单选题As is known to all, a vague law is always ______to different interpretations.

单选题Over the centuries man has developed drugs that could cure or ______ illness and suffering.

单选题According to new research of Prof. Randolf Menzel from the Free University in Berlin, the popular image of bees as the ultimate hard workers was inaccurate. "Although we see bees buzzing around tirelessly in spring and summer, the common belief in a bee's busy nature is based on a misconception," he said. People only really see bees when they're out flying, or they look at a colony of bees and see thousands of them buzzing around. They don't get to pick them out as individuals. The professor, who this month won a German Zoological Society award for his work on bees, added that bees compensated for their apparent laziness with high intelligence, advanced memory skills and an ability to learn quickly. The suggestion that bees were not pulling their weight met with skepticism from British beekeepers. Glyn Davies, the President of the British Beekeepers Association, said that bees were not lazy but efficient. "At any particular stage in its life, a bee has a specific job to do. If they are unable to do that job, they conserve their energy by doing nothing. Each bee has a unit of life energy and the faster it works, the faster it dies. They are being very wise and perhaps humans should try to follow their example instead of running about like headless chickens. " The idea of the busy bee is several thousand years old. One current author who has nothing but admiration for the bee is Paul Theroux, the novelist and part-time beekeeper. "I have never seen a bee sleeping. My bees never stop working. " he said, Mr. Theroux, who keeps 85 hives each containing 30000 bees in Hawaii, added that Prof. Menzel's research could have been affected by his national origins. "Perhaps in comparison to the German rate of work, the bee does look lazy," he said. Few people think that the busy bee idea will go away, despite the efforts of Prof. Menzel. It performs too many useful functions in our culture. In fact, the worship of hees seems to be undergoing a renaissance. IBM recently ran a series of ads drawing on the " waggle dance" of bees, telling businessmen to "make your business waggle. /

单选题Readers are required to Ucomply with/U the rules of the library and mind their manners.

单选题The primary objective of Basic Econometrics is to provide an elementary but comprehensive introduction to the art and science of econometrics.

单选题{{B}}{{I}}Directions{{/B}}: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter on the {{B}}ANSWER SHEET{{/B}} with a single line through the center.{{/I}} {{B}}Passage One{{/B}} Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other "friends" to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to "compartmentalize" (划分) friendships, having "friends at work", "friends on the softball team", "family friends", etc.. Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque (无礼的) or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult is intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you do not understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves. Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything "American" in which you may be interested. So much so in fact that you may become tired of listening. It doesn't matter because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for example, than deal with silence. On the other hand, don't expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subjects directly involve the United States. Because the United States is not surrounded by many other nations, some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.

单选题It is stated in Paragraph 1 that the construction of a new education system ______

单选题A mansion was virtually destroyed in a fire in a new subdivision in Greenwich.

单选题(Neither) of the boys who (have) been helping us (know) the importance of his (particular) project.

单选题Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity (身份) than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible (可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least. Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

单选题Some surveys have suggested that the belief that the more money we have, the happier we are is a ______.

单选题A: Hello! Professor Freeman's secretary. Can I help you? B: ______

单选题By "powerless"(sentence 2, Para 1), the author most probably means that the poor______.

单选题Boredwhilewaitingatthebusstop,Katesticksacigaretteinhermouthjustasshenoticesabillboardacrosstheroad.Thesmallprintreads,"Warning:Smokingcauseslungcancer,heartdisease,emphysema(肺气肿)andmaycomplicatepregnancy."Katestopsforamoment."HowmanyhaveIhadalreadytoday?"sheasksherself.Butthenshelightsup."Idon'tsmokethatmuch,"shereasons,toquietherconscience."Andanyway,Iexerciseandeatprettywell."Everydaywewrestlewithopposingviewpointsthatbattleitoutinourminds—atensionknownascognitivedissonance.SocialpsychologistLeonFestingerdevelopedtheconceptin1957,fromtheassumptionthathumanbeingsfundamentallystriveforharmonyintheirthinking.Inthefaceofcontradictorypaths,ourmindsattempttorestoreinternalpeace.Westriveforthereconciliationoftwoconflictingthoughts,evenifwemustresorttoathirdtoattainit,suchas,"Grampssmokedapackaday,andhelivedtobe90."SinceFestinger'stime,numerousresearchershaveshownhowweattempttoreducementaltension.Tobecometrulycontent,itseems,weshouldfavorsmartchoicesoveremotionalones,buteventhen,wemayneedtofoolourselvesintothinkingwehavemadetherightdecision.Imagineyouarelookingtobuyausedcar.Twomodelsstandout—apracticallittlesedanthatdoesnotusemuchgasandastylish,fuel-guzzlingsportscar.Afteragooddealofbackand-forth,youdecideonthesportscar.Butassoonasyouhavedrivenitoffthelot,yougetanillfeelinginyourstomach.Shouldn'tyouhavepurchasedthemoreefficientmodel?Consumerscallthisfeelingbuyer'sremorse.Psychologistscallthetensionthatoccursaftersuchdecisionmakingtheregreteffect.Butcognitivesalvationcomesquickly."Don'tbeanidiot,"youtellyourself."You'dbetoocrampeddrivinginthatlittlething.Andthesportscarhassideairbags.AndaCDplayer."Thegoodfeaturesofthechosencargetbumpedupinestimation,whereasthebadfeaturesoftherejectedonegetexaggerated.Internalharmonyisrestored.Researchersarefindingmoreandmoreexamplesofcognitivedissonance.In2003and2004studiesbyMichaelI.Norton,nowatHarvardBusinessSchool,andMoninofStanfordUniversityunveiledavicariousformofthephenomenon.Inoneexercise,studentswhowerewaitingtoparticipateinanexperimentoverheardastagedconversationinwhichaninvestigatorconvincedastudenttopresentanopinionduringdiscussiontimethatwouldcontradictwhathebelieved:hewastospeakinfavoroftuitionincreases.Studentswhoheardthecoercionandlaterwerepartofthediscussionvoicedlessskepticismabouttuitionhikesthantheyhadpreviously.Apparently,theknowledgeoftheirclassmate'spresumedinternalconflictcausedcognitivetensioninthemaswell.Theeasiestwaytorestoreequilibriumwastoagreewiththeirfriend'sstatedposition.Thepotentialforartificiallyinducingsuchattitudinalchangeislimited,nonetheless.SocialpsychologistsFritzStrackandBertramGawronskiina2004studyofsocialgroupsfoundthatalthoughwemaychangeourconsciousattitudestojustifycontradictorybehavior,ourbasicunconsciousthoughtsandfeelingsarenoteasilyremolded—evenclearlyimpugnedsocialviewssuchasprejudice.

