习近平在谈到艺术创作时强调，广大文艺工作者要坚持（　）的创作导向，努力创作更多无愧于时代的优秀作品，弘扬中国精神、凝聚中国力量，鼓舞全国各族人民朝气蓬勃迈向未来。

下列情形中，最不可能引起社会存款增加的是（　）。

2014年7月15日，中国、巴西、（　）、印度和南非五国领导人正式签订协议，成立金砖国家开发银行。金砖国家开发银行总部设于上海，首任总裁来自印度。

电子商务四流包括信息流、商流、（　）和物流。

提高存款准备金率对货币供求的影响是（　）。

由中国银行和澳大利亚证券交易所共同开发的人民币清算系统于2014年7月28日在澳大利亚成功运行，这标志着人民币成为第一个被纳入澳大利亚本地清算系统的外国货币。中国银行（　）分行作为该系统的人民币清算行，将为澳大利亚境内外客户提供人民币清算服务，并逐步提供人民币债券发行、交易及期货等衍生产品结算、清算服务。

我们把“强者更强，弱者更弱”的现象称为（　）。

营业利润不包括以下哪项内容？（　）

“加强税收调节”是财政职能中实现（　）的机制和手段。

2014年APEC峰会的主题是（　）。

平均利润率形成之后，各部门获得的利润与本部门工人创造的剩余价值（　）。

按照贷款风险管理的规定，借款人偿还贷款本息没有问题，但是存在着潜在的缺陷，任其存在和发展下去将会影响贷款的偿还，这类贷款属于（　）。

2014年9月18日，下列进行独立公投的政府是（　）。

社会主义经济制度的基础是（　）。

关于管理幅度与管理层次的说法，正确的是（　）。

下列属于企业资源计划系统简称的是（　）。

根据《中华人民共和国合同法》的规定，当事人互负债务，有先后履行顺序，先履行一方未履行的，后履行一方有权拒绝其履行要求。该项权利是（　）。

下列关于网络防火墙作用的描述，不正确的是（　）。

计算机病毒是一种（　）。

下列不属于金融衍生品的是（　）。

下列有关数据库的描述中，正确的是（　）。

关于我国的湖泊，下列叙述正确的是（　）。

引起潮起潮落的主要原因是（　）。

下列对哲学家及其思想的认定不正确的是（　）。

下列关于中国农业银行核心价值观指导下的理念表述错误的是（　）。

根据下面资料，回答下列小题：

G啤酒公司拥有总资产2000万元，总负债1200万元。其中，在总资产中，流动资产占1300万元，现金类资产200万元，无形与递延资产150万元，存货800万元，预付账款与待摊费用200万元。在总负债中，流动负债占500万元。若2011年度该企业实现总利润400万元，发生利息费用20万元，适用税率为25%。

G公司的负债与有形净资产比率为（　）。

根据下面资料，回答下列小题：

G啤酒公司拥有总资产2000万元，总负债1200万元。其中，在总资产中，流动资产占1300万元，现金类资产200万元，无形与递延资产150万元，存货800万元，预付账款与待摊费用200万元。在总负债中，流动负债占500万元。若2011年度该企业实现总利润400万元，发生利息费用20万元，适用税率为25%。

G公司的利息保障倍数为（　）。

根据下面资料，回答下列小题：

G啤酒公司拥有总资产2000万元，总负债1200万元。其中，在总资产中，流动资产占1300万元，现金类资产200万元，无形与递延资产150万元，存货800万元，预付账款与待摊费用200万元。在总负债中，流动负债占500万元。若2011年度该企业实现总利润400万元，发生利息费用20万元，适用税率为25%。

G公司的流动比率（啤酒行业流动比率的参考指标为1.75）（　）。

根据下面资料，回答下列小题：

G啤酒公司拥有总资产2000万元，总负债1200万元。其中，在总资产中，流动资产占1300万元，现金类资产200万元，无形与递延资产150万元，存货800万元，预付账款与待摊费用200万元。在总负债中，流动负债占500万元。若2011年度该企业实现总利润400万元，发生利息费用20万元，适用税率为25%。

