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在职攻读硕士联考英语-54
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[单项选择]Man: How did you go to Canada, Jane Did you fly
Woman: I was planning to, because it’s such a long trip by bus or by train. But Fred decided to drive and invited me to join him. It took us two days and a night.
Question: What can we infer from the conversation()。
A. Fred is planning a trip to Canada.
B. Fred usually flies to Canada with Jane.
C. Fred persuaded Jane to change her mind.
D. Fred likes the beautiful scenery along the way to Canada.
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[单项选择]Woman: Professor Smith, I really need the credits to graduate this summer.
Man: Here in this school: the credits are earned, not given.
Question: What do we learn from the conversation()。
A. The woman has to attend a summer course to graduate.
B. The man thinks the woman can earn the credits.
C. The woman is begging the man to let her pass the exam.
D. The woman is going to graduate from summer school.
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[单项选择]There are many kinds of synthetic materials, ( ) plastics are the most common.
A. between which
B. of which
C. in which
D. among which
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[单项选择]The telegraph opened up the possibility of establishing almost ( ) communication and thereby offered many practical advantages to people in all walks of life.
A. distant
B. instantaneous
C. immediate
D. prompt
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[单项选择]Speaker A: Where can I find a map of the university campus
Speaker B: ()。
A. Yeah, with a map you won’t get lost on such a big campus.
B. Sorry, we don’t sell maps and things like that here.
C. Have you tried the information center
D. OK, let me tell you how to get the university campus.
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Immigrants are consumers as well as producers, so they create jobs as well as taking them. And the work they do need not be at the expense of native workers. Immigrants often hold jobs that natives are unwilling to accept at any feasible wage.
Also, immigrants sometimes help to keep industries viable (能存活的) that would otherwise disappear altogether, causing employment to fall. This was the conclusion of a study of the Los Angeles garment industry in the 1970s and 1980s. And when immigrants working for low wages do put downward pressure on natives’ wages, they may raise the (real) wages of natives in general by keeping prices lower than they otherwise would be.
In theory, then, the net effect of immigration on native wages is uncertain. Unfortunately, most of the empirical (经验主义的) research on whether immigrants make natives worse off in practice is also inconclusive except the effect, one way or the other, seems small. Most of this research has been done in A
A. they only take jobs created by immigrants
B. they often hold jobs that natives don’t accept
C. they do not put downward pressure on natives’ wages
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[单项选择]People today spend a ( ) portion of their time conferring on the proper way to bring up children.
A. considerable
B. significant
C. substantial
D. surplus
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[单项选择]Man: How well are you prepared for your presentation Your turn comes next Wednesday.
Woman: I spent a whole week searching on the net, but came up with nothing valuable.
Question: What did the woman say about her presentation()。
A. It has nothing to do with the Internet.
B. She needs another week to get it ready.
C. It contains some valuable ideas.
D. It’s far from being ready yet.
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On cold days in Delhi, the poor light bonfires (篝火) of tyres, trees and rags whose fumes mix with the exhaust from the city’s 2 million vehicles to form a thick smog. On most days in Mexico City, a blanket of pollution cuts off views of the surrounding mountains. On one famous occasion it got so bad that birds fell dead out of the sky on to the Zocalo, the city’s main square. Throughout the developing world, smogs in many big cities are getting worse as more people use cars and more manufacturing firms are belching out (喷出) pollution. Congestion is on the rise. too: according to one estimate, a car in Bangkok now spends the equivalent of 40 days a year stuck in traffic. The air in Asia’s cities, like the water in its rivers, is particularly unhealthy, containing levels of dust and smoke several times higher than in the rich countries’ cities.
Environmentalists in the developed world also worry about air pollution in poorer countries. not just out o
A. describing several world famous cities in developing countries
B. illustrating the seriousness of environmental problems in developing countries
C. drawing a picture about the seriously polluted future world
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[单项选择]While the total number of farmers engaged in agricultural production is barely half ( ) it used to be in 1959, the size of the average farm has tripled.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. how
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[单项选择]Since she inherited her father’s fortune, she is completely independent ( ) her husband.
A. from
B. on
C. of
D. with
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[单项选择]I don’t believe you are going to have the matter looked into today,( ).
A. are you
B. do you
C. aren’t you
D. don’t you
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[简答题]Concern for family values is reducing among younger Japanese as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction. Data collected by the Japanese government in 1993 show that only 23% of Japanese youth are thinking about supporting their aged parents, in contrast to 63% of young Americans. It appears that many younger-generation Japanese are losing both respect for their parents and a sense of responsibility to the family. Experts attribute the change to Japanese parents’ over-spoiling of their children, material plentifulness, and growing concern for private matters. The shift toward individualism among Japanese is most striking among the very young. According to data provided in 1991, 50% of Japanese youth aged 16 to 19 can be labeled "self-centered", compared with 33% among those aged 25 to 29. To earn the label, the young people responded positively to such ideas as "I would like to make decisions without considering traditional values" and "I don’t want to do anything I can’t enj
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[单项选择]Speaker A: I’d like to check in, please.
Speaker B: ()。
A. Certainly. Do you have a reservation
B. Sorry, I don’t see what you mean.
C. Sure, I can help you with the checking.
D. Thank you, we provide first class service here.
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[单项选择]The meeting () in October, but the plan has been put off again and again.
A. was to have been held
B. ought to have held
C. was to be held
D. must have been held
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[单项选择]I can ( ) her sudden friendliness; she wants me to look after her parrot while she is away.
