单选题Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sum needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. This they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of individuals and institution, both at home and overseas. When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with which he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker (证券经纪人) to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money. Many of the services need both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local authorities. Hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, equipment and new development, if they are to serve us properly, require more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange. There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.

单选题Scientists generally agree that the Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years ______ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age. A. as long as B. as much as C. as soon as D. as well as

单选题The concerts can attract so many people mainly because_____.

单选题W: I ran into Sally the other day. I could hardly recognize her. Do you remember her from high school?M: Yeah, she was a little out of shape back then. Well, has she lost a lot of weight?Q: What does the man remember of Sally? A. She used to be in poor health. B. She was popular among boys. C. She was somewhat overweight. D. She didn't do well at high school.

单选题Speaker A: Excuse me, Mr. Brown, but can I speak to you for a moment? Speaker B: ______ A. Sorry, what would you like to speak to me about? B. Well, I'm afraid we have to find some other time. I'm fully occupied now. C. Yes, can you wait until the meeting is over? D. It's a pleasure. Will you sit down?

单选题I like to have you becoming well grounded in the literature and philosophy of other centuries and of other countries ______ our own.

单选题I ______ one of my old classmates in the street yesterday.

单选题According to the passage, physical exercise can make people ______.

单选题People prefer paying large sums of money ______ their lifework destroyed by gangsters.

单选题Diderot was also a philosophical materialist,______ that thought developed from the movements and changes of matter. A. believing B. have been located C. believes D. be locating

单选题A majority ______ collectively may be regarded as a being whose opinions and, most frequently, whose interests are opposed to those of another being, which is styled a minority.

单选题A: Do you think that you can have these shirts finished by Friday morning? B: __________________ A. Sorry, we haven't finished yet. B. Why do you need them so early? C. I'm sorry. I couldn't possibly get them done by then. Saturday afternoon would be the earliest that you could have them. D. Don't you see we're short-handed?

单选题W: You had a job interview yesterday, didn't you? How did it go?M: Not too bad, I guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales manager's job. And finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seemed better qualified.Q: What does the man imply? A. He is confident he will get the job. B. His chance of getting the job is slim. C. It isn't easy to find a qualified sales manager. D. The interview didn't go as well as he expected.

单选题Workers in the fine arts ______ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.

单选题It is illegal in some countries that children ____ unattended at home.A．be leftB．leftC．are leavingD．being left

单选题A: My telephone doesn't seem to be working. And I have lots of calls that I have to return this evening.B：______. A. What a terrible day you have! B. Do you find someone to take care it for you? C. My telephone works very well. D. Feel free to use mine if you want.

单选题According to the passage, early humans ______.

单选题It seems to me that the Americans are a highly______people. Most of them like to travel whenever they get the chance.

单选题Man: I can"t forgive myself for that terrible mistake I have made. Woman: Well, don"t be too hard on yourself. It happens to the best of us. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题Man: Get a move on. We need to be at the airport in an hour. Women: Come on! There's plenty of time. Remember, we're going on this trip to relax, ______.