单选题The Cold Places The Arctic is a polar region. It surrounds the North Pole. Like Antarctica, the Arctic is a land of ice and snow. Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading—125 Fahrenheit below zero. Readings of 85 degrees below zero are common in both the Arctic and Antarctica. Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic. At the South Pole the winter is about 73 degrees below zero. One thing alone makes it almost impossible for men to Jive in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic. This one thing is the low temperature—the killing chili of the far North and the polar South. To survive, men must wear the warmest possible clothing. They must build windproof shelters. They must keep heaters going at all times. Not even for moment can they be unprotected against the below-zero temperature. Men have a way of providing for themselves. Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs. The cold makes life difficult. But the explorers can stay alive. What about animals? Can they survive? Do we find plants? Do we find life in the Arctic and the Antarctica? Yes, we do. There is life in the oceans. There is life on land. Antarctica, as we have seen, is a cold place indeed. But this has not always been the case. Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica may have been much like our own. Explores have discovered coal in Antarctica. This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests. Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive.

单选题Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps (51) the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, (52) reading material and giving out assignments. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and (53) what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture (54) notes which do not catch the main points and (55) become hard even for the students to understand. Most institutions provide courses which (56) new students to develop the skills they need to be (57) listeners and note - takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study - skills guides which enables learners to practice these skills (58) . In all cases it is important to (59) the problem before actually starting your studies. It is important to (60) that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills (61) in college study. One way of (62) these difficulties is to attend the language and study - skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the (63) year. Another basic (64) is to find a study panner (65) it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.

单选题Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify (51) a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are (52) of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the (53) they do and say to them— strongly influence a child's (54) . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of person they want their child to become. A parent's actions (55) affect the self image that a child forms (56) identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their (57) will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly negative qualities in their parents will have difficulty (58) positive qualities in themselves. Children may modify their self image, however, as they become inc reasingly (59) by peers groups standards. Isolated events, dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a pennanent (60) on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the divorce of their parents or a parent's early (61) . But if children feel unloved ,they may interpret such events (62) a sign of rejection or punishment. In the same way, all children are not influenced (63) by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. (64) in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the (65) of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

单选题Millions of Americans flock to their drugstores to buy vitamins and minerals, ______ that these pills can help prevent serious illnesses.A. convincingB. convincedC. to convinceD. to be convinced

单选题My aunt said that she couldn"t stand being kept waiting.

单选题Preparations for Interview The first thing you have to prepare for a job interview is to write your resume. Most of all, the resume should emphasize all the related experience you have had. The resume should be clear and you should keep in mind that the person reading it will probably be reading many (51) resumes. The best thing you can do is to (52) it obvious why you can do the job better than (53) else. Your resume should be neat and if (54) , typed, the biggest advantage of a (55) resume is that it is easy to read. (56) you have organized your resume, check your closet. Special attention should be (57) to what you will wear for the interview. You don't want to (58) as if you were going to a party, but you also don't want to be (59) . You should consider setting your hair trimmed before the interview. Remember that neatness (60) . You should be neat in your (61) as well as in resume. (62) , you must keep in mind that (63) do not like people to smoke or (64) gum during an interview. The basic reason for this may be that you appear too relaxed. Remember you are not visiting a friend; you are trying to get a job. If you (65) all of the above advice, you have a good chance of getting the job you desire.

单选题One's living background often has effects on his or her way of life.A. consistsB. focusesC. influencesD. confines

单选题Because of the popularity of the region, it is advisable to book hotels in advance. A. possible B. profitable C. easy D. wise

单选题Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.A. velocitiesB. impulsesC. ratiosD. percentage

单选题We all knew from the very outset that the plan would fail.

单选题Sulphur has occasionally been found in the earth in an almost pure state.A. regularlyB. accidentallyC. sometimesD. successfully

单选题The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity. A. method B. measure C. way D. manner

单选题Feast On Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents. For Christmas. As if all this isn't enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival—Thanksgiving. Children will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food. Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together. The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie. Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: "I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family." His brother Ben, nine, said: "The best thing about Thanksgiving, is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas." But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben's family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal. Each of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives. Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621, when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest. They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food. Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.

单选题These factors interact intimately and cannot be separated.

单选题American Sports The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles, which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in the game. Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball, perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket. Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states, state-wide high school matches are held yearly. Other spectator sports include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horse, s in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do "not assemble" primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.

单选题______ he said at the meeting astonished everyone present.A. whenB. whatC. howD. that

单选题Diploma You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need. Let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people arc turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them "impostors (骗子)"; another refers to them as "special cases". One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by "no such people". To avoid outright (彻底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they "attending" means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that "being associated with" a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century--that's when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from "Smoot State University". The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the "University of Purdue". As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.

单选题We have to change the public"s perception that money is everything.

单选题The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes" capabilities now.

单选题According to the constitution, anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to vote.