In Europe, some traditions may have _____ although they remain.
A. survived
B. changed
C. altered
D. appeared
A. survived
B. changed
C. altered
D. appeared
第1题
What project is Quintant working on?
A.Getting some clients.
B.Optimising people processes.
C.A big bank in Europe and a financial company in the US.
第2题
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ A] Young people in Europe don ' t stop to buy hamburgers.
[B]It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands.
[ C] Some people in Europe don ' t like to reduce their lunch break.
[D] Young people in many countries are learning how to eat in their cars.
第3题
听力原文: People still celebrate ancient festivals in different parts of Europe with folk dances and processions, even though in many cases those who take part and put on special costumes are no longer sure what the dances represent. Almost all of them are associated with seasonal procedures that have been adapted to the Christian calendar. There are two main types found in a number of countries. The first, combat dances normally take place in winter or early spring and celebrate the battle between the old year and the new. In Austria, for example, at celebration time, people wear masks and dress up as ghosts and witches, and there are processions of men and women with drums and whips.
The other main group of dances takes place in early summer, especially at Whit sun or on May Day. In England, there are dances of men in some villages. Groups of trained dancers, dressed in white, dance with bolls on their legs and bodies. They leap in processions in double files, waving white handkerchiefs or green branches. In some places, there are men with animal masks or a Jack-in-the-Green, a man dressed in leaves who stands for the new vegetation of the summer.
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A.The birthday of some ancient people.
B.The birthday of Jesus Christ.
C.Ancient festivals.
D.Some modem days.
第4题
All of the following have been done towards slowing down EXCEPT that______.
A.a gastronomic fair has been held and attracts lots of people including some celebrities
B.people are called on to be aware of their life style
C.more lawns have appeared in towns and cities in Europe
D.some organizations have got the support of the government
第5题
Questions are based on the following passage.
New Stanford research reveals that farmers in Europe will see crop yields affected as global temperatures rise, but that adaptation can help slow the decline for some crops.
For corn, the anticipated loss is roughly 10 percent, the research shows.
Farmers of these crops have already seen yield growth slow down since 1980 as temperatures have risen, though other policy and economic factors have also played a role.
"The results clearly showed that modest amounts of climate change can have a big impact on yields of several crops in Europe," said Stanford doctoral student Frances Moore, who conducted the research with David Lobell, an associate professor of environmental Earth system science.
Moore described the results as somewhat surprising because Europe is fairly cool. "So you might think it would benefit from moderate amounts of warming,"she said. "Our next step was to actually measure the potential of European farmers to adapt to these impacts."
"By adaptation, we mean a range of options based on existing technologies,such as switching varieties of a crop, installing irrigation or growing a different crop, one better suited to wanner temperatures," said Lobell. "These things have been talked about for a long time, but the novelty (新奇) of this study was using past data to quantify (量化) the actual potential of adaptation to reduce climate change impacts. We find that in some cases adaptation could substantially reduce impacts, but in other cases the potential may be very limited with current technologies."
Moore pointed out that the biggest issues are often how quickly farmers in Europe will adapt to climate change (adaptation uncertainty) and how crop yields will respond to climate change (response uncertainty).
"This paper has shown that crops in Europe are sensitive to wanning and that adaptation can be important in reducing that impact," Moore said. "The next question is how quickly farmers will use the available options for adapting.
Europe has already seen a lot of warming, so we should expect to already see adaptation if farmers are quick to respond to climate signals,"
What does the new Stanford research show? 查看材料
A.People can do nothing about global wanning.
B.The influence of global temperature rise is increasing.
C.People can do something to slow the decline for some crops.
D.All crops" yields will decline as global temperatures rise.
第6题
第7题
W: Well, we were originally going to spend some time with my sister in Washington, but she went to Europe this summer, so we visited George's parents instead.
Q: With whom and where did the woman and her family spend their vacation?
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A.With George's parents in Chicago.
B.With the woman's sister in Washington.
C.With their friends in Europe.
D.With George's parents in Boston.
第8题
What is the point the passage trying to make about "EU"?
A.All members of EU failed to find common economic ground.
B.EU's further expansion caused the first casualty of Europe's latest crisis.
C.People still think EU's enlargement is necessary for maintaining stability and prosperity of the continent.
D.The process of deeper political integration for EU has encountered many problems.
第9题
听力原文: It's 6 o' clock. Time for the weather report. Good evening. We have some strange weather over Britain today. And some of you are probably having problems with it at the moment. There is snow over north and west Scotland. East Scotland has some rain and southern Scotland is cloudy. The clouds come from Europe and will continue tonight. North and central England have rain with storms and lightning over most parts. South and western England are cloudy. Wales is more lucky however. It is hot and sunny in Wales and this will continue tomorrow. And as for northern Ireland, I' m afraid...
Where is the weather report for?
A.Britain.
B.England.
C.Scotland.
第10题
听力原文: The Mediterranean is a word both easy to pronounce and easy to spell—if you only know how. It is a word of five syllables: Mediterranean, meaning mid-earth. The Chinese translation is a happy one, as it means exactly the same thing.
Europe owes its early growth to the Mediterranean Sea. On its shores were the seats of early civilization: Egypt, Greece and Rome. The Mediterranean fed the people in these lands and provided a high way for trade and diplomacy. Together, they formed a Mediterranean civilization.
In 1869 the Suez Canal was cut after 10 years of arduous work. Linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, the Canal shortened the passage from Europe to Asia by some 10,000 kilometers.
The Canal is 171 km long and 65 km wide. An ocean liner takes some 10 hours to go through. It goes slowly, but safely. The Canal is now completely Egyptian property. Foreign ships pay for their passage, making the Canal a good earner of hard currency.
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A.Pleasing.
B.Careful.
C.Wonderful.
D.Suitable.