单选题If you"re ______ of public speaking, try to take deep breaths before stepping onto the stage.

单选题 The subject of my study is women who are initiating social change in a small region in Texas. The women are Mexican Americans who are, or were, migrant agricultural workers. There is more than one kind of innovation at work in the region, of course, but I have chosen to focus on three related patterns of family behavior. The pattern I life style represents how migrant farm workers of all nationalities lived in the past and how many continue to live. I treat this pattern as a baseline with which to compare the changes represented by pattern II and III. Families in pattern I work and travel in extended kin units, with the eldest male occupying the position of authority. Families are large —eight or none children are not unusual --and all members are economic contributors in this strategy of family migration. Families in pattern II manifest some differences in behavior while still maintaining aspects of pattern I. They continue to migrate but on a reduced scale, often modifying their schedules of migration to allow children to finish the school year. Parents in this pattern often find temporary local jobs as checkers to make up for lost farming income. Pattern II families usually have fewer children than do pattern I families. The greatest amount of change from pattern I, however, is in pattern III families, who no longer migrate at all. Both parents work full time in the area and have an average of three children. Children attend school for the entire year. In pattern HI, the women in particular create new roles for themselves for which no local models exist. They no only work full time but may, in addition, return to school. They also assume a greater responsibility in family decisions than do women in the other patterns. Although these women are in the minority among residents of the region, they serve as role models for others, causing moderate changes to spread in their communities. Now opportunities have continued to be determined by pre-existing values. When federal jobs became available in the region, most involved working under the direction of female professionals such as teachers or nurses. Such positions were unaccepted to many men in the area because they were not accustomed to being subordinate to women. Women therefore took the jobs, at first, because the income was desperately needed. But some of the women decided to stay ft their jobs, at first, after the family' s distress was over. These women enjoyed their work, its responsibility, and the companionship of fellow women workers. The steady, relatively high income allowed their families to stop migrating. And, as the benefits to these women became increasingly apparent, they and their families became even more willing to consider changes in their lives that they would not have considered before.

单选题{{I}} Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.{{/I}}

单选题What best describes the first English dictionary?.

单选题This is one of the rarest questions that ______ at such a meeting.A. is raisedB. are raisedC. has ever been raisedD. have ever been raised

单选题Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.

单选题The human nose is an underrated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, 1 this is largely because, 2 animals, we stand upright. This means that our noses are 3 to perceiving those smells which float through the air, 4 the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact, 5 , we are extremely sensitive to smells, 6 we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of 7 human smells even when these are 8 to fax below one part in one million. Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, 9 others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate 10 smell receptors in the nose. These receptors axe the cells which sense smells and send 11 to the brain. However, it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell 12 can suddenly become sensitive to it when 13 to it often enough. The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that the brain finds it 14 to keep all smell receptors working all the time but can 15 new receptors if necessary. This may 16 explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smells--we simply do not need to be. We are not 17 of the usual smell of our own house, but we 18 new smells when we visit someone else"s. The brain finds it best to keep smell receptors 19 for unfamiliar and emergency signals 20 the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire.

单选题My fear of burglary was proved ______ when I finally found that the noise in the kitchen was, made by the cat.A. groundlessB. pointlessC. senselessD. useless

单选题The storm sweeping over SW China is sure to lead to ______ of vegetables in the following days.

单选题I remember that when I was in high school my English teacher, in order to persuade me to take a rest after long hours' studying, always said that all work and no play ______ Jack a dull boy.[A] made[B] would make[C] makes[D] make

单选题 {{I}}Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.{{/I}}

单选题At the car park ______ a boy and his parents who are going to the shopping mall.

