单选题In little religious sects, accordingly, the morals of the common people have been almost always remarkably regular and orderly; generally much more so than in the established church. The morals of those little sects, indeed, have frequently been rather disagreeably rigorous and unsocial. There are two very easy and effectual remedies, however, by whose joint operation the state might, without violence, correct whatever was unsocial or disagreeably rigorous in the morals of all the little sects into which the country was divided. The flint of those remedies is the study of science and philosophy, which the state might render almost universal among all people of middling or more than middling rank and fortune; not by giving salaries to teachers in order to make them negligent and idle, but by instituting some sort of probation, even in the higher and more difficult sciences, to be undergone by every person before he was permitted to exercise any liberal profession, or before he could be received as a candidate for any honourable office of trust or profit. If the state imposed upon this order of men the necessity of learning, it would have no occasion to give itself any trouble about providing them with proper teachers. They would soon find better teachers for themselves than any whom the state could provide for them. Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition; and where all the superior ranks of people were secured from it, the inferior ranks could not be much exposed to it. The second of those remedies is the frequency and gaiety of public diversions. The state, by encouraging, that is by giving entire liberty to all those who for their own interest would attempt without scandal or indecency, to amuse and divert the people by painting, poetry, music, dancing, by all sorts of dramatic representations and exhibitions, would easily dissipate, in the greater part of them, that melancholy and gloomy humour which is almost always the nurse of popular superstition and enthusiasm. Public diversions have always been the objects of dread and hatred to all the fanatical promoters of those popular frenzies. The gaiety and good humour which those diversions inspire were altogether inconsistent with that temper of mind which was fittest for their purpose, or which they could best work upon. Dramatic representations, besides, frequently exposing their artifices to public ridicule, and sometimes even to public execration, were upon that account, more than all other diversions, the objects of their peculiar abhorrence. In a country where the law favoured the teachers of no one religion more than those of another, it would not be necessary that any of them should have any particular or immediate dependency upon the sovereign or executive power; or that he should have anything to do either in appointing or in dismissing them from their offices. In such a situation he would have no occasion to give himself any concern about them, further than to keep the peace among them in the same manner as among the rest of his subjects; that is, to hinder them from persecuting, abusing, or oppressing one another. But it is quite otherwise in countries where there is an established or governing religion. The sovereign can in this case never be secure unless he has the means of influencing in a considerable degree the greater part of the teachers of that religion.

单选题We ask for ______ from others, yet we are never merciful ourselves. A. clemency B. sincerity C. selectivity D. consideration

单选题They teach the vocabulary of the English used in computer science, which is also listed ______ in the glossary. A. in sum B. in total C. in general D. in full

单选题The distinctions between the different schools and approaches are often very ______.

单选题The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of ______ .

单选题 The Brooklyn Bridge in New York has been featured in movies, photographs, and media for over a hundred years, but the bridge is much more than just a pretty sight. It opened on May 24, 1883, and, at 3,460 feet, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, measuring 50% longer than any previously built. The Brooklyn Bridge was a symbol of American strength and vitality, but its completion followed years of toil and sacrifice. John Augustus Roebling, a German immigrant, envisioned the bridge that would link Manhattan to Brooklyn over the East River. While in preparations for building, however, John Roebling was injured when a ferry pinned his foot to a pylon, and he died weeks later of tetanus. This first setback to the building of the bridge was indicative of the problems that would plague its construction as well as the harrowing tenacity that led to its completion. Washington Roebling took over the project upon his father's death. Washington persevered through many hurdles in the building of the bridge including fires, accidents, industrial corruption, and loss of public support. He continued, however, in his push to complete the bridge. In fact, it is said that he worked harder and longer than any worker he employed in even the most dangerous circumstances. While working in the caissons, underwater chambers that supported the bridge, he was stricken by the decompression sickness that led to his paralysis. Nothing could stop him, though, and he continued construction by sending messages to the site through his wife, Emily. Fourteen years after construction began, the Brooklyn Bridge celebrated its grand opening. The total cost to build the bridge was fifteen million dollars, and 27 people died in its construction, but it stood as a tribute to American invention and industry.

单选题The author’s attitude towards “The Da Vince Code” is ________.

单选题In 1951, he took up residence in Wall Street, the central financial______ in New York City. A. arena B. field C. division D. district

单选题According to ______ across the relevant research community, the published attack represents an extreme position in its demands for proof.

