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公共英语四级-15
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[填空题]{{B}}Part A{{/B}}
{{I}} For Questions 1-5, you will hear a phone conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.{{/I}}
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[填空题]What is the main part of the Golden Gate Bridge
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[填空题]How long is the main span of the Golden Gate Bridge between the towers
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[单项选择]Which is the best title for the passage
A. Fight against Eavesdropping.
B. A New Breakthrough.
C. No Place to Hide.
D. An Impassioned Warning.
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[单项选择]Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
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[单项选择]Which of the following respects did NOT help New York become the most famous city
A. Culture.
B. History.
C. Economics.
D. Geographical location.
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[单项选择]As far as the writing technique is concerned, the author mainly resorts to ______.
A. comparison
B. cause-to-effect
C. classification
D. definition
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[单项选择]According to this passage ______.
A. Freud led a well-balanced life
B. workaholics can be helped
C. workaholics should be admired
D. so-called "normal" people are truly the sick people among us
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[填空题]How many cars will be able to cross the bridge in a single year when a lower deck is added
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[单项选择]Which of the following is most likely to be bugged
A. International telephone calls.
B. International printed messages.
C. Domestic printed messages.
D. Electric typewriters.
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[单项选择]Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
B. Economists are for the opinion that places where farming is done are good for making raw materials into finished goods.
C. Wagons drawn by horses or oxen soon proved to be better and cheaper than canal transportation.
D. The coming of the railroads caused New York to become less important as a shipping center.
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[单项选择]According to the text, we know that Spanish-Americans ______.
A. can not speak English
B. are not culturally homogeneous in broad cultural values
C. choose to keep their own culture
D. Both [B] and [C].
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[单项选择]{{I}} Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about education in the United States. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.{{/I}}Where does the money for free public schools come from
A. From the Federal government.
B. From the state legislation.
C. From taxes.
D. From the parents of the school children.
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[简答题]Write an essay on fate. In your essay, make full use of the information provided below:
(1) Is fate destined
(2) Can we change our fate
(3) What should we do about fate
{{I}} You should write 160--200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.{{/I}}
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[单项选择]{{I}} Questions 17--20 are based on the following passage about the institutions of EU. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17--20.{{/I}}Whose interests does the Council of Ministers represent
A. The community interests.
B. The interests of the foreign ministers from the member nations.
C. The interests of the Council members.
D. The national interests of the members.
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[单项选择]Freight costs were reduced to 10% of what they had been because of ______.
A. the decline in taxes
B. the construction of the railroads
C. the construction of the Erie Canal
D. the development of industry
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[单项选择]From this passage we know that workaholic is a term referring to those ______.
A. who enjoy work more than anything else
B. who make greater contributions than others
C. who make uncommon sacrifice in their personal life
D. All of the above.
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[单项选择]Why were passengers from Europe able to travel to New York so cheaply
A. Because the ships were lime crowded on the trip back to New York.
B. Because shipping companies were eager to fill their ships with passengers on the return trip from Europe.
C. Because the shipping companies wanted to develop travelling industry in New York.
D. Because few Europeans longed to visit New York.
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[单项选择]{{I}} Questions 14-16 are based on the following dialogue about job advertisements. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.{{/I}}What will be thought about mostly when one wants to find a job according to the dialogue
A. If the salary is high or low.
B. If the fringe benefits are good or bad.
C. If the working place is far or near.
D. If the job is suitable or not.
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[单项选择]The author's main concern in this passage is to ______.
A. point out the role the workaholic plays in the American economy
B. defend people who are addicted to work
C. encourage us not to worry about our imperfection
D. consider the difficulties that confront us at middle age
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[单项选择]From the context, we know that "attributes" (in Para: 1) means ______.
A. similarities of ethnic groups
B. qualities belonging to ethnic minorities
C. differences between ethnic minorities
D. relationships among ethnic groups
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[填空题]The Golden Gate Bridge has six
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[单项选择]The warning given by Frank Church is ______.
A. indirect but enthusiastic
B. direct but passionate
C. ambiguous but calm
D. definite but indifferent
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[单项选择]The author of the passage would most likely agree that the workaholic ______.
A. is mentally ill
B. performs an insignficant proportion of American business
C. will not have the regrets that many "normal" people face at middle age
D. suffers from low self-esteem
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[单项选择]It can be inferred that ______.
A. man will eventually be controlled by machines
B. machines will eventually be controlled by man
C. man is sometimes deceived by machines
D. machines often rush into human brains
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[单项选择]Which of the following does NOT present a true picture of American blacks
A. Few blacks live in the northern parts of the United States.
B. They practise their own religion.
C. They are apt to be engaged in competition with other American citizens.
D. They are culturally and geographically homogeneous.
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[单项选择]According to the author, one can hardly achieve excellence unless one ______.
A. lives an abnormal life
B. sacrifices friendship and family
C. has total devotion to Work
D. ignores popular opinions
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[单项选择]What is the author's attitude towards eavesdropping
A. Admiration.
B. Worry.
C. Fury.
D. Unconcern.
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[填空题]The Mackinac Bridge was finished
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[单项选择]" A plural society " (in Para. 3) refers to a society where ______.
A. there are more than one race
B. one ethnic group dominates over the others
C. billingual education is demanded
D. cultural features should be maintained