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专业四级-356
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[单项选择]The author refers to the impact of railroads before the late 1860’s as "limited" because ______.
A. the track did not take the direct route from one city to the next
B. passengers and freight had to transfer to other modes of transportation to reach western destinations
C. passengers preferred stagecoaches
D. railroad travel was quite expensive
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[单项选择]Why does the author mention the Sierra Nevada in line 10
A. To argue that a mom direst route to the West could have boon taken,
B. To identify a historically significant mountain range in the Went,
C. To point out the legation of n serious train accident,
D. To give an example of an obstacle faced by the central pacifi
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[单项选择]Curriculum vitae has become very important because ______.
A. jobs are becoming very complicated nowadays
B. other means of job application are scarce
C. there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised
D. there has been an increase in the number of applications with degrees
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[单项选择]Why are many women dissatisfied with marriage and the nuclear family
A. They do not have enough money.
B. They have too much work and not much free time.
C. They want to stay home and do the housework.
D. They have more freedom than in the past.
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[单项选择]The new type of advertisement which is appearing in newspaper columns ______.
A. promises useful advice to those looking for employment
B. divides available jobs into various types
C. informs employers that people are available for their job vacancies
D. informs job hunters of the job vacancies
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[单项选择]To whom did Ms, Tanaka tell about her idea
A. Chinese Foreign Minister,
B. U. S. State Secretary.
C. Italy Foreign Minister.
D. Japanese Foreign Minister,
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[单项选择]A jury has found former French official Maurice Mapont guilty of crimes against humanity for ______.
A. expelling Jews during World War Ⅱ
B. killing Jews during World War Ⅱ
C. murdering Jews during World War Ⅱ
D. torturing Jews during World War Ⅱ
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[单项选择]Mapont was accused of ordering the expulsion of ______ Jews from Bordeaux.
A. at leant 1,500
B. more than 15,000
C. about 1,500
D. about 500
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[单项选择]How much he should pay for the room with bathroom per night
A. $ 100.
B. $ 110.
C. $ 120.
D. $ 130.
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[单项选择]Many statutes which are stated in very general terms ______.
A. are strictly applied
B. make the job of the lawyer and the judge very simple
C. carefully define every aspect of those terms
D. take on real meaning only as the courts interpret them
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[单项选择]Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______ too late to do anything.
A. will arrive.., is
B. should arrive.., were
C. arrives.., will be
D. arrives.., would be
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[单项选择]To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ______ of paint on a clean surface.
A. coats
B. levels
C. times
D. courses
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[单项选择]Miss Green was ______ $ 100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined
B. charged
C. punished
D. posed
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[单项选择]I understand ______ preparation that staff must put in under pressure to meet the deadline.
A. more than the enormous amount of
B. better than most the enormous number of
C. better than most the enormous amount of
D. fewer than the number of
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[单项选择]Japan's official position shows that it ______ Washington's plan to develop the NMD project.
A. rejects
B. is cautious to
C. concerns
D. understands
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[单项选择]Farmers are allowed to grow small gardens of their own and they sell their vegetables ______ the black market.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for
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[单项选择]On what aspect of weather forecasting does the conversation focus
A. How much it has improved in recent years.
B. How reliable long-range forecasts are.
C. How long it takes to become a meteorologist.
D. How the current forecast will affect the speakers.
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[单项选择]He wrote the book in ______ with his wife.
A. proportion
B. installment
C. correspondence
D. collaboration
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[多项选择]Fiction Can Teach Us More
You are to write in three pans.
In the fret pan, state your opinion.
In the second part, give specific reasons for your opinion.
In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary,
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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[单项选择]You should have your eyes tested every year in case the ______ of your spectacles need changing.
A. lenses
B. glasses
C. sights
D. crystals
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[单项选择]The percentage of the annual decrease in infant mortality rate since 1990 is ______.
A. 6.5
B. 5.85
C. 5
D. 19
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[单项选择]The train ______ at the present speed until it reaches the next city at about seven o' clock this evening.
A. will be going
B. went
C. would go
D. go
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[单项选择]When French lawyers and judges strictly apply a statute, it is usually because ______.
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[单项选择]To ______ these two ideas is impossible, they are too different.
A. match
B. bond
C. reconcile
D. compromise
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[单项选择]What kind of room does the customer want to reserve
A. A single room.
B. A twin room.
C. A beautiful room.
D. A warm room.
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[单项选择]We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all ______.
