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单选题Text … 1 Thanksgiving turkey, it" s hard to find 2 "American" food. The United States is a land of 3 . So Americans eat food from many different countries. When people move to America, they 4 their cooking styles with them. That" s why you can find almost every kind of 5 food in America. In some cases, Americans have adopted foods from other countries as favorites. Americans love Italian pizza, Mexican tacos and Chinese egg rolls. But the American version doesn" t taste quite like the 6 . As with any large country, the US has several 7 regions. Each region 8 its own special style of food. Visit the South and enjoy country-style cooking. Journey through Louisiana for some spicy Cajun 9 . Take a trip to New England and 10 savory seafood dishes. Travel through the Midwest," the bread-basket of the nation", for delicious 11 foods. 12 over to the Southwest and try some 13 TexMex treats. Finish your food tour in 14 Pacific Northwest with some gourmet coffee. Americans living 15 a fast pace often just" grab a quick bite". Fast food restaurants 16 people on the run everything from fried chicken to fried rice. Microwave dinners and instant foods make cooking at home a snap. Of course, one of the most 17 quick American meals is a sandwich. If it can fit 18 two slices of bread, Americans probably make a sandwich out of it. Peanut butter and jelly are 19 American 20 . …

单选题 Questions 11～13 are based on the following conversation between shopkeeper and customer.

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单选题The writer of this passage wanted to______.

单选题Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm"s culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company"s CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn"t do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn"t feel there was a cultural fit. A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn"t be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says, In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn"t taking the jobs. "In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people"s feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.

单选题One evening Jackson, my son, said to me, "I want to know whether people are all the same even though they are different in the color of skin. " After thinking for a while, I said, "I'll explain it to you, (26) you can wait till we make a (27) at the nearby supermarket. By then you will see something (28) " At the supermarket, we (29) some apples—red, yellow and green. After we got home, I told Jackson, "Now I'll (30) your previous question. " I put carefully one apple of every (31) on the table. I looked at him, who had a totally (32) expression. "People are similar to apples. They all have (33) colors, sizes and shapes. From the (34) , some apples may not (35) look like the others." Jackson was (36) each one with his eyes open while I was talking. Then, I took a knife and peeled(削皮) the apples, (37) them back, however, (38) a different place. "Now, Jackson, could you tell me which is which. " He said after a careful observation, "I (39) tell them from each other because they all look the same now. " "Have a bite of (40) and see whether that can help you to (41) which one is which." He had (42) , and there appeared a big smile on his face. " People are (43) like apples! Although they are all different, they're much the same inside as long as you (44) the outside. " He totally (45) it. I didn't have to say anything else.

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单选题Linda My husband weighed 275 pounds. He used to skip breakfast, and he didn' t eat all that much for dinner. So I once wondered why he was getting so big. Then I found out he was stopping to buy a dozen chocolate-covered doughnuts each morning. And you know how I found out? He was eating them while driving, so he wouldn't have to share them at work. While chasing one that rolled across the front seat, he ran into a telephone pole. Emily Two years ago, I knew my husband' s health was at risk because of all the weight he had picked up since we' d been married. But he wasn' t doing anything about it. Then I went to a doctor' s office and I followed his advice and started talking about food to my husband—what was good, what was bad—as if it was a new discovery. I didn' t lecture my husband about the evils of being overweight, didn' t try to threaten him by saying if he didn' t lose weight his blood pressure could shoot sky-high and he might have a heart attack. Instead, I talked about how well he' d look in new clothes, how he' d probably do better on the job (he was a salesman), to ask questions. After a few months, he' d lost 20 pounds. John I once kept a list of everything I ate one week, just to show my wife was wrong about where I was picking up extra pounds. When I studied my list, I wondered how I found time to do any work, I was eating so much. There' s nothing like seeing it in black and white to prove you' re wrong. Jane Scott When I found my husband had weight problem, I was determined to take some measures. I made sure I needed something from the store three mornings a week, and then I told my husband I didn' t want to walk there alone—it was about a quarter of a mile each way—and I' d always insist on walking. He breathed hard at first, but gradually got used to it, and we started making a circle around the neighborhood at night, too, with the dog. That was three years ago, and now I can' t keep him still. The walking got him used to using his body again, and he was happy to find it still worked pretty well. Ted Men tend to think less about the costs of excess pounds than women do. Men often seem blind to the possibility that a beer belly is causing them to look unattractive to their mates, holding them back in their careers and killing them before their time. Also, many men feel self-conscious going to a diet center—especially if most of the group is female. Diets are perceived to be of women' s concern, or an admission of weakness. There are even men who would rather blow up like a blimp before they admit to other men—or themselves—that they need to lose weight. Now match each of the persons with the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A. The heavier, the merrier. B. Some form of physical exercise has to play a part in men' s weight - loss program. C. Attention should be paid to eating patterns. D. Men' s attitudes are quite different from women' s. E. Gaining weight has nothing to do with health.F. Your educational role sometimes has to be more subtle.G. Facts are indisputable.

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单选题 Mrs. White I hate salesmen. I mean they are always pestering me to buy things I don't want. Why should I waste my time listening to their lies and looking at the junk they are trying to sell me? When I need something, I go out and buy it. Things are cheaper at the supermarket and there's a much better selection there. Mrs. Lee People prefer to buy from door-to-door salesmen because they are so friendly. A good salesman always brings things like candies for the children, sympathy for the tired housewife and a smile for the lonely old people. And the customers always have a chance to try things before they actually buy them. You don't get that kind of service at the supermarket. Mrs. Ros I just don't trust those salesmen. Once you let in a salesperson you can never get rid of him. They just keep talking and talking until you buy his goods. When you come to use the thing, you find out it's a piece of junk. But you can't get your money back. They use all kinds of dishonest tricks to get people to buy overpriced goods which they don't need and can't afford. Mr. Wales I have met salesmen who sell only quality products. Customers test everything in their own homes and at their own convenience. I've heard a few cases of salesman harassing customers or making false claims. I suppose there are a few bad salesmen. But there are also bad doctors, bad policemen and so on. They aren't typical of their profession. Mr. Baker Salesmen often came by for a coffee and a nice talk. I'm so glad they do so. I don't have many visitors and the salesmen are interesting people. They talk in vivid language, and they are usually polite people. I'm a little too old to go out to the stores and buy things. I don't mind paying a little extra when they are brought to my home. Now match each of the people (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: There are two extra statements. StatementsA. Salesmen often come to ask for a lot of coffee.B. Salesmen are usually adolecents.C. I prefer to buy things in a supermarket because things there are cheaper.D. I never trust salesmen. E. Salesmen provide better service than supermarkets do. F. Most salesmen don't take in their customers. G. Salesmen are interesting and usually polite peopl

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单选题Text The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases (26) the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant (27) of legal controls over the press. Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a (28) bill that will propose making payments to witnesses (29) and will strictly control the a mount of (30) that can be given to a case (31) a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he (32) with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not (33) sufficient control. (34) of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a (35) of media protest when he said the (36) of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges (37) to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which (38) the European Convention on Human Rights legally (39) in Britain, laid down that everybody was (40) to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families. “Press freedoms will be in safe hands (41) our British judges,” he said. Witness payments became an (42) after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995.Up to 19 witnesses were (43) to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised (44) witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to (45) guilty verdicts.