The city failed to look after its schools,_________ it spent over $ 1 billion on its museums and stadiums.
A． now that
B． whereas
C． because
D． as long as
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第1题
A.failed to
B.failed
C.to fail
D.failing
第2题
第3题
A.Weak
B.Acceptable
C.Good
D.Vague
第4题
Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.Mayor Jose Luis Martinez -Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city 's decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone's future looks uncertain at best.Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers 一who must pay fees or buy better vehicles 一rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.It's not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year's mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.It's not that measures such as London's Ulez are useless. Far from it. Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents' health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits - fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.But mayors and councillors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments一Britains and others across Europe - have failed to do so.Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas - city centres, school streets", even individual roads - are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution. We re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.
31. Which of the following is true about Madrid's clean air zone? （）
A.Its effects are questionable
B.It has been opposed by a judge
C.It needs tougher enforcement
D.Its fate is yet to be decided
32. Which is considered a weakness of the city-level measures to tackle dirty air? （）
A.They are biased against car manufacturers.
B.They prove impractical for city councils.
C.They are deemed too mild for politicians.
D.They put too much burden on individual motorists.
33. The author believes that the extension of London's Ulez will （）.
A.arouse strong resistance.
B.ensure Khan's electoral success.
C.improve the city s traffic.
D.discourage car manufacturing.
34. Who does the author think should have addressed the problem? （）
A.Local residents
B.Mayors.
C.Councilors.
D.National governments.
35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that auto companies （）.
A.will raise low-emission car production
B.should be forced to follow regulations
C.will upgrade the design of their vehicles
D.should be put under public supervision
第5题
Three of the city's 13 cameras are linked full time to the face recognition system, though the others can be activited as needed. The database of wanted people is updated every day. So far, the system has failed to produce a single arrest, though it has generated a few false alarms. It works by analyzing faces based on a series of measurements, such as the distance from the tip of the nose to the chin or the space between the eyes. Critics say it is highly inaccurate and can be easily fooled. Mullen, who sees the system eventually being linked to the databases of other city, state and federal law enforcement agencies to track criticals and suspected terrorists, said, "The system doesn't look at skin color or your hair or your gender. It takes human prejudices out of the equation. "
"This technology has little or no effect on the crime rate but it does have an effect on people's behavior. People feel cowed, " said Bruce Steinhardt, who directs the technology. Despite the fact that tests have shown faces recognition only works in around 30% cases, the ACLU is alarmed that the technology may soon spread to airports. The organization also fears it could potentially be used to monitor individual's political activities to harass law-abiding citizens.
" This kind of surveillance should be subject to the same procedures as wiretaps. Law enforcement agencies should justify why they need it and it should be tightly limited, otherwise it will soon become a tool of social control, " said Mihir Kshisagar of the Electronic Information Privacy Center. Nor does such criticism come exclusively from the political left. Lawyer John Whitehead, founder of the conservative Rutherford Institute, wrote in an editorial that the technology threatened the right of each U. S. citizen to participate in society. "After all, that is exactly what constant surveillance is—the ultimate implied threat of coercion, " he wrote.
What does Mullen's statement in Paragraph 1 indicate？
A．Police is confident in using the technology.
B．Police has made preparation for the use of the technology.
C．Citizens have rights over managing the technology.
D．Police has gone through public education process.
第6题
Lazy Madrid, busy Barcelona: it is just one of many stereotypes about Spain's great rivals. Mostly, the stereotypes are born of Barcelona's bitterness at its second-class status. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a proudly autonomous region, but Madrid is the capital of Spain. This causes resentment. It makes Barcelona the largest city in Western Europe not to be a national, capital. Worse, Barcelona (Catalonia's capital since the ninth century) regards Madrid (a creation of Philip Ⅱ in the 16th century) as an upstart. And, after being bossed about for so long, who can blame them？ Over the years governments in Madrid did their best to strip Barcelona of political power. They tried to squash the Catalan Language. They even decided what the modern city should look like: in 1860 an order from Madrid overruled Barcelona's choice of plan for its big expansion, and opted for a grid layout. Barcelona has the liberalism that often characterizes port cities. As Catalans see is. While Madrid bathes in bureaucracy, Barcelona gets on with business. Anold-fashioned seriousness in Madrid, isolated high up on Spain's central plateau, contrasts with the light-heartedness of Barcelona, open to Europe and aggressively avant-garde. Upon to a point, these old caricatures still hold true. No visitor to government buildings in the two cities can fail to be struck by the contrast between them. In Madrid, there are creaky wooden floor, antique furniture and walls covered with paintings by Spanish old masters. In Barcelona, the city of Gaudi and Miro, designer chairs and tables are evidence of the place's obsession with modernism. Meetings of the Catalan cabinet are held in room with a large, modern painting by Antoni Tapies. And yet, these days, the similarities between two cities are at least striking as the contrasts. Madrid is hardly lazy any more. Visitors find it hard to keep up with the pace of the place. Nor is it old-fashioned. Indeed, it has become almost outrageously modern. To judge by the local cuisine, you would think the place was a port. although far from the sea, seafood is a miraculous Madrid specialty. As banks and business have been drawn to Madrid and industrial centre as an administrative one, Barcelona, meanwhile, in Spain's traditional industrial heartland, has been experiencing a rise in bureaucracy.
The rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona is bound to remain fierce, not least on the soccer field, where Real Madrid and Barcelona compete for Spanish supremacy. Barcelona will continue to press for yet more power to be devolved to it from Madrid: it is calling for the Senate, Spain's upper house of parliament, to be moved to the Catalan capital. But with a lot of local autonomy restored, and with the success of the 1992 Olympics behind it, the chip on Barcelona's shoulder is becoming ever harder to detect.
Which of the following best illustrates the stereotypes about Madrid and Barcelona？
A．Madrid government officials never come to the office in the afternoon.
B．Barcelona is an efficient and less bureaucratic place for business dealings.
C．People in Barcelona are very resentful at Madrid's being the capital city.
D．Barcelona is the largest city in Western Europe but it failed to claim its right status.
第7题
根据下列材料请回答 51～60 题：
In Grade Eight I took physics．In one test I get 51．____________
only 36 percent of the answer correct．I failed the 52．____________
next one，either．I started to think that maybe l was 53．____________
not good at it．However，1 was not lucky enough t0 54．____________
have a teacher which didn’t take my bad grades as a 55．____________
judgment of my abilities，but simply like an indication 56．____________
how I should study harder．He pulled me aside and told 57．____________
me that he knew I could do better．He permitted to retake58．____________
the test，and l was pulled my grade to an A．This is what 59．____________
I discovered：just because a subject is difficulty to learn60．____________
it doesn’t mean you are not good at it．
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第8题
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B.SELECT e.last_name, d.department_id, d.department_name, l.city FROM departments d FULL OUTER JOIN employees e ON d.department_id = e.department_id FULL OUTER JOIN locations l ON d.location_id = l.location_id;
C.SELECT e.last_name, d.department_id, d.department_name, l.city FROM departments d LEFT OUTER JOIN employees e ON d.department_id = e.department_id LEFT OUTER JOIN locations l ON d.location_id = l.location_id;
D.SELECT last_name, department_id, department_name, city FROM departments d NATURAL JOIN employees e NATURAL JOIN locations l;
第9题
ck in the Sth century,it was Ravenna that served as capital of the Western Roman Empire In this city，Roman rulers built monuments which are famous，then and now， for their sweeping mosaics（镶嵌图案）.Seven of Ravenna's eight buildings from the 5th and 6th centuries are spectacularly decorated with examples of this ancient art."In the past many people couldn't read or write," says tour guide and Ravenna native Silvia Giogoli. "Mosaics were a way to explain the religion and the political situation to the people."
Visitors to Ravenna can look at pieces of art by ancient artists,listen to musicians,and leam to make their own masterpieces.
Travel Tips
When to Go: June-October, weather is pleasant in April and May but historic sites can get crowded with school groups.
Where to Stay: Walk through historic district sites from Albergo Cappello and stay at a modern Hotel Centrale Byron.
How to Get Around: Take the train from Bologna, and then walk bike, or use taxis within the city. Where to Eat or Drink Housed in a former movie theater, two-storey Ristorante Cinema Alexander blends 1940s Hollywood flavor with homemade Emilia Romagna courses and attentive service (helpful in translating the menu). For fresh seafood, try Osteria L'Accigua and Da Buco.
What to Buy Watch the next generation of Emilia Romagna mosaic artists create contemporary and traditional pieces in local studios where modem artists use the same methods as their Byzantine forefathers.
1.In ancient times, mosaics were used to （）.
A.explain religion and politics
B.display artistic achievements
C.teach reading and writing
D.compete with Roman paintings
2.Lots of school children visit historic sites such as Ravenna in（）.
A.September
B.May
C.October
D.June
3.If you want to try fresh seafood.you should go to （）.
A.Ristorante Cinema Alexander
B.Emiia Romagna
C.Osteria L'Accigua and Da Buo
D.Hotel Centale Byton
4.Why is Ravenna in Late Antiquity recomminded in this passage？ （）
A.Because tourists can get valuable tips for buying art pieces.
B.Because i was written by a famous writer.
C.Because a provides useful information about the city's weather.
D.Because tourists get to learn a lot about the city from it.
第10题
Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Since the 1940s, southern California has had a reputation for smog. Things are not as bad as they once were but, according to the American Lung Association, Los Angeles is still the worst city in the United States for levels of __26__ . Gazing down on the city from the Getty Center, an art museum in the Santa Monica Mountains, one would find the view of the Pacific Ocean blurred by the haze (霾). Nor is the state’s had air __27__ to its south. Fresno, in the central valley, comes top of the list in America for year-round pollution. Residents’ hearts and lungs are affected as a __28__ .
All of which, combined with California’s reputation as the home of technological __29__ , makes the place ideal for developing and testing systems designed to monitor pollution in __30__ . And that is just what Aclima, a new firm in San Francisco, has been doing over the past few months. It has been trying out monitoring that are __31__ to yield minute-to-minute maps of __32__ air pollution. Such stations will also be able to keep an eye on what is happening inside buildings, including offices
To this end, Aclima has been __33__ with Google’s Street View system. Davida Herzl, Aclima’s boss, says they have revealed pollution highs on days when San Francisco’s transit workers went on strike and the city’s __34__ were forced to use their cars. Conversely, “cycle to work” days have done their job by __35__ pollution lows.
A) assisted
B) collaborating
C) consequence
D) consumers
E) creating
F) detail
G) domestic
H) frequently
I) inhabitants
J) innovation
K) intended
L) outdoor
M) pollutants
N) restricted
O) Sum
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