A. work out
B. make out
C. see through
D. figure out
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[单项选择]( ) that a society like the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is still needed in a civilized country
A. How does it come
B. How it comes
C. How did it come about
D. How did it come
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[单项选择]Because American parents believe that knowledge leads to a meaningful life, they try to give youngsters many opportunities to develop skills and ( ) interests.
A. worth
B. worthy
C. valuable
D. worthwhile
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[单项选择]( ) scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else.
A. Until
B. Since
C. Once
D. Even if
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Japan’s old imperial army never went into the field without a group of "comfort women" for the troops. Many male office workers in modern Japan (and in Japanese branches abroad) seem to think they are still at war. Women workers, even those with university degrees, are expected to do all the humble tasks: greet the visitors, make the tea, tidy up the office afterwards and then leave the firm as soon as they get married and have a child. Come party time, they are often pressed into behaving like bar hostesses.
The fort of Japanese male chauvinism-the old guard of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party—has unintentionally done more than most to change all that. The sex scandal that marked the brief prime ministership of Mr. Sosuke Uno last summer outraged many women, and helped the, opposition to its success in the upper-house election in July. Mr. Uno is forgotten, but the resentment (怨恨) of women about their treatment at the hands of men lingers (逗留) on
A. old imperial Japan
B. war-time Japan
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(1)繁重的学习和工作压力下,很多人的健康状况令人忧虑。
(2)怎样保持身体健康。
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Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other "friends" to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to "compartmentalize" (划分) friendships, having "friends at work" , "friends on the softball team" , "family friends" , etc.
Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque (无礼的) or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questi
A. American society
B. American culture
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[单项选择]Woman: Excuse me, but could you tell me where I can change American dollars into British pounds
Man: There’s a bank around the corner. But I am afraid it’s already past its closing time. Why don’t you try the one near the railway station
Question: What does the man mean()。
A. The woman should try her luck in the bank nearby.
B. The bank around the corner is not open today.
C. The woman should use dollars instead of pounds.
D. The bank near the railway station closes late.
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[单项选择]Every device ( ) in the spacecraft must be designed and made with great care so as to be sure that nothing goes wrong in operation.
A. to be fitted
B. fitted
C. fitting
D. to have been fitted
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[单项选择]Speaker A: Hello, is that Steve I’m stuck in a traffic jam. I’m afraid I can’t make it before seven o’clock.
Speaker B: ()。
A. OK, but I still hope you’ll try your best to arrive on time.
B. Yes. The traffic is very heavy because it’s the rush hour.
C. Why don’t you leave home a bit earlier
D. Never mind. I’ll be here waiting for you.
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The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. (51) these wide modern roads are generally smooth and well maintained, with (52) sharp curves and many straight sections, a direct route is not always the most (53) one. Large highways often pass by scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally (54) large urban centers which means that they become crowded with heavy traffic during rush hours, (55) the "fast, direct" way becomes a very slow route.
However, there is almost always another route to take (56) you are not in a hurry. Not far from the (57) new "super highways", there are often older, less heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. (58) of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads curling through the country. The
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B. Since
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[单项选择]Speaker A: I’d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin’s book on shells.
Speaker B: ()。
A. Are you one of Professor Franklin’s students
B. But I like his book on fish better than that on shells.
C. I’m sorry, sir. That book has been out of print for some time now.
D. Will you pay over there at the cashier
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[单项选择]Just as space was ( ) into regions, time was split up into eras, seasons, and epochs.
A. evolved
B. originated
C. decomposed
D. detached
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[单项选择]Speaker A: I’m going to the park with some friends for a barbecue on Sunday. Would you like to join us
Speaker B: ()。
A. Why not on Saturday You see, I have an important appointment on Sunday.
B. Thanks, but unfortunately I have to take my sister to the airport on Sunday.
C. That’s a wonderful idea. Barbecue is one of my favorites.
D. What preparation do you expect me to do for the barbecue
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[单项选择]He has ( ) a very odd set of people. I hope they won’t have a bad influence on him.
A. got mixed up with
B. got involved in
C. lined up with
D. come up with
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[单项选择]The ( ) sound of movements in the kitchen suggested that the children were secretly helping themselves to the chocolate cake.
A. faint
B. vague
C. slender
D. dim
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[单项选择]If a scientist holds an idea to be true and finds any counter-evidence whatever, the idea is either ( ) or abandoned.
A. testified
B. ascertained
C. violated
D. modified
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[单项选择]Louis Braille designed a form of communication enabling people to ( ) and preserve their thoughts by incorporating a series of dots which were read by the finger tips.
A. retain
B. visualize
C. convey
D. transfer
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[单项选择]Mr. Jones, I am really pleased () you. And I hope we will be able to see each other in not long time.
A. to meet
B. to have met
C. at meeting
D. having met
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[单项选择]The two astronauts () someday hope it is to fly the craft into earth orbit were flight testing.
A. that
B. whom
C. whose
D. who
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[单项选择]It is believed that today’s pop music can serve as a creative force( )stimulating the thinking of its listeners.
A. by
B. with
C. at
D. on
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[单项选择]Woman: Oh, dear! I’m afraid I fail again in the national test. It’s the third time I took it.
Man: Don’t be too upset. I have the same fate. Let’s try a fourth time.
Question: What does the man mean()。
A. He is sure they will succeed in the next test.
B. He did no better than the woman in the test.
C. He believes she will pass the test this time.
D. He felt upset because of her failure.