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At any rate ()is liable for delay in obtaining the necessary Customs House papers for discharging,when the delay arises from the fact that special papers are required for the particular cargo carried.
A . the Charterer
B . the Shipowner
C . the Shipper
D . the Receiver
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They were under the()that the company was doing well, but in fact it was in serious trouble.
A . conclusion
B . expression
C . enjoyment
D . illusio
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The fact that a part of the cargo has already been discharged will not()the owners of the rest,under all circumstances,from claiming a general average contribution from the Shipowner.
A . preclude
B . include
C . dilute
D . pollute
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We should realize the fact that when you graduate from university, you are still not prepared for the possible situations ________ we may face in the working world.
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Identifying Patterns of DevelopmentEven if some people believe that there are some disadvantages brought by the Internet, they cannot deny the fact that it brings more advantages.
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The chief claim to distinction of Shoreditch lies in the fact that the first theaters of London were built there in the seventeenth century.
The Shoreditch Theater was the first real theater to be built in England and was erected within the precincts of Holywell Priory, where the players were outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor, for stage plays were forbidden. Companies of players, however, were springing up all over the country, generally under the protection of some nobleman. Amongst these were the Earl of Leicester's Servants, with James Burbage as their manager. Burbage borrowed - 600 from his father-in-law and built the Shoreditch Theater, a round wooden structure, which was afterwards carefully pulled down by his son Richard and re-erected in Southward as the Globe. Richard was the original creator of most of Shakespeare' s great characters, including Hamlet and appeared to have been one of the greatest actors on the English stage. The site of the Shoreditch Theater has recently been determined by a careful survey and is found to have been partly on the site of a furniture factory at the comer of Curtain Road.
The Curtain was a rival theater and was so named from the fact that it had a curtain which shut off the stage from the auditorium. This theater had associations with Burbage and Green players from the town of Stratford-on-Avon, and later with the son of a Stratford butcher, who was a boy at school when the theater was built. His name was William Shakespeare. He came to London as a young man and was employed at the Curtain in minor parts, but his chief work was adapting plays, from which he proceeded to write them.
Not far away was another theater, the Fortune, aptly-named, for it was owned by Alleyn who made his money from it.
The Shoreditch Theater was built in the shape of ______.
A.an oblong
B.a square
C.a circle
D.a triangle
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The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that____.
A.they have to learn new things consciously
B.they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information
C.they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily
D.they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family
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In his lecture, the education expert emphasized the fact that nowadays children are exposed to many influences_____that of their families.
A.rather than
B.other than
C.except for
D.but for
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The simple circular-flow diagram is a model that includes only some key players in the real economy. Which of the following key players are omitted from the simple circular-flow model?
A.Households.
B.Firms.
C.Government.
D.MarketsforFactorsofProduction.
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Passage Three:Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness, if fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (承担的义务), self-improvement.
Ask a bachelor (单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
第31题:According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________.
A) he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
B) he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C) he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
D) he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
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People tend to amass possessions. Indeed they can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they owned. Some people leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years, in the belief that they may one day need just those very things. Collecting as a serious hobby is quite different. It provides relaxation for leisure hours, because just looking at one s treasures is always a joy. One does not have to go out for amusement, since the collection is housed at home. Whatever it consists of, stamps, first editions of books, antique furniture, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition to verifying facts in reference books. This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have some bearing on it.
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Much of the American anxiety about old age is a flight from the reality of death. One of the striking qualities of the American character is the unwillingness to face either the fact or meaning of death. In the more somber tradition of American literature—from Hawthorne and Melville and Poe to Faulkner and Hemingway—one finds a tragic depth that disguises the surface thinness of the ordinary American death attitudes. By an effort of the imagination, the great writers faced problems that the culture in action is reluctant to face—the fact of death, its mystery, and its place in the back-and-forth shuttling of the eternal recurrence. The unblinking confrontation of death in Greek time, the elaborate theological patterns woven around it in the Middle Ages, the ritual celebration of it in the rich, peasant cultures of Latin and Slavic Europe and in primitive cultures; these are difficult to find in American life.
