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[单项选择]Why does the author mention Oates's book Them
[单项选择]Why does the author mention Alfred Stieglitz
A. to demonstrate that photography was the major influence in modern art
B. to compare him to other artists of the time
C. to point out that many artists learned their craft by studying with him
D. to give an example of someone who had an influence on modern art
[单项选择]Why does the author mention electric eels
A. To warn the reader to stay away from them.
B. To compare their voltage to that used in houses.
C. To give an example of a living electrical generator.
D. To describe a new source of electrical power.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention Florence Nightingale
A. To describe the career of a pioneer of nursing education.
B. To show that women doctors supported the effort to upgrade nursing.
C. To prove that conditions differed in military and civilian hospitals.
D. To show the similarity of her means to those used by United States reformers.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A. It was the headquarters of the United States Lighthouse Board.
B. Many of the tallest lighthouses were built there.
C. The first lantern wicks were developed there.
D. The first lighthouse in North America was built there.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention stuffed drag smugglers
A. Because they can attack without warning just like bears.
B. Because they are used to give warnings to visitors about bears.
C. Because they are as funny as stuffed bears.
D. Because they are used to show the oddness of the stuffed bears.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention genetic engineering and computer science
A. To compare them with the new materials.
B. To show the significance of the new materials on the future world.
C. To compare the new materials to them.
D. To explain his viewpoint.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections in lines 7-8
[单项选择]Why does the author mention stuffed drug smugglers
A. Because they can attack without warning just like bears.
B. Because they are used to give warnings to visitors about bears.
C. Because they are as funny as stuffed bears.
D. Because they are used to show the oddness of the stuffed bears.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention fresh coffee in Paragraph 2 ()
A. As an example of complex substances having not been duplicated satisfactorily.
B. Because the coffee fragrance is hard to produce.
C. To conclude the passage.
D. The smell of fresh coffee is inviting.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention the Eastern Corridor and the California coast in Paragraph 4
A. As examples of megapolises.
B. Because 75 percent of the population lives there.
C. To conclude the passage.
D. The Bureau of the Census is located there.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
[单项选择]Why does the author mention J. Sterling Morton
[单项选择]Why does the author mention that the Russians killed the majority of adult Aleuts
A. To explain the extreme loyalty Aleuts feel to their language.
B. To urge Russia to make restitution on the children of those killed.
C. To stir up outrage against the Russians for committing such atrocities.
D. To call attention to the immorality of foreign conquest.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention the California gold rush
A. To explain the need for an increased supply of gold
B. To indicate the extent of United States mineral wealth
C. To describe the mood when oil was first discovered
D. To argue that gold was more valuable than oil