Intheend,whoprobablyarethevictimsofthepricecuttingandcut-throatcompetition

Intheend,MarlowkindofrespectedKurtzbecauseheunderstoodthatKurtzfinallyrealizedthereasonforhisdeathandtheeventualtragedy.

Thepuzzle<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline;">was</span><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline;">sodifficult</span>thatI<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline;">gaveupit</span><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline;">intheend</span>. A: was B: sodifficult C: gaveupit D: intheend

Practice9<br/>DoyourememberhowForrestGumpwaspreparingforthebiggestpingpongmatchofhislifetobeplayedinChina?Well,hecame,heplayed,andhekickedbutt.Iamprettysure“LoseFace”werethewordsoftheday.<br/>TheForrestGumppipedreamvisitsmeeverynowandthen.Ihavealwaysfantasizedaboutstandingatopthegold-medalpodiumfortheRed,WhiteandBlue;victorypaddleinonehand,24-karatsaroundmyneck,Chineseopponentsonbothsides,withOldGloryrisingandtheStar-SpangledBannerplaying.Ok,wakemeup.WhoamIkidding?TheChinesewilllosetheirnumberonespotonthepingpongpodiumwhenHainanIslandfreezesover.Andthat'swhyIstartedplayingthegloriousgameofmajiang.<br/>Ifyoucan'tbeat'ematpingpong,majiangmustbethesecondbestthing,right?Now,Iamnottalkingaboutmahjong,thematchingtilegameyouplayonthecomputertokilltime;Iamtalkingaboutbonafide,cutthroatChinesemajiang.<br/>Ifeelthemost&quot;Chinese&quot;whenIamsittingatthemajiangtablerakinginthedough.Andmostofthetime,intermsofmakingmoney,ChairmanMao'sfaceismyfriend,buthotstreakseasilygivewaytocoldones.Indeed,mostofmajiangisagameofluck;Iwouldsay70%luckand30%skill.<br/>Unlikepoker,inmajiang,readingyouropponentstendstobealmostimpossible,sotensestaredownsarerarelyseen.<br/>Perhaps,IamtheonlyWesternerinthiscitywhoplaysmajiangcompetitively.IguessyoucouldcallmetheDaShanofmajiang,andthat'spartofthethrillforme.TheotherpartofitisbeingjustasskilledasmyChineseopponents,whostartedplayingmajiangwhenIwasjustalittlekid,swingingtheLittleLeaguebatbackstateside.<br/>Truly,whenIstartedplayingmajiang,Ididn'tknowwhatIwasgonnaget;Ididn'trealizebackthen,thattoday,Iwouldloveitsomuch.Iamacompetitiveperson,soIguessmajiangandmeturnedouttobe-well-youknow,likethosetwocompatibleveggies.Intheend,ifmajiangonedaybecomesanOlympicevent,youknowwhat'sgoingdown.(390words)

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.53.(单项选择题) A: turns B: means C: says D: costs

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.60.(单项选择题) A: bought B: captured C: shown D: made

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.52.(单项选择题) A: doubts B: reports C: calculates D: reviews

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.58.(单项选择题) A: mixed B: correlated C: contacted D: Involved

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart. 63.(单项选择题) A: about B: as C: almost D: like