It was ________ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.

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• 1The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on ________.

  A.an academic aspect

  B.a military aspect

  C.a business aspect

  D.an international aspect

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• 2                                    Passage Three    Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  A.It is completely flat.

  B.It has few rivers.

  C.It has many large lakes.

  D.It is hilly.

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• 3                                      Passage Two    Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  A.They are the most attractive women in Britain.

  B.They are the most popular film stars.

  C.They are the first women news announcers on British television.

  D.They appear almost every night in TV plays.

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• 4Section B    Directions:    In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.                                  Passage One    Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  A.4,000 years ago.

  B.3,000 years ago.

  C.2,000 years ago.

  D.1,000 years ago.

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• 5The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was ________.

  A.to make some sounding experiments in the oceans

  B.to collect samples of sea plants and animals

  C.to estimate the length of cable that was needed

  D.to measure the depths of the two oceans

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• 6“Defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “________”.

  A.doubted

  B.gave proof to

  C.challenged

  D.agreed to

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• 7This passage is mainly about ________.

  A.the beginnings of oceanography

  B.the laying of the first undersea cable

  C.the investigation of ocean depths

  D.the early intercontinental communications

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• 8Normally a student would at least attend ________ classes each week.

  A.36

  B.20

  C.12

  D.15

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• 9According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed ________.

  A.to live in a different university

  B.to take a particular course in a different university

  C.to live at home and drive to classes

  D.to get two degrees from two different universities

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