[单项选择]By saying "... statistically canceling out the benefits that the seat belt confers" (Line 8, Para. 2), the author means______.


A. wearing seat belts does not have any benefits from the statistic point of view
B. deaths from wearing seat belts are the same as those from not wearing them
C. deaths from other reasons counterbalance the benefits of wearing seat belts
D. wearing seat belts does not necessarily reduce deaths from traffic accidents

[单项选择]By saying "... statistically canceling out the benefits that the seat belt confers" in the second paragraph the author means ______.


A. wearing seat belts does not have any benefits from the statistic point of view
B. deaths from wearing seat belts are the same as those from not wearing them
C. deaths from other reasons counterbalance the benefits of wearing seat belts
D. wearing seat belts does not necessarily reduce deaths from traffic accidents

[单项选择]By saying "the out-of-sight class" (Sentence 3, Para.2), the author means that ______.

[单项选择]By canceling the debt owned to her, Britain intends to ______ a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund.


A. reject
B. restart
C. follow
D. review

[单项选择]By saying "This flagrantly irresponsible article doesn't rise to a level that merits the dignity of a response.", the Disney spokesman meant that _______.


A. He would make comment on the book later
B. He would not read the book
C. He thought the book was not worth of any comment
D. He thought the author of the book was outrageous

[单项选择]By saying "Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the censurers", the author means ______.

[单项选择]By saying that "Undersea cable, universal software , high-tech imagery, and Google have erased geography." (Lines 2—3,Para. 4),the author means that______.


A. the development of information technology has made traveling around the world easier
B. the development of technology has led the world to share the source of information
C. the information technology has promoted the cooperation between workers in various areas
D. the information technology has enabled many jobs to be done anywhere

[单项选择]Ben面瘫的体征不包括（）
A. 皱眉时患侧无力
B. 闭目时患侧眼睑不能闭合
C. 示齿时人中偏向患侧
D. 鼓腮时患侧漏气
E. 患侧鼻唇沟变浅

[单项选择]

For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. "We can do without railways," people say, as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep heating that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they are dying. But this is far from the troth. In those days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. ,What is more, it takes from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car . does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which a plane or motorcar could never do.
Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modem railway lines give you
A. planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains
B. oil is expensive today
C. trains are superfast
D. railways gain a large amount of money

[单项选择]By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" (Para. 4 ), the writer means that ______.


A. women’s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at
B. women are better able to put up with discomfort
C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers
D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

[单项选择]What does the author imply by saying "living space... is figured... also in cubic volume above the earth" in Para. 3
A. We need to take some measures to protect space.
B. We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and land animals.
C. Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.
D. Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.

[单项选择]By saying" nobody undersells America" (Underlined), the author means that ______.


A. no other country underestimates the competitiveness of American products
B. nobody expects the Americans to cut the prices of their commodities
C. nobody restrains the selling of American goods
D. no other country sells at a lower price than America

[单项选择]By saying "the growth of the proportion of people over 50 had reversed the traditional flow of wealth from older to younger generations" (Lines 2-3, Para. 3), Anthea Tinker really means that______。


A. currently wealth flows from old generation to younger generation
B. traditionally wealth flows from younger generation to old generation
C. with the increasingly big population of over 50, the trend arises that wealth flows from younger generation to old generation
D. with more and more people of over 50, traditions have been reversed

[单项选择]By saying "life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us", the author means ______.


A. life is full of miseries and misfortunes
B. things and people that you feel so comfortable with do not last for good and are destined to change
C. life is full of changes and these changes cannot be avoided
D. life is full of surprises

[单项选择]By saying "this flurry of righteousness", the author points to ______.
A. the arrest of the corrupt.
B. the solving of all the corruption cases .
C. the appearance of the righteous people.
D. the disappearance of the justice.

[单项选择]By saying "the law could protect itself"(Par


A. A．12), the author is being ________. ironicB. appreciativeC. humorousD. thankful

[单项选择]By saying that "an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince" ( Para. 3, Lines 1 - 2), the writer means ______.


A. different people have different styles of clothes
B. ready- made clothes may need alterations
C. statuses come ready made just like Clothes
D. our choice of statuses is limited