共用题干Some Unusual CelebrationsSome holidays are well-known all around the world.Among them are New Year's Eve celebrations.Also common are days in honor of love and friendship,like Valentine's Day.Each country has its own special holidays,too,often to mark important events in its history.Schools,banks,and government offices all close on days like these.______(1)A few of them are really very strange.Of course,they are not strange to the people who celebrate them.Perhaps that is because the celebrations have long traditions.Consider April Fool's Day,for example.No one knows when or why it began.Today it is celebrated in many countries一France,England,and Australia,among others.On this day,people play practical jokes.______(2)The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes.The people they fool often get angry.Does celebrating this day make sense to you?Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange,too.On this day,it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls.Here is the strangest part:They do it to girls they like.Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town.A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Buriol,Spain.Every year,in late August,big trucks carry more than 200, 000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town.______(3)For two hours,people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other.Everyone ends up red from head to toe.August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair,an Irish festival with a very unusual tradition.People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. ______(4)There are also some celebrations that are really strange.In the United States,sometimesone person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it.Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day? That one is on February 28.It may seem strange,but it sounds like more fun than the one on February 9.______(5)Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday?If you do,then you will want to markMarch 26 on your calendar.That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.______(3)A:They bring him back to town,put a crown on his head,and make him king for three days.B:Some of the days people celebrate,however,are less serious.C:That is supposed to be Toothache Day.D:Then begins the world's biggest food fight.E:Some people have fun imagining new holidays.F:Jokes are supposed to be funny,but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.
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Some Unusual Celebrations
Some holidays are well-known all around the world.Among them are New Year's Eve celebrations.Also common are days in honor of love and friendship,like Valentine's Day.Each country has its own special holidays,too,often to mark important events in its history.
Schools,banks,and government offices all close on days like these.______(1)A few of them are really very strange.
Of course,they are not strange to the people who celebrate them.Perhaps that is because the celebrations have long traditions.Consider April Fool's Day,for example.No one knows when or why it began.Today it is celebrated in many countries一France,England,and Australia,among others.On this day,people play practical jokes.______(2)The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes.The people they fool often get angry.Does celebrating this day make sense to you?
Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange,too.On this day,it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls.Here is the strangest part:They do it to girls they like.
Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town.A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Buriol,Spain.Every year,in late August,big trucks carry more than 200, 000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town.______(3)For two hours,people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other.Everyone ends up red from head to toe.
August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair,an Irish festival with a very unusual tradition.People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. ______(4)
There are also some celebrations that are really strange.In the United States,sometimes
one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it.Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day? That one is on February 28.It may seem strange,but it sounds like more fun than the one on February 9.______(5)
Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday?If you do,then you will want to mark
March 26 on your calendar.That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.
Some Unusual Celebrations
Some holidays are well-known all around the world.Among them are New Year's Eve celebrations.Also common are days in honor of love and friendship,like Valentine's Day.Each country has its own special holidays,too,often to mark important events in its history.
Schools,banks,and government offices all close on days like these.______(1)A few of them are really very strange.
Of course,they are not strange to the people who celebrate them.Perhaps that is because the celebrations have long traditions.Consider April Fool's Day,for example.No one knows when or why it began.Today it is celebrated in many countries一France,England,and Australia,among others.On this day,people play practical jokes.______(2)The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes.The people they fool often get angry.Does celebrating this day make sense to you?
Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange,too.On this day,it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls.Here is the strangest part:They do it to girls they like.
Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town.A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Buriol,Spain.Every year,in late August,big trucks carry more than 200, 000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town.______(3)For two hours,people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other.Everyone ends up red from head to toe.
August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair,an Irish festival with a very unusual tradition.People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. ______(4)
There are also some celebrations that are really strange.In the United States,sometimes
one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it.Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day? That one is on February 28.It may seem strange,but it sounds like more fun than the one on February 9.______(5)
Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday?If you do,then you will want to mark
March 26 on your calendar.That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.
