单选题A gray-haired woman walks carefully (1) a windswept field. She holds a Yshaped tree branch in front of her, one fork of the Y in each hand and the free end, (2) straight ahead. Suddenly she (3) . Then she goes no further. Something seems to be pulling the free end of the branch downward so that it points (4) the earth. "This is it!" shouts the woman, and beckons to the driver of a well-digging machine waiting at the roadside. Soon, excavating thirty feet (5) , the well-digger strikes water. How can this woman know where there is (6) underground? She is a dowser-one who believes that a forked stick or similar instrument will move (7) when the person holding it is standing above underground water, oil, or certain metal ores. Is dowsing (8) ? It has been (9) around the world for centuries. Though many scoff at it as mere superstition, it has an impressive record of (10) . In Europe, it is most common in England. German tin miners brought dowsing to Cornwall, England, almost 400 years ago, and some Cornish miners (11) dowse today. Eyewitness reports seem to (12) the dowser's claims. Recently in Plymouth, England, repair workers were able to locate the entire length of a winding underground gas main by dowsing, using a "branch" (13) copper wires. A British army major, O. A. Pogson, was named official water diviner (dowser) in India. He (14) water at 128 of 130 sites. Later, back in England, he water-dowsed for years with over ninety percent (15) . Dowsers found much of the water that irrigates the once-arid California farmlands. An Australian woman, Evelyn Penrose, has been able to divine many valuable oil deposits. Some scientists (16) that dowsing is just a matter of luck or of the dowser's knowledge of geology (dowsers may recognize land features that usually occur over water or ore deposits ). Other (17) feel that they possess extra-sensory perception (ESP). Still others say that dowsers, like some animals, are unusually (18) to certain radiations from the earth. Who are right—the (19) or their critics? One way to find out is to get yourself a forked tree branch and start (20) .

单选题The chairman of the board ______ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.

单选题Cosmic rays of various kinds come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are ______ off.(2003武汉大学考博试题)

单选题{{B}}Passage Five{{/B}} A number of researchers have examined the variables/strategies that affect students' learning English as a second language. This report identifies some of the learner variables/ strategies used by two students in a Hong Kong Technical Institute. The instruments for data collection included observation, interviews and questionnaires. The findings are discussed and some implications highlighted. What makes a 'good' language learner 'good', and what makes a 'poor' language learner 'poor'? What does this imply for the teaching of language in the Hong Kong context? These are the central questions of this assignment. The existing body of research attributes the differences between language learners to learner variables and learner strategies, Learner variables include such things as differences in personality, motivation, style, aptitude and age (Ellis, 1986: chap 5) and strategies refer to "techniques, approaches, or deliberate actions that students take in order to facilitate the learning and recall of both linguistic and content area information" (Chamot, 1987: 71). It is important to note here that what we are considering is not the fact that language learners do and can learn, but why there should be such variations in speed of learning, ability to use the target language, and in achieving examination grades, areas which generally lead to the classification of students as being either 'good' or 'poor'. Learner variables and strategies have been the focus of a number of research projects, (O'Malley et al, 1985, Oxford, 1989). However, to the best of my knowledge, this area has not been researched in Hong Kong classrooms. Since I am a teacher of English working in Hong Kong, gleaning a little of what learner variables and strategies seem to work for local students seems to be a fruitful area of research. In discussing learner variables and strategies, we have to keep in mind the arbitrary nature of actually identifying these aspects. As the existing research points out, it is not possible to observe directly qualities such as aptitude, motivation and anxiety. (Oxford, 1986) We cannot look inside the mind of a language learner and find out what strategies, if any, they are using. These strategies are not visible processes. Also, as Naiman and his colleagues (1978) point out, no single learning strategy, cognitive style or learner characteristic is sufficient to explain success in language learning. The factors must be considered simultaneously to discover how they interact to affect success or failure in a particular language learning situation. Bearing these constraints in mind, the aim of this assignment is to develop two small scale studies of the language learners attempting to gain an overall idea of what strategies are in use and what variables seem to make a difference to Hong Kong students.

