单选题From the incident; they have learned that prompt decisions often lead to bitter regrets.A. urgentB. hastyC. immediateD. wise

单选题The book shifted her outlook from social to spiritual, for its theme was that before you change other people you have to change yourself.

单选题Government health campaigns have fostered an awareness of the dangers in certain social habits.

单选题The board of the company has decided to {{U}}widen{{/U}} its operation to include all aspects of the clothing business. A. extend B. enlarge C. expand D. amplify

单选题We all consider him a man of dynamic personalities.

单选题Man of Few Words Everyone chases success, but not all of us want to be famous. South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is 1 for keeping himself to himself. When the 63-year-old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlier this month, reporters were warned that they would find him " particularly difficult to 2 ". Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the University of Chicago. He seemed 3 by the news that he won the US $1.3 million prize. "It came as a complete surprise. I wasn"t even aware they were due to make the announcement," he said. His 4 of privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize-giving in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10. But despite being described as 5 to track down, the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, to an English-speaking family, Coetzee 6 his breakthrough in 1980 with the novel "Waiting for the Barbarians (野蛮人)". He 7 his place among the world"s leading writers with two Booker prize victories, Britain"s highest honour for novels. He first 8 in 1983 for the "Life and Times of Michael K", and his second title came in 1999 for "Disgrace". A major theme in his work is South Africa"s former apartheid (种族隔离) system, which divided whites from blacks. 9 with the problems of violence, crime and racial division that still exist in the country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understand apartheid 10 within. "I have always been more interested in the past than the future," he said in a rare interview. "The past 11 its shadow over the present. I hope I have made one or two people think 12 about whether they want to forget the past completely." In fact this purity in his writing seems to be 13 in his personal life. Coetzee is a vegetarian, a cyclist rather than a motorist and doesn"t drink alcohol. But what he has 14 to literature, culture and the people of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up. "In looking at weakness and failure in life," the Nobel prize judging panel said, "Coetzee"s work 15 the divine (神圣的) spark in man."

单选题Have you talked to her lately ?

单选题This was disaster on a Ucosmic/U scale.

单选题George Strong was the best engineer in Henry Manley's company.

单选题阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。 How the Body Keeps the Same Temperature The temperature of your body should be always just the same, no matter whether the weather is trot or cold. That is why the doctor uses his thermometer when you are sick. When you are well,your temperature is ninety-eight and six tenths degrees. If he finds it{{U}} (51) {{/U}}than that,it is a sure sign that something is wrong. The body keeps the same temperature all the time,because it balances (平衡) the heat it produces and{{U}} (52) {{/U}}off. It is always burning up food and producing heat. It can produce heat faster when it needs to or give off heat faster when it becomes too warm. Let's see{{U}} (53) {{/U}}this happens. The heat of your body is given off chiefly through the skin. When you are{{U}} (54) {{/U}},your skin is tight and shows "goose flesh". When you get chilly (寒冷的),you must dance around to keep warm or{{U}} (55) {{/U}}you will shiver (颤抖).{{U}} (56) {{/U}}your muscles begin to work,burn up fuel,and produce more heat. It is not{{U}} (57) {{/U}}to shiver,so you usually prefer warming up by exercise, or put{{U}} (58) {{/U}}more clothes to keep heat in. When you are warm,the skin is loose and soft. It is so supplied{{U}} (59) {{/U}}blood that heat is given off rapidly. If you get too hot,you begin to sweat,and{{U}} (60) {{/U}}body heat is used in evaporating (蒸发) the moisture (潮湿) from your skin. You wear less clothing, too, in warm {{U}}(61) {{/U}}or in a warm room,so that warmth can be given off freely. You feel you don't{{U}} (62) {{/U}} exercising because your body is warm{{U}} (63) {{/U}},and the extra heat produced by exercise makes you uncomfortable. You can see from this why you{{U}} (64) {{/U}}differently in different kinds of weather. In summer,when it is warm,you feel tired and lazy. You do not care to work or play,but enjoy lying and doing nothing. When you get out of doors in winter,the cold air makes you feel{{U}} (65) {{/U}}. You want to run and play.

