单选题He said ______ was not within his power to answer the question.

单选题 'I want to criticize the social system, and to show it at work, at its most intense.' Virginia Woolf's provocative statement about her intentions in writing Mrs. Dalloway has regularly been ignored by the critics, since it highlights an aspect of her literary interests very different from the traditional picture of the 'poetic' novelist concerned with examining states of reverie and vision and with following the intricate pathways of individual consciousness. But Virginia Woolf was a realistic as well as a poetic novelist, a satirist and social critic as well as a visionary: literary critics' cavalier dismissal of Woolf's social vision will not withstand scrutiny. In her novels, Woolf is deeply engaged by the questions of how individuals are shaped (or deformed) by their social environments, how historical forces impinge on people's lives, how class, wealth, and gender help to determine people's fates. Most of her novels are rooted in a realistically rendered social setting and in a precise historical time. Woolf's focus on society has not been generally recognized because of her intense antipathy to propaganda in art. The pictures of reformers in her novels are usually satiric or sharply critical. Even when Woolf is fundamentally sympathetic to their causes, she portrays people anxious to reform their society and possessed of a message or program as arrogant or dishonest, unaware of how their political ideas serve their own psychological needs. (Her Writer's Diary notes: 'the only honest people are the artists,' whereas 'these social reformers and philanthropists...Harbour...discreditable desires under the disguise of loving their kind...') Woolf detested what she called 'preaching' in fiction, too, and criticized novelist D.H. Lawrence (among others) for working by this method. Woolf's own social criticism is expressed in the language of observation rather than in direct commentary, since for her, fiction is a contemplative, not an active art. She describes phenomena and provides materials for a judgment about society and social issues; it is the reader's work to put the observations together and understand the coherent point of view behind them. As a moralist, Woolf works by indirection, subtly undermining officially accepted mores, mocking, suggesting, calling into question, rather than asserting, advocating, bearing witness: hers is the satirist's art. Woolf's literary models were acute social observers like Chekhov and Chaucer. As she put it in The Common Reader, 'It is safe to say that not a single law has been flamed or one stone set upon another because of anything Chaucer said or wrote; and yet, as we read him, we are absorbing morality at every pore.' Like Chaucer, Woolf chose to understand as well as to judge, to know her society root and branch—a decision crucial in order to produce art rather than polemic.

单选题______box cannot be lifted by a boy of five.

单选题If he ______ the job, he will get more money right away. A. accept B. accepts C. will accept D. has accepted

单选题Pan of his general thrift is to be meticulous in verifying monthly expenses.

单选题My home town has changed a lot ______ I left it. A. since B. after C. when

单选题Don't forget ______this magazine to Lisa this afternoon.

单选题Some women, particularly those over 35 years of age, seem to be more ______ more serious problems such as clots in veins if they smoke heavily.

单选题Fingerprints from an unchangeable ____ despite changes in the individual’s appearance or age. A．mark B．sign C．remark D．signature

单选题Who doesn't love being in love? A true love listens to you talk about work, lets you have that last 28 of pie, and usually remembers to take out the trash. He is ready to forget all kinds of 29 . And he always thinks you're beautiful, even without 30 . Scientists have long been keen to prove that love gives us health 31 too. Researchers can't say for sure that a lover is more important than a loving family or warm friendship when it comes to wellness. But they are learning more about how a romantic partner makes us 32 , with health gains that 33 from faster healing and better control over illnesses to living longer. The benefits of love are 34 and measurable. A study last year from the University of Pittsburgh found that women in good marriages have a much lower risk of heart disease than those in high-stress relationships. The National Love and Health Study has been 35 more than a million subjects since 1979. The study shows that married people live longer, have fewer heart attacks and lower cancer rates, and even get pneumonia less frequently than singles. A new study from the University of Iowa also found that cancer patients with a strong sense of connection to others and in 36 relationship were better able to fight off cancer. It seems that love helps people 37 their immune system. A. range B. makeup C. stronger D. righteous E. tracking F. slice G. health H. strengthen I. benefits J. refreshing K. misunderstandings L. designing M. satisfying N. suggested O. explicit

单选题"I saw Mary in the library yesterday?" "You ______ her, she is still in hospital." A. can't have seen B. mustn't have seen C. could not see D. must not see

单选题I'm sure that they will ______ the game.

