[单项选择]From paragraph two, we can infer that ______.

[单项选择]We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Lord Lothian_______.
A. Donated all his money to the Trust.
B. Started the “Country House Scheme”.
C. Saved many old country bouses in Britain.
D. Was influential in his time

[单项选择]From the first paragraph, we can infer that science fiction has been most popular in the 20th century because ______.


A. with the growth of literacy, the size of the reading public has increased
B. competition from television has created a demand for more exciting fiction
C. science fiction is easier to understand than other kinds of fiction
D. the increased importance of technology has given science fiction an increased relevance

[单项选择]We can infer from Paragraph 3 that ______.
A. healthy people should live separately from unhealthy members of the family
B. a germ-free home is not only possible, but significant
C. unless you live with the vulnerable, it is pointless to sterilize the air

[单项选择]We can infer from the second paragraph that ______.


A. the young generation differs from the old in their attitude toward life
B. the young generation seeks to possess more material wealth
C. the old are regretful for their past personal lives
D. the old have been trying to keep up with modern life

[单项选择]We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.


A. smokers should not expect to become airline pilots
B. smoking in emergency cases causes mental illness
C. no airline pilots smoke during flights
D. smokers may prove unequal to handling emergency cases

[单项选择]We can infer from the first paragraph that ________.


A. BBSRC is not in favor of GE biotechnology
B. Lord Sainsbury is a well-known scientist himself
C. most supermarkets in Britain sell GE foods
D. Burke is not aware of public ignorance about GE foods

[单项选择]What can we infer from the two poor homeless men


A. They were begging for something to drink.
B. They bought coffee so that they could find themselves a shelter.
C. They were so annoying and scared people away.
D. They were homeless and was asking the author for help.

[单项选择]What can we infer from the last two paragraphs


A. There are some women who prefer casual clothes to formal ones on business occasions.
B. There are some women who refuse to wear formal clothes.
C. There are some women who are reluctant to wear formal clothes on business occasions.
D. There are some women who tend to adjust their dress in accordance with the working situation.

[单项选择]We could infer that in the paragraph next to this passage, the author will write about ______.


A. some fundamental ideas of morality
B. some dissents
C. the present state of research
D. the future prospects

[单项选择]We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because _______.


A. they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doing
B. they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interests
C. time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on it
D. it is difficult for them to take effective measures

[单项选择]Can we learn everything from school


A. Yes.
B. No
C. Hard to say.

[单项选择]We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows______ .


A. have monopolized the talk show circuit
B. exploit the weaknesses in human nature
C. appear at different times of the day
D. are targeted at different audiences

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Passage Two
Do we need laws that prevent us from running risks with our lives If so, then perhaps laws are needed prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and alcoholic drinks. Both products have been known to kill people. The hazards of drinking too much alcohol are as bad as or worse than the hazards of smoking too many cigarettes. All right then, let’s pass a law closing the liquor stores and the bars in this country. Let’s put an end once and for all to the ruinous disease from which as many as 10 million Americans currently suffer alcoholism.
But wait. We’ve already tried that. For 13 years, between 1920 and 1933 there were no liquor stores anywhere in the United States. They were shut down abolished by an amendment (修正案) to the Constitution (to 18th) and by a law of Congress (the Volstead Act). After January 20, 1920, there was supposed to be no more manufacturing, selling, or transporting of "intoxicating liquors." Without any m
A. every American would buy alcohol illegally
B. all criminal activities would cease
C. patrols of the Canadian border would halt the sale of alcohol
D. the social threat from drunkenness would decline

[单项选择]What can we learn from the passage


A. If you want to decorate your rooms, you must hire a designer.
B. You should hire and make use of a designer in a proper way.
C. Independent designers are better and cheaper than the store-based ones.
D. The right way to use a designer is not to interfere in his or her work.