The carnival comes from the followers of the Catholic religion in ______.

A、China

B、America

C、Italy

D、France

A、holding a wild costume festival

B、holding a buffet

C、holding a dancing party

D、holding a meeting

Although the followers of the Roman Catholic started the tradition of carnival hundreds of years ago,nowadays Christians all over the world celebrate carnival.()

In November 1970 Yukio Mishima, together with some of his fanatical followers from the ultranationalistic Shield Society which he had founded in 1966, broke into the headquarters of Japan's Eastern Defense Forces armed with swords and daggers, overpowered some aides, tied up the commanding general, and demanded that the troops be assembled to hear a speech. Mishima addressed the troops for ten minutes, inciting them to rebel against the constitutional government imposed by the United States that had, in his words, "turned Japan spineless." Receiving only ridicule in response, he returned to the general's office and there, before the general's unbelieving eyes, proceeded to kill himself in strict accordance with the traditional samurai ritual of seppuku. After Mishima had driven a dagger deep into his left abdomen, one of his aides severed his head with a sword. The aide likewise killed himself and was beheaded; the others surrendered.

In 1936 there had been a similar revolt and, though equally unsuccessful, it had foreshadowed the repressive regime of General Tojo that was to stage the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. That earlier revolt is the one referred to in "Patriotism," one of Mishima's most powerful stories. Here life and fiction become joined. The act of seppuku was for Mishima a fulfillment, "the ultimate dream of my life." Born of an ancient samurai family, he longed to die a hero's death in accordance with the ancient samurai code; but his weak body kept him from service in the war, and he had to compensate through body building (he became expert at karate and kendo) and, most important, through the discipline of writing. In his short lifetime he turned out twenty novels, thirty plays, many essays, and more than eighty smiles: he also produced, directed, and acted in movies, and even sang on stage. His first book of stories, A Forest in Flower, appeared in 1943, but it was Confession of a Mask (1948), dealing with the meditations of a young man of homosexual leanings in a repressive society, that brought him fame.

Mishima has been called "Japan's Hemingway," while others have compared him to "aesthetic" writers like Walter Peter and Oscar Wilde.

The article implies that ______.

A．Mishima refused to join the army when he was young

B．Mishima has been regarded as a lunatic writer

C．Mishima is a person who is hard to define

D．Critics all agree that Mishima is an aesthetic writer

In November 1970 Yukio Mishima, together with some of his fanatical followers from the ultranationalistic Shield Society which he had founded in 1966, broke into the headquarters of Japan's Eastern Defense Forces armed with swords and daggers, overpowered some aides, tied up the commanding general, and demanded that the troops be assembled to hear a speech. Mishima addressed the troops for ten minutes, inciting them to rebel against the constitutional government imposed by the United States that had, in his words, "turned Japan spineless." Receiving only ridicule in response, he returned to the general's office and there, before the general's unbelieving eyes, proceeded to kill himself in strict accordance with the traditional samurai ritual of seppuku. After Mishima had driven a dagger deep into left abdomen, one of his aides severed his head with a sword. The aide likewise killed himself and was beheaded; the others surrendered.

In 1936 there had been a similar revolt and, though equally unsuccessful, it had foreshadowed the repressive regime of General Tojo that was to stage the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. That earlier revolt is the one referred to in "Patriotism," one of Mishima's most powerful stones. Here life and fiction become joined. The act of seppuku was for Mishima a fulfillment, "the ultimate dream of my life." Born of an ancient samurai family, he longed to die a hero's death in accordance with the ancient samurai code; but his weak body kept him from service in the war, and he had to compensate through body building (he became expert at karate and kendo) and, most important, through the discipline of writing. In his short lifetime he turned out twenty novels, thirty plays, many essays, and more than eighty stories: he also produced, directed, and acted in movies, and even sang on stage. His first book of stories, A Forest in Flower, appeared in 1943, but it was Confession of a Mask (1948), dealing with the meditations of a young man of homosexual leanings in a repressive society, that brought him fame.

Mishima has been called "Japan's Hemingway," while others have compared him to "aesthetic" writers like Walter Peter and Oscar Wilde.

