单选题On the large board in the main hall of the airport, you can easily find the different Destinations ______ which airlines can take you. A. in B. of C. to D. by

单选题When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States in 1932, not only the United States but also the rest of the world was in the throes of an economic depression. Following the termination of World War I , Britain and the United States at first experienced a boom in industry. Called the roaring Twenties, the 1920s ushered in a number of things——prosperity, greater equality for women in the work world, rising consumption, and easy credit. The outlook for American business was rosy. October 1929 was a month that had catastrophic economic reverberations worldwide. The American stock market witnessed the "Great Crash," as it is called, and the temporary boom in the American economy came to a standstill. Stock prices sank, and panic spread. The ensuing unemployment figure soared to 12 million by 1932. Germany in the postwar years suffered from extreme deprivation because of burdensome compensation it was obliged to pay to the Allies. The country's industrial capacity had been greatly diminished by the war. Inflation, political instability, and high unemployment were factors helpful to the growth of the initial Nazi party. Germans had lost confidence in their old leaders and heralded the arrival of a messiah-like figure who would lead them out of their economic wilderness. Hitler promised jobs and, once elected, kept his promise by providing employment in the party, in the newly expanded army, and in munitions factories. Roosevelt was elected because he promised a "New Deal" to lift the United States out of the doldrums of the depression. Following the principles by Keynes, a British economist, Roosevelt collected the spending capacities of the federal government to provide welfare, work, and agricultural aid to the millions of down-and-out Americans. Elected President for four terms because of his innovative policies, Roosevelt succeeded in dragging the nation out of the depression before the outbreak of World War II.

单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}} Today the study of language in our schools is somewhat confusing. It is the most traditional of scholastic subjects being taught in a time when many of our traditions no longer fit our needs. You to whom these pages are addressed speak English and are therefore in a worse case than any other literate people. People pondering the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of conventionalized grunts, hisses, and cries and must have been a very simple affair in the beginning. But when we observe the language behavior of what we regard as primitive cultures, we find it strikingly elaborate and complicated. Srefansson, the explorer said that "in order to get along reasonably well an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English." Moreover these Eskimo words are far more highly inflected than those of any of the well-known European languages, for a single noun can be spoken or writ- ten in several hundred different forms, each having a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more numerous. The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, with the result that almost no traders or explorers have even tried to, learn it. Consequently there has grown up, in intercourse between Eskimos and whites, a jargon similar to the pidgin English used in China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words, most of them derived from Eskimo but some derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon which is usually referred to by travelers as "the Eskimo language". And Professor Thalbitzer of Copenhagen, who did take the trouble to learn Eskimo, seems to endorse the explorer's view when he writes: "The language is polysynthetic". The grammar is extremely rich in flexional forms, the conjugations of a common verb being served by about 350 suffixes, equivalent to personal pronouns and verb endings. For the declension of a noun there are 150 suffixes (for dual and plural, local cases, and possessive flexion. Tim demonstrative pronouns have separate flex- ions. The derivative endings effective in the vocabulary and the construction of sentences-like words amount to at least 250. Notwithstanding all these constructive peculiarities, the grammatical and synthetic system is remarkably concise and, in its own way, logical.

单选题That was a man-made disaster that clearly ______ if the federal government, specifically the Federal Emergency Management Agency, had quickly marshaled the political resources to evacuate those without access to cars, instead of promoting on its Web site a faith-based charity that was clearly no match for the problem.

单选题Brooding and hopelessness are the ______ of Indians in the prairie reservations most of the time.

单选题In our society the razor of necessity cuts close. You must make a buck to survive the day. You must work to. make a buck. The job is often a chore, rarely a delight. No matter how demeaning the task, no matter how it dulls the senses or breaks the spirit, one must work. Lately there has been a questioning of this "work ethic", especially by the young. Strangely enough, it has touched off profound grievances in others hitherto silent and anonymous. Unexpected precincts are being heard from in a show of discontent by blue collar and white. On the evening bus the tense, pinched faces of young file clerks and elderly secretaries tell us more than we care to know. On the expressways middle-management men pose without grace behind their wheels, as they flee city and job. In all, there is more than a slight ache. And there dangles the impertinent question: Should there not be another increment, earned though not yet received, to one's daily work—an acknowledgment of a man's being? In fact, what all of us are looking for is a calling, not just a job. Jobs alone are not being enough for people.

单选题Good health is a spirited ______ of energy, smooth skin, strong, supple limbs, and a positive joy in life.

