A.giving an honest self-analysis
B.entertaining the reader in a humorous tone
C.expressing his dissatisfaction with his aunt
D.describing a church service.
Besides being of critical importance to pilot,radar is (20)______ for air traffic control,for tracking ships at sea,and for tracking weather systems and storms.
(11)
A.through
B.for
C.on
D.against.
The fans are wrong. More than anything else, digital cameras are radically【4】what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of photography【5】we know, it is beginning to seem out of【6】with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder【7】, saving pictures as digital【8】and watching them on TV is no less practical — and in many ways more【9】than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent off to be【10】.
Paper is also terribly【11】. Pictures that are incorrectly framed,【12】, or lighted are nonetheless committed to film and ultimately processed into prints.
The digital medium changes the【13】. Still images that are【14】digitally can immediately be shown on a computer【15】, a TV screen, or a small liquid crystal display (LCD) built right into the camera. And since the points of light that【16】an image are saved as a series of digital bits in electronic memory,【17】being permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted【18】.
What’s it like to【19】with one of these digital cameras? It’s a little like a first date — exciting, confusing and fraught with【20】.
(1)
A.rather than
B.let alone
C.much less
D.so as to
Speech is (12)_____ to be affected by reductions in the (13)_____ of the vocal organs. The muscles of the chest (14), the lungs become less elastic, the ribs (15)_____ mobile: as a result, respiratory efficiency at age 75 is only about half (16)_____ at age 30, and this has (17)_____ for the ability to speak loudly, rhythmically, and with good tone In addition, speech is affected by poorer movement of the soft palate and changes in the facial skeleton, especially around the mouth and jaw. There are other, more general signs of age. Speech rate slows, and fluency may be more erratic. Hearing (18)_____, especially after the early fifties. Weakening (19)_____ of memory and attention may affect the ability to comprehend complex speech patterns. But it is (20)_____ all had news: vocabulary awareness may continue to grow, as may stylistic ability—skills in narration, for example. And grammatical ability seems to be little affected.
A.speech
B.terms
C.ways
D.cases
Strange that this surprised. (9)_____ Alan Greenspan's frenetic cuts (10)_____ interest rates, times are good for underwriters and waders of bonds, core activities for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, (11)_____ also recorded a sharp increase in profits. It has been a terrible (12)_____ for equity underwriters and for advisers on the small amounts of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) this year.
Merrill, Goldman and Morgan Stanley are three of the investment banks that gained (13)_____ during the boom in equity and M&A business, and they are now (14)_____ the most. Of the three, Merrill is weakest in bonds. It cut (15)_____ its fixed-income activities after the collapse of Lung-Term Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998. As it happens, both Bear Stearns and Lehman have long been criticised for their weakness in equities.
Mr. Greenberg is famous for worrying about even the price of a paper-clip at Bear Stearns. This used to seem terribly (16)_____,but these days other Wall Street firms are (17)_____ about costs. Lay-offs are (18)_____ though not yet alarmingly—not least, because banks saw how Merrill Lynch lost (19)_____ when the markets rebounded quickly after the LTCM crisis. Still, if few (20)_____ of improvement show soon, expect real blood-letting on Wall Street.
A.cover
B.encapsulation
C.jacket
D.shell
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET I. (10 points)
Digital photography is still new enough that most of us have yet to form. an opinion about it, (1) develop a point of view. But this bash' t stopped many film and computer fans from agreeing (2) the early conventional wisdom about digital cameras—they' re neat (3) for you? But they're not suitable for everyday picture taking.
The fans are wrong: Moro than anything else, digital cameras are radically (4) what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of photography (5) we know it is beginning to seem out of (6) with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder (7) saving pictures as digital (8) and watching them on TV is no less practical—and in many ways more (9) than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent off to be (10)
Paper is also terribly (11) . Pictures that are incorrectly framed, (12) ,or lighted are nonetheless committed to film and ultimately processed into prints.
The digital medium changes the (13) . Still images that are (14) digitally can immediately be shown on a computer (15) , a TV screen, or a small liquid - crystal display (LCD) built fight into the camera. And since the points of light that (16) an image are saved as a series of digital bits in electronic memory, (17) being permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted (18) .
What's it like to (19) with one of these digital cameras? It's a little like a first date--exciting, confusing and fraught with (20) .
1. A) rather than
B) let alone
C) much less
D) so as to
1、There is one spot near the Philippines, where the sea is as deep as ().
A、13 kilometers
B、 9 kilometers
C、 2 kilometers
D、 11 kilometers
2、There are millions of tiny living things that float in the sea, and().
A、they live by eating fish
B、they live by eating plants
C、they are good food for many fish
D、they live by eating worms
3、Which of the following statements is true? ()
A、When the diver dives under the sea, he gets colder and colder.
B、When the diver sinks to the bottom, he is to be colder and colder.
C、When the diver sinks in the sea, he will be rather cold.
D、When the diver dives downward, the sea gets colder and colder.
4、From the information given, why has the diver to wear a diving suit? ()
A、Because the diver is likely to be attacked by fish.
B、 Because the water at great depths is very cold.
C、 Because the salt water seems unsuitable for diver.
D、 Because the pressure of water at great depths is immense (巨大的 ).
We judge race usually (2)_____ the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But (3)_____ you were to remove the skin you could not (4)_____ anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is (5)_____ in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to (6)_____ a difference.
There are four types of blood. (7)_____ types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the (8)_____. No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains win (9)_____ in size, but this occurs within every race. (10)_____ does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain (11)_____ examined belonged to a person of weak (12)_____. On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had (13)_____ brains.
Mental tests which are reasonably (14)_____ show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. (15)_____ equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location. Individuals of every race (16)_____ civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of groups of people, (17)_____ enable them to behave in a (18)_____ way.
The behavior. and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new (19)_____ is better and higher than anything (20)_____ the past.
A.complete
B.full
C.total
D.whole