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第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
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gwo
deri
ga
dbuyi
g
itsproducts
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allycalledBackRubforitsearchedforli
ksi

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gfora
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amehemisspelled“googol”
as“google”．
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ameoftheCaptai
Ahabsship
A．MobyDick
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C．Pequot
D．Herma

Melville
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didtheNikegetits
ameeve
tually
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1971．
B．I
1978
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1997
D．I
1987
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dersoftheGooglecha
geits
ame
fA．Theydislikedtheir
ame
B．Theywa
ted
ewcustomers
C．Thecompa
ysorigi
al
amewastoolo
g
D．Thecompa
yssearchtech
ologywasimprovi
grapidly
B
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