单选题No other newspaper columnist has managed as yet to of readership. A. though B. in spite of this C. even D. so far

单选题Before high school teacher Kimberly Rugh got down to business at the start of a recent school week, she joked with her students about how she'd had to clean cake out of the corners of her house after her 2-year-old son's birthday party. This friendly combination of chitchat took place not in front of a blackboard but in an E-mail message that Rugh sent to the 145 students she's teaching at the Florida Virtual School, one of the nation's leading online high schools. The school's motto is "any time, any place, any path, any pace". Florida's E-school attracts many students who need flexible scheduling, from young tennis stars and young musicians to brothers Tobias and Tyler Heeb, who take turns working on the computer while helping out with their family's clam-farming business on Pine Island, off Florida's southwest coast. Home-schoolers also are well represented. Most students live in Florida, but 55 hail from West Virginia, where a severe teacher shortage makes it hard for many students to take advanced classes. Seven kids from Texas and four from Shanghai round out the student body. The great majority of Florida Virtual Schoolers—80 percent are enrolled in regular Florida public or private high schools. Some are busy overachievers. Others are retaking classes they barely passed the first time. The school's biggest challenge is making sure that students aren't left to sink or swim on their own. After the school experienced a disappointing course completion rate of just 50 percent in its early years, Executive Director Julie Young made a priority out of what she calls "relationship-building," asking teachers to stay in frequent E-mail and phone contact with their students. That personal touch has helped: The completion rate is now 80 percent. Critics of online classes say that while they may have a limited place, they are a poor substitute for the face-to-face contact and socialization that take place in brick-and-mortar classrooms. Despite opportunities for online chats, some virtual students say they'd prefer to have more interaction with their peers. Students and parents are quick to acknowledge that virtual schooling isn't for everyone. "If your child's not focused and motivated, I can only imagine it would be a nightmare," says Patricia Haygood of Orlando, whose two daughters are thriving at the Florida school. For those who have what it takes, however, virtual learning fills an important niche. "I can work at my own pace, on my own time," says Hackney. "It's the ultimate in student responsibility. "

单选题{{B}}Passage 1{{/B}} Can animals have a sense of humor? Sally Blanchard, publisher of a newsletter called the Pet Bird Report, thinks a pet parrot may have pulled her leg. That's one explanation for the time her African gray parrot, named Bongo Marie, seemed to feign distress at the possible death of an Amazon parrot named Paco. It happened one day when Blanchard was making Cornish game hen for dinner. As Blanchard lifted her knife, the African gray threw back its head and said, "Oh, no! Paco!" Trying not to laugh, Blanchard said, "That's not Paco," and showed Bongo Marie that the Amazon was alive and well. Mimicking a disappointed tone, Bongo Marie said, "Oh, no," and launched into a hoarse laugh. Was the parrot joking when it seemed to believe the other bird was a goner? Did Bongo Marie comprehend Blanchard's response? Studies of African grays have shown that they can understand the meaning of words--for example, that red refers to a color, not just a particular red object. Parrots also enjoy getting a reaction out of humans, and so, whether or not Bongo Marie's crocodile tears were intentional, the episode was thoroughly satisfying from the parrot's point of view.

单选题The first paragraph tells us that ______.

单选题The room is so ______ with furniture that it's hard to move about.

单选题Reading the whole paragraph, which of the following statements is wrong? ( )

单选题The most familiar headache comes from______tightness in the back, head and neck, which might be caused in turn by exertion, or worry or stress. A. monopoly B. muscle C. murmur D. monster

单选题When the writer says "and that was my hope at this point"(Paragraph 1) "my hope" may be used to mean that ______.

单选题Much personal information about individuals is now stored in computer files. An unauthorized person with access to this information could use it for blackmail. Also, confidential information about a company's products or operations can be stolen and sold to______competitors.

单选题The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ______ the speakers stopped for refreshments. A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random

单选题Packaging is designed so as to encourage impetuous shopping.

单选题"Do you want to see my ID card or my driver"s license?" "______ will do."

单选题______ springs not out of true and deep admiration, but more often out of a self-seeking wish to identify with someone important or famous. A. A compliment B. Pal adulatory C. Flattery D. Praise

单选题The ______ has left for the Antarctic and it will come back in six months.

单选题It would seem that Miller cannot have been on friendly terms with the gardeners there, or he would have made a ______ of visiting them. A. move B. use C. point D. remedy

单选题Because the painter Albert Pinkham Ryder was obsessed with his ______perfection, he was rarely ______a painting, creating endless variations of a scene on one canvas, one on top of another.

单选题The auctioneer may decide to sell the "lots" out of order because ______.

单选题Recent studies have identified four major global environmental risks; acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation and the greenhouse effect.

单选题Turning cultivated land back into forests or pasture is a fundamental way to stem soil ______ and desertification in the longrun.(2003年中国人民大学考博试题)