问答题Give the antonyms of the following words, and point out in which aspect the two of each pair are opposite.a. dark b. boy

问答题loan defaulter

问答题 The fact is that the energy crisis, which has suddenly been officially announced, has been with us for a long time now, and will be with us for an even longer time. Whether Arab oil flows freely or not, it is clear to everyone that world industry cannot be allowed to depend on so fragile a base. 46){{U}}The supply of oil can be shut off unexpectedly at any time, and in any case, the oil wells will all run dry in thirty years or so at the present rate of use.{{/U}} 47){{U}}New sources of energy must be found, and this will take time, but it is not likely to result in any situation that will ever restore that sense of cheap and plentiful energy we have had in the times past.{{/U}} For an indefinite period from here on, mankind is going to advance cautiously, and consider itself lucky that it can advance at all. To make the situation worse, there is as yet no sign that any slowing of the world's population is in sight. Although the birth-rate has dropped in some nations, including the United States, the population of the world seems sure to pass six billion and perhaps even seven billion as the twenty-first century opens. 48){{U}}The food supply will not increase nearly enough to match this, which means that we are heading into a crisis in the matter of producing and marketing food.{{/U}} Taking all this into account, what might we reasonably estimate supermarkets to be like in the year 2001? To begin with, the world food supply is going to become steadily tighter over the next thirty years—even here in the United States. By 2001, the population of the United States will be at least two hundred fifty million and possibly two hundred seventy million, and the nation will find it difficult to expand food production to fill the additional mouths. 49){{U}}This will be particularly true since energy pinch will make it difficult to continue agriculture in the high-energy American fashion that makes it possible to combine few farmers with high yields.{{/U}} It seems almost certain that by 2001 the United States will no longer be a great food-exporting nation and that, if necessity forces exports, it will be at the price of belt-tightening at home. In fact, as food items will tend to decline in quality and decrease in variety, there is very likely to be increasing use of flavouring additives. 50){{U}}Until such time as mankind has the sense to lower its population to the point where the planet can provide a comfortable support for all, people will have to accept more "unnatural food".{{/U}}

问答题71.You know as well as I do that scientists who misuse their science and their knowledge in order to make nuclear arms, or poison gas, or to manipulate genes could always be found and can still be found. I have often wondered what is going on in the minds of such people. Do they not know what they are doing? Are they tempted in their well-paid jobs by the men behind the scenes? Or are they so obsessed with the hatred of an alien ideological concept or a foreign nation that they accept any means to kill their enemies, even though they are certainly aware that the whole world may be destroyed? 72. Without doubt we can only agree with the Russian academician and biologist W. A. Engelhardt, who raised the question of the increasing responsibility of scholars and scientists in view of increasing global dangers, in the origin of which their creators, that is to say the scientists, have participated. Above all this reproach is directed towards the natural sciences. Nevertheless we are not able to and will not slow down the process of scientific progress. There is no way back into some illusive idyll. The people who are dangerous are those who, wherever they are in the world, dedicate their knowledge and their talents to killing or even to possible world war. I think it is also a task for peace research to investigate the personality, the psyche, the motivations of scientists who believe in the possibility of solving the serious problems of humankind by technological means. A still typical example of such narrow-mindedness was and unfortunately still is the assumption that SDI ( Strategic Defense Initiative) could eliminate the danger of a nuclear strike against the USA. 73. We must always be aware---to loosely cite the reflections of the English Nobel prize winner M. H. F. Wikins--that dealing with science does not necessarily turn us into better human beings. On the contrary, research work that corresponds with our ideals demands very much from us as human beings. We need a great sense of responsibility and much energy in order to conduct creative research work for peace, and we have to remain modest in order as scientists to maintain our humanity.

问答题Expectations surrounding education have spun out of control. On top of a seven-hour school day, our kids march through hours of nightly homework, daily sports practices and band rehearsals, and weekend-consuming assignments and tournaments. Each activity is seen as a step on the ladder to a top college, an enviable job and a successful life. Children living in poverty who aspire to college face the same daunting admissions arms race, as well as the burden of competing for scholarships, with less support than their privileged peers. Even those not bound for college are ground down by the constant measurement in schools under pressure to push through mountains of rote, impersonal material as early as preschool. Yet instead of empowering them to thrive, this drive for success is eroding children"s health and undermining their potential. Modem education is actually making them sick. Working together, parents, educators and students can make small but important changes.

