[单项选择]Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ______ the isolation of life in Alask
A. A． break downB. break intoC. break outD. break through

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Transportation Decision Transportation decision consists of the following parts: 1.Selection of the mode is determined by the consideration of distance,cargo weights,linkage,timing and other requirements.Generally speaking,rail has high fixed cost and the relatively low variable cost.It can move heavy,large quantity of cargo in the long distance.But,rail is disadvantaged because of the longer transit time and less frequent service than motor. Motor carriers such as truck companies offer door-to-door service,that is,the cargo can be shipped from the shipper＇swarehouse to the consignee＇s.Trucking fixed cost is the lowest of any carrier,because the equipment is fairly cheap and the motor carriers do not have to invest in the roads on which they run their operations.However,their variable costs are very high.Its expenses include two major components:firstly,the pick-up and delivery costs;secondly,there are gas or fuel costs,labor expenses and toll roads fees to be paid to highway and
A. By railway.
B. By water.
C. By air.
D. By trucks.

[单项选择]With the improvement of transportation and communications, farmers have easier ______ to cities and towns.
A. access
B. reach
C. approach
D. touch

[单项选择]The Pullman Strike of 1894 tied up transportation and was finally ended only by government intervention.
A. relied upon
B. hindered
C. linked with
D. imitated

[单项选择]The broker company in ocean transportation is called（）.
A. media firm
B. bridge
C. shipper'sagent
D. shipping agency

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Passage Two
Direct adverting includes all forms of sales appeals, mailed, delivered, or exhibited directly to the prospective buyer of an advertised product or service, without use of any indirect medium, such as newspapers or television. Direct advertising logically may be divided into three broad classifications, namely, direct-mail advertising, mail order advertising, and unmailed direct advertising.
All forms of sales appeals that are sent through the mails are considered direct-mail advertising. The chief functions of direct-mail advertising are to familiarize prospective buyers with a product, its name, its maker, and its merits and with the product’s local distributors. The direct-mail appeal is designed also to support the sales activities of retailers by encouraging the continued patronage of both old and new customers.
When no personal selling is involved, other methods are needed to persuade people to send in orders by mall. In addi
A. would be
B. prosperous
C. rich
D. old

[单项选择]Communication with the Palestinian Authority would stop until ______.


A. the new Palestinian President was sworn-in
B. hours before the new President was sworn-in
C. Israeli Prime Minister makes new orders
D. the new Palestinian President controls militants and halts attacks

[单项选择]These technological advances in communication have ______ the way people do business.


A. revolted
B. represented
C. adopted
D. transformed

[单项选择]Ocean transportation is widely- used because it is a relatively low-cost way to transport goods, and it can easily handle large shipments（）
A. 人们喜欢在宽阔的海面上运输货物，因为它价格低可以行大船。
B. 海洋运输被广泛使用，因为很容易用大船运送较为低廉的商品。
C. 人们广泛使用海洋运输，因为它具有运量较大，运费较低的特点。
D. 海洋运输被广泛使用，因为它运量大，虽然花费不低。

[单项选择]What forms of radiation are feared by astronauts


A. Radiation from the sun.
B. Radiation from the Van Allen Belts.
C. Radiation from the meteors.
D. Both Ａ and Ｂ.

[单项选择]Advertising is different from other forms of communication ______ the advertisers pay for the message to be delivered.
A. in order that
B. where
C. in that
D. in the way