52. For what purpose has a global campaign been launched?A. To reduce the impact of climate change on Antarctica.B. To establish conservation areas in the Antarctic region.C. To regulate krill fishing operations in the Antarctic seas.D. To publicise the concern about the impact of krill fishing.
Starvation is the most fearful and the most dreaded of all the anxieties that haunt ( 恐惧 ) the minds and the imaginations of humankind. Humankind's every effort has been directed to combat it, and this will likely continue until the end of time. Its prevention has been the greatest motivation that human beings have had to progress socially, intellectually and technologically. It is the real enemy. Like other enemies, its presence brings forth the best that is in us and urges us to do greater things in struggle. In the continuous fight against hunger and cold, humankind has progressed in remarkable ways and done far more than what was absolutely necessary to merely fend off against starvation. The future progress of humankind can only be made maintained if we keep up the fight.What do we learn from the first paragraph of the passage?A Humankind has been in starvation all the time.B Humankind will succeed in all its future battles.C Humankind has progressed a lot in the struggle against starvation.
A worker has broken the world record for the longest-servingairline mechanic. Azriel Blackman, 91, started his workin 1942,aged 16 and has worked for 75 years. His starting salary was50 cents an hour. He works five days a week at JFKInternational Airport. His age means he can’t do some tasksfor safety reasons. He can’t climb up ladders, drive on therunways or use certain tools. He is responsible for checking themaintenance the airplanes need.Mr. Blackman has been recognized for his work. AmericanAirlines painted his signature on the front of a Boeing 777. The91-year-old received a standing applause from his colleagues.Reporters asked him about the secret behind his record. Hesaid,“I’m proud to be a mechanic … When you like what youdo, it’s not work.” When reporters asked him about retirement,he said, “That’s not up to me. That’s up to the man upstairs.”1.What is the news mainly about?A) A mechanic breaks the world record for his long career years.B) An airline company fires old workers who can’t keep updated.C) An airline company hires old workers with good experience.D) A mechanic gets badly injured when repairing a jet plane.2.What do we learn about Mr. Blackman?A) He has worked for nearly 50 years.B) He is responsible for safety control.C) He usually works five days a week.D) He usually drives on the runways.3.What does Mr. Blackman think of his work?A) It is a great pity that he has to quit it.B) He feels proud for being a mechanic.C) There are many secrets in this area.D) He looks forward to his retirement.
46. After her appointment ___ this important position, she had to work in the office until late in the evening and had no time for her former friends.A. withB. toC. overD. at
Our mother earth is going through a very tough situation and we， the entire human race， are destroying our environment or unconsciously without even realizing its consequences． Now we have to act very smartly and plan something to sustain what we still have， getting all necessary support from nature to lead healthy lives． Gardening is always an excellent and environmentally friendly idea． If you can go for sustainable gardening， then it will be even more useful for all． Gardening is a favorite hobby for many． It is time to channelize your hobby towards a more meaningful motivation． When we do gardening we need to use different ingredients to grow plants． Some of them are natural resources like water， soil， sunshine， and many things like this． Using these resources smartly is a part of sustainable gardening． Some simple techniques include： use less water and organic things to grow plants； try to store rainwater so that you can use them for gardening； try using less energy to drive devices； avoid using plastics in any form while gardening； reuse the leaves from your garden to fertilize them． These are the basic sustainable measures． To do so we need to have proper knowledge about gardening and its requirements so that we can use proper resources without wasting any of them． In today's busy life we don't get much time to spend on our environment． Gardening gives us a chance to do so． We can also have some pesticide-free and fresh food if we grow them in our garden． This is the right time to do some good to protect our own environment and gardening is one of the easiest ways． Do you want to start gardening， but you're not sure how？ Click here： https:/www． gardenhowto． com．（1）What does the underlined word "channelize" in Paragraph 2 refer to？ ____ A． Cause．B． Transform．C． Direct．D． Associate．（2）Which of the following belongs to a sustainable measure？ ____ A． Using advanced electrical machines．B． Avoiding fertilizers．C． Watering plants with collected rainwater．D． Clearing away the leaves．（3）What is the benefit of sustainable gardening？ ____ A． It requires little water．B． It needs no fertilizer．C． It breaks up plastics．D． It doesn't waste any resource．（4）Where is the passage probably taken from？ ____ A． A newspaper．B． The Internet．C． A guidebook．D． A science report．
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. He knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it; the price is a less important consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it is done at once. All being well, the bargain can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then the salesman tries to sell the customer something else—he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. He usually says, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you want." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on." Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? She does so in the opposite. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only "having a look round." She is always open to persuasion; indeed she considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. Highest in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes a great deal of time but gives great joy. Most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands. 53. When a man is buying clothes, he ___________. A. puts price before quality B. chooses things that others think suitable for him C. does not mind much the price he has to pay for the right things D. buys good quality things, so long as they do not cost too much 54. When a man cannot get what he wants, he ________. A. buys something of the same color in a slight different style B. usually does not buy anything C. will try on some other clothes of the same style D. wastes no time in buying something else 55. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes ? A. They welcome suggestions from anyone B. Women seldom consider buying cheap clothes C. Women often buy things without thinking D. They listen to advice but never take it 56. The most obvious difference between men and women shoppers is ________. A. that men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do B. that women bargain for their clothes and men don't C. that women do their shopping standing up but men do theirs sitting down D. the time they take over buying clothes.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "Is Failure a Bad Thing?". You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline given below.1) 陈述大家对此话题的不同态度，提出自己的观点。2) 对自己的观点进行充分说明。3) 总结并强调自己的观点。
18.What do flash-players normally do?A.) They find companions through newspapers.B.) They assemble in a private house to have a party.C.) They set up fixed groups and meeting time.D.) They get together for only one day.
