| [第1题](单选题)As you’ve no doubt heard, the trouble started with housing. Defaults on subprime mortgage led to a credit squeeze. After enjoying several years’ of growth, home prices fell an unprecedented 6.1 percent in the past year. “There’s never been a time where you had a real-estate deflation as deep and prolonged as this,” says David Rosenberg of Merrill Lynch. (Lesson 8, Page 88) What does the underlined phrase credit squeeze mean? It means ______. (A) | ||||
| [第2题](判断题)The Guardian started publication in London in 1821. | ||||
| [第3题](单选题)Authorities have tried to lesson tourism’s negative effects by rotating and limiting the number of Dunhuang caves to the public—only about 20 to 30 at a time—and prohibiting photography. (Lesson 4, page 37) According to the author, which of the following is True? ______ | ||||
| [第4题](判断题)In accordance with Lesson 12, now other Republicans who once happily accepted the lobbyist’s cash and gifts are suffering from the same Abramoff effect. | ||||
| [第5题](判断题)The Independence is the American newspaper. | ||||
| [第6题](单选题)Which of the following is not the popular newspaper in Britain? ______. | ||||
| [第7题](判断题)The Spectator usually supports the Conservative Party. | ||||
| [第8题](判断题)According to Lesson 11, Texas A & M is the obvious place to pick if you want to discuss the American decline. | ||||
| [第9题](判断题)According to Lesson 13, terrorism is not an enemy but a technique of warfare-political intimidation through the killing of armed combatants. | ||||
| [第10题](单选题)So while the average American student is aware of China’s geographical presence, they are not quite as aware of its cultural presence. This is grossly unfair. China has a population of 1.3 billion and 5, 000 years of uninterrupted history. Both of these numbers dwarf their U.S. counterparts. There is a clear need to raise culture awareness in the United States. (Lesson 1, Page 12) The author decided to study in China because ______. (B) | ||||
| [第11题](单选题)Some of the most significant GXC moves occur offline as players gather in the real world to elect commanders, recruit other players and discuss strategy and ways of spying on opponents as they formulate their battle plans. (Lesson 6, Page 50) Some of the most significant GXC moves occur offline as players ______. | ||||
| [第12题](判断题)In accordance with Lesson 13, the event of 9/11 could have resulted in a truly global solidarity against extremism and terrorism. | ||||
| [第13题](判断题)The Economist is issued every day. | ||||
| [第14题](单选题)By the time the Chinese students converged on Harvard Business School (HBS), they were not looking for an escape, but an edge for their eventual return to China. After years of working for consulting firms, multinationals or start-ups, all of them felt the need to deepen their understanding of Western business culture. At HBS, the Chinese students quickly gravitated together. The old hands helped the newcomers learn how to drive, shop for food, ride the subway. Three of them shared a flat, and because they cooked Chinese food, it soon became a hangout. The group vacationed together, snorkeling in Puerto Rico, skiing in Vermont, relaxing on Cape Cod. They bonded so well that they even wrote a book, in Chinese, about their HBS experience. (Lesson 2, Page 19) At HBS, the old hands helped the newcomers learn how to______. | ||||
| [第15题](判断题)New Statesman usually supports the Labour Party. | ||||
| [第16题](判断题)Daily Mirror is regarded as the popular newspaper in Britain. | ||||
| [第17题](单选题)______ started publication in the United States in 1851. | ||||
| [第18题](单选题)______ lists the top 500 companies of the world every year. | ||||
| [第19题](单选题)Reader’s Digest is ______. | ||||
| [第20题](单选题)In Britain, the bosses usually read ________. | ||||