公共课考研英语英语1997年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

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• 31From the second paragraph we learn that ________.

  A.the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries

  B.physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia

  C.changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law

  D.it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage

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• 32When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means ________.

  A.observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasia

  B.similar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countries

  C.observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes

  D.the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop

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• 33When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will ________.

  A.face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia

  B.experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient

  C.have an intense fear of terrible suffering

  D.undergo a cooling off period of seven days

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• 34The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of ________.

  A.opposition

  B.suspicion

  C.approval

  D.indifference

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• 35In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ________.

  A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US

  B.small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

  C.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

  D.most Americans are ready to offer help

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• 36It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.

  A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship

  B.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated

  C.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends

  D.social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions

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• 37Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ________.

  A.to improve their hard life

  B.in view of their long-distance travel

  C.to add some flavor to their own daily life

  D.out of a charitable impulse

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• 38The tradition of hospitality to strangers ________.

  A.tends to be superficial and artificial

  B.is generally well kept up in the United States

  C.is always understood properly

  D.has something to do with the busy tourist trails

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• 39“Substance abuse” (Line 5, Paragraph 1) is preferable to “drug abuse” in that ________.

  A.substances can alter our bodily or mental functioning if illegally used

  B.“drug abuse” is only related to a limited number of drug takers

  C.alcohol and tobacco are as fatal as heroin and cocaine

  D.many substances other than heroin or cocaine can also be poisonous

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• 40The word “pervasive” (Line 1, Paragraph 2) might mean ________.

  A.widespread

  B.overwhelming

  C.piercing

  D.fashionable

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