[单项选择]According to the passage, Anderson’s theory explains the longevity of British colonial authority in India because the British
A. offered great flexibility and authority to the local elites with whom they were obliged to negotiate
B. felt a great temptation to act unilaterally and exercise military authority of their Indian possessions
C. became more deeply enmeshed in the politics of the Indian subcontinent than was strategically appropriate
D. managed to convince the local elites that submission to the British would be economically advantageous for all parties
E. resisted successfully the attempts of local power brokers to revise the terms of their negotiations

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[单项选择]According to Anderson’s view of colonial history, which of the following was true of the Mughal Empire’s collapse mentioned in lines 22-23 Ⅰ. It paralleled and foreshadowed the subsequent collapse of the British empire several centuries later. Ⅱ. It was a significant factor in increasing the level of British political involvement in India. Ⅲ. It helped create the post of diwani, equivalent to tax-farmer, on the Indian subcontinent.
A. (A) Ⅰ only
B. (B) Ⅱ only
C. (C) Ⅰ and Ⅱ only
D. (D) Ⅱ and Ⅲ only
E. (E) Ⅰ, Ⅱ, and Ⅲ

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[单项选择]According to the passage, Pfaffman’s theory differs from that which has been most recently considered by scientists in that it
A. postulates that peripheral neurons do not respond to a greater extent to stimuli representing a single taste quality
B. ignores the crucial difference between central and peripheral gustatory neurons in their role as mechanisms of taste
C. implies that the activity of any individual taste cell, taken by itself, is ambiguous
D. fails to acknowledge that specific gustatory neurons are associated with particular tastes
E. relies primarily upon research data that has come from human, rather than animal, subjects

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[单项选择]The passage suggests that Quine’s theory differs from that of linguistic expressivism in that Quine’s theory does NOT
A. emphasize the importance of so-called "constitutive activities"
B. reject the notion that labor is the primary source of the category of meaning
C. question that the products of labor are intelligible prior to the acquisition of language
D. encourage the claim that outsiders, including researchers and laymen, can understand foreign cultures
E. embrace certain basic premises of dialectical materialism

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[单项选择] Passage Two

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letter, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.
Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic
A. Everybody uses only one form of communication.
B. Nonlinguistic language is very useful to foreigners.
C. When a language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.
D. Although other forms of communication exist, oral speech is .the fastest.

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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that culture shock may be overcome by ______.
A) adjustment to its phases C) learning the language of the culture
B) social intercourse D) broad-mindedness and good will

A. It can be inferred from the passage that culture shock may be overcome by ______.
B. adjustment to its phases
C. social intercourse
D. learning the language of the culture
E. broad-mindedness and good will

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Passage One

What should people do if they used the cable
A. Pay a monthly charge.
B. Pay a yearly charge.
C. Pay a daily charge.
D. Pay an hourly charge.

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[单项选择]Passage Four

It’s conventional wisdom in the United States that the American education system is a mess. Since the rest of the world loves to criticize Uncle Sam, that view is held even more strongly elsewhere. But wait a minute. If education really is the source of economic success, as experts continually claim, American schools can’t be too bad. If they were, the American economy would not be the wonder of the world, able to create good jobs at a pace that others can only envy, and with a huge advantage in many of the key technologies of the next centurey. Specially, American high schools can’t be a disaster area. The proof lies in the quality of American universities. In any reasonable ranking of the best 100 universities of the world, the United States would dominate the list. College professors are not alchemists(炼金术士), they cannot turn ba
A. It is not as good as it is supposed to be.
B. It can satisfy the demands for the U. S.
C. It is the best in the world.
D. It is a wonder of the world.

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[单项选择]Passage Three Today’s recyclers can now conceivably lay claim to a rich, bloody, brawny heritage, if a new Viking discovery is any indication. The famed Norse warriors, many of whom settled parts of eastern and northern England in the Middle Ages, recycled as they fought, new excavations in the United Kingdom suggest. An 11th-century metalworking site recently discovered in the city of York is likely evidence of a makeshift recycling center, where Vikings took weapons for reprocessing after battle, according to historian Charles Jones, organizer of the Fulford Battlefield Society, which advocates preserving the battle site against potential development. Jones and his team have found hundreds of pieces of ironwork--including axes, sword parts, and arrowheads--along with lumps of melted-down iron and the remains of smelting pits. "We found several ’smithing hearth bottoms’-- the remains of the molten metal which dribbles down during the reprocessing of the w
A. It was an ironwork recycling center far away from the battlefield.
B. Weapons and other utensils were reprocessed here by the Vikings.
C. Evidence shows that the weapons recycled here were left by the enemy in the battle.
D. The pieces of ironwork found in this site are being analyzed in order to know what exactly they were made of.

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