Passage Three
Some people are accustomed to think that facts must either be believed or they must be disbelieved—as if belief were like a light switch with only two positions, on or off. My use of the bathtub hoax is intended to illustrate that belief does not have to operate as a simple yes or no choice, all or nothing. Belief can be more conditional; it can be something that we decide to have "up to a point" or "to a degree". And so, the question we might ask ourselves while reading does not have to be "Should I believe it or not" but instead can be "How much should I believe it" This latter question implies that the belief we have in any given fact, or in any given idea, is not determined by whether it sounds right or whether the source is an authority. It means that our beliefs are determined by the reasons that justify them. Belief is not a mechanical action, brought about by invariable rules of nature. It is a hu
A. Should I agree with the author
B. To what extent should I believe it
C. Why should I consent to it
D. What makes it sound and reasonable
Passage Three
Some people are accustomed to think that facts must either be believed or they must be disbelieved—as if belief were like a light switch with only two positions, on or off. My use of the bathtub hoax is intended to illustrate that belief does not have to operate as a simple yes or no choice, all or nothing. Belief can be more conditional; it can be something that we decide to have "up to a point" or "to a degree". And so, the question we might ask ourselves while reading does not have to be "Should I believe it or not" but instead can be "How much should I believe it" This latter question implies that the belief we have in any given fact, or in any given idea, is not determined by whether it sounds right or whether the source is an authority. It means that our beliefs are determined by the reasons that justify them. Belief is not a mechanical action, brought about by invariable rules of nature. It is a hu
A. facts must be believed unconditionally
B. belief is more than a simple yes or no choice
C. nothing should be believed or disbelieved
D. belief is nothing but a light switch
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out of place; they are never late for work; they return their books on time to
the library; they remember people’s birthdays; and they pay their bills as soon
as they arrive. Mr. Hill is such a man. Mr. Hill works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has is in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Jack. Mr. Hill does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Jack’s seventeen birthdays. Last week Mr. Hill had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Just then, there was a knock A. works in a bank by himself B. lives in a bank and works by himself C. lives by himself and works in a bank D. lives in a bank by himself [单项选择]
Passage Three Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion. One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system. When the auto enters the highway system,a retractable(可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail,which is similar to those poweri A. its power source B. its driving system C. its monitoring system D. its seating capacity [单项选择]Passage Three
Some desert regions get no rainfall for months, and even years. Yet water can be found if you dig deep enough. For a long time this was a puzzling question. Then geologists found the answer. The underground water is rainwater--but the rain fell hundreds of miles away! It soaked into the ground and then flowed underground through a rock sandwich. A rock sandwich with water in the filling has a scientific name: aquifer. An aquifer is composed of two or more layers of nonporous rock. That’s the bread of the sandwich. The filling is a layer of porous rock or sand. The whole sandwich, or aquifer, is titled at a slant. The higher end is in a region of good rainfall, where the rain soaks into the porous rock or sand. The rainwater flows down at a slant between the nonporous rock layers. If a well is drilled through the top layer, the water flows up into the well. If the upper end of the aquifer is higher than the top of the well, the water is forc A. weather patterns B. boundaries and land claims C. the surface layers of the earth D. the orbits of heavenly bodies [单项选择]YOUR BUILDING SERVICE
√ We help people in this part of the city by: * checking all plans (方案) before people build new houses or make changes to old ones; * checking water pipes (管道); * looking at any problem buildings and making sure that they are all right. √ We check 900 building plans each year. √ We look at 700 building places each month to see if things are going on well. WHERE CAN YOU GET MORE DETAILS √ The Building Service is at the City Hall, Kenton, CN1 6KJ. Telephone: 676316 or 676317 √ We have office hours for people to come and talk about their problems. HELP US TO HELP YOU √ If you do building work, please think of other people. √ Be nice to people living next door. √ If you want to talk to us about your problems, please give as much detail (细节) as possible. √ If you A. sometimes your help is not necessary B. you can make it easier for us to help C. usually we cannot help you 我来回答: 提交
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