G公司的速动比率（啤酒行业速动比率的参考指标为0.9）（　）。

根据下面资料，回答下列小题：

G啤酒公司拥有总资产2000万元，总负债1200万元。其中，在总资产中，流动资产占1300万元，现金类资产200万元，无形与递延资产150万元，存货800万元，预付账款与待摊费用200万元。在总负债中，流动负债占500万元。若2011年度该企业实现总利润400万元，发生利息费用20万元，适用税率为25%。

根据题中资料，可判断G公司（　）。

杰克逊从一个美国黑人蓝领家庭中具有歌唱天赋的儿童，成长为_____的超级巨星。在上世纪80、90年代，他在世界流行乐坛的地位_____。

在信息处理这个环节上，_____光计算有很大的潜力，_____光与电子相比，更难以控制，_____其信息的放大、增强、编码、连接、交换等远不如电子方便，_____大量的信息处理仍主要依靠电子技术。
依次填入横线部分最恰当的一项是（　）。

按国内专家计算，中国现有的石油资源只够开采13年，天然气40年，煤炭60年。这绝非_____，而是不争的事实。若没有新的能源_____，人类只好再回到牛车薪火时代去。
填入画横线部分最恰当的是（　）。

①上海海纳百川、兼容并蓄的特征也开始初露端倪
②历史上的上海，处于传统江南文化的边缘地位
③来自各地的商帮，如浙江的宁波帮、绍兴帮，湖南的洞庭商帮，广车潮州帮，福建泉漳帮等活跃在上海
④从经济地理角度而言，上海距离素称“鱼米之乡”的苏杭尚有相当距离，在以农耕文明为主体的传统社会中自然不占突出位置
⑤在这样的历史条件下，作为政治、经济、文化三重边陲的上海，尚无法在以苏杭为代表的江南主流文化方面有什么建树
⑥虽然在文化上处于边缘地位，但由于优越的地理条件，上海在明清时期已经成为江南重要的商业市镇之一
将以上6个句子重新排列，语序正确的是（　）。

一些大学生在职业选择上存在着思想误区，对薪酬、职位、地域等工作条件的要求过高，导致职业定位存在偏差。有的大学毕业生对一、二线城市的期望过高，而忽略中小城市，存在“扎堆”现象。同时，许多大学生的职业规划意识较为薄弱，更加剧了就业问题。
这段文字重在说明（　）。

从所给的四个选项中，选择最合适的一个填入问号处，使之呈现一定的规律性。（　）

左边图形折起来，将得到右边哪一个图形？（　）

（　）。

所有来自中国的留学生，都往在校园内；所有住在校园内的学生，都必须参加运动会；有些中国留学生加入了学生会；有些心理学专业的学生也加入了学生会；所有心理学专业的学生都没有参加运动会。
由此不能推出以下哪项结论？（　）

某水果店只有进货价低于正常价格时，才能以低于市场的价格卖水果而获利；除非该水果店的销售量很大，否则，不能从果农那里购得低于正常价格的水果；要想有大的销售量，该水果店就要拥有特定品种水果的独家销售权。因为种种原因，该水果店没有得到特定品种水果的独家销售权。
由此可以推出（　）。

沉没成本是指已经付出且不可收回的成本。沉没成本是由过去的决策或环境决定的，它所造成的成本是不能由现在或将来的任何决策而改变的。
根据上述定义，下列不涉及沉没成本的是（　）。

挪威研究人员分析了该国过去几十年里230万份出生记录，以及相应孕妇的健康数据。结果发现，如果母亲怀孕期间出现妊娠剧吐症状，女儿后来怀孕时也出现该症状的可能性是其他人的3倍。研究还表明，孕妇妊娠剧吐与腹中胎儿是否含有来自丈夫一方的相关基因没有关系，导致这一症状的基因只可能来自母亲。因此研究人员认为妊娠剧吐与父亲的基因无关，而是由母亲遗传给女儿。
以下哪项如果为真，最能削弱上述结论？（　）

