单选题
单选题This book gives a very {{U}}particular{{/U}} account of the important
battles during WWⅡ.
A. special
B. strange
C. detailed
D. exceptional
单选题Our family stood in silence for a minute looking at the
amazingly
beautiful photograph of a human flag.
单选题Pets are ______ providing not only companionship to humans, but health
benefits to many as well.
A. accused of
B. ascribed to
C. prohibited from
D. credited with
单选题It is desirable that the airplane______as light and fast as possible.
A. be made
B. is made
C. were made
D. has been made
单选题 For much of its history, psychology has seemed
obsessed with human failings and pathology. The very idea of psychotherapy,
first formalized by Freud, rests on a view of human beings as troubled creatures
in need of repair. Freud himself was profoundly pessimistic about human nature,
which he felt was governed by deep, dark drives that we could hardly control.
The scientists who followed developed a model of human life that seemed to many
mechanical if not robotic: humans were passive beings harshly shaped by the
stimuli and the rewards and punishments that surrounded them.
After World War Ⅱ, psychologists tried to explain how so many ordinary citizens
could have agreed with fascism, and did work symbolized in the 1950 classic
The Authoritarian Personality by T.W. Adorno, et al. Social
psychologists followed on. Some of the most famous experiments proved that
normal folk could become coldly insensitive to suffering when obeying
"legitimate" orders or cruelly aggressive when playing the role of prison
guard. A watershed moment arrived in 1998, when University of
Pennsylvania psychologist Martin Seligman, in his presidential address to the
American Psychological Association, urged psychology to "turn toward
understanding and building the human strengths to complement our emphasis on
healing damage." That speech launched today's positive psychology
movement. Though not denying humanity's flaws, the new positive
psychologists recommend focusing on people's strengths and virtues as a point of
departure. Rather than analyze the psychopathology underlying alcoholism, for
example, positive psychologists might study the toughness of those who have
managed a successful recovery--for example, through organizations like
Alcoholics Anonymous. Instead of viewing religion as a delusion and a support,
as did Freud, they might identify the mechanisms through which a spiritual
practice like meditation enhances mental and physical health. Their lab
experiments might seek to define not the conditions that induce wicked behavior,
but those that foster generosity, courage, creativity, and laughter.
Seligman's idea quickly caught on. The Gallup Organization founded the
Gallup Positive Psychology Institute to sponsor scholarly work in the field. In
1999, 60 scholars gathered for the first Gallup Positive Psychology Summit; two
years later, the conference went international, and ever since has drawn about
400 attendees annually.
单选题The drastic changes that have taken place in China have won worldwide ______. A. identification B. realization C. admission D. recognition
单选题 Innovation. It's what got us through the Dark Ages.
But over the years, instead of moving forward, some scientists and inventors
have taken a few steps back. This article is dedicated to all the men and women
who knew they'd never find a cure for the common cold, so they aimed much, much
lower. Here are some of the winners. PEACE PRIZE—researchers
from the University of Bern, Switzerland, for determining which hurts mor—being
smashed over the head with a full bottle of beer or with an empty
bottle. An inherent problem in an experiment of this nature is
finding volunteers who will agree to be brained with a beer bottle in the name
of science. The scientists overcame this obstacle by dropping steel balls onto
full and empty beer bottles. They found that the empties were stronger than
their full brethren because the gas pressure from the liquid produces additional
strain on the glass. Needless to say, full or not, beer bottles
can cause a whole lot of hurt, which is why the scientists advocate prohibiting
them "in situations that involve risk of human conflicts."
VETERINARY MEDICINE PRIZE—researchers from Newcastle University, the United
Kingdom: for showing that cows that have names give more milk than cows that are
nameless. It turns out our attitudes make a difference. Being
friendly and remembering a cow's name can increase milk yield by 258 liters a
year. This came as no surprise to farmers, one of whom told the researchers that
cows "hurt and love like anyone else." BIOLOGY
PRiZE—researchers from Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
in Japan, for demonstrating that kitchen refuse can be reduced by more than 90
percent by using an enzyme (酶)-producing bacteria extracted from the waste of
giant pandas. While this has potential applications—reducing
garbage and waste—it still raises the question. How did it dawn on someone to
try this experiment? And, of course, if one of your aims in ridding yourself of
garbage is to get rid of the bad smell, adding panda waste to it is not likely
to help.
单选题There is no question that ours is a just cause and that good will ______. A. vanish B. wander C. wither D. prevail
单选题
单选题The utilization of hydroelectric resources should be
stepped up
.
单选题As the train service had been {{U}}suspended{{/U}}, thousands of people had
to wait for days at the station.
A. elevated slightly
B. cancelled completely
C. delayed frequently
D. stopped temporarily
单选题If there is the need to compete in a crowd, to battle ______ the edge
the surest strategy is to develop the unexpected.
A. on
B. for
C. against
D. with
单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{I}}In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of
each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will
be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the
pause, you must choose the best answer from the Jour choices given by marking
the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your
Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. {{/I}}
单选题In the disciplines underlying our high-tech economy, America is steadily losing its global edge. A. border B. superiority C. appeal D. territory
单选题The very sound of our national anthem being played at the awarding ceremony is______. A. ice-breaking B. eye-catching C. painstaking D. soul-touching
单选题Dry beans are very rich in proteins and carbohydrates and may be eaten
{{U}}as a substitute for {{/U}}meat.
A. at the same time as
B. mixed up with
C. in place of
D. in addition to
单选题Language belongs to each one of us, to the flower-seller______to the
professor.
A. as much as
B. the same as
C. as far as
D. as long as
单选题We enjoyed the holiday {{U}}except for{{/U}} the expense that seemed a
little bit beyond our expectation.
A. apart from
B. thanks to
C. prior to
D. as for
单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} In this section, you will hear nine short conversations
between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked
about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once.
Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding
letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring
Answer Sheet.