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单选题
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According to the passage, Averroes held that
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Islamic theology was often subordinate to philosophy.
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religious truth was nothing but imaginative fantasy.
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real truth was inaccessible to many common people.
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imperfect expressions were result of flawed religion.
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单选题
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Which of the following is most likely to be discussed in the part succeeding the passage?
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Relations of St. T. Aquinas’ achievements to previous efforts.
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How St. T. Aquinas worked out in the balance in discussion.
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Other endeavors on the relationship of reason and revelation.
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Outstanding features of the mature period of Scholasticism.
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单选题
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The author’s biggest worry about using unclear energy is that
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it will do great harm to the inadequate reserves of coal.
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it is deadly if terrorists attack a nuclear plant.
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it will limit the development of many other alternatives.
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there will be a wider gap between developed and developing countries.
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单选题
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The renewable energy research lost support from governments in the early 1990s because
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skeptics were becoming doubtful about the efficiency of renewable.
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renewable could not meet the increasing energy needs of the society.
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it was much easier and cheaper to use oil than before.
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the investment into the field was not worth its value.
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单选题
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Which one of the following applies to the use of renewable in developed nations?
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The more developed a nation is, the higher the proportion of renewable being used.
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Developed nations are experiencing a fierce energy revolution.
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Developed nations’ ties with the oil industry are becoming tense.
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Developed nations haven’t reached a consensus about using more renewable.
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6、【
单选题
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From the passage, we can conclude that
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it will be impossible for wind and solar energy to completely replace fossil fuels.
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high technology plays a vital role in the trend toward clean energy.
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the development of a nation will inevitably pollute the environment.
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poor areas are badly polluted and are in high need of renewable energy.
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单选题
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The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to
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urges the governments to take effective measures
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illustrate the urgent demand of clean energy
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en courage developed nations to set up an example in the energy revolution.
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elaborate the difficulties in the use of clean energy
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单选题
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The author accuses President Clinton of
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being too optimistic about the economic prosperity
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lying about the economic situation to the pubic
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increasing the number of people on welfare
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being reluctant to raise the salary of the average people
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单选题
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According to the passage, Galbraith’s book
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is devoted to analyzing why economic boom usually goes with wage inequality.
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reviews the dominant neoclassical economic discourse of our time.
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recommends resolving the present problem by neoconservative social policy.
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attributes the present increasing wage inequality to several factors.
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单选题
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According to the conservative theory, wage inequality is necessary because
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it is a condition created by the labor market.
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there is an overall decline in the world’s economy.
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technological innovation has not produced the desired result.
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the number of people on welfare has decreased.
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单选题
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To which of the following statements would Galbraith agree?
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The new skill-based technological innovation initiates the present wage inequality.
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The maintenance of wage inequality is necessary to fighting inflation.
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Worldwide competition entails an increase in wage inequality.
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Transfer payment to the rich has made the rich even richer.
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单选题
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“Monopoly” (in the last sentence) in the passage refers to
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the exclusive control of the market forces by the rich.
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the dominant control of the new technologies by a particular sector
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the powerful control of the K-sector over the C-and S-sectors
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the ignorance of the social indicators of race, gender, and class in understanding inequality
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13、【
单选题
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It seems that in the eyes of many Americans their unemployment is caused by
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the economic recession in November 2001
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the forecasts of George Bush’s economists
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the flow of job chances into developing countries
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the rich natural resources in China and India
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单选题
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The bill approved last week shows that the Americans.
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have been carried away with their fear of the gloomy employment prospect
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will be able to deliver more money than value to the taxpayers
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decide that they curious about the government’s outsourcing contracts
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are becoming very curious about the government’s outsourcing contracts
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15、【
单选题
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According to The Economist, the reason for mass unemployment is
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the unavoidable economic cycle
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the poor performance of Bush government
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the unhealthy structure of the economy
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the booming economy at the beginning of the decade
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单选题
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In the author’s view, the job market will
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recovers very quickly in the next year or so.
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further deteriorates in the coming years.
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sees a mild recovery within the coming decade.
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remains unchanged within the coming decade.
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单选题
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The author seems to believe that outsourcing
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is the chief reason for the high unemployment rate in the US.
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is nothing compared with the job loss within the US.
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is profoundly changing the structure of the American economy.
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equals the number of jobs created each month in the US.
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18、【
简答题】
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解析:
精英分子以及他们在贫困的产生和重视过程中的作用也是研究贫困问题的一个有趣和重要的对象,就像穷人本身一样,这些精英分子在不穷的人中占据了为数不多的上层地位。
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简答题】
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解析:
在建设交通、工业、贸易和旅游业基础设施时,穷人的居住地经常先成为受害地区,被置于污染、噪声和拥堵的环境中。
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简答题】
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解析:
更重要的是贫穷产生的经济影响,由于穷人缺乏其他选择,他们被迫从事那些下等或肮脏的工作;穷人更可能购买二手货,吃废弃食品,因此延长了这些东西的经济效益。
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简答题】
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解析:
贫穷和穷人起着一个重要的象征作用,它提醒人们,贫穷的命运可能降临那些忽视节俭、勤劳和廉洁美德的人,并警示一种持久的威胁,即对社会其他人的那些粗野、不道德以及暴力行为。