1、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Dick has bad taste in clothes.
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The color of Dick’s jacket is too dark.
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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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2、【
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[1分]
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Get the wallet for the man.
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Call the police station.
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Show the man her family pictures.
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Ask to see the man’s driver’s license.
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3、【
单选题
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[1分]
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She is afraid the new epidemic SARS will soon spread all over town.
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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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4、【
单选题
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[1分]
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She was never persistent in anything she did.
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She had a unique way of staying healthy.
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She stopped exercising two years ago.
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She lost a lot of weight in two years.
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5、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The application arrived a week earlier than expected.
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The job has been given to someone else.
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The man is not suitable for the position,
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She had received only one application letter.
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6、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He thinks his mother should get the clothes back.
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He will go before the laundry is closed.
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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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7、【
单选题
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[1分]
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At an international trade fair.
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At an electronics company.
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At a DVD counter in a music store.
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At a shopping center.
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8、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The woman regrets going to the movie.
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The woman prefers light movies before sleep.
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The woman saw a comedy instead of a horror movie.
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The woman hated the man talking throughout the movie.
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9、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He is a man with professional expertise.
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He is not likely to get the job.
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He is not easy to get along with.
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He is the fight man to get the job done.
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10、【
单选题
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[1分]
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It is a very good place to relax.
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It should revolutionize its technology.
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It should change its concept of operation.
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It is being forced out of the entertainment industry.
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11、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He was the most distinguished diplomat in American history.
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He set up the first university in America.
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He was one of the earliest settlers in America.
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He can best represent the spirit of early America.
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12、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He represented Washington in negotiations with Britain.
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He provided Washington with a lot of money.
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He persuaded France to support Washington.
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He served as a general in Washington’s army.
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13、【
单选题
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[1分]
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As one of the founding fathers of the United States.
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As one of the greatest American scholars.
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As one of America’s most ingenious inventors.
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As one of the most famous activists for human rights.
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14、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Because we might meet many successful executives in the media industry.
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Because we might be offered a dish of insects.
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Because nothing but freshly cooked insects are served.
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Because some yuppies like to horrify guests with insects as food.
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15、【
单选题
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[1分]
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On the Internet.
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In the supermarket.
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In the seafood market.
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From yuppie clubs.
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16、【
单选题
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[1分]
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It’s safe to eat.
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It’s easy to prepare.
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It’s exotic in appearance.
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It’s tasty and healthful.
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17、【
单选题
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[1分]
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It is unlikely to be enjoyed by most People.
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It will have to be changed to suit local tastes.
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It will become the first course at dinner parties.
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It will be consumed by more and more young people.
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18、【
单选题
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[1分]
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They don’t have enough service windows.
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Their business hours are limited.,,
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Their safety measures are inadequate.
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Their banking procedures are complicated.
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19、【
单选题
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[1分]
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People who have computers at home.
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Young people who are fond of modern technology.
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Young people who are wealthy and well-educated.
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People who are in the habit of switching from one bank to another.
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20、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To provide services for distant clients.
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To compete for customers.
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To reduce the size of their staff.
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To expand their operations at a lower cost.
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21、【
单选题
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The main point the author is making about schools is that ________.
[1分]
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they should enroll as many gifted students as possible
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they should organize their classes according to the students’ ability
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they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students
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they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgrounds
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22、【
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 show how poor Oliver’s performance was at school
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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 provide support for his argument
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23、【
单选题
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Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who ________.
[1分]
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could not cope with their studies at school successfully
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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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behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers
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24、【
单选题
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Many gifted people attributed their success ________.
[1分]
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less to their systematic education than to their talent
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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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25、【
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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they were seldom praised by their teachers
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school courses failed to inspire or motivate them
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their nonconformity brought them a lot of trouble
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teachers were usually far stricter than their parents
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26、【
单选题
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Terrorists have obviously taken advantage of ________.
[1分]
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the irresponsibility of the officials at border checkpoints
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the legal privileges granted to foreigners
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the excessive hospitality of the American people
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the low efficiency of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
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27、【
单选题
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We learn from the passage that coordinated efforts will be made by various U.S. government agencies to ________.
[1分]
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limit the number Of immigrants to the U.S.
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prevent the forgery of immigration papers
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ward off terrorist suspects at the border
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refuse the renewing of expired visas
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28、【
单选题
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It can be inferred from the passage that before Sept. 11, aliens with expired visas ________.
[1分]
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might stay on for as long as [hey wished
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would be closely watched by FBI agents
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would live in constant fear of deportation
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might have them extended without trouble
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29、【
单选题
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It is believed by many that all these years the INS ________.
[1分]
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has been serving two contradictory functions
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has ignored the pleas of the two powerful lobbies
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has over-emphasized its service functions at the expense of the nation’s security
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has been too liberal in granting visas to tourists and immigrants indiscriminately
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30、【
单选题
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Before Sept. 11, the U.S. Congress had been unable to pass stricter immigration laws because ________.
[1分]
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education and business circles cared little about national security
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resources were not available for their enforcement
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it was difficult to coordinate the efforts of the congressmen
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they might have kept away foreign students and cheap labor
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31、【
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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It caused the largest number of casualties.
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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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32、【
单选题
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Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when ________.
[1分]
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the badly damaged ship leaned toward one side
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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 frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats
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33、【
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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had been pressured to keep silent about it
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were afraid of offending their neighbors
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felt guilty for their crimes in World War II
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34、【
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 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 presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack.
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By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman.
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35、【
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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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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they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy
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it-is wrong to equate their sufferings with those of other countries
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36、【
单选题
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Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people’s privacy ________.
[1分]
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is practiced exclusively by the FBI
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is more prevalent in business circles
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has been intensified with the help of the IRS
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is mainly carried out by means of secret taping
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37、【
单选题
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We know from the passage that ________.
[1分]
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the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protect private information
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most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private businesses
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legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protection
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lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers’ buying habits
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38、【
单选题
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When the “free trial” deadline is over, you’ll be charged without notice for a product or service if ________.
[1分]
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you happen to reveal your credit card number
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you fail to cancel it within the specified period
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you fail to apply for extension of the deadline
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you find the product or service unsatisfactory
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39、【
单选题
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Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts as private because ________.
[1分]
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it is considered “transaction and experience” information unprotected by law
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it has always been considered an open secret by the general public
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its sale can be brought under control through self-regulation
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its revelation will do no harm to consumers under the current protection policy
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40、【
单选题
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We can infer from the passage that ________.
[1分]
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banks will have to change their ways of doing business
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“free trial” practice will eventually be banned
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privacy protection laws will soon be enforced
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consumers’ privacy will continue to be invaded
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