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2.Tom'
sfather,aswellashismother,_____inNewYorkforafewdaysmore.
A.askhimtostay
B.askshimtostay
C.askheshouldstay
D.asksheshouldstay
B
3.Enoughlavahad__________fromthevolcanotoburytheentirevillage.
A.disrupted
B.splashed
C.erupted
D.spilt
C
4.Acontractistheonlydocumentbetweenthepartiestowhichtheymay______forclarification(澄清)ofmutualresponsibilities.
A.refer
B.offer
C.prefer
D.differ
A
5.Scientistshavediscoveredgeneticvariationsthatmakepeoplemorelikelytoget______oncigarettesandmorepronetodeveloplungcancer.
A.retained
B.hooked
C.tired
D.hanged
6.Themanagerdecidedtogivethejobto_________hebelievedhadastrongsenseofduty.
A.whoever
B.whenever
C.whatever
D.wherever
7.Nowthecommittee()sevenmembers
A.consistof
B.isconsistingof
C.isconsistedof
D.consistsof
8.Itwassuggestedthatthisproblem_________atthenextmeeting.
A.wasdiscussed
B.willbediscussed
C.havetobediscussed
D.bediscussed
9.Recentlawshavetendedto______thefreedomofthepressinthiscountry.
A.exceed
B.restrict
C.convert
D.resolve
10.Winningbyanarrow______,theLakersnowgoontoplayinthechampionship..
A.combat
B.margin
C.fringe
D.conquest
11.Theorieshavebeenproposedbyastronomersto______electricaldisturbances(干扰)intheatmosphere.
A.applyfor
B.allowfor
C.accountfor
D.appealfor
12.TheInternationalWhalingCommissionwarnsthatifnothingisdonetosavethewhalesnowthespecieswillsoonbe_______.
A.imitated
B.intimated
C.contaminated
D.exterminated
13.Forsuchatinywomanshehada(n)______couragetofightagainsttwothieves.
A.incredible
B.resistant
C.staple
D.massive
14.Ifit_____tomorrow,wewillstayindoorstohaveourtrainingclass.
A.rains
B.rained
C.willrain
D.israining
15.We’veworkedoutamethodbywhichourproductioncanberaisedonalarge()
A.quantity
B.scale
C.quality
D.proportion
二、阅读理解(共1道试题,共10分。
1.
Afewcommonmisconceptions.Beautyisonlyskindeep.One'
sphysicalassetsandliabilitiesdon'
tcountallthatmuchinamanagerialcareer.Awomanshouldalwaystrytolookherbest.
Overthelast30years,socialscientistshaveconductedmorethan1,000studiesofhowwereacttobeautifulandnotsobeautifulpeople.Thevirtuallyunanimousconclusion:
Looksdomatter,morethanmostofusrealize.Thedatasuggest,forexample,thatphysicallyattractiveindividualsaremorelikelytobetreatedwellbytheirparents,soughtoutasfriends,andpursuedromantically.Withthepossibleexceptionofwomenseekingmanagerialjobs,theyarealsomorelikelytobehired,paidwell,andpromoted.Onceagain,thescientistshavecaughtusmouthingpieties(虔诚)whileactingjustthecontrary.Theirtypicalexperimentworkssomethinglikethis.Theygiveeachmemberofagroup—collegestudents,orteachersorcorporatepersonnelmangers—apieceofpaperrelatinganindividual'
saccomplishments.Attachedtothepaperisaphotograph.Whilethepapersallsayexactlythesamethingthepicturesaredifferent.Someshowastrikinglyattractiveperson,someanaverage-lookingcharacter,andsomeanunusuallyunattractivehumanbeing.Groupmembersareaskedtoratetheindividualoncertainattributes,anythingfrompersonalwarmthtothelikelihoodthatheorshewillbepromoted.Almostinvariably,thebetterlookingthepersoninthepicture,thehigherthepersonisrated.Inthephrase,borrowedfromSappho,thatthesocialscientistsusetosumupthecommonperception,whatisbeautifulisgood.
Inbusiness,however,goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen,anddeeperthanformen.AUtahStateUniversityprofessor,whoisanauthorityonthesubject,explains:
Intermsoftheircareers,theimpactofphysicalattractivenessonmalesisonlymodest.Butitspotentialimpactonfemalescanbetremendous,makingiteasier,forexample,forthemoreattractivetogetjobswheretheyareinthepubliceye.Onanothernote,though,thereisenoughliteraturenowforustoconcludethatattractivewomenwhoaspire(追求)tomanagerialpositionsdonotgetonaswellaswomenwhomaybelessattractive.
1).Accordingtothepassage,peopleoftenwronglybelievethatinpursuingacareerasamanager_____.
