[简答题]

Farewell, Libraries

Amazon. com’s recent announcement that sales of e-books at the online megastore had overtaken sales of hardcover books came as no surprise. It had to happen sometime. But the news did conjure quite an interesting mental image: libraries that from now on will look smaller and less crowded.
For the moment, let’s not argue with the proposition that people will read as much as they ever have, no matter whether they read an actual book or a book on a screen. The habits of readers may not change ( if anything, people may read more, or at least buy more--several stories have quoted e-book owners who say they buy more titles for their e-readers than they did when they were buying hardcover books). But if readers aren’t changing, their environments will. Rooms that once held books will--well, whatever they hold from now on, it won’t be books, or not as many books. Theoretically, your space will be more spare, more ser

[简答题]

Farewell, Libraries

Amazon. com’s recent announcement that sales of e-books at the online megastore had overtaken sales of hardcover books came as no surprise. It had to happen sometime. But the news did conjure quite an interesting mental image: libraries that from now on will look smaller and less crowded.
For the moment, let’s not argue with the proposition that people will read as much as they ever have, no matter whether they read an actual book or a book on a screen. The habits of readers may not change ( if anything, people may read more, or at least buy more--several stories have quoted e-book owners who say they buy more titles for their e-readers than they did when they were buying hardcover books). But if readers aren’t changing, their environments will. Rooms that once held books will--well, whatever they hold from now on, it won’t be books, or not as many books. Theoretically, your space will be more spare, more ser

[单项选择]

Farewell, Libraries

Amazon. com’s recent announcement that sales of e-books at the online megastore had overtaken sales of hardcover books came as no surprise. It had to happen sometime. But the news did conjure quite an interesting mental image: libraries that from now on will look smaller and less crowded.
For the moment, let’s not argue with the proposition that people will read as much as they ever have, no matter whether they read an actual book or a book on a screen. The habits of readers may not change ( if anything, people may read more, or at least buy more--several stories have quoted e-book owners who say they buy more titles for their e-readers than they did when they were buying hardcover books). But if readers aren’t changing, their environments will. Rooms that once held books will--well, whatever they hold from now on, it won’t be books, or not as many books. Theoretically, your space will be more spare, more serenely
A. Libraries will be smaller and less crowded.
B. E-books will be sure to replace hardcover books.
C. It is not a surprise for e-books to share a larger market.
D. Sales of e-books exceeded that of traditional books.

[单项选择]

Top officials from the Ministry of Education announced last week that they will make a standard plan to calculate the education costs of university students.
Aimed at stopping colleges from overcharging students, the plan has been welcome by the public and the press.
"The late announcement should be congratulated," said an opinion from newspapers. "In the past, university students’ education costs have always been an enigma(迷)."
"It is known that many universities are overstaffed, which brought about lots of administrative spending."
"It is obviously unreasonable to include such outlays(costs) into students’ education costs. Also, most of the universities are excessively keen on campus expansion, even beyond their economic capability."
"According to a blue paper presented by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China’s institutes of higher learning have so far borrowed a tota
A. The Problems of Chinese Universities.
B. Chinese Students Pay for Universities’ Expansion.
C. A Standard Plan.
D. How to Share Between Government and Individuals.

[单项选择]In March 1998 the Coca-Cola Bottling Company announced the appointment of a most unlikely new director to its board: Evander Holyfield, a former heavyweight boxing champion, best-known for having part of his ear bitten off in a bout by a fellow boxer, Mike Tyson. He was not the only top athlete at the time with a seat in the boardroom: Michael Jordan, a celebrated basketball player, was a director of Oakley, a sunglasses manufacturer.
Boards have also recruited from the ranks of Hollywood. Disney appointed Sidney Poitier to its board in 1994, for example. Stretching the definition of celebrity a bit, General "Stormin" Norman Schwarzkopf was appointed a director by the Home Shopping Network in 1996. And you can take your pick from scores of politicians-turned-directors, including Al Gore, a former vice-president and a member of Apple’s board since 2003.
Gerald Ford was a particularly enthusiastic collector of boardroom seats after he left the White House. While on the board of
A. knew little about American Express.
B. didn’t know what to do and how to do.
C. was lacking in basic concepts of economy. D. was made fun of by his fellow directors.

[单项选择]Shares of Morgan Inc. dropped （）the deal was announced
A. if    
B. and   
C. so   
D. once

[简答题] 　　You borrowed some recent issues of U. S. business magazine from your professor a month ago, but delayed returning them. Write a letter of apology to your professor, stating your reasons for the delay and expressing your thanks. 　　Write your letter in no less than 100 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. You do not need to write the address. (10 points)