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单选题From 1965 to 1978 American consumer prices increased at an average annual rate of 5.7 percent. This ominous shift was followed by consumer price gains of 13.3 percent in 1979.

单选题Compared with the old justice concept, modem law as shown in this passage is ______.

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单选题Although many people speak English, they don"t pronounce it or spell the word they use the same way. The United States, in 16 , has its own special way of pronouncing and spelling the English language. They speak American English, and they 17 a lot of its special character to one man: Noah Webster. Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758. He 18 during a period of great American patriotism. He graduated from Yale University when he was 20. The 19 of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States, but political 20 didn"t satisfy Webster. He wanted to 21 "the King"s English" and replace it 22 a special American Language. In 1783, Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book. It was used by generation after 23 of American school children. Because the book had a blue back, it becomes famous 24 "the blue-backed speller". Webster also 25 a dictionary. It too, became very 26 and was updated and reprinted many times. 27 are, when you are confused with a word, you"ll 28 the word in a new edition of Noah Webster"s book. In his books, Webster made many changes in the English used in the United States. He suggested new ways to 29 and spell English words. He also added new American words 30 the language. Webster made many other changes, most of 31 American use today. However, Webster did not go 32 his friend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to. Franklin wanted to drop all the silent letters from words; he also wanted to change the spelling of many words. Had Franklin written the dictionary 33 Webster, he 34 spell give [giv], and wrong [rong]. Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue, but we would have 35 it wrong!

单选题I have observed that the Americans show a less decided taste for general ideas than the French. This is especially true in politics. Although the Americans infuse into their legislation far more general ideas than the English, and although they strive more than the latter to adjust the practice of affairs to theory.no political bodies in the U-nited States have ever shown so much love for general ideas as the Constituent Assembly and the Convention in France. At no time has the American people laid hold on ideas of this kind with the passionate energy of the French people in the eighteenth century, or displayed the same blind confidence in the value and absolute truth of any theory. This difference between the Americans and the French originates in several causes, but principally in the following one. The Americans are a democratic people who have, always directed public affairs themselves. The French are a democratic people who for a long time could only speculate on the best manner of conducting them. The social condition of the French led them to conceive very general ideas on the subject of government, while their political constitution prevented them from correcting those ideas by experiment and from gradually detecting their insufficiency; whereas in America the two things constantly balance and correct each other. It may seem at first sight that this is very much opposed to what I have said before, that democratic nations derive their love of theory from the very excitement of their active life. A more attentive-examination will show that there is nothing contradictory in the proposition. Men living in democratic countries eagerly lay hold of general ideas because they have but little leisure and because these ideas spare them the trouble of studying particulars. This is true, but it is only to be understood of those matters which are not the necessary and habitual subjects of their thoughts. Mercantile men will take up very eagerly, and without any close scrutiny, all the general ideas on philosophy, politics, science, or the arts which may be presented to them;but for such as relate to commerce, they will not receive them with-out inquiry or adopt them without reserve. The same thing applies to statesman with regard to general ideas in politics. If, then, there is a subject upon which a democratic people is peculiarly liable to abandon itself, blindly and extravagantly, to general ideas, the best corrective that can be used will be to make that subject a part of their daily practical occupation. They will then be compelled to enter into details, and the details will teach them the weak points of the theory. This remedy may frequently be a painful one, but its effect is certain. Thus it happens that the democratic institutions which compel every citizen to take a practical part in the government moderate that excessive taste for general theories in polities which the principle of equality suggests.

单选题The younger person's attraction to stereos cannot be explained only ______ familiarity with technology. A. in quest of B. by means of C. in terms of D. by virtue of

单选题A coined word is a word that ______.

单选题The driver stopped his car so{{U}} abruptly {{/U}}that he was hit by the cab right behind him.

单选题Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. "Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd." William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the ever-changing 21st century, even the word "habit" carries a negative connotation. So it seems antithetical to talk about habits in the same context as creativity and innovation. But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks. Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try—the more we step outside our comfort zone—the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives. But don"t bother trying to kill off old habits, once those ruts of procedure are worn into the brain, they"re there to stay. Instead, the new habits we deliberately ingrain into ourselves create parallel pathways that can bypass those old roads. "The first thing needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder," says Dawna Markova, author of "The Open Mind". "But we are taught instead to "decide," just as our president calls himself "the Decider."" She adds, however, that "to decide is to kill off all possibilities but one. A good innovational thinker is always exploring the many other possibilities." All of us work through problems in ways of which we"re unaware, she says. Researchers in the late 1960s discovered that humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally (or collaboratively) and innovatively. At the end of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life. The current emphasis on standardized testing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that few of us inherently use our innovative and collaborative modes of thought. "This breaks the major rule in the American belief system—that anyone can do anything," explains M.J.Ryan, author of the 2006 book "This Year I Will..." and Ms. Markova"s business partner. "That"s a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you"re good at and doing even more of it creates excellence." This is where developing new habits comes in.

