大学英语大学英语大学英语专业八级TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)&GRADE EIGHT

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• 21Why does the author say "...Orwell was right, and continues to be" (Paragraph Two)、

  A.Because there was stronger class consciousness in India.

  B.Because more people hope to end up in a higher class.

  C.Because people expect to gain more wealth than their parents.

  D.Because Britons are still conscious of their class status.

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• 22''...class still indicates something less blunt than mere wealth" (Paragraph Three) means that ________.

  A.class is still defined by its own habits and attitudes

  B.class would refer to something more subtle than money

  C.people from different classes may have the same habits or attitudes

  D.income is unimportant in determining which class one belongs to

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• 23Which of the following statements is INCORRECT、

  A.White-collar workers would place themselves in a different class.

  B.People with different jobs may place themselves in the same class.

  C.Occupation and class are no longer related with each other.

  D.Changes in the workforce have made it difficult to define class.

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• 24Which of the following is NOT a cause to blur class distinction、

  A.Notions of class by immigrants.

  B.Changing trends of employment.

  C.Easy access to fame.

  D.Fewer types of work.

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• 25When some successful white-collar workers choose to stay in the working class, it implies that they are _________.

  A.showing modesty

  B.showing self-respect

  C.expressing boastfulness

  D.making an understatement

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• 26The description of the couple's clothes and behaviour at the beginning of the passage seems to indicate that they had a sense of __________.

  A.secrecy

  B.elation

  C.superiority

  D.awkwardness

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• 27Which of the following adjectives best depicts the interior of the coach、

  A.Modern.

  B.Luxurious.

  C.Practical.

  D.Complex.

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• 28Which of the following best describes the attitude of other people on the train towards the couple、

  A.They regarded the couple as an object of fun.

  B.They expressed indifference towards the couple.

  C.They were very curious about the couple.

  D.They showed friendliness towards the coupl

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• 29Which of the following contains a metaphor、

  A.... like a man waiting in a barber's shop.

  B.... his countenance radiant with benevolence.

  C.... sweeping over the horizon, a precipice.

  D.... as darkly brilliant as the surface of a pool of oil.

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• 30We can infer from the last paragraph that in the dining-car ________.

  A.the waiters were snobbish

  B.the couple felt ill at ease

  C.the service was satisfactory

  D.the couple enjoyed their dinner

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