单选题Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______ at the very moment of the crash. A. ought to die B. must have died C. must be dying D. should have died

单选题In the Christian religion, the unlucky number 13 ______ back to the Last Supper. A. tracks B. traces C. dates D. tails

单选题What is the man supposed to be doing?

单选题According to the man, what does the woman need to show the evidence of?

单选题He is now in London, but he missed his parents,______ enjoy the exciting life there.

单选题Some people are _______ to jump to haste conclusions.

单选题In California on a business trip last month, I met a mom with two kids who"d graduated from business school in the late 1990s. She"d been home with the kids for five years, she explained, but was looking to go back. I assumed she"d return to the field she"d entered after business school. "I want to go into something non-profit," she said instead. Now, I firmly believe that nonprofit careers are tremendously rewarding, but my heart sank a bit from the expression on my new friend"s face . I suspected I knew what she was thinking. Over the years, I"ve studied working and stay-at-home moms, yet met dozens of successful former lawyers and businesswomen in a range of profitable fields who lose their confidence after staying home for a few years. They assume they can"t return to their original fields, despite their successful track records. They erroneously think going into teaching, social work or nonprofit foundations will be easier. More often than not, these women use "I"m thinking of entering nonprofit" as code for "I"ve lost confidence in my ability to return to my profession so my only choice is find a less competitive field." The reality is they"d be better off staying in their original field. Teaching and social work require years of education and certification. Due to naivety or arrogance, some former businesspeople don"t realize high-level nonprofit posts are just as competitive and sought after as top business jobs. It"s tougher than many women believe to convince potential employers that private sector achievements are transferable to education and nonprofit arenas, and why, suddenly in mid-life, you heard a different calling that you will take as seriously as your former career. Many stay-at-homes would be better off if they confronted the biggest obstacle preventing women from returning to their chosen industries: lack of confidence, the most critical ingredient in any job hunt. A recent New York Times article highlighted this reality and business schools" growing success teaching Confidence by helping stay-at-home morns brush up on outdated skills. "The biggest issue facing them was not whether their skills were rusty; rather, it was the confidence that they had lost while not working," explained the Times article. "You should never apologize for being out of the market." Does this confidence game ring true for those of you at home contemplating a return to work? Do you feel the need to apologize for or explain why you stayed home? Do you fear your talent and skills have atrophied (萎缩的)? What advice can we share with each other—those of us at work and those of us at home?

单选题{{B}}TEXT B{{/B}} The Westlife story really began way back in December 1996 when the three original members of Westlife were performing in a local production of the musical Grease. Shane Filan, Klan Egan and Mark Feehilly were all born and bred in Sligo, a small town a few hours west of the Republic of Ireland’s capital city, Dublin. During breaks the three would get together and sing covers of some of their favorite songs including Boyz Ⅱ Men’s I Make Love To You. The reaction to their singing was so positive that they decided to form a band as soon as they had finished their exams at school. This they duly did and on July 3 1997 they formed I.O.U. The boys organized concerts in the area and even produced their own CDs to sell locally. This local success led to an appearance on TV that was to prove extremely important. Among the viewers who saw the trio perform in a children’s hospital was Boyzone’s manager, Louis Walsh. Soon after Shane’s mother contacted him about I.O.U. and found he had been desperately trying to get in contact with them. Louis Walsh decided to hold auditions to recruit two new members in Jude of 1998. This is when Nicky Byme and Bryan McFadden, two Dublin boys and friends entered the picture. A quick name change and Westside was born. Yes, WESTSIDE. This was to be the quintet’s name until they discovered another band already using the name and a final change to Westlife was called for, The final link in the chain was Ronan Keating, Boyzone’s lead singer, who at Louis Walsh’s request joined him to help and nurtured this raw talent. His experience proved an invaluable help. The next step was to secure a record deal. The band organized a showcase in Dublin and soon reprentatives of every, major record label were offering the bewildered boys contracts. In October 1998 Westlife signed to RCA, a label that had a proven track record with the successful marketing of both Take That and Five, Barely had the ink on the contract dried when they headed out on tour as part of the Smash Hits Show, which led to them winning the Best New Tour Act in December 1998 (this was an award Boyzone themselves had won in 1994 which seemed like a pretty good omen). Styled by Kenny Ho, who was responsible for The Spice Girls image, Westlffe’s first single Swear It Again was released in March 1999. In their native Ireland it went straight to number one and became the biggest selling debut single in the history of the Irish charts. A month later Swear It Again repeated the feat in the UK, staying at number one for two weeks and following on from Boyzone’s dominance of the UK top spot. This success was soon matched all around Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. They look set to repeat their success now in the USA. A tour throughout the States has meant Swear It Again is rapidly climbing the Billboard charts. This is the good news the boys needed as Bryan McFadden recently suffered nervous exhaustion and had to miss some shows while recuperating back in Ireland with his family, blot only that but Ronan Keating’s solo plans have forced him to give up his co-managing duties due to lack of time. More good news, though, is they have recently recorded with Mariah Carey and are due to begin work on their second album.

