英文科技论文写作与学术报告作业答案

英文科技论文写作与学术报告(2019秋)作业答案

第一章

1. Which one is NOT included in “logics in writing paper”?

A Logical presentation in writing paper

B Good language flow

C Good structure and clarity in the paper

D Good theoretical analysis

2. Which is the CORRECT statement in the following?

A If the reader want to know the result of the paper, they can read the introduction.

B If the reader want to intuitively know the key ideas behind the paper, they should read the introduction.

C It's optional that we summarize the contribution of the paper in the "abstract".

D If the readers want to know all the glory details, they can read the introduction.

3. Which of the following practice we should follow when writing scientific paper in English?

A Modesty is a good characteristic in Chinese culture.

B When writing scientific paper, we should point out the shortcomings of our research using a specific section.

C We should confidently show the contributions of our research.

D The English culture is so similar to Chinese that Chinese readers can just follow their culture when writing an English scientific paper.

4. What does “delivery” means in the context of writing an Engligh scientific paper?

A The meaning of “delivery” is similar to the concept of those delivery companies.

B “Delivery” means the contributions of your research.

C “Delivery” means how much do the writers know the background of the readers.

D The “responsibility of delivery” is on the writer rather than on the reader.

5. Which one is the CORRECT expression of “博士后流动站”?

A Postdoctoral program.

B Post-doctor mobile station.

C Post-doctor flow station.

D Postdoctoral moving station.

6. Which of the following translation is authentic?

A 注意安全 ---- take care.

B 第一教学楼 ---- teaching building.

C 小心落水 ---- fall into water carefully.

D 投诉电话 ---- law suit phone number.

7. What should we do in writing a scientific paper?

A In order to emphasize our views, we should put our strong emotions into the text.

B Slightly present our political comments is allowed.

C We should follow the mainstream ideas of general public.

D We should present facts, theories, proofs, experiments, testing results objectively.

8. Which of the following is WRONG about the title of scientific paper?

A It normally is not a sentence.

B It is better to use the fewest possible words to adequately describes the contents of the paper.

C The order of the words in the title is very important.

D It is better to use a complete sentence.

9. Which of the following is WRONG about the abstract of scientific paper?

A It is the summary of the paper.

B It is better to use abbreviation to make the abstract shorter.

C It describes the key ideas of the paper.

D It gives the results of the paper.

10. Which is NOT advised in the introduction section?

A Clearly explain the background of our research.

B Clearly explain the problem we do.

C Explain the academic and/or impact.

D Using mathematical functions to explain our model.

11. Which of the following is RIGHT regarding the literature review?

A It is better to comment on the existing work positively.

B It is better to comment on the existing work objectively.

C It is better to comment on the existing work negatively.

D It is better to criticize the results obtained by other researchers to highlight our contributions.

12. Which of the following is RIGHT about the references of introduction of scientific paper?

A It is better to cite as many foreign references as possible.

B It is better to cite many your own previously published papers.

C It is better to cite as many domestic references as possible.

D Recent references should be cited

13. What may the reviewer thinks if you cite too many your own publications?

A You really contribute a lot to the community.

B Other researchers are not interested in the subject.

C You have a say in this research area.

D They will think you have sufficient references.

14. If the a reference has 5 authors, how many authors should you include in the reference list?

A Only the first author.

B Only the first and second author.

C Only the first and corresponding author.

D All five authors.

15. What should you do in the “Problem description and formulation”?

A If you clearly know the meaning of a variable, it’s ok that it is not defined.

B You should present the problem you are trying to solve.

C Usually you should describe your system configuration, environment and so on.

D You should put the organization of your paper here.

16. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?

A If you have a theorem, you should put the proof in the section of “methodology.”

B In the section of “simulation/numerical result”, you should present the description of the practical or experiment system, description of the data and the associated system.

C In the section of “simulation/numerical result”, you can use tables, figures and graph to better present your contribution.

D In the conclusion remark or the conclusion, you can just repeat your conclusion remark as the abstract.

17. What you can do if you want to show acknowledgment?

A It’s not appropriate to put acknowledgment i n the front page.

B You can put a separate section of acknowledgment in your paper.

C If you acknowledge Albert Einstein, you should thank him based on the fact.

D The length of acknowledgment should be strictly constrained.

