单选题A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books. In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective(主观的): it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly "political" artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its abuse(滥用) of power over people. In the same way, art can reflect a culture"s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art had been almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that described people and stories from the Bible. Although most people couldn"t read, they could still understand the Bible stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues (雕像) are not holy.

单选题As a ______ of fact, I prefer talking to a friend to being alone.

单选题My brother gave me three reference books, but ______ of them was of any use for my report.

单选题He promised to ______ our criticism with an open mind. A. obtain B. accept C. bear D. admit

单选题John"s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work ______ has made him what he is today.

单选题In the centuries ______, Egypt became one of the most advanced civilizations on earth.

单选题I won"t allow you to go out ______ you finish your homework.

单选题All that we really need to plot out the future of our universe are a few good measurements. This does not mean that we can sit down today and outline the future course of the universe with anything like certainty. There are still too many things we do not know about the way the universe is put together. But we do know exactly what information we need to fill in our knowledge and we have a pretty good idea of how to go about getting it. Perhaps the best way to think of our present situation is to imagine a train coming into a switchyard(调车场). All of the switches are set before the train arrives so that its path is completely determined. Some switches we can see, others we cannot. There is no ambiguity if we can see the setting of a switch. We can say with confidence that some possible futures will not materialize and others will. At the unseen switches, however, there is no such certainty. We know the train will take one of the tracks leading out, but we have no idea which one. The unseen switches are the true decision points in the future and what happens when we arrive at them determines the entire subsequent course of events. When we think about the future of the universe, we can see our "track" many billions of years into the future, but after that there are decision points to be dealt with and possible fates to consider. The goal of science is to reduce the ambiguity at the decision points and find the true road that will be followed.

单选题Only when we hurried to the airport ______ the flight was cancelled.

单选题This hotel ______ $60 for a single room with bath.

单选题While she ______, she kept checking her shopping list.

单选题Seldom ______ any mistakes during my past ten years of service here.

单选题It will ______ us one hour to walk from the bus station to that park.

单选题Look at the terrible situation I am in now! If only I ______ your advice.

单选题In Britain there is a National Health Service (NHS) which is paid for by taxes and National Insurance, and in general people do not have to pay for medical treatment. Every person is registered with a doctor in his or her local area, known as a general practitioner(全科医生) or GP. This means that their names are on the GP"s list, and they may make an appointment to see the doctor or may call the doctor out to visit them if they are ill. People sometimes do have to pay part of the cost of drugs that the doctor prescribes. GPs are trained in general medicine but are not specialists in any particular subject. If a patient needs to see a specialist doctor, they must first go to their GP and then the GP will make an appointment for the patient to see a specialist at a hospital or clinic. Although everyone in Britain can have free treatment under the NHS, it is also possible for him to have treatment done privately, for which he has to pay. Some people have private health insurance to help them pay for private treatment. Under the NHS, people who need to go to hospital may have to wait for a long time on a waiting list for their treatment. Anyone who is very ill can call an ambulance(救护车) and get taken to hospital for free urgent medical treatment. Ambulances are a free service in Britain.

单选题You ______ have come so early.

单选题He will have ______ 30 by the end of this year.

单选题The conclusion of your paper is not ______ to the topic.

单选题After my father stopped working, his physical condition ______ worse.

单选题Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that one"s muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies. You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphony concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra(交响乐) even though he knows that there is a competent conductor on the job. Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener "feels" himself into the music with more or less pronounced motions of his body. The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way but this participation is less obvious because it is less pronounced.