单选题Technology has ______ the sharing, storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people. A. finished B. furnished C. functioned D. facilitated

单选题What matters ______ not winning but participating.

单选题Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的). One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. "The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer," explains the professor. "People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman"s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme. " About one in 20 of the incidents the volunteers reported were these "programmed assembly failures". Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing—an average of 12 each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. "Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain " programmes" occurs, as for instance between going to and from work. " Women on average reported slightly more lapses—12. 5 compared with 10. 9 for men—probably because they were more reliable reporters. A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse—even dangerous. (321 words)

单选题The latest missiles can be fired with incredible accuracy.

单选题Bi11: Hello. I don't think we've met. My name is Bill, Bill Collins. Everybody calls meBill. May:______ A. Bight. Nobody has introduced us. B. Can I call you Bill, too? C. Hi, Bill. I'm May. D. How are you, Bill?

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. Science textbooks and technical and professional journals are usually made up of several parts and contain various special features, many of which have a standard format. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}usually contain a large number of these parts; journals and {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}contain many, but not all of them. Knowing where to look for information and {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}to expect in a book can greatly increase your ability to use all the information there. Explanations of and practice using some of these textbook parts and {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}are covered in these even numbered lessons. The features in textbooks are {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}into the following three categories. Front matter is the {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}-numeral paginated section at the front of most books. The text is the main body of the book. The {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}matter comprises the additional sections at the back of most books. {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}our discussion of these three sections will deal mainly with textbooks, the practice provided will greatly {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}your comprehension of scientific {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}as well.

单选题Text 4 I had an experience some years ago which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to officiate at two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died out "full of years," as the Bible would say; both yielded to the normal wearing out of the body after a long and full life. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence calls on the two families on the same afternoon. At the first home, the son of the deceased woman said to me. "If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today: It's my fault that she died." At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said," If only I hadn't insisted on my mother's going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. It's my fault that she's dead." When things don't turn out as we would like them to, it is very tempting to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Priests know that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course-keeping Mother at home, postponing the operation- would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse? There seem to be two elements involved in our readiness to feel guilt. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds. The second element is the notion that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. Psychologists speak of the infantile myth of omnipotence. A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that infantile notion that our wishes cause things to happen.

单选题For most kinds of activities, a large group of people can accomplish more and have more fun than one person alone. For example, politicians, businessmen, workers, and (31) criminals know that they must join organizations in order to be (32) . Since there is usually strength in numbers, labor unions have a more (33) influence on wages and company policy than individual workers (34) . A person may also belong to social clubs and athletic teams (35) he or she can meet other people who are interested in the same activities. (36) you have a hobby, such as playing chess, collecting coins or stamps, or playing a musical instrument, you should join a club which has (37) meetings to talk about your activity; the other (38) will help you learn more about it. Of course, a group must be well (39) , or it might be a failure. All the members should work together on projects and choose good leaders to (40) their activities. In this way, the organization will benefit everyone in it.

单选题Women are entitled to ______ status with men in private and professional life.

单选题Life really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their feet. Internationally famous child doctor Robert Coles is the world's top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-known book on the subject, The Privileged Ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. "Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich," says the 53year-old doctor, "such as better health, education and future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money can't buy love. " It can buy a lot of other things, however, and that's where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence (娇 养) by their parents can make them spoilt. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feelings of restlessness. "But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world. " adds Mr Coles, "and they are more self-assured. The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income. So money will never be one of their problems. However, they will have a sense of isolation," warns Dr Coles, "and they could suffer from the hardship of not being able to deal with the everyday world because they will never really be given the chance. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that. " Today's wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a heavy load than a happiness to their children. So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.

单选题All the members of the committee are opposed to our Uviews/U about the matter.

单选题In the second paragraph, the author suggests that "economists" would ______.

单选题He didn't ______ me for returning his money that I found. A. so much as thank B. so much as to thank C. as much as thanking D. so much as thanking

单选题Wendy: Have you been to the new bakery on the corner?Arthur: No, how is it?Wendy: It is heaven ! ______!

单选题______ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment. A. As soon as B. As well as C. So far as D. So long as

单选题The president of the company ______ why the other members of the committee hadn't been informed of this important news. A. required B. acquired C. inquired D. requested

单选题You should have put the milk in the icebox; I expect it ______ undrinkable by now. A. became B. had become C. has become D. becomes

单选题My property was ______ of in a sale.

单选题Ray: ______. Where was I ? Brenda: You were talking about your trip to South Africa. A. Let's back up B. What did I hear C. Let's check in D. What were you talking about

单选题Bill: Here, Cindy! I'd like you to meet my best partner, Daniel (To Daniel) This is Cindy, my girlfriend.Cindy: Hi, Daniel. ______Daniel: Mostly good things I hope.