单选题Excerpt 1: Weight training helps to prevent type 2 diabetes in men, research suggests. Researchers found regular weights reduced the risk by up to a third, in the study of more than 32,000 men published in the Archives of Internal Medicine journal. It is already well known that regular exercise can prevent the disease. But the report is considered important as weights provide an alternative to aerobic (有氧的) exercises such as running for people who are not so mobile. Excerpt 2: Researchers say they have discovered why men may be more likely than women to develop type 2 diabetes—they are biologically more susceptible. Men need to gain far less weight than women to develop the condition, study findings suggest. The Glasgow University team found men developed the disease at a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) than women. Excerpt 3: Opticians should offer blood sugar checks alongside eye tests to help spot patients with undiagnosed diabetes, experts propose. A simple finger prick blood test in this setting could identify hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes, according to researchers. Excerpt 4: The rising rates of diabetes mean the condition now accounts for nearly a 10th of the annual NHS drugs bill in England, official figures show. Excerpt 5: The number of adults with diabetes in the world has more than doubled since 1980, a study in the Lancet says. Researchers from Imperial College London and Harvard University in the US analysed data from 2.7m people across the world, using statistical techniques to project a worldwide figure. The total number of people with all forms of the disease—which can be fatal—has risen from 153m to 347m. The authors said 70% of the rise was down to people living longer. Excerpt 6: An extreme eight-week diet of 600 calories a day can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people newly diagnosed with the disease, says a Diabetologia study. Seven out of 11 people studied were free of diabetes three months later, say findings published in the journal. More research is needed to see whether the reversal is permanent, say experts. Excerpt 7: Giving young children vitamin D supplements may reduce their risk of developing type 1 diabetes later in life, research suggests. Children who took supplements were around 30% less likely to develop the condition than those who did not.

单选题What did rock the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world?

单选题A: Our flight is behind the schedule again.B: ______

单选题If you become reconciled to your lot, you will never dig out your potential and will remain what you are.

单选题When we gave the children ice cream, they immediately Uceased/U crying.

单选题Man: Are you coming with us to the supermarket this afternoon? Woman: I promised Lucy that I'd help her with her painting project, and I'm really looking forward to it. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题The behavior sensor and software system built in a phone ______.

单选题{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} My surprise over the past few winters has been the personality transformation my parents go through around mid-December as they change from Dad and Mom into Grandpa and Grandma. Yes, they become grandparents and are completely different from the people I know the other eleven and a half months of the year. The first sign of my parents' change is the delight they take in visiting toy and children's clothing stores. These two people, who usually dislike anything having to do with shopping malls, become crazy consumers. While they tell me to budget my money and shop wisely, they are buying up every doll and dump truck in sight. And this is only the beginning of the holidays! When my brother's children arrive, Grandpa and Grandma come into full form. First they throw out all ideas about a balanced diet for the grandkids. While we were raised in a house where everyone had to take two bites of corn, beets (甜菜) , or liver (foods that appeared quite often on our table despite constant complaining), the grandchildren never have to eat anything that does not appeal to them. Grandma carries chocolate in her pockets to bribe (贿赂) the littlest ones into following her around the house, while Grandpa offers "surprises" of candy and cake to them all day long. Boxes of chocolate-pie disappear while the whole-wheat bread get hard and stale. The kids love all the sweets, and when the sugar raises their energy levels, Grandma and Grandpa can always decide to leave and do a bit more shopping or go to bed while my brother and sister-in-law try to deal with their highly active kids. Once the grandchildren have arrived, Grandma and Grandpa also seem to forget all of the responsibility lectures I so often hear in my daily life. If Mickey screams at his sister during dinner, he is "developing his own personality"; if Nancy breaks Grandma's mirror, she is "just a curious child". But, if I track mud into the house while helping to unload groceries, I become "careless"; if I scold one of the grandkids for tearing pages out of my textbook, I am" impatient". If Paula talks back to her mother, Grandma and Grandpa smile at her spirit. If I say one word about all of this excessive love, Mom and Dad reappear to have a talk with me about petty jealousies.

单选题If someone just studies a few recent corporate recruitment advertisements, there will be at least one thing he or she will find common in almost all. of them. The recruiters are putting much emphasis on hiring a one-team man rather than a one-man team, in the management category at least. In accordance to this shift, the office atmosphere is changing too. CEOs of the companies at present are accessible to general employees move than' ever before. The visual distance is cut short. Office decorations are changing with more and more interlinked and free sitting arrangements. At this age, one can never ignore the psychological affect on human beings created by the respective surroundings. The corporate houses these days are spending huge amounts to unite the workforce into an active team. Active and spontaneous participation of employees in both internal and external affairs of the company and even in the decision making process are regarded as the path of progress. The main problem in the corporate team building process namely 'distancing' is predominantly inherent in employees' as well as in the employer's psyche. It is one of the basic instincts of human beings. The primary team building process is constantly fighting to throw away 'distancing' to a great distance. The ideal corporate team building events concentrate on bringing together employees who do not always get the chance to come in close, if not in personal contact with each other. The prime ideological stand is that, if an employee does not know his or her co-workers then he or she cannot actively participate to boost up the company profile and morale as a whole. It is all about fixing the SELF, not into the category called OTHER, but under the umbrella named WE. The corporate event management companies divide the employees into various groups. Apparently, it seems that the process is breaking the basic notion of team building activities, but in fact, it just adds to the notion. The participants here never feel rivalry among themselves. They are conscious that it is merely a game though they need to win. Thus, they fail to concentrate on the issue that it is a part of the team building exercise tailored by the company. This lack of concentration on the subtle issue ultimately does the trick. The idea of the team is built in the consciousness of the participant that excludes the visual divisions.

单选题To get my travelers' cheques I had to ______a special cheque to the bank for the total amount.

单选题Which of the following will fans cherish the most?

单选题The city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, received its name in 1913, when the {{U}}adjoining{{/U}} towns Winston and Salem were combined.

单选题If minor disputes are left unsettled, tough ones will {{U}}pile{{/U}} up sooner or later.

单选题She often says her greatest happinessconsists in helping the disadvantaged children.

单选题Woman: What present should we get for Betty's birthday?Man: She's poor at math, don't you remember?Question: What does the man imply?

单选题Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yet? Woman: Well, I'd rather be a big fish in a small pond. Question: Which university is the woman likely to choose?

单选题The president is often awakened by a noisy crowd which assembles on the White House.

单选题______recent brain and behavioral research, Dr. Goldman wrote a fascinating book entitled Emotional Intelligence.