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专四阅读2013真题及答案

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一、单选题(共10题)

1.TheauthormentionstheGoldenAgeinthecontextofwhatevent?()

A.TheRenaissance

B.TheIndustrialRevolution

C.TheFrenchRevolution

D.TheColdWar

2.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?()

A.ToprovideahistoricaloverviewoftheColdWar

B.Toanalyzethepoliticalstrategiesofthesuperpowers

C.Tocompareandcontrasttheeconomicsystemsofthetwocamps

D.ToexaminetheculturalimpactoftheColdWar

3.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisasignificantfactorcontributingtothefalloftheBerlinWall?()

A.TheeconomicreformsinEastGermany

B.ThepeacefulprotestsinPoland

C.ThemilitaryinterventionbytheUnitedStates

D.TheinternalpoliticalinstabilityintheSovietUnion

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheColdWar?()

A.Ideologicaldifferences

B.Economiccompetition

C.Territorialdisputes

D.Thefearofnuclearwar

5.WhatistheauthorsperspectiveontheroleoftheUnitedStatesintheColdWar?()

A.TheUnitedStateswasprimarilyresponsibleforstartingtheconflict

B.TheUnitedStatesplayedadefensiveroleagainstSovietexpansion

C.TheUnitedStateswasindifferenttothefateofEasternEurope

D.TheUnitedStatessoughttopromotedemocracyandcapitalismworldwide

6.HowdoestheauthordescribetherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionduringtheColdWar?()

A.Thetwocountriesmaintainedafriendlyrivalry

B.Therelationshipwascharacterizedbymutualrespect

C.Thetwocountrieswereengagedinadangerousstalemate

D.Therelationshipwaslargelynon-existent

7.WhichofthefollowingisadirectconsequenceoftheColdWar?()

A.ThefalloftheBerlinWall

B.Theendofcolonialism

C.Theriseofglobaltrade

D.TheestablishmentoftheEuropeanUnion

8.WhatistheauthorsviewontheimpactoftheColdWaronglobalpolitics?()

A.TheColdWarhadanegligi