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His answers were 【obscure】 and confusing.
A.unclear
B.obvious
C.clear
D.direct
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The Forbidden Apple
New York used to be the city that never sleeps.These days it's the city that never smokes,drinks or does anything naughty(at least,not in public).The Big Apple is quickly turning into the Forbidden Apple.
If you wanted a glass of wine with your picnic in Central Park,could you have one?No chance.Drinking alcohol in public isn't allowed.If you decided to feed the birds with the last crumbs（碎屑）of your sandwich, you could be arrested.It's illegal.If you went to a par for a drink and a cigarette,that would be OK.wouldn't it?Er…no.You can't smoke in public in New York City.
What's going on?Why is the city that used to be so open-minded becoming like this?
The mayor of New York is behind it all.He has brought in a whole lot of new laws to stop citizens from doing what they want,when they want.
The press are shocked.Even the New York police have joined the argument.They recently spent$100,000 ona“Don't blame the cop”campaign.One New York police officer said,“We raise money for the city by giving people fines for breaking some very stupid laws.
It's all about money.”
The result is a lot of fines for minor offences.Yoav Kashida,an Israel tourist,fell asleep on the subway.When he woke up,two police officers fined him because he had fallen asleep on two seats(you mustn't use two seats in the subway).Elle and Serge Schroitman were fined for blocking a driveway with their car.It was their own driveway.
The angry editor of Vanity Fair magazine,Graydon Carter,“says.Under New York City law it is acceptable to keep a gun in your place of work,but not an empty ashtray.”He should know.The police came to his office and took away his ashtray（烟灰缸）.
But not all of New York's inhabitants are complaining.Marcia Dugarry,72,said,“The city has changed for the better.If more cities had these laws.America would be a better place to live.”Nixon Patrick.38,a barman,said,“I like the new laws.If people smoked in here. we'd go home smelling of cigarettes.”
Recent figures show that New York now has fewer crimes per 100,000 people than 193 other US cities.And it's true一It's safer,cleaner and more healthy than before.But let'sbe honest一who goes to New York for its clean streets?
Elle and Serge Schroitman parked their car on the public driveway.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned
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Teaching and Learning
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student.If a long reading assignment is given,instructors expect students to be familiar with the ______(1)in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination.The ______(2) student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of______(3) ,not the one interested only in getting high grades.Sometimes homework is returned ______(4) brief written comments but without a grade.
Even if a grade is not given,the student is ______(5) for learning the materi al assigned.When research is______(6), the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with______(7) guidance.
It is the student's responsibility to find books,maga-zines,and articles in the library.Professors do not have the time to explain______(8) a university library works；they expect students______(9) graduate students to exhaust the reference______(10) in the library.Professors will help students who need it,but______(11) that their students should not be______(12)dependent on them.In the United States professors have many other duties______(13)teaching,such as administrative or research work.Therefore, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is______(14).
If a student has problems with classroom work,the student should either______(15)a professor during office hours or make an appointment.
7._________
A:maximum
B:minimum
C:possible
D:practical
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How Human's Personalities and Behaviors Are Formed
1 People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed.It is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not,or why one is cooperative and another is competitive.
2 Social scientists are,of course,extremely interested in these types of questions.They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors.There are no clear answers yet,but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed.As one might expect,the two approaches are very different from each other.The controversy is often conveniently referred to as "nature vs.nurture".
3 Those who support the"nature"side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological factors.That our environment has littie,if anything ,to do with our abilities,characteristics and behaviors is central to this theory.Taken to an extreme,this theory maintains that our behavior is pre-determined to such a great degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts.
4 Those who support the"nurture"theory,that is,they advocate education,are often called behaviorists. They claim that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining howwe will act.A behaviorist, B.F.Skinner,sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shapedby their surroundings.The behaviorists maintain that,like machines ,humans respond to environmental stimulias the basis of their behavior.
5 Let us examine the different expianations about one human chiaracteristic，intelligence ,offered by the tow theories.Supporters of the"nature"theory insist that we are born with a certain capacity for learning that is biologically determined.Needless to say ,they don’t believe that factors in the enviroment have much inluence on what is basically a predetermined characteristic.On the other hand,behaviorists argue that ourinelligence levels are the product of our experiences.Behaviorists suggest that the child who is raised in an invironment where there are many stimuli which develop his or her capacity for appropriate responses willexperience greater intellectual development.
Paragraph 1______
A:Environment is Important
B:Two Approaches Different From Each Other Are Formed
C:People Want to Know How Their Personalities and Behaviors Are Formed
D:Our Personalities and Behavior Patterns Are Largely Determined by Biological Factors
E:We Want to Explain the Behaviors
F:Tow Similar Approaches Are Forme
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Why So Many Children
In many of the developing countries in Africa and Asia,the population is growing fast.The reason for
this is simple.Women in these countries have a high birth rate一from 3.0 to 7.0 children per woman.The
majority of these women are poor,without the food or resources to care for their families.Why do they have so
many children?Why don't they limit the size of their families?There are several reasons for this.
One reason is economic.In a traditional agricultural economy,large families are helpful.Having more
children means having more workers in the fields and someone to take care of the parents in old age.In an
industrial economy,the situation is different.Many children do not help a family;instead,they are an ex-
pense.Thus,industrialization has generally brought down the birth rate.This was the case in Italy,which was
industrialized quite recently and rapidly.In the early part of the twentieth century,Italy was a poor,largely
agricultural country with a high birth rate.After World War II,Italy's economy was rapidly modernized and
industrialized. By the end of the century,the birth rate had dropped to 1.3 children per woman,the world's lowest.
However,the economy is not the only important factor that influences birth rate.Saudi Arabia,for exam-
pie,does not have an agriculture-based economy,and it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the
world.Nevertheless,it also has a very high birth rate(7.0).Mexico and Indonesia,on the other hand,are
poor countries,with largely agricultural economies,but they have recently reduced their population growth.
Clearly,other factors are involved.The most important of these is the condition of women.A high birth
rate almost always goes together with lack of education and low status for women.This would explain the high
birth rate of Saudi Arabia.There,the traditional culture gives women little education or independence and few
possibilities outside the home.On the other hand,the improved condition of women in Mexico,Thailand,and
indonesia explains the decline in birth rates in these countries.Their governments have taken measures to
provide more education and opportunities for women.
Another key factor in the birth rate is birth control.Women may want to limit their families but have no
way to do so.In countries where governments have made birth control easily available and inexpensive,birth
rates have gone down.This is the case in Singapore,Sri Lanka,and India,as well as in Indonesia,Thailand,
Mexico,and Brazil.In these countries,women have also been provided with health care and help in planning
their families.These trends show that an effective program to reduce population growth does not have to de-
pend on better economic conditions.
Saudi Arabia is mentioned because it shows that_________.
A:the most important factor influencing birth rate is the economy
B:women who have a high income usually have few children
C:the birth rate depends on per capita income
D:factors other than the economy influence birth rate
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