问题:Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the【31】of the year, or manured a field; but we know【32】about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so【33】so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are【34】that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are,【35】they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in【36】an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and【37】them how to do it most efficiently — this, after all, is【38】conquerors and generals have done -- is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes other【39】by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of other side, and then【40】that that side which has killed most has won.(31)A.numberB.lengthC.depthD.width
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问题:According to the passage, the first settlers used wood for their utensils and tools because it was ______.A.durableB.inexpensiveC.availableD.attractive
问题:Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form. of art has a history of over 1,000 years and a unique artistic style. The following is some introduction about wood carving in America.Wood carving began as a necessity in America and developed into an art. Because of the lack of other materials, early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood. At first, these articles were whittled with a knife, but when pioneer craftsmen set up their primitive shops most of them were fashioned on a lathe--a machine which holds an object and rotates it while it is being shaped by a tool.However, even after Massachusetts-born Thomas Blancard designed a lathe which could turn irregular shapes--an innovation that made possible mass production of gunstocks, shoe lasts, oblong and square wooden wares--craftsmen who could use knife and chisel skillfully were still in demand. Some found ready employment in shops of cabinetmakers, while others, carved decoy. Still others specialized in creating shop signs, ship figureheads, or in decorating interior woodwork. A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.This passage most likely came from a longer work about early American ______.A.arts and craftsB.political leadersC.logging industriesD.fashion design
问题:At the foot of the mountain ______.A.stood a villageB.a village wasC.did a village standD.stand a village
问题:How many tablets should one take before he goes to sleep?A.oneB.twoC.one and halfD.three
问题:Medicine DirectionsTake two tablets with warm water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For maximum nighttime and early morning relief, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not exceed six tablets in twenty-four hours.For children six to twelve years old, give half the adult dosage. For children under six years old consult your doctor.Reduce dosage if nervousness, restlessness, or sleeplessness occurs.The label on this medicine bottle clearly warns not to take more than ______.A.twenty-four tablets a dayB.eight tablets a dayC.six tablets a dayD.three tablets a day
问题:What should you do ff your child is under six years old?A.You should let him take two tablets a day.B.You should reduce the dosage anyway.C.You should find the directions on the bottle.D.You should ask the doctor for advice.
问题:Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs ______ carefully in her hands.A.to be heldB.heldC.were heldD.holding
问题:Wendy: Have you been to the new bakery on the corner? Arthur: No, how is it? Wendy: It is heaven ! ______ !A.Their cakes are to strive forB.Their cakes are to struggle forC.Their cakes are to die forD.Their cakes are to pay for
问题:All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!"For several weeks Mrs. White hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, however, she never lost heart. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not really need. Her husband tried again and again to persuade her to give it up, but she just wouldn't listen. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to say, "Madam. this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket today is free."One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went to the desk to pay for it. As she was walking, she saw the manager of the supermarket coming up. "Madam," he said warmly, holding out his hand, "I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer today. Everything you've got in your basket is free."People went to the supermarket to ______.A.buy foodB.be lucky customersC.get free thingsD.meet the manager
问题:Jim: I have a pair of tickets for an opera Saturday night. Would you like to go? Cindy: I don't think so. ______.A.I'm not too wild about operaB.I'm not too interested about operaC.I'm not very excited about operaD.I'm not very anxious about opera
问题:We can infer by this label that ______.A.the medicine could cause some people to feel nervousB.children may take the same dosage as adults takeC.one may not take this medicine before going to bedD.the medicine is liquid
问题:Clearly the medicine ______.A.may be dangerous for small childrenB.can't be taken by children under twelve years oldC.may be taken by children but not by adultsD.may be taken by adults but not by children
问题:The passage suggests that the early shops for making tools were ______.A.not very sophisticatedB.known for doing very quick WorkC.dependent on imported materialsD.frequented only by fashionable people
问题:In the last sentence, the word "bust" most probably means ______.A.the upper part of one's bodyB.self-portraitC.paintingD.clothes
问题:Which of the following objects was an important woodworking tool used by early American craftsmen?A.A bustB.A decoyC.A figureheadD.A chisel
问题:I don't know his address, ______.A.otherwise I will write to himB.otherwise I would write to himC.otherwise I had written to himD.otherwise I would have written to him