单选题Sally was a bit shy, but the teacher found her quite______ discussing a recent film with others.

单选题(Writing) in a clear and terse style, the book (describes) the (author's) childhood experiences in a small town (just before) the outbreak of the Civil War.

单选题{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} About four years ago, Kerry Sturgill found herself at a career crossroads: Should she stay in an industry populated by extroverts(外向型的人) or jump ship to a more reflective place where introverts like her were in the majority? Career counselors had told her to get out of the highly extroverted public relations fields " so you can be happy and do what you are. " Among the less fast-paced areas they pointed to: art, scientific research, data analysis. Such a move is definitely the right road for many introverts struggling to fit into an extroverted workplace. So, just what is an introvert anyway? It's someone who is energized by thought and reflection, while extroverts are energized by socializing. Introverts naturally need to think before they speak. Extroverts use the speaking process to figure out what it is they want to say. And, needless to say, there are pluses and minuses to both personality types. Still, in the modern world where as many as two-thirds of the population may be extroverted, those who are the opposite can be misunderstood. They can be seen as antisocial, secretive, even territorial, because they can sometimes try to protect their "space" and quiet. Workplaces can actually benefit from having both types, says Deborah Barrett, program director of the Rice University MBA communications program. An introvert herself, she says she has the best of both worlds—working in an environment of professors, who tend towards introversion, yet getting to teach, which calls on her more "out there" skills. Here's her advice for those looking to follow the same path: Make good use of e-mail. If you don't get to make a point at a loud meeting, send a follow-up email sharing your thoughts. If you don't have an office and are easily distracted by ongoing small talk, consider listening to music through headphones. But take care not to make your more sociable neighbors feel rejected. Sure, she says, if she had moved to a less stimulating environment, that might have "{{U}}short- circuited a lot of nay pain{{/U}}, but I also believe it would have short-circuited learning what's made me a much more well-rounded person." Her main lesson?" I don't have to be an extrovert. I just have to play at being one for an hour. "

单选题Which of the following parental helps will the writer of Comment 3 consider proper?

单选题The author of the book has shown his remarkably keen ______ into human nature.

单选题The coach explained the regulations {{U}}at length{{/U}} to make sure that none of his players would become violators.

单选题{{B}}Part Ⅳ Cloze{{/B}}Directions: In this part, there is a passage with 15 blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Michael, an American professional basketball player, is considered by many to be the greatest player in basketball history. The 6 feet 6 inches shooting guard first became known as an {{U}}(61) {{/U}} individual scorer, but as he matured as a player he {{U}}(62) {{/U}} a more team-oriented approach to the game. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships. His widespread {{U}}(63) {{/U}} fans helped make basketball one of the world's most popular {{U}}(64) {{/U}} sports. Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the fourth of five children born to the family. Long before his basketball {{U}}(65) {{/U}} emerged, young Michael liked to play baseball with his father. As a teenager, Jordan became {{U}}(66) {{/U}} in North Carolina for his baseball skills, and he was named most {{U}}(67) {{/U}} player after his team won the state championship. When Jordan joined the NBA in 1984, basketball's popularity was already {{U}}(68) {{/U}}. But observers believe that Jordan was the {{U}}(69) {{/U}} force that kept basketball's appeal fresh. The Bulls' {{U}}(70) {{/U}} of the NBA under Jordan's leadership captured the imagination of many people, and his athletic skills, and {{U}}(71) {{/U}} drive created new basketball fans as few other players have. Jordan's popularity has spread well {{U}}(72) {{/U}} scoring titles, championships, and other aspects of the NBA. He has become one of the most-recognized individuals in the world. Jordan has been especially {{U}}(73) {{/U}} in the sportswear industry, {{U}}(74) {{/U}} Nike's introduction of the famous line of Air Jordan basketball shoes in 1984. The partnership between Jordan and Nike became {{U}}(75) {{/U}} successful that, before the 1997-98 season, Nike created a separate business unit known as the JORDAN brand to market footwear and apparel that Jordan himself helped design.

单选题{{B}}Passage Three{{/B}} Doctors in Britain are warning of all obesity time bomb, when children who are already overweight grow up. So, what should we do? Exercise more? Eat less? Or both? The government feels it has to take responsibility for this expanding problem. The cheerful Mr. Pickwick, the hero of the novel by Charles Dickens, is seen in illustrations as someone who is plump (胖乎乎的) and happy. In 18th century paintings beauty is equated with rounded bodies and soft curves. But nowadays being overweight is seen as indicating neither a cheerful character nor beauty but an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. So what do you do? Diet? Not according to England's chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson. He says that physical activity is the key for reducing the risks of obesity, cancer and heart disease. And the Health Secretary John Reid even said that being inactive is as serious a risk factor in heart disease as smoking. So, having bought some cross trainers, how much exercise should you do? According to Sir Liam Donaldson, at least 30 minutes of moderate activity five days a week. Is going to the gym the answer? Luckily for those who find treadmills (跑步机) tedious, the Health Development Agency believes that physical activity that fits into people's lives may be more effective. They suggest taking the stairs rather than the lift, walking up escalators, playing active games with your children, dancing or gardening. And according to a sports psychologist, Professor Biddle,gyms are not making the nation fit', and may even cause harm. There's new scientific evidence that too much exercise may actually be bad for you.Scientists at the University of Ulster have found that unaccustomed exercise releases dangerous free radicals that can adversely affect normal function in unfit people. The only people who should push their bodies to that level of exercise on a regular basis are trained athletes. So, should we forget about gyms and follow some experts' advice to increase exercise in our daily life? After all, getting off the bus a stop early and walking the rest of the way can't do any harm! One final thought. How come past generations lacked gym facilities but were leaner and fitter than people today?

