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Douglas Lecomte most probably agrees that between 1998 and 2001______.
A．the number of hurricanes of the western U.S. soared
B．it was the first time when La affected the U.S.
C．the rainfall of the western U.S. greatly reduced
D．it was the longest La period in history
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第1题
On the heels of E1 , its opposite, La may soon arrive. In a Weekly Update, scientists at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center reported that as the 2006-2007 E1 faded, surface and subsurface ocean temperatures have rapidly decreased. Recently, cooler-than-normal water temperatures have developed at the surface in the east-central equatorial Pacific, indicating a possible transition to La conditions.
Typically, during the U.S. spring and summer months, La conditions do not significantly impact overall inland temperature and precipitation (雨水的降落) patterns, however, La episodes often do have an effect on Atlantic and Pacific hurricane activity.
"Although other scientific factors affect the hurricanes, there tends to be a greater-than-nor-mal number of Atlantic hurricanes and fewer-than-normal number of eastern Pacific hurricanes during La events," said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "During the winter, usual La impacts include drier and warmer-than-average conditions over the southern United States."
"NOAA's ability to detect and monitor the formation, duration and strength of E1 and La events is enhanced by continuous improvements in satellite and buoy observations in the equatorial Pacific," Lautenbacher added. "These observing systems include the TAO/TRITON moored and Argo drift buoys, as well as NOAA's polar orbiting satellites."
La conditions occur when ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific become cooler than normal. These changes affect tropical rainfall patterns and atmospheric winds over the Pacific Ocean, which influence the patterns of rainfall and temperatures in many areas worldwide.
"La events sometimes follow on the heels of E1 conditions," said Vernon Kousky, research meteorologist at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. "It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can last up to three years. La episodes tend to develop during March-June, reach peak intensity during December-February, and then weaken during the following March-May."
"The last lengthy La event was 1998-2001, which contributed to serious drought conditions in many sections of the western United States," said Douglas Lecomte, drought specialist at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center.
NOAA will issue the U.S. Spring Outlook on March 15, and its Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook in May. Both outlooks will reflect the most current La forecast.
"While the status of E1 /La is of vital importance to our seasonal forecasts, it is but one measure we use when making actual temperature and precipitation forecasts," said Kousky.
Which of the following statements about La is TRUE？
A．It brings an end to E1 .
B．It balances the effects of E1 .
C．It follows a decrease of ocean temperature.
D．It causes the ocean temperature to drop rapidly.
第2题
One of the three major commercial networks,
CBS were organized in 1928 when its founder William 【M1】___________.
Paley acquired ownership of a group of radio station. 【M2】___________.
As the Columbia Broadcasting System expanded its
operations, soon become the largest radio network in the 【M3】___________.
United States, it precociously recognized the potential
for the rapidly evolved television broadcasting 【M4】___________.
technology. On July 13th, 1931, it began experimentally 【M5】___________.
television broadcasting in New York, and ten years later
began regular black and white week broadcasts over 【M6】___________.
its WCBW TV station in the same city, that became 【M7】___________.
WCBS TV in November 1946. With Television City
in Hollywood, CBS launched the industry's first full
scale production studio.
Today CBS owns television stations, radio stations,
and home video productions and distribution interests.
The CBS Broadcasting Group composed of six 【M8】___________.
divisions: television network, entertainment, sports,
news, local television stations, and radio.
For most of commercial television history, CBS
has been the leader in prime time ratings, having the
highest rated shows in almost every year from the
mid-1950s through the mid-1980s. During the late
1980s, however, CBS lost its top position from NBC. 【M9】___________.
CBS has traditionally been strong in the TV
news area. The network began the first regular TV news
program in 1948 with Douglas Edwards as anchor.
Journalism legends such as Edward R. Murrow and
Walter Cronkite, gave CBS its reputation as quality 【M10】___________.
news broadcaster.
【M1】
第3题
Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity: It can be seen and observed.
Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.
If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest (探索) for knowledge？ Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”
When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.
第36题：The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that ________.
A) it is one of the most difficult school courses
B) students spend endless hours in reading
C) reading tasks are assigned with little guidance
D) too much time is spent in teaching about reading
第4题
A.Mary Pickford
B.GW Griffith
C.Charlie Chaplin
D.Douglas Fairbanks
第5题
One of the three major commercial networks, CBS were 【M1】______
organized in 1928 when its founder William Paley acquired
ownership of a group of radio station. 【M2】______
As the Columbia Broadcasting System expanded its
operations, soon become the largest radio network in the United 【M3】______
States, it precociously recognized the potential for the rapidly
evolved television broadcasting technology. On July 13th, 1931, 【M4】______
it began experimentally television broadcasting in New York, 【M5】______
and ten years later began regular black and white week 【M6】______
broadcasts over its WCBW TV station in the same city, that 【M7】______
became WCBS TV in November 1946. With Television City in
Hollywood, CBS launched the industry's first full scale
production studio.
