Successful innovations have driven many older technologies t..

第1题

Earthquakes have plagued our lives and resulted in great damage to the human beings for as long as people have ____ the earth.

A、inhabited

B、inhibited

C、inhabitant

D、inhibition

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第2题

Successful innovations have driven many older technologies to extinction and have resulted in higher productivity, greater consumption of energy, increased demand for raw materials, accelerated flow of materials through the economy and increased quantities of metals and other substances in use per person. The history of industrial development is full of examples. In 1870, horses and mules were the prime source of power on U.S. farms. One horse or mule was required to support four human beings--a ratio that remained almost constant for many decades. At that time, had a national commission been asked to forecast the horse and mule population for 1970, its answer probably would have depended on whether its consultants were of an economic turn of mind. Had they been "economists", they would have recognized that the power of steam had already been harnessed to industry and to land and ocean transport. They would have recognized further that would be only a matter of time before steam would be the prime source of power on the farm. It would have been difficult for them to avoid the conclusion that the horse and mule population would decline rapidly.Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as a consequence of new technological developments?A.Older technologies die away.B.The quality of life is improved.C.Overall productivity increases.D.More raw materials become necessary.

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第3题

英译中

New ways of organizing the workplace--all that re-engineering and downsizing--are only one contribution to the overall productivity of an economy, which is driven by many other factors such as joint investment in equipment and machinery, new technology, and investment in education and training.

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第4题

Jane's dress is similar in design ______ her sister's.A.withB.likeC.toD.as

Jane's dress is similar in design ______ her sister's.

A．with

B．like

C．to

D．as

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第5题

If you are walking away from a clock tower, you will hear the ticking of the clock fade to a point______ it cannot be heard.

A．which

B．what

C．where

D．how

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第6题

The drought in Europe has brought about all the following problems except ______.A.below-n

The drought in Europe has brought about all the following problems except ______.

A．below-normal rainfall

B．difficult navigation

C．a sharp drop in oyster harvest

D．bone-dry hills

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第7题

I saw a ______ good film on TV last night.A.beautifulB.prettyC.handsomeD.lovely

I saw a ______ good film on TV last night.

A．beautiful

B．pretty

C．handsome

D．lovely

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第8题

Large companies need a way to reach the saving of the public at large(大多数，整个). The same problem, on a small seals, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs . There can be little prospect of raising(筹集) the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. They do this by issuing(发行) stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange (证券交易所). By doing that so they can put into circulation(流通) the savings of individuals and institutions, both at home and overseas.

When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.

Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function(运作). All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.

There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel (渠道) through which these savings can reach those who need finance.

Almost all companies involved in new production and development must______.

A．rely on their own financial resources

B．persuade the banks to provide long-term finance

C．borrow large sums of money from friends and people they know

D．depend on the population as a whole for finance

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