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[单项选择] Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Why was the United States called a" melting pot"
A. Most immigrants have settled in big cities.
B. Its population consists of people from various countries.
C. Most people tend to forget where their ancestors came from.
D. People gathered in racial groups.
[单项选择]Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
As an Alaskan fisherman. Timothy June, 54, used to think that he was safe from industrial pollutants（污染物）at his home in Haines-a town with a population of 2,400 people and 4,000 eagles, with 8 million acres of protected wild land nearby. But in early 2007, June agreed to take part in a 36 of 35 Americans from seven states. It was a biomonitoring project, in which people’s blood and urine（尿）were tested for 37 of chemicals-in this case, three potentially dangerous classes of compounds found in common household 38 like face cream, tin cans, and shower curtains. The results- 39 in November in a report called“Is It in Us”by an environmental group-were rather worrying. Every one of the participants, 40 from an Illinois state senator to a Massachusetts minister, tested positive for all three classes of pollutants. And while the 41 presence of these chemicals does not 42 indicate a health risk, the
[单项选择]Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City was immediate and definite. “You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!”
Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.
In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (实物) that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building’s design made it appear impenetrable, the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an ar
A. that is precious
B. that is usable
C. that can be touched
D. that can be reproduced
[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Teddy bears have been around since 1902. The teddy bear came to being when President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a black bear held captive (俘虏) by his hunting party. Also worth noting is that President Roosevelt’s refusal to (47) this captive bear became a very popular political cartoon by Cliff Barryman.
A Brooklyn shopkeeper was (48) by the cartoon. The shopkeeper then asked President Roosevelt for (49) to name a toy bear "Teddy", the nickname of "Theodore". Thus became the creation of the teddy bear.
It is also worth (50) that the teddy bear was born in Germany between 1902 and 1903.
The first teddy bears did not have lovely faces or smiles, in fact, the first teddy bears had expressions which could best be described as (51) Teddy bears were also quite stiff, the (52) arms and legs and soft, plush (毛绒的) bodies came much l
[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them there in Fleet Street, home of some London’s largest dailies. It is understood that when two unions quarrel over three jobs, the argument is settled by giving each union two. That means 33 percent over-manning, 33 percent less productivity than could be obtained.
A reporter who has visited plants throughout Europe has an impression that the pace of work is much slower here. Nobody tries too hard. Tea breaks do matter and are frequent. It is hard to measure intensity of work, but Britons give a distinct impression of going at their tasks in a more leisurely way.
But is all this so terrible It certainly does not improve the gross national product or output per worker. Those observant visitors, however, have noticed something else about Britain. It is a pleasant place.
Street crowds in Stockholm, P
A. job quarrels between unions can help create more jobs
B. a leisurely way of life and work helps increase productivity
C. Britons won’t increase productivity at the cost of their leisure
D. London is more crowded than any other big cities in the world
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
What is Winifred trying to find out
A. What chemicals tears are composed of.
B. Whether crying really helps us feel better.
C. Why some people tend to cry more often than others.
D. How tears help people cope with emotional problems.
[单项选择] Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
Which of the following is the best description of the proprietary colony
A. It was controlled by group of people under the king.
B. It was controlled by an individual under the king.
C. It was controlled directly by the king.
D. It was governed under a charter received from the king.
[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of
the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now,
listen to the passage.
What is man’s intelligence decided by
A. A large brain.
B. A small brain.
C. The environment.
D. Not precisely mentioned here
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Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the
end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer t. he
questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
When Rod Laver got behind, he would ______.
A. play a "safe" game
B. become nervous
C. forget what the score was
D. play a relaxed game
