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Which condition indicates that you are in a hurricane’s dangerous semicircle in the Northern hemisphere（）.
A . A backing wind
B . A veering wind
C . A norther
D . A strong，gusty wind
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His example（）that everyone can become a useful person in society so long as he is willing to work hard.
A . expresses
B . thinks
C . indicates
D . supplie
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I sometimes think Helen must spend all day admiring herself in a mirror. She’s ______．
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Thomas said that he was late because he was caught in a traffic jam. That was a s tory.
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Though many things have been changed culturally, there is a commitment and sense of responsibility that have not been _____ in today’s society.
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Jonathan Swift madde himself known with his merciless satire on the British society of his age such as that in his work The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.
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Investigation shows that we spend 60% of our time in listening, but we can only remember 25%.
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Being interested in the relationship of language and thought, Whorf developed the idea that the structure of language determines the structure of habitual thought in a society.
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Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behaviour in society, and was reading English literature.
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian gentlemen of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
What reason does the author give for Washington not going to college？
A．His family could not afford it.
B．A college education was rather uncommon in his times.
C．He didn't like the young Virginian gentlemen who went to college.
D．The author doesn't give any reason.
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It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is_____.
A．unreasonable
B．criminal
C．harmful
D．costly
此题为多项选择题。
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He would promise that they would_____in some sphere of society.
A．be influenced
B．become influenced
C．become influential
D．influential
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求完形填空原题：In all societies,the mass media 空格 at least one commonality...
关键句子：It is not the equipment that makes the communication process a form of
mass communication,but rather how the content is 空,developed,and
transmitted.
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中英互译：Many city residents complain that it is so few buses in their city that they have to spend much more time waiting for a bus, which is usually crowded with a large number of passengers.
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听力原文：W: I've just read a curious fact. Did you know that people who spend less than 10 minutes in a drug store are five times more likely to make a purchase than those who spend half an hour there？
M: I saw that article, too. But think, if someone runs into a drug store for 10 minutes, he is usually there to make a specific purchase.
W: And someone who spends more time there may be just looking？
M: Exactly. Haven't you ever gone into a store thinking that you'll buy something and then talk yourself out of it？
W: Yes, I have. Especially when I thought I could get it for less elsewhere, or I really didn't need it after all.
M: Exactly, but, if you run in to buy something specific and have very little time, you pick it up, pay for it immediately, and then leave.
W: That's true. Maybe we should learn a lesson from that. Take your time end you'll spend less money.
M: I doubt if that would be true in all stores though. In a department store, for instance, you may see a sweater or some thing you never intend to buy, and buy it because you have time to look around.
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A．A druggist's suggestion.
B．An advertisement.
C．An article.
D．A salesclerk's comment.
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Work is a very important part of life in the United States. When the early Protestant 【1】came to this country, they brought the【2】that work was the way to God and heaven. This attitude, the Protestant work【3】, still【4】America today. Work is not only important for【5】benefits, the salary, but also for social and【6】needs, the【7】of doing something for the good of the society. Americans spend most of their lives working,【8】productive. For most Americans, their work【9】them: they are what they do. What happens,【10】, when a person can no longer wrork？
Most Americans stop working at age sixty-five or seventy and retire.【11】work is such an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are useless and【12】Of course, some people are happy to retire; but leaving one's job,【13】it is, is a difficult change,【14】for those who look forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know 15 to use their time or they feel lost without their jobs.
Retirement can also bring【16】problems. Many people depend on Social Security checks every month.【17】their working years, employees【18】a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. Each employer【19】gives a certain percentage to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as【20】.
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A．people
B．immigrants
C．believers
D．followers
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IN 2005 Congress considered an emergency spending bill that designated $81 billion for military spending and Asian tsunami relief. It passed easily. A politician would have to be mighty confident to vote against humanitarian aid and supporting the troops.
But complaints have steadily grown about a law that came with the spending bill. The Real ID Act of 2005 established national standards for driving licences. By 2008, it said, every state would have to make sure its licences included "physical security features" and "a common machine readable technology". A state would be responsible for verifying that anyone applying for licences is in America legally. Only licences that met the new standards would be accepted by the federal government. An American who wanted to fly commercially, or do anything else for which he needed to identify himself, would end up in a queue at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The idea was to make life harder for would-be terrorists. But the scheme will certainly make life harder for the states. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reckons that implementing the changes will cost states up to $14.6 billion, with individuals on the line for an additional $8.@5 billion. And the federal government plans to meet only a fraction of the cost.
Critics also argue that the new licences will amount to national identification cards and will contain ton much information about the bearer. Immigration advocates say that the Real ID Act unfairly targets illegal immigrants. And from a security standpoint the act raises as many fears as it allays. Licences that meet the revised standards would be rich of sensitive data. They might prove irresistibly tempting to identity thieves and marketing firms.
On January 25th Maine became the first state to oppose the Act. Its legislature passed a resolution refusing to implement the Real ID Act with nearly unanimous support. On March 8th, Idaho approved a similar bill. Two dozen other states have measures pending that question the act or oppose it outright.
On March 1st the DHS issued guidelines for implementing the Real ID Act that manage to ignore most of these objections. The guidelines allow states a bit more time to implement the act. But they give no quarter on the expensive physical security features and suggest that states deal with privacy concerns on their own. And as the National Governors Association promptly noted, they "do nothing" to address the cost to states.
Which of the following consequence might be caused by the 2005 emergency spending bill？
A．financial support to the construction of international aid groups.
B．an act that has brought to great disputes among different states.
C．prohibitions of US citizens to take commercial flights.
D．against humanitarian aid to countries that were attacked by the Asian tsunami.
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According to the second paragraph，in societies that encourage polygamous marriages________．
A．polygamy is the predominant form. of marriages
B．most of the individuals usually have multiple spouses
C．there are usually a greater of proportion of men than women
D．people are not necessarily married to multiple partners
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The author suggests that the most valuable resource in todays society is______.
A．technology
B．economic assets
C．access to information
D．time
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A. They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general. B ) People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success. C ) Asian American would be a threat to other minorities.
D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character.
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In general, the______amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total for living expenses.
A．acceptable
B．advisable
C．available
D．applicable
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Men are justified in thinking that osteoporosis is a woman’s disease．
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
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Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that the
A、Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.
B、Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change.
C、Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society.
D、Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.
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（） Blood sports have become a hot topic for debate in recent years. As society develops it is increasingly seen as an uncivilized activity and cruel to the helpless animals that are killed. All blood
A．Animal cruelty
B．Blood sports
C．Blood sports and uncivilized activity
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请选出下列包含从句最少的一句 （单选） 1) In the past, suffering from the shortage of material supplies, people always cherished things they owned. 2) In order to solve the problem, governments' discerning intervention and guidance, such as making laws and encouraging eco-friendly economy, can make a difference. 3) Many people believe that the human society has developed into a throwaway society, which is filled with plastic bags and rubbish. 4) So that is why our
A．1)
B．2)
C．3)
D．4)
