单选题A good teacher must establish {{U}}rapport{{/U}} with his or her students.

单选题Guests were scared when the bomb explored.

单选题I remember lots of things.

单选题{{B}}第二篇{{/B}} {{B}} Saving Money{{/B}} Where you save your money often depends on what you are saving for. If you are saving to buy a dictionary or to go to a concert, then probably keep your money somewhere in your room. if you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip, where would you save your money? One place to save money is the bank. Putting your money in a savings account will help your money earn more money. If you put your money in a piggy bank (猪形储蓄罐), one year later you'll still have the same amount of money you put in. If you put your money in a savings account, one Year later, you'll have more money than you put in. Why? When you keep your money in a bank, your money earns interest. Interest is the amount of money a bank pays you to use your money. The bank uses your money (and the money of other people, too) to loan money to people and businesses. The bank will send you a statement several times a year. A bank statement tells you how much money there is in your account. It also tells you how much interest you have earned. If you leave your money in the bank, you can watch it growl Another way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CD. If you have some money that you don't need to use for a long time, this is a good way to make your money grow. You can buy a CD at a bank. You agree not to use the money for a certain period of time. That period might be from six months to five years. You can't touch your money during that time. If you do, you must pay a penalty, or fee. Since the bank is using your money for that time period, it will pay you interest. You will earn more interest with a CD than in a savings account. Can you guess why? It's because you promise to leave your money in the bank for a certain period of time. Banks pay different rates of interest. So, you may want to compare rates in newspaper ads before buying a CD.

单选题She shed a few tears at her daughter"s wedding.

单选题She was awarded a prize for the film.

单选题If we develop bad habits early in life, they are harder to get rid of.

单选题下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。 A Country's Standard of Living The“standard of living”of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services the country produces．A country's standard of living，therefore，{{U}} (51) {{/U}}first on its capacity to produce wealth．“Wealth”in this{{U}} (52) {{/U}}is not money，for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy：“goods”such as food and clothing，and“services”such as transport and entertainment． A country's capacity to{{U}} (53) {{/U}}wealth depends upon many factors，most of{{U}} (54) {{/U}}have an effect on one another．Wealth depends{{U}} (55) {{/U}}a great extent upon a country's natural resources．Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals，and have fertile(肥沃的)soil and a favorable climate；other regions{{U}} (56) {{/U}}none of them． Next to natural resources comes the ability to{{U}} (57) {{/U}}them to use．China is perhaps as rich as the USA in natural resources，but suffered for many years{{U}} (58) {{/U}}civil and external wars，and for this and other{{U}} (59) {{/U}}was unable to develop her resources．Sound and stable political conditions，and{{U}} (60) {{/U}}from foreign invasions，enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily，and to produce more{{U}} (61) {{/U}}than another country equally welt favored by nature but less well ordered． A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and{{U}} (62) {{/U}}within its own borders，but also upon what is directly produced through international trade．For example，Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural{{U}} (63) {{/U}}would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home．Trade makes it possible for her surplus(剩余的) manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products{{U}} (64) {{/U}}would otherwise be lacking．A country's wealth is，therefore，much influenced by its manufacturing capacity，{{U}} (65) {{/U}}that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures．

单选题The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.

单选题A new system of quality control was {{U}}brought in{{/U}} to overcome the defects in the firm's products. A. invested B. introduced C. installed D. insisted

单选题Generation Gap A few years ago, it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life styles. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupaition. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, most out of the family home at an early age, marry or live or choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society, and in the rapid pace at which society changes.

单选题Practically all species of animals communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes.

单选题I will not tolerate that sort of behaviour in my class.

单选题There is a need for radical changes in education.

单选题Eleanor Roosevelt urged legislation to assist the poor and oppressed.

单选题Canada does not have a state religion, and the separation of church and" state has been firmly upheld. A．officially B．formally C．easily D．solidly

单选题Something Men Do Not Like to Do Eric Brown hates shopping. "It"s just not enjoyable to me," said the 28-year-old Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city"s main street, Michigan Avenue. "When I"m out 1 , I basically know what I want to get. I rush in. I buy it. I 2 ." Common wisdom says that guys hate to shop. You can ask generations of men. But people who study shopping say that a number of social, cultural and economic factors are now 3 this "men-hate-to-shop" notion. " 4 social class and age, men say they hate to shop," says Sharon Zukin, a City University of New York sociology professor. "Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they 5 to shop. Men generally like to shop for 6 , music and hardware (硬件). But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music, they"ll say, "Well, that"s not shopping. That"s 7 ."" In other words, what men and women call "buying things" and how they approach that task are 8 . Women will 9 through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress. Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the 10 digital camcorder (摄像放像机). Women see shopping as a social event. Men see it as a mission or a 11 to be won. "Men are frequently shopping to win," says Mary Ann McGrath, a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago. "They want to get the best deal. They want to get the best one, the last one and if they do that it 12 them happy." When women shop, "they"re doing it in a way where they want 13 to be very happy," says McGrath. "They"re kind of shopping for love." In fact, it is in clothing where we see a male-female 14 most clearly. Why, complain some men, are all male clothes navy, black or brown? But would they wear light green and pink (粉红色的)? These days, many guys wear a sort of "uniform", says Paco Underhill, author of "Why We Buy It"s been hard for them to understand what it means to be fashion-conscious (时尚意识) in a business way. It becomes much, much easier 15 you narrow your range of choices."

单选题Generation Gap A few years ago, it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life styles. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, most out of the family home at an early age, marry or live or choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society, and in the rapid pace at which society changes.

单选题 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文，并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。{{B}}第一篇{{/B}} {{B}}Tipping{{/B}} Everybody loathes it, but everybody does it. A recent poll showed that 40% of Americans hate the practice. It seems so arbitrary, after all. Why does a barman get a tip, but not a doctor who saved lives? In America alone, tipping is now a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting rationally ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The conventional wisdom is that tips both reward the efforts of good service and reduce uncomfortable feelings of inequality. The better the service, the bigger the tip. Such explanations no doubt explain the purported origin of tipping—in the 16th century, boxes in English taverns carried the phrase "To Insurance Promptitude" (later just "TIP"). But according to new research from Cornell University, tipping no longer serves any useful function. The paper analyses data from 2,547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The correlation between larger tips and better service was very weak: only a tiny part of the variability in the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service. Customers who rated a meal as "excellent" still tipped anywhere between 8% and 37% of the meal price. Tipping is better explained by culture than by economics. In America, the custom has become institutionalized: it is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In a New York restaurant, failing to tip at least 15% could well mean abuse from the waiter. Hairdressers can expect to get 15-20%, the man who delivers your groceries $2. In Europe, tipping is less common; in many restaurants, discretionary tipping is being replaced by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all. How to account for these national differences? Look no further than psychology. According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell paper's co-author, countries in which people are more extrovert, sociable or neurotic tend to tip more. Tipping relieves anxiety about being served by strangers. And, says Mr. Lynn, "in America, where people are outgoing and expressive, tipping is about social approval. If you tip badly, people think less of you. Tipping well is a chance to show off." Icelanders, by contrast, do not usually tip a measure of their introversion, no doubt. While such explanations may be crude, the hard truth seems to be that tipping does not work. It does not benefit the customer. Nor, in the case of restaurants, does it actually incentivise the waiter, or help the restaurant manager to monitor and assess his staff. Service people should "just be paid a decent wage" may actually make economic sense.

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