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{{*HTML*}}??阅读下面这篇短文短文后列出7个句子请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 ??????? ???????? ?{{B}}Norwich{{/B}}??NorwichthecapitalofthepartofBritain knownasEastAngliahasbeeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.It beganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.AtthetimeoftheNorman invasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsin England.??Withtwocathedralsandamosque清真寺Norwichhaslong beenapopularcentreforvariousreligions.Thefirstcathedralwasbuiltin 1095andhasrecentlycelebratedits900thanniversarywhileNorwichitselfhad ayearofcelebrationin1994tomarkthe800thanniversaryofthecity receivingaRoyalCharter.Thisallowedittobecalledacityandtogovern itselfindependently.??Todayincomparisonwithplaceslike LondonorManchesterNorwichisquitesmallwithapopulationofaround 150000butinthe16thcenturyNorwichwasthesecondlargestcityofEngland. Itcontinuedtogrowforthenext300yearsandgotricherandricherbecoming ?famousforhavingasmanychurchesasthereareweeksintheyearandas manypubsastheiraredaysintheyear.??Nowadaystherearefar fewerchurchesandpubsbutin1964theUniversityofEastAnglia.wasbuiltin Norwich.Withitsfast-frowingstudentpopulationanditssuccessasamodern commercialcentreNorwichisthebiggestcentreforinsuranceservicesoutside Londonthecitynowhasasidechoiceofentertainment:theatrescinemas nightclubsbusycafesexcellentrestaurantsandanumberofartsandleisure centres.Thereisalsoafootballteamwhosecoloursaregreenandyellow.The teamisknownasTheCanaries金丝雀thoughnobodycanbesurewhy.? ?Nowthecity’sattractionsincludeanotherimportantdevelopmenta modernshoppingcentrecalledTheCastleMall.ThepeopleofNorwichlived withaverylargeholdinthemiddleoftheircityforovertwoyearsas buildersdugupthemaincarpark.Lorriesmovednearlyamilliontonsofearth sothattheroofofthemallcouldbecomeacitycentreparkwithattractive waterpoolsandhundredsoftreesbutthelocalpeoplearereallypleasedthat theoldopenmarketremainsrightintheheartofthecityandnexttothenew development.BothareascontinuetodogoodbusinessprovingthatNorwichhas managedtomixthebestoftheoldandthenew.PeoplehavelivedbytheRiverWensumforatleast2000years.
MergersThemostcommonkindofconsolidationtodayisthemerger.Amergeroccurs46Withthederegulationofnaturalgasthenation’s20interstatepipelinecompaniesbecamefearfulofcutthroatcompetition.Somefeltthattheycouldincreasetheirefficiencyandimprovetheirmarketflexibilitybymerging.In1985InternorthofOmahapaid$2.3billionforHoustonNaturalGasCorporation47.Thesystemconnectedmarketsfromcoasttocoastandraisedsalesto$10billion.Onoccasionmergershaveoccurredbetweensmallercompaniesinanindustrydominatedbyafewgiantfirms.Thesesmallercompaniesclaimthattheyneedtomergetobecomemoreefficientandeffectiveincompetingagainstthebiggestcorporations.Theymaintainthatsuchactionincreasescompetitioninsteadofreducingit.TheAntitrustDivisionoftheJusticeDepartmenthasnotalwaysagreedwiththem.Fourmajorwavesofmergershavetakenplaceinthiscountry.Thefirststartedin1887justpriortothepassageoftheShermanAntitrustActandendedin1904.ItinvolvedsuchgiantsasUnitedStatesSteelandStandardOiltryingtocreatemonopoliesintheirindustries.FromtheendofWorldWarIuntilthe1930slargefirmsswallowedsmallerfirmstocreateoligopolies.Themonopolyhadnochanceandtheoligopolylittlechanceofsucceedingtodayunderpresentantitrustpolicy.Thethirdmajormergermovementbeganinthe1960sreachedapeakin196948.Manyoftheacquisitionsinvolvedgiantfirmsinoneindustrybuyinguplargecompaniesintotallyunrelatedindustries.Suchmergersarecalledconglomeratemergers.AclassicexampleisMobilOilCorporation’spurchaseofthehugeretailchainMontgomeryWard&Company.Mergersinthelasttenyearswereinthethousands.Moreimportantisthevalueofthetransactionswhichhasrisensharply.Thenumberofmergersandacquisitionsapply49.Thepetroleumindustryhadmergersandacquisitionsvaluedatclosedto$80billionbetween1981and1984.Otherindustries50werebankingandfinanceinsuranceminingandmineralprocessedfoods.A.therebygainingcontroloftheworld’slongestpipelineB.andthengraduallydeclinedC.experiencinglargetakeoversD.resultingincombinationsofsmallfirmsE.onlytothosevaluedat$100millionormoreF.whentwoormorecompaniesgettogethertoformonecompany
