[不定项选择题]Question 53-54 refer to the following information. An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwestern China on Sunday, resulting in the death of nearly 600 people in a remote area of Yunnan province as well as collapse of thousands of building, including a school. The earthquake also triggered more landslides that have blocked rivers and created rapidly growing bodies of water that could unleash more destruction on survivors of the disaster. More than 10000 soldiers and hundreds of volunteers have rushed to Ludian Country to clear roads and dig out possible survivors from the debris, but landslides and bouts of heavy rain have complicated rescue efforts. An estimated 80000 houses were destroyed and 12400 seriously damaged. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Landslides have brought about more destruction on the survivors.
B.It is soldiers who have undertaken a huge proportion of relief work.
C.The rescuing work has been going on quite smoothly with no interference.
D.The rain and the Landslides have added to the difficulty of rescue efforts.

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[不定项选择题]Question 53-54 refer to the following information. An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwestern China on Sunday, resulting in the death of nearly 600 people in a remote area of Yunnan province as well as collapse of thousands of building, including a school. The earthquake also triggered more landslides that have blocked rivers and created rapidly growing bodies of water that could unleash more destruction on survivors of the disaster. More than 10000 soldiers and hundreds of volunteers have rushed to Ludian Country to clear roads and dig out possible survivors from the debris, but landslides and bouts of heavy rain have complicated rescue efforts. An estimated 80000 houses were destroyed and 12400 seriously damaged. Where can you possibly read this type of text?
A.news website.
B.A travel guide.
C.A fashion blog.
D.A story book.

[不定项选择题]Question 66～70 refer to the following letter and information. APPLE AND CELERY SALAD 100ml mayonnaise 50g chopped fresh cilantro leaves 8 celery stalks 6 crisp red apples Whisk together mayonnaise, cilantro, and lemon juice in a small bowl until combined. Add salt and people to taste. Cut celery and apply into pieces. Toss together celery, apple, and dressing. Total preparation time: 5 minutes. Serves 8 as a side dish. To: Editors of Eat Right Magazine As a long-time subscriber to Eat Right Magazine, I have frequently sampled your recipes and must credit you with some excellent results. Your recent April-May issue was, as always, packed with healthy, delicious meals, many of which I have already prepared at home. Several days ago, however, I attempted to make the apple and celery salad from the recipe on page 57 of the magazine in the Healthy, Quick, and Easy section. While the salad was flavorful, I was not satisfied with the recipe for two reasons. First, it should be noted that a salad containing 100ml of mayonnaise, to be divided among eight servings, is not particularly healthy. I was surprised to find a recipe with so much mayonnaise in an Eat Right recipe. Second, while the directions suggested that five minutes' preparation time was sufficient, I found the time to be underestimated by quite a bit. Finely slicing so much celery and so many apples was quite time consuming and certainly took longer than five minutes. You might adjust this assessment when you publish this recipe in the future. I look forward to receiving the next issue of Eat Right Magazine, and I hope that it will contain more of the simple, nutritious recipes that I have come to expect. Sincerely. Francesca Bertolini What does Ms. Bertolini suggest?
A.Printing an apology in the next issue of the magazine.
B.Omitting mayonnaise from the recipe.
C.Modifying the stated preparation time of the recipe.
D.Verifying ingredients with an editor before publication.

[不定项选择题]Question 51-52refer to the following information. The bad news about a slow-but-steady recovery is clear: lingering long-term unemployment, stagnant wages, and a housing recovery that is leaving many middle-income families behind. But one interesting side-effect of the boring recovery is that it puts to rest （for now） the popular fears of an AI/robot revolution taking all of our jobs. In that brave neo-industrial world, one thing you would expect to see is GDP growth rapidly outstripping employment, as robots did a bunch of work while Americans sat around waiting for federal welfare checks. Quite the opposite, in the last few years, GDP-per-worker has all but stopped growing. What does the word “outstripping “mean?
A.Promoting
B.Exceeding.
C.Improving
D.Technicians.

