单选题Although interior design has existed since the beginning of architecture, its development into a specialized field is really quite recent. Interior designers have become important partly because of the many functions that might be (51) in a single large building. The importance of interior design becomes (52) when we realize how much time we (53) surrounded by four walls. Whenever we need to be indoors, we want our surroundings to be (54) attractive and comfortable as possible. We also expect (55) place to be appropriate to its use. You would be (56) if the inside of your bedroom were suddenly changed to look (57) the inside of a restaurant. And you wouldn't feel (58) in a business office that has the appearance of a school. It soon becomes clear that the interior designer's most important basic (59) is the function of the particular (60) .
单选题Man: I hope you can understand my reasons for deciding to leave, Mrs. Harrison. Woman: Do I have to remind you that we have invested a lot of time and money in your career here? Question: How did Mrs. Harrison respond?
单选题The principle justifying passive euthanasia in Europe is that terminally ill patients are ______.
单选题______ these tests were being conducted, she was able to read a newspaper.
单选题______ the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.
单选题 I have a vegetable garden and every summer I enjoy eating
my own vegetables. One day last summer I picked a dozen carrots. Usually, as
soon as I have picked the carrots, I clean the dirt off them by washing them in
a bucket of water. But this day, as I was getting up from the ground with my
twelve carrots, I tripped (绊) and fell over the bucket. The water spilled out of
the bucket, so I decided to wash the carrots quickly in the kitchen sink. I put
the carrots in the sink, washed them with water, and watched all the dirt washed
away down the drain. The next day, when I was washing dishes, I
noticed that the water drained out of the sink much more slowly than usual. It
drained so slowly that I called a plumber (水管工) to come and fix my drain. The
plumber tried a lot of different cleaners and equipment, but nothing worked. He
had to cut a hole in the floor where the drain pipe was in order to try to find
the problem. While he was cutting the small hole, he accidentally cut the
hot-water pipe. Hot water sprayed over the plumber, onto the floor, under the
refrigerator; water went everywhere. My refrigerator stopped
working because the water had affected the electrical wires. I called an
electrician to come and fix the refrigerator. The electrician had to move the
refrigerator to work on the wires. As she was balancing it, she tripped over the
plumber's tools. She fell down and the refrigerator tipped over. It crashed into
the wall, resulting in a huge hole in the wall. I called a
carpenter to come and fix the wall. In order to repair the hole in the wall, the
carpenter had to tear down half of the entire wall. Meanwhile, the plumber was
still looking for the source of the drain problem. Since the kitchen was in a
terrible mess anyway, the plumber decided to remove part of the floor to look at
the pipe there. In the middle of the floor, he found the problem: the dirt from
the carrots was stuck in the pipe and nothing could go through.
Now I had a sink that did not drain, a refrigerator that did not work, a wall
that was half gone, and part of a floor that was missing. I looked at this
disaster and decided that what I really needed was a new kitchen. Finally, I
called a house builder to come and fix my kitchen. Three weeks later I had a new
sink, a new refrigerator, new cupboards on a new wall, new tiles on a new floor,
and $10,000 less in my bank.
单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}}
The most noticeable trend among today's media
companies is vertical integration—an attempt to control several related aspects
of the media business at once, each part helping the other. Besides publishing
magazines and books, Time Warner, for example, owns Home Box Office (HBO),
Warner movie studios, various cable TV systems throughout the United States and
CNN as well. The Japanese company Matsushita owns MCA Records and Universal
Studios and manufactures broadcast production equipment. To
describe the financial status of today's media is also to talk about
acquisitions (并购). The media are buying and selling each other in unprecedented
numbers and forming media groups to position themselves in the marketplace to
maintain and increase their profits. In 1986, the first time a broadcast network
had been sold, two networks were sold that year—ABC and NBC.
