[简答题]earth-sheltered housetraffic outside

[单项选择]Is it raining outside

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Why is Nancy outside（）

A. Swimming .
B. Taking a bath.
C. Sunbathing.
D. Watching the sun.

[单项选择]An HR manager usually recruits people outside the company by ______.
A. memos
B. advertisements
C. newsletters

[单项选择]Cells cannot remain alive outside certain limits of temperature, and much narrower limits mark the boundaries of effective functioning. Enzyme systems of mammals and birds are most efficient only within a narrow (31) around 37℃; a (32) , of a few degrees from this value seriously impairs their functioning. Even though cells can survive wider (33) , the integrated actions of bodily systems are impaired. Other animals have a wider tolerance (34) changes of bodily temperature.
For centuries (35) has been recognized that mammals and birds differ from other animals in the way they regulate body temperature. Ways of (36) the difference have become more accurate and meaningful over time, but popular terminology still reflects the old division (37) " warm blooded" and "cold blood- ed " species; warm blooded included mammals and birds, (38) all other creatures were considered cold blooded. (39) more species wer
A. difference
B. change
C. gap
D. departure

[单项选择]Why does the woman want to stay outside
A. The woman enjoyed the movie very much.
B. The woman saw a horror movie.
C. The man asked the woman to be careful at night.
D. The man went to the show with the woman.

[填空题]

Few outside of Congress recognize the importance of leadership positions, personalities and powers in advancing a legislative agenda. Skilled leaders in both the House and Senate make the difference between success and gridlock in the dance of legislation. (41) ______.
Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee was fond of metaphorically describing leading the upper body as akin to "herding cats". (42) ______.
Last week’s Republican rules change weakens the old seniority system, providing Majority Leader Bill Frist with new powers to appoint at least half of the vacancies on the 13 most important and sought after committees, such as Finance, Appropriations and Foreign Relations. Before the rules change Republicans filled these openings purely based on seniority--the most senior member would get the first shot at a vacancy. (43) ______.
This is a new process for the Republicans, allowing the leader to fill key committee slots ba

[单项选择]Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty percent have jobs. In general, working women have had more education than those who stay at home. Of course, those who work, thirty-two percent of them have attended college, compared with twenty percent of those who do not have jobs.
Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and eight percent take a vacation away from home during the past year. Much of the traveling is by air. These figures come from a report which was written for advertisers. It offers a new picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent of all American women have traveled by air--along with fifty-nine percent of all American men.
The lesson for American business is that many women now have other interests besides their homes. They like advertisements which show women in office, planes and cars.
______ of the working women in th
A. Nearly one third
B. About a quarter
C. One fourth
D. About a half