单选题Changes in Children About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn"t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old—replied: "Frankly, I"ve been feeling a little depressed lately." This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn"t find out we were "depressed" until we were in high school. The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don"t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, why? Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders. In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures. Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.

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单选题We'll visit Europe next year {{U}}provided{{/U}} we have enough money.

单选题Up to a point, his narrative builds upon the previous scholarship of economists Milton Friedman, Anna Schwartz, Charles Kindleberger, Barry Eichengreen and Peter Temin. But where Ahamed , excels is in evoking the political, social and personal forces that led to disastrous economic decisions. His title refers to the four men who heavily engineered the era's arbitrary policies: Montagu Norman, governor of the Bank of England; Benjamin Strong, head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank; Emile Moreau,head of the Banque de France; and Hjalmar Schacht, head of Germany's Reichsbank. In what aspect is Ahamed's book different from narratives of previous economists?A. It explores the causes of the Great Depression.B. It's based on sufficient research and well - written.C. It shows how personal forces contributed to the Depression.D. It explains how gold standard worked in the Depression.

单选题To absorb a younger work force, many companies offered retirement plans as {{U}}incentives{{/U}} for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries. A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. stimulus

单选题Hercules Once upon a time there was a great Greek hero, Hercules. He was taller and stronger than anyone you have ever seen. On his shoulder he carried a club and in his hand he held a bow (弓). He was known as the hero of a hundred adventures. Hercules served a king. The king was afraid of him. So again and again he sent him on difficult tasks. One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens (歌女). But no one knew where the garden was. So Hercules went away. He walked the whole day and the next day and the next. He walked for months before he saw mountains far in the distance one fine morning. One of the mountains was in the shape of a man, with long, long legs and arms and huge shoulders and a huge head. He was holding up the sky. Hercules knew it was Atlas, the Mountain God. So he asked him for help. Atlas answered, "My head and arms and shoulders all ache. Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you?" Hercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky. Soon the sky grew very heavy. When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples, he said, "Well, you are going to carry the mountain for ever. I"m going to see the king with the apples." Hercules knew that he couldn"t fight him because of the sky on his back. So he shouted: "Just one minute"s help. My shoulders are hurting. Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion (垫子) for my shoulders." Atlas believed him. He threw down the apples and held up the sky. Hercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.

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单选题Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners.

单选题More Than a Ride to School The National Education Association claims, "The school bus is a mirror of the community." They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior 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 Wolfc agree. Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation. Company President Larry Althouse 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. 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。 {{B}} Interests and Study Activities{{/B}} A narrowing of your work interests is implied in almost any transition from a study environment to managerial or professional work. In the humanities and social sciences you will at best reuse only a fraction of the material covered in three or four years' study. In most career paths academic knowledge only{{U}} (51) {{/U}}a background to much more applied decision-making. Even with a "training" form of degree,{{U}} (52) {{/U}}a few of the procedures or methods{{U}} (53) {{/U}}in your studies are likely to be continuously relevant in your work. Partly this reflects the greater specialization of most work tasks compared{{U}} (54) {{/U}}studying. Many graduates are not{{U}} (55) {{/U}}with the variety involved in{{U}} (56) {{/U}}from degree study in at least four or five subjects a year{{U}} (57) {{/U}}very standardized job demands. Academic work values individual inventiveness, originality, and the cultivation of self-realization and self-development. Emphasis is placed{{U}} (58) {{/U}}generating new ideas and knowledge, assembling{{U}} (59) {{/U}}information to make a "rational" decision, appreciating basic{{U}} (60) {{/U}}and theories, and getting involved in fundamental controversies and debates. The humanistic values of higher{{U}} (61) {{/U}}encourages the feeling of being engaged in a process with a self-developmental rhythm.{{U}} (62) {{/U}}, even if your employers pursue enlightened personnel development{{U}} (63) {{/U}}and invest heavily in "human capital"—for example, by rotating graduate trainees to{{U}} (64) {{/U}}their work experiences—you are still likely to notice and feel{{U}} (65) {{/U}}about some major restrictions of your interests and activities compared with a study environment.

单选题The sea was calm and {{U}}still{{/U}}.

单选题The weather is a constant subject of conversation in Britain.

单选题It is laid down in the regulations that all members must carry their membership cards at all times.

单选题Dining Custom Every land has its own dining custom, and the United States is no exception. Americans feel that the first rule of being a polite guest is to be on time. If a person is invited to dinner at 6:30, the hostess expects him to be there at 6:30 or not more than a few minutes after. Because she usually does her own cooking, she times the meal so that the coffee and meat will be at their best at the time she asks the guest to come. If he is late, the food will not be so good, and the hostess will be disappointed. When the guest can not come on time, he calls his host or hostess on the telephone, gives the reason, and tells at what time he thinks he can come. As guests continue to arrive, the men in the group stand when a woman enters and remain standing until she finds a chair. A man always rises when he is being introduced to a woman. A woman does not rise when she is being introduced either to a man or a woman unless the woman is much older. When the guests sit down at a dinner table, it is customary for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them. Even an American may be confused by the number of knives, forks, and spoons besides his plate when he sits down to a formal dinner. The rule is simple, however: use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from the outside. Or watch the hostess and do what she does. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad, which is often served with the soup. The spoon on the outside at the right is for soup, and so on. Sometimes there is a separate little knife, called a butter spreader, on a small bread- and-butter plate at the left. As the bread is passed, each guest puts his piece on the bread-and-butter plate.

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单选题We resolved the problem after group discussion.

单选题Alice Walker's graphic depiction of the lives of Black people in the south has established her as one of the most promising contemporary writers in the United States.

单选题I am heartily grateful to your help.

单选题If we leave now, we can miss the traffic.

单选题Your reasons for refusing to help are quite vague.