The author’s attitude to the café is

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• 1The following are comparisons made by the author in the second paragraph EXCEPT that

  A.the entrance hall is compared to a railway station.

  B.the orchestra is compared to a magnet.

  C.Turgis welcomed the lift like a conquering soldier.

  D.the interior of the café is compared to warm countries.

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• 2Which of the following statements about the second paragraph is NOT true、

  A.The café appealed to most senses simultaneously.

  B.The café was both full of people and full of warmth.

  C.The inside of the café was contrasted with the weather outside.

  D.It stressed the commercial determination of the café owners.

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• 3In its context the statement that “ the place was built for him” means that the café was intended to

  A.please simple people in a simple way.

  B.exploit gullible people like him.

  C.satisfy a demand that already existe

  D.D.provide relaxation for tired young men.

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• 4The following words or phrases are somewhat critical of the tea-shop EXCEPT

  A.“…turned Babylonian”.

  B.“perhaps a new barbarism’.

  C.“acres of white napery”.

  D.“balanced to the last halfpenny”.

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• 5That “behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel” suggests that

  A.modern realistic commercialism existed behind the luxurious appearance.

  B.there was a fundamental falseness in the style and the appeal of the café..

  C.the architect had made a sensible blend of old and new building materials.

  D.the café was based on physical foundations and real economic strength.

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• 6According to the passage, most Icelanders view land as something of

  A.environmental value.

  B.commercial value.

  C.potential value for tourism.

  D.great value for livelihood.

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• 7What is Iceland’s old-aged advocates’ feeling towards the Alcoa project、

  A.Iceland is wealthy enough to reject the project.

  B.The project would lower life expectancy.

  C.The project would cause environmental problems.

  D.The project symbolizes and end to the colonial legacies.

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• 8The disappearance of the old way of life was due to all the following EXCEPT

  A.fewer fishing companies.

  B.fewer jobs available.

  C.migration of young people.

  D.impostion of fishing quotas.

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• 9The 4 paragraph in the passage

  A.sums up the main points of the passage.

  B.starts to discuss an entirely new point.

  C.elaborates on the last part of the 3 paragraph.

  D.continues to depict the bleak economic situation.

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• 10Which of the following statements in INCORRECT、

  A.The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.

  B.The British constitution includes Parliamentary acts.

  C.The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.

  D.The British constitution includes one single written constitution.

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