单选题For semi-professional artists, performing before the public is a good chance ____.

单选题Viewed from the hilltop, a few neglected farmhouses lay scattered in the valley. If we wanted to find shelter for the night, that was the only place for miles ______ .

单选题Woman: So you finally listen to your wife's advice and give up smoking. Man: It was my doctor's advice. I'm suffering from high-blood pressure. Question: What do we learn from the conversation? A. The man no longer smokes. B. The man is under pressure from his wife. C. The man usually follows his wife's advice. D. The man refuses to listen to his doctor's advice.

单选题Speaker A: Uh, I wonder if I could possibly use your phone. Speaker B: ______ A. Oh, I'm sorry, but it isn't working; it's out of order. B. You are welcome. It's over there. C. Of course. Who are you going to call? D. Yes, you can, But don't you see a public phone booth over there?

单选题Man: Hey, where did you find the journal? I need it, too.Woman: Right here on the shelf. Don't worry, John. I'll take it out on my card for both of US.Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题People in the mass advertising business and others who study American society have been very interested in the question: What does the American consumer like? Max Lerner, a well-known scholar who has studied American society, has said that American consumers are particularly fond of three things: comfort, cleanliness, and novelty. Lerner believes that the American love of comfort perhaps goes back to the frontier experience, where life was tough and there were very few comforts. This experience may have created a strong desire in the pioneers and their children for goods that would make life more comfortable. Today, the American's love of comfort is seen in the way they furnish their homes, design their cars, and travel. How Americans choose a new mattress for their bed is an example of the Americans love of comfort. Many Americans will go to a store where beds are set up, and they will lie down on several mattresses to see which one is the most comfortable. Cleanliness is also highly valued by Americans. There is a strong emphasis on keeping all parts of the body clean, and Americans see lots of TV commercials for soap. shampoo, deodorants, and mouthwash. Perhaps the Puritan (清教徒的) heritage has played some role in the desire for cleanliness. The Puritans, a strict Protestant (新教的) church group who were among the first settlers of America, stressed the need to cleanse the body of dirt and of all evil tendencies, such as sexual desire. The saying "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" reflects the belief of most Americans that it is important to keep not only their bodies, but also their clothes, their houses, their cars, and even their pets clean and smelling good. Indeed, many Americans are offended by anyone who does not follow their accepted standards of cleanliness. Along with cleanliness and comfort, Americans love having things that are new and different. Perhaps this love of novelty comes from their pride in their inventiveness. American have always been interested in inventing new products and improving old ones. They like to see changes in cars, clothing, and products for the home. Advertisements encourage people to get rid of old products and try new ones, whether the old ones still work or not. And if they cannot afford to buy something now, advertisers encourage consumers to charge it on a credit card. "Buy now-pay later. /

单选题Speaker A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas. Speaker B: You know what they say, ______

单选题Man: Have you any idea what Jack Johnson's doing these days?Woman: Do you know, I've lost track of him.Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. A lot of people want their lives to change for the better but not everyone pulls it off mainly because they feel chained to their present circumstances. And {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}external factors do play a role in how your life shapes out, the fact is, most of the things holding you back are living {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}your head. Kick those ideas and mindsets (思维定势) out, and you'll start seeing the world in a more {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}light. Doors will open up, great {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}will come to you more often, and you'll have a much better life in {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}. The big positive changes {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}you want your life to have can actually be achieved by making small adjustments {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}how you think. And the best part is it's not even that {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}. You just have to train yourself to think and look at life a little {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Here are a few mind shifts that you can try right now to rethink your problems in order to start feeling more positive: Change "I need to spend less" to "I need to {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}more", "I can't" to "I won't", and "I failed" to "I learned".

单选题W: May I see your ticket, please? I think you are sitting in my seat.M: Oh, you're right. My seat is in the balcony. I'm terribly sorry.Q: here does the conversation most probably take place? A. On a train. B. On a plane. C. In a theater. D. In a restaurant.

单选题Hannon, as a GEO teacher, has found that ______.