Media acquisitions have skyrocketed (剧增) since 1980 for two reasons. The
first is that most big corporations today are publicly traded companies, which
means that their stock is traded on one of the nation's stock exchanges. This
makes acquisitions relatively easy. A media company that wants
to buy a publicly owned company can buy that company's stock when the stock
becomes available. The open availability of stock in these companies means that
anybody with enough money can invest in the American media industries, which is
exactly how Rupert Murdoch joined the media business. The second
reason for the increase in media alliances is that beginning in 1980, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gradually deregulated (解除管制) the
broadcast media. Before 1980, for example, the FCC allowed one company to own
only five TV stations, five AM radio stations, and five FM radio stations;
companies also were required to hold onto a station for three years before the
station could be sold. The post-1980 FCC eliminated the three-year rule and
raised the number of broadcast holdings allowed for one owner. This trend of
media acquisitions is continuing throughout the 1990s, as changing technology
expands the market for media products. The issue of media
ownership is important. If only a few corporations direct the media industries
in this country, the outlets for differing political viewpoints and innovative
ideas could be limited.
单选题You could become a good musician, but your lack of practice is ______ you ______. A. taking...over B. holding...back C. making...up D. leaving...out
单选题The two astronauts ______ someday hope it is to fly the craft into earth orbit were flight testing.
单选题My problem with food began when I graduated from high school. About that time, I began eating out a lot. There were two fast-food restaurants near the place where I worked, so I ate lunch at one or the other almost every day. I found it much easier to go to a fast-food restaurant than to prepare my own lunch.
When I moved away from home my eating habits got worse. I didn"t know how to cook, and I didn"t have much money; but my favorite fast-food restaurant was just two blocks away. Eating there seemed like the easiest and cheapest option. In addition to eating the wrong kind of food, I ate way too much. I wasn"t satisfied with a standard fast-food meal. I ordered more French fries, a larger soft drink, and an extra hamburger—whatever I could afford—in the largest size available.
The turning point came when I was in my late 20"s. I started thinking more seriously about my health. I was overweight. I felt sluggish all the time, and I lacked self-confidence. I knew that I needed to make changes. So I began to try to get my eating under control.
I took a gradual approach. First, I reduced the amount of food I ate. 1 would tell myself, "This isn"t my last meal; I can always eat again." At times I literally had to walk away from the dinner table. But I felt good afterward, as if I had won a victory.
Besides I had to give up something completely. For example, I eliminated soft drinks and drank only water. That was difficult. I loved soft drinks, and I hated water. After I drank a glass of water, I would take a small cup of juice, which put some flavor in my mouth. After a while, water itself became more appealing.
Now I still do go out to eat occasionally. But when I do, I control how much I eat. If the portion I"m served is too big, I ask for a take-out box. Then I put half of the meal in the box before I start eating. That way, I consume a reasonable portion instead of eating.
单选题The component of the healthy personality that is the first to develop is the sense of trust. As with other personality components, the sense of trust is not something that develops independent of other manifestations of growth. It is not that infants learn how to use their bodies for purposeful movement, learn to recognize people and objects around them, and also develop a sense of trust. Rather, the concept "sense of trust" is a shortcut expression intended to convey the characteristic flavor of all the child's satisfying experiences at this early age. Studies of mentally ill individuals and observations of infants who have been grossly deprived of affection suggest that trust is an early-formed and important element in the healthy personality. Psychiatrists find again and again that the most serious illnesses occur in patients who have been sorely neglected or abused or otherwise deprived of love in infancy. Observations of infants brought up in emotionally unfavorable institutions or moved to hospitals with inadequate facilities for psychological care support these findings. A recent report says that "Infants under 5 months of age who have been in an institution for some time present a well-defined picture. The outstanding features are listlessness, relative immobility, quietness, poor sleep, an appearance of unhappiness, etc. " Another investigation of children separated from their mothers at 6 to 12 months and not provided with an adequate substitute comes to much the same conclusion. Most significant for our present point, these reactions are most likely to occur in children who, up to the time of separation at 6 to 9 months of age, had a happy relation with their mothers, while those whose relations were unhappy are relatively unaffected. It is at about this age that the struggle between trusting and mistrusting the world comes to a climax, for it is then that children first perceive clearly that they and their environment are things apart. That at this point formerly happy infants should react do badly to separation suggests, indeed, that they had a faith that now has been shattered. In most primitive societies and in some sections of our own society, the attention accorded infants is more in line with natural processes. Throughout infancy the baby is surrounded by people who are ready to feed it, fondle it, and otherwise comfort it at a moment's notice. Moreover, these ministrations are given spontaneously and wholeheartedly, and without that element of nervous concern that may characterize the efforts of young mothers made self-conscious and insecure by our scientific age. We must not exaggerate, however. Most infants in our society too find smiles and comfort. As their own bodies come to be more dependable, there is added to the pleasures of increasing sensory response and motor control the pleasure of the mothers' encouragement. Then, too, psychologists tell us that mothers create a sense of trust in their children not by the particular techniques they employ but by the sensitiveness with which they respond to the children's needs and by their overall attitude.