People tend to underestimate their life expectancy, and it´s not surprising. It´s the look-around problem again: You__36__from life spans of older friends and family members and figure out what´s in__37__for you, too. But in an era of rapidly improving life expectancy, the look-around method once again gives the wrong answer.Life expectancy at age 65 today is 15.6 additional years for woman. For both sexes, this represents an__38__of more than two years just since 1970. By the time the youngest baby boomers turn 65, the Social Security Administration__39__that life expectancy at that age could be as high as 18 more years for men and 21 years for women. Note that everyone__40__very nearly a 50 percent "risk" of living longer than their life expectancy.That reality makes retirement planning__41__difficult. On the day a husband and wife__42__65, they may have only a year or two of living between them to finance, or they may have 70. A good rule of thumb might be to plan against the possibility that you will__43__three quarters of the people in your age group — an actuarial(保险核计的)calculation our Website calculator allows you to make. You may not want to__44__a child a college education just so you are sure to have enough money to celebrate your 95th birthday, but you also don´t want to become a burden on your children just because you unexpectedly live to be 10 years older than the__45__life expectancy for people your age.A)increase B)expectancyC)generalize D)typicallyE)deny F)specialG)average H)maintainI)exceptionally J)outliveK)runs L)doomedM)turn N)projectsO)store
56. Scientists ________ humans living on Mars within the next 200 years.A. overseeB. overviewC. foreseeD. preview
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The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts. Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation. In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash. In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator. Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding. [共5题](1)What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment? [本题2分]A. The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation. B. The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. C. The man who is wealthy and impersonal. D. The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.
In some families,new adults and kids seem to slip in effortlessly, ____ they have been there all along.A. whileB. thoughC. becauseD. as though
Whenever I have trouble ( ) many problems, I ask Jack for help.A. dealing withB. to deal withC. on dealing withD. deal with
The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is perhaps the most popular set of novels of the modern era. With seven books and many successful films to its name, the series has gathered about 15 billion dollars in sales. How did the series become so popular? The reason can be broken down into several areas.The first book in the series was rejected 12 times before it was picked up by Bloomsbury—a small publisher in England. So receiving this contract was Rowling's first step to success. However, getting a book contract does not ensure the success of a book. The story was soon loved by children and adults alike. In light of this, Bloomsbury Publishing published a second version of the books with “adult” (less colorful and more boring) book covers. This made it easier for a full range of ages to enjoy the series.Another factor that worked like a charm was that the publisher and Rowling herself, through the books, conducted midnight releases, promotions, and pre-ordering more readers. Customers who feared that their local bookstore would run out of copies responded by pre-ordering over 700,000 copies before the July 8, 2000 release.What does the underlined word “releases” (Para. 3) mean?A. The activity that frees or expresses energy or emotion.B. The announcement about the book’s publishing information.C. The sales of books that is available only at midnight.
Elder and weaker Mr. Mag paid_visits to his old friends.A. scarceB. rare()C. insufficientD. inadequate
6. The children will now play some pieces of music that they ______ themselves. A.were taught posed C.accomplished D.worked7. While she waited,she tried to ______ her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. A.occupy pose C.think D.intensify8. In the film,the peaceful life of a monk ______ the violent life of a murderer. A.is compared with B.is compared to C.is contrasted to D.is contrasted with9. ______ to pay for an order is simplicity itself. A.Use plastic B.Using plastics C.Using plastic D.Used plastic10. Additional time is required for cooking or ______ homemade dishes. A.chill B.to chill C.chilled D.chilling
1.A:Here is my business card.-|||-B: __-|||-A.Yes,the heat is killing me. B.Wonderful.Is it between-|||-school teams?-|||-C.Thank you for the nice party D.Thanks.This is mine.-|||-2.Alice:Is there any typical Chinese festival you celebrate every year?-|||-Bob: __-|||-A.Yes,the heat is killing me. B. I bet it will.-|||-C.It`s so stuffy and no wind at all. D.Yes,there are many.The-|||-Dragon Boat Festival is one of them.
