单选题When we were in the mountains, we often found ourselves entirely {{U}}enveloped{{/U}} by the fog.

单选题He is a(n) ______ and well-behaved child, but his parents worry about him for he talks too little.

单选题The deterioration of the environment, both physically and aesthetically, is most apparent in our cities. The dehumanizing effects of life in the slums and ghettoes particularly, where there is little hope for improving conditions, have often been cited as contributing causes of urban rioting and disturbances. Crime rates usually reach their peak in these neighborhoods. Such symptoms of general psychological maladjustment suggest that modern cities provide a less than ideal environment for human beings. There seems to be abundant evidence that traditional cultural patterns break down in cities, and also that the high numbers of contacts with individuals, not part of one"s circle of regular social acquaintances may lead to mental disturbance defined here merely as behavior generally considered "disturbed" by the majority of the society. It is important to note that antisocial behavior and "mental illness" are found in all cultures, and that indeed the same disorders recognized by Western psychiatrists are found even in primitive peoples. Therefore, we can be reasonably certain that lack of an evolutionarily "natural" environment is not the sole cause of such behavior. Nevertheless, that lack may well serve to aggravate the problems of people living in our most crowded, smoggy, and impersonal metropolises. Stanford psychologist PG Zimbardo has concluded that urban pressures are transforming Americans into potential assassins. He based his conclusions on experimental studies of the connection between anonymity and aggression, and on field studies of vandalism. He noted an estimated 230 violent urban outbreaks in the period 1964-1969, and reported that in 1967 vandals in New York City alone wrecked 360,000 pay telephones, broke 202,719 school windows, and did damage to parks and transit systems costing some $850,000. Cars were abandoned on streets of a large city (New York) and a small one (Palo Alto, California), and secretly watched to see if there was a difference in vandalism between the two localities. The New York car was virtually demolished within three days by 23 separate attacks by looters and vandals, nearly all in view of passersby and during the daytime. The Palo Alto car was not molested for more than a week. How much (if any) of such behavior might be reduced if density were lowered is unknown, but at least the anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that high density is a factor in such problems. Crime rates are some five times as high in urban as in rural areas. Though some of this difference may be due to disparities in reporting, not all of it can be explained on this basis. Rates for violent crimes have been shown to be positively correlated with actual population densities in American cities. This general correlation held for statistics taken in three different years, 1940, 1950, and 1960, in the same cities. The rises in assault and robbery with higher density were particularly striking, although murder and rape both also reflected the trend. Robbery is the only one of the four that does not most commonly occur between acquaintances. Interestingly, crime rates in the suburbs have been rising in the past few years, especially among teenagers from relatively affluent areas, although their crimes are more often acts against property than crimes of violence.

单选题Is Wal-Mart going wobbly? Over the past couple of weeks, America's largest company--linchpin of the low-wage, no-benefit economy that is increasingly the norm in America--has announced some surprising reversals of course. In a series of speeches and interviews, chief executive H. Lee Scott unveiled four initiatives that he clearly hopes will polish the company's increasingly tarnished image. Wal-Mart, he said, will shift to more environmentally responsible practices--demanding better packaging of its products. It will offer more affordable health insurance to its employees, cutting the monthly premium in some cases to just ＄11. It will monitor the environmental and health and safety practices of its foreign suppliers. And it will lobby for a higher federal minimum wage. Scott's timing is anything but accidental. The sweatshop conditions in which thou-sands of employees of Wal-Mart's suppliers routinely work, and the depressive effect that Wal-Mart has on working-class living standards here in the United States, are receiving increasing scrutiny--enough to impede the company's growth. Wal-Mart's at-tempts to open stores in the major cities of the Northeast and West Coast have been largely checked by a coalition of fearful and irate unions, smaller retailers, churches and liberal activists. Wal-Mart's stock is down 13 percent this year. And worse is still to come. So the leopard realized it was time to change its spots-up to a point. Only 44 percent of Wal-Mart's nearly 1. 3 million U.S. employees are covered under its health insurance plan. Now the company says it will make its insurance more affordable. Of all Scott's commitments, the one that does merit belief is his out-of-the-blue declaration of support for a higher minimum wage. For Wal-Mart is bumping up against a serious problem at least partly of its own making: Because it pitches its products to a disproportionately low-income client, its revenue rises and falls with the fortunes of the lower end of the American working class. And those fortunes these days are anything but bright. The coming crunch in heating oil prices, the decimation of American manufacturing, the steady decline of median family incomes over the past several years, the failure to raise the federal minimum wage since 1997--all these are combining to limit the ability of Wal-Mart shoppers to buy as much as they used to. Wal-Mart, could, of course, raise its workers' wages, but Scott has dismissed that out of hand. So now it's the feds' responsibility to rescue Wal-Mart from the consequences of the low-wage, low-consumption economy that Wal-Mart, with such fanatical devotion, has created. For, in Wal-Mart's America, it's not clear that even Wal-Mart can thrive.

