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（） can be found on most medium to large merchant vessels even if the main engine is either a steam turbine or 2-stroke crosshead engine.
A . The medium speed 4-stroke trunk piston engine
B . The low speed 2-stroke crosshead engine
C . The medium speed 2-stroke crosshead engine
D . The low speed 4-stroke trunk piston engine
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What natural feature is responsible for the rather even climate found on the Florida peninsula throughout the year? （）
A . Strong masses of continental air
B . The Gulf Stream
C . The Bermuda high
D . The cool waters of the Sargasso sea
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Most days he's not even quite sure of the next stop on his ______ travel schedule.
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The criminal even threatened____________( murder) the president.
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The tourists might not be able to see the queen even if the Queen was at home.
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The present tense should be used even if the instructions are no longer applicable.
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The sauna bath can cleanse and heal body, even smooth the mind.
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听力原文：W: Air pollution is one of the most serious problems in the world. Polluted air can make us sick or even kill us. Why isn't more done to stop it？
M: Everyone wants to stop it, but it is a difficult problem to solve. Meat pollution is mused by things people need.
W: What do you mean？
M: Well, automobiles and airplanes cause pollution but they also provide transportation.
W: Right. And factories cause air pollution but they provide people with jobs and products.
M: Cities are the worst offenders. In crowded cities, factories and cars can add tons of pollution to the air every day.
W: Yes. When I drove, to town yesterday, the clear air changed. It seemed like a dark cloud hung over the city.
M: Nobody likes air pollution. It smells bad; it makes it difficult to breathe.
W: True, it even damages the plants that provide tis with food. No wonder we get sick. It's dangerous to everyone's health.
M: I think everyone knows it is a serious problem. When air pollution can even damage strong materials like steel and concrete; think what it does to poor humans.
W: It is terrible, and yet we do need some things that cause it. We'll have to try to figure out a solution.
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A．Most people don't think it is a serious problem.
B．Most of our pollution is caused by things people need.
C．The government has not spent enough money to stop it.
D．The seriousness of pollution has not been realized by the government.
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Life is not predictable; even the worst become the best（）
A．should
B．might
C．must
D．need
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The phrase"even in winter"（Lines 8 ~ 9） most nearly means __________ 查看材料
A.if the winter is especially warm
B.during all of the year except the winter
C.in winter as well as in other seasons
D.during the evenings in winter
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A meager diet may give you health and long life, but it's not much fun—and it might not even be necessary. We may be able to hang on to most of that youthful vigor even if we don't start to diet until old age.
Stephen Spindler and his colleagues from the University of California at Riverside have found that some of an elderly mouse's liver genes can be made to behave as they did when the mouse was young simply by limiting its food for four weeks. The genetic rejuvenation won't reverse other damage caused by time for the mouse, but could help its liver metabolize drugs or get rid of toxins.
Spindler's team fed three mice a normal diet for their whole lives, and fed another three on half-rations. Three more mice were switched from the normal diet to half-feed for a month when they were 34 months old—equivalent to about 70 human years.
The researchers checked the activity of 11,000 genes from the mouse livers, and found that 46 changed with age in the normally fed mice. The changes were associated with things like inflammation and free radical production—probably bad news for mouse health. In the mice that had dieted all their lives, 27 of those 46 genes continued to behave like young genes. But the most surprising finding was that the mice that only started dieting in old age also benefited from 70 percent of these gene changes.
"This is the first indication that these effects kick in pretty quickly," says Huber Warner from the National Institute on Aging near Washington, D.C..
No one yet knows if calorie restriction works in people as it does in mice, but Spindler is hopeful. "There's attracting and tempting evidence out there that it will work," he says.
If it does work in people, there might be good reasons for rejuvenating the liver. As we get older, our bodies are less efficient at metabolizing drugs, for example. A brief period of time of dieting, says Spindler, could be enough to make sure a drug is effective.
But Spindler isn't sure the trade-off is worth it. "The mice get less disease, they live longer, but they're hungry," he says. "Even seeing what a diet does, it's still hard to go to a restaurant and say: 'I can only eat half of that'."
Spindler hopes we soon won't need to diet at all. His company, Life Span Genetics in California, is looking for drugs that have the effects of calorie restriction.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true？
A．Eating less than usual might make us live longer.
B．If we go on a diet when old, we may keep healthy.
C．Dieting might not be needed. ~
D．We have to begin dieting from childhood.
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Where do cars get their energy from？ For most cars, the answer is petrol. 1_____some cars use electricity. These cars have 2 _____motors that get their power from large batteries. In 3___, there are even cars that have 4_____ an electric motor and a petrol motor. These types of cars are 5_____ hybrid (混合) cars.
