No one has yet succeeded in explaining the____of how life began.A.questionB.problemC.puzzl

crviccs that took place in eighteenth century England. McKendrick has explored the Wedgwood firm&39;s remarkable success in marketing luxury pottery. Plumb has written about the proliftration(繁荣的) of provincial theater,music festivals and children&39;s toys and books. While the fact of this consumer revolution is hardly in doubt.three key question remain：Who were the consumers? What were their motives? And what were the effects of the new demand for luxuries? An answer to the first of these has been difficult io obtain. Although it has possible to infer from the goods and services actually produced what manufacturers and servicing trades thought their customers wanted,only a study of relevant personal documents written by actual consumer will provide a precise picture of who want what. We still need to know how large consumer market was and how far down the social scale the consumer demand for luxury good penetrated. With regard to last question,we might note in passing that Thompson, while rightly restoring laboring people to the stage of eighteenth century English history,has probably exaggerated the opposition of these people to the inroads of capitalist consumerism in general:for example,laboring people in eightcenth-century England readily shifted from home-brewed beer to standardized beer produced by huge.heavily capitalized urban breweries(啤酒厂). To answer the question of why consumers became so eager to buy，some historians have pointed to the ability of manufacturers to advertise in a relatively uncensored press.This,however,hardly seems a suficient answer.McKendriek favors a Veblen model of conspicuous consumption stimulated by competition for status. The"middling sort”bought goods and services because they wanted to follow fashions set by the rich, Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient. Do not people enjoy buying things as a form. of self-gratification? If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and materialism, but not necessarily of the frenzy for conspicuous competition. Finally, what were the consequences of this consumer demand for luxuries? McKen-drick claims that it goes a long way toward explaining the coming of the Industrial Revolution. But doesit? What, for example , does the production of high-quality-pottery and toys have to do with the development of iron manufacture or textile mills? It is perfectly possi-ble to have the psychology and reality of a consumer society without a heavy industrial sector. That future exploration of these key questions is undoubtedly necessary should not.however, diminish the force of the conclusion of recent studies:the insatiable(不能满足的)demand in eighteenth-century England for frivolous as well as useful goods and services foreshadows our own world.

In the first paragraph, the author mentions McKendrick and Plumb most probably in order to

A.contrast their views on the subject of luxury consumerism in eighteenth-century England

B.indicate the inadequacy of historiography approaches to eighteenth-century English history

C.give examples of historians who have helped to establish the fact of growing consumerism in eighteenth-century England

D.support the contention that key questions about eighteenth-century-consumerism remain to be answered

Which of the following items, if preserved from eighteenth-century England,would provide an example of the kind of documents mentioned in paragraph 2?A.A written agreement between a supplier of raw materials and a supplier of luxury goods.

B.A diary that mentions luxury goods and services purchased by its author.

C.A theater ticket stamped with the date and name of a particular play.

D.A newspaper advertisement describing luxury goods and services available at a seaside resort.

In the third paragraph, the author is primarily concerned with_____.A.contrasting two theses and offering a compromise

B.questioning two explanations aná proposing a possible alternative to them

C.paraphrasing the work of two historians and questioning their assumptions

D.raising several questions but implying that they cannot be answered

According to the passage a Veblen model of conspicuous consumption has been used to____A.investigate the extent of the demand for luxury goods among social classes in eighteenth-century England

B.classify the kinds of luxury goods desired by eighteenth-century consumers

C.explain the motivation of eighteenth century consumers to buy luxury goods

D.establish the extent to which the tastes of rich consumers were shaped by the middle classes in eighteenth century England

