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考博英语-460
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[单项选择]In certain types of quartz, bands of color form an irregular pattern.
A. shades
B. cautioned
C. motivated
D. requested
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[单项选择]Instead of advancing the public discussion of biotechnology, David Shenk succeeds merely in displaying his general ignorance and unfounded fears in his recent article "Biocapitalism" His claim that "no living creature has ever before been able to upgrade its own operating system" ignores transduction ( the act or process of transferring genetic material or characteristics from one bacterial cell to another) and bacterial conjugation (the temporary union of two bacterial cells), which are ways organisms have "upgraded" their own genomes with novel DNA for hundreds of millions of years. A first-year biology major could have told him that. For Shenk to suggest that his daughter may someday use a before-birth genetic test for "quick-wittedness" is extremely dun-witted, ignoring the complexity of polygenetic traits while embracing a shallow genetic determinism. Nurture ——utterly absent from his discussion ——really does matter.
Finally, worrying about the effects on the gene pool of a "
A. draw the public’s attention to "biocapitalism"
B. cover his general ignorance about "biocapitalism"
C. show his approval of the advancement in biotechnology
D. report his success in biotechnological research
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[单项选择]Shyness is a nearly universal human trait. Almost everyone has bouts of it, and half of those surveyed describe themselves as shy. Perhaps because it’s so widespread, and because it suggests vulnerability, shyness is often an endearing trait: Princess Diana, for example, won millions of admirers with her "Shy Di" manner. The human species might not even exist if not for an instinctive wariness of other creatures. In fact, the ability to sense a threat and a desire to flee are lodged in the most primitive regions of the brain.
But at some life juncture, roughly 1 our of every 8 people becomes so timid that encounters with others turn into a source of overwhelming dread. The heart races, palms sweat, mouth grows dry, words vanish; thoughts become cluttered, and an urge to escape takes over. This is the face of social phobia (also known as "social anxiety disorder"), the third most common mental disorder in the United States, behind depression and alcoholism. Some social phobics can
A. against human nature
B. completely an endearing trait
C. so widespread that a problem may arise
D. essential to the survival of the human species
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[单项选择]The crowd swelled in the evening until the noise made by the crowd could be heard for miles.
A. shouted
B. cheered
C. grew
D. scattered
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[单项选择]He expected to lose his job because the boss had had it in for him a long time.
A. not held a grudge
B. waited for revenge
C. disliked him on him
D. thought about him
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[单项选择]Benjamin Day was only 22 years old when he developed the idea of a newspaper for the masses and launched his New York Sun in 1833, which would profoundly alter journalism by his new approach. Yet, several conditions had to exist before a mass press could come into existence. It was impossible to launch a mass-appeal newspaper without invention of a printing press able to produce extremely cheap newspaper affordable almost to everyone. The second element that led to the growth of the mass newspaper was the increased level of literacy in the population. The then increased emphasis on education led to a concurrent growth of literacy as many people in the middle and lower economic groups acquired reading skills. The trend toward "democratization" of business and politics fostered the creation of a mass audience responsive to a mass press.
Having seen.others fail in their attempts to market a mass-appeal newspaper, he forged ahead with his New York Sun, which would be a daily and sell
A. The upgraded educational level of the masses.
B. The increased wealth of the population as a whole.
C. The democratic background and drive of the general public.
D. The lowered cost of newspaper production.
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[单项选择]Death ensued as a result of suffocation.
A. heart failure
B. an accident
C. disease
D. asphyxiation
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[单项选择]I certainly got stuck when I bought this raincoat; every time I go out in the rain, it shrinks some more.
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[单项选择]His parents were once well-off but they lost all their money.
A. in good health
B. not happy
C. well-to-do
D. not rich
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[单项选择]In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is compacted into ice.
A. hauled
B. compressed
C. compiled
D. harnessed
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[单项选择]Susan Clinton's participation in the Progressive Movement was far-reaching, embracing such causes as labor legislation and housing reforms.
A. timely
B. voluntary
C. extensive
D. admirable
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[单项选择]Two more teams have dropped out of the league.
A. have promenaded down
B. have reprimanded for
C. have left permanently
D. have been absent
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[单项选择]When a newspaper prints an inaccurate date for an event, universal chagrin results.
A. discomfiture
B. amusement
C. reprisal
D. loss of profit
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[单项选择]She got used to his manner of speaking soon.
A. had been used To
B. would be used to
C. became accustomed to
D. used to
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[单项选择]After reading Philip Morrison's paper on gamma-ray astronomy in 1959, a fellow physicist was prompted to ask, "Wouldn't using gamma-rays be a good way to communicate across the galaxy"
A. petitioned
B. cautioned
C. motivated
D. requested
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[单项选择]The flowers bloomed yesterday and seems to wither in a few minutes.
A. blossom
B. dry up
C. plunder
D. revive
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[单项选择]After that sagging barn collapsed, the farmer burned it down.
A. burned it rapidly
B. burned it to the ground
C. burned it all
D. burned it out
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[单项选择]He did not relish appealing amongst his friends and ______ of their criticism or censure.
A. running short
B. running out
C. running the gauntlet
D. running ahead
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[单项选择]Gordon Shaw the physicist, 66, and colleagues have discovered what’s known as the "Mozart effect," the ability of a Mozart sonata, under the right circumstances, to improve the listener’s mathematical and reasoning abilities. But the findings are controversial and have launched all kinds of crank notions about using music to make kids smarter. The hype, he warns, has gotten out of hand.
