单选题From the passage, which of the following is NOT included in the disadvantages of living in a big city?

单选题 Ever since this government's term began, the attitude to teachers has been overshadowed by the mantra that good teachers cannot be rewarded if it means bad teachers are rewarded, too. That's why, despite the obvious need for them, big pay rises have not been awarded to teachers across the board. The latest pay rise was 3.6 per cent--mad in the present situation. That's why, as well, the long battle over performance-related pay was fought as teacher numbers slid. The idea is that some kind of year zero can eventually be achieved whereby all the bad teachers are gone and only the good teachers remain. That is why the Government's attempts to relieve the teacher shortage have been so focused on offering incentives to get a new generation of teachers into training. The assumption is that so many of the teachers we have already are bad, that only by starting again can standards be raised. But the teacher shortage is not caused only because of a lack of new teachers coming into the profession. It is also because teaching has a retention problem, with many leaving the profession. These people have their reasons for doing so, which cannot be purely about wanting irresponsibly to "abandon" pupils more permanently. Such an exodus suggests that even beyond the hated union grandstanding, teachers are not happy. Unions and government appear to be in broad agreement that the shortage of teachers is a parlous state of affairs. Oddly, though, they don't seem entirely to agree that the reasons for this may lie in features of the profession itself and the way it is run. Instead, the Government is so suspicious of the idea that teachers may be able to represent themselves, that they have set up the General Teaching Council, a body that will represent teachers whether they want it to or not, and to which they have to pay ￡ 25 a year whether they want to or not. The attitudes of both sides promise to exacerbate rather than solve the problem. Teachers are certainly exacerbating the problem by stressing just how bad things are. Quite a few potential teachers must be put off. And while the Government has made quite a success of convincing the public that bad education is almost exclusively linked to bad teachers represented by destructive unions, it also seems appalling that in a survey last year, working hours for primary teachers averaged 53 hours per week, while secondary teachers clocked up 51 hours. At their spring conferences, the four major teaching unions intend to ballot their members on demanding from government an independent inquiry into working conditions. This follows the McCrone report in Scotland, which produced an agreement to limit hours to 35 per week, with a maximum class contact-time of 22 and a half hours. That sounds most attractive.

单选题What is NOT containde in the big book used by American students in applying to a college?

单选题He ______ spends his holidays in the mountains though occasionally he goes to the seaside instead.

单选题It can be concluded that the writer's grandfather's family purchased their land ______.

单选题Although it is only a small business, its______is surprisingly high.

单选题Tom Jones, who ______ around the world, will come to Asia next month.

单选题The meal was excellent; the sour-pepper soup was particularly ______. A. addicted B. delicious C. tasteful D. desirable

单选题Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burn it before. A really fearless soldier-and some do exist-is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out. In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. if, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: an airplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take. In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well. In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course, of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.

单选题In his opinion, the objection to harbarity does not mean that capital punishment should not go on.

单选题He went on to say that he would go to his hometown in ______ of peace.

单选题It"s a program designed to ______ mainly to 16 to 25 year olds.

单选题 I was so absorbed in my work that I completely forgot the time.

单选题Scientists generally hold that language has been so long in use that the length of time writing is known to cover is______ in comparison.

单选题The coat is not made of real silk; it is only a/an ______ .

单选题Influenced by the environment, children's minds ______ its and pieces of data when they grow up.

单选题According to "chaos theory"______.

单选题 Healthy guilt is a warning signal that either something dangerous is about to happen or something has already happened that need{{U}} (21) {{/U}}. A feeling of distress is good when it keeps us from{{U}} (22) {{/U}}our own values. It serves a useful function. Here is a(n){{U}} (23) {{/U}}: If a fire broke out in someone's home{{U}} (24) {{/U}}faulty wiring, he would not be content with{{U}} (25) {{/U}}putting out the fire. {{U}}(26) {{/U}}, he would have the house rewired. When we feel guilty about something, we have to make the necessary changes in our character to prevent a{{U}} (27) {{/U}}. Unhealthy guilt is a distressful feeling which occurs without reason or persists even after appropriate steps have been taken to deal with a situation. A person with{{U}} (28) {{/U}}self-esteem may react to feelings of guilt, one of two ways: {{U}}(29) {{/U}}that he has done wrong in order to protect his fragile ego; or experience the feeling as a{{U}} (30) {{/U}}that he is just an unworthy person. An example involves the case of Mr. L. He has a{{U}} (31) {{/U}}with Mr. Y and exchanges angry words. Later that day, Mr. Y gets sick. Mr. L may feel that he was the{{U}} (32) {{/U}}of Mr. Y's misfortune. Mr. L feels unwarranted guilt for the misfortune and thinks that his angry feelings caused the misfortune. This is irrational thinking and is{{U}} (33) {{/U}}of pathological guilt. When people do research on a particular challenge and make a decision, the decision may{{U}} (34) {{/U}}unfavorable consequences. Feeling distress and pain is normal. However, feeling guilty over the idea that you caused the consequences is unhealthy. As long as a decision is made with proper advice and with good intent, then the person remains morally right{{U}} (35) {{/U}}having made the decision. There is no reason for guilt.

单选题In the simplest terms, a market is the place where seller meets buyer to exchange products for money. Traditional markets still function in many parts of the world. Even in the United Sates, during summer months, there are farmers' markets where direct selling and buying take place between producers and consumers. Most service industries still operate at this market level. Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the consumer. Their products pass through several hands--truckers, warehouse workers, wholesalers, and retailers before reaching the final consumer. Products, or commodities, are usually divided into two types: consumer and industrial. Consumer goods are those that are sold to final users, the customers. These goods include food, clothing, automobiles, television sets, appliances, and all those things people go to stores to purchase. Industrial goods are those that are sold to companies or other businesses for use in manufacturing or other purposes. Automobile makers buy many of the parts used to assemble cars. A tire manufacturer buys rubber, synthetic or otherwise, with which to make fires. Eventually these materials will end up in the hands of final users: the owners of the cars. The nature of industrial goods depends on the nature of the goods to be made for final users. The price of industrial goods and raw materials will influence the price of final goods, those that the consumer buys.