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[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
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How does a maglev operate
A. It uses nuclear energy.
B. It rests on a cushion of pressurized air.
C. It flies over magnetically activated tracks.
D. It uses a device similar to a jet engin
[单项选择] Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Darwin’s great work, The Origin of Species, is now generally accepted as one of the most important books ever written. But when it first came out in 1859, it was both derided and bitterly condemned by scientists and laymen.
Much of opposition to The Origin of Species arose from Darwin’s claim that all living creatures, including man, are somehow related. Many people were outraged by the suggestion that man shared a common ancestor with animals such as apes and monkeys. They attacked Darwin for saying that man had descended from the apes.
But Darwin never actually said this. He believed that modern men and modern apes have both descended from the same ancestor. But at some time in pre-history, millions of years ago, men and apes began to develop separately, and ever since have continued to take on different characteristics. Today, more than 90 years after Darwin’s death, this is the opinion which scie
A. A creature which can live on the land.
B. A creature which can live in the water.
C. A creature which can live both on the land and in the water.
D. An animal which can crawl
[单项选择] Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
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When did the custom of wearing new clothes on Easter begin
A. A．Around 300 D.
B. D．In the 500 D.
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
We can learn from the passage that ______
A. the solar water heaters are very difficult to build
B. the system has been widely used
C. the system is based on a design developed in Arabia
D. the solar water heater consists of three parts
[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
The Olympic games (often referred to simply as The Olympics or The Games) is an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events. The (47) Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and was celebrated until AD 393. There are many myths and (48) of the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. The most popular one describes that Hercules was the creator of the Olympic Games, and built the Olympic stadium and surrounding buildings to (49) his father Zeus. The date of the Olympic Games’ beginning based on the count years in Olympiads is reconstructed as 776 BC, although scholars’ opinions differ between dates as early as 884 BC and as late as 704 BC. From then on, the games became much more important throughout ancient Greece, (50) their peak in the sixth and seventh century BC.
Interest in (51) the Olympic Games was fir
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
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What can we know about the Department of Education in Britain
A. It exercises direct control on the universities.
B. It takes responsibility for the whole expenditure of the universities.
C. It scarcely takes the advice of the University Grants Committee.
D. It has little influence on new developments of the university.
[单项选择] Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
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The five-year survey in Sweden revealed ______ of unnatural deaths were associated with alcohol.
A. 29%
B. 44%
C. almost 50%
D. 56%
[单项选择] Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
The most pressing nuclear energy issue is the disposal of nuclear waste. Even if all the reactors in existence were completely safe to operate, there would still be unsolved issue of what to do with the waste from generating electricity by means of nuclear energy. Those who claim that they feel comfortable with nuclear energy are, none the less, concerned about waste disposal methods. Seven states, including California, have put the building of nuclear plants on hold until legislators are convinced that there is a safe way to dispose of the radioactive waste from the plants.
In the meantime, pools of liquid waste and piles of solid waste from private industry and governmental bomb production grow. Since 1962, the volume of radioactive waste produced by the nuclear power industry has amounted to about 4,300 cubic meters. By the end of the twentieth century, if production continues at the same rate, there wil
A. effects of high-level radiation
B. operation of nuclear power plants
C. fallout from the explosion of nuclear weapons
D. various sources of radioactive wastes
[单项选择]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
How does the speaker say a direct quotation should be used
A. It should be assimilated thoroughly.
B. It should be enclosed in quotation marks.
C. It should be paraphrased by the author.
D. It should be authorized by the sourc
