简答题Don’t argue with me irrationally. You’re just trying to _______ your own weakness. A、verify B、justify C、clarify D、identify简答题Mr. Smith __________ his failure in this election to his campaign team which didn’t cooperate with him very well. A、contributed B、attributed C、tributed D、distributed多选题0|show" data-onresultcheck="*redo|*.na|hide@*correct|*.na|hide@*reset|*.na|hide"> New waves of Chinese tourists will soon hit U.S. shores and big retailers are getting ready for big sales, according to Virginia Harrison. These high-spending travelers make most of their trips in Asia, but the U.S. is gaining popularity fast. About two million Chinese tourists visit the U.S. each year, and the U.S. government forecasts an annual growth of about 20%. The economic potential is big: Chinese tourists spend more than any other foreigners at an average of $7,200 per visit. The U.S. is attractive for Chinese shoppers for a number of reasons. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, director of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, said wealthy Chinese view a trip to America as a social necessity. “It is part of the confirmation of their status and lifestyle to have visited at least San Francisco, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and New York,” he said. There’s also more choice of products for Chinese shoppers. And there is little risk of fake goods. But what attracts them most is price. 2. What does the director mean by “view a trip to America as a social necessity”? A、It has to be made with a large group. B、It indicates the status of wealthy people. C、It opens your eyes to a different world. D、It is made possible with China’s development.简答题It is said that choosing science engineering as your major will make you _________, is that true? A、bald B、bold C、bulk D、balk简答题While these major players gain the bulk of the attention, they are far from alone. A、There are more people “keeping up with the Joneses” than you think. B、There are people “keeping up with the Joneses” all around the world.简答题Don’t try to _________ those experts unless you are more knowledgeable in those areas. A、advocate B、provoke C、promote D、propose简答题With a ________ of an eye, Jenny has grown into a lovely girl. A、blow B、glimpse C、blink D、catch判断题As the merchant class expanded in the eighteenth century North American Colonies, the silversmith and the coppersmithbusinesses rose to serve it. Only a few silversmiths were available in New York or Boston in the late seventeenthcentury, but in the eighteenth century they could be found in all major colonial cities. No other colonialartisans rivaled the silversmiths’ prestige. They handled the most expensive materials and possessed directconnections to prosperous colonial merchants. Their products, primarily silver plates and bowls, reflectedtheir exalted status and testified to their customers’ prominence.Silver stood as one of the surest ways to store wealth at a time before neighborhood banks existed. Unlike thesilver coins from which they were made, silver articles were readily identifiable. Often formed to individualspecifications, they always carried the silversmith’s distinctive markings and consequently could be tracedand retrieved. Customers generally secure the silver for the silver object they ordered. They saved coins,took them to smiths, and discussed the type of pieces they desired. Silversmiths complied with these requestsby melting the money in a small furnace, adding a bit of copper to form a stronger alloy, and casting the alloyin rectangular blocks. They hammered these ingots to the appropriate thickness by hand, shaped them and presseddesigns into them for adornment.Engraving was also done by hand. In addition to plates and bowls, some customers sought more intricate products,such as silver teapots. These were made by shaping or casting parts separately and then soldering them together.Colonial coppersmithing also come of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities.Copper’s ability to conduct heat efficiently and to resist corrosion contributed to its attractiveness. Butbecause it was expensive in colonial America, coppersmiths were never very numerous. Virtually all copper workedby Smiths was imported as sheets or obtained by recycling old copper goods. Copper was used for practical items,but it was not admired for its beauty. Coppersmiths employed it to fashion pots and kettles for the home. Theyshaped it in much the same manner as silver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin. They also mixed itwith zinc to make brass for maritime and scientific instruments.6.According to the passage, which of the following eighteenth-century developments had strong impact on silversmiths?A decrease in the cost of silver.The invention of heat efficient furnaces.The growing economic prosperity of colonial merchants.The development of new tools used to shape silver.7.In colonial America, where did silversmiths usually obtain the material to make silver articles?From their own mines.From importers.From other silversmiths.From customers.8.The passage mentions all of the following as uses for copper in Colonial America EXCEPT ______?cooking potsscientific instrumentsmusical instrumentsmaritime instruments9.According to the passage, silversmiths and coppersmiths in colonial America were similar in which of the following ways?The amount of social prestige they had.The way they shaped the metal they worked with.The cost of the goods they made.The practicality of the goods they made.10.In the second paragraph, what does the word “alloy” mean according to its context?a combination shaped like a cubea combination of different metalsa liquid combinationa combination of high temperature多选题0|show" data-onresultcheck="*redo|*.na|hide@*correct|*.na|hide@*reset|*.na|hide"> New waves of Chinese tourists will soon hit U.S. shores and big retailers are getting ready for big sales, according to Virginia Harrison. These high-spending travelers make most of their trips in Asia, but the U.S. is gaining popularity fast. About two million Chinese tourists visit the U.S. each year, and the U.S. government forecasts an annual growth of about 20%. The economic potential is big: Chinese tourists spend more than any other foreigners at an average of $7,200 per visit. The U.S. is attractive for Chinese shoppers for a number of reasons. