单选题It can be inferred from the passage that" Malthusians" in paragraph 3 may be someone who______.

单选题The word "undue" in the second paragraph means ______.

单选题According to Paragraph 2 ,which of the following statements is true?

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单选题 Questions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue between friends about their family. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 14-17.

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单选题Many phrases used to describe monetary policy, such as "steering the economy to a soft landing" or "a touch on the brakes", makes it sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the truth. The relation between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence the 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. 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 has 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 few years, inflation has been continually lower than expected in Britain and America. Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially that of America, have little productive slack. America's capacity utilisation, 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 in 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 up-ended the old economic models which were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation.

单选题He ______ asleep when he was reading. [A] was falling [B] fell [C] falls

单选题 Computers are now being pushed into schools. We know that multimedia will make{{U}} (21) {{/U}}easy and fun. Children will happily learn from{{U}} (22) {{/U}}characters while taught by expertly{{U}} (23) {{/U}} software. Who needs teachers when you've got{{U}} (24) {{/U}}education? These expensive toys are difficult to use in the classrooms and{{U}} (25) {{/U}}extensive teacher training. Sure, kids love video games {{U}}(26) {{/U}}think of your own experience: can you{{U}} (27) {{/U}}even one educational filmstrip of many years ago? I'll{{U}} (28) {{/U}}you remember the two or three great teachers who made a{{U}} (29) {{/U}}in your life. Then there's cyberbusiness. We're promised{{U}} (30) {{/U}}catalog shopping -- just point and click for great deals. We'll order airline tickets{{U}} (31) {{/U}}the network, book restaurants and negotiate sales {{U}}(32) {{/U}}. Stores will become obsolete. So how come my local mall does more{{U}} (33) {{/U}}in an after- noon than the entire Internet{{U}} (34) {{/U}}in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to{{U}} (35) {{/U}} money over the Internet, the network is{{U}} (36) {{/U}}a most essential ingredient of trade and commerce: salespeople. What's absent from this electronic wonderland? People contact. Computers and networks {{U}}(37) {{/U}}us from one another. A network chat line is a limp{{U}} (38) {{/U}}for meeting friends over coffee. No interactive multimedia display comes{{U}} (39) {{/U}}to the excitement of a{{U}} (40) {{/U}}concert. This virtual reality where frustration is legion and -- in the holy names of Education and Progress -- important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued.

单选题Maples remind one of______. A) Australia B) Canada C) New Zealand D) America

单选题Queuing is nothing special in Japan. Every day, television programs show long lines of people queuing for up to one hour even in front of regular noodle shops, only to finish their food within less than ten minutes. Why Japanese people queue so often? Do they love it? Probably they do. According to Japanese people, just like an excessively high price can evoke an image of equally high quality, long waiting lines act as an indicator for popularity, reduce availability and increase the subjective value of a good. Thus, for many Japanese customers, waiting lines are probably the most effective advertisement. For example, in an article published in The Japan Times in summer 2007, a Japanese woman confessed that she enjoyed queuing outside shops and restaurants and that she usually joined the line before asking the person in front of her what kind of product was sold. Standing in line also increases and extends anticipation until—yatto! (finally!)—patience is rewarded with the desired product. But when taken to an extreme level, the product one is actually queuing for ceases to be of any importance at all. There are also some customers who are unable to queue or who are unwilling to wait, thinking it's a waste of time queuing in a line. What could they do? They can rent a queuer who will stand in line and purchase the desired product for them. Obviously, this service is not free of charge. Some service companies who offer all kinds of unusual service provide rentable "queuers" . What's more, in addition to providing queuers to individuals, the service companies also provide queuers to some shops to increase the image of a hard-to-get product and make customers want to join the line by forming or extending lines. Therefore, waiting lines have become a marketing tool and it would not be surprising to find professional queuers in a line. Some people view it a pure speculation, but they can't deny that it really works and the wage of a few professional queuers to keep the line in shape would be a minor investment compared with what would happen if the queue suddenly disappeared. However, success is not always guaranteed because the attractiveness of waiting in line can easily backfire if the desired product does not meet expectations.

单选题 In the past, the Park Service focused on making the big scenic parks more{{U}} (21) {{/U}}and comfortable for tourists. Roads were paved to allow "windshield visitors" to experience the grandeur of nature without leaving their cars, and a{{U}} (22) {{/U}}number of hotels and grocery stores were permitted to open{{U}} (23) {{/U}}the park boundaries. Now this trend is changing. Plans have been made to{{U}} (24) {{/U}}the parks to their natural condition as much as possible. The objective of such a move would be to secure the preservation of the parks for future generations,{{U}} (25) {{/U}}allowing present-day visitors to experience pure wilderness,{{U}} (26) {{/U}}from any obvious signs of civilization -- an opportunity which is quickly disappearing in the twentieth century.{{U}} (27) {{/U}}plans call only{{U}} (28) {{/U}}a reduction in the number of cars{{U}} (29) {{/U}}into the parks each day, but{{U}} (30) {{/U}}, tourists may have to leave their cars at the gates and then either visit the park on foot{{U}} (31) {{/U}}use park{{U}} (32) {{/U}}{{U}} (33) {{/U}}, stores and hotels may no longer be allowed within park boundaries and even the number of campgrounds may be restricted. Denali National Park in Alaska serves as an excellent{{U}} (34) {{/U}}for this new type of park, one which has been changed only slightly from its{{U}} (35) {{/U}}state. There is only one road, unpaved in {{U}}(36) {{/U}}, which cross{{U}} (37) {{/U}}Denali. As car traffic is strictly limited, many visitors experience the magnificent{{U}} (38) {{/U}}and wildlife from a park bus. There are no hotels or stores and only seven campgrounds within Denali's 3,000 square miles. This{{U}} (39) {{/U}}isolation offers backpackers, canoeists, and other sport enthusiasts a{{U}} (40) {{/U}}physical and psychological challenge.

单选题It is the driver's responsibility to ______.

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