But first, the essence: Is there something about the brain cells work to explain the effect In 1978 the neuroscientist Vernon Mountcastle devised a model of the neural structure of the brain’s gray matter. Looking like a thick band of colorful bead work, it represents the firing patterns of groups of neurons. Building on Mounteastle, Shaw and his team constructed a model of their own. On a lark, Xiaodan Leng, who was Shaw’s colleague at the time, used a synthesizer to translate these patterns into music. What came out of the speakers wasn’t exactly toe-tapping, but it was music. Shaw and Leng infer
A. the open hostility by the media towards his findings
B. his strength to keep trying out the "Mozart effect"
C. a widespread misunderstanding of his findings
D. the sharp disagreement about his discovery
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[单项选择]Located in New York City, Greenwich Village gained a reputation for bohemianism due to its populace of artists and freethinkers.
A. desired
B. promoted
C. deserved
D. acquired
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[单项选择]The ex-president had been ______ in the country to refresh his mind before he passed away.
A. given to walking
B. given a walk
C. given for a walk
D. giving a walk
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[单项选择]When hummingbirds fly, their wingbeats are so rapid that the wings seem blurred.
A. tiny
B. fragile
C. indistinct
D. inexhaustible
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[单项选择]The report was unusual in that it is insinuated corruption on the part of the minister.
A. denied
B. suggested
C. reprisal
D. loss of profit
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[单项选择]The human treatment of prisoners is endorsed by the majority of people in the society.
A. encountered
B. endowed
C. quenched
D. supported
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[单项选择]Don't let on to Doris that we are going to the movies tonight.
A. reveal
B. reconcile
C. accept
D. protrude
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[单项选择]I cannot explain the withholding tax to you. This is something which you will have to take up with an accountant.
A. make up with
B. call for
C. wait on
D. consult
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[单项选择]Bone and ivory are light, strong, and accessible materials for Inuit artists.
A. distinctive
B. economical
C. available
D. optional
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[单项选择]In an effort to end the strike, the owners agreed to meet the strikers halfway.
A. argue with him
B. run over him
C. run into him
D. compromise with him
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[单项选择]It stands to reason that if he never prepares his lessons, be is not going to make good progress.
A. is clear and logical and
B. makes good
C. is not difficult to understand
D. is out of the question
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[单项选择]We must safeguard against coerced confessions.
A. bribed
B. emotional
C. unprofitable
D. forced
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[单项选择]It is difficult to discern the sample that is on the slide unless the microscope is adjusted properly.
A. overlook
B. disclaim
C. discard
D. detect
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[单项选择]The typical shoe of the Middle Ages was a soft, clinging moccasin that extended to the ankle.
A. close-fitting
B. comfortable
C. cleverly made
D. leather
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[单项选择]Instead of waiting for the arrival of our counsel, it is better to have it out with the thief right away.
A. not to quarrel with
B. to get it over with
C. not to confront
D. to bring into the open
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[单项选择]I must drop a line to my brother.
A. throw him a rope
B. write him a letter
C. send him a telegram
D. save his life
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[单项选择]If they think they are going to win over us by obstinately ______ and refusing to make the slightest concession, they are mistaken.
A. holding out
B. holding to
C. holding over
D. holding up
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[单项选择]My attention was engaged by the article's caption.
A. graph
B. author
C. contents
D. title
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[单项选择]It rained all the time and so we did not make good time driving to New York.
A. travel at a good speed
B. have a good time
C. content
D. make a good day
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[单项选择]There is an old saying in English which goes, "Never put off until tomorrow What you can do today."
A. look for it C. put it in place B. cancel it D. postpone it
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[单项选择]The scheme for rebuilding the city center ______ owing to the refusal of a Council to sanction the expenditure of the money it would have required.
A. fell down
B. fell off
C. fell out
D. fell flat
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[简答题]世界先进水平的一流大学应该是培养和造就高素质创造性人才的摇篮,应该是认识世界、探求客真理、为人类解决面临的重大课题提供科学依据的前沿,应该是知识创新、推动科学技术成果向现实生产力转化的重要力量,应该是民族优秀文化与世界先进文明成果交流借鉴的桥梁。
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[单项选择]The possibility that the explosion was caused by sabotage cannot be ______.
A. broken out
B. cancelled out
C. ruled out
D. wiped out
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[单项选择]Sometimes opponents of capital punishment horrify with tales of lingering death on the gallows, of faulty electric chairs, or of agony in the gas chamber. Partly in response to such protests, several states such as North Carolina and Texas switched to execution by lethal injection. The condemned person is put to death painlessly, without ropes, voltage, bullets, or gas. Did this answer the objections of death penalty opponents Of course not. On June 22, 1984, The New York Times published an editorial that sarcastically attacked the new "hygienic" method of death by injection, and stated that "execution can never be made humane through science." So it’s not the method that really troubles opponents. It’s the death itself they consider barbaric.
Admittedly, capital punishment is not a pleasant topic. However, one does not have to like the death penalty in order to support it any more than one must like radical surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy in order to find necessary these atte
A. No one was ever executed there later on.
B. The criminal there was put to death in the gas chamber instead.
C. Life of the condemned person there was terminated with a shot of drug.
D. The murderer there was punished with life imprisonment instea
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[单项选择]Being out of employment, they have to lounge at street corners and wait for a chance to get a job.
A. do no work
B. do something
C. go for a walk
D. pass time idly
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[单项选择]John goes in for tennis while his wife goes in for painting and sculpture.
A. outgrows
B. dedicates herself to
C. calls herself down
D. rakes after
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[简答题]The following Table 1 gives information about the change of Demand Structure of China’s briefly Growth from 1995 to 2001. Write a report describing the information shown and briefly analyzing the reasons of such change by your ideas.
You should write at least 180 words.
Table 1 Demand Structure of China’s Economic Growth