单选题The price of beer {{U}}ranged{{/U}} from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.

单选题The little girl grasped her mother"s arm as she crossed the street.

单选题 阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，清根据短文的内容对每个句于做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选B；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请选C。 {{B}} The Science of Persuasion{{/B}} If leadership consists of getting things done through others, then persuasion is one of the leader's essential tools. Many executives have assumed that this tool is beyond their grasp, available only to the charismatic (有魅力的) and the eloquent. Over. the past several decades, though, experimental psychologists have learned which methods reliably lead people to concede, comply, 'or change. Their research shows that persuasion is governed by several principles that can be taught and applied. The first principle is that people are more likely to follow someone who is similar to them than someone who is not. Wise managers, then, ask peers to help make their cases. Second, people are more willing to cooperate with those who are not only like them but who like them, as well. So it's worth the time to uncover real similarities and offer genuine praise. Third, experiments confirm the intuitive truth that people tend to treat you the way you treat them. It's sound policy to do a favor before seeking one. Fourth, individuals are more likely to keep promises they make voluntarily and clearly. The message for managers here is to get commitments in writing. Fifth, studies show that people really do defer to (服从) experts. So before they attempt to exert influence, executives should take pains to establish their own expertise and not assume that it's self-evident. Finally, people want more of a commodity when it's scarce; it follows, then, that exclusive information is more persuasive than widely available data.

单选题Income Tax For many young Americans, graduating from college means finding a job, moving out of the dorm room and beginning to register one"s annual earnings with the US government. That last item is the law, though sometimes it"s a hassle (难事) to obey. Independent tax advisor Bob Gilbert calls the US income tax system "amazingly complicated". But he adds that "very little of the complicated tax law applies to young people who are just beginning their careers". According to Gilbert, 80 to 90 percent of Americans are not really burdened by the system"s complications. Still, all the numbers and forms can be a little confusing to those who are just starting their careers. Some pull out their calculators and try to do the math alone. Some use income tax software. Others just hand the whole responsibility over to tax firms like Gilbert"s. According to income tax law expert Linda Beale, young people will often follow their parents" lead when filling their income forms. "Young people who grow up in wealthy households typically use professional tax services because their parents have always done so," said Beale, a professor at Wayne State University in Michigan State. "On the other hand, most poorer young people probably try to do their own taxes, unless they want a quick "refund" with the help of a tax advisor." In fact, obeying the law has its benefits. For one, many young people can expect a tax refund. This means that, over the course of the year, they have paid too much in monthly federal or state taxes and are entitled to the difference. Bob Thalman, a 20-year-old university student, expects he will get a refund of about $100, which will probably go in the bank, or perhaps be used to pay for car insurance or credit card bills. Thalman called the whole process a "hassle", but added that he didn"t want to test the law by not filling his income tax papers. "I"m worried about what would happen if I failed to file," he said. "I know one individual who did not report his income tax for many years, and he"s now in federal prison. I certainly don"t want that. "

单选题The Science of Persuasion If leadership consists of getting things clone through others, then persuasion is one of the leader"s essential tools. Many executives have assumed that this tool is beyond their grasp, available only to the charismatic (有魅力的) and the eloquent. Over the past several decades, though, experimental psychologists have learned which methods reliably lead people to concede, comply, or change. Their research shows that persuasion is governed by several principles that can be taught and applied. The first principle is that people are more likely to follow someone who is similar to them than someone who is not. Wise managers, then, ask peers to help make their cases. Second, people are more willing to cooperate with those who are not only like them but who like them, as well. So it"s worth the time to uncover real similarities and offer genuine praise. Third, experiments confirm the intuitive truth that people tend to treat you the way you treat them. It"s sound policy to do a favor before seeking one. Fourth, individuals are more likely to keep promises they make voluntarily and clearly. The message for managers here is to get commitments in writing. Fifth, studies show that people really do defer to (服从) experts. So before they attempt to exert influence, executives should take pains to establish their own expertise and not assume that it"s self-evident. Finally, people want more of a commodity when it"s scarce; it follows, then, that exclusive information is more persuasive than widely available data.

单选题The coastal area has very mild winter, but the central plains remain extremely cold.

单选题I have no alternative but to report him to the local police.

单选题Even with detailed knowledge about an area, geologists cannot easily locate stores of underground natural gas.

单选题Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches.

单选题We consume a lot more than we are able to produce.

单选题It seems incredible that he had been there a week already.