矿产勘探人员观察发现，不同颜色和形状的矿物结晶体虽然有各自不同的名称和表象，但可能是化学组成相同的物质在不同的物理化学条件下结晶成不同结构的晶体，而且一般都有着不同的物理特征。所以说，不同的矿物种类可以有相同的化学成分。
以下选项最能支持上述论断的是（　）。

甲、乙、丙、丁是四位天资极高的艺术家，他们分别是舞蹈家、画家、歌唱家和作家，尚不能确定其中每个人所从事的专业领域。已知：
（1）有一天晚上，甲和丙出席了歌唱家的首次演出。
（2）画家曾经为乙和作家两个人画过肖像。
（3）作家正准备写一本甲的传记，他所写的丁的传记是畅销书。
（4）甲从来没有见过丙
下面哪一选项正确的描述了每个人的身份？（　）

从冬至之日起每九天分为一段，依次称之为一九，二九……九九。2004年的冬至为12月21日，2005年的立春是2月4日。那么立春之日是几九的第几天？（　）

股民甲和乙分别持有同一家公司的股票。如果乙将自己的10000股转给甲，则此时甲所持有该股票的份额是乙的3倍；如果甲将自己的1000股转给乙，则此时乙所持有该股票的份额比甲多6倍。那么，甲、乙二人共持有（　）股该公司股票。

某班对50名学生进行体检，有20人近视，12人超重，4人既近视又超重。该班有多少人既不近视又不超重？（　）

商家对其新鲜葡萄进行减价促销活动，规定每天比前一天减价20%，某人在出售的第二天买了3千克，在出售的第三天又买了5千克，两次共花了42元，问如果这8千克葡萄都在第四天买只要（　）。

某工厂生产的零件总数是一个三位数，平均每天车间生产了35个，统计员在记录时粗心地将该三位数的百位与十位数字对调了，结果统计的零件总数比实际总数少270个。问该工厂所生产的零件总数最多可能有多少个？（　）

某企业前5个月的销售额为全年计划的3/8。6月的销售额为600万元，其上半年销售额占全年计划的5/12。问其下半年平均每个月要实现多少万元的销售额才能完成全年的销售计划？（　）

某工厂原来每天生产100个零件，现在工厂要在12天内生产一批零件，只有每天多生产10%才能按时完成工作，第一天和第二天由于部分工人缺勤，每天只生产了100个，那么以后10天平均每天要多生产百分之几才能按时完成工作？（　）

小明在骑旋转木马时说：“在我前面骑木马的人数的1/3加上在我后面骑木马的人数的3/4，正好是所有骑木马的小朋友的总人数。”请问一共有多少小朋友在骑旋转木马？（　）

用1，2，3，4，5，6这6个数字组成不同的六位数，所有这些六位数的平均值是（　）。

-23，-3，20，44，72，105，147，（　）。

1，2，4，3，5，6，9，18，（　）。

根据下面材料回答下列小题。

2011年某省广电产业实际创收收入达192.98亿元，同比增长32.33%。该省电影票房收入10.6亿元，同比增长45.24%。有线电视用户达1970.12万户，比上年年末净增84.24万户，其中有线数字电视用户达1177.48万户。

从结构分析：广告收入89.38亿元，占总创收的46.32%。有线网络收入53.18亿元，占总创收的27.55%。其他创收收入50.42亿元，占总创收比重达26.13%，同比增速达51.12%。

从层级分析：省级收入100.64亿元，同比增长54.07%。地市级收入47.36亿元，同比增长13.82%。县级收入44.98亿元，同比增长15.63%。

从区域分析：省以下实际创收92.34亿元，其中南部地区占60.63%，中部地区占22.66%，北部地区占16.71%。创收过亿元的县达13个，其中南部8个，中部5个，13县共创收24.77亿元。

