Which one is the largest ethnic group in Singapore()?
A.Indian
B.Malay
C.Chinese
D.Others
A.Indian
B.Malay
C.Chinese
D.Others
第1题
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Hispanics are the largest ethnic group in the United States.
B.All Hispanics in the US are thought to be legal immigrants.
C.Though slowing in population growth, African-Americans will still become the second largest minority in the US.
D.The white, non-Hispanic majority in the United States of America will always decrease in numbers twenty years from now.
第2题
第三篇 Some Things We Know about Language
Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But some things we do know.
First,we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language, no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one mother. Furthermore,in historical times, there has never been a race of men without a langUage. Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undevel oped,who are,as we say,uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
This has not always been well understood;indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popu- lar ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are,or were,hundreds of American Indian languages,and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with,but they are no more primitive five than English and Greek.
A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
Finally, we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds,and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.
In the second paragraph the author thinks that
A.some backward race doesn't have a language of its own
B.some race in history didn't possess a language of its own
C.any human race,whether backward or not, has a language
D.some races on earth call communicate without language.
第3题
Part B
Directions :
Read the texts from a magazine article in which five people talked about the importance of doing ex-ercise. For questions 61 t0 65, match the name of each person, to one of the statements (A to G)given, be-low. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.
Eufracio Tolentino:
I did regular exercise when I was young, but by my 30s, I had a family and a busy job. I neg-
lected exercise for years. At 59, I had a stroke that resulted from lack of exercise. Now I visit a re-
covering center in the morning and spend my afternoons exercising. I encourage my friends a start
exercising. If they don't, engaging too much in their work or family, they may also suffer from a
stroke.
Raymond Cbiew:
Think you' re healthy just because you' re within your ideal weight range for your height?
Wrong! Take me as an example. I figured I got enough exercise playing tennis once a week, for I
wasn't overweight and didn't smoke or drink. Then at 57, I woke up one early morning with chest
pains and tests revealed that I had serious heart trouble. I was shocked. Now I walk for an hour every
day and my doctor says that my heart is improving.
Dr Santos-Ringor:
Whether you hire a personal trainer, take exercise classes at the community center or rent exer-
cise videos, spending money on fitness is really money well spent, for health is wealth. But if you
can' t afford any of those, just get a comfortable pair of shoes: walk is free. I form. an exercise group
with friends; play catch with my kids or set aside Saturdays for long walks in the country.
Ruth Cheah:
You're never too late or too out of shape to start exercising. I didn' t start to exercise on a regu-
lar basis until I was 59. Now, as old as 79, I take a daily 45-minute walk, go swimming twice a
week. These exercises free me from medicines, and I feel active and alert. People tell me that Ilook
younger than my age.
V. M. Chandran:
Many people start exercising because they want to lose weight, and when that doesn't happen
immediately, they may give up. But the same volume of muscle weights more than that of fat, so a
large person who is fit could be healthier than a thin person who is not. When I saw my weight rise
past 90 kilos in my late 40s, I began taking walks for 45 minutes a day. Even though I still weigh o-
ver 90 kilos, I feel much stronger. I'm proud to have muscles, not fat.
Now match the name of each person, (61 t0 65) to the appropriate statement.
Note :there are two extra statements.
Statements
[A] Rich people know that health is wealth.
[B] Exercise does not necessarily mean a big-money game.
[C] Proper exercise is a must even if you are not overweight.
[D] One will pay dearly for ignoring exercise due to the heavy de-mands of life.
[E] Old age or poor health is never an excuse for being inactive.
[F] Exercise is good as long as it helps lose weight.
[G] The right proportion of muscle and fat is the criterion of health.
61. Eufracio Tolentino
第4题
Which one do you like ______, this hat or that one?
A.better
B.best
C.well
第5题
Which one of the following artists is NOT a man?
A.Miro.
B.Bernini.
C.Degas.
D.Frida.
第6题
Which one is in the central Italy?
A.Volscians
B.Samnites
C.Umbrians
D.Bruttians
第7题
Which is ______ , the new one or the old one?
A.better
B.the better
C.best
D.the best
第8题
第9题
Which one does the man take at last?
A.The yellow one
B.The black one
C.The original one
D.The white one
第10题
Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A.Buffalo grass.
B.Bluejoint grass.
C.Mesquite grass.
D.Grama grass.
第11题
A barter economy is one in which _________.
A.value is decided by weight
B.value is decided by number
C.money is used and goods are not exchanged
D.goods are exchanged and money is not used