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考博英语-516
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[单项选择]Based upon the content of the article, it can be assumed that the writer______.
A. would actively involve herself in actions designed to bring the rain forest problem to the attention of governments worldwide
B. has little interest in tile destruction about which she is writing
C. obtained a few facts and produced a story with no basis in reality
D. is only satisfied when creating stories which are intended to frighten people
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[单项选择]______a larger percentage of its gross national product on defending its coasts from rising seas than______.
A. In Holland, it costs... the spending on military defense in the United States
B. In Holland they spend... the United States does on military defense
C. Holland spends... the military defense spending of the United States
D. Holland spends ... the United States does on military defense
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[单项选择]How does codification of the laws affect governmental agents
A. The law will be interpreted objectively rather than subjectively.
B. Government agencies have to compromise with factual conditions.
C. Occasionally, governmental agencies have to redress, correct or adapt a law for their benefit.
D. Laws can not be altered or modified but they can be incremented with new court decisions and also through jurisprudenc
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[单项选择]Though the wide universe is full of good, kernel of nourishing corn can come to(man) (only through) his own toil (bestowed) that plot of ground which is given him (bestowed).
A. man
B. only through
C. bestowed
D. bestowed
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[单项选择]How does a democratic nation influence poetry
A. It limits writing.
B. It enhances writing.
C. It embellishes writing.
D. It deepens writin
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[单项选择]Why does the author use the term "the dividend" even though he has acknowledged that in fact it does not exist
A. He is attempting to describe a transmittal circumstance.
B. He is articulating a metaphysical theory
C. He is clarifying a situation
D. He is devising an econometric formul
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[单项选择]California seems to be the home of the homeless since many are often observed tramping along railroad tracks and through the downtown areas of the cities.
A. roaming
B. trimming
C. stealing
D. stamping
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[单项选择]From (such data) Wegener developed his floating continents theory. He envisioned an original super continent that crystallized(of) molten material (making up) the infant earth, eventually the mass (cracked) and broke into several pieces—the present continents.
A. such data
B. of
C. making up
D. cracked
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[单项选择]A rapid portfolio turnover rate may preclude low long-term capital gains.
A. prohibit
B. lag
C. prevent
D. reject
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[单项选择]A pervasive negative attitude of the engineers toward projects funded by his company is the cause of the delay of signing the contract.
A. perpetual
B. pernicious
C. preventive
D. prevalent
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[单项选择]What is the purpose of this study
A. To record social habits.
B. To analyze anti-social behavior.
C. To analyze frequency and purposes of social gatherings.
D. To analyze frequency and purposes of keeping diaries.
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[单项选择]Despite the fact that they were ______when they married, alter 30 years they live together harmoniously.
A. contradictory
B. incompatible
C. contrary
D. compatible
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[单项选择]How does the author contrast aristocratic and democratic societies in their response to religion
A. Democratic societies are more receptive than aristocratic societies.
B. Aristocratic societies are more receptive than democratic societies.
C. Aristocratic societies are not as receptive as democratic societies.
D. Democratic societies axe just as more receptive as aristocratic societies
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[单项选择]It was their______decision to leave their country, and as a result, they lost their citizenship.
A. compulsory
B. deliberate
C. carefree
D. modest
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[单项选择]Most of the waiters are______in their work because the owner of the restaurant does not pay them on time.
A. rack
B. tack
C. slack
D. stack
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[单项选择]Little hoys seem to enjoy______train sets more than little girls.
A. capture
B. departure
C. fixture
D. miniature
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[单项选择]If the salesmen are not given tangible benefits for a high volume of sales, they will loose their motivation.
A. substantial
B. psychological
C. spiritual
D. profitable
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[单项选择]What was coded
A. Writings about everyday life.
B. A distinctive study.
C. The months of January and July.
D. The visitors the writers ha
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[单项选择]The method in which the writer believes is most effective for the poor benefiting from the rich is ______ .
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[单项选择]Many skiers______around the fire and drink hot chocolate in the evenings.
A. pad
B. pack
C. squeeze
D. cluster
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[单项选择]The judge remained sober despite the lawyer' s ludicrous attempt to prove the defendant' s innocence.
