Richard Nixon has always been regarded _____ a man of great talent and strong will.
A:as
B:like
C:for
D:of
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第1题
_____ is that he was blessed with a very good memory.
A:What can be said with certainty of Richard Nixon
B:What of Richard Nixon with certainty can be said
C:What can say with certainty of Richard Nixon
D:What of Richard Nixon with certainty can say
第2题
The making of the early mind of Richard Nixon owed most _____ his mother.
A:to
B:by
C:for
D:in
第3题
Pat, Nixon's wife of 53 years, died last June after a long illness. No one knows for sure whether her death contributed to his. After all, he was elderly and had a history of serious heart disease. Researchers have long observed that the death of a spouse, particularly a wife, is sometimes followed by the untimely death of the grieving survivor. Historian Will Durant died 13 days after his wife and collaborator, Ariel; Buckminster Fuller and his wife died just 36 hours apart. Is this more than coincidence？ "Part of the story, I suspect, is that we men are so used to ladies feeding us and taking care of us," says Knud Helsing, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, "that when we lose a wife we go to pieces. We don't know how to take care of ourselves." In one of several studies Helsing has conducted on bereavement, he found that widowed men had higher mortality rates than married men in every age group. But, he found that widowers who remarried 'enjoyed the same lower mortality rate as men who'd never been widowed.
Women's health and resilience may also suffer after the loss of a spouse. In a 1987 study of widows, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and UC, San Diego, found that they had a dramatic decline in levels of important immune-system cells that fight off disease. Earlier studies showed reduced immunity in widowers.
For both men and women, the stress of losing a spouse can have a profound effect. "All sorts of potentially harmful medical problems can be worsened," says Gerald Davison, professor of psychology at the University of Southern California. People with high blood pressure, for example, may see it rise. In Nixon's case, Davison speculates, "the stroke, although not caused directly by the stress, was probably hastened by it." Depression can affect the surviving spouse's will to live; suicide is elevated in the bereaved, along with accidents not involving cars.
Involvement in life helps prolong it. Mortality, says Duke University psychiatrist Daniel Blazer, is higher in older people without a good social-support-system, who don't feel they're part of a group or a family, that they "fit in" somewhere. And that's a more common problem for men, who tend not to have as many close friendships as women. The sudden absence of routines can also be a health hazard, says Blazer. "A person who loses a spouse shows deterioration in normal habits like sleeping and eating," he says. "They don't have that other person to orient them, like when do you go to bed, when do you wake up, when do you eat, when do you take your medication, when do you go out to take a walk？ Your pattern is no longer locked into someone else's pattern, so it deteriorates."
While earlier studies suggested that the first six months to a year -- or even the first week- were times of higher mortality for the bereaved, some newer studies find no special vulnerability in this initial period. Most men and women, of course, do not die as a result of the loss of a spouse. And there are ways to improve the odds. A strong sense of separate identity and lack of over-dependency during the marriage are helpful. Adult sons and daughters, siblings and friends need to pay special attention to a newly widowed parent. They can make sure that he or she is socializing, getting proper nutrition and medical care, expressing emotion and, above all, feeling needed and appreciated.
According to researchers, Richard Nixon's death was
A．caused by his heart problems.
B．indirectly linked to his wife's death.
C．the inevitable result of old age.
D．an unexplainable accident.
第4题
An international medium of exchange is required for international trade. From the late 1800s until World War I, most countries operated on the gold standard. Gold coins of standard specifications circulated freely between countries, making gold in effect an international currency. This system provided an automatic correction for some trade imbalances, but it had little liquidity (the money supply could not expand as rapidly as required by expanding trade), and it was vulnerable to short-term changes in the gold supply.
After the financial instability of the 1930s, the international monetary system was rebuilt following World War Ⅱ on the gold-exchange standard. The values of most national currencies were fixed in relation to the U. S. dollar; reserves were kept in dollars, which could be exchanged on demand for gold at a set price (#35 on ounce until 1968). The International Monetary Fund (IMF), a key institution set up under this system, makes international loans with capital subscribed by its members which include most noncommunist states. Voting rights are proportional to the amounts subscribed. The IMF has been able, through its loans, to stabilize fluctuating currencies and to influence the internal financial policies of recipient countries, a frequently criticized practice.
