单选题One way to lower the cost of medical care would be ______.

单选题What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

单选题Management operates through various______, often classified as planning, organ leading/ motivating and controlling.

单选题Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and. In order to understand, however imperfectly, what is meant by "face", we must take {{U}}(1) {{/U}}of the fact that, as a race, the Chinese have a strongly{{U}} (2) {{/U}}instinct. The theatre may almost be said to be the only national amusement, and the Chinese have for theatricals a{{U}} (3) {{/U}} like that of the Englishman{{U}} (4) {{/U}}athletics, or the Spaniard for bull-fights. Upon very slight provocation, any Chinese regards himself in the{{U}} (5) {{/U}}of an actor in a drama. He throws himself into theatrical attitudes, performs the salaam, falls upon his knees, prostrates himself and strikes his head upon the earth, {{U}}(6) {{/U}}circumstances which to an Occidental seem to make such actions superfluous, {{U}}(7) {{/U}}to say ridiculous. A Chinese thinks in theatrical terms. When roused in self-defense he addresses two or three persons as if they were a multitude. He exclaims: "I say this in the presence of You, and You, and You, who are all here present. " If his troubles are adjusted he{{U}} (8) {{/U}}of himself as having "got off the stage" with credit, and if they are not adjusted he finds no way to "retire from the stage". All this, {{U}}(9) {{/U}}it clearly understood, has nothing to do with realities. The question is never of facts, but always of {{U}}(10) {{/U}}. If a fine speech has been{{U}} (11) {{/U}}at the proper time and in the proper way, the requirement of the play is met. We are not to go behind the scenes, for that would{{U}} (12) {{/U}}all the plays in the world. Properly to execute acts like these in all the complex relations of life, is to have "face". To fail them, to ignore them, to be thwarted in the performance of them, this is to "{{U}} (13) {{/U}}face". Once rightly apprehended, "face" will be found to be in itself a {{U}}(14) {{/U}}to the combination lock of many of the most important characteristics of the Chinese. It should be added that the principles which regulate "face" and its attainment are often wholly{{U}} (15) {{/U}}the intellectual apprehension of the Occidental, who is constantly forgetting the theatrical element, and wandering{{U}} (16) {{/U}}into the irrelevant regions of fact. To him it often seems that Chinese "face" is not unlike the South Sea Island taboo, a force of undeniable potency, but capricious, and not reducible to rule, deserving only to be abolished and replaced by common sense. At this point Chinese and Occidentals must agree to{{U}} (17) {{/U}}, for they can never be brought to view the same things in the same light. In the adjustment of the incessant quarrels which distract every hamlet, it is necessary for the "peace-talkers" to take a careful account of the{{U}} (18) {{/U}}of "face" as European statesmen once did of the balance of power. The object in such cases is not the execution of even-handed justice, which, even if theoretically desirable, seldom{{U}} (19) {{/U}}to an Oriental as a possibility, but such an arrangement as will distribute to all concerned "face" in due proportions. The same principle often applies in the settlement of lawsuits, a very large percentage of which end in what may be called a{{U}} (20) {{/U}}game.

单选题G. B Shaw wondered how parents could wait until their anger cooled in order to ______ their children in cold blood.

单选题{{B}}Passage Five{{/B}} The year 2000 will bring big changes in communication. Cell phones will be small enough to carry in your pocket. Videophones will let you see the person you are talking to on the phone. Tiny hand size computers will know your favorite subjects. The Internet and email will be everywhere. Technologists believe 2000 will be the year of video messaging. You will be able to see whom you're talking to. Also in the near future small wireless boxes will pick up information from satellites. In 5 years, computers won't need to be connected through wires. All of this will be good for rural areas and countries that don't have cable or telephone now. In 20 years you may only need to think about something and the computer will do it. Constance Hale is the author of Sin and Syntax, "I believe that email has been an incredible boon to communication. People are writing today where they would have been telephoning yesterday. So people are engaging with words more than they have for the last couple generations." If people use email and the Internet more, it could make people better readers and writers. Some people think the most important part of communication is to make people understand each other better. Will technology make that easier? The translator also comes in handy in medical emergencies. Tam Dinh says, "where people are injured it's always important to get as much information as quickly as possible." Bob Parks is an Associate Editor of Wired Magazine, "Bob's morning begins at about 6:45 am. and Bob is kind of mad, because Bob usually gets up at around 7:15 and likes to cut it close with his morning commute, but I look at my radio and it says that there's a traffic jam on 101 South and I'm gonna need an extra 1/2 hour. And so my radio has got a net connection, wireless net connection as well as a good old power cord to the wall and it has received notice that there's a traffic jam and it has calculated an extra 1/2 hour commute time." Some day everything may be connected to the Internet. Your refrigerator will add milk to your Internet grocery list when the date on the carton has passed. Light bulbs will be ordered before they burn out. It's fun to try to guess the future. Usually the predictions are wrong. The one thing we know for sure is that we can't imagine how technology will change.