NuclearEnergyNuclearenergyisanefficientandconvenientsubstituteforconventionalformsofenergywhichwerefoundinspecialgeographicallocations.Largeamountsof51andeffortarerequiredto52theselocations.Oncethesitesarefoundmenandequipmentmustbebroughttotapandusethesesourcesofenergy.Howeveralargeproportionofsuchsitesarefoundonlyinfarand53places.Thisincreasesthedifficultiesof54theseformsofenergy.Withnuclearenergysuchdifficultiesarenotpresent.Nuclearreactorscaneasilybebuiltanywhereandmandoesnothavetocompetewiththe55ofnatureinordertoobtaintheenergy.Forequalamountsofenergynuclearenergyismuchmoreconvenientandinexpensivetoobtainthanconventionalsourcesofenergy.Withnuclearenergytheamountofpollutionisgreatlyreduced.56theproductionofnuclearenergyisbasedonthefission裂变ofatomspollutioniskepttoaverylowlevel.Theenergyproducedinthereactorsisconvertedintoheatandelectricityandthesehave57ornopollutionatall.Conventionalformsoffuel58producelargeamountsofpollution.Productionofnuclearenergyusesthe59ofthefissionofatoms;thus60amountsofenergycanbeobtainedfromit.Theworld’sreservesofoilcoalandnaturalgasarerunning61atatremendousrateandcurrentestimatespredictthat62ofthe21stcenturymostoftheseconventionalfuelswillbeusedup.Nuclearenergyistheexception63thisgloomyprediction.Throughsplittingandfusingatomslargeamountsofenergycanbeproducedand64thisprocesscangoonandonuntilallourenergyneedsaresatisfied.The65ofnuclearenergyasboundlesssourceofenergyisindeedgreatandwemustharnessitwheneverpossibleasconventionalfuelswillnotbearoundmuchlonger.
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ExpertsCallforLocalandRegionalControlofSitesforRadioactiveWasteThewithdrawalofNevada’sYuccaMountainasapotentialnuclearwasterepositoryhasreopenedthedebateoverhowandwheretodisposeofspentnuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwaste.InanarticleintheJuly10issueofScienceUniversityofMichigangeologistRodneyEwingandPrincetonUniversitynuclearphysicistFrankyonHippelarguethatalthoughfederalagenciesshouldsetstandardsandissuelicensesfortheapprovalofnuclearfacilitieslocalcommunitiesandstatesshouldhavethefinalapprovalonthesitingofthesefacilities.Theauthorsproposethedevelopmentofmultiplesitesthatwouldservicetheregionswherenuclearreactorsarelocated.Themaingoal...shouldbetoprovidetheUniedStateswithmultiplealternativesandsubstantialpublicinvolvementinanopensitinganddesignprocessthatrequiresacceptancebyhostcommunitiesandstatestheauthorswrite.EwingandyonHippelalsoanalyzethereasonswhyYuccaMountainselectedbyCongressin1987astheonlysitetobeinvestigatedforlong-termnuclearwastedisposalfinallywasshelvedaftermorethanthreedecadesofoftencontroversialdebate.Thereasonsincludethesite’sgeologicalproblemsmanagementproblemsimportantchangesintheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency’sstandardunreliablefundingandthefailuretoinvolvelocalcommunitiesinthedecision-makingprocess.Goingforwardeffortsshouldbedirectedatlocatingstoragefacilitiesinthenation’snortheasternsoutheasternmid-westernandwesternregionsandstateswithinagivenregionshouldberesponsiblefordevelopingsolutionsthatsuittheirparticularcircumstances.TransportationofnuclearwasteoverlongdistanceswhichwasaconcernwiththeYuccaMountainsitewouldbelessofaproblembecausetemporarystorageorgeologicaldisposalsitescouldbelocatedclosertoreactors.ThisregionalapproachwouldbesimilartothecurrentapproachinEuropewherespentnuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwastefromabout150reactorsandreprocessingplantsistobemovedtoanumberofgeologicalrepositoriesinavarietyofrocktypessaidRodneyEwingwhohaswrittenextensivelyabouttheimpactofnuclearwastemanagementontheenvironmentandwhohasanalyzedsafetyassessmentcriteriaforthecontroversialYuccaMountainnuclearwasterepository.Whatdoestheauthoroftheessayinthefourthparagraphwanttosay
WealthOnlyBelongingtoOneGenerationTherichhavetraditionallypassedtheirwealthontotheirchildren.Butanincreasingnumberofbillionairesarechoosingnotto.ThereasonTheywanttheirchildrentoliveonthemselvesandnottoturnintospoiledsuccessors.NicolaHorlickorsupermumafamousBritishbillionaireowingtothefactthatshehashigh-flyingjobsandfivekidshasspenthercareermakingareported250mpounds.Shenowseemsdeterminedtothrowofflargepartsofit.Shealreadygivesawayabout25%ofherincomeeachyear;shehasjustrevealedinareportonthestateofcharityinthecitythatshewillnotbeleavingmostoftheremaindertoherchildren.IthinkitiswrongtogivetoomuchinheritedwealthtochildrenHorlicktoldthereport’sauthors.Iwillnotbeleavingallmywealthtomychildrenbecausethatwouldjustruintheirlives.Sheisbynomeansthefirsttogopublicwiththisconviction.BillGateshasputanestimated$30billionintotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thiswassupplementedin2009byanother$24bnorsofromhisfriendWarrenBuffett.Buffetthasalwaysbeencolorfulquotablyclearonwherehestands.Hisdaughteroftentellsastoryoffindingherselfwithoutchangeforacarparkingticket-herfatherlenther$20thenpromptlymadeherwritehimacheck.TosuggestthatthechildrenofthewealthyshouldbejustaswealthyhehassaidislikesayingthemembersofAmerica’s2004Olympicteamshouldbemadeuponlyofthechildrenofthe1980Olympicteam.AnitaRoddickthelatefounderoftheBodyShoptoldherkidsthattheywouldnotinheritonepenny.ThemoneythatshemadefromthecompanywouldgointotheBodyShopFoundationwhichisn’toneofthoseawfultaxshelterslikesomeinAmerica.Itjustfunctionstotakethemoneyandgiveitaway.WhatdowelearnaboutNicolaHorlick