Today CBS owns television stations, radio stations, and
home video productions and distribution interests. The CBS
Broadcasting Group composed of six divisions: television 【M8】______
network, entertainment, sports, news, local television stations,
and radio.
For most of commercial television history, CBS has been
the leader in prime time ratings, having the highest rated
shows in almost every year from the mid-1950s through the
mid-1914s. During the late 1914s, however, CBS lost its top
position from NBC. 【M9】______
CBS has traditionally been strong in the TV news area. The
network began the first regular TV news program in 1948 with
Douglas Edwards as anchor. Journalism legends such as Edward
R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite gave CBS its reputation as
quality news broadcaster. 【M10】______
【M1】
第6题
Still I saw plainly enough Miss Douglas was____________________(是家中的最爱，尽管她是位家庭教师)．
第7题
Two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas, W. Michael Cox and Richard Alin, reported on the 10 largest downsizers of the 1990—1995 period, which include Digital Equipment, McDonnell Douglas, General Electric, and Kmart. Collective output (sales adjusted for inflation) declined by almost 10 percent. On the other hand, productivity per worker rose nearly 28 percent, compared with a gain of 1.5 percent in the rest of the economy. Says Cox, "Most of the companies emerged from the downsizing more competitive than before and thus were able to provide greater security to their workers. " The cost？ 850,000 workers.
Yet negative outcomes prevailed at many firms. Devastatingly low morale, increased disability claims and suits for wrongful discharge (解雇), and general mistrust of management plague many companies. A study done at the Wharton School examined data on several thousand firms and found that downsizing had little or no effect on earnings or stock market performance. Far more effective were leveraged buyouts (举债全额收购) and portfolio (投资组合) restructuring.
There is some evidence that consistent focus on creating value for share holders, which includes paring unneeded workers, actually increases jobs in the long run, "Stronger, leaner companies are able to compete in the world market more effectively, and that ultimately draws jobs back to those companies." That's the opinion of Thomas Copland, a director of McKinsey and Co., a management consulting firm that studied 20 years of data or 1,000 companies in the United States, Canada, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France. The study revealed that, unlike those in the United States and Canada, the European firms lost jobs in the long term because their returns to shareholders fell between 1970 and 1990.
Although long-run growth is a pleasant prospect for shareholders, the short-term loss of jobs and income has left many employees and their families struggling in the aftermath of downsizing.
The term "downsizing" in this passage means ______.
A．just cutting down to size
B．producing smaller models or styles
C．cutting jobs and positions for higher performance and profits
D．cutting down on incentive programs
第8题
The Lure of a Big City Vacation
[From the Tower of London to Paris' Eiffel Tower, historic landmarks and one-of-a-kind attractions have long lured travelers to the world's great cities.]
"It becomes, at least for some people, a kind of pilgrimage in the sense that you want to finally see the Statue of Liberty and it's in New York and you have to go to New York to see it," said Witold Rybczynski, a professor of urbanism at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
"There isn't a second version of it anywhere else."
This sort of unique attraction, combined with the excitement d city life and a concentration of cultural opportunities, fine dining, shopping and accommodations brings some visitors back again and again.
"There's such a vast range of riches in a small, pretty easily navigated space. That's definitely what attracts me to cities," said Don George, global travel editor for Lonely Planet Publications.
Few large cities have remarkable natural scenic attractions to build upon, so they tend to rely on heritage and cultural sites to set themselves apart, according to Douglas Frechtling, a professor of tourism studies at George Washington University.
Visiting cities gained popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, as the landed aristocracy in Britain increasingly sent their sons — and occasionally their daughters — to round out their education on a Grand Tour of the celebrated sights and cities of continental Europe, Frechtling said. America's nouveau riche adopted this tradition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and later, less well-heeled travelers joined the tourist ranks.
"In terms of what we might call mass tourism or middle-class tourism, that really didn't develop until after World War II," Frechtling said. "It was just too difficult and too expensive to travel."
Navigation 101
Now the allure of big cities seems as potent as ever. The number of visitors to central Paris in 2004, for example, is estimated at 25 million, according to the Paris convention and Visitors Bureau.
New York City welcomed 39.9 million visitors to the five boroughs in 2004 and is expecting a tally of nearly 41 million for 2005, according to NYC & Company, the city's official tourism marketing organization.
