单选题She was grateful to him for being so good to her.

单选题Among all the essays, his was picked out as the best one by the professors. A. selected B. labeled C. elected D. considered

单选题I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be restricted to it.

单选题When there is a(n) {{U}}slump{{/U}} in a country it is difficult to do trade, and many people are out of work.

单选题 The Cherokee Nation Long before the white man came to America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations. The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States. After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible—there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper. In 1830, the US Congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River? The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4,000 had died. It was indeed a march of death.

单选题下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。 Something Men Do Not Like to Do Eric Brown hates shopping. "It's just not enjoyable to me, " said the 28-year-old. Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city's main street, Michigan Avenue. " When I'm out{{U}} (51) {{/U}}, I basically know what I want to get. I rush in. I buy it. I{{U}} (52) {{/U}}." Common wisdom says that guys hate to shop. You can ask generations of men. But people who study shopping say that a number of social, cultural and economic factors are now{{U}} (53) {{/U}}this "men-hate- to-shop" notion. "{{U}} (54) {{/U}}social class, ethnicity(种族划分), age-men say they hate to shop, "says Sharon Zukin, a City University of New York sociology professor. "Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they{{U}} (55) {{/U}}to shop. Men generally like to shop for{{U}} (56) {{/U}}, music and hardware. But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music, they'll say 'Well' that's not shopping. That's{{U}} (57) {{/U}}". In other words, what men and women call "buying things" and how they approach that task are{{U}} (58) {{/U}}.Women will{{U}} (59) {{/U}}through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress. Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the{{U}} (60) {{/U}}digital camcorder (可携式摄像机). Women see shopping as a social event. Men see it as a mission or a{{U}} (61) {{/U}}to be won. "Men are frequently shopping to win, "says Mary Ann McGrath, a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago. "They want to get the best deal. They want to get the best one, The last one and if they do that it{{U}} (62) {{/U}}them happy." When women shop, "they're doing it in a way where they want{{U}} (63) {{/U}}to be very happy," says McGrath. "They're kind of shopping for love. " In fact, it is in clothing where we see a male-female{{U}} (64) {{/U}}most clearly. Why, grumble(发牢骚) some men, are all male clothes navy, grey, black or brown? But would they wear light green or pink? These days, many guys wear a sort of "uniform", says Paco Underhill, author of Why We Bye, "It's been hard for them to understand what it means to be fashion. Conscious in a business way. It becomes much, much easier if you{{U}} (65) {{/U}}your range of choices. "

单选题It took us a long time to mend the old church.

单选题Her mood can be {{U}}gauged{{/U}} by her reaction to the most trivial of incidents. A. displayed B. shown C. proved D. assessed

单选题A recent study from the United States' Center for Education has revealed that four years is 130 longer the norm when it comes to earning a Bachelor's degree. Some students are taking more than five years to get one - if they finish at all. The study showed that only about 33 per cent of the 1 million students nationwide who started college full time in autumn 1996 graduated in four years. Students who took five years accounted for 16 percent, while about 5 percent finished their coursework in six years. The rest of the students took even longer to graduate. Some never did. How many of the students didn't finish their coursework in four years according to the study?A. 33%.B. 16%.C. 5%.D. 67%.

单选题Dennis Muren started schooling at a very early age.

单选题Bad food is a source of illness.

单选题He talks tough but has a tender heart.

单选题Besides buying and producing services, governments also _________.

单选题Crowing levels of pollution represent a serious health hazard to the local population.

单选题The State of Marriage Today Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years, the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded. almost 50% of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse. If this trend continues, it will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will marry at least four times, and extramarital(婚外的) affairs will be even more common than they are now. But what are the reasons for this, and is the picture really so gloomy(阴暗的)? The answer to the first question is really quite simple. marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn't have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they don't feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage. In answer to the second question, the outlook may not be as pessimistic(悲观的) as it seems. While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate o~ couples marrying has never actually fallen very much, so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this, many couples now simply live together and don't bother to marry. These couples are effectively married, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact, more than 50% of first marriages survive. So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isn't. And it 'is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people: they suffer less from stress and its consequences, such as heart problems, and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!

单选题The secretary is expected to explore ideas for post-war reconstruction of the area. A. deny B. investigate C. stress D. create

单选题The workers finally called off the strikes.

单选题Defending the Theory of Evolution Still Seems Needed Judith S. Weis, a biology professor who serves as president of the American Institute of Biological Sciences(AIBS) is leading a nationwide effort to" defend" the theory of evolution. Weis leads the effort in the face of what the institute views as opposition and indifference from school boards and government entities. The Institute believes that the teaching of evolution in America is being diminished by the teaching of creationism as well as by an overall lack of teaching Darwin's theory in high school. "There's nothing that requires schools to teach evolution. Sometimes teachers in high schools just leave it out. However from the point of view of biologists, evolution is the central theory of biology upon which everything is based," said Weis. "Unfortunately, teaching evolution has become a political issue in many parts of the country and AIBS, as a representative of biologists, wanted to be a major force speaking out in favor of its teaching. " Weis said the institute is working together with the American Geological Institute and the National Association of Biology Teachers and its 80 - plus member organizations to address the political and legislative threats to teaching evolution. In states challenging its teaching, the institute responds by sending letters to school boards and state legislatures, by providing testimony at public meetings and by notifying members and affiliated organizations. AIBS, with more than 80 member societies and 250,000 members, has established an email system enabling scientists and teachers in each state, and member societies, to keep each other informed about threats to the teaching of evolution. Darwin's theory of evolution holds that living things change and adapt to their environment and that present - day species (including human beings) are descended from earlier species through modification by natural selection. The theory has been accepted by scientists for nearly 100 years, Weis said, and has been refined, extended and strengthened over the years by findings, in developmental biology. Discoveries in genetics, molecular biology and genomics - all of which provide significant benefits for human health - would not be possible without the underlying knowledge of evolution. And, Weis adds," modern molecular biology and genomics have increased our understanding of how evolution works. "Nonetheless, evolution remains a politically, if not scientifically, controversial issue. Weis said that this year alone, seven states have had either local or statewide efforts to water down the teaching of evolution, or" balance" it with the teaching of creationism - a religious belief that different species were created separately by a higher power, such as God. "Rarely does anyone now use the word 'creationsm' , because that's too obvious. "Weis said, "The current terminology is 'intelligent design. '/

单选题UOnce upon a time/U they used to mine coals in these valleys.

单选题Laser beams can be used to {{U}}bore{{/U}} metals and other hard materials.