10. The person he interviewed was ______ his former schoolmate.
A.no other than
B.no more than
C.none other than
D.none the less
A B C D
C
[解析] 题干:他采访的人不是别人,正是他的老同学。no other than中,other than表示expect,与no连用,表示“不是别的(事),正是”,指事物;no more than表示“仅仅”;none other than指“不是别人,正是”,用以指人,符合题意。none the less指nonetheless,“尽管如此,依然”。故答案是C。
Section B
1. The doctor did not rule out the possibility of food poisoning.
Part Ⅱ Cloze Whenever people go and live in another country they have new experiences and new feelings. They experience culture shock. Many people have a(n) 1 about culture shock they think that it's just a feeling of sadness and homesickness when a person is in a new country. But this isn't really true. Culture shock is a completely natural 2 , and everybody goes 3 it in a new culture. There are four stages, or steps, in culture shock. When people first arrive in a new country they're usually excited and 4 . Everything is interesting. They notice that a lot of things are 5 their own culture and this surprises them and makes them happy. This is Stage One. In Stage Two people notice how different the new culture is from their own culture. They become confused. It seems difficult to do even very simple things. They feel 6 . They spend a lot of time 7 or with other people from their own country. They think "My problems are all because I'm living in this country." Then in Stage Three they begin to understand the new culture better. They begin to like some new customs. They 8 some people in the new country. They're 9 comfortable and relaxed. In Stage Four they feel very comfortable. They have good friends in the new culture. They understand the new customs. Some customs are similar to their culture and some are different but that's OK. They can 10 it.
[解析] 此处表示他们可以忍受与自己本土文化不同的新文化。只有live with表示“接受,忍受”,符合文意。do without“没有……也行”,hold up with“坚持”,make a success of“取得……的成功”。故本题选A。
What draws my firm's attention is the design of cities. When we designed America's first "green" office building two decades ago, we felt very 11 . But today, the idea that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to come. Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren't designed for 12 uses. The "energy-efficient" buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis revealed indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paints and carpet. So, we've been focusing on these materials 13 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them safe for people and the planet. Home builders can now use materials that don't 14 the quality of the air, water, or soil. 15 our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being "less bad", but on creating completely healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil 16 reused by industry again. In fact, the world's largest manufacturer has already 17 a fully and safely recyclable carpet. No one 18 to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are inevitably causing these conditions. So 19 simply trying to reduce the damage, we are adopting a positive approach. We're giving people healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 20 effect on the world. It's not just the building industry. Entire cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building.