在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】
单项选择

【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、period B、level
C、point
D、respect

【单选题】Success in life does not depend so much on one’s school record ______ on one’s honesty and diligence.
A、but
B、whereas
C、as
D、like

【单选题】No other drug is available at present ______ can produce the same therapeutic effect with less risk.
A．that
B．than
C．when
D．as

【单选题】A: Could you install this equipment for me B: ______
A．Come on, don't you see I'm busy now
B．Unless you can help me with my computer.
C．It's very heavy. It'll be OK if you can find another hand.
D．If I were you, I would do it myself.

【单选题】Christmas is the anniversary of the birth ofChrist, generally celebrated onDecember 25. It is one of the chief festivals of theChristian calendar and is (51) a social and family holiday.Christmas customs vary from (52) and among groups of different national (53) In most areas, however, homes and public places are (54) with evergreens,Christmas trees, (55) lights, and glittering ornaments. It is the busiest time of the year for merchants, and shops are filled (56) lavish displays and merchandise of all sorts. People sendChristmas cards and buy gifts for their families and friends.Children look forward to (57) SantaClaus. They (58) their stockings onChristmas (59) and onChristmas morning they discover the gifts that have been left for them during the night. In the afternoon, families gather to (60) presents and to share the traditionalChristmas dinner.
A、like
B、still C、also
D、even

【单选题】The passage was written in ______.
A．1999
B．2000
C．2001
D．2002

【单选题】We hadn't realized that there would be a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was ______ into darkness.
A．dropped
B．dived
C．drowned
D．plunged

【单选题】In many parts of the world, man has not realized the importance of the role of trees. He has cut them down in large numbers______that without them he has lost the best friends he had.
A．then found
B．only to find
C．but found
D．therefore found