单选题In some countries, ______ is called "equality" does not really mean equal rights for all people. A. which B. what C. that D. one

单选题Rita: How about some more cake, dear? Alex: ______

单选题Mr. Smith has been away from home for a long time. He is looking forward to______ his wife. A. hear from B. hearing from C. hear of D. hearing of

单选题Pupil: I apologize for being late this morning. My alarm clock never went off. Teacher: ______

单选题______, we shall go out for a picnic on Monday. A. Weather permits B. Weather permitted C. Weather permitting D. With weather to permit

单选题News about the Gulf War came pouring from a number of unnamed ______.

单选题He has made a very serious mistake in his planning. He has forgotten that the rule is only ______ to the U.S. citizen.

单选题His extravagance reduced him ______ for his living. A. to beg B. from begging C. to begging D. into begging

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单选题The driver tried to Uprevent/U the accident by bringing the car to a sudden stop.

单选题Spanker A. Could you break a 100-dollar bill for me? Speaker B：______ A. OK. How much do you want? B. How can I do it, Miss? C. Sure. How do you want it? D. Oh, that's inconvenient for me.

单选题______ in this way, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing. A. To look at B. Looked at C. Looking at D. To be looked at

单选题______ my knowledge, she has not seen her parents since she left the United States.

单选题Nurse: ______ Can I help you? Caller. Hello. My wife is Dr. Tutiler's patient, and she is not feeling well this morning. A. Dr. Tutiler's office. B. This is Mary. C. Welcome to Dr. Tutiler's office. D. Thank you for calling.

单选题Man: It"s a long journey. You look tired. ______? Woman: Yes. Could you take that suitcase, please? Man: Sure.

单选题Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects. Located on the shore of Sullivan"s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane (飓风) Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state. Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina"s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn"t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo"s wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan"s Island should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour. At first sight, the house on Sullivan"s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its red wood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern (灯笼)" at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house"s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength. To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2. 7 meters off the ground on timber pilings—long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also elevate the house above storm surges. The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it. "These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings," said Huff. Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house"s ground-to-roof shell. "The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn"t look like it"s standing with its pant legs pulled up," said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained. (358 words)

单选题Human beings are animals. We breathe, eat and digest, and reproduce the same life (31) common to all animals. In a biological laboratory, rats, monkeys, and humans seem very much the same. However, biological understanding is not enough: (32) itself, it can never tell us what human beings are. (33) to our physical equipment—the naked human body—we are not an (34) animal. We are tropical creatures, (35) hairless and sensitive to cold. We are not fast and have neither claws nor sharp teeth to defend ourselves. We need a lot of food but have almost no physical equipment to help us get it. In the purely physical (36) , our species seems a poor (37) for survival. But we have survived—survived and multiplied and (38) the earth. Some day we will have a (39) living on the moon, a place with neither air nor water and with temperatures that turn gases into solids. How can we have done all these things? Part of the answer is physical. (40) its limitations, our physical equipment has some important potentials. Inhabitants of our eventual moon colony will bring their Own food and oxygen and then create an artificial earth environment to supply necessities.

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} Migration is usually defined as "permanent or semi-permanent change of residence". However, our concern is with movement between nations, not with internal migration within nations, although such movements often exceed international movements in volume. Today, the motives of people who move short distances are very similar to those of international migrants. Students of human migration speak of "push" and "pull" factors, which influence an individual's decision to move from one place to another. Push factors are associated with the place of origin. A push factor can be as simple and mild a matter as difficulty in finding a suitable job, or as traumatic as war, or severe famine. Obviously, refugees who leave their homes with guns pointed at their heads are motivated almost entirely by push factors (although pull factors do influence their choice of destination). Pull factors are those associated with the place of destination. Most often these are economic, such as better job opportunities or the availability of good land to farm. In general, pull factors add up to an apparently better chance for a good life and material well-being than is offered by the place of origin. When there is a choice between several attractive potential destinations, the deciding factor might be a non-economic consideration such as the presence of relatives, friends, or at least fellow countrymen already established in the new place who are willing to help the newcomers settle in. Besides push and pull factors, there are what the sociologists call "intervening obstacles." Even if push and (or) pull factors are very strong they still may be outweighed by intervening obstacles, such as the distance of the move, the trouble and cost of moving, the difficulty of entering the new country, and the problems likely to be encountered on arrival. The decision to move is also influenced by "personal factors" of the potential migrant. The prospect of packing up everything and moving to a new and perhaps very strange environment may appear interesting and challenging to an unmarried young man and appallingly difficult to a slightly older man with a wife and small kids. Similarly, the need to learn a new language and customs may excite one person and frighten another. Regardless of why people move, migration of large numbers of people causes conflict. The United States and other western countries have experienced adjustment problems with each new wave of immigrants. It has usually taken several decades for each group to be accepted into the mainstream of society in the host country.

单选题Many people are not aware that it is rather rude to ______.

单选题Where do our favorite foods come from? The truth may 31 you. Did you know curry (咖喱) isn"t Indian? Did you know Americans weren"t the 32 to eat hamburgers? Or did you know pizza wasn"t created in Italy? First, let"s talk about curry. Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. But 33 , wealthy English people were cooking with curry spices hundreds of years 34 British ships traveled to India. In fact, the word "curry" can be found in the English language as far back as 1377. Cooks of wealthy English families created curry dishes, and later these 35 caught on in other parts of England. 36 pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia(what is now Iran). The Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s-nearly one thousand years before pizza caught on in Naples, Italy! Finally. let"s look at the truth behind 37 . Many people think hamburgers are an American food. However, 38 some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg, Germany. A German named Otto Kuasw made the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later, German sailors 39 hamburgers to Americans. Where foods come from isn"t nearly as 40 as how they taste-delicious! So, go get some of your favorite food and dig in.