单选题David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because _____.A they are more capable of handling changing situationsB they can stick to established ways of solving problemsC they are thoroughly trained in a variety of specialized fieldsD the

Tom: Can I park in the staff car park?David: No, I'm afraid you can't. Only managers can park there. You can park behind the building.Tom: Okay. When can I have lunch?David: You can't go before 12:30 because we are very busy, but after 1:00 o'clock you can go when you like. You can eat and drink in the office, but you can't smoke here. Everyone goes to the coffee lounge, because they can smoke there.Tom: Can I use the phone?David: Yes, but you can't phone abroad.

(1). Why can't Tom park in the staff car park?

A、Because he does not work here.

B、Because he is not a manager.

C、Because he is a new comer.

(2). Which of the following is true?

A、Tom can park his car behind the building.

B、Tom can use the manager's car.

C、David can help Tom to park his car in the staff car park.

(3). When can Tom go to have his lunch?

A、Before 12:30.

B、After 12:30.

C、After 1:00.

(4). What can Tom do in the office?

A、Eat and drink.

B、Smoke.

C、Phone abroad.

(5). Where can everyone go to smoke?

A、In the car park.

B、In the coffee lounge.

C、In the café near the office building.

The passage is mainly about______.

A. how individuals can help make a difference

B. running a neighborhood meeting to solve its problems

C. citizens' reactions to the problems they face

D. solving problems through group action

A、commitment

B、embankment

C、preached

D、glared

A student of the 20th century is faced with a new situation because_______．

A．he has to learn entirely on his own

B．he can never be a master now

C．science grows very fast

D．he is changing all the time

Interviewer-------- Why is English so important?

David------- Well, English is so important primarily because so many people speak it and use it, so it has now become the lingua franca in the world in a way that we’ve never seen before. We’ve never had a world language of this kind before. So people are learning it not just to be able tocommunicate with native speakers, but also with speakers of other language around world.

Interviewer-------And why has it become that dominant language?

David------I think the reason for that is actually very complicated, although in the twentieth century, we can just see that it’s the rise of the US military and consumer power. I mean the technology, all the big developments in technology largely came from the US. So all of these developments actually were produced within the English language, and people had to learn English in order to understand them, or to benefit from them. The Internet is only one example of that kind. Once a language has got into that position of dominance, it’s actually very different to shift it. So we could be seeing the emergence of other big languages in the world becoming more important than they have been, like Spanish, but it’s unlikely that they’re going to shift the English from its position of dominance.

36. English is important, according to David, __________________________. A). because it has become a world language B). because so many people speak and use it C). because a lot of people are learning it D). because it is the lingua franca

37. English has become the dominant language in the world________________________. A). because it has always been the way B). for a reason that is very complicated C). only in the 20th century D). for no reasons

38. English became the dominant language in the 20th century_________________________. A). in the USA

B). because of the increase in American consumer power

C). because developments in technology came mainly from USA. D). all over the world.

39. People had to learn English______________________.

A). because developments in technology were made by English speakers B). because they needed to understand the new developments in technology C). to use the Internet

D). to speak with native Americans

40. David thinks that__________________________.

A). it will be easy for another language to become dominant B). English will not always be the dominant language

C). it will not be easy for another language to become dominant D). English will be the dominant language

Many people like watching TV.Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people's home. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.

What's going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What's life in the deepest part of the sea?

If you want to answer . Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds (思想) . TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.

6.Some people say the world is smaller than before because TV brings the outside world closer to people.

A.T

B.F

7.We can answer many TV questions when we watch TV.

A.T

B.F

8.People learn better through TV than through radio because people can not only hear but also watch.

A.T

B.F

9.The sentence “TV also helps to open our minds” means something is wrong with our minds.

A.T

B.F

10.This passage tells us not to watch TV any more.

A.T

B.F

The modern people like traveling now because______.

A. it can bring us more knowledge

B. it can make us rich

C. they have too much money

D. it is a good idea

189. What will man be like in the future—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more—and eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at. This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own. [共5题]

(1) Future man is likely to be different from us ________.

(A) in quite a few ways (B) in almost every way

(C) in great many ways (D) in one or two ways

(2) The reason for believing that future man will be different is that man ________.

(A) began to change five hundred years ago

(B) never stops changing

(C) never stops growing

(D) has recently begun to change

(3) People’s heads will eventually grow larger. This is because their brains ________.

(A) will grow faster than at present

(B) will need more room than at present

(C) will play an important part

(D) will be in constant use

(4) Future man will probably ________.

(A) have bigger eyes (B) get weaker eyes

(C) see better (D) have to wear better glasses

(5) Future man’s hair will ________.

(A) grow darker (B) stop growing completely

(C) fall out more often (D) get longer

On formal __________, people pay more attention to manners.

A、situations

B、cases

C、conditions

D、occasions

Where the cargo can be loaded in two different ways，one of which is more economical of space than the other，but each of which is a usual method of loading cargo of the relevant type，the Charterer ______ in whichever of these ways he pleases，unless he is expressly forbidden so to do by the charter-party．

A.Has to load

B.Can load

C.Loads

D.Is loaded by