| I am ashamed m begin with saying that
Touraine is the garden of France; that remark has long ago lost its bloom. The
town of Tours, however, has something sweet and bright, which suggests that it
is surrounded by a land of fruits. It is a very agreeable little city; few towns
of its size are more ripe, mom complete, or, I should suppose, in better humor
with themselves and less disposed to envy the responsibilities of bigger places.
It is truly the capital of its smiling province; a region of easy abundance, of
good living, of genial, comfortable, optimistic, rather indolent opinions.
Balzac says in one of his tales that the real Tourangeau will not make an
effort, or displace himself even, to go in search of a pleasure; and it is not
difficult to understand the sources of this amiable cynicism. He must have a A. Touraine is an area frequently devastated by floods B. Touraine is surrounded by a land of fruits C. the peasantry here are worse off than in most other parts of France D. the peasantry here are more conservative [单项选择]
{{B}}TEXT B{{/B}} Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war War is an ancient institution which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past the human race managed to hive with it. Modern ingenuity has changed this. Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do {{U}}this{{/U}}, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to side which is most skillful in killing people, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change very old menta A. worse than in the past B. as bad as in the past C. not so dangerous as in the past D. as necessary as in the past [单项选择]
{{B}}TEXT C{{/B}} The mental health movement in the United States began with a period of considerable enlightenment. Dorothea Dix was shocked to find the mentally ill in jails and almshouses and crusaded for the establishment of asylums in which people could receive humane care in hospital-like environments and treatment which might help restore them to sanity. By the mid 1800s, 20 states had established asylums, but during the late 1800s and early 1900s, in the face of economic depression, legislatures were unable to appropriate sufficient funds for decent care. Asylums became overcrowded and prison-like. Additionally, patients were more resistant to treatment than the pioneers in the mental health field had anticipated, and security and restraint were needed to protect patients and others. Mental institutions became frightening and depressing places in which the rights of patients were all but forgotten. These conditions con A. states would never have established asylums for the mentally ill B. new treatments for major mental illness would have likely remained untested C. the Civil Rights movement in America would have been politically ineffective D. conditions in mental hospitals might have escaped judicial scrutiny [单项选择]
{{B}}TEXT B{{/B}} Soil quality is one of the most basic and perhaps least understood indicators of land health. Soil supports plant growth and represents the living reservoir that buffers tile flows of water, nutrients, and energy through an ecosystem. Soil quality refers to the capacity of a soil to perform these beneficial functions and is determined by its texture, structure, water-holding capacity, porosity, organic matter content, and depth, among other properties. Because soils naturally vary in their capacity to perform these functions, we must tie our understanding of soil quality to landscapes and land use. We must understand soil quality for two important reasons: First, we must match our use and management of land to soil capability. Second, we must establish baseline understanding about soil quality so we can recognize ongoing trends. If soil quality is stable or improving, we have a good indicator that the ecosystem is A. we won’t know their properties B. we won’t make best use of the land C. the ecosystem will fail D. the row of water will deteriorate 我来回答: 提交
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