance since only two people are contesting the seat．(2)We will certainly contest any claims that made against the safety of our products．选项C contact意为“与……接触，联系”，例如：I must con- tact my lawyer before I make my final decisions．选项D contract意为“使收缩；定合约”contract to do/ contract with sb．，例如：People often contract word combinations when they are speaking．又如：The company has just contracted to build shelters for the homeless．

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于近形词辨析题。transfer意为“改变，转移”，例如：(1)She transferred her gun from her shoulder to his side．(2)The aim is to transfer power/control to self-governing regional councils．原文意思为：从一年至少学四五门学位课程转变为标准化的工作要求。只有选项A transferring有change(转换)的意思。选项B transmitting意为“传送，输送，传播”，例如：Some diseases are transmitted from one generation to the next．选项C translating意为“翻译”，常与into连用；选项D transporting意为“运输”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。adequate意为“足够的，充足的”，符合一个客观要求或标准，例如：The reason I didn't do well in the exam is that I just didn't have adequate time to prepare．根据原文意思，做出合理的决定需要收集足够的资料，故选项A adequate正确。选项B definite意为“明确的”；选项C valuable意为“有价值的”；选项D profitable意为“有好处的，有利的”，如：a profitable business．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。education意为“教育”。根据上下文的意思，上文一直在谈学术类的工作重点，这句话接着讲高等教育中体现出的人文价值观念。故选项D education正确。选项A position意为“位置”；选项B principle意为“原理”；选项C reputation意为“名誉”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语篇连接题。by contrast意为“相比之下”，根据上下文内容，上文谈学习的氛围，下文将谈到工作环境，二者形成对比关系，故选项A By contrast正确。选项B That is意为“也就是说”，属顺承关系；选项C Therefore意为“因此”，属因果关系；选项D Meanwhile意为“同时”，属并列关系，均不符合题意。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。policies意为“政策”，例如：s foreign and security policy；policies on education根据原文的意思：老板们制定的是开明的人事发展政策，而非具有法律效力的法律，也不是具体的规章、规则，故选项C policies正确。选项A laws意为“法律”，范畴太广；选项B rules意为“规则”，太具体，概念太小；选项D studies意为“研究”，与本句没有什么关系。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。vary意为“使不同，变化”，例如：(1)Salary scales vary from state to state．(2)The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable.根据上下文的意思，前面有rotate一词，指不停地换工作以便获得多种经历，故选项C vary正确。选项A improve意为“改进”，不能与经历搭配；选项B introduce意为“介绍”，不合题意；选项D gain意为“获得”，虽可与下文的experiences连用，但不够准确。