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单选题The Great Newspaper War Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used no illustrations and the articles were 1 politics or business. Two men 2 that—Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Morning Journal . Pulitzer 3 the New York World in 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very 4 one overnight (一夜之间). He 5 lots of illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on 6 crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she was 7 to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor 8 of patients in those hospitals. In 1895, Hearst 9 to New York from California. He wanted the New York Morning Journal to be more sensational (轰动的) and more exciting 10 the New York World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he 11 the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than 12 . He often said, "Big print makes big news." Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they 13 to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator (插图画家), to 14 pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was 15 . Hearst answered, "You furnish (提供) the pictures. I"ll furnish the war."

单选题What Should be Taught If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such choice, 1 the jobs must be carried on at the same time. Because we depend so 2 upon science and technology for our progress, we must produce specialists in many fields. 3 we live in a 4 nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large numbers of us must be educated to understand, to uphold, and when necessary, to judge the work of 5 . The public school must educate both producers and 6 of scientific services. In education, there should be a good balance 7 the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and 8 judgment. Such balance is defeated by 9 much emphasis on any one field. This 10 of balance involves not only the 11 of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the arts but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves. 12 , we must have a balance between current and 13 knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new 14 in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of 15 for beginners.

单选题{{B}}第三篇{{/B}} 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 tight, 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 Liesl's 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 Ahhouse Bus Transportation. Company President, Larry Ahhouse acknowledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record. "Yon 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 tiding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara School District.

单选题Where Did All the Ships Go ? The Bermuda Triangle (三角区) is one (1) the greatest mysteries of the sea. In this triangular area between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic, ships and airplanes (2) to disappear more often than in (3) parts of the ocean. And they do so (4) leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodies. It is (5) that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange happenings in the area. His compass stopped working, a flame came down from the sky, and a wave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile away. The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the U. S. Naval (海军的) Air Flight 19. (6) December 5, 1945, five bomber planes carrying 14 men (7) on a training mission from the Florida coast. Later that day, all communications with Flight 19 were lost. They just disappeared without a trace. The next morning, 242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing. Some people blame the disappearances (8) supernatural (超自然的) forces. It is suggested the (9) ships and planes were either transported to other times and places, kidnapped (绑架) by aliens (外星人) (10) attacked by sea creatures. There are (11) natural explanations, though. The U. S. Navy says that the Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth (12) a magnetic compass (指南针) points towards true north (13) magnetic north. (14) , planes and ships can lose their way if they don't make adjustments. The area also has changing weather and is known (15) its high waves. Storms can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship. Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.

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单选题Early universities did not originate as institutions, but began instead as collections of scholars.A. ratherB. at firstC. appropriatelyD. accidentally

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单选题Storms Sink Ships Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh, The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21. Hundreds more are missing or feared dead, The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhaka as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country. The government has since banned all ferries and other boats from travelling at night during the April-May stormy season. One of the ferries, MV Mitali, was carrying far more people than it was supposed to. About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300, police said. The second ferry carried about 100 passengers. "The number of deaths is certain to rise," said an official in charge of the rescue work. "No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived." Ferries in Bangladesh don"t always keep passenger lists, making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board. Besides the ferry accidents, at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats. Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents. Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people. Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions. Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh. It is a country covered by about 230 rivers. Some 20,000 ferries use the nation"s waterways (水路) every year. And many of them are dangerously overcrowded (过度拥挤). Since 1977, more than 3,000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents.

单选题Help Your Child Become a Reader Encouraging early reading skills can build a path to a lifelong (终身的) love of reading and can help your child get a head start in school. While reading to your child is still the most important thing you can do to build reading skills, there are many techniques that can help. Make reading fun. Play games with your child as you read. Many traditional children's games can be adapted to encourage reading skill. While reading or during play, tell your child, "I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter b. " Help the child find something on the page or in the room that begins with that let- ter. For example, "I see a barn. " This can also be used to teach beginning letter sounds. "I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the sounds. " Help the child find a word that begins with the "s" sound. In this variation on the popular game, instruct the child that, "Simon says, ' point to something that starts with the letter n. ' " The child can then find an object in the room or a body part, such as the nose, that starts with the letter presented. This can also be used to teach beginning sounds. Make a game out of rhyming(押韵)words by making up silly words to rhyme with the child's name or favorite toys. This sets the stage for rhyming real words by showing the child the similarities of sounds. As the child masters making up the words, begin rhyming real words to one another. Tips to raise a successful reader. Put books in places where the child plays. If books are easily accessible, children are more likely to pick them up. Let children "read to you" by looking at pictures. Making up stories to go along with illustrations helps children discover how words relate to pictures. Take books along on trips or even short visits to the doctor's office or grocery store. Have children help you shop. Reading grocery lists and looking for specific items helps build sight vocabulary.

