单选题Questions 18 to 21 are based on the following passage.

单选题Steveland Morris is a household name in America. Ask Steveland Morris and he'll tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely(过早地，不到期地) and totally without sight in 1950s. He became Stevie Wonder-composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed(喝采) for his outstanding contributions to the music world. As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join in his sighted brothers as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the usually disabled are so dependent. Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sound. He would bang things together and then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica (口琴). and listened to the radio. Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir(唱诗班) and a lead singer. In the evenings and on weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches (走廊)of neighbors'homes. One of Stevie's sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing group called The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Stevie's talent and took him to audition(试听) for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown. Stevie recorded his first smash hit "Fingertips" in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie's story is music history.

单选题Toys have several functions except__________.

单选题Article One: The attraction need not be electric. Rather, it builds gradually and gently, sometimes taking years to ripen. All that''s required in the beginning is some attraction, mutual openness, affection, and desire for intimacy. With the development of your relationship, the physical attraction gradually recedes to the background, while the partner''s personality and other qualities tend to stand out. This is the transitional process of going beyond physical attraction and touching the real person. Article Two: It is natural for people in love to expect further improvement in every aspect of their lives, be it personality, capacity, or living standard. However, you don''t have to be perfect to love and be loved. True love involves a measure of self-acceptance and self-respect. The expectations should be based both on the requirements of true love and on your individual personalities and needs. It is not only unattainable but also destructive to demand the impossible. So the recommendable practice is to discuss them openly, recognizing that some are nonnegotiable while others need to remain flexible. Article Three: Conflict and struggle are necessary to life and therefore also to love. Just as the old saying goes, true love never runs smooth. You and your partner must accept this fact from the start and figure out how to deal with problems when they arise. Take these difficulties as welcome ordeals to test your problem-solving abilities and co-operation capacities. This process can enlighten you with more self-knowledge and knowledge about your relationship. In a word, the process of negotiating through difficulties should help you understand each other better and bring you closer together. Article Four: True love requires a connection, but not the submersion of two individuals. Mature lovers don''t melt completely into each other, nor do they remain disconnected. Rather, they interlock, so that parts of their lives become shared. To succeed in love, you and your partner must be able to rely on each other for comfort and support without expecting all your needs to be met within the relationship. Part of your life must remain separate. You need some friends, activities, and interests that your partner doesn''t share. In addition to the personal benefits you get from these outside sources, they provide ideas, energy and information that keep the relationship open and developing. Article Five: True love is more likely to involve a process of "growing" in love rather than "falling" in love. This may sound terribly romantic to some who are used to hearing talk about "falling in love" or being "head over heels in love". True love doesn''t occur without effort and it doesn''t develop overnight. For most of us, it takes years to reach fulfillment. Through the routine of daily life, you and your partner come to know each other''s deepest hopes, fears and feelings, and discover and become part of each other''s inner rhythms. Now match each of the articles to the appropriate statement. Note: There are two extra statements. Statements A. Mutual honesty and trust. B. Realistic expectations for each other and the relationship. C. A cooperative approach to problems. D. A balance of dependence and independence. E. Shared goals, interests and belief systems. F. Role of physical attraction. G. True love as an ever-deepening process.

单选题{{I}}Questions 18～21 are based on the following dialogue.{{/I}}

单选题Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employees and the self-employed. Labor is one of the country's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services required by the community. Though the size of the workforce relies greatly on the size of the total population, there are several other aspects which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old m work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natural increase, i. e. the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths, then as a total population increase the proportion in the workforce declines. Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are inadequate numbers of young people entering it to take place of those who are leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate. The age distribution of the population has several important influences on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hospitals, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.

单选题Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage.

单选题Bob had yet ______ idea for a successful New Year party, the third one that evening. [A] other [B] another [C] the other [D] other one

单选题What is Helen's major?

单选题 {{I}}Questions 23—25 are based on the following conversation. You now have 15 seconds to read the questions 23—25.{{/I}}

单选题 Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employees and the self-employed. Labor is one of the country's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services required by the community. Though the size of the workforce relies greatly on the size of the total population, there are several other aspects which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old m work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natural increase, i. e. the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths, then as a total population increase the proportion in the workforce declines. Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are inadequate numbers of young people entering it to take place of those who are leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate. The age distribution of the population has several important influences on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hospitals, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.

单选题The phrase "this relationship"( in Line 3, Para. 5 )refers to the connection between ______and the incidence of heart disease.

单选题{{B}}Text 3{{/B}} Companies with large scale need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, with a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums require from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, persuading people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. Thus they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. Only by doing so can they put into circulation the savings of individuals both at home and abroad. When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other savers who is earnest to invest his money. A lot of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local authorities. The governments at all levels furnish us with hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, equipment and other new development. The money raised through taxes alone can't serve us properly. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to support major capital expenses, and they too, come to the Stock Exchange. There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose living standard does not rely on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another, the money needed must be gathered from the public at home or abroad. The Stock Exchange exists to supply a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.

单选题Computers may one day turn night into day with good old，natural sunlight． Colossal computer-controlled mirrors, thousands of feet across, may one day orbit the earth， reflecting sunlight onto a darkened United States． Some Scientists say that 16 of these mirrors， each about a half mile across, could aim their reflected light at one area on the earth that was about 200 miles by 300 miles. That much light would equal about 56 moons. The mirrors would be so high that they could catch the sun"s light as it was shining on the other side of the earth. The mirrors could orbit—thousands of miles high—at the same speed as the earth turns on its axis (轴). That way, the mirrors would always be over the same spot. The aluminum-coated (涂铝的), plastic mirrors could be folded up and packed into a spaceship, according to the scientists. Once released a few hundred miles in space, the mirrors, powered by a solar-powered engine, could mark the rest of the trip into space on their own. The scientists say that the computer-controlled mirrors could also be made to tilt (倾斜) slowly, so the reflected sunlight would sweep slowly along the surface of the earth. For example, as night fell, the mirrors could be tilted to light up Boston. Later on, as darkness spread slowly westward. Chicago, for example, then San Francisco could be lit up. The reflected sunlight would allow these cities to save up electricity. And in emergencies, such as power-failures, the mirrors could light up the affected area. What no one knows yet is what effect this artificial daytime would have on plants, animals, and humans. Would it confuse some animals and harm plants that are used to regular day-night cycles? The scientists recommend that studies be done to find out what effects there might be.

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}} {{I}}You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A. , B. , C. or D. , and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.{{/I}}

单选题The word "imperative" in the first paragraph most probably can be replaced by_________.