In () times people did not think the brain was the center of mental activity.
A.old
B.ancient
C.antique
D.advanced
A.old
B.ancient
C.antique
D.advanced
A.seven more times
B.seven times more
C.over seven times
D.seven times
In ancient times people used to build their houses with materials______.
A.convenient
B.important
C.available
D.natural
A.Koreans like drinking coffee in coffee shops very much
B.men and women want to meet as many times as possible
C.they are busy with communicating with different people
D.marriage is seen as a business contract instead of something sacred
It is natural for Middle Easterners to assume that______.
A.their real enemies are the Western countries
B.no countries can save them but their own
C.it is up to their leaders, not the ordinary people, to make decisions
D.other countries should come to their help in times of urgency
Auld Lang Syne is ______.
A.a Scottish song which says good-bye to old friends
B.a Scottish song that welcomes the coming of the new year
C.a song sung by the Scottish people only
D.a Scottish song remembering old friends and good times
Since Wallerstein's study, ______.
A. there are fewer divorces
B. children of divorce no longer get therapy
C. times and attitudes toward divorce have changed
D. people don't talk about divorce any more
The inconsistency in our routine lives is defined by enumerating______.
A.the deeds conducted by Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton
B.the people who condemn the fur-trade but merrily wear leather
C.the understanding of the ancient times concerning a system of rights
D.the comprehension of the way to the extremist
Auld Lang Sync is ______.
A. a Scottish song which says good-bye to old friends
B. a Scottish song that welcomes the coming of the new year
C. a song sung by the Scottish people only
D. a Scottish song remembering obi friends and good times
Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A.People would not buy more food than was necessary.
B.Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.
C.Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.
D.People had effective ways to preserve their food.
Rumors are often repeated【70】by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is【71】the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims—the fears, suspicion, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to【72】directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are【73】and anxious.【74】rumors about record production or peace soon come point to complacency (自满的) or confidence—and often to【75】.
(56)
A.primitive
B.important
C.impossible
D.outstanding
Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Times have changed and the ideas of the young and the old about the same thing are often ill contra diction. For example, parents and teenagers often disagree about the amount of freedom and responsibility that young people (21) to have. The teenager is more independent and often wants to be (22) to choose his own friends, select his own courses in school, plan for his own vocational (23) , and earn and spend his own money, and generally (24) his own life in a more independent (25) than many parents are able to (26) .
Most problems (27) teenagers and their parents yield to (导致) (28) planning and decision making. Within ally particular family, (29) are avoided and problems are solved when all of the persons take (30) in the situation, and (31) in working it out. (32) parents and young people learn how to get (33) well with each other and develop skills in understanding and (34) understood, even (35) most difficult problems are relieved and a situation might appear that teenagers and their parents can some times see eye to eye.
21. A. is
B. should
C. will
D. are