U.S. fourth- and eighth-graders improved their math scores in a closely watched internat
U.S. fourth- and eighth-graders improved their math scores in a closely watched international test, but continued to lag well behind peers from top-performing Asian countries.
The U.S. and other governments on Tuesday 11 the results of the test, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, the world’s largest assessment of international achievement. Some 425,000 students in almost 60 countries took the exam, administered every four years, starting in 1995.
The test results come as businesses have warned that poor performance in math is eroding U.S. 12 , and as lawmakers in Washington prepare for a key battle over education policy.
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and some experts said the 13 suggest a victory for tougher teaching standards, increased rigor in math instruction, and the frequent standardized testing 14 by President Bush’s No Child Left Behind law. Critics of the law found little evidence to support that conclusion.
In math, U.S. fourth-graders ranked No. 11 on the international test, 15 surpassed by eight countries, led by China, Singapore and Japan, researchers said.
U.S. fourth-graders on average scored 529 in 2007, up from 518 in both 2003 and 1995. The results are reported on a zero to 1,000-point scale, with 500 16 the international average. Top-performing China scored 607. U.S. eighth-graders ranked No. 9 in math with a score of 508, behind many of the 17 Asian countries atop the fourth-grade chart.
“In math, the U.S. is making 18 progress,” says Michael O. Martin, one of the directors of the study at Boston College, which 19_ the test. But Mr. Martin said he worried about the huge gap between the U.S. and Asian countries, which aren’t 20 on their laurels.
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The Immigration and Naturalization Service is concerned with which document on a vessel making preliminary entry into a U.S. port from a foreign port?().
A . Cargo Manifest
B . Certified Crew List
C . Curio List
D . Shipping Article
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NBA (stands for_______) enjoys great popularity in U.S. and wins its fame all over the world.
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Ballad is a story told in song, usually in ____ line stanzas, with the second and fourth lines rhymed.
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Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being _______.
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What did Jordan think of his fourth championship and fourth NBA Finals MVP Trophy on Father’s Day, in 1996?
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CNN, Cable News Network, is the first network to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television network in the U.S.
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But federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines when they determine penalties, and in the case of animal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremely inadequate. (CET4-2016.12)
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1. The fourth period of Shakespeare’s work is the period of romantic drama. It includes 4 romances and a historical play, __________.
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_______ the obvious differences in size and population, the states of the U.S. have many things in common with Australia.
A.In spite of
B.Instead of
C.Even if
D.Because of
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______ crystal system has three axes (a1, a2 and a3) in the x-y plane 120° apart and a fourth axis (
______ crystal system has three axes (a<sub>1</sub>, a<sub>2</sub>and a<sub>3</sub>) in the x-y plane 120° apart and a fourth axis (z) at 90o to the x-y plane. The intercepts along the three axes in the horizontal plane are equal in length, but the fourth intercept, labeled c, is of a different length.
A) Cubic
B) Hexagonal
C) Monoclinic
D) Tetragonal
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听力原文:America's universities are the envy of the world with 60% of all U.S. high school graduates attending college, while in Germany, it's 30%; in France, 28%; and in Britain, only 20%.
(26)
A.Thirty percent of the German population can receive college education.
B.American students enjoy a very high rate of admission to college in the world.
C.Comparatively speaking, there are more British people than the French attending college.
D.American college students are envied by 60% of high school graduates around the world.
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—What's one fourth and a half, do you know?—Yes, it's ______.
A.A.two sixths
B.B.three fourths
C.C.one three
D.D.three sixths
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Between her third and fourth albums, there was a ___ of four years.A.time
B.space
C.generation
D.gap
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Under the U.K. and U.S. law there is a ()为
A.Acceptance
B.Consideration
C.Element
D.Informal
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听力原文:M: What do you think? Should I accept this exchange program and stay in tile U.S. for 3 months?
W: Are you kidding? Everyone I know is lining up to go there and you're actually considering not going?
Q: What does the woman imply?
(2)
A.The man should go for the exchange program.
B.The man should not go to the U.S. for 3 months.
C.Many people want to go for the exchange program.
D.Many people consider not going for the exchange program.
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According to existing British and U.S. drug_____, despite the negative influence, alcohol and tobacco are still legal.
A.manual
B.policy
C.procedure
D.process
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听力原文: Newsweek magazine on Monday retracted a report that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran after the story triggered protests in Afghanistan that killed 16 people and the White House criticized it.
"Based on what we know now, we are retracting our original story that an internal military investigation had uncovered Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay," Newsweek Editor Mark Whitaker said in a statement, a day after apologizing for the report.
The retraction came as the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department all heavily criticized the report and said it had damaged the U.S. image abroad. White House spokesman Scott McClellan had said it was "puzzling" that Newsweek had not retracted the story a day after apologizing for it.
The original report in Newsweek reported ______
A.that 16 Afghanistan prisoners were killed at Guantanamo Bay
B.that interrogators dishallowed the Koran at Guantanamo Bay
C.that interrogators heavily criticized U.S. policy at Guantanamo Bay
D.that prisoners of war were abused at Guantanamo Bay
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When the U.S. real interest rate is low, owning U.S. assets is______and so U.S. net foreign investment is______.
A.more attractive... high
B.more attractive... low
C.less attractive...high
D.less attractive...low
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We can infer from the fourth and fifth paragraphs that
A.the legislation even influences people"s dinner.
B.the regulation affects Japanese workers" lives.
C.the laws help Japanese people lose weight.
D.the legislation is to attack the metabolic syndrome.
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听力原文:America’s universities are the envy of the world with 60% of all U.S. high school听力原文:America’s universities are the envy of the world with 60% of all U.S. high school graduates attending college, while in Germany, it’s 30% in France, 28% and in Britain, only 20%. ()
A.Thirty percent of the German population can receive college education.
B.American students enjoy a very high rate of admission to college in the worlD
C.Comparatively speaking, there are more British people than the French attending collE
D.American college students are envied by 60% of high school graduates around the worl
D.
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The owners' equity of Janet Management Corp. is $300,000 at December 31, 2002, and is equal to three-fourths of total liabilities. What is the amount of total assets? ()
A、$700,000.
B、$400,000.
C、$1,000,000.
D、$420,000.
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Epsilon Inc., a U.S. based company, must pay ¥1,000,000,000 to its Japanese component supplier in 3 months. Epsilon approaches a dealer and enters into a USD/JPY currency forward contract, containing
A、The dealer will deliver yen on expiration.
B、The amount of USD exchanged for JPY is determined at expiration.
C、Epsilon may receive or pay JPY,depending on the exchange rate at expiration.
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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding cash flow statements prepared under IFRS and U.S. GAAP?
A、Under U.S. GAAP,bank overdrafts should be classified as a financing cash flow
B、Under IFRS,interest paid can be reported either as an operating or an investing cash flow.
C、Both the direct and indirect formats of cash flow statements are allowed under IFRS and U.S. GAAP,but indirect is encouraged under IFRS only.
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In the landmark decision of Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803), Chief Justice John Marshall structured the Court’s opinion, and in his judgment, John Marshall clarified and identified th
A.Did Marbury have standing to sue Madison in the Supreme Court if there were illegal governmental actions
B.Did the plaintiffs have a right to receive their commissions
C.If the plaintiffs had a right to their commissions, were there legal remedies for them
D.If there were such legal remedies, does the Supreme Court have the authority to order the delivery of their commissions by issuing a (writ of) mandamus
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