单选题Woman: Tom, I"m glad I ran into you. I"ve been trying to call you but you"re never at home. Where have you been hiding lately? Man: Actually I"ve been very busy recently. I"m getting ready to go to the United States for Christmas, and I have a million things to do. Question: Why couldn"t the woman get the man on the phone?

单选题M: I'm really surprised you got an A on the test. You didn't seem to have done a lot of reading.W: Now you know why I never missed a lecture.Q: What contributes to the woman's high score? A. Attending every lecture. B. Doing lots of homework. C. Reading very extensively. D. Using test-taking strategies.

单选题Woman: Protecting the environment should be on the agenda of every one of us. Man: You took the words right out of my mouth. Question: What did the man mean?

单选题It all started in 1950, when people began to build their houses on the ______ of their cities. A. paradises B. omissions C. orchards D. outskirts

单选题Young people always complain, more or less justly, that their parents are out of ______ with modern ways. A. link B. connection C. association D. touch

单选题On June 17, 1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows. We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces, they were taught all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods... they were totally good for nothing. We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and make men of them.

单选题Granted that many animals seem to be highly sensitive to various signals ______ earthquakes, the basic question remains of how this behavior can be put to use in earthquake prediction. A. associated with B. connected with C. as regards D. in case of

单选题 It may be necessary, in order that .future{{U}} (51) {{/U}}can enjoy clean air, that more of the{{U}} (52) {{/U}}is borne by long-term central government fund．As air pollution varies enormously from place to place and can, indeed, be very local, it may also be necessary for the central government to{{U}} (53) {{/U}}money so that local authorities can{{U}} (54) {{/U}}special local problems. That these can be significant was shown by the report made in 1970{{U}} (55) {{/U}}behalf of the London Boroughs Association. This{{U}} (56) {{/U}}that in central London since 1958 smoke concentrations have decreased by 80 percent, whereas sunshine has increased by 70 percent and winter visibility has{{U}} (57) {{/U}}threefold, There have been{{U}} (58) {{/U}}in mortality and hospital admissions{{U}} (59) {{/U}}with air pollution and in the response to it of bronchitis, as well as clear if less documented increases in plant types and bird{{U}} (60) {{/U}}n the cities.

单选题Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, people spent over US $2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to reach US $11 billion by the year 2004. People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the Internet. Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line games. Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper. The most important advantage is convenience. You can shop when you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day and you don"t have to queue with other shoppers at the checkout counters. Secondly, it is easy to find what you are looking for on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is often cheaper to buy goods through the Internet, and you can tell the shop exactly what you want. The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or check their quality. Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends. Some people are worried about paying for goods using credit cards, so Internet companies are now finding ways to make on-fine payment safe. Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead. It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things—from tonight"s dinner to a new car.

单选题It is very difficult for him to ______ between blue and green. A. contrast B. distinguish C. separate D. compare

单选题Woman: We have turned in our proposal for setting up a new agency in China. Man: But the general manager has to turn it over before a decision has been made. Question: What does the man mean?

单选题It has always been the ______ of our company to encourage workers to take part in social activities. A. plan B. procedure C. rule D. policy

单选题Some speculators were ______ cash and so they sold their shares at any price. A. badly needed B. in badly need of C. badly needy D. badly in need of

单选题Man: Excuse me, I was told I could find Dr. Adkins here. Woman: And you have. Questions: What does the woman mean? A. She is Dr. Adkins. B. She has to find the doctor. C. The doctor has been expecting the man. D. The doctor will be with the man shortly.

单选题In her 26 years of teaching English, Shannon McCuire has seen countless misplaced commas, misspelled words and sentence fragments. But the instructor at US's Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge said her job is getting harder every day. "I kid you not, the number of errors that I've seen in the past few years have multiplied five times. " she said. Experts say e-mail and instant messaging are at least partly to blame for an increasing indifference toward the roles of grammar, spelling and sentence structure. They say the problem is most noticeable in college students and recently graduates. "They used to at least feel guilty (about mistakes)," said Naomi Baron, professor of linguistics at American University in Washington, D.C. "They didn't necessarily write a little better, but at least they felt guilty. " Ironically, Baron's latest book, Alphabet to Email: How Written English Evolved and Where It's Heading, became a victim of sloppy proofreading. The book's title is capitalized differently on the cover, spine and title page. "People used to lose their jobs over this," she said. "And now they just say ‘whatever. '" "Whatever" describes Jeanette Henderson's attitude toward writing. The sophomore at the University of Louisiana at Monroe admits that her reliance on spellcheck has hurt her grades in English class. "Computer has spoiled us. " she said. But the family and consumer sciences major believes her future bosses won't mind the mistakes as much as her professor does. "They're not going to check semicolons, commas and stuff like that. " Henderson said. LSU's McGuire said she teaches her students to use distinct writing styles that fit their purpose. She emphasizes that there's the informal language of an e-mail to a friend, but there's also the well thought out and structured academic or professional style of writing. It's not just e-mail and instant messaging that are contributing to slack writing habits. Society as a whole is becoming more informal. Casual wear at work used to be reserved for Friday, for example, but is now commonplace at most offices. There's also a greater emphasis on youth culture, and youth tend to use instant messaging more than adults do. English language has been neglected at different points in history but always rebounds. During Shakespearen times, for example, spelling wasn't considered important, and early publishers rarely proofread. There will likely be a social force that recognizes the need for clear writing and swings the pendulum back.

单选题In its short history, the art of motion pictures has frequently undergone change that seemed fundamental, ______ the introduction of sound. A. such as which resulting from B. such as that what results from C. such as that resulting from D. such as which results from

单选题A man's shopping can be and often is completed in five minutes, which is only less than a quarter ______. A. of a woman's B. that of a woman's C. of that of a woman D. of a woman

单选题He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson ______ buying some expensive equipments. A. on B. of C. round D. into

单选题 Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food{{U}} (51) {{/U}}it is badly cooked. The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an{{U}} (52) {{/U}}served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child whether he likes or dislikes a food and never{{U}} (53) {{/U}}likes and dislikes in front of him or allow anybody else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables in the child's hearing he is{{U}} (54) {{/U}}to copy this procedure. Take it{{U}} (55) {{/U}}granted that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a{{U}} (56) {{/U}}dislike. At meal times it is a good idea to give a child a small portion and let him{{U}} (57) {{/U}}back for a second helping rather than give him as much as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child{{U}} (58) {{/U}}meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not allow him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food{{U}} (59) {{/U}}he can hurry back to his toys. Under{{U}} (60) {{/U}}circumstances must a child be coaxed or forced to eat.

单选题When a person dies, his debts must be paid before his ______ can be distributed. A. paradoxes B. legacies C. platitudes D. analogies