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考博英语-473
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[单项选择]This passage is probably taken from a book on ______.
A. the work ethics of the American media
B. the technique in news reporting
C. the history of sensationalism in American media
D. the impact of mass media on American society
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[单项选择]Children are (among) the most frequent victims of violent, (drug-related) crimes (that) have nothing (doing with) the cost of acquiring the drugs.
A. among
B. drug-related
C. that
D. doing with
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[单项选择]I am to inform you, that you may, if you wish, attend the inquiry, and at the inspectors discretion state your case ______ or through an entrusted representative.
A. in person
B. in depth
C. in secret
D. in excess
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[单项选择]What is true about the Philadelphia Public Ledger and the Baltimore Sun
A. They turned out to be failures.
B. They were later purchased by James Gordon Bennett.
C. They were also founded by Benjamin Day.
D. They became well-known newspapers in the U.S.
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[单项选择](A large collection of) contemporary photographs, (including) some taken by Mary (are) on display (at) the museum.
A. A large collection of
B. including
C. are
D. at
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[单项选择]That tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoors and go out only ______ necessity.
A. within reach of
B. for fear of
C. by means of
D. in case of
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[单项选择]A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or express the emotion that it ______ in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond.
A. reflects
B. retains
C. rouses
D. radiates
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[单项选择]Retailers (offered) deep (discounts) and extra hours this weekend (in the bid) (to lure) shoppers.
A. offered
B. discounts
C. in the bid
D. to lure
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[单项选择]In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens ______ the 1st grade.
A. leads
B. precedes
C. forwards
D. advances
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[单项选择](The auctioneer) must know (fair) accurately the current (market values) of the goods (he is selling).
A. The auctioneer
B. fair
C. market values
D. he is selling
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[单项选择]Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply ______ every cheat in the marketplace.
A. at the mercy of
B. in lieu of
C. by courtesy of
D. for the price of
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[单项选择]According to Paragraph 2, doctors are ______.
A. reluctant to serve online for nothing
B. not interested in Web consultation
C. too tired to talk to the patients online
D. content with $ 20 paid per Web visit
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[单项选择]The Silicon Valley employers promote the E-health program for the purpose of ______.
A. rewarding their employees
B. gratifying the local hospitals
C. boosting worker productivity
D. testing a sophisticated technology
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[单项选择]Why does the author ask the reader to forget what Virginia Woolf said about the necessities of a writer
A. Modem writers can share moms to do the writing.
B. It is not necessarily that a writer writes inside a room.
C. Modern writers will get nowhere without a word processor.
D. It is no longer sufficient for the writing in cyberspac
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[单项选择]Banks shall be unable to ______, or claim relief against the first 15% of any loan or bankrupted debt left with them.
A. write off
B. put aside
C. shrink from
D. come over
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[单项选择]As the passage shows, Grammatron makes it possible for readers to ______.
A. adapt the story for a video version
B, "walk in" the story and interact with it
C. develop the plots within the author’s control
D. steal the show and become the main character
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[单项选择]As regards the mentioned justice ruling, the last paragraph mainly tells that ______.
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[单项选择]Behind his large smiles and large cigars, his eyes often seemed to ______ regret.
A. teem with
B. brim with
C. come with
D. look with
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[单项选择]By saying that he became sort of dependent on the industry, Mark Amerika meant that ______.
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[单项选择]According to the British courts, after their return to society, the two adults will be ______.
A. banned from any kind of press interview
B. kept under constant surveillance by police
C. shielded from being identified as killers
D. ordered to report to police their whereabouts
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[单项选择]Since neither side was ready to ______ what was necessary for peace, hostility was resumed in 1980.
A. precede
B. recede
C. concede
D. intercede
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[单项选择]______ the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8—10 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated.
A. Turn off
B. Turn over
C. Turn down
D. Turn up
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[多项选择]
TOPIC
With her entry into the WTO, China is being plunged into an international competition for talents, and in particular, for higher-level talents. To face this new challenge, China must do something, among other things, to reform her graduate (postgraduate) education system. State your opinion about this re form, and give the solid supporting details to your viewpoint.
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[单项选择]As the readership was growing more diverse, the penny paper ______.
A. improved its content
B. changed its writing style
C. developed a more sensational style
D. became a tool for political parties
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[单项选择]The amendments (of) the laws on patent, trademark and copyright (have enhanced) protection of (intellectual property) rights and (made them conform) to WTO rules.
A. of
B. have enhanced
C. intellectual property
D. made them conform
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[单项选择](While) experts in basic science are important, (skilled talents) should be the (overriding) majority since they are (at heavy demand) in the market.
A. While
B. skilled talents
C. overriding
D. at heavy demand
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[单项选择]What does the first paragraph say about the "penny press"
A. It was known for its in-depth news reporting.
B. It had an involvement with some political parties.
C. It depended on the business community for survival.
D. It aimed at pleasing the general publi
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[单项选择]"Smart Symptom Wizard" is capable of ______.
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[单项选择]The passage is mainly to tell ______.
A. differences between conventional and modem novels
B. how Mark Amerika composed his novel Grammatron
C. common features of all modem electronic novels
D. why mark Amerika took on a new way of writing
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[单项选择]In its early days, a penny paper often ______.
A. paid much attention to political parties
B. provided stories that hit the pubic taste
C. offered penetrating editorials on various issues
D. covered important news with inaccuracy
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[单项选择]Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no ______ but to report him to the local police.
A. time
B. chance
C. authority
D. alternative
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[单项选择]Desert plants ______ two categories according to the way they deal with the problem of surviving drought.
A. break down
B. fall into
C. differ in
D. refer to
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[单项选择]According to the passage, Coca-Cola was in the first place prepared especially for ______.