A. reserved for
B. engaged in
C. used up
D. taken up
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[单项选择]How long did the Pony Express exist
A. 61 yeah,
B. 6 months,
C. One year.
D. 18 months.
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[单项选择]What was Rosy worried about after taking the pill
A. She might not get up early.
B. Her sister would not wake her up.
C. She could not have a good sleep.
D. She would dream.
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[单项选择]"What can I do for you, sir " " I want ______ ."
A. a dime’s worth of candy
B. candy a dime’s worth
C. a dime worth of candy
D. a dime-worth candy
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[单项选择]The physical advantages men enjoy in normal conditions are reduced to nothing by ______.
A. conditioning
B. zero gravity in space
C. virtue
D. food and oxygen
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[单项选择]Why did Rosy study until very late at night
A. She wanted to pass the exams.
B. She had not worked very much.
C. She wanted her sister to worry about her.
D. All the students were working har
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[单项选择]The electric fan does not work because of the ______ of service.
A. pause
B. break
C. interruption
D. breakdown
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[单项选择]The demonstrators demanded ______.
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[单项选择]Who is true of Lisa
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[单项选择]
A. freedom
B. discharge
C. release
D. liberty
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[单项选择]______ he does his work, I don’t mind what time he arrives at the office.
A. So far as
B. So long as
C. In case
D. Meanwhile
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[单项选择]Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. The new type of advertisement means to offer help in people’s applying for job vacancies.
B. Your search is over, I am the person you are looking for is a frequently used trick to impress potential employers,
C. There was a time when an application letter and an interview were all that was needed to get a job.
D. The number of job hunters with a college degree has been on the rise ail these years.
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[单项选择]What is the man's attitude towards forecasting at the end of the conversation
A. He no longer believes short-range forecasts.
B. He is so fascinated that he decides to study meteorology.
C. He realizes that there is some value in long-range forecasting.
D. He decides to change his forecast.
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[单项选择]What is the usage of the Pony Express
A. To help people travel from coast to coast.
B. To train riders for competition.
C. To transfer materials and messages.
D. To arrest criminals in the West.
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[单项选择]The trade unions in this industry are ______ any reduction in wages.
A. objecting against
B. opposed to
C. reacted to
D. resisting against
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[单项选择]The reviewer thinks that the "flash forward" techniques is ______.
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[单项选择]Many automobile accidents were ______ careless driving.
A. attributed to
B. resulted in
C. contributed to
D. raised from
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[单项选择]Who used to live together in an extended family
A. There were two or more brothers with their wives.
B. There were many relatives.
C. There were only grandparents and children.
D. There was one father, one mother and their children.
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[单项选择]After a careful investigation, the committee decided to ______ the old hall.
A. change
B. build
C. innovate
D. renovate
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[单项选择]Old Chinese are not used to buy things on ______ and are likely to save as much money as possible.
A. deposit
B. debt
C. credit
D. sale
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[单项选择]When did Mr. Kabila become the head of the state
A. In January.
B. 3 yeah ago.
C. In December.
D. On thin Thursday.
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[单项选择]The word "subsidy" in line 16 is closest in moaning to ______.
A. persuasion
B. financing
C. explanation
D. penalty
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[单项选择]Who has taken steps to resolve the conflict
A. U, N, Secretary Council Envoys,
B. President Joseph Kabila,
C. Jean-David Levitte.
D. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santo.
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[单项选择]One of the most spectacular qualities of man is notably bis ______ to any kind of natural environment.
A. tendency
B. adoptability
C. adaptability
D. availability
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[单项选择]What can be inferred about coaches and wagon freighters as the railroad expanded
A. They developed competing routes.
B. Their drivers refused to work for the railroads.
C. They began to specialize in private investment.
D. There were insufficient numbers of trained people to operate them.
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[单项选择]The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be ______ with the students and their parents,
A. recognized
B. popular
C. favorable
D. fascinated
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[单项选择]"Who won the election for mayor " "A man ______ to represent every minority group in the city."
A. claim
B. is claimed
C. claimed
D. claiming
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[单项选择]Why did Rosy have a terrible dream
A. She had worked hard.
B. She had taken a pill.
C. Her body shook.
D. She had thought too much of her exams.
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[单项选择]French law says that the penalty for a crime ______.
