[单项选择]The study of philosophies should make our own ideas flexible. We are all of us apt to take certain general ideas for granted, and call them common sense. We should learn that other people have held quite different ideas, and that our own have started as very original guesses of philosophers.
A scientist is apt to think that all the problems of philosophy will ultimately be solved by science. I think this is true for a great many of the questions on which philosophers still argue. For example, Plato thought that when we saw something, one ray of light came to it from the sun, and another from our eyes and that seeing was something like feeling with a stick. We now know that the light comes from the sun, and is reflected into our eyes. We don’ t know in much detail how the changes in our eyes give rise to sensation. But there is every reason to think that as we learn more about the physiology of the brain, we shall do so, and that the great philosophical problems about knowledge are
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Fiv

[单项选择]The study of philosophies should make our own ideas flexible. We are all of us apt to take certain general ideas for granted, and call them common sense. We should learn that other people have held quite different ideas, and that our own have started as very original guesses of philosophers.
A scientist is apt to think that all the problems of philosophy will ultimately be solved by science. I think this is true for a great many of the questions on which philosophers still argue. For example, Plato thought that when we saw something, one ray of light came to it from the sun, and another from our eyes and that seeing was something like feeling with a stick. We now know that the light comes from the sun, and is reflected into our eyes. We don’ t know in much detail how the changes in our eyes give rise to sensation. But there is every reason to think that as we learn more about the physiology of the brain, we shall do so, and that the great philosophical problems about knowledge are
A. The argument whether philosophy will ultimately be solved by science or not.
B. The importance of learning philosophies, especially the history of philosophy.
C. The difference between philosophy and science.
D. A discussion about how to set a proper attitude towards futur

[简答题]Our own Indians get fire by rotating a hard upright stick in a cup-shaped hollow of lighter wood, in which dry charcoal or the shavings of punk were placed.

[单项选择]What is the relevance to our own time of the struggles of telegraph pioneers

[单项选择]We were pleased to see that, besides our own villagers, the audience was made up of a fair number of people out of around villages. （）
A. off around villages
B. off villages around
C. from around villages
D. from villages around

[单项选择]It is high time that we （） our own decisions.
A. make
B. made
C. to make
D. have made

[单项选择]In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, there are perhaps 200 billion stars, a small part of them probably have planets on which life is feasible.（）
A. a small fraction in which
B. a small fraction of which
C. a small fraction which
D. which a fraction of

[单项选择]We grow all our own fruit and vegetables, （） saves money, of course.
A. which
B. as
C. that
D. what

[填空题]Not only must we be confident of our own future, we must also ______. (而且还要随时准备应付任何挫折)

[单项选择]

M: My roommate and I have decided to do our own cooking next semester.
W: Then, I hope you’ll have a lighter schedule than this term.

What problem does the woman think the man may have（）
A. He may not have enough time to cook.
B. He may spend more money on food next semester.
C. He may gain weight if he does his own cooking.
D. He may not enjoy cooking.

[填空题]We can make up our minds about some people within only seven seconds of meeting them.

[单项选择]In （）of expert help, we have to rely on our own efforts.
A. default
B. fault
C. defense
D. defiance

[单项选择]We ______ to start our own business, but we never had enough money.
A. have hoped
B. had hoped
C. would hope
D. should hope

[填空题]In the past our own blocks of flats ______ (和低收入群体联系在一起) and they have lacked the obvious provisions.