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Among all the animals,the ape is most like human beings….1.What does the fist paragraph tell us? The ape looks like human beings most.2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE? Apes have weak legs but very strong arms.3.Apes build nests in the trees but seldom sleep there for more than a night or two because They like to move from place to place in search of more food.4.Among the three kinds of apes, the gorilla is the biggest.5.The last paragraph tells us that the intelligence of chimpanzees is similar to that of human children.Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age wee H.A.W….1.Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT ? because Tabor became its leading citizen.2.The word”grubstake”in paragraph 2 means ? to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered.3.Tabor made his first fortune ? by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings.4.The underlying reason for Tabor’s life career is ? based on the analysis of miner’s being very poor and their poibility of discovering profitable mining site.5.If this paage is the first part of an article,WHOmight be introduced in the folling part ? Tabor’s second wife,Elizabeth McCourt.Amtrak was experiencing a downswing in ridership along the lines….1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this paage? To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changing consumer attitudes.
2.It can be inferred from the paage
that the drop in Amrrak ridership was due to the fact that ? trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportation.
3.To encourage consumers to travel by
train,DDB Needham emphasized ? the adventurous aspects of train trips.
4.The train ads were placed among
family-oriented TV programs involving
nature
and
America
because ? most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences.
5.According to the paage,the
Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership and profits because ? the attractivene of its name and route was effectively advertised.As regards social conventions,we must say a word about the….
1.The middle cla mainly refers to
people ? who are prosperous businemen or who work in some profeions.2.The
most
obvious
difference between the working cla and the middle
cla
in
English
is
their ?accent
3.Why isn’t the word”sir”commonly
used in Britain ? because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrament.
4.The”upper cla”in England today ?
includes the hereditary aristocracy 5.Which of the following is not true
about the English cla system ? Working-cla
students
cannot
receive a unibersity education.Culture is one of the most challenging elements of the international maike….1.According to the paage,which of
the following is true? Views differ on how to treat culture in busine world.
2.According to the author,the model of
Pepsi ? is in line with the theories of the school advocating the busine is busine the world around.
3.The two schools of thought ? admit
the existence of cultural diversity in busine world.
4.This article is supposed to be most
useful for those ? who want to run busine on International Scale 5.According to Fortune,succeful
international companies ? all have the quality of patience
“Family” is of course an elastic word.But when British people say that….1.What does the author mean
by”Family is of course an elastic word”? Different definitions could be given to the word.
2.For an English family,the husband’s
duty is? Financial while the wife is running the home.
3.Everything is decided in a family? By
the couple.
4.What is TRUE concerning the book
Pride and Prejudice? It gives quite some ideas of English social life in the past.
5.With regard to marriage in
Britain,present day girls differ from
former time girls in? social position.It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory….
1.Which of the following is TRUE
about memory? It connects our past experiences with the present.2.According to the paage,memory
is helpful in one’s life in the following aspects EXCEPT that? it warns people not to do things repeatedly.
3.What is the author’s view about
computers and human beings in terms of intelligence? Human beings are far superior to computers.4.What is the major characteristic of
man’s memory capacity according to the author? It can be expanded by language.
5.Human beings make themselves
different from other animals by? Having a far greater memory capacity.
Long after the 1998World Cup was won,disappointed fans were still….1.The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to ? analyze the causes of errors made by football referees.
2.The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was ? quite unexpected.
3.The findings of the experiment show that ? errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball.4.The word”officials”most probably refers to ? the referees of the football tournament.5.What is one of the poible conclusions of the experimen? Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.Most Shoplifters agree that the January sales offer wonderful opportunities….1.January is a good month for shoplifters because? There are so many people in the store.2.The sputniks hanging from the ceiling are intended? To make films that can be used as evidence 3.The case last October was important because ? knew that the detective had seen her 4.The woman stealing perfume ? gueed what the sputniks were for.5.The woman’s action before leaving the store shows that she ? was afraid she would be arrested More and more,the operations of our busine, governments,and financial….1.It can be concluded from the paage that ? computer crimes are the one of most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions.2.It is implied in the third paragraph that ? many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered.3.Which of the following is mentioned in the paage ? Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes.
4.The underlying reason for the
comuter criminals to get
recommendations he needs is that ? the employers are much afraid of bringing the public into disbelief towards them through the criminals words in open court.
5.What may happen to computer
criminals once they are caught ? They may walk away and easily find another job.
Material culture refers to what can be seen,held,felt,used-what….
1.Research into the material culture of
a nation is of great importance because? it helps understand the nation’s past and present.
2.It can be learned from this paage
that? Near Eastern music had an influence on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestra.
3.According to the author,music
notation is important because? is has a great effect on the music culture as more and more people are able to read it.
