Half of those books ______ best-sellers.A.isB.areC.amD.was
Half of those books ______ best-sellers.
A.is
B.are
C.am
D.was
Half of those books ______ best-sellers.
A.is
B.are
C.am
D.was
Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ______.
A.appreciated
B.approved
C.appealed
D.applied
Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ______.
A.appealed
B.appreciated
C.applied
D.approved
The first sentence of the passage tells us that___________
A.most history books were written by conquerors, generals and soldiers
B.those who really helped civilization forward are not mentioned in any history book
C.conquerors, generals and- soldiers should not be mentioned in history books
D.history books tells us far more about conquerors and soldiers than about those who really helped civilization forward
About half of the infant and maternal deaths in developing countries could
be avoided if women had used family planning methods to prevent high risk ____1____pregnancies, according to a report publishing recently by the Johns Hopking ____2____University.
The report indicates that 5.6 million infant deaths and 2,000,000 maternal
Deaths could be prevented this year if women chose to have theirs children ____3____within the safest years with adequate intervals among births and limited their ____4____families to moderate size.
This amounts to about half of the 9.8 million infant and 370.000 maternal
deaths in developing countries, excluded China, estimated for this year by ____5____the United Nation’s Children’s Fund and the US Centers for Disease Control respectably. China was excluded because very few births occur in the high ____6____risk categories.
The report says that evidences from around the world shows the risk of ____7____maternal or infant ill and death is the highest in four specific types of ____8_____pregnancy; pregnancies before the mother is 18 year old; those after the ____9____mother is 35 years old; pregnancies after four births; and those lesser than ____10____two years apart.
Curiously, some twoandahalf years and two novels later, my experiment in what the Americans term “downshifting" has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality. I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of the philosophy of “have it all", preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the pages of She magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.
I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her muchpublicized resignation from the editorship of She after a buildup of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of “juggling your life", and making the alternative move into “downshifting” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status. Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelsey used to advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines, the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on “quality time”.
In America, the move away from juggling to a simpler, less materialistic lifestyle. is a-well-established trend. Downshifting — also known in America as “voluntary simplicity” — has, ironically, even bred a new area of what might betermed anti-consumerism. There are a number of bestselling downshifting self help books for people who want to simplify their lives; there are newsletters, such as The Tightwad Gazette, that give hundreds of thousands of Americans usefultips on anything from recycling their clingfilm to making their own soap; there are even support groups for those who want to achieve the mid'90s equivalent of dropping out.
For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the '80s, downshifting in the mid'90s is not so much a search for the mythical good life — growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one — as a personal recognition of your limitations.
第67题:Which of the following is true according to paragraph 1?
A Fulltime employment is a new international trend.
B The writer was compelled by circumstances to leave her job.
C “A lateral move" means stepping out of fulltime employment.
D The writer was only too eager to spend more time with her family.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
From this passage, we know that ______.
A.man never made sounds
B.man made animal sounds
C.man used to be like animals to make sounds
D.man learned from the animals to make sounds
Trend-benders ride their bikes to work even though they can afford cars, and they write letters instead of e-mail and read paper books instead of e-books.
Some trend-benders want to raise awareness about their passion and encourage others to act in the same way. For them, "bend the trend" is a social movement that invites everyone to make a lifestyle. change. For example,they example to work by bicycle instead of going by car,to reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放). When it comes to reading,trend-benders have their own ideas." Both paper books and e-books have their appeal. However the beauty and attraction of real books. I even like the smell! E-books lose something—just like the difference between enjoying video at home and seeing a movie in the theater."
46. "trend-benders" are those ______.
A.who like driving to work
B.who enjoy reading e-books
C.who try to bring old styles back to life
D.who try to enjoy the comforts of modern life
Why do some trend-benders travel to work by bicycle instead of going by car?A.Because they are concerned about environment protection
B.Because they want to save money to buy a greenhouse
C.Because they want to improve their physical health
D.Because they are too young to afford cars
According to trend-benders,real books ______.A.have no smell
B.have their appeal
C.are not easy to lose
D.are less attractive than e-books
Which is the best title for the passage?A.People Trying to Bring Old Styles Back to Life
B.Advantages and Disadvantages of E-books
C.The Beauty and Attraction of Real Books
D.A Social Movement of Traveling by Bike
" Bend the trend" is a social movement that encourages people ______.A.to change their lifestyles
B.to read electronic books
C.to travel by car
D.to write e-mail
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Public Library stocks are of a general nature, covering all subjects, many of them to higher degree standard of beyond. In addition, each public library in the metropolitan area specializes in a group of interrelated subjects and, through the cooperation between various libraries, their combined resources are made generally available. Moreover, through the inter-lending system of the British Library, it is usually possible for books not available in London public libraries to be obtained from specialist libraries. Music stocks, for example, include music writing and frequently records. Full details of these various services can be obtained from the Central Library in each area. Addresses and telephone numbers are listed in the London telephone directory.
The Public Libraries referred to in the text offer ______.
A.opportunities for students to attend further education classes
B.opportunities for students to further their studies
C.assistance towards the maintenance of students in the London Borough Councils
D.assistance to students who work in their local council
It looked like nothing could change his life.It was not until the day that his father died.He left the boys andwent to help his mother who sold food by the roadside.
He really pitied his mum and wanted to do something to support her.He loved reading cartoon(漫画)books andhad been collecting them for years,SO he decided that he should sell them.Soon he realized that his books were verypopular.So he made up his mind to set up his own business.He went around buying cartoon books from otherpeople.He bought them for 25%and then sold them for half price.
These days,he doesn’t have to go around looking for cartoon books because there are always people coming tohis shop to sell their old ones.He now has a monthly income of about 55,000 baht(泰铢).
He was a“troublemaker”to his teachers but he is a hero to me.If you are judged by your teachers as a“badstudent”.I suggest you ignore what they say.Just do your best in everything.Don’t give up so eas-ily,Believe me ,one day you could be successful,too.
Why does the author think some people should say“sorry”to Peter?
A.They refused to help him.
B.They considered him hopeless.
C.They looked down on his parents.
D.They made him give up his friends.
What did Peter do after his father died?A.He worked at a market.
B.He learnt to draw pictures.
C.He started his own business.
D.He continued his c011ege studies.
How does Peter get second.hand cartoon books now?A.He buys them from bookstores.
B.He goes around collecting them.
C.He borrows them from his friends.
D.He waits for people to sell them to him.
The word ignore in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to_________.A.take no interest in
B.pay no attention to
C.believe in
D.stick to
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