单选题Disagreement continued on ways to meet the undertaking to reduce carbon dioxide emissions given in the UN Convention on Climate Change.

单选题John boasted that he could finish the job all by himself{{U}} in no time{{/U}}.

单选题The Catholic Church is changing in America at its most visible point: the parish church where believers pray, sing and clasp hands across pews to share the peace of God. Today there are fewer parishes and fewer priests than in 1990 and fewer of the nation's 65 million Catholics in those pews. And there's no sign of return. Some blame the explosive 2002 clergy sexual abuse scandal and its financial price tag. But a study of 176 Roman Catholic dioceses shows no statistically significant link between the decline in priests and parishes and the $ 772 million the church has spent to date on dealing with the scandal. Rather, the changes are driven by a constellation of factors: ·Catholics are moving from cities in the Northeast and Midwest to the suburbs, South and Southwest. ·For decades, so few men have become priests that one in five dioceses now can't put a priest in every parish. ·Mass attendance has fallen as each generation has become less religiously observant. ·Bishops--trained to bless, not to budget--lack the managerial skills to govern multimillion-dollar institutions. All these trends had begun years before the scandal piled on financial pressures to cover settlements, legal costs, care and counseling for victims and abusers. The Archdiocese of Boston, epicenter of the crisis, sold chancery property to cover $ 85 million in settlements last year, and this year will close 67 churches and recast 16 others as new parishes or worship sites without a full-time priest. Archbishop Sean O'Malley has said the crisis and the reconfiguration plan are "in no way" related. He cites demographic shifts, the priest shortage and aging, crumbling buildings too costly to keep up. Fargo, N. D. , which spent $ 821,000 on the abuse crisis, will close 23 parishes, but it's because the diocese is short of more than 50 priests for its 158 parishes, some with fewer than a dozen families attending Mass. They know how this ~eels in Milwaukee. That archdiocese shuttered about one in five parishes from 1995 to 2003. The city consolidations "gave some people who had been driving back into the city from new homes in the suburbs a chance to say they had no loyalty to a new parish and begin going to one near their home,' says Noreen Welte, director of parish planning for the Milwaukee Archdiocese. "It gave some people who already were mad at the church for one reason or another an excuse to stop going altogether. /

单选题"Would you be do ______ it for me, please?" "Of course, with pleasure." A. kind enough B. as kind to C. so kind as to D. so kind to

单选题Aninvestorbought200sharesofstockinABCDcompanyin1990.By1992,theinvestmentwasworthonlyofitsoriginalvalue.By1995,the200shareswereworthonlyoftheirvaluein1990.Bywhatpercentdidthevalueoftheinvestmentdropfrom1992to1995?

单选题It can be concluded from the story that ______.

单选题Imagine fishermen walking down to the seashore, ready to carry out their early morning routine of preparing their boats and net. (51) they hope for a good catch of fish. But to their (52) , a horrible sight meets their still sleepy eyes. Thousands of fish have been washed ashore dead. The cause of this mass destruction—A red tide! Red tides are a global (53) . They have been observed on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts of the United States and Canada. They have also occurred in many other places. Though relatively few people are (54) them, red tides are not new. In the Philippines, a red tide was first seen in the province of Bataan in 1908. Since then, red tides have been seen in many other (55) . A Philippines red tide expert told us that " (56) the fish kills, the Philippines has documented 1, 926 eases of dead shellfish poisoning caused by red tides. " The term "red tide" (57) the discoloration of water that sometimes occurs in certain areas of the ocean or sea. Although the color is often red, it may also be (58) of brown or yellow. The World Book Encyclopedia reports that "the discolored areas may range from (59) a few square yards to more than 2,600 square kilometers. " What causes such discoloration? Red tides are generally caused by several species of single-celled organisms. These tiny organisms have hair-like projections which they use to (60) themselves in water.

单选题 The Valuable Teeth Here is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure (人物) in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the Unites States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes. Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist (牙医) and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label (标签) with the name of the general and words: "Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home." The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth. The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital (首都). They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.