The success of the gold-exchange standard, however, depended on the superior position of the United States in world trade. In the 1960s, continual balance of payments deficits lowered U. S. gold reserves and fatally undermined the system. In 1968 a two-tiered system was adopted. Government banks maintained fixed gold prices, while non-governmental buyers traded freely. Simultaneously, non-dollar special drawing rights (SDRs) were assigned to IMF members in proportion to their contributions. But these changes did not relieve strain on the U. S. dollar. In 1971 President Richard Nixon announced that dollars would no longer automatically be exchanged for gold, and since then there has been no single international monetary standard.
As a measure of money flow, the balance of payments differs from the balance of trade primarily because of its greater
A．specificity.
B．accuracy.
C．usefulness.
D．comprehensiveness.
第5题
But others feel secure, 63 that the man they consider the most powerful person in the world isn’t 64 anywhere.Just who is this behindthescenes guy that they think 65 more power than George W. Bush ever 66 ？ He’s Alan Greenspan, a 67 expert economist who heads the Federal Reserve, commonly 68 as the Fe
Greenspan is a 69 New Yorker. His first focus was music: He 70 New York’s Julliard School and toured the country 71 a year in the early 1940s, playing in the Henry Jerome swing ban If nothing 72 , friends believe, this experience of US travel gave him the ability to connect dispassionate economic theories 73 the individuals they affect.“The most outstanding thing 74 him is he knows the American economy…,” 75 friend Herbert Stein, an economist.A swing 76 economics carried him straight into 77 Republican politics. He advised Richard Nixon in his 1968 78 , and served briefly in the Bureau of the Budget.Seven years later, he returned to government service, replacing Mr. Stein 79 chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the final days of the Nixon presidency. He agreed only after being assured that Vice President Ford would 80 him.
61、
A、over
B、across
C、in
D、down
62、
A、few
B、small
C、slight
D、little
63、
A、knowing
B、knows
C、knew
D、known
64、
A、walking
B、going
C、moving
D、coming
65、
A、have
B、has
C、had
D、having
66、
A、will
B、did
C、do
D、does
67、
A、74-years-olds
B、74-year-olds
C、74-year-old
D、74-years-old
68、
A、noted
B、known
C、called
D、named
69、
A、nurture
B、national
C、natural
D、native
70、
A、attended
B、admitted
C、adopted
D、adapted
71、
A、with
B、to
C、at
D、for
72、
A、additional
B、extra
C、else
D、more
73、
A、with
B、of
C、over
D、for
74、
A、of
B、about
C、for
D、on
75、
A、talks
B、speaks
C、says
D、tells
76、
A、above
B、over
C、into
D、to
77、
A、modest
B、moderate
C、modern
D、model
78、
A、cabinet
B、debate
C、movement
D、campaign
79、
A、to
B、for
C、as
D、at
80、
A、keep
B、retain
C、stay
D、maintain
第6题
A gesture which means one thing in one country may well mean something quite different to those living in another.The ring gesture，where you form. an “O” by holding me tip of your forefinger to the tip of your thumb，means in Britain that you think something is good.Take a trip to France，and you may fail to impress your French host when you use it to tell him your opinion of his new car， for in France it means zero or worthless.Travel further south and you are in even greater trouble，for in Tunisia it means “I’ll kill you!” Similar problems occur on the other side of the Atlantic.Although in the US the ring gesture has the same meaning as in Britain，it is used as an insult in Latin America.Unfortunately former US President Richard Nixon was unaware of this.Landing on a visit to one South American country he came out of the aircraft with both hands held high showing the ring gesture.Having just been told to go to hell by their visitor，his hosts gave the puzzled President a somewhat frosty reception.Had he used the same gesture in Japan，his hosts would have been puzzled，for it means money there.
