A significant number of consumers are willing to spend more on their monthly utility bills
What was most significant about the experiment, according to Dr. Lit?
A.The location of the false alerts
B.The regularity of the false alerts
C.The number of the false alerts
D.The timing of the false alerts
According to Dr. Lit, the most significant about the experiment was______.
A.the way the dogs raised alerts
B.the location of the false alerts
C.the average time of the searches
D.the number of the false alerts
It is clear from the passage that the author considers ______.
A.a sense of contribution to the product important
B.a sense of responsibility of the worker significant
C.a large number of production lines essential
D.a large number of workers highly necessary
A.They believed that blacks were equal rather than different.
B.A significant number of these writers were opposed to slavery.
C.Their writing played a major role in all reforms of the 19th century.
D.Most were not only talented story-writers but accomplished historians.
What does the professor imply about the use of colors in newspapers?
A.It has been greatly influenced by reader preferences.
B.It is more effective than early research indicated.
C.It has not resulted in significant increases in the number of readers.
D.It has been neglected in the study of journalism.
A.There are lower pregnancy rates now in some developed countries.
B.Health care is now more accessible to most women.
C.There are more skilled attendants with some medical training to help women give birth.
D.Large countries like India and China are not included in the study.
听力原文: We all know what a significant number of obstacles the tourist industry had to face between 2001 and 2003. From military conflicts to SARS, passing through terrorism and a sluggish economic situation, all negative factors came together to damage tourism results. The impact was significant and rather global. For the first time since 1982, 2003 shows a drop in international tourist arrivals (-1.5%).
However, the period 2004 - 2005 was not much calmer. From the devastating Tsunami to the more recent hurricanes distressing the coasts of the US and Mexico, without forgetting several terrorist attacks and the surge in oil prices. The good news though was that world economy resisted in spite all, and grew by 5% in 2004 and is set to increase by 4% in 2005. And the other good news is that notwithstanding all these threats, world tourism showed again its resilience with such events having only a limited impact in terms of geographical and temporal spread.
International tourist arrivals grew in 2004 to an exceptional total of 763 million, which represents an overall increase of over 10%. This result was much due to the unprecedented recovery of tourism in Asia with a growth of 28% over the trouble year of SARS. Likewise international tourism receipts grew by 9% after dropping 3% the previous year, whereas in Asia this growth was of almost 25%.
And growth continues in 2005. According to the latest data published by WTO in the October issue of the WTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals grew by almost 6% up to July, which represents an increase of 25 million arrivals worldwide. Such growth trend was particularly strong in Asia, where after an extraordinary 28% growth in 2004, arrivals were up by 9%, again above the world average and above the long term forecast growth of around 6% a year. 2005 is estimated to end with a growth in tourist arrivals of 5% to 6%, while estimates for Asia indicate a projected 10% increase, much driven by China's exceptional performance, where tourist arrivals grew by an extraordinary 14% until October.
Which of the following is not mentioned as an obstacle of the world tourism industry?
A.SARS.
B.Terrorism.
C.Inflation.
D.Sluggish economy.
These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in north-eastern England.
The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering form. an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view on to a garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at during the early 1970s. he felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.
A typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 5 000 visitors each week. What better place to hold regular exhibitions of art? Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients' waiting area of the Manchester royal Infirmary in 1975. Believed to be Britain's first hospital-artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.
The effect is striking. Instead of the familiar long, barren corridors and dull waiting rooms, the visitors experience a full view of fresh colours, playful images and restful courtyards.
Compared with the total number of Britain's National Health Service hospitals, the hospitals which have art collections is only ______.
A.4%
B.40%
C.25%
D.50%.
【C1】
A.Indeed
B.Likewise
C.Therefore
D.Furthermore
The first attempt at an artificial language was Volapuk, which appeared at about 1880. Though difficult to learn and as a result short-lived, it did inspire others to attempt a better system. In 1887, L. L. Zamenhof, of Warsaw, Poland, introduced Esperanto, with its greatly simplified grammar and logically constructed vocabulary. Esperanto, meaning "one who hopes", soon developed a large following of dedicated speakers, and later a significant body of literature. Many of the world's literary masterpieces have been translated into Esperanto. Numerous attempts to improve or reform. it were in the end abandoned, and today it remains basically the same as designed by Zamenhof.
In the 20th century Occidental and Inter-lingual appeared, but these are designed primarily for scientific and technical use and stress reconcilability rather than active speech. The great advantage of artificial languages lies in their simplicity and the absence of irregular grammatical forms. However, they suffer from the lack of native speakers and national prestige, and in recent years interest in them has generally declined. The tremendous increase in the use and study of English since World War Ⅱ has led many to believe that English, rather than an artificial language, has the best chance of eventually becoming a universal tongue.
Why did the artificial languages appear?
A.To take the place of any other language.
B.To make it be a universal tongue eventually.
C.To show the man's wisdom.
D.To get significantly international recognition.