单选题The desert is full of activities in summer nights because ______.

单选题The measure of man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. —Thomas Macaulay Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic{{U}} (39) {{/U}}to our class. When the papers were{{U}} (40) {{/U}}she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the{{U}} (41) {{/U}}mistakes throughout the test. There is nothing really new about{{U}} (42) {{/U}}in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O'Neill{{U}} (43) {{/U}}even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to{{U}} (44) {{/U}}after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs O'Neill asked{{U}} (45) {{/U}}questions, and she didn't{{U}} (46) {{/U}}us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the{{U}} (47) {{/U}}words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to{{U}} (48) {{/U}}these words into our exercise-books one hundred times. I don't{{U}} (49) {{/U}}about the other eleven boys. Speaking for{{U}} (50) {{/U}}I can say. it was the most important single{{U}} (51) {{/U}}of my life. Thirty years after being{{U}} (52) {{/U}}to Macaulay's words, they{{U}} (53) {{/U}}seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a{{U}} (54) {{/U}}to measure ourselves rather than others. {{U}} (55) {{/U}}of us are asked to make{{U}} (56) {{/U}}decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called{{U}} (57) {{/U}}daily to make a great many personal decisions.{{U}} (58) {{/U}}the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket{{U}} (59) {{/U}}turned over to the policeman? Should the{{U}} (60) {{/U}}change received at the store be forgotten or{{U}} (61) {{/U}}? Nobody will know except{{U}} (62) {{/U}}. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always{{U}} (63) {{/U}}to live with someone you respect.

单选题According to the passage, we can infer that ______.

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单选题To get a chocolate out of a box requires a considerable amount of unpacking: The box has to be taken out of the paper bag in which it arrived, the cellophane wrapper has to be torn off, the lid opened and the paper removed, the chocolate itself then has to be unwrapped from its own piece of paper. But this overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxuries. It is now becoming increasingly difficult to buy anything that is not done up in beautiful wrapping. The package itself is of no interest to the shopper, who usually throws it away immediately. Useless wrapping accounts for much of the refuse put out by the average London household each week. So why is it done? Some of it, like the cellophane on meat, is necessary, but most of the rest is simply competitive selling. This is absurd. Packaging is using up scarce energy and resources and messing up the environment. Recycling is already happening with milk bottles which are returned to the dairies, washed out, and refilled. But both glass and paper are being threatened by the growing use of plastic. More dairies are experimenting with plastic bottles. The trouble with plastic is that it does not rot. Some environmentalists argue that the only solution to the problem of ever increasing plastic containers is to do away with plastic altogether in the shops, a suggestion unacceptable to many manufacturers who say there is no alternative to their handy plastic packs. It is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and reuse of various materials and into the cost of collecting and recycling containers as opposed to producing new ones. Unnecessary packaging, intended to be used just once, and make things look better so more people will buy them, is clearly becoming increasingly absurd. But it is not so much a question of doing away with packaging as using it sensibly. What is needed now is a more advanced approach to using scarce resources for what is, after all, a relatively unimportant function.

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单选题{{B}}Text 2{{/B}} Nowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed. These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power. No longer will a nation's political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary measure of power. But political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. It's often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of power and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world. America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess (杰出才能) over most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic that it is just the prowess that has enabled other countries to prosper(繁荣) and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership. The competitiveness of America's industrial base is an issue bigger than the Department of Defense and is going to require the efforts of the major institutional forces in our society--not be a strong force in the process because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, liked upon by others as the savior (救星) of American industry.

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}} Directions Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D.{{B}}Text 1{{/B}} When John Rothas got into the hydraulics (水力学) business 18 years ago he never dreamed he'd see his work up on the silver screen. But today he is, essentially, a Hollywood veteran. Rothas is a sales representative with Mayo Hydraulics, based in California. He has worked with special effects teams to move sets on some major Hollywood films. "Designing the systems needed for such projects makes for challenging and exciting work," says Rothas. "but Mayo Hydraulics' most recent project--sinking the Titanic for Paramout Pictures (派拉蒙影片公司) —takes the cake". "It was thrilling because it was the Titanic and it was the largest moving set ever built," says Rothas, with whom company President Mark Force, partnered with engineers at Parker Hannifin Corp. to design and build the systems needed to sink the set. I was engineers at Parker Hannifin the first time Mayo has ever gotten its name in the credits (导演、演员、制片人等名单). Titanic director James Cameron needed to achieve unique special effects for the film. Those included moving three massvie structures--the biggest of which was about the size of the 77-story building tipped on its side. Rothas and Force worked with Greg Paddocking tipped on its side. Rothas and Force worked with Greg Paddock of Parker Hannifin to design the hydraulic systems that would sink a 775-foot, 2-million pound scale model of the original ship; move a 200-foot long interior set; and tilt a 100-foot long poop (船尾) deck set form 6 degrees to 19 degrees. "I don't think anyone in Hollywood has ever moved anything this big," says Rothas, who has made quite a name for himself and his company in Hollywood circles. The movie industry makes up a significant portion of Mayo Hydraulics' business, according to business developer Hearty Chambers. Rothas adds that the industry is "Mayos niche market" that not all companies are equipped to serve. "Movie studios are demanding Mayotype service," he says. But despite the high demands, Mayo Hydraulics has been able to deliver time and again and plans to continue to penetrate the profitable market. "It's a lot of fun and it's out of the norm and there's good money in it if you're prepared to put a lot of hours in," Rothas says. In addition to being called late at night and early in the morning to deal with problems that arose during filming, Rothas says he spent a couple of 24-hour on the project. All told, Mayo Hydraulics spent about two months on the project.

