Nowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed. These changes foretell a new standar

第1题

What is the limitation of standardized tests nowadays？A．There are only essays and demonstr

What is the limitation of standardized tests nowadays？

A．There are only essays and demonstrations of knowledge.

B．There are too few multiple-choice questions.

C．They narrow ways of measuring what students have learned.

D．They make it difficult to unify a standard for evaluation.

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第2题

Nowadays, many coined words such as Chaonv emerge. Some people say these words are simple

and concise in form, but others dont think they are standard enough to be accepted by Cihai. What is your opinion？ Write an essay about 400 words to state your view. In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

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第3题

Nowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed. These changes foretell a new standar

d for measuring power. No longer will a nation's political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary measure of power. But political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. It's often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of power and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.

America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess (杰出才能) over most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic that it is just the prowess that has enabled other countries to prosper(繁荣) and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership.

The competitiveness of America's industrial base is an issue bigger than the Department of Defense and is going to require the efforts of the major institutional forces in our society--not be a strong force in the process because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, liked upon by others as the savior (救星) of American industry.

Now a nation's political influence depends on ______.

A．the strength of its military forces

B．its ability to compete in industry

C．economic markets

D．both A and B

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第4题

Text 2Nowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed. These changes foretell a new s

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Nowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed. These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power. No longer will a nation's political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary measure of power. But political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. It's often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of power and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.

America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess(威力)over most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic(有讽刺性的) that it is just this prowess that has enabled other countries to prosper and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership.

The competitiveness of America's industrial base is an issue bigger than the department of defense and is going to require the efforts of the major institutional forces in our society, government, industry, and education. That is not to say that the defense department will not be a strong force in the process. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, looked upon by others as the savior(救星) of American industry.

Now a nation's political influence depends on______.

[A] the strength of its military forces

[B] its ability to compete in industry

[C] economic markets

[D] both A and B

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第5题

听力原文：The Internet is regarded by many as the flagship of global English. According to

a recent survey, English is the medium for more than 80% of the information stored in the world's computers. In many countries, computers have become extensively networked and the networks themselves linked into the global structure of the Internet. The electronic media, such as the Internet, that bind the world together need a common standard to insure speed and proficiency. So the English language becomes the operating standard for global communication. But is it true that the Internet will remain a major driver of the English language？ At present, the language most widely used is English. But this only reflects the fact in the last century, i.e. 90% of the world's computers connected to the Internet are based in English-speaking countries. I think in the 21 st century, the overall shift in Internet use will be similar to that outlined for the economy and the number of computer hosts in Asia will eventually outstrip those in English-speaking countries. Furthermore, the Internet, which used to be a tool for international communication between a global academic elite, has been increasingly serving local, cultural, commercial and educational purposes. And as the Internet becomes more and more widely used, it is natural to expect that a wider range of languages will be employed.

Nowadays, Internet users may have a choice of "language preference" information when they contact a website. If a page is available in that language, it can be retrieved in preference to one in English. This means, for example, that the Web will appear to be in Spanish to a Spanish speaker and in Chinese to a Chinese speaker, provided, of course, the hosts contacted maintain pages in these languages.

What is considered to be the operating standard for global communication？

A．The Internet.

B．The English language.

C．The networked computer.

D．The electronic media.

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第6题

阅读：Language is, and should be, a livingthing, constantly enriched with new words and forms of expression

Questions61-65are based on the followingpassage.

Language is, and should be, a livingthing, constantly enriched with new words and forms of expression. Butthere isa vital distinction between good developments, which add to the language,enabling us to say things wecould not say before, and bad developments, whichsubtract from the language by rendering it less precise. Avivacious, colorfuluse of words is not to be confused with mere slovenliness. The kind ofslovenliness in whichsome professionals deliberately indulge is perhaps akin tothe cult (迷信). of theunfinished work, which haseroded most of the arts in our time. And the trueanswer to it is the same that art is enhanced, not hindered, bydiscipline. Youcannot carve satisfactorily in butter.

The corruption of written English hasbeen accompanied by an even sharper decline in the standard of spoken

English. We speak very much less well than wascommon among educated Englishmen a generation or two ago.

The modem theatre has played a baneful (有害的) part in dimming our appreciation oflanguage. Instead ofthe immensely articulate dialogue of, for example, Shaw(who was also very insistent on good pronunciation.,audiences are now subjectedto streams of barely literate trivia, often designed, only too well, toexhibit'laek ofcommunication', and larded (夹杂. with theobscenities (下流的话). and grammatical errors of theintellectually impoverished. Emily Post once advised her readers: "Thetheatre is the best possible place to hear correctly-enunciated speech. "Alas, no more. One young actress was recently reported to be taking lessons inhow to speakbadly, so that she should fit in better.

But the BBC is the worst traitor. Aideryears of very successfully helping to raise the general standard ofspokenEnglish, it suddenly went into reverse. As the head of the Pronunciation Unitcoyly (含蓄地). put it, "In the1960s the BBC opened thefield to a much wider range of speakers." To hear a BBC disc jockeytalking to thelatest ape-like pop idol is a truly shocking experience of verbalsqualor. And the prospect seems to be of evenworse to come. School teachers areactively encouraged to ignore little Johnny's incoherent grammar,atrociousspelling and haphazard punctuation, because worrying about such thingsmight inhibit his creative genius.