单选题We need to make sure that we______our resources as fully as possible.(复旦大学2010年试题)

单选题{{B}}Text 3{{/B}} Every second in the United States alone, more then 250 animals are slaughtered for food, adding up to more than 8 billion animals each year. Reducing the amount of meat in one's diet is nutritionally, environmentally, and ethically beneficial. People who eat meat usually have weaker immune systems compared to those of vegetarians. Meat has been directly linked to diabetes, obesity, arthritis, and many other illnesses. Furthermore, meat-eaters are at a higher risk for diseases, including cancer, and they are more likely to die from these diseases. Critics say that a meatless diet does not provide enough nutrients, especially protein end iron. Actually, according to A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian, by Judy Krizmanic, protein is found in almost every food, and iron appears in many vegetables. Getting enough nutrients in a meat-reduced diet should not be difficult. A 1988 study found that some of the highest pesticide residues appear in meat and eggs. Diets including more fruits and vegetables will only make people healthier. Some skeptics believe that there will be a shortage of food if animals are not eaten. In fact, the opposite is true. More than 80% of the com and 95% of the oats grown in the U.S. are fed to livestock. The world's cattle alone consume enough food to equal the caloric needs of 8.7 billion people, more than the entire human population. One half of the water used in the Unites States also goes to livestock; 250 gallons of water produces only 11b. (=pound) of beef. If people eat less meat and more plants, the amount of available food will increase. Many people become vegetarians because they feel that eating animals is unethical. 90% of these animals are raised in confinement. Chickens and other birds have only about half a square foot of space each, and since they are raised so close together, a hot blade is used to cut off their beaks to prevent them from pecking each other to death. Likewise, pigs that are repressed will bite each other's tails, so both their teeth and tails are removed as soon as they are born. Eating animals is hazardous in numerous ways. Even a slight reduction in meat intake is better than nothing at all. Consuming less meat is beneficial to the health of animals, the health of people, and the health of the world.

单选题Abortion The word alone causes civil conversation to flee the room. This is largely because the pro-choice and pro-life positions are being defined by their extremes, by those who scream accusations instead of arguments. More reasonable voices and concerns, on both sides of the fence, are given little attention. For example, pro-life extremists seem unwilling to draw distinctions between some abortions and others, such as those resulting from rape with an underage child. They would make no exception in the recent real-life case of a woman who discovered in her fifth month that her baby would be born dead due to severe disabilities. On the other hand, pro-choice extremists within feminism insist on holding inconsistent positions. The pregnant woman has an unquestionable right to abort, they claim. Yet if the biological father has no say whatsoever over the woman's choice, is it reasonable to impose legalobligations upon him for child support? Can absolute legal obligation adhere without some sort of corresponding legal rights? The only hope for progress in the abortion dialogue lies in the great excluded middle, in the voices of average people who see something wrong with a young girl forced to bear the baby of a rapist. Any commentary on abortion should include a statement of the writer's position. I represent what seems to be a growing "middle ground" in pro-choice opinion. Legally, I believe in the right of every human being to medically control everything under his or her own skin. Many things people have a legal right to do, however, seem clearly wrong to me: adultery, lying to friends, walking past someone who is bleeding on the street~ Some forms of abortion fall into that category. Morally speaking, my doubts have become so extreme that I could not undergo the procedure past the first three months and I would attempt to dissuade friends from doing so. Partial-birth abortion has thrown many pro-choice advocates into moral chaos. I find it impossible to view photos of late-term abortion--the fetus' contorted features, the tiny fully formed hands, the limbs ripped apart--without experiencing nausea. This reaction makes me ineffectual in advocating the absolute right to abortion. I stand by the principle, "a woman's body, a woman's right" but I don't always like myself for doing so. Fanatics on both sides are using reprehensible and deceitful tactics. An honest dialogue on abortion must start by re-setting the stage, by denouncing the approaches that block communication.

单选题We'd better ______ the whole placein case it's been bugged. A. leave alone B. check out C. take down D. pull down

单选题The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins, but her doctor______her that it is absolutely harmless. A. retrieved B. released C. reassured D. reviewed

单选题To live in the United States today is to gain an appreciation for Dahrendoff's assertion that social change exists everywhere. Technology, the application of knowledge for practical ends, is a major source of social change. Yet we would do well to remind ourselves that technology is a human creation; it does not exist naturally. A spear or a robot is as much a cultural as a physical object. Until humans use a spear to hunt game or a robot to produce machine parts, neither is much more than a solid mass of matter. For a bird looking for an object on which to rest, a spear or robot serves the purpose equally well. The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle and the Russian nuclear accident at Chernobyl drive home the human quality of technology; they provide cases in which well-planned systems suddenly went haywire and there was no ready hand to set them right, Since technology is a human creation, we are responsible for what is done with it. Pessimists worry that we will use out technology eventually to blow our world and ourselves to pieces. But they have been saying this for decades, and so far we have managed to survive and even flourish. Whether we will continue to do so in the years ahead remains uncertain. Clearly, the impact of technology on our lives deserves a closer examination. Few technological developments have had a greater impact on our lives than the computer revolution. Scientists and engineers have designed specialized machines that can do the tasks that once only people could do. There are those who assert that the switch to an information-based economy is in the same camp as other great historical milestones, particularly the Industrial Revolution. Yet when we ask why the Industrial Revolution was a revolution, we find that it was not the machines. The primary reason why it was revolutionary is that it led to great social change. It gave rise to mass production and, through mass production, to a society in which wealth was not confined to the few. In somewhat similar fashion, computers promise to revolutionize the structure of American life, particularly as they free the human mind and open new possibilities in knowledge and communication. The Industrial Revolution supplemented and replaced the muscles of humans and animals by mechanical methods. The computer extends this development to supplement and replace some aspects of the mind of human beings by electronic methods. It is the capacity of the computer for solving problems and making decisions that represents its greatest potential and that poses the greatest difficulties in prediction the impact on society.