______(3)
A:They bring him back to town,put a crown on his head,and make him king for three days.
B:Some of the days people celebrate,however,are less serious.
C:That is supposed to be Toothache Day.
D:Then begins the world's biggest food fight.
E:Some people have fun imagining new holidays.
F:Jokes are supposed to be funny,but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.
A:They bring him back to town,put a crown on his head,and make him king for three days.
B:Some of the days people celebrate,however,are less serious.
C:That is supposed to be Toothache Day.
D:Then begins the world's biggest food fight.
E:Some people have fun imagining new holidays.
F:Jokes are supposed to be funny,but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.
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解析：the days（天，节日；复数），带有定冠词说明其上一句应该有该词出现。how-ever（然而；表示转折），说明此句与其上一句是转折关系。less serious（不那么严肃），说明其上一句应该属于正常或严肃的事情。空白处所在句子为，“学校、银行和政府机构都在这样的节日中停休。”“其中有些天又非常奇怪。”很明显应补入B项。
but（可是，但是）承上启下，转折。these jokes（这些恶作剧），说明前一句肯定有jokes（玩笑）这个词。not...laugh（不……笑），说明下一句一定会是“哭”或“生气”。文中说“这一天，人们开着戏弄人的玩笑。”“发笑的人是开玩笑的人，而被戏弄的人往往会很生气。”很明显应补入F项。
Then(然后，接着），起承上启下作用。（应注意：该词引导的是一个全倒装句，“the world's biggest food fight”是主语，“begins”是谓语）。the world's biggest food fight 中的food（食物）非常重要，说明其前一句中肯定有“食物”这类词。文中说：“每年的八月末，大卡车载着二十多万磅的西红柿进入这个小镇。”很明显应补入D项。
They（他们；指人，复数）；him（他；指人或动物）。文中说，“Killorglin城的人们上山抓了一只野山羊。”很明显应补入A项。
That（这一或那一），代词，指代前一句中的某个名词。Toothache Day（牙痛日），说明其前一句一定会有“某月某日”，才能定为（大写的）……日。空白处50的前一句：“似乎很奇怪，可是听起来比这更有趣的是2月9日。”很明显应该补入C项。
but（可是，但是）承上启下，转折。these jokes（这些恶作剧），说明前一句肯定有jokes（玩笑）这个词。not...laugh（不……笑），说明下一句一定会是“哭”或“生气”。文中说“这一天，人们开着戏弄人的玩笑。”“发笑的人是开玩笑的人，而被戏弄的人往往会很生气。”很明显应补入F项。
Then(然后，接着），起承上启下作用。（应注意：该词引导的是一个全倒装句，“the world's biggest food fight”是主语，“begins”是谓语）。the world's biggest food fight 中的food（食物）非常重要，说明其前一句中肯定有“食物”这类词。文中说：“每年的八月末，大卡车载着二十多万磅的西红柿进入这个小镇。”很明显应补入D项。
They（他们；指人，复数）；him（他；指人或动物）。文中说，“Killorglin城的人们上山抓了一只野山羊。”很明显应补入A项。
That（这一或那一），代词，指代前一句中的某个名词。Toothache Day（牙痛日），说明其前一句一定会有“某月某日”，才能定为（大写的）……日。空白处50的前一句：“似乎很奇怪，可是听起来比这更有趣的是2月9日。”很明显应该补入C项。
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共用题干Batteries Built by VirusesWhat do chicken pox,the common cold,the flu,and AIDS have in common?They're all diseases caused by viruses,tiny microorganisms that can pass from person to person. It's no wonder that when most people think about viruses,finding ways to steer clear of viruses is what's on people's minds.Not everyone runs from the tiny disease carriers,though. In Cambridge,Massachu- setts,scientists have discovered that some viruses can be helpful in an unusual way. They are putting viruses to work,teaching them to build some of the world's smallest rechargeable batteries.Viruses and batteries may seem like an unusual pair,but they're not so strange for engi-neer Angela Beicher,who first came up with the idea. At the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology(MIT)in Cambridge,she and her collaborators bring together different areas of science in new ways.In the case of the virus-built batteries,the scientists combine what they know about biology,technology and production techniques.Beicher's team includes Paula Hammond,who helps put together the tiny batteries,andYet-Ming Chiang,an expert on how to store energy in the form of a battery.“We're working on things we traditionally don't associate with nature，”says Hammond.Many batteries are already pretty small. You can hold A,C and D batteries in your hand. The coin-like batteries that power watches are often smaller than a penny. However, every year,new electronic devices like personal music players or cell phones get smaller than the year before. As these devices shrink,ordinary batteries won't be small enough to fit in-side.The ideal battery will store a lot of energy in a small package. Right now,Belcher's model battery,a metallic disk completely built by viruses,looks like a regular watch battery. But inside,its components are very small一so tiny you can only see them with a powerful microscope.How small are these battery parts?To get some idea of the size,pluck one hair from your head. Place your hair on a piece of white paper and try to see how wide your hair is一 pretty thin,right?Although the width of each person's hair is a bit different,you could probably fit about 10 of these virus-built battery parts,side to side,across one hair. These micro-batteries may change the way we look at viruses.How tiny is one battery part?A: Its width is one tenth of a hair. B: It equals the width of a hair.C: It is as thin as a piece of paper. D: Its width is too tiny to measure.
