According to the passage, who first used the umbrella as sunshade in Europe
In Europe, （）were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.
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university knows that the quality of lecturers varies greatly. A few are very
effective communicators, conveying the substance of their lectures clearly and
interestingly and inspiring students to want to know more about the subject.
Others produce dull lectures from which the students learn little and which are
likely to kill any interest they may have in the subject. Lecturing is a major
part of a university lecturer’s job and it would seem reasonable that
effectiveness in this task should be a major standard in assessing a lecturer
for promotion. However, it is very often the case that far more weight is given
to such factors as participation in research, number of publications and even
performance of administrative duties. My point of view is that a lecturer’s
lecturing should be regularly evaluat A. there are great differences among the lecturers as to their quality of teaching B. quite a lot of teachers can produce the results students desire C. they must be inspired to learn D. it is too dull to attend lectures [单项选择]
Passage One
Anyone who doubts that global financial markets control national economies need only look at the crisis facing the "tigers" of the Far East. Last year, the value of their currencies dropped rapidly, after investors decided that their economic policies were not strong enough; now the region is suffering slower growth, lower living standards and rising unemployment. [单项选择]Passage 3
Those who welcomed the railway saw it as more than a rapid and comfortable means of passing. They actually saw it as afactor in world peace. They did not foresee that the railway would be just one more means for the rapid movement of aggressive armies. None of them foresaw that the more weare together-the more chances there are of war. Any boy or girl who is one of a large family knows that.
Whenever any new invention is put forward, those for it and those against it can always find medical men to approve or condemn. The anti-railway group produced doctors who said that tunnels would be most dangerous to public health: they would produce colds, catarrhs (粘膜炎) and consumptions. The deafening noise and the glare of the engine fire, would have a bad effect on the nerves. Further, being moved through the air at a high speed would do grave injury to delicate lungs. In those with high blood-pressure, the movement of the train might produce apoplexy (中风). The sudd
A. Practical B. Satirical C. Humorous D. Exaggerated 我来回答: 提交
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