单选题During McDonald's early years French fries were made from scratch every day, Russet Burbank potatoes were (31) , cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (32) the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (33) that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald's began (34) to frozen French fries in 1966 — and few customers noticed the difference. (35) the change had a profound effect on the nation's agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been (36) into a highly processed industrial (37) McDonald's fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (38) can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (39) McDonald's and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat. The (40) of McDonald's French fries played a crucial role in the chain's success — fries are much more profitable than hamburgers — and was (41) praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (42) taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald's (43) , the technology that processes them, or the restaurant (44) that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (45) large processing companies, and have similar (46) in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (47) determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald's cooked its French fries (48) a mixture of (49) 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (50) .
单选题The woman is NOT going to ______
单选题 The Nobel Prize in economics had a difficult birth.
It was created in 1969 to mimic (模仿) the five prizes initiated under
Alfred Nobel's will. These had already been around for 68 years, and purists
fought hard to stop the newcomer. Some members of the Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences still dismiss economics as unscientific, and its prize as not a proper
Nobel. Early winners were among the prize's fiercest critics. Gunnar Myrdal, who
shared the award in 1974, said the prize ought to be abolished (but he did not
return the money). Milton Friedman, winner in 1976, doubted the ability of a few
people in Stockholm to make decisions respected around the world.
By the 1990s, the Nobel committee had gained a reputation for
unreasonable refusal to change. Gary Becker won only after a flood of
nominations forced the committee in Stockholm to act. The fathers of game theory
won only after Mr. Nash's sudden recovery from paranoid schizophrenia
(妄想型精神分裂症) , though the disease had no bearing on the quality of his work, the
best of which was done before he became ill. Robert Lucas received a prize that
many economists believed he should have had much earlier. In
1998, the prize became the subject of countless jokes after the collapse of
Long-term Capital Management, a hedge fund firm whose founders included Robert
Merton and Myron Scholes, the 1997 Nobel Laureates (戴桂冠的人). The
Merton/Scholes choice also highlighted another enduring problem with the prize:
untimely deaths. Fischer Black, co-originator of the options pricing model for
which Messrs Merton and Scholes were recognized, died a year too soon to join
his collaborators on the platform. Last year, many economists hoped that Zvi
Griliches, a noted econometrician who was unquestionably deserving of the prize,
and was suffering from a long illness, would win. He did not, and died soon
afterwards. Because the prize came into being so late, there are still elderly
luminaries (those most admired) waiting to be recognized. Paul Samuelson, one of
the younger winners, and Mr. Becker, who was a friend of Griliches, want the
committee to take old age explicitly into account. The
committee could also cast its net more widely across the profession. "The
laureates are also theoreticians; advances in empirical work and applications in
the past two decades have yet to be paid due respect," a fact bemoaned
(哀叹) by Mr. Becker. Mr. Samuelson adds that the economics committee's selection
methods have excessively mimicked those used for the prizes in natural sciences:
"If the right apple fell on your head, and you saw it, then you got the prize.
But if you had a lifetime of excellence in all branches of physics, you didn't
get it."
单选题Hot air accompanied by high relative humidity feels warmer than ______.
单选题The ______ of our trip to London was the visit to Buckingham Palace.
单选题Question 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
单选题Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English
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an international language: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to
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vocabulary from other languages; and the acceptability of various English dialects.
In science, English
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German after World War II. With this technical and scientific dominance
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the beginning of overall dominance by the language,
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in Europe and then globally. Today, the information
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has replaced the industrial age and has
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time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial production to information-based goods and services.
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geography and borders, the information revolution is reflecting our world. In less than twenty years, information processing,
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limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more
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conversational language and a tolerance for diversity and individual style.
English,
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many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary,
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about 80% is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Hindi-Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese,
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from languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique
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history. Finally,
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English language central authority guards the standards of the language; therefore, many
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have developed: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Australian,
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a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a
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of grammar and one set of core vocabulary.
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, each country that speaks the language can introduce
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of its own culture into the usage and vocabulary.
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单选题Our principal, a mean old lady, ______ a travel for ages, but to our great disappointment nothing has happened yet.
单选题Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
单选题 Question 26 to 27 are based on the follwing news. At
the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
单选题{{I}} Questions 29 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.{{/I}}
单选题{{B}}SECTION A CONVERSATIONS{{/B}}{{I}} In this section you will
hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then
answer the questions that follow.{{/I}}
{{I}} Questions 1 to 4 are based on the
following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20
seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the
conversation.{{/I}}
单选题E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that ______ well to human needs. A. adheres B. reflects C. conforms D. satisfies
单选题The scenery of the Way-lee-way had charmed the travelers with its mingled ______ and grandeur and filled them with admiration and astonishment. A. amenity B. equipment C. convenience D. appliance
单选题{{B}}TEXT E{{/B}}
When disaster hits, Red Cross is there, helping
people with .... .... shelter, food, first aid, and,
if needed, clothing; .... rent; ....
medical, nursing, and hospital care; .... temporary
home repairs so that people can move back in; ....
replacement of occupational supplies and equipment; ....
information regarding government and private agencies that may be of
further help to disaster victims. All Red Cross help is free,
financed by voluntary contributions. You can help too.
For approximately ...... $ 5 you can help provide
toiler articles, towels, washcloths, or laundering and dry cleaning of salvaged
clothing. $10 you can supply shoes for a child or cleaning
supplies such as a mop, a broom, and detergent and cleansers. $
25 you can assist someone with replacement of eyeglasses or overhaul and repair
of damaged stove, refrigerator, or washing machine. $ 50 you can
help replace cooking and eating utensils or a table and chairs for a family of
four. $100 you can help supply bed and bedding or help with rent
on an apartment or a house.
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单选题{{I}} Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item; you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.{{/I}}
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单选题Whatisthisnewsmainlyabout?