单选题Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, the London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.

单选题— How do you like the project put forward by the Smiths? — Considering its real ______, it will be well worth putting into practice, I think. A.price B.value C.cost D.expense

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单选题The manager______the workers how to improve the program since 9 a.m.

单选题It’s hard to say for sure what the next big thing will be，but these items made the list of 10emerging technology trends that will change the world，according to the January issue of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology Magazine Technology Review．“We were looking for things that were just emerging now and over the next five years wouldbegin to have a major impact”，David Rotman，the magazine’s deputy editor，said Thursday．Some of the items have been on the verge of widespread use for quite some time，such asbiometrics and speech recognition．Others chosen by the MIT magazine editors are topics that mostpeople have never heard of,such as microphotonics and microfluidics．The magazine focused on developments in three areas：information technology，nanotechnologyAnd biotechnology．One significant area in biotechnology，the magazine highlights，is work on brain-machineinterfaces that could someday allow people to control artificial devices that replace lost functions．Today，research is more limited，with scientists able to take signals from individual neurons in ananimal’S brain and send them to a robot that can turn the signals into motion．But the potential israge，according to Duke University neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis．“Imagine if someone could do for the brain what the pacemaker did for the heart．”Nicolelistold the MIT journal．In the purely digital realm，the magazine suggests that the field of robotics could be poised tohove beyond the restricted market of Performing simple，highly repetitive tasks．“Robot builders make a convincing case that in 2001，robots are where personal computerswere in 1980”，writes Technology Review senior editor David Talbot，“poised to break into themarketplace as common corporate tools and routine consumer products performing life’s tediouschores．”Until now the problem has been that robots have been costly and difficult to design．Oneapproach that the magazine highlights is the work of Brandeis University researcher Jordan Pollack，who builds robots that can build other robots．

单选题【2015中国银行】The storm caused severe damage．

单选题This kind of fish are on the verge of {{U}}extinction{{/U}}, because so many are being killed for their fins. A.drying up B.dying out C.being exported D.being transplanted

单选题The way Della thought of ______ enough money was to sell her beautiful hair. A. got B. to be got C. to get D. get

单选题Both the Bible and the Koran are regarded as________books

单选题As she ______ the newspaper, Cranny ______ asleep. A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell C. was reading; was falling D. read; fell

单选题William was pleased to see the executives respond so ______ to the proposal he had been working on. A. frustratingly B. enthusiastically C. simply D. indifferently

单选题 From: Paul Rooney ＜rooneyhoy@speedmail.com＞ To: Green Mountain Stationery, Inc ＜pgmountain@qmail.com＞ I have been purchasing various products through your catalog for many years. For the most part, I've been quite satisfied. However, I recently ordered a case of 1,000 envelopes for my business and am extremely disappointed. First of all, the envelopes I received differ from the description in your catalog. They are supposed to be nine inches long, but the envelopes I received are six inches long. Second, the adhesive on the envelops is defective. I attempted to use a dozen of them. and none of them remained properly sealed. At the very least, I would like a refund for the full cost of these envelopes, along with the shipping charge. The total amount I paid was $34.68. Furthermore, the inspection sticker on the carton states that the product was inspected at your Burlington warehouse. I would like to know how this mistake occurred and request your assurance that this sort of thing will not happen again in the future. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will have to take my business elsewhere. From: Sharon Park ＜pgreeenmountain@qmail.com＞ To: Paul Rooney＜rooneyhoy@speedmail.com＞ Dear Mr.Rooney, My name is Sharon Park, and I am the director of quality control at Green Mountain Stationery. Inc. I was recently made aware of your complaint by one of our customer service representatives. I would like to start by apologizing for any inconvenience you may have experience. Our accounting department will issue you a full refund of $34.68 for the defective envelopes. We would also like to offer you a $50 gift certificate that can be used with the purchase of any product in our catalog. I must acknowledge that there have been some problems with inspections in our Burlington warehouse. To deal with this issue, the company has decided that the entire inspecting staff will take part in an intensive re-training program. We will review our procedures to identify anything that needs to be improved. I have forwarded your message to our entire management team, to ensure that this issue will not be overlooked. I am sorry that we have disappointed you, and I sincerely hope you continue to purchase our products. I'm sure this was a one-time incident that will not happen again. Please don't hesitate to contact me directly in the future if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Sharon Park

单选题Between the two rows of trees ______ the teaching building. A. stand B. stands C. standing D. are

单选题You {{U}}startled{{/U}} me when you shouted. A. threatened B. frightened C. interrupted D. troubled

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单选题The newspaper identified the journalist ______ wrote the anonymous editorial predicting a stock market crash. A. which B. whose C. who D. whom

单选题Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest Europe. Studies by the Council of Europe, of which 21 countries are members, have shown that 1 percent of reptile species and 24 percent of butterflies are in danger of dying out. European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr. Peter Baum, an expert in the environment and nature resources division of the Council, when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park. The park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the Council"s diploma for nature reserves of the highest quality, and Dr. Baum had come to present it to the park once again. He was afraid that public opinion was turning against national parks, and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up today. But Dr. Baum clearly remained a strong supporter of the view that natural environments needed to be allowed to survive in peace in their own right. No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as tourist attraction, he went on. The short view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recreation should be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future. "We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems, on which any built-up area ultimately depends," Dr. Baum went on, "We could manage without most industrial products, but we could not manage without nature. However, our natural environment areas, which are the original parts of our countryside, have shrunk to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted land mass."

单选题Mr. Black is an ______ in the army, not an ______ in the government. You can not easily find him in his______. A.official; officer; office B.officer; office; official C.official; official; official D.officer; official; office

单选题Interspeed Moves In Lofton City residents will soon have yet another option when it comes to Internet service. The Sacramento -based firm Interspeed is planning to extend its service area to include commercial and residential districts in Lofton City starting next month. Competition in the telecommunications industry is fierce, with two major national providers already established in Lofton City and surrounding areas. However, Interspeed is confident of success, according to Art Wang, a company spokesperson. "Interspeed is going to offer consumers in Lofton City something new: top-of-the-line Internet service lat affordable prices," stated Wang. While he decided to quote specific rates, it is assumed that Interspeed's basic service plan will cost consumers $18.95 a month, the same as the company charges in its other service areas. This would undercut the price of the current cheapest plan available in Lofton City, offered by WireTech. and would be well below the $27.49 charged by Imex Systems, Inc., for its most popular plan. May 18 Editorial Department Lofton City Herald 1154 Burton Rd. Lofton City, CA Dear Sir or Madame. I am writing in response to your article of May 16 entitled "Interspeed Moves In". I was very disappointed to see incorrect information presented about my company. Imex Systems, Inc. In your analysis of interspeed, you compared the price of its cheapest and most basic service plan to that of our most popular plan. However, because our best-selling service happens to be a high-speed option, the comparison was flawed and gave the false impression that Imex is a much more expensive provider than interspeed. If you had researched our prices, you would have seen that our basic plan costs $19.99 a month, which is nearly the same as the Interspeed plan you cited. Needless to say, we here at Imex are concerned about the effects this misinformation could have on our business. We expect your paper to take responsibility for the error and print a correction and apology as soon as possible. I would ask that you please contact me at 1-511-555-8011, so I may provide you with accurate information about the pricing of our services. Thank you, Candice Rigalotta Public Relations Department Imex System, Inc.

单选题If the exchange rate with the dollar continues to drop,______the country' s businesses will certainly lose money.