1、【
单选题
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Writing is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time, and effort.
[1分]
、
significant
、
considerable
、
enormous
、
numerous
答案:
2、【
单选题
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________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.
[1分]
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Would she leave
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If she leaves
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Were she to leave
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If she had left
答案:
3、【
单选题
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It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time ________?
[1分]
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we are going home
、
we go home
、
we went home
、
we can go home
答案:
4、【
单选题
】
Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
[1分]
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rush
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rainbow
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rack
、
ribbon
答案:
5、【
单选题
】
Today, ________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.
[1分]
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corporations hardly introduce ever
、
corporations hardly ever introduce
、
hardly corporations introduce ever
、
hardly corporations ever introduce
答案:
6、【
单选题
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I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ________.
[1分]
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however much it costs
、
however does it costs much
、
how much does it cost
、
no matter how it costs
答案:
7、【
单选题
】
New York ________ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
[1分]
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ranked
、
occupied
、
arranged
、
classified
答案:
8、【
单选题
】
Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ________ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
[1分]
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in the same way like
、
in the same way which
、
in the same way
、
in the same way as
答案:
9、【
单选题
】
By success I don’t mean ________ usually thought of when that word is used.
[1分]
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what is
、
that we
、
as you
、
all is
答案:
10、【
单选题
】
I caught a ________ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
[1分]
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vision
、
glimpse
、
look
、
scene
答案:
11、【
单选题
】
It can be inferred form the first paragraph that ________.
[1分]
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every glance has its significance
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staring at a person is an expression of interest
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a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable
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a glance conveys more meaning than words
答案:
12、【
单选题
】
If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is ________.
[1分]
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to look into another passenger’s eyes
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to avoid eye contact with other passengers
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to signal you are not a threat to anyone
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to keep a distance from other passengers
答案:
13、【
单选题
】
By “a dimming of the lights” (Para. 1, Line 9) Erving Goffman means “________”.
[1分]
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closing one’s eyes
、
turning off the lights
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creasing to glance at others
、
reducing gaze-time to the minimum
答案:
14、【
单选题
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If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ________.
[1分]
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depressed
、
uneasy
、
curious
、
amused
答案:
15、【
单选题
】
The passage mainly discusses ________.
[1分]
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the limitations of eye contact
、
the exchange of ideas through eye contact
、
proper behavior in situations
、
the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication
答案:
16、【
单选题
】
Judging from the passage, McGuire was ________.
[1分]
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a moderate labor leader
、
an extreme-anarchist in the labor movement
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a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man
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a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery
答案:
17、【
单选题
】
We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march ________.
[1分]
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immediately won nationwide support
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involved workers from 30 states
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was opposed by many factory owners
、
was organized by the UBCJ
答案:
18、【
单选题
】
Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a national holiday?
[1分]
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The lawmakers’ respect for the workers.
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The worker’s determination to have a holiday of their own.
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The socialists’ demands for thorough reform.
、
The politicians’ fear of the workers’ anger.
答案:
19、【
单选题
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We lean from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ________.
[1分]
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was accepted by most bosses as a compromise
、
marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rights
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indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfare
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signaled the end of “wage slavery”
答案:
20、【
单选题
】
McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to ________.
[1分]
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draw people’s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poor
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make prominent the important role of the working class in society
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win for the workers the right to shorter working hours
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expose the exploitation of the workers by their bosses
答案:
21、【
单选题
】
The elders of contemporary Americans ________.
[1分]
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were often absent when a family member was born or dying
、
were quite unfamiliar with birth and death
、
usually witnessed the birth or death of a family member
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had often experienced the fear of death as part of life
答案:
22、【
单选题
】
Children in America today are denied the chance ________.
[1分]
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to learn how to face death
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to visit dying patients
、
to attend to patients
、
to have access to a hospital
答案:
23、【
单选题
】
Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of ________.
[1分]
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observing how they reacted to the crisis of death
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helping them and their families overcome the fear of death
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finding out their attitude towards the approach of death
、
learning how to best help them and their families
答案:
24、【
单选题
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The need of a dying patient for company shows ________.
[1分]
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his desire for communication with other people
、
his fear of approaching death
、
his pessimistic attitude towards his condition
、
his reluctance to part with his family
答案:
25、【
单选题
】
It may be concluded from the passage that ________.
[1分]
、
dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death
、
most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need
、
dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition
、
most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitable
答案:
26、【
单选题
】
By using the example of finger prints, the author tells us that ________.
[1分]
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people can learn to recognize faces
、
people have different personalities
、
people have difficulty in describing the features of finger prints
、
people differ from each other in facial features
答案:
27、【
单选题
】
According to this passage, some animals have the gift of ________.
[1分]
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telling people apart by how they behave
、
typing each other
、
telling good people from had people
、
recognizing human faces
答案:
28、【
单选题
】
Who most probably knows best how to describe people’s personality?
[1分]
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The ancient Greek audience
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The movie actors
、
Psychologists
、
The modern TV audience
答案:
29、【
单选题
】
According to the passage, it is possible for us tell one type of person from another because ________.
[1分]
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people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristics
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human fingerprints provide unique information
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people’s behavior can be easily described in words
、
human faces have complex features
答案:
30、【
单选题
】
Which of the following is the major point of the passage?
[1分]
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Why it is necessary to identify people’s personality
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Why it is possible to describe people
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How to get to know people
、
How best to recognize people
答案:
31、【
简答题】
(Passage 1, Lines 6-7, Para. 1)
You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat.
[2.5分]
解析:
你很可能给其他乘客很快的一瞥,打量他们一下,以此让他们确信你对他们没有威胁。
32、【
简答题】
(Passage 2, Lines 2-3, Para. 2)
In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.
[2.5分]
解析:
十九世纪八十年代的美国是一个贫富分化极为分明的国家。
33、【
简答题】
(Passage 3, Lines 3-5, Para. 3)
We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome
[2.5分]
解析:
给我们留下极深印象的事实是:即使那些没有被告知严重病情的病人,对其疾病的潜在后果也是非常清楚的。
34、【
简答题】
(Passage 4, Lines 2-3, Para. 1)
Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.
[2.5分]
解析:
即使是很老到的作家也很可能不能描述出区分人脸的全部特征。
35、【
简答题】
1.人们以为淡水是取之不尽的
(提示:雨水、河水、井水…)
2.实际上淡水是非常紧缺的
(提示:人口增加,工业用水增加,污染…)
3.我们应该怎么办
Global Shortage of Fresh Water
[20分]
解析: