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[单项选择]On the one hand, the turkey vulture(秃鹫) (disgusts people) because of (its) eating habits. (On the contrary), it fills a useful role by (consuming) the flesh of dead animals.（）
A. disgusts people
B. its
C. On the contrary
D. consuming
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Passage Three
Hand in hand with the one you love, you gaze at the horizon to watch the earth rise.
It sounds like science fiction, but companies around the world are working hard to make this sort of holiday a reality. The idea of space tourism has been around for nearly forty years now. At first NASA made plans for the ultimate in holiday destinations, but then private companies became involved in the mid- 1980s. The Challenger shuttle disaster of 1986 postponed their plans, but now space is back as a future holiday resort.
The Hilton hotel group has produced ambitious and serious plans for hotels on the moon, as well as orbiting hotels, hoping to give their space tourists’ different holiday experience. But zero-gravity will be a little uncomfortable. "There will be space motion sickness in the first few days, with headaches and nausea." says George Turner, a hopeful space tour operator.
Hotels will try to prevent
A. was first proposed by NASA in the mid-1980s
B. had been questioned by NASA for nearly 40 years
C. became appealing to private companies in the mid-1980s
D. drew the attention of private companies four decades ago
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W: David, can I give you a hand with one of those grocery bags
M: Sure, Jane. Could you take this one please I didn’t realize how heavy these bags would be.
W: Why did you buy so much stuff when you had to walk back home from the store
M: Well, I didn’t intend to buy a lot. But I’m having some people over and I guess I needed more than I expected.
W: What’s the occasion
M: Now the people I live with, the Kremers, have been on vacation for a month and I thought I’d surprise them. I’m inviting some of their friends and families for a welcome home dinner.
W: Oh, that’s really thoughtful of you.
M: I figure it’s the least I can do for them. I’ve been staying with them rent-free while I’m in school.
W: Really That’s pretty generous of them.
M: Well, they must understand how difficult it is to make ends meet when you’re a student. They’ve
A. On foot.
B. By bike.
C. By car.
D. Jane offers him a lift.
[填空题]GM crops are controversial. On the one hand, some farmers and scientists feel that GM crops can make the world a better place. If bioengineers can create crops that are (36) to insects, for example, then they won’t have to worry about insects destroying plants. In the (37) of insect damage, crops can grow to feed the poor and hungry. Genetic engineering can transform plants with other desirable (38) as well. Plants that don’t require much water, which can live even in times of drought, can help prevent the widespread (39) that would occur if people have nothing to eat. It’s easy to see why many people believe that GM crops will help the world meet the difficult challenges that it will face as more and more people need to be fed.
But not everyone thinks bioengineering is a good idea. Other people are (40) . They mistrust the claims made and don’t believe that biotechnology is without (41) . The possible dangers include
[简答题]On the other hand, when one is seated at a conference table before a meeting or at a dinner with a person whose good regard must not be forsaken, less may in fact be less. So what should your face be doing I’m against fake smiling, although I indulge in it all the time. Beyond binge drinking, it’s the business activity that ultimately inflicts the most physical damage. We’ve got to find something other than smiling to get the job done. But what else is there There’s frowning persively, if you can pull that off without looking indisposed. There’s a bemused mini-grin, which doesn’t break all the bones in your face and conveys good will at least. There’s blank affability, which, with good eyebrow work, can serve over the course of an entire dinner. But I admit it. This is a tough one that we’ll have to work out later. Until something better is found, smiling convincingly and in a variety of manners still rules.
