单选题A good writer is ______ who can express the commonplace in an uncommon way.

单选题John Battelle is Silicon Valley's Bob Woodward. As one of the founders of Wired magazine, he has hung around Google for so long that he has come to be as close as any outsider can to actually being an insider. Certainly, Google's founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and its chief executive, Eric Schmidt, believe that it is safer to talk to Mr. Battelle than not to do so. The result is a highly readable account of Google's astonishing rise--the steepest in corporate history--from its origins in Stanford University to its controversial stockmarket debut and its current struggle to become a grown-up company while staying true to its youthfully brash motto, "Don't be evil. " Mr. Battelle makes the reader warm to Google's ruling triumvirate--their cleverness and their good intentions--and fear for their future as they take on the world. Google is one of the most interesting companies around at the moment. It has a decent shot at displacing Microsoft as the next great near-monopoly of the information age. Its ambition--to organise all the world's information, not just the information on the world wide web--is epic, and its commercial power is frightening. Beyond this, Google is interesting for the same reason that secretive dictatorships and Hollywood celebrities are interesting--for being opaque, colourful and, simply, itself. The book disappoints only when Mr. Battelle begins trying to explain the wider relevance of internet search and its possible future development. There is a lot to say on this subject, but Mr. Battelle is hurried and overly chatty, producing laundry lists of geeky concepts without really having thought any of them through properly. This is not a fatal flaw. Read only the middle chapters, and you have a great book.

单选题The building of the new subway lines in the city has been ______due to lack of enough in- vestment.

单选题It's reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ______ by about 10%. A. will have risen B. has risen C. will be rising D. has been rising

单选题You have studied hard, and the day has (21) come when you must write your exam. Try to arrive a few minutes before the (22) starts. Avoid talking to other students, especially those (23) are doing some last minute cramming. These people will make you nervous and (24) your concentration. If you can, choose a seat that allows you to (25) . Try to sit away from the (26) to the room so you are not (27) by students leaving before you are finished. Listen (28) to any verbal instructions from the teacher or any (29) written on the board. Here are five (30) for taking exams: 1. Catch your (31) ; 2. Read the (32) very carefully; 3. (33) through the test; 4. (34) your time; 5. Attack the (35) .

单选题The author uses the comparison with building a cathedral to show that ______.

单选题All the rooms are ______ with electric light.

单选题Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscussTheimportanceofgoodhealth.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.'Spendmoretimeoutsidewithyourdog.Teachhimhowtothrowastickforyoutochase.'

单选题Rachel: Prof. Leech's course really gives me a headache. Kevin: ______ A. Why not take some aspirins? B. The books he recommends really help. C. I recommend you come to his class often. D. Shall we take a break?

单选题The food______ delicious.

单选题The need to go to college is realized,______offers opportunities for better careers.

单选题--I can't see the blackboard very well.--Perhaps you need ______. ( )

单选题Soon after he left the hospital, his lung cancer ______again.

单选题According to the passage, student researchers may have to change their research projects because

单选题The assassin hid himself carefully from view before ______ his future victim.

单选题The post office starts its business at ______ every weekday.

单选题In England, Latin appears never to have superseded the old Gaelic speech among the people.

单选题During the ______ the audience strolled and chatted in the lounge.A. gapB. pauseC. spaceD. interval

单选题Years ago our cities were full of cars, buses and trucks. Now the streets are completely congested (拥挤的) and it is very difficult to drive a car along them. Drivers must stop at hundreds of traffic lights. What are our cities going to be like in ten or twenty years? Will enormous (巨大 的 ) motorways be built across them? With big motorways cutting across them, full of noisy, dirty cars and lorries, our cities are going to be awful places. How can we solve the problem? There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private cars. In 1989, for example, the authorities in Rome began an interesting experiment: passengers on the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets. In Stockholm there was another experiment: people paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus, train or tram in all the city. In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles, and pedestrians are safe there. In London there is another experiment: part of the street is for buses only, so the buses can travel fast. There are no cars or taxies in front of them.