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he past. So many of yesterdays techniques seemed to come from engineers with no idea of what would make life more interesting or easier for the consumer. This time it&39;s different. The technology that provided beeps and booings for thousands of personal computer games and brought animation to children&39;s educational software is invading the desk-tops of Corporate America. Its called Multimedia and it combines work with something everyone enjoys, playing games. Multimedia is usually defined as the combination of computer data. sound. animation (动画片)and video. A typical setup includes a CD-ROM,CD-ROM player, sound equipment and special hardware, which allows the display of sophisticated graphics. Once everything is in place, this is more than a toy technology." What we re seeing is that people are taking technology they already feel comfortable with an audiotape recorder or a video camcorder and they are combining it with the power of the computer. "said Rick Segal, with Microsoft Corp. Companies using the new technology for almost every communication need to be imaginable. Mead Corp, a paper-products company, uses it to publish its annual reports and stock exchange filings, information is put on computer”disk in multimedia versions that include photographs and graphic images such as charts and maps. The use just go on and on. They are as varied as the business themselves. In Atlanta, Georgia,Holiday Inn has created a multimedia training programme.It teaches people how to work at the reception billing and information desks in its hotels. One part of the video includes actual situations of the hotel. With so many companies using it the employee number of multimedia-equipped personal computers is on the rise. It is estimated that there were about 200,000 in 1991. That number rose to one million in 1992. By 1996,predictions are for 4.5 million.

The new technology of multimedia is different from many technologies in the past because___.

A.we’re on the leading edge of the new technology

B.there are beeps and booing

C.it makes life more interesting or easier

D.the engineers don’t know what to do with the new technology

Once everything is in place this is more than a toy technology, it means____.A.that it needs a toy technology to put CD-ROM,CD-ROM player sound equipment and special hardware into a proper order

B.that if you put CD-ROM,CD-ROM player, sound equipment and special hardware into a proper order,you need not only toy technology

C.that whether it is a toy depends on the technology you need

D.that a toy technology can make a better multimedia

The exmples given in the passage show____.A.how complex multimedia is

B.how people multimedia

C.how many users multimedia has

D.how multimedia teachers people to use it

The number of multimedia equipped personal computer is on the rise,because____.A.it can perform almost everything perfectly

B.can produce chairs and maps full of bright colours and fancy drawings

C.it is needed by an increasing number of people

D.it more useful than slide shows

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Dear Jill,

How are you? How&39;s the family? We&39;re all fine. I&39;m writing to find out if you want to come with us on a three-day trip to the log cabin up in Rockwille. We&39;re going there on Friday the 10th and driving back on the night of Sunday the 12th. The mountains are really beautiful at this time of the year, and the kids would love to have your children come along. What do you need for a weekend at the cabin? Well, my kids love swimming and there&39;s a lake, so bring bathing suits. I don&39;t have towels at the cabin, so,bring some along. It&39;s cold at night, but there are lots of blankets there, so don&39; t worry about those.There are enough clean sheets there as well, We like making a fire by the lake and cooking hot dogs and hamburgers, but I think I&39;ll take my small microwave too! It rained last time we went. I hope it doesn&39;t rain this time! Anyway, don&39;t worry about food. We&39;ll take care of that. As a matter of fact,don&39;t bring anything except some clothes, walking shoes，sweaters for the evening ,and good appetites ! We sure hope you can all come along with us. We should have a great weekend.

Talk it over with Jack and the kids and call me or write me in the next few Why does Margaret write to Jill?

A.Because she wants to know how Jill’s family is.

B.Because she invites Jill’s family to go on a weekend trip with her Family

C.Because she wants to tell Jill about her family’s three-day trip

D.Because she asks Jill to go to the beach with her

Which time of the yeat is it now?A.Early spring

B.Summer

C.Winter

D.Late autumn.

What does" those"refer to in the sentence“so don’t worry about those?A.Towels

B.Clean sheets

C.Blankets

D.Bathing suits

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in on an island in the middUr of Ji New Hampshire lake. On the day 21the bass (鲈鱼) season openced. he and his faihcr were fishing early in the evening. catching sunfish with worms. Then htMied on a small Iure(鱼饵) and preticed casting(撤网). When his pole 22. he knew something huge was 23 . His father watched 24 as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the 25 fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. It was 10 p.m. —two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at ihe boy.

“You’ll have to 26 son."he said."Dad!" cried the boy. There will beother fish," said his father. Not as big as this one. cried the boy.27 no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever, know what time he caught the fish, the boy could 28 by his fathers firm voice that the decision was fixed.He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into 29.The creature moved its powerful body and 30 The boy thought that he wouldnever again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City.Andhe was. right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he__31_ that night long ago. But he does see 32 fish again and again everytime he comes up against a question of principles. As his íather taught him, principles are simple matters ?f right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles that is difficult. Do we 33 when. no one is looking?

