填空题Mostpeopleconsiderbacteriadangerous.Afterall,thesemicroorganismscauseahostofserioushumandiseases,includingtuberculosis,typhoidfever,pneumonia,andfoodpoisoning.Infact,however,onlyasmallpercentageofbacteriacausediseases,whilemanybacteriaareactuallybeneficialtohumans.Forexample,doctorsusebacteriatoproducevaccinesandothermedicines.Bacteriaarealsocriticaltomanyindustrialprocesses,fromfermentingwinetorecyclingwastes,andscientistsusebacteriatostudymanyofthebiologicalprocessescommontoalllivingthings.Withsuchawidevarietyofeconomicandscientificapplications,itisnosurprisethatseverallaboratoriesaroundtheUnitedStatesgrowandsellbacteriaasacrop.Theselaboratoriesusespecializedfarmingtechniquestoproduceoneofthenation'smostvaluablebiologicalcommodities.Likeplants,bacteriahavespecificgrowthrequirements.Inparticular,theyneedaplacetogrowandtheyneedasupplyofnutrients.Bacteriamaybecultivatedincontainersrangingfromsmalltesttubestogiantsteeltanks.Theorganismsareplacedinacontaineralongwithanutritionallybalancedliquidorjelly,calledaculturemedium,whichprovidesvitamins,minerals,andfluidstothegrowingbacteria.Thegrowthcontainerandculturemediummustbekeptataconstanttemperaturethatisappropriateforthetypeofbacteriabeingcultivated.Mostbacteriausedinmedicineandindustrygrowbestbetween20℃and45℃.Inaclosedcontainer,bacteriaexhibitadefinitegrowthpattern.Thefigureshowsatypicalbacterialgrowthcurve.Allbacteriafollowthispattern,afactthatisveryimportanttoanyonewhowantstocultivatetheminlargenumbers.Whenbacteriaarefirstplacedinagrowthcontainer,theymustadapttotheirnewenvironment,andgrowthisslowwhiletheyaremakingthisadjustment.Thisperiodiscalledthe"startphase"ofthebacterialgrowthcycle.Attheendofthisphase,asthebacteriabecomeaccustomedtotheirnewlivingconditions,theybegintogrowandreproducerapidly.Duringthesecondphase,calledthe"logphase,"apopulationexplosionoccurs.Inalargetank,millionsofnewbacteriamaybeproducedeveryhourduringthisphase.Eventually,however,thebacterialpopulationreachesthemaximumsizepossible,giventhelimitationsofthegrowthcontainer.Atthispoint,thebacteriaenterthe"stationarygrowthphase,"duringwhichtheycontinuetoreproduce,butataslowerrate.Afteratime,thebacteriauseuptheirsupplyofnutrientsandtheirwastesaccumulateinthegrowthcontainer.Thefinalperiodinthegrowthcycle,calledthe"deathphase,"occurswhenthebacteriabegintodiefasterthantheyreproduce.Peoplewhogrowbacteriaforscienceandindustrytakeadvantageofthisuniquegrowthcycle.Bacteriaareharvestedduringthe"stationarygrowthphase,"yieldingagoodcropofusableorganisms.Bycarefullymonitoringthegrowthpattern,bacteriafarmerscanalsodecidewhentoaddmorenutrientstotheculturemediumortotransferthebacteriatonewgrowthcontainers.Inthisway,theycanpreventlargelossesduringthe"deathphase."Byapplyingaknowledgeofthegrowthrequirementsandpatternsofbacteria,thesemodern-dayagriculturalistsareabletohelpeveryonederivethemaximumbenefitfromtheseversatileorganisms.

填空题What word of five letters has six left after you take two away?

