单选题The man was under so much stress for such a long time that he finally ______.

单选题He complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education ______ a thesis. A. write B. writing C. to write D. be writing

单选题With his ability and experience, he is entitled to ______ by his colleagues. A. be respected B. being respected C. respect D. respecting

单选题{{B}}Passage 13{{/B}} Outwardly you may be on friendly terms with the people next door, but, if the truth {{U}}(1) {{/U}} known, you would not think much of them. Their ways may be {{U}}(2) {{/U}} enough, but they are not your ways. It is not hatred, far {{U}}(3) {{/U}} envy; neither is it contempt exactly. Only you do not understand why they live as they {{U}}(4) {{/U}}. You judge people by their social background. They were not brought up as you were—not that they are to blame {{U}}(5) {{/U}} that, but certain advantages that you had were {{U}}(6) {{/U}} by them. Rude noises come from that house next door that you would not {{U}}(7) {{/U}} from respectable people. Laughter late {{U}}(8) {{/U}} night, when you want to sleep—how coarse door always {{U}}(9) {{/U}}, and what a variety of songs! Why do they never try a new one? There {{U}}(10) {{/U}} be new songs from time to time but you {{U}}(11) {{/U}} hear them next door. Then there is that young woman who sings! What voices the people next door have. After a song is {{U}}(12) {{/U}} it goes on next door. A popular song never dies: The people next door rescue it after it has been hounded off the street and warm it into {{U}}(13) {{/U}} life. And so it goes. Everything they do shows just what sort of people they are. {{U}}(14) {{/U}} at the things they hang out in their garden. If your things looked like that you would at {{U}}(15) {{/U}} keep them indoors. It is not that they are so old, but they were chosen with {{U}}(16) {{/U}} monstrously bad taste m the first place. {{U}}(17) {{/U}} in the world do people want to {{U}}(18) {{/U}} a house with things like that for? They must have {{U}}(19) {{/U}} enough, too, and for that amount of money they could have bought—but what is the {{U}}(20) {{/U}} of talking? There are distinctions that you never can make people feel.

单选题Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, ______ those events do not interfere with their studies. A. lest B. so that C. unless D. provided

单选题 Is it possible that the ideas we have today about ownership and property rights have been so universal in the human mind that it is truly as if they had sprung from the mind of God? By no means. The idea of owning and property emerged in the mists of unrecorded history. The ancient Jews, for one, had a very different outlook on property and ownership, viewing it as something much more temporary and' tentative than we do. The ideas we have in America about the private ownership of productive property as a natural and universal right of mankind, perhaps of divine origin, are by no means universal and must be viewed as an invention of man rather than an order of God. Of course, we are completely trained to accept the idea of ownership of the earth and its products, raw and transformed. It seems not at all strange; in fact, it is quite difficult to imagine a society without such arrangements. If someone, some individuals, didn't own that plot of land, that house, that factory, that machine, that tower of wheat, how would we function? What would the rules be? Whom would we buy from and how would we sell? It is important to acknowledge a significant difference between achieving ownership simply by taking or claiming property and owning what we tend to call the "fruit of labor." If I, alone or together with my family, work on the land and raise crops, or if I make something useful out of natural material, it seems reasonable and fair to claim that the crops or the objects belong to me or my family, are my property, at least in the sense that I have first claim on them. Hardly anyone would dispute that. In fact, some of the early radical workingmen's movements made (an ownership) claim on those very grounds. As industrial organization became more complex, however, such issues became vastly more intricate. It must be clear that in modem society the social heritage of knowledge and technology and the social organization of manufacture and exchange account for far more of the productivity of industry and the value of what is produced than can be accounted for by the labor of any number of individuals. Hardly any person can now point and say, "That--that right there--is the fruit of my labor." We can say, as a society, as a nation--as a world, really--that what is produced is the fruit of our labor, the product of the whole society as a collectivity. We have to recognize that the right of private individual ownership of property is man-made and constantly dependent on the extent to which those without property believe that the owner can make his claim, dependent on the extent to which those without stick.

单选题We find it extremely difficult to ______ the meaning of what he has just said. A. get into B. get over C. get across D. get at

单选题The trouble is that there are not many among students who really know how to make use of their time to its best ______.

单选题I was advised ______ write the hotel for reservations. A. to either telephone or to B. either to telephone or to C. that I should telephone or to D. I ought either to telephone or

单选题I did not accept any of the many offerings, because I found ______ satisfactory. A. neither of them B. either of them C. none of them D. all of them not

单选题 Friction between America's military and its civilian overseers is nothing new. America's220-year experiment in civilian control of the military is a recipe for friction. The nation' s historyhas seen a series of shifts in decision-making power among the White House, the civiliansecretaries and the uniformed elite (精英). However, what may seem on the outside an unstableand special system of power sharing has, without a doubt, been a key to two centuries of militarysuccess. In the infighting dates to the revolution, George Washington waged a continual struggle notjust for money, but to control the actual battle plan. The framers of the Constitution sought toclarify things by making the president the "commander in chief" . Not since Washington wore hisuniform and led the troops across the Alleghenies to quell (镇压) the Whiskey Rebellion has asitting president taken command in the field. Yet the absolute authority of the president ensures hisdirect command. The president was boss, and everyone in uniform knew it. In the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln dealt directly with his generals, and Secretary of WarEdwin M. Stanton handled administrative details. Lincoln, inexperienced in military matters,initially deferred (顺从) to his generals. But when their caution proved disastrous, he issued hisGeneral War Order No. 1—explicitly commanding a general advance of all Union forces. Somegenerals, George B. McClellan in particular, bridled at his hands-on direction. But inconstitutional terms, Lincoln was in the right. His most important decision was to put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of the Union Army in 1864.Left to its own timetable, the military establishment would never have touched Grant. Therelationship between the president and his general provides a textbook lesson in civilian control andpower sharing. Grant was a general who would take the fight to the enemy, and not second-guessthe president's political decisions. Unlike McClellan, for example, Grant cooperatedwholeheartedly in recruiting black soldiers. For his part, Lincoln did not meddle in operations anddid not visit the headquarters in the field unless invited. The balance set up by Grant and Lineoln stayed more or less in place through World War I.Not until World War II did the pendulum finally swing back toward the White House. FranklinRoosevelt, who had been assistant Navy secretary during World War I, was as well prepared tobe commander in chief as any wartime president since George Washington.

