单选题The secretary wants to ______ all the file clerks to make preparations for the company Christmas party. A. enlighten B. enlist C. enable D. enclose

单选题A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened as they watched the ______ sight on TV.

单选题It is (largely) through perspiration, (or) the evaporation of water (through) the pores, that humans(rid them) of excess moisture.

单选题Danis Hayes raised the essential paradox and asked how people could have fought so hard against environmental degradation ______ themselves now on the verge of losing the war.

单选题The Second Hague Disarmament Conference of 1907 was marked more by discord than discourse, a sign of the deteriorating world situation.

单选题The rain came through the roof and ______from the ceiling.

单选题It can be seen that if a rocket misses its target, it keeps on traveling through space until ______.

单选题He was______when he heard the unexpected news, but I finally convinced him.

单选题The fact that it will never be possible to converse with someone on another planet shows that ______.

单选题I selected the most difficult job for myself because I find that the more a job challenges me, ______.

单选题Hopelessly entrapped in the two-year tangle of his own deceit, forced into a confession of past lies, he watched the support of his most loyal defenders collapse in a political maelstrom, driven by their bitterness over the realization that he had betrayed their trust.

完形填空 Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own symptoms and cure. Culture shock is precipitated by the 51 that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways in which we 52 ourselves to the situation of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say, when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to 53 invitations, when to take statements seriously and 54 . These cues, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and are 55 a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend 56 our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry 57 conscious awareness. Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are 58 . He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been knocked 59 you, followed by feeling of frustration and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way. First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort. 'The ways of the host county are bad because they make us feel bad' When foreigners in a strange land get together to grouse about the 60 country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock.

完形填空During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a“free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 【A1】_____the idea of taking the class because, afterall, who doesnt want to 【A2】_____a few dollars? More than that, Id always wanted to learn chess. And,even if I werent 【A3】_____enough about free credits, news about our 【A4】_____was appealing enough to me. Hewas an international grand master, which 【A5】_____I would be learning from one of the games 【A6】_____. I couldhardly wait to【A7】_____him.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this【A8】_____was no gamefor him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 【A9】_____that our credits would be hard-earned.In order to【A10】_____the class among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to【A11】_____whatwe would learn in class to our future professions and【A1】_____to our lives. I managed to get an A in that【A13】_____and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the【A14】_____.Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, Im still putting to use what he【A15】_____me: “the absolutemost important 【A16】_____that you learn when you play chess is how to make good【A17】_____.On every single move you have to【A18】_____a situation, process what your opponent is doing and【A19】_____thebest move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my【A20】_____as a journalist.

完形填空Directions: Reading the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blankfrom the four choices marked A, B, C or D.A four-year college degree, seen for generations as a ticket to a better life, is【A1】______enough to guaranteea steadily rising paycheck.Just ask Bea Dewing. After she earned a bachelor’s degree—his second—in computer science fromMaryland’s Frostburg State University in 1986, she enjoyed almost unbroken advance in【A2】______ eventually earning $89,000 a year as a data modeler for Sprint Corp in Lawrence, Ken. Then, in2002, Sprint laid her off.“I thought I might be looking a few weeks or months at most,” says Ms. Dewing, now 56 yearsold.【A3】______she spent the next six years in a career wilderness, starting in internet cafe that didn’t succeed,working【A4】______job and low-end positions in data processing, and fruitlessly【A5】______hundreds of job postings.The low point came around 2004 when a recruiter for Sprint—now known as Sprint NextelCorp.—called seeking to fill a job similar to the one she【A6】______two years earlier, but paying barely athird of her old salary.In April, Ms. Dewing finally landed a job【A7】______her old one in the information technology departmentof Wal-Mart Store Inc.’s headquarters in Bentonville, Ark, where she relocated. She【A8】______about 20%less than she did in 2002, adjusted for inflation, but considers herself fortunate, and wiser.A degree, she says, “isn’t any big guarantee of employment, it’s a basic【A9】______, a step you have to taketo【A10】______be considered for many professional jobs.” A college degree may not take you as far as you’dexpect, although there may still be a few fields where a bachelor’s degree still remains a worthyinvestment.

完形填空Every second, ____41____ hectare of the worlds rainforest is destroyed

完形填空There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Regardless of their political affiliation, in all countries women must overcome a host of stumblingblocks that limit their political careers. “Most obstacles to progress consist of【A1】______of various kinds,”says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a Geneva-based organization【A2】______139 parliaments,including the lack of time, training, information, self-confidence, money, support, motivation,women’s networks and solidarity between women.In every culture, prejudice and stereotypes【A3】______hard. The belief still holds【A4】______that women belong inthe kitchen and with the children, not at election【A5】______or in the Speaker’s chair. The media oftenreinforce traditional images of women, who upon entering politics, also bear the brunt(正面冲击)ofverbal and physical【A6】______.In impoverished(贫穷的)countries racked by civil conflicts and deteriorating economic and socialconditions, women are【A7】______by the tasks of managing everyday life and looking after their families.The IPU stresses the general lack of child-care facilities — often【A8】______a privileged few — thereluctance of political parties to change the times and running of meetings and the weak backingwomen receive from their families. That support, which is【A9】______as well as financial, is all the morevital because women have internalized【A10】______images of themselves since the dawn of time and oftensuffer from low self-confidence.

