单选题 Web portal Sohu has gone a step further and called for netizens to join in an all-out boycott of ______ content.

单选题He ______ taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.

单选题The advancement of science and technology has demonstrated that a fact appearing to contradict to certain theory may actually be ______ a more advanced formulation of that theory.

单选题Internet is a vast network ofcomputers that connects many of the world's businesses, institutions, and individuals．The internt, which means interconnected network of networks, links tens of thousands of smaller computer networks．These networks transmit huge amounts of infermation in the form of words, images, and sounds． The Internet was information on virtually every topic．Network users can search through sources ranging from vast databases to small electronic"bulletin boards"．where users form discussion groups around common interests．Much of the Internet's traffic consists of messages sent from one computer user to another．These messages are called electronic mail or e-mail． Internet users have electronic addresses that allow them to send and receive e-mail．Other uses of the network include obtaining news, joining electronic debates, and playing electronic games．One feature of the Internet, known as the World Wide Web, provides graphics, audio, and video to enhance the information in its documents．These documents cover a vast number of topics． People usually access the internt with a device called a modem．Modems connect computers to the network through telephone lines．Much of the Internet operates through worldwide telephone networks of fiber optic cables．These cables contain hair thin strands of glass that carry data as pulses of light．They can transmit thousands of times more data than local phone lines, most of which consist of copper wires． The history of the Internet began in the 1960s．At that time．the Advanced Research Projects Agency(ARPA) of the United States Department of Defense developed a network of computers called ARPAnet．Originally,ARPAnet connected only military and govemment computer systems． Its purpose was to make these systems secure in the event of a disaster or war．Soon after the creation of ARPAnet, universities and other institutions developed their own computer neavorks． These networks eventually were merged with ARPAnet to form the Internet．By the 1990s, anyone with a computer,modem, and Internet software could link up to the Internet． In the future, the Internet will probably grow more sophisticated as computer technology becomes more powerful．Many expels believe the Internet may become part of a larger network called the information superhighway．This network, still under development, would link computers with telephone companies, cable television stations, and other communication systems．People could bank, shop, watch TV,and perform many other activities through the network．

单选题The price increase has had no______effect on sales.

单选题{{B}}Passage 4{{/B}} Publication of this survey had originally been intended to coincide with the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, scheduled for September 29th-30th in Washington, D.C. Those meetings, and the big anti-globalization pro- tests that had been planned to accompany them, were among the least significant casualties of the terrorist atrocities of September 11th. You might have thought that the anti-capitalist protesters, after contemplating those horrors and their aftermath, would be regretting more than just the loss of a venue for their marches. Many are, no doubt. But judging by the response of some of their leaders and many of the activists (if Internet chat rooms are any guide), grief is not always the prevailing mood. Some anti-globalists have found a kind of consolation even a cause of satisfaction, in these terrible events--that of having been as they see it, proved right. To its fiercest critics, globalization, the march of international capitalism, is a force for oppression, exploitation and injustice. The rage that drove the terrorists to commit their obscene crime was in part, it is argued, a response to that. At the very least, it is suggested, terrorism thrives on poverty and international capitalism, the protesters say, thrives on poverty too. These may be extreme positions, but the minority that holds them is not tiny, by any means. Far more important, the anti-globalists have lately drawn tacit support if nothing else, reluctance to condemn--from a broad range of public opinion. As a result, they have been, and are likely to remain, politically influential. At a time such as this, sorting through issues of political economy may seem very far removed from what matters. In one sense, it is. But when many in the West are contemplating their future, with new foreboding, it is important to understand why the skeptics are wrong; why economic integration is a force for good; and why globalization, far from being the greatest cause of poverty, is its only feasible cure. Undeniably, popular support for that view is lacking. In the developed economies, support for further trade liberalization is uncertain; in some countries, voters are down- right hostile to it. Starting a new round of global trade talks this year will be struggle, and seeing it through to a useful conclusion will be. The institutions that in most people's eyes represent the global economy--the IMF, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization are reviled far more widely than they are admired; the best they can expect from opinion at large is grudging acceptance. Governments, meanwhile, are accused of bowing down to business, globalization leaves them no choice. Private capital moves across the planet unchecked. Wherever it goes, it bleeds democracy of content and puts "profits before people".

单选题The ______ action of the policemen saved the people in the house from being burnt.

单选题If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, ______ by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot.

单选题The ______ of his speech was good, but the form was not.

单选题He was trained as a doctor but ______ to diplomacy.

单选题My supply of confidence slowly ______ as the deadline approached.

单选题The chairman asked the members to______their votes for or against the proposal.

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单选题We can infer from the passage that Schlesinger ______.

单选题The critic's {{U}}assessment{{/U}} of the book is that it is beautifully written.

单选题A divorcee, Tom is the{{U}} sole {{/U}}provider in a typical "single parent" family.

单选题Hos advertisement is______ to attract much attention.

单选题It is hard to think of a major natural resource or pollution issue in North America today that does not affect rivers. Farm chemical runoff, industrial waste, urban storm sewers, sewage treatment, mining, logging, grazing, military bases, residential and business development, hydropower, loss of wetlands. The list goes on. Legislation like the Clear Water Act and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act have provided some protection, but threats continue. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported yesterday that an assessment of 642000 miles of rivers and streams showed 34 percent in less than good condition. In a major study of the Clean Water Act, the Natural Resources Defense Council last fall reported that poison runoff impairs more than 125000 miles of rivers. More recently, the NRDC and Izaak Walton League warned that pollution and loss of wetlands—made worse by last year's flooding—is degrading the Mississippi River ecosystem. On Tuesday, the conservation group American Rivers issued its annual list of 10 "endangered" and 20 "threatened" rivers in 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. At the top of the list is the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River, where Canadian mining firms plan to build a 74-acre reservoir as part of a gold mine less than three miles from Yellowstone National Park. The reservoir would hold the runoff from the sulfuric acid used to extract gold from crushed rock. "In the event this tailings pond failed, the impact to the greater Yellowstone ecosystem would be cataclysmic and the damage irreversible. " Sen. Max Baucus (D) of Montana, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, wrote to Noranda Minerals Inc. , an owner of the "New World Mine. " Last fall, an EPA official expressed concern about the mine and its potential impact, especially the plastic-lined storage reservoir. "I am unaware of any studies evaluating how a tailings pond could be maintained to ensure its structural integrity forever," said Stephen Hoffman, chief of the EPA's Mining Waste Section. "It is my opinion that underwater disposal of tailings at New World may present a potentially significant threat to human health and the environment. " The results of an environmental-impact statement, now being drafted by the forest Service and Montana Department of State Lands, could determine the mine's future... In its recent proposal to reauthorize the Clean Water Act, the Clinton administration noted "dramatically improved water quality since 1972," when the act was passed. But it also reported that 30 percent of rivers continue to be degraded, mainly by silt and nutrients from farm and urban runoff, combined sewer overflows, and municipal sewage. Bottom sediments are contaminated in more than 1000 waterways, the administration reported in releasing its proposal in January. Between 60 and 80 percent of riparian corridors (riverbank lands) have been degraded. As with endangered species and their habitats in forests and deserts, the complexity of ecosystems is seen in rivers and the effects of development—beyond the obvious threats of industrial pollution, municipal waters, and in-stream diversions to slake the thirst of new communities in dry regions like the Southwest... While there are many political hurdles ahead, reauthorization of the Clean Water Act this year holds promise for US fives. Rep. Norm Mineta (D) of California, who chairs the House committee overseeing the bill, calls it "probably the most important environmental legislation this congress will enact. /