The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.A. transferredB. transformedC. transportedD. transmitted
Never before in my career _ _ of an assignment A have l frightened B had I frightened C had I been frightened D have I been frightened
If you_________in a job for several years, you may be able to accumulate a lot of work experience and skills that would be beneficial to your future career development.A. have workedB. had workedC. have been workingD. had been working
We were always encouraged to focus on constructing the most out of the situation ______. A. at hand B. on hand C. in hand D. by hand
Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food (51) it is badly cooked. The way a meal is cooked and served is most important and an (52) served meal will often improve a child’s appetite. Never ask a child whether he likes or dislikes a food and never (53) likes and dislikes in front of him or allow anybody else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables in the child’s hearing he is (54) to copy this procedure. Take it (55) granted that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a (56) dislike. At meal times it is a good idea to give a child a small portion and let him (57) back for a second helping rather than give him as much as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child (58) meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not allow him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food (59) he can hurry back to his toys. Under (60) circumstances must a child be coaxed or forced to eat.55（）。A. withB. asC. overD. for
Dreams can be a rich source of ___________ for an artist. (inspire)
26)Could she picture him ___ politics with her father in the drawing-room at her home ?A. discussingB. to discussC. as to discussD. that discusses
These drugs are available over-the-counter without a(n)__________. （）A. infectionB. dosageC. prescription
23．有一串钥匙在沙发上。Aset of keys _______on the sofa./ There is _________on the sofa.24．问李老师要你的书吧。________Ms. Li ________yourbook!25．请给老赵打电话。_________Old Zhao ______13096935553..26．这条蓝色的裤子是他的吗？Isthis pair of trousers _________?27．我的父母在第一张照片里。_______________are in the first photo.28．谢谢你帮助我。Thankyou for ________________./ Thank you for _____________.29．那个女孩姓王。Thegirl’s __________is Wang./ The girl’s ______________is Wang.30．那只小狗叫什么名字？What’s__________the dog? / What’s ____________name?31．今天玩得开心点！___________today! / Have a good time today!32．这有两张漂亮的她家的全家福。Here_______two nice photos of her family.
Fill in the blanks with the words given below.Change the form where necessary.Each word can be used only once. budget defy dilemma diverseloyalty manipulate objectivePerspective tackle urge （1）The ____ of the "upright"message is to ask people to save，while the "permissive"message asks people to spend.（2）If you find yourself in a（n） ____ about what is the right decision for your career，speak to a career counselor.（3）It is important for parents to listen to their children's opinion because they may have a very different ____ on the things they've seen.（4）To cater for the different tastes of athletes from all over the world，the organizers of the Beijing Winter Olympics prepared ____ dishes.（5）If you want to save money for a rainy day making a（n） ____ is the first step you may want to take because it gives you a clear plan.（6）The Chinese legend goes that Yue Fei's mother tattooed four Chinese characters on his back to remind him of the importance of ____ to the nation.（7）When children are addicted to online games，they would often ____ their parents and stay online for hours every day.（8）The report goes on to ____ the technicians to take a more active role in developing the standards of artificial intelligence.
Americans experience more food recalls (召回) today than they did five years ago, especially when it comes to meat and poultry (家禽). Meat and poultry recalls increased by two-thirds from 2013 to 2018, while food recalls overall went up 10%, according to the report recently published by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates (估计) 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from food-borne disease each year in the U.S. "We are looking for the farm-to-fork preventative solutions," said Adam Garber, the research group's consumer watchdog. "By doing that, we can protect people's health."Over the five-year period, poultry posted the most recalls (168), followed by beef (137) and pork (128). The report shows the most serious meat recalls are on the rise. Among meat and poultry, the number of Class I recalls has increased by 83%, nearly doubling. Class I, the most serious of the recalls, is issued when there is a reasonable probability that the food will cause health problems or death.53. When would Class I recalls be issued?A. When the food is likely to cause health problems or death.B. When there are too many complaints from customers.C. When the food problem lasts for five years.D. When the product quality is below standard.
Responsibilities ______becoming a father.A. charge forB. go withC. save forD. go through