单选题I must have {{U}}waited{{/U}} for ten minutes before the telephone operator put me through.

单选题I {{U}}rarely{{/U}} wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car. A. normally B. seldom C. continuously D. usually

单选题Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.

单选题I encountered an old schoolmate of mine in the street.

单选题Computers The initial impact of computers was in the area of entertainment. If you walked by a video arcade in the early 1980s, you could not have failed to notice that the use of video games was growing at what some considered an alarming rate. In 1981 the movie industry grossed $ 3 billion, video games took in an estimated $ 6 billion. That gives you some idea of just how big the computer industry had become. Video games employ the same technology as personal computers, and indeed many who bought personal computers did so primarily for playing games at home, thus saving their quarters. Though video games are not as popular as they were a few years age, they did provide consumer with their first real reason to buy PCs. A. more recent computer innovation, desktop publishing, supplies one good reason for those who write for a living to buy a PC. Desktop publishing is a deceptively simple description for an extremely complex group of hardware and software tools. You can now write text, edit text, draw illustrations, incorporate photographs, design page layouts, and print a finished document with a relatively inexpensive computer and laser printer. Although the new technology offers new freedom, there is a price to be paid for this freedom. With total control comes total responsibility. In fact, the issue of social responsibility in our new computer age has long been a topic of debate among computer enthusiasts. Some people are concerned with the long-term social effects of the so-called computer revolution. Ironically, many PC. pioneers who built and marketed the first machines were 60s-style advocates of social change. They claim that while personal computer technology has the potential to make society more equal, it's having the opposite effect since upper-middle-class people can afford them and lower-class people cannot. In addition, the ways that computers are used to monitor the activities of their users have evoked anxiety about the machine. Over 7 million Americans now have their work paced, controlled, and monitored by computers. A. computer is more restrictive and powerful in the way it controls people than the old-fashioned assembly line. This can lead to what some have called "tech-stress". Irritated eyes, back problems, and other physical symptoms have also been associated with the extensive use of computers. Although the personal computer may not have had the impact some predicted a decade age, the combination of computer technology with satellites and cable does promise innovations in the mass media that would have seemed astonishing just a few short years ago.

单选题It is very difficult to say just when colonization began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts further south, a great interesting gold and adventure, and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot, originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice, was established as a trader in Bristol, England, when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship, the Matthew, with its crew of eighteen, did no more than see an island ( probably off the New England coast)and return home. He and his soft made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a" legal" title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans' interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America were nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The English Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England, calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island, but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginian companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people.A. The ancient Chinese.B. The ancient Egyptians.C. The ancient Babylonians.D. The ancient Indians.

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单选题Heat Is Killer Extremely hot weather is common in many parts of the world. Although hot weather just makes most people feel hot, it can 1 serious medical problems—even death. Floods, storms, volcano eruptions and other natural 2 kill thousands of people every year. So 3 extreme heat. Experts say heat may be nature"s deadliest killer. Recently, extreme heat was blamed 4 killing more than one hundred people in India. It is reported that the total heat of a hot day or several days can 5 health. Several hot days are considered a heat wave. Experts say heat waves often become dangerous when the nighttime temperature does not 6 much from the highest daytime temperature. This causes great stress on the human body. Doctors say people can do many things to 7 themselves from the dangers of extreme heat. Stay out of the sun, if possible. Drink lots of cool water. Wear light colored clothing made 8 natural materials; avoid wearing synthetic clothing. Make sure the clothing is 9 , permitting freedom of movement. And learn the danger 10 of the medical problems, such as headache and vomiting, that are linked to heat. Most people suffer only muscle pain as a(n) 11 of heat stress. The pain is a 12 that the body is becoming too hot. Doctors say those suffering headache or muscle pain should stop all activity, rest in a cool place and drink cool liquids. Do not return to physical 13 for a few hours because more serious conditions could develop. Doctors say some people face an 14 danger from heat stress. Such persons have a weak or damaged heart, high blood pressure, or other problems of the blood system. Hot weather also increases dangers for people who must take 15 for high blood pressure, poor blood flow, nervousness or depression.

单选题The new students were surprised by what they saw on campus.A. movedB. touchedC. shockedD. worried

单选题I"d consider his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

单选题In the United States there are more people who are {{U}}obese{{/U}} today than twenty years ago.

单选题What does Jerry Bingham express by saying "1 remain to be convinced"?

单选题Have you talked to her lately ?

单选题第二篇 Schooling and Education It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important. Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no limits. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or in the job, whether in a kitchen or in a theatre. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a respected grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy (婴儿期) on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong (一生的) process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral (基本的) part of one's entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned (指定的) seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are words or an understanding of the working of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.

单选题Although a herd of African elephants may have up to one thousand members,Asiatic elephants live in bands of five to sixty animals.

单选题He is renowned for his skill. A. remembered B. recommended C. praised D. well-known

单选题He has been granted asylum in France.

单选题A new system of quality control was brought in to overcome the defects in the firm's products.A. investedB. introducedC. installedD. insisted

单选题 {{B}}Religious belief and health{{/B}} Religious beliefs are not always a source of comfort during iii health: they may actually increase your risk of dying. A study of nearly 600 older hospital patients, 95 percent of whom were Christian, showed negative feelings evoked by religious beliefs sometimes predicted mortality. Key factors that increased the risk of death were feelings of being "abandoned or punished" by God, "believing the devil caused the illness", or "feeling abandoned by one's faith community", the study by researchers at Duke University Medical Centre and Bowling Green State University showed. "The study reminds us that religion... can, at times, be a source of problems in it self, "says lead author Kenneth Pargament. Several studies have demonstrated a reduced risk of death among those who attend church regularly, but the new research, published in today's Archives of Internal Medicine, is the first to examine negative aspects of religiousness. Patients who reported feeling alienated from God or who blamed the devil had a 19 to 28 percent increased risk of dying during the following two years, say the researchers, who found no association between gender, race, diagnosis, brain function, independence, depression, or quality of life with mortality. Duke University's Dr Harold Koenig said anger and frustration were normal grief responses when people discovered health problems. Those who were religious and were able to reconnect with God and their spiritual feeling could use those resources for support. But those who continued to experience conflict could be making their health worse. "Those people are in trouble and doctors need to know about it," he said. "Doctors need to be assessing their patients for these kinds of feelings." Referral to clergy may then be helpful. He said more than two-thirds of medical schools in the United States had courses that trained students on how to take a patient's spiritual history, a trend that recognized the growing body of evidence about the mind-body connection.

单选题下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文巾没有提及，请选择C。 The Race into Space American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous．He was the first tourist in space．“I spent sixty years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint，it was two separate lives，”Tito explained．He loved his time in space．“Being in space and looking back at earth is one of the most rewarding experiences a human being can have．” This kind of experience isn't cheap．It cost $20 million．However，Tito achieved his dream，so he was happy．“For me it was a life dream．It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money，”he told reporters． On 30 April 2002，Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist．Shuttleworth is a South African businessman．At the age of twenty-eight，he also paid$20 million for the eight-day trip． Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures．The company has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space．The spaceship to take them doesn't exist yet． Many of the customers are people who like adventure．They are the kind of people who also want to climb Mount Qomolangma．Other customers are people who love space．However，these people are worried．Because it's so expensive，only very rich people can go into space．They want space travel to be available to more people． That day may soon be here．Inter Orbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into space．The tours will depart from an island in Tonga．The company promises a package that includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California，seven days in space，and a vacation in Tonga，for $2 million． However，space flight is still very dangerous．Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for space flight．He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500．Because of this，it may take time before space tourism really takes off．You might be able to go up，b ut will you come down?