61、The writer relateslinguistic slovenliness to tendencies in the arts today in that they both_________

A.occasionally aim at acertain fluidity

B.appear to shunperfection

C.from time to time showregard for the finishing touch

D.make use of economical shortcuts

62、"Art is enhanced, nothindered, by discipline" (Lines 6-7, Paragraph 1 ) means_________

A.an artist's work will befiner if he observes certain aesthetic standards

B.an unfinished work is boundto be comparatively inferior

C.the skill of certain artistsconceals their slovenliness

D.artistic expression isinhibited by too many rules

63、Many modem plays, theauthor finds, frequently contain speech which _________

A.is incoherent andlinguistically objectionable

B.is far too ungrammatical formost people to follow

C.unintentionally shocks theaudience

D.tries to hide the author'sintellectual inadequacies

64、The author says that thestandard of the spoken English of BBC _________

A.is the worst among allbroadcasting networks

B.has taken a turn for theworse since the 1960s

C.has raised English-speakingup to a new level

D.is terrible because of a fewpopular disc jockeys

65、Teachers are likely tooverlook the linguistic lapses in their pupils since_________

A.they find that children nolonger respond to this kind of discipline nowadays

B.they fear the children maybecome less coherent

C.more importance is nowattached to oral expression

D.the children may bediscouraged from expressing their ideas

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第7题

Language is, and should be, a livingthing, constantly enriched with new words and forms

of expression. Butthere isa vital distinction between good developments, which add to the language,enabling us to say things wecould not say before, and bad developments, whichsubtract from the language by rendering it less precise. Avivacious, colorfuluse of words is not to be confused with mere slovenliness. The kind ofslovenliness in whichsome professionals deliberately indulge is perhaps akin tothe cult (迷信). of theunfinished work, which haseroded most of the arts in our time. And the trueanswer to it is the same that art is enhanced, not hindered, bydiscipline. Youcannot carve satisfactorily in butter.

The corruption of written English hasbeen accompanied by an even sharper decline in the standard of spoken　English. We speak very much less well than wascommon among educated Englishmen a generation or two ago.

The modem theatre has played a baneful (有害的) part in dimming our appreciation oflanguage. Instead ofthe immensely articulate dialogue of, for example, Shaw(who was also very insistent on good pronunciation.,audiences are now subjectedto streams of barely literate trivia, often designed, only too well, toexhibit'laek ofcommunication', and larded (夹杂). with theobscenities (下流的话). and grammatical errors of theintellectually impoverished. Emily Post once advised her readers: "Thetheatre is the best possible place to hear correctly-enunciated speech. "Alas, no more. One young actress was recently reported to be taking lessons inhow to speakbadly, so that she should fit in better.

But the BBC is the worst traitor. Aideryears of very successfully helping to raise the general standard ofspokenEnglish, it suddenly went into reverse. As the head of the Pronunciation Unitcoyly (含蓄地). put it, "In the1960s the BBC opened thefield to a much wider range of speakers." To hear a BBC disc jockeytalking to thelatest ape-like pop idol is a truly shocking experience of verbalsqualor. And the prospect seems to be of evenworse to come. School teachers areactively encouraged to ignore little Johnny's incoherent grammar,atrociousspelling and haphazard punctuation, because worrying about such thingsmight inhibit his creative genius.

61、The writer relateslinguistic slovenliness to tendencies in the arts today in that they both_________

A.occasionally aim at acertain fluidity

B.appear to shunperfection

C.from time to time showregard for the finishing touch

D.make use of economical shortcuts

62、"Art is enhanced, nothindered, by discipline" (Lines 6-7, Paragraph 1 ) means_________

A.an artist's work will befiner if he observes certain aesthetic standards

B.an unfinished work is boundto be comparatively inferior

C.the skill of certain artistsconceals their slovenliness

D.artistic expression isinhibited by too many rules

63、Many modem plays, theauthor finds, frequently contain speech which _________

A.is incoherent andlinguistically objectionable

B.is far too ungrammatical formost people to follow

C.unintentionally shocks theaudience

D.tries to hide the author'sintellectual inadequacies

64、The author says that thestandard of the spoken English of BBC _________

A.is the worst among allbroadcasting networks

B.has taken a turn for theworse since the 1960s

C.has raised English-speakingup to a new level

D.is terrible because of a fewpopular disc jockeys

65、Teachers are likely tooverlook the linguistic lapses in their pupils since_________

A.they find that children nolonger respond to this kind of discipline nowadays

B.they fear the children maybecome less coherent

C.more importance is nowattached to oral expression

D.the children may bediscouraged from expressing their ideas

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第8题

Nowadays ______people are out of work.A．million ofB．millions ofC．million

Nowadays ______people are out of work.

A．million of

B．millions of

C．million

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第9题

How many meters above the ground is the basket nowadays？

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第10题

Nowadays the fish and chips are not allowed to be wrapped in newspapers.（)

Nowadays the fish and chips are not allowed to be wrapped in newspapers.()

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第11题

Nowadays, we can purchase things on-line.A．readB．buyC．rentD．watch

Nowadays, we can purchase things on-line.

A．read

B．buy

C．rent

D．watch

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