单选题Mr. Dane went through his daughter's essay carefully, to eliminate slang words from it. A. reduce B. exchanged C. remove D. exhibit
单选题Now, don't tell anyone else what I've just told you. Remember, it's ______. A. controversial B. secretive C. confidential D. sacred
单选题American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
单选题To achieve our goal, we have to
obviate
all the problems.
单选题The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our ______ almost two hours later. A. designation B. destiny C. destination D. dignity
单选题
At the public radio station KEXP in
Seattle, there's a simple procedure for evaluating new technology. "We just go
ahead and do stuff," says one of the station's morning disc jockeys. That's how
the quirky station created one of the first music podcasts—without support from
major record companies. A podcast is a digital recording of a
radio-style audio program that can be downloaded from the Internet and played on
a digital music player. Many podcasters think the technology could revolutionize
radio as TiVo did television. Podcasting is a great way for KEXP
to reach thousands of new listeners, especially those outside of Seattle.
But the station can't podcast programs such as John in the morning—a
variety of independent and mainstream music—because record companies haven't
provided an easy, affordable way for podcasters to license songs. That's why
most podcasts today are talk radio. KEXP decided that it
couldn't sit around and wait and wait for a major label to sign off on this. So
it invited 14 unsigned or small bands from the Seattle area to contribute songs
to a podcast. The station asked a lawyer—a listener who volunteers at the
station—to draw up a simple contract for the bands. KEXP did not release numbers
but said the podcast was a hit. KEXP is now podcasting some live performances to
which it owns the rights. Since podcasts are recordings, they
can be played at any time. Listeners can pause, fast-forward or rewind them. And
since podcasts are posted online, listeners can download programs from radio
stations and independent broadcasters from all over the world. The podcasts can
also be hacked and pirated. An enterprising listener could pull songs out of a
podcast and turn them into music files or CDs. That's why many
record companies say the technology is promising but problematic. But record
labels worry that listeners will pirate the songs contained in the downloaded
radio shows. For example, OK Go and several other emerging bands with EMI have
their own podcasts. But EMI is not ready to approve a blanket podcasting
license. "Podcasting is potentially very exciting," says Executive
Vice-president Adam Klein. The result: yet another Napster-like standoff over
piracy and music rights.
单选题It is reported that the latest outbreak of the bird flu in Pennsylvania in the United States has prompted China to slap a ban on poultry imports from the state. A. marine products B. dairy products C. industrial products D. avian products
单选题The popularity of the film show that the reviewers" fears were completely ______.
单选题The hands on this clock are lubricate so that it can be seen in the dark.
单选题The affluent middle class created by the Asian boom now
take up over from exports
as the main engine of growth.
单选题Beijing Television Station Transmitting Tower really looks magnificent at night when it is
illuminated
.
单选题Heat exhaustion is a condition caused by ______ to sunlight or another heat source which often results in dehydration and salt depletion. A. a reaction to B. overexposure C. an limitation of D. an absence of
单选题To begin some activity is to ______ doing it.
单选题A somewhat singular and solitary person, he demonstrated early in his life a capacity for hard work, long hours, and ______. Almost a personification of the Protestant work ethic, Thorndike simply abhorred making even the slightest error and consequently was always striving for perfection in his work. A. accuracy B. precision C. vision D. permission
单选题On a Windows screen, there will roll down many more buttons when you hit the "Tools" button. A. cast B. caste C. cascade D. cataract
单选题People who live in crowded cities often experience breathing problems during the summer when high temperature combine with ______ polluted air.
单选题Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief mason that the U.S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russians believed ______.
单选题Which statement about social control agents is NOT true?
单选题If they spend some time on Chinese history, they will be
more able
to predict China"s future.
单选题Since the energy crisis, these big cars have become a real
liability.
They cost too much to run.
