单选题Here the fresh sea breezes blew and Oakland sank down to a ______ of smoke behind her.

单选题Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ______ sightseeing. A. rather than to go B. more than going C. other than going D. than to go

单选题Let me speak first to parents. You are the ones who plant, or fail to plant, the seeds of character in your children. Try from the beginning to put into your children's minds the capacity to feel shame by letting them know that, just as there are actions for which they can win praise, so there are others — lying, cheating, stealing — that are unacceptable and for which they will be punished. As parents, you are not alone in your efforts to form character. Organizations such as the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts teach accountability and strengthen it with pressure of equals. Churches are also strong helpers. I remember clearly an event from my childhood. In our church's Sunday-school playroom was a set of little lead cowboys and Indians. One day, I took one of them home, and that night my brother saw me playing with it. "I know where you got that," he said. "You stole it from the church." Stole it! From the church! Those words hit me like a thunderbolt. The anger of God, my mother's anger, the scorn of the, world rose up like a terrifying wave in my mind. I ran a mile and a half to return the figure and all the way back home, where my mother put me to bed with a couple of beats for “cattin “ around"(到处乱跑着寻乐). I never told her why I had left the house; I was too ashamed. Shame led straight to accountability, and I never again took any- thing that Wasn't mine. What about teachers? To them I'd say: your classroom is a small society. Don't excuse bad behavior, Get students to impose standards upon one another, and work to persuade the school administration to become firmer about discipline. I've heard of high schools where the first time a student is caught with drugs, he's warned; the second time, he may be kept from school temporarily; the third, possibly driven away. To the principals of such schools 1 would say, "Why not suspend students the first time?" And l would quote a religious leader's words: "Punish severely the first offender, for in him lies the greatest hope of reform." Finally, a wise teacher might tell a high-school class: "If you choose to play with drugs, the police may never catch you. But your body is responsible to the laws of chemistry and biology." What about law enforcement? If I could say just one thing to the designers of that system, it would be: restore fair, swift, sure punishment as one of the' key supporters of accountability. There is nothing Unreasonable about just punishment, but you'd never know it from watching our law carried out today. Criminals don't fear the law, because in most cases its punishment is so slow and weakened that any preventing effect is lost.

单选题Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the ______ charged on public transport were more reasonable. A. prices B. tickets C. fees D. fares

单选题John has to prepare the mathematic examination _________.

单选题Though Chinese people may want to get to know Americans, they often feel awkward talking to Americans. The language barrier is an obvious problem. However, there are other problems. Many Chinese are hesitant to speak with people that they do not know well or types of people who are outside their previous experiences. Besides, Chinese people often do not know what to talk to Americans about or how to keep the conversation moving. If you want to get to know Americans, one important piece of advice is this: make the first move yourself. In the United States, it is common and acceptable to start conversations, even with strangers or casual acquaintances. Don' t wait around for an American to talk to you. Start a conversation yourself. Ask questions. Show that you are interested in getting to know them. Of course, not every conversation will result in a friendship, but if you don't start conversations, you will have much less chance of making friends. If someone seems friendly but you have only exchanged greet/rigs, try starting a conversation. There are a number of possible subjects for casual conversation. Americans talk about their work if they are employed, their classes and majors if they are students, their families, their hobbies and leisure time activities, sports, cur- rent events, and the weather, among other topics. If you are talking to a stranger, you can ask, "What kind of work do you do?" or "Where do you work?" If you know that the other person is a student, you can ask, "What classes are you taking?" and "What is your major?" You should also be prepared to answer questions like these in a conversation. Also, many Americans are interested in China, so you should be able to talk about China and Chinese culture in English. When you ask questions in a conversation, don't skip around from one topic to another. Follow up one question with a related one. You might ask an American, "Do you have any children?" If the American says, "Yes," don't follow up with a question about work. Ask another question about the children, such as how many children there are or how old they are.

单选题The company"s future is contingent ______ the outcome of the trial.

单选题She was the only one of the few girls who ______ passed the examination. A. was B. were C. has D. have

单选题The climate here is cooler throughout the year than______. A. the rest of the country B. in the rest of the country C. at the rest of the country D. other places of the country

单选题Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

单选题{{B}}SECTION A CONVERSATIONS{{/B}}{{I}} In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.{{/I}} {{I}} Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.{{/I}}

单选题As a well-known film star, she is ______ about what she wears.

单选题Too much ______ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.A. disclosureB. exhibitionC. contactD. exposure

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单选题Although the pay is not good, people usually find social work ______ in other ways.A. payableB. respectfulC. gratefulD. rewarding

单选题The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farmers to ______.

单选题This apartment could______ a family of ten in a minimal space by using sofas and dual-purpose furniture all built-in.

单选题 Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

单选题What was the broader Standard and Poor' s 500 index on Thursday?