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______ were more positive and active than the first generation of Romanticism.
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There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.
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The word ( ) means \the condition of having more debts (liabilities) than total assets which might be available to pay them, even if the assets were mortgaged or sold\.
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6. Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic
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To illustrate my point of view, I would like to __________ from a source that many of us find more authoritative than the words of a businessman.
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Walter Bagehot's ideas are more valid today than they were in the nineteenth century because of
A．the rapid development of space science
B．transcontinental television
C．cowboy movies that show us morality
D．instantaneous communications
此题为多项选择题。
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These machines were used more than
A．200 years ago.
B．2，000 years ago.
C．20，000 years ago.
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It is found by the Pew Research Center that more and more of the least educated men_____． A)earn less than their wives B)are declined by white-collar women C)refuse to malty white-collar women D)have to remain single
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听力原文：W: There is nothing I like more than a good detective story when I've got some spare time.
M: I like to read too. But I prefer non-fiction: history, philosophy and others alike.
Q: What do we know about the man from this conversation？
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A．He doesn't have time to read.
B．He has no reading preference.
C．He doesn't read the same kind of books as the woman.
D．He prefers writing to reading.
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I like by bus rather than by tube as you can see more.
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______ Alcohol is a major cause of road accidents in that more young men die in the drink-related accidents than in any other way.
A．T
B．F
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听力原文：It is my firm belief that men and women are equal. I cannot accept that some roles are more suitable for males than for females. As far as I am concerned, men and women are equally capable of learning all skills.
In my view, parents should share household tasks and childcare. I think the division of labor should depend on individual circumstances. It seems to me that we can learn most things if we try. It's unwise to suggest that women should take care of most of the practical aspects of childcare because they are more patient, more gentle and more skilled at it. Men can be just as skilled in these areas if they have practice!
Of course, I acknowledge that men are often physically stronger than women and are therefore better at doing certain types of physical work. And I don't deny that one individual may be better at cooking, for example, than the other. But I reject the suggestion that cleaning, washing and ironing are women's work. I strongly believe that we should question all types of sexual stereotyping. If you ask me, there's no such thing as "women's work". There's no reason at all why a man shouldn't do the ironing! My husband does all the ironing in our house — and I do all the electrical repairs!
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A．Some jobs are more suitable for men than for women.
B．Women should take care of the practical aspects of childcare.
C．Cleaning, washing and ironing are women's work.
D．There should not be such things as "women's work".
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Science moves forward, they say, ______ through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.
A．not rather than
B．not so much
C．not as
D．not much
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The culture and customs of America are more like______of English than those of any other country.
A．that
B．those
C．what
D．which
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There are more women suffering from depression than men.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
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By saying "the opposite was true in the Western Indian Ocean", Cinner means that reserves that were more remote tended. A) have less fish than unprotected areas B) have more fish than unprotected areas C) have less fish than reserves near large populations D) have more fish than reserves near large populations
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After an intense three-month heat wave, Indians in the north and east of the subcontinent were praying hard for rain. Their prayers were heard and answered in the form. of a curse. Violent downpours flooded much of the country, drowning more than 500 people and leaving thousands more homeless. Walls of water hit 26 cities and 2,500 villages, washing away bridges, submerging reads and railways in waist- deep torrents, cutting power lines and wiping out animals, crops and factories. In all, the storm destroyed more than $ 1 billion worth of property. The death toll in neighboring Bangladesh rose to nearly 300 since mid-June. More than 400 people died in Nepal and another 700 were missing.
The rains hit India hardest in Punjab (旁遮普邦), which was transformed into a wasteland of collapsed houses and dead cattle. In the village of Doomchheri, 40 km southwest of Chandigarh, Punjab's capital, floods rising to a height of 4m washed away 400 of the 700 homes and destroyed all the crops. Jaswant Kaur and her family of five clung to trees when their mud hut collapsed. One cousin drowned; the other four swam to safety, reaching the second story of a neighbor's home. Wailed Jaswant:" What have we done to be cursed like this ？"
In the country the armed forces were mobilized to help. In Punjab 5,000 uniformed men used helicopters and assault boats to rescue victims isolated by flood, distribute food and medicine and, finally, remove the dead. Near the town of Patiala, 85 km south of Chandigarh, all 16 members of a rescue team drowned when their boat tipped over in 4m waves. One soldier named Sohan Singh could have survived, witnesses reported, but he ordered panic-stricken villagers to cling to him while he struggled toward safety. His body was found four days later, along with two dead villagers whose arms were wrapped around one of his legs.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage？
A．Curse of Heaven
B．Floods Hit India
C．Floods Claim Hundreds of Lives
D．A Terrible Disaster
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Living things are__________ cells，and cells do not grow to more than twice the size they were at first．
A.made from
B.made up
C.made up from
D.made again
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Which of the following is happening now?<br/>A．More men than women are now crying.<br/>B．More women are now working outside their homes.<br/>C．Heart diseases are on the rise.<br/>D．The poison found in tears is killing more and more people.