填空题TropicalrainforestsarefoundintheAmazonregionofSouthAmerica,aswellasinCentralAmerica,AfricaandAsia.AlmosthalfoftherainforestsareBrazil.Tropicalrainforestsareveryold,thickforestswhereitrainsmorethan1.8metresperyear.TheoldestrainforestintheworldisinSarawak.Itis10millionyearsold,andithas2,500differentkindsoftrees.1Thelowestbranchesofthetreesareabouttenmetresabovetheground.Belowthetrees,thereisanotherlevelofplantsthatconsistsofmanykindsofsmallertrees,shrubs,andflowers.2Thelowerlevelisprotectedbythetreesabove.Thetemperatureandhumidity(theamountofwater,ormoisture,intheair)stayaboutthesameinthelowerlevel.Thereisnotmuchsunlight.Intheupperlevel,thesun,rain,andwindchangethetemperatureandhumidityoften.3Therearemonkeys,membersofthecatfamily,birds,andinsectssuchasbees,butterflies,andmanykindso(flies.Otheranimalsthatusuallyliveonthegroundalsolivehere—mice,andevenearthworms.4Mostplantsgetnutrientsfromthegroundthroughtheirroots.Theseplantsintheupperleveltaketheirnutrientsfromthetreestheyliveonandfromtheotherplantsthatdiethere.5Theymakepathsalongthebranchesofthetrees.Aresearcherfoundapaththatstretchedforeighteenmetresinonetree.Onekindoftinyantmakesapathonlythreemillimetreswide.Unfortunately,humansarestilldestroyingtheEarth"stropicalrainforests.Nearly80,000squarekilometresarebeingdestroyedeveryyear.Aboutaquarterofthedestructioncomesfrompeoplecuttingdowntreesforfuel.Anotherquarteristomakegrasslandfortheircattle.Theremainingtreesarecutdowntosellthewoodortostartfarms.Thedestructionofrainforestsisaninternationalproblem.Onecountry—orevenafewcountries—cannotsolvetheproblemalone.Thenationsoftheworldmustworktogethertofindasolutionbeforeitistoolate.Questions:Completethearticlewiththefollowingsentences.Therearetwoextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.A.Rainforestsareveryimportanttotheworld"sclimate.B.Inrainforests,therearehugetreesforty-fivemetreshigh.C.Anamazinganimalworldlivesintheupperlevel.D.Thereisanothersurprisingthingaboutrainforests.E.Theupperleveloftheforestisthickwithplantlifebecausethetreesarecoveredwithotherplants.F.Eachleveloftherainforestisitsownworld.G.Theanimalsintherainforestneed"streets"sothattheycanmovealongtheupperlevelwithoutgoingdowntotheground.

填空题Room prices are regularly ＄100, but for each additional room rented by a group, the price is reduced by ＄3 for each room. For example, 1 room costs ＄100,2 rooms cost 2×＄97=＄194, 3 rooms cost 3×＄94=＄282, and so on. What is the total cost of renting 6 rooms?

填空题If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it now?

填空题Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway, best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the "Net", in much the same way that owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed, but many believe it is the educational hope of the future. The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the "Net" was comparable to an integrated collection of computerized typewriters, but the introduction of the "Web" in 1990 allowed not only text links to be made but also graphs, images and even video. A web site consists of a "home page", the first screen of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to other subject related "pages" at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This is achieved by a process called "hypertext". By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the screen, a person connected to the " Net" can go travelling, or "surfing", through a web of pages to locate whatever information is required. Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet is not owned or controlled by any one organization. It is, perhaps, true to say that no one and therefore everyone owns the " Net" Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the Internet has often been criticized by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the trends of young computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was intended--discovery and delight. Summary: The Internet is the best example of the technological revolution known as the (65) Linked by computer through global telephone lines, users can speedily obtain information by connecting to the (66) Before the "Web", only (67) could be flashed upon the computer screen, but thanks to a process called (68) , visual images can easily be (69) by travelling through a maze of connected pages on web sites all over the world. The Internet is not (70) by any one organization, which ensures freedom of access to information.

