单选题She is sick .

单选题 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文，并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。{{B}}第一篇{{/B}} {{B}}Thinking from a teacher{{/B}} As the fall semester ended, my students had a chance to turn to tables on their teacher. They got to grade me anonymously, assessing the clarity of my thinking, my organizational skills and the depth of my knowledge. At their best, such evaluations keep me alert to what works and what does not. Students reflect my performance back to me, and I am glad to learn what they think of my teaching, so that I might try to improve. I am also aware that the students' comments become the primary evidence of my abilities, a paper trail following me throughout my career. When I come up for review, the promotion committee will examine my evaluations to determine just what kind of teacher I am. There is, of course, nothing wrong with accountability. But this system assumes that what students need is the same as what they want. Reading my evaluations every semester has taught me otherwise. Many students' expectations for their courses have changed, reflecting, in part, the business model more universities are following. Classes are considered services, and parents are eager to get their money's worth from their children's education. Students feel pressure from their parents to derive practical use from their courses. This could make sense for an engineering course, but in my field, creative writing, which rarely churns out polished 21-year-old writers, it is trickier to provide the results that the career-minded student craves. Then I stumbled upon some dubious teaching techniques, reversed the criticisms of these chronically unhappy students and improved my student evaluations for the semester. My record would reflect a smart, attentive, encouraging teacher. But I would argue that I taught these students little. They loved me because I agreed that writing should be easy. I know other teachers who have done the same thing: teach your heart out to the teachable but be sure to please the unteachable, to keep your ratings high like a politician trying to improve his poll results. I believe in the struggle, and most students I have met do too. But I still can't help wincing when I read, "The instructor is mean." "Marcus is not committed to my work." "This class sucks." The business model has taught me that the customer is always right. But maybe a few more dissatisfied customer would mean a better learning experience.

单选题{{B}}第二篇{{/B}} {{B}} Show Love by Knitting{{/B}} My mother knew how to knit, but she never taught me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation, that knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of feminism, consumerism and household gadgetry made many women feel that such homely accomplishments were now obsolete. My Grandmother still knitted, though, and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my brother and me, of red wool. They were the ones we wore under our ice skates, when it was really important to have warm feet. Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be productive. It helped me quit smoking by giving my hands something else to do. It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens, you are creating something beautiful. Time spent in front of the television or just sitting is no longer time wasted. I love breathing life into the patterns. It's true magic, finding a neglected, dog-eared old book with the perfect snowflake design, buying the same German town knitting worsted my grandmother used in the exact blue to match my daughter's eyes, taking it on the train with me every day for two months, working feverishly to get it done by Christmas, staying up late after the stockings are filled to sew in the sleeves and weave in the ends. Knitting has taught me patience. I know that if I just keep going, even if it takes months, there will be a reward. When I make a mistake, I know that a temper tantrum will not fix it, that I just have to go back and take out the stitches between and start over again. People often ask if I would do it for money, and the answer is always a definite no. In the first place, you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But more important, this is an activity I keep separate from such considerations. I knit to cover my children and other people I love in warmth and color. I knit to give them something earthly that money could never buy. Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline. By day I can write about Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it, but on the train home, surrounded by people with laptops, I stage my little rebellion. I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who have knitted for love.

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单选题I think they are quite confident in their conclusion.A. certainB. worriedC. suspiciousD. doubtful

单选题Hoof-and-mouth disease was eliminated in the United States by {{U}}slaughtering{{/U}} affected herds of cattle.

单选题Can you give me a concrete example to support your idea?

单选题They only have a limited amount of time to get their points across.

单选题The Great Newspaper War Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used no illustrations and the articles were 1 politics or business. Two men 2 that—Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Morning Journal . Pulitzer 3 the New York World in 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very 4 one overnight (一夜之间). He 5 lots of illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on 6 crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she was 7 to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor 8 of patients in those hospitals. In 1895, Hearst 9 to New York from California. He wanted the New York Morning Journal to be more sensational (轰动的) and more exciting 10 the New York World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he 11 the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than 12 . He often said, "Big print makes big news." Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they 13 to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator (插图画家), to 14 pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was 15 . Hearst answered, "You furnish (提供) the pictures. I"ll furnish the war."

单选题What Should be Taught If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such choice, 1 the jobs must be carried on at the same time. Because we depend so 2 upon science and technology for our progress, we must produce specialists in many fields. 3 we live in a 4 nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large numbers of us must be educated to understand, to uphold, and when necessary, to judge the work of 5 . The public school must educate both producers and 6 of scientific services. In education, there should be a good balance 7 the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and 8 judgment. Such balance is defeated by 9 much emphasis on any one field. This 10 of balance involves not only the 11 of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the arts but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves. 12 , we must have a balance between current and 13 knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new 14 in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of 15 for beginners.

