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考博英语-62
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[单项选择]Which of these is the best summary of the passage
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[单项选择]Despite his disappointing record this year, I ______ feel he is the best man in our team.
A. therefore
B. otherwise
C. moreover
D. nonetheless
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[单项选择]Howard Johnson ______ a better brand of ice cream and a new way to sell it.
A. came up with
B. came to
C. came across
D. came off
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[单项选择]The great American scientist Edison had a remarkable ______ for inventing new things.
A. requirement
B. aptitude
C. obligation
D. vulnerability
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[单项选择]I spent the whole day yesterday rearranging my books ______ their subjects and frequency of use.
A. as regards
B. as against
C. as of
D. as from
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[单项选择]Which conclusion is best supported by information in the passage
A. Rachel Blythe and Olga have similar reading tastes.
B. Adele Kwan is a best-selling author.
C. Rachel Blythe docs not read novels that are plot-driven.
D. Violet has become more outspoken since her move.
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[单项选择]The author of the passage probably views the Parthenon with ______.
A. amusement
B. suspicion
C. amazement
D. disapproval
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[单项选择]He cannot see anything without his glasses, so he made a ______ of remembering to get them fixed before he went to work.
A. chore
B. success
C. point
D. mess
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[单项选择]In this passage, the word "annihilated" means ______.
A. destroyed completely
B. understood
C. examined carefully
D. survived
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[单项选择]Based on information in the reviews, with which statement would both Carlo Dante and Rachel Blythe probably agree
A. The Newcomer is an action-adventure story.
B. Violet is outgoing, even around strangers.
C. The Newcomer is a powerful and captivating book.
D. Violet has a strong bond with family members.
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[单项选择]The reader can conclude that the Parthenon ______.
A. had columns made of limestone
B. required much effort to build
C. had a palace inside for the leader of Athens
D. was never completely finished
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[单项选择]In charge of an army of seven thousand men, he ______ the oriental city for nine months and finally defeated it.
A. intruded
B. haunted
C. besieged
D. possessed
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[单项选择]As a result of their frequent litters, rabbits have the reputation of being ______.
A. ruthless
B. prolific
C. practical
D. rational
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[单项选择]He offered her a trip to Australia but she ______ him ______ flat.
A. broke…down
B. turned…down
C. stripped…of
D. cut…off
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[单项选择]The criminal's ______ for leniency was ignored by the jurors.
A. protest
B. demand
C. plea
D. defence
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[单项选择]The underlined word enigma means ______.
A. debate
B. fact
C. mystery
D. proof
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[单项选择]In its broadest sense, attribution theory is concerned with how ordinary people make sense of the world and it ______ more controllable and predictable by making attributions as to the causes of people's behaviors and events.
A. delivered
B. rendered
C. practiced
D. suffocated
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[单项选择]What is the "big bang" theory of cetacean predation ______.
A. Sixty-eight species of odontocetes use sound to locate their victims
B. Toothed whales use sound as weapons
C. Whales and humans have vestigial structures
D. Whale teeth, once sharp, have become somewhat short and uneven
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[单项选择]What is the approximate length of the Parthenon
A. 60 feet
B. 100 feet
C. 200 feet
D. 500 feet
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[单项选择]According to the article, the California energy commission has received 200 project applications in one month. If that rate continues, approximately how many applications will they receive his entire year
A. 2400
B. 1200
C. 200
D. 3600
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[单项选择]It ______ you didn't get the ticket. The play wasn't good anyway.
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[单项选择]During an international crisis, many ______ messages will generally emanate from the president's office.
A. confidential
B. abstruse
C. appalling
D. compelling
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[单项选择]Today we'll discuss proposals ______ the improvement of quality. M1 other proposals will be left to the next meeting.
A. similar to
B. relevant to
C. familiar with
D. regarded as
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[单项选择]One of Freud's great ______ into the human personality was the discovery of how it is influenced by unconscious processes.
