1、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He thinks that there won’t be enough sets for everybody.
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He thinks that the speaker won’t show up.
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He thinks the seminar won’t be open to the public.
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He thinks that there might not be any more tickets available.
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2、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Their father is unable to keep his promise.
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Their father is going on a vacation without her.
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Their father isn’t telling her the truth.
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Their father doesn’t want to travel abroad.
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3、【
单选题
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[1分]
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John didn’t pass, although he had tried his best.
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John did better than he thought he was able to.
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John got an excellent score, which was unexpected.
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John was disappointed at his math score.
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4、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The roof of the woman’s house needs to be repaired.
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The roof of the man’s house has several bad leaks.
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The woman’s bathroom was badly damaged.
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The man works for a roofing company.
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5、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Mr. Smith will be replaced if he makes another mistake.
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Mr. Smith is an admirable chief of the Asian Department.
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Mr. Smith’s department is more successful than all the others.
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Mr. Smith is seldom in his office.
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6、【
单选题
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[1分]
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She don’t have a fax machine.
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She may quit her present job soon.
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She is tired of her present job.
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Her phone number has changed.
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7、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Someone has taken her luggage.
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Her flight is 50 minutes late.
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Her luggage has been delayed.
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She can’t find the man she’s been waiting for.
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8、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To do whatever the committee asks him to.
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To make decisions in agreement with the committee.
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To run the committee his way.
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To make himself the committee chairman.
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9、【
单选题
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[1分]
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The woman found the mail box empty.
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The man is waiting for some important mail.
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The man has just sent out his application.
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The woman will write a postcard to her daughter.
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10、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Read the operation manual.
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Try the buttons one by one.
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Ask the shop assistant for advice.
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Make the machine run slowly.
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11、【
单选题
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[1分]
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They were drawing pictures.
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They were watching TV.
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They were making a telephone call.
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They were tidying up the drawing room.
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12、【
单选题
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[1分]
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They locked the couple up in the drawing room.
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They seriously injured the owners of the house.
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They smashed the TV set and the telephone.
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They took away sixteen valuable paintings.
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13、【
单选题
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[1分]
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He accused them of the theft.
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He raised the rents.
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He refused to prolong their land lease.
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He forced them to abandon their traditions.
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14、【
单选题
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[1分]
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They wanted to protect the farmers’ interests.
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They wanted to extend the reservation area for birds.
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They wanted to steal his valuable paintings.
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They wanted to drive him away from the island.
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15、【
单选题
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[1分]
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Through food.
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Through air.
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Through insects.
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Through body fluids.
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16、【
单选题
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[1分]
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They ran a high fever.
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They died from excessive bleeding.
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Their nervous system was damaged.
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They suffered from heart-attack.
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17、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak.
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To study animals that can also get infected with the disease.
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To find out where the virus originates.
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To look for the plants that could cure the disease.
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18、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To determine whether the Earth’s temperature is going up.
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To study the behavior of some sea animals.
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To measure the depths of the ocean.
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To measure the movement of waves in the ocean.
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19、【
单选题
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[1分]
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They were frightened and distressed.
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They swam away when the speaker was turned on.
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They swam closer to “examine” the speaker when it was turned off.
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They didn’t seem to be frightened and kept swimming near the speaker.
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20、【
单选题
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[1分]
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To attract more sea animals to the testing site.
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To drive dangerous sea animals away from the testing site.
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To help trace the sea animals being tested.
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To determine how sea animals communicate with each other.
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21、【
单选题
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From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of ________.
[1分]
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the rich countries
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scientific development
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the elite
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the world economy
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22、【
单选题
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It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
[1分]
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international trade should be expanded
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the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration
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the exports of the poor countries should be increased
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communications technology in the developing countries should be modernized
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23、【
单选题
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Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?
[1分]
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Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.
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Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.
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Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.
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Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.
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24、【
单选题
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The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may ________.
[1分]
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hinder their industrial production
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cause them to lose control of their trade
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force them to reduce their share of exports
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cost them their economic independence
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25、【
单选题
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The author’s attitude toward the communications revolution is ________.
