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Although Australia has a large area,（）of the continent is desert or semi-desert.
A . one third
B . two thirds
C . half
D . more than half
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（）is a measure of the market value of all goods and services within the boundaries of a nation.
A . GNP
B . GDP
C . FDI
D . MNC
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A radio medical advice service（）ships of all nationalities and no charge is made for this service.
A . is available to
B . is available for
C . are available to
D . are available for
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Official proof of a Chinese vessel’s nationality is contained in the （）.
A . Certificate of Inspection
B . Official Log
C . Certificate of Documentation
D . Shipping Article
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Most island of Australia is dessert.( )
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The capital city of Australia is ( ).
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The __________ is a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore.
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Giant kangaroos from a national park near Canberra, Australia’s capital,________.
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People feel that the interdependence of nations，SO long talked about by statesmen，is today more than ever a reality.
A) 人们感到，一直都在谈论的国家的独立，今天比以往任何要。
B) 人们感到，政治家长期谈论的国家间的相互依存，现在比任何时候都更为实在。
C) 人们感到，许多国家以前一直关心的独立问题，现在比以前任何时候都更加现实。
D) 人们感到，政治家以前认为国家之间要互相依赖，今天显得比以往更加现实了
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An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service，a branch of the Department of State．
A．tree
B．division
C．root
D．leaf
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This______is a national prize and is awarded for the best score by a player under 16 years of age.
A．trophy
B．treat
C．trifle
D．tribute
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According to the US National Center for Health Statistics, the increased obesity in the US is a result of_______.
A) the growing number of smokers among young people
B) the rising proportion of minorities in its population
C) the increasing consumption of high-calorie foods
D) the improving living standards of the poor people
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The head of state of Australia is ______.
A. the Governor B. the President
C. the Prime Minister D. the Queen of England
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In______the national anthem of Australia was changed from God Save the Queen to revised patriotic song called Advance Australia Fair.
A．1946
B．1965
C．1972
D．1984
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Which kind of animal is not the executive of Australia（）
A．Emu
B．Kiwi
C．Duck-billed platypus
D．Kangaroo
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America has a new national park. It is the Great Basin. It is the first national park in the western state of Nevada. The new park is in the eastern part of Nevada, close to the border(边界) with Utah. It is far from any city.
An American explorer John Charles Fremont travelled through the area in the early 1800's. He found the land shaped like a bowl. So he named it the Great Basin. It is a land of unusual beauty and sharp differences.
For example, you can climb a mountain covered with green forests, then cool yourself in a field of snow as you arrive at the top. Here and there, sharp rocks push out through the snow. Among the rocks you might see homes of the golden hawk (鹰), a bird that was once in danger of dying out.
You can camp in a campground on the edge of Lehman Caves. These caves are a group of large underground rooms made of limestone (石灰石). You can walk through them for about a kilometre. Before the park opened, the caves were the centre of interests for anyone travelling through this area.
The state of Nevada has wanted a national park for more than 60 years. There have always been the opposite ideas from people who believes that a park would harm(损害) mining and agriculture. The bill that set up the park, however, promises that mines will remain open, and that sheep and cows will continue to feed on the mountainsides.
Lehman Caves are______.
A．about a kilometre each
B．separated from each other
C．rooms made of limestone
D．what interest visitors most
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National Geographic【61】fill a number of roles, says Karen Kasmauski. "We are journalists; researcher, thinkers," she says, "photography is our【62】."
As one of the Society's six contributing photographers-in-residence, Karen seeks to focus【63】attention on global changes and how they【64】human health. One promising【65】is the anti-measles【66】in Kenya led by the American Red Cross, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UN【67】.
"These photographers-in-residence have chosen subjects they've been【68】for years, subjects they're【69】about," says program manager Charlene Valeri. Frans Lanting investigates【70】and the danger of【71】loss to animals in the wild. David Coubilet works to promote the survival of coral reef【72】in the South Pacific. Sam Abell【73】North American rivers from a cultural, historical, and ecological【74】. Underwater photographer Emory Kristof will use【75】-operated vehicles to take inventory of deep ocean【76】in water off Indonesia. Annie Griffiths Belt is promoting【77】of wilderness areas in North America, both in and outside of classrooms. By speaking to【78】and displaying their work widely, the photographers hope to【79】public support for the Society's【80】.
