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Before sending us a manuscript(稿件), look through recent issues(刊物)of the Post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publish. You will discover that our focus has broadened to include well-researched, timely and informative articles on finance, home improvement, travel, humor, and many other fields.
The Post’s goal is to remain unique, with content that provides additional understandings on the ever-evolving American scene.
In addition to feature-length(专题长度的)articles, the Post buys anecdotes, cartoons, and photos. Payment ranges from $25 to $400.
Our nonfiction needs include how-to, useful articles on gardening, pet care and training, financial planning, and subjects of interest to a 45-plus, home-loving readership. For nonfiction articles, indicate any special qualifications you have for writing about the subject, especially scientific material. Include one or two published pieces with your article. We prefer typed articles between 1000 and 2000 words in length. We encourage you to send both printed and online versions.
We also welcome new fiction. A light, humorous touch is appreciated. We are always in need of straight humor articles. Make us laugh , and we’ll buy it.
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小题1:
Before sending a manuscript to the Post, a contributor is advised to .
A.get a better understanding of American issues |
B.find out the range of the articles in the post |
C.increase his knowledge in many fields |
D.broaden his research focus |
to submit nonfiction articles,a contributor must_____.
A.provide his special qualification |
B.be a regular reader of the post |
C.produce printed version |
D.be over 45 year old |
from the passage we can learn that the post
A.allows article submission within six weeks |
B.favor science articles within 2,000 words |
C.have a huge demand for humorous works |
D.prefers nonfiction to fiction article |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
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试题【Submission GuidelinesBefore sending us a manuscript(稿件), look through recent iss】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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I love my blackberry—it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me . I also love my laptop computer ,as it holds all of my writing and thought .Despite this love of technology ,I know that there are times when I need to move away from these device and truly communication with others.On occasion ,I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas .Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom ,I have a rule —no laptop ,ipads ,phones ,etc .When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy .
Most students assume that year reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology . There’s a bit of truth to that.Some students assume that I am anti-technology . There’s no truth in that at all . I love technology and try to keep up with it so I relate to my students.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas . I want students to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion .
I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create .Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge , they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom .
I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change ,I’m sticking to my plan. a few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too give up.
小题1:
some of the students in the history class were unhappy with____
A.the course material | B.others’ misuse of technology |
C.discussion topics | D.the author’s class regulator |
the underlined word “engage ”in para.4 probably means ____
A.explore | B.accept | C.change | D.reject |
according to the author ,the use of technology in the classroom may ____
A.keep students from doing independent thinking |
B.encourage students to have in-depth conversations |
C.help students to better understand complex themes |
D.affect students’ concentration on course evaluation |
it can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ____
A.is quite stubborn |
B.will give up teaching history |
C.will change his teaching plan soon |
D.values technology-free dialogues in his class |
The 19th century saw land grants(政府拨地)offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads ,leaving public land in between privately owned land . In much of the west ,some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped ,and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management ,with the completion or the interstate highway system ,many of the small towns which sprang up as railway stops and developed well ,have lost their lifeblood and died .
Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the west .this is not an argument against building then ,we need alternative energy badly .and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now .
So trade-offs will have to be made .some scenic sport will be sacrificed .some species (物种)will be forced to move ,or will be carefully moved to special accommodations ,deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects .
The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter .the 21st century development of the American west as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money to do a lot of good .but it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind ,just like the railroad and the highway .
The money set aside in negotiated trade –offs and the institution that control will shape the west far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines .so let’s remember the effects of the railroad and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the west .
小题1:
what was the problem caused by the construction of the railways ?
A.small towns along the railways became abandoned . |
B.some railroad stops remained . |
C.land in the west was hard to manage . |
D.land grants went into private hands. |
what is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs ?
A.the transmission of power | B.the use of money and power |
C.the conservation of solar energy | D.the selection of an ideal place |
what is the author ‘s attitude towards building solar plants ?
A.cautious | B.approving | C.doubtful | D.disapproving |
which is the best title for the passage ?
A.how the railways have affected the west |
B.how solar energy could reshape the west |
C.how the effects of power plants can be reduced |
D.how the problems of the highways have been settled |
Milles"s most famous play, Death of a SaIesman, is a powerful attack on the American system.with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment : if he can"t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of sucess. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.
When it was first staged in 1949 ,the play was greeted with enthusiastic revews,and it won the Tony Award for Best Play,the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award,and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Millerl died of hear failure at his home in Roxbury,Connecticut,on the evening of February 10,2005,the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.
小题1:
Why did Arthur Miller" s father move to the USA?
A.He suffered from severe hunger in his home country. |
B.He was attracted by the "Great American Dream. |
C.He hoped to make his son a dramatist. |
D.His family business failed. |
The play Death of a Salesman
A.exposes the cruelty of the American business world |
B.discusses the ways to get promoted in a company |
C.talks about the business career of Arthur Miller |
D.focuses on the skills in doing business |
What can we learn about Willy Loman?
A.He treats his employer badly. |
B.He runs the Wagner Company. |
C.He is a victim of the American system. |
D.He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues. |
After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman
A.achieved huge success |
B.won the first Tony Award |
C.was warmly welcomed by salesmen |
D.was severely attacked by dramatists |
What is the text mainly about?
A.Arthur Miller and his family. |
B.The awards Arthur Miller won. |
C.The hardship Arthur Miller experienced. |
D.Arthur Miller and his best-known play. |
He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning :“Experience is respected;experience is sought;experience is explained.”The problem is that learning from experience involves(涉及)serious complications(复杂化),ones that are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this book.
In one interesting part of book,for example,he turns a double eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. He says“The more accurately(精确的)reality is presented,the less understandable the story,and the more understandable the story, the less realistic it is.”
Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher. March is also a poet, and his gift shines though in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short, it is demanding;Don’t pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.
小题1:
According to the text, James March is ____________.
A.a poet who uses experience in his writing |
B.a teacher who teachers story writing in university |
C.a researcher who studies the way humans think and act |
D.a professor who helps organizations make important decisions |
According to James March, experience ______________.
A. is overvalued B. is easy to explain
C. should be actively sought
小题3:
What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A.Experience makes stories more accurate. |
B.Stories made interesting fail to fully present the truth. |
C.The use of stories is the best way of experiential learning. |
D.Stories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described. |
What’s the purpose of this text?
A.To introduce a book. | B.To describe a researcher. |
C.To explain experiential learning. | D.To discuss organizational decision making. |
Ridley calls himself a tat ional optimist—tactical .because he’s carefully weighed the evidence optimistic .because that offence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and good .And this is what he’s set out to prone from unique point of view in his most recent book. The Rant anal Opting .He views mankind as grand enterprise that .on the whole .has done little but progress for 100.000 years. He backed his finding with hard gathered though years of research.
Here’s how he explains his views.
Shopping fuels invention
It is reported that there are more than ten billion different producers for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty .our own generation has access to more nutritious food .more convenient transport .bigger houses, better ears .and of course, more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us .This will continue as long as we there things to make other things, This more we specialize and exchange, the better off we’ll be.
2) Brilliant advances
One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer-lived and freer than ener before is that the four most basie human needs -food, clothing, fuel and shelter- have grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hour’s light cost six hours’ work. In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes’ work to pay for. In 1950 it was eight seconds. Today it’s half second.
3) Let’s not kill ourselves for climate change
Mitigating(减轻) climate change could prove just as damaging to human welface as climate change itself. A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fassil-fuel(化石燃料) electrieity is forhidden by well meaming members of green polucal movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that mes in a flood caused by climate change. If chmaic change proves to be xxxx, but cutting carbon canses realparn, we may well find that we have stopped a nose bleed by putting a tournquet(止血带) around our necks.
小题1:What is the theme of Ridley’s most recent book?
A.Weakness of human nature. |
B.Concern about climate change. |
C.Importance of practical thinking. |
D.Optimism about human progress. |
A.It encourages the creation of things. |
B.It results in shortage of goods. |
C.It demands more fossil fuels. |
D.It causes a poverry problem. |
A.oil lamps give off more light than candles |
B.shortening working time brings about a happier life. |
C.advanced technology helps to produce better candles. |
D.increased production rate leads to lower cost of goods. |
A.Cutting carbon is necessary in spite of the huge cost. |
B.Overreaction to cliamate change may be dangerous. |
C.People’s health is closely related to climate change. |
D.Careless medical treatment may cause great pain. |
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