__________ means you reason by comparing two similar cases.A.Reasoning form. specific i

A.under no circumstances

B.on no account

C.for no reason

D.by no means

There are lots of reasons for buying a new mattress(床垫): getting married，moving to a new home or simply the desire for more sleeping space. No matter what the reason，the ultimate expectation is a good，restful night's sleep.

But with all the different constructions，firmness，sizes and prices for sleep sets，how do you decide which one is right for you？ The makers suggest you treat bedding as a long-term investment. This means carefully considering the quality and comfort you are getting for your money.

If you've decided to buy a new mattress，invest in the very best you can afford. Prices are determined by the material used，the quality of construction and the size of the set. It's an investment in one-third of everyday of your life and that can have a dramatic effect on how you feel the other two-thirds.

Johnson. We will never know the reason, but it is a fact that his wife, Josephine Dickson, always had some minor accidents. During the first week of their marriage, she hurt herself twice with the kitchen knife. After that, it just went from bad to worse. It seemed that Josephine was always cutting herself. One day Earle Dickson had an idea. He sat down with some tape and gauze and a pair of scissors. Then he cut the tape into strips. In the middle of each strip he stuck a little square of gauze. From then on, whenever Josephine had an accident, ready-made bandages were on hand for her to use quickly and without a lot of fuss. At Johnson & Johnson, people heard about these new bandages which could be put on in thirty seconds. Soon the company started to try these bandages on the market. Slowly they were accepted by the public. Four years later, in 1924, the company installed machines for mass producing the new product, with the trade name BAND-AID.

1. When did Mrs. Dickson often cut herself()

A. When she did gardening.

B. When she did cooking.

C. When she did shopping.

2. Why did Mr. Dickson decide to make the bandages by himself()

A. Because he was interested in studying them.

B. Because the company asked him to do it.

C. Because his wife was often in a mass when she cut herself.

3. What does the word “ready-made” mean for()

A. It means something you need to prepare.

B. It means something you have to make by yourself.

C. It means something you can use at once.

4. What is the main reason for company’s mass production on the bandages Mr. Dickson invented()

A. The bandages are cheap for workers.

B. The bandages are necessary for women.

C. The bandages are welcomed by people.

5. What is the best title for this passage()

A. The Invention of BAND-AID

B. The Instruction to BAND-AID

C. The Products of BAND-AID

wood, oxygen, rubber, medicines and many other things. They can __1__ tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you cut across a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring __2__ year. Because of the reason, we know how old a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred __3__. When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually thin. When it is wet and warm, the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the __4__ changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree, we can learn about the climate for a hundred years. We can see __5__ our climate is changing today.

1)、A.climate

B.rings

C.every

D.also

E.how

2)、A.climate

B.rings

C.every

D.also

E.how

3)、A.climate

B.rings

C.every

D.also

E.how

4)、A.climate

B.rings

C.every

D.also

E.how

5)、A.climate

B.rings

C.every

D.also

E.how

me his workshop. This is partly because the average Englishman is keen on working with his hands and partly because he feels, for one reason or another, that he must do for himself many household jobs for which, some years ago, he would have hired professional help. The main reason for this is a financial one. the high cost of labor has meant that builders' and decorators' costs have reached a level which makes them so high that house proud English people of modest means hang back. So, if they wish to keep their houses looking bright and smart, they have to deal with some of the repairs and decorating themselves. As a result, there has grown up in the post-war years what is sometimes referred to as the "Do-It-Yourself Movement".

The "Do-It-Yourself Movement" began with home decorating but has since spread into a much wider field. Nowadays there seem to be very few things that cannot be made by the "do-it-yourself" method. A number of magazines and handbooks exist to show hopeful handymen of all ages just how easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a fifteen foot (4.5 meters) sailing boat. All you need, it seems, is a hammer and a few nails. You follow the simple instructions step-by-step and , before you know where you are, the finished article stands before you, complete in every detail.

Unfortunately, alas, it is not always quite as simple as it sounds! Many a "do-it-yourselfer" has found to his cost that one cannot learn a skilled craftsman's job overnight. How quickly one realizes, when doing it oneself, that a job which takes the skilled man an hour or so to complete takes the amateur five or six at least. And then there is the question of tools. The first thing the amateur learns is that he must have the right tools for the job. But tools cost money. There is also the wear and tear on the nerves. It is not surprising then that many people have come to the conclusion that the expense of paying professionals to do the work is, in the long run, more economical than 'doing it oneself'.

The passage is mainly about

A．how to be a do-it-yourselfer

B．the Do-h-Yourself Movement

C．the future of the Do-It-Yourself Movement

D．the origin of the Do-It-Yourself Movement

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To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It’s a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as long as you’re not held up at the airport), but it’s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you don’t mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you forget your seasickness ills. All these means of transport have their problems and the weary(不耐烦的) traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. "Not possible", you say. Well, wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge.

This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to goby rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only.

Why is this idea being discussed again？ Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC (欧共体) ？ Well, perhaps. The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London’s disused dockland(船坞地). A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and revitalize(使...重新有活力) the port, and would make London a main trading centre in Europe. With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm!

As pointed out at the beginning of the passage， people used to think that air pollution __________. 查看材料

A.caused widespread damage in the countryside

B.affected the entire eastern half of the United States

C.had damaging effect on health

D.existed merely in urban and industries areas

ge.It is his mind that enables a famer t0 know what t0 plant，when to harvest it，how to prepare food from the result.It is his mind that enables a hunter to know what he needs to make a spear，how t0 make it，and how to use it.And it is his mind that enables a blacksmith to know how t0 make iron tools.In short，it i s the mind that enables a person to know what to d0 in order tOosurvive.

Man’s mind allows long—range planning and thinking.It enables such long—range planning as required for farming，hunting，and tool making.These efforts require the ability to form. concepts of long—term cause and effect chains.“I need t0 make a spear tonight SO I can hunt tomorrow and have food for the next 7 days.”There may be environments where people could survive for a while without long—range planning，but without the results 0f knowledge like spears，fire，and 0ther technologies，people would get out—bred by Other animals and die out。

Man’s mind is his tool for survival，but like all tools，it must be properly used.The mind makes good use 0f knowledge，and knowledge can only be 0btained through reason.Without reason，there is no knowledge，and thus no survival。

You must recognize reality and act in accordance with it in order t0 be successful.To the extent that you use reason as your method of judgment in knowledge and action，you will survive and flourish .If you ignore or escape form. reality you will suffer and die.

It is very important t0 note that survival by reason requires the freedom to act according t0 your reason.That is why people d0 not develop well in the control of others，and can not survive when they are subject t0 foree that destroys their ability to act on reason.

26.It is his mind that enables a farmer t0 know how to_______.

A.make spears

B.hunt for animals

C.make iron tools

D.cultivate crops

27.The first two paragraphs show that man’s mind______.

A. is his basic means Of survival

B. enables him to act at will

C. is used to protect themselves

D. helps him 100k int0 reality

28. In order to survive，man should_______.

A.be conquered by 0thel"allimals

B.make a long—range plan for the future

C.1earn to recall knowledge

D.1earn to think reasonably

29.Without the results Of knowledge like spears，fire，and Other technologies，people_____.

A.Could only survive for7 days

B.would kill off a11 the animals

C.would be controlled by 0thers

D.would disappear from the earth

30.It is reasonable that if people want to survive，they should______.

A.develop well in the control of others

B.ignore or escape from reality

C.have freedom to act on reason

D.be subject to certain environments

A. education and reason

B. hard working

C. self-inspection

D. free thinking