【单选题】In spite of the wide range of reading material specially designed or ______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no effective and systematic program for the reading skills.
A、appointed
B、assembled
C、acknowledged
D、adapted
A、appointed
B、assembled
C、acknowledged
D、adapted
【单选题】Classes will cease to exist by the time communism ______ throughout the world.
A．is achieved
B．has been achieved
C．will be achieved
D．will have been achieved
A．is achieved
B．has been achieved
C．will be achieved
D．will have been achieved
【单选题】______your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.
A．As
B．Since
C．Provided
D．While
A．As
B．Since
C．Provided
D．While
【单选题】most CritiCAl plot points in hArry pottEr AnD thE sorCErEr’s stonE CAmE From j. k. rowling’s imAginAtion, But FlAmEl AnD his powErFul pEBBlE wErE lEgEnDAry long BEForE hArry wEnt to hogwArts. thE 14th CEntury AlChEmist CrEAtED thE philosopEr’s stonE (CAllED "sorCErEr’s" in u.s.EDitions oF pottEr ), with whiCh hE turnED mErCury to golD AnD gAinED EtErnAl liFE.But FlAmEl’s tAlE—likE his stonE AnD his sCiEnCE—wAs no morE rEAl thAn A mAgi
C、
thE philosophEr’s stonE wAs thE kEy to AlChEmy, thE mEDiEvAl prEDECEssor to ChEmistry thAt AimED to CurE All illnEssEs, mAkE thE Elixir oF liFE, AnD trAnsmutE BAsE mEtAls into golD、thE lAst mADE pErFECt sEnsE At thE timE. thEAristotEliAn thEory oF ElEmEnts stAtED thAt All things ConsistED oF FirE, Air, wAtEr, AnD EArth. so A littlE shiFt in onE mEtAl’s Composition CoulD CrEAtE golD、
FlAmEl wAs rEnownED As An AlChEmiCAl suCCEss. in 1382, AFtEr 25 yEArs oF stuDying An AnCiEnt Book By "ABrAhAm thE jEw", hE is sAiD to hAvE proDuCED thE philosophEr’s stonE. his tExts, notABly A DEConstruCtion oF thE "ABrAhAm" work, wErE stAnDArD rEADing For Aspiring sCiEntists likE isAAC nEwton.
mAny AlChEmists BEliEvED FlAmEl FAkED his 1418 DEAth AnD thAt oF his wiFE. rumorED sightings in thE 18th CEntury plACED thEm At thE pAris opErA、As lAtE As 1816 thErE wErE rEports oF pEoplE sEArChing FlAmEl’s FormEr housE For sECrEts oF thE stonE.
ContEmporAry historiAns sAy, A niColAs FlAmEl DiD livE in pAris in thE 1300s AnD EnDowED mAny ChurChEs AnD hospitAls with his wEAlth.But hE wAs no AlChEmist. "hE got his monEy in pEDEstriAn wAys—his wiFE’s EArliEr mArriAgEs, rEAl-EstAtE spECulAtion," sAys lAwrEnCE prinCipE, Author oF thEAspiringADEpt.AnAChronisms, stylE oF lAnguAgE, AnD thE lACk oF EArliEr CopiEs inDiCAtE thAt nonE oF "his" writings originAtED prior to thE 1500s.
"this sort oF thing hAppEns in AlChEmy," sAysBill nEwmAn, Author oF AlChEmiCAl history gEhEnniCAl FirE. whEn An AlChEmist CoulDn’t BACk up his iDEAs, hE might puBlish thEm in thE guisE oF A "lost" work. FlAmEl’s wEAlth mADE A gooD CAnDiDAtE For AlChEmiCAl iDEntity thEFt.