单选题We ______ go abroad to spend my holiday, but this morning the manager informed me that I had to take part in an important meeting. A. intended to B. have intended to C. had intended to D. were intending

单选题If gender conflicts continue at their current rate, my partner gloomily observed, men may fade into extinction and women will manage fine without them. What with test-tube babies, cloning, a falling birth-rate, and have-it-all career women prevailing like never before, it seems as if old-fashioned, instinct-driven sexual selection was totally out of fashion. But a study from four British universities suggests it is alive and well, and busy shaping the next generation. In spite of emancipation, the feminist movement, gender equality, and consistent efforts to avoid gender-stereotyping, men still prefer to marry women who are not too brainy. In the study a high IQ hampered a woman's chance of getting married, with a 40 percent drop in marital prospects for every 16-point rise. The opposite was true for their male class-mates. Top-earning men were 8 per cent more likely to be married than their low-earning peers. How interesting that we automatically assume that men are put off by cleverness in women. Perhaps the brainy women did not want to get married. Possibly they could not find men clever enough to satisfy them. But these interpretations hardly merit more than a passing thought because this study simply reinforces what we know to be broadly true. that most women do want a committed partner and that most stable marriages occur in a power relation, with the man being the center. We usually think of competitiveness as a male activity, and so it is mainly, which is all the more reason for it causing stress in a marriage. Our ancestry certainly included a long phase when the males competed for the alpha role, in which the top male took all the advantages and most of the group matings. Most men nurse secret dreams of being "benign" dictators. No man likes his wife to earn more than he does. We see how fragile are the marriages of those in which the female has the whip hand in the shape of fame, success, and wealth. In contrast, marriages where the female status is obviously inferior, including arranged marriages, there is a greater stability. Women have to accept that coming into our own and achieving the full potential of our (seemingly superior) capacity to use education will undoubtedly make us more inaccessible as partners. More choosy, and therefore less successful.

单选题Man: If you aren't doing anything particular, shall we see the new play at the Grand Theater tonight? Woman: Sounds great. But I've got to go over my notes for tomorrow's mid-term. Question: What does the woman imply? A. She is particularly interested in plays. B. She has to study for the exam. C. She is eager to watch the new play. D. She can lend her notes to the man.

单选题I"m sorry to ______ you while you"re working but I must ask you a question.

单选题Man: How did you like the new exhibit at the art gallery?Woman: I still haven't been able to take any time off from studying.Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题D. He doesn't want to tell the woman why he was not there.

单选题During the 1990s world oil production will approach geological estimates of maximum production ______ , even with rapidly increasing petroleum prices. A. capability B. quota C. potentiality D. capacity

单选题In 1965, the United States made important changes in its immigration laws, allowing many more immigrants to come and entirely eliminating the older laws' bias (偏见, 偏向) in favor of white European immigrants. As a result, the United States is now confronted with a new challenge—taking in large numbers of new immigrants who are nonwhite and non-European. About 90 percent are from Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. In addition to the large numbers of legal immigrants, for the first time the United States has significant numbers of illegal immigrants. Many worry about what the impact will be on the American society. Can the American economy expand enough to offer these new immigrants the same opportunities that others have had? What will be the effect on the traditional value system that has defined the United States for over 200 years? Many Americans see wonderful benefits for their country. Ben Wattenberg, a respected expert on American culture, believes that the "new immigration" will be of great help to the nation. According to Wattenberg, something very important is happening to the United States: It is becoming the first universal nation in history. Wattenberg believes that the United States will be the first nation where large numbers of people from every region on earth live in freedom under one government. This diversity, he says, will give the nation great influence and appeal to the rest of the world during the 21st century. Perhaps the United States will be described not as a "melting pot" or a "salad bowl" but as a "mosaic"—a picture made up of many tiny pieces of different colors. If one looks closely at the nation, the individuals of different colors and ethnic groups are still distinct and recognizable, but together they create a picture that is uniquely American. "E Pluribus Unum" —the motto of the United States from its beginning—means one composed of many. "Out of many, one. /

单选题The research scientists often meet with problems_____new types of instrument for their solution.