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The U. S. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and it consists of two houses: the House of Lords and the House of Representatives .
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What was Arab nations' attitude toward the U. S. plan of sending more troops to Iraq？
A．Wrathful.
B．Indifferent.
C．Supportive.
D．Not mentioned.
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Which of the following can best describe the author's attitude toward the U. S. position on global warming？
A．Indifferent.
B．Understandable.
C．Appreciative.
D．Critical.
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In the U. S. , black people often score below white people on intelligence tests. With this in mind, which one of the following statements is not true？
A．Nature proponents would say that whites are genetically superior to black.
B．Nurture proponents would disagree that blacks are biologically inferior to whites.
C．Supporters of the nature theory would say that whites score well because they have a superior environment.
D．Behaviorists would say that blacks often lack the educational and environmental advantages that whites enjoy.
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听力原文：Technicians are making the last-minute preparations for the launch of the U. S. s
听力原文： Technicians are making the last-minute preparations for the launch of the U. S. space shuttle Discovery on a flight to the International Space Station. Flight officials with the space agency NASA are aware of storm clouds near the Atlantic coast launch site in Florida, which could postpone the launch. This is the second shuttle flight since Columbia disintegrated on reentry three years ago, killing all seven astronauts on board. Since then NASA has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to correct design flaw that caused a piece of foam insulation to break off from the fuel tank and puncture Columbia's wing. NASA is launching Discovery despite objections by the space agency's chief safety officer and chief engineer. They say the problems with the foam insulation have still not been resolved. Shuttle astronaut Steve Robinson says he is not worried. "The thing like this happened to every single flight and what's really great -- you remember how much we talked about culture change after Columbia. This is culture change. You are seeing it."
The space agency's chief safety officer ______ NASA's plan to launch Discovery.
A．vetoed
B．sanctioned
C．supported
D．disapproved
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The U. S. Constitution requires that the president should be a _______ year-old native born American citizen, living in the States for 14 years.
A．25
B．35
C．45
D．40
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Over the years, Jimmy Connors______phenomenal displays of tennis and temper—and at the U. S. open last week, he exhibited both again.
A．has treated spectators with
B．has treated spectator for
C．has treated spectators
D．has treated spectators to
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听力原文： The dollar dipped against the euro and the yen on Monday in the wake of weak U. S. jobs data, although the euro remained vulnerable due to worries about the political and economic outlook of the European Union.
The greenback was sold off after weak U.S. jobs figures on Friday but the euro remained close to 8-month lows after France and the Netherlands rejected the EU constitution in referendums last week.
"It's been one-way news in favor of the dollar apart from Friday's job data... We're seeing a bit of a move back today but it's not that convincing. Such is the weight of bad news on the euro," said Ian Gunner, head of foreign exchange research at Mellon Bank.
U.S. jobs growth in May was the worst in 21 months, data showed on Friday, coming after figures last week showed manufacturing activity was the slowest in almost two years.
By 0750 GMT, the euro stood at $1.2266 against the dollar, up a quarter of a percent from late New York levels on Friday and a cent above last week's 8-month low of $1.2157. The euro was little changed against the yen.
The dollar was also down a quarter of a percent against the yen at 107.29 yen.
Eurozone finance ministers meet in Luxembourg on Monday and Tuesday in the face of uncertainty over further European political and monetary integration following the two "no" votes.
Rejection of the charter at the referendums, along with the region's poor growth prospects, helped push the euro down almost 3 percent against the dollar last week.
Britain's foreign secretary was expected to announce on Monday the country was shelving plans for a referendum on the EU constitution, one step short of publicly declaring it dead.
The euro wobbled after European Central Bank Chief Economist Otmar Issing was quoted as saying that policy strategy does not rule out an interest rate cut.
A cut in rates would further underscore the dollar's interest rate advantage over the euro. U.S. rates stand at 3.0 percent compared to 2.0 percent in the euro zone.
According to the news item, ______.
A．both the dollar and the euro were strong
B．both the dollar and the euro were weak
C．the dollar was strong while the euro was weak
D．the dollar was weak while the euro was strong
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听力原文： President Bush has apologized for U. S. soldiers who abused prisoners in Iraq. The apology came during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah.
President Bush says he told King Abdullah that those responsible for the wrongdoing will be brought to justice, and their actions do not represent American values.
"I told him I was sorry for the humiliation suffered by the Iraqi prisoners and the humiliation suffered by their families. I told him I was equally sorry that people who have been seeing those pictures didn't understand the true nature and heart of America, "Mr. Bush said.
Mr. Bush says he and Americans are sickened by images of the abuse, which he says are a stain on America's reputation.