Most people tend to think of electric cars as a new 6 ____, but they have been around for a long time. In the 7_____ 19th and early 20th centuries electric cars were common because the technology for petrol engines was not very advanced.But 8____ the petrol engine became easier to make and more powerful, this type of engines became the most 9 ____.Interest in electric cars was high in the l970s and 1980s because 10____ became very expensive.Recently, electric cars have again become well-liked because people want cars that pollute 11_____.
Electric cars are better than petrol cars 12______ several ways. The biggest benefit is reduced pollution.In areas 13_____ there is a high percentage of electric cars, pollution is not that serious. The second benefit of electric cars is a 14 _____in the dependence on foreign oil.Several countries don’t want to 15 _____on oil from other countries. Since electric cars can run on electricity from coal or nuclear power stations, there is less need to import oil.
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(1)第1题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. But
B. Nor
C. Or
D. And
(2)第2题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. traditional
B. common
C. same
D. special
(3)第3题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. summary
B. detail
C. time
D. addition
(4)第4题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. all
B. both
C. either
D. neither
(5)第5题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. described
B. regarded
C. called
D. known
(6)第6题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. invention
B. influence
C. instrument
D. intention
(7)第7题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. last
B. beginning
C. recent
D. late
(8)第8题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. unless
B. after
C. before
D. until
(9)第9题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. popular
B. comfortable
C. difficult
D. dangerous
(10)第10题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. motors
B. power
C. cars
D. oil
(11)第11题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. much
B. more
C. less
D. few
(12)第12题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. by
B. in
C. at
D. on
(13)第13题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. when
B. where
C. what
D. which
(14)第14题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. start
B. need
C. reduction
D. rise
(15)第15题最佳答案应选()(1分)
A. put
B. hold
C. rely
D. keep
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Even with the most educated and the most literate, the King’ s English slips and ______ in conversation.
A.slides
B.changes
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听力原文：Exercise appears to be most effective in reducing risk of death from heart disease or respiratory problems, but it also has an effect on other health conditions. The more exercise, the better, but even moderate exercise lowers death risk.
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One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes. (79) It is extremely hard some times to say a simple thing like "I was wrong about that," and it is even harder to say, "I was wrong, and you were right about that."
I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was de scribing.
I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular clay, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident tool place.
(80) There must have been a special sale on eggs that day be cause there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together; so I went to work.
The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was culprit(罪犯). He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.
How old was the author when he wrote this article？
A．About 8.
B．About 18.
C．About 23.
D．About 15.
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Private enterprise is the thing. We went to a party on the river earlier this summer. The host【B1】is old enough to know better, served a lunch made with his home-made wine. As I was driving, I was【B2】to decline, but my wife politely took a glass and subsequently fell upstairs. The wound【B3】weekly dressing by the district nurse, a talkative soul who enjoyed the social【B4】of her work. She stayed for most of the afternoon, admiring things and gossiping about village life. At about the【B5】time I called in the regional crime officer, to advise me on how to make the house reasonably secure against the child criminals who commit most of the【B6】in these parts. He,【B7】, was a companionable soul and made an afternoon of it.
And why is it that when I write to a public utility【B8】as the gas board. I get a printed card to tell they received my letter and will shortly act on it？ The money spent on printing, typing, filling in and stamping these cards【B9】add up to a very large sum indeed, when spread over all these industries. No commercial house sends such acknowledgements. Money,【B10】it reaches a public service, loses the value that was stamped on it by the trouble to get it.
【B1】
A．here
B．she
C．which
D．who
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No reference book, perhaps no book of any kind except the Bible, is so widely used as "the dictionary". Even houses that have few books or none at all possess at least one dictionary; most business offices have dictionaries, and most typists keep a copy on their desks; at one time or another most girls and boys are required by their teachers to obtain and use a dictionary.
Admittedly, the dictionary is often used merely to determine the correct spelling of words, or to find out the accepted pronunciation, and such a use is perhaps not the most important from an intellectual point of view. Dictionaries may, however, have social importance, for it is often a matter of some concern to the person using the dictionary for such purpose that he should not suggest to others, by misspelling a word in a letter, or mispronouncing it in conversation, that he is not "well-bred", and has not been well educated.
