单选题John is the only One of the students who ______ to France.

单选题Directions: For each blank in the .following passage, choose the best answer from the choices giv- en below. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets. Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}man. But they insisted that its {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}results during the period from 1740 to 1840 were widespread poverty and misery for the {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the English population. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}con- trast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1640 to 1740, when England was still a{{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity. This view, {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}history and economics, have {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}two things: that the period from 1640 to 1740 was{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually im- proved the conditions for the majority of the populace.

单选题His remarks left me ______ about his real purpose. A. wonder B. wondering C. wondered D. to wonder

单选题Friend A: Just call me dad! My wife and I had our first baby. Friend B:______.

单选题The human body is composed of organs, each ______ a definite job to do.

单选题I managed to talk down the price and bought the coat ______ the discount of 20 percent. A. for B. with C. on D. at

单选题Directions: For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets. Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005, {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week. The ambitious {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}of human satisfaction and well-being. The index of 111 countries uses {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security equality between men and women as well as what the magazine calls "freedom, family and community life". Despite the bad weather troubled health service, traffic problems, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}10. That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe (津巴布韦), troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the lowest, {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}only 3.89 points. "Although rising incomes and increased individual choices in developed countries are {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}valued," the report said, "some of the factors associated with {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}such as the breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact. "Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new—the fourth highest gross domestic product per head in the world in 2005, low unemployment, political {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}—with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}family and community life. "

单选题Interviewer: Hi, Christopher, what do you do in your free time? ______ ? Christopher: Well, I have a lot of hobbies. I like to read, and I like to work on computers.

单选题How many significant demographic changes ever occurred in the past one million years?

单选题Tom: Shall we try Pizza Hut tonight?Rachel: Sure. ______

单选题Firefighters are often asked to speak to school and community groups about the importance of fire safety, particularly fire prevention and detection. Because smoke detectors reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half, firefighters often provide audiences with information on how to install these protective devices in their homes. Specifically, they tell them these things. A smoke detector should be placed on each floor of a home. While sleeping, people are in particular danger of an emergent fire, and there must be detector outside each sleeping area. A good site for a detector would be a hallway that runs between living spaces and bedrooms. Because of the dead-air space that might be missed by hot air bouncing around above a fire, smoke detector should be installed either on the ceiling at least four inches from the nearest wall, or high on a wall at least four, but no further than twelve, inches from the ceiling. Detectors should not be mounted near windows, entrances, or other places where drafts (过堂风) might direct the smoke away from the unit. Nor should they be placed in kitchens and garages, where cooking and gas fumes are likely to cause false alarms.

单选题 It is wise to remember that you do not have to buy anything from any salesperson. You ought to buy only those things you really need or want and can {{U}}(31) {{/U}}. Try not to let your personal feelings about the salesperson {{U}}(32) {{/U}} you to make a purchase. Remember that you are entitled to ask a salesperson any question you wish {{U}}(33) {{/U}} the product or service, and you are entitled to get a clear, complete {{U}}(34) {{/U}}. You call tell the salesperson you want to think about the matter, for a few days, {{U}}(35) {{/U}} that you want to talk to other people who have purchased the product or service. You can walk {{U}}(36) {{/U}} from a salesperson without a polite end to the conversation. If a salesperson telephones you, you do not have to listen to the person's entire "lecture" or respond to it in a friendly way. You can simply interrupt the person and state that you are not interested in the product or service. You can simply {{U}}(37) {{/U}} the telephone without saying anything. There are, of course, many salespeople who are genuinely interested in assisting you and in {{U}}(38) {{/U}} you reasonable products and prices. If you are in {{U}}(39) {{/U}} about the wisdom of a particular purchase, you might want to{{U}} (40) {{/U}}another person who has had experience with the product or the service that interests you. If you receive unwanted goods in the mail, you are not obligated to pay for it.