Some college students drink too much alcohol at school．Many of them live on the campus．Heavy drinking has caused many problems．It can cause students to make bad choices and do dangerous things.One college has decided to ban alcohol．It has gotten a reputation as a party school．Five students at the college have died from drinking too much alcohol．Recently,one student drank too much vodka．He slipped into a coma．The college hopes the new rule will prevent any more tragedies.The new rule prohibits students from drinking alcohol in the dorms．The first time a student breaks the rule they will receive a warning．If they break the rule again,they will be evicted from the dorm．However,they will still have to pay for the dorm．Some students do not live on the campus．They live in houses near the campus．Those students are also banned from drinking alcohol,even if they are of legal age.Freshmen at the college are now required to take a special course．The course is called AlcoholEdu,and lasts for two and a half hours．The students learn about the dangers of alcohol．They also take a survey to find out how much they know about alcohol．All first-year students must pass the course.The college hopes that more information will help students make better choices．What has the college become known for?A.It's known for its lack of heavy drinking by studentB.It's known for heavy alcohol used by studentC.It's known for its great teacherD.It's known for its great classe
共用题干Some Unusual CelebrationsSome holidays are well-known all around the world.Among them are New Year's Eve celebrations. Also common are days in honor of love and friendship,like Valentine's Day. Each country has its own special holidays, too,often to mark important events in its history. Schools,banks,and government offices all close on days like these.__________(46)A few of them are really very strange.Of course,they are not strange to the people who celebrate them.Perhaps that is because the celebra-tions have long traditions.Consider April Fool's Day,for example.No one knows when or why it began.Today it is celebrated in many countries一France,England,and Australia,among others.On this day,people play practical jokes.___________(47)The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes.The people they fool often get angry.Does celebrating, this day make sense to you?Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange,too.On this day,it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls. Here is the strangest part:They do it to girls they like.Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town. A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Bunol,Spain一 Every year,in late August,big trucks carry more than 200,000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town.___________(48)For two hours,people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other. Everyone ends UP red from head to toe.August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair,an Irish festival with a very unusual tradition.People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat._________(49)There are also some celebrations that are really strange.In the United States,sometimes one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it. Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day? That one is on February 28.It may seem strange,but it sounds like more fun than the one on February 9._________(50)Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday?If you do,then you will want to mark March 26 on your calendar. That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.___________（47）A:They bring him back to town,put a crown on his head,and make him king for three days.B:Some of the days people celebrate,however,are less serious.C:That is supposed to be Toothache Day.D:Then begins the world's biggest food fight.E:Some people have fun imagining new holidays.F: Jokes are supposed to be funny,but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.
