单选题Those dissenters of westernization made no mention of the healthy aspects of globalization.

单选题从下面提供的答案中选出应填入下列英文语句中______内的正确答案。 With the widespread use of the personal computer, many authorities in the field of (1) have point out need for computer literacy. Unfortunately, there is no (2) agreement as to what term computer literacy means. Some feel that computer literacy means knowing how to make the computer compute; that is,knowing how to program computers in one or more programming languages. Others feel that knowing how to program is merely a small segment of computer literacy. These people (3) the major emphasis in schools should be on teaching how to effectively use the many software packages that available. Still others suggest that computer literacy education is not required. They suggest that computers are being so rapidly integrated into our society that using a computer will be as (4) as using a telephone or a video tape recorder, and that special education will not be necessary. (5) of ones definition of computer literacy, it is recognized by most that learrung to use a computer is indeed an important skill in modern society.

单选题The large size and roughly circular shape of the Pacific made some scientists think that it ______ a hole left when the moon separated from the earth.

单选题 Given the choice between spending an evening with friends and taking extra time for his school-work, Andy Klise admits he would probably{{U}} (21) {{/U}}for the latter. It's not that he doesn't like to have fun; It's just that his desire to excel{{U}} (22) {{/U}}drives his decision-making process. A 2001 graduate of Wooster High School and now a senior biology major at The College of Wooster, Klise acknowledges that he may someday have{{U}} (23) {{/U}}thoughts about his decision to limit the time he has spent{{U}} (24) {{/U}}, but for now, he is comfortable with the choices he has made. "If things had not{{U}} (25) {{/U}}out as well as they have, I would have had some regrets," says Klise, who was a Phi Beta Kappa inductee as a junior. "But spending the extra time studying has been well worth the{{U}} (26) {{/U}}. I realized early on that to be successful, I had to make certain{{U}} (27) {{/U}}." {{U}} (28) {{/U}}the origin of his intense motivation, Klise notes that it has been part of his makeup for as long as he can remember. "I've always been goal{{U}} (29) {{/U}}," he says. "This internal drive has caused me to give my all{{U}} (30) {{/U}}pretty much everything I do." Klise{{U}} (31) {{/U}}Wooster's nationally recognized Independent Study (I. S. ) program with preparing him for his next{{U}} (32) {{/U}}in life: a research position with the National Institute of Health (NIH). "I am hoping that my I.S. experience will help me{{U}} (33) {{/U}}a research position with NIH," says Klise. "The yearlong program gives students a chance to work with some of the nation's{{U}} (34) {{/U}}scientists while making the{{U}} (35) {{/U}}from undergraduate to graduate studies or a career in the medical field."

单选题M: Maria, I want you to have all my laundry ready by the time I get home. W: You must be kidding! Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题Mr. Smith would just rather we ______ now, but we must go to work.

单选题According to the passage, we can guess it is safer to take a car driven by a woman because

单选题But the judge surprised the entire court when he stated, "The ______ of the marriage contract invalidated it."

单选题Given the Secretary of State's ______ the President's foreign policies, he has no choice but to resign. A. reliance on B. antipathy toward C. pretense of D. support for

单选题______ studies the internal structure of simple propositions. A. Predicate calculus B. Propositional calculus C. Sentential calculus

单选题Our ability to think has long been considered central to what makes us human. Now research suggests that our bodies and their relationship with the environment (1) even our most abstract thoughts. This includes thinking up random numbers or deciding (2) to review positive or negative experiences. "Advocates of traditional (3) of cognition would be surprised," says Tobias Loetscher at the University of Melbourne in Parkville, Australia. "They (4) consider human reasoning to involve abstract cognitive processes without any connection to body or space." Until recently, the (5) has been that our bodies (6) only to our most basic interactions with the environment, (7) sensory and motor processes. The new results suggest that our bodies are also (8) to produce abstract thought, and that even seemingly (9) activities have the power to influence our thinking. (10) that our bodies may play a role in thought can be found in the metaphors we use to describe situations, (11) "I was given the cold shoulder" or "she has an excellent grasp of relativity". Thirty years ago, such (12) led the linguist and philosopher George Lakoff at the University of Califor- nia, Berkeley, together with philosopher Mark Johnson at the University of Oregon in Eugene, to (13) "conceptual metaphor theory", the notion that we think of abstract concepts (14) how our bodies function. Now (15) for the theory has started to (16) in. In 2008, (17) , researchers found that people made to feel socially (18) reported feeling physically colder. Now, Loetscher and his colleagues have (19) our ability to think of random numbers--an example of abstract thought--to bodily (20)

单选题______human problems that repeat themselves in______life repeat themselves in______literature.(北京大学2008年试题)

单选题Every animal is a living radiator--heat formed in its cells is given off through its skin. Warm blooded animals maintain a steady temperature by constantly replacing lost surface heat; smaller animals, which have more skin for every ounce of body weight, must produce heat faster than bigger ones. Because smaller animals burn fuel faster, scientists say they live faster. The speed at which an animal lives is determined by measuring the rate at which it uses oxy gen. A chicken, for example, uses one-half cubit centimeter of oxygen every hour for each gram it weights. The tiny shrew uses four cubit centimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weights. Because it uses oxygen eight times as fast, it is said that the mouse-like shrew is living eight times as fast as the chicken. The smallest of the warm-blooded creatures, tile humming-bird, lives a hundred times as fast as an elephant. There is a limit to how small a warm-blooded animal can be. A mammal or bird that weighted only two and a half grams would starve to death, h would bum up its food too rapidly and would not be able to eat fast enough to supply more fuel.

