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专业四级-735
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[单项选择]Which of the following is Not True
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[单项选择]This model is ______ to all the others on the market.
A. super
B. superior
C. beneficial
D. advantageous
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[单项选择]His description gave us a ______ of what things were like in that part of the country.
A. glimpse
B. glance
C. glare
D. gleam
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[单项选择]The meeting was so prolonged and exhausting that ______ the speakers stopped for refreshments.
A. at ease
B. at random
C. at intervals
D. at large
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[单项选择]Which of the following best expresses the irony pointed out by the author of the passage
A. Male delinquents receive more attention than females because males are accused of more serious crimes.
B. Adults are frequently punished less severely than adolescents for committing more serious crimes.
C. The juvenile justice system cannot correct its prejudice because it does not even recognize them.
D. Although the number of female delinquents is steadily increasing, the crimes of which they are accused are not particularly serious.
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[单项选择]What is the meaning of success in the general sense of the term
A. It means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum
B. It means great worldly achievements or accomplishments or wealth.
C. It means being on the top of the social ladder.
D. It means the search for trut
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[单项选择]This news item is about
A. the opening of peace talks
B. the cancellation of the peace talks
C. the postponement of peace talks
D. the selection of mediator
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[单项选择]The author makes it clear that the Syracusan dekadrachm and the German taler mentioned in the passage are ______.
A. handmade Western coins
B. worth about a thousand dollars each today
C. made out of different metals
D. noted for their craftsmanship
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[单项选择]My father didn't fly to London for the opening ceremony, because his doctor suggested that he ______ there.
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[单项选择]Why didn't Professor Foley talk with lean after class
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[单项选择]Which of the following can be inferred about what 16th and 17th century artists thought of watercolor painting in comparison to oil painting
A. Watercolor waft more costly, but was better.
B. Oil painting was less permanent, but more vivid.
C. Watercolor was not appropriate for finished works.
D. Oil painting tended to be difficult to us
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[单项选择]What made the peace talks postponed
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[单项选择]It is a common theme in many science fiction stories that the world may one day be ______ by insects.
A. broken in
B. run over
C. taken over
D. filled in
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[单项选择]He assured us that the house was ______ enough to last another fifty years.
A. substantial
B. steady
C. spacious
D. sophisticated
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[单项选择]When have the warring parties agreed to meet
A. Thursday.
B. Friday.
C. Saturday.
D. Sunday.
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[单项选择]When is the man's new appointments scheduled
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[单项选择]He ______ a small two-room apartment.
A. dwelt
B. resided
C. inhibited
D. inhabited
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[单项选择]According to the passage, why was watercolor painting revived in Eng- land
A. It was easy to use outdoors,
B. It was a strong medium.
C. It was extremely vibrant in color.
D. It was well suited to popular tastes.
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[单项选择]According to the author, where does the happiness of scientists lie
A. It lies in a sense of fulfillment.
B. It lies in their rich imagination.
C. it lies in the increase of their knowledge.
D. It lies in the opportunity to continue the searc
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[单项选择]What can be the best title for the passage
A. The Juvenile Court System.
B. Injustices in the Juvenile Court System.
C. Juvenile Delinquency.
D. Why Are There More Female Delinquents than Male Delinquents
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[单项选择]What was the whole nation's reaction to the murder
A. They felt indignant about violent crime.
B. They attended the funeral.
C. They felt surprised.
D. They all crie
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[单项选择]Which one might be true according to what you hear
A. The plane belonged to a US businessman.
B. The plane belonged to the Mexican government.
C. It was a plane of the US police.
D. The owner of the plane was a drug smuggler.
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[单项选择]What is the main subject of the conversation
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[简答题] You are Bill Halliday. You and your friend are planning a four week trip round Britain in a van. There am seats for four more people, You want to invite people of your age to join you, sharing the driving and cooking and all the expenses.
Write a notice about it.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
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[单项选择]In the author's opinion, why do we search the stars or moon
A. Because we have made up our mind to do so.
B. Because we want to fulfil our desire for knowledge.
C. Because we want to enjoy the ecstasy of achievement.
D. Because we cannot help ourselves.
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[单项选择]The passage is ______.
