1、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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Dick’s trousers don’t match his jacket.
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Dick looks funny in that yellow jacket.
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The color of Dick’s jacket is too dark.
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Dick has bad taste in clothes.
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2、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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The temperature is not as high as the man claims.
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The room will get cool if the man opens the windows.
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She is following instructions not to use the air-conditioning.
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She is afraid the new epidemic SARS will soon spread all over town.
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3、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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She lost a lot of weight in two years.
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She stopped exercising two years ago.
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She had a unique way of staying healthy.
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She was never persistent in anything she did.
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4、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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The man is not suitable for the position.
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The job has been given to someone else.
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She had received only one application letter.
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The application arrived a week earlier than expected.
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5、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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He’s unwilling to fetch the laundry.
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He has already picked up the laundry.
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He will go before the laundry closed.
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He thinks his mother should get the clothes back.
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6、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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At a shopping center.
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At an electronics company.
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At an international trade fair.
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At a DVD counter in a music store.
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7、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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The woman hated the man talking throughout the movie.
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The woman saw a comedy instead of a horror movie.
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The woman prefers light movies before sleep.
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The woman regrets going to the movie.
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8、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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He is the right man to get the job done.
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He is a man with professional expertise.
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He is not easy to get along with.
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He is not likely to get the job.
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9、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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It is being forced out of the entertainment industry.
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It should change its concept of operation.
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It should revolutionize its technology.
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It is a very good place to relax.
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10、【
单选题
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Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst tragedy in maritime history?
[1分]
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It was attacked by Russian torpedoes.
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Most of its passengers were frozen to death.
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Its victims were mostly women and children.
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It caused the largest number of casualties.
答案:
11、【
单选题
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Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when ________.
[1分]
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a strong ice storm tilted the ship
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the cruise ship sank all of a sudden
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the badly damaged ship leaned toward one side
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the frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats
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12、【
单选题
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The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy was little talked about for more than half a century because Germans ________.
[1分]
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were eager to win international acceptance
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felt guilty for their crimes in World War II
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had been pressured to keep silent about it
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were afraid of offending their neighbors
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13、【
单选题
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How does Gunter Grass revive the memory of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy?
[1分]
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By presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack.
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By describing the ship's sinking in great detail.
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By giving an interview to the weekly Die Woche.
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By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman.
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14、【
单选题
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It can be learned from the passage that Germans no longer think that ________.
[1分]
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they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy
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the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nation's past misdeeds
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Germany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in World War II
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it-is wrong to equate their sufferings with those of other countries
答案:
15、【
单选题
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The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith's teachers ________.
[1分]
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to provide support for his argument
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to illustrate the strong will of some gifted children
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to explain how dull students can also be successful
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to show how poor Oliver's performance was at school
答案:
16、【
单选题
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Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who ________.
[1分]
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paid no attention to their teachers in class
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contradicted their teachers much too often
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could not cope with their studies at school successfully
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behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers
答案:
17、【
单选题
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Many gifted people attributed their success________.
[1分]
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mainly to parental help and their education at home
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both to school instruction and to their parents' coaching
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more to their parents' encouragement than to school training
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less to their systematic education than to their talent
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18、【
单选题
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The root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is that ________.
[1分]
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their nonconformity brought them a lot of trouble
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they were seldom praised by their teachers
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school courses failed to inspire or motivate them
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teachers were usually far stricter than their parents
答案:
19、【
单选题
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According to the passage, the teaching of science and math in America is________.
[1分]
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focused on tapping students' potential
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characterized by its diversity
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losing its vitality gradually
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going downhill in recent years
答案:
20、【
单选题
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The fundamental flaw of American school education is that ________.
[1分]
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it lacks a coordinated national program
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it sets a very low academic standard for students
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it relies heavily on the initiative of individual teachers
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it attaches too much importance to intensive study of school subjects
答案:
21、【
单选题
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By saying that the U.S. educational environment is "a mile wide and an inch deep" (Line 2, Para. 5), the author means U.S. educational practice ________.
[1分]
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lays stress on quality at the expense of quantity
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offers an environment for comprehensive education
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encourages learning both in depth and in scope
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scratches the surface of a wide range of topics
答案:
22、【
单选题
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The new National Science Education Standards are good news in that they will________
[1分]
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provide depth to school science education
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solve most of the problems in school teaching
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be able to meet the demands of the community
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quickly dominate U.S. educational practice
答案:
23、【
单选题
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What is the probable cause of Krentz’s problem?
[1分]
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An unexpected gain in body weight.
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Unexplained impairment of her nervous system.
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Weakening of her eyesight with the setting in of winter.
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Poor adjustment of her body clock to seasonal changes.
答案:
24、【
单选题
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By saying that Linda Krentz “saw the light” (Line 4, Para. 1), the author means that she _____.
[1分]
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learned how to lose weight
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realized what her problem was
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came to see the importance of light
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became light-hearted and cheerful
答案:
25、【
单选题
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What is the CURRENT view concerning the treatment of seasonal depression with bright lights?
[1分]
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Its effect remains to be seen.
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It serves as a kind of placebo.
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It proves to be an effective therapy.
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It hardly produces any effects.
答案:
26、【
单选题
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What is psychologist Michael Termn’s major concern?
[1分]
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Winter depressives will be addicted to using light boxes.
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No mental patients would bother to consult psychiatrists.
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Inferior light boxes will emit harmful ultraviolet lights.
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Light therapy could be misused by certain mental patients.
答案:
27、【
单选题
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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
[1分]
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Winter depressives prefer light therapy in spite of its inconvenience.
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Light therapy increases the patient’s photosensitivity.
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Eye damage is a side effect of light therapy.
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Light boxes can be programmed to correspond to shifts in the body clock.
答案:
28、【
单选题
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It is generally known that New York is a city for____ and a center for odd bits of information.
[1分]
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veterans
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victims
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pedestrians
、
eccentrics
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29、【
单选题
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High grades are supposed to_____ academic ability, but John’s actual performance did not confirm this.
[1分]
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certify
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clarify
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classify
、
notify
答案:
30、【
单选题
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In spite of the _____, it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.
[1分]
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deviation
、
distinction
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controversy
、
comparison
答案:
31、【
单选题
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The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek_____.
[1分]
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premium
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compensation
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repayment
、
refund
答案:
32、【
单选题
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Before we move, we should ____some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
[1分]
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discard
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dissipate
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cancel
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conceal
答案:
33、【
单选题
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Although he was on a diet, the delicious food ______him enormously.
[1分]
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distracted
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stimulated
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inspired
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tempted
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34、【
单选题
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The government ______a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.
[1分]
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pronounced
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imposed
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complied
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prescribed
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35、【
单选题
】
Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but _____in the courtyard.
[1分]
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resided
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dwelled
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lingered
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delayed
答案:
36、【
单选题
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It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _____ and transport it to the industrial centers.
[1分]
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permeate
、
extract
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distinguish
、
concentrate
答案:
37、【
单选题
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Students are expected to be quiet and _____ in an Asian classroom.
[1分]
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obedient
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overwhelming
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skeptical
、
subsidiary
答案:
38、【
单选题
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Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will _____ to bring out the trapped miners.
[1分]
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effect
、
affect
、
conceive
、
endeavour
答案:
39、【
单选题
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Parents often faced the ______ between doing what they felt was good for the development of the child and what they could stand by way of undisciplined noise and destructiveness.
[1分]
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paradox
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junction
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dilemma
、
premise
答案:
40、【
单选题
】
One witness ________ that he'd seen the suspect run out of the bank after it had been robbed.
[1分]
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convicted
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conformed
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retorted
、
testified
答案: