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2015上海外国语大学自主选拔测试听力略Alreadytheclassis________aboutwhoournewteacherwillbe.A)foreseeingB)speculatingC)fabricatingD)contemplatingJustbecauseI'm________tohim,mybossthinkshecanordermearoundwithoutshowingmeanyrespect.A)redundantB)trivialC)versatileD)subordinateManyscientistsremain________aboutthevalueofthisresearchprogram.A)skepticalB)stationaryC)spaciousD)specificDepressionisoftencausedbythe________effectsofstressandoverwork..A)totalB)increasedC)terrificD)cumulativeAhuman'seyesightisnotas________asthatofaneagle.A)eccentricB)acuteC)sensibleD)sensitiveWe'llbeverycarefulandkeepwhatyou'vetoldusstrictly________.A)rigorousB)confidentialC)privateD)mysteriousThemembersofParliamentwere________thatthegovernmenthadnotconsultedthem.A)impatientB)tolerantC)crudeD)indignantHeistheonlypersonwhocan____inthiscase,becausetheotherwitnesseswerekilledmysteriously.A)testifyB)chargeC)accuseD)rectifyThefinancialproblemofthiscompanyisfurther____bytheriseininterestrates.A)increasedB)strengthenedC)reinforcedD)aggravatedWeshallprobablyneverbeableto____theexactnatureofthesesub-atomicparticles.A)assertB)impartC)ascertainD)notifyManyyearshad____beforetheyreturnedtotheiroriginalurbanareas.A)floatedB)elapsedC)skippedD)proceededMilitaryordersare____andcannotbedisobeyed.A)defectiveB)conservativeC)alternativeD)imperativeSomeeducatorstrytoputstudentsofsimilarabilitiesintothesameclassbecausetheybelievethiskindof____groupingisadvisable.A)homogeneousB)instantaneousC)spontaneousD)anonymousThecommissionwouldfinditself____ateveryturnifitsmemberscouldn'treachanagreement.A)collidedB)savagedC)crumbledD)hamperedGrainproductionintheworldis_____,butstillmillionsgohungry.A)staggeringB)shrinkingC)soaringD)suspendingHedevelopeda____attitudeafteryearsoffrustrationinhiscareer.A)sneakingB)disgustedC)drasticD)cynicalTheybelievedthatthiswasnotthe____oftheircampaignforequalitybutmerelythebeginning.A)climaxB)summitC)pitchD)maximumSeveralguestswerewaitinginthe____forthefrontdoortoopen.A)porchB)ventC)inletD)entryAsthemountainswerecoveredwitha_____ofcloud,wecouldn'tseetheirtops.A)coatingB)filmC)veilD)shadeWecouldn'treallyaffordtobuyahousesowegotitonhirepurchaseandpaidmonthly____.A)investmentsB)requirementsC)arrangementsD)installmentsHebegantodismantlesegregationwithinthearmedforces.A.disassembleB.disgraceC.knockdownD.tackleTheemployerwasforcedtoallaythetumult.A.dispelB.alleviateC.lessenD.oppressThespeakerhadareallynoblevoicewhichhecouldmodulatewithgreatskill.A.softenB.hardenC.depriveD.adjustIguessignorancemustbeasin.A.guiltB.colorC.deviationD.divergenceHebeguiledmeintolendinghimmybicycle.A.charmB.retreatC.setbackD.deceiveTherearemanylegendsabouttheheroesofantiquity.A.icebergsB.ancientnessC.drawbackD.relicHeshoutedinanexasperatevoice.A.shockingB.excitingC.infuriatingD.bileThelargeststonesweighoverfivetonnesapiece.A.respectivelyB.marketingC.auspiciousD.furiousShewasquiteadamantthatshewouldnotcome.A.obsoleteB.obstinateC.obliterateD.oblivionOurofficeisreallystuffy.A.fragrantB.ventC.draughtD.airless(1)GrowinguponLongIslandwithfivebrothers,MeaghanRepkoneverintendedtogotoawomen’scollege.“Never!”sherepeats,foremphasis.Sheenvisionedsuchschoolsasinsularlittleworldswithstudentsandprofessorsbeatingthedrumofgirlpowerandgenderpolitics---stifling,angryplaces,tobesure.Plus,shefiguredshe’dkindofmisshavingguysaround.ThenshevisitedHoodCollege.AndnowRepko,a22-year-oldseniorthere,can’tsayenoughgoodthingsaboutthewomendominatedenclaveshefoundonthered-brickcampusinFrederick.“It’sanenvironmentwhereyoucanfeelfreetosaywhatyouwant,”shesaid.“Thefriendshipsandthebondsaresoamazing---it’slikeasisterhood.”StudentslikeRepkowerethenaggingparadoxthatconfrontedHoodofficialsastheydecidedThursdaytoadmitmentoitsresidentialprogram,startingnextfall,forthefirsttimeinits109-yearhistory.Likemanywomen’scolleges,Hoodhadseenitsstudentpopulationshrinksubstantiallyinthepast20years;thisyear’senrollmentofabout1,700includes873graduatestudents.Recentsurveyscitedbytheschoolfoundbarely3percentofhighschoolgirlsseriouslyinterestedinattendingawomen’scollege.MostHoodstudents,infact,saytheycameforstrongacademicsoragoodfinancialaidpackage—ifanything,inspiteofthesingle-sexsetting.Yettheyweretheoneswhoemergedasthefiercestdefendersofthewomen-onlytraditionatHood,andtheonesmostdeeplymourningthechange.AttheofficialannouncementoncampusFriday,studentssaid,manyclassmateswereintears.“It’sgoingtochangemycollegeexperience,”saidMaryRottman,19,ajuniorfromWestminster,Md.“Ithinkwe’restillinastateofshock.”Hoodofficialssaythedebateneverquestionedthevalueofasingle-sexeducation.Rather,theysaid,Hoodwasgrapplingwithlongtimenationaltrendsthathavepromotedsomanywomen’scollegestogocoed,mergewithotherinstitutionsorclosetheirdoors.Women’scollegeshavestruggledtofindtheirplaceinthehigher-educationmarketsincethelate1960s,whenthevastmajorityofmen’scollegesbeganopeningtheirdoorstowomen.Onlythreecollegesremainall-male.All-femalecollegesenduredlongerbycastingthemselvesasmainstaysoftraditionorprotectorsoffeminism.Yettheirnumbershaveshrunkdramatically:fromnearly300in1960