单选题Consumption of domestic fuel oil ______ from 150 gallons a month at the height of winter to practically nothing in July and August. A. differs B. shifts C. varies D. switches

单选题 Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion—a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Society's economic underpinnings (基础，支柱) would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them. In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an object's physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us—hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are "good" and others are "bad", and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life—from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal and penal system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts.

单选题What made the students of Oxfordshire win their case?

单选题Speaker A: The train is delayed again. Speaker B: ______ How long do we have to wait? Speaker A: About forty minutes.

单选题A: It"s getting rather late, I have to say goodbye. B: ______

单选题Speaker A: I wonder what's happened to Jerry. He hasn't been around for at least two weeks.Speaker B: ______

单选题Computers are already widely used in industry and in universities and the time may come when it ______ possible for ordinary people to use them as well. A. is B. will be C. must be D. may be

单选题Man: I think you'd better find another partner. I love table tennis. But I don't think I'm improving.Woman: Look, Paul. It is still too early to quit. Nobody expects you to be a superstar. Just keep going and you'll get the hang of it.Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题Classes will cease to exist by the time communism ______ throughout the world. A. is achieved B. has been achieved C. will be achieved D. will have been achieved

单选题Stamp collection has long been recognized as having an educational value. There is every reason to encourage young people to take an interest in them, thereby ______ to their knowledge of geography and history. A. to add B. adding C. added D. adds

单选题The development of e-commerce may well bring the world into a brand new era of "electronic currency". At the moment, (51) areas in Europe, the United States and Asia have already started studying the possibility of an electronic currency. Electronic currency is not only about currency. It (52) to an entire finance system on the Net. It includes a virtual numeric currency, an electronic system of withdrawals, transfers and loans, and (53) cards of all shapes and sizes. The (54) of an electronic currency system implies the emergence of "virtual banks" and "virtual enterprises". Actually, the first virtual bank appeared in the US in 1995. (55) it is a small and insignificant bank, it represents the trend of the future. In time to come, we may even have to (56) the familiar paper currency. As the Net pushes the economy (57) rapidly, the economy is also bringing the Net market forward, resulting in the Internet itself becoming the world's largest emerging market. Of course, this is just the beginning. Although there are many companies which made huge profits (58) in the Internet market, they tend to be small companies. To date, most companies are making losses. The competition in the knowledge-based economy will also be more (59) This will definitely promote (60) and more efficient cooperation.

单选题The American Government is involved in the program because ______.

单选题In a recent survey, Garber and Holtz concluded that the average half-hour children's television show contains 47 violent acts. When asked about the survey network television executive Jean Pater responded. "I sure as heck don't think that Bugs Bunny's pouring a glass of milk over a chipmunk's head is violence. " Unfortunately, both Garber and Holtz and Pater beg the question. The real issue is whether children view such acts as Violence. The violence programming aimed at children almost always appears in the context of fantasy. Cartoon violence generally includes animation, humor, and a remote setting. There is no evidence of direct imitation of television violence by children, though there is evidence that fantasy violence can energize previously learned aggressive response such as a physical attack on another child during play. It is by no means clear, however, that the violence in a portrayal is solely responsible for this energizing effect. Rather, the evidence suggests that any exciting material can trigger subsequent aggressive behavior and that it is the excitation rather than the portrayal of violence that instigates or energizes any subsequent violent behavior. "Cold" imitation of violence by children is extremely rare, and the very occasional evidence of direct, imitative associations between television violence and aggressive behavior has been limited to extremely novel and violent acts by teenagers or adults with already established patterns of deviant behavior. The institutional effect means, in the short term, that exposure to violent portrayals could be dangerous if shoaly after the exposure (within 15 to 20 minutes), the child happens to be in a situation that calls for interpersonal aggression as an appropriate response, for example, an argument between siblings or among peers. This same institutional effect, however, could be produced by other exciting but nonviolent television content or by any other excitational source, including, ironically, a parent's turning off the set. So there is no convincing causal evidence of any cumulative instigational effects such as more aggressive or violent dispositions in children. In fact, passivity is a more likely long term result of heavy viewing of television violence. The evidence does not warrant the strong conclusions advanced by many critics who tend to use television violence as a scapegoat to draw public attention away from the real causes of violence—causes like abusive spouses and parents and a culture that celebrates violence generally.

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} In the past, young people in Japan were expected to take on responsibilities to support their parents and grandparents. Now they expect to be supported well into young adulthood. The "new breed", born since the 1960s, have never known anything but richness. Youth are seen as resistant to entering society as mature adults to becoming social citizens. Once the great objective of reconstruction after the Second World War was accomplished, a new generation lost the motivating power that had united the nation together. Japan's birth rate has been falling rapidly, partly because of the recession, and the job and financial insecurity that it has caused. In 1999, the figure was 1. 38 children per woman, the lowest ever recorded. At the same time, youth crime, although still especially low by western standards, rose to its highest level since record-keeping began 32 years ago. Likewise, the proportion of students dropping out before graduating, at 2.5% also very low by western standards, has nevertheless been rising. Entrepreneurial (企业家的) role models are few and far between. Bill Gates is often mentioned, but a foreign model can only have so much influence. The problem is that Japanese culture discourages people from revealing details of personal life, including such ordeal (考验) as starting a company. In the past, successful companies such as Honda or Hitachi provided role models of a sort. But today they have been faded by the downturn, and few others have risen to take their place. By the same reason, young people often feel isolated from their fathers who worked too hard at their jobs to establish much of a relationship with their children. "The one thing they're sure of is that they don't want to be like their fathers. And the girls don't want to be with boys who are like their fathers, so the boys are sure not to be," says Professor Morishima.

单选题Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave ______. A. at the spot B. on the spot C. for the spot D. in the spot

单选题Had he not been so busy taking the diamonds, he ______ the blow.

单选题Calvin Coolidge (1872—1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of other people"s actions and private lives; he had no time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge treasured silence. When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunity to participate in Washington"s social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his complete disregard for the art of conversation, he couldn"t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, brilliant conversationalist, began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to awake interest on the part of vice-president were un-productive. Finally, being shamed into annoyance, she said, "I"m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored." Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, "Well, a man has to eat somewhere." Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Coolidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those people who seem to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they meet. "Oh, Mr. President," she spoke with too much enthusiasm, "you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you. In anger, the president made a low, rough sound and then said, "You lose."

单选题M: I just received an E-mail from one of my former classmates. I was surprised. I hadn't heard from him for ages.W: Well, I've been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally.Q: What does the woman mean? A. Only true friendship can last long. B. Letter writing is going out of style. C. She keeps in regular touch with her classmates. D. She has lost contact with most of her old friends.

单选题When catching an airplane, you'd better be earlier, and therefore you can avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the plane is taking off and______unable to get on it.

单选题I was annoyed by Tom who came late for our appointment and never ______to ask how long I had been waiting.