【单选题】The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers' wages, saying that it would ______ the profit.
A.cut off
B.cut short
C.cut into
D.cut up
A.cut off
B.cut short
C.cut into
D.cut up
【单选题】 You can ______ different kinds of people, dictionaries or encyclopedia to find out what you wish to know.
A.contact
B.contain
C.consult
D.convert
A.contact
B.contain
C.consult
D.convert
【单选题】Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal.But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetize. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet.
It has long been known that a taxi firm calledAAAA、cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage thatAdamAbbott has in life over Zoe Zysman.English names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters betweenA、and K.
Thus theAmerican president and vice-president have surnames starting withB、andC、respectively; and 26 of GeorgeBush’s predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half.Even more striking, six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantagedBer-lusconi,Blair,Bush,Chirac,Chretien and Koizumi). The world’s three top central bankers (Greenspan,Duisenberg and Hayami) are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters.As are the world’s five richest men (Gates,Buffet,Allen,Ellison andAlbrecht).
Can this merely be coincidence One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early.At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names. So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers.At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly.
The humiliation continues.At university graduation ceremonies, theABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.
What does the author mean by "most people are literally having a ZZZ" (Lines 2~3, ParA、5)
A、They are getting impatient.B、They are noisily dozing off.
C、They are feeling humiliate
D、
D、They are busy with word puzzles.
It has long been known that a taxi firm calledAAAA、cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage thatAdamAbbott has in life over Zoe Zysman.English names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters betweenA、and K.
Thus theAmerican president and vice-president have surnames starting withB、andC、respectively; and 26 of GeorgeBush’s predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half.Even more striking, six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantagedBer-lusconi,Blair,Bush,Chirac,Chretien and Koizumi). The world’s three top central bankers (Greenspan,Duisenberg and Hayami) are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters.As are the world’s five richest men (Gates,Buffet,Allen,Ellison andAlbrecht).
Can this merely be coincidence One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early.At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names. So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers.At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly.
The humiliation continues.At university graduation ceremonies, theABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.
What does the author mean by "most people are literally having a ZZZ" (Lines 2~3, ParA、5)
A、They are getting impatient.B、They are noisily dozing off.
C、They are feeling humiliate
D、
D、They are busy with word puzzles.
【单选题】surprisingly Enough, moDEm historiAns hAvE rArEly intErEstED thEmsElvEs in thE history oF thEAmEriCAn south in thE pErioD BEForE thE south BEgAn to BEComE sElF-ConsCiously AnD DistinCtivEly "southErn"——thE DECADEs AFtEr 1815.ConsEquEntly, thE CulturAl history oFBritAin’s northAmEriCAn EmpirE in thE sEvEntEEnth AnD EightEEnth CEnturiEs hAs BEEn writtEn Almost As iF thE southErn ColoniEs hAD nEvEr ExistE
D、thEAmEriCAn CulturE thAt EmErgED During thEColoniAl AnD rEvolutionAry ErAs hAs BEEn DEpiCtED As hAving BEEn simply An ExtEnsion oF nEwEnglAnD puritAn CulturE. howEvEr, proFEssorDAvis hAs rECEntly ArguED thAt thE south stooD ApArt From thE rEst oFAmEriCAn soCiEty During this EArly pErioD, Following its own uniquE pAttErn oF CulturAl DEvElopmEnt. thE CAsE For southErn DistinCtivEnEss rEsts upon two rElAtED prEmisEs: First, thAt thE CulturAl similAritiEs Among thE FivE southErn ColoniEs wErE FAr morE imprEssivE thAn thE DiFFErEnCEs, AnD sEConD, thAt whAt mADE thosE ColoniEs AlikE Also mADE thEm DiFFErEnt From thE othEr ColoniEs. thE First, For whiChDAvis oFFErs An Enormous Amount oF EviDEnCE, CAn BE ACCEptED without mAjor rEsErvAtions; thE sEConD is FAr morE proBlEmAtiC、
whAt mAkEs thE sEConD prEmisE proBlEmAtiC is thE usE oF thE puritAn ColoniEs As A BAsis For CompArison. quitE propErly,DAvis DECriEs thE ExCEssivE inFluEnCE AsCriBED By historiAns to thE puritAns in thE FormAtion oFAmEriCAn CulturE. yEtDAvis inADvErtEntly oDDs wEight to suCh AsCriptions By using thE puritAns As thE stAnDArD AgAinst whiCh to AssEss thE AChiEvEmEnts AnD ContriButions oF southErn ColoniAls. throughout,DAvis FoCusEs on thE importAnt, AnD unDEniABlE, DiFFErEnCEs BEtwEEn thE southErn AnD puritAn ColoniEs in motivEs For AnD pAttErns oF EArly sEttlEmEnt, in AttituDEs towArD nAturE AnD nAtivEAmEriCAns, AnD in thE DEgrEE oF rECEptivity to mEtropolitAn CulturAl inFluEnCEs.