单选题Recently in the Scottish Highlands, 260 theatergoers were led up a well-it, pin-tree-lined concrete path. Their destination? A vacant water plant. The large concrete space had the impersonal feel of an army camp—exactly the atmosphere the producers of Black Watch hoped to reproduce. The play is based on the true story of a Highlands troop sent overseas in 2004. Essentially, site-specific theater refers to plays produced in places directly relevant to their action. At the Museum Hotel in Wellington, New Zealand, audiences fried into room 217 to watch a tale about the various personalities who had occupied the room over time. "I think people are tired of the same old plays in the same confines of space, "says Paul McLaughlin, who produced Hotel. "Drama happens all around us—at the bus stop, in a supermarket—so we attempted to show how people can interact with the space that surrounds them. " To be sure, on-scene productions present their own set of challenges. Producers of Black Watch had to scout around London for a location for when the show comes to the British capital. But for many audience members, leaving the comfort of their theater seats makes for a more meaningful experience. "A lot of site-specific work challenges the way you look and think, "says Nick Kaye, a drama professor at the University of Exeter. Site-specific shows can also satisfy the growing desire for individualized entertainment fueled by on-demand television and the Internet. In Faust, which the London-based theater group Punch-drunk just wrapped up, audience members got to pick what they wanted to see. Housed in an old five-story storehouse in east London, the play featured different settings. Audience members could choose to watch a scene and follow certain actors from location to location. Felix Barrett, the director of Faust, says today's theatergoers expect more than just the traditional audience-actor relationship. "What I wanted to do was to create a piece where the audience can carve out the night they want to have, and it stays with them. "Creating a strong sense of place goes a long way toward achieving that.

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单选题Which of the following is the most important factor to Adler's success?

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单选题In the first paragraph the author states that ______.

单选题How long is it since you last went out for a walk? Three days? Three weeks? Three years? Well, who has time for that kind of thing nowadays? Your doctor may tell you to get more clean air. Your friends may tell you to get more exercises. Your wife may tell you to find something cheap to do. You would go out and walk for miles, except for one thing, Walking is boring. But now science has come to help yon. Now there is a reason for going out in the countryside. No more worry about not knowing where to go. Now the countryside is a forever pleasure. What could be more interesting than looking for buried (埋藏的) gold while walking? So now have a look at the new Sherlock Metal (金属) Detector (探测器). When you are walking with it, you will be very likely to find gold. Buy yourself a Sherlock Metal Detector, and you'll find yourself out in the open air for hours at a time. Metal detecting is the great new hobby.

单选题 On May 30, 2009, a speeding car hurtled (猛冲，飞驰) towards an open top bus{{U}} (26) {{/U}}the Queen of the Netherlands today{{U}} (27) {{/U}}smashing (撞开) into a crowd and killing four people who were{{U}} (28) {{/U}}the royal parade. A 38-year-old Dutchman, who was driving a black hatchback, has been{{U}} (29) {{/U}}on suspicion{{U}} (30) {{/U}}carrying out an attack on the Royal Family. Thirteen people were{{U}} (31) {{/U}}, five of whom{{U}} (32) {{/U}}in a serious condition, but the Queen and{{U}} (33) {{/U}}members of the Dutch royal family were not hurt. The black Suzuki(铃木){{U}} (34) {{/U}}through the crowd during a parade to mark the Queen’s Day national holiday in the city of Apeldoorn. Princess Maxima, wife of heir Willem-Alexander, watched in{{U}} (35) {{/U}}, with her hand{{U}} (36) {{/U}}her mouth, as the vehicle sped a few meters past the royal bus. Footage of the incident shows the damaged car continuing to be driven at high-speed after crashing into members of the crowd. People were thrown up{{U}} (37) {{/U}}the air as the car swerved across police railings,{{U}} (38) {{/U}}hundreds were waiting to see the Queen. The car was only{{U}} (39) {{/U}}once it had{{U}} (40) {{/U}}into a stone monument in the center of the city, about 50 miles{{U}} (41) {{/U}}of Amsterdam. Queen Beatrix responded to the attack in a{{U}} (42) {{/U}}broadcast that afternoon. "What started as a beautiful day has{{U}} (43) {{/U}}in terrible drama, which has shocked us{{U}} (44) {{/U}}," she said. A spokesman from the Dutch prosecutor’s office said the{{U}} (45) {{/U}}was believed to have purposely targeted the Royal Family. "We have reason to believe that this was a deliberate act," said Ludo Goossens, a public prosecutor. He said there were no indications of terrorist links nor were there signs of explosives.