单选题The composition______any more.

单选题The trees were only three or four metres high, so the butterflies were well within_______of our long-handled nets. The trees were only three or four metres high, so the butterflies were well within_______of our long-handled nets. 

单选题 Is your doctor telling you the truth? Possibly not, according to a new survey in Health Affairs of nearly 1,900 physicians around the country. The researchers found that 55% of doctors said that in the last year they had been more positive about a patient's prognosis (预断) than his medical history warranted. And 10% said they had told patients something that wasn't true. About a third of the M. D. s said they did not completely agree that they should disclose medical errors to patients, and 40% said they didn't feel the need to disclose financial ties to drug or device companies. Really? The study's lead author, Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, a medicine professor at Harvard Medical School and director of the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital, was surprised to learn how dishonest her colleagues were. 'Some of the numbers were larger than I expected they might be,' she says. Why the white lies? In some cases, Iezzoni says it was for self-protection. Nearly 20% of the doctors admitted that they didn't disclose a medical error to their patients because they were afraid of being sued for malpractice. In other cases, it may have been for the patient's benefit. M. D. s might spare an anxious patient from hearing about the slightly abnormal results of a lab test, for example, if it has no impact on the patient's health. Conversely (相反地), the doctor might exaggerate a health result in hopes of motivating a patient to take better care of himself. 'The doctor-patient relationship is a human interaction, and physicians are human too,' says Iezzoni. 'They don't want to upset their patients, they don't want their patients to look unhappy or burst into tears. But they also need to be professionals, so they need to tell themselves that if there is a difficult truth they need to tell their patient, they need to figure out a way of communicating that effectively. ' That's critical for doctors to appreciate, because as well-intentioned as their lies may be, other studies consistently show that patients prefer the truth, and would rather hear harsh news than remain ignorant about a terrible medical condition. Being fully informed is a way that patients can cope and prepare for whatever might occur. As for the failure to disclose medical errors, Iezzoni says doctors' fear of malpractice suits may often be misplaced. Studies suggest that in cases where physicians are open about their mistakes, patients are more likely to be understanding and refrain from suing. So how can doctors learn to be more honest with their patients? More training about how to communicate with people about their health is critical—especially when it comes to delivering bad news. Patients also need to be clear and firm about how honest they want their doctors to be. Communication is a two-way street, after all, even in the doctor's office. (选自Time)

单选题The "work’s canteen" is ______.

单选题 Some recent developments in photography allow animals to be studied in previously inaccessible places and in unprecedented detail.

单选题On weekends my grandpa usually ______ a glass of wine.

单选题All of these things as listed above are the ______ ones, the things that every- body knows about.

单选题Hague was elected as the Conservative Party leader partly because of his ambiguous views on Britain"s position in relation to its partners in the European Union.

单选题The frequent ______ from cold to warm weather this spring have caused much illness.

单选题Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the (31) of the year, or manured a field; but we know (32) about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so (33) so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are (34) that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, (35) they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in (36) an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and (37) them how to do it most efficiently--this, after all, is (38) conquerors and generals have done--is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes other (39) by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of other side, and then (40) that that side which has killed most has won.

单选题 The Greatest American Detective Novels 1. The Maltese Falcon by Samuel Dashiell Hammett a) Character: Sam Spade i. A man who saw the corrupt side of life but still retained his tarnished 2 ii. A tough guy but also a 3 at heart, making him one of the most enduring detective characters 2. Novels by Raymond Chandler a) The Big Sheep Published in 4 i. Character: Philip Marlowe 1. Quietly 5 and enjoyed chess and poetry 2. Not afraid to risk 6 but never violent merely to settle scores b) All 7 novels were produced in the 7 of his life c) Each of the 7 novels has unique qualities of 8 , depth and focus 3. I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane a) Character; Mike Hammer i. The prototypical 9 detective ii. Brutally violent and fueled by a 10 iii. Holds the law in 11

单选题 The goal of this training program is to raise children with a sense of responsibility and necessary courage to be willing to take on challenges in life.

单选题Besides applying for breathing space from creditors, managers in American firms can also

单选题George entered the box and picked up one of the directories inside, ______ that someone unknown had torn out the very page he needed

单选题Happy______they were, there was something missing.

单选题 Now listen to the following recording and answer questions24-27.

单选题It was such a strong earthquake______it caused great damage to this area.

单选题 How much sleep does a person need? {{U}}(31) {{/U}}the physiological bases of the need for sleep remain conjectural (猜想), rendering conclusive answers to this question impossible, much evidence has been gathered on how much sleep people do in fact obtain. Perhaps the most important conclusion to be{{U}} (32) {{/U}}from this evidence is{{U}} (33) {{/U}}there is great variability among individuals in total sleep time. For adults, {{U}}(34) {{/U}}between six and nine hours of sleep as a nightly average is not unusual, and 7.5 hours probably best expresses the norm. Such norms, of course, forms inevitably vary with the criteria of sleep employed. The most{{U}} (35) {{/U}}and reliable figures on sleep time, including those cited here, come from studies in sleep laboratories, where EEG criteria are employed. {{U}} (36) {{/U}}consistently has been associated with the varying amount, quality, and pattern of electrophysiologically defined sleep. The newborn infant may spend an average of about 16 hours of each 24-hour period in sleep, {{U}}(37) {{/U}}the sleep time drops sharply; by two years of age, it may{{U}} (38) {{/U}}from nine to 12 hours. Decreases to approximately six hours have been observed among the elderly. {{U}} (39) {{/U}}will be discussed from below, EEG sleep studies have indicated that sleep can be considered to consist of several different stages. Developmental changes in the relative proportion of sleep time{{U}} (40) {{/U}}in these sleep stages are as striking as age-related changes in total sleep time.

单选题Which of the following is not part of the "anti-sprawl movement" as planned by governor Roy Barnes?

单选题What is the ______ of going by boat when the plane costs no more and is quicker?