单选题Voluntary learning in organized courses by mature men and women is called adult education. Such education is offered to make people able to enlarge and interpret their experience as adults. Adults may want to study something which they missed in earlier schooling, get new skills or job training, find out about new technological development, seek better self - understanding, or develop new talents and skills. Adult education is best defined asA. the education for adults to enlarge their experience.B. the education for adults who want to get new skills.C. voluntary learning in organized courses by grown - ups.D. voluntary learning by adult individuals.

单选题New England town meetings, in their most highly developed form, are assemblies of the voters.

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单选题There is no reason why you shouldn't tell them beforehand that you are leaving. A. in advance B. ahead C. before long D. early

单选题How much would four pounds of tea weigh if it was taken 4,000 miles out from the surface of the earth?

单选题Charges for local telephone calls are outrageous.A. unheard ofB. unacceptableC. unbelievableD. ridiculous

单选题The good harvest lowered the price of strawberries.

单选题The trumpet was part of the opera orchestra long before it became a standard orchestral instrument.

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单选题They"re petitioning for better facilities for the disabled on public transport.

单选题More Than a Ride to School The National Education Association claims, "The school bus is a mirror of the community." They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior (外部) does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are right, and sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl. Bruce Hardy, school bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesl's bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesrs family moved to Parkesburg, knowing her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus. This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says, "It's been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when you're a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important. " Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree. Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation. Company President, Larry Althouse acknowledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record. "You do not come by employees like Bruce these days; he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. Recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350, 000 accident free miles, Hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus. " Althouse further added, "Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since. My grandfather started the business with one bus. Althouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come. " Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations. Liesl's mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara School District.

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单选题Only his relatives knew he had a fatal illness.

单选题阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A项；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B项；如果该句信息文章中没有提及，请选择C项。 {{B}} Plants and Mankind{{/B}} Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. We don't know what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants. They have always been enormously important to the welfare of people, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tools, dyes, medicines, shelter, and many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon recognize hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them botany has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of" knowledge" at all. Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on an amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or an orchid. When our Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken. Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops. From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild and the accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.

单选题 The American Family In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}. The father seldom expects his children to obey him {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}question, and children are encouraged to be independent {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}far. Others think that a strong father image would not {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to break {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}their parental families by the time they have {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}their late teens or early twenties. {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}, not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of weak dependence. This pattern of independence often results in serious {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}the age of 70. The job-retirement age is {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}65. The children have left home, married, and {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.

单选题The performance was （pretty） impressive.

单选题A Success Story At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have 1 their fortune through the Internet. 2 makes Ben"s story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was 3 by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write 4 "I wanted to prove them 5 ", says Ben, creator and director of Way search, a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls. When he was eight, his local authorities 6 him with a PC to help with school work. Although he was 7 to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and 8 by his father, he soon began 9 people $10 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he 10 up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to 11 all his time to business. "By this time the company had grown and I needed to take on a 12 of employees to help me", says Ben. "That enabled me to start 13 business with bigger companies." It was his ability to consistently 14 difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal 15 $25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine.

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单选题Who is Dr. Seuss? While many children and adults have enjoyed books by Dr. Seuss, very few actually know anything about Dr. Seuss himself. Dr. Seuss was born in 1904 and was given the name Theodor Seuss Geisel. He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts and left town as a young man to attend Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. In college, he wrote for the school newspaper. Geisel created the name Dr. Seuss, a penname he would continue to write under for the rest of his life. Seuss first entered college with the idea that he would become a professor, but a classmate who saw him sketching thought he should become an artist. He soon pursued his passion for drawing. After college, he got a job working as a cartoonist for a newspaper. However. once the United States became involved in World War II, Seuss wanted to use his talent to help in the war effort. He worked for the Army making different types of war movies and animated films that were used to train soldiers. Publishers who saw his work during the war wanted Seuss to illustrate a children's book. The war experience, along with his experience as a journalist, led to his desire to write and illustrate his own children books. Dr. Seuss had a slow and difficult start as an author. His first book almost did not get published. However, after many months of being turned down his persistence paid off. Seuss soon signed with a new publisher. This small success was enough to keep Dr. Seuss writing and illustrating. While writing, he often put on silly hats to help to reduce the stress of finishing a story. Shoaly after his first work was published, Dr. Seuss wrote and published The Cat in the Hat, the book that made him famous. For years afterwards, Dr. Seuss continued to write and illustrate many books in his own unique style, which was very different than other authors. He won many awards for his books throughout his writing career, and many were adapted for television and movies. The name, Dr. Seuss, became very popular in children's literature. Though Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, passed away at the age of 87 in 1991 ,his books and illustrations continue to live on.

单选题He"s spent years cultivating a knowledge of art.