单选题Strange Victory, Sara Teas dale's smallest and most perfect collection A B of poems, appear in print in 1933. C D

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单选题Bacteria are one of the most abundant life forms on Earth, growing on and inside another living things, in every type of environment.

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单选题Tornadoes Tornadoes, or twisters, are nature"s most violent storms. 1) The United Kingdom experiences an average of 32 tornadoes each year, which is the highest frequency of reported tornadoes per unit area in the world. But the deadliest and most violent tornadoes occur in the United States. Here they are most common in Oklahoma and Texas, an area otherwise known as Tornado Alley due to the frequency and severity of these phenomena. Tornado Alley stretches from central Nebraska southward to Central Texas. Each tornado is unique, and as such none is of the same size as the other, but on average each is between 130-170 meters wide and can travel up to 90 kilometers per hour. Tornadoes can last several minutes at a time and leave behind a path of destruction a couple of kilometers long. Some tornadoes can last up to three hours causing damage as far as 300 kilometers away, with winds of more than 400 kilometers an hour. Thankfully, though, these types of tornados are very rare. The word tornado comes from the Spanish "tronada" meaning thunderstorm and "tornar" meaning to turn. Virtually all tornadoes develop out of thunderstorms. 2) They form where warm, moist air and cold, dry air meet and create upward currents of air that develop into massive rotating cumulonimbus clouds. The center of the tornado"s vortex is a low-pressure area. When air rushes into the vortex, its pressure lowers and cools the air, condensing water vapor in the air into the funnel-shaped cloud. Depending on the type of debris it accumulates along the way, the color of the funnel varies between white, red, black and other shades. A funnel cloud refers to any rotating column of air growing from the base of a cloud. It will become a tornado if its circulation reaches the ground, so most of the visible funnel clouds are tornadoes. Tornadoes usually occur in the afternoon and early evening and they wreak destruction when they touch the ground. Most tornado deaths are related to building collapse, collisions by flying objects or failure to escape the tornado in a car. The average annual mortality rate in the U.S. due to tornadoes is about 42, but 1998 will be remembered as one of the worst years for tornado damage across the USA since around 100 people lost their lives in tornado incidents across many states. In May 1999, the Oklahoma City tornado was the deadliest in over 20 years, with more than 30 direct fatalities. But the number of tornado deaths per year has generally been much less in the last quarter of the 20th century than it was in previous ones. 3) Improved observation systems, communications and networks have all likely provided a significant decline in the life-threatening consequences of tornadoes. 4) Still the most accurate observation method for tornadoes is direct tracking. Thus, geologists are likely to be on standby should a tornado prove imminent. They would send a couple of scientists out into the open field for live tornado surveillance and direct their actions by microphone from a nearby computerized control area. The tornado surveyor stays locked in their car and records the tornado"s speed and movement as it happens onto a special log. Measurement is then later processed in the lab to form accurate prediction patterns for future tornados in the area. Glossary thunderstorm: a transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail cumulonimbus: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity: associated with thunderstorms funnel: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends mortality rate: the ratio of deaths in an area referred to the population of that area

单选题Whydoestheguidestartaconversationwiththestudent?

单选题The phrase "pry off" in line 21 is closest in meaning to

单选题Which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of the still lifes of James and Sarah Miriam Peale?

单选题Ella Baker spent (her adult life) working for social change (by) lecturing, writing, (teacher), and organizing adult literacy (programs).

单选题Whydoesthestudentgotoseetheadvisor?

单选题The primary digestive function of the throat and esophagus is ______ swallowed materials from the mouth to the stomach.

单选题Geographers were once concerned largely with exploring areas unknown to them and from describing distinctive features of individual places.

单选题Listen to Track 26. A. It is likely that the current age estimates for the South Pole-Aitken Basin are based on incorrect assumptions. B. It is disappointing how little the technology to analyze Moon rocks has advanced since the days of the Moon landings. C. Too few of the original Moon-rock samples were dated accurately. D. It is important to obtain a more precise determination of the Moon's age.

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单选题According to the passage, it is thought that most of the people who began cultivating plants were

单选题Our order of high-speed computers is scheduled to arrive __________ today or tomorrow.

单选题At first the poems of E.E. Cummings gained notoriety to their idiosyncratic punctuation and A B typography, but they have gradually been recognized for their lyric power as well. C D

单选题Law: Freedom of Speech vs. Hate Speech Professor: Much like discrimination, freedom of speech can be seen as a controversial issue ______. Let me ask you a question: is it appropriate to ______? Student: No, I think it is ______. Professor: Oh, really, Martin? So, you believe in ______ then? Student: No, I don"t. Professor: But you just said that ______, thereby limiting your freedom of speech. Let me ask you another question: can we live without censorship? Student: Yes. I think we can do without censorship. Professor: Then do you believe that it is okay to say something ______ to someone based on their race? Student: Well, urn, ah, I don"t know. Professor: You see, class, this is not an easy topic to debate or even justify. There are many reasons why going to college or university is a good idea, but perhaps ______ is that we are able to think freely and discuss new ideas that may be seen as controversial ______. There are all types of people with different cultures, ______, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs at college and university and these people provide stimulating ideas and viewpoints for discussion. It is hard to ______, but a possible description might be: any speech ______ based on race, color, sex, sexuality or religion. In democratic societies such as America, Canada and Europe, freedom of speech is sometimes ______, but is still ______. For instance, in Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the freedom of expression. The European Convention on Human Rights ______ 1950 and entitles all citizens to free expression. In Europe, the state of the situation regarding freedom of speech is that there is a very limited role for censorship and this is generally ______. This cannot be said for America, where there is a great divide between the 1st Amendment, ______ freedom of speech and the 14th Amendment, which protects minority rights. This divide in America requires both sides to not only be able to ______ what the Constitution reads, but be able to argue why it is correct. When discussing any issue, it is critical to hear from both sides. Just like other issues, there are pros and cons to freedom of speech. Let"s use our university as an example. I think we can all agree that it is crucial to ______ that is available to everyone here at school. I think we can also agree that it is ______ hate speech, right? What does this statement say about our rights? It clearly states that we have the duty to make sure that our rights as individuals do not ______. We must realize that the rights we enjoy in a democratic society should be ______. Racial, sexual, and religious minority groups must have the right to be free from ______. If these rights are violated, ______ must be taken by our university authorities. Using the university setting again, let"s take a look at ______ regarding freedom of speech. I stated before that certain speech should be limited and this can be a good thing. In fact, ______ is freedom of speech absolute. Now, let"s suppose that this is abused. For example, the same laws ______ censoring those who use hate speech, can be ______ certain groups the government or the university authorities find disruptive. On the other hand, the law which maintains the right to hate speech can be used in a positive way by protecting everyone"s freedom of speech. I think it would be naive of me to say that we must agree with what everyone says. After all, we can all learn something by ______; however, it is absolutely wrong to ______ such as gay bashing or beating up someone based on their religious beliefs. The line must be very clear regarding a hate crime, but can be relaxed when censoring speech. Don"t forget that we all have the right to say what we want, ______.

单选题______ the son of an impoverished farmer, was born on Long Island.