单选题What has changed the Nuclear Family in North America?

单选题St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. Legend has it that this patron saint had given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. He also used the three-leafed shamrock to represent the Trinity-how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity-and converted the pagans to Christianity. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for hundreds of years. People wear green in memory of the Emerald Isle and wear shamrocks. The first St. Patrick's Day parade, however, took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army, to reconnect with their Irish roots. Over the next thirty-five years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called "Irish Aid" societies, like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and English armies) and drums. Up until the mid-nineteenth century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1545, close to a million poor, uneducated, Catholic Irish began to pour into America to escape starvation. Despised for their religious beliefs and funny accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys. However, the Irish soon began to realize that their great numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Truman attended New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in America.

单选题We {{U}}anticipate{{/U}} being able to have our summer vacation in Italy.

单选题This book is written in such easy English so those with basic command of English can read and understand it.

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.