Yet, despite this familiarity with the dictionary, the average person is likely to have many wrong ideas about it, and little idea of how to use it profitably, or interpret it rightly. For example, it is often believed that the mere presence of a word in a dictionary is evidence that it is acceptable in good writing. Though most dictionaries have a system of marking words as obsolete, or in use only as slang, many people, more especially if their use of a particular word has been challenged, are likely to conclude, if they find it in a dictionary, that it is accepted as being used by writers of established reputation. This would certainly have been true of dictionaries a hundred years or so ago. For a long time after they were first firmly established in the eighteenth century, their aim was to include only what was used by the best writers, and all else was suppressed, and the compiler frequently claimed that this dictionary contained "low" words. Apparently this aspect of the dictionary achieved such importance in the mind of the average person that most people today are unaware of the great change that has taken place in the compilation of present-day dictionaries.
Similarly, the ordinary man invariably supposes that one dictionary is as good and authoritative as another, and, moreover, believes that "the dictionary" has absolute authority, and quotes it to clinch arguments. Although this is an advantage, in that the dictionary presents a definition the basic meaning of which can't be altered by the speaker, yet it could be accepted only if all dictionaries agreed on the particular point in question. But ultimately the authority of the dictionary rests only on the authority of the man who compiled it, and, however careful he may be, a dictionary-maker is fallible: reputable dictionaries may disagree in their judgments, and indeed different sections of the same dictionary may differ.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The Bible is the most widely used reference book.
B．The dictionary is the most widely used reference book.
C．The dictionary is actually the more widely used book than the Bible.
D．The Bible is used as widely as the dictionary.
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To get a sense of how women have progressed in science, take a quick tour of the physics department at the University of California, Berkeley. This is a storied place, the 36 of some of the most important discoveries in modern science—starting with Ernest Lawrence’s invention of the cyclotron (回旋加速器) in 1931. A generation ago, female faces were 37 and, even today, visitors walking through the first floor of LeConte Hall will see a full corridor of exhibits 38 the many distinguished physicists who made history here, 39 all of them white males.
But climb up to the third floor and you’ll see a 40 display. There, among the photos of current faculty members and students, are portraits of the 41 head of the department, Marjorie Shapiro, and four other women whose research 42 everything from the mechanics of the universe to the smallest particles of matter. A sixth woman was hired just two weeks ago. Although they’re still only about 10 percent of the physics faculty, women are clearly a presence here. And the real 43 may be in the smaller photos to the right: graduate and undergraduate students, about 20 percent of them female. Every year Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the country’s top universities. That makes Shapiro optimistic, but also 44 . “I believe things are getting better,” she says, “but they’re not getting better as 45 as I would like.”
A) circumstance
B) confidence
C) covers
D) current
E) deals
F) different
G) exposing
H) fast
I) honoring
J) hope
K) presently
L) rare
M) realistic
N) site
O) virtually
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The use of nuclear power has already spread all over the world.（1）, scientists still have not agreed（2）what should be done with the large amounts of waste material that（3）to increase every year. Most waste materials are（4）of simply by placing them somewhere. But nuclear waste must be（5）with great care. It（6）dangerous radiation and it will continue to be（7）for hundreds, thousands, even millions of years.
How should we get（8）of such waste material in such a way（9）it will not harm the（10）？ Where can we（11）distribute it？ One idea is to put this radioactive waste inside a thick container, which is（12）dropped to the deep bottom of the ocean.（13）some scientists believe that this way of（14）nuclear waste could kill fish and other living things in the oceans or interfere（15）their growth. Another way to（16）nuclear waste is to send it into space, to the sun,（17）it would be burned. Other scientists suggest that this polluting material be（18）thousands of meters under the earth’s surface. Such underground areas must be free（19）possible earthquakes. Advances are being made. But it may still be many years（20）this problem could be finally settled.
1. A .Moreover B However C Therefore D Otherwise
2. A .on
B. with
C. to
D. in
3. A. incline
B. start
C. tend
D. keep
4. A .drained
B. dumped
C. discharged
D. disposed
5. A .dealt
B. handled
C. coped
D. processed
6. A .drops off
B. gives off
C. leaves off
D. sets off
7. A .efficient
B. unfavorable
C. deadly
D. painful
8. A. touch
B. hold
C. grasp
D. rid
9. A. so
B. which
C. that
D. thus
10. A. environment
B. situation
C. location
D. residence
11. A .reasonably
B. rationally
C. regularly
D. safely
12. A .then
B. even
C. ever
D. only
13. A .And
B. But
C. Still
D. Thereby
14. A. scattering
B. preserving
C. containing
D. discarding
15. A. in
B. with
C. against
D. at
16. A. remove
B. deliver
C. transport
D. spread
17. A. where
B. when
C. there
D. while
18. A. covered
B. deposited
C. buried
D. reserved
19. A. from
B.of
C. for
D. about
20. A. until
B. after
C. before
D. unless
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Is Brown ____ the committee？ No, he is not even ____ the club？
A．in, on
B．on, in
C．in, in
D．on, on
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Even after the scene has been worked on， the director may stop the actual filming if
是
否
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Even a carefui motorist may have the misfortune to...
