1、【
单选题
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According to Nigel, most problems of air travel are caused by
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Unfavorable weather conditions.
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Airports handling capacity.
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Inadequate ticketing service.
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Overbooking
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2、【
单选题
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Which of the following is not mentioned as compensation for volunteers for the next fight out?
[1分]
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Free ticket.
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Free phone call
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Cash reward
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Seat reservation
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3、【
单选题
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Why does Niget suggest that business travelers avoid big airports?
[1分]
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Because all flights in and out of there are full.
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Because the volume of traffic is heavy.
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Because there are more popular flights.
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Because there are more delays and cancellations.
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4、【
单选题
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According to Nigel, inexperience travelers are likely to make the following mistakes except.
[1分]
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Booking on less popular flights.
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buying tickets at full price.
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carrying excessive luggage.
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planning long business trips.
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5、【
单选题
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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
[1分]
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The possibility of discounts depends on a travel agent’s volume of business.
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Longer flights to the same destination maybe cheaper.
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It is advisable to plan every detail of a trip in advance.
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Arranging for stopovers can avoid overnight travel.
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6、【
单选题
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What happened on Monday?
[1分]
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A train crash occurred causing minor injuries.
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Investigator found out the cause of the accident.
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Crews rescued more passengers from the site.
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A commuter train crashed into a building.
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7、【
单选题
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Which of the following was not on the agenda of the G20 meeting?
[1分]
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Iraq debts
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WTO talks
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Financial disasters
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Possible sanctions
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8、【
单选题
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The G20 is a(n)________ organization.
[1分]
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International
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European
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Regional
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Asian
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9、【
单选题
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The UN Charter went into effect after
[1分]
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It was signed by the 50 original member countries.
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It was approved by the founders and other member countries.
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It was approved by the founding members
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It was signed by the founding members.
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10、【
单选题
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Which of the following best describe the role of the charter?
[1分]
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The Charter only describes powers of the UN bodies.
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The Charter mainly aims to promote world economy.
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The charter is a treaty above all other treaties.
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The charter authorizes reforms in UN bodies.
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11、【
单选题
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According to the passage, devolution was mainly meant to
[2分]
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maintain the present status among the nations.
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reduce legislative powers of England.
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create a better state of equality among the nations.
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grant more say to all the nations in the union.
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12、【
单选题
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The word “centrifugal” in the second paragraph means.
[2分]
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separatist.
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conventional.
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feudal.
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political
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13、【
单选题
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Wales is different from Scotland in all the following aspects EXCEPT
[2分]
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people’s desire for devolution.
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locals’ turnout for the voting.
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powers of the legislative body.
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status of the national language.
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14、【
单选题
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Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the resurgence of Welsh national identity
[2分]
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Welsh has witnessed a revival as a national language.
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Poverty-relief funds have come from the European Union.
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A Welsh national airline is currently in operation.
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The national symbol has become a familiar sight.
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15、【
单选题
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According to Dyfan Jones what has changed is.
[2分]
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people’s mentality.
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pop culture.
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town’s appearance.
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possibilities for the people.
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16、【
单选题
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According to the passage, which of the following groups of people might be viewed as being dangerous by the guards?
[2分]
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Foreign tourists.
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Women protestors.
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Foreign journalists.
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Members of the National Assembly.
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17、【
单选题
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The bill giving women the vote did not manage to pass because
[2分]
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Different interest groups held different concerns.√
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Liberals did not reach consensus among themselves.
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Parliament was controlled by traditionalists.
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Parliament members were all conservatives.
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18、【
单选题
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What is the role of the 4th and 5th paragraphs in the development of the topic?
[2分]
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To show how Kuwaiti women enjoy themselves.
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To describe how women work and study in Kuwait.
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To provide a contrast to the preceding paragraphs.
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To provide a contrast to the preceding paragraphs.
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19、【
单选题
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Which of the following is NOT true about young Kuwaiti women?
[2分]
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They seem to be quite contented.
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They go in for Western fashions.
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They desire more than modern necessities.
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They favour the use of hi-tech products.
