单选题All the walls in the building had the same layout. A. size B. function C. color D. arrangment
单选题{{B}}第一篇{{/B}}
I had been working in the trauma
unit at a local hospital for about a year. You get used to families thinking
that a "coma" patient is moving their hand or doing something that they were
asked to do. "Following commands" is what we call it. Often it's "wishful
thinking" on the families' part. Nurses can easily become callous to it.
On this particular night during visiting hours, my
patient's wife came in. I had taken care of him for severam nights. I was very
familiar with his care and what he was able to do. Actually, he didn't do
anything. He barely moved at all, even when something would obviously hurt him,
such as suctioning. His wife was very short, about 5
feet tall. She had to stand on a stool to lean over him, so that she could see
his face and talk to him. She climbed up on the stool. I spoke to her for a few
minutes, and then stepped out to tend to my other patient. A few minutes later,
she came running out of the room. In an excited voice, she said, "Donna, he's
moving his hand!" I immediately thought that it was
probably her imagination, and that he had not actually done it on purpose. He
had been there about a month at the time and had never made any movements on
purpose. I asked her what had happened and she said, "I asked him to squeeze my
hand and he did !" This led me to another train of
questioning. "But, did he let go when you asked him to?" She said yes, that he
had done exactly what she asked. I went into the room
with her, not really believing that I would see anything different than I had
always seen. But I decided that it would be better to pacify her than to make
her think I didn't believe her or that she was somehow mistaken.
She asked him to squeeze her hand, which he did. I said, "Well, ask
him to let go." He continued to squeeze for a moment, so that when he finally
did let go, I really still didn't believe that he had done it on Purpose. So, I
said, "Ask him to hold up one finger." He did as asked.
Well, hmm, this was starting to get my attention. I looked at him, his
face still somewhat swollen and his eyes still closed. "Stick out your tongue!"
I said. He did it. I almost fell on the floor. It was the first time I had ever
seen anyone "wake up. "
单选题You'd better put these documents in aU safe/U place.
单选题The word "charity" in the last line but one refers to
单选题The weather was (crisp) and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
单选题The consumer went to the manager to make a complaint.A. custometB. assistantC. teacherD. student
单选题The construction of the railway is said to have been
{{U}}terminated{{/U}}.
A. resumed
B. put an end to
C. suspended
D. rescheduled
单选题When she was invited to dinner, she
readily
accepted.
单选题Society is now much more diverse than ever before.
单选题At the first explosion, the crowd
scattered
.
单选题Some stretches of Florida Uresemble/U West Africa.
单选题
Road Trip Vacations
It's summer. In the United States, it's the season of swimming pools, barbeques,
camping and road trips. Road trip vacations where the car
journey is part of the fun are especially popular with college students, who
like to explore the country on wheels. These budget trips are ideal for students
who often have plenty of free time but little money. "Ever
since I went to college, I've been traveling around a lot, exploring the
country," said Austin Hawkins, a 19-year-old college student from New York. This
summer, Hawkins and his friends have spent weekends traveling in New
England. "The best part about car trips", said Hawkins, "is
that you can be spontaneous. On a road trip, if you get interested in things you
see along the way you can stop and explore." Matt Roberts, a
20-year-old student from Ohio who drove to Montreal, Canada, agrees. "With road
trips you don't have to plan in advance, you can just get into a car and
drive." Even with high gas prices, driving with friends is
cheaper than flying. Roberts paid about 40 dollars for gas, but a round trip
plane ticket would have cost nearly 400 dollars. Driving trips
first became popular in the 1920s. Newly paved roads and improved cars made it
possible to travel longer distances. Motels started appearing outside
cities. By the 1950s, car ownership became the norm.
Construction of the U. S. interstate highway system began in 1956 and motel and
restaurant chains popped up everywhere making long distance trips
easier. Today, the U.S. has the highest car ownership rate in
the world. Only 8 percent of American homes have no car, according to the most
recent U. S. census. Though many college students don't own a
car, most have access to one. On many of Hawkins' trips, they used a borrowed
van. Hawkins' most memorable road trip took place over spring
break. He and two friends drove from New York to New Orleans to volunteer,
helping rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina hit it last July. They crossed
the country in two days and slept in their car in church parking lots.
Roberts' road trip to Canada last winter was even more eventful. Upon
arriving in Montreal, they were lost in a blizzard and shivering in the
—25~cold. To find their hotel, they turned on a laptop and drove around in
circles until they found a spot with wireless Internet coverage.
"I know we should have planned better, but we're young. Now, when I see
those guys I always say: 'Remember when we were lost in the snow storm!' I'll
never forget that."
单选题This passage mainly discuss
单选题I am feeling a lot more healthy than I was.A. manyB. noC. someD. much
单选题{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}
The air is polluted. The earth is
poisoned. Water is unsafe to drink and garbage is burying the civilization that
produced it. Our environment is being polluted faster than
nature and man's efforts can prevent it, Time is bringing us more people, and
more people will bring us more industry. More people and more industry will
bring us more motorcars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made
materials. This is happening not only in advanced societies but also among the
developing nations as they become industrialized. Now many
scientists are worrying about the possibility of world pollution. Some experts
declare that the balance of nature is being so upset that the very survival of
human beings in danger. What can solve this problem? The fact is
that pollution is caused by man--by his greed and his modern way of life. We
make "increasing industrialization(工业化)" our chief aim. For its sake we are
willing to sacrifice everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health,
and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the
country into the cities, eager for the benefits of modern society. But as our
technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, so in that time
pollution has became a serious problem. Isn't it the time we
should stop and ask ourselves where we are going--and why? It reminds one of the
stories about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loud speakers:
"I've some good news and some bad news. The good new is that we're making rapid
progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we're lost and don't know
where we're going." The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when applied
to our modern society.
单选题John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.A. wantedB. promisedC. decidedD. agreed
单选题According to the latest report, the talks have collapsed.A. broken awayB. broken downC. broken inD. broken out
单选题The latest {{U}}census{{/U}} is encouraging.
A.count
B.statement
C.agreement
D.estimate
单选题The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were Ufascinated/U by comets.
单选题Mr. Henley has
accelerated
his sale of shares over the past year.