Even a carefui motorist may have the misfortune to commit a motoring__ 21__ .In due course. having received a summons (传票), he will appear in a police court. In the court,the motorist hears his name called by the clerk of the court, and cormes forward to_ 22__himself. The magistrate (地方法官) then calls for the policeman who_ 23__ the offender and asks him to give evidence. The officer takes the oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. He also is expected to give an account__ 24 __what happened when the offence was committed and to mention any special circumstances. For instance the offence__ 25__partly due. to the foolishness of another motorist, It would be unwise for the accused motorist to exaggerate this. It will not help his case to try to blame__26_ for his own mistake. The magistrate, __27_ hearing that some other motorist is invoived, willl doubtless say:What is being done about this man？ "Case coming up later this afternoon, may_ 28_ be the answer. __29__ you are guilty, it is of course wise to plead and apologize for committing the offence and__ 30__ the court&39;s time, Magistrates are not heartless and a motorist may be lucky enough to hear one say:"There are mitigating circumstances, __31__ you have broken the law and I am obliged to impose a fine. Pay five pounds. Next case ". __32_ many of-fences,if you wish to plead guilty you may do so by post and ,avoid__33__ the court at all. Some. shor-tempered people forget that both policemen and magistrates have a public duty to_34 _and arerude to them. This does not pay :and rightly so! A magistrate wil not let off an offender 35 because he is respectable, but the courteous (有礼貌的) lawbreakers may certainly hope that the magistrate will extend to him what tolerance the law permits.
A.offence
B.crime
C.mistake
D.accident
A.identify
B.report
C.prove
D.defend
A.arrested
B.punished
C.scolded
D.charged
A.about
B.for
C.of
D.in
A.should have beem
B.must have been
C.may bave been
D.contd have been
A.someone else
B.something else
C.other someone
D.another someone
A.on
B.as
C.to
D.in
A.as well
B.will
C.as well as
D.just
A.If
B.Unless
C.Although
D.While
A.taking on
B.taking in
C.taking over
D.taking up
A.since
B.as
C.but
D.if
A.For
B.As
C.Like
D.To
A.attending
B.to attend
C.attend
D.having attended
A.act
B.perform
C.carry
D.implement
A.slightly
B.particularly
C.exactly
D.merely
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Feelings of love may wax and wane during a relationship, but trust is constant. Infidelity is the most devastating betrayal of trust a couple can experience. That survey found that when one partner had sex outside the relationship, the couple were more likely to break up. Even a little bit of infidelity can set forces in motion that eventually wrech a marriage. Only when we trust our lover to be faithful and know that he or she can trust us do we fell comfortable and at peace with our own conduct and our relationship.
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Golden Rules of Negotiating The art of negotiating is a difficult skill for most of us, even good salespeople. Here are three golden rules for you to follow:
1. Always Start the Negotiations. You must initiate the process. This is because whoever controls the start of the negotiations tends to control where they end. If you let the other party start negotiations, you will be constantly giving up control, often without even realizing it. For instance, when you ask someone what his project budget is, you are allowing him to start the negotiations. You will then spend your time chasing his number rather than finding the best solution. So, never let the other party control the negotiations.
2. Always Negotiate in Writing. The purpose of negotiations is to arrive at a formal written agreement, not tell a story or spend time talking. From the first moment you begin a proposal, you should create a document and take it to the client. It will include all the points of agreement and become real to the prospective customer. Negotiating first and then having to create a document adds unnecessary time to a transaction. But if you build your written agreement as you negotiate, you are prepared to ask for a signature the moment the decision to buy is made.
3. Always Stay Cool. The negotiation table can be loaded with agendas, egos and emotions. Great negotiators know how to stay cool, providing leadership and solutions, while the rest of the room becomes insanely invested in personal agendas and useless emotions. 27 Crying, getting angry and blowing off steam may make you feel good, but such behavior. will not benefit you while negotiating. When the rest of the room gets emotional, stay cool and use logic to negotiate and close.
1. If you let the other party start negotiations, you will be completely grasp the control, often without even realizing it.
2. So, never let both parties control the negotiations.
3. Negotiating first and then having to create a document doesn’t need necessary time to a transaction.
4. Great negotiators know how to stay cool, providing leadership and solutions, while the rest of the room becomes wild or helpless during the negotiation.
5. When the rest of the room gets out of control, stay cool and use logic to negotiate and close.
