单选题Text 2 There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds. The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be critical. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help change this habit. Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life, since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others, nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining some advantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone stir a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public disapproval, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their misconduct. These people should change their bad behavior and condescend to be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

单选题(Even though) Miss Colombia lost the beauty contest, she (was) still (more prettier) (than) the other girls in the pageant(露天表演).

单选题Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man______it is for a woman.

单选题Text 3 The Shanghai Technical Supervision Bureau recently released the results of a sample survey of 486 Model computers being sold in the city's markets. The survey revealed that nine of 14 types, or 64 percent of imported brand-name computers fulfilled the standards. A large number of the low-quality "foreign" computers which were marketed as world-famous brands were actually counterfeited shoddy products lacking the necessary information such as registered trademarks, factory of origin, quality certifications and safety indices. In addition, a survey of Shanghai footwear markets conducted by the Bureau on 30-odd occasions since early this year indicated various brands of "foreign shoes," including Nike and Puma, were low-quality counterfeited goods. The allegedly world-famous brands, priced between 300-500 Yuan per pair, were actually worth only 40-60 Yuan. An official from the China Consumer Association pointed to the following complaints concerning "foreign goods": Quality problems related to individual commodities have developed into a universal problem directly relate to batch shipments of commodities. It is thus quite obvious that the crackdown on counterfeit shoddy foreign goods is a task requiring the utmost immediacy. The appearance of shoddy counterfeit foreign goods has adversely affected the normal operations of China's real foreign-goods markets, has greatly harmed the interests of consumers and resulted in substantial losses in state tax revenue. Officials have pointed out that the key to cracking down on counterfeit foreign goods is to attack illegal acts related to selling sham foreign goods at the prices applicable for authentic products. Officials recommend that commodity inspection, technical supervision and industrial and commercial departments should strengthen law enforcement efforts, increase the frequency, of inspections, and eliminate the sources of sham foreign goods. Enterprises producing and marketing sham foreign goods should be subject to severe punishment, with all cases referred to the judicial departments for adjudication, and public supervision should be intensified. Consumers, on the other hand, should make every effort to constantly enhance their ability to discern counterfeit foreign goods, and should refrain from blindly purchasing such products simply because of their low price.

单选题The statement "In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily." (Line 1, Para. 2) suggests that______.

单选题Robert seldom has the opportunity to date with her. Because her family ______ her to stay out after darkness.

单选题They will get the job done in ______ time. A. three quarter of an hour B. three quarters of an hour C. three quarter of an hour's D. three quarters of an hour's

单选题"Any time, any place, any path, any pace" is______.

单选题 As people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain pointin your life your body systems will begin to weaken. Your joints may become stiff. It may becomemore difficult for you to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some oftheir ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live longer, we have always triedto slow or stop this process that leads us toward the end of our lives. Many factors contribute to your health. A well-balanced diet plays an important role. Theamount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living environment and the amount ofstress you are under is yet another. But scientists studying senescence (~)want to know : whydo people grow old? They hope that by examining the aging process on a cellular level medicalscience may be able to extend the length of life.

单选题The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one ______ the other.

单选题______ that they are fresh from university, the young people have done a good job. A. Giving B. Because C. Given D. As

单选题The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one ______ the other. A. emphasizing B. reinforcing C. multiplying D. increasing

单选题Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts, but only because they"re been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold only a small fraction of their former habitat, and Asiatic lions, a subspecies that split 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.

单选题About one million tourists go to Barcelona every year, just to visit the Gaudi's Church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gandi was born in Spain in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he bad to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were all very uhusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich bookseller said, "Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people." "I will do it," said Guadi. He worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church. It was ton big. He needed ＄10, 000, 000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the front part of the church was finished. Now, architects, engineers and tourists from all over the world like to come and see the church, which is very strange, very modern and very revolutionary.

单选题 Change, or the ability to {{U}}(31) {{/U}} oneself to a changing environment is essential {{U}}(32) {{/U}} evolution. The farmer whose land is required for housing or industry must adapt himself: he can transfer to another place and master the problems {{U}}(33) {{/U}} to it; he can change his occupation, perhaps {{U}}(34) {{/U}} a period of training; or he can starve to death. A nation which can't adapt its trade or defense requirements to {{U}}(35) {{/U}} world conditions faces an economic and military disaster. Nothing is fixed and permanently stable. {{U}}(36) {{/U}} must be movement forward, which is progress of a sort, and movement backward, which is decay and deterioration. In a changing world, tradition can be a force for good or for evil. {{U}}(37) {{/U}} long as it offers a guide, it helps the ignorant and the uninformed to take a step {{U}}(38) {{/U}} and, thereby adapt themselves to {{U}}(39) {{/U}} circumstances. But if we make an idol of tradition, it ceases to be a guide. It becomes an obstacle {{U}}(40) {{/U}} on the path of course. Man is to accept the help which tradition can give but to be well aware of its limitations in a changing world.