Whether through fear of the emotional depths, or because of a drying up of the floodgates of religious intensity, the American avoids dwelling on death or even coming to terms with it; he finds it morbid and moves back from it, surrounding it with word avoidance (Americans never die; they "pass away") and various taboos of speech and practice. A "funeral parlor" is decorated to look like a bank; everything in a funeral ceremony is done in hushed tones, as if it were something secret, to be concealed from the world; there is so much emphasis on being dignified that the ceremony often loses its quality: of dignity. In some of the primitive cultures, there is difficulty in under-standing the causes of death; it seems puzzling and even unintelligible. Living in a scientific culture, Americans have a ready enough explanation of how it comes, yet they show little capacity to come to terms with the fact of death itself and with the grief that accompanies it.
"We jubilate over birth and dance at weddings," writes Margaret Mead, "but more and more deal with the death off the scene without ceremony, without an opportunity for young and old to realize that death is as much a fact of life as is birth." And one may add, even in its hurry and brevity, the last stage of an American's life m the last occasion of this relation to his society—is as standardized as the rest.
Unwillingness to face death is
A.a characteristic of American society.
B.a quality found in all civilizations.
C.a quality inherited from our Latin ancestors.
D.a quality of the American character.
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The change hi Japanese life-style. is revealed in the fact that ______.
A.the young are less tolerant of discomforts in life
B.the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the U.S.
C.the Japanese endure more than ever before
D.the Japanese appreciate their present life
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When the writer says that the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world or in backward areas, he is referring to the fact that in these parts ___.
A.standards of building are low.
B.only minimum shelter will be possible.
C.there is not enough ground space.
D.the population growth will be the greatest.
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In its various forms from fiction to documentary, the motion picture has become a significant element of contemporary culture. It is an art form. which【C1】______millions of people from all social classes. Movies have influenced current standards of beauty and have set dress fashions. They have【C2】______national myths. The American Western【C3】______in films, for example, is not really the frontier of historical fact. Movies have shown viewers other countries and broadened their【C4】______of different life-styles. But movies have also kept【C5】______stereotypes and prejudices. Some critics have【C6】______recent films of encouraging violence in American society. Others suggest that【C7】______violence in films helps antisocial viewers to safely rid themselves of aggressive feelings.
Interest【C8】______the relationship of films to American culture is as old as the interest in film【C9】______But interest in other【C10】______of film scholarship is more recent. During the 1960s, there was an【C11】______growth in the number and types of film classes offered in American colleges and universities. In other schools, students concentrate on learning【C12】______to make films. In many other schools, classes【C13】______with the history of film as an art form. and【C14】______the study, of film theory, and criticism. Film is【C15】______studied in more general courses in the humanities. Scholars now analyze the work of important directors. They examine the structures and conventions which create film groups or genres(流派)【C16】______the western and gangster(匪徒)films. Film study has become a【C17】______academic discipline.
Competing【C18】______television since the early 1950s, the American film industry has changed dramatically. So have films themselves. But whatever changes are brought【C19】______, motion pictures will always【C20】______an important American art form. and a significant cultural force.
【C1】
A.arrives
B.reaches
C.arouses
D.researches
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Scientists have established that influenza viruses taken from man can cause the disease in animals. In addition, man can catch the disease from animals. In fact, a great number of wild birds seem to carry the virus without showing an evidence of illness. Some scientists concluded that a large family of influenza viruses may have evolved in the bird kingdom, a group that has been on the earth 100 million years and is able to carry the virus without contracting the disease. There is even convincing evidence to show that virus strains are transmitted from place to place and from continent to continent by migrating birds.
It's known that two influenza viruses can recombine when both are present in an animal at the same time, the result of such recombination is a great variety of strains containing different H and N spikes. This raises the possibility that a human influenza virus can recombine with an influenza virus from a low animal to produce an entirely new spike. Research is underway to determine if that is the way that major new strains come into being, another possibility is that two animal influenza strains may recombine in a pig, for example, to produce a new strain which is transmitted to man.
According to the passage, scientists have discovered that influenza viruses ______.
A.cause ill health in wild birds
B.do not always cause symptoms in birds
C.are rarely present in wild birds
D.change when transferred from animals to man
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What does the professor imply about the fact that the annual catch of fish in the Biramichi River has been reduced?
A.The reason is that there were fewer fish in the river.
B.Over-fishing in the river has been prohibited.
