在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】Ittooktheoldladyalmostthreemonthstoherillness.（）
A.getover
B.goover
C.getthrough
D.gothrough

【单选题】A: Don't you think the concert is terrificB: ______.
A．I want to hear other opinions.
B．It certainly is. And I really like the band.
C．Yes, the concert is terrible.
D．No, everything went on perfectly,

【单选题】The United States has historically had higher rates of marriage than those of other industrialized countries. The current annual marriage (51) in the United States—about 9 new marriages for every 1,000 people—is (52) higher than it is in other industrialized countries. However, marriage is (53) as widespread as it was several decades ago. (54) ofAmerican adults who are married (55) from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002. This does not mean that large numbers of people will remain unmarried (56) their lives. Throughout the 20th century, about 90 percent ofAmericans married at some (57) in their lives.Experts (58) that about the same proportion of today’s young adults will eventually marry.
The timing of marriage has varied (59) over the past century. In 1995 the average age of women in the United States at the time of their first marriage was 25. The average age of men was about 27. Men and women in the United States marry for the first time at an average of five years later than people did in the 1950s. (60) , young adults of the 1950s married younger than did any previous generation in U. S. history.
A、BesidesB、However
C、Whereas
D、Nevertheless

【单选题】Woman: I am trying to find out how this dishwasher works. The manual is in French. can't wait for Bill to translate it for me.Man: Don't worry, Mary. I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work.Question: What does the man mean
A．He will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher.
B．He will wash the dishes himself instead.
C．He will help Bill to translate the manual.
D．He himself will operate the dishwasher.

【单选题】It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the bases (51) the decisions we make, an d the roots of our habits and skills are to be (52) in our past experiences, which are brought into the present (53) memory.
Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep (54) available for later use. It includes not only "remembering" things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is (55) when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.
Memory (56) not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines.Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer (57) that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100000 "words" —ready for (58) use.An averageAmerican teenager probably recognizes the meanings of about 100000 words ofEnglish. However, this is but a fraction of the total (59) of information which the teenager has storeD、Consider, for example, the number of facts and places that the teenager can recognize on sight. The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings.A、large part of a person’s memory is in terms of words and (60) of words.
A、experiencesB、bases C、observationsD、information

【单选题】Man: Bill, have you heard the latest news It appears that we won't be laid off after all. Woman: Oh, somewhat I'm tired of working here anyway. Question: What does the woman mean
A．She is surprised.
B．She feels very happy.
C．She is indifferent.
D．She feels very angry.

【单选题】A: Martine, congratulations on your winning such a great award. B: ______
A．Oh, do you really think so
B．All the honor should go to my colleagues.
C．You know, I have stayed up very late recently.
D．I have great confidence to win this time.

【单选题】in 1965, thE unitED stAtEs mADE importAnt ChAngEs in its immigrAtion lAws, Allowing mAny morE immigrAnts to ComE AnD EntirEly EliminAting thE olDEr lAws’ BiAs (偏见, 偏向) in FAvor oF whitEEuropEAn immigrAnts.As A rEsult, thE unitED stAtEs is now ConFrontED with A nEw ChAllEngE—tAking in lArgE numBErs oF nEw immigrAnts who ArE nonwhitE AnD non-EuropEAn.ABout 90 pErCEnt ArE FromAsiA, lAtinAmEriCA, AnD thECAriBBEAn. in ADDition to thE lArgE numBErs oF lEgAl immigrAnts, For thE First timE thE unitED stAtEs hAs signiFiCAnt numBErs oF illEgAl immigrAnts. mAny worry ABout whAt thE impACt will BE on thEAmEriCAn soCiEty.CAn thEAmEriCAn EConomy ExpAnD Enough to oFFEr thEsE nEw immigrAnts thE sAmE opportunitiEs thAt othErs hAvE hAD whAt will BE thE EFFECt on thE trADitionAl vAluE systEm thAt hAs DEFinED thE unitED stAtEs For ovEr 200 yEArs
mAnyAmEriCAns sEE wonDErFul BEnEFits For thEir Country.BEn wAttEnBErg, A rEspECtED ExpErt onAmEriCAn CulturE, BEliEvEs thAt thE "nEw immigrAtion" will BE oF grEAt hElp to thE nAtion.ACCorDing to wAttEnBErg, somEthing vEry importAnt is hAppEning to thE unitED stAtEs: it is BEComing thE First univErsAl nAtion in history. wAttEnBErg BEliEvEs thAt thE unitED stAtEs will BE thE First nAtion whErE lArgE numBErs oF pEoplE From EvEry rEgion on EArth livE in FrEEDom unDEr onE govErnmEnt. this DivErsity, hE sAys, will givE thE nAtion grEAt inFluEnCE AnD AppEAl to thE rEst oF thE worlD During thE 21^st CEntury.
pErhAps thE unitED stAtEs will BE DEsCriBED not As A "mElting pot" or A "sAlAD Bowl" But As A "mosAiC"—A piCturE mADE up oF mAny tiny piECEs oF DiFFErEnt Colors. iF onE looks ClosEly At thE nAtion, thE inDiviDuAls oF DiFFErEnt Colors AnD EthniC groups ArE still DistinCt AnD rECognizABlE, But togEthEr thEy CrEAtE A piCturE thAt is uniquElyAmEriCAn. "E、pluriBus unum" —thE motto oF thE unitED stAtEs From its BEginning—mEAns onE ComposED oF mAny. "out oF mAny, onE. \
thE olDEr immigrAtion lAws ______.
A、DiDn’t AllowAFriCAns to immigrAtE intoAmEriCA
B、hAD A prEjuDiCE AgAinstAsiAn immigrAnts
C、only ACCEpts whitEEuropEAn immigrAnts
D、hAD AttrACtED mAny illEgAl immigrAnts

【单选题】Speaker A: I can't stand the school cafeteriA．The food is terrible. Speaker B:______
A．I agree with you. It's quite difficult to find a seat in the cafeteria.
B．Yeah, you will feel more comfortable if you sit down.
C．Yeah, but that's not the worst thing about it. It's also very dirty.
D．I don't see why they don't supply some seats for us.

【单选题】City planners must never forget that public acceptance of their ideas requires time. So when their ideas are, they must continue to work.
A．refused
B．rejected
C．denied
D．objected