单选题Giorgio, now fifteen, and Lucia, also in her teens, were reaching the ______ of their adolescence.

单选题Stop______, boys! It’s time for class.A. talkingB. to talkC. talkD. being talk

单选题It is no use ______ that you didn't know the truth.

单选题England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often makes the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south. Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of(is made up of) the counties of Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees, bamboo and many semitropical plants grow well. Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the areas gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England's most popular holiday areas.

单选题 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay according to the following instructions. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Dama square dance culture has generated some controversy recently. On the one hand, Dama square dance reflects social progress and the increasingly colorful life of senior citizens. On the other hand, many citizens who live near the square are disturbed by the noise of Dama square dance. What's your opinion of Dama square dance? What's your suggestion toward the problem?

单选题Your nerve system reacts (to) (what) you imagine to be true (on much the same way) that it (does) to real experiences.A. toB. whatC. on much the same wayD. does

单选题"WHAT'S the difference between God and Larry Ellison?" asks an old software industry joke. Answer: God doesn't think he's Larry Ellison. The boss of Oracle is hardly alone among corporate chiefs in having a reputation for being rather keen on himself. Indeed', until the bubble burst and the public turned nasty at the start of the decade, the cult of the celebrity chief executive seemed to demand bossly narcissism, as evidence that a firm was being led by an all-conquering hero. Narcissus met a nasty end, of course. And in recent years, boss-worship has come to be seen as bad for business. In his management bestseller, "Good to Great", Jim Collins argued that the truly successful bosses were not the serf-proclaimed stars who adorn the covers of Forbes and Fortune, but instead self-effacing, thoughtful, monkish sorts who lead by inspiring example. A statistical answer may be at hand. For the first time, a new study, "It's All About Me", to be presented next week at the annual gathering of the American Academy of Management, offers a systematic, empirical analysis of what effect narcissistic bosses have on the firms they run. The authors, Arijit Chatterjee and Donald Hambrick, of Pennsylvania State University, examined narcissism in the upper levels of 105 firms in the computer and software industries. To do this, they bad to solve a practical problem: studies of narcissism have hitherto relied on surveying individuals personally, something for which few chief executives are likely to have time or inclination. So the authors devised an index of narcissism using six publicly available indicators obtainable without the co-operation of the boss. These are: the prominence of the boss's photo in the annual report; his prominence in company press releases; the length of his "Who's Who" entry; the frequency of his use of the first person singular in interviews; and the ratios of his cash and non-cash compensation to those of the firm's second-highest paid executive. Narcissism naturally drives people to seek positions of power and influence, and because great self-esteem helps your professional advance, say the authors, chief executives will tend on average to be more narcissistic than the general population. How does that affect a firm? Messrs Chatterjee and Hambrick found that highly narcissistic bosses tended to make bigger changes in the use of important resources, such as research and development, or in spending and leverage; they carried out more and bigger mergers and acquisitions; and their results were both more extreme (more big wins or big losses) and more transient than those of firms run by their humbler peers. For shareholders, that could be good or bad. Although (oddly) the authors are keeping their narcissism ranking secret, they have revealed that Mr Ellison did not come top. Alas for him, that may be because the study limited itseff to people who became the boss after 1991--well after he took the helm. In every respect Mr Ellison seems to be the classic narcissistic boss, claims Mr Chatterjee. There is life in the old joke yet.

