单选题In the United States, the number of (deads) due to heart attack and (related) conditions (fell) by 25 percent (between) 1985 and 1990.A. deadsB. relatedC. fellD. between

单选题Man: Does the rent include telephone bills? Landlady: ______

单选题Without computers, we ______ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.

单选题Without sun"s light ______ the earth"s surface, no life could exist on the earth.

单选题{{B}}Passge Four{{/B}} Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them. Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox acmes the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it. People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy. It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal(残酷的) ,has risen sharp- ly. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation(冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs(阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violenee, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell ,which the dogs follow. Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they fire almost as mach a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.

单选题Until I took Dr Offutt's class in DeMatha High School, I was an underachieving student, but I left that class (1) never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, (2) by example as words that it was my moral (3) to do so and to serve others. (4) of us could know how our relationship would (5) over the years. When I came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, the department chair. My discussions with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent (6) , classroom management and school leadership. After several years, I was (7) department chair, and our relationship (8) again. I thought that it might be (9) chairing the department, since all of my (10) English teachers were (11) there, but Dr Offutt supported me (12) He knew when to give me advice (13) curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me (14) my own course. In 1997, I needed his (15) about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. (16) he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have (17) , he encouraged me to seize the opportunity. Five years ago, I became the principal of DeMatha (18) , Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could (19) him. I've learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible (20) of lessons to teach.

单选题Splendid ______ the architecture of Manhattan with its one hundred and more skyscrapers.

单选题The manager was told when he was______, that his was a pressure job.

单选题He came back late, ______ which time all the guests had already left. A. at B. after C. by D. during

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. My grandmother died just a few months after my grandfather, even {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}she was in good health and had {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}been sick in her life. My grandfather was a strong independent man who worshipped my grandmother. He never allowed her to work or to want {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}anything and remained deeply in love with her, often publicly {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}his affection, until he died. He was a traditional family doctor who made house calls and regarded his patients as his family. My grandmother's {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}identity revolved around being "doctor's wife". In hindsight I realized she never developed any interests of her own. In fact, she seemed to have no interest {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}from his interests. As "doctor's wife", she looked after him, the family and the house. When the children became independent, she became even more attentive to him and didn't {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}any other interests to replace the missing children. When grandfather died, we all tried to visit her often and tried to persuade her to visit our families. She told us to give her a little time to {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}and said that for the time being she preferred to stay home. About three months later, I found her {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}in grandfather's bed having passed away from an apparent heart {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}. In retrospect I think that she had died in spirit when grandfather passed away. When he died, her identity died and soon thereafter her body.

单选题Passage Two The component of the healthy personality that is the first to develop is the sense of the trust. The crucial time for its emergence is the first year of life. As with other personality components, the sense of trust is not something that develops independent of other manifestations of growth. It is not that infants learn how to use their bodies for purposeful movement, learn to recognize people and objects around them, and also develop a sense of trust. Rather, the concept "ense of trust" is a shortcut expression intended to convey the characteristic flavor of all the child's satisfying experiences at this early age. Or, to say it another way, this psychological formulation serves to condense, summarize, and synthesize the most important underlying changes, which give meaning to the infant's concrete and diversified experience. Trust can exist only in relation to something. Consequently, a sense of trust cannot develop until infants are old enough to be aware of objects and persons and to have some feeling that they are separate individuals. At about 3 months of age, babies are likely to smile, if somebody comes close and talks to them. This shows that they are aware of the approach of the other person, that pleasurable sensations are aroused. If, however, the person moves too quickly or speaks too sharply, these babies may look and cry. They will not "trust" the unusual situation but will have a feeling of uneasiness, of mistrust, instead. Experience connected with feeding are a prime source for the development of trust. At around 4 months of age, a hungry baby will grow quiet and show signs of pleasure at the sound of an approaching footstep, anticipating (trusting) that he or she will be held and fed. This repeated experience of being hungry, seeing food, receiving food, and feeling relieved and comforted assures the baby that the world is a dependable place. Later experiences, starting at around 5 months of age, add another dimension to the sense of trust. Though endless repetitions of attempts to grasp for and hold objects, most babies are finally successful in controlling and adapting their movements in such a way as to reach their goal. Through these and other feats of muscular coordination; babies are gradually able to trust their own bodies to do their bidding. Studies of mentally-ill individuals and observations of infants who have been grossly deprived of affection suggest that trust is an early-formed and important element in the healthy personality. Psychiatrists find again and again that the most serious illnesses occur in patients who have been sorely neglected or abused or otherwise deprived of love in infancy. Similarly, it is a common finding of psychological and social investigators that individuals diagnosed as "psychopathic personalities" were so unloved in infancy that they have no reason to trust the human race and therefore, no feeling of responsibility toward their fellow human beings.

单选题(Historically) (there) (has been) (only) two major factions(部分) in the Republican Party -- the liberals and the conservatives.

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 provides 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 earth floor of a home. while sleeping, people are in particular danger of an emergent fire, and there must be a detector outside each sleeping area. A good site for a detector woule 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 detectors 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 gasfumes are likely to cause false alarms.

单选题A: Hello, Ann, do you still remember you said you"d like to see the actor of the movie Titanic? B: ______ A: He is here at our university now.

单选题Who are the poor in the United States? As of 1970, nearly two-thirds of the poor people were white. Although nonwhites make up only one-third of those classified as poor, this reflects a great overrepresentation (过分代表) of their number because the nonwhites made up less than 16 percent of the total population in 1970. Other categories (种类，类型) also help to define the poor. There are the aged poor. Almost one-fifth of all poor Americans are aged 65 or older. Another large segment of the poor in the United States is found in rural areas. Nearly one-fourth of all people living on farms in 1970 were classified as poor. Migrant workers and American Indians are included as part of the rural poor. But the greatest number of poor Americans is found in the cities. More than one-half of all single individuals whose income was below $3000 in 1970 lived in urban areas, as did one-half of all four-person families with incomes below $6000. Government officials have found it important to define who the poor are because each group has different needs. Different approaches are needed to help solve the problems of the poor.

单选题Betty: Sam looks very sad today. Kelly: ______ Betty: No wonder.

单选题Jane: Firstly, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jane, manager of the company. Tom：______ A. You must be mistaken. I don't know you at all. B. Hello, Brown! I haven't seen you for ages. C. How do you do, Jane ? Very nice to see you. D. Hi, Jane, welcome to China.

单选题The fruit ______ more than half the country's annual exports according to a recent report. A. accounts for B. stands for C. provides for D. makes for

单选题John's mindless______ concealed a warm and kindhearted nature.

单选题The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ______his lack of talent. A. than B. more than C. as D. so much as