A. is always rigidly set
B. may be changed as society changes
C. depends on the age of the person committing the crime
D. can be reduced if there are extenuating circumstances
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[单项选择]John's score on the test is the highest in the class; he ______ last night.
A. must study
B. should have studied
C. must have studied
D. is sure to study
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[单项选择]Under this ______ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
A. intensive
B. weighty
C. intense
D. bulky
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[单项选择]______ his poor record in school, the board thinks that he should study hard.
A. In spite of
B. In charge of
C. In view of
D. In case of
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[单项选择]How many nights will the customer be staying
A. One night.
B. Two nights.
C. Three nights.
D. Four nights.
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[单项选择]______ progress has been made in cutting down the mortality rate in China,
A. Rapid
B. Slow
C. Little
D. Negative
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[单项选择]Why did the man break up with her girl friend
A. Because her dad did not like him.
B. Because she needed to finish her college.
C. Because he had a busy career.
D. Because her dad threatened not to support her college education.
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[单项选择]What advantages does the nuclear family offer women
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[单项选择]The girl was so ______ by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.
A. absorbed
B. fascinated
C. moved
D. touched
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[单项选择]According to the woman, what do 90-day forecast predict fairly accurately
A. The amount of cloud covering.
B. The wind conditions.
C. The amount of snow.
D. The temperatur
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[单项选择]Physical and mental tasks were carried out by the women ______.
A. prior to strenuous exercise
B. following strenuous exercise
C. before they were subjected to unusual pressure
D. after they were subjected to unusual pressure
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[单项选择]You should have put the milk into the ice-box, I expect it ______ undrinkable by now.
A. became
B. had become
C. has become
D. becomes
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[单项选择]According to the passage, the Pony Express riders ore ______.
A. orphans
B. well over 18
C. skillful cart-drivers
D. courageous and brave young men
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[单项选择]Why didn't the man get a call from her former girl friend
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[单项选择]In the reviewer's opinion, Sunday's Children ______.
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[单项选择]You'd better let me know as soon as there is a(n) ______ position in the branch office.
A. empty
B. vacuum
C. hollow
D. vacant
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[多项选择]You failed to hand in your thesis on time because of illness, Now you come to the professor’ z office, but he b out, Write a note to him, apologizing and explaining why you have missed the deadline.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.
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[简答题]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
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[单项选择]All too ______ it was time to go back to school after the Spring Festival.
A. quick
B. soon
C. fast
D. speedy
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[单项选择]Mapont was sentenced to ______.
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[单项选择]Over the years critical views of Bergman's work have ______.
A. without exception been positive
B. deplored his seriousness
C. often been antithetical
D. usually focused on his personality
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[单项选择]Why is it difficult to predict the weather for in advance for Autumn
A. Some forecasting machines do not work well in hot weather.
B. The weather patterns are more changeable in the autumn.
C. Experts spend less time studying autumn.
D. The National Weather Service misplaced its spring and summer dat
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[单项选择]From the passage we can infer that Pu's father is portrayed as a ______.
A. demonstrative and caring parent
B. reserved and reticent man
C. compassionate and sentimental spouse
D. spontaneous and dynamic minister
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[单项选择]The statute that says that contracts must be performed in good faith is an example of ______.
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[单项选择]I am ______ grateful for the many kindnesses you have shown my son.
A. excessively
B. much
C. certainly
D. exceedingly
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[单项选择]It was surprising that the hotel looked rather shabby outside was luxuriously and ______ furnished inside.
A. artificially
B. arrogantly
C. arbitrarily
D. artistically
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[单项选择]The subject matter of Sunday's Children ______.
A. is presented chronologically
B. takes place in the 19th century
C. occurs all in one locale
D. is derived from reminiscences
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[单项选择]What are the disadvantages of the nuclear family for women
A. Older women do not often have important positions in nuclear family and often live alone when their husbands die.
B. Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare.
C. Husbands have to share power with their wives and help them with housework and childcare.
D. Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family.
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[单项选择]When questioned by the interviewer, my mind went ______ , and I could hardly remember my own date of birth.
A. blank
B. dim
C. faint
D. vain
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[单项选择]The average number of women in each group is ______.
A. 30
B. 27
C. 65
D. 35
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[单项选择]Nowadays a demand for this special advertisement has been created because ______.
A. unemployment rate has been climbing
B. there is a lack of jobs available for Mist
C. the job history is considered to be a work of art
D. there is a shortage of top level jobs