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同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-31
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[简答题]In modern society people are faced with fierce competition, and the pressure has become greater then ever before... (具有挑战性的工作职位: demanding position; 动机: motivation;挑战: challenge; 重要性: significance; 潜能: potential)
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[单项选择]A new water boiler was installed in our building last week, which could provide hot water to the students.
A. inspected carefully
B. placed in service
C. undertaken with care
D. undone casually
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[单项选择]The current emergency in Mexico City that has taken over our lives is nothing I could ever have imagined for me or my children. We are living in an environmental crisis, an air-pollution emergency of unprecedented severity. What it really means is that just to breathe here is to play a dangerous game with your health.
As parents, what terrorizes us most are reports that children are at higher risk because they breathe more times per minute. What more can we do to protect them and ourselves Our pediatrician’s (儿科医师的) medical recommendation was simple: abandon the city permanently.
We are foreigners and we are among the small minority that can afford to leave. We are here because of my husband’s work. We are fascinated by Mexico—its history and rich culture. We know that for us, this is a temporary danger. However, we cannot stand for much longer the fear we feel for our boys. We cannot stop them from breathing.
But for millions, there is no choice. Their lives, their jobs
A. serious air-pollution
B. economic crisis
C. unemployment
D. natural disaster
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[单项选择]On (each) side of the highway (was) hundreds of billboards (advertising) everything from modem motels to roadside stands that sell (fresh fruit) and bedspreads.
A. each
B. was
C. advertising
D. fresh fruit
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[单项选择]Many farms in the southern United States yield hay and tobacco.
A. store
B. fertilize
C. sow
D. produce
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[单项选择]He became ______ with the girl reporter who questioned him at the press conference.
A. observed
B. obsessed
C. notified
D. troubled
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[单项选择]He merely meant to give his opinion, not to start an argument.
A. simply
B. sincerely
C. actually
D. definitely
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[单项选择]Unless the population growth stabilizes, environmentalists predict a worldwide starvation by the next decade.
A. famine
B. shortage
C. rebellion
D. infection
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[单项选择]According to a prominent philosopher, intolerance is a ______ to understanding.
A. barrier
B. improvement
C. foundation
D. approach
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[单项选择]She always handles the problems ______ her own experience and principles.
A. in the light of
B. in the event of
C. in the face of
D. in the course of
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[单项选择]It (soon) became (obviously) that (instead of) (being trained) to sing she would be trained as a dancer.
A. soon
B. obviously
C. instead of
D. being trained
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[单项选择](So great) (was) the influence of Thomas Paine (on) his own time that John Adams suggested that the era (was called) "The Age of Paine".
A. So great
B. was
C. on
D. was calhd
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[单项选择]Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy (冷淡) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.
Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.
Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence
A. wrong
B. oversimplified
C. misleading
D. unclear
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[单项选择]A: Look, I'm sorry to bother you about this, but this wall between our rooms is not very soundproof and I'm doing my revison for the final exam.
B: ______ .
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[单项选择]We sometimes think humans are uniquely vulnerable to anxiety, but stress seems to affect the immune defenses of lower animals too. In one experiment, for example, behavioral immunologist (免疫学家) Mark Laudenslager, at the University of Denver, gave mild electric shocks to 24 rats. Half the animals could switch off the current by turning a wheel in their enclosure, while the other half could not. The rats in the two groups were paired so that each time one rat turned the wheel it protected both itself and its helpless Partner from the shock. Laudenslager found that the immune response was depressed below normal in the helpless rats but not in those that could turn off the electricity. What he has demonstrated, he believes, is that lack of control over an event, not the experience itself, is what wakens the immune system.
Other researchers agree, Jay Weiss, a psychologist at Duke University School of Medicine, has shown that animals who are allowed to control unpleasant stimuli don’t
A. was altered
B. was strengthened
C. was weakened
D. was not affected
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[单项选择]Man: Would you do me a favor by sitting next to Jane
Woman: Oh, I don't want the concert to be spoiled by her incessant long talk.
Question: What does the woman's response mean
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[单项选择]Only her friends knew she had a(n) fatal illness, and her family was not informed.
