【C8】_考试资料网

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C1】

A．proofs
B．clues
C．data
D．phenomena

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C1】

A．because
B．and
C．though
D．if

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C2】

A．only
B．innocent
C．unique
D．potential

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C2】

A．where
B．why
C．whose
D．how

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C3】

A．opposite
B．age
C．type
D．equal

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C3】

A．lacking
B．indicative
C．free
D．representative

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C4】

A．spot
B．locate
C．trust
D．fight

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C4】

A．particular
B．same
C．original
D．sole

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C5】

A．away
B．across
C．off
D．apart

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C5】

A．replace
B．introduce
C．link
D．reflect

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C6】

A．average
B．overall
C．actual
D．acceptable

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C6】

A．tracking
B．defining
C．explaining
D．specifying

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C7】

A．responses
B．questions
C．comments
D．patterns

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C7】

A．format
B．order
C．context
D．amount

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C8】

A．qualified
B．honest
C．responsible
D．confident

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C8】

A．weakly
B．slightly
C．barely
D．strongly

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C9】

A．refer
B．confine
C．contribute
D．dedicate

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C9】

A．continued
B．shrank
C．disappeared
D．increased

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C10】

A．so
B．as
C．for
D．like

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C10】

A．latest
B．present
C．earliest
D．best

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C11】

A．precise
B．objective
C．short
D．clear

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C11】

A．small
B．entire
C．extensive
D．diverse

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C12】

A．protect
B．distance
C．save
D．rescue

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C12】

A．because
B．when
C．unless
D．if

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C13】

A．correctly
B．conveniently
C．readily
D．tentatively

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C13】

A．distinct
B．separate
C．available
D．forthcoming

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C14】

A．size
B．shape
C．weight
D．salary

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C14】

A．famous
B．international
C．young
D．immediate

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C15】

A．transformed
B．switched
C．altered
D．modified

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C15】

A．unique
B．respectable
C．noticeable
D．successful

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C16】

A．possibility
B．disappearance
C．frequency
D．crime

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C16】

A．moods
B．directions
C．groups
D．situations

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C17】

A．skilled
B．quick
C．impossible
D．poor

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C17】

A．That
B．Since
C．What
D．As

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C18】

A．weighs
B．dreams
C．opens
D．takes

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C18】

A．except for
B．rather than
C．as well as
D．other than

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C19】

A．extract
B．detect
C．conceive
D．concentrate

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C19】

A．appeal
B．quality
C．essence
D．reach

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"On the Internet, nobody knows you"re a dog," read the title of a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, 【C1】nowhere is it truer than Internet dating. The experience is by now familiar: the【C2】 mate who seemed just your【C3】 in a profile turns out to be a disappointment in person. There may be ways, however, to【C4】a lying person before you find yourself 【C5】from him or her at a table lit by candles. Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison compared the【C6】heights, weights, and ages of 78 Internet dating participants to their profiles on four dating websites. They noticed several【C7】from people who were less than【C8】. For example, they were less likely to【C9】to themselves as "I"; used indirect expressions, 【C10】"not boring" instead of "exciting" to describe themselves; and stuck to【C11】descriptions. "People do this because they want to【C12】themselves from their misleading statements," explained Catalina Toma, an author of the study, in a statement. Using these indications, the researchers【C13】 identified liars about 65 percent of the time. People lied most frequently about their【C14】, with women slimming down, on average, by 8.5 pounds, and men by 1.5 pounds. At least half the subjects【C15】 their height, and nearly 20 percent changed their age. Despite the【C16】of lies, volunteers proved【C17】at catching them. Fortunately, Toma and the team"s research【C18】up the possibility of a software that could【C19】lies for you, though Internet dating participants should be careful what they wish for—nearly everyone in the study lied in some【C20】way.【C20】

A．important
B．obvious
C．substantial
D．small

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How does literary style evolve Surprisingly,【C1】 lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as "to" and "that". By analysing【C2】writers use such "content-free" words, Daniel Rockmore and colleagues at Dartmouth College in Hanover were able to conduct the first, large-scale style analysis of literature. Content-free words are【C3】of writing style, Rockmore says. While two authors might use the【C4】content words to describe a similar event, they will use content-free words to【C5】their content words in a different way. Using the Project Gutenberg digital library, Rockmore"s team analysed 7733 English language works written since 1550, 【C6】how often and in what【C7】content-free words appeared. As you might expect, they found that writers were 【C8】influenced by their predecessors. They also found that as the number of literature works grew, the influence of older works【C9】. Authors in the【C10】periods wrote in a very similar way to one another, the researchers found, probably because they all read the same【C11】body of literature. But approaching the modern era,【C12】more people were writing and more works were【C13】 from many eras and numerous styles, authors" styles were still very similar to those of their【C14】contemporaries. "It"s as if they find dialects in time," says Alex Bentley. "Content is what makes us【C15】, but content-free words put us in different【C16】." 【C17】writers should be most influenced by their contemporaries【C18】the great works of the past is interesting, Rockmore says, because it challenges the【C19】of "classic" literature. When it comes to style 【C20】, perhaps we aren"t so strongly influenced by the classics after all.【C20】

A．at least
B．at large
C．at best
D．at random

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