Be quiet! They （） a meeting in the next room.

A . result in immediate power outages B . damage circuit breakers C . appear on the ground detection system D . damage insulation and may cause outage

A . a tugboat B . a sailing vessel C . a power-driven vessel D . a vessel propelled by machinery and under sail

A . to easily remove the kinks that form in the lines B . to allow the seamen on the stage to know the direction and strength of the current C . to provide the seaman something to hold onto if he or she falls from the stage into the water D . only for short periods of time since they will become waterlogged and be very heavy to pull u

A . is pushed B . being pushed C . was pushed D . be pushed

【53】. one thing, celebrities don't have the privacy an ordinary person has. The most personal details of their lives are splashed all over the front pages of newspapers and magazines. 【54】a celebrity's family is hauled into the spotlight. Photographers hound celebrities at their homes, in restaurants, and【55】the streets, hoping to get a picture of their idols. When celebrities try to do the things that normal people do, like eat【56】or attend a football game, they 【57】the risk of being interrupted by thoughtless autograph hounds or mobbed by aggressive fans. 【58】addition to the loss of privacy, celebrities must cope【59】the constant pressure of having to look great and act right. Their physical appearance is always【60】observation, Famous women, especially,【61】from the spotlight, drawing remarks like "She really looks old" or "Boy, has she put on weight". Unflattering pictures of celebrities are photographers' prizes to be sold to the highest bidder; this increases the pressure on celebrities to look good【62】all times. Famous people are also under pressure to act calm under any【63】. Because they are constantly observed, they have【64】freedom to blow off steam or to do something just a little crazy. Most important, celebrities must deal with the stress of being in constant danger. The friendly grabs, hugs, and kisses of enthusiastic fans can quickly turn into uncontrolled assaults on a celebrity's hair, clothes, and car. Most people agree that photographers【65】some responsibility for the death of one of the leading celebrities of the 1990s—Princess Diana.【66】or not their pursuit caused the crash that took her life, it % clear she was chased as aggressively as any escaped convict【67】bloodhounds. And celebrity can even lead to deliberately lethal attacks. The attempt to kill Ronald Reagan and the murder of John Lennon came about because 2 unbalanced people became obsessed with these world-famous figures. Famous people must live with the fact that they are always fair game—and never【68】out of season, Some people【69】of starring roles, their names in lights, and their picture on the cover of People magazine. But the cost is far too high. A famous person gives up private life, feels pressured to look and act certain ways all the time, and is never completely safe. And ordinary, calm life is far safer and saner【70】 a life of fame. (51)

A．simple B．coordinate C．compound D．complex

B.but C.as D.although

A、If B、All that C、What D、If what

A．can B．may C．should D．shouldn’t

A、sleep B、is sleeping

D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character.

A．were; are being B．are being; are C．are; do D．are being; do

The strikes are serious protests about serious issues, but I'm struck, as so often on these occasions, by something much more mundane. People are once again talking to people; strangers are going out of their way to befriend strangers, allies for a week or two in their shared frustration. Parisian motorists, even, normally the most competitive of individualists, have been seen leaving notes in their parked cars saying where they are going and when they expect to leave in case anymore wants a lift. Remove the technology of modem life, it seems, and we often start to be nice to one another again. Technology can isolate us, for all its benefits. It started, I guess, with the chimney. Before there were chimneys, we all had to huddle together in one room Just to keep warm, master and maid, cowman and son of the house. Then some unknown genius came up with the idea of the chimney, and the social stratification of society increased dramatically as all withdrew into their own quarters. Central heating, which is, more truthfully, decentralized heating, made it worse, and now we have our walkmans, our microwaves, or, if we' re really trendy, the Internet and e-mail. You can get by, these days, without actually speaking to anyone at all. Just the odd grunt to show that you' re alive ! I liked the survey which asked teenagers how they laid a table for a meal. Did they put the knife on the fight and the fork on the left, or did they put them both together？ And 40 percent said one and 20 percent the other, but 40 percent didn't know! They had never sat down at a table together but had always, as they say, been grazers, helping themselves from the fridge and carrying the food off to their own comer to munch on their own. If progress means that we don' t need to talk to each other anymore, then I'm getting worried. You can' t begin to love and befriend your neighbors if you never talk to them, and vice versa, they can't love you. It becomes a recipe for a world of solitaries. But most of us weren't destined to be hermits. People need people to be truly people, as the Parisians, in spite of all their frustrations, are discovering again this week. "Try walking instead" was my motto for this morning, but perhaps the motto for us all this festive month might be "Turn it off, whatever it is, and try talking instead!" According to the author, the advent of modem technology may NOT______. A．isolate us from the test of the society. B．enable us to enjoy a much more convenient life. C．leave people alone so that they may become truly people. D．help people become grazers who are used to helping themselves from the fridge and carrying the food off to their own comer to munch on their own.

A．their grandparents B．their father C．their mother D．their uncles and aunts

Families share many activities. Homes have spaces for people to be together. Families have meals together in the kitchen or dining room. They play games, watch TV, or talk with friends in the living room. Every family's home is special. People can decorate their homes with things they like. They put the furniture the way they want it. They use colors they like. The children often fix up a space with their own things. They hang posters or art projects from school over their beds. They have a place for things they collect. Their homes tell about them. 1)、People often go to the cinema when they want to be alone. A.T B.F 2)、Families have meals together in their dining-room. A.T B.F 3)、Families cook food in the living room. A.T B.F 4)、Every family's home is special because people decorate their homes with things they like. A.T B.F 5)、The children often watch TV to make their homes special. A.T B.F

Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you. You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you.You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else“wasting”it beyond a certain courtesy point. The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return------be this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life. Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. 1. The statement that Americans are impolite to their business colleagues is wrong. A: T B: F 2. In the fourth paragraph, ,a high priority？ means ,a first concern？ A: T B: F 3. Americans evaluate a business colleague by establishing business relations. A: T B: F 4. This passage mainly talks about how Americans do business with foreigners. A: T B: F 5. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is praisful. A: T B: F

B.if C、unless D、once