单选题 Digital Jewelry A. Jewelry is worn for many reasons—for aesthetics, to impress others, or as a symbol of affiliation or commitment. Basically, jewelry adorns the body, and has very little practical purpose. However, researchers are looking to change the way we think about the beads and bobbles we wear. In the next wave of mobile computing devices, our jewelry might double as our cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and GPS receivers. The combination of shrinking computer devices and increasing computer power has allowed several companies to begin producing fashion jewelry with embedded intelligence. Today, manufacturers can place millions of transistors on a microchip, which can be used to make small devices that store tons of digital data. Give me a ring B. Soon, cell phones will take a totally new form, appearing to have no form at all. Instead of one single device, cell phones will be broken up into their basic components and packaged as various pieces of digital jewelry. Each piece of jewelry will contain a fraction of the components found in a conventional mobile phone, according to IBM. Together, the digital-jewelry cell phone should work just like a conventional cell phone. Various components are inside a cell phone: microphone, receiver, touchpad, display, circuit board, antenna and battery. C. IBM has developed a prototype of a cell phone that consists of several pieces of digital jewelry that will work together wirelessly, possibly with Bluetooth wireless technology, to perform the functions of the above components. D. The following are the pieces of IBM's computerized-jewelry phone and their functions. Earrings—Speakers embedded into these earrings will be the phone's receiver. Necklace—Users will talk into the necklace's embedded microphone. Ring—Perhaps the most interesting piece of the phone, this 'magic decoder ring' is equipped with light-emitting diodes (三极管) (LEDs) that flash to indicate an incoming call. It can also be programmed to flash different colors to identify a particular caller or indicate the importance of a call. Bracelet—Equipped with a video graphics array (VGA，视频图形阵列) display. This wrist display could also be used as a caller identifier that flashes the name and phone number of the caller. E. With a jewelry phone, the keypad and dialing function could be integrated into the bracelet, or else dumped altogether—it's likely that voice-recognition software will be used to make calls, a capability that is already commonplace in many of today's cell phones. Simply say the name of the person you want to call and the phone will dial that person. IBM is also working on a miniature rechargeable battery to power these components. F. In addition to changing the way we make phone calls, digital jewelry will also affect how we deal with the ever- Increasing bombardment of e-mail. Imagine that the same ring that flashes for phone calls could also inform you that e-mall is piling up in your in-box. This flashing alert could also indicate the urgency of the e-mail. Of mice and monitors G. Two of the most identifiable components of a personal computer are the mouse and monitor. These devices are as familiar to us today as a television set. However, in the next decade, we could witness the disappearance of these devices, at least in their current form. Several companies, including IBM and Charmed Technology, are working on ways to create a head-mounted display. IBM is also working to shrink the computer mouse to the size of a ring and create a wrist-worn display. H. The mouse-ring that IBM is developing will use the company's TrackPoint technology to wirelessly move the cursor (光标) on a computer-monitor display. You're probably most familiar with TrackPoint as the little button embedded in the keyboard of some laptops. IBM researchers have transferred TrackPoint technology to a ring, which looks something like a black-pearl ring. On top of the ring is a little black ball that users will rotate to move the cursor, in the same way that the TrackPoint button on a laptop is used. I. This TrackPoint ring will be very valuable when monitors shrink to the size of watch face. In the coming age of ubiquitous (无处不在的) computing, displays will no longer be tied to desktops or wall screens. Instead, you'll wear the display like a pair of sunglasses or a bracelet. Researchers are overcoming several obstacles facing these new wearable displays, the most important of which is the readability of information displayed on these tiny devices. J. While IBM is in a stage of development, Charmed Technology is already marketing its digital jewelry, including a futuristic-looking eyepiece display. The eyepiece is the display component of the company's Charmed Communicator, a wearable, wireless, broadband-Internet device that can be controlled by voice, pen or handheld keypad. The company says that the device could be ready for the mainstream market by the end of 2001 or early 2002. The Communicator can be used as an MP3 player, a video player and a cell phone. The Java Ring K. It seems that everything we access today is under lock and key. Even the devices we use are protected by passwords. It can be frustrating trying to keep with all of the passwords and keys needed to access any door or computer program. Dallas Semiconductor is developing a new Java-based, computerized ring that will automatically unlock doors and log in to computers. L. The Java Ring, first introduced at Java One Conference, has been tested at Celebration School, an innovative K-12 school just outside Orlando, FL. The rings given to students are programmed with Java applets that communicate with host applications on networked systems. Applets are small applications that are designed to be run within another application. The Java Ring is snapped into a reader, called a Blue Dot receptor, to allow communication between a host system and the Java Ring. M. The Java Ring is a stainless-steel ring, 16-millimeters (0.6 inches) in diameter, which houses a 1-million-transistor processor, called an iButton. The ring has 134 KB of RAM, 32 KB of ROM, a real-time clock and a Java virtual machine, which is a piece of software that recognizes the Java language and translates it for the user's computer system. N. At Celebration School, the rings have been programmed to store electronic cash to pay for lunches, automatically unlock doors, take attendance, store a student's medical information and allow students to check out books. All of this information is stored on the ring's iButton. Students simply press the signet of their Java Ring against the Blue Dot receptor, and the system connected to the receptor performs the function that the applet instructs it to. In the future, the Java Ring may start your ear. O. Mobile computing is beginning to break the chains that tie us to our desks, but many of today's mobile devices can still be a bit awkward to carry around. In the next age of computing, we will see an explosion of computer parts across our bodies, rather than across our desktops. Digital jewelry, designed to supplement the personal computer, will be the evolution in digital technology that makes computer elements entirely compatible with the human form. (选自The Economist)

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单选题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write your answer in a word processing program on your computer. The table below shows the results of a survey to find out what members of a city sports club think about the club's activities, facilities and opening hours. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make any comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Range of activities Very satisfied Satisfied Not satisfied Female members 35% 35% 30% Male members 55% 40% 5% Female members 64% 22% 14% Male members 63% 27% 10% Female members 72% 25% 3% Male members 44% 19% 37%

单选题______, I wrote a letter to Henry Ford Ⅱ and told him what happened.

单选题What does the author think of unilateralism?

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