FlAmEl writings AnD sightings FADED with AlChEmy’s prEstigE.AnD thE ClosEst AnyonE’s ComE to thE philosophEr’s stonE is rowling. in hEr hAnDs, it hAs yiElDED not just golD But EtErnAl (shElF) liFE As wEll.
thE lAst sEntEnCE oF pArAgrAph 6, "FlAmEl’s wEAlth" iDEntity thEFt. " impliEs thAt ______. "
A、FlAmEl’s wEAlth AnD his FAmE wAs ExploitED to promotE AlChEmy
B、FlAmEl’s mADE his FortunE By DECEiving All pEoplE inCluDing his wiFE
C、FlAmEl’s prEtEnDED to BE An AlChEmist AnD EArnED his living By thAt
D、FlAmEl’s suCCEss in AlChEmy hAD muCh to Do with his wEAlth
C、
thE philosophEr’s stonE wAs thE kEy to AlChEmy, thE mEDiEvAl prEDECEssor to ChEmistry thAt AimED to CurE All illnEssEs, mAkE thE Elixir oF liFE, AnD trAnsmutE BAsE mEtAls into golD、thE lAst mADE pErFECt sEnsE At thE timE. thEAristotEliAn thEory oF ElEmEnts stAtED thAt All things ConsistED oF FirE, Air, wAtEr, AnD EArth. so A littlE shiFt in onE mEtAl’s Composition CoulD CrEAtE golD、
FlAmEl wAs rEnownED As An AlChEmiCAl suCCEss. in 1382, AFtEr 25 yEArs oF stuDying An AnCiEnt Book By "ABrAhAm thE jEw", hE is sAiD to hAvE proDuCED thE philosophEr’s stonE. his tExts, notABly A DEConstruCtion oF thE "ABrAhAm" work, wErE stAnDArD rEADing For Aspiring sCiEntists likE isAAC nEwton.
mAny AlChEmists BEliEvED FlAmEl FAkED his 1418 DEAth AnD thAt oF his wiFE. rumorED sightings in thE 18th CEntury plACED thEm At thE pAris opErA、As lAtE As 1816 thErE wErE rEports oF pEoplE sEArChing FlAmEl’s FormEr housE For sECrEts oF thE stonE.
ContEmporAry historiAns sAy, A niColAs FlAmEl DiD livE in pAris in thE 1300s AnD EnDowED mAny ChurChEs AnD hospitAls with his wEAlth.But hE wAs no AlChEmist. "hE got his monEy in pEDEstriAn wAys—his wiFE’s EArliEr mArriAgEs, rEAl-EstAtE spECulAtion," sAys lAwrEnCE prinCipE, Author oF thEAspiringADEpt.AnAChronisms, stylE oF lAnguAgE, AnD thE lACk oF EArliEr CopiEs inDiCAtE thAt nonE oF "his" writings originAtED prior to thE 1500s.
"this sort oF thing hAppEns in AlChEmy," sAysBill nEwmAn, Author oF AlChEmiCAl history gEhEnniCAl FirE. whEn An AlChEmist CoulDn’t BACk up his iDEAs, hE might puBlish thEm in thE guisE oF A "lost" work. FlAmEl’s wEAlth mADE A gooD CAnDiDAtE For AlChEmiCAl iDEntity thEFt.
FlAmEl writings AnD sightings FADED with AlChEmy’s prEstigE.AnD thE ClosEst AnyonE’s ComE to thE philosophEr’s stonE is rowling. in hEr hAnDs, it hAs yiElDED not just golD But EtErnAl (shElF) liFE As wEll.
thE lAst sEntEnCE oF pArAgrAph 6, "FlAmEl’s wEAlth" iDEntity thEFt. " impliEs thAt ______. "
A、FlAmEl’s wEAlth AnD his FAmE wAs ExploitED to promotE AlChEmy
B、FlAmEl’s mADE his FortunE By DECEiving All pEoplE inCluDing his wiFE
C、FlAmEl’s prEtEnDED to BE An AlChEmist AnD EArnED his living By thAt
D、FlAmEl’s suCCEss in AlChEmy hAD muCh to Do with his wEAlth
【单选题】During the past years the ______ of automobile accidents in New York City has decreased.
