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[单项选择]The paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss which of the following
A. The remaining layers of the Sun.
B. The evolution of the Sun to its present form.
C. The eclipse of February 1979.
D. The scientists who study astronomy.
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Passage Five
From the beginning rivers have played an important part in the life of man. Man of the earliest times used the rivers as a means of travel. Today rivers still serve as a great waterway for the transport and people.
In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires.
Water is Nature’s most precious gift to man. Man needs water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash. In nations all over the world rivers mean life and wealth. They feed and clothe the nations around them.
Water is also a source of energy and power. Man constructs huge dams across the river to control the water for irrigation and get the energy needed to drive generators. The electrical power is then directed to homes, cities, factories and television stations.
Man uses water each day. His main source of water comes from reservoirs, which in turn get their water from the rivers.
Rivers also bring down soil
A. deltas
B. crops
C. fresh water life
D. soil and minerals
[单项选择]In the first two paragraphs of the passage, the writer tries to tell us that ______.
A. he had lived in Washington D. C. for twenty years
B. he was very imaginative as a child
C. he had had fond memories of his old neighborhood
D. he had come from a very poor neighborhood
[单项选择]From the beginning of the passage we can infer that the author ______.
A. believes that America has culture despite its inferiority to others
B. agrees that America has no culture, let alone an inferior culture
C. objects to both of the views about American culture
D. tries to show objectively the two views about American culture
[单项选择]We can learn from the beginning of the passage that Microsoft______.
A. would no longer exist in the forthcoming several weeks
B. is in the control of Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson
C. would defend itself of being taken away its rights
D. is very helpless with the unjustness of the judge