18. Which is CORRECT when you list the references?

A It’s ok if you put as many references as you can.

B To enrich your paper, you should can list something that is not referred to in your paper.

C Every reference you list must be referred in the main text.

D It’s proper for you to list many home made references.

19. What does “proof reading” mean?

A 证明阅读.

B 校对.

C 证明读物.

D 证明在读.

20. What is TRUE if at the procedure to submit a paper?

A Usually we submit the entire manuscript to a conference or journal.

B All conferences require you to submit the abstract first, from which the organizer will determine whether you need to submit the whole text.

C We should submit a hard copy to the publisher with your signature.

D The reviewers’ comments are not very important when you modify your paper.

21. If the publisher sends the proof to you, when should you give a reply?

A In about 2 days.

B In about 2 weeks.

C In about 2 months.

D In about 2 years.

22. Which of the following may not be the reason to reject a scientific paper?

A There are many grammatical mistakes in the paper.

B There are many simple sentences in the paper.

C There are many direct translations in the paper.

D There are some spelling mistakes of authors' names in references.

23. Which of the following is TRUE?

A Font size should keep consistency only in each paragraph.

B Font size should keep consistency only in each part of the paper.

C Font size should keep consistency in the entire paper.

D It doesn't matter how the font size used.

24. Which of the following is TRUE about use of mathematical equations?

A It is better to use as many equations as possible.

B It is better to use as few equations as possible.

C It is better not to use any equations at all.

D It is better to have a balanced use of equations.

25. Which statement is NOT true?

A You should keep consistence in equations and reference format.

B You should keep consistence in format of authors of all references.

C The format between different paragraphs should be kept the same.

D You should not use synonyms in order to keep consistence.

26. What is NOT necessary when you want to better write your paper?

A Use spelling check to make sure all the words are spelled correctly.

B Use grammar check to find out inconsistency.

C Carefully check the spellings of the names in references.

D Use many hard and complicated sentences to polish your expressions.

27. Which of the following author names may NOT be the right format of the reference?

A X. Guan, S. Zhang, S. Li, W. Wang

B Guan, X., Zhang, S., Li, S., Wang, W.

C Xiaohong Guan, San Zhang, Si Li, Wu Wang

D Guan Xiaohong, Zhang, S., S. Li, W. Wang

28. Which is NOT the general style of the reviewers?

A Frank

B Brutal

C Sarcastic

D Implicit

29. If the reviewer gives a lot of critical comments and requests for modification, what are the correct attitudes we should have?

A The reviewers are giving us hard time on my paper.

B The reviewer is incompetent because he cannot understand what I write.

C We should modify our paper according to the reviewers’ comments to get our paper published.

D The reviewer is biased on me.

30. Which one is NOT the good advices on responding to reviewers?

A We need to examine carefully all the comments made by the reviewers and the Associate Editor.

B We have to differentiate those comments that must be fully addressed from those that are desirable to be addressed.

C We only need to address the comments that they are correct as we believe.

D We need to respond to EACH and EVERY point raised by the reviewer and the referee.

31. In order to help the reviewers save time, we should

A List our original reviews and the response side by side.

B Tell the reviewers that we have modified the paper carefully.

C Send back a paper with enough modification to the reviewers.

D Just select some critical comments to response.

32. Which is the WRONG response to reviewers if we don’t agree with their comments?

A We had better not to argue with the reviewer.

B Show the reviewers that the main text is revised according to their comments.

C If we must disagree with their comments, we should do it very professionally with no rancor or sarcasm.

D Ignore those comments or explain what we originally meant.

33. Which one is the good action in responding to reviewers?

A We explain to the reviews what we have revised to addressed their comments.

B If the criticism of the reviewers makes us uncomfortable, we should ignore and try to feel better.

C If the reviewers think that the contributions are not enough, we should request the Associate Editor to have other reviewers review our paper.

D If the reviewers think that the contributions are not enough, we should have patience, waiting they change mind.

34. Which description of the review system is CORRECT?

A The author knows the reviewer, but the reviewer doesn’t know the author.

B The authors do not know the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the authors.

C The reviewers know each other.

D The author knows the reviewer, and the reviewer know the author, too.

第二章

1. What are the CORRECT statements in the following?

A Making presentations in English is only important for scholars.

B Making presentations in English is only important for businessmen.