2011年该省平均每月净增有线电视用户约多少万户？（　）

根据下面材料回答下列小题。

2011年某省广电产业实际创收收入达192.98亿元，同比增长32.33%。该省电影票房收入10.6亿元，同比增长45.24%。有线电视用户达1970.12万户，比上年年末净增84.24万户，其中有线数字电视用户达1177.48万户。

从结构分析：广告收入89.38亿元，占总创收的46.32%。有线网络收入53.18亿元，占总创收的27.55%。其他创收收入50.42亿元，占总创收比重达26.13%，同比增速达51.12%。

从层级分析：省级收入100.64亿元，同比增长54.07%。地市级收入47.36亿元，同比增长13.82%。县级收入44.98亿元，同比增长15.63%。

从区域分析：省以下实际创收92.34亿元，其中南部地区占60.63%，中部地区占22.66%，北部地区占16.71%。创收过亿元的县达13个，其中南部8个，中部5个，13县共创收24.77亿元。

2010年广电产业其他创收收入约为多少亿元？（　）

根据下面材料回答下列小题。

2011年某省广电产业实际创收收入达192.98亿元，同比增长32.33%。该省电影票房收入10.6亿元，同比增长45.24%。有线电视用户达1970.12万户，比上年年末净增84.24万户，其中有线数字电视用户达1177.48万户。

从结构分析：广告收入89.38亿元，占总创收的46.32%。有线网络收入53.18亿元，占总创收的27.55%。其他创收收入50.42亿元，占总创收比重达26.13%，同比增速达51.12%。

从层级分析：省级收入100.64亿元，同比增长54.07%。地市级收入47.36亿元，同比增长13.82%。县级收入44.98亿元，同比增长15.63%。

从区域分析：省以下实际创收92.34亿元，其中南部地区占60.63%，中部地区占22.66%，北部地区占16.71%。创收过亿元的县达13个，其中南部8个，中部5个，13县共创收24.77亿元。

2011年省级收入占该省广电产业实际创收收入的比重比地市级高多少个百分点？（　）

根据下面材料回答下列小题。

2011年某省广电产业实际创收收入达192.98亿元，同比增长32.33%。该省电影票房收入10.6亿元，同比增长45.24%。有线电视用户达1970.12万户，比上年年末净增84.24万户，其中有线数字电视用户达1177.48万户。

从结构分析：广告收入89.38亿元，占总创收的46.32%。有线网络收入53.18亿元，占总创收的27.55%。其他创收收入50.42亿元，占总创收比重达26.13%，同比增速达51.12%。

从层级分析：省级收入100.64亿元，同比增长54.07%。地市级收入47.36亿元，同比增长13.82%。县级收入44.98亿元，同比增长15.63%。

从区域分析：省以下实际创收92.34亿元，其中南部地区占60.63%，中部地区占22.66%，北部地区占16.71%。创收过亿元的县达13个，其中南部8个，中部5个，13县共创收24.77亿元。

2011年该省创收过亿元的县创收合计占全省县级总创收的比重约为（　）。

根据下面材料回答下列小题。

2011年某省广电产业实际创收收入达192.98亿元，同比增长32.33%。该省电影票房收入10.6亿元，同比增长45.24%。有线电视用户达1970.12万户，比上年年末净增84.24万户，其中有线数字电视用户达1177.48万户。

从结构分析：广告收入89.38亿元，占总创收的46.32%。有线网络收入53.18亿元，占总创收的27.55%。其他创收收入50.42亿元，占总创收比重达26.13%，同比增速达51.12%。

从层级分析：省级收入100.64亿元，同比增长54.07%。地市级收入47.36亿元，同比增长13.82%。县级收入44.98亿元，同比增长15.63%。

从区域分析：省以下实际创收92.34亿元，其中南部地区占60.63%，中部地区占22.66%，北部地区占16.71%。创收过亿元的县达13个，其中南部8个，中部5个，13县共创收24.77亿元。

以下关于2011年该省广电产业的描述正确的是（　）。

He arrived here at noon,_____ in the day, and he went out and came back ______in the day.