单选题 Do people stop once they have achieved something? No! In life, we are always trying to do things better or having more of the same success. Jane Fonda moved from being an Academy Award actress to a successful businesswoman. Her aerobics (有氧体操) workout videos have been sold around the world. Athletes are constantly making greater and greater efforts to lower time for races; increase heights or distances. The world of medicine has had its series of successes too. Christian Barnard performed several successful heart transplants. Other medical experts have achieved organ transplants. Throughout the ages, mankind has found treatment and cures for tuberculosis (肺结核), cancer, and other diseases. A cure of AIDS might soon be discovered. Age does not seem to slow down achievers. Tina Turner at 54 is still singing with great energy and attracting sell-out crowds wherever she goes. At work, we go all out for achievements too. Success may mean organizing a conference more effectively and efficiently each year. Sometimes, it is not a pat on the back or the promotion that makes it worthwhile. Often it is the inner thrill and satisfaction of achievement, no matter how small it may be. Aiming for success doesn't mean you are greedy or dissatisfied. It is all part of gaining new experiences and dimensions in life. It finally makes you a more interesting and useful person in society.

单选题This material ______ well. A. wears B. is worn C. worn D. is wearing

单选题 The role of governments in environmental management is difficult but inescapable. Sometimes, the state tries to manage the resources it owns, and does so badly. Often, {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}, governments act in an even more harmful way. They actually subsidize the exploitation and {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}of natural resources. A whole {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}of policies, from farm-price support to protection for coal-mining, do environmental damage and (often) {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}no economic sense. Scrapping them offers a two-fold {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}: a cleane r environment and a more efficient economy. Growth and environmentalism can actually go hand in hand, if politicians have the courage to {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}the vested interest that subsidies create. No activity affects more of the earth's surface than farming. It shapes a third of the planet's land area, not {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}Antarctica, and the proportion is rising. World food output per head has risen by 4 per cent between the 1970s and 1980s mainly as a result of increases in {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}from land already in {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}, but also because more land has been brought under the plough. Higher yields have been achieved by increased irrigation, better crop breeding, and a {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in the 1970s and 1980s. All these activities may have {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}environmental impacts. For example, land clearing for agriculture is the largest single {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}of deforestation; chemical fertilizers and pesticides may {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}water supplies; more intensive farming and the abandonment of fallow periods {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}exacerbate soil erosion; and the spread of monoculture and use of high-yielding varieties of crops have been accompanied by the {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}of old varieties of food plants which {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}some insurance against pests or diseases in future. Soil erosion threatens the productivity of land in both rich and poor countries. The United States, {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}the most careful measurements have been done, discovered in 1982 that about one-fifth of its farmland was losing topsoil at a rate {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}to diminish the soil's productivity. The country subsequently {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}a program to convert 11 per cent of its cropped land to meadow or forest. Topsoil in India and China is {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}much faster than in America.

单选题Betsy: Do you like these apricots? Randolph: ______ A. Not at all. B. Very little. C. They taste terrible. D. I've tasted better.

单选题Tests administered to most elementary and high-school students in the United States exert an unfavourable influence on science and math teaching, according to a new $1 million study performed for the National Science Foundation. And because schools with high minority enrollments (入学) generally place a greater reliance on scores from these tests, the study finds, there tends to be "a gap in instructional emphases between high- and low-minority classrooms that differ from our national concern for the quality of education". George F. Madaus and his colleagues at Boston College analyzed not only the six most widely used national standardized tests, but also the tests designed to accompany the four most commonly used science and math texts in fourth-grade, eighth-grade, and high-school classrooms. Though curriculum (teaching program) experts argue that schools should place greater emphasis on problem solving and reasoning, the new study indicates that the tests focus on lower-level skills -- primarily mechanical memorization of routine formulas. Researchers surveyed more than 2 200 math and science instructors, interviewing in depth some 300 teachers and administrators. Especially in schools with high minority enrollments; teachers reported feeling pressured to help students perform well. on these tests. Some states judge schools and some schools determine teacher assignments based on students' test scores. With so much worry, Madaus says, teachers feel compelled to focus their instruction on drilling what the tests will measure -- at the expense of the more valuable, higher-level skills.