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更多“Spartan in modern English means stripped down, bare, physically challenging.”相关的问题
What is opening？
A．The Civic Center.
B．Anew golf course.
C．A downtown office.
D．A residential hotel.
A．intriguing
B．exasperating
C．demonstrative
D．unprovoked
A．a stoic … gourmet
B．a sycophant … humble
C．an eccentric … practical
D．a sensualist … spartan
E．an ideologue … catholic
A.They enjoyed more political rights and domestic freedom that the rest of the Greek world.
B.They received physical training instead of literacy education.
C.They could inherit property.
D.They usually got married at 18.
A.长期债务中的流动部分稳定增加
B.现金余额异常低
C.应收账款余额下降
D.存货余额异常高
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Americans are a very energetic and mobile people, always on the run; rushing from one appointment to another, from a PTA (Parent Teacher Association) meeting to a social planning committee. They have very little time to spend preparing elaborate（精致的，复杂的）everyday meals to be eaten at leisure. In many homes it is rare for the whole family to sit down at supper together. Clubs and committees force them to grab a quick meal rather than a sit-down supper.
When they do have the chance to eat at home, often the working housewife prefers to prepare meals that can be quickly heated and consumed. It is no wonder, therefore, that America has become a shelter for fast food consumption.
This great transformation occurred after World War Ⅱ when many women began to work full time and spend less time at home with their families. Women, however, wanted to function well in the capacity of homemaker, as well as that of career woman but time became a precious commodity（商品）which had to be carefully used.
Therefore, it was necessary to make her life easier at home in the preparation of the family dinner. Simultaneously with women entering the job market there was also a shifting of the focus of home entertainment from the radio to the television. Television became the latest fashion in the 1950s and no one wanted to miss his or her favorite programs. And then, the place for supper shifted from the dining room to the living room.
As the customs changed, so did the culture. The immediate solution for this was the invention of the TV dinner. These were frozen meals which were divided into portions of meat and vegetables. They could easily be put into an oven（锅）and prepared within minutes. The tin trays（托盘）in which they were served were conveniently carried into the living room and dinner was consumed in front of a TV set. Cleaning up afterwards was no problem. The tin trays were easily thrown into the garbage.
From fast dinners at home the next step was quick eating while on the road. Love for TV was combined with the fascination for the automobile. It is not odd that with the development of the superhighways America saw the beginning of fast food chains. McDonald's paved the way with its variety of burgers and cold drinks soon to be followed by all kinds of other foods. Today dozens of fast-food chain stores can be found along highways, in modern shopping malls and scattered throughout neighborhoods in America. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Roy Roger's, Burger King and Wendy's are just a few of the fast-food chains which are now part of American culture． They offer chicken, donuts, tacos and pizza, all quickly produced in great quantities for the masses. These establishments have given shape to the modern lifestyles and diet of the American people.
31．In America, the whole family seldom have dinner together at home because＿．
A．they have so many social activities
B．they have a lot of meetings to attend
C．they rush from one appointment to another
D．they often move from one place to another
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文：W: Excuse me, I've been using this old book for a research project and I noticed that a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.
M: Yes, unfortunately, that's a common problem with books made from wood pulp.
W: I suppose to make paper from wood that you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white.
M: Exactly, and it's the acid that eventually eats away the paper.
W: Oh, that actually make sense, but this book's not even 75 years old and I've seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and they're in fine condition.
M: Well, you see, books have been made from wood pulp only since 1850, before that they were made from materials mostly animals' skins or C, no chemicals were added.
W: It's a shame those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart some day. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them.
M: En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid.
W: That doesn't sound very economical.
M: No, it isn't. It's not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable first edition books in our collection.
W: Well, thanks for the explanation. I'd better get back to my project.
M: Good luck, and I hope the old book hold long enough for you to finish it.
According to the man, why do modern books decay？
A．They are often handled improperly by readers.
B．The paper is destroyed by chemicals.
C．The ink used in printing damages the paper.
D．The glue used in the binding loses its strength.
The first eight lighthouse erected on the West Coast in the 1850’s featured the same basic new England design：a Cape Cod dwelling with the tower rising from the center or standing close by.In New England and elsewhere，though，lighthouses reflected a variety of architectural styles.Since most stations in the Northeast were built on rockv eminences，enormous towers were not the rule.Some were made of stone and brick，others of wood or metal.Some stood on pilings or stilts；some were fastened to rock with iron rods.Farther south，from Maryland through the Florida Keys，the COaSt was low and sandy.It was often necessary to build tall towers there massive structures like the maj estic Cape Hatteras，North Carolina，lighthouse，which was lit in l870.At 190 feet。it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.
Not withstanding differences in appearance and construction，most American lighthouses shared several features：a light，living quarters，and sometihies a bell(or，later，a foghorn).They also had something else in common：A keeper and usually，the keeper’s family.The keeper’s essential task was trimming the lantern wick in order to maintain a steady，bright flame.The earliest keepers came from every walk of life；they were seamen，farmers，mechani cs，rough mill hands and appointments were oft en handed out by local customs commissioners as political plums.After the administration of lighthouses was taken over in l852 by the United States Lighthouse Board.an agency of the Treasury Department，the keeper corps gradually became highly professional.
第 31 题 What is the best title for this passage？
A．The Life of a IAghthouse Keeper.
B．The Modern Profession of iAghthouse Keeping.
C．Earl y highthouse in t he Unit es States.
D．The Lighthouse on Little Brewster Island.
Moderate earthquake strikes England
A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007，toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds． Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County．One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries．
“It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun—fair ride，”said the woman．
The British Geological Survey said the 4．3-magnitude quake struck at 8：19 a．m． and was centered under the English Channel，about 8．5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel．
Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county．Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds．
“1 was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me，”said Hendrick van Eck．27．of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London．“I then heard the sound of cracking，and it was getting heavier and heavier．It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down．”
There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year．but they are rare in Britain．The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4．8-magnitude quake struck the central England city 0f Birmingham．
The country’s strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931,measunring 6．1 on the Richter scale．British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever t0 strike Britain．including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France．Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England．However,people should not be scared too mush hy this prediction，Musson said，as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place．This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum．
第 15 题 During the Apfil 28 earthquake，whole England was leff without power．
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
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