单选题On day one of my self-proclaimed Month of Gratitude, my five-year-old son woke up "bored" at 5: 15 a. m. , I spied a speeding ticket in my wife's purse, and our water heater spluttered to its death as I was getting into the shower. Ordinarily, I would have started complaining and the day would've been off to an ugly start. But this day was different. How cute my child's dimples(酒窝)are. How fetching my wife's taste for adventure. Only 29 days to go. Just a week earlier, as I struggled with the feeling that I'd been put on this earth to load and unload the dishwasher, I'd decided it was time to end my reflexive complaining. But it wasn't simply the little things that were annoying me. All of a sudden, my friends were dealing with bad news — cancer diagnoses, divorce, job loss. Shouldn't I be celebrating my relative good fortune? I'd heard about the feel-good benefits of a gratitude attitude. Hoping for tips, I called professor Emmons, who pioneered research on the benefits of positive thinking. Emmons quoted new studies that indicated that even pretending to be thankful raises levels of the chemicals associated with pleasure and contentment. He recommended keeping a log of everything I'm grateful for in a given week or month. I followed his suggestions, but my first attempts at keeping a gratitude list were pretty weak: coffee, naps, caffeine in general. As my list grew, I found more uplift: freshly picked blueberries; the Beatles' White Album; that I'm not bald. By day three, I was on a tear, thanking every grocery bagger and parent on the playground like I'd just won an Oscar and hanging post-it notes to remind myself of the next day's thank-you targets: the mailman, my son's math teacher. But soon, the full-on approach started to bum me out. Researchers call it the Pledge of Allegiance effect. " If you overdo gratitude, it loses its meaning or, worse, becomes a chore," professor Emmons told me when I mentioned my slump. Be selective, he advised, and focus on thanking the unsung heroes in your life. Then professor Emmons suggested a " gratitude visit. " Think of a person who has made a major difference in your life and whom you've never properly thanked. Compose a detailed letter to him or her that expresses your appreciation in concrete terms, then read it aloud, face-to-face. I immediately flashed on Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She was the first one to open my eyes to Hemingway, Faulkner, and other literary giants. To this day, I am guided by her advice("Never be boring"). I booked plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still long, black hair and bright, intelligent eyes. After a slightly awkward hug and small talk, we settled in. I took a deep breath and read. "I want to thank you in person for the impact you've had on my life," I began. "Nearly 30 years ago, you introduced my eighth-grade class to the wonders of the written word. Your passion for stories and characters and your enthusiasm for words made me realize there was a world out there that made sense to me. " And whether it was Miss Riggi's enormous smile when I finished the letter, or the way she held it close as we said goodbye, my feeling of peace and joy remained long after I returned home. Since then, I have written several more gratitude letters, and my wife and I both summon our "training" when we feel saddled by life. The unpleasant matters are still there, but appreciation, I've learned, has an echo — and it's loud enough to drown out the grumbling of one man emptying the dishwasher.

单选题There has been a lot of hand-wringing over the death of Elizabeth Steinberg. Without blaming anyone in particular, neighbors, friends, social workers, the police and newspaper editors have struggled to define the community"s responsibility to Elizabeth and to other battered children. As the collective soul-searching continues, there is a pervading sense that the system failed her. The fact is, in New York State the system couldn"t have saved her. It is almost impossible to protect a child from violent parents, especially if they are white, middle-class, well-educated and represented by counsel. Why does the state permit violence against children? There are a number of reasons. First, parental privilege is a rationalization. In the past, the law was giving its approval to the biblical injunction against sparing the rod. Second, while everyone agrees that the state must act to remove children from their homes when there is danger of serious physical or emotional harm, many child advocates believe that state intervention in the absence of serious injury is more harmful than helpful. Third, courts and legislatures tread carefully when their actions intrude or threaten to intrude on a relationship protected by the Constitution. In 1923, the Supreme Court recognized the "liberty of parent and guardian to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control." More recently, in 1977, it upheld the teacher"s privilege to use corporal punishment against schoolchildren. Read together, these decisions give the constitutional imprimatur to parental use of physical force. Under the best conditions, small children depend utterly on their parents for survival. Under the worst, their dependency dooms them. While it is questionable whether anyone or anything could have saved Elizabeth Steinberg, it is plain that the law provided no protection. To the contrary, by justifying the use of physical force against children as an acceptable method of education and control, the law lent a measure of plausibility and legitimacy to her parents" conduct. More than 80 years ago, in the teeth of parental resistance and Supreme Court doctrine, the New York State Legislature acted to eliminate child labor law. Now, the state must act to eliminate child abuse by banning corporal punishment. To break the cycle of violence, nothing less will answer. If there is a lesson to be drawn from the death of Elizabeth Steinberg, it is this: spare the rod and spare the child.

单选题According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women. B. The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character. C. The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society. D. Fashion designers should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.