1、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Surfing the net.
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Watching a talk show.
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Packing a birthday gift.
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Shopping at a jewelry store.
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2、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He enjoys finding fault with exams.
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He is sure of his success in the exam.
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He doesn’t know if he can do well in the exam.
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He used to get straight A’s in the exams he took.
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3、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The man is generous with his good comments on people.
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The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.
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The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.
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The man is quite optimistic about human nature.
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4、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Study for some profession.
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Attend a medical school.
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Stay in business.
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Sell his shop.
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5、【
单选题
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[1分]
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More money.
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Fair treatment.
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A college education.
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Shorter work hours.
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6、【
单选题
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[1分]
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She was exhausted from her trip.
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She missed the comforts of home.
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She was impressed by Mexican food.
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She will not go to Mexico again.
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7、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Cheer herself up a bit.
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Find a more suitable job.
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Seek professional advice.
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Take a psychology course.
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8、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He dresses more formally now.
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What he wears does not match his position.
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He has ignored his friends since graduation.
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He failed to do well at college.
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9、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To go sightseeing.
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To have meetings.
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To promote a new champagne.
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To join in a training program.
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10、【
单选题
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[1分]
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It can reduce the number of passenger complaints.
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It can make air travel more entertaining.
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It can cut down the expenses for air travel.
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It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.
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11、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Took balanced meals with champagne.
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Ate vegetables and fruit only.
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Refrained from fish or meat.
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Avoided eating rich food.
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12、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane.
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Many of them were concerned with their well-being.
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Not many of them chose to do what she did.
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Not many of them understood the program.
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13、【
单选题
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[1分]
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At a fair.
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At a cafeteria.
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In a computer lab.
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In a shopping mall.
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14、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The latest computer technology.
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The organizing of an exhibition.
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The purchasing of some equipment.
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The dramatic changes in the job market.
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15、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Data collection.
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Training consultancy.
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Corporate management.
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Information processing.
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16、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Improve themselves.
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Get rid of empty dreams.
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Follow the cultural tradition.
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Attempt something impossible.
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17、【
单选题
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[1分]
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By finding sufficient support for implementation.
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By taking into account their own ability to change.
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By constantly keeping in mind their ultimate goals.
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By making detailed plans and carrying them out.
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18、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To show people how to get their lives back to normal.
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To show how difficult it is for people to lose weight.
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To remind people to check the calories on food bags.
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To illustrate how easily people abandon their goals.
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19、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Michael’s parents got divorced.
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Karen was adopted by Ray Anderson.
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Karen’s mother died in a car accident.
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A truck driver lost his life in a collision.
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20、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He ran a red light and collided with a truck.
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He sacrificed his life to save a baby girl.
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He was killed instantly in a burning car.
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He got married to Karen’s mother.
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21、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The reported hero turned out to be his father.
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He did not understand his father till too late.
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Such misfortune should have fallen on him.
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It reminded him of his miserable childhood.
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22、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Germany.
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Japan.
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The U.S.
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The U.K.
答案:
23、【
单选题
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[1分]
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By doing odd jobs at weekends.
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By working long hours every day.
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By putting in more hours each week.
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By taking shorter vacations each year.
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24、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To combat competition and raise productivity.
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To provide them with more job opportunities.
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To help them maintain their living standard.
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To prevent them from holding a second job.
答案:
25、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Change their jobs.
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Earn more money.
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Reduce their working hours.
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Strengthen the government’s role.
答案:
26、【
单选题
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What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society?
[1分]
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Why statistics don’t tell the truth about the economy.
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Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness.
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How happiness can be promoted today.
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What lies behind an economic boom.
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27、【
单选题
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According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because ________.
[1分]
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public spending hasn’t been cut down as expected
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the government has proved to be a necessary evil
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they are in fear of another Great Depression
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materialism has run wild in modern society
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28、【
单选题
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Why do people feel squeezed when their average income rises considerably?
[1分]
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Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings.
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Their purchasing power has dropped markedly with inflation.
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The distribution of wealth is uneven between the r5ich and the poor.
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Health care and educational cost have somehow gone out of control.
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29、【
单选题
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What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable American” (Line 3, Para. 5)?
[1分]
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Those who see job stability as part of their living standard.
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People full of utopian ideas resulting from affluence.
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People who have little say in American politics.
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Workers who no longer have secure jobs.
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30、【
单选题
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What has affluence brought to American society?
[1分]
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Renewed economic security.
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A sense of self-fulfillment.
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New conflicts and complaints.
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Misery and anti-social behavior.
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31、【
单选题
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The first paragraph describes in detail ________.
[1分]
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the standards set for contemporary Japanese women
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the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan
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the stereotyped role of women in Japanese families
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the norms for traditional Japanese women to follow
答案:
32、【
单选题
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What change has been observed in today’s young Japanese women?
[1分]
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They pay less attention to their linguistic behavior.
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The use fewer of the deferential linguistic forms.
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They confuse male and female forms of language.
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They employ very strong linguistic expressions.
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33、【
单选题
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How do some people react to women’s appropriation of men’s language forms as reported in the Japanese media?
[1分]
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They call for a campaign to stop the defeminization.
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The see it as an expression of women’s sentiment.
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They accept it as a modern trend.
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They express strong disapproval.
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34、【
单选题
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According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women ________.
[1分]
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may lead to changes in social relations
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has been true of all past generations
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is viewed as a sign of their maturity
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is a result of rapid social progress
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35、【
单选题
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The author believes that the use of assertive language by young Japanese women is ________.
[1分]
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a sure sign of their defeminization and maturation
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an indication of their defiance against social change
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one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society
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an inevitable trend of linguistic development in Japan today
答案:
37、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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fresh
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obvious
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apparent
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evident
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38、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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visual
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vivid
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live
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lively
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39、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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little
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less
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more
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much
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40、【
单选题
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[0.5分]
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reluctance
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rejection
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denial
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decline
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