Anyone who had been in your position () the same.
A.would have done
B.had done
C.will do
A.would have done
B.had done
C.will do
第1题
A.nobody had ever approached a living whale
B.among his friends no one saw any whale that was still alive
C.no one he knew had ever touched a living whale
D.whales would cat up anyone they catch without exception
第2题
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. "She meant more to me than anyone… even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal. I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn. "I would not leave her out in the cold !" he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. "She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!" he said, and burst into tears again.
The underlined phrase "make out" in the first paragraph means ______.
A.expect
B.understand
C.see clearly
D.hear clearly
第3题
Of the remaining works of Machiavelli the most important is the History of Florence written between 1521 and 1525, and dedicated to Clement VII.This book is merely a rapid review of the MiddleAges, and as part of it the history of Florence. Machiavelli's method has been criticized for adhering at times too closely to the chroniclers of his time, and at others rejecting their testimony without apparent reason, while in its details the authority of his History is often questionable. It is the straightforward, logical narrative, which always holds the interest of the reader, that is the greatest charm of the History.
It can be inferred from the beginning of the text that
A.many people used to think highly of Machiavelli.
B.Machiavelli had been very influential among the rulers.
C.Machiavelli was widely read among his contemporaries.
D.Machiavelli has been a target of criticism throughout history.
第4题
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No man has been more harshly judged than Machiavelli, especially in the two centuries follow-ing his death. But he has since found many able champions and the tide has turned. The prince has been termed a manual for tyrants, the effect of which has been most harmful. But were Machiavelli's doctrines really new? Did he discover them? He merely had the frankness and cour- age to write down what everybody was thinking and what everybody knew. He merely gives us the impressions he had received from a long and intimate intercourse with princes and the affairs of state. It was Lord Bacon who said that Machiavelli tells us what princes do, not what they ought to do. When Machiavelli takes Caesar Borgia as a model, he does not praise him as a hero at all, but merely as a prince who was capable of attaining the end in view. The life of the state was the prima- ry object. It must be maintained. And Machiavelli has laid down the principles, based upon his stud-y and wide experience, by which this may be accomplished. He wrote from the view-point of the politician-not of the moralist. What is good politics may be bad morals, and in fact, by a strange fatality, where morals and politics clash, the latter generally gets the upper hand. And will anyone contend that the principles set forth by Machiavelli in his Prince or his Discourses have entirely per- ished from the earth? Has diplomacy been entirely stripped of fraud and duplicity? Let anyone read the famous eighteenth chapter of The Prince:"ln what Manner Princes should Keep their Faith,"and he will be convinced that what was true nearly four hundred years ago, is quite as true today.
Of the remaining works of Machiavelli the most important is the History of Florence written be-
tween 1521 and 1525, and dedicated to Clement VII. This book is merely a rapid review of the Middle
Ages, and as part of it the history of Florence. Machiavelli's method has been criticized for adhering
at times too closely to the chroniclers of his time, and at others rejecting their testimony without ap-
parent reason, while in its details the authority of his History is often questionable.lt is the straightfor-
ward, logical narrative, which always holds the interest of the reader, that is the greatest charm of
the History.
56. It can be inferred from the beginning of the text that
[ A] many people used to think highly of Machiavelli.
[ B] Machiavelli had been very influential among the rulers.
[ C] Machiavelli was widely read among his contemporaries.
[ D] Machiavelli has been a target of criticism throughout history.
第5题
A.it was not until hundreds of the vast blocks had been built that people began to doubt whether they were good solutions or not
B.hundreds of the vast blocks had not been built until anyone began to doubt whether they were good solutions or not
C.people began to doubt whether they were good solutions or not before hundreds of the vast blocks had been built
D.since hundreds of the vast blocks had been built, some people began to doubt whether they were good solutions or not
第6题
听力原文:W: Hello, John, how are you doing?
M: Not very well. I was dropped from a class that I needed to take this semester.
W: You were dropped from the class? What happened?
M: Well, this class was added at the last minute because there Were so many students who needed it. I went to the class the first day it opened, and I thought that I would be added to the class because I was there that day. The professor said something about turning in the add slip right away, but I needed to get a signature for another class I was adding, so I waited.
