单选题1.He won't come. He has his mind changed2.I remember seeing the Alps for the first time. The sight was impressive.3.Children who are over-protected by their parents may become spoiled .4.It's six o'clock now. It's time Cto get up.5.What a mess! This room needs to be cleaned up.6.Even though I was not sleepy, I went to bed early.7.If I had enough time now, I would writee to my parents.cation is a lifelong experience that starts long before the start of school.9.John went to town yesterday and had his bike repaired there.10.When she came in from the rainstorm, she looked as if she had taken a shower with her clothes on.11.Children are very curious by nature12.As long as I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.13.During the flood of 1927, the Red Cross, operating out of emergency headquarters in Mississippi, set up shelters for the homeless, temporary14.In sales, shops may say "1,000 items at half-price" when only a few are available at such a drastic reduction.15. A recent trend in corporate organization is to reduce the number of levels of management.(CDCCAABBBADCDDA)完形填空Children rate their fathers as among their least popular playmates because fathers are too competitive. According to research among more than 1,000 children, fathers always "play to win”, have no imagination or are simply at a loss as to how to play games. Children up to the age of 12 would rather play with their friends, their mother or their brothers and sisters. Only one in 16 chose their fathers as their ideal companion.Tim Gill, director of the Children's Play Council, said, "Dads have difficulty not being too competitive. Several fathers said they found _it_ hard to get down to their children's level, It is not easy for them to let children win, but children will get fed up if they lose all their time."The competitive dad sometimes puts his children to constant challenges they can never live up to. It's also partly a power control issue. Fathers want to let their children know they are still "players”. But being competitive was not al together unhealthy. The thing is not to be obsessive about it. One father of two, who declined to be named (as he didn't want his children to feel embarrasseD., told The Telegraph: "I don't think I am overly competitive but it is better my children learn to lose with someone who cares for them/(CABDCBDBCA)阅读理解"The public can have this car in any color they like as long as it is black." Henry Ford, the first of the world's great car makers, said those famous words back in 1911. Since then everyone has tried to show that he was wrong. The development of the car economy has resulted in a move away from standardization.Marketing professionals often use car ownership as a kind of shorthands for different social or economic groups. The "Sierra man" is a young junior executive. He is sales oriented, very ambitious and likes sports. He drives a large, powerful Ford Sierra. The "Galaxy man" has fulfilled most of his career ambitions. His home and family are the most important things in his life, so hedrives a Ford Galaxy, an MPV.The ability to make these statements is naturally limited by spending power, Some car makers like BMW and Mercedes concentrate on the upper income ranges. Others, like Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen develop large families of cars to cover different tastes in the mass market.Originally, car ownership was limited to the head of the family, nearly always the father, As women have become increasingly financially independent, car makers have begun to produce cars for this market too.26.What does the speaker think of Henry Ford's standardization in making cars? It was possibly acceptable in the 1910s but is out of date now.27.What is a typical "Sierra man” ?A young and ambitious junior manager.28.What is a typical "Galaxy man”?He pays more attention to his family than his work.29.Which of the following makers aims at the rich and wealthy? BMW.30.When cars first became popular, who was the normal owner of a car in the family? The father.（C B D D D ）Some people remember things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious（明显白勺）places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don't think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until its too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock （闹与中）to tell me what I should do. I have some alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, 111 set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, 111 set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on the top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don't know what it means. I always remember setting it, but not why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone. But I can't be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.31.The writer doesn't like to write notes to himself because most of the time he loses them or forgets to look at them.32.The writer often uses alarm clocks to help him remember things.33.In this passage, "go off" means make a sudden noise34.According to the passage, notes are not good, because people may forget where the notes have been put35.The clock helps a lot but sometimes tells nothing(A D D A D )Switzerland is a small country in the middle of Europe, famous for its beautiful scenery, its unique banking facilities, and the excellence of its manufactured products, especially watches and clocks. The country is a federal republic and is officially known as the Swiss Confederation, Its total area is 15,940 square miles, and the population in 1995 was 6,905,000. It is bounded on the north by Germany, on the east by Austria and Liechtenstein, on the south by Italy, and on the west by France. The capital city is Berne.The people of Switzerland fall into four distinct groups, each speaking a separate language and generally following different religious practices: the German Swiss, the French Swiss, the Italian Swiss, and the Rhaeto-Roman Swiss. However, the good will that exists among them enables them to live and work together. The statistics show that about 5 percent of the population was foreign-born, but this has not prevented the formation of a type of person that can be recognized as the typical Swiss: rather short, with brown or blond hair, and dark or gray eyes. The Swiss are known all over the world for their devotion to work, their efficiency, and their keen business sense. They love to travel, and many of them live outside of Switzerland without giving up their Swiss nationality. Now over 160,000 of them are living abroad, mainly in France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.36.What is the location of Switzerland in Europe?In Central Europe.37.What is Switzerland famous for?Beautiful scenery, unique bank service, and high-quality products.38.What is the official name of Switzerland?Swiss Confederation39.Which is the neighboring country of Switzerland on the east?Austria40.Which of the following is a feature of a typical Swiss?Brown or blond hair.(D A C D B)This summer, for the first time, Emory College let freshmen pick their own roommates in an online roommate-selection system. Students, using screen names to hide their identities, posted profiles of themselves detailing personality attributes, work habits, music and food preferences, and exchanged information using e-mail.Housing officials at Emory say they expect that letting students pick their own roommates who are their closest matches will increase the likelihood of compatibility. And there's little risk of hurt feelings if the e-mail exchanges do not lead to a match, since the initial round of contacts is done under screen names.Several studies have shown that roommates have an impact on the attitudes and social behavior of those they live with. And one recent study found that a roommate's academic performance has a small, but statistically significant, effect on the other roommate's grade-point average. Other studies, however; did not find that effect.The business of assigning roommates varies widely across the country, At Davidson College, the housing staff sort every freshman with careful hand-selection. The Davidson philosophy is that roommates should be as similar as possible, while halls should be as diverse as possible."We had a match that seemed perfect, until we discovered that one was a cattle rancher's son and the other was a vegan (绝对■素食者)/ said Ms. Kromm. "They should definitely meet, on the same hall. But we didn't want to put them in the same room/,Occasionally, an incoming student asks to be paired with an Asian, or says she might not be able to get along with a Republican, In such cases, Ms. Kromm will remind them that Davidson does not accept roommate preferences based on race, ethnicity, and religion.Davidson's care in matching pays off. By Christmas last year, only four requested roommate changes out of 480 students. No one knows whether computer-matching works as well. But at Emory, so far; student reaction seems to be overwhelmingly positive.41.In computer matchmaking, initially students do not reveal their identities42.If e-mail exchanges between students fail to lead to a match, the students involved won't feel embarrassed or discouraged43.As mentioned in the passage, only one study found that roommates have an impact on the academic grades of the other roommates.44.It can be inferred from the passage that computer matching is a novelty with no final results45.Both computer matching and hand selection follow the principle of putting students with similarities together (BCAB A)。
