单选题You claim that ______ travelling by boat I am wasting part of my holiday: on the contrary, I regard the sea journey as the most enjoyable part of it.

单选题The most surprising aspect of the modern man's good conscience is that he asserts and justifies it in terms of the most varied and even contradictory metaphysical theories and social philosophies. The idealist Hegel and the materialist Marx agree in their fundamental confidence in human virtue, disagreeing only in their conception of the period and the social circumstances in which and the method by which his essential goodness is, or is to be, realized. The romantic naturalist Rousseau agrees with the rationalistic naturalists of the French Enlightenment, though in the one case the seat of virtue is found in natural impulse unspoiled by rational disciplines and in the other case it is reason which guarantees virtue. Among the rationalistic naturalists again there is agreement upon this point whether they are hedonistic or Stoic in their conceptions and whether they believe that reason discovers and leads to a natural harmony of egoistic impulses or that it discovers and affirms a natural harmony of social impulses. The whole Christian drama of salvation is rejected ostensibly because of the incredible character of the myths of Creation, Fall, Atonement, etc., in which it is expressed. But the typical modern is actually more certain of the complete irrelevance of these doctrines than of their incredibility. He is naturally not inclined to take dubious religious myths seriously, since he finds no relation between the ethos which informs them and his own sense of security and complacency. The sense of guilt expressed in them is to him a mere vestigial remnant of primitive fears of higher powers, of which he is happily emancipated. The sense of sin is, in the phrase of a particularly vapid modern social scientist, "a psychopathic aspect of adolescent mentality". The universality of this easy conscience among moderns is the more surprising since it continues to express itself almost as unqualifiedly in a period of social decay as in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century heyday of a bourgeois culture. The modern man is involved in social chaos and political anarchy. The Marxist escape from this chaos has developed in Russia into a regime of unparalleled proportions. Contemporary history is filled with manifestations of man's hysteria and furies; with evidences of his demonic capacity and inclination to break the harmonies of nature and defy the prudent canons of rational restraint. Yet no cumulation of contradictory evidence seems to disturb modern man's good opinion of himself. He considers himself the victim of corrupting institutions which he is about to destroy or reconstruct, or of the confusions of ignorance which an adequate education is about to overcome. Yet he continues to regard himself as essentially harmless and virtuous. The question therefore arises how modern man arrived at, and by what means he maintains, an estimate of his virtue in such pathetic contradiction with the obvious facts of his history.

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单选题You ______ the experiment twice, not once. A. should have carried out B. shouldn't have carried out C. haven't carried out D. couldn't have carried out

单选题Everyone is exposed to it, so naturally some people will imitate what they see on TV, what they read in the newspapers and what they witness every day. It is better to prevent violence than to try to stop it. Dentists tell you to brush your teeth to prevent cavities so they won"t have to fill the cavity later. People and lawmakers all over the world realize this. The next question is, "How do you prevent violence from happening?" To answer this question, you may ask yourself, "What causes violence?" Guns are definitely something used in acts of violence, but just about anything will do. Bare hands are often the weapons. What we have to do is to work together as a community and make violence wrong but not to tolerate. We"ve got to find a better solution than jails, and we"ve got to do it now. It"s not something that can wait. The message "Violence is wrong" has got to be everywhere you look on TV, on street signs, buses, radio, in every kind of language—English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, you name it, so that it can reach all kinds of people. People need to be cool. Violence needs to be labeled as foolish. It cannot be machismo (大男子气概) and toughness. We can reach people in all kinds of ways. Little reminders that "Violence is wrong" can show up in any way, shape or form: chain letters, a million dollars to anyone who can make a video showing 30 acts of kindness, flyers, newspaper ads, contests in schools, a free TV ad to the most peace-loving company and much more. To do so, lots of people have to be willing to work together and break the cycle.

单选题It is difficult to describe the countryside during the period under consideration, partly because the inhabitants______

单选题The following sounds share one feature EXCEPT______.

