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[单项选择]The author mentions Samuel Butler and other English writers' tales because______.
A. they teach logic to the readers
B. they show a sense of satire
C. they proved that machines can reproduce themselves
D. they described the imaginary future world of machines
[单项选择]In the novel ______, Samuel Butler satirizes the religion, school education and the theory of positivism.
[单项选择]The author mentions the exaggerated effects of chemicals on children in paragraph 2 to ______.
A. prove that pesticides are dangerous to all humans
B. show that children are more susceptible to many kinds of dangers
C. suggest a solution to the problem of pesticides
D. identify one group that pesticides hurt in particular
[单项选择]The author mentions hearing aids and television cameras as examples of ______.
A. spin-offs from the technology required to make miniature durable instruments for space flight
B. important applications of space research in industry
C. inventions by aerospace scientists in England
D. ways to enhance the benefits of the systems approach
[单项选择]The author mentions the legal provisions during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first to illustrate ______.
[单项选择]The author mentions all of the following inventions as examples of dramatic technological innovations EXCEPT the
A. sewing machine
B. vacuum cleaner
C. typewriter
D. telephone
[单项选择]The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city, ______.
A. which is large
B. which is used as a model for land development
C. where the development of land exceeded population growth
D. with an excellent mass transportation system
[单项选择]The author mentions people dying of air pollution in ______.
A. Illinois
B. Pennsylvania
C. New Jersey
D. Washington
[单项选择]The author mentions the example of tackling deficiencies in iron and iodine to show the importance of ______.
[单项选择]The author mentions the 1952 measles outbreak most probably in order to______.
A. demonstrate the impact of modern medicine on epidemic disease
B. advocate new research into the continuing problem of epidemic disease
C. confirm the documentary evidence of epidemic disease in colonial America
D. refute allegations of unreliability made against the historical record of colonial America
[单项选择]The author mentions such millionaires as the Rockefellers and Bill Gates to show that______.
A. they are examples for us on our road to wealth
B. a portfolio is essential to financial success
C. they are really rich people
D. they started out on their own
