单选题According to the passage, a typical businessman is usually considered to be______.A obstinate and hostileB sociable and sympatheticC ill-mannered and simple-mindedD shameless and ungraceful

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单选题
According to the passage, a typical businessman is usually considered to be______.
A

obstinate and hostile

B

sociable and sympathetic

C

ill-mannered and simple-minded

D

shameless and ungraceful


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  • 第1题:

    According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

    A.A "revocable credit" may be cancelled at any time.

    B.The credits are usually in favor of the exporter.

    C.An "irrevocable credit" may not be amended.

    D.The credits are usually in favor of the importer.


    正确答案:C
    解析:文章第二段提到An "irrevocable credit" may not be cancelled…all the parties involved.不可撤销信用证在没有得到其它相关方同意的时候是不能被取消和修改的。

  • 第2题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, a “dry” county is most probably a.
    A

    district in which alcohol is prohibited

    B

    country that is suffering from drought

    C

    land where it has usually been very dry

    D

    wine that contains little alcoholic content


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    推断题。第一段指出美国大部分州都取消了《禁酒令》,但南方许多州仍严格禁止售酒。第二段提到local and national business interests试图说服hundreds of dry towns and counties to go wet,由此可以推断dry towns and counties指的是“禁酒地区”,而go wet意为“取消禁酒”。由此推可知选项A为正确答案。

  • 第3题:

    单选题
    According to Britain linguist
    A

    style

    B

    collocation

    C

    emotive meaning

    D

    regions where they are used

    E

    Palmer, there are no real synonyms. Though "cast"and"throw"are considered synonyms, they are different in_________.


    正确答案: B
    解析:

  • 第4题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
    A

    Women usually suffer from osteoporosis when advanced in years.

    B

    Women tend to be anemic more than men due to menstruation.

    C

    Gallbladder disease afflicts fewer women than men.

    D

    Food high in soy protein can lower cholesterol.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    排除性题目。答案来自第一段:…gallbladder disease, which afflicts twice as many women as men, 故C为正确选项。

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    It is implied in the passage that singletons are usually _____.
    A

    self-reliant

    B

    self-conscious

    C

    self-sufficient

    D

    self-centered


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    第三段第四句作者提到独居的人很自私,他们自己一个人用一个冰箱、电视、饭锅和管道系统,这对我们这个过于拥挤的星球上的自然资源来说是一个灾难性的浪费。

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    NNK is usually considered to be one of the direct cause’s of ______.
    A

    asthma

    B

    lung cancer

    C

    heart attacks

    D

    high blood pressure


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    细节理解题。答案来自第二段最后:NNK is known to be involved in inducing lung cancer in both lab rats and smokers.

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    According to lines 50-58 of Passage 2, microevolution ______.
    A

    has never actually been observed, but is believed to be theoretically possible

    B

    is the series of small changes that transforms one species into another

    C

    lacks evidence, and therefore should not be considered a scientific fact

    D

    is an evolutionary process involving small changes within a species

    E

    occurs wherever there are environmental changes in a species' habitat


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    文中最后一段第一句提到微进化是“the existence of small changes within a species,”这个过程,故选D项。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
    A

    The division of sex-defined roles is completely unacceptable.

    B

    Women’s roles in work are too limited at present.

    C

    In one society, men might perform what is considered women’s duties by another.

    D

    Some of the women’s roles in domestic duties cannot be taken over by men.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    本题可参照文章的最后一段。从中可知,这种性别角色在不同的社会里差异很大,但人们还是愿意接受这种男女之间的差异是天生的观念。因此A项为正确答案。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, a typical businessman is usually considered to be______.
    A

    obstinate and hostile

    B

    sociable and sympathetic

    C

    ill-mannered and simple-minded

    D

    shameless and ungraceful


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    细节题。文章第一段倒数第二句话提到“In the cast of characters the businessman comes on stage as a crass (愚钝的) and uncouth (粗野的) person”,即人们对商人的看法是他们都很愚钝且很粗野,C项“粗野并愚蠢”与之描述一致,为正确答案。A项“倔强的和充满敌意的”。B项“善于社交的和富有同情心的”。D项“厚颜无耻的”。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following sayings about trains and movies is NOT true?
    A

    When you think about trains and the movies, it is easy to first think of romance and glamour.

    B

    Film-makers love trains because an extremely compact space usually generate dramatic tension.

    C

    Action, romance, comedy and documentary are the main theme of train movies.

    D

    Some companies use trains as a tool of advert.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    题目问的是:根据篇章,下列哪一项关于火车和电影的说法不正确?从文中可知火车电影的主题有动作片,爱情片和喜剧片,不包括纪实片。故选C。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
    A

    "Lindow Man" was named after the person who first found him.

    B

    Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence.

    C

    "Lindow Man" was found by two archaeologists in the south of England.

    D

    ”Lindow Man” was good at manual work.


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, Howard Hughes was not_____.
    A

    good-looking

    B

    wealthy

    C

    friendly

    D

    powerful


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第13题:

    A new business, a startup company, is usually considered too ________ for average investors.