单选题What's the first step to getting a job interview? Getting past the recruiter. Recruiters are usually your first contact with a potential employer. And they often decide whether your resume lands on the hiring manager's desk or in a far-off filing cabinet. While it's important to know the basics of what recruiters do, you also need to know what they DON'T do. After all, you don't want an inappropriate request to ruin your chances for an interview. Here are four things you shouldn't ask of a recruiter. Don't Be Overly Friendly Sure, recruiters are usually warm, friendly and helpful. After all, it's their job to put you at ease and guide you through the hiring process. But they're professional colleagues, and it's crucial that you never forget it. Think of the recruiter as a respected coworker and treat them accordingly. Be friendly, but not overly casual or familiar. It's wise to keep personal conversations, jokes and physical contact to a minimum. After a tough interview with a hiring manager, you may be relived to see a recruiter's smiling face. Don't be tempted to let your guard down though; you're still "on", even if the interview has ended. A useful rule of thumb: Don't say or do anything in front of a recruiter that you wouldn't say or do in front of your boss (or your mother). Don't Expect Career Coaching The recruiter's goal is not to help you get a job. It's to help you navigate the hiring process at one specific company. Recruiters aren't career coaches. It's not appropriate to ask them to help you craft your cover letter, edit your resume or plan your career path. You can ask questions about the company or industry in general, but try to relate your questions to the job you're being considered for. And save your best, most thoughtful questions for the hiring manager—that's who you need to impress most. Don't Ask for Insider Information There's only one job candidate you really need to worry about: You. Though it may be hard to resist, don't ask about who you're up against for a job. Recruiters generally won't share information about other candidates. And asking for specific details about the competition makes you look insecure in your own skills. However, questions about the hiring process or the position itself are fair game. For example, Are you still interviewing candidates? How large is the current pool of candidates? Don't Request Special Treatment Although you may wish you were, you're probably not the only candidate for the job. And, while recruiters are often happy to help, their aim is not to be your advocate to the hiring manager. Their aim is to fill a position. Never ask a recruiter to put in a good word for you with the hiring manager. If they think you're a strong candidate, they'll probably sing your praises anyway. Taking the initiative and speaking for yourself shows the hiring manager that you're capable, confident and conscientious. Remember, if you treat the recruiter well, chances are they'll treat you the same way.

单选题 Although the stigma(污名)once associated with mental illness has receded in recent years, most of the 12 million Americans who have clinical depression still don't get treated for it. In fact, according to mental health professionals, the majority of depressed people who seek professional help turn first not to a psychologist but to their primary-care physician. But do regular doctors really know how to identify depression? A large new scientific review published July 30 by the journal Lancet suggests" they don't. In a review of 41 previous studies involving more than 50,000 patients in developed nations around the world, the authors found that general practitioners make frequent mistakes, missing true cases of depression about half the time and incorrectly diagnosing it in 19% of healthy people. This is significant because depression—especially if it goes untreated—can be debilitating (使衰弱) for the patient and his or her family. Depression also carries an enormous societal burden, leading to missed work days, loss of productivity and increases in health-care spending for co-occurring conditions like sleep problems or anxiety. Further, those misdiagnosed with depression may end up being prescribed antidepressant medications that not only cost a lot but can have serious side effects. The various studies used different methods to verify whether doctors had missed depression in their patients. All the studies pointed to the same conclusion: general physicians aren't very good at recognizing the most common mental illness in the world. Why? One reason is that the typical doctor visit is quite short, usually no longer than 15 minutes. It's hard for patients to open up about their symptoms during that brief period. The authors of the paper suggest that doctors should spend more time or schedule follow-up appointments with patients they suspect have depression and research has shown that such follow-ups can dramatically increase the rate of accurate diagnoses. That's surely a worthy goal, although, at least in the U.S. , it offers a classic example of the incentive problems in the current health-care system: if general practitioners spend extra time with each patient trying to diagnose psychiatric problems, they will see fewer patients in a day, which means fewer reimbursements (返还的费用) overall from the insurance companies. So is there another way? Maybe. One method might be to write diagnostic criteria for depression that are sharper than. the loose catalog of symptoms used today. The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), lists such vague symptoms as "fatigue" and "indecisiveness" as possible markers of depression. And while the definition must be broad enough to encompass (围绕) a disease that manifests in many different ways in many different patients. A large contingent (分遣队) of APA specialists is currently rewriting the diagnostic manual, but the revision won't be out until at least 2012. In the meantime, most people will probably continue to use their general physician for front-line psychiatric care. That may be preferable to not seeking care at all, but for high-risk patients, it would be wiser to seek specialized attention.

单选题The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things _______ to teach you the art of learning.

单选题Question 21-22 is based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the two questions.Now listen to the news.

单选题______ he does his work, I don’t mind what time he arrives at the office.

单选题There should be room for programs of world news within children's ______ .[A] range[B] scope[C] room[D] sight

单选题The child nodded, apparently content with his mother's promise. The underlined part means ______. A. as far as one has learnt B. as far as one is concerned C. as far as one can see D. as far as one is told