单选题She walked round to the ______ of the car and stood silently while he undid the boot and picked up her bag.

单选题 Everyone remembers the whitewashing scene in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. But how many recall the scene that precedes it? Having escaped from Aunt Polly, Tom is teaching himself to whistle when he spies a 'newcomer' in his village—a newcomer with 'a citified air'. They quarrel and wrestle in the dirt. Tom wins the battle but returns home late and is thus commanded to whitewash the famous fence. After this incident, the reader's sympathies are meant to lie with Tom. But imagine how a boy like Tom Sawyer would be regarded today. As far as I can tell, that fight is not just 'inappropriate behavior', to use current educational terminology (术语), but is also one of the many symptoms of 'oppositional defiant disorder' (ODD), a condition that Tom manifests throughout the book. And Tom is not merely ODD: He clearly has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well, judging by his inability to concentrate in school. In fact, Tom manifests many disturbing behaviors. He blames his half-brother for his poor decisions, demonstrating an inability to take responsibility for his actions. He provokes his peers, often using aggression. He deliberately ignores rules and demonstrates defiance toward adults. He is frequently dishonest, at one point even pretending to be dead. Worst of all, he skips school—behavior that might, in our time, lead him to be diagnosed with conduct disorder. I am not being entirely sarcastic here: I have reread 'Tom Sawyer' several times in recent years, precisely because Twain draws such fascinating portraits of children whose behavior is familiar, even if we now describe it differently. As a mother of boys, I find this weirdly reassuring: Although ADHD and ODD are often dismissed as recently 'invented' disorders, they describe personality types and traits that have always existed. A certain kind of boy has always had trouble paying attention in school. But if the behavior or actions of the children and the parents are familiar, the society surrounding them is not. Tom Sawyer turns out fine in the end. In 19th-century Missouri, there were still many opportunities for impulsive kids who were bored and fidgety (坐立不安的) in school: The very qualities that made him so tiresome—curiosity, hyperactivity, recklessness—are precisely the ones that get him the girl, win him the treasure and make him a hero. Nothing like that is available to children who don't fit in today. Instead of striking out into the wilderness, they get sent to psychologists and prescribed medication—if they are lucky enough to have parents who can afford that sort of thing. Every effort will be made to help them pay attention, listen to the teacher, stop picking fights in the playground. Nowadays, there aren't any other options.

单选题When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English. Education soon became a nightmare. 'I couldn't understand anything,' he said. He hid from his teachers, came home in 26 , and thought about 27 out. Then Mrs. Malave, a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his native Spanish. 'She helped me stay smart while teaching me English,' he said. Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he 28 confidence and began to succeed in school. Today, he is a prominent doctor, runs his own 29 , and works with several hospitals. Every day, he uses the language and academic skills he 30 through bilingual education to treat his patients. Roberto's story is just one of 31 success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most 32 way both to teach children English and ensure that they 33 academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students consistently outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif., implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state 34 and college 35 rates of more than 90%. In El Paso, bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation. A. satisfy B. dropping C. clinic D. succeed E. effective F. average G. frequently H. relationship I. range J. acquired K. while L. regained M. tears N. acceptance O. countless

单选题Detectives are rather cynical because ______.

单选题It was a wonderful trip. So which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?It was a wonderful trip. So which city did you like better, Paris or Rome?________ . There were good things and bad things about them.

单选题A 1994 World Bank report concluded that ______ girls in school was probably the single most effective anti-poverty policy in the developing world today.

单选题Nothing but stamps and envelopes______for sale.

单选题Mrs. Smith ______ tears when she heard her daughter had died in the road accident.

单选题My aunt lives ______ 1105 Beijing Road.

单选题 There were 150 ______ at the international conference this summer.

单选题—Have you been paid for the painting? —Yes, I remember ______ $ 60 for it.

单选题As a ______ major, he enjoyed working in the steel plant. A. metallurgy B. geology C. astronomy D. seismology

单选题{{B}}Passage Five{{/B}} Thanksgiving Day is an annual holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November, and it is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country. In 1620, the settlers, or pilgrims, sailed to America on the Mayflower seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts on an icy November morning. During their first winter over half of the settlers died of starvation, cold or epidemics. The following spring, the pilgrims were befriended by some native American Indians who taught them which of the wild vegetation was safe to eat. The Indians also showed them how to plant corn and other vegetables. All summer long the colony people waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depend on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving be fixed, to thank the Lord as well as the Native Americans. The first national Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed by President George Washington and was celebrated on the 26th day of November in 1789. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln revived the custom and made Thanksgiving an annual (moveable) holiday to be celebrated on the fourth/last Thursday of November. For three years (1939-1941), under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the day was celebrated on the third Thursday in November. In 1941, Congress returned Thanksgiving to its original day, and the celebration of it has been observed on that date until today. The pattern of the thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plums, pudding, mince pie, cranberry juice, squash and other varieties of food. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird. Thanksgiving today is in every sense a national holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year's bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings.

单选题Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for ______ Christmas than that?

单选题Now researchers are directing more attention to the social and cultural impetus that propelled university graduates into careers in management.

单选题Man: ______ Woman: No...but it's a non-smoking section, I'm afraid.

单选题The salary of an engineer is much higher ______. A. than a teacher B. than that of a teacher C. in comparison with a teacher's D. than of a teacher's

单选题When he finished all the items on the test paper, he ______ the answers carefully.