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needs proving.

A spontaneous B hypothetical C intuitive D empirical

______ led to his famous book "On the Origin of Species".

A．lastly

B．completely

C．essentially

D．eventually

Carl Sagan suggests that modem man ______.

A．is very confused about the origin of the Earth

B．might possibly reach life outside the

C．believes it is possible to step off the Earth

D．is historically incapable of exploring the universe

Human beings should find a new _______ of energy. A. orientB. source C. origin D. souse

ping Beauty” and “Cinderella”？

A.They were invented by Elizabeth Vergoose.

B.They were invented by Thomas Fleet.

C.They were invented by Charles Perrault.

D.Their writers are unknown.

ely accepted one is that the earth at some time in its very early history became hot enough to melt the materials from which it was formed. While in this molten state, lighter rock-forming materials (造岩材料) floated on the surface of the heavier ones. Then, between four and a half four billion (十亿) years ago, the molten earth cooled sufficiently to form. a crust of rock that was many miles thick.

Surrounding the earth was an unbroken canopy of clouds miles thick and made up mostly of water vapor. Rain falling toward the still-hot earth was heated to steam and rose to the clouds again. After many millions of years, as the earth continued to cool, its surface temperature fell below the boiling point of water. Rainwater could now remain on the earth, covering its whole surface except for the higher places on earth that had been formed from the lighter rock materials.

In 1970, scientists had pieced together evidence that the lighter rock materials had formed one huge continent by a vast ocean. Then, about 200 million years ago, the great continent began to break up, the pieces moving slowly apart.

The onrushing waters of the single huge ocean now entered and filled the spaces between the separating continents--and became the several oceans and seas we know today.

This passage mainly talks about ______.

A．the origin of the earth

B．the origin of the ocean

C．the history of the earth

D．the forming of the earth's crust

s a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other, and later they agreed on certain signs. These signs were called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.

The power of words, then, exists in their associations—the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience, and the longer we live, the more certain words remind us of the glad and sad events of our past, and the more we read and learn, the more number of words increases.

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which deeply attract our minds and emotions. This skillful use of words is called "literary style". Above all, a real poet can express his meaning in words which sing like music and can move men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them properly, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

The origin of language is______.

A．treasure handed down from the past

B．a matter that is hidden or secret

C．a problem not yet solved

D．a question difficult to answer

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How men first learned to invent words is unknown；in other words，the origin of language is a mystery．All we really know is that men，unlike animals，somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings，actions and things，SO that they could communicate with each other；and that later they agreed upon certain signs，called letters，which could be combined to represent those sounds，and which coul d be written down．Those sounds，whether spoken，or written in letters we call words．

The power of words，then，lies in their combinationsmthe things they bring up before our minds．Words become filled with meaning for US by experience；and the longer we live，the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past；and the more we read and learn，the more the number of words that mean something to us increases．Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts，but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings．This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style．Above all，the real poet is a master of words．He can con-vey his meaning in words which sing like music，and which by their position and association can move men to tears．We should therefore leam to choose our words carefully and use them accurately or they will make our speech silly and rude．

The origin of language__________ ． 查看材料

A.is reflected in sounds and letters

B.is handed down from generation to generation

C.dates back to the prehistoric period

D.is a problem not yet solved

The first European stock exchange was established in Antwerp, Belgium(比利时) , in 1531. There were no stock exchanges in England until the 1700' s. A man wishing to buy or sell shares of stock had to find a broker(agents) to transact his business for him. In London, he usually went to a coffee house, because brokers often gathered there. In 1773, the brokers of London formed a stock exchange.

In New York City, brokers met under an old button-wood tree on Wall Street. They organized the New York Stock Exchange in 1792. The American Stock Exchange, second largest in the United States, was formerly called the Curb Exchange because of its origin on the streets of New York City.

A stock exchange is a market place where member brokers buy and sell stocks and bonds (债券) of American and foreign businesses on behalf of the public. A stock exchange provides a market place for stocks and bonds in the same way a board of trade does for commodities. The stockbrokers receive a small commission on each transaction they make.

