[单项选择]What was most people's attitude toward "flappers"


A. They regarded these women as their icons.
B. They reckoned these women to be fashionable.
C. They heaped praise upon these women.
D. They thought these women were degenerated.

[单项选择]What attitude did the author adopt toward what the government did
A. Indifferent.
B. Positive.
C. Critical.
D. Skeptical.

[单项选择]What fears people most
A. Poultry will infect many people.
B. The disease can spread quickly among people.
C. There will be human-to-human transmission.
D. A new disease combining bird and a human flu will break out.

[单项选择]What most likely made people think about a transcontinental railroad
A. The possibility of government support for such a task.
B. The need to explore Utah.
C. The need to connect the east coast with the west.
D. The need to develop the railroad industry in the west.

[单项选择]The bitterness of the French people toward the English language shows ______.
A. what a political role languages can play in society
B. how people can attach political significance to which language they speak
C. languages in fact always fail to play a political role in society
D. some people like to give languages roles to play

[单项选择]What do people most probably believe in about a process


A. Its definition.
B. Its explanation.
C. Its examples.
D. Its main idea.

[单项选择]What kind of people are most likely to be recruited for criminal activity


A. People with an antisocial attitude in a low standard of living.
B. People with an arrest record and an antisocial attitude.
C. People with antisocial attitude and behaviour.
D. People without regular occupation and self-respect.

[单项选择]What most likely follows this passage
A. Pictures of Sioux naming ceremonies.
B. Graphs of population increases among the Sioux.
C. Explanations of Sioux nicknames.
D. Pictographs of Sioux names.

[单项选择]What did most people do when the city office first ordered them to kill rats[A] They were too lazy to kill rats.[B] They killed nearly all the rats very quickly.[C] They stole dead rats.

[单项选择]What most likely happened to Benji about 15 years ago

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Text 4
People, like most animals, are naturally lazy. So the ascent of mankind is something of a mystery. Humans who make their livings hunting and gathering in the traditional way do not have to put much effort into it. Farmers who rely on rain to water their crops work significantly harder, and lead unhealthier lives. But the real back-breaking is that carried out by farmers who use irrigation. Yet it was the invention of irrigation, at first sight so harmful to its practitioners that actually produced a sufficient surplus to feed the priests, scholars, artists and so on whose activities are collectively thought of as "civilization".
In the past 10,000 years, the world’s climate has become temporarily colder and drier on several occasions. The first of these, known as the Younger Dryas, after a tundra-loving plant that thrived during it, occurred at the same time as the beginning of agriculture in northern Mesopotamia. It is widely believe
A. was accompanied by hardships of human existence.
B. is a mystery as yet unknown to mankind.
C. can be attributed to the innovative sparks of ancestors.
D. was recorded by history books ending at that time.

[单项选择]What means of communication is used by most people


A. Facial expressions.
B. Body movements.
C. Speech.
D. Body movements and speech.

[单项选择]Why do people dream what they worry about