[简答题]The lives of most men are determined by their environment. They accept the circumstances amid which fate has thrown them not only with resignation but even with good will. They are like streetcars running contentedly on their rails and they despise the sprightly flivver that dashes in and out of the traffic and speeds so jauntily across the open country. I respect them; they are good citizens, good husbands, good fathers, and of course somebody has to pay the taxes; but I do not find them exciting. I am fascinated by the men, few enough in all conscience, who take life in their own hands and seem to mould it to their own liking. It may be that we have no such thing as free will, but at all events we have the illusion of it. At a crossroad it does seem to us that we might go either to the right or the left and, once the choice is made, it is difficult to see that the whole course of the world’s history obliged us to take the turning we did.

[单项选择]Two of the most important men in America faced each other at dawn on July 1, 1804. There were no words of greeting, nor any smiles as they proceeded with their business. Each had taken two of his closest friends with him. A small crowd was beginning to gather as one of the men produced a set of dueling pistols. Both men, in their late thirties, had already achieved great fame, wealth and political success. One, Alexander Hamilton, had been Secretary of the Treasury and at this time headed the Federalist Party; the other, Aaron Burr, was actually Vice President of the United States.
What prompted these two men to a duel Why would they risk their lives here on this dismal morning To find the answer we have to take a good look at these two personalities. Both men were about the same age, both had taken an active part in the Revolutionary War, and both had achieved high office in the army under George Washington, despite the fact that they were very young. These similarities did n
A. Washington,D.C.
B. New York
C. New Jersey
D. Pennsylvania

[单项选择]Perhaps the most immediately apparent form of environmental "pollution" is （）
A. aesthetic rather than physical
B. physical rather than aesthetic
C. physical and aesthetic
D. psychological

[单项选择]Most men and women pass through life without ever considering or criticizing (1) their own conditions or those of the world at large. They find themselves born into a (2) place in society, and they accept what each day (3) , without any thought beyond what the immediate present requires. They seek the (4) of the needs of the moment, without much forethought, and (5) thinking that by sufficient effort the conditions of their lives (6) be changed. A certain percentage, guided by personal (7) , make the effort of thought and will which is necessary to place themselves among the more (8) members of the community; but very few among these are seriously concerned to secure for all the advantages which they seek for (9) . Only a few rare and exceptional men have that kind of love toward (10) at large that makes them unable to endure patiently the general mass of evil and suffering, (11) of any re
A. could
B. must
C. would
D. had better