单选题Los Angeles has planted 2,000 rubber trees down the middle of one of its main streets. These trees do not (21) rubber. They are, (22) , made of rubber. Mr Joe Dynamo, a spokesman for Los Angeles (23) council, explained the reasons. He said: "These (24) are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass on our golf (25) . We have non-milk powder (26) our coffee. We (27) copies in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fiberglass tombstones. (28) shouldn't we have trees made of rubber?" "At 50 miles an hour, (29) motorist will see any difference. And our preservation (30) will be lower. You give the trees an annual rinse with detergent, and (31) them off twice a year. We (32) a lot of money because transplanting, pruning, weeding and leaf-collection are all (33) And we have a 60-year (34) guarantee on each plant. This is rationalization at (35) best./

单选题Directions: In this part, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you Will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A,B, C and D. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

单选题Whichofthefollowingisnotanalveolarconsonantphoneme?

单选题Some critics are questioning the value of the jury system probably because______.

单选题During the heavy storm last week, we had to take______under a flyover(天桥).

单选题______is often considered as the "poets" poet" because of his considerable influence on later poets.

单选题Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operations. Later he used sharp bone or horn, metal knives and, more recently, rubber and plastic. And that was where we stuck, in surgical instrument terms, for many years. In the 1960s a new tool was developed, one which was, first of all, to be of great practical use to the armed forces and industry, but which was also, in time, to revolutionize the art and science of surgery. The tool is the laser and it is, being used by more and more surgeons all over the world, for a very large number of different complaints. The word laser means: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. As we all know, light is hot; any source of light--from the sun itself down to a humble match burning--will give warmth. But light is usually spread out over a wide area. The light in a laser beam, however, is concentrated. This means that a light with no more power than that produced by an ordinary electric light bulb becomes intensely strong as it is concentrated to a pinpoint-sized beam. Experiments with these pinpoint beams have shown researchers that different energy sources produce beams that have a particular effect on certain living cells. It is possible for eye surgeons to operate on the back of the human eye without harming the front of the eye, simply by passing a laser beam right through the eyeball. No knives, no stitches, no unwanted damage--a true surgical wonder. Operations which once left patients exhausted and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable. So much more difficult operations can now be tried. The rapid development of laser techniques in the past ten years has made it clear that the future is likely to be very exciting. Perhaps some cancers will be treated with laser in a way that makes surgery not only safer but more effective. Altogether, tomorrow may see more and more information coming to light on the diseases which can be treated medically.

单选题Although he suffered from discrimination, Martin Luther King is a man who believed in reconciliation and only rarely ______ a grudge during his Civil Rights movement

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, today's traditional-age college freshmen are "more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的) than at any time in the 17 years of the poll. Not surprising in these hard times, the students' major objective "is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life." It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting. Interest in teaching, social service and the "altruistic" fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up. That's no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors in her first year on the job—even before she completed her two-year associate degree. While it's true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions—be the scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs. Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run. But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group o businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on the intercom (对讲机) : "Miss Baxter," he says, "could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong?" From the long-term point of view, that's what education really ought to be about.

单选题______active in commerce or the professions, most of the wealthy were not self-made, but had inherited family fortunes. A. Except for B. Despite C. As D. Though

单选题According to the passage, children with type 2 diabetes

单选题We all know that hot metal ______ as it grows cooler.

单选题She claims that the pressure on public hospitals could be ______ by combining medical resources in the public and private sectors.

单选题John's completely unaware how much damage he did the company, ______? A. didn't he B. did he C. isn't he D. is he