填空题{{U}}直到最近{{/U}} people began to pay attention to the environmental protection.

填空题The ______ we gained while working in this field were not only financial but also intellectual． 我们在这地里干活不仅有经济上的回报，而且有精神上的收获。

填空题With the aim of eliminating any possible ______, we suggest some changes of wording to clarify the status of the unofficial advice. (ambiguous)

填空题If you want to donate a number of books to your organization, club, association or to your local school library for the children to read, please fill ______ the form below.

填空题______ (Would, Should) you be so kind as to look after my baby while I am away?

填空题The making of weathervanes (devices fixed on the top of buildings to show directions of the wind) is an ancient skill, going back to early Egyptian times. Today the craft is still very much alive in the workshop that Graham Smith has set up. He is one of the few people in the country who make hand-cut weathervanes. Graham's designs are individually created and tailored to the specific requirements of his customers. "That way I can produce a unique personalized item," he explains, "A lot of my customers are women buying presents for their husbands. They want a distinctive gift that represents the man's business or leisure interests." It's all a far cry from the traditional cock, the most common design for weathervanes. It was not a cock but a witch on a broomstick that featured on the first weathervane Graham ever made. Friends admired his surprise present for his wife and began asking him to make vanes for them. "I realized that when it came to subjects that could be made into them, the possibilities were limitless," he says. (41) ___________________ That was five years ago and he has no regrets about his new direction. "My previous work didn't have an artistic element to it, whereas this is exciting and creative," he says, "I really enjoy the design side." (42) ___________________ Graham also keeps plenty of traditional designs in stock, since they prove as popular as the one-offs. "It seems that people are attracted to handcrafting,' Graham says, "They welcome the opportunity to acquire something a little bit different." (43) ___________________ "I have found my place in the market. People love the individuality and I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing a nondescript shape turn into something almost lifelike,' he says. (44) "And nowadays, with more and more people moving to the country, individuals want to put an exclusive finishing touch to their properties. It has bean a boost to crafts like mines," (45) ___________________ American and Danish huyers in particular are showing interest. "Pricing," he explains, "depends on the intricacy of the design. "His most recent request was for a curly-coated dog. Whatever the occasion, Graham can create a gift with a difference.[A] Graham has become increasingly busy, supplying flat-packed weathervanes to clients worldwide.[B] Graham decided to concentrate his efforts on a weathervane business. He had served an apprenticeship as a precision engineer and had worked in that trade for 15 years when he and his wife, Liz, agreed to swap role--she went out to work as an architectural assistant and he stayed at home to look after the children and build up the business.[C] Last month, a local school was opened with his galleon ship weathervane hoisted above it.[D] "For centuries, weathervanes have kept communities in touch with the elements, signaling those shifts in wind directions that bring about changes in the weather," he explains.[E] Graham has no plans for expansion, as he wants to keep the business as a rural craft.[F] Graham has now perfected over 100 original designs. He works to very fine detail, always seeking approval for the design of the silhouette from the customer before proceeding with the hand-cutting.

填空题提示：Alice求机场的一位旅客帮忙告诉她怎样才能搭乘去纽约的航班。这位旅客说朝左拐，随后找Alice要搭乘的航空公司(airline)，并要给Alice画张地图。 Alice: Excuse me, (51) ? Passenger: Yes? Alice: I have a ticket to New York. (52) ? Passenger: I can't help you here. You have to go to the ticket counter. Follow this passage to the end, (53) and go two hundred yards. You'll see a sign that says, "Check in". (54) . Alice: Go down this hall to the end. Then go left? Passenger: That's right. Here, (55) . Sometimes it's confusing. Alice: Thank you. Passenger: My pleasure.

填空题For each question below, choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

填空题 Without a political in______, however, it was hard to see how economic progress could be made.

填空题{{B}}Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.{{/B}} A. How about her B. What happened C. I believe he D. poor Alan E. I can imagine F. I guess something G. ls she fine now H. I don't knowRobyn: Has Alan shown up yet?Scottie: Nope.{{U}} (56) {{/U}}might have come up.Robyn: I wonder what happened.Scottie:{{U}} (57) {{/U}}. I hope it's nothing serious.Robyn: Last week his sister was admitted to the hospital.Scottie: Oh?{{U}} (58) {{/U}}?Robyn: His sister had a car accident last week.Scottie:{{U}} (59) {{/U}}?Robyn: She's still in a coma(昏迷).Scottie: Oh,{{U}} (60) {{/U}}. His sister is the only he has left since his mother died last year.

填空题You (stand)______ several feet away if you wish to get the full effect of the picture.

