1、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The woman is a close friend of the man.
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The woman has been working too hard.
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The woman is seeing a doctor.
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The woman is tired of her work.
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2、【
单选题
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[1分]
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This apple pie tastes very good.
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His mother likes the pie very much.
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This pie can’t match his mother’s.
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His mother can’t make apple pies.
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3、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Take a walk.
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Give a performance.
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Listen to the music.
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Dance to the music.
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4、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Read an article on political science.
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Present a different theory to the class.
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Read more than one article.
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Choose a better article to read.
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5、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job.
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The woman should do the typing for Mary.
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The woman should work as hard as Mary.
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The woman isn’t a skillful typist.
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6、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.
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He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.
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He wants to change the time of the appointment.
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He wants the woman to meet him at three o’clock.
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7、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He gets nervous very easily.
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He is an inexperienced speaker.
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He is an awful speaker.
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He hasn’t prepared his speech well.
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8、【
单选题
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[1分]
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She didn’t like the books the man bought.
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There wasn’t a large selection at the bookstore.
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The man bought a lot of books.
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She wanted to see what the man bought.
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9、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Buy a ticket for the tem o’clock flight.
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Ask the man to change the ticket for her.
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Go to the airport immediately.
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Switch to a different flight.
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10、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient.
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Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment.
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Dr. Lemon has lost his patience.
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Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.
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11、【
单选题
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[1分]
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A car outside the supermarket.
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A car at the bottom of the hill.
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Paul’s car.
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The sports car.
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12、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Inside the car.
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At the foot of the hill.
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In the garage.
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In the supermarket.
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13、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The driver of the sports car.
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The two girls inside the car.
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The man standing nearby.
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The salesman from London.
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14、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Nobody.
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The two girls.
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The bus driver.
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Paul.
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15、【
单选题
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[1分]
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His friend gave him the wrong key.
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He didn’t know where the back door was.
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He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.
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It was too dark to put the key in the lock.
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16、【
单选题
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[1分]
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It was getting dark.
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He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.
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The birds might have flown away.
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His friend would arrive any time.
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17、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.
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He knew the policeman wouldn’t believe him.
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The torch light made him look very foolish.
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He realized that he had made a mistake.
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18、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.
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The exhaustion of energy resources.
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The destruction of oil wells.
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The spread of the black powder from the fires.
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19、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The underground oil resources have not been affected.
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Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.
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The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.
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The underground water resources have not been polluted.
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20、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To restore the normal production of the oil wells.
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To estimate the losses caused by the fires.
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To remove the oil left in the desert.
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To use the oil left in the oil lakes.
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21、【
单选题
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What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?
[1分]
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They are heavenly bodies different in composition.
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They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.
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There are more asteroids than meteoroids.
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Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.
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22、【
单选题
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What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?
[1分]
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It is very unlikely but the danger exists.
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Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.
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Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.
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It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.
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23、【
单选题
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What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the courses of asteroids?
[1分]
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It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.
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It may create more problems than it might solve.
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It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.
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Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.
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24、【
单选题
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We can conclude from the passage that ________.
[1分]
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while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world
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asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future
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the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime
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workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth
答案:
25、【
单选题
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Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage?
[1分]
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Optimistic.
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Critical.
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Objective.
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Arbitrary.
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26、【
单选题
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The passage mainly discusses ________.
[1分]
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a new way of highway speed control
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a new pattern for painting highways
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a new approach to training drivers
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a new type of optical illusion
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27、【
单选题
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On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.
[1分]
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they should avoid speed-related hazards
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they are driving in the wrong lane
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they should slow down their speed
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they are approaching the speed limit
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28、【
单选题
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The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ________.
[1分]
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can keep drivers awake
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can cut road accidents in half
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will have a longer effect on drivers
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will look more attractive
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29、【
单选题
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The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to ________.
[1分]
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try out the Japanese method in certain areas
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change the road signs across the country
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replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
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repeat the Japanese road patterns
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30、【
单选题
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What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?
[1分]
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They are falling out of use in the United States.
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They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
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They are applicable only on broad roads.
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They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.
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31、【
单选题
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What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
[1分]
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To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speed and convenience.
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To stress the influence of the automobile on America’s standard of convenience.
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To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.
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To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changing consumer attitudes.
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32、【
单选题
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It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due to the fact that ________.
[1分]
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trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportation
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trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportation
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trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to be
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trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience
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33、【
单选题
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To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized ________.
[1分]
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the freedom and convenience provided on trains
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the practical aspects of train travel
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the adventurous aspects of train trips
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the safety and cleanliness of train trips
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34、【
单选题
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The train ads were placed among family-oriented TV programs involving nature and America because ________.
[1分]
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they could focus on meaningful travel experiences
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they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programs
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their profits could be increased by some 15 percent
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most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences
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35、【
单选题
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According to the passage, the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership and profits because ________.
[1分]
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the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertised
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it provided an exciting travel experience
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its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoors
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it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and Seattle
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36、【
单选题
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The significance of Brocklehurst’s research is that ________.
[1分]
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it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives
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it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butter
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it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butter
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it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition
答案:
37、【
单选题
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According to the researchers, cream sours fast than butter because bacteria ________.
[1分]
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are more evenly distributed in cream
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multiply more easily in cream than in butter
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live on less fat in cream than in butter
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produce less waste in cream than in butter
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38、【
单选题
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According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by ________.
[1分]
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removing its fat
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killing the bacteria
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reducing its water content
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altering its structure
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39、【
单选题
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The word “colonies” (Line 2, Para. 4) refers to ________.
[1分]
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tiny globules
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watery regions
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bacteria communities
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little compartments
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40、【
单选题
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Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream can be made resistant to bacterial attack ________.
[1分]
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by varying its chemical composition
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by turning it into a solid lump
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while keeping its structure unchanged
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while retaining its liquid form
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