In interviews Wednesday with Arab-language television stations, Mr. Bush denounced the abuse, but stepped short of apologizing for it.
King Abdullah said Jordanians were also horrified by the images, but he is confident the abuse does not reflect U. S. morals or standards.
During his talk with King Abdullah, President Bush______.
A．denied that U. S. soldiers were to blame for their abuse of prisoners in Iraq
B．refused to admit that it was an error to launch the war on Iraq
C．made an apology for American soldiers' abuse of prisoners in Iraq
D．required Jordan to give help in fighting against terrorism
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听力原文： Nokia warned that the U. S. slowdown is now extending to other economies, and said that is cutting into demand for Nokia s handsets, and for its growing mobile infrastructure business.
In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia s market capitlization. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
Why has the rate of new phone purchases slowed in Europe？
A．Because of the warning about sales.
B．Because the customers are reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
C．Because of cutting into demand for handsets.
D．Because of the US slowdown.
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In the U. S. , thin is "in", fat is "out", this means ______.
A．thin is "inside", fat is "outside"
B．thin is "diligent", fat is "lazy"
C．thin is "youthful", fat is "spiritless"
D．thin is "fashionable", fat is "unfashionable"
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The new idea about education in the U. S. is that______ .
A．everyone should get a college degree
B．it's no use for adults to go to college
C．a high school diploma is the end of education
D．adults should go on learning after graduating from school
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In the U. S. , the senatorial term is______years.
A．3
B．4
C．6
D．8
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What happened 'to the U. S. job market？
A．There was a huge increase in new jobs lately.
B．About 75,000 new jobs were created last month.
C．Some 300,000 new workers were employed last year.
D．There was a growth of new jobs in the past six years.
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43 Many older physicians in the U. S. iew the work ethic of their younger counterparts
A with appreciation.
B with disapproal.
C with jealousy.
D with indifference.
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______, located at the southern end of Lake Michigan, is the second largest city in the U. S.
A．New York
B．Washington D.C.
C．Chicago
D．Philadelphia
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Why did Central American children try to enter U. S. illegally？
A．Because they wanted to get good education in America.
B．Because they escaped from detention facilities in their country.
C．Because they wanted to live a better life than in their own country.
D．Because they went to find their relatives living in America.
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The seat of the U. S. government in Washington D.C. is known as the_____.
A．Capital
B．White House
C．Empire State Building
D．Pentagon
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It can be inferred that the authors chief concern about the current U. S. health care system is ______.
A．the inadequate training of physicians
B．the declining number of doctors
C．the ever-rising health care costs
D．the shrinking primary care resources.
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This passage suggests that the U. S. parents
A．do not respect orders.
B．do not trust their schools.
C．should pick up their children first in case of evacuation.
D．will protect their children at all cost.
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43 The increase in the U. S. Life expectancy is mostly due to
A declining death rates from heart disease. cancer and stroke.
B increasing life expectancy rates in some other countries.
C a rise in the rate of chronic disease.
D a declining birth rate.
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What advice does the writer give to U. S. software companies？
A．They must pay their employees more for their hard work.
B．They should tell their workers to pay more attention to production cost.
C．They must try their best to attract more specialists.
D．They should be more concerned with the quality of their products.
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The combined sales of the 100 largest foreign investing companies in the U. S. increased by a 40% in the two years between 1977 and 1979, and the number has continued to increase steadily. In 1980 South Africa proved to be the largest financial investor in the U. S. controlling about $19. 2 billion in sales. The Netherlands and the U. K. follow as second largest investors--and Germany next. New to the list of the top 100 foreign investors are 12 banking and finance and insurance companies--the largest, the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp. , from Hong Kong. The number of Latin American companies engaged in business here is growing steadily, often through third country holding companies.
Why are so many firms coming to the U. S. ？ There are many reasons. One of the greatest attractions, of course, is a market of over 200 million consumers with a high average per capital income. In addition, with the devalued dollar the cost of American labor has declined significantly, relative to many foreign labor costs. Some firms seeking to avoid economic and/or political pressures at home find the U. S. a politically stable environment in which to work.
Many hope to be able to continue selling to the American market even if the U. S. government restricts imports further, or if major price changes occur due to currency fluctuations (波动). Many foreigners are attracted by U.S. technology, its modem management methods, its labor saving and mass production techniques.
In 1980 the largest foreign financial investor in the U. S. was from ______.
A．H.K.
B．U.K.
C．Latin America
D．South Africa
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I don't know whether you happen ______, but I'm going to study in the U. S. A. this September.
A．to be heard
B．to be hearing
C．to hear
D．to have heard
