单选题______ for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.

单选题It can be inferred from the opening paragraph that

单选题He ______ live in the country than in the city.

单选题The heavy snow could not keep us ______ going out to work.

单选题He signed a new contract with the Dublin firm, Maunsel ＆ Company, on more favorable ______ than those Grant Richards had given him. A. items B. terms C. articles D. specifications

单选题 The world is undergoing tremendous changes. The rise of globalization has forged new ground as we enter the 21st century. But are the effects of globalization always positive? Some say no. Michael Tenet, head of the International Institute for Foreign Relations in Atlanta, is worried about current resentment throughout the world towards the rise of globalization. 'Ever since the 1980s and the economic breakdown of the Asian Tigers in the late 1990s, there has been a reevaluation of the role of globalization as a force for good,' he said, 'Income in many countries has declined and the gap between the most rich and the most poor has been worsened. Without further interference by governments, we could see a tragedy expressed in an increased level of poverty throughout the Latin America and Asia.' Yet George Frank, an influential economist who works on Wall Street, sees no such danger. 'Economic liberalization (自由化), increased transparency and market-based reforms have positive effect in the long run, even if market mechanisms can produce short-term destabilization problems,' he said, 'What is most important is that barriers to trade continue to fall so that active competition for consumables reduces prices and in turn raises the average level of income.' Others feel that globalization's cultural impact may be more important than its economic implications. Janice Yawee, a native of Africa, feels strongly that globalization is weakening her local culture and language. 'Most of the world's dialects will become extinct under globalization. We are paving the world with McDonald's and English slang. It tears me up inside,' she said. However, ignoring the political dimensions of globalization has already had its cost. Nowhere was it made clearer than in the Southeast Asian economic crisis of the late 1990s—particularly in Indonesia. In the wake of that crisis, the Suhatro's regime was overthrown, and the entire country has been thrown into a mess. The Indonesian economy has contracted almost 50%, throwing tens of millions of people below the poverty line. Governments of different countries have had mixed responses to the wave of globalization. The United States is generally seen as an active proponent (支持者) of greater free trade, and it certainly has enormous cultural influence by virtue of its monopoly on worldwide entertainment. So the challenge faced by the Bush administration is not the challenge of the 1990s. But other countries, most notably developing countries and countries in Europe, are seeking for ways to reduce the impact that globalization has on their domestic affairs.

单选题______ of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve.

单选题 ______ storms wreaked havoc on the area, leaving three people dead and dozens injured.

单选题I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ______ to it.

单选题If you want to get a high score you must first ______.

单选题The bird flu virus is mutating and becoming more dangerous to mammals, according to researchers. The discovery reinforces fears that a human pandemic of the disease could yet occur. Avian flu hit the headlines in 1997 when a strain called H5N1 jumped from chickens to people, killing 6 people in Hong Kong. Within 3 days, the country"s entire chicken population was slaughtered and the outbreak was controlled. Since then new strains of virus have emerged, killing a further 14 people. As yet, no strain has been able to jump routinely from person to person. But if a more virulent strain evolves, the fear is that it could trigger widespread outbreaks, potentially affecting millions of people. Now, genetic and animal studies show that the virus is becoming more menacing to mammals. Immediate action is needed to stem the virus"s transmission, says Hualan Chen from Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China, who was involved in the research. Chen and colleagues studied 21 H5N1 flu virus samples taken from apparently healthy ducks, which act as a natural reservoir for the disease, in southern China between 1999 and 2002. The researchers inoculated groups of chickens, mice and ducks with virus samples taken from different years and waited to see which animals became ill. Their results are presented this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. As expected, ducks were immune to the virus"s effects and the chickens fell sick. However, the mice also became ill, losing weight and the use of their limbs. Crucially, the severity of their illness was linked with the year from which the virus sample was taken. Viruses isolated in 2001 and 2002 made the animals more ill than those isolated earlier on. The findings hint that some time around 2001, the virus became adept at infecting mammals. Genetic analysis of the same samples reveals that the virus"s DNA changed over that time, suggesting that accumulated mutations may have contributed to the increased virulence. Researchers are concerned that a virus that has acquired the ability to infect mice could also infect humans. "The disease could resurge at any time," warns virologist Marion Koopmans from the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment in Bilthoven, the Netherlands. The findings highlight the need for improved surveillance to ensure that any future outbreaks are curtailed, she says. Although domestic poultry are easily culled, wild animals are more difficult to contain. "It is impossible to eradicate the natural reservoir," says Koopmans, "so we need to learn to live with it." Birds may not be the only villains in this story, however. Chen believes that pigs may also play a part. In Asia, chickens and pigs are often kept in close proximity, so the virus may have shuffled back and forth between the 2 species, picking up mutations and becoming better at infecting mammalian hosts. Humans may then have caught the disease from swine.

单选题(It) would be (hardly) for Mrs Sharp to find (a) man (of parts) around her.

单选题By "a good kick", Goldman Sachs suggests that______.

单选题The view (which) elements of a culture are to be understood and judged (in terms of) their relationship to (the culture as a whole) led to the conclusion that the cultures themselves could not be (evaluated or graded as) higher and lower, superior or inferior.

单选题Student A: Thanks a lot. I really enjoyed your company.Student B: Don't mention it.

单选题We were politely ______ an armed guard and warned not to take pictures.

单选题Man: I heard that you just received a huge grant for your research project. Woman: You must be joking] I have to pay for all the books and contribute to the salaries of my research assistants. Question: What does the woman say about the project?

单选题According to the selection some species that live where there is no light have ______.

单选题The child was so ingenuous that even when she knocked the television off its stand so that it was irreparably damaged, her parents thought her to be charming