It was in a small village in the south （） h

Which of the following is an appropriate title for this...

单项选择题Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage（）

A．Why Didn’t Musicians Play on the Lusitania
B．Why Did Musicians Play on the Titanic
C．Why Didn’t Passengers Panic on the Titanic
D．Why Did Men Smoke on the Titanic

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT...

单项选择题According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE（）

A．Both ships were expensive ones.
B．A similar number of women and children from both ships survived.
C．About the same number of people from each ship died.
D．Both ships had a similar number of passengers.

According to David Savage,（）was a critical factor in de...

单项选择题According to David Savage,（）was a critical factor in determining people’s behavior in the sinking of these two ships.

A．social order
B．place
C．instinct
D．time

The expression “won out” in the third paragraph is clos...

单项选择题The expression “won out” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to“（） ”.

A． took the upper hand
B．went out of control
C．ran wild
D．shut down

According to the author, economists were confused becau...

单项选择题According to the author, economists were confused because（） .

A．people’s behavior was disorderly on the Titanic
B．people did not act in their own interest on the Titanic
C．most men did not act in their own interest on the Lusitania
D．women and children could not climb into the lifeboats

According to the passage, which of the following strate...

单项选择题According to the passage, which of the following strategies is NOT used by skilled learners（）

A．Review their prior knowledge of the subject.
B．Concentrate on the speaker’s words.
C．Translate into their native language.
D．Predict what the speaker will say.

The expression“thrown off” in the third paragraph is cl...

单项选择题The expression“thrown off” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to“（） ”.

A．infected
B．confused
C．ruined
D．informed

Which of the following statements about Vandergrift’s r...

单项选择题Which of the following statements about Vandergrift’s research is TRUE（）

A．The participants were postgraduates learning French as a second language.
B． All the participants were taught using the conventional method, with the focus on listening strategies.
C．The two groups were taught by different teachers.
D．The participants were at the same initial skill level.

What does Vandergrift’s research show（）A．Learners who a...

单项选择题What does Vandergrift’s research show（）

A．Learners who adopt specific listening strategies become better listeners.
B． Learners taught in the traditional way are better at reinforcing what they learn.
C．Learners are more confident if they make fewer mistakes.
D．Learners who listen on a regular basis improve faster.

What is the main idea of this passage（）A．Effective list...

单项选择题What is the main idea of this passage（）

A．Effective listening means hearing the words that float past our ears.
B．Developing your listening skills is the first step toward developing fluency.
C．Skilled listeners use specific strategies to get the most out of what they hear.
D．Listening is one of the most powerful tools we have to gain information.

Which of the following is an appropriate title for this...

单项选择题Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage（）

A．Can Beer Help You Live Longer
B．Can Coffee Help You Live Longer
C．Can Wine Help You Live Longer
D．Can Tea Help You Live Longer

The word “mixed”in the first paragraph means “（） ”.A．bo...

单项选择题The word “mixed”in the first paragraph means “（） ”.

A．both good and bad
B．put together
C．both sharp and soft
D．confused

According to the author, scientists （） .A．have already ...

单项选择题According to the author, scientists （） .

A．have already proved that coffee is good for human health
B．have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffee
C．have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffee
D．are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us

According to the passage, which of the following is TRU...

单项选择题According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE（）

A．Freedman and his colleagues hired 400,000 Americans to collect data.
B．About four hundred thousand Americans worked for Freedman’s team full time for 13 years.
C．People who took part in Freedman’s research are about 50 to 70 years old.
D．People who are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink coffee.

According to the first paragraph, reporters would like ...

单项选择题According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the research findings of（）

A．tea
B．beer
C．alcohol
D．coffee

Have you ever visited the Summer Palace，（） there are m...

单项选择题Have you ever visited the Summer Palace，（） there are many beautiful halls, ridges and a huge lake

A．which
B．that
C．where
D．when

For many overseas Chinese, China is their real（）, becau...

单项选择题For many overseas Chinese, China is their real（）, because they were born and grew up there.

A．home
B．family
C．house
D．household

First of all, a teacher should show love for his studen...

单项选择题First of all, a teacher should show love for his students on top of his academic knowledge.（） , he is not qualified for his position.

A．Therefore
B．Otherwise
C．However
D．Because

Mr. Obama will give a speech on the current situation a...

单项选择题Mr. Obama will give a speech on the current situation at the meeting（） next week in Beijing.

A．to hold
B．held
C．holding
D．to be held

It was in a small village in the south （） he spent his childhood and met his life-long friend—the local schoolmaster.