单选题According to the passage what do we know about Galileo?

单选题Liu Xiang sets the World 110m Hurdles record in Lausanne. Lausanne, Switzerland — China’s Olympic champ/on Liu Xiang (21) the men’s 110m Hurdles World record with (22) 12.88 seconds (wind +1.1 m/s) at tonight’s Athletissima, a Super Grand Prix meeting, which is part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour. "I (23) thought I could break the World record. I'm feeling very fired, very happy and very excited," said Liu Xiang. "Switzerland is my (24) place. I love Switzerland and Lausanne and the fans here," the 22-year-old young man added. "I had (25) broken the World junior record in 2002 in Lausanne (13.12)." Liu Xiang celebrates (26) sitting on his World record clock in Lausanne. "Tonight I started well running. But it was (27) the fifth hurdle when I speeded up," confirmed the 2005 World Championship silver medallist who will (28) his 23rd birthday on Thursday (13 July). Liu Xiang was the joint holder of the (29) best of 12.91, which he (30) when winning the Olympic title on 27 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The (31) 12.91 record had been set in Stuttgart, Germany, (32) Britain’s Colin Jackson who established that mark when winning the World Championship (33) medal on 20 August 1993. In second place tonight in Lausanne was Dominique Arnold of USA who led for most of the (34) , and finished in 12.90 seconds, which of course is also (35) the old record.

单选题It can be inferred from the passage that the author would most probably agree with which of the following statements about the relationship between the Industrial Revolution and about the demand for luxury goods and services in eighteenth century England?

单选题What really works to make sustainable changes in diet and lifestyle? It"s probably not what you think. Years of clinical research proves that the real keys are pleasure, joy and freedom, not our power of will or austerity (苦行). Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not. Why? Because life is to be enjoyed. There"s no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that"s even better, and quickly. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, manage stress better, and love more, they find that they feel so much better, so quickly, it reconstruct the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. Fortunately, the latest studies show how dynamic and powerful are the mechanisms that control our health and well-being. When you exercise and eat right: Your brain receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three months caused so many new nerve cells to grow that it actually increased the size of people"s brains! Your face receives more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, lasting emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerate aging because nicotine (尼古丁) causes your blood vessel to become narrower, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle prematurely. This is why smokers look years older than they really are. One of the most interesting findings in this study was that the mothers" perceptions of stress were more important than what was objectively occurring in their lives. The researchers made a survey among women and asked them to rate on a three-point scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them. The women who perceived that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres (染色体端粒) compared with those who felt more relaxed. Conversely, some of the women who felt relaxed despite raising a disabled child had more normal-appearing telomeres. In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed.

单选题In some parts of Yunnan Province, as climate and topography (地势) vary, so do the species that prevail in the forests.

单选题Myfatherhasmanyfriendsbecausehehasawarmand______personality.

单选题Telecommuting--substituting the computer for the trip to the job-has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work．For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with child-care conflicts．For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board．minimizes lateness and absenteeism by eliminating commuters, allows periods of solitude for high-concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility．In some areas, such as Southern Califomifi and Seattle, Washington, local govemments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour traffic and improve air quality． But these benefits do not come easily．Making a telecommuting program work requi res careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images．Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer programmer from New York City moves to the quiet Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer．A manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two．An accountant stays home to care for her sick child； she hooks up her telephone modem connections and does office work between calls to the doctor． These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality．Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time．Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family．Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done．Management, too, must separate the myth from the reality．Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting, in most cases it is the employee's situation, not the availability of technology,that precipitates a telecommuting arrangement． That is partly why,despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs of policy guidelines remains small．

