单选题Whatarethemanandwomandiscussing?A.TrashorbitingEarth.B.AtripbyanastronauttotheMoon.C.ThetoomuchgarbageonEarth.D.Becomingspacescientists.

单选题{{I}}Questions 14 ～ 17 are based on the following dialogue.{{/I}}

单选题The Spring Festival is 1 . As a tradition, people are 2 to have something new to use or wear, 3 children, no matter they are rich or poor. Therefore, you can see many faro/lies going shopping on the streets. And, interestingly enough, you may notice that men"s shopping style is different 4 that of women. Let"s look at men"s clothes shops: A man comes into a shop, has a 5 at the whole shop and goes to his 6 area. He has a 7 look of the colors and begins to ask the shop assistant for the right size. He tries it on, 8 his arms or kicking his 9 to check if it is 10 enough. The clothing 11 him and he asks for a plastic bag. He pays the money, puts the new dress in the bag and leaves the shop. The 12 is done in only a few minutes. If the dress is sold in package, he doesn"t want to be 13 to unpack it. So, you see men"s shopping is quite direct and hence 14 Now enters a 15 The man is just doing the same as the 16 man. The difference is that the lady checks it carefully before she pays. She 17 the surface of the dress, turns it over and check the 18 side as well. She 19 much attention to the stitches and the ironing. 20 . she is sure that the clothes seem perfect will she pay. A lady is more careful when shopping. ...

单选题The ostrich, the largest bird in the world at present, lives in the drier regions of Africa outside the actual deserts. Because of its very long, powerful legs and the floating effect of its extended wings, it is able to run at great speed over considerable distances. The female ostrich normally produces about twenty eggs every rainy season. When the female ostrich begins to lay her eggs, however, she does not begin in her own nest. Instead she goes off in search of the nests of neighboring females and lays two or three eggs in each of them. By the time she has laid eight or nine eggs, she returns and lays the rest in her own nest. Because of the size of the eggs, the female ostrich cannot lay more than one every two days, so it takes her three weeks to finish laying in her own nest. During that period, she spends a lot of time away from her nest looking for food. And while she is off her nest, other females visit it to lay their eggs amongst hers. By the time she is ready to sit on the eggs to hatch them, there could be up to thirty eggs in her nest, over half of which are not her own. The female ostrich can comfortably cover only about twenty eggs when she is sitting on the nest, so before settling down she pushes the surplus ten or so eggs out of the nest. The rejected eggs, however, never include any of her own. Each female is remarkably consistent in the size and shape of the eggs she produces, so it is not difficult for her to distinguish her own from those of strangers. Of all the eggs laid by a colony of ostriches, only a very small number hatch into young birds. There are times when nests are left unprotected, for there are too few males to sit on all the nests at night. Thus there are ample opportunities for their natural enemies to raid the nests and eat the eggs. In fact, nearly 80% of the nests are destroyed. But even if a particular female's nest suffers this fate, there is a good chance that one or two of her eggs will be hatched in the nest of one of her neighbors.

单选题In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally (26) them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police (27) have the power that do. What does a policeman actually do? It is not (28) job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in (29) In Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and (30) most of his time (31) up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to keep the traffic (32) and help when there is an accident. A policeman has to help keep the (33) , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we (34) the police to come and restore order. And they often have to (35) situation at great risk to their own (36) We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, (37) be is not a detective, will often have to help (38) and arrest criminals. And (39) do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a (40) , a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. (41) a policeman has to be (42) to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the (43) world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it (44) well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen, I do not think that I could (45) do the job of a policeman.

单选题Questions 14-17 are based on the following conversation between a man and woman about taking a vacation.

单选题The older New England villages have changed relatively little ______ a gas station or two in recent decades.

单选题 Rhythm and blues, or R&B, is a{{U}} (26) {{/U}}of music that came out of the jazz, blues and gospel music that was being{{U}} (27) {{/U}}by African Americans{{U}} (28) {{/U}}the 1930s and 1940s. Over the years, the term has commonly been used to describe{{U}} (29) {{/U}}popular music this community was played at the time. This more upbeat, exciting type of music caught on{{U}} (30) {{/U}}a big way, and for the first time, African Americans{{U}} (31) {{/U}}their own style of commercial music. In the late 1930s, many big bands broke up{{U}} (32) {{/U}}smaller units and formed "jump blues" bands{{U}} (33) {{/U}}played loud music with a strong dance beat, quickly{{U}} (34) {{/U}}popular in the dance halls at the time. Early R＆B{{U}} (35) {{/U}}were those of Count Basie, Louis Jordan and Lionel Hampton. Basic had a hit in 1937 with One O'clock Jump,{{U}} (36) {{/U}}Jordan had a string of hits from the late 1930s through the 1940s. By the mid 1940s, R.M. Blues by Roy Milton and The Honey dripper by Joe Liggin each{{U}} (37) {{/U}}one million copies. The new music style{{U}} (38) {{/U}}to evolve and was gaining{{U}} (39) {{/U}}rapidly. In Annapolis, more than 50,000 people{{U}} (40) {{/U}}up to a concert with seating for 8,000. There was a traffic{{U}} (41) {{/U}}for seven hours. Rhythm and blues has come a long way{{U}} (42) {{/U}}American African musicians of the mid 20th century developed their own style of{{U}} (43) {{/U}}music based on some more conservative styles at the time. R&B had huge success in the 1950s and 1960s before making an even{{U}} (44) {{/U}}comeback as contemporary R&B{{U}} (45) {{/U}}the 1980s on.

单选题Why is all life in danger? Becausebreak up the food chains.

单选题You must have been troubled by when to say "I love you" because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life. What if you say it first and your partner doesn't love you back? Or if they do say it but you don't feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be nerve-racking (紧张) and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn't it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand frst? "A really good relationship should be about being fair and being equal, " says psychologist Sidney Crown. "But love is seldom equal. " All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. "That feeling of 'I've always loved you more' may be subverted (颠覆，破坏) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling (大声争吵). " In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. "The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings, " says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. "The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says 'I love you' first may also be the one who says 'I'm bored with you' first. " Hall believes that much depends on how "I love you" is said and the motivation of the person saying it. "Is it said when they're drunk? Is it said before their partner flies off on holiday, and what it really means is 'Please don't be unfaithful to me'? By saying 'I love you' , they really saying 'Do you love me?' If so, wouldn't it just be more honest to say that?" Collins agrees that intention is everything. "It's not what is said, but how it's said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker. /

单选题At one meal, the first main course is often ______.

单选题Whatdidthewomandobeforeshecameforthisjob?[A]Workedasasecretary.[B]Wedon'tknow.[C]Acomputerexpert.

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]5 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Now look at Question 1.{{/I}}

单选题The view over a valley of a ting village with thatched roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildings-these are still common sights in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside. Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practised on the British Isles (英伦诸岛). Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too. Thatching is a solitary (独自的) craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practised today has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter. In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modem buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defence against the heat.