单选题They Uconceded/U that her statement was true.

单选题"I mean Gildas and Ludens are both wise, reasonable and tactful; but naturally they're ______, they want to know what's happening, and make judgments on it all. " A. indifferent B. innocent C. inquisitive D. instinctive

单选题My grandmother ______ the photographs of her two grandchildren.

单选题On the whole it's a good book; and it would be unwise to______those small defects.

单选题Howard Johnson ______ a better brand of ice cream and a new way to sell it.

单选题15,000 miners staged a(n)______ protest demonstration against pit closures.

单选题Under the Bush administration America has gone from a policy of "dual containment" of Iran and Iraq to one approaching dual failure. It removed the iron rule of Saddam Hussein, but created an anarchic void in Iraq into which Iran has extended its influence. Exhausted by the insurgency in Iraq, America now struggle to deal with the more acute threat of weapons of mass destruction posed by Iran"s nuclear programme. America"s Arab allies may be terrified by the strengthening of Iran, but they are even more terrified by the prospect of American military action to destroy Iran"s nuclear facilities. In Europe there is a degree of acceptance that, sooner or later, the world may have to deal with a nuclear-armed Iran. Some in the Bush administration though, regard that prospect as even more horrendous than the consequences of attacking Iran, which may include more instability in Iraq and elsewhere, more terrorism and the disruption of oil from the Persian Gulf. There is no certainty, moreover, about how far military strikes can set back the nuclear programme, if at all. George Bush has repeatedly said that "all opinions" remain on his table, by which he means the use of military force. But the one option he has seemed less keen on is the idea, advocated by many of seeking a "grand bargain" with Iran on a whole range of disputes, from the nuclear question to peace with Israel. When America was strong, it felt it did not need to deal with Iran. Now it is worried by the prospect of looking weak. Nevertheless, there has been a real change of policy since the days when Mr. Bush said Iran was part of the "axis of evil". His administration has offered to join nuclear talks if Iran suspends uranium enrichment. Ray Takeyh, an expert on Iran, argues in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs says: better to deal with the pragmatists, and strengthen them, rather than give free rein to the radicals. He may or may not be right.

单选题The environmental movement is ______ to the widespread feelings of support for nature's in heritage in recent decades. A. testimony B. deliberate C. compensation D. compassion

单选题According to the passage, “spans” means _____.

单选题Unable to defeat him by logical discussion, she ______ her old habit of criticizing his speech.

单选题School buildings themselves can reflect liberal or conservative views about what should go on in a classroom. The earliest schools built to accommodate large numbers of children had separate classrooms for graded groups. The rooms were laid out formally, with pupils' desks bolted to the floor in straight rows facing the teacher's desk. Clearly, the school itself reflected a teacher-and subject-centered view of education. Schools of the next generation, built after 1940, were lighter and airier and had more open space, and most had movable desks. They also often provided special rooms or areas for science, art, music, and physical education. There were still separate rooms for different grade levels, however, and the desks still were likely to be formally arranged in straight, rows. That is, the schoolroom was still largely designed to implement the old school program, which involved grade levels, uniform time blocks, uniformity of instruction, and absorption of subject matter. Newer subjects, not newer teaching methods, accounted for most of what was new in school design. The first school buildings specifically to facilitate liberal teaching methods began to appear in the mid-1950s. Folding interior walls — or no walls at all — permitted the flexible use of space to encourage large-group, small-group, or individual instruction. Some provided carrels for individual study, areas designed for team teaching, centers for programmed instruction and a language laboratory. In the newest buildings — called open schools — the use of space is even more flexible. Since so much of the space is undifferentiated, areas within the buildings can be readily expanded, converted to accommodate program changes, and used for many kinds of functions. As a reflection of a conservative or liberal attitude toward education, the physical layout of a school can either facilitate or hinder conservative or liberal teaching practices. But it cannot determine what those practices will be. It may be difficult for a conservative teacher to operate in a physically open classroom or for liberal teacher to operate in formal classroom. But it is not impossible. What determines whether the classroom is liberal or conservative, in terms of the education the students receive, is the spirit and attitude of the teacher.

单选题In a way, all of us are on a spaceship, the planet Earth. We move around the sun (36) 18 miles per second and never stop. On our spaceship we have five billion people and a limited supply of air, water, and land. The (37) have to be used carefully because we can't buy new air, water, or land from (38) else. The environment on our planet is a closed system: nothing new is ever added. Nature (39) its resources. Water, for example, evaporates and (40) as visible drops to form clouds. This same water returns to the Earth as rain or snow. The rain that falls today is actually the same water fell on the (41) 70 million years ago. Today, the Earth is in trouble. Factories (42) dirty water into our rivers. Many fish die and the water becomes unhealthy for people to drink. Cars and factories put poisons (43) the air and cause plants, animals and people to get sick. People throw bottles and paper out of their car windows, and the roadside becomes covered with all sorts of wastes. Over the years, people have changed the environment, and we have pollution. To continue to (44) we must learn how to use the Earth' s resources wisely. We have to change our (45) and stop dumping such enormous amounts of industrial waste into the water and air. We must cooperate with nature and learn better ways to use, not abuse, our environment.

单选题Since no one could __________ his scribbling, the chief editor decided to replace him with another columnist.

单选题If the team was in financial trouble, would the owners sell stock to fans to keep them ______? A. high B. out C. afloat D. alert

单选题An abandoned airfield near a former Nazi concentration tramp may soon feature pagodas and Tai Chi parks. A $ 700 million project aims to give Germany its own Chinatown 22 miles north of Berlin in the town of Oranienburg, housing 2, 000 residents by 2010. The investor group behind the scheme hopes the new Chinatown will attract tourists and business to rival the famed Chinatowns of San Francisco and New York by delivering an "authentic Chinese experience. " "You'll be able to experience China, go out for a Chinese meal, and buy Chinese goods," says Stefan Kunigam, managing director of Bandenburg-China-Project-Management GmbH. The project has attracted investors in both Germany and China, reports Christoph Lang of Berlin's Trade and Industry promotion Office. "Chinese investors have already asked if we have a Chinatown here. " He says. " The cultural environment is very important for them. You cannot build a synthetic Chinatown. " Germany is home to about 72,000 Chinese migrants(2002 Federal Statistical Office figures), but the country has not had a Chinatown since the early 1930s in Hamburg, when most of the city's 2,000 Chinese residents fled or were arrested by the Nazis. German's more-recent history with anti-foreigner extremism remains a problem even within the government, reports Deutsche Welle(DW), Germany's international broadcaster. DW notes that National Democratic Party lawmaker Holger Apfel's xenophobic(恐外的)comments about "state-subsidized Oriental mega-families" at first went largely uncriticized. "Every fourth German harbors anti-foreigner sentiments," DW quotes Miriam Gruss, a Free Democratic Party parliamentarian. "Right-wing extremism is clearly rooted in the middle of society. It's not a minor phenomenon. " The German government initiated a special youth for Democracy and Tolerance program in January 2007 as part of its tolerance-building efforts. While it is not clear how many Chinese migrants will ultimately settle in the new German Chinatown, developers hope the project will increase Germans' understanding for China and Chinese culture.

单选题The scheme for rebuilding the city center ______, owing to the refusal of a Council to sanction the expenditure of the money it would have required. A. fell down B. fell out C. fell off D. fell flat