北京语言大学外语专业综合水平测试英语历年真题.docx

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Network Education College, BLCU
Language Proficiency Test for Graduates
Majoring in English
一fate and drank a cup of poison hemlock in the presence of his grief-stricken friends
and students.
In the first paragraph, the word “ yet ” is used to introduce.
contrast
a sequence
emphasis
an example
Socrates was condemned to death because he .
believed in law
was a philosopher
published outspoken philosophical articles
advocated original opinions
The word “ unsurpassed ” in the third paragraph is close in meaning to .
untold
unequaled
unnoticed
unexpected
By mentioning that Socrates himself never wrote anything, the writer implies that .
it was surprising that Socrates was so famous
Socrates was not so learned as he is reputed to have been
Socrates used the work of his students in teaching
the authorities refused to publish Socrates’ works
Socrates accepted the death penalty to show .
his belief in his students
his contempt for conservatives
his recognition of the legal system
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 amongpeople 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 our time. Like the present outbreak, it started in Asia.
For more than forty years before that outbreak, influenza had steadily decreased and was believed to be dying out. A new group of outbreaks was introduced by the great outbreak of 1889-1890 and for the next quarter of a century flu remained a constant threat.
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