C Making presentations in English is only important for scholars and businessmen.

D Making presentations in English is important for many careers.

2. Which of the following is WRONG about making presentations in English?

A It can make a good impression.

B It can show how smart you are.

C It is only necessary when you attend an academic conference.

D It may be the turning point in many cases.

3. Which is NOT the correct statement in the following?

A You should overestimate the audience's capability to show smart they are.

B You should assume responsibility of delivery.

C You should make a lot of efforts to prepare your slide.

D You should make a lot of efforts to practice your presentation.

4. Which of the following is WRONG about using Powerpoint to make presentations?

A It uses audio and visual channels of communications and more information transfer in the same amount of time.

B You cannot make the last minute change under any condition.

C Preparing the slides forces you to organize and rehearse you talk and help you uncover weak spots.

D You can synchronize with sound recording and presenting without physical presence.

5. Which statement is NOT the correct one in the following?

A It is better to use multiple slides or the animation feature to control the display of information on your slide.

B It is better not to make a slide crowded.

C It is better not to copy texts form your thesis to the slide directly.

D It is better to put many words in the slide to make your audience get the information clearly.

6. Which statement about the font size in the slide is NOT mentioned in the video?

A Usually the minimal font size for text is 18 points.

B Occasionally in graphics 14 points can be used.

C Very rarely the minimal font size for text can be 12 points.

D Very rarely in detail graphs you can use 12 points.

7. Which is the main function of a road map in your presentation?

A To beatify your slides.

B To increase the number of your slides.

C To tell the audience where your talk is.

D To concretely show conclusions of your research.

8. Which is NOT the correct statements in the following?

A It is OK to change notations half way through a talk by copying those in another talk to save efforts.

B When using a graphic notation, make the graphics distinctive and use it repeatedly.

C Use one consistent name or label to denote one thing throughout the talk.

D Always define things, your problem statement, mathematical symbol, your goal, etc.

9. Which of the following may NOT be a necessary part of presenting experimental results?

A Conditionals defined.

B Procedures detailed.

C Diagram labeled.

D Conclusions stated.

10. For a 30 minutes talk, what is the appropriate number of slides?

A No more than 15.

B No less than 15.

C No more than 10.

D No less than 20.

11. What is a good presentation?

A Use many beautiful animations, but the content is not fulfilled.

B The topic of your presentation is interesting in your aspect.

C The subject of your presentation is welcomed by the audience.

D The words in your slide are of large size to make the audience look clearly.

12. Which is the appropriate time of preparing slides according to Prof. Ho of Harvard University?

A About 5 minutes per slide with graphics.

B About 15 minutes per slide with graphics.

C At least 5 minutes to make one slide in presentation.

D At least 15 minutes to make one slide in presentation.

13. Which is NOT the correct statements in the following?

A You can prepare some slides for some expected question.

B You can take the questions in the rehearsal as pre-reviews.

C You cannot say I don't know even if you don’t have an answer.

D You can offer the approach to finding the answer if necessary.

14. Which statement is NOT correct about preparing slides for expected questions?

A It will impress the audience that how much efforts you made to make this presentation.

B From this way you can improve your presentation in the rehearsal.

C It may make the audiences difficult to raise new questions.

D It can help you answer the questions better.

15. What would most probably happen if you read the slides in your presentation?

A It seems that you have prepared a lot.

B It will make the audience easily to get bored.

C It seems that you are not confident enough.

D The time you spend in presentation is easily to over the limitation.

16. When should you mention your main goal in making presentations?

A Mention your main goal early to capture attention of the audience.

B Mention your main goal at any time is Ok.

C Mention your main goal late to keep audience in suspense.

D Never mention your main goal at all.

17. Which is NOT the correct statements in the following?

A Watch where you stand when you speak.

B Keep the laser pointer on all the time to attract the attention of audience.

C Don't keep your hands in the pocket.

D Record your talk and listen to and view it.

18. Which of the following expression is proper for the speaker/audience?

A What you are talking about is nothing, but general theory of relativity.

B It is a stupid question, my first-year graduate student can answer that.

C I have just talked about that, why did you ask such a question again.

D It is really a good question, thanks for your asking.

19. Which is the CORRECT statement in the following?

A The speaker should answer the question before the audience finishes it to save time.

