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单选题Pattie Kovars: 　　Even if my whole family gets up very early, I always like to work at night. I find that''s my best time to get work done. I like night time because everything is calm and I can just write. I feel calmer and more focused at night. There is no pressure. When I read my papers in the morning, I''m always amazed how good they sound. 　　Brandi Baldasano: 　　I try to make use of all the small portions of time that I have available. I find that I can finish a lot in fifteen minutes, because I am able to concentrate for that long knowing I have only a few minutes. Those small units of time really add up over a week. Setting small goals seems to help me avoid feeling overwhelmed. I use my calendar as a guide, by putting down what school work I would like to finish each day to be caught up. 　　Galo Arboleda: 　　I''m the king of procrastination. I like to do everything at the last minute, and I really pay the price by being nervous and anxious. I always tell myself to stop this pattern, but then once again, I stay all night writing the paper or studying for the test. I try to deal with it by at least starting the assignment early, doing at least a quarter or even half of it, so I don''t have to do it all the night before. Usually I do end up doing it all but I always manage to get an A or B. I guess I work well under pressure. 　　Mark Vaught: 　　Being a college athlete, one of my big problems was prioritizing my time and trying to balance my sport, school and friends. My big mistake was putting my sport first. In the excitement, I placed my sport as first priority, my friends and teammates second, and my studies last. Today I have plans to go on to graduate school and I am affected by my grades because I did not put a high enough emphasis on my classes. 　　Leticia Sequra: 　　One big problem I face in managing time is not leaving time in lily schedule for the unannounced. My days are quite full and I have others depending on me to do things at certain times, I don''t give myself much spare time in my daily schedule and, at last, that can be quite stressful. 　　Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement. 　　Note: there are two extra statements. 　　　　　　　　　　　Statements [A] As for me, it''s never too late to learn. [B] Unanticipated occurrence makes my schedule tighter. [C] I admit that I am a night owl. [D] I taste the bitterness from my sports fever. [E] I believe that haste makes waste. [F] I have the ability to deal with high pressure. [G] I can make efficient use of my time.

单选题I don't think he could have done such a stupid thing last night, ______? A. do I B. could be C. has he D. did he

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单选题Directions: Read the following text. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. In the 1990s, everyone believed that education was the key to economic success. A college degree, even a postgraduate degree, was essential for anyone who wanted a good job as one of those "symbolic analysts". But computers, are proficient at analyzing symbols; it is the messiness of the real world that they have trouble with. Therefore, many of the jobs that once required a college degree have been eliminated. The others can be done by any intelligent person, whether or not he has studied world literature. This trend should have been obvious in 1996. Even then, America's richest man was Bill Gates, a college drop-out who did not need a lot of formal education to build the world's most powerful information technology company. Or consider the panic over "downsizing" that gripped America in 1996. As economists quickly pointed out, the rate at which Americans were losing jobs in the 90s was not especially high by historical standards. Downsizing suddenly became news because, for the first time, white-collar, college-educated workers were being fired in large numbers, even while skilled mechanists and other blue-collar workers were in demand. This should have signaled that the days of ever-rising wage premiums for people with higher education were over. Eventually, the eroding payoff(工资的发放) of higher education created a crisis in education itself. Why should a student put himself through four years of college and several years of postgraduate work to acquire credentials(资格；证书) with little monetary value? These days, jobs that require only 6 or 12 months of vocational training—paranursing(特别护理), carpentry, household maintenance and so on—pay nearly as much if not more than a job that requires a master's degree, and pay more than one requiring a PhD. So enrollment in colleges and universities has dropped almost two-thirds since its peak at the turn of the century. Today a place like Harvard is, as it was in the 19th century, more of a social institution than a scholarly one—a place for children of the wealthy to refine their social graces and befriend others of their class.

