单选题If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear ______ of its social needs. A. appreciation B. assurance C. assumption D. assessment

单选题Investors seem to be losing ______ in the car industry. A. belief B. trust C. reliability D. confidence

单选题Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls. Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that woman should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women—especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency. To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better. The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves. Some other people have suggested another way called "phased employment theory" The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.

单选题Advertising is a form of selling. For thousands of years there have been individuals who have tried to (51) others to buy the food they have produced or the goods they have made or the services they can (52) . But in the 19th century the mass production of goods (53) the Industrial Revolution made person-to-person selling inefficient. The mass distribution of goods that (54) the development of the railway and highway made person-to-person selling too slow and expensive. At the same time mass communication first newspapers and magazines then radio and television made mass selling through (55) possible. The objective of any advertisement is to convince people that it is in their best (56) to take the action the advertiser is recommending. The action (57) be to purchase a product, use a service, vote for a political candidate or even to join the Army. Advertising as a (58) developed first and most rapidly in the United States country that uses it to the greatest (59) . In 1980 advertising expenditures in the U. S. exceeded 55 billion dollars or (60) 2 percent of the gross national product. Canada spent about 1.2 percent of its gross national product on advertising.

单选题In that country, a person who marries before legal age must have a parent's ______ to obtain a license. A. sanction B. warrant C. malignance D. affirmation

单选题Not long ______ she registered a new number, she received five calls in one day. A. afterwards B. after C. ago D. since

单选题W: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? I hear you've been ill.M: They must have confused me with my twin brother Rod. He's been sick all week, but I've never felt better in my life.Q: What do we learn about the man? A. He is taking care of his twin brother. B. He has been feeling ill all week. C. He is worried about Rod's health. D. He has been in perfect condition.

单选题A: How does your daughter like her new school? B: __________________ A. Fine. She seems to have made some new friends in no time. B. She likes it so much that she'll soon be reluctant to leave the school. C. Though she likes the new school, she loves her old school much stronger. D. Well, I'm afraid I don't know exactly.

单选题Japan's old imperial army never went into the field without a group of "comfort women" for the troops. Many male office workers in modern Japan (and in Japanese branches abroad) seem to think they are still at war. Women workers, even those with university degrees, are expected to do all the humble tasks: greet the visitors, make the tea, tidy up the office afterwards and then leave the firm as soon as they get married and have a child. Come party time, they are often pressed into behaving like bar hostesses. The fort of Japanese male chauvinism-the old guard of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party—has unintentionally done more than most to change all that. The sex scandal that marked the brief prime ministership of Mr. Sosuke Uno last summer outraged many women, and helped the, opposition to its success in the upper-house election in July. Mr. Uno is forgotten, but the resentment (怨恨) of women about their treatment at the hands of men lingers (逗留) on. Over the past few months Japanese women have started campaigning much more vigorously for laws to protect them from sexual bothering at work. Japan's first lawsuit claiming sexual bothering opened last week in a city court in Fukuoka. A 32-year-old woman, whose name has been kept from being known (another first), is seeking about $26000 in damages from her former boss and the publishing company she worked for. She claims his sexual hints forced her to leave the company and give up her career. She stakes her claim on the ground, among others, that her rights under Article 14 of the Japanese Constitution were violated; this guarantees equal treatment for the sexes. Women's lobbying groups have been springing up all over Japan. The lead has been taken by lawyers at the Second Bar Association in Tokyo. Last month the association held a call-in for women to expose their grievances. Its telephone lines were jammed for six hours. By the end of the session, some 137 formal complaints had been registered. "Nearly 40% of them were from women who had been compelled to have sexual relations with their superiors at work, " says Miss Shizuko Sugii, a lawyer with the bar association. Ten of the cases have since been classified as rape or attempted rape.

单选题The shuttle exploded in the air suddenly and broke into ______ at once. A. diversity B. fragments C. doctrine D. drought

单选题The concerts in parks are often financially supported by ____.

