[单项选择]The crime novel may be regarded as ______.


A. not a true novel at all
B. an independent development of the novel
C. related in some ways to the historical novel
D. a not quite respectable form of the conventional novel

[单项选择]Which is regarded as the backbone of England


A. Pennies
B. Tyne
C. Ben Nevis
D. Helellyn

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Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattrative ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise o
A. turns out to be an obstacle to men
B. affects men and women alike
C. has as little effect on men as on women
D. is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women

[单项选择]Which of the following writings can be regarded as typically belonging to the school of Romantic literature


A. Don Juan.
B. Ulysses.
C. Jane Eyre.
D. Sons and Lovers.

[单项选择]Unemployment seems now to be regarded by some economists as _________ part of societies concerned with controlling inflation.


A. a feature
B. an exponent
C. a component
D. an exposed

[单项选择]Which of the following could be regarded as a geographical focal point
A) A local restaurant. C) A town hall.
B) A local theatre. D) An open market.


A. Which of the following could be regarded as a geographical focal point
B. A local restaurant.
C. A local theatre.
D. A town hall.
E. An open market.

[单项选择]It was（） the professor regarded with such contempt.
A. he who
B. him that
C. him whose
D. those

[单项选择]Most authorities believe that urban street crime _______ from a combination of poverty, poor edu- cation and a lack of opportunity:


A. rises
B. raises
C. arises
D. arouses

[单项选择]Which crime is NOT mentioned in the passage


A. Stealing.
B. Robbery.
C. Murder.
D. Tax dodgin

[单项选择]Why money is regarded as a life object by most people in the united states


A. Because money is everything in America.
B. Because it is difficult to earn money in America.
C. Because they need more money for survival.
D. Because money is a symbol of status.

[单项选择]______ was regarded as the declaration of Romanticism in Britain.
A. The Song of Innocence
B. Ode to West Wind
C. The Lyrical Ballads
D. To Autumn

[单项选择]______ is regarded as the most meaningful intellectual movement of the Renaissance.


A. The Italian revival
B. The Reformation
C. Geographical expansion
D. Humanism

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Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the season and crime patterns. The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do other violent attacks. Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal: It is a weekend crime. It is also a night-time crime: 62 percent of murders are done between 6 p. m. and 6 a. m..
Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, robbing has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. The month with least crimes of all is May--except for one strange fact. More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.
Obviously our seasonal cycles of knowledge are completely different from our tendencies for crimes. Prof
A. Crime-Cycles
B. Summer Crimes
C. A Time for Murder
D. The Most Peaceful Month