Passage Three
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According to the best historical and archaeological evidence, it is estimated that it took about 800 thousand to 1 million years for the earth's population to reach the 250 total which existed at the end of the first century 'after Christ. For some time after that, disease, famine, and war kept the population increase down to a fraction of 1 percent a year so that more than 15 centuries passed before the population reached 500 million. But in the next 250 years, up to 1850, the population of the world shot up to the 1 billion mark, and today it has reached 3 billion. It is predicted by United Nations investigators that in the next 35 years the population of the world will double. When experts are asked what the most effective measure which overpopulation poses, they reply that at least three measur A. estimates based on current population growth B. references in literature and mythology C. estimates based on previous population growth D. written records and cultural remains [单项选择]Passage Three
Burn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $50,000 a month when my new media company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. "Angel money" it was called. But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances, I found the number got small. With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold. As I was searching for "angel money", I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn’t have money for paychecks yet. Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a Media Lab at M.I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology "guy" in-house. Katherine Henderson, a fihnmaker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market researc A. the salary it pays to its staff B. the interest it pays to the bank C. the way in which it raises capital D. the speed at which it spends money [填空题]According the passage, to build paradise needs ______.
[单项选择]According to the passage, psychophysical parallelists would be LEAST likely to agree with which of the following views attributed to Spinoza
A. Through a relationship of correlation, mental occurrences can only determine other mental occurrences. B. Through a relationship of causation, physical occurrences can only determine other physical occurrences. C. Mind and body exist in pre-established coordination provided by a third entity, transcendent intelligence. D. Consciousness and extension, as separate finite qualities, may be described as distinct. E. One of the necessary attributes of any divine essence is its infinitude. [单项选择]What is true according to the passage
A. Helen was born blind and deaf. B. A sickness caused her to be blind and deaf. C. Helen lost her sight and heating at the age of 19. [单项选择]Which statement is right according to the passage [A] The thief’s stick grew an inch longer. [B] The thief got a shorter stick. [C] The thief cut an inch off the stick.
[单项选择]According to the passage, air turbulence generally does which of the following Ⅰ. Creates small droplets of equal size to form in cloud cores. Ⅱ. Causes different concentrations of rain droplets to form in different places. Ⅲ. Speeds up the rate by which large droplets appear.
A. (A) Ⅰ only B. (B) Ⅱ only C. (C) Ⅰ and Ⅱ only D. (D) Ⅱ and Ⅲ only E. (E) Ⅰ,Ⅱ, and Ⅲ [填空题]According to the passage, daydreaming is actually an action ______.
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