单选题A: What a lovely coat you are wearing! B: ______ A. Of course. It's excellent. You should buy one. B. No. It's not very expensive, you see. C. Thank you. My husband gave it to me for my thirtieth birthday. D. Yes. I don't like it very much.

单选题Two-thirds of his property ______ lost in the fire. A. was B. were C. have been D. are being

单选题He was Uurgent/U in his demands.

单选题Student A: You are not from Britain, are you?Student B: ______.

单选题The classic difficulty felt with democracy arises from the fact that democracy can never express the will of the whole people because there never exists any such unchanging will (at least in any society that call itself democratic). The concept of government of the whole people by the whole people must be looked on as being in the poetry rather than in the prose of democracy; the fact of prose is that real democracy means government by some kind of dominant majority. And the ever-present danger, repeatedly realized in fact, is that this dominant majority may behave toward those who are not of the majority in such a manner as to undermine the moral basis of the right of people, because they are people, to have some important say in the setting of their own course and in the use of their own faculties. Other forms of government may similarly fail to respect human independence. But there is at least no contradiction in that; the underlying assumption of every kind of government by wisers and betters is that people on the whole are not fit to manage their own affairs, but must have someone else do it for them, and there is no paradox when such a government treats its subjects without respect, or deals With them on the basis of their having no rights that the government must take into account. But democracy affirms that people are fit to control themselves, and it cannot live in the same air with the theory that there is no limit to the extent to which public power--even the power of a majority--can interfere with the lives of people. Rational limitation on power is therefore not a contradiction to democracy, but is of the very essence of democracy as such. Other sorts of government may impose such limitations on themselves as an act of grace. Democracy is under the moral duty of limiting itself because such limitation is essential to the survival of that respect for humankind which is in the foundations of democracy. Respect for the freedom of all people cannot, of course, be the only guide, for there would then be no government. Delicate ongoing compromise is what must be looked for. But democracy, unless it is to deny its own moral basis, must accept the necessity for making this compromise and for giving real weight to the claims of those without the presently effective political power to make their claims prevail in elections.

单选题The thief tried to open the locked door but ______. A. in no way B. in vain C. without effect D. at a loss

单选题Young people in the United States have a wide variety of inte-rests apart from their school work. As children, both boys and girls play many of the same games. They swim, play baseball and basketball, go boating and camping, and have fun in many kinds of sports and outdoor activities. Numerous youth organizations give young people a chance to develop and broaden their interests, and to gain experience in working with others. Among these groups are the Boy Scouts, which serves more than four million boys, the Girl Scouts, with nearly three million girls, and the Boys' Club of America, with over one million participants. These and other groups are guided by adults who volunteer their services. Civic, cultural and religious groups also sponsor special programs for young people. In farm areas, boys and girls learn to work together in agriculture, homemaking and citizenship activities through more than 158 360 clubs which have about 4 420 932 members. In these clubs youths compete for prizes in raising farm animals and growing crops. Secondary schools offer students a wide variety of activities to develop talents and skills. There are clubs for photography, music, theater, art, stamp collecting, natural science and debating. Often schools have orchestras, bands and singing groups as well as a variety of competitive sports for boys and girls. Most schools and colleges have some form of student government with election to choose class representatives. These elected officers speak for their fellow students at student council meetings with teachers and school officials. They also organize social activities and take part in such community projects as raising money for public welfare. Many young people hold part-time jobs after school hours. Thousands earn money delivering newspapers or helping care for infants and young children in private homes. Later, when they go to college, many youths continue to work part-time at a variety of jobs to help pay their expenses. For several weeks during the summer vacation, about five million school-age children go to camps where they get plenty of recreational activity and learn various skills. There are more than 10 000 camps operated by private citizens and organizations. College students often work as counselors(顾问) at these camps.

单选题The synthetic functions of the human, (such as) imagining, visualizing, and dreaming, (is) (largely) associated (with) the right half of the brain.A. such asB. isC. largelyD. with

单选题Person A: Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the museum? Person B: ______.

单选题Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ______ during the day.

