单选题 Question: 80-83 are based on the following passage. The Future of Warfare The latest revolution in warfare is based on the application of information technology to weapons. It involves gathering huge amounts of data; processing them so that relevant information is displayed on a screen; and then destroying targets, at much greater distance and with much greater accuracy than was previously possible. These changes favor attacks rather than defense: large, easy-to-hit objects—whether military bases, ship, tanks or concentration of troops—are increasingly vulnerable to weapons such as cruise missiles steered by satellite beams. All this is bad news for America's potential foes. Russia, a once and perhaps future rival, has neither the money nor the know-how to imitate the latest American advances. Other countries with more cash to spare aspire to master enough of the new technology to challenge American power locally. China, for instance, is plainly flexing its muscles in Asia. Iran wants to develop cruise missiles to allow it to keep other countries' ships away from the Gulf. But the American's mastery of the new warfare will make it increasingly foolish to make them on a high-intensity shooting war, as Saddam Hussein did. So if anyone wants to have a go at Uncle Sam, he will probably do so by other methods, such as ballistic missiles, biological weapons or terrorism. The revolution also has implications for America's friends. By increasing American might, it may encourage the country's unilateralist element to think it can win wars without having to work with troublesome partners. In any event, working with allies will probably become more bothersome: their low-tech armies may be incapable of plugging into American information networks. Moreover, given the increasing vulnerability of military bases to missile attack, America may wish to withdraw its soldiers from Europe and Asia. When necessary, I will be able to strike its enemies with long-range weapons and more intervention forces.

单选题In 1986 the country initiated restrictions on the use of pesticides. A. instituted B. constituted C. prosecuted D. distributed

单选题Because it is not a serious problem, we are not necessary to take strict measures against the student. A. we not need B. not necessary for us C. it being unnecessary D. it is not necessary for us

单选题Government is a basic means of ordering human relations. 41 its citizens, government generally 42 certain well-organized functions and services. It regulates the price, quality, and quantity of certain goods and services. It acts to improve the health of the economy and the level of employment. It 43 an internal system of justice as an alternative 44 the use of force in the settlement of disputes—a system which not only protects the individual from arbitrary or hostile actions on the part of his fellow citizens, 45 from the infringement of his basic rights by other governmental elements. It provides a system of defense 46 attack by other countries. It takes a sizable part of the income of individuals and applies it 47 . Obviously, in 48 these tremendously significant activities, government 49 an insistent force on the life of every individual; and each citizen will be helped or hindered depending upon the 50 to which he understands the nature of governmental power. Government, however, is the only one among many forms of social organization 51 considerable influence and claims 52 people. Particularly important 53 organizations are the corporation, the trade union, the church or synagogue, the club, the trade association, and the family. 54 , of course, there remain those aspects of life which are unassailably personal and individual and which cannot be dealt with by the mechanisms of society. Government is 55 in every way superior to the other groups or organizations. It has, 56 , certain characteristics different from them. One is universality, in that all citizens belong. Another is that the government has a near monopoly 57 the legitimate application of force for carrying out its will. 58 , government"s role in America is perhaps best indicated in the Preamble to our Constitution. Our 59 fathers there gave it the challenge to "form a more perfect Union, establish justice, 60 domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity..." Every American citizen, either through action or apathy, is involved in this great task.

单选题In order to live the kind of life we want and to be the person we want to be, we have to do more than just ______ with events.

单选题With its distinctive ethnic characteristics, Tibetological research, {{U}}which would play{{/U}} an important role in inheriting and developing the essense of traditional Tibetan culture, has received attention and support from the state. A. which is playing B. that is palying C. which plays D. that plays

单选题When she returned back by abroad, she told us all about her experience as an illegal immigrant.

单选题Without ever having made any effort, some people become rich overnight, making bundles and living like fighting cocks. A. endeavour B. sweat C. struggle D. weight

单选题The student union's president was appalled by the {{U}}complacency{{/U}} of his classmates; not one of the seniors seemed to care about the theme of the band.

单选题The Kyoto Protocol has been designed to______the global environmental problems. A. dress B. address C. stress D. distress

单选题Mark Anthony''s eulogy of Caesar at his funeral is memorably recorded in a play by Shakespeare.

