单选题Speaker A: Uh, I wonder if I could possibly use your phone. Speaker B: ______ A. Oh, I'm sorry, but it isn't working; it's out of order. B. You are welcome. It's over there. C. Of course. Who are you going to call? D. Yes, you can, But don't you see a public phone booth over there?

单选题It was a pity that the great writer died, ______ his works unfinished.

单选题______ down than the telephone rang. A. Not until I lay B. No sooner had I lain C. Hardly had I lain D. Scarcely did I lie

单选题{{B}}Part B{{/B}}Directions: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions (41-45), choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions (41-45), choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. English has become the world's number one language in the 20th century. In every country where English is not the native language, especially in the Third World, people must strive to learn it to the best of their abilities, if they want to participate fully in the development of their countries. 41．______ A close examination reveals a great number of languages have fallen casualty to English. For example, it has wiped out Hawaiian, Welsh, Scotch Gaelic, Irish, native American languages, and many others. Luckily, some of these languages are now being revived, such as Hawaiian and Welsh, and these languages will live again, hopefully, if dedicated people continue their work of reviving them. 42．______If this situation continues, the native or official languages of these countries will certainly die within two or three generations. This phenomenon has been called linguistic genocide. A language dies if it is not fully used in most activities, particularly as a medium of instruction in schools. 43．______According to many studies, only around 20 to 25 percent of students in these countries can manage to learn the language of instruction (English) as well as basic subjects at the same time. Many leaders of these Third World countries are obsessed with English and for them English is everything. They seem to believe that if the students speak English, they are already knowledgeable. These leaders speak and write English much better than their national languages. If these leaders deliver speeches anywhere in the world they use English and they feel more at home with it and proud of their ability as well. The citizens of their countries do not understand their leaders' speeches because they are made in a foreign language. All the greatest countries of the world are great because they constantly use their own languages in all national development activities, including education. From a psychological point of view, those who are taught in their own language from the start will develop better self-confidence and self-reliance. From a linguistic point of view, the best brains can only be produced if students are educated in their own language from the start. 44. There is nothing wrong, however, in learning a foreign language at advanced levels of education. 45. [A] But many people are concerned that English's dominance will destroy native languages. [B] But the best thing to do is to have a good education in one's native language first, then go abroad to have a university education in a foreign language. [C] Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. [D] Nonetheless, a world full of different languages will disappear if the present trend in many countries to use English to replace the national or official languages in education, trade and even politics continues. [E] Those who are taught in a foreign language from the start will tend to be imitators and lack self-confidence. They will tend to rely on foreign consultants. [F] Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need. [G] The Third World countries that are now using English as a medium of instruction are depriving 75 percent of their future leaders of a proper education.

单选题—Have you moved into the new house? —Not yet. The rooms ______ ． A．are being painting B．are painting C．are painted D．are being painted

单选题The collapse of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult ______.A. occasionB. caseC. situationD. background

单选题For most people, life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Convenient foods from the supermarket simplify shopping and cooking. Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have taken the drudgery out of housework. Released from these household chores, many wives have found jobs outside the home. Women are achieving economic independence. Families, too, are simpler today. In America, it is not customary for parents to live with their married children. With our greater mobility, relatives have scattered, the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after they marry, going wherever their jobs or their parents or their interests take them. Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they often live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up a bachelor apartment. This is the era of women's liberation. But all this freedom and affluence(富裕)have had an unforeseen and in some aspects a devastating(破坏的)effect on marriage.

单选题In winter the Eskimos ______.

单选题As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for ______.

单选题It can be inferred from the passage that Jamestown was established on ______.

单选题What is an advertisement?

单选题The Ureciprocal/U hatred between various members of different races underlies the difficulty of integration in the United States.

单选题As (usually), when his parents (don"t) like what he (wears), they start to (bug) him.

