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单项选择题The following words, EXCEPT ________, form a minimal set and three minimal pairs.

单项选择题Of all the symbols, ______, which are considered to represent fertility and new life, are those most frequently associated with Easter.

A．the pumpkin and the turkey
B．the lamb and the beef
C．the spring peas and tile potatoes
D．the egg and the rabbit

单项选择题Whitman's poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT______.

A．the strict poetic form
B．the free and natural rhythm
C．the easy flow of feelings
D．the simple and conversational language

单项选择题William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following EXCEPT______.

A．normal contemporary speech patterns
B．humble and rustic life as subject matter
C．elegant wording and inflated figures of speech
D．intensely subjective feeling toward individual experience

单项选择题On what occasion is the author likely to be moved

A．A young person cheated of the best things in life.
B．A genius athlete breaks a world record.
C．A little girl suffers from an incurable disease.
D．When the curtain comes down on a touching play.

单项选择题What does “dirty pool” at the end of the second paragraph mean

A．Improper deeds.
B．Bribery.
C．Chicanery.
D．Dirty transaction.

单项选择题Why didn't the writer's wife and friends ask him what had really happened to him

A．They sensed that something terrible happened, they didn't dare to ask.
B．They were afraid that the writer might lose face if they asked.
C．They'd like to let it be for it was not their business.
D．They tried to calm the writer in this way.

单项选择题The author suggests that the main reason for the persisting influence of Bachofen's work is that______.

A．feminists have shown little interest in ancient societies
B．reliable information about the ancient world is difficult to acquire
C．ancient societies show the best evidence of women in position of power
D．historians have been primarily interested in the modern period

单项选择题The primary purpose of the passage is to______.

A．compare competing new approaches to understanding the role of women in ancient societies
B．investigate the ramifications of Bachofen's theory about the dominance of women in ancient societies
C．explain the burgeoning interest among historians in determining the actual status of women in various societies
D．criticize the value of ancient myths in determining the status of women in ancient societies

单项选择题It can be inferred from the passage that the probable reactions of many males in ancient Greece to the idea of a society ruled by women could best be characterized as______.

A．confused and dismayed
B．wary and hostile
C．curious but fearful
D．cynical and disinterested

A．phonetic reformB．language planningC．language reformD．……