Try to avoid these misunderstandings by using another gesture to indicate that you think something is good and you may still find yourself in trouble.In Britain and the US the thumbs—up sign is used when you think something is good, but elsewhere，as in Sardinia，it is an insult.In Britain the gesture is also used for hitch—hiking.But if you attempt using it to request a lift from a passing motorist in Greece or Italy，you had better stand well back from the edge of the road.It is quite likely that he will knock you down，for in Greece it is an insult.
Pulling down the lower lid of your eye with one finger is usually used to indicate alertness.In France and Greece it means much the same as“My eye!” in England，meaning “Don’t you think I can see it？”In Spain and Italy it is also related to being alert，but there it is used as a warning：“Keep your eyes open."In South America，it means you think that a woman is “eyeful，”very attractive.
26.The passage mainly discusses_____.
A.the benefits of using gestures
B.how gestures came into being
C.the problems in using gestures
D.how to avoid using gestures
27.If an Englishman uses the ring gesture，he will be correctly understood in_____.
A.France
B.Tunisia
C.the US
D.Japan
28.Richard Nixon used the ring gesture in the South American country as a sign of_____.
A.insult
B.criticism
C.hospitality
D.appreciation
29.You can ask for a lift by using the thumbs-up sign in_____.
A.Britain
B.Sardinia
C.Greece
D.Italy
30.If you want to express your appreciation of a woman，you can_____.
A.use the ring gesture in Italy
B.use the ring gesture in France
C.pull down your lower eye lid in Greece
D.pull down your lower eye lid in South America
第7题
A.mastering knowledge
B.understanding liberty
C.success
D.independent thought
第8题
Benefit Payments to American Workers
German Chancellor (首相)Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his military and diplomatic talent, but his legacy (遗产) includes many of today's social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along with other European nations, experienced an unprecedented rash of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing industrialization. Motivated in part by Christian compassion (怜悯)for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to undercut the support of the socialist labor movement.' Chancellor Bismarck created the world's first workers' compensation law in 1884.
By 1908, the United States was the only industrial nation in the world that lacked workers' compensation insurance. America's injured workers could sue for damages in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. For example, employees had to prove that their injuries directly resulted from employer negligence and that they themselves were ignorant about potential hazards in the workplace. The first state workers' compensation law in the country passed in 1911, and the program soon spread throughout the nation.
After World War Ⅱ, benefit payments to American workers did not keep up with the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers' compensation. Two years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, including one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states' average weekly wages.
In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percent of the states' average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today. But, as most studies show, every 10 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers who file for claims. And with so much more money floating in the workers' compensation system, it's not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.
The world's first workers' compensation law was introduced by Bismarck______.
A．for fear of losing the support of the socialist labor movement
B．out of religious and political considerations
C．to speed up the pace of industrialization
D．to make industrial production safer
第9题
A.With
B.On
C.Along
D.At
第10题
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People landing at London’S Heathrow airport have something new to look at as they fly overBritain’S capital city．It is attractive，simple and a little strange．The Millennium Dome is a huge semi-circle of plastic and steel and it contains the largest public space in the world．It has been built to house an exhibition of all that is best in British life，learning and leisure．
The Millennium Dome was designed by Sir Richard Rogers，one of British’S most famous architects．His work points the way to new developments in buildin9．Think of it as a giant symbol of the buildings in which we will all be living and working in the near future．
Buildings are also a part of history．They express the culture of the times．Sir Richard Rogers is aware of this responsibility．While different designers have individual styles，their work also has a common style．That is：to express the values of the information age．
What is an“information age”building？The dome is a good example．After the Millennium exhibition ends，it will be used for another purpose．Just as people no longer have“jobs for life”，modem buildings are designed for a number of different use for another Richard Roger’s building，the Pompidous Center(蓬皮杜艺术中心)in paris，uses the idea that information is communication．Instead of being hidden in the walls，heating pipes and elevators are open to public view．The Pompidous Center is a very honest building．It tells you how it works．
The Millennium Dome has been originally buih to hold an exhibition__________ ． 查看材料
A.of different building designing
B.of the finest things in Britain
C.of everything that can draw the attention of people
D.of recent developments in information technology
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