单选题Jack was
dismissed
.
单选题What are my chances of {{U}}promotion{{/U}} if I stay here?
单选题If Operation Migration is successful, whooping cranes will
单选题The accommodation was cheap, but the food was very
expensive
.
单选题My father is a {{U}}physician{{/U}}.
A. researcher
B. professor
C. doctor
D. student
单选题{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}
{{B}}Technology Transfer
in Germany{{/B}} When it comes to translating basic research into
industrial success, few nations can match Germany. Since the 1940s, the nation's
vast industrial base has been fed with a constant stream of new ideas and
expertise from science. And though German prosperity (繁荣) has faltered (衰退) over
the past decade because of the huge cost of unifying east and west as well as
the global economic decline, it still has an enviable (令人羡慕) record for mining
ideas into profit. Much of the reason for that success is the
Fraunhofer Society, a network of research institutes that exists solely to solve
industrial problems and create sought-after technologies. But today the
Fraunhofer institutes have competition. Universities are taking an ever larger
role in technology transfer, and technology parks are springing up all over.
These efforts are being complemented by the federal programs for pumping money
into start-up companies. Such a strategy may sound like a
recipe for economic success, but it is not without its critics. These people
worry that favoring applied research will mean neglecting basic science,
eventually starving industry of flesh ideas. If every scientist starts thinking
like an entrepreneur (企业家), the argument goes, then the traditional principles
of university research being curiosity-driven: free and widely available will
suffer. Others claim that many of the programs to promote technology transfer
are a waste of money because half the small businesses that are promoted are
bound to go bankrupt within a few years. While this debate
continues, new ideas flow at a steady rate from Germany's research networks,
which bear famous names such as Helmholtz, Max Planck and Leibniz. Yet it is the
fourth network, the Fraunhofer Society, that plays the greatest role in
technology transfer. Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer Society is
now Europe's largest organization for applied technology, and has 59 institutes
employing 12,000 people. It continues to grow. Last year it swallowed up the
Heinrich Hertz Institute for Communication Technology in Bedim Today, there are
even Fraunhofers in the US and Asia.
单选题The whole idea to build a deluxe hotel here sounds
insane
to me. ______
单选题She gets
aggressive
when she is drunk.
单选题Moderate Earthquake Strikes England
A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County. One women suffered minor head and neck injuries.
"It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride," said the woman.
The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Channel, about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.
Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.
"I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me." Said Hendrick van Eck, 27, of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London. "I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down."
There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year, but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4.8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.
The country"s strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France. Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England. However. people should not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.
单选题The phrase "stay alive" in the last paragraph can best be replaced by
单选题The project required ten years of
diligent
research.
单选题School Lunch Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (51) in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (52) meals at lunchtime. Children can (53) to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking (54) of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict (55) for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one (56) of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (57) by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children (58) twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime. The research will provide a better (59) of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (60) in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot (61) parents, but it can remind them of the (62) value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children's diet can (63) their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (64) at this age, and parents are the only ones who can (65) it.
单选题They agreed to
settle
the dispute by peaceful means.
单选题Margaret Avison, one of Canada's finest poets, has remained outside the mainstream of recognized writers.A. thrivedB. stayedC. reappearedD. published
单选题According to the passage, an extremely harmful emotion may lead to all the followings EXCEPT
单选题Cameras take the sharpest pictures when they are held still.
单选题The exploits of the legendary miner, John Henry, have come to symbolize the manual laborer"s
stand against
mechanization.
单选题I wanted to ask her out but was scared that she might refuse.A. anxiousB. sureC. sadD. afraid
单选题下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题,请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。 {{B}}第一篇{{/B}}
Common Problems, Common
Solutions The chances are that you made up your
mind about smoking a long time ago — and decided it's not for you.
The chances are equally good that you know a lot of smokers — there are,
after all about 60 million of them, work with them, and get along with them very
well. And finally it's a pretty safe bet that you're
open-minded and interested in all the various issues about smokers and
non-smokers — or you wouldn't be reading this. And those three
things make you incredibly(难以置信地) important today. Because they
mean that yours is the voice — not the smoker's and not the anti-smoker's — that
will determine how much of society's efforts should go into building walls that
separate us and how much into the search for solutions that bring us together.
For one tragic result of the emphasis on building walls is the
diversion(转移) of millions of dollars from scientific research on the causes and
cures of diseases ,which, when all is said and done, still strike the nonsmoker
as well as the smoker. One prominent(卓越的) health organization, to cite(引证) but a
single instance, now spends 28 cents of every publicly contributed dollar on
"education" (much of it in anti- smoking propaganda, and only 2 cents on
research). There will always be some who want to build walls,
who want to separate people from people, and up to a point, even these may serve
society. The anti-smoking wall-builders have, to give them their due, helped to
make us all more keenly aware of choice. But our guess, and
certainly our hope, is that you are among the far greatest number who know that
walls are only temporary(暂时的) at best, and that over the long run, we can serve
society's interest better by working together in mutual accommodation.
Whatever virtue walls may have, they can never move our society
toward fundamental solutions. People who work together on common problems,
common solutions, can.
单选题Techniques to
harness
the energy of the sun are being developed.