A.aperson'
spropertyordebtsdonotmattermuch
B.aperson'
soutwardappearanceisnotacriticalqualification
C.womenshouldalwaysdressfashionably
D.womenshouldnotonlybeattractivebutalsohighminded
2).Theresultofresearchcarriedoutbysocialscientistsshowthat______.
A.peopledonotrealizetheimportanceoflookingone'
sbest
B.womeninpursuitofmanagerialjobsarenotlikelytobepaidwell
C.goodlookingwomenaspiretomanagerialpositions
D.attractivepeoplegenerallyhaveanadvantageoverthosewhoarenot
3).Experimentsbyscientistshaveshownthatwhenpeopleevaluateindividualsoncertainattributes______.
A.theyobservetheprinciplethatbeautyisonlyskindeep
B.theydonotusuallyactaccordingtotheviewstheysupport
C.theygiveordinarylookingpersonsthelowestratings
D.theytendtobasetheirjudgmentontheindividual'
saccomplishments
4)."
Goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen"
(Line1,Para.5)meansthat_______.
A.attractivewomenhavetremendouspotentialimpactonpublicjobs
B.goodlookingwomenalwaysgetthebestofeverything
C.beingattractiveisnotalwaysanadvantageforwomen
D.attractivewomendonotdoaswellasunattractivewomeninmanagerialpositions
5).Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthebusinessworld_____.
A.handsomemenarenotaffectedasmuchbytheirlooksasattractivewomenare
B.physicallyattractivewomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallydoquitewell
C.physicallyattractivemenandwomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallygetalongquitewell
D.goodlooksareimportantforwomenastheyareformen
三、阅读理解(共1道试题,共10分。
Inordertotalkaboutthenatureoftheuniverseandtodiscussquestionssuchaswhetherithasabeginningoranend,youhavetobeclearaboutwhatascientifictheoryis.Ishalltakethesimple-mindedviewthatatheoryisjustamodeloftheuniverse,orarestrictedpartofit,andasetofrulesthatrelatequantitiesinthemodeltoobservationsthatwemake.Itexistsonlyinourmindsanddoesnothaveanyotherreality.Atheoryisagoodtheoryifitsatisfiestworequirements.Itmustaccuratelydescribealargeclassofobservationsonthebasisofamodelthatcontainsonlyafewarbitraryelements,anditmustmakedefinitepredictionsabouttheresultsoffutureobservations.Forexample,Aristotle’stheorythateverythingwasmadeoutoffourelements,earth,air,fire,andwater,wassimpleenoughtoqualify,butitdidnotmakeanydefinitepredictions.Ontheotherhand,Newton’stheoryofgravitywasbasedonanevensimplermodel,inwhichbodiesattractedeachotherwithaforcethatwasproportionaltoaquantitycalledtheirmassandinverselyproportionaltothesquareofthedistancebetweenthem.Yetitpredictsthemotionofthesun,themoon,andtheplanetstoahighdegreeofaccuracy.
Anyphysicaltheoryisalwaysprovisional,inthesensethatitisonlyahypothesis:
youcanneverproveit.Nomatterhowmanytimestheresultsofexperimentsagreewithsometheory,youcanneverbesurethatthenexttimetheresultwillnotcontradictthetheory.Ontheotherhand,youcandisproveatheorybyfindingevenasingleobservationthatdisagreeswiththepredictionsofthetheory.Inpractice,whatoftenhappensisthatanewtheorythatisdevisedisreallyanextensionoftheprevioustheory.
Theeventualgoalofscienceistoprovideasingletheorythatdescribesthewholeuniverse.However,theapproachmostscientistsactuallyfollowistoseparatetheproblemintotwoparts.First,therearethelawsthattellushowtheuniversechangeswithtime.Ifweknowwhattheuniverseislikeatanyonetime,thesephysicallawstellushowitwilllookatanylatertime.Second,thereisthequestionoftheinitialstateoftheuniverse.Somepeoplefeelthatscienceshouldbeconcernedwithonlythefirstpart;
theyregardthequestionoftheinitialsituationasamatterforreligion.TheywouldsaythatGodcouldhavestartedtheuniverseoffanywayhewanted.Thatmaybeso,butinthatcasehealsocouldhavemadeitdevelopinacompletelyarbitraryway.Yetitappearsthathechosetomakeitevolveinaveryregularwayaccordingtocertainlaws.Itthereforeseemsequallyreasonabletosupposethattherearealsolawsgoverningtheinitialstate.
Itturnsouttobeverydifficulttodeviseatheorytodescribetheuniverseallinonego.Instead,webreaktheproblemupintobitsandinventanumberofpartialthe