Let's consider an example. In the United States people have been 【C8】______ with the increasing amount of crime for several years. The extent of crime bothers us; we ourselves could be victims. But it 【C9】______ bothers us that people behave in such ways. Why can such things happen? We develop quasi theories. We 【C10】______ concerned about the high crime rate, but we now believe we 【C11】______ it: our criminal justice system is 【C12】______ ; people have grown selfish and inconsiderate as our moral values weaken 【C13】______ the influence of liberal ideas; too many people are 【C14】______ drugs. These explanations suggest possible solutions. 【C15】______ the courts; out more people in jails as examples to other lawbreaker. There is now hope that the problem of crime can be solved if only we 【C16】______ these solutions. Again, the world is no longer meaningless nor 【C17】______ so threatening.
These quasi theories 【C18】______ serve a very important function for us. But how accurate are they? How 【C19】______ will the suggested solutions be? These questions must be answered with 【C20】______ to how people normally go about developing or attaining their quasi theories of human behavior.
【C1】
A. reason
B. mediate
C. consider
D. rationalize
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听力原文: On the second anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, there has been a big demonstration in Baghdad calling for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. The rally, which was organized by the Shiite cleric Muqtada A1-Sadr, drew tens of thousands of demonstrators to the square, where Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled two years ago. Protesters also said they wanted the former Iraqi leader to be put on trial.
"Our demands are ending the occupation of Iraq immediately and the trial of Saddam Hussein and the release of all the Iraqi prisoners."
The demonstration is to______.
A. ask for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq
B. appeal to kill the former leader
C. call for more human rights
D. ask for improvement of working conditions
听力原文:W: Jack ,can you say something about the differences many foreign students encounter in American classrooms?
M: One of the first things that happen is that teachers tell the students to call them by their first names. The teacher will then ask the students what they want to be called. Most of them will follow the teacher's example and have the teacher call them by their first names, even if this isn't customary in the country where they come from.
W: Do they have a problem with that?
M: For some students it sticks in their throat to have to call all their teachers by their first names and some never quite get comfortable with that.
W: Are teachers very formal in class?
M: Teachers are very easy-going, talking about themselves, their children, their pets. It's a wonderful way of motivating students and getting them to feel good in the classroom.
W: The classroom must look informal, too?
M: Yeah. The chairs are not organized in rows. They might be organized in a circle or in a semi-circle. There might be large tables in a classroom where students sit in groups around the table. It means that learning is a participatory activity, a two-way interaction.
W: With this kind of informality, I guess American teachers don't mind students not being punctual for class.
M: American teachers are careful about punctuality. If students don't show up on time, it conveys an attitude of disrespect to the professor.
Students are called in American classes______。
A. according to the students' will
B. according to the American convention
C. according to their own country's practice
D. at the teacher's will
听力原文: Mosquitoes do not randomly perch on just anyone's body and begin sucking for the most fragrantly appealing humans. Mosquitoes use odor to sort attractive people from the unattractive to find those that are most tasty.
Researchers found one sure way to stop attracting the little bugs--stop breathing. Mosquitoes can sniff out an attractive target from as far as 40 miles. When humans exhale, they expel a plume of C02 and other odors that travel through the air. The appetizing stir is the equivalent of a dinner bell, alerting mosquitoes that a warm meal is within range.
When a mosquito is trailing an attractive target, it zigzags up the breath plume until it makes contact, landing on the skin and patiently searching for just the right spot to insert its styled for an eight-to-ten second feeding.
Perspiration, a barely avoidable human condition, also is a mosquito lure--but only if the sweat has formed bacteria.
Bathing helps reduce the attractiveness of sticky bodies, but after-bath products don't. Skin-care products that clean, soften and moisturize not only improve a person's appearance, they're also attractive to mosquitoes. ) Certain medications, including heart and blood pressure medicine, also alter a person's likelihood of being bitten.
Scientists conducted the research to explore the tastes of mosquitoes and help humans protect themselves from mosquito-borne disease.
All of the following are causes of being bitten by mosquitoes EXCEPT______.
A. carbon dioxide and other odors
B. sweat
C. the quality of your skin
D. heart and blood pressure medicine
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: The cook who feeds British workers on a North Sea oil rig has beaten off a challenge by 5,000 other cooks to reach the finals of the International Indian Chef of the Year competition. Rajiv Pathak was one of the eight finalists announced on Saturday. The contestants Will have three hours to prepare and present their ideal four-dish Indian meal in Edinburgh on February 25.
When did the head chef Rajiv Pathak was announced as one of the finalists?
A. It was three hours ago.
B. It was in the last week.
C. It was on Saturday.
D. It was on February 25.