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The purpose of a custom is to cut down imports in order to protect domestic industry and workers from foreign competition.

A. tax
B. toll
C. fee
D. tariff

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By saying“we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are”(Line 2，Para．4)，Mayor Anderson means“”．阅读材料，回答下面的题目。 Deport them or notIn a country that defines itself by ideals，not by shared blood，who should be allowed to come，work and live here?In the wake of the Sept．1 1 attacks these questions have never seemed more pressing．On Dec．11，2001，as part of the effort to increase homeland security，federal and local authorities in 14 states staged“Operation Safe Travel”-raids on airports to arrest employees with false identification(身份证明)．In Salt Lake City there were 69 arrests．But those captured were anything but terrorists，most of themillegal immigrants from Central or South America．Authorities said the undocumented workers’illegal status made them open to blackmail(讹诈)by terrorists．Many immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said they felt as if they were being treated like disposable goods．Mayor Anderson said those feelings were justified to a certain extent，“We’re saying we want you to work in these places，we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are，and then when it’s convenient for us，or when we can try to make a point in terms of national security，especially after Sept．1 1，then you’re disposable．There are whole families being uprooted for all of the wrong reasons，”Anderson said．If Sept．1 1 had never happened．the airport workers would not have been arrested and could have gone oil quietly living in America．probably indefinitely．Ana Castr0，a manager at a Ben＆Jerry’s ice cream shop at the airport，had been workin9 10 years with the same false Social Security card when she was arrested in the December airport raid．Now she and her family are living under the threat of deportation(驱逐出境)．Castro’s case is currently waiting to be settled．While she awaits the outcome，the government has granted her permission to work here and she has returned to her job at Ben&Jerry’s．According to the author，the United States claims to be a nation．

A. we will turn a blind eye to your illegal status
B. we will examine the laws in a different way
C. there are other ways of enforcing the law
D. the existing laws must not be ignored

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阅读判断：下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。WhenOurWordsCollide“Wannabuyabody?”ThatwastheopeninglineofmorethanafewphonecallsIgotfromfreelance(自由职业)photographerswhenIwasaphotoeditoratU.S.News.Likemanyinthemainstreampress,Iwantedtoseparatetheworldofphotographersinto“them”,whotradeinpictureofbodiesorchasecelebrities,and“us”,theseriousnewspeople.Butafter16yearsinthatrole.Icametowonderwhetherthetwoworldswereeasilydistinguishable.Workinginthereputableworldofjournalism,Iassignedphotographerstocoverotherpeople’snightmares.Ijustifiedinvadingmomentsofgrief,undertheguise(借口)ofthereader'srighttoknow.Ididn’taskphotographerstotrespass(冒犯)ortostalk(跟踪),butIdidn’thaveto:Iworkedwithpros(同行)whodidwhatothersdid:talkingtheirwayintosituationsorshootingfrombehindpolicelinestogetpicturesIwasafter.AndIwasn’talone.Intheaftermathofacarcrashorsomeotherhideousincidentwhenordinarypeoplearehurtorkilled,yourarelyseephotographerspushingpastrescueworkerstocapturethebloodandgore(血雨腥风).Butyouarelikelytoseethelocalnewspaperandtelevisionphotographersonthescene-andfast.Howcanwejustifyourbehavior?Journalistsaretaughttoseparatedoingthejobfromworryingabouttheconsequenceofpublishingwhattheyrecord.Repeatedly,theyareremindedofanews-businessdictum(格言):leaveyourconscienceintheoffice.Yougetthepictureofthefootage:thedecisionwhethertoprintorairitcomeslater.Avictimmayliebleeding,unconscious,ordead:yourjobistorecordtheimage.Youputawayyouremotionsanddocumentthescene.Weactthiswaypartlybecauseweknowthatthepicturescanhaveimportantmeaning.Photographscanchangedeplorable(凄惨的)situationsbymobilizingpublicoutrageorincreasepublicunderstanding.However,disastrouseventsoftenbringouttheworstinphotographersandphotoeditors.Inthefirstminutesandhoursafteradisasteroccurs,photoagenciesbuypictures.Oftenanagencybuysapicturefromalocalnewspaperoranamateurphotographerandputitupforbidbymajormagazines.Themostkeenlysought“exclusives”commandtensofthousandsofdollarsthroughbiddingcontests.Manypeoplebelievethatjournalistsneedtochangethewaytheydothings,andit’sourpicturesthatannoypeoplethemost.Readersmaynotbelieve,aswedo,thatthereisadistinctionbetweensober-minded“us”andsleazy(低级庸俗的)“them”.Intoomanycases,byourchoicesofimagesaswellashowwegetthem,weproveourreadersright. Thewriterbelievesthatshootingpeople’snightmaresisjustifiable.

A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Notmentioned

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阅读理解：请根据短文内容，为每题确定l个最佳选项。TheNationalTrust。TheNationalTrustinBritainplaysanincreasinglyimportantpartinthepreservationforpublicenjoymentofthebestthatisleftunspoiledoftheBritishcountryside.AlthoughtheTrusthasreceivedpracticalandmoralsupportfromtheGovernment,itisnotarichgovernmentdepartment.ItisavoluntaryassociationofpeoplewhocarefortheunspoiledcountrysideandhistoricbuildingsofBritain.Itisacharitywhichdependsforitsexistenceonvoluntarysupportfrommembersofthepublic.Itsprimarydutyistoprotectplacesofgreatnaturalbeautyandplacesofhistoricalinterest.TheattentionofthepublicwasthefirstdrawntothedangersthreateningthegreatoldhousesandthecastlesofBritainbythedeathoftheLordLothian,wholefthisgreatseventeenth-centuryhousetotheTrusttogetherwiththe4500-acreparkandestatesurroundingit.ThisgiftattractedwidepublicityandstartedtheTrust’s“CountryHouseScheme”Underthisscheme,withthehelpoftheGovernmentandthegeneralpublic,theTrusthasbeenabletosaveandmakeaccessibletothepublicabout150oftheseoilhouses.Lastyear,about1.75millionpeoplepaidtovisitthesehistorichouses,usuallyataverysmallcharge.Inadditiontocountryhousesandopenspaces,theTrustnowownssomeexamplesofancientwindandwatermills,naturereserves,540farmsandnearly2500cottagesorsmallvillagehouses,aswellassomecompletevillages.Inthesevillagesnooneisallowedtobuild,developordisturbtheoldvillageenvironmentinanywayandallthehousesaremaintainedintheiroriginal16thcenturystyle.Over4,000acresofcoastline,woodland,andhillcountryareprotectedbytheTrustandnodevelopmentordisturbancesofanykindarepermitted.Thepublichasfreeaccesstotheseareasandisonlyaskedtorespectthepeace,beautyandwildlife.Overthepast80yearstheTrusthasbecomeabigandimportantorganizationandanessentialandrespectedpartofnationallife.IthelpstopreserveallthatandofhistoricalsignificancenotonlyforfuturegenerationsofBritonsbutalsoforthemillionsoftouristswhoeachyearinvadeBritaininsearchofagreathistoricandculturalheritage.TheNationalTrustisdedicatedto______.（）

A. Preservingthebestpublicenjoyment.
B. Providingthepublicwithfreeaccesstohistoricbuildings.
C. Offeringbetterservicestovisitorshomeandabroad.
D. Protectingtheunspoiledcountrysideandhistoricbuildings.

