单选题Adam’s dog, a golden retriever named Hans, can respond to over 150 different commands. Adam cites this fact as evidence for his claim that Hans can understand the English language. Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on Adam’s claim
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单选题Adam’s dog, a golden retriever named Hans, can respond to over 150 different commands. Adam cites this fact as evidence for his claim that Hans can understand the English language. Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on Adam’s claim that Hans can understand the English language?A
Each of the 150 commands to which Hans responds involves both a spoken word in English and a distinctive hand sign.B
Hans does not respond to the same commands when spoken to him by Adam’s French and Italian friends in their own languages.C
Scientists have demonstrated conclusively that canine vocal chords are incapable of replicating many of the sounds used in the English language.D
Animal behaviorists have demonstrated that even very young dogs surpass both wolves and chimpanzees—animals that are thought to be more intelligent than dogs—in the ability to understand human nonverbal communication.E
The golden retriever is widely considered to be less intelligent than the border collie, and no border collie has ever been shown to truly understand the English language.
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第1题：
(ii) Explain, with reasons, the relief available in respect of the fall in value of the shares in All Over plc,
identify the years in which it can be claimed and state the time limit for submitting the claim.
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第2题：
For any Englishman there can never be any discussion as to who is the world's greatest writer. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare.
Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work. All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare's writings that have become a part of the English-speaking people.
Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand!
There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.
1). From the first two sentences of the passage we can conclude that ________.
A. it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest dramatist
B. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer
C. Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world's greatest writer
D. it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest poet
2). According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from _____.
A. Englishmen
B. English speaking people
C. Shakespeare's works
D. ancient people
3). To learn the richness of the English language, people should ______.
A. write and read more
B. be glad to be a foreigner
C. learn from an English man
D. read Shakespeare's plays
4). The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare's plays probably because _____.
A. only Englishmen can understand his plays
B. some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed
C. the works are too difficult for a beginner
D. the works are for native speakers
5). In this passage the author wants to _______.
A. tell how great a writer Shakespeare is
B. tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare's day
C. tell that some English words are out of use now
D. show the richness of English language
正确答案：BCDCA
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第3题：
（ ）Adam Smith’s"The Wealth of Nations"that Jim Green was fascinated by economic theory.A.After reading
B.It was reading
C.It was after reading
D.Having read答案：C解析：该题考查强调句型：It is/was+强调部分+that（when/who）+...判断强调句的标准是去掉it is/was以that（which/who）,如果剩余部分是一完整句就是强调句型,否则是由it做形式主语的主语从句,由此可见答案为C，而A、D两选项为分词做状语,需去掉该句当中的that方可选。 -
第4题：
Which of the following can support the claim that“Microsoft had no choice but to try something new？”( )A.Apple is threatening Microsoft’s core business of selling“platforms”.
B.The differences between business and personal computing are disappearing.
C.Apple and Google are dominating mobile OS market，Microsoft is a latecomer.
D.All of above.答案：D解析：细节题。由Microsoft had no choice but to try something new定位到第六段最后一句，这句话是第六段的结论，故A、B、C三项都正确。 -
第5题：
The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of（）
- A、Adam Smith
- B、John Maynard Keynes
- C、Margaret Thatcher
- D、Karl Marx
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第6题：
用户ADAM过去曾成功登录到数据库，但是今天他收到一条错误消息（虽然他输入的密码），他无法登录。最有可能是什么原因导致出现了问题（）
- A、撤销了Adam的一个或多个对象权限
- B、撤销了ADAM的CREATE SESSION权限
- C、撤销了ADAM的CREATE USER权限
- D、从数据库中删除了ADAM的用户帐户
正确答案:B -
第7题：
单选题Adam’s dog, a golden retriever named Hans, can respond to over 150 different commands. Adam cites this fact as evidence for his claim that Hans can understand the English language. Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on Adam’s claim that Hans can understand the English language?AEach of the 150 commands to which Hans responds involves both a spoken word in English and a distinctive hand sign.
BHans does not respond to the same commands when spoken to him by Adam’s French and Italian friends in their own languages.
CScientists have demonstrated conclusively that canine vocal chords are incapable of replicating many of the sounds used in the English language.
DAnimal behaviorists have demonstrated that even very young dogs surpass both wolves and chimpanzees—animals that are thought to be more intelligent than dogs—in the ability to understand human nonverbal communication.
EThe golden retriever is widely considered to be less intelligent than the border collie, and no border collie has ever been shown to truly understand the English language.
正确答案： A解析：
A项揭示Hans可以理解150种不同的指令是因为狗可能对不同的手势有反应，这为狗的行为提供了另一种不同的解释，所以A项是正确的。 -
第8题：
单选题From the passage we know that the Industrial Revolution ______.Aled to Adam Smith’s idea of specialisation
Bwas finished in the nineteenth century
Calso has its side-effects in society
Dput an end to poverty in the world
正确答案： A解析：
考查对原文内容的理解。A项本末倒置，先有的分工论再有的工业革命；B项和文中最后一段第一句 “The revolution is not over”不符；c项与文中最后一句表述的含义相吻合，即“对社会有负面影响”；D项文中未提，属于绝对项。故选C。 -
第9题：
单选题Passage 2Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in speech orin writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do theyaspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: TheDegradation of Language and Music and Why We Should ,Like, Care, JohnMcWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservativeviews ,sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the declineof formal English.Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yetanother criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academicspeciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradualdisappearance of “whom”, for example, to be natural and no more regrettablethan the loss of the case-endings of Old English.But the cult of the authentic and the personal ,“doing our ownthing”, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. Whileeven the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paperbefore the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought tocapture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal,performative genre is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In bothoral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity overcraft.Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both highand low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But itis less clear, to take the question of his subtitle ,why we should, like, care.As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, includingnon-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive-there existsno language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is notarguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do nottalk proper. Russians have a deep lovefor their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in theirheads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashionedto most English-speakers. Mr. McWhorteracknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes noradical education reforms-he is really grieving over the loss of somethingbeautiful more than useful. We now takeour English "on paper platesinstead of china". A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.To which of the following statements would McWhorter most likely agree?ALogical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk.
BBlack English can be more expressive than standard English.
CNon-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining.
DOf all the varieties, standard English can best convey complex ideas.
正确答案： B解析： -
第10题：
单选题Which of the following is not true of Britain.s agriculture?（）ABritish farming is highly mechanized.
BAgriculture in Britain is intensive.
CBritish farming is very efficient.
DBritain.s agriculture can produce enough food for its people
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题What made the most negative impression on foreign visitors?AThe country’s vastness.
BThe informal friendliness of Americans.
CThe fact that the American accent is hard to understand.
DThe fact that not many Americans can speak a foreign language.
正确答案： B解析：
细节理解题。答案出处为原文第四段。A和B两项在文中分别在第二、四段出现。指的是游客对美国印象深刻之处。C项在文中作为一个事实来叙述，并没有表达出游客的任何情绪。D项与原文第四段的complaint相对应，表现出游客的不满。 -
第12题：
问答题Katie, Adam, Lucy, Tony and Richard all wear school uniforms. Katie, Adam and Tony wear ties. Tony wears a blazer. Richard hates the uniform but wears a blazer and tie. Lucy and Katie wear hats. Adam wears a blazer but no hat. Who wears the least items of the uniform?正确答案： Lucy解析：
在这五个学生中，只有Lucy佩戴了一件制服饰品，其他学生都各佩戴两件。 -
第13题：
三）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
One afternoon，my son Adam asked me，“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute，and then I said，“I’ll explain, _21_ you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you.＂
At the grocery store， we 24 some apples—red，green and yellow ones．Back home．I told Adam，＂It’s time to 25 your question．”I put one
apple of each 26 on the table．Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.
“People are like apples．They come in all 28 colors，shapes and sizes．On the 29 ,some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others．”As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 35 . See if that helps you 36 which one is which.”
He took 37 , and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
21．A．although B．so C．because D．if
正确答案：B
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第14题：
Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?（ ）
A． Americans do not understand broken English.
B． The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.
C． The author’ mother had positive influence on her.
D． Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.
正确答案：B
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第15题：
Which of the following can support the claim that“Microsoft had no choice but to try something new？”( )A.Apple is threatening Microsoft’s core business of selling“platforms”
B.The differences between business and personal computing are disappearing
C.Apple and Google are dominating mobile OS market，Microsoft is a latecomer
D.All of above答案：D解析：细节题。由Microsoft had no choice but to try something new定位到第六段最后一句，这句话是第六段的结论，故A、B、C三项都正确。 -
第16题：
Which of the following is not true of Britain.s agriculture?（）
ABritish farming is highly mechanized.
BAgriculture in Britain is intensive.
CBritish farming is very efficient.
DBritain.s agriculture can produce enough food for its people
D
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第17题：
用户ADAM过去曾成功登录到数据库，但今天他却收到一条错误消息，提示他不能登录（虽然他输入的口令是正确的）。该问题最可能的原因是什么？（）
- A、Adam的一项或多项对象权限已被撤消（REVOKE）。
- B、ADAM的CREATE SESSION权限已被撤消。
- C、ADAM的CREATE USER权限已被撤消。
- D、已从数据库中删除了ADAM的用户帐户。
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第18题：
Which two of the following are the imposed restrictions to production redeployment in WebLogic Server ？（）
- A、 Can’t cahnge application’s deployment targets
- B、 Can’t cahnge application’s security model
- C、 Can’t cahnge application’s node manager
- D、 Can’t cahnge application’s persistent store settings
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第19题：
单选题An employee named Drew is leaving your company. A new employee named Adam will replace him. Drew has a local user account on a Windows 2000 Professional computer， with rights and permissions to multiple files and folders on the computer. You want Adam to have the same rights and permissions. How will you achieve this with the least administrative efforts？ （）ARename Drew’s user account to Adam， and change the account password.
BCreate a new account and link it to the previous users account.
CDelete the account and create a new one.
DAdd a new user account to all the groups that the previous employee was added.
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第20题：
单选题用户ADAM过去曾成功登录到数据库，但是今天他收到一条错误消息（虽然他输入的密码），他无法登录。最有可能是什么原因导致出现了问题（）A撤销了Adam的一个或多个对象权限
B撤销了ADAM的CREATE SESSION权限
C撤销了ADAM的CREATE USER权限
D从数据库中删除了ADAM的用户帐户
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第21题：
单选题Which of the following is true about flaxseed?AIt’s rich in estrogen.
BYou can get more lignans from flaxseed oil.
CAdd the ground flaxseed to your morning cereal can ensure you the beneficial lignans.
DIt can be used to cure gallbladder disease.
正确答案： A解析：
细节理解题。答案见第三段。 -
第22题：
单选题A ballasted vessel sinks enroute to a dry dock. Under these circumstances，the vessel’s owner can claim（）.Aactual total loss
Bconstructive total loss
Cgeneral average
Dparticular average
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?AChokwe developed the app all by himself.
BPeople can buy t is app from the online store.
CHis mother's car was once damaged over a pothole.
DThe app works by using the city's 911 call system.
正确答案： C解析： -
第24题：
单选题A ballasted vessel sinks enroute to a drydock. Under these circumstances，the vessel’s owner can claim（）.Aactual total loss
Bconstructive total loss
Cgeneral average
Dparticular average
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析