单选题 Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don't look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of the weather even further back. It is natural that a tree will grow well in a climate (气候) with plenty of sunshine and rainfall. And little sunshine or rainfall will limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the eleventh ring, then we're sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year. If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the climate that year was bad for the tree. Tree rings are important not only for studying the history of weather but also for studying the history of man. Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico. But now you can find only sand there—no trees and no people. What happened? A scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings there. He decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move. In this instance, studying tree rings un- covered an exciting fact about the history of man.

单选题The company has opened a new factory, ______ many skilled workers are hired.

单选题Although the women's rights movement in the United States is thought of as a recent development, its beginnings date back over one hundred and seventy years. At that time women were dependents in the eyes of the law, and they did not have the rights of adults. A woman had no property rights, even over what she had got it from her mother or father or over any wages that she earned. Decisions about family matters and about the children were made by her husband, the "head of the family". The first public protests (请愿) against the low position of women were made in the 1830s. In 1848 the leaders of this movement (some of whom were for antislavery (反对奴隶制) activities as well) assembled the first Women's Rights Convention, demanding equality. In this struggle as well as in the long, hard fight for women's vote, those who took part in the activities were laughed at and insulted (侮辱). They were said to be immoral (违反伦理的), and their ideas were considered dangerous to society. Nevertheless by 1900 women had won the right to vote in several states; and in 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution granted them the fight to vote throughout the United States. By the time many women were attending college, and increasing numbers were entering professions which had before been forbidden to women. A little number of women even held high academic and government positions. In spite of all this progress, "career women" were largely restricted (限制)to teaching, nursing, and office work. The Women's Liberation movement, which developed during the 1960s, has focused on economic rights such as "equal pay for equal work". In addition Some groups have stressed psychological and social equality. The main purpose of Women's Liberation to free women from the restricted role which society has given to them. It seeks to enable them to choose between a career and the home or to choose the two. It claims that society as a whole would benefit if every person was allowed to develop his or her abilities and use them to the full. Women's Liberation believes that the statement in the United States Declaration of Independence, "all men are created equal" really means "all human beings are created equal".

单选题______ the temperature going down so quickly, I don't think we are able to go on with our experiment. A. For B. By C. From D. With

单选题In today's society, most women use cosmetics, also called "make-up", wherever they go or whatever they do. As one of the world's biggest industries, it gains high return each year. Most large stores sell cosmetics, but shops at airports always sell them cheaper. The word "cosmetics" refers to anything that is put on people's faces to make them look better. Lipstick, cream, face powder and eye make-up probably win the most popularity. Although the number of women who use cosmetics is larger than that of men, there are special cosmetics used for men as well. Some people even want to make their faces look different through cosmetic surgery, which is full of risks. Cosmetics originated from India, but it was the Egyptians who made them popular six thousand years ago. Rich Egyptian women used to paint their eyes green or black. Red colors were employed to paint pretty patterns on their fingernails. At one time, rich women in England had baths in milk to make their skin soft and smooth. They also used a lot of balmy powder in order not to let people smell their bodies, which were often very dirty because they did not wash or change clothes very often. Cosmetics are not safe all the time. Sometimes they do harm to the skin, and some of the lipsticks or powders that people use are even poisonous. Nowadays, people who use various kinds of cosmetics frequently try their utmost to guarantee that everything they use is absolutely safe.

单选题Americans owned a bathtub as early as 1895.

单选题He is certainly an _________ lawyer but people say that he lacks a human touch.

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单选题 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中，选出最佳选项。 One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked{{U}} (36) {{/U}}better than driving our track, {{U}}(37) {{/U}}this time I was not happy. My father had told me I'd have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store. Sixteen is a{{U}} (38) {{/U}}age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly{{U}} (39) {{/U}}of racial discrimination(歧视) was{{U}} (40) {{/U}}a fact of life. I'd seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner{{U}} (41) {{/U}}whether they were "good for it." I knew black youths just like me who were{{U}} (42) {{/U}}like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery. My family was{{U}} (43) {{/U}}. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner{{U}} (44) {{/U}}us? At Davis's store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded{{U}}(45) {{/U}}I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my{{U}} (46) {{/U}}to the cash desk, I said{{U}} (47) {{/U}}, "I need to put this On credit." The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful (不相信的){{U}} (48) {{/U}}. But Buck's face didn't change. "Sure," he said{{U}} (49) {{/U}}. "Your daddy is{{U}} (50) {{/U}}good for it." He{{U}} (51) {{/U}}to the other man. "This is one of James William's sons." The farmer nodded in a neighbourly{{U}} (52) {{/U}}. I was filled with pride. James William's son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult's respect and trust. That day I discovered that the good name my parents had{{U}} (53) {{/U}}brought our whole family the respect of our neighbours. Everyone knew what to{{U}} (54) {{/U}}from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself{{U}} (55) {{/U}}much to do wrong.

单选题Which of the following orders is true?　 a. Archimedes took a bath. b. Archimedes discovered his principle. c. The King of Syracuse asked him to solve a problem. d. Archimedes did the experiment on the crown.

单选题______ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple C. How curious the couple were D. The couple was such curious

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单选题What can we learn about the growth rate of population?

单选题From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about ______.

单选题Did you see the film on ______ television or at ______ cinema?[A] /; the[B] a;/[C] a; the[D] the; /

单选题To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train travel by air.