填空题Lisa Tyler was weary after a long, hard day at the pottery factory where she works, but as she approached her home in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent, her heart lightened; soon she would behaving a nice cup of tea, putting her feet up and watching Friends, her favourite TV series. But first, she needed to change out of her work clothes and pick up her three-year-old son from his grandmother's house nearby. As Lisa walked up her garden path, she noticed a light flashing on and off in an upstairs bedroom. A shiver went down her back. What if it was a burglar? Quietly, she crept round to the back of the house to see if there was any sign of a break-in. Sure enough, a window was open and someone's coat was hanging on the gatepost! Well, 26-year-old Lisa didn't fancy coming face to face with a burglar, so she ran to a neighbour's house and rang the police. As she sat waiting for the police to arrive, Lisa's curiosity got the better of her and she decided to go back and see what was going on. That's when she saw a leg coming out of the downstairs front window. It was a man climbing out. Lisa gasped in shock. The burglar was carrying her portable television! At this point, Lisa saw red. She didn't have many possessions and she'd saved long and hard to buy that set. Besides, nobody was going to stop her watching Friends. "Oh no, you don't." she muttered under her breath, as fury swelled inside her. Without even stopping to think, she across the garden and started shouting at the burglar, "Give me my TVdrop it now!" Ignoring her, the man fled across the garden, so Lisa threw herseff at him and successfully rugby-tackled him to the ground. The burglar struggled to escape, but Lisa hung on like the best kind of guard dog, despite being punched and kicked. As she looked up, she realized that she recognized the burglar's face. She was so surprised that she lost her grip and the burglar got away, leaving the TV behind in the garden. By the time the police and her father arrived, Lisa was in tears. "I can't believe you were so foolish, Lisa," scolded her father. "You could have been killed." "I know, but at least he didn't get my TV." she replied. Lisa later remembered the name of the burglar, who had been in the same year as her at school. He was later caught and jailed for 15 months after committing a burglary and assault. In May last year, Lisa was given a Certificate of Appreciation by Staffordshire police for her "outstanding courage and public action". In the future, however, she intends to leave household security to a new member of her family, Chan, who is a real guard dog. Direction: Answer the questions in no more than 10 words.

填空题Computer users fed up with hacker attacks and other security threats that exploit holes in Microsoft software are increasingly turning to alternatives such as open source Internet browsers developed by Mozilla. "It"s reflective of a trend that we"ve seen over the last year with more web users becoming frustrated with the Internet experience," said Chris Hoffmann of the Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit group supported by Sun Microsystems, IBM and other companies, backing as an alternative to Microsoft. Much of that frustration has centered on Microsoft, which has been heavily criticized for producing software vulnerable to hand virus writers. Microsoft has responded with a series of patches designed to plug vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system, Internet Explorer web browser and other software. But computer owners are growing weary of continuously updating software to protect against new threats. One incident last month enabled hackers to gain access to web suffers" computers by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in Microsoft"s browser. Hackers could then install remote access Trojan programs that enabled them to control a victim"s computer. The hackers could also install software to capture a victim"s keystrokes to steal data such as bank account numbers and passwords. Mr. Hoffmann hoped publicity stemming from Microsoft"s security woes (灾难) would translate into a market share increase for Mozilla"s software, which includes the new highly regarded Firefox Internet browser. But Mozilla suffered a setback last week when it was forced to issue a software patch to counter a newly discovered vulnerability affecting its Internet browsers. Still, Mr. Hoffmann said Microsoft"s security woes stem in part from the way its browser has been integrated into Windows for user convenience. Security experts agree that has made it easier for hackers to exploit computers running on Microsoft software. Others suggest Microsoft has been targeted by hackers and virus writers simply because more than 90 per cent of the world"s Computers run on the software giant"s operating system.

填空题After reaching its (21) in 1990s, journalism seems to be cast in bleak and grim prospects. We are enduring the worst (22) in the advertising market since at least the 1950s. Yet, I am (23) about the future of journalism. Journalism is the business of bringing information and opinion about public affairs to a mass audience. So long as the people want to know the world around, they will want (24) . In fact, the growth of journalism is rapid and all (25) than any change since the advent of cheap (26) , newspaper, radio or other mass media. However, contrasts are obvious. Over the past decade and a half, many newsmagazines are dying, but the (27) , also a news magazine, flourishes. The TV networks are (28) . The American networks' evening programs have only a little more than half the audience they had a decade ago. Yet there is more and better news and information program available to North American viewers than ever before. The daily newspapers are losing their readers. And yet, the newspaper readers have (29) to almost every title in the world instantaneously, either free or at a lower cost. Journalists feel that cost-conscious (30) are squeezing their ability to do serious and in-depth and unusual work. But we can check into the vast on-line network of bloggers and learn from somebody directly on the spot more facts than even the most lavishly funded reporter would ever tell me. So if these are the worst of times, they are also the best of times.