单选题{{B}}第三篇{{/B}} More Than a Ride to School The National Education Association claims, "The school bus is a mirror of the community. " They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior (外部) does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are tight, and sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl. Bruce Hardy, school bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesl's bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesl's family moved to Parkesburg, knowing her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus. This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says. "It s been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when you're a child, adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important. "Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree. Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Ahhouse Bus Transportation. Company President, Larry Ahhouse acknowledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record. "Yon do not come by employees like Bruce these days; he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. Recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accident free miles, Hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus. " Althouse further added. "Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since. My grandfather started the business with one bus. Althouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come. " Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations. Liesl's mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of tiding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara School District.

单选题Where Did All the Ships Go ? The Bermuda Triangle (三角区) is one (1) the greatest mysteries of the sea. In this triangular area between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic, ships and airplanes (2) to disappear more often than in (3) parts of the ocean. And they do so (4) leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodies. It is (5) that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange happenings in the area. His compass stopped working, a flame came down from the sky, and a wave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile away. The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the U. S. Naval (海军的) Air Flight 19. (6) December 5, 1945, five bomber planes carrying 14 men (7) on a training mission from the Florida coast. Later that day, all communications with Flight 19 were lost. They just disappeared without a trace. The next morning, 242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing. Some people blame the disappearances (8) supernatural (超自然的) forces. It is suggested the (9) ships and planes were either transported to other times and places, kidnapped (绑架) by aliens (外星人) (10) attacked by sea creatures. There are (11) natural explanations, though. The U. S. Navy says that the Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth (12) a magnetic compass (指南针) points towards true north (13) magnetic north. (14) , planes and ships can lose their way if they don't make adjustments. The area also has changing weather and is known (15) its high waves. Storms can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship. Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.

单选题He seems bizarre these days.

单选题We can no longer put up with his actions.

单选题The prices quoted above do not include any taxes and levies taxed upon the Personnel by the Government of the project-host country.

单选题Early universities did not originate as institutions, but began instead as collections of scholars.A. ratherB. at firstC. appropriatelyD. accidentally

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单选题Storms Sink Ships Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh, The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21. Hundreds more are missing or feared dead, The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhaka as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country. The government has since banned all ferries and other boats from travelling at night during the April-May stormy season. One of the ferries, MV Mitali, was carrying far more people than it was supposed to. About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300, police said. The second ferry carried about 100 passengers. "The number of deaths is certain to rise," said an official in charge of the rescue work. "No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived." Ferries in Bangladesh don"t always keep passenger lists, making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board. Besides the ferry accidents, at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats. Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents. Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people. Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions. Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh. It is a country covered by about 230 rivers. Some 20,000 ferries use the nation"s waterways (水路) every year. And many of them are dangerously overcrowded (过度拥挤). Since 1977, more than 3,000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents.

单选题Help Your Child Become a Reader Encouraging early reading skills can build a path to a lifelong (终身的) love of reading and can help your child get a head start in school. While reading to your child is still the most important thing you can do to build reading skills, there are many techniques that can help. Make reading fun. Play games with your child as you read. Many traditional children's games can be adapted to encourage reading skill. While reading or during play, tell your child, "I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter b. " Help the child find something on the page or in the room that begins with that let- ter. For example, "I see a barn. " This can also be used to teach beginning letter sounds. "I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the sounds. " Help the child find a word that begins with the "s" sound. In this variation on the popular game, instruct the child that, "Simon says, ' point to something that starts with the letter n. ' " The child can then find an object in the room or a body part, such as the nose, that starts with the letter presented. This can also be used to teach beginning sounds. Make a game out of rhyming(押韵)words by making up silly words to rhyme with the child's name or favorite toys. This sets the stage for rhyming real words by showing the child the similarities of sounds. As the child masters making up the words, begin rhyming real words to one another. Tips to raise a successful reader. Put books in places where the child plays. If books are easily accessible, children are more likely to pick them up. Let children "read to you" by looking at pictures. Making up stories to go along with illustrations helps children discover how words relate to pictures. Take books along on trips or even short visits to the doctor's office or grocery store. Have children help you shop. Reading grocery lists and looking for specific items helps build sight vocabulary.

单选题The government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.A. slightB. surprisingC. sudden.D. harmful