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[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 Brooke Stephens
A. To question the opinion about pocket money.
B. To compare Stephens with other financial experts.
C. To explain that parents should be strict when children are developing good habits about money.
D. To suggest that pocket money is useless in developing a child’s sense of responsibility.
[单项选择]Why does the author introduce Abstract Expressionist painter
A. He wants to provide an example of artists who, like serious contemporary photographers, disavowed traditionally accepted aims of modem art.
B. Be wants to set forth an analogy between the Abstract Expressionist painters and classical Modernist painters.
C. He wants to provide a contrast to Pop artist and others.
D. He wants to provide an explanation of why serious photography, like other contemporary visual forms, is not an should not pretend to be an art.
[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.
[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.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention syllables pronounced with rising and falling inflections in lines 7-8
[单项选择]Why does the author mention stuffed drug 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 say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries
A. Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.
B. Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.
C. Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.
D. Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention the example of Pasteur
A. To predict that the secret of cancer will be disclosed in a decade.
B. To indicate that the prospects for curing cancer are bright.
C. To prove that cancer will be cum in fifty to sixty years.
D. To ware that there is still a long way to go before cancer can he conquered.
[单项选择]Why does the author assert that all things American are fascinating to foreigners
[单项选择]Why does the author speculate that Socrates' disciples may have resisted his lessons
A. Because Socrates was ugly.
B. Because Socrates taught them to be critical.
C. Because they had a different expectation.
D. Because they were innocent.
[单项选择]Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important
A. It helps us understand our memory system better.
B. It enables us to recall something from our memory.
C. It expands our memory capacity considerably.
D. It slows down the process of losing our memory.
[单项选择]Why does the author give a detailed description of U.S. aid workers
A. Because they set up a field hospital for the Iran people.
B. Because the U.S. medical team is composed of the best doctors.
C. Because they are the ones that have received the warmest welcome.
D. Because U.S. has had no dealings with Iran since 1979.
[单项选择]Why does the author mention the California gold rush
A. To explain the need for an increased supply of gold.
B. To indicate the extent of United States mineral wealth.
C. To describe the mood when oil was first discovered.
D. To argue that gold was more valuable than oil.
