Lions are mentioned in this passage for ______.
A. comparison
B. excitement
C. comic relief
D. accuracy
His salary as a bus driver is much higher ______
A.in comparison the salary of a teacher
B.than a teacher
C.than that of a teacher
D.to compare as a teacher
A.conduction and correction
B.cause and effect
C.reasoning and reduction
D.deduction and decision
_________gold is treasured not only for its beauty but also for its utility.
A. In conclusion
B. In contrast
C. In addition
D. In comparison
A.providing clarity
B.highlighting comparison and contrast
C.arousing the readers’ curiosity
D.providing emphasis
The passage is basically a ______.
A. biography of John Paul Jones
B. criticism of John Paul Jones
C. history of the United States Navy
D. comparison of the American and Russian navies
A.being
B.was
C.having been
D.be
Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the passage?
A.A statement illustrated by an analogy (类比)
B.A hypothesis supported by documentation(引用文献)
C.A comparison of two contrasting theories.
D.A critical analysis of a common assumption.
To give us an idea of how large the rafflesia is, the author uses ______.
A. the size of an elephant for comparison
B. measurements
C. comparisons to other flowers
D. detailed descriptions of the flower's stem
A.the computer' s memory has a little bigger capacity than a teenager' s
B.the computer' s memory capacity is much smaller that an adult human being' s
C.the computer' s memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenager' s
D.both A and B
Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.
There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.
A.America has put 2 million people in prison
B.the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising
C.billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners
D.the prisoner population is the largest in the world