单选题 The pines belong to the coniferous (结球果的) class of trees; that is, trees which bear cones. The pines may be told from the other coniferous trees by their leaves, which are in the form of needles two inches or more in length. These needles keep green throughout the entire year. This is characteristic of all coniferous trees, except the larch and cypress, which shed their leaves in winter. The pines are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and include about 80 distinct species with over 600 varieties. The species enumerated here are especially common in the eastern part of the United States, growing either native in the forest or under cultivation in the parks. The pines form a very important class of timber trees and produce beautiful effects when planted in groups in the parks. How to tell them from each other: The pine needles are arranged in clusters. Each species has a certain characteristic number of needles to the cluster and this fact generally provides the simplest and most direct way of distinguishing the different pines. In the white pine there are five needles to each cluster, in the pitch pine three, and in the Scotch pine two. The Austrian pine also has two needles to the cluster, but the difference in size and character of the needles will distinguish this species from the Scotch pine.

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单选题 Mary's dress cost ______ Alice's.

单选题The news（） the general manager had been arrested shocked everyone.

完形填空 Airport baggage screeners in the USA, displaying seized chain saws, machetes and knives, 21 travelers to check their luggage for offensive objects before boarding a 22 Officials of the Transport Security Administration (TSA) 23 that since February 2002 more than 7.5 million 24 items had been seized. They included 50,000 box cutters--a 25 said to be used by the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers --and 1,437 firearms as 26 as 2.3 million knives. The TSA officials told a news conference most people with 27 items in their bags intended no malice but advised 28 to consult the website www.tsatraveltips.usa for advice on what to leave behind when 29 a trip. Since the Sept. 11 attacks screeners have confiscated seemingly 30 items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters 31 passengers. But some carry more obviously 32 items. Chain saws, a weed cutting machine, hand saws and machetes, steak knives, bottles of camping stove fuel and perfume bottles shaped like hand grenades were among items 33 as a sample of objects seized at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. While some carry-on items may have been 34 --a hockey stick or a child's plastic sword --other 35 by TSA have yielded razor blades in tennis shoes and a bayonet hidden in a hollowed-out artificial leg.

完形填空 Methods of studying vary; what works 21 for some students doesn't work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment 22 you find a system that does work for you. But two things are sure: 23 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you won't although college. Meantime, there are a few rules that 24 for everybody. The hint is 'don't get 25 '. The problem of studying, 26 enough to start with, 27 the fastest readers have trouble to do that. And if you axe behind in written work that must be 28 , the teacher who accepts it 29 late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it 30 . Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no solution. Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry won't 31 one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 32 of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think they should 33 all their time to it. 34 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake. If you face this dilemma, begin with the shortest and easiest 35 . Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work.

完形填空 Have you just been fired? Don't worry. Cheer yourself up and send your 21 . Perhaps another much better opportunity is awaiting you, 22 sometimes you don't realize it. Dan Zawacki was a happy camper, selling computers for Honeywell. One holiday he was 23 creative gifts and then a good idea 24 him—selling dinner live lobsters (龙虾) to his favorite customers. He 25 them himself with butter and put them in the trunk of his car between the computers and started delivering. It was a huge 26 . As a result, one of his customers 27 they go into the lobster business together. Dan laughed. Still, this computer salesman 28 get the idea of lobsters out of his 29 . Why not turn this into a hobby and 30 a few extra dollar? While on a job assignment in Chicago, he 31 a local radio station to give him a few ads in 32 for lobster. Unfortunately, his boss's boss heard his prize salesman 33 lobster, not computers. No surprised. Dan was let go. After 34 the company's car, he started to think maybe this was a 35 . Today, 20 years later, Dan is selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram. And he couldn't be happier. Do not be afraid to move on and try your wings. Gather your support system. Persevere! Firing doesn't mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.

完形填空 The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to 21 the Nobel Peace Prize for 1998 to John Hume and David Trimble for their efforts to find a 22 solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland. Over the past thirty years, the national, religious and social 23 in Northern Ireland has cost over 3,500 people their lives. John Hume has throughout been the clearest and most 24 of Northern Ireland's political leaders in his 25 for a peaceful solution. The foundations of the peace agreement 26 on Good Friday 1998 reflect principles which he has stood for. As the 27 of the traditionally predominant party in Northern Ireland, David Trimble showed great political 28 when, at a critical stage of the process, he advocated solutions which led to the peace 29 . As the head of the Northern Ireland government, he has 30 the first steps towards building up the mutual confidence on which a lasting peace must be based. The Norwegian Nobel Committee also wishes to 31 the importance of the positive 32 to the peace process made by other Northern Irish leaders, and by the governments of Great Britain, Ireland, and the United States. The Norwegian Nobel Committee 33 the hope that the foundations which have now been laid will not 34 lead to lasting peace in Northern Ireland, but also serve to 35 peaceful solutions to other religious, ethnic and national conflicts around the world.