填空题One hundred boys went on a school outing. 81 percent of the boys lost a shoe, 82 percent of the boys lost a sock, 77 percent of the boys lost a handkerchief and 68 percent of the boys lost a hat. What is the minimum percentage who lost all 4 items?

填空题 Instructions: There is one passage in this section with 5 questions. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. The idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light lamp bulbs--or even to run a small electric motor--is almost unbelievable, but several kinds of fish are able to do this. Even more strangely, this curious power has been acquired in different ways by fish belonging to very different families. Perhaps the best known are the electric rays, or torpedoes, of which several kinds live in warm seas. They possess on each side of the head, behind the eyes, a large organ consisting of a number of hexagonal shaped cells rather like a honeycomb. The cells are filled with a jelly-like substance, and contain a series of fiat electric plates. One side, the negative side, of each plate, is supplied with very fine nerves, connected with a main nerve coming from a special part of the brain. Current passes from the upper, positive side of the organ downwards to the negative, lower side. Generally it is necessary to touch the fish in two places, completing the circuit, in order to receive a shock. The strength of this shock depends on the size of the fish, but newly born ones only about 5 centimetres across can be made to light the bulb of a pocket flashlight for a few moments, while a fully grown torpedo gives a shock capable of knocking a man down, and, if suitable wires are connected, will operate a small electric motor for several minutes. Another famous example is the electric eel. This fish gives an even more powerful shock. The system is different from that of the torpedo in that the electric plates run longitudinally and are supplied with nerves from the spinal cord. Consequently, the current passes along the fish from head to tail. The electric organs of these fish are really altered muscles and like all muscles are apt to tire, so they are not able to produce electricity for very long. The electric catfish of the Nile and of other African fresh waters has a different system again, by which current passes over the whole body from the tail to the head. The shock given by this arrangement is not so strong as the other two, but is none the less unpleasant. The electric catfish is a slow, lazy fish, fond of gloomy places and grows to about 1 metre long; it is eaten by the Arabs in some areas. The power of producing electricity may serve these fish both for defence and attack. If a large enemy attacks, the shock will drive it away; but it appears that the catfish and the electric eel use their current most often against smaller fish, stunning them so that they can easily be overpowered. For answers 51-55, mark Y(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information, given in the passage; NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

填空题Now, I"d like to begin by giving you a few pointers on 11 in lectures. This is a 12 skill, so listen up! Most important of all is that you shouldn"t try to make a note of everything you hear. A lecture is not a dictation. You have to listen and decide what is important and what isn"t. Second, when you make notes, don"t write everything in full. Use 13 , symbols, numbers... anything to help 14 . Also, try to organize your notes effectively. Furthermore, you should try to be an active listener. By that, I mean you need to try and 15 what the speaker is going to say... so before the lecture, ask yourself what you already know about the topic, and during the lecture think about where the talk might be 16 . Another useful tip is if you miss something then don"t 17 . Lecturers usually repeat themselves... certainly, the important information.., for example, by 18 . Something else you should be sure to do is listen for the main ideas, as well as the details, otherwise you won"t be able to see the wood for the trees. And finally, after the lecture, you should 19 your notes as soon as possible. That means basically writing them out again, but this time reorganize them, highlight the main points, and even add your own thoughts and comments in the margin. Reviewing your notes in this way will help everything sink in, and make a useful study aid. So, now I"ve covered that I"ll start with the 20 .

