单选题The vagabond seemed content with his ______ lifestyle, but he secretly longed for the ______ of a permanent home.A serene, passivityB transient, innocuousnessC peripatetic, stabilityD commendable, inertiaE reprehensible, audacity

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单选题
The vagabond seemed content with his ______ lifestyle, but he secretly longed for the ______ of a permanent home.
A

serene, passivity

B

transient, innocuousness

C

peripatetic, stability

D

commendable, inertia

E

reprehensible, audacity

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1.Michael, a typical American, stays at home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn't talk to any other human beings, and he doesn't see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle. is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off form. contact with our fellow human being.The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they're dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers' salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take our money from their accounts.Another area that technology is changing is entertainment.Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.(1)After work, Michael likes to ______.A、listen to music at the concert hallB、watch a movie in his living roomC、run a program on his computer in his officeD、play baseball with his workmates(2)The sentence “Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle. is very possible” means ______.A、Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come trueB、Michael is not a real person but probably the lifestyle. does existC、Michael has ambitions but he can't make his dreams come trueD、Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle. is common nowadays(3)In the modern world, people willA、stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checksB、see the people they' re dealing withC、listen to music at concert halls or in small social gatheringsD、watch movies in their own living rooms(4)What is the main idea of the passage?A、We may no longer need to communicate with other human being.B、Modern technology seems to be separating human beings.C、We may no longer need to work in the office.D、Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home.(5)What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?A、Games and sports.B、Personal banking.C、Music and films.D、International business.

2.After______ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to go into the doctor's office.A.thisB.thatC.whichD.what

3.Bob died of a heart attack, ________ by his lifestyle.A taken onB brought onC depended onD relied on

4.WAP网关根据什么判断页面上使用了WMLScript?()A.Content-IdB.Content-LocationC.Content-TypeD.Content-Disposition

参考答案和解析
正确答案： D
解析：
“vagabond”可暗示第一个空的意思应和“流浪的”意思相近。句子中使用“but”可知第二个空的意思和“流浪的”的意思相反，peripatetic“到处走动的；漫游的”；stability“稳定性；坚定”；innocuous“无害的；无伤大雅的”；inertia“懒惰；呆滞”；reprehensible“应该谴责的”；audacity“大胆；厚颜无耻”。
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  • 第1题：

    It was true that Freddy seemed more smarter than most of his colleagues, had read more, was altogether more _______.

    A.thought

    B.thoughtful

    C.think

    D. thinkful


    参考答案：B

  • 第2题：

    According to Paragraph 2,the recession has made people_____.

    [A]realize the national dream

    [B]struggle against each other

    [C]challenge their lifestyle.

    [D]reconsider their lifestyle


    正确答案：D

  • 第3题：

    His legs were so weak that he could h _______ stand．


    正确答案：
    9．hardly【解析】由题意“他的腿如此虚弱以至于他几乎不能站立．”知填hardly．

  • 第4题：

    There seemed little hope that the explorer,（ ）in the tropical forest,would find his way through it.

    A.to be deserted
    B.having deserted
    C.to have been deserted
    D.having been deserted

    答案：D
    解析：
    本题考察动词的时态和语态，题目意为“迷失在热带雨林中的探险家找到出去的路的希望渺茫。”A选项表示将来时态和被动语态， B选项表示主动语态， C选项时态混乱，D选项表述被动语态的完成时态并可能延续下去。
    　　

  • 第5题：

    HIS中的H指（），I指（），S指（）。


    正确答案:色度；明度；饱和度

  • 第6题：

    Which content network component is primarily used to store and deliver content from the network edge?（）

    • A、Content router
    • B、Content switch
    • C、Content Distribution Manager (CDM)
    • D、Content engine

    正确答案:D

  • 第7题：

    WAP网关根据什么判断页面上使用了WMLScript？（）

    • A、Content-Id
    • B、Content-Location
    • C、Content-Type
    • D、Content-Disposition

    正确答案:C

  • 第8题：

    填空题
    HIS中的H指（），I指（），S指（）。

    正确答案： 色度,明度,饱和度
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    The vagabond seemed content with his ______ lifestyle, but he secretly longed for the ______ of a permanent home.
    A

    serene, passivity

    B

    transient, innocuousness

    C

    peripatetic, stability

    D

    commendable, inertia

    E

    reprehensible, audacity


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    “vagabond”可暗示第一个空的意思应和“流浪的”意思相近。句子中使用“but”可知第二个空的意思和“流浪的”的意思相反，peripatetic“到处走动的；漫游的”；stability“稳定性；坚定”；innocuous“无害的；无伤大雅的”；inertia“懒惰；呆滞”；reprehensible“应该谴责的”；audacity“大胆；厚颜无耻”。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?
    A

    Have the desire to learn more.

