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单选题 {{I}} Questions 14--16 are based on the following dialogue between a doctor and a patient. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14--16.{{/I}}

单选题According to the text, we know that Spanish-Americans

单选题To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?

单选题Questions 17～20 are based on the following news report about a natural disaster. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17～20.

单选题The video game presents a world -- a much simpler world than our own, where success is very clearly defined and, for a time, easily attained. Through practice, a player can control this world for a while, He can escape from the anxieties of real life into a place where his own actions always count, where he can be a hero. When the game is over, he is neither lost nor beaten. Most video games call for some semblance of hand-and-eye coordination, and some hospitals arc now using them in recovery programs for brain-damaged patients. It has been found that some patients who were otherwise thought to be unreachable have been "brought out" through their use. Moreover, experimental research is now being conducted regarding the feasibility of video games as a test for drunken driving. Intoxicants tend to slow reaction time and impair coordination -- and nowhere is this kind of impairment more measurable than on the video game playfield. Some day a poor showing at "Six-Pack Man" may cost you your license. Video games for microcomputer are not restricted to mere "twitch" games, however. Strategy games are becoming more and more popular, and among these are the so-called "fantasy role playing" adventures. These games allow players to construct a whole personality, choosing strengths and weaknesses from a list of possible character traits. Nowadays, more and more adolescents are crowded in electronic game houses for days to experience what they perceive to be excitement. In due course, they train their abilities in confronting with new situations, and what's more, they learn how to communicate with their targeted rivals, in a novel and friendly way. But there is such a large amount of criticism concerning the electronic games that they are generally seen as a way of infecting hostility and belligerence. And the managers of such business are severely criticized by the schools and parents alike. On the 6ther hand, this business seems never fading. Instead, it becomes a success in many places, even if it is strictly controlled by certain policies. Video games mirror a balance between reality and our own wishes. It has become all outlet for emotion. But we should bear in mind that everything has two sides. Video games would also do harm to us if we are reduced to its prisoners.

单选题Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about Mark Twain, a well-known American writer.

单选题The judgments involved in the presentation of a so-called "factual" or "objective" story are

单选题What can be concluded as the remarkable characteristic of the first twenty years of the 20th century?

单选题 It is because of his plays that Shakespeare is now considered the greatest English writer in history. The era in which he lived, Elizabethan England, was a time in which broad interests and creativity could flourish. Elizabeth, the queen, was beloved by her subjects and proved to be a powerful and able ruler. Under the reign of Elizabeth, England changed from an island kingdom to an expanding empire. England grew rich through trade. 16th-century Englishmen traveled to the New World and to Africa. Music, dance, poetry, painting, and architecture flourished; but the art form in which Elizabethan England distinguished the rest of Europe was the theater. The theater, which had practically disappeared from Europe, was, at this time, received as a part of the church service. Later, no longer as a part of the service, the "mystery plays" responded to popular taste by adding more and more comic elements. In England, they were sponsored by various trade guilds and presented on stage wagons that went from place to place. When the mystery plays began to lose their appeal, they were replaced by "morality" plays which always taught a moral. In Renaissance England, writers were particularly interested in classical texts such as Latin and Greek plays. Schools and universities began to produce comedies and tragedies by Platus, Terence, and Seneca. Shakespeare was well acquainted with classical humanities and classical tragedies and comedies often served as models in his own drama. A Renaissance man, Shakespeare's interest went beyond book learning to practical knowledge of military strategy, seafaring, business affairs, and the new geographical discoveries, all evident in his plays. Companies of "strolling plays" which had specialized in morality plays responded to the change by staging new plays. Professional actors, who had been viewed by English society as little better than vagrants or criminals, gradually came under the protection of the nobility. Licensed theater companies were formed; Shakespeare belonged to one of those, where in addition to his writing, he acquired a wide experience in acting and theater management. The theater grew in popularity and public theaters were built, not inside the city limits but just outside, along with other places of entertainment. Theaters in Elizabethan England were {{U}}patronized{{/U}} by all social classes. The Globe Theater, built in 1599, where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed, had a platform stage jutting out into a central courtyard. The audience stay around three sides of this platform -- the lower-class who each paid a penny in the pit and the wealthier spectators in the galleries above. The orchestra was on stage, as music was usually a significant part of the production. Indeed, the costumes, scenery, singing, playing, and dancing, as well as acting was essential to the total show. There was no lighting, however, plays were performed in the afternoon. Shakespeare knew his audience: his theater is addressed not just to the educated but to all classes of society.

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单选题Text 1 Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority (优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is that how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling. If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher"s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That"s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible (难以辨认的)." It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil"s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which included some beautiful expressions of the child"s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the child"s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation (动力) to seek improvement.

单选题The more, the ______. [A] better [B] good [C] best

单选题The growth of limited liability companies resulted in ______.

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单选题Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is (21) only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, (22) embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to (23) the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a comer; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive. (24) , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, (25) broken, makes the offender immediately the object of (26) . It has been known as a fact that a British has a (27) for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it (28) . Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom (29) forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and (30) to everyone. This may be so. (31) a British cannot have much (32) in the weathermen, who, alter promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong (33) a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate -- or as inaccurate -- as the weathermen in his (34) . Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references (35) weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are (36) by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn't it?" "Beautiful day!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?" (37) the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. (38) he wants to start a conversation with a British but is (39) to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a sale subject which will (40) an answer from even the most reserved of the British.

单选题What is the title of the passage?