B The speaker should not be polite, because it may make others feel that you are not knowledgeable.

C The speaker should listen carefully before answering the question.

D The speaker should say directly that your question is irrelevant.

第三章

1. Which statement is WRONG about sharing credit in writing scientific paper?

A If your work is built on somebody else’s work, you should state clearly.

B There is a harsh punishment for plagiarism.

C It is acceptable to write a couple of paragraphs rephrasing other people’s words and provide a simple numbered reference.

D If you list the references at the end of the paper, you should cite all the references your listed in the text.

2. What should you do if you want to cite a general theory of relativity of Albert Einstein?

A Just copy the original words of the theory.

B Put quotations on the original words of the theory.

C Using your own words to express meaning of the theory without reference.

D Simply providing a numbered reference after copying the original words.

3. Which of the following is NOT appropriate when you acknowledge others in your paper?

A You thank someone sincerely and properly in the acknowledge section of the paper.

B A scientist is not related to your paper, but you put his name in your paper because he is very famous worldwide.

C If the idea is from other people, you should acknowledge them.

D Before you use somebody else’s d ocument, you should ask for permission.

4. Which of the following is unacceptable in terms of sharing credit?

A If I want to reuse the graph and picture of my paper that has been previously published, I still ask for the permission and copyright from the publisher.

B I have to make sure that it is really my work before I claim my contribution in the paper.

C I am generous to collaborators in some cases that their contributions are not very clear cut.

D I claim in my paper that the idea is just from myself and has nothing to do other discussants so that all the contributions are owing to me.

5. What does “take credit” means in the video?

A Take your credit card.

B Claim your contributions.

C Guarantee that your results are credible.

D Be honest while discussing with others scholars.

6. What do the IEEE journals rely on to determine the order of authorship?

A Authors’ contributions.

B The alphabet of authors’ names.

C Seniority.

D Radom.

7. What should you do if you don’t know the reference format?

A Simply follow the reference format in one of your referenced paper.

B Just use your custom reference format.

C Follow the instructions of the conference or the journal.

D Try a variety of formats in your reference list.

8. Which format for citing references is not right?

A [10] studies the strategic implications of forward contracting in commodity markets that exhibit an oligopolistic structure.

B The strategic implications of forward contracting in commodity markets that exhibit an oligopolistic structure have been studied [10].

C Liski and Montero studied the strategic implications of forward contracting in commodity markets that exhibit an oligopolistic structure [10].

D Reference [10] studies the dynamic vehicle routing problem.

9. Which statement of the following is NOT right about the importance of attending academic conferences?

A Academic conference is very important for professors, but it is unworthy for students.

B Academic conference is a place where we can exchange ideas and acquire the most up-to-date information and ideas.

C We are able to meet colleagues and join the research networks of the academic conference.

D There is a career opportunity in attending the conference for students.

10. What activities can you choose to participate in during an academic conference?

A Plenary and keynote speech.

B Panel discussion session.

C Paper presentation session.

D All the above.

11. Which statement in an academic conference is NOT correct?

A Panel discussion often discusses the important issues on a specific topic and invites the panelists to sit in front of the stage.

B Plenary and keynote speech often discusses the future development and research directions.

C Attendants are advised to the plenary and keynote speeches.

D Paper presentation requires an author of the paper to present the paper as long as one likes.

12. What’s the poster session?

A The authors of the paper make a poster in the specified area.

B A session with many posters which aim to promote the conference.

C If the attendees are interested in your poster, they will buy the poster.

D The authors show their contributions using a poster without oral presentation or discussion with others.

13. What should you NOT do if you want to meet the session chair?

A Submit my bio information before the session starts.

B Meet the session chair at authors’ breakfast.

C Chat with the session chair during others’ presentation.

D Locate my session and be aware of the arrangement ahead of time.

14. Which one is not necessary for the authors before making presentations?

A Read the program carefully.

B Locate your session.

C Take part in other sessions.

D Be aware of the time and the slot for your presentation.

15. What should you NOT do in the session of an academic conference?

A Prepare the slides strictly according to the time limit of the schedule.

B Answer questions at the session.

C Do not show up in the arranged session and others can communicate with me by E-mail.

D Meet session chair before the session starts.

16. What main benefits you will get if you volunteer to serve the academic community?

A Earn money.