A. sad
B. sorry
C. serious
D. surprised
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[单项选择]Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain ______the expenditure of large sums of money______distinguished architecture.
A. that ...... produce
B. of ...... will produce
C. that ...... produces
D. as to ...... producing
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[单项选择]The low operating costs of the foreign company will______the high labor costs the business pays in its own country.
A. offend
B. obstruct
C. oblige
D. offset
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[单项选择]Docs the writer truly believe that the poor actually could be more privileged than the rich
A. Yes, as long as the factories capacities manufacture items for the poor are increased.
B. No, this a theory, however, the reality is that the rich have the power.
C. Yes, as long as the rich are restricted from buying more titan the poor.
D. No, but he is making a point that the rich could be put at a disadvantage to the benefit of the poor.
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[单项选择]Which statement best expresses the main idea of the article
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[单项选择]How do those of an aristocracy and those of a democracy differ in the use of their imaginations
A. For those of an aristocracy, the imagination is boundless, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals.
B. For those of an aristocracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is boundless.
C. For those of an aristocracy, the imagination is boundless, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach unrealistic goals.
D. For those of an aristocracy, the imagination is bound to be practical, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals.
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[单项选择]One weakness of this study may be ______ .
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[单项选择]The secretary wants to ______all the file clerks to make preparations for the company Christmas party.
A. enlighten
B. enlist
C. enable.
D. enclose
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[简答题]Americans find it difficult to think about old age until they arc propelled into the midst of it by their own aging and that of relatives and friends. Aging is the neglected stepchild of the human life cycle. Though we have begun to examine the socially taboo subjects of dying and death, we have leaped over that long period of time preceding death known as old age. In truth, it is easier to manage the problem of death than the problem of living as an old person. Death is a dramatic, one-time crisis while old age is a day-by-day and yea-by-year confrontation with powerful external and internal forces, a bittersweet coming to terms with one’ s own personality and one’ s life. (1)
We base our feelings on primitive fears, prejudice and stereotypes rather than on knowledge and insight. In reality, the way one experiences old age is contingent upon circumstances of late-life events (in what order they occur, how they occur, when they occur) and the social supports one receive
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[单项选择]The subject may be (approached in) several directions, but (the scene) cannot be fully appreciated (from) any (one vantage) point.
A. approached in
B. the scene
C. from
D. one vantage
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[单项选择]To be a successful criminal, one must be______.
A. empirical
B. emigrant
C. elegant
D. elusive
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[单项选择]The low interest rates on banks loans provided an impetus for many to buy homes.
A. incentive
B. obstacle
C. reason
D. delay
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[单项选择]When we (think of) creative people the names that probably (spring to mind) are (those of) men such as Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, great artists, inventors and scientists—(a selective) and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius.
A. think of
B. spring to mind
C. those of
D. a selective
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[单项选择]Every person on the sales team is______because they work together well.
A. incompatible
B. incredible
C. indefinite
D. indispensable
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[单项选择]In the development of a government agency, ______ .
A. The standard on which the judgment may be made is more important than the actual application of this judgment
B. the function of law is important
C. the study of ordinance is the most important
D. practice is more important than criterion
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[单项选择]The relationship between corpulence and disease remains controversial, although statistics clearly ______reduced life expectancy______chronic obesity.
A. associatea... to
B. associatesa... with
C. associates... to
D. associatea... with
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[单项选择]Why are laws formed
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[单项选择]Because of her dual nationality in the United States and Mexico, Maria was almost required to pay taxes in both countries until her accountant______with a satisfactory solution for both countries.
A. intercepted
B. interacted
C. interpreted
D. intervened
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[单项选择]What does the example "committed perjury" illustrate
A. The law will examine closely what the individual said in court.
B. It illustrates that the law only has something to say when behavior has negative effects on others.
C. Behavior which tends to avoid punishing stimulus will not be explicitly specified by law.
D. Both B and C
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[单项选择]Does the author believe that transference of purchasing power is effective in benefiting the poor
A. No, he believes evenly distributing all resources is best.
B. No, he believes rationing of the rich is eminent.
C. Yes, he believes it is possible to limit the rich and make products for the poor mote accessible.
D. Yes, distribution is influenced by transference and as a result the poor prosper.
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[单项选择]The purpose of the passage is to ______ .
