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A new trend in the travel industry is the development of______.
A.challenging runcations
B.professional races
C.Antarctica travel market
D.expensive tours
A new trend in the travel industry is the development of______.
A.challenging runcations
B.professional races
C.Antarctica travel market
D.expensive tours
第1题
听力原文:M: I read that the enrollment in the School of Business is on the rise!
W: Well, that's been a trend for several years now.
Q: What does the woman imply?
(18)
A.Business courses have become popular.
B.The school only offers business courses.
C.The business school has a new program.
D.The school has just started to offer business courses.
第2题
On line courses (also called distance learning) are a hot new trend in American education. According to the nonprofit Distance Education and Training Council, about 400 US colleges and schools offer some portion of their programs on the We b. At the university level, they cost the same as traditional classes and requir e similar weekly assignments and textbook reading, the difference is in class pa rticipation. Generally speaking, students congregate(使聚集) on line throughout each week to explore topic with the professor, but these discussions occur “asynchronously(不同时发生地)”rather than in real time. (You read others’ comments and post your own whenever you get a chance.) Written assignments are posted, you email in your work periodically, and you’re required to take a proctored exam in order to receive degree credit. Career boosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign lang uage study. While you still can’t get an Ivy League degree on line, a growing number of elite(卓越的) institutions, including Stanford and New York Univer sity are beginning to offer on line courses. The benefits for busy people are obvious. “I always get a front row seat,” says one student studying at the State University of New York Learning Network. “I can get up in the middle of class, grab a cup of coffee. The class is waiting for me when I get back, and I haven’t missed a thing.” On the other hand, some students miss the face to face interaction that often sparks interest and involvement. Generally speaking, on line education costs ____.
A.more than the traditional one
B.less than the traditional one
C.as much as the traditional one
D.the author hasn’t mentioned
第3题
LONDON — Life for Cathy Hanger and her three children is set to permanent (永久的) fast-forward.
Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough. But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.
Often, the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 p.m. There is just time for a quick supper before homework. In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line. Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright. It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.
"Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress," says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.
Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. It's a very serious problem. Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities. They include sports, language, music and math classes for children as young as four.
"There is a new parenting trend under way which says that you have to tap all your child's potential(潜能) at a young age; otherwise you will let him down," says Terry Apter, a Camb- ridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist (青少年精神病专家).
"It isn't entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behavior. is now well accepted."
From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that______.
A.Hanger busies herself by following a trend
B.Hanger is interested in sports and music
C.Hanger doesn't spend much time on her full-time job
D.Hanger wastes much time helping her children's lessons
第4题
Energy Crisis
One key question for the next century is how we provide energy in an environmentally sound way.
As living standards rise in the developing world, energy consumption will increase. As a result, many countries are now opening the door for private investment in a sector that used once to be solely the preserve of government.
In the developed world, the move is towards the deregulation and privatization of electricity generation and distribution. There is also a trend towards locally-generated energy, particularly in the developing world. Factories and shopping centers may one day have their own power sources.
Progress is also being made in minimizing the environmental impact of energy production and consumption. A motor car today puts out perhaps 5 percent of the pollution a new car did in 1970. We can produce clean power too but it costs, so in the new millennium(一千年) we're to some extent going to have the environment we can afford.
The spectre of scarce or impossibly expensive energy is no longer with us, thanks to a combination of opening up new regions of the world and new technologies. Shortage is very unlikely. Environmental considerations mean there is a seriousness too about alternative energy sources that wasn't there ten years ago.
Right now the fuel cell is at the top of the list of alternative technologies. Advances in turbine transportation mean that natural gas is going to have an ever-increasing role. Nuclear power may prove competitive enough to have a much longer life than many expect, but until there's a major change in public sentiment, I don't expect to see much new nuclear construction.
Will the grip of oil on personal transportation continue? Sports utility vehicles like Land Rovers and jeeps are hardly the perfect means of urban transport. But people have become very attached to their automobiles. So until we get around to technology where we beam ourselves around, I suspect we'll continue to have them. Some may be electric; others could run on cleaner oil-based fuel or natural gas.
One area which is certainly not clear is the impact of the internet on transport. On the one hand, you will be able to accomplish by sitting in front of a screen what you used to have to go to the airport for, on the otherhand, increased knowledge may well fuel a rising demand for travel. We are only at the beginning of a revolution that is already being called a bigger revolution than the internal combustion engine(内燃机).
Which of the following is true about the use of energy? ______
A.In the developing countries, there is a trend toward locally-generated energy.
B.In the developed world, clean power is used in motor cars.
C.A motorcar today puts out perhaps 5 times of the pollution a new car did in 1970.
D.Factories and shopping centers are able to have their own power sources.
第5题
The new trend in robotic development in the coming future is that robots will______.
A.become more and more popular among families
B.be made just like the ones in Hollywood movies
C.be used more widely in agricultural, contexts
D.be able to do housework with high intelligence
第6题
A.cautious
B.regretful
C.positive
D.hostile
第7题
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
On line courses (also called distance learning) are a hot new trend in American education. According to the nonprofit Distance Education and Training Council, about 400 US colleges and schools offer some portion of their programs on the We b. At the university level, they cost the same as traditional classes and requir e similar weekly assignments and textbook reading, the difference is in class pa rticipation.
Generally speaking, students congregate(使聚集) on line throughout each week to explore topic with the professor, but these discussions occur “asynchronousl y(不同时发生地)” rather than in real time. (You read others’ comments and post your own whenever you get a chance.) Written assignments are posted, you e mail in your work periodically, and you’re required to take a proctored exam in order to receive degree credit. Career boosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign lang uage study. While you still can’t get an Ivy League degree on line, a growing number of elite(卓越的) institutions, including Stanford and New York Univer sity are beginning to offer on line courses.
The benefits for busy people are obvious. “I always get a front row seat,” says one student studying at the State University of New York Learning Network. “I can get up in the middle of class, grab a cup of coffee. The class is waiting for me when I get back, and I haven’t missed a thing.” On the other hand, some students miss the face to face interaction that often sparks interest and involvement.
36.Generally speaking, on line education costs ____.
A.more than the traditional one B.less than the traditional one
C.as much as the traditional one D.the author hasn’t mentioned
37.The major way to hand out assignments of on line students is ____.
A.to hand out them in person
B.to post them
C.to e mail in them
D.to let the teacher enter into their personal main pages
38.Which kind of program is probably NOT welcomed by most of the students?
A.Software development. B.Decoration and design.
C.International trade. D.Company management.
39.The closest meaning of “Ivy League” (Par. 2) ____.
A.famous universities in USA
B.famous business colleges in USA
C.famous companies in USA
D.universities with a long history
40.It is implied that in USA ____.
A.on line education will take the place of the traditional one soon
B.there are only a few on line programs until now
C.one need not take part in the exam in order to receive a diploma by way of on line education
D.one can not receive a degree certificate of New York University through distant learning
第8题
According to John Edwards, management style. in the new trend ______ .
A.focuses on sight management
B.is opposite to employers' expectation
C.should get used to results management
D.saves unnecessary troubles
第9题
Some people in the metal industry think the new trend will ______.
A.seriously change the way they do business
B.seriously damage the way they do business
C.not seriously change the way they do business
D.not seriously damage the way they do business
第10题
According to the text the trend of new culinary mosaic is most accelerated by ______.
A.globalization
B.remote ingredients and cooking styles
C.great international hotel chains
D.chefs of various nationalities