A．degree
B．quantity
C．number
D．amount
A．degree
B．quantity
C．number
D．amount
【单选题】The ultimate aim of this art school is to fully bring out the artistic______in the children.
A．potentials
B．possibility
C．probability
D．personality
A．potentials
B．possibility
C．probability
D．personality
【单选题】Speaker A: That was a great dinner. Thanks a lot. You'll have to come to our place sometime.Speaker B: ______
A．I'm really very sorry. You see, I haven't prepared anything delicious for you.
B．Come again whenever it is convenient to you, won't you
C．Why do you have to leave in a hurry Do you have anything urgent to do
D．I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you again soon.
A．I'm really very sorry. You see, I haven't prepared anything delicious for you.
B．Come again whenever it is convenient to you, won't you
C．Why do you have to leave in a hurry Do you have anything urgent to do
D．I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you again soon.
【单选题】DEspitE A Cooling oF thE EConomy, high tEChnology CompAniEs ArE still Crying out For skillED workErs. thE inFormAtion tEChnologyAssoCiAtion oFAmEriCA projECts thAt morE thAn 800000 tEChnology joBs will go unFillED nExt yEAr. thE lACk oF quAliFiED workErs posEs A hugE thrEAt to thE u. s. EConomy.
thE most Commonly CitED rEAson For this stAtE oF AFFAirs is thAt thE Country’s AgrAriAn-AgE EDuCAtion systEm, sEpArAtED From thE nEEDs oF thE BusinEss worlD, FAils to prEpArE stuDEnts in thE primAry AnD sEConDAry grADEs For twEnty-First-CEntury work. yEt An inADEquAtE AnD outmoDED EDuCAtion systEm is only pArt oF thE proBlEm.
A、lEss tAngiBlE But EquAlly powErFul CAusE is An AntiquE ClAssiFiCAtion systEm thAt DiviDEs thE workForCE into two CAmps: whitE-CollAr knowlEDgE workErs AnD BluE-CollAr mAnuAl lABorErs.
BluE-CollAr workErs EmErgED in thE unitED stAtEs During thE inDustriAlAgE As work migrAtED From FArms to FACtoriEs. whitE-CollAr oFFiCE workErs BECAmE A signiFiCAnt ClAss in thE twEntiEth CEntury, outnumBEring thEir BluE-CollAr BrEthrEn By miD-CEntury.But thE whitE or BluE pArADigm hAs ClEArly outlivED its utility.CorporAtions inCrEAsingly rEquirE A nEw lAyEr oF knowlEDgE workEr: A highly skillED multi-DisCiplinAriAn who ComBinEs thE minD oF thE whitE-CollAr workEr with thE hAnDs oF thE BluE-CollAr EmployEE.ArmED with A soliD grounDing in mAthEmAtiCs AnD sCiEnCE (physiCs, ChEmistry AnD Biology), thEsE "golD-CollAr" workErs—so nAmED For thEir ContriButions to thEir CompAniEs AnD to thE EConomy, As wEll As For thEir pErsonAl EArning ABility—Apply thAt knowlEDgE to tEChnology. oF CoursE, thE golD-CollAr workEr AlrEADy Exists in A wiDE rAngE oF joBs ACross A wiDE rAngE oF BusinEssEs: think oF thE mAintEnAnCE tEChniCiAn who tEsts AnD rEpAirs AirCrAFt systEms AtAmEriCAnAirlinEs; thE nEtwork ADministrAtor who mAnAgEs systEms AnD nEtwork opErAtions At p＆g; thE ADvAnCED-mAnuFACturing tEChniCiAn At intEl.
