单选题Most of the jobs in society that are high-paying, powerful, and demand a lot of responsibility are held by men. I do not believe this situation arose because women are incapable of doing high-level work. I believe society could benefit if more women were in positions of power and therefore I think the government should reserve a percentage of these jobs for females. Why should government encourage a certain percentage of high-level jobs for women? Firstly, the problem of unfair employment distribution appears to come from social convention and not competence or true ability. At a young age most girls are not encouraged to pursue political office, business, or professional prestige. On the other hand, boys are told to do these things. As a result, men hold the high-level jobs but this does not mean they are very good at what they do. If the government set quota for hiring women to do high-level work, such as working in the government itself, then perhaps women would be more inspired to be ambitious in their life plans and contribute to a less-than perfect society. Furthermore, regulations in the workplace for hiring women would not be a new thing. Although not written or made into law, there seems to be rules for who can and cannot have high-level jobs. For instance, if a man and a woman both competed the presidency of a company or even the country, and both were equally qualified and had the same experience and background, there is little doubt who would get the job. Even more, if the man was less qualified and less experienced than the woman, the man would still probably get the job because of his sex. Therefore, to legislate a percentage of high-level jobs for women would work to fight the unwritten existing rules of the workplace. On the other hand, there are many arguments against the use of a quota system for women. It is true that the injustice and discrimination could be reversed. This is to say that some qualified men might be denied a job while some unqualified women would be given one. Also, the problem of sexism at work could be worsened instead of being overcome. People would doubt whether a woman with a high-level job was "truly capable" —men might feel bitterness and resentment, while women might think less of themselves and begin to depend on government "charity". Furthermore, there is the problem of defining what is a high-level job and determining an appropriate percentage. Nonetheless, a quota system would break down some barriers in the short term. Sexism in the workplace will not just magically disappear. To sum up, I have outlined some advantages and disadvantages of making quotas for the number of women in high-level jobs. Despite some of the obvious problems I believe that men and women can and should share power, wealth, and prestige. It is a cause worthy of our efforts.

单选题In 1885 the FA recognized the match of professional players, and regular play started in England in 1888. An 1872 game in Glasgow, Scotland, between an English all-star team and its Scottish counterpart marked the beginning of international play.

单选题Many a student ______ going to take part in CET-6 next month.

单选题I regret ______that wonderful art exhibition last night. A) not to see C) not having seen B) to not see D) having not seen

单选题We have all done something in our lives that we are ashamed of. Some of us have fallen for the wrong man, some have missed the right women, there"re those who have humiliated their parents and those who have failed their children. Yes, we"ve all made mistakes that let ourselves and those we love get hurt．But if we can learn from those mistakes and grow, we still have the chance to correct the mistakes that we made.

单选题Team-work played a very important ______ in their success.

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单选题Medical accidents ______ by drugs have attracted much attention in that country.

单选题Isn't it surprising that scientists have a better understanding of how many stars there are in the galaxy (银河系) than how many species there are on Earth? Their estimates of global species diversity vary from 2 to 100 million species. Most people agree on an estimate of somewhere near l0 million and yet only 1.75 million have actually been named. Current knowledge of species diversity is limited. This problem becomes more serious because there is a lack of a central database or list of the world's species. New species are still being discovered — even new birds and mammals(哺乳动物). On average, about three new species of birds are found each year, and since 1990, 10 new species of monkeys have been discovered. Other groups are still far from being completely described: an estimated 40 percent of freshwater fishes in South America have not yet been classified. Scientists were started in 1980 by the discovery of a huge diversity of insects in tropical forests. In one study of just 19 trees in Panama, 950 new species of beetles were discovered. As scientists begin investigating other little-known ecosystem, like the soil and the deep sea, "surprising" discoveries of species become commonplace. There is nothing strange about this, though, since as many as a million undescribed species are believed to live in the deep sea. And one gram of a small-sized piece of land might hold 90 million bacteria(菌类) and other microbes (微生物). How many species these communities contain is still anyone's guess.

单选题Conversation 1Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following conversation.

单选题According to the passage, Brian believed that ______.

单选题You may find out whether the air is leaking by ______ .

单选题From Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels it was said that about a hundred years ago the people of London were amazed to see an extraordinary boat come sailing up the Thames River, which was famous in the world. The boat had four- cornered sails made of mats(帆), big wooden eyes in the bow(船首), and fantastic pictures on the stern(船尾). The boat that surprised the Londoners turned out to be the Keyling, an eighty - foot junk from Foochow in distant China. The junk had sailed around the Cape of Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, up the western coast of Africa, and finally succeeded in getting to England. The voyage had covered fifteen thousand miles - - - more than half the distance around the world. Ahhough it was unexpected, the Keyling's voyage to London was no accident at all. Site carried a cargo of silk and ivory which could not be produced in Europe at that time, as well as a number of exotic gifts from the emperor of China, destined for Queen Victoria. People in many other countries had always mistakenly thought of the Chinese as landlubbers(不懂航海的人). From centuries of trading and seafaring(航海业) in perilous (危险的) seas, however, the ancient Chinese people had learned to build good boats and to sail them well. The Keyling proved to the world that a Chinese Junk could sail anywhere in the world.

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单选题The speaker, ______ for his eloquent speeches, was warmly received by the audience.

单选题Don"t hang ______ the window. It"s dangerous.

单选题We learned from your advertisement in Globe Boston that you are an exporter of glass art works and we are taking the liberty to ask you to send us some samples of the advertised products. Our firm is a company engaged in import/export of arts and crafts. Recent years we have put more interest in glass art works. We are thinking of expanding our business to the US and hope we will establish business relations with you very shortly. __________

单选题It can be inferred from the passage that many of our values ______.

单选题The increase in sales of professional hair-care products indicates that consumers are paying as much attention to their hair as to their skin. A.专业护发产品的增加表明消费者既关心护发，也关心护肤。 B.专业护发产品销量的增加表明消费者既重视护发，也重视护肤。 C.随着美发行业的发展，消费者越来越重视美发和护肤。 D.随着美发行业的发展，消费者认为美发和护肤同等重要。

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