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international economy has experienced a basic change. Improvements in the
Internet and other communications have had important effects on world markets.
Faster methods of transport from one place to another have made the world seem
smaller to the businessmen. As a result, the world no longer. consists of a
number of separate economies under the control of different nations. Instead,
the nations have been integrated into a single economy, and the integration is
becoming more and more complete every year. For the first time in history, we
can truly speak of a global economy. The most dramatic example of this integration was the oil crisis of 1973 and 1974. It came as a great surprise to the public in the industrial nations to discover that they depended so heavily on imported oil. However, the bes A. the dependence of the industrial countries on imported oil B. the fundamental change in world economy C. the expansion of international corporations D. the Internet and world economy [单项选择]
Passage Four [简答题]Passage 3
During the early American colonial years, corn was more plentiful than wheat, so corn bread was more common than wheat bread. Friendly Indians showed colonists how to grow corn and how to prepare it for food and pioneer women then improved the Indian cooking techniques. When people traveled, they went to foot or horseback, sleeping and eating in the forests. They carried corn bread for sustenance; the corn bread came to be called journey cake. Later when roads and taverns were built and stagecoaches carried passengers, journey cake became johnnycake, a name many easterners still use for corn bread. The kinds of bread made with cornmeal were-and still are-almost without limit. Every region has its specialities.
From the start, southerners showed a preference for white cornmeal, northerners for yellow. And pioneers on the frontier, when then ran out of yeast, made salt-rising bread. They stirred together water, a little water-ground cornmeal, potatoes, and salt. they set
A. A．The colonists preferred corn bread. B．Corn bread did not spoil as rapidly as wheat bread did. C． Corn was more abundant. D． The colonists did not know how to make wheat bread. [简答题]Passage 1
During the earlier part of this century, most cities and small towns had many “guest houses”. There were large private homes with rooms that could be rented to visiting travelers. Guest houses were warm and friendly places where you often could have a home — cooked meal, a clean room and bath. Today , unfortunately, few guest houses remain. They have been replace by motels(汽车旅客旅馆), which offer the traveler modern conveniences such as television in the rooms and frequently the use of a swimming pool.
Some guest houses can still be found, however, particular in small towns. When you can find them, these places offer travelers a good expensive place to stay at.
A. A．there were many guest houses in most cities but not any in most small towns B．there were not only many guest houses but also many motels in most cities and small towns C．there were many guest houses not only in most cities but also in most small towns D．there were many motels in most cities and most small towns [单项选择]Suicide, the number-two killer of college student, claims the lives of approximately 5,000 college-age people each year. That number, experts say is a minimum estimate since many suicides reported as accidents.
Over the past thirty years, the incidence of suicides among college-age individuals has risen 284 percent. This dramatic increase is explained in numerous ways by experts from different domains. Although there is typically no single reason for a suicide, authorities have compiled several reasons why a college student may attempt it. First, scholastic anxiety may contribute to a student’s dissatisfaction with life. Parental and peer pressure for scholastic achievement may become an unreasonable burden. Since competition for grades and academic achievement is becoming fiercer on today’s campuses, the student who is worried or anxious about grades may become extremely distraught and depressed. Second, students face high unemployment rates. Economic hardship is o A. treatment of suicidal tendencies. B. causes of college students suicide. C. the problem and prevention of college student suicide. D. functions and characteristics of crisis centers. [单项选择]Passage Five
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