In this section there are several reading passages followed by a total of twenty multiple. choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.TEXT A "I do." To Americans those two words carry great meaning. They can even change your life. Especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding vows is like signing a contract, Now Americans don’t really think marriage is a business deal. But marriage is serious business. It all begins with engagement. Traditionally, a young man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry her. If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her. Often he tries to surprise her by "popping the question" in a romantic way. Sometimes the couple just decides together that the time is right to get married. The man usually gives his fiancfe a diamond ring as a symbol of their engagement. They may be engaged for weeks, months or even years. As the big day approaches, bridal showers and bachelor’s parties provide many useful gifts. Today many couples also receive counseling during engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of married life. At last it’s time for the wedding. Although most weddings follow long-held traditions, there’s still room for American individualism. For example, the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors in a scenic spot. A few even have the ceremony while sky-diving or riding on horseback! The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. They choose their own style of colors, decorations and music during the ceremony. But some things rarely change. The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress. She traditionally wears "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue". The groom wears a formal suit or tuxedo. Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants, including the best man and the maid of honor. As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the minister, facing the audience. Music signals the entrance of the bride’s attendants, followed by the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their vows. Traditionally, they promise to love each other "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health". But sometimes the couple has composed their own vows. They give each other a gold ring to symbolize their marriage commitment. Finally the minister announces the big moment: "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!" At the wedding reception, the bride and groom greet their guests. Then they cut the wedding cake and feed each other a bite. Guests mingle while enjoying cake, punch and other treats. Later the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to a group of single girls. Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next m marry. During the reception, playful friends "decorate" the Couple’s car with tissue paper, tin cans and a "Just Married" sign. When the reception is over, the newlyweds run to their "decorated" car and speed off. Many couples take a honeymoon, a one, to-two-week vacation trip, to celebrate their new marriage. Almost every culture has rituals to signal a change in one’s life; Marriage is one of the most basic life changes for people of all cultures. So it’s no surprise to find many traditions about getting married...even in America. Yet each couple follows the traditions in a way that is uniquely their own. The word "business" occurs twice in the first paragraph, what does the second "business" mean
A. Trade.
B. Affair.
C. Duty.
D. Right.
根据以下资料,回答111-115题。 据海关统计,浙江省纺织纱线、织物及制品、床垫、寝具及类似品出口额从2004年的11.50亿美元上升到2009的31.44亿美元,占出口额的比重从11.4%上升到13.7%,上升2.3个百分点。全部国有及年产品销售收入500万元以上的非国有纺织企业(即规模以上纺织企业,下同)出口交货值占销售产值的比重上升。2009年,全省规模以上纺织企业实现出口交货值320.05亿元,占销售产值的30.7%,不仅比2006年提高3.3个百分点,而且比制造业高4.4个百分点。 根据国家统计局工业经济效益评价考核体系测算,2009年,浙江省规模以上纺织企业综合经济效益指数达到132.38,比2004年上升50.55点。 纺织业生产、销售增长速度低于制造业平均水平,但利润、利税增幅明显快于制造业。2004-2009年,浙江省规模以上纺织企业实现工业增加值、产品销售收入年均增幅分别为12.8%和12.9%,比同期制造业平均水平低2.9和2.6个百分点;实现利润、利税额年均增幅分别为118.4%和29.3%,比制造业平均水平高86.6和6个百分点。 浙江省规模以上纺织业综合经济效益指数(2004-2009年)指标200420052006200720082009综合经济效益指数81.8389.7298.79109.27123.82132.38总资产贡献率(%)8.178.518.699.3710.9212.09资本保值增值率(%)105.33110.77125.80105.53110.67122.59资产负债率(%)71.0369.8166.3564.9261.5459.43流动资产周转率(次)1.861.982.122.362.752.78成本费用利润率(%)0.761.592.043.564.324.79全员劳动生产率(元)161051891823324.284893392237703产品销售率(%)94.6496.0995.3696.9597.2397.03 2004-2009年,浙江省制造业实现产品销售收入年均增幅和利润年均增幅分别为( )和( )。
A. 10.3%;205%
B. 15.5%;31.8%
C. 15.7%;115.9%
D. 15.4%;23.3%
第一节 短文理解1 根据短文内容,判断文后给出的陈述是否正确。认为正确的,先[A](True);认为错误的,选[B](False)。 Once upon a time, there was a poor man. He had an orange tree. He took good care of it. In the harvest season, there were many oranges on the tree. One of them was very, very big. It was as big as a football. Nobody ever saw so big an orange. The poor man was very happy. He took it to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the poor man a large sum of money. When a richman heard of it, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why does the King give him so much money for it I’ll give my gold cup to the King. He will give me more money." The next day, the rich man went to see the King. When the King received the gold cup, he was very pleased. "What a beautiful cup!" he said, "I’11 show you something wonderful." Then he gave the big orange to the rich man. The King gave the rich man a gold cup.
A. [A] True.
B. False.