单选题Without question there are plenty of bargains to be had at sales time—particularly at the top-quality shops whose reputation depends on having only the best and newest goods in stock each season. They tend, for obvious reasons, to be the fashion or seasonal goods which in due course become the biggest bargains. It is true that some goods are specially brought in for the sales but these too can provide exceptional value. A manufacturer may have the end of a range left on his hands and be glad to sell the lot off cheaply to shops; or he may have a surplus of a certain material which he is glad to make up and get rid of cheaply; or he may be prepared to produce a special line at low cost merely to keep his employees busy during a slack period. He is likely to have a good many "seconds" available and if their defects are trifling these may be particularly good bargains. Nevertheless, sales do offer a special opportunity for sharp practices and shoppers need to be extra critical. For example the "second" should be clearly marked as such and not sold as if they were perfect. (The term "substandard", incidentally, usually indicates a more serious defect than "seconds".) More serious is the habit of marking the price down from an alleged previous price which is in fact fictitious. Misdescription of this and all other kinds is much practiced by the men who run one day sales of carpets in church halls and the like. As the sellers leave the district the day after the sale there is little possibility of redress. In advertising sales, shops may say "only 100 left" when in fact they have plenty more; conversely they may say "10 000 at half-price" when only a few are available at such a drastic reduction. If ever the warning "let the buyer beware" were necessary it is during sales.

单选题General acceptance of 3-D. films may prove hard to Ucome by/U, as the experience of three decades ago indicated.

单选题(Although) we had been present (at) roughly the same time, Mr. Brown saw the situation quite (different) from (the way) I saw it.

单选题{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} At all ages and at all stages of life, fear presents a problem to almost everyone. "We are largely the playthings of our fears," wrote the British author Horace Walpole many years ago. "To one, fear of the dark; to another, of physical pain; to a third, of public ridicule; to a fourth, of poverty; to a fifth, of loneliness--for all of us our particular creature waits in a hidden place." Fear is often a useful emotion. When you become frightened, many physical changes occur within your body. Your heartbeat and responses quicken; your pupils expand to admit more light; large quantities of energy-producing adrenaline (肾上激素) are poured into your bloodstream. Confronted with a fire or accident, fear can fuel life-saving flight (逃离). Similarly, when a danger is psychological rather than physical, fear can force you to take self-protective measures. It is only when fear is disproportional to the danger at hand that it becomes a problem. Some people are simply more vulnerable to fear than others. A visit to the newborn nursery of any large hospital will demonstrate that, from the moment of their births, a few fortunate infants respond calmly to sudden fear-producing situations such as a loudly slammed door. Yet a neighbor in the next bed may cry out with profound fright. From birth, he or she is more prone to learn fearful responses because he or she has inherited a tendency to be more sensitive. Further, psychologists know that our early experiences and relationships strongly shape and determine our later fears. A young man named Bill, for example, grew up with a father who regarded each adversity as a temporary obstacle to be overcome with imagination and courage. Using his father as a model, Bill came to welcome adventure and to trust his own ability to solve problem. Phil's dad, however, spent most of his time trying to protect himself and his family. Afraid to risk the insecurity of a job change, he remained unhappy in one position. He avoided long vacations because "the car might break down." Growing up in such a home, Phil naturally learned to become fearful and tense.

单选题A: How about having lunch with me today, Paul?B: ______