The step you have taken is ________ much risk（冒险）.

A. one of         B. the one of　       C. the one        D. that one

— Do you know where my address book is?  — It________ be in the hall cupboard. I think I saw it this morning.

A. could            B. can　         C. will　         D. must

— Have you read this book?    — Yes. But that one is ________ worth reading.

A. best　             B. more　        C. better         D. much

—Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?  —But I ________ told anything about it.

A. wasn't        B. am not      C. haven't been　 D. won't be

Dad is used to smoking and drinking. There's no chance ________ I'm able to talk him into ________.

A. whether; giving it up       B. of whether; giving them up 

C. that; getting rid of them    D. which; stopping it

The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other disciplines, philosophy cannot be defined by what you study, because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy: are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosophy．For this reason you get a Doctorate（博士学位）of Philosophy （Ph．D．） in biochemistry, or computer science, or psychology．

       Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and critical thinking．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosophy involves the study of major philosophers and periods in the development of philosophy．

       Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancement．It is necessary for understanding other disciplines．Only philosophy questions the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relation to other disciplines．And through the study of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．

       There are a number of general uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problems, to communicate, to organize ideas and issues, to persuade, and to take what is the most important from a large quantity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career field, not necessarily for obtaining one’s first job after graduation, but for preparing for positions of responsibility, management  and leadership later on．It is very short-sighted after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed through the study of philosophy have significant long-term benefits in career advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to resolve human conflict．

41．According to paragraph 1, philosophy can best be described as the study of        ．

       A．social sciences                           B．natural sciences

       C．both social and natural sciences             D．the subject matter of politics

42．What does “discipline” mean in the first paragraph?

       A．subject     B．science     C．literature   D．occupation

43．With the study of philosophy, you can        ．

       A．become a great leader

       B．succeed in everything

       C．find a good job soon after graduation

       D．make progress in your career development

44．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A．Philosophy is an independent discipline．

       B．Logic helps you to become a better thinker．

       C．The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．

       D．The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．

45．From the passage, we can conclude        ．

       A．not all the subjects have to do with philosophy

       B．a person will get a Ph．  D．if he/she studies philosophy

       C．philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects

       D．philosophy is the only solution to all the problems in the world

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       In Greece, women had little freedom．Wealthy women hardly left   16   houses, but they   17  （allow） to attend weddings and some festivals．Greek women’s job was to run the houses and raise children．They also supervised（监督） slaves   18  did all the cooking, cleaning and planting of the crops．Male slaves guarded the women   19   the men were away．Girls learned only the basics of reading and maths at home．They were taught   20   to run a house．Women lived in   21   special section of the house．

       The Greeks had breakfast at sunrise．They had a small lunch and a late afternoon snack．The main meal was had at the end of the day．

       The soil was poor   22   the coast．With irrigation, the Greeks were able to raise some crops．The soil was richer in the plains than   23   in other places．In the plain regions, the Greeks were able to raise wheat and barley（大麦）．The Greeks made a large variety of bread,  24  （include） milk bread, wheaten bread, farmhouse bread, brown bread, and square bread．  25   wheat could only be raised in the plain, there was not enough food to feed all the people in Greece．

There are waiting-rooms in the new station,   _  about 1,000 passengers.

A. seating  B. sat   C. seated   D. sitting

---I beg your pardon!

  ---Oh, you _to me carefully. (just now)

A. didn’t   B. haven’t listened   C. don’t listen  D. weren’t listening

They’ve ____us ￡150,000 for the house. Shall we take it.

A. Provided   B. supplied   C. shown   d. offered