| What began with the invention of the
telephone in 1876 has today become a global net of cables, satellites,
transmitters, and receivers that enables half the population of the planet to
exchange works, data, and images in seconds. It could take less than 25 years
more to give the other half of the world’s people this same power. The unified global telecommunications system, which is called "the Meganet’, represents the greatest construction project ever undertaken. If present trends continue, by early in the 21st century the Meganet will link every computer terminal, fax machine, databank, and telephone instrument on earth. Unlike its anarchic (无政府主义的) cousin the Internet, which evolved from free interaction among interest groups of computer users, the Meganet of local telephone service, long-distance lines, co A. sponsored by governments B. similar to its cousin the Internet C. the continuity of the Internet D. evolved from spontaneous interaction among interest groups of computer users [简答题]Chinese Calligraphy began with the hieroglyphs and ,over the long ages of evolution,has developed various styles and schools.
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Passage One
Before the conference began, a Japanese businessman was introduced to an American businessman at the lounge. The Japanese businessman, arms extending downwards from his shoulders, bowed from his waist toward the American businessman to whom he was just introduced. His eyes were directed ahead, his face showed no particular expression.
The American businessman stood straight. His eyes focused on the Japanese man’s eyes. He smiled and put out his right hand.
Both men smiled briefly in embarrassment. The Japanese man straightened up and put out his right hand. The American withdrew his hand and bowed his head. A broader smile of embarrassment, and some noise from each man—not really words, just some sounds from their throats—indicating discomfort. They were in the course of a conflict of customs; they had different habits for greeting people they were being introduced to.
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A. he felt a little bit nervous B. he wanted to express his discomfort C. he felt a little offended by the Japanese man D. he wanted to shake hands with the Japanese man [填空题]Paragraph Three
Daylight saving time began in the United States during World War I, primarily to save fuel by reducing the need to use artificial lighting. Although some states and communities observed daylight saving time between the wars, it was not observed nationally again until World War II.
[填空题]The ancient Sumerians began fermenting beer from barley at least 6,000 years ago.
[简答题]Sociologists are interested in how a society began and how it grew.
[单项选择]Federal efforts to aid minority businesses began in the 1960’s when the Small Business Administration (SBA) began making federally guaranteed loans and government-sponsored management and technical assistance available to minority business enterprises. While this program enabled many minority entrepreneurs to form new businesses, the results were disappointing, since managerial inexperience, unfavorable locations, and capital shortages led to high failure rates. Even 15 years ’after the program was implemented, minority business receipts were not quite two percent of the national economy’s total receipts.
Recently federal policymakers have adopted an approach intended to accelerate development of the minority business sector by moving away from directly aiding small minority enterprises and toward supporting large, growth-oriented minority firms through intermediary companies. In this approach, large corporations participate in the development of successful and stable minority bus A. It provided enough loans to minority enterprises. B. It enabled minority enterprises to boom. C. It directed minority enterprises in a wrong way. D. It did not achieve expected results. [填空题]Some online businesses began to make profits after the technology-based Internet bubble economy ended.
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