单选题 But let no one think that pleasure is immoral. Pleasure in itself is a great good, all pleasure, but its consequences may be such{{U}} (31) {{/U}}the sensible person eschews certain varieties of{{U}} (32) {{/U}}. Nor need pleasure be gross and sensual. They are wise in their generation{{U}} (33) {{/U}}have discovered that intellectual pleasure is the most satisfying and the most enduring. It is well to{{U}} (34) {{/U}}the habit of reading. There are{{U}} (35) {{/U}}sports in which you can engage to your own satisfaction after you have passed the prime of life; there are no games except patience, chess problems and crossword puzzles that you can play without someone to play them with you. Reading suffers{{U}} (36) {{/U}}no such disadvantages; there is no occupation—except perhaps needle-work, but that leaves the restless spirit{{U}} (37) {{/U}}liberty— which you can more easily{{U}} (38) {{/U}}up at any moment, for any period, and more easily put{{U}} (39) {{/U}}when other calls press upon you; there is no other amusement that can be obtained in these happy days of public liberties and cheap editions at so small a{{U}} (40) {{/U}}. To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

单选题The first sentence" ..., the importance of understanding the language of a country cannot be underestimated." most probably means ______.

单选题By the end of next year, they ______ three modem hotels there.

单选题New York City's first large electric sign, (which was) over six stories (high) and topped by a (forty-feet-long) green signboard, (appeared) on the side of a building in 1900.

单选题Passage 10 In recent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as they've become wealthier and more worldly-wise. Foreign travel is a national passion; this summer alone, one in 10 citizens will go abroad. Exposed to higher standards of service else where, Israelis are returning home expecting the same. American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers. Chains such as KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff. Even the American habit of telling departing customers to "Have a nice day" has caught on all over Israel. "Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, 'Let's be nicer,'" says Itsik Cohen, director of a consulting firm. "Nothing happens without competition." Privatization, or the threat of it, is a motivation as well. Monopolies that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls "the revengeful (报复的) consumer". When the government opened up competition with Bezaq, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share, even while offering competitive rates. Says Perry, "People wanted revenge for all the years of bad service." The electric company, whose monopoly may be short-lived, has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman. Now, appointments are scheduled to the half-hour. The graceless E1 A1 Airlines, which is already at auction, has retrained its employees to emphasize service and is boasting about the results in an ad campaign with the slogan, "You can feel the change in the air." For the first time, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey sheets.

单选题Time "talks" in the American culture and, for that matter, in many other cultures. (31) it says is crucial in our relations with others. Some societies take their promises to (32) deadlines seriously and keep appointments, and they impose penalties for being late or not completing a task in the (33) time. In the United States, being late repeatedly for class in schools may lead to suspension. Late papers may (34) as much as 10 percent reduction in the grade, or even a failing grade. Perhaps the most critical dimension in culture is the use of time. Each culture has its own concept of time. In Germanic cultures punctuality is a (35) of respect and politeness; being late is rude. Germans believe people should be (36) on time, neither too early, nor too late. Tothe Indonesian, time is an endless pool; why be (37) or hurry? All cultures (38) their own time system for granted and believe other cultures operate with the (39) time frame. (40) , misunderstandings are inevitable. To function in a foreign country, we must know its time system.

单选题Speaker A: Want to come over Thursday for supper? Speaker B : ______. A. I really can't. You'll not mind, I think B. Let's put it off till later C. No, I don't want to D. Thanks, hut I have to work that evening

单选题The growth of population during the past few centuries is no proof that population will continue to grow straight upward toward infinity and doom. On the contrary, demographic history offers evidence that population growth has not been at all constant. According to paleo-ecologist Edward Deevey, the past million years show three momentous changes. The first, a rapid increase in population around one million B. C., followed the innovations of tool-making and tool-using. But when the new power from the use of tools had been exploited, the rate of world population growth fell and became almost stable. The next rapid jump in population started perhaps 10,000 years ago, when men began to keep herds, plow and plant the earth. Once again when initial productivity gains had been absorbed, the rate of population growth abated. These two episodes suggest that the third great change, the present rapid growth, which began in the West between 250 and 350 years ago, may also slow down when, or if technology begins to yield fewer innovations. Of course, the current knowledge revolution may continue without foreseeable end. Either way contrary to popular belief in constant geometric growth--population can be expected in the long mn to adjust to productivity.

