The 2010 World Expo Shanghai will have an ________on the development of industry and
A.application
B.indication
C.intent
D.impact
A.application
B.indication
C.intent
D.impact
In May 1999, while 【C5】______ of bidding for World Expo 2010, Shanghai Municipal Government began to ponder 【C6】______ the theme selection and presentation and listed this item of work as its 【C7】______ .
Seemingly, the commonness and innovation of a theme is 【C8】______ The popular topics often lack 【C9】______ , while the original and never-discussed topics are likely to be strangely unfamiliar. Both of these two themes are short 【C10】______ competitiveness and mustn't be adopted.
Through collecting the themes and their basic background introductions of the 【C11】______ World Expos since 1933 and 【C12】______ the development trend of the world and the development practices of China and Shanghai, the professional study group started to mine and compare the key words for the theme. After hearing 【C13】______ the opinions and proposals of the domestic and overseas experts, they recruited over 30 themes in six 【C14】______ such as "City", "Civilization and Culture", "Known and Unknown", "Exploration and Innovation", "Environment" and "Information". And after many rounds of selection and 【C15】______ and under the support of the Bureau of International Exhibition, the study group 【C16】______ such two elements as "City" and "Life Quality", which 【C17】______ into such three themes as "New City, New Life", "Better City, Better Life" and "Metropolis, Highquality Life". Then after having 【C18】______ with over 200 domestic and overseas experts, the theme study group decided to use "city" and "life" as the key words for the theme, 【C19】______ such theme is in accordance with the general development trend of the humankind and can 【C20】______ the extensive attention of the world.
【C1】
A.conveys
B.converts
C.contends
D.conceals
A.理解、沟通、欢聚、合作
B.和谐、绿色、科技、合作
C.城市,让生活更美好
D.和谐、创新、交流、融合
The theme of the 2010 World Exposition,______________(“城市,让生活更美好”突出了三个方面的特点); reflecting the spirit of our age, being original in concept and having universal significance.
听力原文: The global spread of English over the last 40 years is remarkable. It is unprecedented in several ways: by the increasing number of users of the language; by its depth of penetration into societies; by its range of functions.
Worldwide over 1.4 billion people live in countries where English has official status. One out of five of the world's population speaks English with some degree of competence. Over 70% of the world's scientists read English. About 85% of the world's mail is written in English. By the year 2010, the number of people who speak English as a second or foreign language will outnumber native speakers.
English is used for more purposes than ever before. Vocabularies, grammatical forms, and ways of speaking and writing have shown influence from technological and scientific developments, economics and management, literature and entertainment genres. There is no reason to believe that any other language will appear within the next 50 years to replace English.
English has become an international language. However, this does not mean that English is replacing or will replace other languages as many fear. Instead, it may supplement or co-exist with other languages by allowing strangers to communicate across linguistic boundaries. It will become a tool that opens windows to the world, unlocks doors to opportunities, and expands our minds to new ideas.
(26)
A.1.4 billion.
B.One fifth of the world's population.
C.70 percent of the world's population.
D.50 million.
In its latest economic health check, the Washington-based Bank said tougher economic policies and the jump in commodity prices would slow the pace of world growth this year before a pick-up in activity in 2012.
The Bank predicted that global growth was on course to edge down from 3.8 percent in 2010 to 3.2 percent this year, then accelerate to 3.6 percent in 2012. It forecast that the pace of activity in high-income countries would slow from 2.7 percent in 2011 to 2.2 percent in 2012. Developing countries, which were responsible for almost half global growth in 2010, would expand by 6.3 percent this year, down from 7.3 percent in 2010.
The Bank warned that its forecasts could be over-optimistic should oil prices continue to rise. Brent crude (布伦特原油) was t
1If oil prices keep rising, the forecasted global economic growth rate could be __________.
A、increased to 3.6 percent
B、increased to 6.3 percent
C、reduced to 2.2 percent
D、slowed by 0.5 percent
2What has been causing oil prices to continue to increase?
A、Market uncertainty or unstable oil supply.
B、The global recession of 2008 and 2009.
C、Over-optimistic forecast for economic growth.
D、Agreement reached by the OPEC oil cartel.
3What problem(s) do developing countries need to strive to address?
A、The slow economic growth rate.
B、Poverty brought by high food prices.
C、Structural imbalances and inflation pressures.
D、Tensions coming from high-income countries.
4According to the World Bank, high food prices had been a result of ____________.
A、high oil prices and decreased oil production
B、high oil prices and poor crop harvest
C、tougher economic policies
D、rise in other commodity prices
5How does the World Bank sound in making the predictions about economic growth?
A、Worried.
B、Objective.
C、Indifferent.
D、Sympathetic
What happened to the export manufacturers according to the news on December 1st?
A.The exports fell by 2.2% in November, quite a shock to them.
B.They suffered the first fall in exports for seven years.
C.Their fortunes underwent a steep fall attesting to some evidence.
D.Their retail price experienced a slight drop but still an impressive figure.
A.whether more people are a property or a cost
B.whether Mexico should control its population growth or not
C.whether the density of population in Mexico is large or small
D.what the standard international sustainability limit is
The iPhone may have been the biggest tech product exhibition of 2009, but that doesn't mean Apple's cell phone was without flaws. (26) What will Apple improve with iPhone 2.07 How about adding GPS, 3G, a higher-resolution camera, and some fringe benefit that make it appealing to the corporate crowd, including function with more wireless carriers?
Meanwhile, (27) with initiatives such as Energy Star, the tech industry has been in the process of environmental protection for some time. But the movement is just now picking up steam. With computers draining a good bit of the world's energy resources, expect 2010 to be the year that (28)everyone from computer system manufacturers to power strip companies will roll out products that boast lower energy consumption than ever before.
Finally, while Sony and Microsoft were busy pumping up the shape prowess of their panels, Nintendo shocked the game-playing crowd in 2009 with the Wii, a virtual-reality device that gets players up off the couch and moving around. Expect the other panel makers to produce their own form. of interactive game play in 2010. The success of the Wii will not go unchallenged, but (29)Nintendo can be praised for moving computer-based game play in a new direction.
(33)
A.Adding GPS, 3G, a higher-resolution camera.
B.Adding some fringe benefits that make it appealing.
C.Including operability with more wireless carriers.
D.Using less expensive but powerful chips
【C1】
A.taken
B.pieced
C.kept
D.made