单选题The "mad moment" in the first paragraph refers to the time when we ______.

单选题A: How about seeing a movie with me today, Alan?B: ______

单选题Clever, rich or both -- almost every country in the world has some sort of programme to attract desirable migrants. The only exceptions are "weird places like Bhutan" says Christian Kalin of Henley & Partners, which specializes in fixing visas and passports for globe-trotters. Competition is fierce and, as with most things, that lowers the price and increases choice. Britain has two programmes, one for the rich -- who have to invest ￡ 750,000 ($1.36m) in actively traded securities -- and one, much larger, for talented foreigners. Both have worked well. Unlike some other countries, Britain does not make applicants find a job first: with good qualifications, they can just turn up and look for work. That helps keep Britain's economy flexible and competitive. But now a bureaucratic snag is threatening the scheme. The problem comes with anyone wanting to convert his visa into "indefinite leave to remain" (Britain's equivalent of America's Green Card). This normally requires four years' continuous residence in Britain. After a further year, it normally leads to British citizenship. The law defines continuous residence sensibly. Business trips and holidays don't count, if the applicant's main home is in Britain. As a rule of thumb, an average of 90 days abroad was allowed each year. But unpublished guidelines seen by The Economist are tougher: they say that "none of the absences abroad should be of more than three months, and they must not amount to more than six months in all." Over the four years needed to quality, that averages only six weeks a year. For many jet-setters, this restriction is a career-buster. Six weeks abroad barely covers holidays, let alone business travel. Alexei Sidney, a Russian consultant, has to turn down important jobs because he cannot afford any more days abroad. If applicants travel "too much", their children risk losing the right to remain in Britain. The Home Office insists that the rules have not changed since 2001. That would confirm Mr. Gherson's suspicion that the new policy has come in by accident, probably as a result of zeal or carelessness by mid-ranking officials. Their attitude is at odds with the stance of the government, which has been trying for years to make the system more user-friendly for the world's elite. It even moved processing of business residency cases from a huge office in Croydon, notorious for its slowness and hostility to would-be immigrants, to a new outfit in Sheffield. But lawyers such as Mr Kalin are in no doubt of the risk Britain is running. America, he says, is already losing out in the global talent market because of its "painful and humiliating" immigration procedures. If Britain's rules stay tight, he says, foreigners will go elsewhere. Likely beneficiaries are Ireland and Austria, European Union countries whose residency visas and passports confer the same convenience as British ones, with less hassle.

单选题The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) ______ of courage and power.A. exampleB. signC. markD. symbol

单选题His son is quite well now, ______a slight fever.

单选题After exploring for more than half a year the ecologist felt a great ______ resulting from the rare species the team had spotted at the foot of the mountain.

单选题The word "loath"(line. 11) means ______

单选题Thanks a lot, but you ______ me a birthday present.

单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Write your translations in your answer sheet.{{B}}Section A{{/B}}Translate the underlined sentences into good Chinese. Americans find it difficult to think about old age until they are propelled into the midst of it by their own aging and that of relatives and friends. Aging is the neglected stepchild of the human life cycle. Though we have begun to examine the socially taboo subjects of dying and death, we have leaped over that long period of time preceding death known as old age. In truth, it is easier to manage the problem of death than the problem of living as an old person. {{U}}Death is a dramatic, one-time crisis while old age is a day-by-day and year-by-year confrontation with powerful external and internal forces, a bittersweet coming to terms with one's own personality and one's life.{{/U}} (1) We base our feelings on primitive fears, prejudice and stereotypes rather than on knowledge and insight. {{U}}In reality, the way one experiences old age is contingent upon circumstances of late-life events (in what order they occur, how they occur, when they occur) and the social supports one receives: adequate finances, shelter, medical care, social roles, religious support, recreation.{{/U}} (2) All of these are crucial and interconnected elements which together determine the quality of late life. Old age is neither inherently miserable nor inherently sublime, like every stage of life it has problems, joys, fears and potentials. {{U}}The process of aging and eventual death must ultimately be accepted as the natural progression of the life cycle, the old completing their prescribed life span, and making way for the young.{{/U}} (3) Much that is unique in old age in fact derives from the reality of aging and the imminence of death. {{U}}The old must clarify and find use for what they have attained in a lifetime of learning and adapting; they must conserve strength and resources where necessary and adjust creatively to those changes and losses that occur as part of the aging experience.{{/U}} (4) The elderly have the potential for qualities of human reflection and observation which can only come from having lived an entire life span. {{U}}There is a lifetime accumulation of personality and experience which is available to be used and enjoyed.{{/U}} (5)

