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[单项选择]The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city______.
A. that is large
B. that is used as a model for land development
C. where land development exceeded population growth
D. with an excellent mass transportation system
[单项选择]The author specifically mentions that speech is ______.
A. often used when communicating by touch
B. necessary for satisfactory communication by gesture
C. the only highly developed system of communication
D. the most developed form of communication based on heating
[单项选择]What does the author indicate in the last paragraph
A. From the top to the bottom, the water falls 3,200 feet.
B. These falls are more than 1,000 feet higher than any other falls in the world.
C. From the top to the bottom, the water falls a bit less than 3,200 feet.
D. Both A and B.
[单项选择]The author's purpose of writing the third paragraph is ______
A. to suggest several different use of the wire
B. to explain the importance of wire
C. to describe how the wire is made
D. to outline the difficulty of making the wire
[单项选择]The author of the passage uses the second paragraph to
A. (A) summarize the main point of the refutation to the argument discussed in the passage
B. (B) explain why the hypothesis under criticism in the passage has been disparaged by critics
C. (C) suggest an alternate explanation that undermines the premises of the hypothesis critiqued in the passage
D. (D) introduce a hypothesis that will be discussed in detail later in the passage
E. (E) present evidence that is intended to qualify the critique of the hypothesis being discussed in the passage
[单项选择]The author mentions Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley because they______.
[单项选择]The author mentions the 1952 measles outbreak most probably in order to ______.
A. demonstrate the impact of modern medicine on epidemic disease
B. advocate new research into the continuing problem of epidemic disease
C. confirm the documentary evidence of epidemic disease in colonial America
D. refute allegations of unreliability made against the historical record of colonial America
[单项选择]The author mentions hearing aids and television cameras as examples of ______.
A. spin-offs from the technology required to make miniature durable instruments for space flight
B. important applications of space research in industry
C. inventions by aerospace scientists in England
D. ways to enhance the benefits of the systems approach
[单项选择]The author mentions tulip growing in New Netherland. Pennsylvania. and Michigan in order to illustrate how
A. ( imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips
B. ( tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another
C. ( tulips grew progressively more popular in North America
D. ( attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another
[单项选择]The author mentions the legal provisions during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first to illustrate ______.
[单项选择]The author mentions Roy Lichtenstein and Alan Sonfist in line 14 in order to
A. ( show that certain artist are famous mostly for their public art
B. ( introduce the subject of unusual works of art
C. ( demonstrate the diversity of artworks displayed in public
D. ( contrast the cities of Miami Beach and New York
[单项选择]The author mentions the example of tackling deficiencies in iron and iodine to show the importance of__________.
[单项选择]The author mentions people dying of air pollution in ______.
A. Illinois
B. Pennsylvania
C. New Jersey
D. Washington
[单项选择]The author mentions such millionaires as the Rockefellers and Bill Gates to show that______.
A. they are examples for us on our road to wealth
B. a portfolio is essential to financial success
C. they are really rich people
D. they started out on their own