{{*HTML*}}??阅读下面这篇短文短文后列出7个句子请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 ??????? ???????? ?{{B}}Norwich{{/B}}??NorwichthecapitalofthepartofBritain knownasEastAngliahasbeeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.It beganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.AtthetimeoftheNorman invasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsin England.??Withtwocathedralsandamosque清真寺Norwichhaslong beenapopularcentreforvariousreligions.Thefirstcathedralwasbuiltin 1095andhasrecentlycelebratedits900thanniversarywhileNorwichitselfhad ayearofcelebrationin1994tomarkthe800thanniversaryofthecity receivingaRoyalCharter.Thisallowedittobecalledacityandtogovern itselfindependently.??Todayincomparisonwithplaceslike LondonorManchesterNorwichisquitesmallwithapopulationofaround 150000butinthe16thcenturyNorwichwasthesecondlargestcityofEngland. Itcontinuedtogrowforthenext300yearsandgotricherandricherbecoming ?famousforhavingasmanychurchesasthereareweeksintheyearandas manypubsastheiraredaysintheyear.??Nowadaystherearefar fewerchurchesandpubsbutin1964theUniversityofEastAnglia.wasbuiltin Norwich.Withitsfast-frowingstudentpopulationanditssuccessasamodern commercialcentreNorwichisthebiggestcentreforinsuranceservicesoutside Londonthecitynowhasasidechoiceofentertainment:theatrescinemas nightclubsbusycafesexcellentrestaurantsandanumberofartsandleisure centres.Thereisalsoafootballteamwhosecoloursaregreenandyellow.The teamisknownasTheCanaries金丝雀thoughnobodycanbesurewhy.? ?Nowthecity’sattractionsincludeanotherimportantdevelopmenta modernshoppingcentrecalledTheCastleMall.ThepeopleofNorwichlived withaverylargeholdinthemiddleoftheircityforovertwoyearsas buildersdugupthemaincarpark.Lorriesmovednearlyamilliontonsofearth sothattheroofofthemallcouldbecomeacitycentreparkwithattractive waterpoolsandhundredsoftreesbutthelocalpeoplearereallypleasedthat theoldopenmarketremainsrightintheheartofthecityandnexttothenew development.BothareascontinuetodogoodbusinessprovingthatNorwichhas managedtomixthebestoftheoldandthenew.NorwichhasalwaysbeenoneofthesmallestEnglishcities.
ExpertsCallforLocalandRegionalControlofSitesforRadioactiveWasteThewithdrawalofNevada’sYuccaMountainasapotentialnuclearwasterepositoryhasreopenedthedebateoverhowandwheretodisposeofspentnuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwaste.InanarticleintheJuly10issueofScienceUniversityofMichigangeologistRodneyEwingandPrincetonUniversitynuclearphysicistFrankyonHippelarguethatalthoughfederalagenciesshouldsetstandardsandissuelicensesfortheapprovalofnuclearfacilitieslocalcommunitiesandstatesshouldhavethefinalapprovalonthesitingofthesefacilities.Theauthorsproposethedevelopmentofmultiplesitesthatwouldservicetheregionswherenuclearreactorsarelocated.Themaingoal...shouldbetoprovidetheUniedStateswithmultiplealternativesandsubstantialpublicinvolvementinanopensitinganddesignprocessthatrequiresacceptancebyhostcommunitiesandstatestheauthorswrite.EwingandyonHippelalsoanalyzethereasonswhyYuccaMountainselectedbyCongressin1987astheonlysitetobeinvestigatedforlong-termnuclearwastedisposalfinallywasshelvedaftermorethanthreedecadesofoftencontroversialdebate.Thereasonsincludethesite’sgeologicalproblemsmanagementproblemsimportantchangesintheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency’sstandardunreliablefundingandthefailuretoinvolvelocalcommunitiesinthedecision-makingprocess.Goingforwardeffortsshouldbedirectedatlocatingstoragefacilitiesinthenation’snortheasternsoutheasternmid-westernandwesternregionsandstateswithinagivenregionshouldberesponsiblefordevelopingsolutionsthatsuittheirparticularcircumstances.TransportationofnuclearwasteoverlongdistanceswhichwasaconcernwiththeYuccaMountainsitewouldbelessofaproblembecausetemporarystorageorgeologicaldisposalsitescouldbelocatedclosertoreactors.ThisregionalapproachwouldbesimilartothecurrentapproachinEuropewherespentnuclearfuelandhigh-levelnuclearwastefromabout150reactorsandreprocessingplantsistobemovedtoanumberofgeologicalrepositoriesinavarietyofrocktypessaidRodneyEwingwhohaswrittenextensivelyabouttheimpactofnuclearwastemanagementontheenvironmentandwhohasanalyzedsafetyassessmentcriteriaforthecontroversialYuccaMountainnuclearwasterepository.AccordingtoRodneyEwingandFrankvonHippelwheretolocatenuclearfacilities______.