B No benefits but simply for personal interest.

C Build a good relation with the colleagues in your field.

D Get offers from famous professors who attend the conference.

17. Which one of the following is NOT the reason for a scholar to provide academic service?

A Academic service is a way to integrate into the world of science and technology.

B Academic service is a way to have an influence in international academic community.

C Academic service is paid much.

D Academic service proves that you play an important role in academic community.

18. What is the benefit from serving as a reviewer for a journal or conference?

A Keep one up in the field.

B Maintain critical skill.

C Enhance curriculum vitae for students.

D All the above.

19. Which one is NOT included in the reviewing tasks?

A Provide rating scales on quality and publishability.

B Provide rating scales on the originality or creativity.

C Help the authors to modify the paper.

D Give comments on the correctness of the method.

20. Which statement about reviewer is NOT true?

A The reviewer may encourage the author to improve the paper.

B If you are a reviewer, you should keep confidentiality.

C You are responsible to give comments to the author whether the paper is accepted or rejected.

D You only need to be specific and constructive to the beginning authors.

21. Which one is not essential to be a good reviewer?

A You have to volunteer to be a reviewer first.

B You should provide a good review.

C You need to have the experience of reviewing papers from all regions.

D You should have credibility on reviewing papers.

22. What should you do if you want to become an associate editor?

A Publish at least five papers in the journal to know the standard and practice.

B Have a reputation to provide good reviews in a timely fashion.

C Be a leading researcher in a variety of areas with a good list of publications.

D Find a good advocate to speak for you, usually a primary editor is enough.

23. Which statement about accepting or declining to handle papers is NOT true?

A You cannot handle papers only in your narrow areas of expertise.

B You cannot accept all the papers in all areas.

C You need to handle papers in our primary and secondary areas of expertise.

D Once you accept the paper to handle, the first task is to tell the author about this.

24. Which statement about securing reviewers is NOT true?

A Usually you should assign the review task to the reviewers four to six days ahead.

B You should glance over the paper to roughly understand what the paper is about.

C In choosing the reviewers, one of the important principle is that we should align the interest of the reviewers with ours.

D If you actually need minimum 3 reviewers, you need to properly find five or even six candidate reviewers.

25. In order to avoid conflict of interest and preserve confidentiality, what should you do?

A Ask the advisor the review students’ paper because the advisor clearly know the paper.

B If Reviewer A has total different view to Author B, you should not ask Reviewer A to review Author B’s paper to avoid conflict.

C You should let the reviewers and author know each other for better communication.

D Send emails to all the reviewers simultaneously for saving effort.

26. When you handle the paper and find it interesting, which behavior is correct?

A You can just directly use the information.

B You should communicate with the author as an associate editor or editor.

C You should communicate with the author as a researcher to request to share some information.

D You should tell the author that you are handling his paper.

27. What should you NOT do to prepare a recommendation or decision letter?

A Combine reviewers' comments and your own reading of the paper to provide an appropriate, impartial, and constructive recommendation.

B Provide a general comment, and also the specifics of the recommendation, the analysis of the reviews, and justification for your recommendation.

C Tell which part to cut, how the paper should be reorganized, how the paper should be revised.

D If you recommend to reject the paper, you can simply do it without explanation.

28. What is NOT allowed in the recommendation of an associated editor?

A Provide a general comment.

B Provide the specifics of the recommendation.

C Provide the analysis of the reviewer.

D Provide the information of all reviewers.

29. Which statement about handling the resubmitted paper is NOT true?

A We only need to ask the reviewers with critical comments previously on the revised version for conditionally accepted papers.

B For revise and resubmit papers, have a mix of new and old reviewers to do a thorough and complete reviews.

C We need to ask all the reviewers to handle the conditionally accepted papers.

D The reviewers should be provided with the document detailing how the previous comments were addressed.

30. As an associate editor or editor, when you suffer some difficulties, what should you do?

A Report the difficulties early.

B It’s our duty to handle the papers, so we should solv e the difficulties by ourselves.

C If you are busy, delay the task of handling papers and do it when you are free.

D Simply ask another editor to take place of you.

31. Which one is true according to the communication protocol?

A Once you receive a request on paper handling, you need to response as soon as possible.

B In all journals, the associate editor can directly communicate with editor in chief.