单选题In considering how the American family is changing, the starting point is the traditional family. a form which has developed over time on the basis of a number of assumptions. It is assumed that the family is heterosexual (异性的) institution, with prescriptions about how a man and a woman ought to be joined together and live together. The proper family form is assumed to be the nuclear family, that is, a family composed of a married man and woman and their children. It is assumed that the husband is the head of the family, with ultimate authority over wife and children, and that in their clearly separated roles the husband is the income-earner and the wife is the homemaker and provider of child care. It is assumed that the family lives by itself in its own house or residence. Observers of family life have suggested that numerous changes are taking place in this traditional American family form. Included are the following general observations about trends: More men and women seem to be living together before getting married. Women and men seem to be marrying at a later age. Married couples are having fewer children. Unmarried women appear to be having more children. Wives, even mothers with small children, are increasingly likely to be employed outside the home. Marriages are more likely to end with divorce. Single-parent families are more prevalent. Remarriage is likely to follow divorce rather than widowhood. Remarriage rates are declining, especially for women. Some trends, viewed in a long-range historical context, appear not to be trends at all. The age at which men and women normally marry is the same now as it was 100 years ago, though it has fluctuated (变动，波动); a short-range increase in the 1940s and 1950s due to widespread postponement of marriage in war time made it appear that a change had occurred. Other trends appear to be following established patterns rather than representing a sharp break with tradition. Divorce rates have been increasing and families have been having fewer children for well over a century. Single-parent families and stepfamilies were very common in the past, although the reason for them was different. Many marriages formerly are dissolved and followed by remarriage because of the death of a parent or partner. Today single parenthood and remarriage are more likely to be a response to divorce. Some social scientists see in these changes the breakdown of the family, to the detriment of the society. We take the position that family institutions and systems, like all human systems, are open, take many forms, and are constantly changing.

单选题Man: I was always surprised to see Tom using that tape recorder you were going to throw away. Woman: Yes, it"s very old. That he got it to work amazes me. Question: What does the woman say about Tom?

单选题A: I'm awfully sorry. I hope I haven't spoiled it.B: ______. A. Oh, it's nothing. Don't let a little thing like that worry you. B. I know you are unintentional. Just be more careful next time. C. There is no need for you to say sorry. Anyway, I can buy a new one. D. You are right. You haven't spoiled it. You see, it's still in good condition.

单选题Some speculators were_____cash and so they sold their shares at any price.

单选题The doctor managed to ______ the wound on his leg. A. cure B. recover C. stitch up D. mend

单选题A: Would you like something to drink, coffee, tea or orange juice?B: ______. A. No. Don't go to any trouble! B. Orange juice would be lovely if you're having one. Thank you! C. Thank you. It's very kind of you to do so. D. I'm not thirsty. So I don't want anything to drink.

单选题______ a few years ago, the existence of sexual harassment in many businesses was scarcely acknowledged. A. Before B. Since C. Until D. Up to

单选题It turned out that he had forgotten to ______ the lens cap and all the pictures he had taken thus failed to develop. A. remove B. delete C. erase D. detach

单选题 From the beginning, migration has been one of the most conspicuous features of human history. Humanity did not appear simultaneously all over the earth but, according to the current scientific consensus, first evolved in Africa, and from there spread far and wide. Even after mankind had populated most of the planet, migration continued to play a decisive role in history down the centuries, as people contended for territory and the resources that go with it. In many of history's biggest movements of people, the migrants were not volunteers. In the 17th and 18th centuries, 15 million people were taken as slaves from Africa and shipped to Brazil, the Caribbean and North America. In the 19111 century, between 10 and 40 million indentured workers (契约工人，苦力) were sent in vast numbers around the world, mainly from China and India. The 20th century's wars in Europe and Asia displaced millions more. But perhaps the most intense episode of migration-under-duress (强迫) in modern times occurred after the partition of India in 1947, when 7 million Muslims fled India for the new state of Pakistan and 7 million Hindus fled in the opposite direction. As individuals, not merely as members of races or religions in flight, people have always traveled in search of a better life. Between the middle of the 19th century and the start of the second world war, 60 million people left Europe and move overseas to the United States, Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Much of this movement was guided by economic calculation. Most modern migration is of this kind, though nowadays the pull is high wages rather than cheap land. For the 19th century or so, the pattern of migration has shifted a good deal, with changes in government policy playing a key role. Until 1914 governments imposed almost no controls. This allowed the enormous 19th-century movement of migrants from Europe to North America. Between 1914 and 1945, partly reflecting security concerns, migration was curtailed. Many countries excluded immigrants. America's Congress passed laws aiming to preserve the country's racial and religious make-up. After 1945 came another great change. Many European countries faced labor shortages. Governments actively recruited immigrants for jobs in their expanding industries. Migration surged again, now not mainly from Europe to North America but from the developing countries to the rich ones. The next big change came in the 1970s. The rich countries were no longer growing quickly and struggling with labor shortages. Recession came to Europe and America, and immigration rules were tightened again. This more restrictive regime continues to apply.