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A．contributors
B．photographers
C．columnists
D．writers
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Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially______containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task.
A．one
B．the one
C．that
D．such
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______ is the capital of Australia.
A．Melbourne
B．Perth
C．Adelaide
D．Canberra
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An important part of the national government is the ForeignService, a branch of the Department of the State.
A. a unity
B. a division
C. an embassy
D. an invitation
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An important part of the national government is the ForeignService, a branch of their specialized branches.
A. a unity
B. a division
C. an embassy
D. an invasion
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According to reports in major news outlets, a study published last week included a startling discovery: the nation's Jewish population is in shrinking. The study, the National Jewish Population Survey, found 5.2 million Jews living in the United States in 2000, a drop of 5 percent, or 300,000 people, since a similar study in 1990. What's truly startling is that the reported decline is not tree. Worse still, the sponsor of the $6 million study, United Jewish Communities, knows it.
Both it and the authors have openly admitted their doubts. They have acknowledged in interviews that the population totals for 2000 and 1990 were reached by different methods and are not directly comparable. The survey itself also cautions readers, in a dauntingly technical appendix, that judgment calls by the researchers may have led to an undercount. When the research director and project director were asked whether the data should be construed to indicate a declining Jewish population, they flatly answered no. In addition, other survey researchers interviewed pointed to other studies with population estimates as high as 6.7 million.
Despite all this, the two figures --5.2 million now, 5.5 million then --are listed by side in the survey, leaving the impression that the population has shrunk. The result, predictably, has been a rash of headlines trumpeting the illusionary decline, in turn touching off jeremiads by rabbis and moralists condemning the religious laxity behind it. Whether out of ideology, ego, incompetence or a combination of all three, the respected charity has invented a crisis.
United Jewish Communities is the coordinating body for a national network of Jewish philanthropies with combined budgets of $2 billion. Its population surveys carry huge weight in shaping community policy. This is not the first time the survey has set off a false alarm. The last one, conducted by a predecessor organization, found that 52 percent of American Jews who married between 1985 and 1990 did so outside the faith. That number was a fabrication produced by including marriages in which neither party was Jewish by anyone's definition, including the researchers.
Its publication created a huge stir, inspiring anguished sermons, books and conferences. It put liberals on the defensive, emboldened conservatives who reject full integration into society and alienated ordinary folks by the increasingly xenophobic tone of Jewish communal culture. The new survey, to its credit, retracts that figure and offers the latest survey has spawned a panic created by the last one.
So why did the organization flawed figures once again？ Some scholars who have studied the. survey believe the motivation then came partly out of a desire to shock straying Jews into greater observance. It' s too early to tell if that' s the case this time around. What is clear is the researchers did their job with little regard to how their data could be misconstrued. They used statistical models and question formats that, while internally sound, made the new survey incompatible with the previous one. For example, this time the researchers divided the population of 5.2 million into two groups--"highly involved" Jews and "people of Jewish background"- and posed most questions only to the first group. As a result, most findings about belief and observance refer only to a subgroup of American Jews, making comparisons to the past impossible.
We can' t afford to wait a decade before these figures are revised. The false population decline must be corrected before it further sours communal discourse. The United Jewish Communities owes it to itself and its public to step forward and state plainly what it knows to be true: American Jews are not disappearing.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true about the National Jewish Population Survey？
A．It found a decline of 300,000 Jews in ten years.
B．It was carded out by United Jewish Communities.
C．This is the first time United Jewish Communities has made mistakes in the population survey.
D．The reported decline is not reliable.
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The postal sector is a key contributor to national and international i（) （－－the basic
The postal sector is a key contributor to national and international i() (--the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g.buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise)
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Fotiaoqiang, listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage for its cooking technique, is the crown jewel of Fujian cuisine（）
A．国家级非物质文化遗产
B．全国的文化无形资产
C．国家级文化无形财产
D．N/A