A. the young as a soft drink
B. a replacement of French Wine Coca
C. the relief of a hangover
D. a cure for the common headache
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[单项选择]In the airport, I could hear nothing except the roar of aircraft engines which ______ all other sounds.
A. dwarfed
B. diminished
C. drowned
D. devastated
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[单项选择]Of the following people, who are not involved in the program
A. Cisco System employees.
B. Advice nurses in the clinic.
C. Doctors at three local hospitals.
D. Oracle at three local hospitals.
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[单项选择]As an on-line narrative, Grammatron is anything but stable because it ______.
A. provides potentials for the story development
B. is one of the novels at grammatron. com
C. can be downloaded free of charge
D. beasts of the best among cyber stories
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[单项选择]Why was the year 1886 so special to Pemberton
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[单项选择](It can be argued) that the problems, even something (as fundamental as) the (ever-increased) world population, have been caused by (technological advance).
A. It can be argued
B. as fundamental as
C. ever-increased
D. technological advance
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[单项选择]Criticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not ______ and should be avoided if possible.
A. constructive
B. productive
C. descriptive
D. relative
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[多项选择]伟大艺术的美学鉴赏和伟大的科学观念的理解都需要智慧。但是,随后的感受升华和情感又是分开的。没有情感的因素,我们的智慧很难开创新道路;没有智慧,情感也无法达到完美成果。艺术和科学事实上是一个硬币的两面。它们源于人类活动最高尚的部分,都追求着深刻性、普遍性、永恒性和富有意义。
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[单项选择]From the passage we can infer that a US counterpart of Vanables or Thompson would ______.
A. have no freedom to go wherever he wants
B. serve a life imprisoment for the crime
C. be forbidden to join many of his relatives
D. no doubt receive massive publicity in the U. S.
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[单项选择]What can be learned about the on-line doctors' visits
A. They are a quite promising business.
B. They are funded by the local government.
C. They are welcomed by all the patients.
D. They are very much under experimentation.
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[单项选择]According to the passage, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson ______.
A. have been treated as juvenile delinquents
B. have been held in protective custody for their murder game
C. were caught while watching cartoons eight years ago
D. have already served out their 10 years in prison
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[单项选择]It would then be replaced by an interim government, which would ______ be replaced by a permanent government after four months.
A. in step
B. in turn
C. in practice
D. in haste
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[单项选择]The last paragraph mainly tells ______.
A. the complaint against tile lazy shop-assistant
B. a real test of Coca-Cola as a headache cure
C. the mediocre service of the drugstore
D. a happy accident that gave birth to Coca-Cola
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[单项选择]It tales (the most) cool-headed and (good-tempered) of drivers (to resist) the temptation to revenge (as subjected) to uncivilized behavior.
A. the most
B. good-tempered
C. to resist
D. as subjected
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that the future of online visits will mostly depend on whether ______.
A. the employers would remain confident in them
B. they could effectively replace office visits
C. HMOs would cover the cost of the service
D. new technologies would be available to improve the E-health project
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[单项选择]Capital (inflows) will also (tend to) increase the international value of the dollar, (make) it more difficult to sell U.S. (exports).
A. inflows
B. tend to
C. make
D. exports
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[单项选择]What occurred as told at the beginning of the passage
A. 2 ten-year-olds killed James by accident in play.
B. James Bulger was killed by his two brothers.
C. Two mischievous boys forged a train accident.
D. A little kid was murdered by two older boys.
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[单项选择]There (is) much in our life (which) we do not control (and we are) not even responsible (for).
A. is
B. which
C. and we are
D. for
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[单项选择]In his view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, local art is thriving by "being ______," being open to all kinds of art.
A. gratifying
B. predominating
C. excelling
D. accommodating
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[单项选择]There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young one has a glorious future before him and the old one has a ______ future behind him.
A. splendid
B. conspicuous
C. uproarious
D. imminent
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[单项选择]The British justice system is afraid that the two young men would ______.
A. hardly get accustomed to a horrifying general public
B. be doomed to become social outcasts after release
C. still remain dangerous and destructive if set free
D. be inclined to commit a recurring crime
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[单项选择]Amerika told his students not to ______.
A. immerse themselves only in creating the plot
B. be captivated by the plot alone while reading
C. be lagged far behind in the plot development
D. let their plot get lost in the on-going story
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[单项选择]What does the passage tell us about John Styth Pemberton
A. He was highly respected by Atlantans.
B. He ran a drug store that also sells wine.
C. He had been a doctor until the Civil War.
D. He made a lot of money with his pharmacy.
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[单项选择]Haven't I told you I don't want you keeping ______ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys
A. company
B. acquaintance
C. friends
D. place
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[单项选择]Such an ______ act of hostility can only lead to war.
A. overt
B. episodic
C. ample
D. ultimate
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[单项选择]Which of the following was unique to Frank M. Robinson, working with the Pemberton's Company
A. Skills to make French wine.
B. He ran a drug store that also sells wine.
C. He had been a doctor until the Civil War.
D. Ability to work with numbers.
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[单项选择]One modification made of French Wine Coca formula was ______.
A. used beer bottles were chosen as containers
B. the amount of caffeine in it was increased
C. it was blended with oils instead of water
D. Cola nut extract was added to taste
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[单项选择]The Committee pronounced four members expelled for failure to provide information in the ______ of investigations.
A. case
B. chase
C. cause
D. course
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[单项选择]______ both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values, and expectations places a severe strain on the individual.
A. Recreation
B. Transaction
C. Disclosure
D. Exposure
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[单项选择]The underlined word "ventures" in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by ______.
A. editors
B. reporters
C. newspapers
D. companies