The stockholder may sell his stock wherever he wants to unless the corporation has some special rule to prevent it. Prices of stock change according to general business conditions and the earnings and future prospects(前景) of the company. If the business is doing well, the stockholder may be able to sell his stock for a profit. If it is not, he may have to take a loss.

In the 1600's, if a man wanted to buy or sell shares of stock, he had to do it through ______.

A．the government

B．himself

C．a broker

D．the stock exchange

One could well imagine a dictionary entry that reads."Honda,n. automobile.cf. Af fordable,reliable,friendly. "Or in the words of the prospective car buyers portrayed in its U.S. television eommercials. "l&39;II take it. "Buyers all over the world did. pushing sales of Honda cars and Honda motorcyeles into the millions. Behind those definitions,though,there was a flesh-and-blood Honda. self-made giant of Japanese industry who hated boardrooms and preferred getting grease on his hands as he tinkered alongside his engineers with the little ears that would zoom across the Pacific and conquer America. When Soichiro Honda,84,died last week of liver failure,the company he founded in 1948 was ranked fourth in Japan and poised to displace Chrysler as the third largest producer of passenger cars in the U.S. Honda was fated to build cars, The son of a village black-smith.he was no more than six when, breathless and memorized. be ran through the streets of his native town,near Hamamatsu,chasing a Ford Model T. By 18 he bad built his first auto,powered by a discarded American airplane engine. The after months of the war provided him with priceless opportunities,especially after U.S. occupation forces purged the upper echelons(梯队) of Japanese industry and government ,opening the doors for outsiders, Honda decided to manufacture affordable motorcyeles that would allow the Japanese to move cheaply farms to cities to buy ,sell or work. Honda refused to obey the Ministry of lnternational Trade and Industry when it ordered him to stick to motoreycies. Japan,it said,did not need more than a few car manufacturers. Honda ignored them. He also helped establish the company policy of setting up factories in the U. S. when Japanese competitors such as Toyota saw no wisdom inbuilding abroad.

According to the second paragraph which one of the folowing best describes Mr. Honda？

A.Mr. Honda was an imaginary hero in Japancse Mythology

B.Mr. Honda was a diligent person who always seated himself in his office reading a great number of reports

C.Mr. Honda was a severe person who always wear clean suit and white gloves

D.Mr. Honda loved to fiddle with the little cars in the workshop accompanied by engineers.

The company Honda founded was all set to____A.become the third largest car prodocer in the U. S

B.remove Chrysler from its present position

C.put Chrysler out of business

D.push sales in the United States

Honda was fated to build cars , because____A.he was the son of a village black-smith

B.Honda decided to manufacture affordable motorcycles that would allow the Japanese to move cheaply from farms to cities to buy,sell or work

C.Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan said that Japan did not need more than a few car manufacturers

D.he ran chasinga Ford Model T when he was 6,and by 18 he had built his first auto. By grasping opportunities he began to manufacture motorcycles

Which of the following factors contributes to making Honda a giant automaker？ A Education. aoble origin and inheritage

A.Education. aoble origin and inheritage

B.Tenacity determination and timing

C.Luck.cunnings and eruelty

D.Poverty ,inferiority and pitiablity

i net. In 1905, Binet was asked by the French Ministry of Education to develop a way to identify those children in French schools who were too "mentally deficient (不足的)" to benefit from ordinary schooling and who needed special education. The tests had to distinguish those who were merely be hind in school from those who were actually mentally deficient.

The items that Binet and his colleague Theophile Simon included on the test were chosen on the basis of their ideas about intelligence. Binet and Simon believed intelligence includes such abilities as understanding the meaning of words; solving problems, and making commonsense judgements. Two other important assumptions also shaped Binet' s and Simon' s work. (1) that children with more intelligence will do better in school and (2) that older children have a greater ability than younger children.

Binet' s first test consisted of thirty tasks. They were simple things most children learn as a re ;suit of their everyday experiences. The tasks were arranged in groups, according to age. Binet decided which tasks were appropriate for a given age group by giving them first to a large number of children of different ages. If more than half of the children of a given age passed a test, it was considered appropriate for that age group.

The main purpose of this passage is to ______.

A．tell the origin of intelligence tests

B．explain the basic principle of intelligence tests

C．describe the changes in the content of intelligence tests

D．state the development of intelligence tests