单选题The accommodation was cheap, but the food was very {{U}}expensive{{/U}}. A. high B. costly C. dear D. overpaid

单选题There is a growing gap between the rich and the poor. ______

单选题He wore a shabby thin overcoat in the cold winter so that he fell ill.

单选题Migrant (移民的) Workers In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. While some countries have restricted most 16 to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East, 17 increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities. Thus the Middle East has attracted oil-workers 18 the U.S. A. and Europe. It has brought in workers from many countries, 19 South Korea and Japan. In view of the difficult living and working 20 in the Middle East, it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can 21 at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major 22 . Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating (补偿的) advantage. For example, the 23 living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to 24 on each other for safety and comfort. In a similar way, many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly because of the 25 of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely 26 greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do routine work in their home country. One major problem which 27 migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on 28 , so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be 29 since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. In any 30 , migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with others, because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.

单选题He noticed that Joan was studying him closely, but her expression gave away nothing of what she was thinking.

单选题Her sister {{U}}urged{{/U}} her to apply for the job.

单选题I had some difficulty in {{U}}carrying out{{/U}} the plan.

单选题Dancing in the Streets If there is one thing certain to get Brazilians on their feet, it is the Rio Carnival (狂欢节). Held in Rio de Janeiro, the country's biggest city, the carnival began on February 20 when the mayor gave key of the city to Rei Momo-the Lord of Misrule (无序之皇) On his orders, each year people turn the city into a paradise of dance and music. The following six days are so fun of parades, street dancing, fantastic clothes and partying (聚会) that many people forget about eating and sleeping. "It was the passion of the carnival that attracted me to Brazil and made me settle down in Rio. " said Bob Nadkarni, a British man who has lived in the city for several years. For many Brazilians, the centerpiece of the carnival is samba (桑巴舞) , a typical Brazilian dance. Every year, tens of thousands of visitors and locals show off their passion and energy in the streets, following the beat (节拍) of the Latin music. The climax to this street party is the float(彩车) parade, in which floats decorated with tons of fresh flowers by various samba schools and local communities move through the city. On the top of each float stands the candidate for the Drum Queen, who is chosen at the end of the party. While most people are free to enjoy the celebrations. Rio's police officers have to keep a clear head. Following the murder of three officers in a gunfight early last week, the Brazilian Government has tightened security in Rio. The street fighting, robbery and sex crimes that accompany the carnival are very difficult to police. Carnivals began in ancient Rome as a celebration at which people fed wild wolves, in honor of the city's founder who was said to have been raised by a she-wolf. Brazil gave new life to this tradition and so despite the troubles, the carnival will remain a symbol of the country's culture.

单选题"Ice Explorer" Ready For Launch The European space agency's mission to assess the state of the world's ice cover is likely to launch in February. The Cryosat -2 spacecraft will go into orbit on a Dnepr rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the agency has announced. The satellite is a rebuild of the mission that was destroyed in 2005 when its launcher failed just minutes into its flight. Cryosat - 2's radar instrument will make detailed maps of the ice that covers both sea and land at the poles. Data from other satellites has already indicated that some of this cover is diminishing at a rapid rate in response to climate change, with the biggest melting occurring in the Arctic. The completed Cryosat -2 is undergoing final checks here at the IABG technical centre in Ottobrunn near Munich, Germany, a test facility used by satellite manafacturers. It was hoped Cryosat -2 could launch in December, but the flight has been delayed now until next year. Esa said there was a queue of missions waiting for a ride on the Russian - Ukrainian Dnepr rocket. "Yes, it's frustrating, hut that's bow it is," conceded Volker Liebig, Esa's director of Earth observation pragrammes. "On the other hand it gives us a little bit more time to [ train and prepare the ground team ], which means when we do get into orbit we'll be ready to start operations rapidly because of all the work we've dobe in advance. " Mission managers are targeting 28 February for a launch. The inability of the agency to loft its satellites at a time of its choosing should become less of a problem when it has access to its new Vega rocket. Vega, which will operate out of Europe's Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, has been designed specifically to carry small institutional payloads such as Cryosat to odfit. However, the rocket is not expected to enter into service until the middle of next year. Cryosat - 2 is part of Esa's Earth Explorer programme - seven spacecraft that will do innovative science in obtaining data on issues of pressing environmental concern. The first in the series, Goce ( Gravity Field and Steadyr - State Ocean Circulation ), was launched in March.