大学英语大学英语大学英语专业八级TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2009)&-GRADE EIGHT-

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• 11The couple chose Istanbul as their holiday destination mainly because

  A.work in the same sort of job as her husband.

  B.play down her success, making it sound unimportant.

  C.stress how much the family gains from her high salary.

  D.B.play down her success, making it sound unimportant.C.stress how much the family gains from her high salary.D.introduce more labour-saving machinery into the hom

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• 12Which of the following statements is INCORRECT、

  A.thinks is the natural one.

  B.wishes to see preserved.

  C.believes is fair.

  D.C. believes is fair.D. is sure must chang

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• 13We learn from the couple's shopping experience back home that

  A.Abrasive (Paragraph Five).

  B.Engines (Paragraph Four).

  C.Convention (Paragraph Two).

  D.Heavily (Paragraph One).

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• 14The last two paragraphs suggest that to visit places of interest in Istanbul

  A.sometimes make the first advances in love.

  B.allow men to flirt with many women.

  C.stop accepting presents of flowers and chocolates.

  D.avoid making their husbands look like "Mary Anns".

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• 15The family have seen or visited all the following in Istanbul EXCEPT

  A.Men are equally serious about courtship.

  B.Each man "makes passes" at many women.

  C.The woman's reaction decides the fate of courtship.

  D.The man leaves himself the opportunity to give up the chase quickly.

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• 16According to the passage, the most serious consequence of baby-boomers approachingretirement would be

  A.a loss of knowledge and experience to many companies.

  B.a decrease in the number of 35- to 44- year-olds.

  C.a continuous increase in the number of 50-to 64-year-olds.

  D.its impact on the developed world whose workforce is ageing.

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• 17The following are all the measures that companies have adopted to cope with the ageingworkforce EXCEPT

  A.making places of work accommodate the needs of older workers.

  B.using alumni networks to hire retired former employees.

  C.encouraging former employees to work overseas.

  D.granting more convenience in working hours to older workers.

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• 18"The company spends 'a lot of time' on the ergonomics of its factories" (Paragraph Seven)means that

  A.the company attaches great importance to the layout of its factories.

  B.the company improves the working conditions in its factories.

  C.the company attempts to reduce production costs of its factories.

  D.the company intends to renovate its factories and update equipment.

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• 19In the author's opinion American firms are not doing anything to deal with the issue of theageing workforce mainly because

  A.they have not been aware of the problem.

  B.they are reluctant to hire older workers.

  C.they are not sure of what they should do.

  D.they have other options to consider.

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• 20Which of the following best describes the author's development of argument、

  A.introducing the issue---citing ways to deal with the issue---~describing the actual status---offering reasons.

  B.describing the actual status--- introducing the issue---citing ways to deal with the issue---offering reasons.

  C.citing ways to deal with the issue---introducing the issue----describing the actual status---offering reasons.

  D.describing the actual status--offering reasons---introducing the issue---citing ways to deal with the issu

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