Several years ago during the dot-com passion, Manhattan lawyer John Kennedy sometimes wore

A.way

B.situation

C.mood

D.condition

A.disinterested

B.interesting

C.interest

D.interested

Just several years ago, stamps were one of i ________ necessities in our daily lives. （－－absolutely necessary, vitally necessary)

He graduated from the university 10 years ago and still kept in（) with several classma

tes.

A.touch

B.track

C.search

D.line

Just several years ago, stamps were one of indispensable necessities in our daily lives. （翻译)

ndy, for $6,000.

I.If this is Aunt Bea's only stock transaction, she can deduct only $3,000 of the loss.

II.If Andy sells the stock for $10,000, his taxable gain is $4,000.()

A、Only statement I is correct

B、Only statement II is correct

C、Both statements are correct

D、Neither statement is correct

Passage Three

Many theories about the origin of the ocean have been proposed by scientists. The most widely accepted one is that the earth at some time in its very early history became hot enough to melt the materials from which it was formed. While in this molten state, lighter rock-forming materials (造岩材料) floated on the surface of the heavier ones. Then, between four and a half four billion (十亿) years ago, the molten earth cooled sufficiently to form. a crust of rock that was many miles thick.

Surrounding the earth was an unbroken canopy of clouds miles thick and made up mostly of water vapor. Rain falling toward the still-hot earth was heated to steam and rose to the clouds again. After many millions of years, as the earth continued to cool, its surface temperature fell below the boiling point of water. Rainwater could now remain on the earth, covering its whole surface except for the higher places on earth that had been formed from the lighter rock materials.

In 1970, scientists had pieced together evidence that the lighter rock materials had formed one huge continent by a vast ocean. Then, about 200 million years ago, the great continent began to break up, the pieces moving slowly apart.

The onrushing waters of the single huge ocean now entered and filled the spaces between the separating continents--and became the several oceans and seas we know today.

41. This passage mainly talks about ______.

A. the origin of the earth

B. the origin of the ocean

C. the history of the earth

D. the forming of the earth's crust

aps $5 000 or more.【B1】______, it is not uncommon for them to purchase【B2】_______ costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were【B3】______, but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, if any,【B4】______purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the "guts" Of a computer its memory—has declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason why computers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover,【B5】______improvements have made it possible to【B6】______memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many of us own and use.【B7】______, as the price of computation has declined the average consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers. 【B8】______, improved agricultural technology, hybrid(杂交)seeds,【B9】______animal breeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains have fallen sharply relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices have fallen, many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the【B10】______of a product purchased generally increases when its price falls, total expenses on it may decline.

【B1】

Dialogue Two

Steve: Francesca， what’s your favourite piece of music， would you say ？

Francesca: I think it’s "Pie Jesu" by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Steve: Really ？

Francesca: ___5____

Steve: When did you first hear it？

Francesca: Oh， about five years ago my sister was in a choir concert and that was the first time I heard it， and I thought it was really beautiful.___6____ What’s your favourite？

Steve: Well， it’s a big piece. It’s Mahler’s "Second Symphony".

Francesca: Oh， yeah， yeah ! When...when did you first hear that？

Steve: ___7____

Francesca: A long time ago.

Steve: Yeah. But it stays with me and I’ve seen it performed several times since then.

第5题__________ 查看材料

A.Um...about 1953. I think， when I was eighteen.

B.What about you？

C.Yeah， I really like that.

D.Actually， I don"t like it that much.