单选题Man: Have you heard it? John has just been promoted again! Woman: He's the boss's blue-eyed boy at the present. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题A few years ago, in their search for ways to sell more goods, advertising men hit on a new and controversial gimmick. It is a silent, invisible commercial that, the ad men claim, can be rushed past the consumer's conscious mind and planted in his subconscious—and without the consumer's knowledge. Developed by James Vicary, a research man who studies what makes people buy, this technique relies on the psychological principle of subliminal perception. Scientists tell us that many of the sights coming to our eyes are not consciously "seen". We select only a few for conscious "seeing" and ignore the rest. Actually, the discarded impressions are recorded in the brain though they are below the threshold of consciousness. There's little doubt in Vicary's mind as to the subliminal ad's effectiveness. His proof can be summed up in just two words: sales increase. In an unidentified movie house not so long ago, unknown audiences saw a curious film program. At the same time, on the same screen on which the film hero was courting the heroine a subliminal projector was flashing its visible commercials. "Get popcorn," ordered the commercial for a reported one three-thousands of a second every five seconds. It announced "Coca-Cola" at the same speed and frequency to other audiences. At the end of a six weeks trial, popcorn sales had gone up 57 percent, Coke sales 18 percent. Experimental Films. Inc, says the technique is not new. It began research on subliminal perception in 1954. Experimental Films stresses that its equipment was designed for helping problematic students and treating the mentally ill. At NYU two doctors showed twenty women the projected image of an expressionless face. They told the subjects to watch the face for some change of expression. Then they flashed the word angry on the screen at subliminal speeds. Now the women thought the face looked unpleasant. When the word happy was flashed on the screen instead, the subjects thought the woman's facial expression looked much more pleasant. Subliminal techniques, its promoters believe, are good for more than selling popcorn. Perhaps the process can even be used to sell political candidates, by leaving a favorable impression of the candidate in the minds of the electorates subliminally. How convincing are these invisible commercials? Skeptical psychologists answer that they aren't anywhere near as effective as the ad men would like to think they are. Nothing has been proven yet scientifically, says a prominent research man.

单选题Thomas Edison's office was always {{U}}disorganized{{/U}} with books and papers.

单选题Man: By the way, Jane, did you talk to the consultant about our health program? Woman: I contacted his office, but his secretary said he would be out for lunch until two. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题Some people apparently have an amazing ability to ______ the right answer.

单选题Confucius—a statesman, scholar, and (educator) of (great skill) and reputation-is generally held to be China's (greatest) and most (influence) philosopher.

单选题A: We don't seem to have a reservation for you, Sir. I'm sorry. B: ______.

单选题Man: My father can do cooking, carpentry, and a bit of gardening. Woman: He's a Jack of all trades, really. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题The house is {{U}}adjacent to{{/U}} the bar.

单选题The atmosphere in the police chief's office was electric with {{U}}contention{{/U}}.

单选题John seldom drinks coffee because he doesn't ______the taste.

单选题{{B}}Passage Five{{/B}} Nowadays, we hear a lot about the growing threat of globalization, accompanied by those warnings that the rich pattern of local life is being undermined, and many dialects and traditions are becoming extinct. But stop and think for a moment about the many positive aspects that globalization is bringing. Read on and you are bound to feel comforted, ready to face the global future, which is surely inevitable now. Consider the Internet, that prime example of our shrinking world. Leaving aside the all-to-familiar worries about pornography and political extremism, even the most narrow-minded must admit that the net offers immeasurable benefits, not just in terms of education, the sector for which it was originally designed, but more importantly on a global level, the spread of news and comment. It will be increasingly difficult for politicians to maintain their regimes of misinformation, as the oppressed will not only find support and comfort, but also be able to organize themselves more effectively. MTV is another global provider that is often criticized for imposing popular culture on the unsuspecting millions around the world. Yet the viewers' judgment on MTV is undoubtedly positive; it is regarded as indispensable by most of the global teenage generation who watch it, a vital part of growing up. And in the final analysis, what harm can a few songs and videos cause? Is the world dominance of brands like Nike and Coca-cola so bad for us, when all is said and done? Sportswear and soft drinks are harmless products when compared to the many other things that have been globally available for a longer period of time--heroin and cocaine, for example. In any case, just because Nike shoes and Coke cans are for sale, it doesn't mean you have to buy them--even globalization cannot deprive the individual of his free will. Critics of globalization can stop issuing their doom and gloom statements. Life goes on, and has more to offer for many citizens' of the world than it did for their parents' generation.

单选题The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases (61) the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant (62) of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a (63) bill that will propose making payments to witnesses (64) and will strictly control the amount of (65) that can be given to a case (66) a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he (67) with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not (68) sufficient control. (69) of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a (70) of media protest when he said the (71) of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges (72) to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which (73) the European Convention on Human Rights legally (74) in Britain, laid down that everybody was (75) to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.

单选题A: Excuse me. I'd like to exchange this watch. I just bought it, but look at this. B: ______

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} On an average of six times a day, a doctor in Holland practices “active” euthanasia (安乐死):intentionally administering a lethal (致死的)drug to a terminally iii patient who has asked to be relieved of suffering. Twenty times a day, life-prolonging treatment is withheld or withdrawn when there is no hope that it can effect an ultimate cure. "Active" euthanasia remains a crime on the Dutch statute books, punishable by 12 years in prison. But a series of court cases over the past 15 years has made it clear that a competent physician who carries it out will not be prosecuted. Euthanasia, often called "mercy killing" is a crime everywhere in Western Europe. But more and more doctors and nurses readily admit to practicing it, most often in the "passive" form of withholding or withdrawing treatment. The long simmering euthanasia issue has lately boiled over into a, sometimes, fierce public debate, with both sides claiming the mantle of ultimate righteousness. Those opposed to the practice see themselves upholding sacred principles of respect for life, while those in favor raise the banner of humane treatment. After years on the defensive, the advocates now seem to be gaining ground. Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of British subjects favor euthanasia ill some circumstances. An astonishing 76 percent of respondents to a poll taken last year in France said they would like the law changed to decriminalize mercy killings. Euthanasia has been a topic of controversy in Europe since at least 1936, when a bill was introduced in the House of Lords that would have legalized mercy killing under very tightly supervised conditions. That bill failed, as have three others introduced in the House of Lords since then. Reasons for the latest surge of interest in euthanasia are not hard to find. Europeans, like Americans, are now living longer: Therefore, lingering chronic diseases have replaced critical illnesses as the primary cause of death. And the euthanasists argue that every human being should have the right to "die with dignity," by which they usually mean the right to escape the horrors of a painful or degrading hospitalization (住院治疗). Most experts believe that euthanasia will continue to be practiced no matter what the law says.

单选题All the products made in China are sold and distributed in______with the U. S. Export Administration Regulations and also local country rules.

单选题It is an (accepted) .custom for guests (to take) their gifts to (the) wedding reception when the couple (invited) them to attend

单选题Linda Waite's studies support the idea that ______.

单选题Woman: Have you ever visited Linda's room?Man: No. Is there anything?Woman: Well... you can't imagine it. It looks just like a total wreck.Question: What is Linda's room like?

单选题Many New England communities do not permit the construction of a “modernist” building, lest it alter their overall architectural integrity.