单选题The project, which will be accomplished by the end of 2008, will expand the city's telephone network to cover one million users. A．accomplished B．being accomplished C．having been accomplished D．to be accomplished

单选题One can narrow the search by specifying the range of employees, {{U}}revenue{{/U}} and export figures, accepting only those companies that fall within the requested area.

单选题As {{U}}an English major student{{/U}}, I think business English is more practical than other fields.

单选题The artist spent years on his {{U}}monumental{{/U}} painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country.

单选题The team's efforts to score were ______ by the opposing goalkeeper. A. frustrated B. prevented C. discouraged D. accomplished

单选题What is the major factor that has raised the divorce rate in North America?

单选题Writing about music is like dancing about architecture, or so the saying goes. Sometimes attributed to Frank Zappa, other times to Elvis Costello, this quote is usually intended to convey the futility of such an endeavor, if not the complete silliness of even attempting it. But Glenn Kurtz's graceful memoir, Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music, turns the expression on its head, giving it a different meaning by creating a lovely, unique book. Kurtz picked up the guitar as a kid in a music-loving family, attended the Long Island music school, and went on to play on Merv Griffin's TV show before graduating from Tufts University. Motivating the young Kurtz was the dream of reinventing classical guitar, as if by his great ambition alone he could push it from the margins of popular interest to center stage-something not even accomplished by the late Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, perhaps the only artist of the form ever to reach anything resembling widespread celebrity. This book reads like a love story of sorts: Boy meets guitar. Boy loves guitar. Guitar breaks boy's heart or, more precisely, the ordinariness of a working musician's life does so. "I'd just imagined the artist's life naively, childishly, with too much longing, too much poetry and innocence and purity," Kurtz writes. "The guitar had been the instrument of my dreams. Now the dream was over. " Boy leaves guitar. Were the story to end here, this book would be a tragedy, but after nearly a decade the boy returns to guitar, and although he has lost the enthusiasm he had in his youth, he finds his love of the guitar again in a way he never could have appreciated before. Although Kurtz is writing about a unique musical path, his journey speaks eloquently to the heart of anyone who has ever desperately yearned to achieve something and felt the sting of disappointment. "Everyone who gives up a serious childhood dream—of becoming an artist, a doctor, an engineer, an athlete—lives the rest of their life with a sense of loss, with nagging what it is," he writes. "Is that time and effort, that talent and ambition, truly wasted?/

单选题Upon completing his examination {{U}}over{{/U}} the patient, the doctor offered his judgment of her conditions.

单选题Writing about music is like dancing about architecture, or so the saying goes. Sometimes attributed to Frank Zappa, other times to Elvis Costello, this quote is usually intended to convey the futility of such an endeavor, if not the complete silliness of even attempting it. But Glenn Kurtz"s graceful memoir, Practicing: A Musician"s Return to Music, turns the expression on its head, giving it a different meaning by creating a lovely, unique book. Kurtz picked up the guitar as a kid in a music-loving family, attended the Long Island music school, and went on to play on Merv Griffin"s TV show before graduating from Tufts University. Motivating the young Kurtz was the dream of reinventing classical guitar, as if by his great ambition alone he could push it from the margins of popular interest to center stage-something not even accomplished by the late Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, perhaps the only artist of the form ever to reach anything resembling widespread celebrity. This book reads like a love story of sorts: Boy meets guitar. Boy loves guitar. Guitar breaks boy"s heart or, more precisely, the ordinariness of a working musician"s life does so. "I"d just imagined the artist"s life naively, childishly, with too much longing, too much poetry and innocence and purity," Kurtz writes. "The guitar had been the instrument of my dreams. Now the dream was over." Boy leaves guitar. Were the story to end here, this book would he a tragedy, but after nearly a decade the boy returns to guitar, and although he has lost the enthusiasm he had in his youth, he finds his love of the guitar again in a way he never could have appreciated before. Although Kurtz is writing about a unique musical path, his journey speaks eloquently to the heart of anyone who has ever desperately yearned to achieve something and felt the sting of disappointment. "Everyone who gives up a serious childhood dream—of becoming an artist, a doctor, an engineer, an athlete—lives the rest of their life with a sense of loss, with nagging what it is," he writes. "Is that time and effort, that talent and ambition, truly wasted?"