was designed many years ago，with a goal in mind：transmitting the human voice in a more

A.convenient

B.available

C.useful

Not only() many cars built in the 1970s ugly and poorly designed, they also became very unreliable after 4050 thousand miles.

A. was

B. are

C. were

A.was

B.are

C.were

5 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) are primarily designed for use by publicly listed companies and

in many countries the majority of companies using IFRSs are listed companies. In other countries IFRSs are used as

national Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) for all companies including unlisted entities. It has been

argued that the same IFRSs should be used by all entities or alternatively a different body of standards should apply

to small and medium entities (SMEs).

Required:

(a) Discuss whether there is a need to develop a set of IFRSs specifically for SMEs. (7 marks)

What is TRUE about the politeness study discussed in the passage？

A. The study was reported in many cities of the world.

B. New York was the most suitable city for the experiment.

C. Sixty tests were designed to see if people are polite to each other.

D. Experiments were performed to see if common good manners exist.

Manufacturers have learned that consumers place a high value (150) convenience and disposability. Today, many products — such as cans, bottles, paper napkins, and even paper clothing — are designed and manufactured to be used once and then thrown away. Other consumer goods, ranging from wristwatches and umbrellas to major appliances such as air conditioners and VCRs, are manufactured in (151) a way that it is often cheaper and easier to discard and replace them if they break down than it is to have them (152). A study showed that 26% of the solid waste that is thrown away in the United States consists of items that are designed to be discarded: disposable diapers, throwaway plastic pens and watches, and the like.

(50)

A．for

B．on

C．at

D．of

Television

Television is the greatest communication medium ever designed and operated by man. It sends into the human brain an 【B1】______ amount of opinions and information and 【B2】______ moral and artistic standards for all of us. Every minute of a television programme teaches us something. It is never neutral (中立的) 【B3】______ . For example, how and when public issues are 【B4】______ depends in large part 【B5】______ how they are treated by the television networks in entertainment 【B6】______ news and public affairs programmes. What the American people think about government and politics in 【B7】______ , as well as a favorite candidate in 【B8】______ , is largely influenced by 【B9】______ .

Unfortunately, commercial television seldom 【B10】______ anything of value to our lives. Many American express a deep hostility (敌意) 【B11】______ television because they know most TV programmes are 【B12】______ poor quality and that something these programmes are even 【B13】______ .

The question is: how can television be improved？ There are many things the ordinary 【B14】______ can do. For example, he 【B15】______ complain to his local TV stations about offensive advertising. He can 【B16】______ citizens' groups to urge local TV stations to 【B17】______ their programmes. 【B18】______ these groups should propose regular analyses of special TV commercials and programmes by educators, doctors, etc. to 【B19】______ the influence of these programmes on children and adults. Television can be our most exciting medium if we just think about 【B20】______ to improve it.

A．endless

B．ending

C．ended

D．end

signed by the IETF to(71) the current version Internet Protocol, IP version 4("IPv4").

Most of today's internet uses IPv4, which is now more than twenty years old. IPv4 has been(72) resilient in spite of its age, but it is beginning to have problems. Most importantly, there is a growing(73) of IPv4 addresses, which are needed by all new machines added to the Internet. IPv6 fixes a number of problems in IPv4, such as the(74) number of available IPv4 addresses. It also adds many improvements to IPv4 in areas such as routing and network autoconfiguration. IPv6 is expected to gradually replace IPv4, with the two coexisting for a number of years during a transition(75) .

A．substitution

B．swap

C．switchover

D．replace

从供选择的答案中选出应填入英语文句中()的正确的答案。

Toolboxes and menus in many application programs were (A) for working with the mouse. The mouse controls a pointer on the screen. You move the pointer by (B) the mouse over a flat surface in the direction you want the pointer to move. If you run out of (C) to move the mouse, lift it up and put it down again. The pointer moves only when the mouse is (D) the flat surface. Moving the mouse pointer across the screen does not affect the document, the pointer simply (E) a location on the screen. When you press the mouse button, something happens at the location of the pointer.

A: ① assigned ② designed ③ desired ④ expressed

B: ① putting ② sliding ③ serving ④ taking

C: ① board ② place ③ room ④ table

D: ① getting ② going ③ teaching ④ touching

E: ① constructs ② indicates ③ instructs ④ processes

tes for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories (库存货物) and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend. One important new use for computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games. People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed. Computers used to _______.

A.work rapidly

B.be large and expensive

C.be easy to use

D.be used for fun