单选题 Sea horses have unusual parents. The female sea horses lay the eggs, but unlike other creatures. It's the males that give birth to the young. Male sea horses have a fold of skin on their bellies that forms a pocket, called a brood pouch. During the breeding season, the sea horse's pouch swells to receive eggs. A female sea horse lays Up to 200 eggs at a time in the pouch. Then she swims off, leaving her male partner to care for the developing eggs and give birth to young sea horses. The female will return every day to check on her mate and the eggs, but she doesn't stay long, nor does she take part in the birth. It takes from five to six weeks for the eggs in the male' s pouch to develop. During this time the male avoids open water and hides in sea grass. His big pouch makes it difficult from him to swim, so the male often uses his tail to grasp a piece of sea grass. Firmly, gripping the grass, he will stay perfectly still for hours or even days. The male sea horse will change his color to blend with his surroundings and avoid being seen by predators who will try to eat him or poke holes in his pouch to get the eggs. The eggs hatch inside the male's pouch. When the babies begin moving around, the male sea horse knows it's time for them to be born. He grabs a sea grass stern with his tail and begins rocking, bending his body back and forth, this causes the opening to enlarge until wide enough for the first baby sea horse to shoot out. the father sea horse continues rocking, bending, and stretching his body so that the rest of the babies can be born. Sometimes he has to press his pouch against a rock or some stiff seaweed to force the young out. Sea horse babies are born in groups of five or more. Sometimes it takes two clays for the father sea horse to give birth to all his young. He is very tiered when it's over. Soon after giving birth to one brood, the male will approach his mat and show her his empty pouch. This tells her he is ready to receive eggs again.

单选题______ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages. A. It is the sun and not the earth B. Being the sun and not the earth C. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth

单选题You needn't worry ______ regards the cost of the operation. A. with B. which C. as D. about

单选题{{B}}26-30{{/B}} Weather Forecast The following forecast shows for the listed cities the projected weather conditions and the expected range of temperatures from September 25,8-00 to September 26,8.00. Area City September 25 08:00～September 25 20:00 September 25 20:00～September 26 08:00 China Beijing Light rain S 3m/h 77°F Cloudy N 3m/h 57°F Jinan Overcast N 3m/h 79°F Overcast S 3m/h 63°F Macao Shower E 24 m/h 84°F Cloudy E 18m/h 77°F Hong Kong Cloudy E 18m/h 82°F Cloudy E 18m/h 77°F Tianjin Light rain S 3m/h 75°F Overcast EN 12m/h 61°F Kunming Cloudy ES 3m/h 73°F Cloudy E 3m/h 59°F Lhasa Cloudy N 3m/h 70°F Cloudy N 3m/h 52°F Europe Athens Clear WS 3m/h 75°F Clear ES 3m/h 63°F Berlin Clear ES 8m/h 77°F Clear ES 3m/h 57°F London Shower E 3m/h 70°F Cloudy E 3m/h 54°F Paris Overcast W 3m/h 68°F Cloudy WN 3m/h 55°F Rome Moderate rain ES 3m/h 72°F Moderate rain W 3m/h 61°F North America Chicago Clear E 3m/h 68°F Clear E 3m/h 48°F Havana Clear S 3m/h 88°F Clear W 3m/h 70°F New York Clear W 3m/h 72°F Clear W 3m/h 59°F San Francisco Clear EN3 m/h 77°F Clear E 3m/h 55°F Toronto Shower E 3m/h 63°F Cloudy EN 3m/h 48°F

单选题If they had sent a check to the telephone company last week, their telephone ______out of service at this moment.

单选题Nurse: Do you have any designated doctor?Patient: Yes, Dr. Hurt, Cliff Hurt.Nurse: Here is your registration card. Dr. Hurt is at clinic No. 6. ______.

单选题Academic freedom ______ refers to the right to pursue what one believes to be the truth.

单选题{{B}}26-30{{/B}} WHAT IS ON EXHIBITIONS Oil Paintings—Oil painter Zhang Yongxu's one-man show will run January 3～19 at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Zhang, 33, graduated from the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. In the upcoming exhibition, viewers will see a personal experience of human life, and a combination of Eastern and Western art. Time: January 3～19. Address: Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, 5 Jiaowei Hutong, Wang fujing, Dongcheng District. Art from Nanjing—A group of young artists from Nanjing present a grand exhibition in the China National Art Museum from Jan. 5～11. The artists are from the Nanjing Calligraphy and Painting Institute. Inspired by the renowned artists in former generations such as Gu Kaizhi in the Jin Dynasty and the contemporary master Fu Baoshi, the artists have strenuously pursued new ways of producing quality traditional Chinese paintings. Time: Jan. 5～11. Location: China National Art Museum. Western Art Show—The China National Art Museum is displaying 117 pieces of European modern art donated by Peter Ludwig and his wife, Irene Ludwig. Many of them were done by world-famous artists, including four by Pablo Picasso. Peter Ludwig was a celebrated entrepreneur and popular social activist in Germany as well as a world-famous collector with thousands of invaluable art works. Time: from Jan. 6～20. Address: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District.

单选题Modem technology has brought ______ communication between people far apart.

单选题A: Fine day, isn't it? B: Well, yeah, it's beautiful. A: ______. B: Yes, I'm extremely well.