We would if we 34 to put the fish back when we were young. for we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives 35 in our memory. It is. astory we will proudly tell our friends and grandechildren.

A.until

B.when

C.after

D.before

A.bent over

B.came up

C.turned over

D.broke down

A.on the Other end

B.on-the other hand

C.on one hand

D.at the either side

A.with anxiety

B.in surprise

C.with admiration

D.for fear

A.delighted

B.frustrated

C.frightened

D.exhausted

A.bring it home

B.put it aside

C.put it back

D.pick: it up

A.Even though

B.Now that

C.Ever since

D.In case

A.tell

B.say

C.speak

D.talk

A.the wide container

B.the broad sea

C.the black water

D.the small river

A.fled

B.disappeared

C.floated

D.swam

A.landed

B.saw

C.ate

D.threw

A.a different

B.many big

C.even biger

D.the same

A.do wrong

B.do right

C.do harm

D.do good

A.were taught

B.told

C.were let

D.ordered

A.freshly

B.fresh

C.clearly

D.strongly

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him a citizen of the world. He has played in_ 21_ every major city. He has _22_ fitenen Grammy awards and four Emmys. Perlman suffered a terrible disease. which damaged his __23_ is at 4 .Today he uses a wheelchair or walks with crutches. But none of these_ 24_ him from playing the violin.As a young child, he took his first_ 25__ at the Musie Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quick-ly, his special gift was __26__. At 13 he went to the United States to appear on television.His playing __27_ him to the Juilliard School in New York. His music is full of power and strength. It can be__ 28_ or joyful, loud or soft. Butpeople say it is not the music alone that makes his playingso __29 __ Theys? He is able to show the joy he __30__ in playing, and the feelings, that great music can express. Anyone&39; who has __31__ His performance will tell you that it is __32__ to watch himplay. His face changes as the__ 33__ from his. violin changes. He smiles and__34__ hiseyes when the music is light and happy. He often__ 35__ dark when the music seems darkand frightening. Itzhak Perlman has. received many honors. and continues to. receive honors for his music.

A.almost

B.just

C.merely is

D.eyen

A.caught

B.enjoyed

C.given

D.won

A.brains

B.hand

C.legs

D.voice

A.protected

B.reduced

C.blocked

D.stopped

A.lessons

B.violin

C.experience

D.performances

A.received

B.improved

C.recognized

D.shared

A.guided

B.led

C.showed

D.caused

A.astonishing

B.exciting

C.happy

D.sad

A.special

B.easy

C.difficult

D.common

A.develops

B.learns

C.feels

D.touches

A.sat

B.helped

C.monitored

D.attended

A.surprising

B.exciting

C.boring

D.encouraging

A.strength

B.play

C.music

D.feeling

A.fixes

B.closes

C.wipes

D.rolls

A.sounds

B.looks

C.thinks

D.acts

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e __21 __is that you should__ 22 __physical fitness part of your __23__ routine. It is the same with mental fitness.__24_ you want to be able to think well and to learn well, you __25__ exercise your mind daily. As with physical fitness," there are a __26__ of activities you can do to keep incontrol. However, over the__ 27__ run. the very best way to exercise your mind is to _28_the habit of reading. Here is why. Think of the difference between watching television and _29 __a book. Watching television is a passive experience. You sit, you look, and you listen. Such concentration is __30__ by outside stimulation(刺激). Reading a book, on the other hand, requires __31__ concentration.As you read. You must put in agreat deal of effort to look at the words.__ 32__out what they mean, and build up images,thoughts and opinions within your__ 33_ , During your reading. , if you atop concentrating,even __34__ a second,everything stops. Nothing happens until you start concentrating again. For this reason, reading regularly forces you to __35__ your powers of concentration, a skill whose value would be difficult to overpraise.

