单选题Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were ______ by the noise from the next room. A. distracted B. displaced C. discharged D. discarded

单选题 The Xinhua bookstore chain, China's largest official publishing enterprise, has become a surprising flash point for interest among foreign venture capital investors. "We are actively promoting the process of shareholding reform. Everyday, we receive lots of offers from domestic and foreign investors interested in getting involved and may pick one or two to do so in the next two to three months," Zhang Yashan, the leading cadre of the head store's office said. According to a company insider who requested anonymity, several securities firms are overseeing Xinhua bookstore's reform and the company could list on the domestic stock market once reforms are reported to the government in May and then completed. The source would not reveal the specific names of the firms involved or details of the reform. "We will stipulate that we must remain the majority shareholder, but we will welcome all kinds of investment, including foreign capital, to establish a shareholding enterprise. We hope the No. 2 shareholder will be a foreign enterprise," the source said. In keeping with its World Trade Organization entry promises, China must allow foreign investment in domestic publication retailers by the end of this year.

单选题A: Fine day, isn"t it? B: Well, yeah, it"s beautiful. A: You"re looking so nice. B: ______

单选题Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes (1) be offered in many colleges and universities to meet high student (2) with limited faculty resource, (3) teaching a large lecture class can be a (4) task. Lecture halls are (5) large, barren, and forbidding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem bored in the (6) environment and may (7) read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of the (8) . Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are (9) , they are not insurmountable. The solution is to develop (10) methods of classroom instruction that can reduce, if not (11) , many of the difficulties (12) in the mass class. In fact, we have (13) at Kent State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small (14) . An (15) but important benefit of teaching the course (16) this manner has involved the activities of the teaching assistants who help us mark students' written work. The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the teaching assistants for help (17) this was the only practical way to (18) that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those (19) report enjoying their new status as "junior professors", gaining a very different (20) on college education by being on the other side of the desk, learning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students' papers.

单选题I was advised to arrange for insurance ______ I needed medical treatment. A. nevertheless B. although C. in case D. so that

单选题He wore dark glasses to avoid ______. A. recognizing B. recognized C. being recognized D. to be recognized

单选题Letting it out may be bad for your emotional health. Many people assume that sharing feelings openly and often is a positive ideal that promotes mental health. But some social critics and psychologists now conclude that repressing one's feelings may do more good than venting emotions. "A small number of researchers are taking an empirical look at the general assumption that speaking out and declaring one's feelings is better than holding them in," writes Christina Sommers, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. At Suffilk University, psychologist Jane Bybee classified high-school students on the basis of their self-awareness: "sensitizers" were extremely aware of their internal states, "repressors" focused little on themselves, and "intermediates" occupied the middle range. Bybee then collected student evaluations of themselves and each other, along with teacher evaluations of the students. On the whole, the repressors were more socially and academically successful than their more "sensitized" classmates. Bybee speculated that repressed people, not emoters, may have a better balance of moods. In a study at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., researcher George Bonarmo tested the assumption that, in order to recover mental health, people need to vent negative emotions by discussing their feelings openly. Bonanno and other researchers found that, among adolescent girls who had suffered sexual abuse, those who "showed emotional avoidance" were healthier than those who more openly expressed grief or anger. One study of Holocaust survivors supports Bonanno in suggesting that verbalizing strong emotions may not improve a person's mental health. Researchers found that Holocaust survivors who were encouraged to talk about their experiences in the war fared worse than repressors. They concluded that repression was not pathological response to Holocaust experience and that "talking through" the atrocities failed to being closure to the survivors. Sommers note that in many societies it has been considered normal to repress private feelings, and that "in most cultures stoicism and reticence are valued, while the free expression of emotions is deemed a personal shortcoming." She is concerned that pushing someone to be "sensitizers" may also create a preoccupation with self that excludes outside interests. Sommers is particularly critical of educational approaches that attempt to encourage self-discovery and self-esteem through excessive "openness". Healthy stoicism should not be confused with the emotional numbness that may be brought on by post-traumatic stress disorder. Most people experiencing such traumas as war, assault, or natural disaster can benefit from immediate counseling, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

单选题 JOB INFORMATION Job Title: Banking Employer: Confidential Source: NY Times Classified Ads Location: New York, NY Date: 09-16-2005 JOB DESCRIPTION Description: BANKING OPENING NEW BRANCHES We are growing domestic bank who seek exp"d staff for our new branches. Branch managers 2+ yrs exp in Br Mgmt, knwlg in all bkg products and regs, excellent Mgmt skills a must, sales and mktg skills. Tellers (F/T, P/T) Banking experience preferred. Customer Serv Reps (F/T, P/T) Banking background a must. Qualified candidates should e-mail resume to hr@doralbankny. com or fax to 212-329-3745. Doral Bank is EOE. For more details visit www. doralbankny. com.

单选题Speech is the______ability possessed only by human beings.

单选题They lost their way in the forest, and ______made matters worse was night began to fall.

单选题Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have the answer, and it comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical composition—a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives. Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should sour much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions—tiny globules (小球) of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference lies in what's in the globules and what's in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation. In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. "This means that in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture," he says. When the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked away in compartments (密封) buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients. They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products. "In butter, you get a self-limiting system which stops the bacteria growing," says Brocklehurst. The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to the food's structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, more like that in butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.

单选题 Passage 4 There is virtually no limit to how one can serve community interests, from spending a few hours a week with some charitable organizations to practically fulltime work for asocial agency. Just as there are opportunities for voluntary service {{U}}(1) {{/U}} (VSO) for young people before they take up fulltime employment, so there are opportunities for overseas service for {{U}}(2) {{/U}} technicians in developing countries. Some people, particularly those who retire early, offer their technical and business skills in countries {{U}}(3) {{/U}} there is a special need. So in considering voluntary or paid community service there are more opportunities than there ever were when one first began work. Most voluntary organizations have only a small fulltime {{U}}(4) {{/U}}, and depend very much on volunteers and part-timers. This means that working relationships are different from those in commercial organizations, and values may be different. {{U}}(5) {{/U}} some ways they may seem more casual and less efficient, but one should not judge them by commercial criteria. The people who work with them do so for different reasons and with different {{U}}(6) {{/U}}, both personal and organizational. One should not join them {{U}}(7) {{/U}} to arm them with professional expertise; they must be joined with commitment to the cause, not business efficiency. Because salaries are small or non-existent. Many voluntary bodies offer modest expenses. But many retired people take part in community service for {{U}}(8) {{/U}}, simply because they enjoy the work. Many community activities possible {{U}}(9) {{/U}} retirement were also possible during one's working life but they are to be undertaken no less seriously for that. Retired people who are just looking for something different or unusual to do should not consider {{U}}(10) {{/U}} community service.

单选题Johnson. I got home very late last night. I hope I didn"t disturb you. Landlady: ______.

单选题Wendy: Do you know what Daisy's boyfriend does?Bill: ______.

单选题Of all the soldiers they had the ______ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic and the toughest.

单选题The twin sisters are so much alike that nobody could tell the difference them.

单选题Plato believed (that) if we (rely on) our senses, we would not be able (to acquire) true knowledge of (the universe).A. thatB. rely onC. to acquireD. the universe

单选题The work advertised involves the following EXCEPT ______.

单选题None of us expected the chairman to ______ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital. A. turn in B. turn up C. turn over D. turn down

单选题The passage suggests that the benefit from natural resources is mainly enjoyed by ______.