C.The local Chamber of Commerce tried to preserve the fish.
D.The local fishing cooperative decided to reduce its catch.
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Scientists have long believed one way to stop the Earth’s atmosphere from warming is by planting more trees. The idea is that more trees will take in or absorb some of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a gas released by cars, factories and other human activities. The gas traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere, which warms the planet. However, two new studies have found that trees may not be as helpful in reducing carbon dioxide as had been thought.
The first study was done at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Researchers pumped extra carbon dioxide into a test area where pine trees were growing. The trees grew thirty-four percent faster during the first three years. However, in time, the trees slowed to about their normal growth rate. The scientists say this is because trees need other nutrients, such as nitrogen.
In the second study, researchers from Duke and Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine examined the soil around trees. They discovered that as the leaves broke down into the soil, all the carbon was not trapped in the soil. Much of it was released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
The findings of the two studies were published last month in Nature magazine. They suggest there is limited value in planting trees to reduce the carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere.
Forest planting has been a part of negotiations on a world agreement to reduce greenhouse gases that scientists believe cause global warming. The United States, Canada, Japan and some other industrial countries have supported the idea. But this new research suggests the idea is not as effective as environmental activists had thought. Scientist Ram Oren of Duke University led the study on tree growth. He says that earlier estimates on the ability of forests to absorb carbon dioxide were overly hopeful.
Some scientists not involved in the studies say the research provides some of the first evidence on how trees react to carbon dioxide. Other scientists say the research disputes a belief among some coal and power companies. The companies say that rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will not create harmful global warming. Instead, they say it will increase forests and other plants.
What is the purpose of this passage?
A.Introduce some new ideas about the relationship between trees and carbon dioxide.
B.Introduce recent condition of global industrial pollution.
C.Call on people to plant more trees to reduce greenhouse gases.
D.Point out that power companies should be responsible for the rising levels of carbon dioxide.
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I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren't for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream?
Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on tire same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.
Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness.
What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things; and that life doesn't come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found(or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the village.
What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by? I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toby. I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
One of the disadvantages of living in high-rise buildings is that ______.
A.the parents may become violent and difficult to put up with
B.the residents may not have a good view from their windows
C.the residents may become indifferent to their neighbors
D.the children may become too frustrated to be controlled
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Some geologists argue that if oil is as common in unsam-pled areas of the world as it is in those already sampled, our current estimate of reserves that exist underground must be multiplied by a factor of 10,000. From this we can conclude that we can meet the oil needs of the entire world for at least five centuries, even assuming that future consumption grows at an accelerating rate. To reach the stated conclusion, the author must assume which of the following?
A.It is possible to recover the oil contained in unexplored areas of the world.
B.The consumption rate for oil will not grow rapidly.
C.Oil will remain an important energy source for at least 500 years.
D.The world will achieve and maintain zero population growth.
E.New technology will make oil discovery and drilling more feasible than ever before.
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That Microsofts three tasks are colliding is reflected in the fact that______.
A.the new operating system will be marketed at a discount
B.search will be removed from the new operating system
C.all search capabilities will be combined into the desktop
D.images and data will be exchanged more directly
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Some people just can’t keep from giving. That was the way it was with my neighbor. Despite being crippled, she was very active. In fact, she __1__ to do more for the __2__ every day than I ever do in a year’s time. I was always __3__ at the pace she kept. And most importantly, she always had a positive __4__. I don’t remember once hearing her complain __5__ her trouble. The stresses of everyday life never seemed to bother her.
1). A. amazed
B. about
C. seemed
D. community
E. attitude
2). A. amazed
B. about
C. seemed
D. community
E. attitude
3). A. amazed
B. about
C. seemed
D. community
E. attitude
4). A. amazed
B. about
C. seemed
D. community
E. attitude
5). A. amazed
B. about
C. seemed
D. community
E. attitude
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The fact that the fourth plate from the All You Can Eat Country Buffet generated more satisfaction than the fifth plate is an example of
A.increasing marginal utility.
B.diminishing marginal utility.
C.diminishing total utility.
D.the paradox of valu
E.
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() the fact that his initial experiments had failed, Prof. White persisted in his res
A.A. White persisted in his researc
B.B.Because of
C.C.As to
D.D.In spite of
E.E.In view of