单选题"Most episodes of absent-mindedness--forgetting where you lift something or wondering why you just entered a room--are caused by a simple lack of attention," says Schacter, "you are supposed to remember something but you haven't encoded deeply." Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don't pay attention to what you did because you are involved in a conversation, you'll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe. "Your memory itself isn't failing you," says Schacter, "rather you didn't give your memory system the information it needed." Laek of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. "A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago," says Zelinski, "may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.' Women have slightly better memories than men possibly because they pay more attention to their environment and memory relies on just that. "Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness." says Schacter. "But be sure the cue is clear and available," he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table--don't leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket. Another common episode of absent-mindedness like walking into a room and wondering why you're there is most likely because you were thinking about something else. "Everyone does this from time to time,' says Zelinske. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room and you will likely remember.

单选题We work hard to keep all coffees______, but many of the varieties are difficult to obtain.

单选题My friends and I ______ one another when we're apart, and we shall continue to care about each other until we are permanently parted by death.

单选题 A particular area in which assumptions and values differ between cultures is that of friendship. Friendships among Americans tend to be shorter and less intense than those among people from many other cultures. At least many observers from abroad have this impression. Because Americans are taught to be self-reliant, because they live in a very mobile society, and for many other reasons as well, they tend to avoid deep involvement with other people. Furthermore, Americans tend to" compartmentalize" their friendships, having their" friends at work" ," friends at school", a" tennis friend", and so on. Americans often seem very friendly, even when you first meet them. This friendliness does not usually mean that the American is looking for a deeper relationship. The result of these attitudes and behaviors is sometimes viewed by foreigner as an "inability to be friends". Other times it is seen as a normal way to retain personal happiness in a mobile, ever-changing society. People normally have in their minds stereotypes about people who are different from themselves. Stereotypes are based on limited and incomplete experience and information, but they shape people's thoughts and expectations. Americans have many stereotypes about foreign students in general (for example, that they are very hard working, intelligent, and rich; that they do not speak English well) and about particular categories of foreign students (Chinese are polite Own stereotypes of Americans, for example, that they are arrogant, rude, and generous). There are two stereotypes that often effect male-female relationships involving U. S. and foreign students. The first is the idea, held by some foreign males, that American females are American females, is that male foreign students have no interest in American females other than having sex with them. The existence of these and other stereotypes can give rise to considerable misunderstanding and can block the development of a mutually satisfactory human mind seeks to categorize and classify information, so it is not realistic to suppose people can "forget their stereotypes". But they can be aware of their stereotypes, and be ready to find exceptions to them.

单选题John used to be such a computer buff that he spent a large part of his income ______ his computer whenever a new CPU was introduced.

单选题 Many instructors believe that an informal, relaxed classroom environment is {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}to learning and innovation, It is not uncommon for students to have {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}and friendly relationships with their professors. The {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}by students, Although students may be in a(n) {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}position, some professors treat them as {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}, However, no mat-tar how {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}professors would like to be, they still are in a position of {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Professors may {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}social relationships with students outside of the classroom, but in the classroom they {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}the instructor's role. A professor may have coffee one day with students {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}the next day expect them to {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}a deadline for the {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}of a paper or to be pre-pared {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}a discussion or an exam. The professor may give {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}attention outside of class to a student in {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}evaluating school work, Professors have several roles {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}students; they may be counselors and friends as well as teachers. Students must {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}that when a teacher's role changes, they must appropriately {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}their behavior and attitudes.

