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What is the main topic of this passage?
[1分]
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How business managers view hi-tech.
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Relations between employers and employees.
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How to cut down the costs of small businesses.
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Benefits of the practice of teleworking.
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From the research conducted by the communications provider Inter-Tel, we learn that __________.
[1分]
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more employees work to full capacity at home
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employees show a growing interest in small businesses
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more businesses have adopted remote working solutions
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attitudes toward IT technology have changed
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3、【
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What development has made flexible working practices possible according to Andy Poulton?
[1分]
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Reduced cost of telecommunications.
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Improved reliability of internet service.
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Availability of the VoIP service.
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Access to broadband everywhere.
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4、【
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What is Neil Stephenson’s advice to firms contracting internet services?
[1分]
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They look for reliable business-only providers.
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They contact providers located nearest to them.
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They carefully examine the contract.
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They contract the cheapest provider.
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5、【
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Internet-based telecoms facilitates remote working by __________.
[1分]
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offering sophisticated voice services
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giving access to emailing in real time
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helping clients discuss business at home
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providing calls completely free of charge
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6、【
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The accountancy firm Wright Vigar promoted teleworking initially in order to __________.
[1分]
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present a positive image to prospective customers
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support its employees with children to take care of
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attract young people with IT expertise to work for it
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reduce operational expenses of a second office
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7、【
单选题
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According to marketing director Jack O’Hern, teleworking enabled the company to __________.
[1分]
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enhance its market image
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reduce recruitment costs
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keep highly qualified staff
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minimise its office space
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8、【
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[1分]
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They would rather travel around than stay at home.
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They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.
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They usually carry many things around with them.
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They don’t like to spend much money on traveling.
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9、【
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[1分]
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The selection process was a little unfair.
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He had long dreamed of the dean’s position.
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Rod was eliminated in the selection process.
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Rod was in charge of the admissions office.
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10、【
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[1分]
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They have known each other since their schooldays.
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They were both chairpersons of the Students’ Union.
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They have been in close touch by email.
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They are going to hold a reunion party.
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11、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Newly-launched products.
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Consumer preferences.
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Survey results.
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Survey methods.
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12、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He would rather the woman didn’t buy the blouse.
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The woman needs blouses in the colors of a rainbow.
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The information in the catalog is not always reliable.
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He thinks the blue blouse is better than the red one.
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13、【
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[1分]
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The course is open to all next semester.
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The notice may not be reliable.
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The woman has not told the truth.
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He will drop his course in marketing.
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14、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Handling customer complaints.
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Recruiting and training new staff.
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Dispatching ordered goods on time.
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Developing computer programs.
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15、【
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[1分]
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She likes something more challenging.
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She likes to be nearer to her parents.
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She wants to have a better-paid job.
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She wants to be with her husband.
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16、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Right away.
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In two months.
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Early next month.
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In a couple of days.
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17、【
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[1分]
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It will face challenges unprecedented in its history.
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It is a resolute advocate of the anti-global movement.
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It is bound to regain its full glory of a hundred years ago.
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It will be a major economic power by the mid-21st century.
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18、【
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[1分]
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The lack of overall urban planning.
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The huge gap between the haves and have-nots.
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The inadequate supply of water and electricity.
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The shortage of hi-tech personnel.
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19、【
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[1分]
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They attach great importance to education.
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They are able to grasp growth opportunities.
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They are good at learning from other nations.
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They have made use of advanced technologies.
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20、【
单选题
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[1分]
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She taught chemistry and microbiology courses in a college.
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She gave lectures on how to become a public speaker.
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She helped families move away from industrial polluters.
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She engaged in field research on environmental pollution.
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21、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The job restricted her from revealing her findings.
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The job posed a potential threat to her health.
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She found the working conditions frustrating.
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She was offered a better job in a minority community.
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22、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Some giant industrial polluters have gone out of business.
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More environmental organizations have appeared.
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Many toxic sites in America have been cleaned up.
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More branches of her company have been set up.
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23、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Her widespread influence among members of Congress.
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Her ability to communicate through public speaking.
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Her rigorous training in delivering eloquent speeches.
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Her lifelong commitment to domestic and global issues.
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24、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The fierce competition in the market.
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The growing necessity of staff training.
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The accelerated pace of globalisation.
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The urgent need of a diverse workforce.
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25、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Gain a deep understanding of their own culture.
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Take courses of foreign languages and cultures.
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Share the experiences of people from other cultures.
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Participate in international exchange programmes.
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26、【
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[1分]
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Reflective thinking is becoming critical.
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The labour market is getting globalised.
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Knowing a foreign language is essential.
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Globalisation will eliminate many jobs.
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27、【
单选题
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[1分]
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They are smart and eloquent.
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They are ambitious and arrogant.
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They are shrewd and dishonest.
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They are wealthy and industrious.
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28、【
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[1分]
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They force people to follow the cultural mainstream.
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They exaggerate the roles of certain groups of people.
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They emphasize diversity at the expense of uniformity.
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They hinder our perception of individual differences.
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29、【
单选题
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What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal?
[1分]
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Heavy metals in lab tests threaten children’s health in Berkeley.
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Berkeley residents are quite contented with their surroundings.
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The air quality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.
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Parents in Berkeley are over-sensitive to cancer risks their kids face.
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30、【
单选题
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What response did USA Today’s report draw?
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A heated debate.
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Popular support.
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Widespread panic.
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Strong criticism.
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31、【
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How did parents feel in the face of the experts’ studies?
[1分]
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They felt very much relieved.
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They were frightened by the evidence.
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They didn’t know who to believe.
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They weren’t convinced of the results.
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32、【
单选题
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What is the view of the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics?
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It is important to quantify various concrete hazards.
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Daily accidents pose a more serious threat to children.
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Parents should be aware of children’s health hazards.
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Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure.
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33、【
单选题
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Of the dangers in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from __________.
[1分]
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the uncertain
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the quantifiable
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an earthquake
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unhealthy food
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34、【
单选题
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The author’s chief concern about the current U.S. health care system is __________.
[1分]
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the inadequate training of physicians
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the declining number of doctors
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the shrinking primary care resources
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the ever-rising health care costs
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35、【
单选题
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We learn from the passage that people tend to believe that __________.
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the more costly the medicine, the more effective the cure
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seeing more doctors may result in more diagnostic errors
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visiting doctors on a regular basis ensures good health
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the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better
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36、【
单选题
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Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary care physicians have to __________ .
[1分]
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increase their income by working overtime
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improve their expertise and service
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make various deals with specialists
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see more patients at the expense of quality
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37、【
单选题
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Why do many new medical graduates refuse to choose primary care as their career?
[1分]
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They find the need for primary care declining.
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The current system works against primary care.
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Primary care physicians command less respect.
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They think working in emergency rooms tedious.
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38、【
单选题
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What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care?
[1分]
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Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.
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Extend primary care to patients with chronic diseases.
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Recruit more medical students by offering them loans.
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Reduce the tuition of students who choose primary care as their major.
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39、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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signals
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signs
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commercials
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brands
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40、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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condemn
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refute
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uncover
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disregard
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