单选题2. He must be handsome, ______ he?

单选题. Acting is such an overcrowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is "Don't!" But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are small. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a play company, usually as assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the clothes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed, the hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chance of work with a better company, or perhaps in films or television. Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film company to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the company the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part in a film, which made her well-known overnight throughout the country. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!1. The main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is that ______.

单选题5. So ______ that nobody can climb to the top.

单选题13. I will do it whether my plan have been agreed ______ or not.

单选题8. I will not believe you ______ you can give me a perfect explanation.

单选题14. She is ill but she ______ of the company.

单选题. Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify 41 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 42 of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the 43 they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's 44 . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 45 they want their child to become. A parent's actions 46 affect the self-image that a child forms 47 identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 48 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly 49 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 50 positive qualities in themselves. Children may 51 their self-image, however, as they become increasingly 52 by peers groups standards before they reach. Isolated events, 53 dramatic ones, "do not necessarily have a permanent 54 on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, 55 , accept the divorce of their parents or a parent's early 56 . But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events 57 a sign of rejection or punishment. In the same way, all children are not influenced 58 by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. 59 in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 60 of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.41.

单选题7. You couldn't be ______ when you drive a car.

单选题. We have recently heard a great deal about the bad effects of computers on our social and economic institutions. In industry, computers mean automation, and automation means unemployment. The United States, with its extravagant investment in computers, is plagued (使得灾祸，烦恼) by unemployment for unskilled workers. Already computers have begun to displace workers whose tasks are simple. The variety of jobs, formerly done only by humans, that the machine can perform more rapidly, accurately, and economically, increases with each new generation of computers. If we follow this trend, say the pessimists (悲观主义者), we are faced with the prospect of mass unemployment for all but a handful of highly trained, highly intelligent professionals, who will then be more influential and overworked than they are now. Only recently a distinguished English physicist predicted that within twenty years electronic engineers might have to become conscientious objectors in order to prevent these machines from wrecking out (使遭难，破坏) social and economic institutions. What can we do about it? It is foolish to dream of reversing history. We cannot pass laws forbidding the advancement of science and technology. The computing machines are here, and they will grow because engineers want to build them, soldiers want to enlist them in new weapon systems and politicians want their help in the process of government. In short, they will flourish because they enable us to accomplish tasks that could never before have been undertaken, no matter how many unskilled laborers we might have set to work. Computers will continue to amplify our intelligence for just the same reason that engines continue to amplify our muscles. The question we must ask is not whether we shall have computers or not have computers, but rather, since we are going to have them, how we can make the most humane and intelligent use of them.1. The author insists that ______.

单选题. Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit (学分) which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice. For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.1. Normally a student would at least attend ______ classes each week.

单选题5. Thoughts are expressed ______ words.

单选题. A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply a thousand times a second, or divide five hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits. The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes, or transistors. Its electronic circuits work a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructions—it must be programmed. Computers can be designed for many specialized purposes—they can be used to prepare payrolls, guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.1. A computer is a machine designed to ______.

单选题10. This class ______ 20 boys and 30 girls.

单选题12. The employees ______ more enthusiastic about their work since their pay rose.

单选题. How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations—the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary(文字的) style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude.1. The origin of language ______.

单选题. Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 1 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a 2 for many people to shop without 3 having to leave their home. Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarkets—fighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 5 of finding anything they want to buy. They'd rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product 6 a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buying something 7 by making a phone call. Department stores and even mail-order companies are 8 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 9 their own TV channels (频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place 10 , all through their TV sets. Will shopping by television 11 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 12 many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 13 or try on dresses they want to buy. That's 14 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 15 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.1.

单选题 Lacking of books

单选题. On Christmas Eve—the night before Christmas Day children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They Want Father Christmas to give them some presents. Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of presents. Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call: "Merry Christmas!" Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.1. Christmas Eve is ______.

单选题3. I was ______ for getting my money lost.

单选题10. Don't bring food into the library, ______?