The world’s first travel agency run by British Thomas Cook came into being in the year of().
A.1840
B.1841
C.1851
D.1855
A.1840
B.1841
C.1851
D.1855
When the Nanking Massacre occurred,Fitch ()
A、was in Shanghai
B、saw the crime with his own eyes
C、became the first person able to leave Nanking
D、was able to let the world know about the event immediately
Starting out as a hat designer, Coco went against the fancy hats being worn at the time. "How can a brain function under those things," she wondered. Instead, she created simple, but beautiful designs which became popular with fashionable young women of Paris.
Strangely enough, World War I gave her the chance to develop her idea of simple elegance from hats to clothing. Due to the shortage of material during the war, she took the opportunity to show that less can truly be more, introducing turtle-neck(叠领)sweater and pants for women.
In 1923, Coco launched her line of perfumes. "A woman who does not wear perfume has no future!" she said, and women believed her. Since its first appearance, Chanel No. 5 has been the world's most popular perfume, with another bottle being sold every 30 seconds. And Coco herself inspired generations of women designers and businesswomen to pursue their dreams.
1、The world famous brand "Chanel" is named after ________ .
A.a little animal
B.a hat company
C.the nickname of a French woman
D.the surname of a French girl
2、Coco had her hats ________ those of her time at the beginning of her designing.
A.fancier than
B.different from
C.similar to
D.more expensive than
3、According to the passage, Chanel's designs can be best described as ________ .
A.fashionable
B.luxurious
C.simple and elegant
D.A and C
4、The launch of Chanel perfumes is based on the belief that _________ .
A.a woman who does not wear perfume has no future
B.it will be the world's most popular perfume
C.it will be sold every 30 seconds
D.women are fond of all kinds of perfumes
5、Coco Chanel's success story tells us that ________ .
A.becoming rich is not so difficult
B.women are more likely to succeed
C.people can pursue their dreams
D.the poor are more likely to succeed
CDC's team of “virus hunters” is supported by specialized public health teams both in West Africa and at the CDC Atlanta headquarters. Together, they offer continuous support to save lives and protect people. CDC works closely with a number of U.S. government agencies, national and international partners. CDC's experience of working with Ebola is important to the World Health Organization's growing West Africa Ebola response.
On Sept. 2, 2014, CDC Director, Tom Frieden called for more international partners to join this effort. “The sooner the world comes together to help West Africa, the safer we all will be. We know how to stop this outbreak. There is a window of opportunity to do so the challenge is to scale up the massive response needed to stop this outbreak.”
CDC's response to Ebola is the largest international outbreak response in CDC's history with over 100 disease specialists on the ground in West Africa, supported by hundreds of public health emergency response experts stateside , activated at Level 1, its highest level, because of the significance of this outbreak.
The CDC supports affected countries to establish Emergency Operations Centers at national and local levels and helps countries track the epidemic including using real-time data to improve real-time response.
Efforts in West Africa to identify those infected and track people who have come into contact with them are improving. The CDC is operating and supporting labs in the region to improve diagnosis and testing samples from people with suspected Ebola from around the world. Local health care systems are strengthened through communication, coordination with partners and training on infection control for health care workers and safe patient treatment.
26. The 2014 Ebola out bread ask is the first one in western countries.()
27. The headquarters of CDC is in Atlanta.()
28. CDC works closely with some US government agencies, national and international partners in response to the large Ebola outbreak.()
29. There were less than 100 disease specialists from CDC in West Africa for the Ebola response.()
30.CDC is operating and supporting labs in the region to test samples from people with suspected Ebola in West Africa.()
o a global fast-food chain, with more than 30,000 locations in 118 countries.
With 58 million daily customers worldwide, McDonald’s is now so ubiquitous around the globe that The Economist publishes a global ranking of currencies’ purchasing power based on the prices charged at the local McDonald’s, called the Big Mac Index(巨无霸指数).That’s not to say that every nation carries the same menu items: choices vary widely depending on location. Some Asian locations serve fried shrimp in a Big Mac roll, while McDonald’s in India doesn’t serve beef at all, relying instead on burgers made from vegetables, rice and beans.
Not everyone in the world has been happy to greet Ronald McDonald when he moves to town. Many see McDonald’s as a symbol of American economic and cultural chauvinism(沙文主义), and European nations in particular have viewed American-style. fast food as an insult to their national food. A French farmer, Jose Bove, became something of a national hero in 1999 after he and a group of people destroyed a McDonald’s under construction to protest globalization and “bad food.” The next year, a bomb exploded in a French McDonald’s, killing a 27-year-old employee. No one claimed responsibility.
But regardless of whether you like their food or their policies, McDonald’s is still widely seen as one of the true pioneers of peaceful globalization.
1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE()?
A.McDonald’s was founded in 1948
B.McDonald’s has opened its restaurants in every city of the world
C.McDonald’s has over 30,000 locations in the world now
2.The word ubiquitous in Paragraph 2 is most likely to mean().