问答题In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m.. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it"s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A., guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S., no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

问答题Absurd theatre(3 points)

问答题Directions: For this part, you are asked to write a composition on the topic It pays to be honest. Your composition should be no less than 150 words based on the given outline. Remember write clearly on the ANSWER SHEET. Outline: 1. Honest is the best policy. 2. Give examples to support your point of view. 3. Conclusion.

问答题按照适当的格式，就下述内容写一封英文电子邮件。 假设你是英语系秘书李冬，请你给Jackson 教授发一封电子邮件，邀请他为英语系学生作一次关于英语学习的讲座。 (1)发件人：lidong@yahoo.com (2)收件人：jackson@hotmail.com (3)主题：邀请 (4)邮件内容必须包括： 发出邀请 讲座目的：提高学生英语写作能力 讲座时间：4月12日星期日下午2:00 讲座地点：英语系会议室 请求答复 注意：E-mail 的内容要按段落书写，不得逐条罗列。

问答题It is important that you contact them when you first become aware a problem might be developing rather than waiting until it has become extremely serious.

问答题写信给银行经理，投诉服务员的服务质量。

问答题Please read the following poem and make comments in about 300 words.(50 points)The Wild Swans at Coole *The trees are in their autumn beauty,The woodland paths are dry,Under the October twilight the waterMirrors a still sky;Upon the brimming water among the stonesAre nine-and-fifty swans.The nineteenth autumn has come upon meSince I first made my count;I saw, before I had well finished,All suddenly mountAnd scatter wheeling in great broken ringsUpon their clamorous wings.I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,And now my heart is sore.All"s changed since I, hearing at twilight,The first time on this shore,The bell-beat of their wings above my head,Trod with a lighter tread.Unwearied still, lover by lover,They paddle in the coldCompanionable streams or climb the air;Their hearts have not grown old;Passion or conquest, wander where they will,Attend upon them still.But now they drift on the still water,Mysterious, beautiful;Among what rushes will they build,By what lake"s edge of poolDelight men"s eyes when I awake some dayTo find they have flown away?* Coole was the estate of Lady Augusta Gregory, the poet"s friend and patron, who encouraged the young poet and made her house a second home to him.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Yobu have arranged tea party and have invited your friend Tom/Mary. But now you have something urgent and you have to put the tea party off and set a new date. Then you have to write a note to Tom/Mary to apologize and arrange another date. Imagine some details about the reason and the new arrangement. Write your note in no less than 100 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter; use" Li Ming" instead. Do not write the address.

问答题The cheese burger didn’t order onions.

问答题Write a short essay (in no more than 200 words) about the basic features of Postmodernism. (13 points)

问答题Can you make a brief introduction to Systemic-Functional Grammar?

问答题Television has transformed politics in the United States by changing the way in which information is distributed, by altering political campaigns, and changing citizens' patterns of response to politics. By giving citizen's independent access to the candidates, television dismissed the role of the political party in the selection of the major party candidates. By cantering politics on the person of candidates, television accelerated the citizen's focus on character rather than issues. Television has altered the forms of political communication as well. (47) The messages on which most of us rely are briefer than they once were, the stump speech, a political speech given by travelling politicians and lasting 1.5 to 2 hours, which characterized nineteenth-century political discourse, has given way to the 30 second advertisement and then 10 second "sound bite" in broadcast news. Increasingly the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the politician but rather the viewing audience who will hear and see a clip of the speech on the news. In these abbreviated forms, much of what consisted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost. (48) In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker can't establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot detail the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternative proposals to argue that one is preferable to others. In clips, politicians assert but do not argue. Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it required a changed political style that was more conversational, personal, and visual than that of the old-style stump speech. Reliance on television means that increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words. Schools teach us not analyze words and print. (49) However, in a world in which politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of skills. Recognizing the power of television's pictures, politicians craft televisual and staged events, called pseudo-events, designed to attract media coverage. (50) Politicians, their speechwriters and their public relations advisers for televised consumption have crafted much of the political activity we see on television news. Sound bites in news and answers to questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements.

问答题resource recycling

问答题A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes be yond mere fame.