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[单项选择]On the high-speed train from Avignon (阿维尼翁) to Paris, my husband and I landed in the only remaining seats on the train, in the middle of a car, directly opposite a Frenchwoman of middle years. It was an extremely uncomfortable arrangement to be looking straight into the eyes of a stranger. My husband and I pulled out books. The woman produced a large makeup case and proceeded to freshen up. Except for a lunch break, she continued this activity for the entire three-hour trip. Every once in a while she surveyed the car with a bright-eyed glance, but never once did she catch my (admittedly fascinated) eye. My husband and I could have been a blank wall.
I was amused, but some people would have felt insulted, even repulsed (厌恶的). There is something about primping in public that calls up strong emotional reactions. Partly it’s a question of hygiene. (Nearly everyone agrees that nail-paling and hair-combing are socially considered unwise to do.) And it’s a matter of degree. Grooming-a pr
A. We were treated with an expressionless face.
B. We looked at the French woman expressionlessly.
C. We used books as a wall to avoid the woman’s eyes.
D. We were of no existence in the French woman’s eyes.
[单项选择]The poor countries suffered from food shortage partly because of ______.
A. the local economic recession B. less food assistance
B. fewer types of food
C. high food prices
[填空题]Judging from the context, "red flags" (Line 1, Para.3) probably means______.
[简答题]
在阿维农的四堵城墙里，找不到一处令人悦目的地方，到处是狭窄泥淤的街巷，到处是逼人的臭味。
阿维农的[教皇]宫殿好像一片长满野草的土地，天主必要用烈火将它烧成灰烬。……
阿维农，你是淫秽的巴比伦，活人的地狱，世界上各种罪恶汇集的阴沟，在你这里，找不到信仰，找不到仁爱，找不到教会，找不到对上帝的敬畏，没有廉耻，没有真实，没有半点圣善。作为教皇的驻地，按理说你应该是一座教会的堡垒；但是，在我所知道的城市中，你却是最乌烟瘴气的一个。……
(沈毓元 译)
——录自《世界上古中古史参考资料》，高等教育出版社1987年版，第213～214页。
请根据上述材料，结合相关历史知识，阐释其所反映的历史事件及意义。
[单项选择]PAR的计算公式是
A. It(人群发病率)-Iu(非暴露组发病率)
B. Ie(暴露组发病率)-Iu
C. Ie/Iu
D. (RR-1)/RR×100%
E. Pe(RR-1)Pe(RR-1)+1×100%
[填空题] Going International
American businesses are part of a global economy regardless of how large and small they may be. Companies such as McDonald’s see expansion into new foreign markets as a primary strategy for boosting sales and profits. McDonald’s expands through various means from building company owned outlets to licensing and partnership agreements. McDonald’s is but one US company that has found domestic sales slowing due to saturated (饱和) domestic markets, thus leaving it little choice about how to increase earnings. PepsiCo is another US company that is pursuing overseas markets to overcome a less than satisfactory 4 to 5 percent domestic sales growth.
In general, companies go international for two basic sets of reasons: proactive and reactive. Proactive motives include the search for new customers, new markets, increased market share, increased return on investments, needed raw materials and other resources, tax
