2、【
单选题
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[1分]
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inaccessible
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timely
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likely
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invalid
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3、【
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[1分]
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encourages
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prevents
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destroys
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offers
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[1分]
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pass out
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take away
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back up
、
stir up
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5、【
单选题
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[1分]
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who
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as
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which
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what
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6、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Moreover
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However
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Preliminarily
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Unexpectedly
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8、【
单选题
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[1分]
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speech
、
sense
、
message
、
meaning
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9、【
单选题
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[1分]
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obscure
、
difficult
、
impossible
、
unable
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10、【
单选题
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[1分]
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case
、
means
、
method
、
way
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11、【
单选题
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In Line 8, Paragraph 1, “the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes” means ________.
[2分]
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Americans are never satisfied with their incomes
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Americans tend to overstate their incomes
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Americans want to have their incomes increased
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Americans want to increase the purchasing power of their incomes
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12、【
单选题
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The first two sentences in the second paragraph tell us that ________.
[2分]
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producers can satisfy the consumers by mechanized production
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consumers can express their demands through producers
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producers decide the prices of products
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supply and demand regulate prices
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13、【
单选题
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According to the passage, a private-enterprise economy is characterized by ________.
[2分]
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private property and rights concerned
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manpower and natural resources control
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ownership of productive resources
、
free contracts and prices
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14、【
单选题
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The passage is mainly about ________.
[2分]
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how American goods are produced
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how American consumers buy their goods
、
how American economic system works
、
how American businessmen make their profits
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15、【
单选题
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According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to ________.
[2分]
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withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes
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obtain more convenient services than other people do
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enjoy greater trust from the storekeeper
、
cash money wherever he wishes to
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16、【
单选题
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From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that ________.
[2分]
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in the future all the Americans will use credit cards
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credit cards are mainly used in the United States today
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nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash
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it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before
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17、【
单选题
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The phrase “ring up sales” (Line 3, Para. 2) most probably means “________”.
[2分]
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make an order of goods
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record sales on a cash register
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call the sales manager
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keep track of the goods in stock
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18、【
单选题
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What is this passage mainly about?
[2分]
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Approaches to the commercial use of computers.
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Conveniences brought about by computers in business.
、
Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.
、
Advantages of credit cards in business.
答案:
19、【
单选题
】
In Paragraph 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that ________.
[2分]
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the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the society
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exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal children are
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exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society
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the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional children
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20、【
单选题
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The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that ________.
[2分]
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they are expected to be leaders of the society
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they might become a burden of the society
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they should fully develop their potential
、
disabled children deserve special consideration
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21、【
单选题
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This passage mainly deals with ________.
[2分]
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the differences of children in their learning capabilities
、
the definition of exceptional children in modern society
、
the special educational programs for exceptional children
、
the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children
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22、【
单选题
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From this passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional children ________.
[2分]
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is now enjoying legal support
、
disagrees with the tradition of the country
、
was clearly stated by the country’s founders
、
will exert great influence over court decisions
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23、【
单选题
】
The example of Pasteur in the passage is used to ________.
[2分]
、
predict that the secret of cancer will be disclosed in a decade
、
indicate that the prospects for curing cancer are bright
、
prove that cancer will be cured in fifty to sixty years
、
warn that there is still a long way to go before cancer can be conquered
答案:
24、【
单选题
】
The author implies that by the year 2000, ________.
[2分]
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there will be a drastic rise in the five-year survival rate of skin-cancer patients
、
90 percent of the skin-cancer patients today will still be living
、
the survival statistics will be fairly even among patients with various cancers
、
there won’ t be a drastic increase of survival rate of all cancer patients
答案:
25、【
单选题
】
Oncogenes are cancer-causing genes ________.
[2分]
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that are always in operation in a healthy person
、
which remain unharmful so long as they are not activated
、
that can be driven out of normal cells
、
which normal cells can’t turn off
答案:
26、【
单选题
】
The word “dormant” in the third paragraph most probably means ________.
[2分]
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dead
、
ever-present
、
inactive
、
potential
答案:
27、【
单选题
】
What does the author probably mean by “untaught mind” in the first paragraph?
[2分]
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A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.
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A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.
、
A person who has had no education.
、
An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident.
答案:
28、【
单选题
】
According to the author, what distinguishes innovators from non-innovators?
[2分]
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The variety of ideas they have.
、
The intelligence they possess.
、
The way they deal with problems.
、
The way they present their findings.
答案:
29、【
单选题
】
The author quotes Rudolph Flesch in Paragraph 3 because ________.
[2分]
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Rudolph Flesch is the best-known expert in the study of human creativity
、
the quotation strengthens the assertion that creative individuals look for new ways of doing things
、
the reader is familiar with Rudolph Flesch’s point of view
、
the quotation adds a new idea to the information previously presented
答案:
30、【
单选题
】
The phrase “march to a different drummer” (the last line of the passage) suggests that highly creative individuals are ________.
[2分]
、
diligent in pursuing their goals
、
reluctant to follow common ways of doing things
、
devoted to the progress of society
、
concerned about the advance of society
答案:
31、【
简答题】
[3分]
解析:
他们(新学派科学家们)说,科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼识,不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等等更为普通的东西。
32、【
简答题】
[3分]
解析:
新学派的一位领袖人物坚持说:“简而言之,我们所称谓的科学革命,主要是指一系列器具的改进、发明和使用,这些改进、发明和使用使科学发展的范围无所不及。”
33、【
简答题】
[3分]
解析:
工具和技术本身作为根本性创新的源泉多年来在很大程度上被科学史学家和科学思想家们忽视了。
34、【
简答题】
[3分]
解析:
伽里略的最光辉的业绩在于他在1609年第一个把新发明的望远镜对准天空,以证实行星是围绕太阳旋转,而不是围绕地球。
35、【
简答题】
[3分]
解析:
政府究竟是以减少对技术的经费投入来增加对纯理论科学的经费投入,还是相反,这往往取决于把哪一方看作是驱动的力量。
36、【
简答题】
1 The need for friends
2 True friendship
3 My principle in making friends
[15分]
解析: