单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} It is reported that alcohol abuse on college campuses is on the rise. But alcohol abuse is only one symptom of a larger campus crisis. There is a growth in racism, sexism, assault, attempted suicide, theft, property damage and most disappointing of all, cheating on exams. A generation has come to college quite fragile, not very secure about who it is, fearful of its lack of identity and without confidence in its future. Many students are ashamed of themselves and afraid of relationships. It is happening because the generation now entering college has experienced few authentic connections with adults in its lifetime. I call this the "Culture of Neglect", and we—parents, teachers, professors and administrators—are the primary architects. It begins at home, where social and economic factors result in less family time for adults. Most children and teenagers are being reared without mothers' being around, with television as their only supervisor, and there is little expectation that they learn personal responsibility. Immersed in themselves, they are left to their peers. We have failed to model a culture of responsibility. We have created a culture characterized by marriage failures, mass schooling that demands only minimal effort and media idols subliminally (下意识的)teaching disrespect for authority and wisdom. When the children do wrong, it is not their fault. On the contrary, it's our fault. It seems that the children are always owned something by the busy parents and by the overworked teachers. The children take it for granted that we should take responsibility for their acts. How could college students reared in the culture of neglect have any notion of obligation and responsibility? A nation of individuals who can't read or write well, with no sense of major human questions, who can't think critically or show interest in learning and who are unable to act responsibility will be ill equipped to compete in any new world order. A generation of neglect will shape our future. Let's wait and see.

单选题A: This assigned reading is in its original language, Spanish. Do you know anyone who can help me translate? B: ______.

单选题A: Hello, can you tell me if the library will be open Sunday evening? B: ______

单选题A: What a pleasant surprise! I haven't seen you for a long time.B: ______

单选题Although Hong Kong was in ______, it felt confident in its recovery.

单选题That small fishing village has now ______ into an important port.

单选题How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?

单选题A series of ______ scandals led to the fall of the government.

单选题Workers at this toy factory- had to suffer from ______ living and working conditions.

单选题This businessman was able to accumulate a Ufair/U fortune by investing in real estate development.

单选题Hurricanes are violent storms that cause millions of dollars in property damage and take many lives. They can be extremely dangerous, and too often people underestimate their fury. Hurricanes normally originate as a small area of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean west of the Cape Verde Islands during August or September. For several days, the area of the storm increases and the air pressure falls slowly. A center of low pressure forms, and winds begin to whirl around it. It is blown westward, increasing in size and strength. Hurricane hunters then fly out to the storm in order to determine its size and intensity and to track its direction. They drop instruments for recording temperature, air pressure, and humidity (湿度), into the storm. They also look at the size of waves on the ocean, the clouds, and the eye of the storm. The eye is a region of relative calm and clear skies in the center of the hurricane. People often lose their lives by leaving shelter when the eye has arrived, only to he caught in tremendous winds again when the eye has passed. Once the forecasters have determined that it is likely the hurricane will reach shore, they issue a hurricane watch for a large, general area that may be in the path of the storm. Later, when the probable point of landfall is clearer, they will issue a hurricane warning for a somewhat more limited area. People in these areas are wise to stock up on nonperishable foods, flash light and radio batteries, candles, and other items they may need if electricity and water are not available after the stoma. They should also try to hurricane-proof their houses by bringing in light-weight furniture and other items from outside and covering windows. People living in low-lying areas are wise to evacuate their houses because of the storm surge, which is a large rush of water that may come ashore with the storm. Hurricanes generally lose power slowly while traveling over land, but many move out to sea, gather up force again, and return to land. As they move toward the north, they generally lose their identity as hurricanes.

单选题Woman: Next fall will be my last semester of course work for my master's and I will be very busy doing research on my thesis. Man: So you will not graduate next fall, will you? Question: When will the woman finish her course work for her master's degree?

单选题Until the late 19th century, there was no uniform system of time-keeping in the United States.

单选题What are some of the major environmental issues in developing nations? Global warming is not among them—not 21 we look at all the deaths caused by flooding, droughts, heat waves, and storms. Today, about 0.06 percent of all deaths in the developing world are the result of such 22 weather. Instead, one of the biggest environmental killers in the developing world is a problem 23 to most people in rich countries: indoor air pollution. We take for granted our 24 to heat, light, and convenience at the flick (轻打) of a switch. 25 3 billion people in developing nations have no choice but to use 26 like cardboard (硬纸板) or dung (粪) to cook their food and warm their homes. The annual death toll from breathing the smoke of these fires is at least 1.4 million and most 27 are women and children. Another big environmental problem is poverty. To the more than 1 billion people living on less than $1.25 a day, worrying about 28 issues is a distant luxury. If your family is freezing, you will cut down the last tree for fuel; if they are starving, you will strip the land bare to 29 them. And if you have no certainty about the future, you will provide for it in the only way possible, by having more children to care for you in your old age, 30 how much they will add to humanity"s demands on the planet.

单选题This is the sort of case in which judges must {{U}}exercise{{/U}} the arbitrary power described a moment ago.

单选题The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily maie enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, if any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well. Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000, National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.

单选题The city government is going to take measures to ______ the price.

单选题Man: I'm going to give up the violin. The orchestra rejected me again. Woman: Just because you didn't make it, is that any reason to quit? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

单选题Chinatown has been the center of San Francisco's Chinese community since the 1850s. Its boundaries have expanded significantly since the 1960s, and the neighborhoods built there are generally {{U}}wealthy{{/U}}.

单选题The descendants of Uprominent/U families have to learn to protect their privacy in one way or another.