单选题In protest, blacks and sympathetic whites sat at the counters of these restaurants and refused to move until they were served.

单选题The old worker has been on the ______ in this factory for nearly 20 years. A. pay packet B. payoff C. payroll D. payment

单选题If you smoke in a non-smoking section, people ______ A. have objected B. objected C. must object D. will object

单选题State financial support given ______ scholarships has stimulated the students to greater efforts. A. in case of B. in the form of C. in view of D. by means of

单选题A major reason for conflict in the animal world is territory. The male animal (1) an area. The size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him， his (2) and their offspring. Migrating birds, for example, (3) up the best territory in the order of "first come, first (4) ." The late arrivals may acquire (5) territories, but less food is available, or they are too close to the (6) of the enemies of the species. (7) there is really insufficient food or the danger is very great, the animal will not (8) . In this way, the members of the species which are less fit will not have offspring. When there is conflict (9) territory, animals will commonly use force, or a (10) of force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to use (11) the minimum amount of force (12) to drive away the intruder. There is usually no killing. In the (13) of those animals which are capable of doing each other great harm, (14) is a system for the losing animal to show the winning animals that he (15) to submit. When he shows this, the (16) normally stops fighting. Animals (especially birds), which can easily escape from conflict, seem to have (17) obstacle against killing, and equally no mechanism (18) submission. The losing bird simply flies away. However, if two doves are. (19) in a cage, and they start fighting, they will continue to fight until one kills the other. We all think of the dove as a symbol of peace and, in its natural habitat, it is peaceful. But the "peace" mechanism does not (20) in a cage.

单选题How can a company improve its sales? One of the keys to more effective selling is for a company to first decide on its "sales strategy." In other words, what is the role of the sales person? Is the salesperson's job narrative, suggestive, or consultative? The "narrative" sales strategy depends on the salesperson moving quickly into a standard sales presentation. His or her pitch highlights the benefits for the customer of a particular product or service. This approach is most effective for customers whose buying motives are basically the same and is also well suited to companies who have a large number of prospects (可能的主顾) on which to call. The "suggestive" approach is tailored more for the individual customer. The salesperson must be in a position to offer alternative recommendations that meet a particular customer's needs. One key aspect of the suggestive approach is the need for the salesperson to engage the buyer in some sort of discussion. The salesperson can then use the information gleaned from the customer to suggest an appropriate product or service. "We tell our salespeople to be like wine stewards," says Mindy Sahlawannee, a corporate sales trainer, "the wine steward first checks to see what food the customer has ordered and then opens by suggesting the wine that best complements the dish. Most companies who use a narrative strategy should be using a suggestive strategy. Just like you can't drink red wine with every dish, you can't have one sales recommendation to suit all customers." The final strategy demands that a company's sales staff act as "consultants" for the buyer. In this role, the salesperson must acquire a great deal of information about the customer. They do this through market research, surveys, and face-to-face discussions. Using this information, the salesperson makes a detailed presentation tailored specifically to a customer's needs. "Good sales 'consultants'," says Alan Goldfarb, president of Ad Pro, Inc., "are the people who use a wide range of skills including probing, listening, analysis, and persuasiveness. The best sales 'consultants', however, are the ones who can 'think outside the box' and use their creativity to present a product and close the sale. The other skills you can teach. Creativity is innate. It's something we look for in every employee we hire." More and more sales teams are switching from a narrative or suggestive approach to a more consultative strategy. As a result, corporations are looking more at intangibles such as creativity and analytical skills and less at educational background and technical skills. "The next century will be about meeting individual customer needs," says Goldfarb, "the days of one size fits all are over./

单选题Life really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet. But psychologists now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter taste. If suicide statistics are an indicator of happiness, then the rich are a miserable lot. Figures show that it is the wealthy who most often do away with themselves. Internationally famous child psychiatrist Dr. Robert Coles is the world"s top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a highly acclaimed book on the subject, The Privileged Ones , and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. "Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich," says the 53-year-old psychiatrist, "such as better health education and future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money can"t buy love. " It can buy a lot of other things, though, and that"s where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence by their parents can make them spoilt. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feeling of restlessness. "But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world," adds Mr. Coles, "and they are more self-assured." I can"t imagine, for instance, that Prince William will not grow up to be self-assured. Prince William is probably the most privileged child in the world and will grow up to fill the world"s most privileged position—King of England. So money will never be one of Prince William"s problems, living anything that resembles a normal life will. "He will have a sense of isolation," cautions Dr. Coles, "and he could suffer from the handicap of not being able to deal with the everyday world because he will never really be given the chance. Royals exist in an elaborate social fantasy. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that." Today"s wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a burden than a blessing to their children. So their priority is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.

单选题James: I adore your hat. Jane: It"s pretty, isn"t it? And you can"t believe how much I paid for it. Only ＄10. James: Oh, really? ______

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