单选题There is a belief that man is trivial ______ nature and can never change global climates. A. rather than B. compared to C. according to D. at first

单选题With this sensitive machine, we can find the ______ of a milligram of aspirin in an Olympic-size swimming pool. A. counterpart B. equivalent C. average D. installation

单选题 Rubbish dumps throughout the industrial world are nearly full, heralding a crisis for city authorities as they look at alternative ways of dealing with the global garbage crisis. That problem is peculiar to fast-moving, wealthy societies, which increasingly demand more packaged goods. In New York State alone, residents have doubled their demand for packaged goods in the past thirty years. And the situation is not expected to ease, not least because of social trends. As more women transfer their production and management skills to commercial enterprises, demand for convenience products in the home continues to grow, says a report published by the Washington-based World Watch Institute. The only solution for a nation which now spends more on wrapping food than it pays farmers to produce it, is recycling on a grand scale for commercial as well as conservation reasons. The Institute wants multi-layered dustbins to be distributed to households, and people to be obliged to separate their waste into four categories: organic, glass and metals; paper; plastics and miscellaneous. It also believes it can only be a matter of time before such bins have to be made compulsory. Cynthia Pollock, the author of the report, entitled "Mining Urban Wastes: The Potential for Recycling", points out that "consumers and policy makers are just beginning to realize that there is not real 'away' for throwaway". Pollock believes that recycling is the only alternative. "Although household wastes are usually thrown out with little regard for their remaining value, a list of the world's discards would reveal a wealth of materials." And it is not just food; "Simply recovering the print run of the Sunday edition of the New York Times would leave 75,000 trees standing and reduce the energy used per ton of paper by up to three-quarters."

单选题Bill Clinton rose to prominence after he was elected ______ of Arkansas at age 32 in 1978. A. president B. secretary C. governor D. premier

单选题 "Intelligence" at best is an assumptive construct the meaning of the word has never been clear. There is {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}agreement on the kinds of behavior referred to by the term than is on how to interpret or elegy them. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}it is generally agreed that a person of high intelligence is one who can grasp ideas readily, make distinctions, reason logically, and make use of verbal and mathematical {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}in solving problems. An intelligence test is a rough measure of a child's capacity for learning, {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}for learning the kinds of things required in school. It does not measure character, social adjustment physical {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}, manual skills, or artistic abilities. It was not designed for such purposes. To criticize it for such failure is roughly {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}to criticizing a thermometer for not measuring wind velocity. The other thing we have to {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}is that the assessment of the intelligence of any subject is essentially a comparative affair. We must be sure that the scale with which we are comparing our subjects provides a "valid" or "fair" comparison. {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}this, any test performed involves at least three factors: the {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}to do one's best, the knowledge required for understanding what you have to do, and the {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}ability to do it. The first tow must be equal for all that are being compared, if any comparison in terms of intelligence is to be made.

单选题In the tropic rainforest there is a wide range of species {{U}}peculiar{{/U}} to this area. A. specific B. odd C. distinct D. familiar

单选题We know the couple were {{U}}reluctant{{/U}} to have their daughter marry him. A. eager B. unwilling C. pleased D. disappointed

单选题The sales department has to have an ______ knowledge of what customers want and how much they want to pay. A. implicit B. intimate C. abrupt D. anonymous

单选题You had better {{U}}level with{{/U}} me about the reason for your sudden resignation from the post. A. be truthful with B. consult C. agree with D. cooperate with

单选题As Christmas approached, the children got______in the general excitement. A. taken B. set up C. tied up D. caught up

单选题Heart-broken and desperate, she was determined to leave this family for good. A. permanently B. alternatively C. temporarily D. desirably

单选题Pirated compact disks and floppy disks remained the second biggest vehicle for the spread of computer viruses despite the governments' determined efforts to {{U}}quash{{/U}} software piracy. A. boost B. prevent C. crush D. restrict

单选题 Recently, I was struck by Eric Holder's comment on the George Zimmerman versus Trayvon Martin case in Florida. Talking about his son and the fears of African-American fathers for their teenage sons, Holder said: "I am his father and it is my responsibility, not to burden him with the baggage of eras long gone, but to make him aware of the world he must still confront. This is a sad reality in a nation that is changing for the better in so many ways." I also agree with the commentary of Lawrence Bobo: "The most essential facts of this case will never change. A teenager went out to buy iced tea. At some point, he was confronted by a man with a gun who killed him. There is no universe I understand where this can be declared a noncriminal act. Not in a sound, just and racism-free universe." What happened was a crime and the released shooter, Zimmerman, is no role model for anyone. He was aggressively stupid. But for me, the mentally-retarded killer is not the issue. I think this story is about guns and television. Florida is a swampy place and so are its laws. It is absurd to permit a civilian like Zimmerman to legally go around with a concealed weapon, following or pursuing anyone he decides or imagines is a danger to his community. Circumstances like that are the reason we have laws, courts and police. And television. I know a bit about television in courtrooms, which I thought was a bad idea from the start. In 1978, I wrote about what I believe was the first televised trial—in Miami. The defendant was a kid named Ronny Zamora, who killed an 83-year-old neighbor in an unskilled burglary in her home. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Zamora case, like the Zimmerman case, was a big story, not because it was an unusual trial, but because of cameras in the courtroom. The television press could not ignore it. The video feed was a real reality show. It was irresistible and dangerous television wallpaper, guaranteed to fan the ever-withering racial coals of the nation. Back to guns. My father was for gun control because, as he told me many times, in disputes that escalate into violence, someone inevitably reaches for the deadliest weapon available. If there's a gun and someone uses it, death is likely. He was right, then and now.

单选题Those infected with the virus of hepatitis B enjoy equal rights {{U}}under{{/U}} the provisions of the law. A. according to B. above all C. less than D. regardless of

单选题The circulatory system helps {{U}}dispose of{{/U}} wastes that would harm the body if they accumulated. A. catch up with B. bear up under C. get rid of D. run out of

单选题Ten years ______ her career as a lawyer, she decided to start her own firm in Chicago.

单选题Obama's high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives nipping at his heels. A. attitudes B. accounts C. impacts D. responses

单选题Giving the child problems he cannot solve will only {{U}}frustrate{{/U}} him. A. baffle B. worry C. alarm D. cultivate

单选题The WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established______the Second World War. A. in accordance with B. in the wake of C. in advance of D. in conflict with

单选题When he was in Congress, Joseph Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts was noted for {{U}}keeping in touch{{/U}} with his constituents. A. cooperating B. conniving C. celebrating D. communicating