单选题 Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the{{U}} (67) {{/U}}of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their {{U}}(68) {{/U}} children visit, them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any {{U}}(69) {{/U}} visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth--an {{U}}(70) {{/U}} story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care {{U}}(71) {{/U}} elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied {{U}}(72) {{/U}} the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the {{U}} (73) {{/U}} American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. {{U}}(74) {{/U}} , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years {{U}}(75) {{/U}} , family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers {{U}}(76) {{/U}} a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best {{U}}(77) {{/U}} for the job. In other words, they all felt that they {{U}}(78) {{/U}} do the job better than anyone else. Social workers {{U}}(79) {{/U}} caregivers to find out why they took {{U}}(80) {{/U}} the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had {{U}}(81) {{/U}} to help their relative. Some stated that helping others {{U}}(82) {{/U}} them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping {{U}}(83) {{/U}} now, they would deserve care when they became old and {{U}}(84) {{/U}} . Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a {{U}}(85) {{/U}} satisfying experience for everyone who might be {{U}}(86) {{/U}}.

单选题Retail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose by 57.8 percent and 46.8 percent, ______, over February 1995.

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单选题The author's attitude toward Pearl Buck could best be described as______.

单选题The president________that some terrorists remained a threat, but suggested that common criminals were the cause of much of the violence.

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单选题Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

单选题Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

单选题Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

单选题 Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. Much of language used to describe monetary policy, such as steering the economy to a soft landing or a touch on the brakes, makes itself sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the truth. The link between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence there is an analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel. Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had much to boast about of late. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3% last year, close to its lowest level in 30 years, before rising slightly to 2.5 % this July. This is a long way below the double-digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s. It is also less than most forecasters had predicted. In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month said that America's inflation rate would average 3.5% in 1995. In fact, it fell to 2.6 % in August, and is expected to average only about 3 % for the year as a whole. In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year. This is no flash in the pan; over the past couple of years, inflation has been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America. Economists have been particularly surprised by favorable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially America's, have little productive slack. America's capacity utilization, for example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate (5.6% in August) has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment--the rate below which inflation has taken off on the past. Why has inflation proved so mild? The most thrilling explanation is, unfortunately, a little defective. Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have upended the old economic models that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation.

单选题Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A) ,B) , C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Fast-forward to the early 21st century, the publishing industry is in distress. Publishing housesamong them Macmillan, HarperCollins, and Simon Schuster-are {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}staff left and right. Random House is in the midst of a drastic {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Salaries are frozen across the industry. Whispers of bankruptcy are {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}around Borders; Barnes ＆ Noble just cut 100 jobs at its headquarters, a measure {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the company's history. Publishers Weekly (PW) predicts that 2011 will be "the worst year for publishing in decades. " A lot of headlines and blogs to the {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}, publishing isn't dying. But it is evolving, and so radically that we may {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}recognize it when it's done. Literature {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}the world, but it's also shaped by that world, and we're living {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}one of the greatest economic and technological transformations {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}the early 18th century. The novel won't stay the same: it has always been exquisitely {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}to newness, hence the name. It is {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}renew itself again,into something cheaper, wilder, more democratic and more {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}than ever. What's the matter{{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}} publishing? It isn't the audience. Literary reading by adults has {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}increased 3.5 ~ since 2002, the first such increase in 28 years. So that's not the problem. What is? The economy,obviously. {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}of businesses are hurting. And it doesn't help that new media like video games are now competing with books for our {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}hours and dollars. But publishing has deeper, more systemic problems. It's an antique, a financial coelacanth (腔棘鱼，代指古老而残存的事物) that dates back{{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}the Depression. It is said that these systems were created to {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}risk away from authors and bookstores and onto publishers.{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}, risk is something the publishing industry is less and less able to {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}

单选题A.Themanwilleasilyfindaplacetolivein.B.Themanwillfindanapartmentforfree.C.Themanwillmoveoutoftheapartmentaftergraduation.D.Themanwilltakeherapartmentafterhergraduation.

单选题Life used to be so simple a generation or two ago. A mother, father and their kids, all living together under one roof. But now, the (67) of the American household has changed into a web of relationships, forever changing the way families (68) their money. The rise of divorce, remarriage and living out of wedlock (婚姻生活) have changed the family unit into an (69) network of step-relatives and (70) a series of financial challenges. More than 40% of American adults have at least one step-relative, such as a son or daughter (71) a spouse's former relationship, in their family. Experts say that is up (72) from just 50 years ago. These new families, often called (73) families, meld (使合并) kids from one marriage with those from another. Americans are also creating new types of households (74) starting second families later in life or adopting kids. And the trend is only (75) .Anywhere from 52% to 62% of all first marriages will end in (76) , says the National Stepfamily Resource Center. (77) , roughly three-quarters of divorced people will (78) —and about 65% of remarriages will (79) kids from the previous marriage. It's difficult to generalize (80) these new families look. But one thing stepfamilies and adoptive families have in (81) is a complex (82) situation. There's often money shifting in and out in the (83) of child support. These payments can be very large. Making things even more difficult is (84) just 20% of people discuss financial matters before they remarry, a dangerous sign because money will (85) being the top source of (86) they face.

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单选题A.Theexchangingformsinbargaining.B.Thecomplexitiesofthepricesystem.C.Theinherentweaknessesofthepricesystem.D.Therelationshipbetweentheresourceallocationandthepricesystem.

单选题Here's some good news for parents of tweens and teens: You rule. That may be hard to believe sometimes. And it's true kids won't always follow your health and safety rules. But studies show parents who keep setting boundaries make a huge difference. The latest example is a survey on media use by the Kaiser Family Foundation. It found that typical kids ages 8 to 18 spend an astonishing 7 hours and 38 minutes a day consuming entertainment media, indulging deeply in TV, computers, games, cellphones, music players and other devices while occasionally glancing at books and other non-electronic media. Many experts, including the pediatrics(小儿科) academy, consider that much screen time bad for mental and physical health. But the study also found that kids whose parents set any time or content limits were plugged in for three hours less each day. "Parents can have a big influence," says Kaiser researcher Vicky Rideout. "The reality is that teenagers care deeply what their parents think," says Kenneth Ginsburg, a specialist of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "The challenge for parents is to get across rules and boundaries in a way that doesn't feel controlling." Research shows that parents who set firm rules but explain and enforce in a warm supportive way work better than those who set no rules, fail to enforce them or rule with a "because I said so" iron grip. Ideally, "kids understand the rules are about their well-being and safety," Ginsburg says. Still, achieving just-right parenting is "challenging", says Margaret Broe-Fitzpatrick, a teacher in Kensington, Md., who has four children, ages 8 to 16. "There are so many different things to keep track of." She and her husband keep their kids busy with sports and other activities, limit screen time and review the music their children download. They talk with their 16-year-old son about the rules he'll face when he gets a driver's license soon. But, she says, they can't police everything the kids encounter on the Internet or in friends' homes. "We're just doing the best we can," she says, "even if young people may protest at first, they do feel more safe and secure when limits are set./