He is wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes _____ the strong sunlight.

Everything depends on _____ we have enough time.

He has made another wonderful discovery,_____ of great importance to science.

The picture of the park _____ memories of our class's trip last year, when Mr. Smith began to take charge of our class.

The guide then led us to a（n）_____ bridge behind the palace.

Let's keep to the point, or we _____ any decisions.

The old car _____ on the way to work again, so he had to walk to his office.

Our teacher is always busy preparing lessons until 11 o'clock at night, _____ we students have gone to sleep.

—What will you do with _____ milk in the cup?
—I will use it to make steamed bread.

To order tickets for 2008 Olympic Games, just call 952008. It _____ be simpler.

—What if I do badly at the job interview?
—_____ You should have confidence in yourself.

I'm sorry I didn't phone you, but I've been very busy _____ the past couple of weeks.

He wanted to sleep, but no sooner _____ his eyes than the desire to sleep left him.

It is impossible to _____ the news unless you read the newspaper everyday.

Unlike her _____ sister, Judith is a shy, unsociable person who dislikes to go to parties or to make new friends.

He pledged support for "_____ care", where youngsters were looked after by close relatives like aunts or uncles, but not parents.

She doesn't want to work right now because she thinks that if she _____ a job she probably wouldn't be able to visit her friends very often.

You're _____ your time talking to him; he'll never understand.

Smallpox, a kind of disease, has now died_____.

Can you believe that in _____ a rich country there should be _____ many poor people?

It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA “letters” in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable. The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology．But the race itself, between the government's Human Genome Project and Rockville, MD., biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab.

Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Collins （and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side） and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare that the race was over（sort of）, that both sides had won（kind of）and that the hostilities were resolved（for the time being）.

No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soon—the "finish lines" each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, "first drafts" rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than they're been in years, insiders say that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration.

The conflict blew up, this February when Britain's Welcome Trust, an HGP participant, released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGP's complaints. Venter called the move "a lowlife thing to do." But by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. "The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors," Venter told Newsweek in March, "and fighting back is probably not helpful." At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each other's approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality as details for Monday's joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. "If this ends the horse race, science wins." With their difference behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff: figuring how to make use of all that data.

The recent Genome Wars were symbolic of_____?

It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA “letters” in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable. The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology．But the race itself, between the government's Human Genome Project and Rockville, MD., biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab.

Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Collins （and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side） and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare that the race was over（sort of）, that both sides had won（kind of）and that the hostilities were resolved（for the time being）.

No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soon—the "finish lines" each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, "first drafts" rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than they're been in years, insiders say that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration.

The conflict blew up, this February when Britain's Welcome Trust, an HGP participant, released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGP's complaints. Venter called the move "a lowlife thing to do." But by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. "The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors," Venter told Newsweek in March, "and fighting back is probably not helpful." At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each other's approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality as details for Monday's joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. "If this ends the horse race, science wins." With their difference behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff: figuring how to make use of all that data.

The tone of the author in reporting the joint press conference this Monday is_____.

It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA “letters” in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable. The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology．But the race itself, between the government's Human Genome Project and Rockville, MD., biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab.

Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Collins （and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side） and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare that the race was over（sort of）, that both sides had won（kind of）and that the hostilities were resolved（for the time being）.

No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soon—the "finish lines" each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, "first drafts" rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than they're been in years, insiders say that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration.

The conflict blew up, this February when Britain's Welcome Trust, an HGP participant, released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGP's complaints. Venter called the move "a lowlife thing to do." But by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. "The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors," Venter told Newsweek in March, "and fighting back is probably not helpful." At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each other's approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality as details for Monday's joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. "If this ends the horse race, science wins." With their difference behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff: figuring how to make use of all that data.

It is implied in the third paragraph that_____?

It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA “letters” in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable. The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology．But the race itself, between the government's Human Genome Project and Rockville, MD., biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab.

Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Collins （and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side） and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare that the race was over（sort of）, that both sides had won（kind of）and that the hostilities were resolved（for the time being）.

No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soon—the "finish lines" each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, "first drafts" rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than they're been in years, insiders say that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration.

The conflict blew up, this February when Britain's Welcome Trust, an HGP participant, released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGP's complaints. Venter called the move "a lowlife thing to do." But by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. "The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors," Venter told Newsweek in March, "and fighting back is probably not helpful." At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each other's approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality as details for Monday's joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. "If this ends the horse race, science wins." With their difference behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff: figuring how to make use of all that data.

The word "thaw"（Line 4, Paragraph 4）most probably means_____.

It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA “letters” in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable. The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology．But the race itself, between the government's Human Genome Project and Rockville, MD., biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab.

Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Collins （and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side） and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare that the race was over（sort of）, that both sides had won（kind of）and that the hostilities were resolved（for the time being）.

No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soon—the "finish lines" each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, "first drafts" rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than they're been in years, insiders say that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration.

The conflict blew up, this February when Britain's Welcome Trust, an HGP participant, released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGP's complaints. Venter called the move "a lowlife thing to do." But by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. "The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors," Venter told Newsweek in March, "and fighting back is probably not helpful." At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each other's approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality as details for Monday's joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. "If this ends the horse race, science wins." With their difference behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff: figuring how to make use of all that data.

The critical issue facing the scientists is to_____.

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she seated me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,"Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it."

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school－walking on my own!

When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $ 2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel（汽车旅馆）for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the World-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?（　）

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she seated me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,"Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it."

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school－walking on my own!

When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $ 2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel（汽车旅馆）for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the World-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

What encouraged Kemmons to start a motel by himself?（　）

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she seated me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,"Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it."

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school－walking on my own!

When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $ 2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel（汽车旅馆）for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the World-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

Which of the following best describes Kemmons' mother?（　）

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she seated me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,"Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it."

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school－walking on my own!

When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $ 2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel（汽车旅馆）for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the World-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

Which of the following led to Kemmons' success according to the passage?（　）

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential. Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

Continental Breakfast

Breakfast and Dinner

Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert，fruit and coffee. Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy. Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

The passage is probably written for _____.

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential. Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

Continental Breakfast

Breakfast and Dinner

Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert，fruit and coffee. Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy. Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

Which of the following will the host provide?（　）

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential. Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

Continental Breakfast

Breakfast and Dinner

Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert，fruit and coffee. Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy. Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?（　）

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential. Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

Continental Breakfast

Breakfast and Dinner

Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert，fruit and coffee. Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy. Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

According to the passage, what does Continental Breakfast include?（　）

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential. Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

Continental Breakfast

Breakfast and Dinner

Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert，fruit and coffee. Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy. Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation ?（　）

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States，not only does poverty exist there，but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people. 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.

Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education , living within a settled home, being parentless, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.

There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death [penalty] but some not. Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun. Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime，the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by non-professional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.

The author intends to tell the readers that _____.

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States，not only does poverty exist there，but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people. 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.

Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education , living within a settled home, being parentless, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.

There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death [penalty] but some not. Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun. Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime，the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by non-professional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.

Besides bad material conditions, _____ also leads to the sharp increase of crime rate.

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States，not only does poverty exist there，but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people. 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.

Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education , living within a settled home, being parentless, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.

There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death [penalty] but some not. Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun. Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime，the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by non-professional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.

Which of the following is correct according to the text?（　）

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States，not only does poverty exist there，but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people. 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.

Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education , living within a settled home, being parentless, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.

There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death [penalty] but some not. Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun. Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime，the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by non-professional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.

The author is worried about the fact that _____.

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States，not only does poverty exist there，but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people. 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.

Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education , living within a settled home, being parentless, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.

There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death [penalty] but some not. Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun. Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime，the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by non-professional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.

The underlined word "penalty" is closest in meaning to _____.