填空题Think of lavender today and up come images of old-world cottage gardens thick with nodding hollyhocks and pink roses round the door. It"s a prime player in lots of potpourri concoctions for that reason. But recently it"s been seen as more than just a pretty scent. In the last few years, clinical trials have been conducted on essential oil of lavender. Scientists have been studying its potential in the treatment of various health problems. In the days of folk medicine lavender oil was considered to be one of the most useful all-round remedies, particularly for its soothing and antiseptic qualities. It was used for a wide range of treatments: a drop on a restless child"s pillow for a good night"s sleep or a little massaged into the temples to relieve a headache or mild depression. It was even used as a rough-and-ready antiseptic by soldiers in the First World War. And it goes back much further than that: the Romans used the oil so widely to perfume their baths that its Latin name Lavandula, derives from their verb to bathe. Lavender"s healing properties were first discovered by accident. In 1910 a French chemist and perfumer burnt himself in a laboratory explosion. He plunged his singed hand into the nearest liquid which happened to be lavender essence and was so impressed with the results that he devoted 50 years to studying the properties of essential oils. Pharmaceutical companies—influenced by growing ecological concerns as the rest of us—have begun to reappraise many traditional treatments. Some of the most effective drugs we use in modern medicine derive from natural remedies. Answer the following questions according to the passage.

填空题THEYOUNGTRAVELLERINDUBLINTHECUSTOMHOUSESituatedonthenorthbankoftheRiverLiffey,nearButtBridge,thisisoneofDublin'sfinestpublicbuildings,completedin1791.ThecentralcopperdomeiscrownedbyastatueofCommerceandthe14keystonesrepresenttheriversofIreland.TRINITYCOLLEGE,COLLEGEGREENThisuniversitywasfoundedbyQueenElizabethtofEnglandin1591.Worthexploringforitsoldbuildings,e.g.theRubrics,arowofQueenAnnebuildingsdatingbackto1700andstillinuseasresidences.TrinityCollegeLibrary,theoldestandmostfamousofDublin'slibraries,datesfrom1601.TheLibraryhasarighttoacopyofeverybookprintedinIrelandandGreatBritain.Open:Monday--Friday09:30--16:45hrs.Saturday09:30--12:45hrsClosedSunday&publicholidays.Admissioncharge.THEMUNICIPALGALLERYOFMODERNARTParnellSquare,islocatedinCharlemontHouse,builtin1762andregardedasoneofthefinestGeorgianmansionsinDublin.Convertedtoanartgalleryin1908.SirHughLane,whoperishedintheLusitaniadisaster(1915),wasabenefactorofthegallery,whichnowhousespartofhiscollectionofFrenchImpressionistpaintings.Alsomanyworksof20th-centuryIrishandContinentalmasters.Open:Tuesday--Saturday09:30--18:00hrs.Sunday11:00--17:00hrsAdmissionfree.THENATIONALGALLERYOFIRELANDMerrionSquare,housesanimportantcollectionofpaintingsoftheEuropeanschools.ItisoneofthefinestsmallgalleriesinEurope,withover2,000worksonview.Open:Weekdays10:00--18:00hrsThursday10:00--21:00hrsSunday14:00--17:00hrsNoadmissioncharge.STPATRICK'SCATHEDRALThiscathedraloncestoodonanislandencircledbytwobranchesoftheRiverPoddle,nowlongsinceconfinedunderground.Foundedin1190,StPatrick'sattractsmanyvisitorsbecauseofitsassociationwithJonathanSwift,authorofGulliver'sTravels,whosetombliesinthesouthaisle.ThetatteredflagsofthemanyIrishregimentswhoservedonthebattlefieldsofEuropemayalsobeseen.CHESTERBEATTYLIBRARY20ShrewsburyRoad,Ballsbridge,Dublin4.FoundedbySirAlfredChesterBeatty(1875--1968),anAmericanminingengineer,thislibraryisconsideredtoholdthemostvaluableandrepresentativeprivatecollectionoforientalmanuscriptsandminiaturesintheworld.Open:Tuesday--Friday10:00--17:00hrs.Saturday14:00--17:00hrs.Admissionfree.Tel:(01)692386.THEYOUNGTRAVELLERStMary'sPlace,Dublin7,issituatedbesidethe"BlackChurch"--socalledbecausethedarkstonefromwhichthechurchisbuiltturnsblackwhenwet.TheYoungTravelleroffershighqualityaccommodationtoyoungpeoplevisitingDublin.TherestaurantisopentothepublicMondaytoFridayandservesbothlunchesandeveningmealsatveryreasonableprices.Pre-bookingofaccommodationisadvisable.Open24hoursaday,365daysayear.Tel:305000.Questions61to62:CompletethefollowingsentenceswithNOMORETHANFIVEWORDSforeachblank,accordingtothepassage.61.Thebest-knownofDublin'slibrariesishousedin______.62.TheprivatecollectionoforientalmanuscriptsandminiaturesattheChesterBeattyLibraryisconsideredtobe______intheworld.Questions63to65:Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly,accordingtothepassage.63.WhichbuildingdisplayspaintingsbyFrenchImpressionistartists?64.OnwhichdayistheNationalGalleryofIrelandopenlate?65.WhatisaparticularattractioninStPatrick'sCathedralformanytourists?