单选题When a disease of epidemic proportions rips into the populace, scientists immediately get to work, trying to locate the source of the affliction and find ways to combat it. Oftentimes, success is achieved, as medical science is able to isolate the parasite, germ or cell that causes the problem and finds ways to effectively kill or contain it. In the most serious of cases, in which the entire population of a region or country may be at grave risk, it is deemed necessary to protect the entire population through vaccination, so as to safeguard lives and ensure that the disease will not spread. The process of vaccination allows the patient's body to develop immunity to the virus or disease so that, if it is encountered, one can ward it off naturally. To accomplish this, a small weak or dead strain of the disease is actually injected into the patient in a controlled environment, so that his body's immune system can learn to fight the invader properly. Information on how to penetrate the disease's defenses is transmitted to all elements of the patient's immune system in a process that occurs naturally, in which genetic information is passed from cell to cell. This makes sure that, should the patient later come into contact with the real problem, his body is well equipped and trained to deal with it, having already done so before. There are dangers inherent in the process, however. On occasion, even the weakened version of the disease contained in the vaccine proves too much for the body to handle, resulting in the immune system succumbing, and therefore, the patient's death. Such is the case of the smallpox vaccine, designed to eradicate the smallpox epidemic that nearly wiped out the entire Native American population and killed massive numbers of settlers. Approximately 1 in 10, 000 people who receives the vaccine contract the smallpox disease from the vaccine itself and dies from it. Thus, if the entire population of the United States were to receive the Smallpox Vaccine today, 3, 000 Americans would be left dead. Fortunately, the smallpox virus was considered eradicated in the early 1970s, ending the mandatory vaccination of all babies in America. In the event of a reintroduction of the disease, however, mandatory vaccinations may resume, resulting in more unexpected deaths from vaccination. The process, which is truly a mixed blessing, may indeed hide some hidden curses.

单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Read the following passage. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET I. Like many other aspects of the computer age, Yahoo began as an idea,{{U}} (21) {{/U}}into a hobby and lately has{{U}} (22) {{/U}}into a full-time passion. The two developers of Yahoo, David Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph. D candidates{{U}} (23) {{/U}}Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, started their guide in April 1994 as a way to keep{{U}} (24) {{/U}}of their personal interest on the internet. Before long they{{U}} (25) {{/U}}that their home-brewed lists were becoming too long and{{U}} (26) {{/U}}. Gradually they began to spend more and more time on Yahoo. During 1994, they{{U}} (27) {{/U}}yahoo into a customized database designed to{{U}} (28) {{/U}}the needs of the thousands of users{{U}} (29) {{/U}}began to use the service through the closely{{U}} (30) {{/U}}Internet community. They developed customized software to help them{{U}} (31) {{/U}}locate, identify and edit material{{U}} (32) {{/U}}on the Internet. The name Yahoo is{{U}} (33) {{/U}}to stand for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle", but Filo and Yang insist they selected the{{U}} (34) {{/U}}because they considered themselves yahoos. Yahoo itself first{{U}} (35) {{/U}}on Yang's workstation, "akebono", while the search engine was{{U}} (36) {{/U}}on Filo's computer, "Konishiki". In early 1995 Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape Communication in Mountain View, California, invited Filo and Yang to move their files{{U}} (37) {{/U}}to larger computers{{U}} (38) {{/U}}at Netscape. As a result Stanford's computer network returned to{{U}} (39) {{/U}}, and both parties benefited. Today, Yahoo{{U}} (40) {{/U}}organized information on tens of thousands of computers linked to the web.

单选题The two pharmaceutical companies collaborated in developing new drugs to ______ the pain of patients in the terminal stages of cancer. A.alleviate B.confront C.insulate D.terminate

单选题Signs of aging are unavoidable, ______ of particular interest to cosmetic companies. A. but those that can be disguised are B. but those can be disgused are C. but that can be disguised is D. but all one that can be disguised is

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单选题The character of European education demands that the student develop【C1】______and social individuality. The American student is given a choice between relying on himself【C2】______on others. Scholastically, the fundamental difference is between the European lecture system and the American discussion system. The European system is both the strength and the limit of European education. The strength is the challenge【C3】______the student to rely on himself; the system imposes a limit because it is【C4】______and at times even cruelly, qualitative: only a few are able to survive. A second difference is the American campus, a term which has no【C5】______in Europe. There, the campus is formed【C6】______by the various classrooms, faculty offices and laboratories. No extracurricular activities are carried on. The students and the professors go to the universities when they have classes and leave as soon as they are【C7】______The European universities provide no social life; on the【C8】______, it creates a social atmosphere. The student 【C9】______never organizes campus activities: everything is left to the【C10】______of the individual students. In the【C11】______of these considerations, I think I can answer the challenge of that pretty coed, though my answer is bound to be incomplete. My【C12】______to the American educational system are two. The first【C13】______American students. What【C14】______me most about them is their conformity and their fear of【C15】______. Perhaps campus life【C16】______by necessity to conformity. Almost every student belongs to at least two organizations. What is the【C17】______of this associative mania,【C18】______not the basic to be supported by people who think【C19】______and sympathize with the same idea? Nobody likes being alone, but it seems to me that American students like【C20】______too much.

单选题It is reported that the latest outbreak of the bird flu in Pennsylvania in the United States has prompted China to slap a ban on {{U}}poultry{{/U}} imports from the sate.