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[单项选择]Why did the author mention railway construction at the beginning of the passage
A. (A) to serve as a background of the passage.
B. (B) to illustrate the wild ups and downs of the railway industry
C. (C) to introduce the fatalistic view that recession, however unpleasant, is necessary.
D. (D) to display the relationship between industrial development and employment rate.
[单项选择]Why did the author mention Senator John McCain and Ted Kennedy in Paragraph 6
A. (A) Because they initiated legislation to find a solution to the problem of immigration.
B. (B) Because they are political foes but find common voice for immigrants.
C. (C) Because they are influential people in American politics.
D. (D) Because they hold opposing views on the issue of immigration.
[单项选择]Why did the author mention the example of Kodak
[单项选择]Why did the author mention the "massive one-day protest" in Paragraph 2
[单项选择]Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who______.
A. are good at demonstrating their charming characters
B. can move the masses with their forceful speeches
C. are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships
D. can provide an answer to the problems of their people
[单项选择]Why does the author mention electric eels
A. To warn the reader to stay away from them.
B. To compare their voltage to that used in houses.
C. To give an example of a living electrical generator.
D. To describe a new source of electrical power.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention Florence Nightingale
A. To describe the career of a pioneer of nursing education.
B. To show that women doctors supported the effort to upgrade nursing.
C. To prove that conditions differed in military and civilian hospitals.
D. To show the similarity of her means to those used by United States reformers.
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[单项选择]Why did Coffman request an investigation
A. To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.
B. To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.
C. To make sure that the school principals were innocent.
D. To stop the voters approving the $212 million bond issue.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention Alfred Stieglitz
A. to demonstrate that photography was the major influence in modern art
B. to compare him to other artists of the time
C. to point out that many artists learned their craft by studying with him
D. to give an example of someone who had an influence on modern art
[单项选择]Why does the author mention the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A. It was the headquarters of the United States Lighthouse Board.
B. Many of the tallest lighthouses were built there.
C. The first lantern wicks were developed there.
D. The first lighthouse in North America was built there.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention stuffed drag smugglers
A. Because they can attack without warning just like bears.
B. Because they are used to give warnings to visitors about bears.
C. Because they are as funny as stuffed bears.
D. Because they are used to show the oddness of the stuffed bears.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention genetic engineering and computer science
A. To compare them with the new materials.
B. To show the significance of the new materials on the future world.
C. To compare the new materials to them.
D. To explain his viewpoint.
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