    A.risk
    B.risky
    C.risks
    D.risking

    答案:B
    解析:
    本题考查形容词。题目意为“对于普通投资者而言,一家新公司,一家创业公司被认为太________”。空格前为too, too修饰形容词或副词,作程度状语时,表示“太、过分”之意。例如:He speaks too fast. 他讲话太快。选项A“冒险”,是动词;选项B“冒险的”,是形容词;选项C“风险,危险”,是名词;选项D是“risk”的现在分词形式,故选B。
      

  • 第14题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, most American Indian children loved all the following EXCEPT _____.
    A

    fishing

    B

    hunting

    C

    swimming

    D

    singing


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    文章首段第三句提到“Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors.”,由此可以推断,大部分美国孩子喜欢钓鱼、打猎、游泳,故D项正确。

  • 第15题:

    单选题
    According to Madeleine Albright, at an official dinner _____.
    A

    we should get more information about the host

    B

    we should be sociable by talking with others

    C

    table manners are not as important as conversing

    D

    we should learn to entertain others by telling a story


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    第二段作者提到前国务卿奥尔布莱特向学生建议“注意听坐在你旁边的人的谈话,最终你会发现他们总是会说一些使你感兴趣的东西……”。这里她是在介绍与人交往的经验,让学生们学会与人交谈。

  • 第16题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following should be considered sources of renewable energy?
    A

    Petroleum, sunlight and wind power.

    B

    Gas, water and fossil fuels.

    C

    Coal, natural gas and hydropower.

    D

    Sunlight, water and wind power.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    题目问的是:根据篇章,下列哪一项可以看作是可再生能源的来源?根据常识可知,是日光、水和风力。故选D。

  • 第17题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
    A

    Food

    B

    Chocolate drinks

    C

    Potato

    D

    Coffee


    正确答案: D
    解析:

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, people wearing uniforms _____.
    A

    are usually helpful

    B

    have little or no individual freedom

    C

    tend to lose their individuality

    D

    enjoy greater popularity


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    细节推断题。文章指出,人们往往认为穿制服的人其专业化程度高,会给人以信任感,但并没说穿制服的人比不穿制服的人更乐于助人,更受欢迎,或缺少自由。所以A、B、D项均不正确。而第四段首句“穿制服的人可能因缺乏多样性从而缺乏个性”,所以C项正确。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
    A

    Smell is the most emotional of the senses.

    B

    Smell stimulates our memory more than the other senses.

    C

    Smell is considered to be mysterious, as it is untouchable.

    D

    Smell is the most difficult sense to identify.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    细节理解题。B项与第五段第二句a photography or a voice is just as likely to evoke a memory as a smell矛盾。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, to decide the exact amount of tax to be paid is _____.
    A

    simple

    B

    easy

    C

    difficult

    D

    interesting


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    事实细节题。题干意为“根据文章,决定缴纳税款的确切数额是多少?”由文章的第一段第一句“It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government”可知,要想非常确定地知道他应该向政府交多少税往往是很难的,所以正确答案为C。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    A cynic,in the passage, is a person______.
    A

    whose behavior usually leads to serious health problems

    B

    who is always ready to fight

    C

    who usually has doubts about the people around him

    D

    whose behavior usually seems strange to the people he knows


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, Danish orderliness.
    A

    sets the people apart from Germans and Swedes

    B

    spares Danes’ social troubles besetting other peoples

    C

    is considered economically essential to the country

    D

    prevents Danes from acknowledging existing troubles


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    细节题。第四段第四五句指出“Orderliness is a main selling point.Denmark has few natural resources and limited manufacturing capability…”,可知丹麦的井然有条是从国家利益出发的(因为其自然资源和制造能力有限)。故选C。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, “Kitty” is ______.
    A

    her diary

    B

    her elder sister

    C

    her mother

    D

    her hiding place


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    由题干中的“Kitty”可定位至原文第三段,原文指出“I want the diary to be my friend,and I’m going to call this friend Kitty”可知,Kitty指的是Anne的日记。故正确答案为A项。

  • 第24题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, _____ may NOT be the character of the author’s father.
    A

    demanding

    B

    practical

    C

    stubborn

    D

    liberal


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    推理题。本题为反选题。原文第四段的前两句话说到:So we enjoyed Mrs. Orr’s cake with white icing twice a year. Nothing fancy, nothing pretentious—just like Dad.可见,作者将父亲比作朴实无华的蛋糕,说明了父亲务实的性格,故B选项的说法正确,可排除。原文第三、五两段的段末,均出现了silly question一词,来表明作者觉得句没自己必要提出前面的问题,同时也说明了父亲固执不愿意改变的性格,故C选项的说法正确,可排除。原文第五段第一句话中的generous一词说明父亲慷慨大方性格,故D选项的说法也是正确的,也可排除。而A选项“苛求的”在原文中并没有体现,因此本题正确答案为A。