__the nation under whose flag the Vessel sails becoming involved in war hostilities or warlike operations, both Owners and Charterers may cancel the Charter and the Vessel to be redelivered to Owners（）

A．Mercantilists believed that free trade is always beneficial for the trading nations．

B．Mercantilists believed that under free trade each of the trading countries benefit equally．

C．Mercantilists believed that a nation does not benefit directly from its exports．

D．Mercantilism believed that national well-being was based on national holdings of gold and silver．

Under such conditions light and atoms may act as if they ______ waves.

A) be B) are C) were D) will be

d it was designed by special care. I don't know if you've ever seen the Statue of Liberty, but if you look closely, she's holding not one object, but two. In one hand is the familiar torch we call the "light of liberty."And in the other hand is a book of law.

We're a nation of laws. Our courts are honest and they are independent. The President -- me -- I can't tell the courts how to rule, and neither can any other member of the government. Under our law, everyone stands equal. No one is above the law, and no one is beneath it.

All political power in America is limited and only given by the free vote of the people. We have a Constitution, now two centuries old, which limits and balances the power of the three branches of our government, the judicial(法庭的)branch, the legislative(立法的)branch, and the executive branch, of which I'm a part.

Many of the values that guide our life in America are first shaped in our families, just as they are in your country.American moms and dads love their children and work hard and sacrifice for them, because we believe life can always be better for the next generation. In our families, we find love and learn responsibility and character.

America is a nation guided by faith. Someone once called us "a nation with the soul of a church." This may interest you -- 95 percent of Americans say they believe in God, and I'm one of them.

1、How many objects are held in the hands of the Statue of Liberty？()

A、One

B、Two

C、Three

D、Four

2、According the passage, all people are _____ under the law of the United States.

A、the same

B、different

C、sometimes different

D、sometimes equal

3、The Constitution mentioned in this passage is round _____ years old.

A、100

B、200

C、300

D、400

4、According to the author many of the values of life are first developed _____.

A、in school

B、in the family

C、in work

D、in college

5、From the passage we can easily see that _____.

A、the majority of Americans often go to church

B、the government plays a very important role in a law court

C、light music is popular with old people

D、parents have little influence over their children

听力原文：M: Hi, Jack, do you mind if I borrow your bike？ Mine is under repair.

W: Of course not, if only I could find it. I remember I put it here this morning, but it’s gone.

What happened to the woman's bike？

A．It was gone.

B．The woman borrowed it.

C．He sold it.

D．He forgot where he put it.

A Debate on the English Language

A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States. The US Senate passed two declarations last week. One calls English the nation's official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying(统一的)”tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.

Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English, many can't understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的).

“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,” says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. “It's related to a worry about the changing demography(人口统计)of the US. It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”

In fact, the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding. John Adams lobbied(游说)in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. But his proposal died, since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义者)attempt to define personal behavior.

Since then, the country hasn't had a national language, but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.

The emotions surrounding language resurface(再次浮现)not because people feel comfortable with English. It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages, says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University.

“Language is never about language,” he says.

According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report, of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home. About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them, 6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak English at all.

What are the two declarations concerned with？

A．The status of the English language.

B．The protection of new languages.

C．The rights to speak one's mother tongue.

D．The improvement of the English language.

A.It’s unreasonable for any websites to ask for a fe

B.We shouldn’t give these websites any fe

C.We can pay the fee to these websites under some circumstances.

D.We just needn’t visit these websites any mor

Q：Are you a multi-tasked individual？(你是一位可以同时承担数项工作的人吗？) or Do you work well under stress or pressure？(你能承受工作上的压力吗？)

听力原文：M: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight.

W: And your name？

M: It's Nelson. Charles Nelson.

W: Okay. Mr. Nelson. That's a room for five, and...

M: Excuse me？ Do you mean a room for five dollars？ I didn't know the special was so good.

W: No, no, no. According to our records, a room for five guests was booked under your name.

M: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake.

W: Okay. Let's check again. Okay, Mr. Charles

C.Nelson for tonight....

M: Ah. There's the problem. My name is Charles Nelson, not Charles C. Nelson. You must have two guests under the name.

W: Okay. Let me check again. Oh. Okay. Here we are. Charles Nelson. A room for one for the 19th....

M: Wait, wait! It was for tonight. Not tomorrow night.

W: Hum. I don't think we have any rooms for tonight. There's a convention going on in town, and uh, let's see. Yeah, no rooms.

