单选题Parents can easily come down with an acute case of schizophrenia from reading the contradictory reports about the state of the public schools. One sat of experts asserts that the schools are better than they have been for years. Others say that the schools are in terrible shape and are responsible for every national problem from urban poverty to the trade deficit. One group of experts looks primarily at such indicators as test scores, and they cheer what they see: all the indicators—reading scores, minimum competency test results, the Scholastic Aptitude Test scores—are up, some by substantial margins. Students are required to take more academic courses—more mathematics and science, along with greater stress on basic skills, including knowledge of computers. More than 40 state legislatures have mandated such changes. But in the eyes of another set of school reformers such changes are at best superficial and at worst counterproductive. These experts say that merely toughening requirements, without either improving the quality of instruction or, even more important, changing the way schools are organized and children are taught makes the schools worse rather than better. They challenge the nature of the test, mostly multiple choice or true or false, by which children's progress is measured; they charge that raising the test scores by drilling pupils to come up with the right answers does not improve knowledge, understanding and the capacity to think logically and independently. In addition, these critics fear that the get-tough approach to school reform will cause more of the youngsters at the bottom to give up and drop out. This, they say, may improve national scores but drain even further the nation's pool of educated people. The way to cut through the confusion is to understand the different yardsticks used by different observers. Compared with what schools used to be like "in the good old days", with lots of drill and uniform requirements, and the expectation that many youngsters who could not make it would drop out and find their way into unskilled jobs--by those yardsticks the schools have measurably improved in recent years. But by the yardsticks of those experts who believe that the old school was deficient in teaching the skills needed in the modem world, today' s schools have not become better. These educators believe that rigid new mandates may actually have made the schools worse.

单选题The (1) program means a program written in a high-level language. It is generally translated to an (2) program, which is in aform directly understandably by the computer. The translation is usually done by a program called (3) ．

单选题English Test in Doctorial entrance examination is designed to observe the examinees' English ______in reading, writing, and translating.

单选题The highest office in the judiciary in the U. K. is______.

单选题Every government that refuses to meet the needs of its people must accept the ______. A. endings B. consequences C. results D. possibilities

单选题Children loam almost nothing from television, and the more they watch, the less they remember. They regard television purely (71) entertainment, resent programs that put (72) on them and are surprised that anybody should (73) the medium seriously. Far from being over-excited by programs, they are mildly (74) with the whole thing. These are the main conclusions from a new study of children and television. The author, Cardiac Cullingford, (75) that the modem child is a (76) viewer. The study suggests that there is little (77) in the later hours. All 11-year-olds have watched programs after midnight. Apart from the obvious waste of time (78) , it seems that all this viewing has little effect. Cullingford says that children can recall few details. They can remember exactly which programs they have seen but they can (79) explain the elements of a particular plot. Recall was in " (80) proportion to the amount they had watched. "It is precisely because television, (81) a teacher, demands so little attention and response (82) children like it, argues Cullingford. Programs seeking to (83) serious messages are strongly disliked. (84) people who frequently talk on screen. What children like most are the advertisements. They see them as short programs (85) their own right and particularly enjoy humorous presentation. But again, they (86) strongly against high-pressure advertisements that attempt openly to (87) them. In addition, children are not (88) involved in the programs. If they admire the stars, it is because the actors lead glamorous lives and earn a lot of money, (89) their fictional skills with fast cars and shooting villains, children are perfectly (90) the functions of advertisements. And says Cullingford, educational television is probably least successful of an in imparting attitudes or information.

单选题The relationship between a bacterium and its flagella is most nearly analogous to which of the following?

单选题Thanks for the advice, but this is something I have to ______ out myself.

单选题______ a delay, the train will arrive in Shanghai at 6:30 a.m.

单选题England is ______ from France by the Channel.

单选题Finding it difficult to ______ to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north. A．fit B．adopt C．suit D．adapt

单选题Life is never just ______. A. living B. being C. existing D. going

单选题Helen groups all people into two ______: those she likes and those she dislikes.