单选题Which of the following statements are the supporters of “Earth’s plan B” for?

单选题The farmer warned those children not to ______ on the corn. A. collapse B. stripe C. stride D. tramp

单选题The use of chemicals in almost all areas of life has become a commonplace phenomenon. There is growing evidence, however, that chemicals in the environment, including pesticides, may contribute to some illnesses. While studies are still being conducted, preliminary conclusions point to the verdict that such chemicals are indeed negatively impacting those humans to whom they are exposed. Children are especially vulnerable to toxic substances. Pound for pound, they eat, drink and breathe more than adults, all of which exposes them more heavily to those chemicals to which most individuals encounter on a daily basis. Furthermore, their bodies are still in developing stages, exacerbating the negative effects of those chemicals, which negatively impact them. Of 50 types of pesticides commonly used in American schools, a study conducted by the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides found that many caused negative reactions in laboratory animals. Such negative effects included kidney and liver damage, cancer, and neurological and reproductive problems. These implications of these findings are far-reaching. Given the variety of harmful effects attributed to those pesticides tested, one must pause and consider whether it is wise to continue their use in the nation"s schools, where children will be constantly exposed to them. Activists have lobbied for the elimination of such use with a degree of success, and recent findings, if supported by further analysis and confirmation, may help further the cause. A long term solution or alternative, however, remains elusive. In the short run, however, there may be some measures that can be taken to mitigate the harmful effects of dangerous pesticides. The American Medical Association"s Council on Scientific Affairs concluded in a 1997 report that given the "particular uncertainty.., regarding the long-term health effects of low-dose pesticide exposures," it is "prudent" for adults and children to limit their exposure and to "consider the use of the least toxic chemical pesticides or non-chemical alternatives. "

单选题Further technical ______ of this kind will only lead to increases in production cost. A. cases B. ways C. treatment D. measures

单选题Proximity to the court house makes an office building more valuable.

单选题In the bitter cold, the explorers managed to ______ the shortage of food and fuel.

单选题Travelling on those bad mountain roads was a(n)______.

单选题{{B}}Passage 3{{/B}} Before high school teacher Kimberly Rugh got down to business at the start of a recent school week, she joked with her students about how she'd had to clean cake out of the corners of her house after her 2-year-old son's birthday party. This friendly combination of chitchat took place not in front of a blackboard but in an E-mail message that Rugh sent to the 145 students she's teaching at the Florida Virtual School, one of the nation's leading online high schools. The school's motto is "any time, any place, any path, any pace". Florida's E-school attracts many students who need flexible scheduling, from young tennis stars and young musicians to brothers Tobias and Tyler Heeb, who take turns working on the computer while helping out with their family's clam-farming business on Pine Island, off Florida's southwest coast. Home-schoolers also are well represented. Most students live in Florida, but 55 hail from West Virginia, where a severe teacher shortage makes it hard for many students to take advanced classes. Seven kids from Texas and four from Shanghai round out the student body. The great majority of Florida Virtual Schooler-- 80 percent are enrolled in regular Florida public or private high schools. Some are busy overachievers. Others are retaking classes they barely passed the first time, The school's biggest challenge is making sure that students aren't left to sink or swim on their own. After the school experienced a disappointing course completion rate of just 50 percent in its early years, Executive Director Julie Young made a priority out of what she calls "relationship-building," asking teachers to stay in frequent E-mail and phone contact with their students. That personal touch has helped: The completion rate is now 80 percent. Critics of online classes say that while they may have a limited place, they are a poor substitute for the face-to-face contact and socialization that take place in brick-and-mortar classrooms. Despite opportunities for online chats, some virtual students say they'd prefer to have more interaction with their peers. Students and parents are quick to acknowledge that virtual schooling isn't for everyone. "If your child's not focused and motivated, I can only imagine it would be a nightmare," says Patricia Haygood of Orlando, whose two daughters are thriving at the Florida school. For those who have what it takes, however, virtual learning fills an important niche. "I can work at my own pace, on my own time," says Hackney. "It's the ultimate in Student responsibility."

单选题He"s mean and bad-tempered and snores, but she loves him ______.

单选题The expression "do the trick" in the last paragraph most probably means