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{{*HTML*}}? ?下面有3篇短文每篇短文后有5道题每题后面有4个选项请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案{{B}}第一篇{{/B}} ??????? ??????{{B}}?? ?Shakespeare{{/B}}??Whentalkingabouttheworld’sgreatest poetandgreatestdramatistonlyonenamecanpossiblesuggestitself;thatof WilliamShakespeare.NearlyeveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledgehoweverslight oftheworkofthisgreatestwriter.Weusewordsphrasesandquotationsform Shakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyof English-peakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesource ofthewordsweuse.Forexampleandoldladyafterseeingaperformanceof HamletcomplainedItwasfullofwell-knownproverbsand quotations!??Shakespearemadefulluseofthegreatresourcesof theEnglishlanguage.Mostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormal employmentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand! ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeigneroranEnglishmantoappreciate therichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevarious waysinwhichShakespeareusedit.?Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort eventhoughtsomeaspectsofEnglishandthemeaningofmanywordshavechanged sinceShakespeare’sday.??Itisapitythatweknowsolittle aboutthelifeofthegreatestEnglishauthor.Weonlyknowthathewasbornin 1564inStratfordonAvonandthatthendiedtherein1616.Healmostcertainly attendedtheGrammarSchoolinthetownbutofthiswecannotbesure.Weknow hewasmarriedtherein1582andhadthreechildren.Weknowthathespentmuch ofhislifeinLondonwritinghismasterpieces.Butthisisalmostallthatwe doknow.??HoweverwhatisimportantaboutShakespeare’slifeis notitsincidentaldetailsbutitsproductstheplaysandthepoems.Formany yearsscholarshavebeentryingtoaddafewfactsaboutShakespeare’slifeto thesmallnumberwealreadypossesandforanequallylongtimecriticshave beentheorizingabouttheplays.Sometimesindeeditseemsthatthepoetryof Shakespearewilldisappearbeneaththegreatmassofcommentthathasbeen writtenuponit.??Fortunatelythisisnotlikelytohappen. Shakespeare’spoetryandShakespeare’scharactersMacbethOthelloHamletand alltheothershavelongdelightednotjusttheEnglishbutloversof literatureeverywhereandwillcontinuetodosoafterthescholarsand commentatorsandalltheirworkshavebeen forgotten.HowcanwebestdescribethepopularityofShakespeare’sworksamongtheEnglishspeakingpeople?
