More reforms need to be introduced if education in China be () more successful.
A.will
B. is to
C. shall
D. must
A.will
B. is to
C. shall
D. must
第1题
The ports themselves reckon they are responsible for about 12% of all the diesel particle emissions and 45% of the sulphur oxides (硫的 氧化物) in southern California. Carried east by prevailing winds, such pollutants help to create some of America's worst air more than 50 miles inland. Those who live close to the freeways leading out of the ports suffer the most. Researchers have found that children living within a few hundred meters of such roads are not only more likely to suffer from asthma, a disease of the breathing system and characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, and coughing. They actually have smaller lungs.
The most ambitious effort to control pollution, and the one that may affect the local economy most drastically, involves truckers. Some 16,000 lorries currently haul containers between ships and warehouses, most of whom are owned by Hispanic immigrants. The drivers put in long hours: 13 a day is not unusual, according to a survey. They earn, on average, just under $35,000 a year. Such jobs, like many connected to the port, are an important stepping-stone on the path to the middle class.
The ports want to remove the oldest trucks and gradually upgrade the others so that, within five years, the fleet emits four-fifths less pollution than at present. To help pay for this, they intend to levy (征收-) a fee of $34 to $54 on every “dirty” vehicle entering the port. Most important, they want to turn a large, unwieldy network of independent contractors into a more orderly group of companies, as happens in an airport. “We need to have more control,” explains Geraldine Knatz, the head of Los Angeles' port.
The reforms do nonetheless pose a threat to the ports' competitiveness. At present, the truckers who work at the docks are price-takers, not price-setters. Because they are self-employed, they are almost impossible to unionize, and consequently have little bargaining power. All that could quite easily change if they were to become the employees of a few large firms. Indeed, the most enthusiastic welcome for the ports' plans has come not from environmental groups but from the Teamsters' union.
第31题:What is the passage mainly about?
[A]The consequences of shipping industry in southern California.
[B]The causes of pollution along the coast of southern California.
[C]The pollution problem of the shipping industry in southern California.
[D]The role of shipping industry in southern California's economy.
第2题
“请问您还需要点什么 ”用英语最妥当的表述是()。
A.Do you need anything more
B.Do you need something else
C.Would you like something more
D.Would you like anything more
第3题
A.another
B.more
C.again
D.other
第4题
A.better
B.worse
C.more
D.harder
第5题
A.Sounds great.I am so hungry that I could eat a horse,
B.Good idea, I need to leave immediately.
C.Let's move to other topics.
第6题
第7题
第8题
In Money Everything?
I don’t think money is everything, but we can’t do without it. Fox example, money can’t buy us happiness and a good education. And for another example, money can’t buy us good health and a long life. But we can not live without money. We need it for our daily necessities such as food,
clothes and transportation. What’s more, we need it to live a better life. In short, we
should learn the value of money and make the most of its advantages.
第9题
(b) The management of Division C has identified the need to achieve cost savings in order to become more
competitive. They have decided that an analysis and investigation of quality costs into four sub-categories will
provide a focus for performance measurement and improvement.
Required:
Identify the FOUR sub-categories into which quality costs can be analysed and provide examples (which
must relate to Division C) of each of the four sub-categories of quality cost that can be investigated in order
that overall cost savings might be achieved and hence the performance improved. (8 marks)
第10题
A. it's full
B. Good question
C. I bet that was fun
D. Good idea
E. I used to
F. fewer cars
G. Look
H. Hey
A: Why is there never a bus when you want one?
B: (56) . There aren't enough buses on this route.
A: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.
B: (57) . You should say that we need more subway lines, too.
A. Yeah. There should be more public transportation in general.
B: And (58) ! There's too much traffic.
A: (59) , is that our bus coming?
B: Yes, it is. But look, (60)
A: Oh, no! Let's go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter I'm going to write.
第11题
听力原文:With a current account, your money is immediately available.
(8)
A.You have to deposit your money once a month.
B.You can use your money at any time you need it.
C.Your money is immediately run out.
D.Your money can immediately make more money.