单选题Some insects pass through their entire life cycles, from egg to adult,______days or weeks. A. based on B. in case of C. in a matter of D. in time for

单选题IwasbornonthelastdayofFebruary.I'vealwaysfeltsorryforFebruary,squeezedbetweenthebigmonthsofJanuary(namedfortheRomangodJanus,keeperofgateways)andMarch(afterMars,thegodofwar).ThefirstRomancalendar,legendhasit,had10monthsandnoFebruary.Beginningatthevernalequinox(春分)withMarch,itendedwithDecember.Inanagriculturalsociety,winterwasoflittleimportance,andthuswentundivided.JanuaryandFebruarywereaddedabout700B.C.bythesecondkingofRome,NumaPompilius.Hemadeallthemonths29or31days,butshortenedFebruary,thelastmonthoftheyear,bygivingitonly28.BythetimeofJuliusCaesar,thecalendarwasthreemonthsoutofsyncwiththesolaryear.ThispromptedCaesartoannounceanewcalendarin46B.C.Althoughthereissomedispute-somehistorianssayCaesargaveFebruary29days-mostbelievehiscalendarpreserveda28-dayFebruary(with29daysonlyinaleapyear).Next,itwasthechurch'sturn.In1582PopeGregorydecreedanewcalendarinEurope.Manychangesweremade,butthePopepassedupyetanotherchancetograntFebruaryequalitywiththeothermonths.It'smessy,evendangerous,changinghowwemeasuretime,butPopeGregorywashardlythelastonetotry,TheLeagueofNationsreceivedover150newcalendardesigns,andtheUnitedNationshasconsideredmoreproposalssince.Justtonameafew,there'sthe30×11Calendar(whichsupersizesDecemberto35or36days)andtheKluznickianCajendar(whichaddsthemonthofAten,afteranEgyptiansungod).Eachproposalinvolvessomethingthatsupposedlymodernizesthecalendar.ButIhaveasimplerproposalthatwon'tleadtochaos,andwillcorrectthehistoricalinjusticesagainstFebruary:movethelastdayofJanuaryandthelastdayofMarchintoFebruarytomakeitanormalmonthwith30days,andarespectable3ionleapyears.Thiswouldnotaddorsubtractasingledayfromthecalendaryear.Asanaddedbenefit,makingthefirstthreemonthsoftheyeareach30dayswouldbringthemintocloseralignmentwiththelunarcycle.It'sagreatidea.AndunlikeJuliusandAugustus,Iwon'tevendemandamonthnamedinmyhonor.

单选题Free breakfast is a small amount of money when you consider that it can be the difference between doing well in school or having your mind ______ because you're hungry. A. dispersed B. disturbed C. distracted D. discouraged

单选题It made me ask questions about life, death and mortality that ultimately helped me get through the disaster. A. decisively B. eventually C. somewhat D. somehow

单选题Smith and I studied under the same supervisor, worked together, and forged a lifelong friendship.

单选题I often wonder why some people won't do what it ______ to be successful. A. involves B. means C. takes D. likes

单选题Obama's remarks were his most ______ description of how his personal religious beliefs factor into his decision-making. A. external B. extinct C. explicit D. executive

单选题The number of people with Mzheimer's disease in the United States is projected to more than double by 2050. A. devised B. thrust C. estimated D. encountered

单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} In this section you will bear two mini-talks, At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause, During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

单选题The risk of chemotherapy must therefore be carefully ______ the chances of spontaneous regression. A. conflicted with B. compared to C. reconciled with D. weighed against

单选题The dean asked the secretary if there were enough people,______ to hold a faculty meeting. A. on purpose B. on end C. on hand D. on average

单选题The novel The Soul of a New Machine, universally acclaimed on publication and for several weeks a best-seller, is a unique achievement. A. abolished B. abbreviated C. abridged D. applauded

单选题Failure is the direct result of poor self-esteem and the anticipation of failure. A. elimination B. designation C. elevation D. expectation

单选题While the test-oriented approach to teaching is______desirable, it is widely used in China. A．other than B．not only C．nothing but D．far from

单选题Whatprobablyhappenswhenthepoorlynourishedchildrengrowup?A.Theymaybeoverweight.B.Theymayearnlessmoney.C.Themaysufferfromseriousdiseases.D.Theymayhavelastingdamageintheirbrain.

单选题Every year, as the price of goods rises, the inflation refuses to (41) even from the high educational institutions. In the U.S., according to a 2005 survey by the College Board, (42) at state universities rose by an average of 7.1 percent annually, after a year when inflation grew much less. At private schools it was up 5.9 percent. The survey which (43) more than 3,000 colleges and universities did not provide dear reasons for the continued increases. It did say that the price of goods and services at universities have risen rapidly. Some of the fastest growth has been in employee health (44) , and professional salaries. Living expenses on campus have also (45) . At the university of Southern California student dining hall, a buffet (自助餐) meal cost $5.50 in 2004. But now it's $9. The U.S. government often provides (46) assistance to students' lunch in primary and high schools, but these favorable policies usually don't (47) universities. Some students said the food on campus is sometimes even more expensive than that at restaurants (48) campus. To compensate the rise in tuition and living expenses, the federal and state governments (49) universities and private sources have provided (50) for students. Of all the full time undergraduates about 62 percent have a grant covering 30-50 percent of their tuition, according to the College Board.

单选题Telling your doctor about all the medicines you take may help avoid serious drug ______.

单选题Wildlife {{U}}conservation{{/U}} involves caring for their habitat and creating more nature reserves. A. reservation B. utilization C. dedication D. protection

单选题 Passage Four In a recent Sunday school class in a church in the Northeast, a group of eight-to ten-year- olds were in a deep discussion with their two teachers. When asked to choose which of ten stated possibilities they most feared happening their response was unanimous. All the children most dreaded a divorce between their parents. Later, as the teachers, a man and a woman in their late thirties, reflected on the lesson, they both agreed they'd been shocked at the response. When they were the same age as their students, they said, the possibility of their parents' being divorced never entered their heads. Yet in just one generation, children seemed to feel much less security in their family ties. Nor is the experience of these two Sunday school teachers an isolated one. Psychiatrists revealed in one recent newspaper investigation that the fears of children definitely do change in different periods; and in recent times, divorce has become one of the most frequently mentioned anxieties. In one case, for example, a four-year-old insisted that his father rather than his mother walk him to nursery school each day. The reason? He said many of his friends had "no daddy living at home, and I'm scared that will happen to me." In line with such reports, our opinion leaders expressed great concern about the present and future status of the American family. In the poll 33 percent of the responses listed decline in family structure, divorce, and other family-oriented concerns as one of the five major problems facing the nation today. And 26 percent of the responses included such family difficulties as one of the five major problems for the United States in the next decade. One common concern expressed about the rise in divorces and decline in stability of the family is that the family unit has traditionally been a key factor in transmitting stable cultural and moral values from generation to generation. Various studies have shown that educational and religious institutions often can have only a limited impact on children without strong family support.

单选题Failure is the direct result of poor self-esteem and the {{U}}anticipation{{/U}} of failure. A. elimination B. designation C. elevation D. expectation