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TheProblemBroughtByIncreasingPopulationAveryimportantworldproblemistheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhoactuallyinhabitthisplanet.Thelimitedamountoflandandlandresourceswillsoonbeunabletosupportthehugepopulationifitcontinuestogrowatitspresentrate.SowhyisthishugeincreaseinpopulationtakingplaceItisreallyduetothespreadoftheknowledgeandpracticeofwhatisbecomingknownasDeathControl.YouhavenodoubtheardofthetermBirthControl.DeathControlissomethingratherdifferent.Itrecognizestheworkofthedoctorsandscientistswhonowkeepalivepeoplewhonotverylongagowouldhavediedofavarietyofthenincurablediseases.Throughawidevarietyoftechnologicalinnovationsthatincludefarmingmethodsandthecontrolofdeadlydiseaseswehavefoundwaystoreducetherateatwhichwedie.Howeverthissuccessistheverycauseofthegreatestthreattomankind.Ifweexaminetheamountoflandavailableforthisever-increasingpopulationwebegintoseetheproblem.Ifeveryoneontheplanethadanequalshareoflandwewouldeachhaveabout50000squaremeters.Thisfigureseemstobequiteencouraginguntilweexaminetheamountofusablelandweactuallyhave.Morethanthreefifthsoftheworld’slandcannotproducefood.Obviouslywithsolittlelandtosupportusweshouldbetakinggreatcarenottoreduceitfurther.Butwearenot!Insteadweareconsumingitscapital’—itsnonrenewablefossilfuelsandothermineraldepositsthattookmillionsofyearstoformbutwhicharenowbeingdestroyedindecades.Wearealsodoingthesamewithothervitalresourcesnotusuallythoughtofasbeingnonrenewablesuchasfertilesoilsgroundwaterandthemillionsofotherspeciesthatsharetheearthwithus.Itisaverycommonbeliefthattheproblemsofthepopulationexplosionarecausedmainlybypoorpeoplelivinginpoorcountrieswhodonotknowenoughtolimittheirreproduction.Thisisnottrue.Theactualnumberofpeopleinanareaisnotasimportantastheeffecttheyhaveonnature.Developingcountriesdohaveaneffectontheirenvironmentbutitisthepopulationsofrichercountriesthathaveafargreaterimpactontheearthasawhole.Accordingtothearticlewhatcontributestothepopulationincrease
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TheProblemBroughtByIncreasingPopulationAveryimportantworldproblemistheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhoactuallyinhabitthisplanet.Thelimitedamountoflandandlandresourceswillsoonbeunabletosupportthehugepopulationifitcontinuestogrowatitspresentrate.SowhyisthishugeincreaseinpopulationtakingplaceItisreallyduetothespreadoftheknowledgeandpracticeofwhatisbecomingknownasDeathControl.YouhavenodoubtheardofthetermBirthControl.DeathControlissomethingratherdifferent.Itrecognizestheworkofthedoctorsandscientistswhonowkeepalivepeoplewhonotverylongagowouldhavediedofavarietyofthenincurablediseases.Throughawidevarietyoftechnologicalinnovationsthatincludefarmingmethodsandthecontrolofdeadlydiseaseswehavefoundwaystoreducetherateatwhichwedie.Howeverthissuccessistheverycauseofthegreatestthreattomankind.Ifweexaminetheamountoflandavailableforthisever-increasingpopulationwebegintoseetheproblem.Ifeveryoneontheplanethadanequalshareoflandwewouldeachhaveabout50000squaremeters.Thisfigureseemstobequiteencouraginguntilweexaminetheamountofusablelandweactuallyhave.Morethanthreefifthsoftheworld’slandcannotproducefood.Obviouslywithsolittlelandtosupportusweshouldbetakinggreatcarenottoreduceitfurther.Butwearenot!Insteadweareconsumingitscapital’—itsnonrenewablefossilfuelsandothermineraldepositsthattookmillionsofyearstoformbutwhicharenowbeingdestroyedindecades.Wearealsodoingthesamewithothervitalresourcesnotusuallythoughtofasbeingnonrenewablesuchasfertilesoilsgroundwaterandthemillionsofotherspeciesthatsharetheearthwithus.Itisaverycommonbeliefthattheproblemsofthepopulationexplosionarecausedmainlybypoorpeoplelivinginpoorcountrieswhodonotknowenoughtolimittheirreproduction.Thisisnottrue.Theactualnumberofpeopleinanareaisnotasimportantastheeffecttheyhaveonnature.Developingcountriesdohaveaneffectontheirenvironmentbutitisthepopulationsofrichercountriesthathaveafargreaterimpactontheearthasawhole.Whatdoestolimittheirreproductioninthelastparagraphmean