Getting acclimated to the pace and logistics of a large metropolitan area can take a little time.
"I recommend when you get somewhere, you either ask a taxi driver to take you around or you get on one of the tourist buses that allow you to pay a one-day fee and travel in the circuit as often as you want, so that you get a visual idea of the city," said Ruth Jarvis, series editor for Time Out Guides, in a phone interview from her London office.
Whether you're visiting a big city for the first or 15th time, a good map is essential. Even locals carry maps to navigate London, Jarvis said, so there's no shame in standing on a street comer peering at yours.
In some cities, local volunteer guides will help guests discover the destination, Jarvis said. In New York, Big Apple Greeters offers this service.
Jarvis recommends walking as much as possible because it gives you more opportunities to discover the local culture and get a sense of a city's layout. When using public transportation, Jarvis suggests taking buses over subways for the same reason. "If you're just a little bolder and you get buses, then you're above ground and you can pick up where you are so you have the confidence to make your own explorations a little later."
Most cities offer discount transportation cards that can save you motley if you anticipate frequent bus or subway trips. Keep your hotel's address on hand and have the hotel give you the number of a reputable cab company to keep with you, Jarvis suggests. Renting a cell phone in an international de
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第9题
The Lure of a Big City Vacation
From the Tower of London to Paris' Eiffel Tower, historic landmarks and one-of-a-kind attractions have long lured travelers to the world's great cities.
"It becomes, at least for some people, a kind of pilgrimage in the sense that you want to finally see the Statue of Liberty and it's in New York and you have to go to New York to see it," said Witold Rybczynski, a professor of urbanism at The .Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
"Them isn't a second version of it anywhere else."
This sort of unique attraction, combined with the excitement of city life and a concentration of cultural opportunities, fine dining, shopping and accommodations brings some visitors back again and again.
"There's such a vast range of riches in a small, pretty easily navigated space. That's definitely what attracts me to cities," said Don George, global travel editor for Lonely Planet Publications.
Few large cities have remarkable natural scenic attractions to build upon, so they tend to rely on heritage and cultural sites to set themselves apart, according to Douglas Frechtling, a professor of tourism studies at George Washington University.
Visiting cities gained popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, as the landed aristocracy in Britain increasingly sent their sons --and occasionally their daughters --to round out their education on a Grand Tour of the celebrated sights and cities of continental Europe, Frechtling said. America's nouveau fiche adopted this tradition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and later, less well-heeled travelers joined the tourist ranks.
"In terms of what we might call mass tourism or middle-class tourism, that really didn't develop until after World War Ⅱ," Frechtling said. "It was just too difficult and too expensive to travel."
Navigation 101
Now the allure of big cities seems as potent as ever. The number of visitors to central Paris in 2004, for example, is estimated at 25 million, according to the Paris convention and Visitors Bureau.
New York City welcomed 39.9 million visitors to the five boroughs in 2004 and is expecting a tally of nearly 41 million for 2005, according to NYC & Company, the city's official tourism marketing organization.
Getting acclimated to the pace and logistics of a large metropolitan area can take a little time.
"I recommend when you get somewhere, you either ask a taxi driver to take you around or you get on one of the tourist buses that allow you to pay a one-day fee and travel in the circuit as often as you want, so that you get a visual idea of the city," said Ruth Jarvis, series editor for Time Out Guides, in a phone interview from her London office.
Whether you're visiting a big city for the first or 15th time, a good map is essential. Even locals carry maps to navigate London, Jarvis said, so there's no shame in standing on a street corner peering at yours.
In some cities, local volunteer guides will help guests discover the destination, Jarvis said. In New York, Big Apple Greeters offers this service.
Jarvis recommends walking as much as possible because it gives you more opportunities to discover the local culture and get a sense of a city's layout. When using public transportation, Jarvis suggests taking buses over subways for the same reason. "If you're just a little bolder and you get buses, then you're above ground and you can pick up where you am so you have the confidence to make your own explorations a little later."
Most cities offer discount transportation cards that can save you money if you anticipate frequent bus or subway trips. Keep your hotel's address on hand and have the hotel give you the number of a reputable cab company to keep with you, Jarvis suggests. Renting a cell phone
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
第10题
听力原文： Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to file frontier of Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write.
When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to earn a living at an early age, but in his leisure time he studied law. He soon became one of the best known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the subject of slavery.
In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party opposed the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states withdrew from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America. This action brought on the terrible Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1865.
On January 1, 1863, during the war, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In 1865, after the war ended, the Thirteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment put an end to slavery everywhere in the United States.
Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North. Only a few days after the end of the war, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.
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A．In 1809.
B．In 1863.
C．In 1865.
D．In 1860.
