【单选题】Why the shopping mall is called “ elephants of commercial architecture ” ?
A.
More commodities are available.
B.
Combination retail stores, food outlets, and entertainment under a single roof.
C.
The shopping malls are in big cities.
D.
Goods are nice and cheap.
【单选题】The author puts stress on the survival of democracy to show that ______.
A.
democracy has great vitality to survive
B.
people should not take pleasure in the decline of newspapers
C.
the decline of newspapers won't be so harmful to society
D.
democracy might not survive the coming decline of newspapers
【单选题】In a liberal democracy, .
A.
all positions of power are elected
B.
elected rulers are not subject to any limits
C.
democracy is limited by protection of individual rights
D.
elected rules pursue left-of-centre policies
【单选题】听力原文:Isn't the shop closed? (A) The shopping mall is newly built. (B) They' re open twenty-four hours a day. (C) No, it' s very far from here. (19)
【单选题】Despite high prices of the goods, the shopping mall is always attracting a lot of customers for its ________ supplies. [ ]
【简答题】英译汉 direct democracy
【单选题】You'd better walk _______ the footbridge. The shopping mall is on the other side of the street. [ ]
【单选题】Direct democracy makes tariffs less likely to be voted into law because:
A.
the size of the individual losses would be larger than the individual gains from any potential protectionist measure.
B.
domestic producers threatened by increased imports will lobby against the trade agreements entered into by the countries.
C.
each person does not vote on the basis of his/her direct interest as a winner or loser from protection.
D.
the number of people who are hurt by protectionist measures exceeds the number of people who gain from protectionist measures.