; D) bring up
57. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.
A) regulating C) interrupting
B) halting D) combating
58. The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.
A) joint C) overall
B) intensive D) decisive
59. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and space.
A) route C) vision
B) transmission D) manner
60. When I go out in the evening I use the bike _____ the car if I can.
A) rather than C) in spite of
B) regardless of D) other than
61. There is no _____ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.
A) rigid C) smooth
B) solid D) harsh
62. Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.
A) preferences C) fantasies
B) expectations D) fashions
63. It is reported that Uruguay understands and _____ China on human rights issues.
A) grants C) abandons
B) changes D) backs
64. Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the incident.
A) access C) contact
B) resort D) path
65. His trousers _____ when he tried to jump over the fence.
A) cracked C) broke
B) split D) burst
66. So far, _____ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.
A) governing C) prevailing
B) blowing D) ruling
67. The author was required to submit an _____ of about 200 words together with his research paper.
A) edition C) article
B) editorial D) abstract
68. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _____ at an increasing rate.
A) bring up C) spring up
B) build up D) strike up
69. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _____ they have no schedules to keep.
A) even though C) as if
B) for D) since
70. Some plants are very _____ to light; they prefer the shade.
A) sensible C) objective
B) flexible D) sensitive
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper, You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
It's an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74 . What's a well-meaning parent to do?
As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. "I wouldn't advise a parent to check every 79 assignment," says psychologist John Rosemond, author Of Ending the Tough Homework. "There's a 80 of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children 81 the grade they deserve."
Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82 . But "you don't want them to feel it has to be 83 ," she says.
That's not to say parents should 84 homework -- first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85 . Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be " 87 mom than an hour and a half," and two for high-school students. If your child 88 has mom homework than this, you may want to c上一页 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 下一页 |
