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

单选题It''s very interesting to note where the debate about diversity is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesn''t occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need. Likewise, I don''t hear people in the academy saying. " Let''s go backward. Let''s go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy ( which was never true — we never had a meritocracy, although we''ve come close to it in the last 30 years) ". I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus had doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in the media — not in corporate board rooms or on college campuses.

单选题Which one of the following is NOT true? Most Americans rush through day-time meals because ______.

单选题Wherewillthemanprobablygo?

单选题Whoisthespeaker?

单选题Whatistheskin?A.Appreciatedbymostpeople.B.Anorganofthebody.C.Aninactiveorgan.D.Relativelyunimportant.

单选题Questions 22 to 25 are based on the following dialogue.

单选题Whydidmanhavetotrackhistargetatacloserangewhenusingashortbow?

单选题The word" imperative"( Para. 1 )most probably refers to something ______.

单选题Whoisthemanworkingwith?A.Thewoman.B.Youngpeople.C.Frank.D.Themedia.

单选题{{B}}Text 3{{/B}} Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinating. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals. If someone had asked Cinderella, "Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?" She probably would have answered, "Why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishes. Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams, you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible. If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end. Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! How-ever, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don't come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it. Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.

单选题According to the writer, the rate of change in technology ______.