单选题______ telling her again since she won't listen to it?(2014年厦门大学考博试题)

单选题Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage. Among the many ways in which people communicate through speech, public speaking has probably received more study and attracted more attention than any other. Politicians campaigning for public office, salespeople presenting products, and preachers delivering sermons all depend upon this form of public communication. Even people who do not make speaking a part of their daily work are often asked to make public speeches: students at graduation, for instance, or members of churches, clubs, or other organizations. Nearly everyone speaks in public at some time or other, and those who perform the task well often become leaders. There are many reasons for speaking in public. A public speaker may hope to teach an audience about new ideas, for example, or provide information about some topic. Creating a good feeling or entertaining an audience may be another purpose. Public speakers, however, most often seek to persuade an audience to adopt new opinions, to take certain actions, or to see the world in a new way. Public speakers usually know well in advance when they are scheduled to make an address. Consequently, they are able to prepare their message before they deliver it. Sometimes, though, speakers must deliver the message unprepared, or off the cuff, such as when they are asked to offer a toast at a wedding reception or to participate in a televised debate or interview. When they do not have to speak unprepared, most speakers write their own speeches. Politicians and business executives sometimes employ professional writers who prepare their speeches for them. These professional writers may work alone or in small teams. Although the speaker may have some input into the contents of the speech, the writers sometimes have a great influence over the opinions expressed by their employers. Regardless of how a speech is prepared, the person who delivers it is given credit for its effect upon its hearers.

单选题"What About the Men?" was the title of a Congressional briefing last week timed to (1) National Work and Family Month. "What about them ?" you may be (2) to yell. When Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute, first went out on the road to talk about her organization's research into men's work-family (3) , she received many such grumpy responses. Work-life experts laughed at her. Men are (4) , they said. They don't have the right to complain. That was in 2008, before the Great Recession had hit. And this year, when Galinsky went out on the road again to talk about the results of a new study on male work-life conflict, she got a very (5) response. Some men became very (6) . They felt they didn't have permission to feel (7) . "'This is what I think about each and every day, ' " she recalled another man telling her. " ' I didn't realize that anyone else did, ' " he said. "He thought he was alone, " Galinsky told me. (8) men are (9) work-family conflict isn't new. Indeed, it's been some time now that they—and younger men in particular—have been complaining of feeling the (10) in even greater numbers of women. Failure, (11) , uncertainty, the (12) that comes from spending a lifetime playing one game (13) , mid-way through, that the rules have suddenly changed, seem to have (14) the old categories of self, work and meaning for many men. Is this a bad thing? I'd rather see it as a moment ripe (15) possibility. "A new beginning, " said Ellen Galinsky. After all, what men are starting to say sounds an awful lot like the conversational stirrings that (16) the way for the modern women's movement. For some years now, sociologists have been tracking the patterns of what they call (17) in men and women's lives. Mostly, when we think of this, we tend to focus (18) how they live, what they do, spend their time, whether they do or do not empty the dishwasher or care for their children. But what about how they feel? Now that this final frontier is being breached, I wonder if we aren't fully prepared to see more meaningful change in men's—and women's and families ' —lives than ever before. That is: if we can (19) the change and act (20) it with courage, not fear.

单选题{{B}}Passage Three{{/B}} Man can go on increasing his numbers at the present rate. In the next 30 years man will face a period of crisis. Some experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think that this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two-thirds of the people in the world are under-nourished or starving now. One thing that man can do is to limit the number of babies born. The need for this is ob- vious, but it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. 'In the countries of the population explosion, many people like big families. The parents think that this brings a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old age. Several governments have adopted birth control policies in recent years. Among them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some cases the results have not been successful. Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People were en- couraged to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year at present.

单选题{{B}}Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.{{/B}} Eggs are my favorite food. I like them{{U}} (21) {{/U}}, hard-boiled, scrambled, or poached. 1 eat eggs for{{U}} (22) {{/U}}, lunch, and dinner. I eat eggs here, there, and everywhere! Eggs taste great. You can eat them by{{U}} (23) {{/U}}or as part of any meal. Eggs are{{U}} (24) {{/U}}used as an ingredient in many prepared foods. Can you think of any foods that contain{{U}} (25) {{/U}}? Eggs are really a perfect food. They are{{U}} (26) {{/U}}in most of the nutrients we need to maintain good{{U}} (27) {{/U}}. When a baby chicken develops{{U}} (28) {{/U}}an egg, the egg{{U}} (29) {{/U}}and yolk are the only foods they need. Many people believe that eggs are{{U}} (30) {{/U}}. They point out that eggs contain a very high amount of cholesterol(胆固醇). Too{{U}} (31) {{/U}}of one kind of cholesterol in our blood can cause he-art disease. There is no evidence that eggs{{U}} (32) {{/U}}the harmful cholesterol in our blood. When we eat foods that are{{U}} (33) {{/U}}in cholesterol, our bodies make{{U}} (34) {{/U}}of it to balance, or adjust. If you want to enjoy a tasty and healthy food, eat plenty of{{U}} (35) {{/U}}.