单选题 Standard English is the variety of English which is usually used in print and winch is normally taught in schools and to non-native speakers leaning the language. It is also the variety which is normally{{U}} (71) {{/U}}by educated people and used in news broadcasts and other{{U}} (72) {{/U}}situations. The difference between standard and nonstandard, it should be noted, has{{U}} (73) {{/U}}in principle to do with differences between formal and colloquial{{U}} (74) {{/U}}; standard English has colloquial as well as formal variants. {{U}} (75) {{/U}}, the standard variety of English is based on the London{{U}} (76) {{/U}}of English that developed after the Norman Conquest resulted in the removal of the Court from Winchester to London. This dialect became the one{{U}} (77) {{/U}}by the educated, and it was developed and promoted{{U}} (78) {{/U}}a model, or norm, for wider and wider segments of society. It was also the{{U}} (79) {{/U}}that was carried overseas, but not one unaffected by such export. Today, {{U}}(80) {{/U}}English is arranged to the extent that the grammar and vocabulary of English are{{U}} (81) {{/U}}the same everywhere in the world where English is used; {{U}}(82) {{/U}}among local standards is really quite minor, {{U}}(83) {{/U}}the Singapore, South Africa, and Irish varieties have very{{U}} (84) {{/U}}difference from one another so far as grammar and vocabulary are{{U}} (85) {{/U}}. Indeed, Standard English is so powerful that it exerts a tremendous{{U}} (86) {{/U}}on all local varieties, to the extent that many long-established dialects of England have{{U}} (87) {{/U}}much of their vigor and there is considerable pressure on them to be{{U}} (88) {{/U}}. This latter situation is not unique{{U}} (89) {{/U}}English: it is also true in other countries where processes of standardization are{{U}} (90) {{/U}}. But it sometimes creates problems for speakers who try to strike some kind of compromise between local norms and national, even supranational (跨国的) ones.

单选题The primary objective of Basic Econometric, is to provide an elementary but a comprehensive introduction to the art and science of econometrics.(2003年电子科技大学考博试题)

单选题 Most people would be{{U}} (71) {{/U}}by the high quality of medicine{{U}} (72) {{/U}}to most Americans. There is a lot of specialization, a great deal of{{U}} (73) {{/U}}to the individual, a{{U}} (74) {{/U}}amount of advanced technical equipment, and{{U}} (75) {{/U}}effort not to make mistakes because of the financial risk which doctors and hospitals must{{U}} (76) {{/U}}in the courts if they{{U}} (77) {{/U}}things badly. But the Americans are in a mess. The problem is the way in{{U}} (78) {{/U}}health care is organized and{{U}} (79) {{/U}}. {{U}}(80) {{/U}}to pubic belief it is not just a free competition system. The private system has been joined by a large public system, because private care wag simply not{{U}} (81) {{/U}}the less fortunate and the elderly. But even with this huge public part of the system, {{U}}(82) {{/U}}this year will eat up 84.5 billion dollars—more than 10 percent of the U. S. budget, large numbers of Americans are left{{U}} (83) {{/U}}. These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who fail to meet the strict limits{{U}} (84) {{/U}}income fixed by a government trying to save where it can. The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control{{U}} (85) {{/U}}the health system. There is no{{U}} (86) {{/U}}to what doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other than what the public is able to pay. The number of doctors has shot up and prices have climbed. When faced with a toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all the unfortunate persons concerned can do is{{U}} (87) {{/U}}up. Two thirds of the population{{U}} (88) {{/U}}covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge as much as they want{{U}} (89) {{/U}}that the insurance company will pay the bill. The rising cost of medicine in the U. S. A. is among the most worrying problems facing the country. In 198l the Country's health bill climbed 15.9 percent—about twice as fast as prices{{U}} (90) {{/U}}general.

单选题Under the rules laid down by the bank there is a ______ on the amount of money you can get out from a cash machine in any one day.