8. (2.0分) Finding a job can be ___ and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.A. exploitingB. frustratingC. profitingD. misleading

Do let your mother know all the truth; she appears _________ everything.A. to tellB. to be toldC. to be tellingD. to have been told

73. The musicians' words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.A. the musicians' living conditions are quite poorB. people have poor taste in musicC. people have different attitudes towards the same thingD. young people have greater chances of succeeding

John is so strongly built that he looks as if he ______ an elephant.A. liftsB. is liftingC. liftedD. could lift

He described the town as if he__________ it himself.A. had seenB. has seenC. sawD. sees

4. (10.0分) Which of the following commodities are not allowed to be stored in China bonded warehouses?A. Products which are listed on the CBEC Positive List.B. CosmeticsC. Transit goodsD. Cars

1. An unexpected strength of the book is the chance it affords Jeffrey Mason, one of the original detectives who doubted Marie, to ___ his mistakes.A. date backB. date toC. look back onD. look onto

单选题（共20题，40.0分）14. (2.0分) The East and the West can work together for their _ benefit and progress.A. each otherB. one anotherC. mortalD. mutual

People who have got rhythm might have an advantage when it comes to language and reading skills． A new study shows the brains of people who can move to a musical beat react to speech on a more consistent basis than those who can't． Researchers also find that musical training can sharpen the brain's response to language． The researchers say their discovery provides the first biological link between the ability to keep a beat and how the brain responds to speech， something that can have important value for reading skills． To gather materials for their research， the team got more than 100 teenagers who lived in Chicago， Illinois． The teens were given two tests． First， they were instructed to listen to and tap their fingers along to the beat． The researchers calculated how accurately their young volunteers were able to tap along to the musical timekeeper． Second， the teen subjects were linked to an EEG device， which measures electrical activity in the brain． The EEG device was focused on an area of the brain that not only processes sound， but is also connected to parts of the brain responsible for motor-movement． The researchers recorded the brainwaves as their teen subjects listened to the synthesized speech sound， which was repeated irregularly for half an hour． The researchers were able to find out how the nerve cells in that particular region of the brain responded every time the synthesized sound was played． "Across this population of adolescents， the more accurate they were at tapping along to the beat， the more consistent their brains' response to the letter unit was，" said Nina Kraus． While past studies have showed the links between reading skills and a person's ability to keep a beat， the researchers said their new findings show the hearing system is what provides a common basis for those links． "Rhythm is naturally a part of music and language．" Nina said．（1）According to the first paragraph， what can get the brain's reaction to language more effectively？ ____ A． Rhythm．B． Musical training．C． Language．D． Reading skills．（2）The underlined word "subjects" in Paragraph 2 probably means " ____ ．A．areas of knowledge studied in a school， college， and so onB．things that are being discussed in a conversation or a bookC．persons or things that are the main features of works of artD．persons or animals that are studied in an experiment or a research（3）It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ____ ．A．reading skills may make language learners keep a beatB．the hearing system may be useless while a person is learning to readC．the hearing system may separate sound from meaning while a person is readingD．the hearing system may be used while a person is reading or taking musical training（4）What can we conclude from this passage？ ____ A．Experts are expanding their studies on rhythm．B．Rhythm might help us improve our reading skills．C．Moving to a musical beat is more popular nowadays．D．Experts find the links between the hearing system and reading．

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.A) fascinatingB) majorityC) stackD) anticipateE)歧途F)不定期地G) dumpH) astonishingI) attainingJ) awaitingK) stuffL) lossesM) virtuallyN) halfO) curbWhen people finish the meal at a fast food restaurant, they throw 21)____ such as food wrappers and drink cups into the trash can. While on the trash pickup day every week, Americans would push their trash can out to the 22)____, and leave it there 23)____ trash collectors to show up. When the trash collectors come, they 24)____ the contents into a big truck and then 25)____ it away.With the large amount of waste generated per person per day, the total amount produced by Americans each year has reached a(n) 26)____ number. However, 27)____ only some of the residents care about how much junk they generate or what happens to the waste afterward. Where exactly does all the trash go?Where trash ends up 28)____ widely between regions, states and even cities in the U.S. Some cities are able to recycle much of it, but the 29)____ of the U.S. cities send their trash to landfills (垃圾处理场). Besides landfills, waste in the U.S. also goes to recycling centers, waste-to-energy plants and so on.For a long time, the United States' annual solid waste production rates have remained steady while recycling rates continue to increase. If these trends continue, people can 30)____ a decrease in the amount of trash ending up in landfills over time.

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