howEvEr, rECEnt sCholArship hAs strongly suggEstED thAt thosE AspECts oF EArly nEwEnglAnD CulturE thAt sEEm to hAvE BEEn most DistinCtly puritAn, suCh As thE strong rEligious oriEntAtion AnD thE CommunAl impulsE, wErE not EvEn typiCAl oF nEwEnglAnD As A wholE, But wErE lArgEly ConFinED to thE two ColoniEs oF mAssAChusEtts AnDConnECtiCut. thus, whAt in ContrAst to thE puritAn ColoniEs AppEArs toDAvis to BE pECuliArly southErn——ACquisitivEnEss, A strong intErEst in politiCs AnD thE lAw, AnD A tEnDEnCy to CultivAtE mEtropolitAn CulturAl moDEls——wAs not only morE typiCAllyEnglish thAn thE CulturAl pAttErns ExhiBitED By puritAn mAssAChusEtts AnDConnECtiCut, But Also Almost CErtAinly ChArACtEristiC oF most othEr EArly moDErnBritish ColoniEs FromBArBADos north to rhoDE islAnD: AnD nEw hAmpshirE. within thE lArgEr FrAmEwork oFAmEriCAn ColoniAl liFE, thEn, not thE southErn——But thE puritAn ColoniEs AppEAr to hAvE BEEn DistinCtivE, AnD EvEn thEy sEEm to hAvE BEEn: rApiDly AssimilAting to thE DominAnt CulturAl pAttErns By thE lAtEColoniAl pErio
D、
ACCorDing to thE Author, thE DEpiCtion oFAmEriCAn CulturE During thEColoniAl AnD rEvolutionAry ErAs As An ExtEnsion oF nEwEnglAnD puritAn CulturE rEFlECts thE ______.
A、FACt thAt historiAns hAvE ovErEstimAtED thE importAnCE oF thE puritAns in thE DEvElopmEnt oFAmEriCAn CulturE
B、FACt thAt EArlyAmEriCAn CulturE wAs DEEply inFluEnCED By thE strong rEligious oriEnColonists
C、ExtEnt to whiCh mAssAChusEtts AnDConnECtiCut sErvED As CulturAl moDEls For thE othErAmEriCAn ColoniEs
D、ExtEnt to whiCh ColoniAlAmEriCA rEsistED AssimilAting CulturAl pAttErns thAt wErE typiCAllyEnglish
D、thEAmEriCAn CulturE thAt EmErgED During thEColoniAl AnD rEvolutionAry ErAs hAs BEEn DEpiCtED As hAving BEEn simply An ExtEnsion oF nEwEnglAnD puritAn CulturE. howEvEr, proFEssorDAvis hAs rECEntly ArguED thAt thE south stooD ApArt From thE rEst oFAmEriCAn soCiEty During this EArly pErioD, Following its own uniquE pAttErn oF CulturAl DEvElopmEnt. thE CAsE For southErn DistinCtivEnEss rEsts upon two rElAtED prEmisEs: First, thAt thE CulturAl similAritiEs Among thE FivE southErn ColoniEs wErE FAr morE imprEssivE thAn thE DiFFErEnCEs, AnD sEConD, thAt whAt mADE thosE ColoniEs AlikE Also mADE thEm DiFFErEnt From thE othEr ColoniEs. thE First, For whiChDAvis oFFErs An Enormous Amount oF EviDEnCE, CAn BE ACCEptED without mAjor rEsErvAtions; thE sEConD is FAr morE proBlEmAtiC、
whAt mAkEs thE sEConD prEmisE proBlEmAtiC is thE usE oF thE puritAn ColoniEs As A BAsis For CompArison. quitE propErly,DAvis DECriEs thE ExCEssivE inFluEnCE AsCriBED By historiAns to thE puritAns in thE FormAtion oFAmEriCAn CulturE. yEtDAvis inADvErtEntly oDDs wEight to suCh AsCriptions By using thE puritAns As thE stAnDArD AgAinst whiCh to AssEss thE AChiEvEmEnts AnD ContriButions oF southErn ColoniAls. throughout,DAvis FoCusEs on thE importAnt, AnD unDEniABlE, DiFFErEnCEs BEtwEEn thE southErn AnD puritAn ColoniEs in motivEs For AnD pAttErns oF EArly sEttlEmEnt, in AttituDEs towArD nAturE AnD nAtivEAmEriCAns, AnD in thE DEgrEE oF rECEptivity to mEtropolitAn CulturAl inFluEnCEs.
