填空题{{B}}Section B{{/B}}{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} It's hot now in Afghanistan, where 35% of the population is under-fed. But soon it will be cold, and many of the country's roads will become inaccessible because of snow and landslides, making it difficult to get food to market. Knowing these things gets Stacy McCoy out of bed every morning and out into the countryside, visiting Afghani women and farmers to offer new agricuhural techniques and hardier seeds. She also works to improve their marketing skills so that they can be exposed to new ways To sell goods in the marketplace. The marketing efforts have helped organize the women and farmers into teams so that they have more food to offer collectively and can work more closely together to share their knowledge. McCoy is one of many American scientists who have devoted their careers to international development in the name of making the world a better place. "It can be hard living away from family and that is a choice sometimes going into international work, but I'm pretty content to stay here and not too anxious about the security situation," she says. She relies on her environmental science background to help Afghanis cultivate stronger, more resilient seeds and says her ability to speak French has helped immensely in her work in Africa and the Middle East. She believes her ability to speak a second language was a huge help in getting her first assignment, in French-speaking Morocco, through the Peace Corps. McCoy is now officially the agro-enterprise program manager for Catholic Relief Services' Afghanistan. "Today, I'm helping people grow crops that will have a decent enough market value to sell at a profit," she says. She is particularly proud of her group's work to bring animal husbandry (畜牧业) up to a workable economic avenue for the farmers. Her group was able to work with the farmers to find effective ways to yield more dairy, which in turn brings more revenue at the market. "It can be tough getting an initial foot in the door in an international development program," McCoy acknowledges, "but it can help to take a post in a 'difficult' country."

填空题Cocktail parties are on the S36 ______ in many large cities of America. First, people who have invited someone to dinner do not consider his invitation to a cocktail party a S37 ______ "pay-hack'. Second, most people do not have the S38 ______ or the energy to go somewhere after a hard day' s work and stand up. Many people who hate large cocktail parties enjoy an invitation "to come by for a drink", with just a S39 ______ of guests, and everyone seated and S40 ______ . Cocktail parties are usually held between the hours of 5 and 8 pm; guests are invited for a period of either an hour and a half or two full hours. Usually no one arrives during the first twenty minutes or so, unless a S41 ______ must be S42 ______ to because the party is held before a special benefit dinner or theater party. The strategic placement of the bar (or bars) is very important to the success of any cocktail party. S43 ______ . So if the party is large, the hostess will plan a bar in the dining room, one in the den, perhaps one in the living room. S44 ______. She may have all drinks mixed in the kitchen and have them passed--an assortment--on trays. Cocktails are always served on trays. She should be sure every tray has several nonalcoholic drinks included in the assortment. Passing drinks frees up the space; S45 ______ . At a large party, it is almost impossible for a waiter to refill a guest's same glass; at a small party, it is not only feasible but advisable.

填空题Cotton farmers in the upper reaches of the Aral switched to rice growing in order to gain higher yields.

填空题Despite its successes, the UN still has to face ______.

填空题If you think you are fit for this job, you can__________(在月底之前在线提交简历).

填空题The images taken by the robots in the deep sea can be transmitted straight to receivers at the University of Rhode Island.

填空题It snowed heavily for three days ______ end and we were isolated from the outside world.

填空题______ (她刚睡着) when a knock at the door awakened her.

填空题Efficient accident and emergency services are essential, ______(不仅在抢救生命方面) but in preventing holdups.

填空题__________________ (在一次重要考试中失利), one of tile students in the class lost interest in his work.

填空题In the United States, the number of males and females is not in proportion.

填空题(全是医生的判断错误)______that led to the patient's death.

填空题To put a laptop at a hot place for a long period of time may cause damage to it.