单选题Give me a direct answer, and stop ______ the issue.

单选题These classical works have been simplified Uon behalf of/U beginners of English.

单选题Phosphorus is used in paints for highway signs and marks because it is bright at night.

单选题The president devoted his (energies) to (update) the curricula, (making) the education offered at Washington College as meaningful (as possible).A. energiesB. updateC. makingD. as possible

单选题The product appeared to be adequate in every respect.

单选题Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to "think and concentrate". Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剥夺) of cigarettes through a series of tests. In the first test, each subject (试验对象) sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she reeognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and nonsmokers performed equally well. The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine (尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers. In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers. The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details. "As our tests became more complex," sums up Spilieh, "non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins. " He predicts, "smokers might perform adequately at many jobs until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental eapaeity./

单选题A: I have no idea where to go in the Spring break. Got any suggestions? B: I'm not sure.______

单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}} Curt Dunnam bought a Chevrolet Blazer with one of the most popular new features in high-end cars: the OnStar personal security system. The heavily advertised communications and tracking feature is used nationwide by more than two million drivers, who simply push a button to connect, via a built-in cellphone, to a member of the OnStar staff. A Global Positioning System, or G. P. S. , helps the employee give verbal directions to the driver or locate the car after an accident. The company can even send a signal to unlock car doors for locked-out owners, or honk the horn to help people find their cars in an endless plain of parking spaces. The biggest selling point for the system is its use in thwarting car thieves. Once an owner reports to the police that a car has been stolen, the company can track it to help intercept the thieves, a service it performs about 400 times each month. But for Mr. Dunnam, the more he learned about his car's security features, the less secure he felt. He has enough technical knowledge to worry that someone else-law enforcement officers, or hackers-could listen in on his phone calls, or gain control over his automotive systems without his knowledge or consent. "While I don't believe G. M. intentionally designed this system to facilitate such activities, they sure have made it easy," he said. Mr. Dunnam said he had become even more concerned because of a federal appeals court case involving a criminal investigation, in which federal authorities had demanded that a company attach a wiretap to tracking services like those installed in his car. The suit did not reveal which company was involved. A three-judge panel in San Francisco rejected the request, but not on privacy grounds; the panel said the wiretap would interfere with the operation of the safety services. OnStar has said that its equipment was not involved in that case. An OnStar spokeswoman, Geri Lama, suggested that Mr. Dunnam's worries were overblown. The signals that the company sends to unlock car doors or track location-based information can be triggered only with a secure exchange of specific identifying data, which ought to deter all but the most determined hackers, she said.

单选题Learners of a foreign language are advised to try to ______ the meaning of a new word from the context.

单选题He had a clear ______of what was wrong with the machine and fixed it in a short time.

单选题The (people native) to the northwest coast of North American have long (be known) (for) wood carvings (of) stunning beauty and extraordinary quality.A. people nativeB. be knownC. forD. of

单选题{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} The heart bypass (心脏搭桥术)has become part of our cultural life. It has come to seem like a ceremony of passage for the successful male, a red symbol of courage in midlife. Six hundred thousand bypass operations are performed a year in the United States. After a bypass, most heart patients experience significant relief from the peculiar discomfort in the chest caused by insufficient blood to the heart muscle. In some cases the surgery can dramatically extend life. American heart patients, who now number about 12 million, are enthusiastic about the surgery. Bypass is one of the most common major operations in America. In private, however, many of my fellow workers in medicine suspect that bypass has become too popular. A recent Harvard study showed that as many as two-thirds of patients referred for bypass don't need it or could have it postponed. In Canada and Britain, where physicians perform bypass surgery much less frequently than they do in America,heart patients fare just as well. In addition, bypassing a blocked section of an artery does nothing to ;prevent the artery (动脉) from getting clogged somewhere else. In fact, bypass surgery can accelerate the development of new blockage. But bypass did not have to prove itself. It has become hugely popular. Voices of caution were drowned out as more and more hospitals raced to offer bypass. By 1979,100 000: bypasses a year were taking place, and 10 years later the figure has risen to 260 000. Medical students were keen to train in cardiac (心脏的) surgery; for all the hard training, it was a advancing ,challenging field. In fact, the rewards are handsome. There is more money to be made performing this surgery than there is in practicing in almost any other field of medicine. The idea of bold surgeons reaching into our bodies to save a wounded heart cannot but exert a powerful grip on our imaginations, as if we are witnessing a cultural ceremony where two overachieving individuals—surgeon and patient—come together, Bypass may indeed be both a life-extending and pain-relieving procedure for many patients. But perhaps it has transfixed us for too long.