4.It can be concluded from the
paage that the introuduction of electronic media into the world of music? Has given rise to new forms of music culture.
5.Which of the following best
summarizes the main idea of the paage? The development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect.President
Coolidge’s
statement,”The
busine of America is busine,”….1.The statement”The busine of
America
is
busine”probably
means ? Busine is of primary concern to Americans.
2.Americans believe that they can
realize their personal values only ? by way of competition.
3.Who can benefit from busine
competition? Both businemen and their custmers.
4.Government is believed to differ
strikingly from busine in that government is characterized by ? its absolute control of power.
5.It can be inferred from the paage
that the author believes ? in many countries succe often depends on one’s social status.Sixteen years ago,Eileen Doyle’s husband,an engineer,took his….1.When her husband left home,Eileen
Doyle?could not understand why.2.Most people who leave their families
behind them? Do so without warning.
3.The man or woman left behind
usually? Feels embarraed and usele.
4.Paul Brown regards leaving home in
such circumstances as? An act of selfishne.
5.The Salvation Army believes that?
some women never give their men another chance.
So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching an learning….
1.The problem with the reading course
as mentioned in the first paragraph is that ? too much time is spent in teaching about reading.
2.The teaching of reading will be
succeful if ? teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading.
3.The word”scrutiny”most probably
means” “ ? observation
4.According to the paage,learning
to read will no longer be a difficult task when ? children become highly motivated.
5.The main idea of the pasage is that ?
reading ability is something acquired rather than taught.
There are people in Italy who can’t stand soccer….
1.The paage is mainly concerned
with ? the attraction of baseball.2.Those who don’t like baseball may
complain that ? it is not exciting enough.
3.The author admits that ? baseball may seem boring when boring when watched on TV.4.By stating ‘I could have had my eyes closed.”the author means ? Even if the third baseman closed his eyes a moment ago,it could make no difference to the result.5.We can safely conclude that the author ? like baseball The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages….1.Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside? Cottages with thatched roofs.2.What do we know about thatching as a craft ? It is in most cases handed down among family members.3.Thatched houses are still preferred because of ? their style and comfort 4.People in developing countries also live under thatch because ? thatched roof houses are the cheapest 5.We can learn from the paage that ? the English people have a special liking for thatched houses The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist….1.The paage is mainly about ? a poible cause of aircraft crashes.2.What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years ?They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.3.Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their paengers using electronic devices because ? most paengers refuse to take a palne which bans the use of radio and caette players.4.Why is it difficult to predict the poible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane’s computers ? Because research scientists have not been able to produce the same effects in labs.
5.It can be inferred from the paage
that the author ? hasn’t formed his own opinion on this problem.Today,there many avenues open to those who wish to continue their education….] 1.According to the paage,which of
the folling is NOT a disadvantage of part time education? It requires some bread in one’s career.
2.Which of the following isNOT an
advantage of distance learning? Their tutorial aistance comes through
regular
airmail,telephone,facsimile machine,etc.
3.What benefit will distance learning
rogram bring to a busine? Includes subject evaluation tool
4.Good distance learning program
have the following characteristic EXCEPT?
Profeor-student
relationship is srictly one to one all through the course.
5.What benefit will distance learning
bring to an employee of a busine? Profeional growth
The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative….1.Advertising
can
persuade
the
cosumer to buy worthle products by ? appealing to his bying motives.2.The
reason
why
the
bread
advertisement is misleading is that ? the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same.
3.The paage tells us that ?
sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needsl.
4.It can be inferred from the paage
that a smart consumer should ? think carefully
about
the
benefits
described in the advertisements.5.The paage is mainly about ? the
positive and negative aspects of advertising.
The
rise
of
multinational corporations,global marketing,new communications….1.According
to
the
paage,U.S.leadership in public relations
is
being
threatened
because of ? increased efforts of other countries in public relations.
2.London could soon replace New
York as the center of Prbecause ? British
conpanies
place more importance on
PR
than
U.S.companies.
3.The word”provincial”most probably
means” “ ?limited in out look 4.We learn from the third paragraph
that employees in the American PR industry ? are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts.5.What leon might the PR industry
take from Ted Turner of CNN? American
PR
industry
should
develop global communications technologies.
The English have the reputation of being very different from all other nationalities…..
1.One explanation for the different
character of English people is that? they are geographically isolated from the European continent.2.The word “inhibited” in this paage
probably means?unable to expre and relax freely.
3.According to the paage,on
entering a railway compartment,an overseas visitor is expected to? Shake hands with all the paengers.
4.The English way of commenting on
something or somebody suggests that? the English tend to dispay le emotion than they feel.5.What does the paage mainly
discu ? The different character of the Englishman and its reason.
