单选题下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题。{{B}}第一篇{{/B}}
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Life Connected with Computer{{/B}}
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My
boyfriend's Liverpudlian accent suddenly becomes indecipherable after the
clarity of his words on screen, a secretary's tone seems more rejecting than I'd
imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid—hours become minutes, and
alternately seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week,
are now just two ordinary days. For the last three years, since
I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose, I have done much of my work as
a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via E-mail and communicate with
colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of
our relationship is computer-mediated. If I desired, I could
stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my
money, love and work. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks
alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I
watched most of the blizzard of '96 on TV. But after a while,
life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I've merged with my
machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another node on the Net.
Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the
outside forms of socializing. It's like attending an A. A. meeting in a bar with
everyone holding a half-sipped drink. We have become the Net Opponents' worst
nightmare. What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to
computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become an
avoidance, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact
with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite
difficult. At times, I turn on the television and just leave it
to chatter in the background, something that I'd never done previously. The
voices of the programs soothe me, but then I'm jarred by the commercials. I find
myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively needing to keep up with the
latest news and the weather. "Dateline, " "Frontline, " "Nightline, "CNN,
NewYork 1, every possible angle of every story over and over, even when they are
of no possible use to me. Work moves from foreground to
background.
单选题People fishing on a lake must wait {{U}}calmly{{/U}} so as not to scare the fish away.
单选题Even a novel in which there is no narrator tacitly creates a picture of an author behind the scenes.
单选题We have to
put up with
her behavior.
单选题Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan. A. violent criminals B. politicians C. musicians D. industrialists
单选题I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.A. instructingB. notifyingC. pushingD. inviting
单选题Many fine cooks
insist on
ingredients of the highest quality.
单选题When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor
caught
my eye.
单选题The policeman wrote down all the
particulars
of the accident.
单选题Ammonia, one of the earliest known nitrogen compounds, was originally produced by distilling organic materials.A. massesB. fabricsC. substancesD. liquids
单选题Where Have All Our Visitors Gone? Sixty years ago, a man named Kenneth Arnold saw something that people are still (51) today, something that changed popular culture for ever. Flying his plane over mountains in the US state of Washington, he saw a line of strange objects, either crescent -shaped or disc-like, flying (52) the motion of a saucer skimming on water. The media soon picked up on the story--the Flying Saucers were here! Was the earth being (53) by creatures from another planet? Soon, so many sightings were made that the US military began to (54) . It called these strange objects UFOs Unidentified Flying Objects, and that is how they are (55) today. Military investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space. But that did not stop the true (56) . The military were (57) up, they said. Or (58) it was because the travelers from space were of such superior intelligence that they could hide from the most sophisticated military analysts. People have always seen strange lights in the sky. In the past these were explained in (59) ways. In a world where religion was less influential and science fiction was popular, signs from god were replaced by visitors from other (60) . The date of the first UFO signings was also significant. In 1947, World War II had just ended and the (61) war was just beginning. Humanity seemed locked in endless conflicts. Like generations before them, people looked (62) the skies for help. But instead of seeking God, they looked for help from super-intelligent aliens with (63) technology. Belief in UFOs became the first religion of science. However, even people who believe in UFOs are not quite sure why they visit the earth. The universe is a big place and it is (64) to assume that there is life somewhere out there. It is possible that aliens have worked out how to travel through space. Yet some people report that they have been-taken by aliens and have had experiments (65) on them. Why would anyone travel across half the universe to conduct medical experiments on people living in small towns in the United States?
单选题The municipal home-rule system used in many United States cities gives a city the right to {{U}}draft{{/U}} its own charter.
单选题What is the main idea of this passage?
单选题Hens laying eggs need plenty of nourishing food.A. eatB. requireC. findD. use
单选题Soldiers are trained to {{U}}obey{{/U}} their officer's orders without question.
单选题China does
a lot of
trade with many countries.
单选题People cannot survive without plants.
单选题The Family
The structure of a family takes different forms around the word and even in the same society. The family"s form changes as it adapts to changing social and economic influences. Until recently, the most common form in North America was the nuclear family, consisting of a married couple with their minor children. The nuclear family is an independent unit. It must be prepared to fend for itself. Individual family members strongly depend on one another. There is little help from outside the family in emergencies. Elderly relatives of a nuclear family are cared for only if it is possible for the family to do so. In North America, the elderly often do not live with the family; they live in retirement communities and nursing homes.
There are many parallels between the nuclear family in industrial societies, such as North America, and of families in societies such as that of the Inuits, who live in harsh environments. The nuclear family structure is well adapted to a life of mobility. In harsh conditions, mobility allows the family to hunt for food. For North Americans, the hunt for jobs and improved social status also requires mobility.
The nuclear family was not always the North American standard. In a more agrarian time, the small nuclear family was usually part of a larger extended family. This might have included grandparents, mother and father, brothers and sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. In North America today, there is a dramatic rise in the number of single-parent households. Twice as many households in the United States are headed by divorced, separated, or never-married individuals as are comprised of nuclear families. The structure of the family, not just in North America, but throughout the world, continues to change as it adapts to changing conditions.
单选题Eating Meat--Less or More? Every second in the United States alone, more than 250 animals are slaughtered for food, adding up to more than 8 billion animals each year. Reducing the amount of meat in one's diet is nutritionally, environmentally, and ethically beneficial. People who eat meat usually have weaker immune systems compared to those of vegetarians. Meat has been directly linked to diabetes, obesity, arthritis, and many other illnesses. Furthermore, meat-eaters are at a higher risk for diseases, including cancer, and they are more likely to die from these diseases. Critics say that a meatless diet does not provide enough nutrients, especially protein and iron. Actually, according to A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian, by Judy Krizmanic, protein is found in almost every food, and iron appears in many vegetables. Getting enough nutrients in a meat-reduced diet should not be difficult. A 1988study found that some of the highest pesticide residues appear in meat and eggs. Diets including more fruits and vegetables will only make people healthier. Some skeptics believe that there will he a shortage of food if animals are not eaten. In fact, the opposite is true. More than 80% of the corn and 95% of the oats grown in the U. S. are fed to livestock. The world's cattle alone consume enough food to equal the caloric needs of 8.7 billion people, more than the entire human population. One half of the water used in the Unites States also goes to livestock； 2,50 gallons of water produces only 1 lb. of beef. If people eat less meat and more plants, the amount of available food will increase. Many people become vegetarians because they feel that eating animals is unethical. 90 of these animals are raised in confinement. Chickens and other birds have only about half a square foot of space each, and since they are raised so close together, a lot blade is used to cut off their beaks to prevent them from pecking each other to death. Likewise, pigs that are repressed will bite each other's tails, so both their teeth and tails are removed as soon as they are born. Eating animals is hazardous in numerous ways. Even a slight reduction in meat intake is better than nothing at all. Consuming less meat is beneficial to the health of animals, the health of people, and to the health of the world.
单选题Lifetime employment in the Japanese company means that the employee