共用题干SemcoAt 21,Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil,Semco,which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a madman,from 7:30 a. m.until midnight every day.One afternoon,while touring a factory in New York,he collapsed.The doctor who treated him said,"There's nothing wrong with you.But if you continue like this,you'll find a new home in our hospital."Semler got the message.He changed the way he worked.In fact,he changed the ways his employees worked too.He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries,and he cut all the jobs he thouuht were unnecessary.like receptionists and secretaries._______(46)"Everyone at Semco,even top managers,meets guests in reception,does the photocopying,sends faxes,types letters and dials the phone."He completely reorganized the office:instead of walls,they have plants at Semco,so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else._________(47)As for uniforms,some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.Semler says,"We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour. He doesn't even pretend to be busy.But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails and millions of gallons of oil is about to spill into the sea,Rubin springs into action._________(48)That's when he earns his salary.No one cares if he doesn't look busy the rest of the time."Semco has flexible working hours;the employees decide when they need to arrive at work.The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year._________(49)It sounds perfect,but does it work?The answer is in the numbers:in the last six years,Semco's revenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million.The company has grown from 800 employees to 3,000.Why?Semler says it's because of"peer pressure".Peer pressure makes everyone work hard for everyone else. __________(50)In other words,Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act likeadults.And they do.__________（50）A:If somone isn't doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.B:This saved money and brought more equality to the company.C:And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.D:He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.E:Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.F:Also,Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
共用题干Some Unusual CelebrationsSome holidays are well-known all around the world.Among them are New Year’s Eve celebrations. Also common are days in honor of love and friendship,like Valentine's Day?Each country has its own spe- cial holidays,too,often to mark important events in its history.Schools,banks,and government offices allclose on days like these. ________ (46)A few of them are really very strange.Of course,they are not strange to the people who celebrate them.Perhaps that is because thecelebrations have long traditions.Consider April Fool's Day,for example.No one knows when or why it be- gan.Today it is celebrated in many countries一France,England,and Australia,among others.On this day,people play practical jokes._________(47)The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes.The people they fool often get angry,Does celebrating this day make sense to you?Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange,too.On this day,it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls.Here is the strangest part:They do it to girls they like.Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town.A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Bunol,Spain.Every year,in late August,big trucks carry more than 200,000 pounds of tomatoes intothis little town. __________ (48)For two hours,people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other. Every- one ends up red from head to toe.August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair,an Irish festival with a very unusual tradition.People fromthe town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. __________.(49)There are also some celebrations that are really strange.In the United States,sometimes one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it.Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day?That one is on February 28.It may seem strange,but it sounds like more fun than the one on February 9. __________ (50)Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday'1 If you do,then you will want to mark March 26 on your calendar. That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.__________ (49)A:Some of the days people celebrate,however,are less serious.B:Jokes are supposed to be funny,but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.C:Some people have fun imagining new holidays.D:They bring him back to town,put a crown on his head,and make him king for three days.E:Then begins the world's biggest food fight.F:That is supposed to be Toothache Day.
