单选题Woman: My cousin Bob is getting married in California and I can't decide whether to go. Man: It's a tong trip, but I think you'll have a good time. Question: What does the man imply?

单选题Poor as he was, he was ______ making profits at the expense of others. A. above B. off C. out of D. beyond

单选题Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion—a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive, knowing neither joy nor pleasure, anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn, they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear, people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist, in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Society's economic underpinnings (基础, 支柱) would be destroyed, since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them. In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an object's physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us—hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are "good" and others are "bad", and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life—from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal and penal system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts.

单选题He has a very small room and most of the space is ______ by a grand piano. A. taken up B. covered up C. held up D. kept up

单选题Speaker A: I need to go to the drugstore. I have a bad cold, and my head is all stuffed up. Speaker B: ______ A. Oh, that's too bad. I hope you feel better soon. B. As far as I know, there is a drugstore around the corner. C. I don't catch a cold as often as you do. D. Would you like me to close the window? It's cold outside.

单选题A: Firstly, allow me to introduce myself. My name is John Brown, manager of the company. B: ______

单选题Speaker A: Can you tell me something about your company?Speaker B:________. Our company was established in 1953. We produce a wide variety of electronic equipment, A．I am glad. B．Good idea. C．You are welcome. D．My pleasure.

单选题Man: I've been waiting all week for this concert. The performance is said to be excellent and with a student discount, the tickets will be really cheap.Woman: Ah-huh. I'm afraid I left my student ID card in the dorm.Question: What does the woman imply?

单选题He has been studying here for three years, by next summer he ______.

单选题Most of our fears are unreasonable, but we find ______.

单选题Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Clubs have both taken the opportunity to travel to Spain this month to train in less testing weather conditions than those which have, quite literally, already blown around the UK in January of 2007. Each group of athletes has been focused on training to the maximum, working on technique and molding themselves into two potential fighting units per Club for the 2007 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging. One set will be in the Blue Boat for each club and one set will race as reserves in Isis, for Oxford, and Goldie, for Cambridge. In these modern times, the Head Coach for each club has a huge input on selection even though the crew is still named by the President. Just twenty years ago the balance was not quite the same. The year 1987 will always be remembered in the history of this great Race as the year of the "mutiny" at Oxford. It is a tale which has since been retold and reworked in both a book and a movie. This was the season for which mature Scottish student, Donald Macdonald, was elected President, having all ready won a Blue in 1986. Macdonald re-appointed Daniel Topolski (now a renowned rowing journalist and broadcaster) as Chief Coach. Part of the 1986/87 squad at Oxford included American Chris Clark, now a coach at an American University, and four fellow US internationals. Allegedly, a split appeared in the squad between the American quintet, all experienced and leading oarsmen, and those rowers closest to Macdonald. The Scot's group were happy to follow Topolski's regime whilst the others were not so sure. Following a contentious seat racing trial in January of 1987, Topolski decided to move Clark to the bow-side of the beat. Clark disagreed. Topolski held firm. As a result Clark and his "group" within the squad decided not to ROW and sought a takeover. The squabble was played out extensively in the UK national media and caught the public imagination. MacDonald sought support from the college captains and eventually won a vote of confidence by 28 votes to 11. Without the Americans, the Oxford crew was immediately considered a lost cause. Cambridge were overwhelming favorites to win. As it turned out, though, this was a Race which would prove why sport, and particularly The Boat Race, can be so fascinating.

单选题Before he finally sent its copies off to be handed out among members of the committee, he went over it again and made sure that no item of importance was ______. A. checked out B. crossed out C. dropped out D. left out

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S. , about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They take a similar toll (损耗) of resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world．As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries will have to deal with these issues or else face unacceptable economic, health-related and political costs. It is unlikely that oil prices will remain at their cur- rent low level or that other nations will accept a large and growing U. S. contribution to global climatic change. Policymakers and industry have four options: reduce vehicle use, increase the efficiency and reduce the emissions of conventional gasoline-powered vehicles, switch to less harmful fuels, or find less polluting driving systems. The last of these—in particular, the introduction of vehicles powered by electricity-is ultimately the only sustainable (可持续的) option The other alternatives are attractive in theory but in practice are either impractical or offer only marginal improvements. For example, reduced vehicle use could solve traffic problems and a host of social and environmental problems, but evidence from around the world suggests that it is very difficult to make people give up their cars to any significant extent. In the U.S. mass-transit rider ship and carpooling (合伙用车) have declined since World War Ⅱ. Even in western Europe, with fuel prices averaging more than＄1 a liter (about ＄ 4 a gallon) and with easily accessible mass transit and dense populations, cars still account for 80 percent of all passenger travel. Improved energy efficiency is also appealing, but automotive fuel economy has barely made any progress in 10 years. Alternative fuels such as natural gas, burned in internal-combustion engines, could be introduced at relatively low cost, but they would lead to only marginal (边缘的最低限度的) reductions in pollution and greenhouse emissions (especially because oil companies are already spending billions of dollars every year to develop less polluting types of gasoline).

单选题A: What are you and Joe doing this weekend, Michelle? Would you be free to come over for drinks after dinner sometime?B: ______. A. No, no. I think you and Mike should come over for dinner. B. Hey, thank you, Pat. That sounds nice. I don't think we have made any plans yet. C. It's hard to decide now. D. We are doing nothing this weekend. What about you?

单选题Speaker A: Wow, Greg. Those sunglasses are something. They look good on you. Speaker B: ______ A. Thanks. I got them on sale a few weeks ago. B. And they're very well made. They are made of a new type of glass. C. But they are expensive. Do you know how much they cost me? D. Do you want to have a pair like this? I can tell you where you can get them.

单选题A: Did everything come out as exactly as you planned? B: ______

单选题Speaker A: Nancy, you look very well.Speaker B: Thank you, Jane. You look wonderful too. Your weekend swimming must have done good to you.Speaker A: ______. A. You think so? That's encouraging. B. That's very kind of you. C. Are you serious? Thank you anyway. D. Are you kidding? I don't believe it.

单选题Having spent two days on one subject and ______ two days on the other subject, I am now ready for the exam.

单选题So loudly ______ that even people in the next room could hear him.

单选题His business prospered and he became a person of means. Yet, despite his great riches, he gave no arms to the needy and no thanks to his benefactors whose savings ______ to his welfare. A. had contributed B. contributed C. were contributed D. did contribute