单选题 As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and {{U}}(31) {{/U}} the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air-hostess {{U}}(32) {{/U}}. Shelooked very pale, but was quite {{U}}(33) {{/U}}. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she {{U}}(34) {{/U}} everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at least how to drive a car. After a moment's {{U}}(35) {{/U}}, a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's cabin. Moving the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close {{U}}(36) {{/U}} the ground, but to everyone's relief, it soon began to climb. The man had to {{U}}(37) {{/U}} the airport several limes in order to become {{U}}(38) {{/U}} with the controls. Therefore the danger had not yet passed. The terrible {{U}}(39) {{/U}} came when he had to land. Following information, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently{{U}} (40) {{/U}} it touched the ground and then moved rapidly along the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.

单选题Text 1 Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse of this concern is that the prospects of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriages. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy rebounds, the number of marriages also rises. Coincident with the increase in women working outside the home is the increase in divorce rates. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The impact of a wife's work on divorce is no less cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible. Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. Given high unemployment, inflationary problems, and slow growth in real earnings, a working wife can increase household income and relieve some of these pressing financial burdens. By raising a family's standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family's financial and emotional stability. Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union. Also, a major part of women's inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. With higher earning capacity and status occupations outside of the home comes the Capacity to exercise power within the family. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.

单选题Modern statesmen are often faced with the same problems ______ defeated the ancient Romans. A．as B．which C．what D．such

单选题Student: ______. Librarian: Sure, it's open from 9

单选题The manager didn't have time to read the report word for word: he just ______ it.

单选题 We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they axe angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like "he went pale and begin to tremble" suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like "they stretched out their tongues!" .Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people's faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.

单选题 Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputedrefereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to studythe performance of some top referees. The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams.Each mateh lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 mimates during which different refer-ees were in charge. Observers noted down the referees'errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Con-verted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkablyhigh number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, hefound that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officialsgot it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in thecase of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 20meters. There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were mov-ing at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second. If FIFA, football' s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing atthe next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance,rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues. He also says that FIFA' s insistence that referees should retire at age 35 may be misguided. Ifkeeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.

单选题During the summer session there will be a revised schedule of services for the university community. Specific changes for intercampus bus services, summer hours for the cafeteria, the infirmary (校医院) and recreational and athletic facilities will be posted on the bulletin board outside of the cafeteria. Weekly movie and concert schedules which are in the process of being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the cafeteria. Intercampus buses will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour and make all of the regular stops on their route around campus. The cafeteria will serve breakfast, lunch, and early dinner from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. during the week and from noon to 7 p.m. on weekends. The library will maintain regular hours during the week, but shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 7 p. m. All students who want to use the library borrowing services and recreational athletic, and entertainment facilities must have a valid summer identification card. This announcement will also appear in the next issue of the student newspaper.

单选题 Passage 8 In the modern world, it is important to be well-informed. Success in many fields {{U}}(1) {{/U}} on getting the latest information. There are many means of obtaining information which enable us to {{U}}(2) {{/U}} what is going on in the world. And we are so accustomed to reading almost every week newspaper reports about new discoveries being made by man that we tend to {{U}}(3) {{/U}} the progress and benefit of scientific research for granted. We {{U}}(4) {{/U}} that science must continue to achieve its many miracles which become merely commonplace as soon as they are replaced by greater ones. Astronauts have made journeys through space, a {{U}}(5) {{/U}} that once upon a time would have been considered as unbelievable. Yet there are few people today who feel anything but a mild interest in the discoveries that are being made by scientists. Industrialists and engineers are busy taking {{U}}(6) {{/U}} of the mineral deposits available, regardless of the fact that this ruthless exploitation is harmful. Nature is {{U}}(7) {{/U}} their descendants altogether of these resources {{U}}(8) {{/U}} we so carelessly squander on providing ourselves with the luxuries and not merely the necessities of life. We {{U}}(9) {{/U}} to realize that we are {{U}}(10) {{/U}} for the generations after ourselves, and even those who are aware of this rarely take these responsibilities seriously enough.

单选题Shop assistant: Good morning. Can I help you? Customer : ______I'm just looking round. A. No, you can't. B. Not at the moment, thanks. C. Yes, please. D. Yes, thank you.

单选题If you do not follow my suggestion, you will make yourself ______ to dangers.

单选题The first ancient Olympics were held in 776 B.C. The games got their name from Olympia, the Greek city where they took place. Like the summer Olympics of today, the ancient Olympics were held every four years. Thousands of people from all over the Greek world came to watch. The main stadium held about 45,000 people. "We have accounts of visitor and pilgrims setting up tents all around the site." Lisa Cerrato of Tufts University said. During the first Olympics, there was only one competition—a 200-meter race. But over time the games grew to include wrestling, chariot racing, boxing, and other sports. Women were not allowed to compete, but they had their own separate games. "The ancient athlete became celebrities(名人), just like today. They often lived the rest of their lives being treated to free dinners." Cerrato said, "City-states even tried to steal away each other"s athletes by offering them various awards." The ancient Olympics existed until A. D. 393. But the modern Olympics are still going strong.

单选题Young people often wonder at the large number of employers who do not respond to their application for jobs. They say that despite enclosing return envelopes they hear nothing at all or, at best, an impersonal note is sent declaring that the post for which they applied has been filled. Applicants often developed the suspicion that vacancies are earmarked (指定) for friends and relatives and that advertisements are only put out to avert (转移) this accusation. Many of them tire of writing around and feel that if only they could obtain an interview with the right person their application would meet with success. Not to acknowledge applicants" letters is impolite and there seems little excuse for this. Yet even sending brief replies to the many who apply takes much time and money. That so-called return envelope may not have been stamped by the sender, and a hard-pressed office manager may be reluctant to send off long letters of explanation to disappointed job-hunters. A brief note is all that can be managed and even that depends on the policy of the firm. But this difficulty is reasonably easy to remove with a little goodwill.

单选题Speaker A:We're having a few people over for dinner Saturday._______ Speaker B: Oh. Thank you. That would be great.

单选题The managing director took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault. A. guilt B. blame C. charge D. accusation

单选题Becoming aware of our mother's age, not just in numbers of years but ______ her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better. A. in spite of B. on account of C. in terms of D. by means of