单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} In this part you are going to read six passages. Each of the passages is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the best choice according to the passage you read and write your choice on the Answer Sheet.{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} Love can't conquer all. So, before couples tie the knot, they should know what they're getting into. The taboo against couples living together before marriage is decreasing, and more and more people are saying "I do" after they've spent months, or even years, living together. As much as a person loves another, he or she never really knows what happens behind closed doors unless he or she is standing on the other side. While some people view living together before marriage as immoral, couples are actually expanding the boundaries of their relationship by moving in together. For example, the division of household responsibilities can be a major issue for newlyweds. By living together, couples can solve imbalances in the distribution of those responsibilities before someone realizes he or she has married a lazy bum. This may seem like a small point, but how many women and men are out there who never thought they would be the only ones cooking, washing dishes, vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, cleaning laundry, dusting, etc.? One of the largest problems in marriages is the "m" word: money. If couples live together before marriage, they learn one another's saving and spending styles. By sharing expenses, people learn not only how each person controls the purse strings but how to discuss finance matters with each other. It's important for couples to figure out budget priorities before they are married, and this is difficult to do unless a person has been sharing expenses with his or her partner. If couples don't have their financial issues in order, they are bound to surface, causing trouble in the marriage. It's also difficult to know someone intimately without living with him or her. A special bond forms between people who share their living space; their personal belongings, and their lives together. Some things you just don't know until you've lived with someone. While some people believe living together before marriage is inappropriate, like most everything else in this .country, it is a choice that everyone should respect. Living together can be a positive experience that will later reinforce a marriage, but it can also be something that ends a relationship. But if a relationship is going to end, it's better people discover the hard truth before they marry. Even though two people love each other and enjoy spending time together, the real question is, can you live together? People might want to find out before they make the serious decision to marry.

单选题Mo Yan is______as one of China's most talented writers.

单选题Because of the economic slowdown, the government changed its policy to ______ revenue by limiting commerce.

单选题In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the workers" life more enjoyable, it does not actually make them work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then variety is not an important factor. Other experts feel that giving the workers freedom to do their jobs in their own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor, but it is also one we can do something about. To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this important. But perhaps they want more only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.

单选题Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is ______ from the list for promotion.

单选题The flowers in the vase _______ because they had no water.

单选题Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn"t know for sure? That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain?That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves. There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave affer another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warming. The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, enlisted by the White House, to tell us that the Earth"s atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made. The clear message is that we should get moving to protect ourselves. The president of the National Academy, Bruce Alberts，added this key point in the preface to the panel"s report: "Science never has all the answer. But science does provide us with the best available guide to the future, and it is critical that our nation and the world base important policies on the best judgments that science can provide concerning the future consequences of present actions." Just as on smoking, voice now come from many quarters insisting that the science about global warming is incomplete; that it"s OK to keep pouring fumes into the air until we know for sure. This is a dangerous game: by the time 100 percent of the evidence is in, it may be too late. With the risks obvious and growing, a prudent people would take out an insurance policy now. Fortunately, the White House is starting to pay attention. But it"s obvious that a majority of the president"s advisers still don"t take global warming seriously. They continue to press for more research, a classic of "paralysis by analysis". To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research. But research alone is inadequate. If the Administration won"t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures. A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start. Many see that the country is getting ready to build lots of new power plants to meet our energy needs. If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.

单选题The teacher ______from her custom and gave us no homework yesterday.

单选题Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing their homework to a background of pop-music ______ it in a quite room.

单选题Japanese workers still put in an impressive 42 hours each week but they are ______ by the South Koreans and Singaporeans who spend an average 46 hours at the grindstone. A. outdone B. outweighed C. outrun D. outrivaled

单选题Laura, who comes from a wealthy family, spends most of her time enjoying herself, but takes ______ pains with her lessons.

单选题"Our life is ______ away by detail. Simplify, simplify. " That dictum of Henry David Thoreau's, echoing from the days of steamboats and ox-drawn plows, had long haunted me.

单选题The police are trying to get back the stolen statue.

单选题Many people in Wales have an Uaffinity/U with music.

单选题The Federal Communications Commission made an effort to prevent a single giant company from ______. competition in the market.

单选题I don"t understand why people ______ such a beautiful garden with cans and bottles.

单选题The television station is supported by ____ from foundations and other sources.