单选题Another kind of distinction to scan be made among works of art is whether they were originally intended as objects purely to be looked at, or as objects to be used. The fine arts, such as drawing, painting, and sculpture, involve the production of works to be seen and experienced primarily on an abstract rather than practical level. Pieces of fine art may produce emotional, intellectual, sensual, or spiritual responses in us. Those who love the fine arts feel that these responses are very valuable, and perhaps especially so in the midst of a highly materialistic world, for they expand our awareness of the great richness of life itself. In contrast to the nonfunctional appeals of the fine arts, the first purpose of the applied arts is to serve some useful function. Lucy Lewis, a traditional potter from Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, has applied a visually exciting surface decoration to her water jar. But the jar"s main reason for being, however, is to hold water. Some of the people of Acoma, which may be the oldest continually inhabited city in the United States, still follow the old ways, carrying water for drinking, cooking, and washing up to their homes from natural ponds below. The forms of their water jars are therefore designed to prevent spilling and to balance readily on one"s head. The pots must also be light in weight, so Acoma water pots are some of the world"s thinnest-walled pottery. Interestingly, the languages of most Native American peoples do not include a word that means "fine art". While they have traditionally created pottery, basketry, and weaving with a good sense of design, these pieces were part of their everyday lives. The applied art of pottery-making is one of the crafts, the making of useful objects by hand. Other applied art disciplines are similarly functional. Graphic designers create advertisements, fabrics, layouts for books and magazines, and so on. Industrial designers shape the mass-produced objects used by high-tech societies, from cars, telephones, and teapots, to one of the most famous visual images in the world: the Coca-cola bottle. Other applied arts include clothing design, interior design, and environmental design.

单选题When Newsweek recently asked 1,000 U. S. citizens to take America's official citizenship test, 29 percent couldn't name the vice president. Seventy-three percent couldn't correctly say why we fought the Cold War. Forty-four percent were unable to define the Bill of Rights. And 6 percent couldn't even circle Independence Day on a calendar. Don't get us wrong: civic ignorance is nothing new. For as long as they've existed, Americans have been misunderstanding checks and balances and misidentifying their senators. And they've been lamenting the ignorance of their peers ever since pollsters started publishing these dispiriting surveys back in Harry Truman's day. According to a study by Michael X. Delli Carpini, dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, the yearly shifts in civic knowledge since World War II have averaged out to "slightly under 1 percent. " But the world has changed. And unfortunately, it's becoming more and more inhospitable to incurious know-nothings—like us. To appreciate the risks involved, it's important to understand where American ignorance comes from. In March 2009, the European Journal of Communication asked citizens of Britain, Denmark, Finland, and the U.S. to answer questions on international affairs. The Europeans outdid us. It was only the latest in a series of polls that have shown us lagging behind our First World peers. Most experts agree that the relative complexity of the U. S. political system makes it hard for Americans to keep up. In many European countries, parliaments have proportional representation, and the majority party rules without having to "share power with a lot of subnational governments," notes Yale political scientist Jacob Hacker. In contrast, we're saddled with a nonproportional Senate; a tangle of state, local, and federal bureaucracies; and near-constant elections for every imaginable office (judge, sheriff, school-board member, and so on). "Nobody is competent to understand it all, which you realize every time you vote," says Michael Schudson, author of The Good Citizen. "You know you're going to come up short, and that discourages you from learning more. " It doesn't help that the United States has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the developed world, with the top 400 households raking in more money than the bottom 60 percent combined. As Dalton Conley, an NYU sociologist, explains, "it's like comparing apples and oranges. Unlike Denmark, we have a lot of very poor people without access to good education, and a huge immigrant population that doesn't even speak English. " When surveys focus on well-off, native-born respondents, the U. S. actually holds its own against Europe. For more than two centuries, Americans have gotten away with not knowing much about the world around them. But times have changed—and they've changed in ways that make civic ignorance a big problem going forward. We suffer from a lack of information rather than a lack of ability. Whether that's a treatable affliction or a terminal illness remains to be seen. But now's the time to start searching for a cure.

单选题— Some people believe that robots will take over the world one day. — What if that is the ______?A. thingB. resultC. caseD. end