问题:Charles does not like customers who ______.A.are very rudeB.keep talking to him when he is busyC.only buy small thingsD.bargain with him too much
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问题:The twentieth century saw great change. In your opinion, what is one change that should be remembered about the twentieth century? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your opinion.In the first part of your essay you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
问题:Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts, but only because they've been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe, and so did people, who —as they multiplied and organized —pat pressure on competitors at the top of the food chain. Now lions hold only a small fraction of their former habitat, and Asiatic lions, a subspecies that split from African lions perhaps 100,000 years ago, hang on to an almost impossibly small slice of their former domain.India is the proud steward of these 300 or so lions, which live primarily in a 560-square-mile (1,450-square-kilometer) sanctuary. It took me a year and a half to get a permit to explore the entire Gir Forest —and no time at all to see why these lions became symbols of royalty and greatness. A tiger will slink through the forest unseen, but a lion stands its ground, curious and unafraid —lionhearted. Though they told me in subtle ways when I got too close, Gir's lions allowed me unique glimpses into their lives during my three months in the forest. It's odd to think that they are threatened by extinction; Gir has as many lions as it can hold —too many, in fact. With territory in short supply, lions prowl the periphery of the forest and even leave it altogether, often clashing with people. That's one reason India is creating a second sanctuary. There are other pressing reasons: outbreaks of disease or natural disasters. In 1994 canine distemper killed more than a third of Africa's Serengeti lions —thousand animals —a fate that could easily befall Gir's cats. These lions, saved by a prince at the turn of the 20th century, are especially vulnerable to disease because they descend from as few as a dozen individuals. "If you do a DNA fingerprint, Asiatic lions actually look like identical twins," says Stephen O'Brien, a geneticist who has studied them. Yet the perils are hidden, and you wouldn't suspect them by watching these lords of the forest. The lions exude vitality, and no small measure of charm.Though the gentle intimacy of play vanishes when it's time to eat, meals in Git are not necessarily frenzied affairs. For a mother and cub sharing a deer, or a young male relishing an antelope, there's no need to fight for a cut of the kill. Prey animals are generally smaller in Gir than they are in Africa, and hunting groups tend to be smaller as well. The lions themselves aren't as big as African lions, and they have shorter manes and a long fold of skin on their undersides that many lions in Africa don't have.What impressed the author most when he went to watch the lions in the Gir Forest?A.The lions were on the brink of extinction.B.They were suffering from a fatal disease.C.They allowed him to see their vitality and charm at close quarters.D.Mother lion and her cub shared a deer.
问题:How many generators does the shuttle carry?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
问题:SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.听力原文: The cancellation of the 16-day flight means that the crew and scientists on the ground are pursuing only their most important experiments in the few remaining hours left before the shuttle laboratory is closed. The US sapce agency NASA decided Sunday to bring the orbiter home 12 days early because of fears of weakened power generator could explode. The generator has been turned off, leaving the shuttle with only two thirds of its normal power supply. To conserve electricity for the experiments the crew is working in dimmer lighting than normal and has turned off all unessential equipment. NASA says the two remaining generators are sufficient for Tuesday's landing, but had nevertheless ordered the astronauts to study emergency procedures in case another fails. The shuttle team has expressed its disappointment at the curtailment of the science mission, and says enough data have already been collected in the materials, combustion and biological experiments to push science further ahead. The scientist' goal is to complete the experiments on a later shuttle flight. David Batlery, VOA news, Washington.Why did NASA decide to bring the shuttle home earlier?A.The laboratory was closed.B.The generator was turned off.C.The power generator might explode.D.Electricity was going to run out.
问题:SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESEDirections: Translate the following text into Chinese.This is an exciting moment, where the torch and torch relay route will be presented to the world. The Olympic flame carried by the torch and passed around the world from the torch bearer to torch bearer will stimulate the excitement in the peoples across the globe and foucus on the attention at the coming Beijing Games.By traveling along the historical "Silk Road", a symbol of ancient trade links between China and the rest of the world, crossing the five continents and going to new places, the Beijing 2008 Torch Relay will, as its theme says, be a "journey of harmony", bringing friendship and respect to people of different nationalities, races and creeds.
问题:According to Charles, people send messages via facsimile because ______.A.it is cheaper and faster than ordinary mailB.it can send things that could not be expressed by telexC.it is faster and not much more expensive than mailD.the Royal Mail could not reach places abroad
问题:How would you describe the author's attitude towards current learning strategies?A.Distanced.B.Admiring.C.Objective.D.Ironical.
问题:What does the author mean by the word "progress" in this passage?A.Urbanization.B.Economic growth.C.Cultural development.D.Increase of population.
问题:He bought a photocopier ______.A.by accidentB.because he couldn't find a place to make a photocopyC.because there was no place nearby to provide the photocopy serviceD.because all sorts of people need it
问题:What is TRUE about the Irish Republic's economy?A.It was the most successful among the EU countries.B.It has increased 8% in the last five years.C.The unemployment rate has reached its lowest level for 5 years.D.The commodity prices have decreased greatly in the country.
问题:The author's intention is to get us to ______.A.rethink educational strategiesB.approve of current trendsC.think about what constitutes communicationD.reassure parents
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问题:Charles thinks that nowadays running a small shop becomes increasingly difficult ______.A.so his shop will surely go bankruptB.but his shop will surely make good moneyC.and the only way to save his shop is to change the governmentD.because it's hard to keep up with the rising cost
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问题:Judging from the passage, the author ______.A.suggests that New Castle is fortunateB.wonders at Wilmington's prosperityC.regrets that the two places should have become so differentD.thinks that Wilmington should not tear down old houses
问题:During the traditional wedding ceremony, theCD#6bridal couple promises each other lifelong 【M1】______devotion. Yet, about one out of four Americanmarriages ends in divorce. Since 1940, thedivorce rate has more than doubled, andexperts predict that, of all marriages thatoccured in the 1970s, about【M10】% will end in 【M2】______divorce. The USA is one of the highest divorce 【M3】______rates in the world, perhaps even the highest.What goes wrong? That fact that divorce is socommon in the United States does not mean thatAmericans consider marriage a casual, unimportantrelationship. Just opposite is true. Americans 【M4】______expect a great deal from marriage. They seek physical, emotional, and intellectual compatibility.They want to be loved deep and understood. It 【M5】______is because Americans expect so much frommarriage that so many get divorce. They prefer 【M6】______no marriage at all to a marriage without loveand understanding. Which typical Americanoptimist, they end one marriage in the 【M7】______hope of that the next will be happier. With 【M8】______no fault divorce laws in many states, it iseasier than never to get a divorce. Some American 【M9】______women stay in unhappy marriages because theydo not have the education or job experienceto support themselves and their children.But most American women believe that, ff necessary,they can make it lonely without a 【M10】______husband. All things considered, Americanshave little reason to continue an unhappymarriage.【M1】
问题:Ask an American schoolchild what he or she is learning in school these days and you might even get a reply, provided you ask it in Spanish. But don't bother, here's the answer: Americans nowadays are not learning any of the things that we learned in our day, like reading and writing. Apparently these are considered fusty old subjects, invented by white males to oppress women and minorities.What are they learning? In a Vermont college town I found the answer sitting in a toy store book rack, next to typical kids' books like Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy Is Dysfunctional. It's a teacher's guide called Happy To Be Me, subtitled Building Self Esteem.Self-esteem, as it turns out, is a big subject in American classrooms. Many American schools see building it as important as teaching reading and writing. They call it "whole language" teaching, borrowing terminology from the granola people to compete in the education marketplace.No one ever spent a moment building my self-esteem when I was in school. In fact, from the day I first stepped inside a classroom my self-esteem was one big demolition site. All that mattered was "the subject", be it geography, history, or mathematics. I was praised when I remembered that "near", "fit", "friendly", "pleasing", "like" and their opposites took the dative case in Latin. I was reviled when I forgot what a cosine was good for. Generally I lived my school years beneath a torrent of castigation so consistent I eventually ceased to hear it, as people who live near the sea eventually stop hearing the waves.Schools have changed. Reviling is out, for one thing. More important, subjects have changed. Whereas I learned English, modern kids learn something called "language skills." Whereas I learned writing, modern kids learn something called "communication". Communication, the book tells us, is seven per cent words, 23 per cent facial expression, 20 per cent tone of voice, and 50 per cent body language. So this column, with its carefully chosen words, would earn me at most a grade of seven per cent. That is, if the school even gave out something as oppressive and demanding as grades.The result is that, in place of English classes, American children are getting a course in How to Win Friends and Influence People. Consider the new attitude toward journal writing: I remember one high school English class when we were required to keep a journal. The idea was to emulate those great writers who confided in diaries, searching their souls and honing their critical thinking on paper."Happy To Be Me" states that journals are a great way for students to get in touch with their feelings. Tell students they can write one sentence or a whole page. Reassure them that no one, not even you, will read what they write. After the unit, hopefully all students will be feeling good about themselves and will want to share some of their entries with the class.There was a time when no self-respecting book for English teachers would use "great" or "hopefully" that way. Moreover, back then the purpose of English courses (an antique term for "Unit") was not to help students "feel good about themselves." Which is good, because all that reviling didn't make me feel particularly good about anything.Which of the following is the author implying in paragraph 5?A.Self-criticism has gone too far.B.Communication is a more comprehensive category than language skills.C.Evaluating criteria are inappropriate nowadays.D.This column does not meet the demanding evaluation criteria of today.
问题:Which of the following is an exocentric construction?A.The man in black.B.The old and the young.C.In the river.D.The big house.