【B20】
A.it
B.its
C.it's
D.one
A.it
B.its
C.it's
D.one
第1题
The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's【B4】funny. The recent surveys on【B5】illiteracy(无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even【B6】which countries the United States【B7】against in that war. One third have no【B8】when the Declaration of Independence was【B9】. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly【B10】the Civil War between 1850 and 1900.【B11】when they get the answers right, some are【B12】guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be【B13】connected to loss of international【B14】. But it does affect our future【B15】a democratic nation and as individuals. The【B16】news is that there is growing agreement【B17】what is wrong with the【B18】of history and what needs to be【B19】to fix it. The steps are tentative(尝试性的)【B20】yet to be felt in most classrooms.
【B1】
A.about
B.in
C.for
D.by
第2题
Even people who【B1】just a few hours a week on the Internet【B2】more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less【B3】, the two-year study showed. And it wasn't that people who were already feeling【B4】spent more time on the Internet, but the using the Net actually【B5】to cause the bad feelings.
Researchers are puzzling over the results,【B6】were completely contrary to their【B7】. They expected that the Net would prove socially【B8】than television, since the Net【B9】users to choose their information and to【B10】with others.
The fact that Internet use has【B11】time available for family and friends may【B12】for the drop in well-being,【B13】hypothesized(假设). Faceless, bodiless virtual communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual【B14】, and the relationships formed through it may be【B15】. Another possibility is that exposure【B16】the wider world via the Net makes users【B17】satisfied with their lives.
"But it's important to remember this is not about the technology itself; it's about【B18】it is used," says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study's sponsors. It really points to the need for considering social【B19】in terms of how you design applications and services【B20】technology.
【B1】
A.took
B.spent
C.cost
D.paid
第3题
How do scientists themselves regard their professional aims? A great majority of scientists【B14】that they are motivated by a desire to search for truth.
Science is a structure of many interlocking disciplines, its growth【B15】man's imagination and his compelling desire to understand his environment and himself. The basic compulsion to learn may reveal vast new horizons, end【B16】, or produce agreeable or terrifying byproducts, but【B17】science will fulfill its purpose. For we can say that nothing happens in nature without a reason and the basic reason is【B18】of the species,【B19】implies continuing evolution and improvement. Man's destiny is control of his environment, and the methods he employs are ultimately only【B20】to an end.
【B1】
A.concern
B.care
C.attention
D.worry
第4题
Suda reflects a worrisome 【B4】 in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, 【B5】 among the young, who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. 【B6】 mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular, everything in between is 【B7】 . Last year sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent 【B8】 you don't count the mini-car market. There have been 【B9】 one-year drops in other nations: sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 【B10】 a tax increase. But experts say Japan is 【B11】 in that sales have been decreasing steadily 【B12】 time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2007.
Alarmed by this state of 【B13】 , the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) 【B14】 a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found that a 【B15】 wealth gap, demographic (人口结构的) changes and 【B16】 lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their 【B17】 longer, replace their cars with smaller ones 【B18】 give up car ownership altogether. JAMA 【B19】 a further sales decline of 1.2 percent this year. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer, further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is 【B20】.
【B1】
A.profit
B.payment
C.income
D.budget
第5题
One major difference is the attitude towards the individual, and his or her【B7】to others. The Western-【B8】tend to believe that success is【B9】to individuals, whether they work together or【B10】. The Western idea of teamwork is about directing and individual's【B11】to wards a goal. Going on from this, Western style. workplaces are often "achievement oriented"【B12】than "relationship oriented". They may also value innovation over traditional methods. They【B13】change as more important than stability【B14】even prefer conflict to compromise.
If these philosophical differences are badly managed, they can lead to conflict【B15】an organization. Human resources professionals in China are【B16】familiar with the situation【B17】the Western manager cannot open his or her mouth at offending someone and【B18】constantly com plains that nothing【B19】done. Cultural differences can go deeper than relations in the workplace. They may even【B20】a company's long-term strategy.
【B1】
A.adjust
B.accord
C.adopt
D.avoid
第6题
You should also introduce your speaker's speech topic and his【B10】, and in doing this you should make clear that the audience is aware of the speaker's【B11】in his field. Some individuals are so well-known in their fields that it is only necessary to present them by name.【B12】, it is far better to ignore this possibility in most【B13】and proceed to give some of the【B14】facts concerning his educational background, his major accomplishments, and his present role in society.
Most speakers are【B15】to talk a bout their own accomplishments, and it is your job to【B16】out beforehand what these accomplishments are and then tell your audience about those that seem most interesting. This requires some【B17】a head.【B18】you will have referred to the speaker, possibly by name and title, be fore you formally introduce him, it is al ways a good idea to【B19】the title or substance of his topic as【B20】as his name and title near the close of your introduction.
【B1】
A.for
B.in
C.up
D.on
第7题
Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know 【B1】 to do when it slipped from his horse and fell 【B2】 the road. The sack was 【B3】 heavy for him to 【B4】,and his only hope was that 【B5】 some one would come riding by and 【B6】a hand.
It was not long 【B7】 a rider appeared,but the farmer’s heart sank when he 【B8】 him ,for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer 【B9】 have dared to ask 【B10】 farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come 【B11】 the road,but he could not beg a 【B12】 of so great a man. 【B13】,as soon as the great man came up he got 【B14】 his horse, saying ul see you’ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is 【B15】 V m here just at the 【B16】 time. ’’Then he took one 【B17】 of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”
“Easily enough,” the great man 【B18】 . “Whenever you see 【B19】 else in trouble, 【B20】 the same for him.”
【B1】
A.how
B.what
C.which
D.whether
第8题
【B1】
A.abundant
B.informal
C.necessary
D.limited