A. convictions
B. concepts
C. insights
D. instincts
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[单项选择]The passage suggests that most important cities in ancient Greece had an acropolis to ______.
A. protect themselves in case of invasion
B. house a Parthenon
C. imprison the Persian forces
D. honor Pericles
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[单项选择]His production techniques are elaborate and near legendary, but even if they could be ______, it wouldn't be the same for any other people.
A. resembled
B. approximated
C. duplicated
D. undertaken
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[单项选择]It's strange that Peter ______ his uncle in every way.
A. takes on
B. takes to
C. takes after
D. takes down
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[单项选择]She felt dizzy and had to ______ something to steady herself.
A. hold onto
B. hold up
C. hold forth
D. hold down
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[单项选择]Based on information in tile passage, the reader can conclude Violet's primary source of conflict stems from her ______.
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[单项选择]The floor of his study was occupied by a ______ mass of books and papers.
A. callous
B. hectic
C. chaotic
D. cute
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[单项选择]The children glanced ______ at the box of candy they were told not to touch.
A. eminently
B. covertly
C. excessively
D. graciously
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[单项选择]Edison is ______ the invention of the photograph.
A. attributed to
B. contributed to
C. referred to
D. credited with
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[单项选择]What docs "off the grid" mean in the context of this story
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[单项选择]In a month of work days (approximately 20), how many calls could the solar contractor expect if this current rate continues unchanged
A. 60
B. 30
C. 150
D. 120
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[单项选择]Giordano Bruno strongly supported Copernicus's idea that the earth was not the center of the universe. Bruno was rewarded by being burned at the stake for this and other ______ ideas.
A. faithful
B. heretical
C. bibliographical
D. hysterical
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[单项选择]It can be concluded from the passage that the "big bang" theory is ______.
A. a fact
B. a disproved hypothesis
C. an unsupported opinion
D. an idea with some supporting evidence
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[单项选择]Lawyer have a terrible habit of using Latin and industry ______ to mystify people and themselves more valuable.
A. inflections
B. dialects
C. accent
D. jargon
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[单项选择]His health deteriorated rapidly due to insufficient nutrition and ______ medical care.
A. satisfactory
B. unfit
C. incomplete
D. inadequate
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[单项选择]When Olga read Rachel Blythe's review, she probably felt ______.
A. encouraged
B. indifferent
C. confused
D. depressed
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[单项选择]A year has ______ and there is no sign of the situation getting any better.
A. emerged
B. enclosed
C. clasped
D. expired
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[单项选择]As used in the passage, moderate most nearly means ______.
A. direct
B. lessen
C. move to middle
D. use
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[单项选择]According to the article, when a homeowner puts in a solar roof, her worries about blackouts or power rates might be over. Why might that be true
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[单项选择]The primary purpose of this passage is to ______.
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[单项选择]The famous actress was imposed heavy ______ for non-payment of taxes.
A. disrepute
B. penalties
C. popularity
D. scandal
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[单项选择]When automation is introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will ______ the assembly line.
A. give way to
B. take the place of
C. have a say in
D. be contributed to
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[单项选择]Some people believe that "King John" was written by Shakespeare, but some people it might be written by an ______ author.
A. delivered
B. anonymous
C. antique
D. ambiguous
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[单项选择]My work is not very profitable ______ money, but I'm getting valuable experience out of it.
A. in exchange for
B. in terms of
C. concerning
D. for the matter of
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[单项选择]Because of the bombing that killed six people Washington has been urging the spokesman to ______ terrorism more severely.
A. charge
B. censor
C. blame
D. denounce
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[单项选择]What does "to zero out" mean
A. to lose a special item or treasure
B. to gain solar power
C. to pay for more reliable electrical power
D. to owe the electric utility company nothing
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[单项选择]Some events and phenomena of outer nature ______ ordinary explanation and ordinary experience.
A. transcend
B. conquer
C. prevail
D. trespass