单选题The government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.A. slightB. surprisingC. sudden.D. harmful

单选题Cosmetic Surgery Surgery that can improve the way a person looks is becoming more and more popular in the United States. This kind of surgery is called cosmetic surgery, and both men and women are turning to this treatment as a way of keeping their appearance young as well as keeping competitive (有竞争力的) in their jobs. Men especially are beginning to turn to face-lifts, liposuction (taking fat out of the body), and implants (putting artificial parts into their bodies) to help them look younger. As companies downsize and move younger employees into higher positions, older employees in their late forties and early fifties feel the need to look and act younger in order to stay competitive. These operations are not without dangers, however. One young woman had an eye operation to get rid of the bags under her eyes. She described her experience as terrible. She said, "When he started cutting, I was fully awake. Even though he"d given me an injection near my eyes, I saw everything." She went on to explain, "I knew I had to keep still because of what he was doing. He was scraping away fat underneath my eyes. It took about ten minutes. After he finished, I felt I couldn"t walk. I was so faint." Her troubles did not end after the operation for two weeks. Her eyes were swollen and almost completely closed, and even dark glasses could not hide the side effects of the operation. Liposuction, taking fat out of the body, is probably the most popular cosmetic operation in the United States. It seems simple enough. First, a small cut is made over the place where the patient wants the fat removed. Next, a small pipe is put into the cut. A machine like a vacuum cleaner is then used to suck the fat out of the body. However, as one doctor explained, some problems can happen after the operation. He warned, "Irregular lumps and loose skin can result from this operation. If it is not evenly done, liposuction can produce a very lumpy result." Patients often must have more liposuction to correct the problem.

单选题下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。 They Say Ireland's the Best Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005, according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain's Economist magazine last week. The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being. The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security, gender equality as well as what the magazine calls "freedom, family and community life" Despite the bad weather, troubled health service, traffic congestion (拥挤), gender inequality and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10. That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe, troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest (最差的), picking up only 3.89 points. "Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued. "the report said, "some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown (崩溃) in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact. " "Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as stable family and community life" The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do, and that its findings would have their critics. No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain. The UK is positioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP (人均国内生产总值) after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the survey. China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.

单选题In Britain arrangements for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the responsibility of the bride's family. In most cases, mainly friends and relations of both families are invited, but when the bride's father is businessman of some kind, the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social connections with clients or customers and other people whose good will may be of advantage to him. It is, however, the bride's mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed invitation cards. Some guests may be invited becauseA. they are likely to be annoyed if they are not.B. they may give valuable presents.C. their presence could provide future benefits.D. they may help with the expenses of the weddin

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单选题 Lateral Thinking Lateral thinking (迂回思维), first described by Edward de Bono in 1967, is just a few years older than Edward's son. You might imagine that Casper was raised to be an adventurous thinker, but de Bono name was so famous, Casper's parents worried that any time he would say something bright at school, his teachers might snap, "Where do you get that idea from?" "We had to be careful and not overdo it," Edward admits. Now Casper is at Oxford—which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic (诵读困难). In fact, when he was applying to Oxford, none of his school teachers thought he had a chance. "So then we did several thinking sessions," his father says, "using my techniques and, when he went up for the exam, he did extremely well." Soon after, Edward de Bono decided to write his latest book, Teach Your Children How to Think, in which he transforms the thinking skills he developed for brain-storming businessmen into informal exercises for parents and children to share. Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence, and everybody knows that children aren't very logical. So isn't it an uphill battle, trying to teach them to think? "You know," Edward de Bono says, "if you examine people's thinking, it is quite unusual to find faults of logic. But the faults of perception are huge! Often we think ineffectively because we take too limited a view." Teach Your Child How to Think offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives.