【C11】A．With contrastB．In contrastC．On contrastD．For contrast

【B11】

A．With contrast

B．In contrast

C．On contrast

D．For contrast

【C11】

A．with

B．to

C．on

D．from

hoice.

A．with regard.

B．in view

C．on account

D．by contrast

Text

…

In contrast, San Francisco【C1】______Japan of its colonial empire and armed【C2】______but sought to cultivate reform【C3】______the nation' s politics, to【C4】______its economy and standard of living, and to bring Japan back into the【C5】______of nations. Keeping Japan【C6】______the US side during the early days of the Cold War was part, but not all, of the American motive.

The five decades of good【C7】______between the two countries is【C8】______in the world today, when there are so many【C9】______and hate between countries, peoples and religions. Japanese believe【C10】______Buddhism while Americans are Christians. Japanese are【C11】______less diverse than Americans. Japanese【C12】______pride in social harmony, Americans in【C13】______. Japanese【C14】______their obligations, Americans to their fights. Japanese seek agreement in【C15】______decisions, Americans decide in an adverserial fashion.

Why, then, a half-century of【C16】______？ The reasons are partly idealistic but【C17】______pragmatic. Japanese share the principles of democracy【C18】______they【C19】____________it quite differently. Culturally many Japanese are【C20】____________by the art, music and some of the lifestyles of Americans. A smaller number of Americans are drawn by what they consider to be the exotic nature of Japan.

…

【C1】

A．took

B．deducted

C．decreased

D．stripped

re and this catalogue of predictions is getting fatter by the day. These predictions range 【C1】______ the listing of new devices to the ways 【C2】______ which they will alter the daily habits of the citizen. In general, we shall spend 【C3】______ time at home as it 【C4】______ easier to communicate without 【C5】______ to meet other people, for example, shopping by television and 【C6】______ video conferences. It is said that it will be easier than ever 【C7】______ to leave the house. In fact, this narrowing of horizons is already 【C8】______ offer, particularly in the field of leisure.

There are 【C9】______ programs on the market 【C10】______ can take you to visit a museum. You 【C11】______ on the computer screen and select a 【C12】______ . Then you enter the room you have 【C13】______ and look at the exhibits. You can 【C14】______ in front of a picture, enlarge any detail you may 【C15】______ to and ask for information. You can stay as 【C16】______ as you like, at any time of the day or night, 【C17】______ meeting any people. And you don't need to 【C18】______ an entrance fee, that is to say, 【C19】______ you have to do is connect the computer in the 【C20】______ of your own home. It saves many of your trips to do things that traditionally involve going outside.

【C1】

A．with

B．from

C．on

D．in

ted States. Both of the advantages and the disadvantages【C1】______using faculty from foreign countries【C2】______teaching positions have to be【C3】______, of course. It can be said that foreign【C4】______that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset also【C5】______problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual.

The foreign research scholar usually isolates【C6】______in the laboratory as a means of protection;【C7】______, what he needs is to be fitted【C8】______a highly organized university system quite different from【C9】______at home. He is faced in his daily work【C10】______differences in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. Both the visiting professor and his students【C11】______background in each other's cultures. Some【C12】______of what is already in the minds of American students is【C13】______by the foreign professor. While helping him to【C14】______himself to his new environment, the university must also【C15】______certain adjustments in order to【C16】______full advantage of what the newcomer can【C17】______. It isn't always known how to make【C18】______use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. This is thought to be a【C19】______where further study is called【C20】______. The findings of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty.

【C1】

A．with

B．for

C．of

D．at

praised 【C1】______ their pasta-food from mixture of flour, eggs and water, the Germans 【C2】______ for their sausages, but is there anything 【C3】______ to eat in the United States？ When you get right down to it, there's nothing quite as 【C4】______ as American food. Because the United States 【C5】______ mostly of immigrants, there is an amazing variety of foods. The United States is a vast country 【C6】______ by many cultures and climates, and the 【C7】______ food of one area is often totally 【C8】______ that of another. New Mexico and Massachusetts are good examples of 【C9】______ that have very different traditional foods.

