According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students

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• 1Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry、

  A.Extending your life.

  B.Saving your life.

  C.Criticizing life.

  D.Heightening lif

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• 2To have a better understanding of a poem, one should

  A.discuss it with others.

  B.analyze it by oneself.

  C.copy it down in a notebook

  D.practise reading it aloud

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• 3Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage、

  A.One third of the world’s population drinks coffee.

  B.Coffee is native to Colombia

  C.Coffee can keep one awake.

  D.Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.

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• 4Which country is the largest coffee producer、

  A.Brazil

  B.Colombia

  C.Ethiopia

  D.Egypt

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• 5Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because

  A.they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else

  B.they were forced to leave their homeland and move to America

  C.the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes

  D.the potato harvest was bad

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• 6What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply、

  A.More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.

  B.Poetry is more important than any other subject.

  C.One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry

  D.Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses

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• 7The phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by

  A.“build a booth”

  B.“provide equipment”.

  C.“leave a certain amount of time”.

  D.“set aside enough space”.

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• 8Which of the following statements about Flowers and Yeo is true？

  A.They are students at Sussex University.

  B.They are rice breeders.

  C.They are husband and wife.

  D.They are colleagues at an institution of higher learning.

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• 9Flowers and Yeo have started a programme

  A.to find ways to prevent water pollution.

  B.to identify genes that promote growth in salty soil.

  C.to breed rice plants that taste salty.

  D.to find ways to remove excessive salt from soil.

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• 10Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of the problem discussed in the passage？

  A.Natural barriers to sea water have been destroyed.

  B.the water table has gone down after droughts.

  C.Sea level has been continuously rising.

  D.Evaporation of water leaves salt behind

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