What is true about Fort St. Augustine?A. It was first occupied by the British.B. It was built by early Spanish settlers.C. It is now a thriving cosmopolitan city.D. It is the oldest city in America.

我想他们已经意识到社区服务工作的的重要性。A. I think they have aware of the importance of community service workB. I think they have been aware that the importance of community service workC. I think they have been aware of the importance of community service work

How did Mexicans start their early life in North of the Rio Grande?A. By raising cattle.B. By selling grass.C. By farming for local people.D. By trading with Texas cowboys.

In the food processing industry, a lot of factors affect end-product quality.A. 在食品生产行业,很多因素影响产品质量[1]。B. 在食品加工行业,成品的质量受到许多因素的影响。C. 在食品生产行业,很多因素影响最终产品数量。

[听力文本资源]Pollution is the world’s No.1 killer, a new study says, causing more premature deaths than war, terrorism, natural disasters, cigarettes and disease. A new study in the medical journal The Lancet said pollution—both outdoor and indoor—killed about 9 million people in 2015, or one out of every six deaths. The Lancet Commission on pollution and health addresses the full health and economic costs of air, water, and soil pollution.“Pollution threatens people’s life in various ways, such as health, well-being and safe work,” co-author Karti Sandilya said. The study showed that the overwhelming majority of pollution-related deaths come in developing countries.But one of the study’s authors, Richard Fuller, said pollution is tied to slow economic development in wealthy and poor nations. “There is this myth that finance ministers still live by, that you have to let industry pollute or else you won’t develop. What people don’t realize is people who are sick or dead cannot contribute to the economy. They need to be looked after.” Fuller said.The study said the figure of 9 million premature deaths a year is a conservative estimate and that the actual number is likely to be much higher. A separate World Bank study has said slashing pollution must be a priority, saying solving this problem would lead to solutions to other crises, including global warming and malnutrition.[听力文本资源]1. [听力文本资源] What does the new medical study reveal about pollution? [听力文本资源]A) More premature deaths are caused by pollution than other risks. B) Pollution is posing a threat to people’s life in a new way.C) Nearly all pollution-caused deaths happened in poor countries.D) Indoor air pollution is more dangerous than outdoor.2. [听力文本资源] Why does pollution slow down economic development? [听力文本资源]A) Because local governments will be fined a large sum of money.B) Because employees sick from pollution cannot contribute to economy. C) Because finance ministers need to give priority to pollution treatment.D) Because companies have to pay a big sum of money for sick employees.3. [听力文本资源] What do we know about the number of premature deaths caused by pollution? [听力文本资源]A) It is very likely to exceed 9 million. B) It is 9 million at the most.C) The number is just based on poor nations.D) One in six workers is killed by pollution.

“YOUNG people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them,” said Margaret Thatcher in 1984. She was right: there are few worse things that society can do to its young than to leave them in the state of neglect. Yet more young people are idle than ever. Organization for Eperation and Development (OECD) (经合组织)figures suggest that 26m 15-to 24-year-olds in developed countries are not in employment. The International Labour Organization reports that 75m young people globally are looking for a job. World Bank surveys suggest that 262m young people are economically inactive. Depending on how you measure them, the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America (311 m)．(m=million) Two factors play a big part. First, the long slowdown in the West has reduced demand for labour, and it is easier to put off hiring young people than it is to fire older workers. Second, in emerging economies population growth is the fastest in countries with dysfunctional labour markets, such as India and Egypt. One possible way to settle this problem is to reignite growth. That is easier said than done in a world suffering from debt, and is anyway only a partial answer. The countries where the problem is worst (such as Spain and Egypt) suffered from high youth unemployment even when their economies were growing. Throughout the recession companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This underlines the importance of two other solutions: reforming labour markets and improving education. Youth unemployment is often at its worst in countries with rigid labour markets. High taxes on hiring，strict rules about firing，high minimum wages: all these help force young people to the street corner. South Africa has some of the highest unemployment south of the Sahara, in part because it has powerful trade unions and rigid rules about hiring and firing. Many countries with high youth unemployment rate have high minimum wages and heavy taxes on labour. India has around 200 laws on work and pay. Deregulating (解除管制) labour markets is thus central to settling youth unemployment. But it will not be enough on its own. Britain has a flexible labour market and high youth unemployment. In countries with better records, governments tend to take a more active role in finding jobs for those who are struggling. Germany, which has the second lowest level of youth unemployment in the rich world, pays a proportion of the wages of the long-term unemployed for the first two years. The Nordic countries provide young people with “personalised plans” to get them into employment or training. Across the OECD，people who left school at the earliest opportunity are twice as likely to be unemployed as university graduates. But it is unwise to conclude that governments should simply continue with the established policy of increasing the number of people who graduate from university. In both Britain and the United States many people with expensive liberal-arts degrees are finding it impossible to get decent jobs. In North Africa university graduates are twice as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates. What matters is not just number of years of education people get，but its content. This means expanding the study of science and technology and closing the gap between the world of education and the world of work — for example by upgrading vocational education and by establishing closer relations between companies and schools. Germany's long-established system of vocational schooling and apprenticeships(学徒制) does just that. Other countries are following suit: Singapore has boosted technical colleges, and Britain is expanding apprenticeships and trying to improve technical education. The problem of youth unemployment has been getting worse for several years. But there are at last some reasons for hope. Governments are trying to address the mismatch between education and the labour market. Companies are beginning to take more responsibility for investing in the young. The world has a real chance of introducing an education－and－training revolution worthy of the scale of the problem. 62. In Paragraph 2, the author highlighted the high youth unemployment rate by _____. A. citing quotations and showing figures B. showing figures and making a comparison C. giving examples and showing figures D. making a comparison and giving examples 63. According to the passage, which of the following statements may the author approve of? A. Firms fire more older workers than young people in the ewdown. B. As long as the economy grows youth unemployment will soon be settled. C. Powerful trade unions and high minimum wages make for low unemployment. D. A flexible labour market is not enough to raise youth employment. 64. In Paragraph 6, the author mentioned the German government's effort in order to show ____. A. deregulating labour markets is the key to settling youth unemployment B. a flexible labour market can not guarantee low unemployment C. governments need to get involved in lowering youth unemployment D. high minimum wages account for high youth unemployment 65. The passage mainly talks about _____. A. factors contributing to low youth unemployment B. possible ways to settle global youth unemployment C. the need for labour market revolution D. the relations between education and employment

