[单项选择]It is very difficult to say just when colonization began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus’s journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts further south, a great interesting gold and adventure, and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot, originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice, was established as a trader in Bristol, England, when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship, the Matthew, with its crew of eighteen, did no more than see an island ( probably off the New England coast)and return home. He and his soft made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a" legal" title to North Americ
A. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginian companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. The ancient Chinese.B. The ancient Egyptians.C. The ancient Babylonians.D. The ancient Indians.

[单项选择]Ethicist: A society is just when and only when first, each person has an equal right to basic liberties and second, inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth are not tolerated unless these inequalities are to everyone’s advantage and are attached to jobs open to everyone.
Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle described above
A. Society S guarantees everyone equal right to basic liberties, while allowing inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth that are to the advantage of everyone. Further, the jobs to which these inequalities are attached are open to most people. Thus, society S is just.
B. Society S gives everyone an equal right to basic liberties, but at the expense of creating inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth. Thus, society S is not just.
C. Society S allows inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth, although everyone benefits and these inequalities are attached to jobs that are open to everyone. Thus, society S is just.
D. Society S distributes income and wealth to everyone equally, but at the expense of creating inequalities in the right to basic liberties. Thus, society S is not just.
E. (E) Society S gives everyone an equal right to basic liberties, and although there is an inequality in the distribution of income and wealth, the jobs to which these inequalities are attached are open to all. Thus, society S is just.

[单项选择]I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪癖) farmer. I had never met him before although I had heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and talked for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I didn’t have the slightest idea who she was but obviously I had to go.
It was snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for, me. "She meant more to me than anyone... even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me that he had put her in the barn(厩). "I wouldn’t leave her out in the cold!" he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anyt
A. on the floor of a room
B. on the ground of a barn
C. in bed in a barn
D. in bed in a room

[单项选择]Markets are typically very efficient when it comes to reacting to changed circumstances. But the housing market is unique. It takes a long time to build homes, and they are expensive. It’s not like you can just order up another batch quickly from China when you sense the market turning. Apartment and condominium projects, which are in high demand, take years to build. Many of the aggressive builders and lenders went bust in 2008 and 2009. And the survivors have remained cautious, with good reason.
Realtors always tell clients that they should make an offer today because the house might not be there tomorrow. In recent years, that ancient sales tactic has been easy to dismiss as baloney. Today, it’s likely to be true.
That’s right. After years of a painful oversupply following the housing crash, it appears we now actually have too few houses on the market. This was the real news lurking behind the latest housing numbers, released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors
A. The inventory is slow to change.
B. Houses are expensive.
C. Houses take years to build.
D. Both B and C．

[填空题]Many people can remember feeling very lonely when they were

[多项选择]When others say "You look very nice in this dress" to you, you may say "______."
A. Thank you
B. No, I don’t think so at all
C. Really I’m very glad you say like that
D. It’s very kind of you to say so

[单项选择]Charles liked music very much when he was at school, but (41) he went to the university he decided to study medicine (42) music. When he passed his examinations and became a doctor, he had to work in a hospital for (43) . There he discovered that a lot of patients were happier if (44) music was played for them. When Charles got an office and began to work (45) himself, he decided to (46) his patients happy by having a tape recorder in his waiting room play beautiful music for them.
But (47) the tape recorder had been put in(安装), Charles’ nurse heard a woman complain in the crowded (48) , "Here we’re (49) waiting to see the doctor, and he’s just playing (50) piano in his office instead of doing his work. /
[A]get [B]keep [C]have