But untilAmEriCAn BusinEss rECognizEs thEsE pEoplE As A nEw ClAss oF workEr, onE whosE CollAr is nEithEr BluE nor whitE, DEmAnDs thAt sChools Do A BEttEr joB oF prEpAring EmployEEs For thE twEnty-First-CEntury workForCE will BE FutilE.CErtAinly, polytEChniC high sChools, CollEgEs, AnD univErsitiEs hAvE mADE hEroiC EFForts to tEACh workErs nEw skills.But BECAusE mAny pEoplE sEE thEsE initiAtivEs As primArily trAining BluE-CollAr workErs, ADEquAtE FunDs ArE not invEstED in suCh progrAms, lEAving thEm short oF stAtE-oF-thE-Art tools AnD ExpEriEnCED tEAChErs.AnD BECAusE golD-CollAr workErs nEED to ConstAntly upDAtE thEir skills to stAy CurrEnt with EmErging tEChnology, lEArning must BE A Continuous proCEss, onE thAt is FunDED By CompAniEs As wEll As By tAxpAyErs.
From thE sEConD pArAgrAph wE lEArn thAt ______.
A、thE workForCE ClAssiFiCAtion is As sErious As thE rEAson oF EDuCAtion systEm
B、twEnty-First-CEntury work ArE sEpArAtED From thE nEEDs oF thE BusinEss worlD
C、whitE-CollAr workEr is only pArt oF thE proBlEm oF EDuCAtion systEm
D、BluE-CollAr mAnuAl lABorErs ArE nEEDED in AgrAriAn-AgEDAmEriCA
thE most Commonly CitED rEAson For this stAtE oF AFFAirs is thAt thE Country’s AgrAriAn-AgE EDuCAtion systEm, sEpArAtED From thE nEEDs oF thE BusinEss worlD, FAils to prEpArE stuDEnts in thE primAry AnD sEConDAry grADEs For twEnty-First-CEntury work. yEt An inADEquAtE AnD outmoDED EDuCAtion systEm is only pArt oF thE proBlEm.
A、lEss tAngiBlE But EquAlly powErFul CAusE is An AntiquE ClAssiFiCAtion systEm thAt DiviDEs thE workForCE into two CAmps: whitE-CollAr knowlEDgE workErs AnD BluE-CollAr mAnuAl lABorErs.
BluE-CollAr workErs EmErgED in thE unitED stAtEs During thE inDustriAlAgE As work migrAtED From FArms to FACtoriEs. whitE-CollAr oFFiCE workErs BECAmE A signiFiCAnt ClAss in thE twEntiEth CEntury, outnumBEring thEir BluE-CollAr BrEthrEn By miD-CEntury.But thE whitE or BluE pArADigm hAs ClEArly outlivED its utility.CorporAtions inCrEAsingly rEquirE A nEw lAyEr oF knowlEDgE workEr: A highly skillED multi-DisCiplinAriAn who ComBinEs thE minD oF thE whitE-CollAr workEr with thE hAnDs oF thE BluE-CollAr EmployEE.ArmED with A soliD grounDing in mAthEmAtiCs AnD sCiEnCE (physiCs, ChEmistry AnD Biology), thEsE "golD-CollAr" workErs—so nAmED For thEir ContriButions to thEir CompAniEs AnD to thE EConomy, As wEll As For thEir pErsonAl EArning ABility—Apply thAt knowlEDgE to tEChnology. oF CoursE, thE golD-CollAr workEr AlrEADy Exists in A wiDE rAngE oF joBs ACross A wiDE rAngE oF BusinEssEs: think oF thE mAintEnAnCE tEChniCiAn who tEsts AnD rEpAirs AirCrAFt systEms AtAmEriCAnAirlinEs; thE nEtwork ADministrAtor who mAnAgEs systEms AnD nEtwork opErAtions At p＆g; thE ADvAnCED-mAnuFACturing tEChniCiAn At intEl.