单选题A wise and frugal government shall ______ men from injuring one another.

单选题{{I}}Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.{{/I}}

单选题"Despite proving their grit in the two-month Ranger course, the two women are still unable to join infantry, armor and special forces units, but that could change after the Pentagon makes its recommendations." The modal auxiliary verb "could" in the sentence expresses ______.

单选题For some serious coin collectors, a coin with a different date, mintmark, and even a little ______ in design is counted as a different coin.[A] contrast[B] diversity[C] variation[D] variety

单选题 Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.

单选题Somehow California is always at the cutting edge, be it in the flower-power days of the 1960s or the dotcom boom of the 1990s. As Kevin Starr points out in his History of the State, California has long been "one of the prisms through which the American people, for better and for worse, could glimpse their future". Mr. Starr is too good a historian to offer any pat explanation; instead, he concentrates on the extraordinary array of people and events that have led from the mythical land of Queen Calafia, through the rule of Spain and Mexico, and on to the governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger, an iron-pumping film star with an Austrian accent. Moreover, he does so with such elegance and humor that his book is a joy to read. What emerges is not all Californian sunshine and light. Think back to the savage violence that accompanied the 1849 Gold Rush; or to the exclusion orders against the Chinese; or to the riots that regularly marked industrial and social relations in San Francisco. California was very much the Wild West, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way to statehood. So what tamed it? Mr. Starr's answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects. He emphasizes the development of California's infrastructure, the development of agriculture; the spread of the railroads and freeways; and, perhaps the most important factor for today's hi-tech California, the creation of a superb set of public universities. All this, he writes, "began with water, the sine qua non of any civilization." He goes on cheerfully to note the "monumental damage to the environment" caused by irrigation projects that were "plagued by claims of deception, double-dealing and conflict of interest". One virtue of this book is its structure. Mr. Start is never trapped by his chronological framework. In-stead, when the subject demands it, he manages deftly to flit back and forth among the decades. Less satisfying is his account of California's cultural progress in the 19th and 20th centuries: does he really need to invoke so many long-forgotten writers to accompany such names as Jack London, Frank Norris, Mark Twain or Raymond Chandler? But that is a minor criticism for a book that will become a California classic. The regret is that Mr. Starr, doubtless pressed for space, leaves so little room--just a brief final chapter--for the implications of the past for California's future. He poses the question that most Americans prefer to gloss over: is California governable? "For all its impressive growth, there remains a volatility in the politics and governance of California, which became perfectly clear to the rest of the nation in the fall of 2003 when the voters of California recalled one governor and elected another." Indeed so, and Mr. Start wisely avoids making any premature judgment on their choice. Ills such as soaring house prices, grid locked freeways and "embattled" public schools, combined with the budgetary problems that stem from the tax revolt of 1978 would test to the limit any governor, even the Terminator. As Mr. Starr notes, no one should cite California as an unambiguous triumph: "There has al-ways been something slightly bipolar about California. It was either utopia or dystopia, a dream or a night-mare, a hope or a broken promise--and too infrequently anything in between./

单选题When she graduates from the university this summer, Mary ________ here for four years.A. will be studyingB. will have studiedC. will studyD. studies

单选题Older people are generally advised to______.

单选题Which of the following can be used to answer "Who called this morning"?