单选题Father sometimes goes to the gym with us though he _____going there.

单选题During the fire, he ______ people into groups which carried sand and water to throw onto the flames. A. called B. organized C. made D. planned

单选题As computer systems become even more sophisticated, the methods of those who exploit the technology. A. so too do B. as well as C. likewise D. therefore

单选题There are three trends most widely blamed for causing environmental problems-population growth, urbanization and industrialization. The world's population is increasing by around 85 million every year—the equivalent of, say, another Mexico. The pace of growth has come down a little since the 1960s, but according to United Nations projections it remains fast enough to push the world's population above 9 billion, from around 6 billion today. Most of that growth will be in developing countries. The population explosion of the past few decades has been due to a happy trend: a dramatic rise in life expectancy (平均寿命), thanks in part to the spread of modern medicines and better sanitation. But, say environmentalists, the world's supply of natural resources is finite, and in some regions particular resources are already scarce (water in the Middle East, certain species of fish in the North Atlantic). How can these resources be made to go round an extra 3 billion people? Increasing urbanization is another environmental worry. The historic movement from country to town in rich countries is now being echoed in poor countries, but on a much bigger scale. The UN expects that between 1990 and 2025 the number of people living in urban areas will double to more than 5 billion, and that 90% of that growth will be in developing countries. In Africa and Asia more than half the population still lives in the countryside, compared with only a fifth in Europe and North America. Country-dwellers in developing countries are moving to cities for the same sort of reasons as in the rich countries in the 19th century: they are pushed by a scarcity of farm jobs, and they are pulled by the hope of better jobs and a better life. Governments in many developing countries have accelerated this progress by pursuing economic policies that discriminate against agriculture: until recently, for example, many governments kept food prices artificially low. The reason why urbanization is likely to harm the local environment is simply that people are much more densely crowded together. Burn a tyre in the countryside, and no one may worry about it; lout in the city it will cause a great many coughs and splutters (杂乱的声音). Industrialization, too, is an obvious cause of environmental problems. Today's rich countries moved first from agriculture to manufacturing industries which use resources intensively, and later to services and less polluting types of manufacturing. Many developing countries are now undergoing that first transition at the same time succumbing to (屈从于) a temptation not available in the 19th century: motor vehicles.

单选题Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Increasingly, the development of tourism is seen to have an effect on the environment. Erosion (磨损) is one problem. The steps and stones of major popular {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}like Shakespeare's birthplace or Stonehenge (巨石阵) are literally being worn away by millions of foreign feet. The {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the case of Britain's best known prehistoric monument has been to use railings to keep visitors at a distance. Such measures can hardly be {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the house of the Bard, however, where tourists want to enter the actual building. Overcrowding in cities, towns and villages is {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}problem. Traffic jams are an outcome. In narrow roads, tourist vehicles cause congestion. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}traders and residents cannot get around to do their work. Car parks fill up, {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}strangers park their cars where they can: in streets, across gateways, in lay-bys, or even in {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}driveways. This causes obstruction. The sheer weights of in-comers can be a hazard. Thus Venice, a city built for half a million inhabitants, is {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}by another half million who populate the city daily in the tourist {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}—eight million visits each year. The mayor recently decided to {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}visitors to 90,000 a day: the only way to save the city from overcrowding.

单选题Another important factor ______ in choosing the place is the availability of coal in ample quantities. A. for considering B. to be considered C. for being considered D. to consider

单选题Speaker A: It's good to see the sun again. Speaker B: ______ A. Haven't you seen the sun for a long time? B. But I sometimes think the moon is very beautiful, especially in Mid-Autumn Festival. C. I don't thinks so. It's so hot under the sun. D. A big improvement on what we've been having.

单选题Man: Do you think Mary would translate this paragraph for me? Woman: I haven't seen her today. Question: What does the woman imply about Mary? A. Her translations are good. B. She isn't around today. C. She can't see very well. D. It would take her two days to do it.

单选题The problem of pollution as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ______ again next spring. A. convention B. conference C. session D. assembly

单选题I'm keeping my ______ open; I have not made a decision on this matter. A. questions B. options C. schedules D. chances

单选题Woman: You"ve been doing weather reports for nearly 30 years. Has the weather got any worse in all these years? Man: Well, not necessarily worse. But we are seeing more swings. Question: What does the man say about the weather?

单选题Wife: Can you come over here, please? Which one is better? Husband: ______.

单选题Only by practicing a few hours every day ______ be able to waste much time.

单选题His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all. A. explanation B. sense C. meaning D. interpretation

单选题After thinking hard about why I did not have enough time for my schoolwork. I became _______ that I watched too much TV.

单选题This ambitious project, ______ scores of organizations around the world, will take at least ten years to be accomplished.

单选题Man: William is a very strict person. You should be careful. Woman: But I don"t think he will pick holes in my thesis. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题The United States must look out for the rights of ______ citizens.

单选题{{B}}Passage Three{{/B}} A chain of shops in East Yorkshire, England has been told that it would be a criminal offence to sell thousands of tubes of toothpaste made by a leading French manufacturer simply because the small print giving the firm importing it does not include the letters "UK". Under cosmetics regulations implementing 25 separate European Union instructions, unless the address is London, which is "a major city", the letters UK must be added. The suppliers response, when Gordon Rodgers's A2Z chain asked them to take back the toothpaste, was that this would pose no problem, because trading standards officials elsewhere in Britain do not bother about such fault-finding to a very minute detail. A2Z, which sells a range of more than 10 000 household items from its 14 discount stores in Hull and East Yorkshire, first stumbled into these mysterious requirements of cosmetic labelling when summoned by East Yorkshire trading standards officials on a criminal charge of selling tubes of the same brand of toothpaste, Mentadent, designed for the South African market. These carried the name of a German distributor but no UK supplier. The council had no complaint about the toothpaste itself. It is common and legal practice for supermarkets and discount stores to buy up a wide range of branded products packaged by leading European and American manufacturers for non-EU markets. These can then be sold at prices lower than those recommended for identical products in Europe, which are only more expensive because EU consumers can supposedly afford to pay more. Council officials were quick to point out that they support the contribution this gray economy makes to "healthy competition". The only problem was that importers' details must be given by the regulation formula. For a major city such as London only a postcode is necessary, but for other cities and towns the letters UK must be added. When A2Z asked how it was expected to examine the small print on the labelling of each of 10 000 products it carries, East Yorkshire replied that it was up to the firm to improve the quality of their inspection procedures. A2Z then supplied the council three weeks running with examples of similar products carrying "illegal labelling", bought from major supermarkets in the same area, asking why these large firms were not also prosecuted. The council said it "did not have the resources" to chase up every case of illegality, to which Mr. Rodgers responded that he "did not have the resources" to improve the quality of their inspection procedures, which the council was asking of him. Last week his firm's case was adjourned.

单选题Man: It seems the restaurants here have little business these days. Woman:That's true. But ours is a scenic resort. And this is not the busy season. When summer comes, you'll see armies of tourists waiting in line in order to get a seat. Question:What do we learn from the conversation about the restaurants in the town?