TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2004)&-GRADE FOUR--在线考试系统

1、【单选题】
That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ________ by his lack of talent. [0.5分]

、 so much as

、 rather than

、 as

、 than

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2、【单选题】
________, I'll marry him all the same. [0.5分]

、 Was he rich or poor.

、 Whethere rich or poor.

、 Were he rich or poor.

、 Be he rich or poor.

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3、【单选题】
The government has promised to do ________ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area. [0.5分]

、 however

、 whichever

、 whatever

、 wherever

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4、【单选题】
________ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand? [0.5分]

、 Would you be surprised.

、 Were you surprised.

、 Had you been surprised.

、 Would you have been surprised.

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5、【单选题】
If not ________ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time. [0.5分]

、 being treated

、 treated

、 be treated

、 having been treated

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6、【单选题】
It is imperative that students ________ their term papers on time. [0.5分]

、 hand in

、 would hand in

、 have to hand in

、 handed in

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7、【单选题】
The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ________ to the truck. [0.5分]

、 the greater stress is

、 greater is the stress

、 the stress is greater

、 the greater the stress

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8、【单选题】
The Minister of Finance is believed ________ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue. [0.5分]

、 that he is thinking

、 to be thinking

、 that he is to think

、 to think

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9、【单选题】
Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ________ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies. [0.5分]

、 these of the most

、 most of those

、 among the most

、 among the many of

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10、【单选题】
________ both sides accept the agreement ________ a lasting peace be established in this region. [0.5分]

、 Only if, will.

、 If only, would.

、 Should, will.

、 Unless, would.

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11、【单选题】
Mr. Wells, together with all the members of his family, ________ for Europe this afternoon. [0.5分]

、 are to leave

、 are leaving

、 is leaving

、 leave

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12、【单选题】
It was suggested that all government ministers should ________ information on their financial interests. [0.5分]

、 discover

、 uncover

、 tell

、 disclose

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13、【单选题】
As my exams are coming next week, I'll take advantage of the weekend to ________ on some reading. [0.5分]

、 catch up

、 clear up

、 make up

、 pick up

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14、【单选题】
I'm surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It's not like either of them to bear a ________. [0.5分]

、 disgust

、 curse

、 grudge

、 hatred

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15、【单选题】
Mary hopes to be ________ from hospital next week. [0.5分]

、 dismissed

、 discharged

、 expelled

、 resigned

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16、【单选题】
Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ________. [0.5分]

、 invaluable

、 priceless

、 unworthy

、 worthless

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17、【单选题】
Jimmy earns his living by ________ works of art in the museum. [0.5分]

、 recovering

、 restoring

、 renewing

、 reviving

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18、【单选题】
I couldn't sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ________. [0.5分]

、 draining

、 dropping

、 spilling

、 dripping

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19、【单选题】
The book gives a brief ________ of the course of his research up till now. [0.5分]

、 outline

、 reference

、 frame

、 outlook

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20、【单选题】
She was sanding outside in the snow, ________ with cold. [0.5分]

、 spinning

、 shivering

、 shaking

、 staggering

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21、【单选题】
All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ________ carpets, which are included in the price of the house. [0.5分]

、 adapted

、 equipped

、 suited

、 fitted

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22、【单选题】
He plays tinnis to the ________ of all other sports. [0.5分]

、 eradication

、 exclusion

、 extension

、 inclusion

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23、【单选题】
She answered with an ________ "No" to the request that she attend the public hearing. [0.5分]

、 eloquent

、 effective

、 emotional

、 emphatic

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24、【单选题】
Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ________ with life. [0.5分]

、 vibrant

、 violent

、 energetic

、 full

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25、【单选题】
We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ________ we've had no further communication. [0.5分]

、 Thereof.

、 Thereby.

、 Thereafter.

、 Thereabouts.

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26、【单选题】
We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary's occasional mistakes, if the latter is ________. [2分]

、 direct

、 cheerful

、 shy

、 capable

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27、【单选题】
What is the author's attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure? [2分]

、 Unclear.

、 Negative.

、 Objective.

、 Indifferent.

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28、【单选题】
According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have ________. [2分]

、 different selection procedures

、 different puposes in the interview

、 different standards for competence

、 different experiences in interviews

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29、【单选题】
The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate ________. [2分]

、 a link between success in interview and personality

、 connections between work abilities and personality

、 differences in interview experience

、 differences in personal behaviour

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30、【单选题】
Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops? [2分]

、 There is a "shrinkage" in market values.

、 Many goods are not available.

、 Goods in many shops lack variety.

、 There are many cases of shop-lifting.

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31、【单选题】
The third group of people steal things because they ________. [2分]

、 are mentally ill

、 are quite absent-minded

、 can not resist the temptation.

、 can not afford to pay for goods

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32、【单选题】
According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ________. [2分]

、 can possibly steal things because of their poverty

、 can possibly take away goods without paying

、 have never stolen goods from the supermarkets

、 are difficult to be caught when they steal things

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33、【单选题】
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting? [2分]

、 A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.

、 The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.

、 People would expect that those who can't help themselves are poor.

、 The professionals don't cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.

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34、【单选题】
The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ________. [2分]

、 "the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores"

、 some people "somply forget to pay for what they take from the shops"

、 "the honest public has to pay higher prices"

、 the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous people

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35、【单选题】
The author could not fall asleep because ________. [2分]

、 it was too damp in the bedroom

、 she had run out of sleeping pills

、 she was in very poor health

、 she felt very hungry

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36、【单选题】
The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT ________. [2分]

、 fresh

、 sufficient

、 nutritious

、 delicious

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37、【单选题】
By "At night the house was more than ever like a stranger's" (Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that ________. [2分]

、 the house was too dark at night

、 ther were unfamiliar rooms in the house

、 she felt much more lonely at night

、 the furniture there didn't belong to her

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38、【单选题】
The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration suggests that ________. [2分]

、 traffic lights are part of street scenery

、 they simply ignore traffic lights

、 they want to put them at roadsides

、 there are very few traffic lights

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39、【单选题】
The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between ________. [2分]

、 the Atlantic Ocean and other oceans

、 English drivers and American drivers.

、 European drivers and American drivers.

、 European drivers and South American drivers.

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40、【单选题】
The phrase "anticipate the green light" (Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ________. [2分]

、 wait for the green light to be on

、 forbid others to move before the green light

、 move off before the green light is on

、 follow others when the green light is on

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