共用题干SemcoAt 21,Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil,Semco,which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a madman,from 7:30 a.m.until midnight every day. One afternoon while touring a factory in New York,he collapsed. The doctor who treated him said,"There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this,you'll find a new home in our hospital."Semler got the message.He changed the way he worked.In fact,he changed the way his employees worked too.He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries,and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary,like receptionists and secretaries._________(46)"Everyone at Semco,even top managers,meets guests in reception,does the photocopying,sends faxes,types letters and dials the phone."He completely reorganized the office:instead of walls,they have plants at Semco,so bosses can't shutthemselves away from everyone else.__________ （47)As for uniforms,some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.Semler says,"We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour. He doesn't even pretend to be busy.But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails and millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea,Rubin springs into action.________(48)That's when he earns his salary.No one cares if he doesn't look busy the rest of the time."Semco has flexible working hours;the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year.________(49)It sounds perfect,but does it work?The answer is in the numbers:in the last six years,Semco's revenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million.The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000.Why?Semler says it's because of"peer pressure".Peer pressure makes everyone work hard for everyone else. __________(50)In other words,Ricardo Sender treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults.And they do.__________(48)A:This saved money and brought more equality to the company.B:He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.C:And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.D:Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.E:If someone isn't doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.F: Also,Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
True Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship in this often phony， temporary world？ Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes， interests， pursuits， and passion. How can we recognize potential friendship？ Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that， genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern， a desire to see one another grow and develop， and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action： doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return； sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship， Trust， Accountability True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say， "Oh， he's a good friend of mine，" yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend. "Friendship takes time： time to get to know each other， time to build shared memories， time to invest in each other's growth. Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives， thoughts， feelings， and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone， without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to true friendship. Without them， we often feel betrayed， left out， and lonely. In true friendship， there is no backbiting， no negative thoughts ，no turning away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship， unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends.Sometimes we need to be alone.（）A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given
True Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship in this often phony， temporary world？ Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes， interests， pursuits， and passion. How can we recognize potential friendship？ Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that， genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern， a desire to see one another grow and develop， and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action： doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return； sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship， Trust， Accountability True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say， "Oh， he's a good friend of mine，" yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend. "Friendship takes time： time to get to know each other， time to build shared memories， time to invest in each other's growth. Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives， thoughts， feelings， and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone， without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to true friendship. Without them， we often feel betrayed， left out， and lonely. In true friendship， there is no backbiting， no negative thoughts ，no turning away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship， unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends.Trust is essential to true friendship.（）A、TrueB、FalseC、Not Given
jim ,a domino programmer, want to determine the number of working days in a year. Which one of the following formula should he use?（）A、 @days B、 @holidays C、 @wokdeddays D、 @businessday
单选题Passage 2Americans don't like to lose wars. Of course,a lot depends on how you define just what a war is. There are shooting wars-the kind that test patriotism and courage-and those are the kind at which the U.S. excels. But other struggles test those qualities too. What else was the Great Depression or the space race or the construction of the railroads? If American indulge in a bit of flag-when the job is done, they earned it.Now there is a similar challenge-global warming. The steady deterioration of the very climate of this very planet is becoming a war of the first order, and by any measure, the U.S. is losing. Indeed, if America is fighting at all, it's fighting on the wrong side. The U.S. produces nearly a quarter of the world's greenhouse gases each year and has stubbornly made it clear that it doesn't intend to do a whole lot about it. Although 174 nations approved the admittedly flawed Kyoto accords to reduce carbon levels, the U.S. walked away from them. There are vague promises of manufacturing fuel from herbs or powering cars with hydrogen. But for a country that tightly citespatriotism as one of its core values, the U.S. is taking a pass on what might be the most patriotic struggle of all. It's hard to imagine a bigger fight than one for the survival of a country's coasts and farms, the health of its people and stability of its economy.The rub is, if the vast majority of people increasingly agree that climate change is a global emergency, there's far less agreement on how to fix it. Industry offers its plans, which too often would fix little. Environmentalists offer theirs, which too often amount to native wish lists that could weaken America's growth. But let's assume that those interested parties and others will always bent the table and will always demand that their voices be heard and that their needs be addressed. What would an aggressive, ambitious, effective plan look like-one that would leave the U.S. both environmentally safe and economically sound?Halting climate change will be far harder. One of the more conservative plans for addressing the problem calls for a reduction of 25 billion tons of carbon emissions over the next 52 years. And yet by devising a consistent strategy that mixes short-time profit with long-range objective and blends pragmatism with ambition, the U.S. can, without major damage to the economy, help halt the worst effects of climate change and ensure the survival of its way of life for future generations. Money will do some of the work, but what's needed most is will.I'm not saying the challenge isn't almost overwhelming,says Fred Krupp.But this is America, and America has risen to these challenges before.What is the author's attitude towards America's policies on global warming？ACritical.BIndifferent.CSupportive.DCompromising.