单选题Some companies purpose in using Web bugs is ______. A．to prevent the user from hostile attacks B．to track down the user on the Internet C．to monitor how popular a Web page is D．to deliver banner ads and junk mailing

单选题Nearly 1,000 people are presumed dead as chances ______ of finding more survivors from the sunken Egyptian ferry. A. bubble B. dwindle C. sway D. shiver

单选题Sleep is a funny thing. We' re taught that we should get seven or eight hours a night, but a lot of us get by just fine on less, and some of us actually sleep too much. A study out of the University of Buffalo last month reported that people who routinely sleep more than eight hours a day and are still tired are nearly three times as likely to die of stroke--probably as a result of an underlying disorder that keeps them from snoozing soundly. Doctors have their own special sleep problems. Residents are famously sleep deprived. When I was training to become a doctor, it was not unusual to work 40 hours in a row without rest. Most of us took it in stride, confident we could still deliver the highest quality of medical care. Maybe we shouldn' t have been so sure of ourselves. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association points out that in the morning after 24 hours of sleeplessness, a person' s motor performance is comparable to that of someone who is legally intoxicated. Curiously, surgeons who believe that operating under the influence is grounds for dismissal often don' t think twice about operating without enough sleep. "I could tell you horror stories," says Jaya Agrawal, president of the American Medical Student Association, which runs a website where residents can post anonymous anecdotes. Some are terrifying. "I was operating after being up for over 36 hours, "one writes. "I literally fell asleep standing up and nearly face planted into the wound. " "Practically every surgical resident I know has fallen asleep at the wheel driving home from work," writes another. "I know of three who have hit parked cars. Another hit a convenience store on the roadside, going [105kin/h]. " "Your own patients have become the enemy," writes a third," because they are the one thing that stands between you and a few hours of sleep. " Agrawal' s organization is supporting the Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2001, introduced last November by Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan. Its key provisions, modeled on New York State's regulations, include an 80-hour workweek and a 24-hour work-shift limit. Most doctors, however, resist such interference. Dr. Charles Binkley, a senior surgery resident at the University of Michigan, agrees that something needs to be done but believes "doctors should be bound by their conscience, not by the government. " The U. S. controls the hours of pilots and truck drivers. But until such a system is in place for doctors, patients are on their own. If you' re worried about the people treating you, you should feel free to ask how many hours of sleep they have had. Doctors, for their part, have to give up their pose of infallibility and get the rest they need.

单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}} The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN. It is responsible for maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise. Its decisions are binding on all UN members. The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security, to determine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions. The Council convenes (召集) any time there is a threat to peace. A representative from each member country who sits on the Council must be available at all times so that the Council can meet at a moment's notice. The Security Council also frequently meets at the request of a UN member—often a nation with a grievance about another nation's actions. The Security Council has 15 members, five of which hold permanent seats. The assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms. The five permanent members—the United States, Britain, France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), and China—have the most power. These nations were the winning powers at the end of World War Ⅱ, and they still represent the bulk of the world's military might. Decisions of the Council require nine votes. But any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision. This authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus (一致同意) . The Council has a variety of ways it can try to resolve conflicts among countries. Usually the Council's first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a dispute or recommend guidelines for a settlement. It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out, the Council can call for a ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country, or through joint military action.

单选题The scientist has made another wonderful discovery, ______ is of great importance to science.

单选题In Britain, people have different altitudes to the police. Most people generally (21) them and the job they do—although there are certain people who do not believe that the police (22) have the power that they do. What does a policeman actually do? It is not (23) job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control traffic. either (24) foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed. in Britain, he might he in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time (25) up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop (26) motorists and help when there is an accident. A policeman has to help keep the (27) , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we (28) the police to come and restore order. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk to their own (29) . We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, even if he is not a detective(侦探) ,will often have to help (30) and arrest criminals. And (31) do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash, a fire, a road accident. or a robbery? We call the police. (32) a policeman has to be prepared to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the (33) world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it (34) well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could (35) do the job of a policeman.

单选题The two great men wrote these letters in ______. A) 1870s B) 1879s C) the 1870s D) the 1870