The persons who know ______ of Charles Dickens are likely to win the free trip.A.the birth
The persons who know ______ of Charles Dickens are likely to win the free trip.
A.the birth date
B.the home town
C.the major works
D.the writing style
The persons who know ______ of Charles Dickens are likely to win the free trip.
A.the birth date
B.the home town
C.the major works
D.the writing style
Who set up the National Audubon Society many years ago?
A.The United States.
B.Some persons loving birds.
C.People who think of the birds.
D.Audubon's future generation.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it in the eleventh century B. C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by the king or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared, Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And a gain it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the 18th century the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella have not changed much in style. during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas were made, in a whole variety of colors.
According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented ______.
A.in ancient China
B.in ancient Europe
C.in ancient Greece
D.in ancient Rome
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, as early as the eleventh century B. C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority. In the Far East in ancient times the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared a gain in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style. during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn' t until the twentieth century that women' s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.
According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented ______.
A.in ancient China
B.in ancient Egypt
C.in ancient Greece
D.in ancient Rome
A.pick any two persons
B.take out two different persons
C.choose two persons who are relatives
D.choose two persons with different intelligence
People do not like such persons who are always ______ the way of others.
A.on
B.by
C.in
D.behind
A.pick up any two persons
B.choose two persons who are relatives
C.take out two different persons
D.choose two persons with different intelligence
??C
David as a young man who worked in all office in a big city. His hobby was fishing,but he didn&39;t often get a chance to practise it. Then one summer he decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains whore there were a lot of streams.“I ought to be able to have some good fishing there.”he said to himself.
The first morning after he arrived,he walked to the nearest stream with his fishing-rod. He saw an old man standing beside the water, so he asked him whether it Was a private(私人的) stream. The old man answered it Was not,so David then said to him,“Well, then it won&39;t be a crime(犯罪)if I catch some fish here,will it?”
“Oh,no,”answered the old man.“It won&39;t be a crime,but it will certainly be a miracle(奇迹).”
David was________fishing.
??A.interested in
B.good at
C.expert in
D.not fond of
“I ought to be able to have some good fishing there”means“________”.A.I may get chances to fish
B.I would get a lot offish
C.I will have chances to learn to fish
D.I will be able to get some good fish
“It won’t be a crime, but it will certainly be a miracle”means“ ________ ”
A.Since no other persons are here,I won’t disclose(揭发)it
B.It will certainly be a miracle if I don’t disclose it
C.There isn’t any fish in the stream
D.I will surely report you to the owner of the stream
From the story we can know David was an ________man.A.kind
B.experienced
C.arrogant(自大的)
D.honest but inexperienced(无经验的)
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
A.Not knowing where was the bookstore
B.Knowing not where the bookstore was
C.Not knowing where the bookstore was
D.Not to know where the bookstore was
"If we take two unrelated people at random from the population" (Para. 2) means if we______. .
A.choose two persons with different intelligence
B.choose two persons who are relative
C.take out two persons of close relationship
D.pick any two persons