The largest shark known to us, Megalodon, is extinct.Or is it ? 1.The following is commonly known EXCEPT ? Megalodon is not extinct but just out of reach.2.What makes scientists doubt about the belief that Megalodon is ectinct ? The discovery of a live Coelacanth.3.What was special in their recorded sounds ? To follow the track of the Soviet warships under water.4.What was special in their recorded sounds ? A strange, powerful animal sound was heard.5.What can be concluded from the paage ? Megalodon may be still alive deep in the ocean.There are many ways of defining succe,It is accurate to say….1.In the first paragraph,the author implies that ability and environment are eential in achieving succe.2.The word”frugal”means thrifty 3.Some rich people consider themselves unsucceful because they are not rich enough by their own standards.4.The last paragraph implies that succe means trying one’s best at what one really likes.5.This paage mainly talks about the definition of succe.Videodisc holds great promise of helping to meet the needs of American…..1.The special education mentioned in the text is mainly concerned with students who are either mentally or physically disabled.2.A videodisc courseware is beneficial to those who have study difficulties because it allows the user to go back to where he wants to restudy.3.According to Profeor Healey,we may infer that mentally retarded children perhaps need graphic representations in order to understand higher-order language concepts.4.The best phrase that summarizes the main idea of the text is videodisc and special education.5.The word “impairment”probably means disability
When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own pribate space-ferry service….1.Which of the following is the best title for the paage? Take Vacations in Space 2.The
phrase
“
berad-and-butter
busine”most probably means the busine to make a living
3.How much is the two-hour space tour for each person according to Space Adventures in Arlington? $98000
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to
the
paage?The
government has little interests in this
project.
5.What’s the author’s tone in the last sentence of the paage? Ironical What makes Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home?....
1.Americans enjoy fast food mainly
because? It is time-saving and convenient
2.It can be inferred that children? are
not good at using forks and knives while eating
3.Many Americans are eating out and
not cooking at home nowadays because? many of them live alone or don’t like taking trouble to cook.4.According to the text,a drive-in
window is a? window in the restaurant from which you get your meal in the car.
5.The exprein”pitch in with”probably
means? help
While still in its early stages,welfare reform has already been judged a….
1.From the paage,it can be seen that
the author? Considers welfare reform to be fundamentally succeful.2.Why aren’t people enjoying better
lives when they have jobs? Because their wages are low.
3.What is worth noting from the
example of Athens County is that? Greater efforts should be made to improve people’s living standards.
4.From the paage we know that
welfare reform aims at? Rebuilding the work ethic.
5.According to the paage before the
welfare reform was carried out? the poor used to rely on government aid.
When school was out,I hurried to find my sister and get out of the schoolyard….1.The tone of this paage as a whole
is ? reflective
2.The narrator had most probably
been placed in the C cla because ? all children of transient laborers were placed in the C cla
3.The basic reason why the people in
the community distrusted the transient workers was that the transient workers ? were temporary residents.
4.Which of the following is not
characteristic of Gypsies ? Make ginger ale in their house.
5.Immediately after the narrator was
moved to the A cla,what was the atttitude of Barbara and Barbara’s friends towards her? Acceptance While the cities of China have undergone modernization evident in the rising….1.According to the author,dramatic
changes took place in ?cities but not countryside of China.
2.It can be inferred from the second
paragraph
that
?peasants
in
Midwest America raise more corns while Chinese peasants taise more rice.
3.The author was traveling to Wuhu ?in
order to visit his grandparents.4.The author’s grandparents ?live in
an apartment similar to westerners.5.Which of the following is the best
title for this paage ? Flash back to China.
When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the english….1.In contrast to the earlier linguists,modern linguists tend to ? evaluate language practices in terms of current speech rather than standards or proper patterns 2.Choose the appropriate meaning for the word”inflection”used in line 5 of paragraph 2?Chnges in the forms of words.3.Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the paage? It is generally believed that the year 1500 can be set as the beginning of the modern English language.4.The author of these paragraphs is probably a(an) ？linguist 5.Which of the following can be best used as the title of the paage ? Our changing language.
Why does cream go bad faster than butter?Some researchers think they have the….1.The significance of Brocklehurst’s research is that ? it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives.2.According to the researchers,cream souns fast than butter because bacteria ? multiply more easily in cream than in butter.3.According to Brocklehurst,we can keep cream fresh by ? altering its structure 4.The word”colonies”refers to ? bacteria communities.5.Commercial application of the research finding will be poible if salad cream can be made resistant to bacterial attack ? while retaining its form.
You’re busy filling out the application form for a position you really need….
1.The main idea of this paage is that?
Lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem.2.According to the paage,”special
cases”refers to cases that? students never attended a school they listed on their application.
3.We can infer from the paage that?
a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition.
4.This paage implies that? society
should be greatly responsible for lying on applications.
5.The word “phony”means? false
