Washington is the headquarters of all the branches of the American federal system: ____, the Supreme Court and the Presidency.
B.The House of Representatives
C.Congress
D.the highest court
B.The House of Representatives
C.Congress
D.the highest court
第1题
He is leaving Washington ___________ Paris tomorrow.
A、for
B、to
C、from
D、across
第2题
A) federal
B) united
C) liberal
D) union
第3题
A. He is __________.
B.James Fenimore Cooper
C.Washington Irving
D.Daniel Webster
第4题
A.Washington Irving
B.James Fenimore Cooper
C.Herman Melville
D.Nathaniel Hawthorne
第5题
A. less⋯than
B. less⋯to
C. more⋯than
D. as⋯as
第6题
In a classroom at American University in Washington D.C., the benefits and drawbacks(缺点)of the new wireless world were 【C3】______ . From the back row of a lecture hall, more than a dozen laptop screens were 【C4】______ . As Professor Jay Mallek 【C5】______ on the finer points of an office budget, many students went online to surf the Net. Students write quick e-mails and send instant messages. A young man shows an 【C6】______ e-mail to the woman next to him, and then 【C7】______ read the online edition of The Wall Street Journal. Distraction(注意力分散) is 【C8】______ new. As long as there have been schools, students have whispered, passed notes and even 【C9】______ of the window and daydreamed. But the arrival of the laptop has introduced new 【C10】______ for diversion or distraction, and wireless introduces an even broader range of distraction.
This is 【C11】______ annoying for law professors, many of 【C12】______ still live in the world of paper. "This is something that 【C13】______ the students themselves," said Ian Ayres, professor at Yale Law School, who opposes the Internet's 【C14】______ into the classroom. Unless law students are fully 【C15】______ the class, he said, they miss out on the give and take of ideas in class discussion and do not develop the critical thinking skills that emerge from "deeply tearing apart a case." 【C16】______ , Professor Mallek at American University sees it differently. He said the benefits of the technology 【C17】______ the problems. He 【C18】______ that it might even be making him a better teacher. He takes the threat of 【C19】______ his students to e-mail and online newspapers as a 【C20】______ to keep lectures interesting and lively.
【C1】
A.in
B.on
C.at
D.around
第7题
1. What did Thomas Jefferson get from his father?
A. Political ideas.
B. A lot of documents.
C. Slaves and estate.
D. Nothing.
2. Which of the following documents was Thomas Jefferson not involved with?
A. Declaration of Independence.
B. Statute on Religious Freedom.
C. Ordinance of 1784.
D. Ordinance of 1786.
3. Why did Thomas Jefferson resign as Secretary of State?
A. There were political differences between cabinet members.
B. He was about to be president.
C. He had to write The Declaration of Independence.
D. He was fired.
4. Which of the following did Thomas Jefferson not serve as before he was president?
A. Vice president.
B. Governor.
C. Senator.
D. Secretary of State.
5. Which of the following events happened last?
A. Jefferson was elected president.
B. Jefferson founded the University of Virginia.
C. The Lewis and Clark Expedition.
D. John Adams died.
第8题
The children mentioned in this passage were______.
A.Christian
B.Jewish
C.killed during the Holocaust
D.honored for their bravery
第9题
OPEC to Increase Production
VIENNA (Reuters) OPEC oil exporters agreed to raise output limits on Tuesday but second largest producer Iran, fearing a slump in oil prices, opted out of the deal.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said nine members, excluding Iran, would immediately turn up the taps to 1.45 million barrels daily, or seven percent, easing output curbs made a year ago.
The pact came after heavy pressure from OPEC's biggest customer the United States to ease the price of oil and avert a slowdown in economic growth in the West.
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al--Naimi said he hoped to see the price of North Sea Brent in the range of $20-$25 a barrel.
"This decision was made in the interests of producers and consumers in a prudent way. It will have a positive impact and moderate prices," he said.
Iran, outside the pact, said it would raise production in any case, though not by as much as under the quota it was offered.
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said he saw room for only one million barrels a day of extra oil. He said Tehran saw no shortage in the market.
"Our differences are on principles, and not only a few barrels," Zanganeh told reporters after the meeting had closed.
"OPEC is not a political organization," he added.
He had complained during the two-day OPEC meeting of "political pressure". OPEC delegates said that was an apparent reference to the United States which launched a diplomatic offensive to get OPEC to raise supplies and lower oil prices on the world market.
In Washington, President Clinton said of extra supply: "In the aggregate it could be sufficient to get production and consumption back in alignment," he said.
Analysts said they expected oil prices, already on the slide from recent highs, falling quickly into the $20-$25 range.
"This will mean extra supply and have a negative impact on oil prices," said Gary Rose of Petroleum Industry Research Associates.
"We're going to see a stock build in the second quarter. I would not be surprised to see Brent at $21-$22.”
Rose said: "The United States was pressing hard for a substantial increase and most in OPEC were in favor of a big increase." Iran has expressed its displeasure at this political.
Non-OPEC Mexico and Norway, having cooperated with OPEC in cutting exports when prices crashed, are shortly expected to announce their own increases.
1. () Iran will raise production at all, but less than it was offered under the quota.
2. () Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said the market could absorb 1.45 million barrels of extra oil a day at present.
3. () President Clinton said the new agreement could bring production back to the same level as consumption.
4. () Industry analysts said that the extra oil could have a positive effect on the oil market.
5.() Non-OPEC oil producers such as Mexico and Norway have been competing fiercely with OPEC for world market over the years.
第11题
Ned Brown is a professor at ______.
A.UC Berkeley
B.UCLA
C.UC Davis
D.University of Washington