[1分]
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positive
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critical
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indifferent
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tolerant
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26、【
单选题
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According to the passage, home schoolers are ________.
[1分]
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those who engage private teachers to provide additional education for their children
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those who educate their children at home instead of sending them to school
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those who advocate combining public education with home schooling
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those who don’t go to school but are educated at home by their parents
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27、【
单选题
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Public schools are softening their position on home schooling because ________.
[1分]
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there isn’t much they can go to change the present situation
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they want to show their tolerance for different situation
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home schooling provides a new variety of education for children
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public schools have so many problems that they cannot offer proper education for all children
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28、【
单选题
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Home-school advocates are of the opinion that ________.
[1分]
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things in public schools are not so bad as has often been said
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their tolerance of public education will attract more kids to public schools
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home schooling is superior and, therefore, they will not easily give in
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their increased cooperation with public school will bring about the improvement of public education
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29、【
单选题
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Most home schoolers’ opposition to public education stems from their ________.
[1分]
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respect for the interest of individuals
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worry about the inefficiency of public schools
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concern with the cost involved
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devotion to religion
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30、【
单选题
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According to Van Galen some home schoolers believe that ________.
[1分]
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public schools take up a herd-like approach to teaching children
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teachers in public school are not as responsible as they should be
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public schools cannot provide an education that is good enough for their children
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public schools are the source of bureaucracy and inefficiency in modern society
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31、【
单选题
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According to the passage, the maximum intensity of sound coming from commercials ________.
[1分]
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does not exceed that of programs
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is greater than that of programs
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varies over a large range than that of programs
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is less than that of programs
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32、【
单选题
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Commercials create the sensation of loudness because ________.
[1分]
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TV stations always operate at the highest sound levels
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their sound levels are kept around peak levels
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their sound levels are kept in the middle frequency ranges
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unlike regular programs their intensity of sound varies over a wide range
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33、【
单选题
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Many commercials begin with a cheerful song of some kind because ________.
[1分]
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pop songs attract viewer attention
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it can increase their loudness
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advertisers want to make them sound different from regular programs
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advertisers want to merge music with commercials
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34、【
单选题
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One of the reasons why commercials are able to attract viewer attention is that ________.
[1分]
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the human voices in commercials have more auditory impact
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people like cheerful songs that change dramatically in sound quality
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high-frequency sounds are used to mask sounds that drown out the primary message
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they possess sound qualities that make the viewer feel that something unusual is happening
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35、【
单选题
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In the passage, the author is trying to tell us ________.
[1分]
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how TV ads vary vocal sounds to attract attention
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how the loudness of TV ads is overcome
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how advertisers control the sound properties of TV ads
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how the attention-getting properties of sounds are made use of in TV ads
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36、【
单选题
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Why does the author say that the protection of endangered species is a highly controversial issue?
[1分]
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Because people can’t agree as to what species to protect.
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Because it is difficult to find an effective way to protect such species.
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Because it affects the interests of certain groups of people.
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Because it is a major problem involving a series of legal procedures.
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37、【
单选题
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According to the passage, the preservation of rain forests ________.
[1分]
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may hamper a developing country in its fight against poverty
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benefits developed countries rather than developing countries
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should take priority over the control of human population
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will help improve the living conditions in developing countries
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38、【
单选题
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According to the passage, cutting tress to grow more food ________.
[1分]
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will widen the gap between the developed and the developing countries
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is but a short-term relief to the food problem
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can hardly alleviate the shortage of food
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proves to be an effective way out for impoverished nations
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39、【
单选题
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Among “humanity’s current problems” (Line 6, Para. 3), the chief concern of the scientists is ________.
[1分]
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the impoverishment of developing countries
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the explosion of the human population
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the reduction of biological diversity
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the effect of global warming
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40、【
单选题
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The author’s purpose in writing this passage is ________.
[1分]
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to describe the difficulties in solving humanity’s current problems
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to present the different views on humanity’s current problems
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to analyze the contradiction between countries in dealing with humanity’s current problems
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to point out that humanity’s current problems can only be solved through the cooperation of nations
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