单选题He began to take politics ______ only when he left school.

单选题 As usual, Singapore Airlines will reduce trans-pacific capacity in ______ seasons this year.

单选题It can be inferred from the passage that the decision to study an organism may sometimes be influenced by______.

单选题It's normal to think of a conversation as taking place between people who are in the same room, surrounded by the same set of physical objects and influences, and aware of each other's facial and bodily gestures. When this is not so, the difference is 25 by using another term for what is going on 'telephone conversation' for instance. As a consequence of their situation, conversationalists (交谈者) are able to place a great deal of 26 on the immediately surrounding bit of the world—what may be called the 'extra-linguistic context' in their 27 to communicate With each other: a raised eyebrow, a 28 movement, a glance towards some person or thing, may 'say' a great deal without the need for any words at all. Thus, to anyone listening at a keyhole, and so 29 of the contextual cues, the language being used may well sound 30 , incomplete, and probably difficult to hear at times, because of the great changes of speed and loudness that can so easily be used by people sitting or standing 31 close to each other. Conversationalists will also, as a rule, be relaxed and not unduly worried about the 32 they are creating unlike the lecturer, or the person 33 an interview. Slips and errors of grammar will be frequent, and will bother no-one: they certainly form an expected part of conversation, and perhaps even a welcome one, because to talk too smoothly and correctly is to run the risk of sounding like a book and no-one likes to talk to a book. Similarly, slight carelessness of pronunciation will be common, and few people will bother to go in for the 'tidying up' of speech, or the adoption of an unusually 'posh' accent that is sometimes 34 in circumstances where it is thought necessary to 'create impression'. A. straightforward B. noticeable C. deprived D. reference E. relatively F. recognized G. accused H. impression I. illustrating J. slight K. attempt L. undergoing M. reliance N. consequently O. inexplicit

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：如果该句提供的是正确信息，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。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。The Power of a Parent　　Tom is a young man being raised on the poor sdiveets of Los Angles by his f

单选题 For most of us, work is the central, dominating fact of life. We spend more than half our conscious hours at work, preparing for work, traveling to and from work. What we do there largely determines our standard of living and to a considerable extent the status we are accorded by our fellow citizens as well. It is sometimes said that because leisure has become more important the indignities and injustices of work can be pushed into a comer, that because most work is pretty intolerable, the people who do it should compensate for its boredom, frustrations and humiliations (羞耻) by concentrating their hopes on the other parts of their lives. I reject that as a counsel of despair. For the foreseeable future the material and psychological rewards which work can provide, and the conditions in which work is done, will continue to play a vital part in determining the satisfaction that life can offer. Yet only small minority can control the pace at which they work or the conditions in which their work is done; only for a small minority does work offer scope for creativity, imagination, or initiative. Inequality (不平等) at work and in work is still one of the cruelest and most glaring forms of inequality in our society. We cannot hope to solve the more obvious problems of industrial life, many of which arise directly or indirectly from the frustrations created by inequality at work, unless we tackle it head-on (迎面地). Still less can we hope to create a decent and humane society. The most glaring inequality is that between managers and the rest. For most managers, work is an opportunity and a challenge. Their jobs engage their interest and allow them develop their abilities. They are constantly learning; they are able to exercise responsibility; they have a considerable degree of control over their own—and others'—working lives. Most important of all, they have opportunity to initiate. By contrast, for most manual workers, and for a growing number of white-collar workers, work is a boring, dull even painful experience, They spend all their working lives in conditions which would be regarded as intolerable for themselves—by those who make the decisions which let such conditions continue. The majority has little control over their work; it provides them with no opportunity for personal development. Often production is so designed that workers are simply part of the technology. In offices, many jobs are so routine that workers justifiably feel themselves to be mere cogs in the bureaucratic (官僚的) machine. As a direct consequence of their work experience, many workers feel alienated from their work and their firm, whether it is in public or in private ownership.

单选题The various ingredients of the Postgraduate Education Programme, together with the general tone of an active department, help ensure high completion rates.

单选题The preserved food should retain palatable appearance, flavor, and texture, as well as its original nutritional value. A. tasty B. stylish C. delicate D. notable

单选题A：I wonder when we'll see the effect this junk food has on our children. B: ______

单选题President Coolidge's statement, "The business of America is business," still points to an important truth today-- that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige? One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected. Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers' dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves. A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom. Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic (贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.

单选题He said he was an insurance salesman, but later on she discovered he was a(n) ______.

单选题He has got too much ______to worry about your problem. A. on his mind B. out of mind C. off his mind D. to his mind

单选题The threat of a general strike was ______ only by prompt government action.

单选题A man who wants to start a business must have some ______.

单选题What is the passage mainly talking about?

单选题This passage deals mainly with ______.

单选题______ the housework, Mary began to write her report.

单选题We were discussing the housing problem when a middle-aged man {{U}}cut in{{/U}} and said, "There's no point in talking about impossibilities."

单选题The word "bullish" (Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to

单选题There had been another prison breakout. Five men got away and are still ______.