M: Ah come on! You must have something. Anything.

W: Well. Let me check my computer here. Ah! There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.

M: Great. I'll take it.

W: But I'll have to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night.

M: Ah. I should get a discount for the inconvenience.

W: Well. The best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free breakfast.

M: Hey. Isn't the breakfast free anyway？

W: Well, only on weekends.

M: Okay. That'll be fine.

(20)

A．The hotel clerk confused him with another guest.

B．Rooms were overbooked for that evening.

C．There were no more rooms available for five people.

D．The price for the room was higher than he expected.

第三篇

A Debate on the English Language

A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States.The US Senate passed two declarations last week.One calls English the nation's official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying（统一的）”tongue.But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.

Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can't understand why the issue is so controversial（有争议的）.

“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,”says Dick Tucker,a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University.“It's related to a worry about the changing demography（人口统计）of the US.It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”报关员考试

In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding.John Adams lobbied（游说）in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language.But his proposal died,since lawmakers saw it as a royalist（保皇主义者）attempt to define personal behavior.

Since then,the country hasn't had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.

The emotions surrounding language resurface（再次浮现）not because people feel comfortable with English.It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages,says Walt Wolfram,a professor at North Carolina State University.

“Language is never about language,”he says.

According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other than English.Among them,6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak English at all.

41.What are the two declarations concerned with？

A.The status of the English language.

B.The protection of new languages.

C.The rights to speak one's mother tongue.

D.The improvement of the English language.

材料：

As with the duties of loading and stowing of the carrier under Hague Rules and national statutes incorporating one or other of those Rules，there is a difference of opinion as to whether the carrier may validly delegate its responsibility for discharging the cargo to another party，notably to the consignee．Despite some lower court expressions to the contrary，the more prevalent view is that loading，stowing and discharging are “non-delegable”obligations of the carrier of GOODs by sea.

In consequence，while it may be permissible to transfer the responsibility for paying for loading，stowing and discharging to the shipper or consignee（e．g．by inserting an“FIOST”clause in the bill of lading），this or any other clauses which purport to also transfer the liability for fault or negligence in the conduct of these operations from the carrier to cargo are null and void，because they relieve or lessen the carrier&39;s obligations otherwise than as permitted by the Act．

This position is well-founded，given the fundamental purpose of the Rules and the national statutes of protecting shippers and consignees against the superior bargaining power of carriers．While acceptable in charterparties，which are contracts of private carriage，such clauses are rightly set aside by courts in carriage under bills of lading．

问题：

According to this passage，“FIOST”clause in the bill of lading is ______．

A.not accepted by courts

B.acceptable in courts

C.a non-delegable clause in the bill of lading

D.incorporated in the bill of lading to avoid superior bargaining by the carrier against the receiver

The prevalent view is that ______．A.the carrier may validly delegate its responsibility for discharging the cargo to another party

B.whether the carrier may validly delegate its responsibility for discharging the cargo to another party is still in dispute

C.it is not necessary to consider whether the carrier may validly delegate its responsibility for discharging the cargo to another party

D.the carrier may mot validly delegate its responsibility for discharging the cargo to another party

It can be inferred that the author ______ the opinion that the carrier may validly delegate its responsibility for discharging the cargo to another party．A.supports

B.does not support

C.has not indicated whether he supports or not

D.has no interest in discussing

In the eyes of law，an“FIOST”clause in the bill of lading ______．A.does not transfer the responsibility for paying for loading，stowing and discharging to the shipper or consignee

B.has nothing to do with the responsibility of the carrier

C.relieves or lessens the carrier's obligations otherwise than as permitted by the Act

D.imposes more obligations to the carrier than as permitted by the Act

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

听力原文： W: Excuse me, I'm wondering if you could tell me how to find a place I can have my shoes fixed. I'm new in town.

M: Well, of course, you can always look in the yellow pages in the back of the telephone book under "Shoe Repair". But I think there’s a good shop not far from here. Take the first street to the left and walk about three blocks. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but you'll find it. It’s near the police station. By the way, do you know about the "Town Guide" ？ It has all kinds of useful information. I think you’ll find it in any book store.

W: Thanks a lot, you' ve been very helpful and I’ll look for that "Town Guide" the next time I'm in book store. Let’s see, you said the repair shop was three blocks on the right？

M: No, first street on the left then three blocks.

W: Thanks again.

What is the woman looking for？

A．The bookstore.

B．The telephone company.

C．A map of the town.

D．A shoe repair shop.