[单项选择]

In the United States, the first day-nursery was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the (1) half of the 19th century; most of (2) were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U. S. , the day nursery movement received great (3) during the First World War, when (4) of manpower caused the industrial employment unprecedented numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries were established (5) in munitions plants, under direct government sponsorship. (6) the number of nurseries in the U. S. also rose (7) , this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, (8) , Federal, State, and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control (9) the day-nurseries, chiefly by (10) them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries.
The (11) of the Second World W
A. again
B. thus
C. repeatedly
D. yet

[单项选择]Why did the United States first launch satellites into space
A. To improve navigation for warplanes and warships.
B. To guide smart bombs that home in on moving targets.
C. To collect meteorological data.
D. To sense remote volcanic eruptions.

[填空题] In the United States, the first day nursery was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the (61) half of the 19th century; most of (62) were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U. S. , the day-nursery movement received great (63) during the First World War, when (64) of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented (前所未有) numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries were established (65) in munitions (军火) plants, under direct government sponsorship. (66) the number of nurseries in the U.S. also rose (67) , this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, (68) , Federal, State, and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control (69) the day nurseries, chiefly by (70) them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries. The (71) of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of
A. A．sources
B．abundance
C．shortage
D．reduction