The U. S. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and it consists of two houses: the House of Lords and the House of Representatives .

A．Wrathful. B．Indifferent. C．Supportive. D．Not mentioned.

A．Indifferent. B．Understandable. C．Appreciative. D．Critical.

A．Nature proponents would say that whites are genetically superior to black. B．Nurture proponents would disagree that blacks are biologically inferior to whites. C．Supporters of the nature theory would say that whites score well because they have a superior environment. D．Behaviorists would say that blacks often lack the educational and environmental advantages that whites enjoy.

听力原文： Technicians are making the last-minute preparations for the launch of the U. S. space shuttle Discovery on a flight to the International Space Station. Flight officials with the space agency NASA are aware of storm clouds near the Atlantic coast launch site in Florida, which could postpone the launch. This is the second shuttle flight since Columbia disintegrated on reentry three years ago, killing all seven astronauts on board. Since then NASA has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to correct design flaw that caused a piece of foam insulation to break off from the fuel tank and puncture Columbia's wing. NASA is launching Discovery despite objections by the space agency's chief safety officer and chief engineer. They say the problems with the foam insulation have still not been resolved. Shuttle astronaut Steve Robinson says he is not worried. "The thing like this happened to every single flight and what's really great -- you remember how much we talked about culture change after Columbia. This is culture change. You are seeing it." The space agency's chief safety officer ______ NASA's plan to launch Discovery. A．vetoed B．sanctioned C．supported D．disapproved

A．25 B．35 C．45 D．40

In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday' s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia' s market cap. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets. What' s the effect of the US slowdown？ A．Cutting into demand for Nokia' s handsets. B．Promote other economies. C．Many firms break down. D．Many handsets don' t sell.

A．has treated spectators with B．has treated spectator for C．has treated spectators D．has treated spectators to

The greenback was sold off after weak U.S. jobs figures on Friday but the euro remained close to 8-month lows after France and the Netherlands rejected the EU constitution in referendums last week. "It's been one-way news in favor of the dollar apart from Friday's job data... We're seeing a bit of a move back today but it's not that convincing. Such is the weight of bad news on the euro," said Ian Gunner, head of foreign exchange research at Mellon Bank. U.S. jobs growth in May was the worst in 21 months, data showed on Friday, coming after figures last week showed manufacturing activity was the slowest in almost two years. By 0750 GMT, the euro stood at $1.2266 against the dollar, up a quarter of a percent from late New York levels on Friday and a cent above last week's 8-month low of $1.2157. The euro was little changed against the yen. The dollar was also down a quarter of a percent against the yen at 107.29 yen. Eurozone finance ministers meet in Luxembourg on Monday and Tuesday in the face of uncertainty over further European political and monetary integration following the two "no" votes. Rejection of the charter at the referendums, along with the region's poor growth prospects, helped push the euro down almost 3 percent against the dollar last week. Britain's foreign secretary was expected to announce on Monday the country was shelving plans for a referendum on the EU constitution, one step short of publicly declaring it dead. The euro wobbled after European Central Bank Chief Economist Otmar Issing was quoted as saying that policy strategy does not rule out an interest rate cut. A cut in rates would further underscore the dollar's interest rate advantage over the euro. U.S. rates stand at 3.0 percent compared to 2.0 percent in the euro zone. According to the news item, ______. A．both the dollar and the euro were strong B．both the dollar and the euro were weak C．the dollar was strong while the euro was weak D．the dollar was weak while the euro was strong

In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia s market capitlization. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets. Why has the rate of new phone purchases slowed in Europe？ A．Because of the warning about sales. B．Because the customers are reluctant to trade up to new handsets. C．Because of cutting into demand for handsets. D．Because of the US slowdown.

A．thin is "inside", fat is "outside" B．thin is "diligent", fat is "lazy" C．thin is "youthful", fat is "spiritless" D．thin is "fashionable", fat is "unfashionable"

A．everyone should get a college degree B．it's no use for adults to go to college C．a high school diploma is the end of education D．adults should go on learning after graduating from school

A．3 B．4 C．6 D．8

A．There was a huge increase in new jobs lately. B．About 75,000 new jobs were created last month. C．Some 300,000 new workers were employed last year. D．There was a growth of new jobs in the past six years.

A with appreciation. B with disapproal. C with jealousy. D with indifference.

A．New York B．Washington D.C. C．Chicago D．Philadelphia

A．Capital B．White House C．Empire State Building D．Pentagon

A．the inadequate training of physicians B．the declining number of doctors C．the ever-rising health care costs D．the shrinking primary care resources.

A．do not respect orders. B．do not trust their schools. C．should pick up their children first in case of evacuation. D．will protect their children at all cost.

A declining death rates from heart disease. cancer and stroke. B increasing life expectancy rates in some other countries. C a rise in the rate of chronic disease. D a declining birth rate.

A．They must pay their employees more for their hard work. B．They should tell their workers to pay more attention to production cost. C．They must try their best to attract more specialists. D．They should be more concerned with the quality of their products.

Why are so many firms coming to the U. S. ？ There are many reasons. One of the greatest attractions, of course, is a market of over 200 million consumers with a high average per capital income. In addition, with the devalued dollar the cost of American labor has declined significantly, relative to many foreign labor costs. Some firms seeking to avoid economic and/or political pressures at home find the U. S. a politically stable environment in which to work. Many hope to be able to continue selling to the American market even if the U. S. government restricts imports further, or if major price changes occur due to currency fluctuations (波动). Many foreigners are attracted by U.S. technology, its modem management methods, its labor saving and mass production techniques. In 1980 the largest foreign financial investor in the U. S. was from ______. A．H.K. B．U.K. C．Latin America D．South Africa

The Affluent Society is a modem classic because it helped define a new moment in the human condition. For most of history," hunger, sickness, and cold" threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote. "Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours. "After World War Il, the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18. 2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4. 5 percent. To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent. Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn't really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively-and wrongly-labeled government only as "a necessary evil". It's often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. Well, there are many undeserving rich--overpaid chief executives, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most people's incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004, inflation-adjusted average family income rose 14. 3 percent, to $ 43,200. People feel, "squeezed" because their rising incomes often don't satisfy their rising wants--for bigger homes, more health care, more education, faster Internet connections. The other great frustration is that it has not eliminated insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As corporate layoffs increased, that part has eroded. More workers fear they've be- come "the disposable American" ,as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name. Because so much previous suffering and social-conflict stemmed from poverty ,the arrival of widespread affluence suggested utopian(乌托邦式的)possibilities. Up to a point, affluence succeeds. There is much less physical misery than before. People are better off. Unfortunately, affluence also creates new complaints and contradictions. Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the quest for growth lets loose new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. Affluence liberates the individual ,promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-fulfillment. But the promise is so extravagant that it predestines many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown and obesity (肥胖症). Statistical indicators of happiness have not risen with incomes. Should we be surprised？ Not really. We've simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society？ A．Why statistics don't tell the truth about the economy. B．Why affluence doesn't guarantee happiness. C．How happiness can be promoted today. D．What lies behind an economic boom.

A．to be heard B．to be hearing C．to hear D．to have heard