单选题The Food and Drug Administration classifies as a cosmetic any product whose ______ purpose is to improve a person's appearance. A. singular B. sincere C. single D. significant

单选题Being a good parent is harder now than it has ever been before. In pressurised modern lives, demands to be a fulfilled individual, and a good partner and a good worker, take no account of being a good parent. We haven't left space for the nurturing parents expect to provide and children need. As a result, many parents in the western world just don't work. Something will have to change. With luck, people in the future will only have children if they really want them And that should mean that parenthood is seen as a much more positive commitment than it is now, and that parents are socially supported, and admired for doing a good job. The problem is that in the last generation or so we've come to assume that women should be able, and should want, to do everything that by tradition men have done at the same time as pretty well as everything that by tradition women have done. And it's just not possible. Indeed since adopting a male agenda in life is arguably only another form of submission (男尊女卑), quite a number of highly educated and economically privileged women are now choosing to take career breaks so as to be at home with their children for longer than that insulting 18 weeks*. The most welcome trend in parenting is that men are participating more and more. Even that is not free of conflict, though. Intellectually, women want men to be equal parents and do their share. But there's often a contradictory emotional sub-text because children are the last bastion (堡垒) of distaff power (女性的权利) in the family. "I want him to help me but this is my territory and being better at it is one of the few things I've got as a female. " Having children—especially the first child—puts a bigger strain on a couple's relationship than anything else they ever do. So a future of smaller families and more people choosing not to have children at all could well leave couples closer than they are today; for many, the purpose of being together would be solely to pleasure and support each other-an interesting prospect. *在英国，妇女的法定产假是18周。

单选题The resources on geography can be ______ in the state library. A. acquired B. required C. inquired D. requested

单选题{{B}}Passage Three{{/B}} Imagine eating everything delicious you want with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn't it? New "fake fat" products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients and also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it's up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating. Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can't be digested at all. Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠道) "grab" molecules of regular fat and break "them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids. The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream. Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it's that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fit substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc. Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.

单选题Her remarks left me wondering ______she could have changed so suddenly.

单选题Speaker A: I think cartoons on TV are not good for kids to watch. There's too much violence in them. Speaker B: ______ A. Yes, cartoons on TV can stimulate children's imagination. B. I wonder why children like to imitate the violent actions in the cartoons. C. Oh, but I don't think anyone really takes them seriously, do you? They're just for fun. D. Well, which cartoon do you think involve the most violence?

单选题Man: I'm going to drop my Information Science class. It means too early in the morning. Woman: Is that really the good reason to drop the class, Tony? Question: What does the woman mean? A. Tony should continue taking the course. B. She approves of Tony's decision. C. Tony can choose another science course. D. She can't meet Tony so early in the morning.

单选题Some governments have forbidden cigarette ______ and launched anti-smoking campaigns.

单选题Women have long been neglected, or else they ______ a lot more achievements to the country in all fields. A. will make B. would have made C. would make D. had made

单选题We are trying to make people more______to the difficulties faced by the laid-off workers.

单选题M: I wish I hadn't thrown away that reading list!W: I thought you might regret it. That's why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? A. The man regrets being absent-minded. B. The woman saved the man some trouble. C. The man placed the reading list on a desk. D. The woman emptied the waste paper basket.

单选题Speaker A: Could I speak to John, please? Speaker B: John? There's no one by that name here. I'm afraid you've got the wrong number. Speaker A: ______. A. Well, I'll try again B. OK, let me check again C. All fight, thank you D. Oh, sorry to have bothered you

单选题Her remarks left me wondering ______she could have changed so suddenly. A. when B. how C. whether D. what

单选题For a lack of space, I had to ______ a lot of excellent materials, which I intend to include in another book.

单选题Woman: When can you ever listen to what I have to say? Man: Can you do me a favor and disappear now? Question: What does the man mean? A. He doesn't want to be bothered. B. He doesn't need the woman's help. C. He will listen to the woman later. D. He never wants to see the woman again.

单选题Though ______ in New York, Dave had always preferred to live in a small town.

单选题I have read your article; to be frank, the editor justified_____your works.

单选题Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ______ our chairman now. A. must be B. would have been C. shall be D. would be

单选题 By the early 1950s, some business people began to recognize that efficient production and extensive promotion did not guarantee that customers would buy products. These businesses, and many others, found that they must first determine what customers want and then produce it, rather than make products and try to change customers' needs to fit what is expected. As more organizations realized the importance of knowing customers' needs, U.S. businesses entered the marketing era, one of market or customer orientations (取向，方向). Orientation toward customer satisfaction has resulted in increased concern about ethics and social responsibility and brought about an expansion into global markets. Management at many organizations has realized that we are in the "Total Quality Era", in which improved product quality, and customer focus are major components of successful domestic and global operations. Because the marketing concept affects many parts of a business's operations, and not just marketing, an organization's top management must adopt it wholeheartedly. High-level executives must incorporate the market orientation into their management philosophies so completely that customers become the organization's most important concern. Management's second major task is to restructure the organization. To satisfy customers' objectives as well as its own, a company must coordinate all activities. To achieve this, the internal operations and overall objectives of one or more departments may need restructuring. If the head of the marketing unit is not a member of the organization's top-level management, he or she should be. Some departments may have to be abolished and new ones created. Implementing (实施，执行) the marketing concept demands the support not only of top management, but also of managers and staff at all levels. The transformation to an organization with a market orientation takes time. In the short run, a firm may experience the need to retain employees, financial constraints, limits on technology, capital equipment limitations, and prohibitive union work rules. Even when an information system is established and the company reorganized, the firm's new marketing approach may not work perfectly. First, a firm's ability to satisfy customers' needs for a particular product is limited. In a mass production economy, most business organizations cannot tailor products to fit the exact needs of each customer. Second, a company may be unable to learn what customers want, and when it does correctly identify customers' needs, it often has a hard time developing a product that satisfies those needs. Third, by striving to satisfy one segment (部分，部门) of society, a firm sometimes dissatisfies other segments. Producers of tobacco currently face this situation. Fourth, a company may have trouble maintaining employee morale during any restructuring to coordinate the activities of various departments.

单选题When the man came in, carrying the machine gun, most of us looked up in surprise, because we ______ anything like it before. A. have never seen B. never saw C. didn't see D. had never seen