单选题 The world's population continues to grow. There now are about 4 billion of us on the earth. That could reach 6 billion by the end of the century and 11 billion in another 75 years. Experts long have been concerned about such growth. Where will we find the food, water, jobs, houses, schools and health care for all these people? A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the world's birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and industrial nations. Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away from their homes instead of having children. And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population growth. China is one of the nations that has made great progress in reducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growth by about one half since 1970. China now urges each family to have no more than one child. And it hopes to reach zero population growth, the number of births equaling the number of deaths, by the year 2000. Several nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people.

单选题Customer: Excuse me. ______ Clerk: The rate for airmail is two dollars.

单选题New (technical) in the 1970s led to the (popular) digital watch and digital clock, (which) displayed the time and often the day, (date), and elapsed time.A. technicalB. popularC. whichD. date

单选题I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ______ I heard voices. A. as B. when C. after D. while

单选题The economy grew at its fastest rate since 1980 owing to a boom in world trade.

单选题歌剧《魔笛》的曲作者是( )。

单选题No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; ______ is this more true than in Europe. A. hardly B. little C. seldom D. nowhere

单选题In the same way that a child must be able to move his arms and legs before he can learn to walk, the child must physiologically be capable of producing and experiencing particular emotions before these emotions can be modified through learning. Psychologists have found that there arc two basic processes by which learning takes place. One kind of learning is called'" classical conditioning." This occurs when one event or stimulus is continuously followed by a reward or punishment. It is through classical conditioning that a child learns to associate his mother's face and voice with happiness and love, for he learns that this person provides food and comfort. Negative emotions are learned in a similar fashion. The second kind of learning is called "operant (动作的) conditioning. "This occurs when an individual learns to do things that produce rewards in his environment and learns not to do things that produce punishments. For example, if a mother always attends to her baby when he cries and cuddles him until he is quiet, she may teach him that if he cries he will get attention from mother. Thus, the baby will learn to increase his crying in order to have his mother more.

单选题For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the world"s greatest dramatist. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of the greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare"s writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations. Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English. Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand. There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such study is well worth the effort(it is not, of course, recommended to beginners)even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare"s day.

单选题______, if he doesn't learn he knows nothing. A. A man is ever so clever B. Be a man ever so clever C. So clever as a man ever is D. No matter how a man is clever

单选题{{B}}26-30{{/B}} Watch out! Here comes London Mayor Boris Johnson riding a bicycle from his new bike hire plan. “What we've put in is a new form of public transport．These bikes are going to belong to everybaby．” More than 12.000 people have signed up for the plan. They each receive a key at a cost of three pounds, with costs at one pound for a 24.hour membership. five pounds for seven days, and 45 pounds for an annual membership. John Payne, a London teacher who cycles a lot, is among the first to usr the system．“It's very comfortable．For people who don't cycle much I think it'll be very useful. But for people who cycle regulary．they are possibly a bit slow．But they're perfect for London streets．very strong．I think they'll be very widely used.” And Johnson says it's of good value．“I think it's extremely good value．The first half hour is free．If you cycle smart and you cycle around Londeon—most journeys in London take less than half an hour．you can cycle the whole day free．” Some 5.000bikes are currently available at over 300 docking stations(租车点)in central London. Johnson says the city will gradually expand the system．“Clearly one of our ambitions is to make sure that in 2012 when the world comes to London. they will be able to use London hire hikes to go to the Olympic stadiums.”

单选题Wilson: Are you feeling any better today? I hear you got the flu. Jim:______.

单选题The finance minister has not been so ______ since he raised taxes to an unbearable level. A. famous B. favorable C. popular D. preferable

单选题Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper ______ it closely. A. followed B. following C. to follow D. being followed

单选题(Even) a professional psychologist may have difficulty talking (calm) and logically (about) (his own) problems.

单选题He speaks French as if he ______ a Frenchman. A. is B. be C. is being D. were

单选题The film provides a deep ______ into a wide range of human qualities and feelings. A. insight B. imagination C. fancy D. outlook

单选题Student A: Would you like to go with me for a movie tonight? Student B: If I can finish my homework. Student A: ______

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} Practitioners in all the theoretical perspectives that we have reviewed use interviews to assess personality. The techniques range from informal conversational exchanges to well-organized series of specific questions designed to elicit (诱出) specific responses. Good interviewers do not limit their attention to what the interviewee says; they also look at how he or she says it. They note the interviewee's general appearance, voice and speech patterns, the contents of his or her thoughts, and facial expressions and posture(姿态). The interview is valuable for the direct personal contact that it provides, but it has some limitations, particularly from a research standpoint. For example, it is difficult to quantify everything that goes on in an interview. The person being interviewed may not understand or may resist the purpose behind the interview. Interviewees may state facts, opinions, and attitudes in a reliable fashion; but, in some cases, they may distort facts and lie. They may sigh, gesture, avert their eyes, tap their feet, and smile or grimace (做怪相) at the interviewer. Even experienced interviewers can extract and use only a small percentage of all this information. In addition, interviewees may be defensive and may hesitate to discuss personal opinions, attitudes, and concerns openly. Interviewers must estimate the degree to which the desire of some interviewees to present themselves in a socially desirable light may invalidate some or all of their responses. Sometimes interviewers observe behaviors that interviewees are unaware of themselves. Despite its limitations, the face-to-face interview is obviously essential for certain purposes. A clinical psychologist needs to observe and converse with some one who is being considered for treatment in a mental hospital. So, also, does a personnel specialist who wants to fill a top management position. But other more convenient and quantifiable techniques that supplement or improve upon certain aspects of the interview are being constructed by personality assessors.

单选题Seldom______any mistakes during my past few years of working there.