单选题The word Yoga itself comes from an ancient Sanskrit word meaning 'union'. What kind of union do you think the word refers to? Why would people want to have this kind of experience? Students of Yoga often study for as long as 20 years before becoming 33 , or Yogis. They learn many different 34 exercises. These exercises are designed to put the students in good physical condition. Then they can concentrate on deep religions thoughts without physical 35 . Many Yoga exercises 36 putting the body into difficult position. Some of them are very hard to learn. Have you ever tried to 37 your legs over one another? This is one of the 38 Yoga positions. It is called the lotus position. Most people find it difficult to stay in that position for even a few minutes. But Yogis train themselves to remain in the lotus position for hours or even days. They are taught to 39 the physical discomforts of holding these positions. Other exercises and 40 teach concentration. Yogis feel this is the key to 41 inner peace. This kind of concentration is called meditation. Yogis and many other people practice meditation They claim that it makes them feel relaxed and 42 . Some people say that it makes them feel better—just as good exercise does. But other people say that meditation helps them feel much closer to God. A. discomforts B. basic C. finding D. peaceful E. rules F. overcome G. physical H. enforcing I. involve J. intimate K. masters L. external M. fold N. interaction O. elaborately

单选题The local people were joyfully surprised to find the prices of vegetables no longer ______ according to the weather.

单选题We enjoyed ourselves very much at the party. You ______ with us.

单选题They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly {{U}}rival{{/U}}.

单选题He had gone away on business and would not return to the hotel until the next day. I should have to wait till ______ I could thank him for the present.

单选题Banks shall be unable to______, or claim relief against the first 15% of any loan or bankrupted debt left with them.

单选题Frankly speaking, I' d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being. A. didn' t do B. haven' t done C. don' t do D. have done

单选题The apartment was ______ at $ 20,000 and its owner was happy about that. A. assaulted B. assessed C. asserted D. avenged