单选题A ______ translation is not always the closest to the original meaning. A. liberal B. literal C. literary D. literate

单选题 An Ohio State University study has linked behavior in young children{{U}} 61 {{/U}}the type of job their mother has. Mothers with complex occupations that are self-directed and require working with other people{{U}} 62 {{/U}}to have offspring with relatively low levels of behavior problems. The opposite held{{U}} 63 {{/U}}when the jobs were routine, closely supervised, and dealt with things, rather than people. "A job that challenges and interests a mother and gives her an opportunity to exercise judgment and solve problems clearly has{{U}} 64 {{/U}}consequences for her children's behavior," indicates{{U}} 65 {{/U}}professor of sociology Elizabeth Mengaghan. Occupations with more positive conditions include management, sales, and teaching positions. Jobs that may be related to increased child behavior problems include book keeping, food service, and{{U}} 66 {{/U}}line positions. Women who are supervised closely at work and made to{{U}} 67 {{/U}}strict orders may be more likely to use this same style in{{U}} 68 {{/U}}their kids. They may emphasize obedience to parental authority and the potential for{{U}} 69 {{/U}}punishment. "We believe that the choice of such a parenting style may increase the{{U}} 70 {{/U}}of behavior problems in children." On the{{U}} 71 {{/U}}hand, mothers whose jobs are less controlled by supervisors and{{U}} 72 {{/U}}must work closely with other people probably rely less on physical punishment,{{U}} 73 {{/U}}encouraging children to think about consequences of their actions and{{U}} 74 {{/U}}responsibility for their behavior.{{U}} 75 {{/U}}an approach encourages youngsters to follow parental demands{{U}} 76 {{/U}}they aren't being supervised because they have accepted parental values as their own. Moreover, mothers whose jobs don't{{U}} 77 {{/U}}constant supervision"{{U}} 78 {{/U}}problem-solving skills that they can bring to other parts of their life". The research also found that those who have{{U}} 79 {{/U}}challenging and interesting jobs provide better home environments for their children. The mothers give their offspring more intellectual stimulation and emotional support, and this,{{U}} 80 {{/U}}turn, is linked to fewer behavior problem.

单选题He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in ______ for the shootings last week.

单选题Passage 1 It has been argued that where schools become bureaucratized, they become bound up with the techniques and implementation of the managerial process, and may concentrate on concern with position and self-advancement. In so doing, they may neglect the purpose for which they were set up. Thus, they do not facilitate the development of those who are part of the school community, and tend to neglect the desires of children, parents and society at large. It is because of such criticisms that there has been an increasing influence in political rhetoric and legislation of free-market theories of organization and society. Such theories suggest that a much more market-oriented, competitive approach is required so that schools reorient themselves towards their "clients". By so doing, it is claimed, not only do they once again address the needs of those with whom they should be primarily concemed, but such an approach also unleashes the benefits of individual responsibility, freedom of choice, and reward. Though much of this sounds attractive, it has its roots as much in an economic body of thought as in social and political theory, and this must raise the question of whether it can be viably transferred to an educational context. Indeed, if by "educational" we mean the development of all within the school community, then free-market theory may miss the mark by concentrating on only one section, "the consumers". If teachers are seen as part of this community, then their development is just as important. If bureaucratic forms of management face the problem of explaining how their values can be objective when they are in fact the product of a particular value orientation, the forms of management derived from free-market theories, suggesting an openness to the adoption of different sets of values, are subject to the charge of relativism. In other words, free-market theories, granted that they are arguing that individuals should be allowed to pursue their own ends, must explain why any set of values, including their own, is preferable to another.

单选题Agriculture was a step in human progress ______ subsequently there was nothing comparable until our own machine age.

单选题Fast cars need no longer be harshly sprung; Honda, Mazda and Mercedes-Benz have all rid themselves of the______ ride that used to be inseparable from good road holding.

单选题The chances of infection of BSE or "mad-cow disease" may be slight, but that does not stop people ______ beefen masse. A. shunning B. ignoring C. disregarding D. affronting

单选题I want to talk about all these points in______order of importance.(2002年武汉大学考博试题)

单选题The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was______.

单选题Make up your mind that whatever the short-term temptations may be, you will never ______ from the highest standards of honor.

单选题The grain could have been gathered in last week if the weather had been fine: but, ______, it had to be left in the fields.

单选题Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ______ his opinion. A. struck at B. strove for C. stuck to D. stood for

单选题______is practiced to some extent by the adherents of every religion. It often requires abstinence from food, drink, or sexual activity, as in fasting or celibacy and it may also require physical pain or discomfort, such as endurance of extreme heat or cold or self-punishment.

单选题The most exciting kind of education is also the most. Nothing can 1 the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you. It may be an idea or a bit of information you 2 across accidentally--or a sudden 3 , fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem. Such personal 4 are the "pay off"" in education. A. teacher may 5 you to learning and even encourage you in it--but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. That"s 6 to you. A research paper, 7 in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, 8 you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a 9 where the joy of discover and learning can come to you many times. 10 the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a structure 11 which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self that are basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to 12 a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others 13 you can do. Waiting a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in 14 out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills 15 to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly 16 experience! To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages often more than ever produced 17 , is disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work 18 is threatening. But there is no need to approach the research paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to 19 Instead, consider it a goal to 20 , a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you.

单选题What is the author's opinion of taking antioxidant supplements?