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20、【
单选题
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“ little did the English people own him for his service” (paragraph one) means that the English
[2分]
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paid few taxes to him.
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gave him little respect.
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received little protection from him.
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had no real cause to feel grateful to him.
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21、【
单选题
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To say that his wife was a “ magnificent parade’( paragraph Two) implies that it was to some extent.
[2分]
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spent chiefly at war.
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impressive and admirable.
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lived too pompously
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an empty show.
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22、【
单选题
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Richard’s behaviour as death approached showed.
[2分]
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bravery and self-control.
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Wisdom and correctness
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Devotion and romance
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Chivalry and charity
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23、【
单选题
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The point of the last short paragraph is that Richard was
[2分]
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cheated by his own successors
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determined to take revenge on his enemies.
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more generous to his enemies than his seccesors.
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unable to influence the behavior of his successors.
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24、【
单选题
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Which of the following phrase best describes Richard as seen by the author?
[2分]
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An aggressive king, too fond of war.
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A brave king with minor faults.
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A competent but cunning soldier.
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A kind with great political skills.
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25、【
单选题
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The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is that
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each presents one side of the picture.
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the first generalizes the second gives examples.
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the second is the logical result of the first.
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both present Richard’s virtues and faults.
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26、【
单选题
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why does the author say at the beginning “The miserable fate of Enron’s employees will be a landmark in business history…”?
[2分]
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Because the company has gone bankrupt.
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Because such events would never happen again.
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Because many Enron workers lost their retirement savings.
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Because it signifies a turning point in economic security.
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27、【
单选题
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According to the passage, the combined efforts by governments, layout unions and big corporations to guarantee economic comfort have led to a significant change in
[2分]
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people’s outlook on life.
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people’s life styles.
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people’s living standard
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people’s social values.
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28、【
单选题
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Changes in pension schemes were also part of
[2分]
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the corporate lay-offs.
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the government cuts in welfare spending.
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the economic restructuring.
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the warning power of labors unions.
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29、【
单选题
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Thousands of employees chose Enron as their sole investment option mainly because
[2分]
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The 401(k) made them responsible for their own future.
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Enron offered to add company stock to their investment.
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their employers intended to cut back on pension spending.
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Enron’s offer was similar to a defined-benefit plan.
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30、【
单选题
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Which is NOT seen as a lesson drawn from the Enron disaster?
[2分]
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401(k) assets should be placed in more than one investment option.
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Employees have to take up responsibilities for themselves.
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Such events could happen again as it is not easy to change people’s mind.
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Economic security won’t be taken for granted by future young workers.
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31、【
单选题
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The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT
[1分]
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the Anglos
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the Celts
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the Jutes
、
the Saxons
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32、【
单选题
】
The Head of State of Canada is represented by
[1分]
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the Monarch
、
the President
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the Prime Minister
、
the Governor-general
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33、【
单选题
】
The Declaration of Independence was written by
[1分]
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Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington
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Alexander Hamilton
、
James Madison
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34、【
单选题
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The original inhabitants of Australia were
[1分]
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the Red Indians
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the Eskimos
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the Aborigines
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the Maoris
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35、【
单选题
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Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?
[1分]
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Oliver Twist
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Middlemarch
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Jane Eyre
、
Wuthering Heights
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36、【
单选题
】
William Butler Yeats was a(n) ______ poet and playwright.
[1分]
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American
、
Canadian
、
Irish
、
Australian
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37、【
单选题
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Death of a Salesman was written by
[1分]
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Arthur Miller
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Ernest Hemingway
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Ralph Ellison
、
James Baldwin
答案:
38、【
单选题
】
_______ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.
[1分]
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Phonology
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Morphology
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Semantics
、
Sociolinguistics
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39、【
单选题
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The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT
[1分]
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lexical
、
syntactic
、
phonological
、
psycholinguistic
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40、【
单选题
】
The word tail once referred to “the tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean “the tail of any animal.” This is an example of
[1分]
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widening of meaning
、
narrowing of meaning
、
meaning shift
、
loss of meaning
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