单选题Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the U. S.. But it is soon spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music. To begin with, "Muzak" (音乐广播网) was intended simply to create a soothing(起镇静作用 的) atmosphere. Recently, however, it"s become big business — because in part of recent research. Dr. Ronald Milliman, an American marketing expert, has shown that music can promote sales or increase factory production by as much as a third. But, it has to be light music. A fast one has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts by 38%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to search for goods they like to buy. Yet, slow music isn"t always the answer. Dr. Milliman found, for example, that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play up tempo music to keep the customers moving — unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints!

单选题I bought this computer two weeks ago, but it isn't working as it ______. A. can B. would C. need D. should

单选题Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the typewriter. "You want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer." The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying profession, for not every writer is kissed by future. There are thousands whose expectation is never rewarded. When I left a twenty-year career (职业) in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no hope at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn't got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering: what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

单选题Whatdidthewomanbuyatlast?A.Insectguards.B.Someinsectnets.C.Acanofinsectspray.

单选题Vienna was a rich city ______.

单选题 He stopped traffic on Fifth Avenue like the Beatles or Marilyn Monroe. He could have been president of Israel or played violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life grace (装饰) our greeting cards and day-timers. Fifty years after his death, Einstein remains the best scientist of the modem time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton, Galileo and Aristotle were his equals. Around the world, universities and academies (研究院) are celebrating the 100th anniversary (周年) of Einstein's "miracle (传奇的) year" when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our understanding about space, time, light and matter. Only he could top himself about ten years later with his theory of relativity (相对论). Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas brought about a technological revolution that has made more change in a century than in the {{U}}previous{{/U}} two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, televisions and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed (揭露) a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world. He escaped Hitler's Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace. He spoke out against fascism (法西斯主义). His FBI file ran 1,400 pages. His letters expose a disorderly personal life—married twice and indifferent (漠不关心的) toward his children while absorbed (专注于) in physics. Yet he attracted lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings.

单选题People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea. Erosion (侵蚀) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea. Angry owners have called on the government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.

单选题— Sorry, am I in your way? I'll move. — ______.[A] Oh, well done![B] Well, that's my pleasure.[C] Go ahead.[D] Thank you for your kindness.

单选题1.2 million road deaths worldwide occur each year, plus a further 50 million injuries. To reduce car crash rate, much research now is focused on safety and new fuels—though some electric vehicle and bio-fuel research aims at going faster. Travelling at speed has always been dangerous. One advanced area of research in motoring safety is the use of digital in-car assistants. They can ensure you don't miss important road signs or fall asleep. Most crashes result from human and not mechanical faults. Some safety developments aim to improve your vision. Radar can spot obstacles in fog, while other technology "sees through" big vehicles blocking your view. And improvements to seat belts, pedal(脚踏) controls and tires are making driving smoother and safer. The color of a car has been found to be linked with safety, as have, less surprisingly, size and shape. But whatever is in the fuel tank, you don't want a thief in the driving seat and there have been many innovations(创新). Satellite tracking and remote communications can also come into play if you crash, automatically calling for help. Accidents cause many traffic jams, but there are more subtle interplays between vehicles that can cause jams even on a clear but busy road. Such jams can be analyzed using statistical tools. Robotic drivers could be programmed to make traffic flow smoothly and will perhaps one day be everyone's personal chauffeur(司机), but their latest efforts suggest that won't be soon.

单选题"She was married to an officer in India long ago and she had a life of physical adventure as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers, using crocodiles (鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only thirty-nine. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England." I stared at the paper, (36) reading, couldn't help thinking. Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can (37) like lightning when they want to. And they don't mind hurrying (38) they're hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly, but what's a little fish (39) a fifteen-toot crocodile? They are people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near; women doing the (40) or children playing at the water's (41) . A hungry crocodile's mouth (42) over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can (43) in a man in two bites. That woman's husband crossed rivers (44) from one crocodile's back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done (45) before the creature could see what was happening. It wasn't (46) a brave, active man, and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look (47) while crossing. The wife used to watch him—I felt (48) of that. She lived (49) the adventure with the (50) excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes... It's no wonder she wrote (51) poetry. Then he (52) . I imagined how she felt. Was there another man (53) him in India, in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow (寡妇). "I must (54) , too." She said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A (55) probably, to her head. But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think?

单选题While dealing with the terrorists, the President actually ______.

单选题听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话威独白后有几个小题，从中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

单选题Atwhattimedoesthemanusuallyhavedinner?

单选题"Happy New Year!" Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next couple of weeks. But it wasn"t always January 1 that marked the new year. At least 4,000 years ago the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching (使肥沃) farmers" fields with silt (淤泥). This happened at the end of September. The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next fanning cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days. The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January" was named after the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. The new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day. Around the world, different cultures have their own traditions for welcoming the new year. The Japanese hang straw rope across the front of their houses to keep out evil spirits and bring happiness and good luck. They also have a good laugh as the year begins to get things started on a lucky note.

单选题WhereisMr.Lee'soffice?A.Rightatthecomer.B.Onthefirstfloor.C.Onthefourthfloor.

单选题听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。

单选题The airplane ______ in the hills.