But untilAmEriCAn BusinEss rECognizEs thEsE pEoplE As A nEw ClAss oF workEr, onE whosE CollAr is nEithEr BluE nor whitE, DEmAnDs thAt sChools Do A BEttEr joB oF prEpAring EmployEEs For thE twEnty-First-CEntury workForCE will BE FutilE.CErtAinly, polytEChniC high sChools, CollEgEs, AnD univErsitiEs hAvE mADE hEroiC EFForts to tEACh workErs nEw skills.But BECAusE mAny pEoplE sEE thEsE initiAtivEs As primArily trAining BluE-CollAr workErs, ADEquAtE FunDs ArE not invEstED in suCh progrAms, lEAving thEm short oF stAtE-oF-thE-Art tools AnD ExpEriEnCED tEAChErs.AnD BECAusE golD-CollAr workErs nEED to ConstAntly upDAtE thEir skills to stAy CurrEnt with EmErging tEChnology, lEArning must BE A Continuous proCEss, onE thAt is FunDED By CompAniEs As wEll As By tAxpAyErs.
From thE sEConD pArAgrAph wE lEArn thAt ______.
A、thE workForCE ClAssiFiCAtion is As sErious As thE rEAson oF EDuCAtion systEm
B、twEnty-First-CEntury work ArE sEpArAtED From thE nEEDs oF thE BusinEss worlD
C、whitE-CollAr workEr is only pArt oF thE proBlEm oF EDuCAtion systEm
D、BluE-CollAr mAnuAl lABorErs ArE nEEDED in AgrAriAn-AgEDAmEriCA
【单选题】A、whAt shAll i Do i’vE got so mAny things on my minD now. will AnyBoDy hElp mE
B、__________________
A、how CAn i gEt support From othErs
B、Don’t ExpECt mE to hElp you. is thErE AnyBoDy who CAn hElp mE
C、Don’t Ask mE. it’s your BABy, mAry. sEE, my hAnDs ArE Full.
D、sorry. i DiDn’t ExpECt you ArE so Busy.
B、__________________
A、how CAn i gEt support From othErs
B、Don’t ExpECt mE to hElp you. is thErE AnyBoDy who CAn hElp mE
C、Don’t Ask mE. it’s your BABy, mAry. sEE, my hAnDs ArE Full.
D、sorry. i DiDn’t ExpECt you ArE so Busy.
【单选题】you woulDn’t ExpECt An inFormAtionAgE CompAny likE intEl to gEt on thE wrong siDE oF EnvironmEntAlists, But thE CompAny’s rECEnt 42 Billion ExpAnsion At rio rAnCho, nEw mExiCo, plungED thE worlD’s lArgEst sEmiConDuCtor mAkEr into An AgE-olD wEstErn proBlEm: wAtEr rights.Chip plAnts ConsumE millions oF gAllons oF wAtEr A DAy, mAinly to wAsh miCrosCopiC Dirt From thE surFACE oF Chips. thAt’s A proBlEm in thE Dry wEst, whErE, As twAin rEmArkED, whiskEy is For Drinking, wAtEr is For Fighting ABout.
During ConstruCtion oF thE nEw 1.3 million-squArE-Foot Chip-mAking plAnt, whiCh stArts proDuCtion this month, rEsiDEnts AnD ACtivists ComplAinED thAt thE CompAny’s ExpAnDing thirst woulD BE too grEAt A DrAin on loCAl suppliEs.AFtEr wEEks oF puBliC hEArings, thE stAtE oF nEw mExiCo lAst yEAr grAntED intEl 72% oF thE wAtEr it rEquEstED、
thE striFE At rio rAnCho is thE most intEnsE thE inDustry hAs FACED、"i think it sEnsitizED us, " sAys howArD high, spokEsmAn For intEl. "wE hAvE A lot oF EFForts unDEr wAy to try AnD minimizE thE Amount oF wAtEr wE usE. "CurrEnt ConsErvAtion EFForts mAy not work For An inDustry thAt in northAmEriCA is ExpECtED to DouBlE in sizE to $ 75 Billion in sAlEs in thE nExt thrEE yEArs.
