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1、B. giving information on addressC. locating firemans problemsD. providing medical care2. The speed of the computer is amazing because _C_A. it can provide information very quickly.B. it can provide necessary information.C. the information is sent to firemen by radio.D. the computer center is situate

2、d in Town Hall.3. Why does the computer contain medical records of firemen?AA. They predict possible dangers fro firemen.B. they help doctors in treating injured firemen.C. They can save property and peoples lives.D. They provide important information about injuries.4. The main idea of the passage i

3、s about _B_A. firemen and firefighting.B. necessary medical informationC. the usefulness of the computerD. the quick speed of the computerLarge companies needway to reach the savings of the public. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products a

4、nd create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the money needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term loans, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting pe

5、ople to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. They do this by issuing stocks and shares through the stock exchange. By doing so, they can put into use the savings of individuals and institutions. When the savers want to have his money back, he do

6、es not have to get to the company which has borrowed his money. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money. Many of the services needed both by industry, and by each of us are provided by the Government. Without hospital, roads, electric

7、ity, telephone, railways, etc., the country could not function. All these require continuous spending on new equipment if they are to server us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. the Government and industries there for frequently need to borrow money to finance major

8、capital spending, and they, too, go to the stock exchange. There is hardly a man or woman in the country whose job or whose standard of living dos not depend on the ability of his or her employer to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another, new money must come from the savings o

9、f the country. The stock exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need money.5. Companies must _C for money for long-term development.A. go to banksB. ask other organizationsC. turn to the publicD. go to acquaintances6. The stock exchange manages _D_A. com

10、pany businessB. company sharesC. company projectsD. company profits7. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?BA. The authorities provide many necessary services.B. Hospital, railways etc. are essential to a country.C. The Government need to borrow from the stock exchange.D. Taxes can raise

11、 all the money needed for improvement.8. The main idea of the passage is about _A_A. functions of the stock exchange.B. company financial needs.C. roles of the stockbroker.D. essential public services. It isgenerally agreed that the first true cities appeared about 5 000 years ago in the food-produc

12、ing communities of the Middle East. The cities of Sumeria, Egypt and the Indus Valley possessed a number of characteristics which distinguished them a truly urban. The cities were very much larger and more densely populated than anyprevious settlement, and their function was clearly differentiated f

13、rom that of the surrounding villages. In the cities the old patterns of kinship relations were replaced by a complex hierarchy of social classes based on the specialization of labor. Moreover, the need to keep records led to the development of writing and arithmetic, and the increased sophistication

14、 of urban society gave a new impetus to artistic expression of every kind. When the basis of city life was established in Europe the urban tradition was drawn from the ancient cities of the Middle East, via the civilizations of Greece and Rome, we can trace three main phases in the growth of the Wes

15、t European city. The first of these is the medieval phase, which extends from the beginning of the 11th century A. D to about 1 500. The second is the renaissance and Baroque phase, which can be traced from about 1500 to the beginning of the 19th century. The third is the modern phase, extending fro

16、m the early 19th century to the present day. Every medieval city began as a small settlement which grew up round a geographical or cultural focal point. This would often be a permanent structure such as a stronghold, a cathedral or a large church. In districts where travel and trade were well establ

17、ished, it might be a market, a river crossing, or a place where two or more trade routes met. In studies of urban geography other oldest part of a town is referred to as the nuclear settlement. There are many small towns in Europe where it is still possible to trace the outline of the original nucle

18、ar settlement. It is, of course, much more difficult to do this in the case if a large modern city which has grown to may times its original size.9. The ancient cities were characterized by all the following EXCEPT _C_A. larger populationsB. different locationsC. different rolesD. different social c

19、lasses10. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?DA. West European cities established their own urban tradition.B. West European cities grew directly out of those in the Middle East.C. Cities appeared earlier in the Middle East than in Greece and Rome.D. West European and Middle East cities we

20、nt through the same phases.11. Which of the following could be regarded as a geographical focal point?A. A town hall.B. A vegetable garden.C. A local cafeteria.D. An open market. In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inadequacies of the judicial system in the U.S. Costs are

21、going up rapidly both for the taxpayers and the litigants and the litigants, or parties in a lawsuit, have to wait sometimes many years before having their day in court. Many suggestions have been put forward concerning methods of improving the situating, but as in most branches of the Government, c

22、hanges come slowly. One suggestion that has been made in order to maximize the efficiency of the system is to allow districts that have too many waiting cases tomorrow judges from other districts. Another suggestion is to use pretrial conferences in which the judge meets with the litigants and their

23、 lawyers in order to narrow the issues, limit the witnesses, and provide for a more orderly trial. The theory behind pretrial conferences is that judges will spend less time on each case and parties will more readily settle before trial when they realize the adequacy of their claims and their oppone

24、nts evidence. Many states have now established another method, small-claims courts. The proceedings cost the litigants almost nothing. In California, for example, the parties must appear before the judge without the assistance of lawyers. The proceedings are quite informal and there is no peaking-th

25、e litigants need to make only aone-sentence statement of their claim By doing so, the plaintiff gives upany right to a jury trial and the right to appeal the decision.12. The judicial system is considered inadequate because of _D_A. high costs and long delays.B. high taxes and long delaysC. slow cha

26、nges and high taxesD. high costs and high taxes13. The pre-trial conference is supposed to _D_A. reduce court evidence.B. increase court costs.C. raise court efficiencyD. cut the number of litigants.14. In small-claims courts the litigants _C_A. state their claims in detail.B. appear without legal a

27、dvisors.C. can later go to a jury trial.D. have to pay high court costs.15. The main topic of the passage is about _A_A. suggestions on how to make legal claims.B. ways to produce court evidenceC. ways to deal with the judge in courtD. methods to improve court efficiency About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other peo