A. strange
B. deadly
C. serious
D. benign
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[单项选择]The hole was so large that water poured in much faster than it could be ______ out.
A. dumped
B. jumped
C. lumped
D. pumped
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[简答题]Discoveries in science and technology are thought by many to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents: Sir Isaac Newton noticed the falling apple in his garden and came forth with the gravitation law. This notion is obviously not true. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. In fact, he had experimented with antibacterial substances for nine years before he made his discovery. Inventions and innovations almost always come out of laborious trial and error. Innovation, as well as inventions, is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score.
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[单项选择]Woman: I haven't seen John for some time now.
Man: He had an accident. I told him not to drive on like that.
Question: What does the man think of John's driving
A. John always drives recklessly.
B. John always drives cautiously.
C. John always drives carefully.
D. John always drives after excessive drinkin
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[单项选择](Annoying) at the long check-out lines, the shopper began (to sigh) loudly, tap his (foot), and (glance) at his watch.
A. Annoying
B. to sigh
C. foot
D. glance
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[单项选择]At a press conference after the award ceremony, the 18-year-old girl spoke in a barely ______ voice.
A. audible
B. optional
C. legible
D. identical
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[单项选择]When television was first (introduced), the extent to (that) it would (affect) society could not (have been foreseen).
A. introduced
B. that
C. affect
D. have been foreseen
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[单项选择]Man: The problem is that I don’t get paid until tomorrow, but I must register for Dr.
Martin’s class. Could you hold a place for me until then
Woman: You know that without full payment we are not allowed to reserve spaces in a class.
Question: What does the woman mean
A. The man has to wait and take his chances.
B. The man must pay now or he won’t have a chance to get registered in the class.
C. She could help the man the way he wished.
D. Spaces can be reserved if partial payment is mad
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[简答题]自然界开始了一次新的实验。人类不再只是能适应某一特定的环境,而是获得了能适应任何环境的能力。他们分散到世界各地,在迁移中不断变化,直到成为在地球上分布最广的物种。人类在身体和文化方面都适应他们迁入的新环境。居住在赤道附近的人为了在强烈日光下保护自己,渐渐地有了黑色皮肤。迁移到寒冷地带的人为了利用阳光合成维生素D,渐渐地有了较为白皙的皮肤。住在寒冷而干燥地区的人们长得矮胖,以便保存热量;住在干燥而炎热地区的人们长得高瘦,以便使热量容易散发。
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[单项选择](Writing) in a clear and terse style, the book (describes) the (author’s) childhood experiences in a small town (just before) the outbreak of the Civil War.
A. Writing
B. describes
C. author’s
D. just before
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[单项选择](To) the (best of) my knowledge, the climate in Arizona is better all (the) (year-round) than (any) other state.
A. To
B. best of
C. year-round
D. any
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[单项选择]Man: Not every woman could do the thing like her. She is extraordinary.
Woman: Yeah, she is. But I'll have my moments.
Question: what does the woman mean
A. She thinks she is better than the lady the man is talking about.
B. She thinks she will be successful someday.
C. She thinks she is more attractive than the lady the man is talking about.
D. She thinks she has her own speciality.
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[单项选择]Man: Mary, Your English exam is only a week ahead, and you're still playing computer games!
Woman: So what
Question: What does the woman mean
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[单项选择]A: You can take it. It's not occupied.
B: ______ .
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[单项选择]The representative of the committee was asked to verify his earlier statement.
A. confirm
B. withdraw
C. repeat
D. modify
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[单项选择]Why does a vegetarian restaurant make its dishes resemble meat in every way except ______
A. ingredients
B. elements
C. components
D. compounds
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[单项选择]A long journey in cold weather is dreadfully tiring.
A. unfortunately
B. terribly
C. noticeably
D. predictably
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[单项选择]The United States Department of Labor (enforces) laws that (promote) the welfare of wage earners, (improving) occupational conditions and (advance) employment opportunities.
A. enforces
B. promote
C. improving
D. advance
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[单项选择]Though they disagreed on details, they were in ______ agreement over the plan.
A. substantial
B. steady
C. stable
D. sticky
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[单项选择]The government will try to ______ for those who were exposed to radiation.
