单选题He's going to set off on a journey to New York.

单选题Even a novel in which there is no narrator {{U}}tacitly{{/U}} creates a picture of an author behind the scenes.

单选题Relief workers were shocked by what they saw.

单选题Jack {{U}}consumes{{/U}} a pound of cheese a day.

单选题My doctor said I should vary my diet more.A. changeB. prepareC. cookD. choose

单选题While serving in the Senate in the early 1970s Barbara Jordan supported legislation to {{U}}ban{{/U}} discrimination and to deal with environment problems.

单选题Marriage Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage. Every day of the year, a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them. Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home —the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity. To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life. Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. "It's typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty." The Salvation Army's Investigation Department has a 70 percent success rate in tracking missing people down. According to Lt. Co. Bramwell Pratt, head of the department, men and women run away for very different reasons though lack of communication is often the biggest motive. "The things that disturb a man's personality are problems like being tied up in debt or serious worries about work. And some women make impossible demands on their husbands. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons but fear is at the root of it. Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for some wives, it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they've been treated./

单选题Lateral Thinking Lateral thinking (迂回思维), first described by Edward de Bono in 1967, is just a few years older than Edward"s son. You might imagine that Caspar was raised to be an adventurous thinker, but de Bono name was so famous, Casper"s parents worried that any time he would say something bright at school, his teachers might snap, "Where do you get that idea from?" "We had to be careful and not overdo it," Edward admits. Now Casper is at Oxford—which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic (诵读困难). In fact, when he was applying to Oxford, none of his school teachers thought he had a chance. "So then we did several thinking sessions," his father says, "using my techniques and, when he went up for the exam, he did extremely well." Soon after, Edward de Bono decided to write his latest book, "Teach Your Children How to Think", in which he transforms the thinking skills he developed for brain—storming businessmen into informal exercises for parents and children to share. Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence, and everybody knows that children aren"t very logical. So isn"t it an uphill battle, trying to teach them to think? "You know," Edward de Bono says, "if you examine people"s thinking, it is quite unusual to find faults of logic. But the faults of perception are huge! Often we think ineffectively because we take too limited a view." "Teach Your Child How to Think" offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives.

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。 {{B}}Freezing to Death for Beauty{{/B}} People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear{{U}} (51) {{/U}}, partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take{{U}} (52) {{/U}}straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their{{U}} (53) {{/U}}can afford to burn heat more quickly. Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay{{U}} (54) {{/U}}Lots of Yale girls wear skirts{{U}} (55) {{/U}}when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights, and leg-warmers. Some, however, really just go for the look{{U}} (56) {{/U}}the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs{{U}} (57) {{/U}}the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear. Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are{{U}} (58) {{/U}}, with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in{{U}} (59) {{/U}}weather. I have always{{U}} (60) {{/U}}, whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived. And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to{{U}} (61) {{/U}}health for beauty. But why do guys{{U}} (62) {{/U}}so little? It is not like, once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they{{U}} (63) {{/U}}wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute. Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever{{U}} (64) {{/U}}they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still{{U}} (65) {{/U}}like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.

单选题There was no alternative but to close the road.

单选题The song "Yankee Doodle" was originally sung by British troops to {{U}}ridicule{{/U}} the American colonists.

单选题They are worded about their capacity to invest in the future.A. capitalB. abilityC. expenseD. reality

单选题The Smell of Money For many years large supermarkets have been encouraging us to spend money by pumping the smell of freshly-baked bread into their stories. Now Dale Air, a leading firm of aroma (香气) consultants, has been approached by Barclay"s Bank to develop suitable artificial smells for their banks. Researchers have suggested that surrounding customers with the "smell of money" will encourage them to feel relaxed and optimistic and give them added confidence in the bank"s security and professionalism. But before a smell can be manufactured and introduced into banks" air conditioning systems. It must be identified and chemically analyzed, and this has proved to be difficult. The problem is that banknotes-and coins tend to pick up the smell of their surroundings. So cash that has been sitting in a cash register at a fishmonger"s (鱼贩) will smell of fish, and banknotes used to pay for meals in restaurants will tend to smell of food. It may be a challenge, but aroma experts have little doubt that the use of, artificial smells can be an effective form of subconscious advertising. Lunn Poly, a British travel company, introduced the smell of coconuts (椰子) into its travel agencies and saw a big increase in spending by holiday makers. Many cafes now have electric dispensers (自动售货机) that release the smell of freshly roasted coffee near their entrances, subtly encouraging customers to come in and have a drink or snack. Even prestigious car maker Rolls-Royce has been spraying the inside of its cars to enhance the smell of the leather seats. "The sense of smell is probably the most basic and primitive of all human senses," explains researcher Jim O"Rordan. "There is a direct pathway from the olfactory (嗅觉的) organs in the nose to the brain." It is certainly true that most people find certain smells incredibly strong, stringing memories and feelings in a way that few other stimulants (刺激物) can rival. It is a phenomenon marketing consultants have long recognized, but until recently have been unable to harness . "We"ve made great progress but the technology of odour production is still in its infancy," says O"Riordan, "Who knows where it will take us."

单选题She stood there, trembling with fear.

单选题The Cold Places The Arctic is a polar region. It surrounds the North Pole. Like Antarctica, the Arctic is a land of ice and snow. Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading—125 Fahrenheit below zero. Readings of 85 degrees below zero are common in both the Arctic and Antarctica. Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic. At the South Pole the winter is about 73 degrees below zero. One thing alone makes it almost impossible for men to Jive in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic. This one thing is the low temperature—the killing chili of the far North and the polar South. To survive, men must wear the warmest possible clothing. They must build windproof shelters. They must keep heaters going at all times. Not even for moment can they be unprotected against the below-zero temperature. Men have a way of providing for themselves. Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs. The cold makes life difficult. But the explorers can stay alive. What about animals? Can they survive? Do we find plants? Do we find life in the Arctic and the Antarctica? Yes, we do. There is life in the oceans. There is life on land. Antarctica, as we have seen, is a cold place indeed. But this has not always been the case. Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica may have been much like our own. Explores have discovered coal in Antarctica. This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests. Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive.

单选题Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps (51) the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, (52) reading material and giving out assignments. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and (53) what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture (54) notes which do not catch the main points and (55) become hard even for the students to understand. Most institutions provide courses which (56) new students to develop the skills they need to be (57) listeners and note - takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study - skills guides which enables learners to practice these skills (58) . In all cases it is important to (59) the problem before actually starting your studies. It is important to (60) that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills (61) in college study. One way of (62) these difficulties is to attend the language and study - skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the (63) year. Another basic (64) is to find a study panner (65) it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.

单选题Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify (51) a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are (52) of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the (53) they do and say to them— strongly influence a child's (54) . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of person they want their child to become. A parent's actions (55) affect the self image that a child forms (56) identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their (57) will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly negative qualities in their parents will have difficulty (58) positive qualities in themselves. Children may modify their self image, however, as they become inc reasingly (59) by peers groups standards. Isolated events, dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a pennanent (60) on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the divorce of their parents or a parent's early (61) . But if children feel unloved ,they may interpret such events (62) a sign of rejection or punishment. In the same way, all children are not influenced (63) by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. (64) in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the (65) of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

单选题Millions of Americans flock to their drugstores to buy vitamins and minerals, ______ that these pills can help prevent serious illnesses.A. convincingB. convincedC. to convinceD. to be convinced

单选题My aunt said that she couldn"t stand being kept waiting.