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If a heavy sea strikes the rudder, the shock is transmitted through () to the rams, this cause a sudden increase in oil pressure in one of the cylinders.
A . the control rod
B . the hunting gear
C . the floating ring
D . the tiller arm
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3. The pollution is getting increasingly serious, particularly in developing countries.
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It suggests that some developing-country consumers might even be greener than developed-country ones.
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The volume of trade has increased tremendously to the advantage of both countries.
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Which shallow water effect will increase dramatically if you increase your ship’s speed past its critical speed?
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原文:The volume of trade has increased tremendously to the advantage of both countries. 译文:贸易的剧增给两国带来了益处。
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Rail transport can only be arranged within one country.
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Increased demand for a country's _________ causes its currency to appreciate in the long run, while increased demand for _________ causes its currency to depreciate.
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Macao also benefits from the principles of “one country, two systems”. ( )
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Marketers focused on increasing profit through advertising and one-to-one selling at the stage of market orientation.
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A business borrows $1,000,000,000 for one year at an interest rate of 8 percent. If the interest rate increases by just 1 percent, what is the extra interest expense?
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The marginal productivity of capital increases with greater capital inflows into the borrowing country.()
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Increases in oil prices hurt developing economies more than developed ones.
A.真
B.假
C.NOT GIVEN
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Macao also benefits from the principles of “one country, two systems”. ()
Macao also benefits from the principles of “one country, two systems”. ()
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Fast food companies are looking to developing countries to increase their profits.
A.真
B.假
C.NOT GIVEN
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Australia is the only continent that contains one country. It is the worlds______largest country. However, as a continent, it is the smallest one.
A.fourth
B.fifth
C.sixth
D.seventh
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As one of the developed countries in Asia, Japan has been sought hegemony in Asia because of its strong power in economy. How about its present economic situation? Today let' s talk about this question. Once a symbol of enormous economic growth, Japan has plunged into a deep recession with the burst of its bubble economy beginning in the early 1990's. This is, without a doubt, the worst economic crisis facing this country since the end of World War Ⅱ. One wonders if Japan can see its way through the storm and overcome these latest doldrums.
In the 1980's, real estate prices soared to super inflated levels, and investors sank their money into the booming stock market. There seemed to be no end in sight for the land of the rising sun. Everything was rising, and the government, financial institutions, and individuals paid little heed to the warning signs of an imminent crash. Then, the bubble burst, and land and stock prices plunged.
What is the result of the crash? Many companies have faltered due to poor sales and bad debt, and have closed their doors. The domino effect on many financial institutions is that they must- bear an enormous number of unrecoverable loads, which have resulted when companies, depending on profits from land in vestments to repay loans, have fund themselves insolvent. Furthermore, many individual depositors, fearing a collapse of more banks and securities companies, have withdrawn their money in droves.
Attempts by tile government to revitalize the sluggish and contracting economy have proven fruitless. Pump-priming measures including tax cuts and public works spending have done little to put the economy on tract again. What's more, the government's decision to increase the consumption tax from 3 to 5 percent in 1997 has had a devastating impact on consumer spending. As for the business sector, companies have tried various measures to streamline management, but other ill effects of such policies, including rising unemployment among older workers, have surfaced and have dealt a huge blow to the recovery process,
Japan' s faltering economy has had an impact on other Asian countries, and some fear that the whole region will be drawn into depression. What will stem the tide of further economic collapse? For one, Japan must stabilize its financial system and take immediate and effective measures to deal with non – performing loans. Revealing the severity of the problem to the public and foreign governments is an essential first step. A more vital solution might be to institute a permanent tax cut to stimulate consumer spending and confidence in the government' s handling of the situation. Ultimately, this will encourage domestic demand for goods and services and will be the driving force behind much of the recovery, That' s the bottom line. Of course, many more factors including deregulation will play a vital role in expediting economic stabilization and growth.
Whatever the case, action must be carried out swiftly and decisively. A passive and .reticent approach to reform. and change is what has hampered any improvement so far. Other nations have encouraged Japan to step up the pace of implementing change, but Japan must make the first step . . . or else we might be witnessing the setting of this great rising sun.
Japan's current economic crisis is the worst since ______.
A.World War Ⅰ
B.World War Ⅱ
C.the Gulf War
D.the Korean War
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If the size of a tax increases, tax revenue will
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I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren't for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream?
Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on tire same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.
Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness.
What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things; and that life doesn't come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found(or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the village.
What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by? I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toby. I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.
One of the disadvantages of living in high-rise buildings is that ______.
A.the parents may become violent and difficult to put up with
B.the residents may not have a good view from their windows
C.the residents may become indifferent to their neighbors
D.the children may become too frustrated to be controlled
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The ratio of divorces to marriages has increased since 19Therefore, there must be a greater proportion of children living with only one natural parent than there was in 19Which of the following, if true, most strongly weakens the inference drawn above?
A.The number of marriages entered into by women twentyfive to thirty-five years old has decreased since 1940.
B.When there is a divorce, children are often given the option of deciding which parent they will live with.
C.Since 1940 the average number of children in a family has remained approximately steady and has not been subject to wide fluctuations.
D.Before 1940 relatively few children whose parents had both died were adopted into single-parent families.
E.The proportion of children who must be raised by one parent because the other has died has decreased since 1940 as a result of medical advances.
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Las Vegas, an American city, is increasing its population faster than ________ in the country.
A. any city
B. any other city
C. any another
D. other city
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Britain is not just one country and one people, even if some of its inhabitants think so.Britain is, in fact, a nation which can be divided into several separate parts, each part being an individual country with its own language, character and cultural traditions.Thus Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales (and even Cornwall perhaps) do not claim to belong to “England” because their inhabitants are not strictly “English”.They are Scottish, Irish, Welsh (or Cornish) and many of them prefer to speak their own native tongue which in turn is incomprehensible(不可理解的) to the others.
These cultural minorities have been Britain's original inhabitants.In varying degrees they have managed to preserve their national identity, their particular customs and way of life.This is probably even more true of the remoter areas where traditional life has not been so affected by the growth of industrialism(工业化) as the border areas have been.The Celtic (凯尔特人) races are said to be more emotional by nature than the English.
An Irish temper is legendary.The Scots would rather forget about their reputation for excessive thrift (节俭) and prefer to be remembered for their ballads and dances, while the Welsh are famous for their singing.The Celtic temperament as a whole produces numerous writers and artists, such as the Irish Bernard Shaw, the Scottish Robert Burns, and Welsh Dylan Thomas, to mention but a few.
36.Some British people regard Britain as().
A.a single, unified country
C.a wholly Celtic country
B.a country of foreign cultures
D.an individualistic unit
37.“Their own native tongue” means().
A.the language of a foreign country
B.the language of their own country
C.the British way of speaking
D.a secret language
38.“A cultural minority” could be described as().
A.educated people who are few in number
B.people of the same race who are small in stature (身材)
C.members of ethic groups under the age of 12
D.small ethnic groups
39.According to the passage some cultural minorities have().
A.lost their individual character centuries ago
B.retained their individual character
C.lost count of their numbers
D.managed to preserve their English character
40.What may be one of the probable reasons for preservation of traditional life? ()
A.Ethnic custom
B.A specialized life style
C.The growth of industrialism
D.Geographical isolation
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Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other formsOf _________.
A.A.source
B.B.power
C.C.material
D.D.energy
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If investors expected future incomes increase and the demand for financial capital increases, other things equal:
A、The equilibrium interest rate will rise.
B、The equilibrium interest rate will fall.
C、These two factors will have opposing effects on the equilibrium interest rate.