单选题 Can the PC Industry Resurrect Itself? A. Internet Data Center's (IDC) recent report stated that PC shipments declined 13.9% last quarter, the worst since IDC has been tracking PCs. It says a lot about the state of the PC industry. The role PCs are playing in people's lives is changing, and the growing demand for tablets and smartphones has taken its toll on the PC market. Last week my son Ben, in his column for TIME Tech entitled The iPad-Sized Nail in the PC's Coffin laid much of the blame on the iPad for deflating PC sales. Ben also made the point that people are either keeping their current PCs longer or if they buy a new PC or laptop, they buy cheaper models because they are 'good enough' to use for any computing needs that can't be accomplished on a tablet. B. But is the PC really dead? And if not, how will PC vendors respond to this challenge from tablets and smartphones? It turns out that people have found they can do as much as 80% on a tablet that they used to do on a PC. However, they have also found out that tablets by themselves cannot meet all of their digital computing needs, especially for handling things like media management, extensive photo editing, making complex home movies, doing their taxes and other similar tasks. This suggests that if they only need a PC 20% of the time, the need to buy an expensive PC does not make sense for most people. C. For the past 10 years, a good part of PC sales were for laptops and PCs in the $ 799- $ 999 range those which have higher-end processors, extended graphics capabilities and more on-board memory and hard drive space than laptops and PCs priced well below $ 699. We are hearing from consumers that if they only use a PC or laptop 20% of the time, the highest price they want to pay is $ 599, with most preferring price points of $ 399- $ 449. This is. why Ultrabook sales have been very disappointing for the PC vendors who hoped that their touch-based Ultrabooks priced from $ 799- $1 099 would be big sellers. D. While PC vendors are quite aware of the shift in consumer buying trends for PCs, they are not about to give up without a fight. Almost all are trying to do tablets of their own and some, like Lenovo, are even doing smartphones and have actually done quite well in the Asian and Chinese smartphone markets. I think that reality has sunk in for the vendors, and they now understand that the market for laptops and PCs in the $ 699- $ 999 price point is being marginalized. E. The good news is that there is still healthy demand for upscale laptops and PCs in the $1 099～ $1 499price range. But demand for these is mostly in the IT, business and SMB market, a much smaller market than the consumer sector. Even though volume in these is smaller than those that sell into the consumer market, the margins are good, so these vendors are happy with what they call the premium market for PCs. However, they are also shifting much of their efforts to creating low cost clamshell-based (翻盖式物品) laptops and tablets with very aggressive pricing, and hope to use these to lure millions of PC users who have tablets but still need a PC for some tasks to upgrade their current PCs to more up-to-date touch-based models. F. In fact, Intel CEO Paul Otellini gave us some indication of Intel and its PC partners' strategy last week when he spoke on a conference call regarding Intel's recent earnings announcement. He said, 'If you look at touch-enabled non-core Intel-based notebooks that are ultrathin... those prices are going to be down to as low as $ 200,' hinting perhaps at more affordable laptops and Windows 8tablets on the horizon. We are hearing that all of the PC vendors are working on what they call 'ultramobiles,' which are very low cost touch-based clamshells and convertible tablets for this holiday season. G. Key to understanding ultramobile designs is that while some will look like normal laptops or convertibles, to get this distinction, and to qualify for Microsoft's low cost license to use Windows Blue, they have to be systems that only use Intel's Atom chip or a similar competitive one from AMD. Ultimately, the vendors believe these ultramobiles could help drive PC sales higher due to consumers' demand to upgrade their laptops to touch-based systems. By the way, clamshell-based Chromebooks are in this ultramobile category too, even though they use Google's Chrome web browser as the operating system. H. Consumers have gotten very comfortable with touch interfaces on their smartphones and tablets and it is logical that they would want a similar interface on any new PC or laptop they upgrade to in the future. Indeed, this is what Intel, Microsoft and their PC partners are banking on. While they accept that users' primary computing tasks are shifting to smartphones and tablets, they are convinced that even if they use a PC for 20% of their digital computing needs, the next one they buy will be touch-based. While Intel, Microsoft and the vendors would prefer selling people touchscreen ultrabooks at higher prices, they are now realizing that consumers want really low priced touch-based laptops that are good enough to handle anything they can't get done on a tablet or smartphone. This is why ultramobile devices are being created. It does not mean that consumers will not have higher-end Intel touch-based Ultrabooks to choose from as well, but most of these will be at least $ 599 and higher. I. So what does this mean for consumers this fall? Although consumers have been able to buy what we call value notebooks well under $ 599 for some time, most of these use older processors, non-touch screens, and traditional hard drives and are bulky with poor battery life; their days are numbered. The industry will still offer some of these types of value notebooks for at least another year. But the push will be very strong from Intel, AMD and Microsoft to drive everyone to touch-based laptops in various price ranges, making it more likely that if a person needs to buy a new PC there will be a touch-based Windows 8 laptop they can afford. I suspect that within 12-18 months, non-touch-based laptops of any flavor will be hard to find. J. What consumers can expect this fall are ultramobiles using either Intel's Atom processor or the Temash version from AMD, with touchscreens, SSD drives, and thin and light designs. They will come in many flavors. Some will be traditional clamshells, sporting screens from 10.1 to 11.6inches. Some will be what we call convertibles, which are clamshells that look like a traditional laptops but the screens pop off to become tablets. Some models will be like Lenovo's Yoga, a laptop in which the screen folds back to make it a tablet, except the screen is not detachable. And some will be exactly like Microsoft's current Surface Pro or Surface RT models. More importantly, they will all be priced under $ 599 with some coming in as low as $ 399- $ 499 by the holidays. K. Vendors will also offer Ultrabooks that use Intel's dual-core processors, flash memory, touchscreens and also be thin and light but they will all be at least $ 599 and up. And of course if you really want a powerful PC or laptop, these will be available too, all in touch versions, starting from $ 999 and above. We also expect to see many new Windows Blue tablets in the 7″to 9″ screen sizes in time for the holidays. L. Although the PC market is changing, it is clear that for many people, a PC or laptop could still be important. The industry is ready to move these people to touch-based systems with the next generation of user interfaces, at all types of price ranges. PC makers will try and make themselves as relevant as possible to the business and consumer markets for as long as they can.

单选题John‘sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass;he_____lastnight.

单选题Speaker A: I've got a fever and a really bad headache. Speaker B: ______

单选题Can you read this letter ______ in English?

单选题The newly elected leader has declared his intention of cleaning ______ the civil administrative organs.