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单选题According to the passage, dreams result from ______.

单选题When he was in America, he made a journey of seven hundred miles ______ purpose to get a glimpse of the Niagara Falls.A. onB. b7C. withD. for

单选题The history helps explain the vexing dispute between the European Union and the United States over the greatest threat to privacy yet conceived:the hundreds of millions of personal dossiers in computerized and networked databases.

单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, and D on ANSWER SHEET 1. The world religion is derived from the Latin noun religion, which denotes both{{U}} (1) {{/U}}observance of ritual obligations and an inward spirit of reverence. In modern usage, religion covers a wide spectrum of{{U}} (2) {{/U}}that reflects the enormous variety of ways the term can be{{U}} (3) {{/U}}At one extreme, many committed believers{{U}} (4) {{/U}}only their own tradition as a religion, understanding expressions such as worship and prayer to refer{{U}} (5) {{/U}}to the practices of their tradition. They may{{U}} (6) {{/U}}use vague or idealizing terms in defining religion,{{U}} (7) {{/U}}, true love of God, or the path of enlightenment. At the other extreme, religion may be equated with{{U}} (8) {{/U}}, fanaticism, or wishful thinking. By defining religion as a sacred engagement with what is taken to be a spiritual reality, it is possible to consider the importance of religion in human life without making{{U}} (9) {{/U}}about what is really is or ought to be. Religion is not an object with a single, fixed meaning, or{{U}} (10) {{/U}}a zone with clear boundaries. It is an aspect of Human{{U}} (11) {{/U}}that may intersect, incorporate, or transcend other aspects of life and society. Such a definition avoid the drawbacks of{{U}} (12) {{/U}}the investigation of religion to Western or biblical categories{{U}} (13) {{/U}}monotheism or church structure, which are not{{U}} (14) {{/U}}. Religion in this understanding includes a complex of activities that cannot be{{U}} (15) {{/U}}to any single aspect of human experience. It is a part of individual life but also of{{U}} (16) {{/U}}dynamics. Religion includes not only patterns of language and thought. It is sometimes an{{U}} (17) {{/U}}part of a culture. Religious experience may be expressed{{U}} (18) {{/U}}visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary and imaginative stories, formal{{U}} (19) {{/U}}, and detailed rules of some ways. There are as many forms of religious expression as there are human cultural{{U}} (20) {{/U}}.

单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}} It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again to have a tiger in the bank, but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter altogether. You might tolerate the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a "Be Kind to Other Drivers" campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand. Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered drivers to resist the temptation to revenge then subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tensions of driving. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness helps to are ate an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it. However, improper politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who brakes violently to allow a car to emerge from a side street at some hazard to following traffic, when a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway; or the man who waves a child across a zebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. A veteran driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if motorists learnt to filter correctly into traffic streams one at a time without causing the total blockages (堵塞) that give rise to bad temper. Unfortunately, modern motorists can't even learn to drive, let alone be well-mannered on the road. Years ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for us to take this message to heart.

单选题Mr. Smith doesn't want ______ what to buy. A. his wife tell him B. for his wife to tell him C. his wife to tell him D. that his wife tells him

单选题This is the part of the process of ______ iron into steel.

单选题Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I【C1】______a newspaper and some chocolate and【C2】______into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to【C3】______at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor,【C4】______the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee. When I came back with the coffee, there was someone【C5】______in the next seat. It was a boy,【C6】______dark glasses and old clothes, and his hair was【C7】______bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn' t want to have any【C8】______I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in【C9】______Then he took a【C10】______piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn' t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece. " And I got it. The boy gave me a strange look, then【C11】______up. As he left, he shouted out, "There' s something【C12】______with that woman!" Everyone looked at me,【C13】______I didn' t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had.【C14】______a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to【C15】______. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy' s!

单选题The rest of the stockholders (will receive) (his) reports (in the mail) along with a copy of (today's) proceedings.A. will receiveB. hisC. in the mailD. today's

单选题Mary said she ______ to Beijing twice.

单选题In what way is ethics comparable to language usage?