A：More
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Being spoiled, the girl could do no more than boiling eggs when his parents were out.（）
对
错
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It is a blow for the Ugly Bettys and Plain Janes ——research shows that good looks lead to better pay. A study of 4,000 young men and women found that beauty boosted pay checks more than intelligence.
It is unclear what is behind the phenomenon but it may be that beauty creates confidence. The self-confident may appear to be doing better than they are and will not hesitate about asking for a pay rise.
Researcher Jason Fletcher, of Yale University in the U.S., rated the attractiveness of the 4,000 men and women. Just over half were judged average, while 7 percent were felt to be very attractive and 8 percent were judged unattractive or very unattractive. The volunteers also sat an IQ test and reported their salary. It became clear that pay scales were far from fair. For instance, a 14- point increase on the IQ score was associated with a 3 to 6 percent increase in wage. But being of above-average looks increased pay by 5 to 10 percent .
For a plain person to be paid the same as a very attractive one , they would have to be 40 percent brighter, the journal Economics Letters reports.
Dr Fletcher said:“The results do show that people ’s looks have an impact on their wages and it can be very important.”
6.What is the “plainness penalty ”？
A.To be paid less for being ordinarily-looking
B.To be laughed at for being ordinarily-looking
C.To be fired for being ordinarily-looking
D.To be questioned for being ordinarily-looking
How many people were rated as very attractive in Jason Fletcher ’s study？A.About 280
B.About 4,000
C.About 2,000
D.About 320
What ’s the average annual salary of a good-looking person？A.￡2,500
B.￡25,000
C.￡22,500
D.￡27,500
Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage ？A.IQ is less important than appearance
B.Confidence makes people prettier
C.Good looks earn an extra penny
D.How Plain Janes get a higher salary
Good-looking people are usually paid more probably because________ .A.they look smarter
B.they have higher degrees
C.they are better at pleasing others
D.they are more confident
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______ speaking, boys like football more than girls. （general)
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By contrast, American mothers were more likely_________________（把孩子的成长归因于)nat
By contrast, American mothers were more likely_________________(把孩子的成长归因于)natural talent.
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Babies who are breast-fed may be more likely to be successful in life, a new study published Tuesday suggests. The study followed more than 3,000 babies into adulthood in Brazil. The researchers found those who were breast-fed scored slightly higher in intelligence tests in their 30s, stayed in school longer and earned more money than those who were given formula(配方奶粉).
“Breast-feeding not only has short-term benefits, but also breast-feeding has long-term benefits, ” says Bernardo Lessa Horta of the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, who led the study being published in The Lancet Global Health.
Doctors have long known that breast-feeding can be good for a baby’s health. This is especially true in poor countries, where water can be contaminated. For instance, a baby given formula in developing countries is 14 times more likely to die in the first six months than one who’s breast-fed. In the U.S., some research has suggested that breast-feeding may raise a baby’s IQ(智商)by a few points. But a recent study with siblings(兄弟姐妹)found little advantage to breast-feeding.
Horta says these previous studies didn’t follow children into adulthood to see if breast-feeding had long-term effects. So Horta analyzed data collected from 3,493 volunteers he and his colleagues have been following since birth. They are now in their 30s. First, the researchers gave the subjects IQ tests. Those who were breast-fed for 12 months or more had IQ test scores that were 3.76 points higher than those who were breast-fed for less than one month, the team found.
When Horta and his colleagues looked at how much education the subjects had gotten and how much money they were making, they also found a clear difference: Those who were breast-fed the longest stayed in school for about an extra year and had monthly salaries that were about a third higher.
1. From the passage, we learn that Horta {A; B; C}.
A. is from Brazil
B. conducts his research in the U.S.
C. has 30 researchers on his team
2. Which of the following about those who were breast-fed is NOT mentioned？{A; B; C}
A. They stayed longer in school
B. They were happier
C. They were smarter
3. Which of the following is TRUE？{A; B; C}
A. Doctors don’t understand the benefits of breast-feeding.
B. Horta is concerned with water contamination in poor countries.
C. Horta’s research project lasted about 30 years
4. The word contaminated in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to {A; B; C}.
A. finished
B. interested
C. polluted
5. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage？{A; B; C}
A. Researchers Have Pointed Out the Disadvantages of Breast-feeding
B. Researchers Have Found Out the Shortcomings of Formula
C. Breast-feeding Improves Chances of Success
