单选题Demands for stronger .protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe. Studies by the Council of Europe, of which 21 countries are members, have shown that 45 percent of reptile species (爬行动物)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 the 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 stronger 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 a 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 future. Dr. Bantu went on. "We could manage without most industrial products, but we could not manage without nature. However, our natural environment areas have shrunk to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted land mass.”

单选题As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis had been studying 50 families to find out just how much more. Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents ‘ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. "In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children"s IQ stores," Lewis says, "And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is." The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. "Middle children are invisible," says Lewis. "When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it"s the middle child." There is , however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: "When the TV is on," Lewis says, "dinner is a non-event."

单选题In no case ______ forget the help that they gave us.A) do we shouldB) should weC) we shouldD) we do should

单选题The output of our factory is now twice ______________ it was three years ago.

单选题Good heavens! There you are! We ______ anxious about you, and we ______ you back throughout the night.

单选题"May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o'clock?""I'm sorry. Mr. Williams ______ to a conference long before then."

单选题Directions: This section, is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After eachdialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When youhear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given inyour test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.

单选题The manager was held up by the traffic jam, otherwise he ______ here an hour earlier. A. had arrived B. would have arrived C. arrived D. would arrived

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单选题Most meetings have an agenda. For a formal meeting, this document may be handed out in advance to all participants. For an informal meeting, the agenda may be simply a list of the points to be dealt with. The purpose of an agenda is to speed up the meeting and keep everyone to the point.

单选题Which of the following sentences can summarize the main idea of the passage?

单选题Conversation 1

单选题Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Conversation 1

单选题Three criminals escaped from prison yesterday afternoon. It was a long time ______ the guards discovered what had happened. A．since B．when C．until D．before

单选题It takes energy to make a car, and it takes energy to run it. Energy is expensive, and is in short supply. Using energy causes pollution and contributes to global warming. The energy needed by the car"s engine comes from burning its fuel. Car engines are not very efficient. Only about 20% of the energy from the fuel is used to keep the car moving. The rest escapes as waste heat, or is used for the car"s lights, heater, etc.

单选题To the prisoners' surprise, the policemen used talk ______ punishment to educate them.A) insteadB) rather thanC) withoutD) or rather

单选题As a general rule, it is better to focus on the content of a presentation as to attract your audience's attention.A．总的来说，最好把重点放在讲解的内容上，借此来吸引观众的注意力。B．一般的规则是，它最好集中在礼物的内容上，这样才能达到吸引观众的目的。C．一般来说，它最好将重点放在讲解的内容上，使之成为吸引观众注意力的目的。D．一般的规则是，它最好注重讲解的内容，这样才能吸引观众的注意。

单选题Without their help, she ______ in passing the entrance exam.A) doesn't succeedB) didn't succeedC) couldn't succeedD) couldn't have succeeded

单选题Allen said that he won't mind ______.

单选题Don' t be that serious; he is a ______ child.