Businesses are expected to cut spending dramatically through much of 2009. A number of economists, including those National City and Wachovia, don’t expect business investment, which make up about one – tenth of US economic activity, to decline through 2009. According to a survey of 679 chief financial officers by Duke University and CFO Magazine this month, US businesses expect to cut capital spending by more than 10% in the next 12 months, a sharp decrease from September, when the CFOs expected business investment to increase slightly.
John Graham, finance professor at Duke and director of the survey, says businesses are finding ways to repair existing machinery and buildings rather than replace equipment or move. They likely won’t increase their spending until they see concrete evidence that the economy is improving.
Those planning meeting for late winter and early spring are either buying fewer or less – expensive items, or they’re not buying at all. One client who usually spends about $ 80,000 on a conference each year is spending half that. Robert Coen, director of forecasting at media – analysis firm Magna, predicts a 4.5% drop in ad spending to $ 259 billion in 2009 on the heels of a 3.2% drop in 2008. “A recovery in US ad budgets will probably not get underway until 2010,” he says. Another negative for 2009: There aren’t any big ad – spending events such as the Olympics or national elections.
Declining business spending will hurt a number of industries but will be especially tough for the manufacturing sector. Nearly two – thirds of manufacturers expect revenue(税收) to be unchanged or lower in 2009 than 2008, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management found.
1.According to John Graham, how did businesses to deal with the economy crisis?
A. They are spending less.
B. By increasing their business spending sharply.
C. By replacing old equipment with the new equipment.
D. By moving into the cheaper offices.
2.Why are the managers buying less – expensive items for their meetings?
A. To save money themselves.
B. To cut down on expenses and save for the companies.
C. To see the concrete evidence that the economy is on the mend.
D. To save money so they spend more on advertisements.
3.It can be inferred that in a year Olympics are held, many companies _________.
A. contribute more money to the poor      B. give the participants money
C. spend more money on advertising     D. cut down on advertising budgets
4.The best title for the passage is ____________.
A. Predictions about Buying New Equipment in 2009
B. Predictions about Conference Planning in 2009
C. Predictions about Advertising Spending in 2009
D. Predictions for Business Spending in 2009

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hospital emergency rooms treat injured fingers all the time．Without treatment, a bad cut can lead to permanent damage．But how should a person know when a bleeding cut is serious enough to require medical attention?
Here are some tips from Dr．Martin Brown, chairman of the department of emergency at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Virginia．
1．Laceration （裂口）
The medical term for a cut or tear in the skin is a laceration．【小题1】  A long cut on a finger can likely be treated without a visit to a doctor if the wound is not very deep．However, if you have a short but deep laceration, you will need professional attention,
2．Fingertips cut off
Some injuries, like a fingertip that gets cut off, might even need surgery （外科手术） to repair．【小题2】 More often, cutting down the bone is what is done because reattaching a fingertip is often not successful．
3．Bleeding
 【小题3】  Small cuts usually produce what is known as venous （静脉的） bleeding．This means the blood flows steadily from the injury．The bleeding will often stop when pressure is put on the wound．In most cases holding direct pressure with a clean cloth for four to five minutes would do. But if a cut appears to be pumping blood out with some force, this may be a sign of arterial （动脉的） bleeding．__【小题4】_
Finally, always keep this in mind: even a cut that does not require medical attention must be kept clean to prevent infection．Small cuts should be cleaned gently with clean water．_【小题5】  Then cover it with a clean, dry bandage．

 Waiting with her mother at the check-out stand，a little girl saw a circle of white pearls in a box.“Oh，please，Mommy.Can I have them？”The mother __1__the back of the box.“A dollar ninety-five.If you really want them，I'll __2__some extra chores (杂活)for you and soon you can save enough money to buy them for __3__.”

After she got home，Jenny did __4__her share of chores，and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.She wore it everywhere—school，park，__5__ to bed.The only time she took it __6__ was when she had a bath.

Jenny had a very __7__ daddy and every night when she was ready for bed，he __8__ stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a fairy tale.One night when he finished the __9__，he asked Jenny，“Could you give me your __10__，darling？”“Oh，no，please，Daddy.But you can have my toy horse __11__.”Dad kissed her and said good night.About a week later，__12__ the story time，Daddy asked for pearls again.“Oh Daddy，you can have my babydoll，”was Jenny's reply.And __13__，Daddy kissed her good night.

A few nights later when Daddy came in，he __14__ Jenny was trembling on the bed，crying.She said __15__ but lifted her little hand up to Daddy.And，when she __16__ it，there was her pearl necklace.“It's for you，Daddy，”she said.Tears in eyes，Daddy reached out with one hand to __17__ the necklace，and with the other hand he pulled out from his pocket a blue case with a __18__ of beautiful genuine(真正的)pearls.He had had them all the time.He was just waiting for her to give up the false stuff(东西) __19__ he could give her genuine treasure.