thE trEnD is to rEusE trEAtED wAstEwAtEr From Chip ClEAning in plACEs suCh As Cooling towErs AnD Air-ConDitioning systEms. motorolA Employs suCh mEthoDs in phoEnix AnDAustin. rECyCling wAtEr For Chip ClEAning is thE most logiCAl ApproACh.But thE tEChnology to mAkE ultrA-purE wAtEr For suCh A ClosED-loop systEm is still too Costly.
nEw tEChnologiEs CoulD EvEntuAlly tAkE thE wAtEr out oF Chip ClEAning. onE CompAny, rADiAnCE sErviCEs, A six-pErson stArt-up BAsED inBEthEsDA, mArylAnD, holDs pAtEnts For A nEw "Dry ClEAning" mEthoD、using lAsEr light AnD inErt gAs (惰性气体) to liFt impuritiEs (杂质，不洁物) From surFACEs oF A Chip, rADiAnCE ClAims its proCEss CAn ClEAn As EFFECtivEly As thE CurrEnt wAtEr-BAsED mEthoDs.
whAt is thE mAin suBjECt oF this pAssAgE
A、ChipmAkErs FACE A wAtEr proBlEm.
B、intEl CAusEs pollution to EnvironmEnt.
C、shortAgE oF wAtEr rEsourCEs in inFormAtionAgE.
D、intEl’s nEw tEChnology oF sAving wAtEr.
During ConstruCtion oF thE nEw 1.3 million-squArE-Foot Chip-mAking plAnt, whiCh stArts proDuCtion this month, rEsiDEnts AnD ACtivists ComplAinED thAt thE CompAny’s ExpAnDing thirst woulD BE too grEAt A DrAin on loCAl suppliEs.AFtEr wEEks oF puBliC hEArings, thE stAtE oF nEw mExiCo lAst yEAr grAntED intEl 72% oF thE wAtEr it rEquEstED、
thE striFE At rio rAnCho is thE most intEnsE thE inDustry hAs FACED、"i think it sEnsitizED us, " sAys howArD high, spokEsmAn For intEl. "wE hAvE A lot oF EFForts unDEr wAy to try AnD minimizE thE Amount oF wAtEr wE usE. "CurrEnt ConsErvAtion EFForts mAy not work For An inDustry thAt in northAmEriCA is ExpECtED to DouBlE in sizE to $ 75 Billion in sAlEs in thE nExt thrEE yEArs.
thE trEnD is to rEusE trEAtED wAstEwAtEr From Chip ClEAning in plACEs suCh As Cooling towErs AnD Air-ConDitioning systEms. motorolA Employs suCh mEthoDs in phoEnix AnDAustin. rECyCling wAtEr For Chip ClEAning is thE most logiCAl ApproACh.But thE tEChnology to mAkE ultrA-purE wAtEr For suCh A ClosED-loop systEm is still too Costly.
nEw tEChnologiEs CoulD EvEntuAlly tAkE thE wAtEr out oF Chip ClEAning. onE CompAny, rADiAnCE sErviCEs, A six-pErson stArt-up BAsED inBEthEsDA, mArylAnD, holDs pAtEnts For A nEw "Dry ClEAning" mEthoD、using lAsEr light AnD inErt gAs (惰性气体) to liFt impuritiEs (杂质，不洁物) From surFACEs oF A Chip, rADiAnCE ClAims its proCEss CAn ClEAn As EFFECtivEly As thE CurrEnt wAtEr-BAsED mEthoDs.
whAt is thE mAin suBjECt oF this pAssAgE
A、ChipmAkErs FACE A wAtEr proBlEm.
B、intEl CAusEs pollution to EnvironmEnt.
C、shortAgE oF wAtEr rEsourCEs in inFormAtionAgE.
D、intEl’s nEw tEChnology oF sAving wAtEr.
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