单选题The Court of Auditors of the EU is an ______ body and acts independently from all other institutions.

单选题He became aware that he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk {{U}}coherently{{/U}}.

单选题A couple were holding each other close to ______ the cold wind that had sprung up. A. ward off B. shake off C. turn off D. take off

单选题The minister is too much of a______ in the world of politics to care much about what his opponents say.

单选题She has been______for five months and in another five months' time she will be mother.

单选题{{U}}Initially{{/U}} his book did not receive much attention, but two weeks after the critic's review appeared in the newspapers, it climbed to the best sellers' list.

单选题The flowers in the vase ______ because they had no water. A. withered B. wrinkled C. ripened D. prospered

单选题Through most city traffic is regulated by automatic traffic lights, the city's residents are Unotorious/U for ignoring them.

单选题The earthquake happened in south Xinjiang on Feb. 24. This ______ killed 266 people. A. causality B. collapse C. calamity D. crater

单选题It's not safe to carry so much money with you. You'd better______the money in the bank.

单选题The news that the company is being taken over by foreign investors has severely ______ the stock markets. A. vibrated B. swung C. trembled D. jolted

单选题We must try to use our intellect ______. A. to the greatest advantage B. for the most details C. by the rarest chance D. of the greatest significance

单选题Tim is {{U}}dubious{{/U}} about diet pills which advertise quick weight loss.

单选题Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very______. (2013年北京航空航天大学考博试题)

单选题Such an ______ act of hostility can only lead to war. A. overt B. opportunistic C. occadional D. unequaled

单选题With its ______of western materials and Japanese motives, it was an assertion of Japan's new cultural strength revealing their spirit.

单选题{{B}}Passage Three{{/B}} Science is a dominant theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every facet of our life, educated people need at least some acquaintance with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific concepts is easier to attain if one knows something about the things that excite and frustrate the scientist. This book is written for the intelligent student or lay person whose acquaintance with science is superficial; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of dried facts; for the person who has been presented with science as the production of gadgets; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician. The book can be used to supplement a course in any science, to accompany any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or--independently of any course-simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader perspective on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is who scientists are, and what they do. It will give them an awareness and understanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. In addition, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies that are pervasive in our culture. We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to comprise more and more women. This increasing role of women in the scientific subculture is not a unique incident but, rather, part of the trend evident in all segments of society as more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields and make significant contributions. In discussing these changes and contributions, however, we are faced with a language that is implicitly sexist, one that uses male nouns or pronouns in referring to unspecified individuals. To offset this built-in bias, we have adopted the policy of using plural nouns and pronouns whenever possible and, when absolutely necessary, alternating he and she. This policy is far from being ideal, but it is at least an acknowledgment of the inadequacy of our language in treating half of the human equally. We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our approach is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a grim and dreary way to earn a living.

单选题 It is surely not beyond the wit of the government to solve this simple problem.