Many people call the age we live in the age of____ (technique)
With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities, people need to know the facts about
rabies (狂犬病), a fatal disease caused by animal bites. Despite vaccination (接種疫苗) programs, rabies is still very prevalent, and will continue to be a serious public health problem for
many years to come.
Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking, convulsions (抽搐) and inability to swallow liquids. It can even cause death. If you or anyone in your family is bitten
by dog, cat or other animal, you should not panic, but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of
soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment. If you own the animal which did the
biting, you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health
authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.
Rabies is a kind of disease which ________.
A. causes heart attack
B. hurt one‘s legs
C. causes nerve-centre problem and breathing problem
D. strikes one‘s brain
E-mail or electronic mail, is considered as the modem communication in the new age. It iscarried out in computers all over the world by millions of users. In this invisible world as many people call it,the users can send and receive letters to and from every comer of the earth. They share thoughts with pen pals (笔友)in New Zealand,ask strangers in Bombay (孟买)questions,debate with businessman in Manhattan. All of these are just happening in computers as fast as the travelling of the light,no writing and speaking,no paper and stamps are necessary.
E-mail is a pipeline to thousands of experts on everything;it is a means of meeting people with similar interests or problems. But it is not a live talk—a real conversation like those in telephones.E-mailers compose letters at leisure on their computers, then send them by phone line to an on-line service,and then they go forward to the right place. A response can be back within hours,depending on how often the recipient(接受者)checks in.
A vast global networks of on-line services for E-mail has been built. A lot of people are regularly using this service in the USA. People believe that E-mail, the computerized exchange, would create friendship and business developments, and would change people’ s life in the world. Which of the following expression is not for E-mail?
A.Communication in new ag
B.Invisible world
C.A live talk
D.Computerized exchange
Which of the following does the writer think is a shortcoming of E-mail?A.Happening as fast as the travelling of light.
B.No writing and speaking
C.No paper and stamps.
D.Response depending on the recipient.
Which of the following is NOT true?A.E-mail is carried out in computers.
B.A response of an E-mail depends on how often the recipient checks in.
C.People don, t believe that E-mail will create friendship.
D.E-mail is not a real conversation.
People usually call the writer Jim instead of James because
A.it's the name of his grandfather
B.it's easier for people to call him
C.it's the name that his parents chose for him
D.it's more difficult than James
Many people have applied for the ______ position.
A.empty
B.bare
C.vacant
D.blank
______ many people prefer coffee, he drinks tea as usual.
A.While
B.Besides
C.Because of
D.Except
There (are) not many people in this city (which) (own) the houses they (live in).
A.are
B.which
C.own
D.live in
1.The reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is that ____.
A、actors are very determined people
B、the course at the drama school lasts two years
C、acting is very hard work
D、there are already too many actors
2.Why is an assistant stage manager's job difficult?____
A、Because he has to do everything.
B、Because he has to work long hours every day.
C、Because he will not be happy.
D、Because he has to wait for another chance.
3.Usually only students who ____are accepted.
A、have received good education
B、are hard-working
C、are talented and promising
D、are good-mannered
4."Then she got angry and said she would call the police". This sentence shows that ____.
A、She totally disbelieved the proposal
B、The man acted with an ill purpose
C、The man forced her into his big car
D、She was a nervous woman
5.The phrase "once in a blue moon" refers to ____.
A、once in a full moon
B、once for a while
C、once for a long time
D、once and for all
five hundred people are believed to have drowned.
A.As many as
B.As much as
C.So many as
D.So much as
The play was ____ sad ____ it made many people there cry.
A.too; to
B.so; that
C.such; that
D.enough; to
According to the passage, what do we know about swine flu?
A.Swine flu call be transmitted easily among pigs but not among people
B.Swine flu is a virus that has acquired the ability to pass from person to person
C.People with swine flu often get a stomachache, headache and toothache.
D.Symptoms of swine flu are different from those of regular seasonal influenza.