单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. It is generally recognized in the world that the second Gulf War in Iraq is a crucial test of high-speed Web. For decades, Americans have anxiously{{U}} (1) {{/U}}each war through a new communications{{U}} (2) {{/U}}, from the early silent film of World War I to the 24-hour cable news{{U}} (3) {{/U}}of the first Persian Gulf War. Now,{{U}} (4) {{/U}}bombs exploding in Baghdad, a sudden increase in wartime{{U}} (5) {{/U}}for online news has become a central test of the{{U}} (6) {{/U}}of high-speed Internet connections. It is also a good{{U}} (7) {{/U}}both to attract users to online media{{U}} (8) {{/U}}and to persuade them to pay for the material they find there,{{U}} (9) {{/U}}the value of the Cable News Network persuaded millions to{{U}} (10) {{/U}}to cable during the last war in Iraq. {{U}} (11) {{/U}}by a steady rise over the last 18 months in the number of people with high-speed Internet{{U}} (12) {{/U}}, now at more than 70 million in the United States, the Web sites of many of the major news organizations have{{U}} (13) {{/U}}assembled a novel collage (拼贴) of{{U}} (14) {{/U}}video, audio reports, photography collections, animated weaponry{{U}} (15) {{/U}}, interactive maps and other new digital reportage. These Internet services are{{U}} (16) {{/U}}on the remarkable abundance of sounds and images{{U}} (17) {{/U}}from video cameras{{U}} (18) {{/U}}on Baghdad and journalists traveling with troops. And they have found a{{U}} (19) {{/U}}audience of American office workers{{U}} (20) {{/U}}their computers during the early combat. (245 words)

单选题No sooner had he finished his speech ______ stormy applause broke out.

单选题The changes in globally averaged temperature that have occurred at the Earth's surface over the past century are similar in size and timing to those 61 by models that take into account the combined influences of human factors and solar variability. To 62 the question of attribution requires the 63 of more powerful and complex methods, beyond the use of global averages alone. New studies have focused on 64 maps or patterns of temperature change in 65 and in models. Pattern analysis is the climatologically equivalent of the more comprehensive tests in the medical analogy mentioned 66 , and makes it possible to achieve more definitive 67 of observed climate changes to a particular cause or causes. The expected influence of human activities is thought to be much more complex than uniform warming over the entire surface of the Earth and over the whole 68 cycle. Patterns of change over space and time therefore provide a more powerful 69 technique. The basic idea 70 pattern-based approaches is that different 71 causes of climate change have different characteristic patterns of climate response or fingerprints. Attribution studies seek to 72 a fingerprint match between the patterns of climate change 73 by models and those actually observed. The most recent assessment of the science suggests that human activities have led to a discernible 74 on global climate and that these activities will have and increasing influence on future climate. The buming of coal, oil and natural gas, as well as various agricultural and industrial practices, are 75 the composition of the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. These human activities have led to increased atmospheric 76 of a number of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and so on in the lower atmosphere. Human activities, such as the burning of fossil, have also increased the 77 of small particles in the atmosphere. These particles can change the 78 of energy that is absorbed and reflected by the atmosphere. They are also believed to modify the 79 of air and clouds, changing the amount of energy that they absorb and reflect. Intensive studies of the climatic effects of these particles began only recently and the overall 80 is uncertain. It is likely that the net effect of these small particles is to cool the climate and to partially offset the warming of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases.