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TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasanominousechoofthemid-1920’s.Asfarmer’sshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajority.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwouldeventuallyleadtotheoppsite-depression.
1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
a.TheAgriculaturalTrendsof1950’s,,,,,,b.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’s
c.U.S.Economyinthe50’s,,,,,,,,,,d.TheFederalBudgetof1952
2.InLine4,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.
a.nearbyexplosion b.thunderousnoise c.generalpublicsupport d.rapideconomicgrowth
3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.
a.confidence,,,,b.confusion,,,,,,c.disappointment,,,,,, d.suspicion
4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?
a.Economists,,,, b.Frmaers,,, c.Politicians…….d.Steelworkers
5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?
a.60%... b.50%.....c.33%.......d.90%
答案:
cdabc
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Therearethreekindsofgoals:
short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.
Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,outlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.
Theintermediategoalsbukldonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowadnsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.
Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.
1.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot__.
a.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoals
b.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals
c.ifwewritedownthedates
d.ifweputforwardsomeplans
2.Newshort-termgoalsarebulidupon__.
a.twoyears
b.long-termgoals
c.currentactivities
d.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted
3.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,__.
a.wewillwinfinalsuccess
b.weareoverwhelmed
c.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess
d.weshouldstrongdesireforsettingnewgoals
4.Onceourgoalsaredrawnup,__.
a.weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethem
b.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunities
c.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccess
d.wehavemadegreatdecision
5.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat___.
a.thosewhohabelong-termgoalswillsucceed
b.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyou
c.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesination
d.everyshouldhaveagoal
答案:
adcbc
Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.
Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.
First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent.
Finally,thouthsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade,nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext,theNaionalCancerInstiute(NCI)beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffecivemeasurestoreducesmokingleveslamongyouth
1.Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_____.
a.trafficaccidents……b.smoking-relateddesease…..c.murder……..d.allofthese
2.Everydaythereareover_____highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.
a.75b.23c.30d.3000
3.By"dropout"theauthormeans______.
a.studentswhofailedtheexamination
b.studentswholeftschool
c.studentswholosttheirway
d.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool
4.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.
a.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasures
b.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniors
c.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancer
d.noneofthese
5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.
a.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle
b.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniors
c.highsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealth
d.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds
答案:
bdbdb
Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,therewilleventuallynotbeenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupalltheoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwillmakeitnecessaryforlustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem,however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyAmericanscientist,ProfessorCarlSagan.
Saganbelievesthatbeforetheearth'sresourcesarecompleetelyexhausteditwillbepossibletochangetheatmophereofVenusandsocreateanewworldalmostaslargeasearthitself.ThedifficultisthatVenusismuchhotterthantheearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.
Saganproposesthatalgaeorganismsthatcanliveinextremelyhotorcoldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditionsimilartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplacedinsmallrockets.SpaceshipwillthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintotheatmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,thealgewillbreakdownthecarbondioxideintooxygenandcarbon.
Whenthealgaehavedonetheriwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,butbeformancansetfootonVenusitwillbeneccessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.ThesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformantolandonitbuttherainwilleventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedonVenus
1.Intelongrun,themostinsolubleproblemcausedbypopulationgrowthonearthwillprobablybethelackof______.
a.food……b.oil……….c.space………d.resource
2.CarlSaganbelievesthatVenusmightbecolonizedfromearthbecause_____
a.itmightbepossibletochangeitsatmosphere
b.itsatmosphereisthesameastheearth's
c.thereisagoodsupplyofwateronVenus
d.thedaysonVenusarelongenough
3.OnVenusthereisalotof________.
a.water b.carbondioxidec.carbonmonoxide d.oxygen
4.Algaeareplantsthatcan____.
a.liveinveryhottemperaturesb.liveinverycoldtemperatures
c.manufactureoxygend.alloftheabove
5.MancanlandonVenusonlywhen_______.
a.thealgaehavedonetheirwork b.theatmospherebecomescooler
c.thereisoxygend.itrainsthere
答案:
cabdd
Inthe1960s,manyyoungAmericansweredissatisfiedwithAmericansociety.TheywantedtoendtheVietnamWarandtomakeallofthepeopleintheU.S.epual.Someofthemdecidedto"dropout"ofAmericansocietyandformtheirownsocieties.Theyformedutopiancommunities,whichtheycalled"communes,"wheretheycouldfollowtheirphilosophyof"doyourownthing."A
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