MergersThemostcommonkindofconsolidationtodayisthemerger.Amergeroccurs46Withthederegulationofnaturalgasthenation’s20interstatepipelinecompaniesbecamefearfulofcutthroatcompetition.Somefeltthattheycouldincreasetheirefficiencyandimprovetheirmarketflexibilitybymerging.In1985InternorthofOmahapaid$2.3billionforHoustonNaturalGasCorporation47.Thesystemconnectedmarketsfromcoasttocoastandraisedsalesto$10billion.Onoccasionmergershaveoccurredbetweensmallercompaniesinanindustrydominatedbyafewgiantfirms.Thesesmallercompaniesclaimthattheyneedtomergetobecomemoreefficientandeffectiveincompetingagainstthebiggestcorporations.Theymaintainthatsuchactionincreasescompetitioninsteadofreducingit.TheAntitrustDivisionoftheJusticeDepartmenthasnotalwaysagreedwiththem.Fourmajorwavesofmergershavetakenplaceinthiscountry.Thefirststartedin1887justpriortothepassageoftheShermanAntitrustActandendedin1904.ItinvolvedsuchgiantsasUnitedStatesSteelandStandardOiltryingtocreatemonopoliesintheirindustries.FromtheendofWorldWarIuntilthe1930slargefirmsswallowedsmallerfirmstocreateoligopolies.Themonopolyhadnochanceandtheoligopolylittlechanceofsucceedingtodayunderpresentantitrustpolicy.Thethirdmajormergermovementbeganinthe1960sreachedapeakin196948.Manyoftheacquisitionsinvolvedgiantfirmsinoneindustrybuyinguplargecompaniesintotallyunrelatedindustries.Suchmergersarecalledconglomeratemergers.AclassicexampleisMobilOilCorporation’spurchaseofthehugeretailchainMontgomeryWard&Company.Mergersinthelasttenyearswereinthethousands.Moreimportantisthevalueofthetransactionswhichhasrisensharply.Thenumberofmergersandacquisitionsapply49.Thepetroleumindustryhadmergersandacquisitionsvaluedatclosedto$80billionbetween1981and1984.Otherindustries50werebankingandfinanceinsuranceminingandmineralprocessedfoods.A.therebygainingcontroloftheworld’slongestpipelineB.andthengraduallydeclinedC.experiencinglargetakeoversD.resultingincombinationsofsmallfirmsE.onlytothosevaluedat$100millionormoreF.whentwoormorecompaniesgettogethertoformonecompany
NuclearEnergyNuclearenergyisanefficientandconvenientsubstituteforconventionalformsofenergywhichwerefoundinspecialgeographicallocations.Largeamountsof51andeffortarerequiredto52theselocations.Oncethesitesarefoundmenandequipmentmustbebroughttotapandusethesesourcesofenergy.Howeveralargeproportionofsuchsitesarefoundonlyinfarand53places.Thisincreasesthedifficultiesof54theseformsofenergy.Withnuclearenergysuchdifficultiesarenotpresent.Nuclearreactorscaneasilybebuiltanywhereandmandoesnothavetocompetewiththe55ofnatureinordertoobtaintheenergy.Forequalamountsofenergynuclearenergyismuchmoreconvenientandinexpensivetoobtainthanconventionalsourcesofenergy.Withnuclearenergytheamountofpollutionisgreatlyreduced.56theproductionofnuclearenergyisbasedonthefission裂变ofatomspollutioniskepttoaverylowlevel.Theenergyproducedinthereactorsisconvertedintoheatandelectricityandthesehave57ornopollutionatall.Conventionalformsoffuel58producelargeamountsofpollution.Productionofnuclearenergyusesthe59ofthefissionofatoms;thus60amountsofenergycanbeobtainedfromit.Theworld’sreservesofoilcoalandnaturalgasarerunning61atatremendousrateandcurrentestimatespredictthat62ofthe21stcenturymostoftheseconventionalfuelswillbeusedup.Nuclearenergyistheexception63thisgloomyprediction.Throughsplittingandfusingatomslargeamountsofenergycanbeproducedand64thisprocesscangoonandonuntilallourenergyneedsaresatisfied.The65ofnuclearenergyasboundlesssourceofenergyisindeedgreatandwemustharnessitwheneverpossibleasconventionalfuelswillnotbearoundmuchlonger.
NuclearEnergyNuclearenergyisanefficientandconvenientsubstituteforconventionalformsofenergywhichwerefoundinspecialgeographicallocations.Largeamountsof51andeffortarerequiredto52theselocations.Oncethesitesarefoundmenandequipmentmustbebroughttotapandusethesesourcesofenergy.Howeveralargeproportionofsuchsitesarefoundonlyinfarand53places.Thisincreasesthedifficultiesof54theseformsofenergy.Withnuclearenergysuchdifficultiesarenotpresent.Nuclearreactorscaneasilybebuiltanywhereandmandoesnothavetocompetewiththe55ofnatureinordertoobtaintheenergy.Forequalamountsofenergynuclearenergyismuchmoreconvenientandinexpensivetoobtainthanconventionalsourcesofenergy.Withnuclearenergytheamountofpollutionisgreatlyreduced.56theproductionofnuclearenergyisbasedonthefission裂变ofatomspollutioniskepttoaverylowlevel.Theenergyproducedinthereactorsisconvertedintoheatandelectricityandthesehave57ornopollutionatall.Conventionalformsoffuel58producelargeamountsofpollution.Productionofnuclearenergyusesthe59ofthefissionofatoms;thus60amountsofenergycanbeobtainedfromit.Theworld’sreservesofoilcoalandnaturalgasarerunning61atatremendousrateandcurrentestimatespredictthat62ofthe21stcenturymostoftheseconventionalfuelswillbeusedup.Nuclearenergyistheexception63thisgloomyprediction.Throughsplittingandfusingatomslargeamountsofenergycanbeproducedand64thisprocesscangoonandonuntilallourenergyneedsaresatisfied.The65ofnuclearenergyasboundlesssourceofenergyisindeedgreatandwemustharnessitwheneverpossibleasconventionalfuelswillnotbearoundmuchlonger.