The EU has agreed on a range of measures to ________ the root causes of the migration crisis as well as greatly to increase aid to people in need of humanitarian (人道主义的) assistance.A. dissolveB. evolveC. resolveD. involve

The factory is ______ a large number of jobs.A. obligingB. sheddingC. inventingD. challenging

Passage 1 Unit 7At one time a traveler could learn about a region by looking at the houses. For example, he could understand what building materials were available. In areas with many wood houses, the traveler would have guessed that there were forests nearby. Stone houses would have indicated that stones were easy to get. And a closer look at the houses would have told the traveler even more about the area.People used to build houses that fitted the climate of their areas. For example, in desert regions there is a big difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Therefore, many desert people built houses with very thick walls. These thick walls served a useful purpose in the houses. In the winter the thick walls absorbed the sun’s warmth during the day and radiated the heat at night. Desert people were relatively comfortable in their homes at all times because they built them to fit the desert climate.Later, the supply of fuel for electricity became both cheap and easy to get. The effect on housing was immediate. People began to build their homes according to fashion instead of utility. During that time, building materials were moved across continents, and people did not worry about how much fuel they used to heat and cool their homes. Houses no longer reflected the availability of building materials or climate.Houses with steep roofs could be found in the warm regions of the earth, even though these pointed roofs originated (起源于) in snowy regions of the world. Heavy snow falls off a steep roof. Another example is the use of glass. Houses made almost completely of glass could be found in very cold places. Yet ordinary glass does not insulate (绝缘) well because it neither keeps out cold air nor keeps in warm air. As long as fuel was cheap and easy to get, people could build any type of house any place.(1) (单选题)What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A.Stone houses were very popular in the past.B.uilding materials were available in forests.C.Houses could tell us something about a region.D.People used to travel to see different kinds of houses.(2) (单选题)Why do desert people build houses with thick walls?A.Because they feel safe in thick-walled houses.B.ecause temperatures are very high even at night.C.Because they feel at home in houses with thick walls.D.Because houses with thick walls fit the desert climate.(3) (单选题)What does “radiate” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A.hold upB.spread outC.keep offD.give away(4) (单选题)What happened when electricity was cheap and available?A.People began to think about what kind of fashion their houses should be.B.People began to think about whether they could get cheap electricity or not.C.People began to think about how they could move materials to build their houses.D.People began to think about what the immediate effect of electricity would be.(5) (单选题)What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A.Illustrate that nowadays houses could be built anywhere in any style.B.Prove why glass houses can be found in both very cold and very warm places.C.Inform that people now build houses in places where fuel is cheap and easy to get.D.Explain why houses with pointed roofs originated from cold areas rather than warm areas.A. workB. showC. playD. help

学生们都非常喜欢这些社区服务项目。A. All the students are very fond these community service projects.B. All the students are very fond to these community service projects.C. All the students are very fond of these community service projects.