[单项选择]Passage ThreeA. Through his hard work at training. B. Through his training as a preacher.
C. Through his reputation as a preacher. D. Through his attention to medicine.

[简答题]passage through Customs

[单项选择]The hard work put in during his younger years made him become （） sound in his later years.
A. finance
B. finances
C. financial
D. financially

[单项选择]According to the passage, theorists throughout history have considered all of the following as possible reasons for the ornamentation of male plumage EXCEPT
A. Adornment attracts females on the basis of unconscious aesthetic preferences, increasing their evolutionary advantage.
B. Adornment attracts females to males who resemble their preferred food source, thus contributing to the mating process.
C. Adornment among males signifies heightened physical activity to females, thereby indicating evolutionary superiority.
D. Adornment reduces the amount of energy necessary to frighten rival males, thereby conserving resources.
E. Adornment in plumage frightens rivals away from a limited food source, thereby ensuring a dominant male’s survival.

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For all his vaunted talents, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never had much of a reputation as an economic forecaster. In fact, he shies away from making the precise-to-the-decimal-point predictions that many other economists thrive on. Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.
Now, those instincts are being put to the test. Many Fed watchers — and some policymakers inside the central bank itself- are beginning to wonder whether Greenspan has lost his touch. Despite rising risks to the economy from a swooning stock market and soaring oil prices that could hamper growth, the Greenspan-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to leave interest rates unchanged on Sept. 24. But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed’s 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted fo
A. his successful predictions of economy
B. his timely handling of interest rates
C. his unusual economic policies
D. his unique sense of dangers

[单项选择]Passage Three
For all his vaunted(夸耀) talents, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never had much of a reputation as an economic forecaster. In fact, he shies away from making the precise-to-the-decimal-point predictions that many other economists thrive on. Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.
Now, those instincts are being put to the test. Many Fed watchers-and some policymakers inside the central bank itself-are beginning to wonder whether Greenspan has lost his touch. ODespite rising risks to the economy from a swooning stock market and soaring oil prices that could hamper growth, the Greenspan-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to leave interest rates unchanged on Sept. 24. But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed’s 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted for a cut in rates-Dallas Fed President Robert D
A. his successful predictions of economy
B. his timely handling of interest rates
C. his unusual economic policies
D. his unique sense of dangers

[简答题]Through years of hard work, they _________________(已经把那片荒地变成了肥沃的农田).

[单项选择]Passage OneA. His vision and his travel all over the world. B. His expertise and business marketing skills.
C. The money we pay for the "information highway".D. His confidence in software products.

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Does the man think his work is hard

[单项选择]Her success in work （　） in her hard work and her strong sense of responsibility.
A. lain
B. laid
C. lied
D. lay

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Scientists find that hardworking people live longer than average men and women. Career women (职业女性) are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holders. An investigation (调查) shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All these seem to support one point: work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they’re happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the los