单选题When he arrived, he found______ the aged and the sick at home. A. none but B. none other than C. nothing but D. no other than

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单选题Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was (31) on both sides with many various businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. (32) , some shops offered (33) . These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. (34) in the 1950s, a change began to (35) . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street (36) too few parking places were available to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces (37) the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, (38) as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centres. Attracted by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from (39) areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centres led in tam to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. (40) the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the convenience of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

单选题Passage Four Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet. It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zoe Zysman. English names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K. Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bush's predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half. Even more striking, six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged (Berlusconi, Blair, Bush, Chirac, Chretien and Koizumi). The world's three top central bankers (Greenspan, Duisenberg and Hayami) are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters. As are the world's five richest men (Gates, Buffett, Allen, Ellison and Albrecht). Can this merely be coincidence? One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early. At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names. So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly. The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.

单选题Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee was ______ about the clubs program for the coming season. A. discussing B. quarrelling C. arguing D. disputing

单选题It isn't cold enough for there ______ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim's car out quite safely. A. would be B. to be C. was D. being

单选题The president, with his wife and daughter, (are) returning (from) a brief vacation at Sun Valley in order (to attend) a press conference (this afternoon).A. areB. fromC. to attendD. this afternoon

单选题President Coolidge"s statement, "The business of America is business," still points to an important truth today—that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige? One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself; it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected. Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete a-gainst each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers" dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves. A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom. Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic (贵族的) idea of inherited privilege. (337 words)

单选题He appeared ______ with our team's performance. A. satisfying B. to be satisfying C. to satisfy D. satisfied

单选题 Passage 9 Another cultural difference has to do with the much greater emphasis that Chinese people have traditionally placed on {{U}}(1) {{/U}}, on form (as distant from content), and on being polite. Americans, in contrast, in their daily interaction, do not often talk or think about {{U}}(2) {{/U}} face, gaining face, or giving face. Americans are concerned about reputations and they do think about "looking good" and making others "looking good." {{U}}(3) {{/U}}, in daily interaction they tend to focus more on the substance (content) of the interaction and not on whether or not a particular action will result in someone losing or gaining face. Such issues as {{U}}(4) {{/U}} status, which are important in Chinese {{U}}(5) {{/U}} of face, are less important to American and less likely to enter their minds when thinking aboutsubstantive matters. Similarly, Americans are not so concerned about form. {{U}}(6) {{/U}} their great emphasis on diversity, Americans expect that people will interact in a great {{U}}(7) {{/U}} of ways; they want to be treated courteously, {{U}}(8) {{/U}} they have never had such firmly accepted codes or "rules" for "right behavior," (or standard or proper behavior) as has been customary in China. Americans appreciate people who are {{U}}(9) {{/U}}, but they also have different expectations {{U}}(10) {{/U}} politeness than have been typical in China. For Americans, especially in a medical or academic setting, politeness alone is not enough. Even on a first meeting, Americans seek substance.

单选题{{B}} Drections: For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices givenbelow. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar acrossthe corresponding letter in the brackets.{{/B}} If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption andhis production. He must store a large quantity of grain{{U}} 31 {{/U}}consuming all his grain immediately.He can continue to support himself and his family{{U}} 32 {{/U}}he produces a surplus. He must use thissurplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance{{U}} 33 {{/U}}the unpredictable effects of badweather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to {{U}} 34 {{/U}}old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to{{U}} 35 {{/U}}the soil. He mayalso need money to construct irrigation{{U}} 36 {{/U}}and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus isavailable, a farmer cannot be{{U}} 37 {{/U}}. He must either sell some of his property or {{U}} 38 {{/U}}extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low{{U}} 39 {{/U}}ofinterest, but loans of this kind are not{{U}} 40 {{/U}}obtainable.

单选题Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the "system" of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller for a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and other factors. For example, when the payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, and return privileges. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total "package" being exchanged for the asked-for amount o money in order that they may evaluate a given price.