Among the following 3 authors the one who did not win a Nobel Prize is ---.A.William F
Among the following 3 authors the one who did not win a Nobel Prize is ---.
A.William Faulkner
B. F. S. Fitzgerald
C. John Steinbeck
Among the following 3 authors the one who did not win a Nobel Prize is ---.
A.William Faulkner
B. F. S. Fitzgerald
C. John Steinbeck
Among the following cities, the wind direction will not change in ______.
A.Tianjin
B.Havana
C.Beijing
D.New York
A.The aggressive nature of these groups.
B.Racial prejudice against them.
C.Low social status of these groups.
D.Poverty and unemployment among minority groups.
A.Zhang Yongxu.
B.Young artists.
C.Fu Baoshi.
D.Peter Ludwig and his wife.
Among the following statements, which is true according to the passage?
A.Today, employees are facing a reduction in working hours.
B.Economic recovery created more jobs.
C.Bailyn's research shows that part-time employees work more efficiently.
D.Increased leisure time would benefit two-career households.
Which of the following is among the troubles print has?
A.It is dear to find printed materials.
B.Frequent editing is needed for better layout.
C.Paper is passed around quickly.
D.The space to restore articles is not enough.
Which is NOT true among tile following statements?
A.Half a century ago, most people lived in the countryside.
B.Climate changes, droughts, floods are the reasons for many people to leave their farm land.
C.More than sixty million people are added to cities and surrounding areas every two years.
D.The international community has reacted slowly to the growth of urban poverty.
A.the consequences of pride,selfishness,and secret guilt;
B.the conflict between lighthearted and somber attitudes toward life;
C.the impact of the past (esp.the Puritan past) upon the present;
D.Guilt that can eradicate sin from the human heart.
A Survey on Reading
The Results of Survey on Reading
The Number
of Students
Percentage of
the Total
The Total Amount
of Reading in a Term
Reading Speed
(words per hour)
Performance
(scores)
100
40%
350,000
3,000
>80
80
32%
300,000
2,500
70-73
60
22%
250,000
2,000
60-69
30
6%
<100,000
1,500
<60
July,2000
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
The sea is the common property of all nations. It belongs equally to all. None can appropriate it exclusively to themselves;nor is it “foreign” to any. This was the decision of John Marshall, chief justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. It was stated as a fundamental rule the sea that no one, and therefore everyone, owns the ocean. This means that outside territorial waters(the waters within three miles of a country's coast), the law is whatever nations agree on in peacetime and whatever the strongest naval powers can enforce in wartime. After the United States purchased Alaska, Americans began to seize Canadians who were hunting seals outside Alaskan territorial waters. The Americans claimed that the seals were American property because they often came in to the Alaskan shores owned by the United States. International arbitrators disagreed with this reasoning. In some cases, however, the special rights of a nation that makes use of an open-sea area are recognized.
All of the sea's rules of the road are established by international conferences and treaties.
The fundamental rule of the sea means that______.
A. the sea should be equally divided among all the nations in the world
B. any area of the sea belongs to the nation closest to it
C. no nation has any sea rights
D. no nation has exclusive right to the open sea
In knowledge and. skills South Dakota has a normal teacher combination--good, bad and the not very good. Nor does the state place enormous emphasis on academic achievements. Many schools fail to require enough homework and a proposal to require a foreign language for college entrance caused a storm of public anger. But South Dakota’s students have three things going for them: strong families, small schools and old-fashioned values.
South Dakota's marriage and birth rates are among the highest in the nation, and its divorce (离婚) rates are among the lowest. South Dakota's kids are subject to the same troubles that tempt young people elsewhere--drugs, drinking and sex. But because fewer are in pain of emotion from home situations, fewer seek these troublesome escapes.
South Dakota is also fortunate that most of its schools are small. Schools like these are often the focus of community life; there are a lot of school plays, concerts and football games in school. And as much as a fourth of a local newspaper may be school news. It must be difficult for students and teachers not to feel that all eyes are upon them.
And South Dakota enjoy the old values, everyone shares the same pattern of behaviour. A school's authority is seldom weakened by a parent, or vice versa (反之亦然).
Which of the following is mentioned about South Dakota in this passage?
A.A special combination is required by the state in selecting teachers.
B.Forty-two students won an award in a national test in 1989.
C.Teachers are not as well paid as those in other states.
D.Academic achievements are highly regarded by the state and the public.
Survey results indicate that smoking and alcohol and marijuana(大麻) use increased among residents of Manhattan during the 5~8 weeks after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center which took place on September 11, 2001. Almost one third of the nearly 1,000 persons interviewed reported an increased use of alcohol, marijuana, or cigarettes following the September 11th attacks. The largest increase was in alcohol use. 1About one fourth of the respondents said they were drinking more alcohol in the weeks after September 11; about 10% reported an increase in smoking, and 3.2% said they had increased their use of marijuana.
The investigators found survey participants by randomly dialing New York City phone numbers and screened (筛选) potential respondents for Manhattan residents living in areas close to the World Trade Center. Interviews were conducted with 988 individuals between October 16 and November 15, 2001. Participants were asked about their cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and marijuana use habits before and after September 11. During the week prior to September 11, 2001, 22.6% of the participants reported smoking cigarettes, 59.1% drinking alcohol, and 4.4% using marijuana. After September 11th, 23.4% reported smoking cigarettes, 64.4% drinking alcohol, and 5.7% smoking marijuana. Among those who smoked, almost 10% reported smoking at least an extra pack of cigarettes a week and among those who drank alcohol, more than 20% reported drinking at least one extra drink a day.
The researchers found that people who reported an increase in substance abuse were more likely to suffer from post traumatic(外伤的)stress disorder (PTSD) and from depression. People who reported an increase in cigarette smoking or marijuana use were also more likely to have both P1SD and depression, while those who reported an increase in alcohol use were more likely to have depression only. Persons who were living closer to the World Trade Center were more likely to increase their cigarette smoking, but other factors such as being displaced from home, losing possessions during the attacks, or being involved in the rescue efforts were not consistently associated with increased substance use. Symptoms of panic attack were associated with an increase in the use of all substances.
Increase in substance abuse did not differ significantly between men and women or among racial or ethnic groups. Demographic(人口统计学的) factors such ms age, marital status, and income seemed to play a more critical role in determining if the events of September 11th led to an increase in substance use.
The survey results suggest that the largest increase in substance use was ______.
A.alcohol
B.marijuana
C.cigarettes
D.cocaine