单选题In the simplest terms, a market is the place where seller meets buyer to exchange products for money. Traditional markets still function in many parts of the world. Even in the United Sales, during summer months there are farmers' markets where direct selling and buying take place between producers and consumers. Most service industries still operate at this market level. Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the consumer. Their products pass through several hands—truckers, warehouse wholesalers, and retailers before reaching the final consumer. Products, or commodities are usually divided into two types: consumer and industrial. Consumer goods are those that are sold to final users, the customers. These goods include food, clothing, automobiles, television sets, appliances, and all those things people go to stores to purchase. Industrial goods are those that are sold to companies or other businesses for use in manufacturing or other purposes. Automobile makers buy many of the parts used to assemble cars. A tire manufacturer buys rubber, synthetic or otherwise, with which to make tires. Eventually these materials will end up in the hands of final users: the owners of the cars. The nature of industrial goods depends on the nature of the goods to be made for final users. The price of industrial goods and raw materials will influence the price of final goods, those that the consumer buys.

单选题We______ so smoothly that the passenger could hardly feel it.

单选题The arrangement of the meeting has to be kept Uconfidential/U for the sake of security.

单选题For any export-oriented American business, an invitation to join the U. S. Commerce Secretary on one of his trade missions abroad is like a World Series ticket—the hottest seat in town, and something you might pay top dollar to get. In 1992, Bill Clinton promised that his Administration would fight hard to help American companies win foreign business. That's a worthy goal of trade missions, which provide selected chief executives with priceless connections to the corporate heads and government officials of other nations. But under the late Commerce Secretary Ron Brown were the Democrats "selling" seats, using those missions to reward party donors? And did the trips serve the dual purpose of drumming up (招徕) more donations abroad? Those are the questions at the heart of the lawsuit filed by the non-profit conservative group Judicial Watch Inc. Last week, thousands of pages of Commerce Department documents have been turned over to the group. The Commerce Department papers clearly indicate many corporate contributors expected their money to earn them special consideration when seats were being handed out on the secretary's plane. In a letter addressed to Deputy Assistant Commerce Secretary Jude Kearney, C. Payne Lucas, a development-organization executive suggests he should be added to a mission headed for South Africa president Nelson Mandela. In another, Philip Verveer, a Washington attorney, recommends a place on 1994 mission to India for William Ginsberg, chief executive of Cellular Communications International. "Oinsberg was an early financial supporter of Clinton/ Gore campaign," Verveer writes. These missives occasionally show federal officials urging their superiors to favor donor executives. In one letter, Reta Lewis, a political affair official at the White House, urges that a spot be found for Gerald McGowan, a partner in a Washington law firm, on a trade mission to Indonesia or India. For one thing, Lewis points out, McGowan qualifies as D. N. C. "managing trustee (托管人, 理事)," someone who gives $100,000 a year to the Democratic National Committee. But did the White House always give its funders the heavy preference they expected? That is another story.

单选题Gallaudet University currently does not allow students to keep pets in their dorm rooms. Exceptions are made only for (1) animals such as guide dogs and hearing (2) But other kinds of pets can be (3) to students too. Pets should be (4) to live in the dorms because they can help students reduce stress and learn responsibility. College life is very demanding. Pets could help students relieve (5) in many ways. For example, playing with pets could give students a study (6) . Walking a dog or playing with a cat would allow the students to relax their body and mind. When the students return to their studying, they would feel (7) and ready to work again. Pets could also (8) social stress or homesickness. A dog or cat could provide companionship and affection when students have problems (9) their friends or miss home. Sometimes it is easier to talk to a pet than to a person. Talking about problems helps students figure out (10) . Caring for pets could help students learn (11) in several ways. For example, pets need to be fed and watered on a regular schedule. Some pets also need to be taken out while others need their litter box or cage Cleaned. Students would learn to schedule time for these chores (12) their classes and activities. New students are often used to having their parents do things for them at home. Therefore, caring for a pet is something students would have to do (13) at school. They would learn how to solve problems on their own and how to follow through with their commitments. In conclusion, living with pets would offer many (14) to Gallaudet University's students. I believe that Galladudet should (15) . changing its policies to allow students to keep pets in their dorm rooms.