完形填空Though the number of the upper class is a mere one third of the population, they make up at least 25percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two parts: upper-upper and lower-upper.【A1】______ , theupper-upper class is the “old rich”—families that have been wealthy for several generations—anobility of【A2】______ and wealth. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and theVanderbilts. Most are not【A3】______ to the general public. They have no【A4】______ to the rest of thecommunity,【A5】______ their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. By【A6】______ , the lower-upperclass is the “new rich”. 【A7】______ they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich havebeen【A8】______ to make their money like【A9】______ else beneath their class.【A10】______ their status is generally【A11】______ than thatof the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who【A12】______ tolook down upon the new rich. However its wealth is【A13】______ , the upper class is very rich. They haveenough money and leisure time to【A14】______ an interest in the arts and to【A15】______ rare books and paintings. Theygenerally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, andmarry their own kind, all of which keeps them so【A16】______ from the masses that they have been called theout-of-sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be【A17】______ of being members of a class. Theyalso【A18】______ an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they【A19】______ many topgovernment positions. Their actions【A20】______ the lives of millions.

完形填空Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank fromthe four choices marked A, B, C or D and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Public officials and candidates for public offices routinely use public opinion polls to keep【A1】______ofwhat the people are thinking. An important question is the degree to which these polls should guideleaders【A2】______their actions. There are arguments for and against the use of polls as the basis forpolicy【A3】______.Polls can contribute to effective government by keeping political leaders from getting too far【A4】______linewith the public’s thinking. In a democratic society, the effectives of a public policy depends on theextent of its public【A5】______. When a policy is contrary to the public’s desires, people may chooseto【A6】______or undermined it, thus making it counterproductive or inefficient. Furthermore, whengovernment【A7】______a course of action with which a large proportion of the public disagrees, it【A8】______a lossof public confidence, which can have a negative effect on its ability to lead. The Reaganadministration, flying high from 1981 to 1985, was brought low in 1986 by public reaction to newsof its secret sales of weapons to Iran. The administration had not paid【A9】______attention to polls that hadrevealed the deep antagonism Americans still felt toward Iran because the Ayatollah Khomeini’sregime had held three American hostages.However, leaders can also do a disservice to the public they represent by using poll results asa【A10】______for policy judgment. Effective government, as Walter Lippmann wrote, cannot be conducted bylegislators and officials who, when a question is presented, ask themselves first and last not what isthe truth and which is the right and necessary course.

完形填空 Video game players may get an unexpected benefit from blowing away bad guys—better vision. Playing 'action' video games improves a visual ability 51 tasks like reading and driving at night, a new study says. The ability, called contrast sensitivity function, allows people to discern even subtle changes 52 gray against a uniformly colored backdrop. It's also one of the first visual aptitudes to fade with age. That's 53 a regular regimen of action video game training can provide long-lasting visual power, according to work led by Daphne Bavelier of the University of Rochester. Previous research shows that gaming improves other visual skills, such as the ability to track several objects at the same time and 54 attention to a series of fast-moving events, Bavelier said. 'A lot of different aspects of the visual system are being enhanced, 55 one,' she said. The new work suggests that playing video games could someday become part of vision-correction treatments, which currently rely mainly on surgery or corrective lenses. ' 56 you've had eye surgery or get corrective lenses, exposing yourself to these games should help the optical system to recover faster and better, you need to retrain the brain to make use of the better, crisper information that's coming in 57 a result of your improved eyesight,' Bavelier said. Expert action garners in the study played first-person shooters Unreal Tournament 2004 and Call of Duty 2. A group of experienced nonaction garners played The Sims 2, a 'life simulation' video game. The players of nonaction video games didn't see the same vision 58 , the study says. Bavelier and others are now trying to figure out exactly why action games 59 seem to sharpen visual skill. It may be that locating enemies and aiming accurately is a strenuous, strength-building workout for the eyes, she said. Another possible 60 is that the unpredictable, fast-changing environment of the typical action game requires players to constantly monitor entire landscapes and analyze optical data quickly. Finally, Bavelier said, the games' rich payoff may also play a role. 'It's pleasing to be successful in your mission,' she said. 'When you combine rewards with these other 'factors', then you get much more learning.'

完形填空Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【A1】______ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent【A2】______ of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【A3】______ , or by whom. But it began to be【A4】______ in the early1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to【A5】______ music. In contrast to classical music, which【A6】______ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, 【A7】______ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz【A8】______ like America, and【A9】______ it does today. The【A10】______ of this music are as interesting as the music【A11】______ . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz【A12】______ . They were brought to Southern States【A13】______ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long【A14】______ . When a Negro died his friend and relatives【A15】______ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the【A16】______ . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 【A17】______ on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their【A18】______ , but the living were glad to be alive. The band played【A19】______ music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes【A20】______ at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.