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, director of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, said wealthy Chinese view a trip to America as a social necessity. “It is part of the confirmation of their status and lifestyle to have visited at least San Francisco, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and New York,” he said. There’s also more choice of products for Chinese shoppers. And there is little risk of fake goods. But what attracts them most is price. 1. What are big American retailers preparing for? A、Big spending by Chinese tourists. B、Increased figures of trade with Asia. C、America’s popular shopping season. D、The government report on the economy.简答题I seldom go to parties where none of my acquaints show up — it makes me feel really ___________ standing and waiting for someone to talking to me. A、clumsy B、sticky C、inconvenient D、awkward多选题0|show" data-onresultcheck="*redo|*.na|hide@*correct|*.na|hide@*reset|*.na|hide"> Dining out is the latest word in conspicuous consumption, according to a survey that shows spending in cafes and restaurants increased by 4.5% in 2016. The latest figures from the FoodService Instituut Nederland, or FSIN, show that a total of 57 billion euros was spent on food and drinks last year, 2.1% more than in 2015. “Food is one of the new ways for large groups of consumers to show how they are doing in life,” said Jan-Willem Grievink, director of the FSIN. Young people are eating out more often: 29% of 18 to 29-year-olds said they had a meal out at least once a week, compared to 10% of baby boomers. However, young diners are more likely to go for cheaper meals, spending an average of 19 euros compared to 31 euros for older diners. The trend also reflects the increasing diversity of places to eat, when places such as shopping centres have started to compete with traditional restaurants, bars and cafes. 4. What do we learn about young people from the news report? A、They don’t spend time with their baby boomer parents. B、They don’t like traditional restaurants, bars and cafes. C、They may compare the cost of their food every week. D、They may spend less on restaurant food than older people.简答题She doesn’t look so outstanding at first ________; it is her temperament that really attracts me. A、peer B、viewing C、blink D、blush简答题Located in the largest __________ of China, Chengdu is well-known for its spicy food and beauties. A、plateau B、gorge C、plain D、basin简答题Mr. Thomas was so absent-minded in this competition that he was soon _________ by the coach. A、blenched B、bleached C、benched D、blended简答题Conspicuous consumption, what was once referred to as “keeping up with the Joneses”, has brought the lifestyles of the rich and famous to suburbia. A、The rich and famous people have brought the luxurious lifestyles to the average through encouraging them to engage in conspicuous consumption. B、With more people engaging in conspicuous consumption, the lifestyles used to be featured by the rich and famous now appear among the average.简答题After losing all the possessions in this gambling, my unreasonable confidence is the only _________ that I have now. A、beverage B、leverage C、coverage D、average简答题Before breaking up, the only thing I enjoyed was ________ with my ex-boyfriend in virtual space. A、conserving B、reserving C、reversing D、conversing简答题The house was more mysterious and ________ than I thought — you might meet a ghost anytime and anywhere at night. A、grim B、glim C、gloom D、glam简答题If you ________ to this marriage, please sign your name here and we will arrange the rest of it. A、consent B、content C、contend D、contest判断题Open up most fashion magazines and you will see incredibly thin models with impossible hair and wearing unreasonablyexpensive, impracticably styled clothes. But shouldn’t clothes be comfortably durable and make a principleof being simple for the individual who wears them? Why are we constantly told that we need to buy new clothesand add fresh pieces to our collection?Fashions change year after year so lots of people can make piles of money. If folks are convinced that theyneed a different look each season, that this year’s sweater’s length and shoes style are important, they canbe persuaded to buy. The fashion industry would have you ignore your shortcomings and just make you feel beautifuland happy. In fact it is not only a phenomenon we can find in people’s dressing.Fashion controls our lives. Fashion controls what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, the way we cut our hair,the makeup we buy and use, the color of the cars we drive. Fashion even controls our ideas.You don’t believe me? How many of your friends are vegetarians? Why are they vegetarians? Because it is fashionable!Where does fashion come from? Often the reasons are quite logical. Scientists and historians study the fashionsof the past and discover the secrets of each fashion.When girls see an attractive guy, their blood pressure rises and their lips become redder. That’s why guys thinkthat girls wearing lipstick are beautiful.Why do guys shave their heads? In the past soldiers shaved their heads to kill the insects that lived in theirhair. Now guys shave their heads so that they look strong and masculine, like soldiers.People spend a lot of time and money on fashion. But are they wasting their money? Changes in fashion help todevelop new technologies. Changes in style create work for people all over the world. Many people work in thefashion industry, particularly in the fashion capitals of London, New York, Paris and Milan.And finally, fashion makes you feel good, doesn’t it? When you are dressed in the latest style, dancing to themost fashionable music, after watching the latest hit film, you feel great, don’t you?1.What’s the author’s viewpoint about the models and their hairstyles and clothes?Unbiased.Indifferent.Critical.Appreciative.2.It is indicated by the author that clothes should be ______________.comfortable and durablenew and freshexpensive and fashionablesimple and unique3.The fashion industry makes profits by ______________.selling the products at high pricescreating a need in youhelping you get rid of your shortcomingsmaking you look more beautiful4.The author thinks what has been found about fashions by the scientists and the historians is _____________.incredibleamazingreasonablecreative5.The passage mentions the advantages of fashion EXCEPT that _____________.it can help promote technological developmentit enables people to remain up-to-dateit can create more job opportunities for peopleit can make people achieve a great feeling