单选题If you have an unwanted recorder player, you may go to______.

单选题{{B}} Directions: 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}} Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They{{U}} 31 {{/U}}that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the {{U}} 32 {{/U}}man. Butthey insisted that its{{U}} 33 {{/U}}results during the period from 1740 to 1840 were widespread povertyand misery for the {{U}} 34 {{/U}}of the English population. {{U}} 35 {{/U}}contrast, they saw in the precedinghundred years from 1640 to 1740, when England was still a{{U}} 36 {{/U}}agricultural country, a periodof great abundance and prosperity. This view, {{U}} 37 {{/U}}, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists {{U}} 38 {{/U}}history andeconomics, have {{U}} 39 {{/U}}two things: that the period from 1640 to 1740 was {{U}} 40 {{/U}}by greatpoverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved theconditions for the majority of the populace.

单选题Carter agreed to try to reduce American oil imports and control ______ in the United States.

单选题Ever since the Smiths moved to the suburbs a year ago, they ______ better health. A. are enjoying B. have been enjoying C. could have enjoyed D. had enjoyed

单选题Our modern civilization must not be thought of as ______ overnight. A. being created B. having created C. to be created D. to have been created

单选题Text 1 Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, "The business of America is business." By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Ford's statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as "the entertainment industry" or "show business". The positive side of Henry Ford's statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life. The negative side of Henry Ford's statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high—creates feelings of insecurity for many.

单选题{{B}}21-25{{/B}} Promptness is important in American business, academic, and social settings. The importance of punctuality is taught to young children in school. Tardy slips and the use of bells signal to the child that punctuality and time itself are to be respected. People who keep appointments are considered dependable. If people are late to job interviews, appointments, or classes, they are often viewed as unreliable and irresponsible. In the business world, "time is money" and companies may fine their executives for tardiness to business meetings. Of course it is not always possible to be punctual. Social and business etiquette also provides rules for late arrivals. Calling on the telephone if one is going to be more than a few minutes late for scheduled appointments is considered polite and is often expected. Keeping a date of a friend waiting beyond ten to twenty minutes is considered rode. On the other hand, arriving thirty minutes late to some parties is acceptable.

单选题James: ______. Jane: Maybe you should talk to him about it.

单选题A: This chocolate is delicious! Thanks for bringing me here. B: ______. Each time I try a new flavor, it becomes my favorite.

单选题{{B}}Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:{{/B}} When we conduct foreign trade, the importance of understanding the language of a country cannot be underestimated. The successful marketer must achieve export communication which requires a thorough understanding of the language as well as the ability to speak it. Those who deal with advertising should be concerned less with obvious differences between languages and more with the exact meanings expressed. A dictionary translation is not the same as an idiomatic interpretation, and seldom will the dictionary translation meet the needs. A national producer of soft drinks had the company's brand name impressed in Chinese characters which were phonetically (按照发音的) accurate. It was discovered later, however, that the translation's literal meaning was "female horse fattened with wax," hardly the image the company sought to describe. So carelessly translated advertising statements not only lose their intended meaning but can suggest something very different including something offensive or ridiculous. Sometimes, what was translated was not an image the companies had in mind for their products. Many people believe that to fully appreciate the true meaning of a language it is necessary to live with the language for years. Whether or not this is the case, foreign marketers should never take it for granted that they are affectively communicating in another language.

单选题The curious children watched the towers ______. A. erected B. be erected C. to be erected D. being erected

单选题Kellie: You haven't been around much lately, have you?Marie: ______.Kellie: Oh? Where were you?Marie: Palm. Springs. I've got a cousin there.

单选题The American young man speaks Chinese as fluently as if he ______ a Chinese. A. is B. were C. has been D. had been

单选题______ plastics, the machine is light in weight. A. Made of B. Having made with C. To make of D. To be made of

单选题 Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent{{U}} (31) {{/U}}of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it began to be{{U}} (32) {{/U}}in the early 1900s. Jazz is America's contribution to popular music. In contrast to classical music, which{{U}} (33) {{/U}}formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, expressing the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz{{U}} (34) {{/U}}like America, and as it does today. The{{U}} (35) {{/U}}of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States{{U}} (36) {{/U}}slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long{{U}} (37) {{/U}}. When a Negro died, his friend and relatives{{U}} (38) {{/U}}a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a baud often accompanied the procession. On the way to the cemetery (墓地) the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. {{U}}(39) {{/U}}on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their{{U}} (40) {{/U}}, but the livings were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

单选题Most episodes of absent-mindedness—forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room—are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. "You"re supposed to remember something, but you haven"t encoded it deeply. " Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don"t pay attention to what you did because you"re involved in a conversation, you"ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in you wardrobe (衣柜). "Your memory itself isn"t failing you," says Schacter. "Rather, you didn"t give your memory system the information it needed. " Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. "A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago," says Zelinski, "may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox. " Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that. Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. "But be sure the cue is clear and available," he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table—don"t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket. Another common episode of absent-mindedness; walking into a room and wondering why you"re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. "Everyone does this from time to time," says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you"ll likely remember. (295 words)

单选题in its 14 years of ______ the European Union has earned the scorn of its citizens and skepticism from the United States. A. endurance B. emergence C. existence D. eminence

单选题Woman: I need to buy a wedding gift for Jane and Desler. Man: Should we stop at the shopping center? Woman: ______. The wedding"s not until next week, but I won"t have time later to get them anything.

单选题 Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts, but only because they's been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold a small fraction of their former habitat, and Asiatic lions, a subspecies that spit from African lions perhaps 100,000 years ago, hang on to an almost impossibly small slice of their former territory. India is the proud steward of these 300 or so lions, which live primarily in a 560-square-mile sanctuary (保护区). It took me a year and a half to get a permit to explore the entire Gir Forest-and no time at all to see why these lions became symbols of royalty and greatness. A tiger will hide in the forest unseen, but a lion stands its ground, curious and unafraid—lionhearted. Though they told me in subtle ways when I got too close, Gir's lions allowed me unique glimpses into their lives during my three months in the forest. It's odd to think that they are threatened by extinction; Gir has as many lions as it can hold—too many, in fact. With territory in short supply, lions move about near the boundary of the forest and even leave it altogether, often clashing with people. That's one reason India is creating a second sanctuary. There are other pressing reasons: outbreaks of disease or natural disasters. In 1994 a serious disease killed more than a third of Africa's Serengeti lions—a thousand animals—a fate that could easily happen to Gir's cats. These lions are especially vulnerable to disease because they descend from as few as a dozen individuals. "If you do a DNA test, Asiatic lions actually look like identical twins," says Stephen O' Brien, a geneticist (基因学家) who has studied them. Yet the dangers are hidden, and you wouldn't suspect them by watching these lords of the forest. The lions display vitality, and no small measure of charm. Though the gentle intimacy of play vanishes when it's time to eat, meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affairs. For a mother and her baby lion sharing a deer, or a young male eating an antelope(羚羊), there's no need to fight for a cut of the kill. The animals they hunt for food are generally smaller in Gir than those in Africa, and hunting groups tend to be smaller as well.