Some people think they have an answer to the problem of car crowding and pollution in larg

第1题

Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodern.Theycannotimaginehowanyonecanreallylikemodernmusic;th

Some people hate everything that is modern. They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music; they

find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing; they think that all modern painting is ugly; and they seldom

have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world. Such people look for

perfection in everything, and they take their standards of perfection from the past. They are usually impatient

with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new or to express himself or the age in materials original

ways. It is, of course, true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can

only be considered as failures. If the work of art is a painting, the artist’s failure concerns himself alone, but if

it is a building, his failure concerns others too, because it may damage the beauty of the whole place. This does

sometimes happen, but it is completely untrue to say, as some people do, that modern architecture is nothing.

We can’t judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time, even though we admire the ancient

buildings. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The modern architect knows he should learn

from the ancient works, but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials, he will never be content to

imitate the past. He is too proud to do that.

Some people hate everything that is modern because _______.

A. they are aged

B. they find it hard to accept modern things

C. they take their standards of perfection from the Greek

D. they look at things by the standards of the past

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第2题

Some people think （) about their fights than they do about their responsibilities.A、mu

Some people think () about their fights than they do about their responsibilities.

A、much more

B、too much

C、much too

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第3题

Some people think that a _________ translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier th

an a free translation.

A．literal

B．linear

C．liberal

D．literary

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第4题

Some people think Seoul is too（）,but it has great restaurants.

A.crowd

B.crowded

C.crowding

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第5题

(much) Some people think __ about their rights than about their duties.

（much) Some people think __ about their rights than about their duties.

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第6题

Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that ______ .A．planes and

Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that ______ .

A．planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains

B．oil is expensive today

C．trains are slow

D．railways lose money

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第7题

We have learned that certain positive characteristics are helpful in language learni

ng. Some people think that outgoing students are more successful language learners than introverted students. Do you agree？ Are there any other characteristics that you think are helpful to language learning and why？

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第8题

Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe______.A．the

Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe______.

A．the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident

B．they will be unable to think clearly in an accident

C．they will be caught when help comes

D．cars catch fire easily

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第9题

There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else. Some people try to get it

by making money. They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms, and cars, they will have the one thing that everyone wants.

Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing. They study all their lives in search of it. Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing. They keep telling themselves: when I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing.

What is it that everyone wants more than anything else？ What is it that all of us keep working and striving for each day？ It is happiness.

Happiness is a strange thing. It does not mean the same to all men. What will make one man happy may not make another man happy. Some men say that happiness comes from helping others; other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone. What do you mean when you say: "That makes me happy？"

Read what different people have said about happiness. Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind, comfort, money or it may bring you what you search for -- happiness.

The main idea of the above article is ______.

A．Happiness means the same to everyone

B．Happiness is the thing that everyone wants most of all

C．Money makes one happy, so does helping others

D．Both A and C

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第10题

Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air

in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or" bike".

In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bi- cycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is agood idea--they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on week- ends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only, but Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

According to the passage, bicycles ______.

A．are more convenient than cars

B．are safer traffic tools than cars

C．are ridden by most people in U．S．

D．are the solution to some city problems

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第11题

Some people think that universities should put the same amount of money into students spor

t activities as to their libraries. What do you think？ Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appro-priacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

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