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阅读理解：请根据短文内容，为每题确定l个最佳选项。HowWeFormFirstImpression。Weallhavefirstimpressionofsomeonewejustmet.Butwhy?Whydoweformanopinionaboutsomeonewithoutreallyknowinganythingabouthimorher-asideperhapsfromafewremarksorreadilyobservabletraits?Theanswerisrelatedtohowyourbrainallowsyoutobeawareoftheworld.Yourbrainissosensitiveinpickingupfacialtraits.Evenveryminordifferenceinhowaperson’seyes,ears,nose,ormouthareplacedinrelationtoeachothermakesyouseehimorherasdifferent.Infact,yourbraincontinuouslyprocessesincomingsensoryinformation-thesightsandsoundsofyourworld.Theseincomingsignalsarecomparedagainstahostof“memories”storedinthebrainareascalledthecortex(皮质)systemtodeterminewhatthesenewsignals“mean”.Ifyouseesomeoneyouknowandlikeatschool,yourbrainsays“familiarandsafe”.Ifyouseesomeonenew,itsays,“newandpotentiallythreatening”.Thenyourbrainstartstomatchfeaturesofthisstrangerswithother“known”memories.Themoreunfamiliarthecharacteristics,themoreyourbrainmaysay,“Thisisnew,Idon’tlikethisperson”Orelse,“I’mintrigued(好奇的)”.Oryourbrainmayperceiveanewfacebutfamiliarclothes,ethnicity,gestures-likeyourotherfriends;soyourbrainsays:“Ilikethisperson”.Butthesepreliminaryimpressionscanbedeadwrong.Whenwestereotypepeople,weusealessmatureformofthinking(notunliketheimmaturethinkingofaveryyoungchild)thatmakessimplisticandcategoricalimpressionsofothers.Ratherthanlearnaboutthedepthandbreadthofpeople-theirhistory,interest,values,strengths,andtruecharacter-wecategorizethemasjocks(骗子),peeks(反常的人),orfreaks(怪人).However,ifweresistinitialstereotypicalimpressions,wehaveachancetobeawareofwhatapersonistrulylike.Ifwespendtimewithaperson,hearabouthisorherlife,hopes,dreams,andbecomeawareofourcortex,whichallowustobehumane.Ourthinkingisnotmatureenoughwhenwestereotypepeoplebecause_______.

A. weneglecttheirdepthandbreadth.
B. theyarenotalljocks,peeks,orfreaks.
C. ourthinkingissimilartothatofaveryyoungchild.
D. ourjudgmentisalwayswrong.

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补全短文：下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。WronglyConvictedManandHisAccuserTellTheirStory。NEWYORK,NY,January5,2010.St.Martin’sPresshasannouncedthereleaseofthepaperbackeditionofPickingCotton,aremarkabletruestoryofwhatnovelistJohnGrishamcallsan“accountofviolence,rage,redemption(救赎)，and,ultimatelyforgiveness.” Thestorybeganin1987,inBurlington,NorthCarolina,withtherapeofayoungwhilecollegestudentnamedJenniferThompson.Duringherordeal,Thompsonsworetoherselfthatshewouldneverforgetthefaceofherrapist,amanwhoclimbedthroughthewindowofherapartmentandassaultedherbrutally.____(1)Whenthepoliceaskedherifshecouldidentifytheassailant(袭击者)fromabookofmugshots,shepickedonethatshewassurewascorrect,andlatersheidentifiedthesamemaninalineup.Basedonherconvincingeyewitnesstestimony,a22-year-oldblackmannamedRonaldCottonwassentencedtoprisonfortwolifeterms.Cotton’slawyerappealedthedecision,andbythetimeoftheappealshearing,evidencehadcometolightsuggestingthattherealrapistmighthavebeenamanwholookedverylikeCotton,animprisonedcriminalnamedBobbyPoole._(2)JenniferThompsonlookedatbothmenfacetoface,andonceagainsaidthatRonaldCottonwastheonewhorapedher.Elevenyearslater,DNAevidencecompletelyexonerated(证明……清白)Cottonandjustasunequivocally(明确地)convictedPoole,whoconfessedtothecrime.__(3)“ThemanIwassosureIhadneverseeninmylifewasthemanwhowasinchesfrommythroat,whorapedme,whohurtme,whotookmyspiritaway,whorobbedmeofmysoul,”shewrote.“AndthemanIhadidentifiedsosurelyonsomanyoccasionswasabsolutelyinnocent.”_(4)Remarkablybothwereabletoputthistragedybehindthem,overcometheracialbarrierthatdividedthem,andwriteabook,whichtheyhavesubtitled“Ourmemoirofinjusticeandredemption.”Nevertheless,Thompsonsays,shestilllives“withconstantpainthatmyprofoundmistakecosthimsodearly____(5)” 47（单项选择题）

A. Thompsonwasshockedanddevastated.
B. Anothertrialwasheld.
C. Icannotbegintoimaginewhatwouldhavehappenedhadmymistakenidentificationoccurredinacapitalcase.
Duringtheattack,shemadeanefforttomemorizeeverydetailofhisface,lookingforscars,tattoos(纹身)orotheridentifyingmarks.Jennifer
E. Manycriminalsaresenttoprisononthebasisofaccuratetestimonybyeyewitnesses.
F. JenniferThompsondecidedtomeetCottonandapologizetohimpersonally.

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