The article implies that ______.

A．Mishima refused to join the army when he was young

B．Mishima has been regarded as a lunatic writer

C．Mishima is a person who is hard to define

D．Critics all agree that Mishima is an aesthetic writer

In November 1970 Yukio Mishima, together with some of his fanatical followers from the ultranationalistic Shield Society which he had founded in 1966, broke into the headquarters of Japan's Eastern Defense Forces armed with swords and daggers, overpowered some aides, tied up the commanding general, and demanded that the troops be assembled to hear a speech. Mishima addressed the troops for ten minutes, inciting them to rebel against the constitutional government imposed by the United States that had, in his words, "turned Japan spineless." Receiving only ridicule in response, he returned to the general's office and there, before the general's unbelieving eyes, proceeded to kill himself in strict accordance with the traditional samurai ritual of seppuku. After Mishima had driven a dagger deep into his left abdomen, one of his aides severed his head with a sword. The aide likewise killed himself and was beheaded; the others surrendered.

In 1936 there had been a similar revolt and, though equally unsuccessful, it had foreshadowed the repressive regime of General Tojo that was to stage the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. That earlier revolt is the one referred to in "Patriotism," one of Mishima's most powerful stories. Here life and fiction become joined. The act of seppuku was for Mishima a fulfillment, "the ultimate dream of my life." Born of an ancient samurai family, he longed to die a hero's death in accordance with the ancient samurai code; but his weak body kept him from service in the war, and he had to compensate through body building (he became expert at karate and kendo) and, most important, through the discipline of writing. In his short lifetime he turned out twenty novels, thirty plays, many essays, and more than eighty smiles: he also produced, directed, and acted in movies, and even sang on stage. His first book of stories, A Forest in Flower, appeared in 1943, but it was Confession of a Mask (1948), dealing with the meditations of a young man of homosexual leanings in a repressive society, that brought him fame.

Mishima has been called "Japan's Hemingway," while others have compared him to "aesthetic" writers like Walter Peter and Oscar Wilde.

The article implies that ______.

A．Mishima refused to join the army when he was young

B．Mishima has been regarded as a lunatic writer

C．Mishima is a person who is hard to define

D．Critics all agree that Mishima is an aesthetic writer

Traditionally, the first firm to commercialize a new

technology has benefited from the unique opportunity to

shape product definitions, forcing followers to adapt to a

standard or invest in an unproven alternative. Today, how-

( 5) ever, the largest payoffs may go to companies that lead in

developing integrated approaches for successful mass

production and distribution.

Producers of the Beta format for videocassette recorders

(VCR’s), for example, were first to develop the VCR com-

(10) mercially in 1975, but producers of the rival VHS (Video

Home System) format proved to be more successful at

forming strategic alliances with other producers and

distributors to manufacture and market their VCR format

Seeking to maintain exclusive control over VCR distri-

(15) bution. Beta producers were reluctant to form. such alli-

ances and eventually lost ground to VHS in the compe-

tition for the global VCR market.

Despite Beta’s substantial technological head start and

the fact that VHS was neither technically better nor cheaper

(20) than Beta, developers of VHS quickly turned a slight early

lead in sales into a dominant position. Strategic alignments

with producers of prerecorded tapes reinforced the VHS

advantage. The perception among consumers that prere-

corded tapes were more available in VHS format further

(25) expanded VHS’s share of the market. By the end of the

1980’s. Beta was no longer in production.

The primary function of the second paragraph of the passage is to______

A．identify problems

B．warn of consequence

C．explain effects

D．evaluate solutions

E．recommend actions

What is Nick' s philosophy of teaching?

A．The students must be the followers of their teacher.

B．He should work hard to make students believe in their own abilities.

C．Pleasing students is the most necessary factor.

D．Teacher should have a decisive effect on the personalities of students.

What is Nick's philosophy of teaching?

A．The students must be the followers of their teacher.

B．He should work hard to make students believe in their own abilities.

C．Pleasing students is the most necessary factor.

D．Teacher should have a decisive effect on the personalities of students.