To understand and 【C10】______ the food in any one region, it often helps to know the area's history. For example, New Mexico was 【C11】______ the home of the Pueblo Indians who lived in villages and grew native 【C12】______ such as corn, beans, and pumpkins.Later, Spanish 【C13】______ arrived in this area. These two groups exchanged ideas and customs and passed the 【C14】______ on to their descendants. This intermingling (混合) of cultures is 【C15】______ in the food of New Mexico.

Each region of the United States is unique. Lousiana has a French 【C16】______ . Many Germans populate the Midwest. In 【C17】______ around America, a tourist has the 【C18】______ not only to visit a variety of places and see diverse 【C19】______ , but to taste a variety of roods as well.

Some may be very different. Others will taste just 【C20】______ home.

【C1】

A．with

B．of

C．for

D．at

pare and contrast【C1】______places on the earth. But they also【C2】______beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a【C3】______.

As it is known the word geography【C4】______from two Greek words," ge", the Greek word for" earth" and" graphein",【C5】______means" to write". The English word geography means" to describe the earth".【C6】______geography books focus on a small area【C7】______a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an【C8】______continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another【C9】______to divide the study of【C10】______is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the【C11】______starts with human beings and【C12】______how human beings and their environment act【C13】______each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject,【C14】______branch can neglect the other.

A geographyer might be described【C15】______one who observes, records, and explains the【C16】______between places. If places were【C17】______, there would be little need for geographers.

We know, however,【C18】______no two places are exactly the same. Geography,【C19】______is a point of view, a special way of【C20】______at places.

【C1】

A．similar

B．various

C．distant

D．famous

ght to cultivate reform【C3】______the nation's politics, to【C4】______its economy and standard of living, and to bring Japan back into the【C5】______of nations. Keeping Japan【C6】______the US side during the early days of the Cold War was part, but not all, of the American motive.

The five decades of good【C7】______between the two countries is【C8】______in the world today, when there are so many【C9】______and hate between countries, peoples and religions. Japanese believe【C10】______Buddhism while Americans are Christians, Japanese are【C11】______less diverse than Americans. Japanese【C12】______pride in social harmony, Americans in【C13】______, Japanese【C14】______their obligations, Americans to their rights. Japanese seek agreement in【C15】______decisions, Americans decide in an adversarial fashion.

Why, then, a half-century of【C16】______？ The reasons are partly idealistic but【C17】______pragmatic Japanese share the principles of democracy【C18】______they【C19】______it quite differently. Culturally many Japanese are【C20】______by the art, music and some of the lifestyles of Americans. A smaller number of Americans are drawn by what they consider to be the exotic nature of Japan.

【C1】

A．took

B．deducted

C．decreased

D．stripped

can survey of【C1】______100 000 people shows that, despite changing social【C2】______in society, there is a【C3】______between being married and being【C4】______.

One reason could be that people【C5】______physical, mental or emotional problems are less likely to marry in the first【C6】______, but married people also benefit【C7】______greater support from family and friends and this【C8】______their health. Divorce and bereavement increase stress, as well as affecting many people【C9】______.

Married people are less likely than single people to smoke, drink heavily or drive【C10】______they have been drinking. They are also【C11】______likely to wear seat belts in a car and more married people【C12】______safety devices in their homes. All of【C13】______reduce the chances of disease or injury.

Single people, by contrast,【C14】______to lead less organized lives. They take less care of【C15】______they eat and when they eat it.

【C16】______it seems that the best advice is get married, but make【C17】______you find the right partner.【C18】______you get it wrong, the stress of a divorce【C19】______mean your health gets worse than【C20】______you were single.

【C1】

A．more

B．beyond

C．near

D．over