{{*HTML*}}? ?下面有3篇短文每篇短文后有5道题每题后面有4个选项请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案{{B}}第一篇{{/B}} ??????? ??????{{B}}?? ?Shakespeare{{/B}}??Whentalkingabouttheworld’sgreatest poetandgreatestdramatistonlyonenamecanpossiblesuggestitself;thatof WilliamShakespeare.NearlyeveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledgehoweverslight oftheworkofthisgreatestwriter.Weusewordsphrasesandquotationsform Shakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyof English-peakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesource ofthewordsweuse.Forexampleandoldladyafterseeingaperformanceof HamletcomplainedItwasfullofwell-knownproverbsand quotations!??Shakespearemadefulluseofthegreatresourcesof theEnglishlanguage.Mostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormal employmentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand! ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeigneroranEnglishmantoappreciate therichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevarious waysinwhichShakespeareusedit.?Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort eventhoughtsomeaspectsofEnglishandthemeaningofmanywordshavechanged sinceShakespeare’sday.??Itisapitythatweknowsolittle aboutthelifeofthegreatestEnglishauthor.Weonlyknowthathewasbornin 1564inStratfordonAvonandthatthendiedtherein1616.Healmostcertainly attendedtheGrammarSchoolinthetownbutofthiswecannotbesure.Weknow hewasmarriedtherein1582andhadthreechildren.Weknowthathespentmuch ofhislifeinLondonwritinghismasterpieces.Butthisisalmostallthatwe doknow.??HoweverwhatisimportantaboutShakespeare’slifeis notitsincidentaldetailsbutitsproductstheplaysandthepoems.Formany yearsscholarshavebeentryingtoaddafewfactsaboutShakespeare’slifeto thesmallnumberwealreadypossesandforanequallylongtimecriticshave beentheorizingabouttheplays.Sometimesindeeditseemsthatthepoetryof Shakespearewilldisappearbeneaththegreatmassofcommentthathasbeen writtenuponit.??Fortunatelythisisnotlikelytohappen. Shakespeare’spoetryandShakespeare’scharactersMacbethOthelloHamletand alltheothershavelongdelightednotjusttheEnglishbutloversof literatureeverywhereandwillcontinuetodosoafterthescholarsand commentatorsandalltheirworkshavebeen forgotten.WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureofShakespeare’sworksmentionedbytheauthor?
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WealthOnlyBelongingtoOneGenerationTherichhavetraditionallypassedtheirwealthontotheirchildren.Butanincreasingnumberofbillionairesarechoosingnotto.ThereasonTheywanttheirchildrentoliveonthemselvesandnottoturnintospoiledsuccessors.NicolaHorlickorsupermumafamousBritishbillionaireowingtothefactthatshehashigh-flyingjobsandfivekidshasspenthercareermakingareported250mpounds.Shenowseemsdeterminedtothrowofflargepartsofit.Shealreadygivesawayabout25%ofherincomeeachyear;shehasjustrevealedinareportonthestateofcharityinthecitythatshewillnotbeleavingmostoftheremaindertoherchildren.IthinkitiswrongtogivetoomuchinheritedwealthtochildrenHorlicktoldthereport’sauthors.Iwillnotbeleavingallmywealthtomychildrenbecausethatwouldjustruintheirlives.Sheisbynomeansthefirsttogopublicwiththisconviction.BillGateshasputanestimated$30billionintotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thiswassupplementedin2009byanother$24bnorsofromhisfriendWarrenBuffett.Buffetthasalwaysbeencolorfulquotablyclearonwherehestands.Hisdaughteroftentellsastoryoffindingherselfwithoutchangeforacarparkingticket-herfatherlenther$20thenpromptlymadeherwritehimacheck.TosuggestthatthechildrenofthewealthyshouldbejustaswealthyhehassaidislikesayingthemembersofAmerica’s2004Olympicteamshouldbemadeuponlyofthechildrenofthe1980Olympicteam.AnitaRoddickthelatefounderoftheBodyShoptoldherkidsthattheywouldnotinheritonepenny.ThemoneythatshemadefromthecompanywouldgointotheBodyShopFoundationwhichisn’toneofthoseawfultaxshelterslikesomeinAmerica.Itjustfunctionstotakethemoneyandgiveitaway.Buffettdistinguisheshimselffor______.
NuclearEnergyNuclearenergyisanefficientandconvenientsubstituteforconventionalformsofenergywhichwerefoundinspecialgeographicallocations.Largeamountsof51andeffortarerequiredto52theselocations.Oncethesitesarefoundmenandequipmentmustbebroughttotapandusethesesourcesofenergy.Howeveralargeproportionofsuchsitesarefoundonlyinfarand53places.Thisincreasesthedifficultiesof54theseformsofenergy.Withnuclearenergysuchdifficultiesarenotpresent.Nuclearreactorscaneasilybebuiltanywhereandmandoesnothavetocompetewiththe55ofnatureinordertoobtaintheenergy.Forequalamountsofenergynuclearenergyismuchmoreconvenientandinexpensivetoobtainthanconventionalsourcesofenergy.Withnuclearenergytheamountofpollutionisgreatlyreduced.56theproductionofnuclearenergyisbasedonthefission裂变ofatomspollutioniskepttoaverylowlevel.Theenergyproducedinthereactorsisconvertedintoheatandelectricityandthesehave57ornopollutionatall.Conventionalformsoffuel58producelargeamountsofpollution.Productionofnuclearenergyusesthe59ofthefissionofatoms;thus60amountsofenergycanbeobtainedfromit.Theworld’sreservesofoilcoalandnaturalgasarerunning61atatremendousrateandcurrentestimatespredictthat62ofthe21stcenturymostoftheseconventionalfuelswillbeusedup.Nuclearenergyistheexception63thisgloomyprediction.Throughsplittingandfusingatomslargeamountsofenergycanbeproducedand64thisprocesscangoonandonuntilallourenergyneedsaresatisfied.The65ofnuclearenergyasboundlesssourceofenergyisindeedgreatandwemustharnessitwheneverpossibleasconventionalfuelswillnotbearoundmuchlonger.
