单选题We learned that Columbus has discovered America in 1492.

单选题Of course, the notion Ususpects that/U while people work 50 weeks a year, their output is greater than they work 46 or 47 weeks.

单选题In addition to bettering group and individual performance, cooperation ______ the quality of interpersonal relationship. A. ascends B. compels C. enhances D. prefers

单选题But in our enthusiasm to discover our heritage, we are ruining the very scenery we go to enjoy, damaging natural habitats, ______ down footpaths, disturbing wildlife, polluting the air and dropping litter. A. wearing B. treading C. falling D. cutting

单选题Prayer in Schools The Reverend Jerry Falwell contends that up until about thirty years ago the precepts of the Bible were at the basis of the curriculum of public schools throughout the country. Prayer was offered and passages from the Bible were read virtually every day, and, because of that, the country and its citizens were better off. Falwell also claims that this was precisely what the founders of this country wanted. Quoting from President John Adams, who said that one means of preserving our Constitution was to "patronize every rational effort to encourage schools, colleges, universities and every institution for propagating knowledge, virtue and religion among all classes of the people," Falwell sees the recent elimination of school prayer as a contributing cause of the moral disintegration of society. Since in a democracy education is supposed to create better citizens, then schools must provide the moral foundation for that citizenry. Senator John East pointed out that the phrase "separation of church and state" appears nowhere in the Constitution. If the government were required to eliminate all traces of religious practice, then "we could have no chaplains in the Armed Forces. We could have no religious facilities on military bases. We could not open the Senate or the House with prayer. We could not have "In God We Trust" on our coins. We could not say "God Save This Honorable Court" when the Supreme Court opens. We could not allow the President, at the conclusion of his Presidential oath, to say "...So Help Me God."" In short, prayer in the schools was favored by the founders, and to eliminate it, as the Supreme Court has ruled, neglects a crucial component of every child"s education. Opponents of school prayer find major distortions in the current attacks against the "secularization" of schools and argue that the "materials [the opponents] advocate are consistent with historical traditions of character development while also being in tune with the present realities of the times." Opponents also maintain that prayer in the schools violates the principle of religious freedom, as enunciated in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Institutionalizing school prayer in the classroom in effect makes it no longer voluntary. Senator Lowell Weicker has said that this issue relates to "whether or not each of us will be able to find our own way to God, bound in our own way, or whether we go back to the history which we had denied and allow the State to do that for us. The one is the first step, the other, the last, in the career of intolerance." Opponents of prayer in the classroom are not unanimously against all prayer, but they feel that those who wish to pray together should do so in the privacy of their own homes or in their churches and synagogues. And finally, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, if children wish to pray in school, let them do so quietly and privately, since the Constitution"s Fifth Amendment guarantees everyone the right to remain silent.

单选题Because of poor situation, the woman ______ for a transfer to another office. A. put in B. look in C. set in D. took in

单选题What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle. A．to B．from C．than D．with

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

单选题I would have finished my paper if it was at all possible, but I wag fully occupied the whole of last week.

单选题When one is unfamiliar with the customs, it is easy to make a ______.

单选题I suppose the party ended in a friendly atmosphere, isn"t it ?

单选题Victor Henry couldn't help staring in wonder at this ______, smoke-wreathed puddle of an old man, fiddling with the thick gold chain across his big black-clad belly. A. sluging B. sleeking C. slicking D. slumping

单选题Historians of the 1960's portrayed Jefferson as a {{U}}dogmatic{{/U}} thinker, who was eager to fill the yound with his political orthodoxy and censored ideas which he did not like. A. judicious B. cynical C. proficient D. doctrinaire

单选题The {{U}}dichotomy{{/U}} postulated by many between idealism and realism is one of the standard cliches of the ongoing debate over international affairs.

单选题Although the imperial guards despised the motive of the revolution, they actually helped the discontented , rebellious common people to attack and occupy the Bastille.

单选题While some international couriers are showing signs of exhaustion, EMS (Express Mail Service), the generic name for the courier services of post offices, seems to be finding its stride. Known as Datapost in Britain, as Chronopost in France, and as A1-Barid al-Mumtaz in Saudi Arabia, EMS is now second in the international courier business (jointly with TNT Skypack). Last year it delivered 5.6 million items, weighing less than 20 kilograms each, across borders. That and its annual growth rate of around 5 percent have worried DHL, the market leader, enough for it to counter-attack in the Courts. On October 26, a Dutch judge ruled against DHL on all three counts filed against the Dutch post office: that the three-initial name was too close to DHL's; that the orange lines in the EMS logo were too similar to DHL's dark red ones; and that the claim to the widest route system in the world was unfounded. DHL has threatened the Swiss post office with similar action, but it may reconsider after the Dutch ruling. EMS has some advantages over the private couriers. One is a dense ready-made network of offices, especially in Europe, the avowed target area of the private couriers. Another advantage is a long tradition of working with customs authorities. In a business where minutes count, it pays to have good friends at customs. That advantage particularly irritates the private couriers because there is no legal way to combat such unquantifiable coziness. The private courier services are also annoyed because in countries like Switzerland and Italy, where the post office is officially a monopoly, they pay it a fee. In Switzerland DHL says it pays more than SFr lm ($ 708,000) "to the competition" each year. In France the couriers have won a battle for exoneration. Although governments are under little pressure to keep prices artificially low, EMS is often cheaper than the private couriers, but not always. A recent test in Britain (on a domestic route) showed Datapost about halfway between the least and the most expensive, but gave it full marks for speed and service. Each national EMS is free to set its rates and follow its own rules on things like bulk discounts. The Universal Postal Union, based in Berne, determines how costs and revenues are split between sending and receiving countries, and standardizes procedures. More than 100 postal administrations have linked into the system—and more are coming, including Russia's. That makes the feisty EMS particularly happy since its rivals have not been allowed to serve anywhere in Russia.

单选题I cannot thank you very much for your kindness, I owe my success to you.

单选题Since then, the suspect has been under close watch of New York's police. A. under close survelliance B. under immediate supervision C. at the inspection D. at the mornitoring

单选题A ______ of sympathy swept through Japan yesterday as people heard the shocking news of Obuchi's (小渊惠三) descent into a coma.

单选题Paragraph 3 reflects basically the views and comments of ______.