填空题Translate the following sentences of the passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.

填空题Fanny Kemble (1809-93) was the niece of two Shakespearean tragedians, Sarah Siddons and Siddons's brother, John Philip Kemble. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}In fact her whole extended family constituted the foremost theatrical dynasty of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Handsome and gifted, they crop up in letters and diaries throughout the period, and were generally regarded as a kind of royalty: a race apart. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}As her friend Henry James noted: "in two hemispheres, she had seen everyone, had known everyone". What's more, she recorded it all in many volumes of vividly written memoirs, all swarming with people, criticism, social commentary, anecdote, scenery, political opinion and superb set-pieces: the digging of Brunel's Thames tunnel, for instance. Kemble's memoirs, especially her "Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation", are as important historically as they are engrossing. But what fascinates us now is the way that Fanny, clever and reckless as she was, broke the rules-or the way she appropriated-and revised the role prescribed to her by gender politics. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}She spoke her mind and thought nothing of walking into a stream fully clothed if it was hot. It wasn't until her marriage that her gender collided with the realities of power and money. Though she was never intended for the stage, the looming bankruptcy of her father obliged her to try her chances. Overnight, she became the toast of London. Money flowed, and yet more on a tour of America, where she met a seductive young man, Pierce Butler, heir to huge rice and cotton slave-plantations in Georgia. Hoping to escape the shallow emotionalism of the theatre, assuming a companionship of equals and somehow she managed to forget the slaves, she married him. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}Butler, deeply illiberal exerted his rights. He appropriated her earnings, censored her writing and when she woke to the horrors of slavery, forbade her public opposition to it. She wept, she ran away, she returned. The birth of children, in whom she had no legal rights, further enchained her. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}The Butlers did divorce. She did lose the children. But on their majority, she recovered them. She made her own money again. Criss-crossing the Atlantic, she gave Shakespeare readings to packed audiences. Every summer, she climbed the Alps, startling the guides by singing loudly as she went. She met James in 1872 and he fell under her spell, fascinated by her proud idealism, her eccentric honesty and above all by her talk of "old London". "She reanimated the old drawing rooms," he wrote, "relighted the old lamps, returned the old pianos." When at last she died, he felt it, he said, "like the end of some reign or the fall of some empire." A. At a stroke she lost everything. B. The rest of Kemble's life was sheer indomitability. C. The real competition for any biographer of Kemble is Kemble herself. D. She forgot the existence of slavery in American plantations. E. She never cared about such prescriptions. F. The Kemble family was once a royal family that is separated from common people. G. Her father and her French mother were also actors.

填空题Which letter comes next in this series of letters? B A C B D C E D F ?