单选题阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。 Norwich Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existence for more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum. At the time of the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England. With two cathedrals and a mosque(清真寺), Norwich has long been a popular centre for various religions. The first cathedral was built in 1095 and has recently celebrated its 900th anniversary, while Norwich itself had a year of celebration in 1994 to mark the 800th anniversary of the city receiving a Royal Charter. This allowed it to be called a city and to govern itself independently. Today, in comparison with places like London or Manchester, Norwich is quite small, with a population of around 150,000, but in the 16th century Norwich was the second largest city of England. It continued to grow for the next 300 years and got richer and richer, becoming famous for having as many churches as there are weeks in the year and as many pubs as their are days in the year. Nowadays, there are far fewer churches and pubs, but in 1964 the University of East Anglia was built in Norwich. With its fast-growing student population and its success as a modern commercial centre (Norwich is the biggest centre for insurance services outside London), the city now has a side choice of entertainment; theatres, cinemas, nightclubs,busy cafes,excellent restaurants, and a number of arts and leisure centres. There is also a football team, whose colours are green and yellow. The team is known as "The Canaries (金丝雀)",though nobody can be sure why. Now the city's attractions include another important development, a modern shopping centre called "The Castle Mall". The people of Norwich lived with a very large hold n the middle of their city for over two years, as builders dug up the main car park. Lorries moved nearly a million tons of earth so that the roof of the mall could become a city centre park, with attractive water pools and hundreds of trees, but the local people are really pleased that the old open market remains, right in the heart of the city and next to the new development. Both areas continue to do good business, proving that Norwich has managed to mix the best of the old and the new.

单选题Jack is a {{U}}diligent {{/U}}student.

单选题 More Than a Ride to School The National Education Association claims, "The school bus is a {{B}}mirror{{/B}} of the community." They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior (外部) does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are right. And sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl. Bruce Hardy, school bus driver for Althouse Bus Company, has been Liesl's bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesl's family moved to Parkesburg, knowing her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus. This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says, "It's been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when you're a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important." Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree. Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Company. Larry Althouse, president of the company, acknowledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record. "You do not come by employees like Bruce these days. He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accident free miles. Hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus." Althouse further added, "Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since my grandfather started the business with one bus. Althouse BUS Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come." Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations. Liesl's mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara School District.

单选题Guests were scared when the bomb exploded.A. frightenedB. killedC. endangeredD. rescued

单选题The little girl grasped her mother"s hand as she crossed the street.

单选题On the brink of matrimony, he fled to a desert island.

单选题Barbie Dolls In the mid 1940's, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named MATTEL, MATT for Mattson, and ED for Elliot. In the mid 1950's, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build. Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie's wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limbed, shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie. In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers. Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with arrent trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market. Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls.

单选题{{B}}第二篇{{/B}} {{B}} Work and Happiness{{/B}} Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker. Most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages. To begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decide, they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided the orders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from toil. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of those earth-shaking importance they are firmly persuaded. Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor, he is likely to find far more zest in his free time than an idle man could possibly find. The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extra comforts that a higher income can acquire. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in one's own circle.

单选题Thomas Fuller was so skilled at mathematics that he was known in the eighteenth century as the "Virginia Calculator."

单选题Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. Traffic jams can be terrible. It's usually quickest to go by subway. The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every corner of Manhattan. But it is not safe to take the subway late at night because in some places you could get robbed. New York buses are also easy to use. You see more if you go by bus. There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see, because they are bright yellow and carry large TAXI signs. Taxis do not go outside the city. However they will go to the airport. In addition to the taxi fare, people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of the fare's value. The quickest way to travel in New York is usually byA. taxi.B. bus.C. subway.D. bicycl