单选题Do you think maths is ______ than foreign languages? A. as difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult
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单选题 Almost daily, the gulf between education and
employment widens. Careers officers complain about a system that presents them
with school-leavers without ideas for employment. Employers deplore the fact
that teenagers are unable to spell and write and calculate. Graduates discover
that a knowledge of Ancient History or Zoology counts for nothing when they are
looking for a job. With all our magnificent new colleges of
further education, the super-polytechnical schools springing up like mushrooms,
and our much-praised increase of students in full-time education, one vital
point is being left out of educational thinking. What will it earn? Because--sad
as it may seem to those who believe in its mind-broadening, horizon-widening and
strength-testing qualities--you cannot eat education. There are thirty-nine
universities and colleges offering degree courses in Geography, but I have never
seen any good jobs for Geography graduates advertised. Or am I alone in
suspecting that they will return to teach Geography to another set of students,
who in turn will teach more Geography undergraduates? On the other hand,
hospital casualty departments throughout the country are having to close down
because of the lack of doctors. The reason? University medical schools can find
places for only half of those who apply. It seems to me that
the time is ripe for the Department of Education and Productivity and the
Department of Education and Science to get together with the universities and
produce a revised educational system which will make a more economic use of the
wealth of talent, application and industry currently being wasted on
certificates, diplomas and, degrees that no one wants to know about. They might
make a start by reintroducing a genuine "General" Certificate of Education. In
the days when it meant something, this was called the School Certificate.
Employers liked it, because it indicated proficiency in English, Arithmetic,
Science and Humanities--in other words, that you had an all-round education. You
could use it as a springboard to higher education, but it actually meant
something in itself, in every industry from chemicals to clothing.
From there on they might take a giant step forward by offering the
alternative of sandwich courses or full-time training for every career. I can
think of a good few medical students who would willingly "work their way through
college" by filling in as nursing auxiliaries at our understaffed hospitals. And
it would be interesting to see just how many would-be Geography graduates
pressed on with their courses when they discovered at an early stage the
scarcity of jobs available in their specialty. Given the
option, I think the majority of those now taking full-time college courses would
leap at the chance of combining theory and practice while earning their living.
This would leave the full-time courses for the minority of our student
population, who can afford to love learning for its own sake, and not as a meal
ticket.
单选题Lastyear,howmanyflightstraveledthroughO'HareaccordingtotheFederalAviationAdministration?A.930,000.B.970,000.C.913,000.D.914,000.
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By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which
ended the war with the French and the Indians, England gained possession of
Canada and all the territory east of the Mississippi River. French influence on
this continent thus came to an end; England now controlled most of North
America. But the war had been long and expensive. England had many debts.
GeorgeⅢ, king of England, after consulting with his advisers, decided that the
American colonists (殖民者) should help pay some of the expenses of this war. A
standing English army of 10,000 men had been left in the colonies (殖民地) for
protection against the Indians. The English government also felt that the
colonists should share in the expenses of maintaining this army. The result was
a series of measures, the Grenville Program, passed by Parliament and designed
to raise money in the colonies. Some of these measures were accepted by the
colonists, but one in particular, the Stamp Act, was met with great protest. The
Stamp Act required that stamps, ranging in price from a few cents to almost a
dollar, be placed on all newspapers, advertisements, bills of sale, wills, legal
papers, etc. The Stamp A ct was one of the causes of the American Revolution. It
affected everyone, rich and poor alike. Some businessmen felt that the act would
surely ruin their businesses. Of all the voices raised in
protest to the Stamp Act, none had greater effect than that of a young lawyer
from Virginia—Patrick Henry. Henry had only recently been elected to the
Virginia Assembly. Yet when the Stamp Act came up for discussion, he opposed it
almost single-handedly. He also expressed, for the first time, certain ideas
that were held by many Americans of the time but that never before had been
stated so openly. "Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be bought at the
price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty (万能的) God! I know not what
course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me
death!"
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单选题Which of the following is wrong about Redwall limestone cliff?
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单选题Look!Li Ling and Fang Fang______basketball now. [A] are playing [B] is playing [C] playing
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{{I}}Questions 17-20 are based on the following
passage. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 17
-20.{{/I}}
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单选题 Most musicians agree that the best violins were made
in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any
others. They even sound{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}}{{/U}}violins made today. Violin
makers and scientists try to make{{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}{{/U}}like the old
Italian violins.{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}}{{/U}}they aren't the same, Musicians
prefer the old ones. No one really knows{{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}}{{/U}}these old
Italian violins are so special,{{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}}{{/U}}many people think
they have an answer. Some people think it is the age of the
violins. But not all old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from
Cremona are{{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}}{{/U}}. Other people think
that the{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}}{{/U}}to those violins is the wood. The wood of
the violin is very important. It must be from certain kinds of trees. It{{U}}
{{U}} 8 {{/U}}{{/U}}too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of
Cremona knew{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}}{{/U}}special about wood for
violins. But the kind of wood may not be{{U}} {{U}} 10
{{/U}}{{/U}}important.{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}}{{/U}}may be more important to cut
the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It was
to be the right size and{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}}{{/U}}The smallest difference
will change the sound of the violin. Musicians{{U}} {{U}} 13
{{/U}}{{/U}}think that this was the secret of the Italians.{{U}} {{U}} 14
{{/U}}{{/U}}they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer{{U}} {{U}} 15
{{/U}}{{/U}}.Scientists measured these old violins very carefully. They can make new
ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the violins do not sound{{U}}
{{U}} 16 {{/U}}{{/U}}the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be
the varnish. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood{{U}}
{{U}} 17 {{/U}}{{/U}}shiny. No one knows{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}}{{/U}}the
Italian violin makers used in their varnish. So no one can make the same varnish
today. There may never be other violins{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}}{{/U}}the
violins of Cremona. And there are not very many of the old violins{{U}} {{U}}
20 {{/U}}{{/U}}.
单选题Why will American need to export food in 1997?
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