单选题阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项，并将所选答案的代码（指A、B、C或D）填在答题纸的相应位置上。Those Who Ride on Two Wheels　　In the United States there are six million tennis players and twelve million golfers.These figures

单选题We'd be ______ off without all that noise from the children's room.

单选题What does the author mean by the statement "Although price wars do occur, in which all companies offer substantial savings to customers, a somewhat similar tendency to raise prices simultaneously is also usual"?

单选题The author believes the real cause for the increase of divorces today is that______.

单选题(In) his (latest) article, the reporter criticized the way (which) the racial problem was (being handled).A. InB. latestC. whichD. being handled

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

单选题 Over the past decade, the environmental movement has exploded onto the mind of mainstream consumers, a fact not lost on marketers and advertisers. Green advertising started in the mid-1980s when issues of the environment muscled their way to the forefront of marketing. Advertisers saw the consumer desire for environmentally safe products and tried to meet the demand as quickly as possible. Not surprisingly, this first wave suffered from rough and poorly conceived marketing efforts. Many advertisers embraced a genuine concern for the environment. But consumers realized that some companies made false claims and exploited the movement, using such nebulous (模糊的) terms as 'environmentally friendly' and 'green' Consumers grew wary of environmental appeals, and advertisers reacted by reducing its emphasis. To avoid future trouble, many companies waited for state and federal governments to define terms and provide legal guidelines, which paved the road to a second wave. In 1992 the Federal Trade Commission established guidelines for green marketing, followed shortly by state governments. California passed particularly strict laws, setting definitions for terms like 'ozone friendly', 'biodegradable', and 'recycled'. According to the state's court, 'California seeks to guard against potentially specious; claims or ecological puffery (吹捧) about products with minimal environmental attributes.' Texas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tennessee, Connecticut, and Washington soon followed the Golden State's lead. The rigid regulations have left a number of advertisers confused and frustrated, although some feel that environmental claims have already peaked and are on their way out. Some believe that we've now entered green advertising's third wave, where environmental concern is now part of the mainstream.

单选题The manager, as well as his advisers, ______ to attend the world fair.

单选题Man may destroy the balance of nature, but from time to time, nature takes a terrible______.

单选题The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting ______ research to determine the psychological effects of using drugs.

单选题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 80 minutes to write an essay. Suppose there are two views on the key to becoming a talented person: One is personal abilities and the other opportunities. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

单选题The author is obviously critical of President Clinton for

单选题The new study in this passage shows that ______.

单选题Mr. Scott asked for an assistant because his work load was too ______.

单选题Because of difficulties in getting a visa, the students had to ______ the idea of applying for study in the United States.

单选题In last paragraph, the word "lobby" probably means "______".

单选题 We' re making good progress， _______we' ve still got a long way to go.

单选题Passage FiveThe Saturday Evening Post "became symbolic of the reading fare of middle-class America". In 1897 Curtis began to revive (重振) the Post on the proposition that a man's chief interest in life is the fight for .livelihood-business. Fiction and articles about romantic business and successful businessmen filled its pages，and products backed by .its advertisements directed at the needs and desires of the business world. The general interest weekly reached new audiences. Its conservative viewpoint and strong admiration for material success appealed to the tastes of the millions who settled in an easy chair with it each Thursday evening. As a more commercial，mass-circulation magazine than The New Yorker，the widely readable Post set out to interpret America to itself. As a national and international institution，The Saturday Evening Post made its mark in the lives of massive numbers of men and women，and served society as a stabilizing influence. Its editorial matter addressed the problems and interests of the readers as never before. Neither highbrow nor lowbrow，the Post set out to interpret average middle-class America，for that was its audience. However，this magazine lost touch with the mood of the American people in the 1930s. The Post's editor Lorimer，opposed Roosevelt and the New Deal and changed his magazine from an organ of entertainment and enlightenment into a weapon of political warfare. He believed that in opposing the New Deal he had spoken for the majority of voters，but the 1936 election proved him wrong. His conservatism extended beyond politics，it dominated the magazine’s content and style causing a decline in reputation and authority. The Post met its greatest success when it went beyond the tastes of the masses，challenging its readers to acknowledge the genius of contributors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner. It was later reformed in an effort to fulfill its responsibility to awaken lethargic（昏昏欲睡）America，however，The Saturday Evening Post seemed to play to conventions while The New Yorker took off to redefine the character of American Humor. According to Paragraph 1，who are primarily the readers of the Post?