[单项选择]In this passage, the example of Populists is used to illustrate ______


A. the function of two-party system in United States
B. the function of third party to bring to prominence the interest of neglected group
C. the disadvantage of the third party in the United States
D. the rise of the third party in the United States

[单项选择]The example of potato chips in the passage is used to illustrate ______.

[单项选择]The passage 3 used the word "discipline" to refer to ______.


A. the practice of making people obey rules and punishing them when they do not follow the system of rules or m a particular activity
B. a branch of knowledge
C. the quality of always behaving or working in a controlled way
D. training which produces obedience or self-control

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Passage Five
It used to take Redwood City, California police hours to locate gunfire. Now, they have a new tool that helps them find the gunfire quickly. This new tool is called the ShotSpotter. The police began using the ShotSpotter in 1995. They wanted to cut down on gunfire in their city.
One ShotSpotter covers a square mile. Eight microphones are put on the roofs of buildings. These microphones pick up gunfire noise. It only takes seven seconds to report the gunfire to the police. Then a red dot on the police map shows where the action is.
The ShotSpotter really works well. It locates the gunfire within 20 to 40 feet plus or minus. Redwood City police are very happy with the ShotSpotter. They think it might have helped catch the D.C. sniper.
ShotSpotters cost a lot of money. One of them sells for $200,000. Despite the cost, ShotSpotters can be a big help in fighting crime.

Eight microphones placed on rooftops （）
A. talk to police
B. warn the public
C. listen for gunfire
D. play rap music

[单项选择]The passage gives the example of the French Revolution to show that______.

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Passage Four
Leading Sydney citizens used to complain that Sydney, unlike many smaller cities in Europe and America, lacked a large modem center for the arts. Public pressure became so great that a committee was finally set up to look into the situation and make proposals. It considered thirty possible sites before it chose Bennelong Point. The Government decided to find a design for an Opera House by holding a worldwide competition. The prizes were quite small, but the winner could expect to earn a lot more when he designed the working plans and took charge of the construction. An international group of judges received designs from more than thirty-two countries. They all agreed that the first prize should go to Iota Utzon, who had sent in a highly imaginative, bold design of a great building that looked like a beautiful concrete butterfly. They nevertheless commented that Utzon’s drawings lacked detail. They were thought to go beyond the limit of existing t
A. Utzon--a Genius in Architecture.
B. The Joint Efforts for Arts.
C. A Pride to the Australians.
D. The Process of Building Sydney Opera House.

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Passage Five
Many animals are used to help scientists find cures for diseases. One of the most common animals used is monkeys, or primates. There are groups of people who want to stop the research on animals. They are called animal rights activists.
The scientists say their research could help save the lives of many men, women and children. They try to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS.
The animal rights activists say the animals suffer. They take baby monkeys away from their mothers, and sometimes holes are drilled in their heads. The activists have tried to stop the research for the past 10 years. They let animals go free or damage the labs.
The University of California at Davis has 3,800 rhesus macaque monkeys. It is one of the largest primate research labs. The activists sent letters to researchers at Davis and about eighty other researchers around the country, whose names were on the web pages. The warning letters had razor blades hidd
A. increasing
B. decreasing
C. ending
D. staying about the same

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Passage Four
People are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problem between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity.
For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for twenty-five years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesn’t understand Kor
A. Her oldest daughter only.
B. Her two daughters only.
C. All of her children.
D. Only to her son.

[单项选择]What example does the passage refer to about foreign investment in China


A. American and Japanese companies.
B. European companies.
C. Indian companies.
D. Both A and B.

[单项选择]According to the passage, China set a good example in ______.


A. increasing food supply by fish farming
B. regulating off-shore fishing
C. imposing quotas on the quantity of fish annually caught
D. decreasing fish consumption in order to protect ocean resources

[单项选择]According to the passage, when stamps were used the postage would be ______ that in the early 19th century.


A. higher than
B. lower than
C. the same as