单选题 States are considering major changes in prepaid college tuition programs—raising prices, restricting participation or canceling them—as they grapple with financial woos.Nationwide, families will likely have to pay more to participate, or accept that they might not cover tuition when children go to college. Colorado has closed its prepaid plan to new investors and told existing ones that it may not cover future tuition increases. Wisconsin stopped selling its plan Dee. 20. Maryland and Illinois are among states hiking prices by 20% or more. Prepaid plans let parents lock in tuition by paying for it now, protecting them against rising costs. But the bear market has hurt investment returns, leaving the plans unable to keep up with big increases in tuition. So far, Colorado is the only state that has told participants their investments may not cover tuition, and no plan has missed a payment. Other states have said they will fulfill obligations, even if it requires a legislative bail out. Still, the financial problems have forced thousands to grapple with uncertainty—something prepaid plans were designed to avoid. More than 1 million families have an estimated $ 8 billion invested in the plans, says 〈SavingforCollege. com〉. Some states, including Colorado, may replace the prepaid plan with a guaranteed investment contract, a CD-like investment that's backed by an insurance company. Investors get a minimum rate of return, but no guarantee that it will cover tuition. Wisconsin's EdVest program is encouraging investment in a stable value fund, which is similar to a guaranteed investment contract, in its investment plan. Wisconsin's prepaid plan never guaranteed to cover tuition inflation. It also never got a lot of investors, possibly because it lacked that guarantee. In Florida, a task force is considering limiting the state's prepaid program to low-in-come families. Ohio officials are also looking at limiting participation, but it's a measure they hope to avoid. "Program administrators are looking for alternatives," says Andrea Feirstein, a state-plan consultant. Maryland recently boosted its prices by up to 30%; Illinois by up to 23%. The increases have made some prepaid plans uneconomical for parents of older children. In Ohio, the price of one year's tuition for a child over 12 months old is$8000, more than 400% above current tuition at Ohio State. So it may not be a good deal for children starting college in three or four years because tuition may not jump that much that fast.

单选题We shall have to ______ if we want to go to Florida this summer.

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单选题The press mocked his attempts to appeal to young voters.

单选题Greg Gadson, a lieutenant colonel in the Army's Warrior Transition Brigade, is a natural leader—the kind of guy you'd be looking for on the battlefield. He's also the kind of guy Mike Sullivan, a coach for the New York Giants, whose thought could make a difference to his losing football team. The two men had gone to US Military Academy at West Point together but hadn't been in touch much afterward, until Sullivan walked into Gadson's hospital room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, outside Washington, D.C., last June. Friends had told Sullivan that his former Army football teammate had suffered serious injuries in Iraq—resulting in both of Gadson's legs being amputated above the knee. "This man had suffered so much," Sullivan recalls, "yet he was so happy to see me." The coach, who brought his old friend a signed Giants jersey with the number 98 on it, watched as Gadson interacted with the other patients and the doctors and nurses, encouraging them all. "To see the impact he had on these people—the look in his eyes and how they responded—was overwhelming and inspirational." Sullivan couldn't help but be impressed by Gadson's enthusiasm and lack of self-pity. When the Giants were scheduled to play the Redskins in Washington three months later, Sullivan sent his friend tickets—along with a request: Would Gadson speak to the team before they took the field? Having lost the first two games of the season, the Giants had already given up 80 points and, worse, seemed to be playing with no heart. The coach felt that Gadson was the perfect person to tell the players something they needed to hear about commitment, about perseverance, about teamwork. Teamwork was everything to Gadson. He had played football at Indian River High School in the Tidewater region of Virginia and gone on to become a starting linebacker—No. 98 for West Point from 1986 to 1988, despite his relatively slight build of 190 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Following his graduation, Gadson, the son of a hospital pharmacist and a teacher, planned to serve his compulsory five years and get out. But after tours in the Balkans and Afghanistan, he found himself hooked. "Serving my country is important," he says, "but for me it's about being a soldier, being there for each other in the biggest sense of the word. I love being part of that team./

单选题An intelligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the ______ argumentation in commercials.

单选题Edison's retook that genius is "one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration" demonstrates that the ______ worker is valuable. A. inspired B. assiduous C. perspired D. eager

单选题I decided to ______ between Ralph and his brother, who were arguing endlessly. A. interfere B. intervene C. interrupt D. interact