填空题There is a ______ need for clean fuels today, especially in big cities． 当今对清洁燃料有广泛的需求，特别是在大城市。

填空题Author______ Title______What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon.

填空题We learned that the first ______ Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C．(record)

填空题In his 1988 best seller A Brief history of Time, Stephen Hawking made readers wonder: if the universe is expanding, where is it expanding to? Now Hawking has teamed up his daughter, Lucy 1 Hawking, to write George"s Secret Key to the Universe, the first in a trilogy of novels directed at the fertile minds of children. In an interview on e-mail, Hawking explains: 2 "The aim of the book is to encourage children"s sense of wonder at the universe. We want them to look up outward. 3 Only then will they be able to make the right decisions to safeguard the future of the human race." George"s Secret Key to the Universe , aimed 9-to 11-year-olds, 4 tells the story of a young boy, George, and a cheery astrophysicist, Eric, who talking computer opens a portal to the known 5 universe. The duo don spacesuits and use the portal to search for planets to which humanity can escape the irreversible 6 warming of the earth. Along the way, George and the reader learn from the basics of astrophysics and astronomy through 7 illustrations and captioned photographs. "You don"t need actual secret key to explore the universe," George ultimately 8 discovers. "There"s one that everyone can use. It"s called physics." The Hawkings portray the universe as harmony and 9 largely benign. But our present know ledge of the universe suggests that it is, in fact, a desolate and often violent expanse place in 10 which humankind plays an inconsequential role.

填空题Saussure"s ideas were developed along three lines; linguistics,______ and psychology.

填空题The Health Risks of Small Apartments New York City has a housing problem. Currently, it has 1.8 million one-and two-person households, and only one million studios and one-bedroom apartments. The obvious solution seems to be to develop more small residential units. But as New York City"s "micro-apartment" project inches closer to reality, experts warn that micro-living may not be the urban panacea we"ve been waiting for. "Sure, these micro-apartments may be fantastic for young professionals in their 20"s," says Dak Kopec, director of design for human health at Boston Architectural College. "But they definitely can be unhealthy for older people, say in their 30"s and 40"s, who face different stress factors that can make tight living conditions a problem." Research, Kopec says, has shown that crowding-related stress can increase rates of domestic violence and substance abuse. For all of us, daily life is a sequence of events, he explains. But most people don"t like adding extra steps to everyday tasks. Because micro-apartments are too small to hold basic furniture like a bed, table, and couch at the same time, residents must reset their quarters throughout the day. In this case, residents might eventually stop folding up their furniture every day and the space will start feeling even more constrained. Susan Saegert, professor of environmental psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center agrees that the micro- apartments will likely be a welcome choice for young New Yorkers. But she warns that tiny living conditions can be terrible for other residents—particularly if a couple or a parent and child squeeze into 300 square feet for the long term, no matter how well a unit is designed. "I"ve studied children in crowded apartments and low-income housing a lot," Saegert said, "and they can end up becoming withdrawn, and have trouble studying and concentrating." "When we think about micro-living, we have a tendency to focus on functional things, like is there enough room for the fridge," explained University of Texas psychology professor Samuel Gosling, who studies the connection between people and their possessions. "But an apartment has to fill other psychological needs as well, such as self-expression and relaxation, which might not be as easily met in a highly confined space." On the other hand, Eugenie L. Birch, professor of urban research and education at the University of Pennsylvania, says this certainly isn"t the first time we"ve had this debate over micro-living. New York has grappled with the public health costs of crowded living conditions and minimum apartment standards throughout its history. Rolf Pendall, director of the Urban Institute"s Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center asks: Where would all these people be doing business and living without the density? Would they be commuting longer distances or earning less, and is living farther from economic opportunities "better" for them? In that context, Pendall says he welcomes micro-apartments as long as they fit within the larger housing ecology of the city, and don"t ultimately displace other types of units for families. For this project, while New York may be taking a step backwards in terms of square footage, Eric Bunge, working at Architects, (the firm that created the winning micro-apartment design), is firm that the city is taking a big step forward in terms of actual living conditions. "The city sees this initiative as one mechanism in a set of complex issues," Bunge says. "Nobody is claiming that micro-apartments will be a silver bullet." A. micro-apartments should be welcomed as long as they do solve the housing problems for some people. B. micro-apartments may not fill people"s psychological needs. C. micro-apartments will be an attempt help to solve the housing problems, but not a cure yet. D. micro-apartments may be welcomed by the elder people. E. narrow living conditions may cause the increase of domestic violence. F. children growing up in crowded apartments may have trouble studying and concentrating. G. micro-apartments may be unhealthy for young people to live.

填空题Chomsky initiated the distinction between ______ and performance.