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Passage Two It was Ann’ s first experience of flying. She had always been afraid of heights and so was pre pared to be frightened. Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for three years had given her the courage to make the flight. She sat in her seat, her hands gripping its arms, her seat belt already fastened. The air hostess was talking, telling everyone what to do in case of emergency, showing them where their .life-jackets were. The plane was crowded, every seat was full. From her window seat, getting out in a hurry would be impossible, thought Ann. In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind. She looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed. She wanted to cry out--to stop the plane before it left the ground, but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine. I must scream, she told herself, and put her hand
A. she had never flown before
B. she had a fear of being in high places
C. she hadn' t made proper preparations.
D. she was naturally timid
[单项选择]The first two paragraphs serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT to ______.
A. (A) provide a narrative account to serve as an introduction
B. (B) contrast American Indian social events with individual performances
C. (C) create a sense of the permanence of some American Indian customs
D. (D) inform the reader about the nature of a powwow
[单项选择]We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that whether a male practices monogamy of polygamy depends on ______.
A. the amount of nurturing the young
B. the sex of offspring
C. the attractiveness of his female partner
D. the time of conception
[单项选择]In the first two paragraphs, the author suggests
A. the bi-national joint commission has done its routine job.
B. the Boundary Water Treaty of 1909 has become out-of-date.
C. the huge drainage schemes are to blame for land run-offs.
D. the economic change has contributed to environmental improvement.
[单项选择]According to the first two paragraphs, if present trends continue, which one of the following situations will not occur
A. An overpopulated earth will be unable to sustain its inhabitants.
B. The rich will become richer and the poor will become poorer.
C. New sources of energy will be substituted for oil and natural gas.
D. The effects of pollution will pose a dreadful threat to mankind.
[单项选择]it can be concluded from the first two paragraphs that ______.
A. the earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean caused two plates cracked past each other
B. the strength of a tsunami depends on the displacement of the ocean floor
C. the shallower water near the coast killed 150,000 people in twelve countries
D. the surges continue to move on at a great speed even after the disaster
[单项选择]The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the______.
A. latter
B. latest
C. later
D. last
[单项选择]From the first two paragraphs, what can you predict about the main purpose of the study
A. The study is to expose the thought of a number of managers who were responsible for the application of organizational equality and diversity policies in the retailing industry.
B. The study is mainly about in the implementation of organizational diversity initiatives, employers need to take greater account of the tensions facing line managers.
C. Line managers regard a diversity management agenda concerned with recognizing and responding to individual differences.
D. The study is to explore through qualitative methods the understandings, perceptions of fair treatment and reported actions of a group of managers.
[单项选择]What can we infer from the first two sentences in the second paragraph
A. Producers can satisfy the consumers by mechanized production.
B. Consumers can express their demands through producers.
C. Producers decide the prices of products.
D. Supply and demand regulate prices.
[单项选择]From the first two paragraphs we can learn that the trend of food obsession is______.
A. adventurous
B. a global phenomenon
C. more and more popular in the world
D. sweeping up every comer of the earth
[单项选择]We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because ______.
A. they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doing
B. they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interests
C. time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on it
D. it is difficult for them to take effective measures
