单选题In the twentieth century new drugs have Umarkedly/U improved health throughout the world.

单选题As the global village continues to shrink and cultures collide, it is essential for all of us to become more sensitive, more aware of, and more observant to the body language (motions/gestures) that surround us each day. And as many of us cross over cultural borders, it would be fitting for us to respect, learn, and understand more about the effective and powerful "silent language" of gestures. Without gestures, our world would be static and colorless. The social anthropologists, Edward T. Hall claims 60 percent of all our communication is nonverbal. In that case, how can we possibly communicate with one another without gestures? The world is a giddy montage (蒙太奇) of vivid gestures—the ones used by traffic police, street vendors, expressway drivers, teachers, children on playground and athletes with their exuberant (热情洋溢的) hugging, clenched fists and "high fives". People all over the world use their hands, heads, and bodies to communicate expressively. Gestures and body language communicate as effectively as words—maybe even more effectively. We use gestures daily, almost instinctively, from beckoning to a waiter, or punctuating a business presentation with visual signals to airport ground attendants guiding an airline pilot into the jet-way or a parent using a whole dictionary of gestures to teach a child. Gestures are woven into our social lives. The "vocabulary" of gestures can be at once informative and entertaining…but also dangerous. Gestures can be menacing, warm, instructive, or even sensuous. Bear in mind that some gestures are in general use, but there may always be exceptions. In recent years, Western and contemporary values and ideas have become more popular and have either influenced, altered, and even replaced, some of the more traditional gestures. Understanding human behavior is tricky stuff. No two people behave in precisely the same way. Nor do people from the same culture all perform exactly the same gestures and body language uniformly. For almost any gestures there will probably be a minority within a given nationality who might say, "Well, some might attach that meaning to it, but to me it means…" and then they will provide a different interpretation. In the world of gestures, the best single piece of advice is to remember the two A's—"ask" and be "aware". If you see a motion or gesture that is new or confusing, ask a local person what it signifies. Then, be aware of the many body signs and customs around you.

单选题The problems themselves are still not truly strategic because the operation of the global environment is not affected and the survival of civilization is not at stake.

单选题Users tend to buy a computer that Uconforms/U to the manufacturer's advertising claims.

单选题He often ______ of having close connections with some famous pop singers.

单选题Man. Do you think you can manage this on your own? Woman: I think so, but it would help if we could go over the procedure one more time. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} Sea horses are unusual parents. The female sea horses lay the eggs, but unlike other creatures, it's the males that give birth to the young. Male sea horses have a fold of skin on their bellies that forms pocket, called a brood pouch. During the breeding season, the sea horse's pouch swells to receive eggs. A female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time in the pouch. Then she swims off, leaving her male partner to care for the developing eggs and give birth to young sea horses. The female will return everyday to check on her mate and the eggs, but she doesn't stay long, nor does she take part in the birth. It takes from two to six weeks for the eggs in the male's pouch to develop. During this time the male avoids open water and hides in sea grass. His big pouch makes it difficult for him to swim, so the male often uses his tail to grasp a piece of sea grass. Firmly gripping the grass, he will stay perfectly still for hours or even days. The male sea horse will change his color to blend with his surroundings and avoid being seen by predators who will try to eat him or poke holes in his pouch to get the eggs. The eggs hatch inside the male's pouch. When the babies begin moving around, the male sea horse knows it's time for them to be born. He grabs a sea grass stem with his tail and begins rocking, bending, and stretching his body so that the rest of the babies can be born. Sometimes he has to press his pouch against a rock Or some stiff seaweed to force the young out. Sea horse babies are born in groups of five or more. Sometimes it takes two days for the father sea horse to give birth to all his young. He is very tired when it's over. Soon after giving birth to one brood, the male will approach his mate and show her his empty pouch. This tells her he is ready to receive eggs again.

单选题Facing growing costs and shrinking tax _____, the government is now threatening to cut funding for environmental protection programs.

单选题Woman: My cousin Bob is getting married in California and I can't decide whether to go. Man: It's a long trip, but I think you'll have a good time. Question: What does the man imply?

单选题Placido Domingo has sung in opera house throughout the United States and abroad.

单选题The western media was astonished to see that China’s GDP _____ by almost 40% just in two years’time.

单选题The general ordered that his forces be {{U}}deployed{{/U}} immediately.

单选题(Unable) to see their business as a separate entity, many people fail to make (a) distinction (between) their company and (them).

单选题A: It's good to see the sun again. B: ______

单选题Woman: Are you thinking of breaking off the relationship? Man: It's probably just a matter of time. I really can't put up with her. Question: What does the man mean?

单选题 Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify{{U}} (56) {{/U}}a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are{{U}} (57) {{/U}}of that parent. The things parents do and say--and the{{U}} (58) {{/U}}they do and say to them-- strongly influence a child's{{U}} (59) {{/U}}. A parent's actions{{U}} (60) {{/U}}affect the self image that a child forms{{U}} (61) {{/U}}identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their{{U}} (62) {{/U}}will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly{{U}} (63) {{/U}}qualities in their parents will have difficulty{{U}} (64) {{/U}}positive qualities in themselves. Children may{{U}} (65) {{/U}}their self image, however, as they become increasingly{{U}} (66) {{/U}}by peer groups: In the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the{{U}} (67) {{/U}}of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, {{U}}(68) {{/U}}, accept the divorce of their parents or a parent's early{{U}} (69) {{/U}}. But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events{{U}} (70) {{/U}}a sign of rejection or punishment.

单选题John continued to {{U}}defy{{/U}} his boss.

单选题Jim did not like our plan; so he {{U}}countered{{/U}} it with one of his own.

单选题{{B}}Passage Five{{/B}} International ocean shipping constitutes a highly significant aspect of world economic and political relationships. The rapid growth in world trade and the emergence of new national entities in the last 30 years have further emphasized the role of international shipping. Because of the generally free environment in which it has operated, the industry is highly mobile and flexible—characteristics that, together with technological progress, have facilitated the rapid growth in world trade. In recent years, however, there have been several technological and institutional developments that are likely to have major efforts on the industry. One of the latter is the aggregation of conventions and practices known as the Law of the Sea, which has been discussed in the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea since 1958. The third UNCLOS began in 1974 and concluded when a treaty was issued on April 30, 1982. The treaty will enter in force when 60 nations have ratified it. How soon that will happen is, of course, not possible to say. What can be said is that a new legal structure governing the oceans appears to be evolving, with traditional principles giving way to new concepts. Since the environment in which an industry operates determines its structure and mode of operations, international shipping has been molded by the conventional principles governing the use of the oceans as highways and will be affected by shifts in the international climate and changes in the Law of Sea. Ocean shipping, as we know it today, has developed under the concepts of "freedom of the seas" and limited territorial waters with the rights of "innocent passage." Clearly, a new Law of the Sea derived from a reinterpretation of these concepts will significantly change the atmosphere in which the shipping industry operates and, accordingly, dictate revised policies and practices for both industry and public authorities. Minimally, ship operations must consider changes in the definitions of what constitutes the high seas. They must consider the corresponding changes in the jurisdiction of shipping lanes and coastal and open waters; compliance with rules for environmental protection; and vessel traffic controls in some areas. (355w)

单选题A: I'm dreadfully sorry, but I've burned a hole in the rug. B: ______