    B

    Be content with what they know.

    C

    Stay calm in the face of hardships.

    D

    Be modest so as to learn more.


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    从文章倒数第二段提到的乔布斯的箴言“Stay hungry, stay foolish”及后文对这一箴言的更深阐述，可知不管你已经学了多少东西，经历了多少事情，都要意识到自己仍然是个傻瓜，要意识到还有很多东西需要探索和学习，也就是不要满足于已经学到的东西，B项与文意不符。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    The boy was a _____ musician when he was in primary school but his genius seemed to have disappeared completely when he was grown up.
    A

    promising

    B

    solid

    C

    sincere

    D

    retarded


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    promising有前途的，有希望的。solid结实的，可靠的。sincere真诚的。retarded迟钝的。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    By taking this test, a student is supposed to find out ______
    A

    how to solve teenage problems

    B

    how to make good friends

    C

    what his lifestyle is like

    D

    what kind of person he is


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    推理判断题。根据调查表和最后的信息“…and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you. ”可知，通过完成这份调查，青少年能够发现自己是怎样的一个人。

  • 第13题：

    That scientist____ the idea much earlier, but he had a limited following; it seemed that no one was interested in his idea at that time.

    A、application

    B、hire

    C、promoted

    D、score


    正确答案:C

  • 第14题：

    Which CLI command do you use to block MIME content at the [edit security utm feature－profile] hierarchy?()

    A. set content-filtering profilepermit-command block-mime

    B. set content-filtering profileblock-mime

    C. set content-filtering block-content-typeblock-mime

    D. set content-filtering notifications block-mime


    参考答案：B

  • 第15题：

    The harder they worked,____________．

    A.they seemed to do less
    B.the less they seemed to do
    C.they were doing less
    D.they did less

    答案：B
    解析：
    暂无解析

  • 第16题：

    The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of ( )

    A.vagabond
    B.sabotage
    C.paradox
    D.tachyon

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查名词辨析。句意：这个机械装置完全被破坏了，警察认定这是一起蓄意破坏事件。vagabond“流浪者，游手好闲者”，sabotage “阴谋破坏；怠工”，paradox “悖论，自相矛盾的人或物”，tachyon“超光速粒子”。根据语境可知，B项符合题意。

  • 第17题：

    Which content network component is primarily used to store and deliver content from the network edge?（）

    • A、Content switch
    • B、Content router
    • C、Content engine
    • D、Content Distribution Manager (CDM)

    正确答案:C

  • 第18题：

    Which content network component maintains original source content and publishes content to the network edge?（）

    • A、Content switch
    • B、Content router
    • C、Content engine
    • D、Content Distribution Manager (CDM)

    正确答案:D

  • 第19题：

    Which content networking device allows bandwidth configuration settings so that streaming content will not interfere with other network traffic？（）

    • A、 IP/TV Control Server
    • B、 Content Distribution Manager
    • C、 Content Engine
    • D、 IP/TV Broadcast Server

    正确答案:A

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    ________Andersen was the best of the most talented writers of his generation seemed indisputable.
    A

    That

    B

    What

    C

    Whether

    D

    Where


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    ______ Even when offstage, the famous comic, known as much for his quips as his glamorous lifestyle, ironically told the interviewer he lived a very ______ life.
    A

    Facetious, mundane

    B

    Greedy, pompous

    C

    Asinine, whimsical

    D

    Arrogant, commonplace

    E

    Humorous, sonorous


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    即使在台下，他也很诙谐幽默。因为使用“ironicall”表示转折，所以第二个空的意思应与“glamorous lifestyle”形成对比，故选A。facetious“诙谐的；爱开玩笑的”；mundane“世俗的；宇宙的”；pompous“自大的；浮华的”；asinine“驴的；愚蠢的；固执的”；sonorous“响亮的；能发出响亮声音的”。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    After ______ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to go into the doctor's office.
    A

    this

    B

    that

    C

    which

    D

    what


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    A

    He may overcharge the customer.

    B

    He was recommended by one of his neighbors.

    C

    His prices seemed to be reasonable.

    D

    He didn’t know much about cars.


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    细节题。对话中男士说“if they think that someone doesn’t know much about cars, they might try to overcharge that person.”，即男士认为机修工可能向顾客索要过高费用。故选A。

  • 第24题：

    单选题
    The harder they worked,______.
    A

    they seemed to do less

    B

    the less they seemed to do

    C

    less they seemed to do

    D

    they did less


    正确答案： A
    解析：

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