W: So you didn't turn in the add slip right away?
M: Right. Then I got sick the next day and missed the class. The following day when I went in to class, the teacher announced that anyone who had not turned in an add slip or missed any classes had been dropped. She said that there were too many students who wanted to take the class, and she had to accept the students who had added and were attending.
W: So what did you do at that point?
M: I left the class because I was so upset. I really needed that class to fulfil my requirements, and now my plans are ruined.
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A.The class was added at the last minute at the request of many students.
B.Many of the students dropped the class the first day it opened.
C.A signature of the teacher was required for the registration of the class.
D.It was a compulsory class for college senior students.
第7题
A.whom
B.what
C.which
D.who
第8题
One day an excited hunter came to the town to say that he had killed the mountain lion. As proof that he had killed the right animal, he showed a ball of human hair. He said he had taken the hair from the stomach of the mountain lion.
However, another hunter soon showed up to claim (索要) ,the reward. He too had a ball of human hair that he said he had taken from the dead lion's stomach. The town did not know which man to pay. Maybe neither one had killed, the right mountain lion. To settle the argument, they decided to turn the whole thing over to Dr. Hausman.
Dr. Hausman studied the hair and repotted that the second bunter should be paid. The hair in the stomach of the mountain lion he had killed matched the hair of the boy. Tbewhole town was relieved to know for sure that the killer had been found.
There are other kinds of detectives who do not wear a uniform, like Hausman, but solve endless mysteries every year. There is, for example, the dust detective. Tiny bits of dust stick to your clothes, your fingernails, your hair, or your shoes. They catch in your nose and in your ears. They tell where you have been and what you have done lately. The dust detective often helps catch a criminal by proving that he has been on the scene of the crime (罪案).
Then there-is the wood detective. By studying a piece of wood he can tell what kind of tree the piece of wood came from. He can tell where it was grown, and how old it is. He can even tell you what the weather was like at a certain place the year Columbus landed in America. The growth rings on a tree tell him.
According to the selection, by studying a piece of wood, a WoOd detective can tell you______.
A.what the weather was like the year Columbus landed in America
B.what the weather was like last year in the mountain
C.what the weather was like last month in your hometown
D.what kind of tree the piece of wood came from
第9题
I Know Just How Yon Feel
Do you feel sad? Happy? Angry? You maythink that the way you show these emotions is unique.Well,think again.Even the expression of the most personal feelings can beclassified,according to Mind Reading,a DVD displaying every possible human emotion.It demonstrates 412 distinct ways in which we feel:the first visual dictionary of the human heart.Attempts to classify expressions began in the mid-1800s,when Darwin divided the emotions into six types-anger,fear,sadness,disgust,surprise andenjoyment.(46)______Every otherfeeling was thought to derive from Darwin&39;s small group.More complex expressions of emotion were probably learned andtherefore more specific to each culture.But now it is believed that many more facial expressions areshared worldwide.(47)______The Mind ReadingDVD is a systematic visual record of these expressions.
The project was conceived by aCambridge professor as an aid for people with autism(孤独症),who have difficulty bothreading and expressing emotions.But it quicklybecame apparent that it had broader uses.Actors and teachers,for example,need to understand a wide range of expressions.The professor and his research team first had to definean“emotion”.(48)______Using thisdefinition,1,512 emotion terms were identified and discussed.This list was eventually reduced to 412,from“afraid”to“wanting”.
Once these emotions were defined andclassified,a DVD seemed the clearestand most efficient way to display them.In Mind Reading,each expressionis acted out by six different actors in three seconds.(49)______The explanation for this is simple:we may find it difficult to describe emotions using words,but we instantly recognise one when we see it on someone&39;s face.“It was really clear when the actors had got it right,”says Cathy Collis,who directedthe DVD.“Although they were givensome direction,”says Ms Collis,“the actors were not told which facial muscles they should move.(50)______”For example,when someone feels contempt,you can&39;t say for certain that their eyebrows always go down.
Someone who has tried to establishsuch rules is the American,Professor PaulEkman,who has built a database of how the face moves for every emotion.The face can make 43 distinct muscle movements called “actionunits”.These can be combined intomore than 10,000 visible facial shapes.Ekman has written out a pattern of facial muscular movements torepresent each emotion.
