[单项选择]"Historical patterns "mentioned in the passage means that in mild inflation ______.

[单项选择]What is not mentioned in the passage
A. Rain does not fall from all the clouds.
B. The effect of the gravity on droplets is minute.
C. The average raindrop contains much more water than a tiny cloud droplets.
D. The shape of the clouds have a great influence on the raindrop.

[单项选择]The conservation mentioned in the passage includes the following EXCEPT ______.
A. natural resources
B. human welfare
C. human life
D. concentration of wealth

[单项选择]Which crime is NOT mentioned in the passage


A. Stealing.
B. Robbery.
C. Murder.
D. Tax dodgin

[单项选择]Which of the following is mentioned in the passage


A. Teachers are well paid at Deep Springs.
B. Students are mainly from New York State.
C. The length of schooling is two years.
D. Teachers needn’t pay for their rent and meals.

[单项选择]Which is not mentioned in the passage as an aspect that farming activities are damaging


A. Soil.
B. Human population.
C. Forest.
D. Water.

[单项选择]One of the WTO's goals mentioned in the passage is to______.

[简答题]Passage Two
A. A．a national electronic-money system
B．a bank-card system
C．lowered income - tax rates
D．fund - transfer technology

[填空题]For whom is the passage written
The passage is written to _____.

[单项选择]Passage1 Ahappylifeandameaningfullifearenotthesame.Leadingahappylifeisassociatedwithbeinga“taker”,whileleadingameaningfullifecorrespondingwithbeinga“giver”. Happinessisaboutfeelinggoodandgettingwhatwewant.Peoplewhoarehappytendtothinkthatlifeiseasy.Theyareingoodphysicalhealthandabletobuythethingsthattheyneedoftenassociatedwithselfishbehavior.Animalshaveneedsanddesiresandtheycanfeelhappytoo.Whatsetshumanbeingsapartfromanimalsisnotthepursuitofhappiness,butthepursuitofmeaning,whichisuniquetohumans. Wecanoftenfindmeaninginhelpingothersormakingasacrifice(牺牲)fora“greatergood”.Meaningoftencomesattheexpenseofhappiness.Whenpeoplehaveinvestedthemselvesinsomethingbiggerthanthemselves,theyworrymoreandhigherlevelsofstressandanxietyintheirlivesthanhappypeople.Volunteering(做义工)inruralschools,forexample,ismeaningfulbutalsoinvolveshardship. Happiness,likeanyemotion,isfeltinthehereandnow--iteventuallyfadesaway.However,meaningisenduring.Itconnectsthepasttothefuture.Paragraph2tell
A. sets humans apart from animals
B. is associated with selfish behavior
C. means to give up what one has
D. is unique to human beings

[单项选择]Passage2 Ourtraditionalbeliefhasitthatmorninglarksaremostlikelytobehealthy,wealthyandwise.Butthosewhoareearlytobedandearlytorisedonotalwayshavetheupperhand（占上风）.Researchershaverevealedthatnightowls（夜猫子）aregenerallybrighterandwealthierthanthoseabletogetupearlyinthemorning. Expertsexaminedthehabitsof1,000youngsterstodeterminewhethertheylikedtostayuplateandsleepinlaterinthemorning,orpreferredtogotobedearly.Schoolperformanceandinductive（归纳的）reasoningweremeasuredandacademic（学业的）gradesinthemajorsubjectswerealsotakenintoconsideration. Theresultsshowthateveningtypesscorehigherthanmorningtypesoninductivereasoning,whichhasbeenshowntobeagoodestimateofgeneralintelligenceandacademicperformance.Thenightowlsalsohaveagreatercapacitytothinkconceptually（概念性地）andanalyze.Suchabilitieshavebeenlinkedtocreativethinking,betterjobsandhigherincomes. Morninglarks,however,oftengetbetterexamresultsinschool,possiblybecauselessonsareheldatthewrongtimeofdayfornightowls.Traditionally,weholdth
A. morning larks do not always have the upper hand
B. night owls are generally brighter and wealthier
C. morning larks tend to be healthy, wealthy and wise
D. night owls often get better exam results in school