NuclearEnergyNuclearenergyisanefficientandconvenientsubstituteforconventionalformsofenergywhichwerefoundinspecialgeographicallocations.Largeamountsof51andeffortarerequiredto52theselocations.Oncethesitesarefoundmenandequipmentmustbebroughttotapandusethesesourcesofenergy.Howeveralargeproportionofsuchsitesarefoundonlyinfarand53places.Thisincreasesthedifficultiesof54theseformsofenergy.Withnuclearenergysuchdifficultiesarenotpresent.Nuclearreactorscaneasilybebuiltanywhereandmandoesnothavetocompetewiththe55ofnatureinordertoobtaintheenergy.Forequalamountsofenergynuclearenergyismuchmoreconvenientandinexpensivetoobtainthanconventionalsourcesofenergy.Withnuclearenergytheamountofpollutionisgreatlyreduced.56theproductionofnuclearenergyisbasedonthefission裂变ofatomspollutioniskepttoaverylowlevel.Theenergyproducedinthereactorsisconvertedintoheatandelectricityandthesehave57ornopollutionatall.Conventionalformsoffuel58producelargeamountsofpollution.Productionofnuclearenergyusesthe59ofthefissionofatoms;thus60amountsofenergycanbeobtainedfromit.Theworld’sreservesofoilcoalandnaturalgasarerunning61atatremendousrateandcurrentestimatespredictthat62ofthe21stcenturymostoftheseconventionalfuelswillbeusedup.Nuclearenergyistheexception63thisgloomyprediction.Throughsplittingandfusingatomslargeamountsofenergycanbeproducedand64thisprocesscangoonandonuntilallourenergyneedsaresatisfied.The65ofnuclearenergyasboundlesssourceofenergyisindeedgreatandwemustharnessitwheneverpossibleasconventionalfuelswillnotbearoundmuchlonger.
{{*HTML*}}??阅读下面这篇短文短文后列出7个句子请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 ??????? ???????? ?{{B}}Norwich{{/B}}??NorwichthecapitalofthepartofBritain knownasEastAngliahasbeeninexistenceformorethantwothousandyears.It beganasasmallvillagebesidetheRiverWensum.AtthetimeoftheNorman invasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeoneofthelargesttownsin England.??Withtwocathedralsandamosque清真寺Norwichhaslong beenapopularcentreforvariousreligions.Thefirstcathedralwasbuiltin 1095andhasrecentlycelebratedits900thanniversarywhileNorwichitselfhad ayearofcelebrationin1994tomarkthe800thanniversaryofthecity receivingaRoyalCharter.Thisallowedittobecalledacityandtogovern itselfindependently.??Todayincomparisonwithplaceslike LondonorManchesterNorwichisquitesmallwithapopulationofaround 150000butinthe16thcenturyNorwichwasthesecondlargestcityofEngland. Itcontinuedtogrowforthenext300yearsandgotricherandricherbecoming ?famousforhavingasmanychurchesasthereareweeksintheyearandas manypubsastheiraredaysintheyear.??Nowadaystherearefar fewerchurchesandpubsbutin1964theUniversityofEastAnglia.wasbuiltin Norwich.Withitsfast-frowingstudentpopulationanditssuccessasamodern commercialcentreNorwichisthebiggestcentreforinsuranceservicesoutside Londonthecitynowhasasidechoiceofentertainment:theatrescinemas nightclubsbusycafesexcellentrestaurantsandanumberofartsandleisure centres.Thereisalsoafootballteamwhosecoloursaregreenandyellow.The teamisknownasTheCanaries金丝雀thoughnobodycanbesurewhy.? ?Nowthecity’sattractionsincludeanotherimportantdevelopmenta modernshoppingcentrecalledTheCastleMall.ThepeopleofNorwichlived withaverylargeholdinthemiddleoftheircityforovertwoyearsas buildersdugupthemaincarpark.Lorriesmovednearlyamilliontonsofearth sothattheroofofthemallcouldbecomeacitycentreparkwithattractive waterpoolsandhundredsoftreesbutthelocalpeoplearereallypleasedthat theoldopenmarketremainsrightintheheartofthecityandnexttothenew development.BothareascontinuetodogoodbusinessprovingthatNorwichhas managedtomixthebestoftheoldandthenew.ThefootballteamiscalledTheCanariesbecauseofthecolourstheplayerswear.
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