单选题One of our expectations about education is that it will pay off in terms of upward mobility. Historically, the correlation between education and income has been strong. But in the early 1970s, a contradiction 26 between education and the economy. Our value of education and our average educational attainment outstripped the capacity of the economy to 27 the graduates. Experts have argued that this contradiction is at the heart of the problem of public education today. It is not, as business leaders claim, that the schools are failing to 28 educate students. The real problem is a dearth (缺乏) of economic 29 for students who are not continuing on to college. College graduates also are having difficulty finding jobs. Even when they do, the jobs may not be commensurate (相称的) with their 30 and expectations. Part of the problem is that too many young Americans aspire to have professional jobs, making disappointment and frustration 31 for some. Another part of the problem is the assumption that greater educational attainment guarantees career 32 . In fact, employers do not routinely reward educational attainment; 33 , they reward it only when they believe it will contribute to the employee's productivity. We should not overlook the fact that there is still a strong correlation between education, occupation, and income. College graduates have a strong advantage over those with less education. Despite the fact that the payoff is neither as large nor as 34 as it once was, we could still argue that all or at least the majority of Americans would 35 by some degree because higher education can enable them to think more deeply, explore more widely, and enjoy a greater range of experiences. A. absorb B. advancement C. benefit D. certain E. created F. developed G. failure H. gain I. inevitable J. opportunities K. properly L. rather M. thus N. timely O. training

单选题Jack, 27, is from London. His favourite pastime is learning languages. He goes to evening German and French classes and uses his computer to improve his German and French by visiting Internet sites. The best pen pal for Jack would be ______.

单选题At that time the earnings of the boxers were ______ and they could make money for their followers as well.

单选题 Questions13-15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

单选题______, the researchers cannot concentrate on that very precise experiment.

单选题The little girl showed the policeman the corner ( ) she was knocked off her bike.

单选题One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that______?

单选题He (had got) (lesser) (coins) than (the other boys).A. had gotB. lesserC. coinsD. the other boys

单选题A: You haven't been around much lately, have you? B: ______

单选题A: I'm sorry I broke your mirror. B: Oh, really? ______.

单选题Whenever we come to stay with them, we just Ulive like fighting cocks/U.

单选题 The Queen's presence imparted an air of elegance to the drinks reception at Buckingham Palace to London.

单选题下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C，并将所选答案的代码（指A、B或C）填在答题纸的相应位置上。Red Nose Day　　Red Nose Day （RND） is a well-known event in the UK.The aim of the clay is

单选题How does the writer feel about sounds in general?

单选题Woman: Let's go to that piano recital instead of the rodeo. Man: Yes, but we went where you wanted to go this morning. Question: What does the man imply? A. The woman would like the rodeo. B. The woman always gets what she wants. C. They went to a recital this morning. D. It would be fairer if they went to the piano recital.

单选题A process conversation has to do with ____ 

单选题Housewives who do not go out to work often feel that they are not working to their full ______.

单选题 The director tried to get the actors to ______ to the next scene by hand signals.

单选题Many people don' t know that ______.

单选题The vegetative forms of most bacteria axe killed by drying in air, although the different species exhibit pronounced differences in their resistance. The tubercle bacillus is one of the more resistant, and vibrio cholcra is one of the more sensitive to drying In general, the encapsulated organisms are more resistant than the non-encapsulated forms. Spores are quite resistant to drying; the spores of the anthrax bacillus, for example, will germinate alter remaining in a dry condition for years or more. The resistance of the pathogenic forms causing disease of the upper respiratory tract is of particular interest in connection with airborne infection, for the length of time that a droplet remains infective is a result, primarily, of the resistance of the particular microorganism to drying.