A. Narration
B. Description
C. Criticism
D. Argumentation
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[单项选择]For those who have hearing problems telephone with volume controls pro vide the best
A. result
B. reply
C. response
D. solution
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[单项选择]______ the people directly involved in the tourist industry may benefit, others may find that they are worse off.
A. If
B. But
C. Whereas
D. Whether
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[单项选择]The men on board the ship pulled in the driver ______ they feared Was seriously injured.
A. whom
B. for whom
C. to whom
D. who
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[单项选择]Why does the woman have a problem
A. She is taking too many classes.
B. She lives too lar from her family.
C. She made an error when she scheduled her trip.
D. She did not do well on her final exam.
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[单项选择]What forms of radiation are feared by astronauts
A. Radiation from the sun.
B. Radiation from the Van Allen Belts.
C. Radiation from the meteors.
D. Both A andB.
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[单项选择]An outsider who can offer a fresh point of view may ______ new ideas.
A. arouse
B. advocate
C. renovate
D. stimulate
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[单项选择]When is the deal going to be announced
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[单项选择]What is the woman's main purpose in this conversation
A. To take her final exam.
B. To apologize to the professor.
C. To change the date of her exam.
D. To schedule her flight.
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[单项选择]What does the professor decide to do
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[单项选择]
A. lying
B. laying
C. laid
D. lied
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[单项选择]The author specifically mentions all of the following features of the Syracusan dekadrachm EXCEPT its ______.
A. appearance
B. scarcity
C. value
D. age
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes traditional stereotypes of women to be ______.
A. persistently inexplicable
B. potentially harmful
C. rapidly changing
D. habitually disregarded
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[单项选择]I can't find Jenny everywhere. Where ______ she be
A. can
B. may
C. must
D. need
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[单项选择]That invention of his entitles him ______ a place among the great invent ors.
A. in
B. to
C. on
D. at
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[单项选择]The price of seafood used to be much lower than now, ______
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[单项选择]What has been agreed upon between the two auto companies
A. That Volvo will take over Renault.
B. To move their base to Sweden.
C. To work together.
D. To sell more cars to Japan.
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[单项选择]Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. About five million of the population of the United States is of Asian origin.
B. Most of the Chinese were employed in heavy industries when they first came to the United States.
C. Chinese people retreated into Chinatowns out of their own choice.
D. Chinese immigration was ended by law in 1882.
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[单项选择]When you are about ______ through the story, try to make a guess how the plot will develop.
A. one-half
B. half
C. midway
D. halfway
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[单项选择]What is the main theme of the passage
A. The decline of fresco painting.
B. The predominance of oils over watercolor.
C. The rediscovery of watercolor in England.
D. The origin and development of watercolor.
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[单项选择]The old farmer was run down by a car. He was taken to the hospital and
______ on by the chief surgeon right now.
A. operated
B. having been operated
C. is operated
D. is being operated
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[单项选择]Leonardo de Vinci is mentioned in the passage in connection with ______.
A. the first government issue of coins
B. the artistic aspect of coin making
C. coins issued in the sixteenth century
D. the production of uniform coins
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[单项选择]A. frightened B. frightening C, scattered D. scattering
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[单项选择]According to the news item, when was James murdered
A. Two days ago.
B. Ten days ago.
C. Seventeen days ago.
D. Tuesday mornin
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[单项选择]Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling ______.
A. income
B. allowances
C. wages
D. pay
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[单项选择]What word best describes Professor Irwin's attitude toward the student
A. Uninterested.
B. Apologetic.
C. Sick.
D. Annoye
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[单项选择]What is the distance between the Earth and the two areas of radiation
A. Between 12 and 21 miles.
B. 1,000 miles.
C. 150 miles.
D. 1,500 miles.
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[单项选择]Although his work was often ______ and ______ , he was promoted any way, simply because he had been with the company longer than anyone else.
A. negligent ... creative
B. incomplete ... imprecise
C. predictable ... careful
D. forceful ... extraneous
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[单项选择]The staff, having finished work for the day, ______ going home now.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
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[单项选择]What was the most probable cause of the air crash
A. Mechanical Failure.
B. Marijuana burning.
C. Destroyed by gunfire.
D. Heavy fo
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[单项选择]Why are the two car companies taking such an action
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[单项选择]What would the next paragraph most probably deal with
A. The works of famous American watercolor artists.
B. The decline of oil as a popular medium.
C. Techniques of manufacturing watercolor.
D. Modern American oil painters.
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[单项选择]We can make the inference from the passage that ______.
