Just months after entering politics, he finds he has been under ______ by a dogged justice
A.sanity
B.scarcity
C.scrutiny
D.serenity
A.sanity
B.scarcity
C.scrutiny
D.serenity
"With the price of gasoline and with the problems with clean air, it's important we get electric vehicles out on the road."
On California roads there are about two thousand electric cars. By 2003, ten percent of all new cars may be required to have zero emissions. This is a mandate automakers say it is way ahead of its time.
Gloria Bergquist of the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers says, "The technology (for zero emissions) isn't here yet; it still needs advancement in driving range to make it more appealing to a wider consumer audience".
Automakers blame it on the batteries. Power runs out on most cars after about 70 miles. However, some cars can now go more than 100 miles on a charge. Batteries are expensive. Carmakers say there is nothing they can do about it.
Tim Carmichael of the Clean Air Coalition says, "The automakers have not built a vehicle unless required to do so, so it's very important for the state to stay committed to this program requiring automakers to build small amounts in beginning years and then the market will take off".
When did Michael Schwabe say goodbye to the gas pump?
A.Two days ago.
B.Two months ago.
C.Two years ago.
D.Ten years ago.
A.maintaining
B.maintain
C.attaining
D.attain
Passage 6
The U.S. dollar was supposed to be at the end of its rope. Kicking the bucket. A dying symbol of a dying empire. Well, maybe not. The dollar continues to _1_ gloom-and-doom predictions. After a swoon (低迷)last year, the dollar is again enjoying a major _2_. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar’s value against other major currencies, is just off an eight-month high. The main reason behind the dollar’s recovery is actually no real surprise at all. There is no _3_ able to replace the dollar as the world’s No.l currency. What makes currencies so fascinating is that their perceived value is always relative to other currencies. Sure, the U.S. budget deficit is _4_, the government’s debt is increasing, and Wall Street is still repairing itself. But the dollar remains the prettiest of a flock of ugly ducklings. Is any other major industrialized economy _5_ better off than the U.S.? Not really. Just about the _6_ developed world is suffering with the same problems. That’s why when investors get nervous, they still rush to the good old dollar. The dollar wins because no one else is really in the game. The euro has been exposed as a _7_. Only a few months ago, economists truly believed the euro could _8_ the dollar as the top reserve currency. Now experts are questioning if the euro has a future at all. The Greek debt crisis has _9_ that the euro is only as strong as its weakest link. Maybe over the next 20 or 30 years,the dollar will slowly lose the _10_ status it holds today. That process, however, could well be driven by the appearance of new rivals.
A)fraud
B)consistently
C)dominant
D)expanding
E)entire
F)incentive
G)rival
H)alleged
I)defy
J)particularly
K)alternative
L)relative
M)revealed
N)intriguing
O)rally
第1空答案是:
The old shoemaker died________.
A.only a few days before the lady returned from Europe
B.a few days after the lady returned from Europe
C.a few months after the lady went to Europe
D.two weeks before the lady returned from Europe
根据下列文章,请回答 41~45 题。
Effects of Exercise on Elderly Diabetics(糖尿病人)
Most older people with S0—called type 2 diabetes(糖尿病)couldstop taking insulin(胰岛素)if they would do brisk(轻快的)exercise for 30minutes just three times a week,according to new medical research resultsreported in a Copenhagen newspaper.Results from tests conducted on diabeticsat the Copenhagen central hospital Rigshospitalet'S Center for Muscle Researchshowed that physical exercise can boost the body's ability to make use ofinsulin by 30 per cent.This is equal to the effect most elderly diabetics getfrom their insulin medication(药物治疗)today.
Researchers had a group of non-diabetic men and agroup of men with type 2 diabetes,all more than 60 years of age,exercise onbicycles six times a week for three months.After the three months the doctorsmeasured how much sugar the test subjects,muscles could make use of as ameasure for how well their insulin worked.
Associate Professor Dr Flemming Dela of the Muscle Research Center saidthe tests demonstrated that the exercising diabetics had made as good use of insulinas the healthy non.diabetic persons.“This means that the insulin works just aswell for both groups.Physical exercise cannot cure people of diabetes,but itcan eliminate almost all their symptoms.At the same time It can put off thepoint at which they have to begin taking insulin.”Dela said.
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas(胰腺),controlling sugar inthe body and is used against diabetes.
Dela said that to achieve the desired effect diabetics need onlyexercise to the point where they begin to sweat。but that the activity has to bemaintained since it wears off after five days without sufficient exercise.
Most diabetics realize that they have to watch their diet whileremaining unaware of the importance of exercise。Dela added.
第 41 题 What is the effect of exercise on elderlypeople with type 2 diabetes?
A.It can help the body make betteruse of insulin
B.It can worsen their symptoms.
C.It can help them to eat more.
D.It can cure them of thedisease.
Mrs. Townsend's death had been covered up and it was discovered ______.
A.only yesterday
B.five months afterwards
C.two years afterwards
D.quickly
Six months later, she and her husband were asked to dinner. She took a pair of shoes. She hadn't worn them since they were repaired. She put one on her right foot, and then she put the other on her left. She felt something wrong. She took them off for a closer look. They were the same style, color and size, but each was for the right foot. Then she thought of the shoemaker. Though she was sure he wouldn't re member her after such a long time; she called him.
"Thank goodness, you finally called." He said excitedly. "An angry woman has' been troubling me for months."
The shoemaker finished repairing her shoes ______.
