单选题In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the west this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true 41 women, and even more 42 if the inquirer(问者)is a man. However, it is very 43 to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind being asked 44 . In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to 45 the age, especially if they feel they look young 46 their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a 47 question like "How old are you?". If elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment(恭维话)on how young they look, they may easily bring 48 the topic themselves and ask the other to 49 how old they are. 50 such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age 51 They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, rather than 52 that they look very old. 53 Westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 54 that they are not interested to know how old other people ate. They may ask 55 for the information, 56 they may try to 57 the topic indirectly, sometimes discussions about educational 58 and the number of years of working experience may provide some 59 , but this is not always the 60 . Of course, individuals also vary in what they are interested or willing to talk about.

单选题One day I ______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a state college.

单选题Technically, negotiation occurs between people who are interdependent, ______ that the actions of one patty affect those of the other party and vice vers

单选题It is not unusual for chief executives to collect millions of dollars a year in pay, stock options, and bonuses. In the last fifteen years, while executive remuneration rose, taxes in the highest income bracket went down. Millionaires are now commonplace. Amiability is not a prerequisite for rising to the top, and there are a number of chief executive officers with legendary bad tempers. It is not the boss's job to worry about the well-being of his subordinates although the man with many enemies will be swept out more quickly in hard times; it is the company he worries about. His business savvy is supposed to be based on intimate knowledge of his company and the industry so he goes home nightly with a full briefcase. At the very top—and on the way up—executives are exceedingly dedicated. The American executive must be capable of enough small talk to get him through the social part of his schedule, but he is probably not a highly cultured individual or an intellectual. Although his wife may be on the board of the symphony or opera, he himself has little time for such pursuits. His reading may largely concern business and management, despite interests in other fields. Golf provides him with a sportive outlet that combines with some useful socializing. These days, he probably attempts some form of aerobic exercise to "keep the old heart in shape" and for the same reason goes easy on butter and alcohol, and substances thought to contribute to taking highly stressed executives out of the running. But his doctor's admonition to "take it easy" fails on deaf ears. He likes to work. He knows there are younger men nipping at his heels. Corporate head-hunting, carried on by "executive search firms", is a growing industry. America has great faith in individual talent, and dynamic and aggressive executives are so in demand that companies regularly raid each other's managerial ranks.

单选题There are two factors which determine an individual"s intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable. The importance of environment in determining an individual"s intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins(同卵双胞胎), Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark"s I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.

单选题It is now believed that the {{U}}dramatic{{/U}} changes in family structure, though regrettable, are im possible to reverse.

单选题I was disappointed with the film. I had expected ______ to be much better． A．that B．this C．one D．it

单选题He A sat in front of the young people, his dusty face B masking his age , C dressed in a plain brown suit that did not D fit for him .

单选题The idea ______ you can get a degree without hard work is quite wrong.

单选题In the dark they could not see anything clear, but could______.

单选题The local residents were unhappy about the curfew in this region and decided to______it.(清华大学2007年试题)

单选题______ is well known ______ Hong Kong returned to China on July 1st, 1997. A) It, that B) As, /C) As, as D) It, which

单选题In______, the whole tangled saga is a classic case of serious allegations falling through the cracks between federal, state and local jurisdictions and between slate lines.(2003年西南财经大学考博试题)

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} Why is Valentine's Day, a holiday dedicated to the sweet bloom of love, celebrated in a cold month more suited to hats and gloves than to thoughts of love? "It's very mysterious," says Henry Kelly, director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of California. Kelly theorizes lovers everywhere can thank two guys from the 14th century: renowned poet Geoffrey Chaucer—famous for penning "The Canterbury Tales"—and a not-so-famous saint who went by the name of Valentine. In 1381, Chaucer was busy composing a poem in honor of the arranged marriage between England's Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. Chaucer was looking for just the right saint to honor on May 3, the day Richard II signed the papers of engagement to his Bohemia beauty. His search ended, Kelly guesses, when Chaucer learned that a Saint Valentine of Genoa had an honorary feast day on May 3. So he wrote the poem "The Parliament of Fowls" in the couple's honor. "The Parliament of Fowls" literally means "the meeting of birds" , says Kelly. "Chaucer dreamed up the idea that all birds chose their mates on May 3rd. When the spring brought its sunny smile back to the earth, it was easy to imagine the winged animals fluttering about and flirting with their lovers. " After Chaucer's death in ld00, Valentine's Day celebrations got pushed back to February. The date may have changed because the first song birds that traditionally warble(鸟鸣) after a winter tend to debut in mid-February. But the holiday that honors lovebirds everywhere with rhymed verse and colored candy hearts has not always been so popular. The very celebration of Valentine's Day has gone in and out of vogue. In the 16th century in Genoa you have it, but there is not much notice of it in other countries. The sweet-toothed holiday experienced renewed vigor in England just prior to 1800, and publishing companies came to the aid of tongue-tied lovers by distributing booklets of passages lovers could use to stir hearts. If they couldn't find the words in their hearts, companies figured, at least these Romeos could find some coins in their pocket to make their sweethearts happy. The celebration suffered a popularity plunge in the 19th century, but by the next century, Americans had rescued Valentine's Day from the trash heap, turning it into a commercial {{U}}bonanza{{/U}}.

单选题Shelly prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it at her first______. A．term B．purpose C．attempt D．time

单选题So the most ______ scientist alive at that time who symbolized the height of human intellect adopted what became his last message-this manifesto, which implored govemments and the public not to allow our civilization to be destroyed by human folly.

单选题As seen from the Earth at night, ______planet Jupiter ranks third among the planets and stars in maximum brightness, after Venus and Mars.