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[单项选择]______ I'd like to, I can't come.
A. Much though
B. Though much
C. Much as
D. As much
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[单项选择]The vocabulary of any technical discussion may include words which are never used outside the subject or field ______.
A. in case
B. in effect
C. in question
D. in view
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[单项选择]How many refugees Came from Vietnam since the early 1970s
A. About 35,000.
B. About 250,000.
C. About 350,000.
D. About 25,000.
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[单项选择]Where did the first Japanese immigrants settle
A. In California only.
B. In hastily established camps.
C. At Pearl Harbor.
D. In California and the other Pacific states.
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[单项选择]The attitude of the author toward advertisers is ______.
A. appreciative
B. trustworthy
C. critical
D. dissatisfactory
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[单项选择]Why can't people on earth be harmed by radiation
A. Because men on the Earth are protected by the atmosphere.
B. Because radiation only has short-term effects on men on the Earth.
C. Because there is a great distance between the Earth and the radiatio areas.
D. Because the Van Allen Belts absorb all radiation.
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[单项选择]Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure ______.
A. than more on efficiency
B. but more efficiency
C. but more on efficiency
D. than more efficiency
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[单项选择]Why did the lower-class white people in the United States treat Chinese immigrants with hostility
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[单项选择]I was always taught that it was ______ to interrupt.
A. rude
B. coarse
C. rough
D. crude
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[单项选择]Which of the following statements may NOT be made about the coins made during the reign of Croesus
A. They were issued by the government.
B. They were given standard values.
C. They were all of equal purity.
D. They were all alike in shap
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[单项选择]What should the man have done about his first appointment
A. He should have made an appointment.
B. He should have called to cancel his appointment.
C. He should have come for his appointment.
D. He should have stayed at home until he was well.
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[单项选择]The joys of travel, having long ______ the disabled, are opening up to
virtually anyone who has the means.
A. omitted
B. missed
C. neglected
D. discarded
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[简答题]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
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[单项选择]The young man considered it ______ honor to receive ______ Oscar Award for the best supporting actor.
A. a; the
B. an; /
C. an; an
D. an; the
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[单项选择]What is main idea of this passage
A. Advertisement.
B. The benefits of advertisement.
C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.
D. The costs of advertisement.
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[单项选择]The reason some old Roman coins are NOT costly is that they are ______.
A. available in quantity
B. inferior in workmanship
C. irregular in shape and size
D. made out of inexpensive metal
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[单项选择]One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great ______ to educate their children.
A. pains
B. endeavours
C. efforts
D. attempts
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[单项选择]We often advise him not to drink more wine ______ is good for his health.
A. as
B. than
C. that
D. but
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[单项选择]The passage suggests that scholars in criminal justice could be criticized for ______.
A. not paying enough attention to the seriousness of juvenile crime
B. concerning themselves too little with the prevention of juvenile delinquency
C. focusing on those whose crimes have involved damage to persons and property
D. failing to point out injustices in the juvenile courts
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[单项选择]In the north, the price of fresh vegetables ______ seasonally.
A. alters
B. converts
C. fluctuates
D. modifies
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[单项选择]What is the main topic of the conversation
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[单项选择]Why do the critics criticize advertisers
A. Because advertisers often brag.
B. Because critics think advertisement is a "waste of money".
C. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.
D. Because customers pay mor
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[单项选择]______ much advice you give him, he does exactly what he wants.
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[单项选择]Some people ______ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
A. violently
B. enthusiastically
C. sincerely
D. deliberately
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[单项选择]What will the woman receive if she is chosen
A. A certificate signed by three professors.
B. A cash award and a certificate.
C. A medal worth five hundred dollars.
D. An opportunity to interview for an excellent position.
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[多项选择] LUCKY MONEY
You are to write in three paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, state your point of view.
In the second paragraph, give one or two reasons to support your point of view.
In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.
Marks will be awarded for content , organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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[单项选择]The story of John Stubbs is told to convey the idea that ______.