填空题I drove through a snow-whitened landscape towards the Grand Canyon. It was hard to believe that this was the last week of April. Mists and fog swirled about the road. I could see nothing at the sides and (46) a of me except the occasional white smear of oncoming headlights. By the time I reached the entrance to Grand Canyon National Park, and paid the $ 5 (47) ad snow was dropping heavily again, thick white flakes so big (48) their undersides carried shadows. The road through the park followed the southern lip of the canyon for thirty miles. Two or three times I stopped in lay-bys and went to the edge to peer hopefully into the silent murk, knowing that the canyon was out there, just beyond my nose, but I couldn't see anything. The fog was everywhere—threaded (49) am the trees, adrift on the roadsides, rising steamily off the pavement. Afterwards I trudged towards the visitors' centre, perhaps 200 yards away, but before I got there I came across a snow-spattered sign (50) (announce) a look-out point half a mile away along a trail through the woods, and impulsively I went down it, mostly just to get some air. The path was sli (51) and took a long time to traverse, but on the way the snow stopped falling and the air felt clean and refreshing. Eventually I came to a platform of rocks, marking the edge of the canyon. There was no fence to keep you back from the edge, so I shuffled cautiously over and looked down, but could see nothing but grey soup. A middle-aged couple came along and as we stood chatting about what a dispiriting experience this was, a (52) (miracle) thing happened. The fog parted. Suddenly we saw that we were on the edge of a sheer, giddying drop of at least a thousand feet. The scale of the Grand Canyon is almost bey (53) comprehension. It is ten miles across, a mile deep, 180 miles long. Indeed you could set the whole of Manhattan down inside it and you would still be so high above it that the buses would be like ants and people would be invisible, and not a sound would reach you. The thing that gets you—gets everyone—is the silence. The Grand Canyon just swallows sound. The sense of space and emptiness is (54) (overwhelm). Nothing happens out there. Down below you on the canyon floor, far, far away, is the thing that carved it: the Colorado River. It is 300 feet wide, but from the canyon's lip it looks thin and insignificant. It looks like an old shoelace. Everything is dwarfed by this (55) (might) hole.

填空题Rifts were already opening up in the G20 as China hit out at Britain and the US for demanding that China boost its imports of foreign goods. A senior official from the People"s Republic said it was not appropriate in a "market economy" for a minister to call for a foreign nation to buy more of its products. Speaking at a briefing to reporters, Yu Jianhua of the Ministry of Commerce also described his country as "the biggest victim of protectionism" by other countries. "China has all along been making tremendous efforts to maintain a basic balance between exports and imports," he said. His remarks, made ahead of yesterday"s summit meeting, underlined the yawning divisions that remain between world leaders despite pledges of a "global compact" in Pittsburgh. Western powers like the UK and the US want China to bolster its domestic demand and increase imports as part of a "rebalancing" of the world economy. They warn American consumers can no longer remain the primary engines of global demand as they bolster savings and repay debts. Leaders have agreed to boost the status of the G20 and increase the International Monetary Fund representation of China, India and other developing countries as part of the shift to more sustainable patterns of global growth. However, achieving a consensus on a way forward will be extremely difficult—not least because global bodies will still have no ability to dictate economic policy to members. Chancellor Alistair Darling said yesterday: "This does not mean we are in a new world order where we have a G20 that tells everyone what to do. It is up to each country to decide what is best for them. " On financial reform, yesterday"s G20 deal will see restrictions on bonus payments and requirements forcing banks to hold more capital. Watchdogs will be able to limit payouts to a maximum share of a bank"s revenue if it is necessary to strengthen the firm"s finances. This stops far short of what French president Nicolas Sarkozy and other European leaders were seeking—a set monetary limit. Speaking during Saturday"s meetings, Mr Brown, the British prime minister, said : "The whole world community across the board is united in wanting to bring in rules and standards which will stamp out the bad practices of the past. " Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage in a maximum of 10 words for each sentence.

填空题 How to Learn Language Successfully {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}They can pick up new vocabulary, master rules or grammar, and learn to write in the new language more quickly than others. They do not seem to be any more intelligent than others, so what makes language learning so much easier for them? Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners, we may discover a few of the techniques which make language learning easier for them. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}They do not depend on the book or the teacher; they discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from mistakes. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult, they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every world. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn with it. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}If you are a successful language learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully. On the other hand, if your language learning has been less than successful, you might as well try some of the techniques outlined above. Fill in each blank with one of the following statements, two of which ape useless. Put the letters A, B, C, D, E, F or G in each blank according to the theme development. A. First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. B. Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. C. Successful language learning is active learning. D. Some people seem to have a knack for learning languages. E. Active language learners seize every opportunity to use the target language. F. What kind of language learner are you? G. Successful language learners derive conclusions from clues.