Two major problems for museums are that they have too many visitors and they ______.
第1题
A.that may cause our blood vessels to become more and more narrow
B.for pregnant women to take during their last six months of pregnancies
C.that their likelihood to suffer major problems is two times higher than other babies
D.with their doctors about how to treat their problems
E.because diabetes during pregnancy may sometimes lead to birth defects
F.though their mothers took ACE inhibitors durin~ their first three months of pregnancies
第2题
1. Traffic is one of the essential activities for people in big cities.
2. Owing to the major part it plays, traffic has long been a serious concern for the local governments.
3. Only when these problems are effectively solved, will a major city be able to survive the nationwide competition and function as an economic center.
第3题
ACE is a risk factor to our body__________. 查看材料
A.that may cause our blood vessels to become more and more narrow
B.for pregnant women to take during their last six months of pregnancies
C.that their likelihood to suffer major problems is two times higher than other babies
D.with their doctors about how to treat their problems
E.because diabetes during pregnancy may sometimes lead to birth defects
F.though their mothers took ACE inhibitors durin~ their first three months of pregnancies
第4题
ACE is a risk factor to our body__________.
A.that may cause our blood vessels to become more and more narrow
B.for pregnant women to take during their last six months of pregnancies
C.that their likelihood to suffer major problems is two times higher than other babies
D.with their doctors about how to treat their problems
E.because diabetes during pregnancy may sometimes lead to birth defects
F.though their mothers took ACE inhibitors during their 6rst three months of pregnancies
第5题
Part A
Directions :
Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark
your answers on, ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
When Amber Post started graduate school in physics at Princeton, her goal was the same as her male colleagues': a teaching post at a major university. Now with her Ph. D. just a year away,Post is thinking instead about working for a policymaking agency in Washington. Although Prince-ton, with Shirley Tilghman as the president, is welcoming to female scientists, Post senses that her reception in the larger academic world might be chillier. At famous universities, the percentage of women earning doctor's degrees in science and engineering is considerably higher than the percent-age of women professors-which means that a lot of talented women Ph. D. s like Post leave cam- pus for jobs in government or industry instead of climbing the teaching ladder.
Stopping this female brain drain has been a challenge for years. At a recent academic confer-ence, Harvard president Lawrence Summers suggested that women aren't succeeding because they lack ability in math and science by nature. His comments drew immediate criticism. Indeed, scien- tists have uncovered some differences in male and female brains, but it's unclear how these differ-ences affect talent.
Summers proposed two other possible problems for women: the conflict between work and life, and absolute prejudice against women(which he seemed to dismiss). Many women scientists blame these two problems for the lack of women professors. Junior teachers need to spend their 20s and 30s on research and publication. Those are the same years when women have children. Time is an enemy for women in other professions, especially law and medicine. But while women doctors and lawyers benefit from lots of successful role models, academic science continues to belong to men chiefly. "The atmosphere isn't compelling or welcoming, "Post says. "Too many of my fe-male friends drop out of graduate programs simply because the environment is disappointing, not because they can't handle the math. "
Even against this background, there has been some progress. More universities are pushing
hard with stepped-up recruitment efforts and trying hard to assist staff members with young fami-lies. But ultimately, the best remedy against prejudice would be more women on top, like
Princeton's Tilghman.
46. Amber Post is thinking about a job in government because________
[A] it is the usual goal of the Ph. D. students at Princeton
[B] she is doubtful about her future in the academic world
[C] it is difficult to get a teaching post at major universities
[D] she fears that she may not graduate with a Ph. D. degree
第6题
A Major Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, a major composer of the nineteenth century, overcame many personal problems to achieve artistic greatness.
Born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770, he first studied music with the court organist, Gilles van der Eeden. His father was excessively strict and given to heavy drinking. (46) . Appointed deputy court organist to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782, Beethoven also played the harpsichord and the viola. In 1792 he was sent to Vienna by his patron, Count Ferdinand Waldstein, to study music under Haydn.
Beethoven remained unmarried. (47) . Continually plagued by ill health, he developed an ear infection which led to his tragic deafness in 1819.
(48) . He completed mature masterpieces of great musical depth: three piano sonatas, four string quartets, the Missa Solemnis, and the 9th Symphony. He died in 1827. (49) .
Nothing that Beethoven often flew into fits of rage, Goethe once said of him, "I am astonished by his talent, but he is unfortunately an altogether Untamed personality." (50) .
A.In spite of this handicap, however, he continued to write music.
B.Because of irregular payments from his publishers and erratic support from his patrons, he was troubled by financial worries throughout his adult life.
C.His life was marked by a passionate dedication to independence.
D.When his mother died, Beethoven, then a young man, was named guardian of his two younger brothers.