A. explain the meaning of poetry and the art of a poet
B. contrast poetry with a democratic and a aristocratic societies
C. explain how poetry, democracy, and aristocracy intermingle
D. contrast the inclination towards poetry in democratic and aristocratic societies
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[单项选择]The child was so ingenuous that even when she knocked the television off its stand so that it was irreparably damaged, her parents thought her to be charming.
A. intelligent
B. ingenious
C. adroit
D. naive
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[单项选择]Many people in Wales have an affinity with music.
A. reputation for
B. solubility in
C. tincture in
D. attraction to
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[单项选择]Which question is NOT answered in the article
A. How many plant species found outside tropical rain forests could be used in the treatment of cancer
B. Which plant has a product used for tile treatment of anxiety
C. Worldwide, what is the total annual production of synthetic rubber
D. Which rain forest plant can be used for the treatment of eye disease
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[单项选择]School integration plans that involve busing between suburban and central city areas have contributed, according to a recent study, to______any future need for busing.
A. significant increases in housing integration, which, in turn, reduces
B. significant integration increases in housing, which, in turn, reduces
C. increases housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduces
D. increases housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduce
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[单项选择]If the percentage of carbon dioxide in the air continues to increase at current rates______.
A. average daily temperatures worldwide could increase considerably
B. some sea level islands could be threatened by flooding
C. all coastal regions throughout the world could be at serious risk
D. all of the above
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[单项选择]According to the information contained in the article, tropical deforestation______.
A. will continue relentlessly and cannot be prevented
B. may have critical consequences for tile survival of mankind
C. is not a really serious problem and reports have been widely exaggerated
D. is necessary for the economic development of non-industrialized countries
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[单项选择]The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preventing losses, ______the interest rates in Washington, and ______undercapitalized.
A. loosing ...... fearing the company may still be
B. loosening ...... a fear of the company still being
C. a loosening of ...... fearing that the company may still be
D. a loosening of ..... a fear that the company may still be
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[单项选择]The blunder of Argentina' s goalie cost them the game in the match against Brazil.
A. triumph
B. beat
C. mistake
D. struggl
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[单项选择]He was______ with the deadly disease when he was 14, and has suffered with it for 10 years.
A. induced
B. inflicted
C. inserted
D. integrated
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[单项选择]It was an allusion to what the scientist thought was an inappropriate distribution of funds for stem cell research.
A. reference
B. contradiction
C. explanation
D. rejection
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[单项选择]How do aristocratic societies' perception of spiritual powers influence whether they are "favorable to poetry" or not
A. Since they are aware of the supernatural powers around them, they are inhibited to write.
B. They become overwhelmed with the revealing of the psyche, and as a result they write.
C. Their imagination has been reigned in; and therefore, they will not write.
D. Not only man, but spiritual beings are attentive to their art, so they are stimulated to writ
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[单项选择]This discrepancy (was intriguing to) Alfred Wegener, a young geologist (working in) Greenland in 1910. He thought (the error) too great to be (accounted) easily.
A. as loud as
B. working in
C. the error
D. accounted
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[单项选择]Why does the author give his opinion of the definition of poetry
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[单项选择]A stateless young man may have felt ______after having been denied asylum and right of residence by many countries.
A. intrigued
B. initiated
C. indicated
D. intimidated
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[单项选择]Helen could not help feeling antipathy toward her father’s new wife whom he married just two months after the death of Helen' s mother.
A. sympathy
B. concession
C. compassion
D. hostility
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[单项选择](A favorite story) among (acoustic) experts (concerns with) a noisy Long Island suburb where, every day and night, huge trucks (rumbled down) a freeway.
A. A favorite story
B. acoustic
C. concerns with
D. rumbled down
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[单项选择]Why were only the months of January and July chosen to be coded
A. To make the task more idealistic.
B. These two months were appropriate representatives of the year.
C. These months gave more opportunity for visitation.
D. To make the task more realisti
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[单项选择]One of the prominent characteristics of a law is______ .
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[单项选择]His talent for music remained latent until his wife bought him a guitar.
