It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

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• 1According to the passage, consumerist culture ________.

  A.cannot thrive on a fragile economy

  B.will not aggravate environmental problems

  C.cannot satisfy human spiritual needs

  D.will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries

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• 2Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing、

  A.Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.

  B.Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.

  C.Because overconsumption won’t last long due to unrestricted population growth.

  D.Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization.

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• 3Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is ________.

  A.the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals

  B.the people’s desire for a rise in their living standards

  C.the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption

  D.the concept that one’s success is measured by how much they consume

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• 4The emergence of the affluent society after World War II ________.

  A.gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers

  B.gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism

  C.led to the reform of the retailing system

  D.resulted in the worship of consumerism

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• 5The author ends the passage with the implication that ________.

  A.compensation benefits in America are soaring to new heights

  B.the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system

  C.people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation system

  D.money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S. economy

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• 6I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ________ is perfect.

  A.outlook

  B.vision

  C.horizon

  D.perspective

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• 7He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ________ with the Imperial Museum.

  A.collection

  B.connection

  C.collaboration

  D.combination

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• 8In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for ________, to retire at the age of 65.

  A.integrity

  B.denial

  C.incompetence

  D.deduction

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• 9Others viewed the finding with ________, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.

  A.optimism

  B.passion

  C.caution

  D.deliberation

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• 10The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ________ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch.

  A.expedition

  B.controversy

  C.dismay

  D.disaster

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