C If you are busy with your personal affairs, you can response after the deadline.

D Never report progress if it is negative.

32. What should you NOT do as the session chair?

A You need to read the program carefully and locate your session to chair.

B You have to identify your session authors, collect bios information and check the facility before your session starts.

C You should control the presentation time and follow the schedule.

D When you find there are several authors no show, you should combine the session with somebody else, who is unsigned.

33. Which of the statement is TRUE for a conference session chair?

A If some attendees registered on site attending a session, invited them to make a presentation.

B To stimulate Q AND A, you should appoint one of the audience to ask questions.

C To stimulate Q AN

D A, you should ask a question yourself first.

D You should report only the number of attendees to the program committee.

第四章

1. What are the considerations on choosing research topics?

A Demand from social and economic development

B Curiosity and personal interests

C Combing social requirements with personal interests

D All the above

2. Which of the following is NOT the form of interdisciplinary research?

A Researchers from different fields collaborate to work on particular problems

B One from field A works on the problem of field B

C One from field B works on the problem of field B

D Researchers from different fields propose a new field

3. If you encounter a problem in a different field, which statement is NOT true?

A You may often suffer the resistance.

B An outstanding result may come out from you.

C You may have different angle on the problem.

D You just waste your time since it is not your field.

4. Which of the following is NOT advised when you are choosing a research topic?

A Comprehensive understanding of the state of art in well-established areas

B Select one from demand oriented approach and methodology oriented approach

C Spend time in understanding the background and issues of unfamiliar areas

D Refuse to work in a new area without many references or containing difficult problems

5. Which one is NOT an example of interdisciplinary research?

A Specific concepts in the system field may change the concept of other fields.

B The presentation of relativity promotes quantum information science.

C The development of probability and stochastic process theory change the methodology of system and control engineering.

D The development of computer science makes some difficult engineering problems solvable.

6. Which one is NOT the important procedure to choosing a research topic?

A Have a comprehensive understanding of the state of art.

B Have a comprehensive understanding of literature in the well-established area.

C Do not choose a topic without many references since it is not interesting.

D If we encounter unfamiliar areas, we should spend time in understanding background and issues of unfamiliar areas.

7. Which statement of research approach is NOT correct?

A Demand oriented is that we find some interesting scientific problems.

B Demand oriented emphasizes more in solving the problem.

C Methodology oriented approach is that we choose topic in mathematical areas.

D There are some difficulties in properly using methodology properly.

8. Which of the following is NOT the importance of applying funding and writing

proposals?

A Applying funding is one of the lifelong tasks of a researcher.

B It’s one of the most important standards or criteria for performance evaluation.

C Writing a good proposal is a necessity to get research funding.

D It’s only important for young researchers.

9. When should you present your key ideas when writing proposals?

A In first two pages.

B In middle two pages.

C In last two pages.

D In any two pages.

10. Which of the following is WRONG about Chinese proposals?

A The NSFC funding emphasizes on the originality of ideas and academic impact.

B The 863 Support funding emphasizes on the technological innovation, applicability and commercial impact.

C The 211 funding emphasizes on academic impact and/or technological innovation plus HR and lab environment.

D The 973 funding emphasizes on the technological innovation, applicability and commercial impact.

11. Which of the following may NOT be a necessary part of a proposal?

A Project description and references cited.

B Detailed algorithms and procedures.

C Biographical sketches and budget.

D Facilities, equipment, and other resources.

12. Which of the following is NOT included in the project descriptions of a proposal?

A Expected deliverables and milestones.

B Introduction and research contents.

C Current achievements no matter related to the proposed project or not.

D Innovations or salient features.

13. Which statement of defense for your proposal is NOT correct?

A This is only required by the Chinese funding agency.

B You should do a PPT presentation.

C Your goal is to convince the reviewing panel that you have new ideas in your proposal.

D You should make a sufficient preparation for there may be many competitors.

14. What you should do mainly in the “mid-term field review”?

A You show the review panel the facility and environment you use for your research.

B You have to do demos in the applications.

C You are often required to make PPT presentation on the progress for the review panel.

D You should show all the invitations.

15. Which is NOT required in “final report and panel review”?

A Report the overall progress and achievements.

B Review the facility and environment you use for your research.

C Future research goals.

D Demos on the applications.