A. hidden
B. sophisticated
C. delicate
D. profound
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[单项选择]To be very important practically—the share, both proportionate and absolute of command over the country’ s productive resources held by the poor may be increased, and yet, if the process by which they acquire this greater share involves an increase in the cost of things that play a large part in their own consumption, they may not really gain.
Chose one of the following which has the closest meaning to the above sentence.
A. If the relative price is proportionate to the control over the supply which is in favor of the poor.
B. Products which are unaffordable are of no use, and therefore, more control over the supply needs to be exercised.
C. Products which are unaffordable are of no use, and therefore, more control over the supply needs to be exercised so that the poor are profited.
D. If the price of the items the poor use is too high, they cannot afford them and so there needs to be more control over the supply which is in favor of the poor.
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[单项选择]For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than______.
A. they originally seemed
B. they originally seem to
C. they seemingly would cost originally
D. they seemed originally
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[单项选择]______was given by the committee to all of those who donated money.
A. Recognition
B. Attention
C. Tribute
D. Acknowledgement
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[单项选择]Considering the main point of the reading, chose the best title from one of the following:
A. Robinhood Rides Again
B. The Poor Successfully Benefit from the Rich
C. Transference: The Power of the Poor over the Rich
D. A Distribution from the Poor to the Rich
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[单项选择]Society is a (joint-stock) company, in which the members agree, (for) the better (securing of) broad for each shareholder, (to surrender to)the liberty and culture of each individual.
A. joint-stock
B. for
C. securing of
D. to surrender to
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[单项选择]______in the United States
A. Three out of every four automobile owners ...... also own a bicycle
B. Out of every four, three automobile owners ...... also owns a bicycle
C. Three out of every four automobile owners ...... owns bicycles
D. Out of every four owners of automobiles ...... bicycles are also owned by three
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[单项选择]What is the significance of Hansen' s study to the passage
A. It was the foundation of the research.
B. It was the groundwork for the research.
C. It was the research that was coded.
D. It was the example used for the codin
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[单项选择]On Christmas Eve in America the shopping malls are saturated with shoppers in a frantic competition for last minute gifts.
A. bustled
B. soared
C. filled
D. broadened
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[单项选择]The other distinguishing trait of the law is ______ .
A. punishment is carried out by the courts at all levels
B. rules and court practices initiated by a governmental agency are specifically designed to increase government control
C. a system of rules governing a conduct, activity or event incidental by nature
D. any governmental reinforcement
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the article that the majorty of tropical forests______.
A. contain a few valuable plants which possess curative properties
B. are of little interest to scientists involved in medical research
C. could be the source of a cum for life threatening diseases and various health problems
D. as a region produce only one percent of modem medicines
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[单项选择]She is ______ to sprain her ankle because it is weak from 3 previous pains.
A. prone
B. disposed
C. bound
D. destined
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[单项选择]In the early 20th century, at the advent of the telephone, it was considered a superfluous instrument which would never be of practical use in the average household.
A. appearance
B. popularity
C. dominance
D. consolidation
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[单项选择]Tim is dubious about diet pills which advertise quick weight loss.
A. anxious
B. pessimistic
C. doubtful
D. ignorant
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[单项选择]How did diaries such as John Campbell ' s influence the study
A. They demanded more specific classification of visits.
B. They demanded that church attendance be included as visits.
C. They demanded that visiting a friend be classified as intimate.
D. They demanded that both men and women be present.
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[单项选择]She ______scarlet fever when she was a baby and lost her eyesight.
A. distorted
B. contracted
C. subtracted
D. distracted
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[多项选择]实行改革开放以来改变了过去封闭半封闭状态,提高了我国经济水平。
2.文化是某一特定人群所有传统、习俗、信仰和各种生活方式的总和。
3.一个国家的妇女通过她们的生活方式塑造了这个国家的道德、宗教和政治。
4.帮助真正的穷人,要比仅仅缩小贫富差距更有价值。帮助下层社会的人重新回到社会主流中来,符合所有人的利益。
5.推进现代化建设、完成祖国统一、维护世界和平与促进共同发展,是中国人民在新世纪的三大历史任务。
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[单项选择]There was (a pause of) complete stillness (which) the (buzzing of) the bees among the pink loses sounded (as loud as) the fight of an aircraft.
A. a pause of
B. which
C. buzzing of
D. as loud as