The major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century is（）

Just as the trends of the 1980s were difficult to predict, so, too, are the forces that will drive the industry in the 1990s. But by looking at the trends of today, people are able to predict what the industry may look like in the new decade.

Hardware will become a commodity while software and service will account for a greater share of computer companies' revenue, say market watchers. And growth in sales of special systems will come to a halt in the '90s. As more computer systems are based on such emerging standards as the Unix operating system, customers can pick and choose the best components from different vendors rather than relying on one supplier for complete computer systems. That will accelerate demand for service--rather than products--from vendors. It's the service, the support and the software that add all the value. The move to distributed computers linked by local area networks is increasingly becoming an alternative to centralized computers. A survey of 50 Fortune 1000 companies found that 72 per cent were replacing their minicomputers with personal computer networks. Some trends in the peripherals (外部设备) arena in the next decade are obvious--smaller, quicker, more features. But manufacturers of monitors, printers and disk drives will be looking beyond the computer industry toward future markets that hold vast sales potential. The automobile industry, for example, holds promise for peripherals vendors. It's very likely in the next five to ten years we'll see vehicles targeted at business executives with printers and fax (传真) machine capabilities built in. The main idea of the passage is about ______. A．the trends of the 1990s in computer industry B．the accelerating demands for software and service C．computers industry's close link with auto-industry D．the trends in the peripherals arena in the next decade

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Which of the following is true of the subsides in America？

A．It is welcomed and practical. B．It is useful for the ethanol industry. C．It is beneficial to the poor. D．How to deliver it is a big problem.

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The author thinks that the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption was “undesirable” because______.

A．expenditure on luxuries increased B．people were wealthy C．people consumed less D．people saved less

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New educational trend have emerged in the humanities and social sciences that stress（）

A．the role of reading B．good academic record C．professor’s illustration D．the student’s participation

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The two major political parties in Ireland are

A．IRA and Sinn Fein. B．Sinn Fein and Fine Gael. C．Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail. D．Fianna Fail and Fine Gael.

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In the university Mr. Tang majored in______.

A．Chinese B．English C．international operation D．journalism

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Whats the womans major in college？

A．Computer science. B．Hotel management. C．Foreign languages. D．Travel management.

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Public transit. In North America, public transportation has been the major casualty of the commitment to the automobile. Ridership on public transportation declined in the United States from 23 billion per year in the late 1940s to 7 billion in the early 1990s. At the end of World War I, U.S. cities had 50,000 kilometers of street railways and trolleys that carried 14 billion passengers a year, but only a few hundred kilometers of track remain. The number of U. S. and Canadian cities with trolley service declined from about fifty in 1950 to eight in the 1960s: Boston, Cleveland, New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.

Buses offered a more flexible service than trolleys, because they were not restricted to operating only on fixed tracks. General Motors acquired many of the privately owned streetcar companies and replaced the trolleys with buses that the company made. But bus ridership has declined from a peak of 11 billion riders per year in the late 1940s to 5 million in the 1990s. Commuter railroad service, like trolleys and buses, has also been drastically reduced in most U.S. cities. The one exception to the downward trend in public transportation in the United States is the subway, now known to transportation planners as fixed heavy rail. Cities such as Boston and Chicago have attracted new passengers through construction of new lines and modernization of existing service. Chicago has been a pioneer in the construction of heavy rail rapid transit lines in the median strip of expressways. Entirely new subway systems have been built in recent years in a number of U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Public transportation is particularly suited to bringing a large number of people into a small area in a short period of time. Consequently, its use is increasingly confined in the United States to rush-hour commuting by workers in the central business district. A bus can accommodate thirty people in the amount of space occupied by one automobile, while a double-track rapid transit line can transport the same number of people as sixteen lanes of urban freeway. Despite modest recent successes, most public transportation systems are caught in a vicious circle, because fares do not cover operating costs. As patronage declines and expenses rise, the fares are increased, which drives away passengers and leads to service reductions and still higher fares. Public expenditures to subsidize construction and operating costs have increased, but public officials in the United States do not consider that public transportation is a vital utility deserving subsidy to the degree long assumed by European governments. In contrast, even in the relatively developed Western European countries and Japan, where automobile ownership rates are high, extensive networks of bus, tram, and subway lines have been maintained, and funds for new construction have been provided in recent years. Since the late 1960s, London has opened 27 kilometers of subways, including two new lines, plus 18 kilometers in light rail transit lines to serve the docklands area. During the same period, Paris has built 65 kilometers of new subway lines, including a new system, known as the Reseau Express Regional (R. E. R.) to serve outer suburbs. Smaller cities have shared the construction boom. In France alone, new subway lines have been built since the 1970s in Lille, Lyon, and Marseille, and hundreds of kilometers of entirely new tracks have been laid between the country's major cities to operate a high-speed train known as the TGV. Which of the following is NOT true of the public transportation systems in the developed countries？ A．Commuter railroad service, trolleys and buses have been reduced in the U. S. B．Subways have largely been maintained. C．Fares usually can not cover operating costs. D．U.S. officials think it worthwhile to subsidize public transportation.

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In paragraph 1, "Don't buck the trend. " probably means "______".

A．Don't lead the trend B．Don't resist the trend C．Don't follow the trend D．Don't go against the trend

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In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _____ appeared. And it flourished in the 1840s and in the early 1950s.

A．A. romanticism B．B. naturalism C．C. realism D．D. critical realism

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The Great Depression that started in America in 1929, was the worst economic downturn

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The major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century is（）

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