A.very crowded
B.very clean
C.existing everywhere
3.From Paragraph 2, we can conclude that().
A.McDonald’s designs its menu to suit the local people
B.millions of young adults got their first job with McDonald’s
C.the McDonald’s menu sticks to old-fashioned favorites such as the Big Mac
4.What did Jose Bove and his people do in 1999 to protest against McDonald’s()?
A.They destroyed a McDonald’s under construction
B.They protested outside a McDonald’s
C.They refused to go to a newly-built McDonald’s
5.In (), an employee died in a fatal bomb attack on a McDonald’s restaurant in France.
A.1998
B.1999
C.2000
Television works in much the same way as radio.In radio, sound is changed into electromagnetic waves which are sent through the air.Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago.By the 1920s inventors and researchers had turned the early theories into working models.Yet it took another thirty years for TV to become industry.
The influence of TV on the life of the people is incalculable: it can influence their thoughts and their way of life.It can also add to their store of knowledge.Educational TV stations offer teaching in various subjects.Some hospitals use TV for medical students to get close-up views of operations.At first television programs were broadcast in black-and-white.With the development of science and technology, the problem of how to telecast them in full color was solved and by the middle 1960s the national networks were broadcasting most of their programs in color.
The programs that people watch are not only local and national ones.Since the launching of the first communications satellite, more and more programs are telecast ‘live’ from all over the world.People in San Francisco were able to watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.And live telecasts now come form. outer space.In 1969, the first astronauts to land on the moon televised their historic ‘moon walk’ to viewers on the earth.Since then, astronauts have regularly sent telecast to the earth.
1.The launching of communications satellites make it possible for people in San Francisco to ________.
A.get close-up views of operations
B.watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo
C.store knowledge
D.watch national programs
2.The development of science and technology made it possible for television programs to ______.
A.be telecast in San Francisco B.be telecast in full color
C.be telecast in Tokyo D.be telecast in black-and-white
3.The word ‘incalculable’ means _____.
A.easy to tell
B.difficult to tell
C.very great
D.very small
4.Television is said to be the modern wonder of electronics, because_____.
A.it influences people’s way of life
B.it brings the world into people’s own home in sight and sound
C.it works as radio
D.it makes people see far
5.Television became an industry in ______.
A.1950
B.the 1950s
C.the 1920s
D.the 1960s
The thing that is surprising about Tower Bridge is that it is open in the middle. It does this to let the big ships through to the Pool of London. If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air, you will never forget it.
On its north side stands the Tower of London itself. Although they look the same age, the Tower is almost a thousand years old, and Tower Bridge is only about one hundred, it was built in the 1890s. By1850, everyone agreed that a bridge across the Thames near the Tower was most necessary. But the designers argued about the new bridge for another thirtyyears. This took so long because they had two big problems.
l. Tower Bridge is().
A. about one thousand years old
B. the oldest and the most famous bridge in London
C. the first one you can see when you go from the sea to London
2. The Tower of London is().
A. across from the Thames
B. on the north of Tower Bridge
C. in the middle of Tower Bridge
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage()?
A. You can see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air at anytime.
B. By 1850 everybody thought it most necessary to have a bridge built across the Thames near the Tower.
C. It took the designers thirty years to argue about the bridge before it was built.
4. Why is the bridge open in the middle()?
A. To make it special.
B. To attract (吸引) more people from the world to see it.
C. To let the big ship through to the Pool of London.
5. How long was the Tower Bridge built()?
A. A thousand years.
B. A hundred years.
C. Five thousand years.
Scientists have found that the cause of this strange weather is that the air circulation pattern has changed and is now more variable than earlier in the twentieth century. This means that different regions of the world get long spells (持续时间) of the same type of weather, whether hot , cold, wet or windy.
However, weather experts have different views about why this has happened. One theory is that the temperature of the sea has increased. Another is that man’s activities on earth have disturbed the balance of nature.
Whatever the cause, the economics of many countries in the world depend upon the weather. And until we know exactly what effect man’s activities are having on the weather, we cannot make changes which might help. So for the moment the only answer is …wait and see!
26. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. We have never predicted the weather.
B. Man is now able to control the weather.
C. Strange weather has appeared only in some North American countries.
D. It has always been impossible for man to predict the weather accurately.
27. The strange weather patterns on the earth can he best described as ________.
A. steady and balanced C. likely to cause serious disasters
B. changeable but predictable D. unpredictable but favorable to man
28. The word “affecting” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.
A. yielding good crops in C. causing few losses in
B. having harmful effects on D. producing desired effects on
29. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. weather patterns are similar in different regions of the world
B. the air circulation pattern remains unchanged in the last century
C. our weather depends on the changes in the air circulation pattern
D. it is possible to predict weather patterns over a long period of time
30. It can be learned from this passage that ________.
A. scientists have similar opinions about the changing weather
B. no one is sure about the cause of the changing weather
C. cutting down forests has affected the climate
D. the weather will become worse in the future
此题为判断题(对,错)。