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Why does Tom do the yard work?
A . To earn money for sch001．
B . To keep his yard nice．
C . To be able to work outdoors．
D . To get exercise while working．
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Signs of racking stresses generally appear at the（）.
A . bow and stern shell frames and plating
B . junction of the frames with the beams and floors
C . garboard strake，at each side of the keel
D . thrust bearing of the main shaft
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Why not（）and do some outdoor activities?
A . goes out
B . go out
C . to go out
D . going out
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Why do the speakers read children stories?
A . These stories are interestin9．
B . They can learn how to write such stories．
C . These stories are written by a famous doctor．
D . The stories are on their reading list．
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Flight CA056，Departure FromLusaka，Zambia（GMT+2），on6th January at 0910；Arrival at Hongkong（GMT+8），on 7th January at 1450.What is the transporation time？（）
A . A、5小时40分
B . B、7小时20分
C . C、23小时40分
D . D、17小时20分
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why do some stations keep silence?（）
A . Because they are not engaged in the distress traffic
B . they will affect the transmission of the distress traffic
C . The powers of these stations are very weak
D . They are not in charge of search and rescue
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1 Which one is different? Why? ►
cow sheep salmon pig Salmon, because it’s
a fish. 1 cow pig pork sheep , because .
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Why do Chinese people like red?
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Why did the Catholic Church establish All Saints’ Day in the 9th century?
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Why do people celebrate halloween?
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Why does the Primer appear at different parts of the novel?
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Why in English history, was the mid and late 19th century sometimes called the Victorian Age?
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Why do more and more people enjoy doing sports?_______
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Why does Tom do yard work？
A．To earn money for school.
B．To keep his family's yard looking nice.
C．To he able to work outdoors.
D．To get exercise while working.
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Do you know why John didn‘t__________ at the party yesterday evening？
A.show off
B.show down
C.show up
D.show in
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Oh，boy，why are you killing your time this way？Can’t you find something（）doing at all？
A.useful
B.valuable
C.worth
D.good
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Why do people cry？
A．To get rid of poisonous substances produced by strong feelings.
B．Because they have to work outside their homes.
C．Because they don't know how to prevent heart diseases.
D．For no reason at all.
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Why do people sometimes have trouble sleeping？
A．Because they fail to rest during the day.
B．Because theydo not sleep on weekends.
C．Because they do vigorous exercise in the evening.
D．Because they eat cheese before going to bed.
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You hear the refrain all the time: the U. S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn't fed good. Why doesn't ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness.'？ It is a quest, ion that dales at least to the appearance in 1958 of The affluent(富裕的)Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.
The Affluent Society is a modem classic because it helped define a new moment in the human condition. For most of history," hunger, sickness, and cold" threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote. "Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours. "After World War Il, the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18. 2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4. 5 percent.
To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent. Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn't really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively-and wrongly-labeled government only as "a necessary evil".
It's often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. Well, there are many undeserving rich--overpaid chief executives, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most people's incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004, inflation-adjusted average family income rose 14. 3 percent, to $ 43,200. People feel, "squeezed" because their rising incomes often don't satisfy their rising wants--for bigger homes, more health care, more education, faster Internet connections.
The other great frustration is that it has not eliminated insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As corporate layoffs increased, that part has eroded. More workers fear they've be- come "the disposable American" ,as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name.
Because so much previous suffering and social-conflict stemmed from poverty ,the arrival of widespread affluence suggested utopian(乌托邦式的)possibilities. Up to a point, affluence succeeds. There is much less physical misery than before. People are better off. Unfortunately, affluence also creates new complaints and contradictions.
Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the quest for growth lets loose new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. Affluence liberates the individual ,promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-fulfillment. But the promise is so extravagant that it predestines many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown and obesity (肥胖症). Statistical indicators of happiness have not risen with incomes.
Should we be surprised？ Not really. We've simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness.
What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society？
A．Why statistics don't tell the truth about the economy.
B．Why affluence doesn't guarantee happiness.
C．How happiness can be promoted today.
D．What lies behind an economic boom.
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—Why don’t those children go to school They’re too young to work in the fctory. －－Mybe th
—Why don’t those children go to school They’re too young to work in the fctory. －－Mybe their pre—Why don’t those children go to school They’re too young to work in the fctory. --Mybe their prents cn’t_______their eduction.fford B．cost C．py D．spend
A．afford
B．cost
C．pay
D．spend
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He asserted that world 1 came into existence first, world 2 appeared at a new level,
A．living
B．nations
C．belongs
D．at
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A few years ago it was common to speak of a generation gap between young people and their elders.Parents said that children did not respect and listen to them, while children said that their parents did not understand them at all.What had gone wrong？ Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared？ Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time.Many people argue that it is built into every part of our society.
One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own ways of life.In a more traditional society, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and like, and often to continue the family jobs.In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose jobs different from those of their parents.
In our society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did, to find better jobs, to make more money and to do all the things that they were unable to do.Often, that is another cause of the gap between them.Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.
Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is the third cause of the gap between the generations.In a traditional culture, senior people are valued for their knowledge, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date.The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.No doubt, the generation gap will continue in American life for some time to come.
1.The first paragraph tells us that ______.
A、the problem of the generation gap draws much attention from people
B、it is out of date to talk about the generation gap
C、children and parents are trying to understand each other
D、it is very important for people to frequently communicate with each other
2.In a more traditional society, old people_______.
A、have their children respect and listen to them
B、do not care for their children at all
C、expect their children to rebel against them
D、do not live together with their children
3.In American society young people________.
A、do not need to find jobs
B、leave home at an early age
C、have better education than their parents
D、marry people younger than them
4.Which of the following is NOT the cause of the generation gap______.
A、Young people like to depend more on themselves.
B、Parents do not love their children dearly.
C、American society changes rapidly.
D、Parents expect too much of their children.
5.The main idea of the passage is ________.
A、that the generation gap needs considering
B、when the generation gap is necessary in American society
C、why the generation gap exist
D、how we can reduce the generation gap
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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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