单选题There's something ______ her that makes you most willing to take orders from her. A. with B. in C. about D. for

单选题In computing, passwords are commonly used to limit access to official users. Yet the widespread use of passwords has serious drawbacks. Office workers now have to remember an average of twelve system passwords. In theory they should use different passwords for each site, but in reality these would be impossible to remember, so many people use the same password for all. An additional problem is that the majority use simple words such as "hello", or names of family members, instead of more secure combinations of numbers and letters, such as 6ANV76Y. This permits computer hackers to download dictionaries and quickly find the word that allows them access. When system users forget their passwords there is extra expense in supplying new ones, while if people are forced to change passwords frequently they often write them down, making systems even less secure. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of passwords, which have been used as security devices for thousands of years, may need rethinking. One possible alternative has been developed by the American firm Real User, and is called "passfaces". In order to access the system, a worker has to select a series of photographs of faces from a randomly (随机地) generated sequence. If the pictures are selected in the correct order, access is granted. This concept depends on the human ability to recognize and remember a huge number of different faces, and the advantage is that such a sequence cannot be told to anyone or written down, so is more secure. It is claimed that the picture sequence, which used photographs of university students, is easier to remember than passwords, and it has now been adopted for the United States Senate.

单选题Traffic is a perennial problem in Hongkong. Over the years many suggestions have been (1) to ease transport difficulties. These include from constructing wider roads and an underground railway (2) to staggering hours for schools to open and close. One official report pressed (3) for working hours to be spaced out to (4) congestion at (5) periods. In England and other countries this system is called staggering working hours because many business centers use it. It is (6) that greater working (7) can be achieved, employees are happier because they can arrange (8) personal working hours, buses and trains can be dispatched at suitable (9) , and so on. The idea of (10) working days follows on from staggering hours.

单选题______ he faced the difficult situation calmly. A. As he was young B. Young was he C. Young as he was D. He was young

单选题To give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort. A. costs B. tells C. benefits D. prizes

单选题The key position and role of women in the process of development is increasingly being recognized. Although the three great World Conferences of Women were more concerned with recognizing and compiling approaches to emancipation we can currently confirm a general sharpening of awareness. It has become clear that the Third World cultures, in earlier times strongly matriarchal, have been weakened in this respect by the methods of colonial education which are almost exclusively directed towards the male. Of the many criticisms of this situation let one voice be heard: "Development education' groups and programs are very much male dominated and lack woman's perspective". So, too, the hopes placed in vocational training--"vocationalization'--as an aid to equality have been disappointed since this in its turn was to large extent focused on the male. In these circumstances we should not be surprised that until now women have participated least in the educational processes which have been introduced. Only 20% attend primary school and the percentage of those who leave early is highest among girls. Because of the lack of basic training only around 10% take part in Adult Education programs. Hence it is vitally important to secure a turning point by increasing the awareness of the need for education. The International Conference at Jomtien in 1990 provided the solution to this: "A more educated mother raises a healthier family. She has fewer and better educated children. She is more productive at home and in the workplace and is better able to get further education." Many problems in school are consequences of incorrect or improperly balanced nutrition combined with .inadequate hygiene. Together these factors can lead to failure to keep pace in school. Hence even primary education for girls should be directed towards the basic needs and necessities and provide answers which are as simple as possible. In rural districts such answers will be different from those given in urban areas. The education of girls and women must to a large degree be an education for the life they will lead, tailored to a woman's position. In saying this we are in fact demanding that the education of women, like all educational work in the Third World, should be an integrated part of the community. Consequently there are many partners in this process school, family, small businesses, governmental and non-governmental organizations. The educational skill consists in keeping this interplay active in such a way that there is no deficiency in material content. An important consequence of this is the awakening of the desire to question, which, on the one hand presses for further education and on the other hand for its practical application.

单选题The young man dreamed that a rich relative would die and leave him a legacy.

单选题Thatched houses are still preferred because of______.