(46)
A.We thought oftrying to describe each emotion,but it wouldhave been almost impossible to make clear rules for this. B.Theseparticular muscles are difficult to control,and few people can do it. C.Research hasalso been done to find out which areas of the brain read emotional expressions. D.They decidedthat it was a mental state that could be preceded by“I feel”or“he looks”or“shesounds”. E.He said thatthe expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone,from any culture. F.Any othermethod of showing all the 412 emotions,such as words,would have beenfar less effective.
(47)
A.We thought oftrying to describe each emotion,but it wouldhave been almost impossible to make clear rules for this. B.Theseparticular muscles are difficult to control,and few people can do it. C.Research hasalso been done to find out which areas of the brain read emotional expressions. D.They decidedthat it was a mental state that could be preceded by“I feel”or“he looks”or“shesounds”. E.He said thatthe expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone,from any culture. F.Any othermethod of showing all the 412 emotions,such as words,would have beenfar less effective.
(48)
A.We thought oftrying to describe each emotion,but it wouldhave been almost impossible to make clear rules for this. B.Theseparticular muscles are difficult to control,and few people can do it. C.Research hasalso been done to find out which areas of the brain read emotional expressions. D.They decidedthat it was a mental state that could be preceded by“I feel”or“he looks”or“shesounds”. E.He said thatthe expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone,from any culture. F.Any othermethod of showing all the 412 emotions,such as words,would have beenfar less effective.
(49)
A.We thought oftrying to describe each emotion,but it wouldhave been almost impossible to make clear rules for this. B.Theseparticular muscles are difficult to control,and few people can do it. C.Research hasalso been done to find out which areas of the brain read emotional expressions. D.They decidedthat it was a mental state that could be preceded by“I feel”or“he looks”or“shesounds”. E.He said thatthe expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone,from any culture. F.Any othermethod of showing all the 412 emotions,such as words,would have beenfar less effective.
(50)
A.We thought oftrying to describe each emotion,but it wouldhave been almost impossible to make clear rules for this. B.Theseparticular muscles are difficult to control,and few people can do it. C.Research hasalso been done to find out which areas of the brain read emotional expressions. D.They decidedthat it was a mental state that could be preceded by“I feel”or“he looks”or“shesounds”. E.He said thatthe expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone,from any culture. F.Any othermethod of showing all the 412 emotions,such as words,would have beenfar less effective.
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第10题
听力原文: Well, I feel it is very important for families to have regular meals together. One of my good child memories was dinner with my parents and two sisters. Because my husband and I both work and our three children are busy with their studies, we seldom had a chance to get together as a family. But we thought it would be possible for us to sit down and enjoy meals together every week. First we try setting three fixed days: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. But almost everyone was unhappy. Then my son has the idea that every one told me his or her most convenient days and I would choose the two best days. For a while, the children were still unhappy with the idea. They said they would rather spend the time with their friends playing sports. Gradually, though, they began to see these evenings together as interesting, and helpful. We loved a lot. We made plans for trips. We discussed each other's problems. After a couple of months, anyone who had to miss a family meal felt regretful. And now, we all feel that we have been able to build much stronger relations within the family than we had before
How many people are there in the woman's family?
A.Three.
B.Four.
C.Five.
第11题
Hundreds of the vast blocks had been built before anyone began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not. Are they suitable places for people, children especially, to live in? A well-known British architect, who personally designed many of these buildings, now believes that the high-rises may well make those people who have been housed in them suffer a great deal.
Evidence has been collected by social workers, which suggests that people do suffer. They complain about severe loneliness and deep depression living within these great towers. People also talk about lack of communication with others, no easy access to a playground for children, no chances for adults to get familiarized with each other. Many people say that they have lived next door to each other for years in the same building, but they never know who their neighbors are. Some experts say that a large number of people living in the high-rises suffer from mental disorder and even developed criminal tendencies. As a result of these new discoveries, plans for new high-rise blocks are being reconsidered. We Chinese are now building up many high-rises in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Perhaps we should also reconsider the idea too.
There was a big housing problem after the Second World War ______.
A.in London
B.in the rural areas
C.in many big cities
D.in many countries