单选题If Europeans thought a drought was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below normal rainfall (in some cases only 10 percent of the annual average), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren. Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends. Oyster growers in Brittany report a 30 percent drop in production because of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster breeding. In southeastern England, the rolling green hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meetings for rain—so far, in vain.
Governments in drought plagued countries are taking drastic measures. Authorities in hard hit areas of France have banned washing cars and watering lawns. In Britain, water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity. "The English have always taken water for granted," says Graham Warren, a spokesman of Britain"s National Rivers Authority. "Now they"re putting a price on it." Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery in some areas. It will take several years of unusually heavy winter rain, the experts say, just to bring existing water reserves up to their normal levels.
单选题Childhood can be a time of great insecurity and loneliness, during which the need to be accepted by peers ______ great significance. A. takes on B. works out C. brings about D. gives in
单选题Speaker A: The native American Craft Exhibit closed this afternoon.Speaker B: ______
单选题______ 40 years ago, the book continues to be marketed, mass-produced, and challenged. A. Being written B. As written C. It was written D. Though written
单选题My problem with food began when I graduated from high school. About that time. I began eating out a lot. There were two fast-food restaurants near the place where I worked, so I ate lunch at one or the other almost every day. I found it much easier to go to a fast-food restaurant than to prepare my own lunch.
When I moved away from home my eating habits got worse. I didn"t know how to cook, and I didn"t have much money; but my favorite fast-food restaurant was just two blocks away. Eating there seemed like the easiest and cheapest option. In addition to eating the wrong kind of food, I ate way too much. I wasn"t satisfied with a standard fast-food meal. I ordered more French fries, a larger soft drink, and an extra hamburger—whatever I could afford—in the largest size available.
The turning point came when I was in my late 20"s. I started thinking more seriously about my health. I was overweight. I felt sluggish all the time, and I lacked self-confidence. I knew that I needed to make changes. So I began to try to get my eating under control.
I took a gradual approach. First, I reduced the amount of food I ate. I would tell myself, "This isn"t my last meal; I can always eat again." At times I literally had to walk away from the dinner table. But I felt good afterward, as if I had won a victory.
Besides I had to give up something completely. For example, I eliminated soft drinks and drank only water. That was difficult. I loved soft drinks, and I hated water. After I drank a glass of water, I would take a small cup of juice, which put some flavor in my mouth. After a while, water itself became more appealing.
Now I still do go out to eat occasionally. But when I do, I control how much I eat. If the portion I"m served is too big, I ask for a take-out box. Then I put half of the meal in the box before I start eating. That way, I consume a reasonable portion instead of eating.
单选题Woman: I"m still upset about what Frank said.
Man: Yeah, it was a thoughtless thing for Frank to say that.
Question: What does the man mean?
单选题So far, ______ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.
单选题Ted ______ to dip into his pocket for his son"s college tuition fees.
单选题I expect they ______ new energy source to replace petrol by 2020. A. will find B. are going to find C. will be finding D. will have found