9. With the project of animal protection, foxes are becoming more ________ in urban areas.

A. popular　　　　　　　 　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　 C. universal　　　　 D. widespread

8. Food safety is ________ important, so the government spares no efforts to prevent food pollution.

　　　 　A. strongly　　　　　　 　 B. reasonably　　　　　　　　 C. highly　　　　　 　 D. naturally

7. Don’t be so discouraged. If you ________ such feelings, you will do better next time.

A. carry on　　　 　　 B. get back　　　 C. break down　　　　 D. put away

6. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ______the isolation of life in Alaska.

A. break through?　　　 B. break down　　　 C. break into????D. break out

5. There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.

A. took up　　　　　　 　 B. brought back　　 　　 C. kept back　　D. held up

4. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ________ paper money for almost every purchase.

A. exchange?????　 B. decrease 　　　　　　 C. trade　　　　　　　 D replace

3. The writer was so _______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.

A. abandoned　　　　　　　　 B. focused　　　　　 C. absorbed　　　　 　　 D. centered

2. This research has attracted wide ___ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.

A. message 　　　　　　　　 B. information 　 C. media 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. data 　

1. A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Science said _______ among new graduates grew to over 12 percent last year at 1.5 million because of the global economic crisis.

A. disagreement??? B. enlargement　 　　 C. unemployment??　 D. encouragement

8．(2010年江苏模拟)2009年12月31日，银行间外汇市场美元对人民币汇率的中间价为100美元对人民币682.83元，2010年1月1日，中间价为100美元对人民币682.82元。　

(1)请从材料显示的信息推知人民币汇率和美元汇率的变化。　

(2)简述这种变化对美国经济发展有什么积极影响？　

答案：(1)材料显示100美元可兑换的人民币减少，说明人民币升值，人民币汇率升高；相反，美元贬值，美元汇率跌落。　

(2)①降低出口成本，扩大出口，提高企业产品在国际市场上的竞争力。②有利于吸引其他国家的游客，扩大旅游业发展，增加就业，缓解金融危机。