单选题Hosting the 2008 Olympics provided China with an opportunity to ______ its unprecedented progress. A. demonstrate B. deduce C. distinguish D. disperse

单选题Those are very important papers and I'd just as soon ______ here.

单选题Advanced mammals such as monkeys, apes and humans have brains ______ from ancestors that took to living in the trees.

单选题These machines have Ubeen idle/U for the past month.

单选题The price of beer ______ from 40 cents to ＄4 per liter during the summer season.

单选题All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons ______ slowly into the sky.

单选题He swallows his words so much that I can never ______what he is saying.

单选题 Of late, there have been several posts suggesting that America has no culture or that what culture it has is somehow inferior to that of other societies. Of course, it cannot be both. To suggest that America has, in some sense, an inferior culture is to grant that it has a culture. America most definitely has culture and the culture of America is easily the most dominant of the world, whether it is McDonald's in the heart of what as once the center of the Evil Empire, or Arnold Schwarzenagger storming across German theatres, or Disneyland sending the French snobs into hysteria, American culture dominates Europe as never before. And it is not just Europe. Enter any shopping center in Asia and the odds are that the music blasting over the sound system is American pop music. Madonna look like speak Mandarin Chinese. Often, American culture is derided by the so-called "intellectuals". (And by that , I do not mean the traditional definition of those who use their intellect to make a living as, ina increasingly service economy, there are few people today who would not fit into that category but, rather, people who fancy themselves as in some way gifted to impose their views upon the rest of us, to save us from ourselves. ) What is it about American culture that annoys the "intellectuals" so much? It is precisely that which differentiates it from other cultures, particularly the cultures of Europe("intellectuals " tending to be Europhiles). Whereas European culture (and, indeed, most pre-industrial cultures ) sprang from their traditions of aristocracy and the subservience of the ruling class, American culture serves the middle-class, the vulgar, if you will. Where-as European culture is concerned with what is exclusive and aloof, American culture is concerned with what is common and accessible. You don't need classes in school in rock music appreciation or the finer aspects of eating pizza. Some have suggested that America is doomed because it has no culture. But the contrary is more likely the case. In spite of the best efforts of the multi cultural fascists,America has yet to fulfill its manifest destiny primarily because its culture is not only dominating and assimilating immigrants from every corner of the world, it is, indeed reaching out to every corner of the world and creating a world community, a community centered on the individual, every individual not just those gifted with expensive tastes.

单选题{{B}}Part Ⅲ Cloze{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. The history of African—Americans during the past 400 years is traditionally narrated{{U}} (41) {{/U}}an ongoing straggle against{{U}} (42) {{/U}}and indifference on the part of the American mainstream, and a struggle{{U}} (43) {{/U}}as an upward movement is{{U}} (44) {{/U}}toward ever more justice and opportunity. Technology in and of{{U}} (45) {{/U}}is not at fault; it's much too simple to say that gunpowder or agricultural machinery or fiber optics{{U}} (46) {{/U}}been the enemy of an{{U}} (47) {{/U}}group of people. A certain machine is put{{U}} (48) {{/U}}work in a certain way--the purpose{{U}} (49) {{/U}}which it was designed. The people who design the machines are not intent on unleashing chaos; they are usually trying to{{U}} (50) {{/U}}a task more quickly, cleanly, or cheaply,{{U}} (51) {{/U}}the imperative of innovation and efficiency that has ruled Western civilization{{U}} (52) {{/U}}the Renaissance. Mastery of technology is second only{{U}} (53) {{/U}}money as the true measure of accomplishment in this country, and it is very likely that by{{U}} (54) {{/U}}this under-representation in the technological realm, and by not questioning and examining the folkways that have{{U}} (55) {{/U}}it, blacks are allowing{{U}} (56) {{/U}}to be kept out of the mainstream once again. This time, however, they will be{{U}} (57) {{/U}}from the greatest cash engine of the twenty-first century. Inner-city blacks in particular are in danger, and the beautiful suburbs{{U}} (58) {{/U}}ring the decay of Hartford, shed the past and learn to exist without contemplating or encountering the tragedy of the inner city. And blacks must change as well. Tile ways that{{U}} (59) {{/U}}their ancestors through captivity and coming to freedom have begun to loose their utility. If blacks{{U}} (60) {{/U}}to survive as full participants in this society, they have to understand what works now.

单选题The dark clouds suggest a (n) ______ storm. A. impending B. surprising C. fast D. unexpected

单选题The board of directors have already discussed the subject ______ in the previous meetings and they will handle it in all its aspects. A. in place B. at length C. on end D. off and on