北京语言大学外语专业综合水平测试英语历年真题.doc

《学位英语综合水平测试》
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Language Proficiency Test for Graduaed that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. So, he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison hemlock in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students.
1.
In the first paragraph, the word “yet” is used to introduce_________.
[A]
contrast
[B]
a sequence
[C]
emphasis
[D]
an example
2.
Socrates was condemned to death because he __________.
[A]
believed in law
[B]
was a philosopher
[C]
published outspoken philosophical articles
[D]
advocated original opinions
3.
The word “unsurpassed” in the third paragraph is close in meaning to ________.
[A]
untold
[B]
unequaled
[C]
unnoticed
[D]
unexpected
4.
By mentioning that Socrates himself never wrote anything, the writer implies that __________.
[A]
it was surprising that Socrates was so famous
[B]
Socrates was not so learned as he is reputed to have been
[C]
Socrates used the work of his students in teaching
[D]
the authorities refused to publish Socrates’ works
5.
Socrates accepted the death penalty to show ________.
[A]
his belief in his students
《学位英语综合水平测试》
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[B]
his contempt for conservatives
[C]
his recognition of the legal system
[D]
that he was not afraid of death
Text B
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Influenza has been with us a long, long time. According to some Greek writers on medical history, the outbreak of 412 BC was of influenza. The same has been suggested of the sickness that swept through the Greek army attacking Syracuse in 395 BC. Flu is a disease that moves more quickly among people living in crowded conditions, so it is likely to attack armies.
During the nineteenth century there were five widespread outbreaks of influenza. The last of the five happened in 1889 and marked the beginning of the story of influenza in