Often we find that people who are quite shy have a very small circle of friends. They
A、in which
B、that
C、wherever
D、which
A、in which
B、that
C、wherever
D、which
第1题
A.Only recently did people realizethe harmfulness of noise
B.Noise pollution is the worst kind of pollution we suffer from
C.People are now trying to find ways to make noise as low as possible
D.The writer thinks that it is almost impossible for people to avoid noise
第2题
W: That's where we can help an exporter like your corporation. We often hear people say that exporting is easy, but to get paid is hard work.
Q: What is the relationship between the speakers?
(15)
A.Husband and wife.
B.Teacher and student.
C.Banker and his customer.
D.Employer and employee.
第3题
1.2 million Hispanics live in the Big Apple and one in five New Yorkers speaks Spanish at home. In the last ten years, the Hispanic population has grown by 400 000. This reflects the enormous increase in the Hispanic population in the States. There are now 42 million Hispanics resident in the USA, representing 15% of the total population.
There is a new language, SPANGLISH – a strange mixture of Spanish and English – which is invading the city. The New York Times recently said that it had become the city’s third official language. Its use is colloquial and often limited to short sentences and signs. Many New Yorkers now wear socketines on their feet, drop something on the carpeta, shop for grocerias and have cornfley (“cornflakes”) for breakfast.
Norma Rodríguez, a 45-year-old Cuban living in Washington Heights, says it forms a part of her life now: “Sometimes, you don’t realize that you’re mixing the two languages. You just hear them both all the time and find that you’re inventing new words.” Other people, however, are fighting against this new street language. Businessman Juan Cortés sees it as a sign that the Spanish language is being destroyed. “It’s difficult, but I try not to speak it – it feels vulgar to me.”
Meanwhile, a surprising number of academics have spoken in favour of Spanglish. José María Ruiz, from NY State University, even runs courses in Spanglish and has written a dictionary. “It is a dialogue between two languages and cultures. We have to accept that languages change and evolve. The only languages that never change are dead ones.”
1、The Spanish-speaking population has grown very fast recently.()
2、More people are interested in studying Spanish than before.()
3、Spanglish is mainly used in formal contexts.()
4、Norma Rodríguez doesn’t notice when she is speaking Spanglish.()
5、Juan Cortés doesn’t speak Spanglish because he feels stupid when he tries.()
第4题
A、Misplaced modifiers are words that, because of awkward placement, do not describe what the writer intended them to describe.
B、A misplaced modifier can make a sentence confusing or unintentionally funny.
C、To avoid misplaced modifier, we can place words as close as possible to what they describe.
D、A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase, often a participle or participial phrase, that doesn't actually modify the word it's intended to modify.
第5题
A.for
B.about
C.with
D.against
第6题
听力原文:M: Do you keep the transferred amount in a special account that I can't control?
W: Yes, we keep those balances in a tax accrual trust account specifically reserved for tax payments. Usually the balances will be used every quarter for tax liability payments.
Q: How often will the balance be used for tax liability payments?
(20)
A.Every month.
B.Every quarter.
C.Every year.
D.Half a year.
第7题
Americans, valuing competition, have devised an economic system to go with-free enterprise. Americans feel very strongly that a highly competitive economy will bring out the best in its people and ultimately, that the society which fosters competition will progress most rapidly. If you look for it, you will see evidence in all areas--in all fields as diverse as medicine, the arts, education, and sports--that free enterprise is the approach most often preferred in America.
16. What does the author mean by saying “The ‘self-made man or woman’ is still very much the ideal in present-day America”?
A. Americans no longer respect those who are born rich as they used to.
B. Americans still respect those who have climbed up the social ladder through hard work.
C. Americans think that an ideal man or woman should be born poor.
D. Americans think that only the self-made man or woman is worthy of respect.
17. What does the author think of the American social system?
A. It is a system that does not favor those who are born rich.
B. It is a system that makes social climbing very difficult, if not impossible.
C. It makes it comparatively easy for the poor to move up the social ladder.
D. It is the best system possible in the world
18. Americans teaching in Third World countries found that ___.
A. competition is a unique American (or Western ) value
B. competition must be fostered in the classroom for success in business
C. cooperation is more important than competition in bringing about progress
D. competition is one of the universal human characteristics
19. We can infer from the passage that free enterprise is ____.
A. an economic system allowing free competition among businesses
B. a belief that competition brings out the best in any individual
C. an attitude that values competition rather than cooperation
D. a theory that advocates competition as the source of all progress
20. Americans would most likely frown at you if you ____.
A. complain that you were born poor and had had no opportunities
B. tell then you were born poor and had to work with your hands
C. go around telling people that your father is a self-made man
D. tell them that their social system is not necessarily the best
第8题
完型补文
Are There Truths in Dreams?
Imagine waking up after dreaming(dream) about a terrible plane crash. The next day you will make a plane journey that you have (1) (plan) lone before. Will you get on the plane?
A survey shows that you may not cancel your trip. But your dream will probably influence your (2)(thought) during the journey. You may feel (3) (worry) and find the trip much (4) (long) than before. So dreams may influence what we are (5) (real) doing while we are awake.
The explanation of dreams is still a(n) (6) (clear) are. A team of researchers are entering a new field of studies: Do dreams actually influence our(7) (behave)? Over the past few years, they have (8) (do) studies in different cultures and found out that dreams contain some (9) (hide) truths: dreams affect the way people live and work. But researchers also tell people not to be (10)(easy) influenced by their dreams.
第9题
tead of doing your work, you check Facebook or do some on line shopping.This is called procrastination, and it affects everyone.So how can you stop procrastinating?
We often procrastinate because a task seems too big, or impossible to achieve.Try breaking down the task into smaller pieces.For example, instead of thinking,“I need to finish this essay by 10 p.m.tonight ” tell yourself,“I’ m going to make a short outline, fill that in, and then look for quotes.”
Another important factor is your environment, isn’t it? If there are too many distractions in your work space, you may be tempted to procrastinate more.Are there any things in your work space (for example, a TV) that could be causing you to lose focus?
Making a timeline with goals and deadlines is a great way to stop yourself from procrastinating.
However, it is important to make your deadlines realistic so that you can be sure you’ll stick to them.
Some people like to wait for the perfect time to start a task, while the perfect time is often now.Try something called the Two-Minute Rule to help you get started.This idea comes from David Allen’ s best-selling book, Getting Things Done.It states that.if something takes less than two minutes, such as washing your dishes after a meal, then you should do it now.
1.Procrastination means().
A.putting your work off till later
B.doing your work quickly
C.doing your work carefully
D.doing your work well
2.Sometimes we procrastinate because a task seems too().
A.easy
B.small
C.fun
D.big
3.Having a TV in your work space is an example of an environmental().
A.distraction
B.reaction
C.attration
D.concentration
4.Setting realistic is a() good way to stop procrastinating.
A.environments
B.deadlines
C.focus
D.places
5.The Two-Minute Rule states that if something takes no more than two minutes, you should().
A.put it aside
B.do it later
C.do it now
D.wait for a moment
第10题
A.累计采油量——NP,累计产水量——WP,累计的平均生产油气比——RP
B.原始储油量——N,原始储气量——G,原始溶解油气比——Rsi
C.压力下降至P时的溶解油气比——Rs,地层压力为P时的气体体积系数——Bg,地层压力为P时的地层油体积数——BO
D.侵入油区的水量——We,地层水体积系数——Bw,油气两相体积系数——Bsi