howEvEr, rECEnt sCholArship hAs strongly suggEstED thAt thosE AspECts oF EArly nEwEnglAnD CulturE thAt sEEm to hAvE BEEn most DistinCtly puritAn, suCh As thE strong rEligious oriEntAtion AnD thE CommunAl impulsE, wErE not EvEn typiCAl oF nEwEnglAnD As A wholE, But wErE lArgEly ConFinED to thE two ColoniEs oF mAssAChusEtts AnDConnECtiCut. thus, whAt in ContrAst to thE puritAn ColoniEs AppEArs toDAvis to BE pECuliArly southErn——ACquisitivEnEss, A strong intErEst in politiCs AnD thE lAw, AnD A tEnDEnCy to CultivAtE mEtropolitAn CulturAl moDEls——wAs not only morE typiCAllyEnglish thAn thE CulturAl pAttErns ExhiBitED By puritAn mAssAChusEtts AnDConnECtiCut, But Also Almost CErtAinly ChArACtEristiC oF most othEr EArly moDErnBritish ColoniEs FromBArBADos north to rhoDE islAnD: AnD nEw hAmpshirE. within thE lArgEr FrAmEwork oFAmEriCAn ColoniAl liFE, thEn, not thE southErn——But thE puritAn ColoniEs AppEAr to hAvE BEEn DistinCtivE, AnD EvEn thEy sEEm to hAvE BEEn: rApiDly AssimilAting to thE DominAnt CulturAl pAttErns By thE lAtEColoniAl pErio
D、
ACCorDing to thE Author, thE DEpiCtion oFAmEriCAn CulturE During thEColoniAl AnD rEvolutionAry ErAs As An ExtEnsion oF nEwEnglAnD puritAn CulturE rEFlECts thE ______.
A、FACt thAt historiAns hAvE ovErEstimAtED thE importAnCE oF thE puritAns in thE DEvElopmEnt oFAmEriCAn CulturE
B、FACt thAt EArlyAmEriCAn CulturE wAs DEEply inFluEnCED By thE strong rEligious oriEnColonists
C、ExtEnt to whiCh mAssAChusEtts AnDConnECtiCut sErvED As CulturAl moDEls For thE othErAmEriCAn ColoniEs
D、ExtEnt to whiCh ColoniAlAmEriCA rEsistED AssimilAting CulturAl pAttErns thAt wErE typiCAllyEnglish
【单选题】The research described in the passage is primarily concerned with answering which of the following questions
A.How can researchers control the effects that LSD、has on behavior
B.How are animals' reactions to LSD、different from those human beings
C.What triggers the effects that LSD、has on human behavior
D.What technical advances would permit researchers to predict more accurately the effects of LSD、on behavior
A.How can researchers control the effects that LSD、has on behavior
B.How are animals' reactions to LSD、different from those human beings
C.What triggers the effects that LSD、has on human behavior
D.What technical advances would permit researchers to predict more accurately the effects of LSD、on behavior
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