单选题This year’s special help for the disabled has concentrated onAimproving their securityBproviding them with training programmesCresearch into their illnesses
单选题Which of the following is true?ABoth parents and students think school holidays are perfect.BParents can take care of their young children during all the holidays.CStudents enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during the holidays.DStudents don’t like to have school trips to foreign countries during the holidays.
单选题Passage 2Americans don't like to lose wars. Of course,a lot depends on how you define just what a war is. There are shooting wars-the kind that test patriotism and courage-and those are the kind at which the U.S. excels. But other struggles test those qualities too. What else was the Great Depression or the space race or the construction of the railroads? If American indulge in a bit of flag-when the job is done, they earned it.Now there is a similar challenge-global warming. The steady deterioration of the very climate of this very planet is becoming a war of the first order, and by any measure, the U.S. is losing. Indeed, if America is fighting at all, it's fighting on the wrong side. The U.S. produces nearly a quarter of the world's greenhouse gases each year and has stubbornly made it clear that it doesn't intend to do a whole lot about it. Although 174 nations approved the admittedly flawed Kyoto accords to reduce carbon levels, the U.S. walked away from them. There are vague promises of manufacturing fuel from herbs or powering cars with hydrogen. But for a country that tightly citespatriotism as one of its core values, the U.S. is taking a pass on what might be the most patriotic struggle of all. It's hard to imagine a bigger fight than one for the survival of a country's coasts and farms, the health of its people and stability of its economy.The rub is, if the vast majority of people increasingly agree that climate change is a global emergency, there's far less agreement on how to fix it. Industry offers its plans, which too often would fix little. Environmentalists offer theirs, which too often amount to native wish lists that could weaken America's growth. But let's assume that those interested parties and others will always bent the table and will always demand that their voices be heard and that their needs be addressed. What would an aggressive, ambitious, effective plan look like-one that would leave the U.S. both environmentally safe and economically sound?Halting climate change will be far harder. One of the more conservative plans for addressing the problem calls for a reduction of 25 billion tons of carbon emissions over the next 52 years. And yet by devising a consistent strategy that mixes short-time profit with long-range objective and blends pragmatism with ambition, the U.S. can, without major damage to the economy, help halt the worst effects of climate change and ensure the survival of its way of life for future generations. Money will do some of the work, but what's needed most is will.I'm not saying the challenge isn't almost overwhelming,says Fred Krupp.But this is America, and America has risen to these challenges before.From the last sentence of Paragraph 2，we may learn that the survival of a country's coasts and farms，the health of its people and the stability of its economy is________.Aof utmost importanceBa fight no one can winCbeyond people's imaginationDa less significant issue
单选题True Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship in this often phony， temporary world？ Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes， interests， pursuits， and passion. How can we recognize potential friendship？ Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that， genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern， a desire to see one another grow and develop， and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action： doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return； sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship， Trust， Accountability True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say， "Oh， he's a good friend of mine，" yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend. "Friendship takes time： time to get to know each other， time to build shared memories， time to invest in each other's growth. Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives， thoughts， feelings， and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone， without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to true friendship. Without them， we often feel betrayed， left out， and lonely. In true friendship， there is no backbiting， no negative thoughts ，no turning away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship， unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends.True friends must have common interests.（）ATrueBFalseCNot Given
单选题For the UK kids, the new term is a chance to ______Amake a New Year’s decisionBtake up new hobbiesCrelax and have funDenjoy their Christmas holidays
单选题The examples given in Para.2 are used to illustrate that ______.Apeople’s handwriting would have been better without computersBartists are those who like new technology for its own sakeCtechnical improvements enable tennis players to defeat their opponentsDpeople rely too much on modern technology