In our life，how many false things are we holding on to that __20__ us from receiving God 's genuine treasures?

1．A.found  B．turned 

2．A.smooth away      B．think of

C．take over        D．cut down

3．A.ourselves     B．yourself 

C．themselves     D．myself

4．A.so much as        B．no more than

C．more than       D．less than

5．A.hardly         B．still 

C．almost     D．even

6．A.in        B．up  

C．away      D．off

7．A.humorous    B．loving 

8．A.would         B．might 

C．could      D．should

9．A.housework         B．work 

C．bath        D．story

10．A.kiss    B．greetings 

C．pearls      D．toy

11．A.instead       B．also 

C．probably         D．actually

12．A.after  B．during 

C．before     D．until

13．A.surprisingly enough  B．once again

C．in return         D．as usual

14．A.remembered      B．noticed

C．realized  D．expected

15．A.something         B．all 

C．nothing  D．much

16．A.opened      B．closed 

C．removed         D．showed

17．A.reject         B．touch 

C．take        D．put

18．A.pile     B．piece 

C．circle      D．set

19．A.until  B．so that 

C．in case    D．though

20．A.stop  B．protect 

C．save        D．get

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be____36____ .

Today things are___37_____, the world has become too___38____ . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are___39____ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth ___40____survive.

Everyone___41_____ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing__42_____ , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, ___43____will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we ___44_____to use bigger and more powerful machines to __45____more and more trees.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.___46_____, in most countries wastes are ___47______put into rivers or into the sea, and there are _48_____laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the___49____ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough___50_____. What can we do to solve these problems ?

It we eat more vegetables and less___51____, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops __52_____five times more people than land where animals are kept.

Our natural resources will _53_____longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth__54_______ .

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer ___55____in the future.

1.                A．beautiful        B．unlimited （无限的） C．rare  D．valuable

2.                A．common        B．the same        C．changeable    D．different

3.                A．crowded        B．small           C．dirty D．busy

4.                A．protecting      B．saving          C．polluting  D．fighting

5.                A．may not        B．will not         C．shall not  D．could not

6.                A．wonders        B．realizes         C．consider  D．discovers

7.                A．poles          B．boats           C．methods  D．ideas

8.A mountains     B. the sea       C. trees              D. forests

9.                A．continue        B．have           C．ought    D．will go on

10.               A．grow          B．plant           C．save  D．cut down

11.               A．Thus           B．However       C．Generally speaking   D．Therefore

12.               A．still            B．even           C．also  D．certainly

13.               A．too many       B．a few          C．some D．few

14.               A．production      B．pollution        C．population D．revolution

15.               A．houses         B．vegetables      C．food  D．lives

16.               A．fruit           B．meat           C．fish   D．grain

17.               A．feeds          B．increases       C．supplies   D．helps

18.               A．use            B．stay           C．keep D．last

19.               A．control         B．born           C．plan  D．reward

20.               A．nature         B．sea            C．planet D．forest

I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid,   1.  I dreamed of becoming a doctor.

My mother was a  2.. Through her work, she observed that  3.  people spent a lot more time  4. than they did watch television. She  5. that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and  6. written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 7. . Years later we realized her marks were only a  8.  My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be  9..

When I entered high school I was an A-student,  10. not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't 11. . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I  12. about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and  13. bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very  14. with that arrangement but  15.  I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a  16. over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also  17. that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success  18. intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student

 19. , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a  20. .

21.               A．that           B．which          C．when D．who

22.               A．woman servant   B．teacher        C．scientist   D．nurse

23.               A．healthy         B．successful       C．powerful  D．clever

24.               A．searching       B．reading         C．working   D．training

25.               A．ordered        B．insisted         C．suggested  D．announced

26.               A．hand in         B．turn over       C．pick up    D．cut down

27.               A．titles           B．magazines       C．books D．parts

28.               A．game          B．trick           C．pleasure   D．task

29.               A．anybody        B．nobody         C．somebody D．everybody

30.               A．and           B．so             C．but   D．or

31.               A．know          B．care           C．face  D．stop

32.               A．thought        B．chatted         C．complained D．worried

33.               A．repairing       B．cleaning        C．rubbing   D．watching

34.               A．encouraged     B．puzzled         C．moved    D．pleased

35.               A．now that        B．if             C．when D．since

36.               A．wall           B．house          C．window   D．roof

37.               A．realized        B．imagined       C．believed   D．noticed

38.               A．suited          B．required        C．made D．matched

39.               A．even          B．forever         C．before    D．again

40.               A．professor       B．expert         C．doctor    D．boss