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Questions 25 to 29 are based on the following passage.
Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the "system" of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.
If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money
A. unusual ways to advertise products.
B. types of payment plans for service.
C. theories about how products affect different levels of society.
D. how certain elements of a price "package" influence its market value
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Questions 20 to 24 are based on the following passage.
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness "for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am 1 making Do they like me Do I sound stupid Am I wearing unattractive clothes
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people adversely. A person’s self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing". Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel
A. Shyness helps us to live up to our full potential.
B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.
C. Shyness blocks our chances for a rich life.
D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.
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Questions 30 to 34 are based on the following passage.
One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recovery there is every-growing expansion of existing facilities, and new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever increasing optimism about the future of economic growth. Much Capital is invested in machinery and "heavy" industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles result in an expansion of the steel, glass, and rubber industries. Roads are required; thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials, including farmer
A. The Business Cycle
B. The Recovery Stage
C. An Expanding Society
D. The Period of Good Time
[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Recently a sociologist from the University of New Hampshire, Murray Straus, presented a paper suggesting that corporal punishment leaves a long-lasting mark—in the form of lower IQ. Straus found that kids who were physically punished had up to a five-point lower IQ score than kids who weren’t—the more children were spanked, the lower their IQ—and that the effect could be seen not only in individual children, but across entire nations. Straus found that countries with higher GDP tended to be those where corporal punishment was used less often. In the U. S., the tendency to hit also varies with income, geography and culture.
So how might getting spanked on the butt actually affect the workings of the brain Straus notes that being spanked or hit is associated with fright and stress; kids who experience that kind of trauma (创伤)have a harder time focusing and learning.
It’s not clear if spanking ca
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
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There were mainly ______ types of family in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. many
[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
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What kind of customer does online banking most appeal to
A. People who are in the habit of switching from one bank to another.
B. Young people who are fond of modem technology.
C. Young people who are wealthy and well-educated.
D. People who have computers at hom
[简答题]Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
In 1857, when Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, became an apprentice river pilot, steam boating had been a part of the Mississippi scene for a quarter of a century. The steamboat dominated life along the old river. How well Sam knew the magic cry. S-t-e-a-m-boat are-coming, which woke his sleepy little hometown of Hannibal Missouri. Ten minutes before a steamboat touched the dock, the town would be dead, and ten minutes after the boat had departed, the familiar boatman’s sounding call “mark twain", meaning that the river depth measured two fathoms, or twelve feet of water, could still be heard.
Twain’s first experience as a cub pilot was aboard the steamer Paul Jones, out of New Orleans, and his instructor was the strict Horace Bixby. Through his experience as a pilot, Sam Clemens soon learned that there was more to piloting on the Old Mississippi than having sharp eyes. The most important skill was the necessary
A. A．stopped the steam boating from booming again
B．revived the steam boating
C．put an end to the steam boating
D．led to the emergence of steam boating
[简答题]Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
In 1964, the world coined a new word, Beatle-mania. That year the world was introduced to four Englishmen named John, Paul, George, and Ringo. For the next eight years, these four were the number one musical group. Each new album that appeared was a success, but the 1967 album called Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was a milestone. It indicated a turning point in their music.
The music of the Beatles from 1964 to 1967 dealt with traditional love themes. All their songs from 1964 tell of happy meetings between boy and girl, the beginning of love. By 1966, the love affair isn’t moving smoothly. In the 1966 song "No Reply", the situation goes like this: "You" walked hand in hand with another man in my place. Yet the unfaithful love is part of the traditional love theme. The Beatles were still concerned almost totally with love in early 1967. Then came the Sgt. Pepper album. From the 1967 Sgt. Pepper albu
A. A．The Number One Musical Group
B．The History of Beatles
C．The Themes in Beatles’ Music
D．The Development of Beatles’ Music
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
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Jules Verne’s descriptions about future inventions were
A. often correct.
B. totally accurate.
C. entirely wrong.
D. merely fairy stories.
[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
The World Health organization is (47) countries to follow six policies to (48) millions of tobacco-related deaths. The six policies are known as MPOWER, spelled M P-O-W-E-R.
The M is for (49) tobacco use and prevention policies. The P is for protecting people by establishing (50) areas. O stands for offering services to help people stop smoking. W is for warning people about the (51) of tobacco. E is for enforcing bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And R is for raising taxes (52) tobacco.
The WHO says in a major new report that raising taxes is the single most (53) way to reduce tobacco use. A study found that governments now collect an (54) of five hundred times more money in tobacco taxes each year than they spend on control efforts.
The WHO says tobacco now (55) more than five million deaths
[单项选择] Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
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How did John Adams make his living
A. He trained soldiers.
B. He was a smith.
C. He was a silversmith.
D. He was a politician.
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
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Where were the first immigrants to the U.S. coming from
A. England and the Netherlands.
B. England, Asia and Africa.
C. England, France and Germany.
D. England and Eastern Europ