A. compete
B. compensate
C. complain
D. compose
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[单项选择]The Vikings have left many traces of their settlement which are still visible today. Archaeology provides physical evidence of their conquests, settlement and daily life. The study of place names and language shows the lasting effect which the Viking settlements had in the British Isles, and DNA analysis provides some insights into the effect the Vikings had on the genetic stock of the countries where they settled. All of this provides valuable information, but the only reason that we have an idea of the "Vikings" as a people is their appearance in the written sources.
Unfortunately, the value of the written evidence is limited. Not a lot of evidence survives, and much of what we have is either uninformative or unreliable. Many popular ideas about Vikings are nineteenth-century inventions. Others are the result of early historians accepting sources which modern scholars now regard as completely unreliable. In Scandinavia the Viking Age is regarded as part of prehistory because the
A. limited written sources
B. physical archaeological evidence
C. report on DAN analysis
D. the study of place names and language
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[单项选择]A: I can't understand why Mary hasn't shown up yet. We agreed to meet at 10, and it's already 10:30.
B: ______ .
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[单项选择]A: The bus is so crowded, jammed like sardines.
B: ______ .
A. So be it!
B. You said it!
C. So you say!
D. Not bad!
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[单项选择]Although interior design has existed since the beginning of architecture, its development into a specialized field is really quite recent. Interior designers have become important partly because of the many functions that might be (56) in a single large building.
The importance of interior design becomes (57) when we realize how much time we (58) surrounded by four wails. Whenever we need to be indoors, we want our surroundings to be (59) attractive and comfortable as possible. We also expect (60) place to be appropriate to its use. You would be (61) ff the inside of your bedroom were suddenly changed to look (62) the inside of a restaurant. And you wouldn’t feel (63) in a business office that has the appearance of a school.
It soon becomes clear that the interior designer’s most important (64) is the function of the particular (65) . For example, a theater with poor sight lines, poor sound-shaping qualitie
A. consisted
B. contained
C. composed
D. comprised
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[单项选择](In spite of) the ever-increasing exploitation of natural resources, (that) has now reached dangerous proportion, (little) has been done on a (world-wide) scale to slow down or stop this process.
A. In spite of
B. that
C. little
D. world-wide
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[单项选择]Vast amounts of money are being invested in the local market.
A. Enormous
B. Constant
C. Unknown
D. Sufficient
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[单项选择]A: ______ .
B: I'm having a rough time communicating with other students now that I don't speak the native language well.
A. How are the natives
B. How are you doing in the new school
C. How are your classmates
D. How is your language learning scheme
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[单项选择]All parts of this sewing machine are ______ so that it is very simple to get replacements for them.
A. maximized
B. minimized
C. optimized
D. standardized
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[单项选择]There isn't sound proof to support his biological theory.
A. financing
B. publications
C. evidence
D. appreciation
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[单项选择]Wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and versatile.
A. diligent
B. capable
C. clever
D. perfect
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[单项选择]Your exam results ______ my expectations, and you have to work harder.
A. fall on
B. fall back
C. fall though
D. fall short of
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[单项选择]Peter, (together with) his wife and (two sons), (are) to arrive (on the) evening flight.
A. together with
B. two sons
C. are
D. on the
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[单项选择]It is reported that alcohol abuse on college campuses is on the rise. But alcohol abuse is only one symptom of a larger campus crisis. There is a growth in racism, sexism, assault, attempted suicide, theft, property damage and most disappointing of all, cheating on exams.
A generation has come to college quite fragile, not very secure about who it is, fearful of its lack of identity and without confidence in its future. Many students are ashamed of themselves and afraid of relationships.
It is happening because the generation now entering college has experienced few authentic connections with adults in its lifetime. I call this the "Culture of Neglect", and we—parents, teachers, professors and administrators—are the primary architects.
It begins at home, where social and economic factors result in less family time for adults. Most children and teenagers are being reared without mothers’ being around, with television as their only supervisor, and there is little expectati
A. Alcohol abuse.
B. Cheating on exams.
C. Racial discrimination.
D. Lack of financial support.