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单选题 The principal factor depressing life expectancy in developing countries has always been the high death rate for infants and children. The World Bank studies suggest that as much as two thirds of the difference in life-spans between people in developed countries and those in developing ones can be traced to differences in survival rates for children under five. It is here where the most improvement has come. According to UN estimates, significant regional drops in infant mortality - ranging from 25 percent to 60 percent and centering near 40 percent - appear to have taken place between the late 1950s and the late 1970s in northern Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Although sub-Saharan Africa' s mortality trends cannot be quantified with confidence, there is reason to believe that life expectancy has risen and infant mortality has declined in that region as well. There is little doubt that population growth has accelerated in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1950s; in fact, sub-Saharan Africa is widely thought to have the highest rate of population growth of any major region in the world. Only a small portion of that acceleration is likely to have been caused by increases in fertility (and increases in fertility, insofar as they have occurred, may also imply improvements in health and nutrition). Mortality, of course, is not a perfect measure of nutritional change. Improved nutrition is only one of a number of forces that have been pushing down death rates in developing countries. Others include the upgrading of hygiene and sanitation; the extension of public health services; medical innovations; improvements in education, communications, transportation, and, in some areas, civil order. Even so, the extent to which improvements innutrition—both direct and indirect—have reduced mortality in developing countries has frequently been underestimated. For example, Sri Lanka experienced an abrupt jump in life expectancy shortly after the Second World War. Whereas this was long described as a "technical fix"—a triumph of DDT over the anopheles mosquito—years later researchers realized that abrupt and rapid drops in mortality had also taken place in Sri Lanka' s highlands, or "dry zones", where malaria had never been a serious problem. In both highlands and lowland regions health improved in tandem with access to food.

单选题At the European Commission in Brussels, they have a joke about the work interpreters do "Languages", they say, "have nothing to do with interpretation, it helps to know them. "Anyone thinking of becoming an interpreter would bear this so well in mind. Translating languages, especially in a political context, involves far more than mere linguistic ability. To work in an international organization, such as the United Nations, you need to be approved by one of the various international translators or "interpreters" associations. To achieve this, you must experience rigorous and lengthy training, either at an accrediting organization"s own school. or on a postgraduate course at university. But a qualification in languages is not the only route into the job. At London"s University of Westminster, candidates get offered a place on the interpreter"s course if they can show that they have " lived a bit " , in the words of one lecture. Young people who have just left university often lack adequate experience of life. The University also looks for candidates who have lived for long time in the countries where their acquired languages are spoken. They are also expected to have wide cultural interests and a good knowledge of current affairs. This broad range of interests are essential in a job which can require interpreting discussions of disarmament (裁军) on Monday, international fishing rights on Tuesday, multinational finance on Wednesday, and the building and construction industry on Thursday. Interpreters also rely on adrenaline (肾上腺素) —which is caused by the stress and challenges of the job—to keep them going through their demanding schedules. Many admit that they enjoy the buzz of adrenaline they get from the job, and it"s known that their heart rates speed up while they are working. It"s also a job with its own risks and excitement. Interpreters are needed in war zones as well as in centers of international diplomacy, like the U. N.

单选题If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his problem, it’s better to complain to ______.

单选题 Of all the foods we know, fruit is one of the most healthful. It is also one of the most tasty foods. Almost everyone enjoys fruit. Fruit is grown in almost every part of the world. There are hundreds of different kinds of fruits. And there are thousands of different varieties. In the United States alone, there are several hundred types of apples. In general, though, there are three separate groups. There are tropical fruits. These are most important. In this group, we have bananas and pineapples. They are shipped from tropical countries and are eaten all over the world. Next come the subtropical fruits. The most important of these are the citrus fruits. Oranges, tangerines, limes, and grapefruit are favorites. Other fruits in this class are figs, dates, and olives. The last group comes from the temperate zone. In this group are pears, apples, grapes, and plums. Many kinds of berries fit this group, too. Fruits are very important to the human diet. Besides being tasty, they provide important acids, salts, and vitamins. Also, they are easy to digest. Nutrition experts say that the more fruit people eat, the healthier they become. Down through the centuries fruit has played a part in tales and history. In a Greek myth, Hercules sent Atlas to pick "golden apples" to pay for a crime. Today we believe these golden apples were oranges. During the 1700's, British ships began to carry limes. It was found that sailors who drank the lime juice did not get sick. Since that time, British sailors have been called "limeys." The peach also has an exciting history. It has been a world traveler. Its journey began many, many centuries ago. Peaches were first grown in China. From China, traders of long ago carried peach trees to Persia. From there, Alexander the Great brought the fruit to Europe. From Europe, Spanish ships carried peaches to the New World. Through the years, fruit trees and plants have been improved. Today's fruits are bigger. They also taste better. Different kinds of fruits are often being bred. We now have fruit that can travel to all parts of the world and still stay fresh. Even after traveling for some time, these new fruits keep the vitamins and minerals that are so good for our diet. Fruit will always be prized as a basic food that now can be enjoyed the whole year round.

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