完形填空 What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one sense there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. 21 two speakers speak in exactly the same 22 . We can always hear differences 23 them, and the pronunciation of English 24 a great deal in different geographical 25 . How do we decide what sort of English to use as a 26 ? This is not a question that can be 27 in the same way for all foreign learners of English. 28 you live in a part of the world like India or West Africa, where there is a long 29 of speaking English for general communication purposes, you should tend to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be a 30 in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or 31 of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country 32 there is no traditional use of English, you must take 33 your model some form of practical English pronunciation. It does not care very much which form you choose. The most 34 way is to take as your model the sort of English you can 35 most often.

完形填空 What do we mean 21 a perfect English pronunciation? In one sense there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. 22 two speakers speak in exactly the same way. We can always hear differences 23 them, and the pronunciation of English varies a great deal in different geographical 24 . How do we decide what sort of English to use 25 a model? This is not a question that can be 26 in the same way for all foreign learners of English. When you live in a part of the world like India or West Africa, 27 there is a long 28 of speaking English 29 general communication purposes, you should 30 to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be a fashion in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or 31 of the sort. 32 the other hand, if you live in a country 33 there is no traditional use of English, you must take as your model some form of native English pronunciation. It does not 34 very much which form you choose. The most 35 way is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often.

完形填空 From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first 21 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this valuable tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kind's future 22 and cultural growth increased. Many linguists believe that evolution is 23 for our ability to produce and use language. They claim that our highly evolved brain provides us 24 an innate (天生的) language ability not found in lower organisms. Proponents (支持者) of this innateness theory say that our 25 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 26 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical bilogical times for language development. Current 27 of innateness theory are mixed; however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 28 , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 29 grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being 30 to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 31 of their first language have become firmly fixed. 32 some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been isolated from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that 33 with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 34 than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 35 , children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child's language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.

完形填空 Students will need 21 all of their language skills in order 22 understand the reading selections in Reader's Choice. The book contains many types of selection on a wide variety of topics. These selections provide practice 23 using different reading strategies to extract the message of the writer. They also give students practice in four 24 reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for 25 comprehension, and critical reading. Skimming is quick reading for the general ideas of a passage. This kind of rapid reading is 26 when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or when there is not time to read something carefully. Like skimming, 27 is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more 28 To scan is to read 29 in order to locate specific information, when you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning. Reading for thorough comprehension is 30 reading in order to understand the total meaning of the passage. 31 this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the author's ideas but has not 32 made a critical evaluation of those ideas. Critical reading demands that a reader 33 judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reading requires posting and 34 questions such as 'Does my own experience support 35 of the author?', 'Do I share the author's point of view?' and 'Am I convinced by the author's arrangements and evidence?'

完形填空 What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22 of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 23 have scored more than 80. 24 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always 25 it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a 26 . In a world where I have to work with my hands, I'd do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man 27 . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said, 'Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 28 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 29 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 30 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 31 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). 32 do you suppose he asked for them?' I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said,' Why, you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. I've been 33 that on all my customers today, but I knew 34 I'd catch you.' 'Why is that?' I asked. 'Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 35 ' And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

写作题 每个人都对人口问题很关注。 2. 为什么会有巨大的人口增长呢？ 3. 要改变环境，人们应采取措。

写作题 Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100-120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly. 你是刘玲(Liu Ling)，写一封给晓东(Xiao Dong)的道歉信，讲明道歉的原因、解决问题的办法，以弥补因晓东来拜访而自己不在家给他带来的沮丧。

写作题 你(Li Yuan)的一个朋友准备出院，写封信表示宽慰，并鼓励他/她。其内容如下： (1)如何得知的消息； (2)对他/她的出院表示高兴； (3)提供帮助。

写作题 写一篇有关压力的文章。内容包括： (1)压力是什么? (2)减压的办法。

写作题 1.随着经济的发展，越来越多的人涌向城市。 2. 但是存在一问题。 3. 要解决这问题，政府必须采取行动。

写作题 Title: How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic

写作题 Laying-off (1)下岗是个严重的社会问题； (2)它带来的后果； (3)我们该如何应对这一问题。