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Why did the man wait in the heat for two hours?
A . The coach had to be replaced．
B . The coach driver felt sick．
C . The hotel rooms were full．
D . The hotel had to be cleaned．
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-- John, why did you make no reply to me when I called you in the street?
-- Sorry, Jim ________ to my friend on the phone.
A . A. was talking
B . B. talked
C . C. am talking
D . D. had talked
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1.Why did Emmanuel sign up for the University of the People?
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When did people do house cleaning in the past?
A.People used to do house cleaning on the 20th day of the 12th month./images/work/phone/right_v1.png
B.People used to do house cleaning on the 21st day of the 12th month.
C.People used to do house cleaning on the 20th day of the 11th month.
D.People used to do house cleaning on the 21st day of the 11th month.
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Why did the Catholic Church establish All Saints’ Day in the 9th century?
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Why did the bird never sing in the daytime?
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Why did Michael use almost every question that he had thought of and a few that he hadn’tthought of in the interview with Robert Mitchum?
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Which of the following idioms did people sometimes use to call themselves in front of officials or the emperor according to the passage?
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Why did Mrs. Kienast’s babies have to stay in the hospital for some days?
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5. What did people say in the 1980s aboutvideo games and in the 1960s about television? People were worried that .
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Why were there hundreds of mourners in the Australian city of Newcastle who gathered to mourn the death of twenty people killed in bombings last year？
A．Because Newcastle is the home of three of the victims.
B．Because these people died in Newcastle last year.
C．Because four Islamist fighters have been found guilty of involvement in the bombings in Newcastle.
D．Because Newcastle is the city where there are many friends and relatives of the victims.
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Why did the woman call the man？
A．To get directions
B．To discuss plans for lunch
C．To warn him about the thunderstorm
D．To tell him their flight was delayed
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In old times, people wondered about the changes of seasons, about the stars, the moon and the sun. They could not explain these things, and so they made up "why" stories about them.
The ancient Greeks told about Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, who kept the earth all green all year. One day her daughter Persephone was kidnapped(绑架) by Hades, the god of the dead. Demeter was so unhappy that she let everything on earth die. At last, Hades permitted Persephone to return to her mother for part of the year. During that period, everything on earth grew well again. One season, however, Persephone had to stay with Hades. During that season, the earth remained cold and bare. So winter was explained.
American Indians told of an old woman who stood on a high mountain. When the moon was full, she cut off bits of it and threw these bits about the sky. This explained where the stars came from, and why the moon became small.
Hundreds of stories like these were passed down by word of mouth. Later, these stories were put in books. Today we read them not for explanation of natural wonders but for enjoyment.
The ancient Greeks explained ______.
A．how the year was divided into four seasons
B．how Demeter's daughter was saved
C．why they loved Demeter and hated Hades
D．why they had a winter season
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Translation : During the 1920s, people in US cities increasingly moved to the suburbs because of the freedom provided to the workers by automobile ownership.
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The text "Studying Abroad and Culture Shock" tells us that you should try to understand why people in the foreign country behave the way they do and compare them and us, good and bad.（）
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In Asia, the United States tried to contain the People’s Republic of China as well. The United States did not formally recognize the People's Republic of China (PRC) for 30 years after its founding.()
此题为判断题(对，错)。
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Why， according to the passage， did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center？ 查看材料
A.Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.
B.Because it would be lighter for people to carry them from place to place.
C.Because people wanted to make it look nicer.
D.Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.
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Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine Age Is 40 really the new 30？ In many ways people today act younger than their parents did at the same age.
Scientists have defined a new age concept and believe it could explain why populations are aging, but at the same time seem to be getting younger.
Instead of measuring aging by how long people have lived, the scientists have factored in how many more years people can probably still look forward to.
"Using that measure, the average person can get younger in the sense that he or she can have even more years to live as time goes on," said Warren Sanderson of the University of New York in Stony Brook.
He and Sergei Scherbov of the Vienna lnstitute of Demography (人口统计学) at the Austrian (奥地利的) Academy of Sciences, have used their method to estimate how the proportion of elderly people in Germany, Japan and the United States will change in the future.
The average German was 39.9 years old in 2000 and could plan to live for another 39.2 years, according to research reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday.
However, by 2050 the average German will be 51.9 years old and will be expected to live another 37.1 years. So middle age in 2050 would occur at around 52 years instead of 40 years as in 2000.
"As people have more and more years to live they have to save more and plan more and they effectively are behaving as if they were younger," said Sanderson.
Five years ago, the average American was 35.3 years old and could plan for 43.5 more years of life. By 2050, the researchers estimate it will increase to 41.7 years and 45.8 future years.
"A lot of our ski/Is, our education, our savings and the way we dear with our health care depend a great deal on how many years we have to live," said Sanderson.
This dimension of how many years people have to live has been completely ignored in the discussion of aging so far.
第36题：People 40 years of age today seem to be as young as
A．their parents were at the same age.
B．their parents were at the age of 30.
C．their children will be at the same age.
D．their children will be at the age of 30.
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cars moved very slowly in the 1920,s ,but they ——move more quickly than in 1910
横线处填：did do actually automatically?
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According to the woman, why might some people not want to live in the music house？
A．It is rarely quiet．
B．It is not conveniently locateD
C．All of the residents are required to participate in house activities．
D．All of the residents must be enrooled in a music class．
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What's intense in a relationship is newness.That's why the great romances of literature are never between people who stay together.
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Why did test subjects generally choose the drink that caused more activity in the taste reward centre？
A．Because that drink tasted better to the test subjects.
B．Because the test subjects were influenced by advertising.
C．Because that part of the brain produced an image of the favoured drink.
D．Because they saw pictures of their favoured drink before choosing.
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A few years ago it was common to speak of a generation gap between young people and their elders.Parents said that children did not respect and listen to them, while children said that their parents did not understand them at all.What had gone wrong？ Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared？ Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time.Many people argue that it is built into every part of our society.
One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own ways of life.In a more traditional society, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and like, and often to continue the family jobs.In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose jobs different from those of their parents.
In our society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did, to find better jobs, to make more money and to do all the things that they were unable to do.Often, that is another cause of the gap between them.Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.
Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is the third cause of the gap between the generations.In a traditional culture, senior people are valued for their knowledge, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date.The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.No doubt, the generation gap will continue in American life for some time to come.
1.The first paragraph tells us that ______.
A、the problem of the generation gap draws much attention from people
B、it is out of date to talk about the generation gap
C、children and parents are trying to understand each other
D、it is very important for people to frequently communicate with each other
2.In a more traditional society, old people_______.
A、have their children respect and listen to them
B、do not care for their children at all
C、expect their children to rebel against them
D、do not live together with their children
3.In American society young people________.
A、do not need to find jobs
B、leave home at an early age
C、have better education than their parents
D、marry people younger than them
4.Which of the following is NOT the cause of the generation gap______.
A、Young people like to depend more on themselves.
B、Parents do not love their children dearly.
C、American society changes rapidly.
D、Parents expect too much of their children.
5.The main idea of the passage is ________.
A、that the generation gap needs considering
B、when the generation gap is necessary in American society
C、why the generation gap exist
D、how we can reduce the generation gap
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Why did the author stay in the wrong job for some time？
A．Because he was paid a huge salary．
B．Because he couldn’t find other jobs．
C．Because his boss didn’t let him leave
D．Because he enjoyed working with his boss．
