Who holds the belief that “man produces evil as a bee produces honey”？（)

Who do you feel holds the responsibility of caring for the elderly？

_1_ about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. We're _2_ with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity（肥胖）. Perhaps the _3_ to this ambivalence（矛盾情结）lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop（经济作物）wasn't eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more _4_ ways of doing it.

The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nation's food has come to be _5_ by imports—pizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the country's most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles.

Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nation's defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sitins at southern lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat for political.

But strong opinions have not brought _7_ . Americans are ambivalent about what they put in their mouths. We have become _8_ of our foods, especially as we learn more about what they contain.

The _9_ in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. It's no coincidence, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage（束缚）. It's what we eat—and how we _10_ it with friends, family, and strangers—that help define America as a community today.

A. answer

I. creative

B. result

J. belief

C. share

K. suspicious

D. guilty

L. certainty

E. constant

M. obsessed

F. defined

N. identify

G. vanish

O. ideals

H. adapted

re-delivery，who shall inspect the cargo holds and ascertain bunkers remaining on board．

A.Instruct

B.Decide

C.Sight

D.Appoint

________．

A.A licensed officer who holds a tankerman-PIC endorsement

B.The pumpman who has a tankerman assistant endorsement

C.The Master

D.The bosun

A．a woman who does not wear perfume has no future

B．it will be the world’s most popular perfume

C．it will be sold every 30 seconds

D．women are fond of all kinds of perfumes

A.having an unhealthy addiction for work

B.having a belief that they are the only one who can do the job right.

C.spending most of their lives at work or talking work home with them

D.having much time for personal lives - family, hobbies, or relaxation

standard of living. It is not surprising, 【26】______ , that Americans have valued education for its monetary value. The belief is widespread in the United States 【27】______ the more schooling people have, the more money they will 【28】______ when they leave school. The belief is strongest 【29】______ the desirability of an undergraduate university degree, or a 【30】______ degree such as medicine or law 【31】______ the undergraduate degree. The money value of graduate degrees in 【32】______ such as art, history, or philosophy is not 【33】______ great.

This belief in the monetary value of education is 【34】______ by research outcomes on income. Ben Wattenberg, a social scientist, estimates that in the 【35】______ of a lifetime a man 【36】______ a college school diploma in 1972 could earn about $380,000 more than a man who 【37】______ had a high school diploma. Perhaps this helps to explain survey 【38】______ which showed that Americans who 【39】______ they had lived their lives differently in some way regretted 【40】______ of all that they did not get more education. The regret is 【41】______ by those who have made 【42】______ to the top and by those who have not. 【43】______ a man like Douglas Fraser, the president of the United Auto Workers Union, a nationally known and successful leader, was 【44】______ by regrets that he did not climb higher on the 【45】______ ladder.

【26】

A．however

B．therefore

C．moreover

D．though

use they deserve it, but because of influential friends or the right background. Sometimes it may just be a comforting and harmless belief, while at the other extreme it can be very destructive. I once met a brilliant young engineer who worked in a chemical plant. Because of her knowledge and experience, she should have been promoted to Production Manager. Instead, the job went to a man who was totally unsuited for the post. Everyone knew that he only got it because he was politically acceptable to his superiors. This injustice demoralized the young engineer and many of her colleagues. It also meant that the factory was much less efficient than it could have been.All the same, we should not be pessimistic. More and more, the modern world depends on having people who are in the job because they are good enough, not just because their face fits. There is a story of a factory owner who sent for an engineer to see to a machine, which would not go. He examined it, then took out a hammer and tapped it, once. The machine started up immediately. When he presented his bill, the owner protested, "This can't be right! $100 just for tapping a machine with a hammer？" The engineer wrote out a new bill: "For tapping a machine, $1; for knowing where to tap it, $99."

1.It is believed that some people have succeeded in life because____.

A、they feel superior to others

B、they are both influential and powerful

C、they have some special advantages

D、they have a poor background

2.The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because____.

A、it is more difficult for a woman to get a promotion than for her male colleagues

B、her boss did not think she had the right qualifications for the job

C、the man who got his promotion was more experienced than she was

D、her bosses did not approve of her political views and opinions

3.The engineer who repaired the machine was right to charge $100 because____.

A、he was the only person who could find out what was wrong with it

B、the factory owner could not have repaired it himself

C、he hit the machine to get it started again

D、he was charging for his knowledge and expert skills

4.The author's attitude toward the widespread belief is____.

A、positive

B、negative

C、neutral

D、sympathetic

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE？____

A、Having influential friends or right background seems helpful sometimes.

B、The engineer had good reason to overcharge the factory owner.

C、Not all those who are good in their jobs have the chance to be promoted.

D、Those who are good in their job are still largely needed by the modern society.

听力原文：M: If a customer lost his draft, will the bank still pay the draft to him？

W: The drawee bank may investigate the title of the person who holds it. If he has a good title, the draft will be paid.

Q: What will the drawee bank do after being informed of loss of a draft？

(18)

A．The drawee bank will refuse to pay the draft.

B．The drawee bank will issue another draft to the customer.

C．The drawee bank will investigate into the case first.

D．The drawee bank will pay the draft immediately.

听力原文：W: Did you hear about Mr. William's case last week？

M: Yes. It's too terrible. As a matter of fact, he should not issue an open cheque in favor of a third party. Anyone who holds it would present it to the paying bank and obtain cash against it.

Q: What happened to Mr. Williams？

(16)

A．He lost a cheque and the thief cashed it.

B．He opened a cheque account.

C．A thief stole the money from the bank.

D．He cashed the cheque but the money was stolen by a thief.