单选题The political future of the president is now hanging by a thread. A. concerted B. grave C. stable D. unprecedented

单选题November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This day was recognized by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1999 with a view to raising public awareness of violations of the rights of women. Why was this step necessary? In many cultures women are viewed and treated as inferior or as second class citizens．Prejudices against them are deep rooted．Gender-based violence in all its forms is an ongoing problem, even in the so-called developed world. According to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, "Violence against women is global in reach, and takes place in all societies and cultures. It affects women no matter what their race, social origin, birth or other status may be. " Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN expert of the Commission on Human Rights on Violence Against Women, says in his report that for the vast majority of women, violence against women is "a taboo issue, invisible in society and a shameful fact of life. " Statistics issued by a victim study institution in Holland indicate that 23 percent of women in one South American country, or about 1 in 4, suffer some form of domestic violence. Likewise, the Council of Europe estimates that 1 in 4 European women suffer domestic violence during their lifetime. According tO the British Home Office in England and Wales in one recent year, an average of two women each week were killed by current or former partners. The magazine India Today International reported that " for women across India, fear is a constant companion and rape is the stranger they may have tO confront at every corner, on any road，in any public place at any hour." UN experts described violence against women and girls as " today's most serious human rightS challenge. /

单选题The most interesting thing ______ Americans is that they are brought up to believe they are the best at everything. A. with B. in C. from D. about

单选题An earthquake of 8-______ struck some parts of this province, causing a death toll of over 30,000. A. altitude B. aptitude C. magnitude D. gratitude

单选题Those infected with the virus of hepatitis B enjoy equal rights under the provisions of the law.

单选题Passage Five For much of its history, psychology has seemed obsessed with human failings and pathology. The very idea of psychotherapy, first formalized by Freud, rests on a view of human beings as troubled creatures in need of repair. Freud himself was profoundly pessimistic about human nature, which he felt was governed by deep, dark drives that we could hardly control. The scientists who followed developed a model of human life that seemed to many mechanical if not robotic: humans were passive beings harshly shaped by the stimuli and the rewards and punishments that surrounded them. After World War Ⅱ, psychologists tried to explain how so many ordinary citizens could have agreed with fascism, and did work symbolized in the 1950 classic The Authoritarian Personality by T.W. Adorno, et al. Social psychologists followed on. Some of the most famous experiments proved that normal folk could become coldly insensitive to suffering when obeying "legitimate" orders or cruelly aggressive when playing the role of prison guard. A watershed moment arrived in 1998, when University of Pennsylvania psychologist Martin Seligman, in his presidential address to the American Psychological Association, urged psychology to "turn toward understanding and building the human strengths to complement our emphasis on healing damage." That speech launched today's positive psychology movement. Though not denying humanity's flaws, the new positive psychologists recommend focusing on people's strengths and virtues as a point of departure. Rather than analyze the psychopathology underlying alcoholism, for example, positive psychologists might study the toughness of those who have managed a successful recovery--for example, through organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous. Instead of viewing religion as a delusion and a support, as did Freud, they might identify the mechanisms through which a spiritual practice like meditation enhances mental and physical health. Their lab experiments might seek to define not the conditions that induce wicked behavior, but those that foster generosity, courage, creativity, and laughter. Seligman's idea quickly caught on. The Gallup Organization founded the Gallup Positive Psychology Institute to sponsor scholarly work in the field. In 1999, 60 scholars gathered for the first Gallup Positive Psychology Summit; two years later, the conference went international, and ever since has drawn about 400 attendees annually.

单选题Low interest rates created easy credit conditions, fueling a housing construction boom and encouraging consumption. A．contaminating B．extinguishing C．stimulating D．transporting

单选题If a country turned inward and insulated itself, the result would be a diminished standard of living. A. worshiped B. split C. innovated D. isolated

单选题I think she hurt my feelings______rather than by accident as she claimed. A. virtually B. literally C. appropriately D. deliberately

单选题 Passage Six To produce the upheaval in the United States that changed and modernized the domain of higher education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's, three primary causes interacted. The emergence of a half-dozen leaders in education provided the personal force that was needed. Moreover, an outcry for a fresher, more practical, and more advanced kind of instruction arose among the alumni and friends of nearly all of the old colleges and grew into a movement that overrode all conservative opposition. The aggressive "Young Yale" movement appeared, demanding partial alumni control, a more liberal spirit, and a broader course of study. The graduates of Harvard College simultaneously rallied to relieve the college's poverty and demand new enterprise. Education was pushing toward higher standards in the East by throwing off church leadership everywhere, and in the West by finding a wider range of studies and a new sense of public duty. The old-style classical education received its most crushing blow in the citadel of Harvard College, where Dr. Charles Eliot, a young captain thirty-five, son of a former treasurer of Harvard, led the progressive forces. Five revolutionary advances were made during the first years of Dr. Eliot's administration. They were the elevation and amplification of entrance requirements, the enlargement of the curriculum and the development of the elective system, the recognition of graduate study in the liberal arts, the raising of professional training in law, medicine, and engineering to a postgraduate level, and the fostering of greater maturity in student life. Standards of admission were sharply advanced in 1872-1873 and 1876-1877. By the appointment of a dean to take charge of student affairs, and a wise handling of discipline, the undergraduates were led to regard themselves more as young gentlemen and less as young animals. One new course of study after another was opened up science, music, the history of the fine arts, advanced Spanish, political economy, physic, classical philology, and international law.

单选题The belief that it's healthy to let oft steam no longer ____, for we are working under heavy pressure.

单选题I walked down the corridor, my footsteps ______ frighteningly through the empty deserted building. A. echoing B. echoed C. to echo D. having echoed

单选题There's nothing worse than a boss who gives {{U}}implicit{{/U}} instructions and then gets disappointed by the work you give in. A. explicit B. ambiguous C. considerable D. coherent

单选题These graduates are more than obliged to the college for the happy four years of college life. A. obligatory B. reluctant C. indifferent D. grateful

单选题Tabin asked me to remind you of the party on Friday evening {{U}}lest{{/U}} you forget about it. A. so that B. as if C. in case D. even if

单选题These researchers intend to ______ this research until there is some substantial finding. A. insist on B. call on C. live on D. carry on

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单选题A tall building is usually equipped with several elevators, so it doesn't matter if one of them is out of order. A. in a mess B. in bad condition C. in short supply D. in a hurry

单选题Humans are beginning to realize that raising food animals contributes substantially to climate change. A. physically B. materially C. considerably D. favorably

单选题PM2.5 particles are thought particularly damaging to health because they can ______ deep into the lungs.