A.in a few months
B.in a few days
C.in six months
D.in one day
Her mother told Karen the truth. After learning the bad news,all Karen wanted was to go home.
Her parents decided to satisfy her wish-no matter that medical fund (基金),which had helped pay for Karen’s hospitalization, would not cover any of the full time medical care she would need at home. When she was carried through her front door,Karen smiled for the first time in months.
A friend of the Maclnnes family, Sheila Petersen, knew of this and offered to help. She volunteered (自愿)not only to find nurses,but also to raise money for Karen’s care. Money was received from so many people that Sheila created a fund,“Friends of Karen”.
After leaving the hospital, Karen lived for 11 months. And those months were happy ones for her,’’says her mother,“thanks to Sheila.”
Even after Karen died, people kept sending money. Sheila put it into the fund, tried to find someone else who needed help. By last month, Friends of Karen was helping 70 families.
“I still have a relationship with each family,”says Sheila. “We have four children who are near death now, and I want to be there for them. ’’Sheila admits(承认)the work is sometimes difficult,but says,“the smile on a child’s face makes it all worthwhile(值得的).” The mother told Karen that she____.
A.was going to die
B.was going home
C.was growing weak
D.was becoming better
Her parents agreed to take Karen home because____.A.thus they would save money
B.medical funds wouldn’t cover any of the full time medical care
C.they couldn, t pay for her hospitalization
D.they hoped to make her satisfied
Sheila helped Karen’s parents by____.A.giving them money
B.raising money from others
C.finding nurses for them
D.paying for Karen’s hospitalization
Karen lived for____since she had got out of the hospital.A.eleven months
B.nine months
C.twenty months
D.twelve months
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
完成下列各题 A
Karen Maclnnes had spent nine months in the hospital.As she grew weaker,the 16-year-old girl asked her parents.“Am I going to die?” Her mother told Karen the truth.After learning the bad news,all Karen wanted was to go home.Her parents decided to satisfy her wish-no matter that medical fund(基金),which had helped pay for Karens hospitalization,would not cover any of the full time medical care she would need at home.When she was carried through her front door,Karen smiled for the first time in months. A friend of the MacInnes family,Sheila Petersen,knew of this and offered to help.She volunteered(自愿)not only to find nurses,but also to raise money for Karens care.Money was received from SO many people that Sheila created(建立)a fund,“Friends of Karen”. After leaving the hospital,Karen lived for 11 months.“And those months wore happy ones for her,”says her mother.“thanks to Sheila.” Even after Karen died,people kept sending money.Sheila put it into the fund,tried to find someone else who needed help.By last month,Friends of Karen was helpin9 70 families. “I still have a relationship with each family.”says Sheila.“We have four children who are near death now,and I want to be there for them.”Sheila admits(承认)the work is sometimes difficult,but says,“the-smile’on a child’S face makes it all worthwhile(值得的).” The mother told Karen that she_______.
A.was going to die
B.was going home
C.was growing weak
D.was becoming better
??????A??
??Karen Maclnnes had spent nine months in the hospital.As she grew weaker,the 16-year-old girl asked her parents.“Am I going to die?”??
??Her mother told Karen the truth.After learning the bad news,all Karen wanted was to go home.Her parents decided to satisfy her wish-no matter that medical fund(基金),which had helped pay for Karen&39;s hospitalization,would not cover any of the full time medical care she would need at home.When she was carried through her front door,Karen smiled for the first time in months.??
??A friend of the MacInnes family,Sheila Petersen,knew of this and offered to help.She volunteered(自愿) not only to find nurses,but also to raise money for Karen&39;s care.Money was received from so many people that Sheila created(建立)a fund,“Friends of Karen”.??
??After leaving the hospital,Karen lived for 11 months.“And those months wore happy ones for her,”says her mother.“thanks to Sheila.”??
??Even after Karen died,people kept sending money.Sheila put it into the fund,tried to find someone else who needed help.By last month,Friends of Karen was help in 970 families.??
??“I still have a relationship with each family.”says Sheila.“We have four children who are near death now,and I want to be there for them.”Sheila admits(承认)the work is sometimes difficult,but says,“the-smile on a child’s face makes it all worthwhile(值得的).”
??The mother told Karen that she_______.??
????A.was going to die
B.was going home
C.was growing weak
D.was becoming better
Her parents agreed to take Karen home because________.
A.thus they would save money
B.medical funds wouldn’t cover any of the full time.medical care
C.they couldn’t pay for her hospitalization
D.they hoped to make her satisfied
Karen lived for _______ since she had got out of the hospital.A.eleven months
B.nine months
C.twenty months
D.twelve months
Sheila helped Karen's parents by_______.A.giving them money
B.raising money from others
C.finding nurses for them
D.paying for Karen's hospitalization
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
Dear Mr Lee
Subject: Faulty HP 5590 Scanners
Three months ago, our training center bought 10 HP 5590 scanners from your company --- see our order number G868281. Until (1), these scanners worked properly. (2 ), we have started to notice that fuzzy image is becoming increasingly common with these scanners.(3) , this is a problem with this model that appears only after a few months' service. This is not satisfactory.
This matter is causing us great (4), since we need to scan a lot of documents every day. We should,(5 ), like you to replace all of the machines that we bought, with your newer model HP 5591 scanners,(6) , we understand, do not have the same design fault.
(7)you know, we do a lot of business with your company, and we have always (8) pleased with your service. It would be a great (9)if this good relationship is spoiled.
I look forward to (10)your reply soon.
Yours sincerely
Willow Zeng
Willow Zeng
General Manager