A.thing

B.problem

C.trouble

D.matter

A.cause

B.make

C.bring

D.turn

A.daily

B.weekly

C.monthly

D.quarterly

A.Until

B.Unless

C.When

D.if

A.may

B.must

C.could

D.would

A.pair

B.set

C.few

D.number

A.long

B.short

C.quick

D.slow

A.change

B.break

C.support

D.form

A.reading

B.writing

C.editing

D.Translating

A.done

B.divided

C.driven

D.drawn

A.passive

B.active

C.low

D.final

A.figure

B.take

C.set

D.look

A.understanding

B.reach

C.field

D.mind

A.for

B.at

C.by

D.in

A.share

B.seize

C.decrease

D.increase

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disease Heart disease kills more people in industrial countries than, any. other dis-ease. A major form. of heart disease is arteriosclerosis or thé narrowing and hardening ofthe arteries that carry blood to the heart. When a person suffers from severe arteriosclerosis. fatty materials build up in his or her arteries. This build-up blocks the flow of blood,reducing the heart s blood supply. If the hearts blood supply becomes dangerously low orblocked completely by a blood clot, the patient will have a heart attack. More than 600,000 Americans die every year from heart attack caused by blocked arteries. American doctors from Seaton Medical Center in California used laser light beams to destroy material blocking. thearteries of four French heart,patients.The scientists triedthe new laser technique after they were invited to do so by doctors from Pupan Hospital inToulouse. France. It was the first time that doctors had used the intense, powerful beamsof laser light to burn through and destroy substances blocking human arteries. The doctors first made a small cut through the patients skin into the heart artery that wasblocked. They then placed a long plastic tube through the cut into the artery until the endof the tube reached the blocked area. The tube contained tiny fibers of glass through whichthe laser light could travel. Doctors fired a laser machine outside the patients body. Thepowerful light traveled through the tube to destroy the blood clots and fat that were blocking the artery. Doctor Daniel Choy. the American doctor who led the team, said the scientists examined three of four patients treated 25 days after the laser operation. in one patient, the artery had remained unblocked. but in the other two patients, the arteries hadelosed up again after the treatment Dr. Choy said he does not know if the new laser treat-ment might someday replace medical operations now used to treat arteriosclerosis patients.He said more study is needed before scientists will really know if the new method is safeand effective. The American government has not yet given doctors permission to use thelaser treatment on human heart patients in the United States.

Why is arteriosclerosis more dangerous than other diseases?

A.Because the patient’s artery will narrow when ht、stuffers from it.

B.Because the patient’s artery will harden when hr suffers from it.

C.Because the patient’s artery will widen when he suffers from it.

D.Because the fatty materials in the patient artery wilt block the flow of blood so it will reduce the hearth blood supply.

Why do ihe American doctors think of using laser light to treat heart disease?A.Because laser light is quite powerful.

B.Because laser light is penetrating

C.Because laser light can destroy the blocking materials in human’s artory

D.Because laser light can travel through the human body.

Based on the la?er operation treatment of three patients, what can we infer from the passage?A.Laser light treatment is safe and effective

B.Laser light treatment is dangerous and ineffective

C.Laser light treatment still requires much more studies

D.Government should encourage doctors to do resenrch of laser light treatment on the human body.

What’s the main idea of the passage?A.leaser light treatment of heart disease should take the place of the traditional operation.

B.Laser light treatment has been proved belter and more trffccJivc than the tradilional operation.

C.More advanced technology should be encouraged to try on

D.Laser light treatment of heart disease still needs more research

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able,reliable,friendly. "Or in the words of the prospective car buyers portrayed in its U.S. television eommercials. "l&39;II take it. "Buyers all over the world did. pushing sales of Honda cars and Honda motorcyeles into the millions. Behind those definitions,though,there was a flesh-and-blood Honda. self-made giant of Japanese industry who hated boardrooms and preferred getting grease on his hands as he tinkered alongside his engineers with the little ears that would zoom across the Pacific and conquer America. When Soichiro Honda,84,died last week of liver failure,the company he founded in 1948 was ranked fourth in Japan and poised to displace Chrysler as the third largest producer of passenger cars in the U.S. Honda was fated to build cars, The son of a village black-smith.he was no more than six when, breathless and memorized. be ran through the streets of his native town,near Hamamatsu,chasing a Ford Model T. By 18 he bad built his first auto,powered by a discarded American airplane engine. The after months of the war provided him with priceless opportunities,especially after U.S. occupation forces purged the upper echelons(梯队) of Japanese industry and government ,opening the doors for outsiders, Honda decided to manufacture affordable motorcyeles that would allow the Japanese to move cheaply farms to cities to buy ,sell or work. Honda refused to obey the Ministry of lnternational Trade and Industry when it ordered him to stick to motoreycies. Japan,it said,did not need more than a few car manufacturers. Honda ignored them. He also helped establish the company policy of setting up factories in the U. S. when Japanese competitors such as Toyota saw no wisdom inbuilding abroad.

According to the second paragraph which one of the folowing best describes Mr. Honda?

A.Mr. Honda was an imaginary hero in Japancse Mythology

B.Mr. Honda was a diligent person who always seated himself in his office reading a great number of reports

C.Mr. Honda was a severe person who always wear clean suit and white gloves

D.Mr. Honda loved to fiddle with the little cars in the workshop accompanied by engineers.

The company Honda founded was all set to____A.become the third largest car prodocer in the U. S

B.remove Chrysler from its present position

C.put Chrysler out of business

D.push sales in the United States

Honda was fated to build cars , because____A.he was the son of a village black-smith

B.Honda decided to manufacture affordable motorcycles that would allow the Japanese to move cheaply from farms to cities to buy,sell or work

C.Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan said that Japan did not need more than a few car manufacturers

D.he ran chasinga Ford Model T when he was 6,and by 18 he had built his first auto. By grasping opportunities he began to manufacture motorcycles

Which of the following factors contributes to making Honda a giant automaker? A Education. aoble origin and inheritage

A.Education. aoble origin and inheritage

B.Tenacity determination and timing

C.Luck.cunnings and eruelty

D.Poverty ,inferiority and pitiablity

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______

A.otherwise

B.precise

C.devise

D.praise

rk. Their house is just off the main road. George usually goes to work by bus, but sometimeshe goes( 23 ) his car. The children usually go to school by bus. The Glenn&39; house is 24 hidden among the trees.It has small bushes(灌木) Plantedaround it. There is a fence 25 it and the house next door. It is a two-storey house, 26 theliving room, dining room and kitchen(厨房)on the first floor, and the bedrooms and bathroom onthe second floor. The Glenns spend a lot of time at home. 27 now they are at dinner. Conversation(谈话) at the Glenns&39; house is usually lively at mealtime.The children are discussing trips they would like totake. Susan, who has never 28 on a plane,says , " I&39; d like to 29 a plane to California. " Henry,who is elder, thinks it would be fun to be on a 30 ,heading for adventure(冒险) in Africa. Teddy, the youngest child,says, "I want to go around the world on a train." His elder brother and sister are still trying to 31 to him why this is no tpossible 32 . their mother says," Children, you&39; ve spent too much time at the table Herry and Sussa go and 33 your homework. Teddy, it&39; s time you were in bed. "Soon there is silence throughout the 34 Teddy is in bed, Susan and Henry are in their livingrooms studying,and Mr. and Mrs. Glenns are in their living room, 35 George is sitting in hisfavorite(最喜欢的) chair,reading the paper and Margaret is sitting on the sofa,doing some sewing.

A.are

B.work

C.live

D.stay

A.on

B.along

C.over

D.across

A.by

B.on

C.in

D.for

A.hardly

B.almost

C.much

D.far

A.among

B.between

C.from

D.across

A.and

B.but

C.so

D.with

A.Almost

B.Right

C.Just

D.Every

A.ridden

B.flew

C.been

D.gone

A.ride

B.fly

C.take

D.travel

A.ship

B.boat

C.train

D.hus

A.explain

B.say

C.tell

D.speak

A.then

B.when

C.suddenly

D.and

A.make

B.do

C.learn

D.review

A.room

B.home

C.house

D.Glenns’

A.there

B.here

C.where

D.now

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