The passage states that bees differ from most other communities of insects in their need t
A.reproduce in large numbers
B.control the temperature where they live
C.divide the work of their colonies
D.have a complex defense system
A.reproduce in large numbers
B.control the temperature where they live
C.divide the work of their colonies
D.have a complex defense system
In the passage the author suggests that the counterculture ______ .
A.destroyed the United States
B.changed some American values
C.was not important in the United States
D.brought people more leisure time with their families
The passage states that______.
A.laziness is a disease
B.laziness is more beneficial than harmful
C.a good definition of laziness is emotional illness
D.some people appear lazy because they are insecure
A.Japan
B.Italy
C.Canada
D.the United States
From the information in the passage, it can be concluded that the United States ______.
A.wanted to build a canal because it was considering starting a war
B.built a canal through Panama at the risk of ruining relations with, Colombia
C.believed that a canal through Nicaragua would be profitable
D.had lost the Spanish-American War
The proper title for this passage is ______.
A.Books in College of Marin
B.Ronald Musoke
C.Trashed Books May Help Fight Illiteracy, AIDS in Uganda
D.Poor Africa Students in the United States
A.at first wished to build a canal through Nicaragua
B.promised to pay Colombia $10 million for A Panama
C.wished to build a canal through Panama
D.protected Panamanian revolutionaries from Colombia
The passage is basically a ______.
A.biography of John Paul Jones
B.criticism of John Paul Jones
C.history of the United States Navy
D.comparison of the American and Russian navies
A.Japan
B.Italy
C.Canada
D.the United States
The passage is basically a ______.
A. biography of John Paul Jones
B. criticism of John Paul Jones
C. history of the United States Navy
D. comparison of the American and Russian navies
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师), but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
(1) Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A.She couldn’t get admitted to medical school.
B.She decided to further her education in Paris.
C.A serious eye problem stopped her.
D.It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.
(2) What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?
A.She was a woman.
B.She wrote too many letters.
C.She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
D.She couldn’t set up her hospital.
(3) How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A.Eight years B.Ten years
C.Nineteen years D.Thirty-six years
(4) According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell,
A.became the first woman physician.
B.was the first woman doctor.
C.and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children.
D.set up the first medical school for women.
(5) Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in_______.
A.England
B.Paris
C.the United States
D.New York City
From the passage it can be seen that ______.
A.people had to buy things at certain shops before
B.the prices of big companies' goods are much lower
C.fixed prices are not welcome by customers
D.there are fewer markets in some states than in others