[不定项选择题]Question 61-63 refer to the following email. To: Barry Weinstein （bweinstein@celgar.com） From: Andrew Kim （akim@celgar.com） Subject: Next month Date: August 3 Barry, Thanks again for arranging that videoconference last week. I just heard form Maxine Dawson, our account manager for the Johnson Company account, that the next product trial will be September 8 in their production plant in Denver. She has requested that I fly D. A presenter at an award ceremony. out there with her. Of course, I still plan to attend the Engineering Society awards dinner in San Francisco on September 9, so I've booked a flight there after the meeting. Let me know when you‘ll be arriving there. I'm looking forward to seeing you honored in San Francisco. You deserve it! Regards, Andrew Kim Celgar Associates What is the purpose of the e-mail?
A.To propose a meeting in Denver.
B.To request financial support for a trip.
C.To announce the winner of an award.
D.To confirm travel plans.

[不定项选择题]Questions 9~11 refer to the following information. The daily changes of the market can lead investors astray. The ups and downs make the tendency to look at the portfolio’s performance frequently too tempting. This means investors are likely to perceive more risk, forgetting about their long term goals. When investors log into their trading accounts they can see the potential gain or loss of all of their assets. They can also see the day change on assets which are coded gain and loss. However, it's believed that those who look less get more. For instance, if you look at FTSE index from today to tomorrow there is a roughly 50% chance that it has gone up or down. If you look at it over a year you may find that 60%-65% of the time it is going up. And if you look over a five-year period you will find that 90% of the time it goes up. What’s the author’s suggestion to investors?
A.Keep themselves from checking their trading accounts.
B.Pay attention to long-term interests rather than short-term ones.
C.Avoid risks in terms of their investment plans.
D.Stick to one portfolio for at least five years.

[不定项选择题]Questions 76-80 refer to the following information. Disagreements among economists are legendary, but not on the issue of free trade. A recent survey of prominent economists both conservative and liberal concluded that an economist who argues for restricting international trade is almost as common today as a physician who favors leeching. Why the International free trade, economists agree,, makes possible higher standards of living all over the globe. The case for free trade rests largely on this principle: as long as trade is voluntary, both partners’ benefits, otherwise they wouldn't trade. The buyer of a shirt, for example, values the shirt more than the money spend, while the seller values the money more. Both are better off because of the sale. Moreover, it doesn’t matter whether the shirt salesman is from the United States or Hong Kong （or anywhere else）. The vast majority of American manufactures face international competition. This competition forces companies to improve quality and cut costs. By contrast, protectionism encourages monopoly, lower quality and higher prices. Americans pay an enormous price for protection over $60 billion a year, or $1000 for a family of four. Thanks to protectionism, for example, American consumers pay twice the world price for sugar. Free trade also makes the world economy more efficient, by allowing nations to capitalize on their strengths. The United States has an advantage in food production, for instance, while Saudi Arabia has an advantage in oil. The Saudis could undertake massive irrigation to become self-sufficient in food, but it is more economical for them to sell oil and purchase food from us. Similarly, we could become self-sufficient in petroleum by squeezing more out of oil shale. But it is much less costly to buy some of our oil from Saudi Arabia. Tarde between our two countries improves the standard of living in both. Protectionism is both wasteful and unjust. It taxes most heavily the people who can least afford it. Thus, tariffs that rise the price of shoes burden the poor more than the rich. Despite the powerful case for free trade, the United States and the rest of the world have always been protectionist to some degree. This is because free trade benefits the general public, while protectionism benefits special interest group, which are better organized, better financed and more informed. To make matters worse, much of what we hear on this issue is misinformation spread by the special interests themselves. The economists ______.
A.agree on the restriction of internal trade.
B.agree whether to restrict free trade or not.
C.hold different arguments because of their different interests.
D.agree on free trade.

[不定项选择题]Questions 46-48 refer to the following letter. Theater Digest 125 Lake Ave Chicago, IL, 606i6 Dear Subscriber, Your subscription to Theater Digest will end in two months. Please don't let that happen. Take time to renew your subscription today. By doing so, you will continue to receive every month theway latest in theater reviews, information on actors and directors, and up-to-date reports on newdramas and musical for the next year. I’ve attached an invoice for your renewal order. You will receive 12 issues for special lowprice of $35. Please send your payment in the reply envelop provided. Make any corrections to yourname or address right on the back of the invoice. Then visit our website at www.theaterdigest.comto read about contests for readers. You could win tickets to great show. Sincerely. Matthew Chambers Customer Service Representative What is mentioned about the web site?
A.It provides access to other theater-related Web—sites.
B.It offers additional information on stories printed in Theater Digest.
C.It contains information about competitions for readers.
D.It can be used for online payments.