[简答题]The Bank has reportedly been around for 80 years, but it was not until 1978 when China adopted its policy of opening to the outside world that the Bank began to experience dramatic growth. It is now a bank specializing in lots of dealings, ranging from foreign trade financing to foreign exchanges.

[简答题]The Bank has reportedly been around for 80 years, but it was not until 1978 when China adopted its policy of opening to the outside world that the Bank began to experience dramatic growth. It is now a bank specializing in lots of dealings, ranging from foreign trade financing to foreign exchanges.

[单项选择]She has been in Tianjin for ten years. Tianjin has become her second ______.
A. house
B. family
C. hometown

[单项选择]In recent years the climate has been generally cool in northern Asia. But during periods when the average daily temperature and humidity in northern Asia were slightly higher than their normal levels the yields of most crops grown there increased significantly. In the next century, the increased average daily temperature and humidity attained during those periods are expected to become the norm. Yet scientists predict that the yearly yields of most of the region’s crops will decrease during the next century.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox in the information above
A. Crop yields in southern Asia are expected to remain constant even after the average daily temperature and humidity there increase from recent levels.
B. Any increases in temperature and humidity would be accompanied by higher levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is vital to plant respiration.
C. The climate in northern Asia has generally been too cool and dry in recent years for populations of many crop insect pests to become established.
D. In many parts of Asia, the increased annual precipitation that would result from warmer and wetter climates would cause most edible plant species to flourish.
E. (E) The recent climate of northern Asia prevents many crops from being farmed there during the winter.

[单项选择]In recent years special attention has been paid developing the students’ productive skills.
A. over B. to C. on D. in

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Jane Brown, has been married for 12 years, she has three children and lives in a suburb outside Columbus, Ohio. When her youngest child reached school age, Jane decided to go back to work. She felt that she should contribute to the household finances. Her salary could make the difference between the financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family. Jane also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a home maker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home. Jane was worried about the children’s adjustment to the new situation, but she arranged for them to go to stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon. They seemed to be .happy with the arrangement. The problem seemed to be between Jane and her husband Bill.
When Jane was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook the two or three meals each day. She was very busy, of course, but she succeeded in g
A. Watching TV.
B. Taking good care of her husband.
C. Doing housework.
D. Reading newspaper.

[单项选择]For the last hundred years the climate has been growing much warmer. This has had a number of different effects. Since the beginning of the 20th century, glaciers (冰河) have been melting very rapidly. For example, the Muir Glacier in. Alaska has retreated 2 miles in 10 years. Secondly, rising temperatures have been causing the snowline to retreat on mountains all over the world. In Peru, for example, it has risen as much as 2,700 feet in 60 years.
As a result of this, vegetation has also been changing. In Canada, the agricultural crop line has shifted 50 to 100 miles northward. In the same way cool-climate trees like birches and spruce have been dying over large areas of Eastern Canada. In Sweden the tree line has moved up the mountains by as much as 65 feet since 1930.
According to the passage, the Muir Glacier has retreated because ______.
A. glaciers have been melting very gradually
B. the climate has been growing much warmer
C. the snowline has retreated on mountains
D. vegetation has been changing

[单项选择]In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inadequacies of the judicial system in the United States. Costs are staggering both for the taxpayers and the litigants—and the litigants, or parties, have to wait sometimes many years before having their day in court. Many suggestions have been made concerning methods of ameliorating the situation, but as in most branches of government, changes come slowly.
One suggestion that has been made in order to maximize the efficiency of the system is to allow districts that have an overabundance of pending cases to borrow judges from other districts that do not have such a backlog. Another suggestion is to use pretrial conferences, in which the
judge meets in his chambers with the litigants and their attorneys in order to narrow the issues, limit the witnesses, and provide for a more orderly trial. The theory behind pretrial conferences is that judges will spend leas time on each case and parties will more readily settle b
A. Most people who feel they have been wronged have a ready remedy in courts of law.
B. Many people would like to bring a case to court, but are unable to because of the cost and time required.
C. The judicial system in the United States is highly acclaimed for its efficiency.
D. Pretrial conferences will someday probably have replaced trials completely.

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