E.Although Beethoven's personality may have been untamed, his music shows great discipline and control, and this is how we remember him best.
F.Today his music is still being played all over the world.
(46)
第7题
Financial Risks
Several types of financial risk are encountered in international marketing; the major problems include commercial, political, and foreign exchange risk.
(46)They include solvency, default, or refusal to pay bills. The major risk, however, is competition which can only be dealt with through consistently effective management and marketing.(47)Such risk is encountered when a controversy arises about the quality of goods delivered, a dispute over contract terms, or any other disagreement over which payment is withheld. One company, for example, shipped several hundred tons of dehydrated potatoes to a distributor in Germany.(48)The alternatives for the exporter were reducing the price, reselling the potatoes, or shipping them home again, each involving considerable cost.
Political risk relates to the problems of war or revolution, currency inconvertibility, expropriation or expulsion, and restriction or cancellation of import licenses.
(49)Management information systems and effective decision-making processes are the best defenses against political risk. As many companies have discovered, sometimes there is no way to avoid political risk, so marketers must be prepared to assume them or give up doing business in a particular market.
Exchange-rate fluctuations inevitably cause problems, but for many years, most firms could take protective action to minimize their unfavorable effects.(50)International Business Machine Corporation, for example, reported that exchange losses resulted in a dramatic 21.6 percent drop in their earnings in the third quarter of 1981. Before rates were permitted to float, devaluations of major currencies were infrequent and usually could be anticipated, but exchange-rate fluctuations in the float system are daily affairs.
A Political risk is an environmental concern for all businesses.
B One unique risk encountered by the international marketer involves financial adjustments.
C Commercial risks are handled essentially as normal credit risks encountered in day-to-day business1.
D The distributor tested the shipment and declared it to be below acceptable taste and texture standards.
E Floating exchange rates of the world's major currencies have forced all marketers to be especially aware of exchange-rate fluctuations and the need to compensate for them in their financial planning.
F Many international marketers go bankrupt each year because of exchange-rate fluctuation.
第8题
D
A study comparing prices in 150 major cities has found that cities in Western Europe have become more expensive to live in since the full introduction of the euro currency (货币 ) . The report also noted a fall in living costs in cities where there are economic (经济的) or political problems such as Buenos Aires in Argentina and Harare in Zimbabwe.
The findings are shown in the latest worldwide cost of living study conducted yearly by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a business research organization based in London. The information is meant to help big firms set payments for people working away from their home country. As in last year's study , two Japanese cities, Tokyo and Osaka, were found to be the most expensive places to live. The report also says that cities in the euro zone(欧元区) , have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduction of euro notes and coins. For example, Paris now has the tenth highest costs:it was in fourteenth place a few years ago. Berlin has gone from fiftieth to thirty-first place. Those findings will strengthen the opinion that businesses have exploited disorder over the new currency to push up their prices. But as in past years, the highest costs in Europe are outside the euro zone. London , for example , is the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in. New York, which has the highest prices in America, is in llth place. The biggest fall in relative costs has taken place in Buenos Aires. That partly shows the fall of the Argentine currency , following the-country's inability to pay the money it owes. The cheapest major cities were found to be Tehran in Iran and Harare, capital of Zimbabwe.
68. What is the text mainly about?
[A] The economic development in Europe.
[B] The results of a study.
[C] Living costs outside the euro zone.
[D] Changes in world currencies.
第9题
The major aim of the authors research was set to______.
A.study the problems of liberal arts education in universities
B.refute Plato"s theory concerning liberal arts education
C.find out the best college in developing students" talents
D.prove the effectiveness of liberal arts education on students" development
第10题
The findings are shown in the latest worldwide cost of living study conducted yearly by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a business research organization based in London. The information is meant to help big firms set payments for people working away from their home country. As in last year's study, two Japanese cities, Tokyo and Osaka, were found to be the most expensive places to live. The report also says that cities in the euro zone (欧元区) , have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduction of euro notes and coins. For example, Paris now has the tenth highest costs; it was in fourteenth place a few years ago. Berlin has gone from fiftieth to thirty-first place. Those findings will strengthen the opinion that businesses have exploited disorder over the new currency to push up their prices. But as in past years, the highest costs in Europe are outside the euro zone. London, for example, is the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in. New York, which has the highest prices in America, is in 11th place. The biggest fall in relative costs has taken place in Buenos Aires. That partly shows the fall of the Argentine currency, following the country's inability to pay the money it owes. The cheapest major cities were found to be Tehran in Iran and Harare, capital of Zimbabwe.
What is the text mainly about?
A.The economic development in Europe.
B.The results of a study.
C.Living costs outside the euro zone.
D.Changes in world currencies.