The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favoured by ______.A.the city governmentB.some b
The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favoured by ______.
A.the city government
B.some bike riders
C.people living far from downtown
D.some store owners
The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favoured by ______.
A.the city government
B.some bike riders
C.people living far from downtown
D.some store owners
The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by ______.
A.the city government
B.some bike riders
C.people living far from downtown
D.some store owners
The main idea of this passage is that______.
A. the law of the sea was stated by John Marshall
B. some nations are able to acquire special open-sea rights
C. every nation owns its territorial waters
D. the laws of the sea are established by international agreement
The main idea of the whole story is that ______ .
A.there is more food and water in space than on earth
B.eating and drinking in space is a special problem
C.astronauts can never eat or drink in a spaceship
D.there is no food or water in a spaceship
A.So more charities have been opened around the world
B.Red Nose Day has become something special for English people
C.The idea of Red Nose Day has traveled to other countries, too
In many countries of the world, there is special food for pets.It is common for big markets in many places to sell cat food and dog food.However, in a small town in France, there is a special restaurant for dogs.Dogs are the only customers.There is seating for twenty of them.The dogs choose from a variety of dishes on the menu.
Of course, in most parts of the world, pets don’t live in such wealth and comfort.P eople treat their pets in a more practical way.People own cats and dogs because they keep away mice and other unwanted animals.Owners have some loving feelings for their pets, but they do not see them as equal to family members.In most places in the world, there isn't any special clothing or fine food for animals.There aren’t any special restaurants for dogs.
Pets around the world live in a great variety of ways, just as people do.
21.According to the passage, in most countries _______________.
A.animals are in a worse position than human beings
B.people treat their pets like members of their families
C.there are special shops that sell clothing for dogs and cats
D.pets such as dogs and cats are very popular
22.According to the passage, there are _________________.
A.a few restaurants for dogs in every city in France
B.many owners of dogs and cats in the United States and Europe
C.no dogs or cats that wear clothing
D.some people who treat their pets far better than they treat their children
23.For many people, pets may have a more practical function because _______________.
A.pets are often useful companions for old people
B.cats and dogs can be used to keep away mice
C.pets can sometimes be sold to make money
D.some pets may show loving feelings for their owners
24.In your opinion, which of the following sentences is probably true?
A.Dogs and cats like to wear expensive clothing.
B.Many people visit the dog restaurant in France.
C.In some cases, animals have better food and clothing than people.
D.People in every part of the world like to buy fine clothing for their pets.
25.The main idea of this reading passage is _______________.
A.Dogs enjoy fine restaurants
B.A rich cat can afford to go to any restaurant
C.It is stupid to have special food and clothing for animals
D.People treat pets in very different ways in different parts of the world
In response to Mrs. Dodd's idea that same year—1909, the state governor of Washington proclaimed (宣布) the third Sunday in June is Father's Day. The idea was officially approved by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge recommended national observance of the occasion " to establish more intimate (亲密的) relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations. " The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father's Day flower.
Father's day took longer to establish on a national scale than Mother's Day, but as the idea gained popularity, tradesmen and manufacturers began to see the commercial possibilities. They encouraged sons and daughters to honor their fathers with small thank-you presents, such as a tie or a pair of socks, as well as by sending greeting cards.
During the Second World War, American servicemen stationed in Britain began to request Father's Day greeting cards to send home. This generated a response with British card publishers. Though at first the British public was slow to accept this rather artificial day, it's now well celebrated in Britain on the third Sunday in June in much the same way as in America.
Father's Day seems to be much less important an occasion than the Mother's Day. Not many of the children offer their fathers some presents. But the American fathers still think they are much better fated than the fathers of many other countries, who have not even a day for their sake in name only.
When did Father's Day officially begin to have national popularity?
A.1907.
B.1909.
C.1916
D.1924
After the World war II (27) in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's (28) had to be changed, (29) the Soviet Union (苏联)became the enemy of America. They wanted to reach Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began (30) something new to its broadcast that was (31) "Music USA" , Another new idea came (32) in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know (33) English to completely understand its normal English broadcast. So VOA (34) a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken (35) ,of course, it is Special English.
21.
A. business
B. culture
C. support
D. information.
Car rental companies are【32】in the telephone book and are located in most cities and towns.【33】, there are usually rental cars at airports and train and bus stations. As is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a car【34】the day, week, or month. Some companies【35】have special weekend rates that you may find especially interesting if you have only a limited【36】of time to travel around the area you are visiting. Since each company has its own rules and rates, it is a good idea to【37】prices among companies to get the best rates to suit your purposes. For example, most car rental costs【38】how long you plan to keep the car and how far you travel. However, some companies may include gasoline in their rates, but【39】do not. Some companies require that you【40】the car to its starting point; others will permit you to leave the car in another city.
(31)
A.Some time
B.Sometimes
C.Sometime
D.Some times
In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that " social epidemics" are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals, often called influential, who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well-connected. The idea is intuitively compelling, but it doesn't explain how ideas actually spread.
The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible-sounding but largely untested theory called the "two-step flow of communication" : Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else. Marketers have embraced the two-step flow because it suggests that if they can just find and influence the influentials, those select people will do most of the work for them. The theory also seems to explain the sudden and unexpected popularity of certain looks, brands, or neighborhoods. In many such cases, a cursory search for causes finds that some small group of people was wearing, promoting, or developing whatever it is before anyone else paid attention. Anecdotal evidence of this kind fits nicely with the idea that only certain special people can drive trends.
In their recent work, however, some researchers have come up with the finding that influentials have far less impact on social epidemics than is generally supposed. In fact, they don't seem to be required at all.
The researchers' argument stems from a simple observation about social influence: With the exception of a few celebrities like Oprah Winfrey—whose outsize presence is primarily a function of media, not interpersonal, influence—even the most influential members of a population simply don' t interact with that many others. Yet it is precisely these non-celebrity influentials who, according to the two-step-flow theory, are supposed to drive social epidemics, by influencing their friends and colleagues directly. For a social epidemic to occur, however, each person so affected must then influence his or her own acquaintances, who must in turn influence theirs, and so on; and just how many others pay attention to each of these people has little to do with the initial influential. If people in the network just two degrees removed from the initial influential prove resistant, for example, the cascade of change won't propagate very far or affect many people.
Building on the basic truth about interpersonal influence, the researchers studied the dynamics of social influence by conducting thousands of computer simulations of populations, manipulating a number of variables relating to people's ability to influence others and their tendency to be influenced. They found that the principal requirement for what is called "global cascades"—the widespread propagation of influence through networks—is the presence not of a few influentials but, rather, of a critical mass of easily influenced people.
By citing the book The Tipping Point, the author intends to ().
A.analyze the consequences of social epidemics.
B.discuss influentials' function in spreading ideas.
C.exemplify people' s intuitive response to social epidemics.
D.describe the essential characteristics of influentials.
From the passage, we understand that______.
A.the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties
B.the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers
C.the author received the same education as most people during his childhood
D.the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting