B From the 440 radio channels available on Osaka Yusen Broadcasting, Japan’s largest cable- radio network, subscribers (订户) can tune into a channel featuring (以……为特色) 24 hours of croaking frogs, or one that consists of the sound of trains polling in and out of stations. As well as the sounds of birds or percolating (过滤) coffee, Osaka Yusen offers nearly 100 channels of announcer-free jazz, rock, classical music, Second World War military marches, and folk music from all over the world. Easton and Abba each have entire channels to themselves, al- though the repeating rate must be almost as high as that of an in-flight music channel. For those in search of more intellectual (智力的) background sounds for their dinner par- ties, there is always the lesson channel or a range of talks on spiritual development. But anyone tired of all the above should adjust their sets to "drowsing (瞌睡) channels" and tune into the sheep-counting station, for example, which features a mature male voice slowly counting from one to a thousand. For busy people wishing to calm down after an awful day at work, there is a channel of slow music, and another carrying only the sound of a mother’s heartbeat. According to the company, "Babies listen to this noise before they are born. It’s a natural relaxant." The passage is written for all the purposes EXCEPT ______.
A. introducing music from all over the world
B. advertising Osaka Yusen Broadcasting
C. suggesting listening to Osaka Yusen Broadcasting
D. introducing a variety of radio channels
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C Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer. As a result, Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was told to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed (记下) the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps that he printed. Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left: fourteen One Penny Orange— Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blue’s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for it. According to the passage, the mistake was made ______.
A. on purpose
B. by the government
C. by accident
D. by stamp collectors
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中选出最佳答案。 From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies (电影院); (36) take part in sports. It depends on individual (个人的) (37) . There are many different ways to (38) our spare time. Almost everyone has (39) kind of hobby (爱好). It may be something from collecting stamps (40) making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very (41) ; others don’t (42) at all. Some collections are (43) a lot of money; others are (44) only — for their owners. I know a man who has a (45) collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty cent piece worth 250! He was very happy about his collection and thought the (46) was reasonable. (47) , my youngest brother (48) match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. (49) , for my brother they are extremely (特别地) (50) . Nothing makes him (51) than to find a new match box for his collection. That’s (52) a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our spare time (53) for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, (54) the pleasure it gives us (55)
A. with
B. or
C. and
D. to
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中选出最佳答案。 From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies (电影院); (36) take part in sports. It depends on individual (个人的) (37) . There are many different ways to (38) our spare time. Almost everyone has (39) kind of hobby (爱好). It may be something from collecting stamps (40) making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very (41) ; others don’t (42) at all. Some collections are (43) a lot of money; others are (44) only — for their owners. I know a man who has a (45) collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty cent piece worth 250! He was very happy about his collection and thought the (46) was reasonable. (47) , my youngest brother (48) match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. (49) , for my brother they are extremely (特别地) (50) . Nothing makes him (51) than to find a new match box for his collection. That’s (52) a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our spare time (53) for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, (54) the pleasure it gives us (55)
A. expensive
B. interesting
C. exciting
D. cheap
E 1812-During the War of 1812, British forces burned the new capital at Washington, D.C.. They also attacked Baltimore and New Orleans and captured (占领) Detroit, which at the time was a far military outpost. 1846-A brief invasion (入侵) by Mexican troops across the Rio Gande began the US-Mexi-can War in 1846. But the remaining action in that conflict (冲突) occulted in California, New Mexico in Mexico. California and New Mexico belonged to Mexico at the time. 1916-Mexican led by Pancho Villa attacked the town of Columbus, N. M. , on March 9, 1916. 1941-Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, killing nearly 2,400 people and forcing America into World War Ⅱ. 1993-Terrorists (恐怖主义者) blew up a truck bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center in February 1993, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000. 2001-Terrorists hijacked (劫持) several planes on Sept. 11, 2001. Two knocked into New York’s World Trade Center (WTC), toppling (使倾倒) the two highest buildings in the city. A third seriously damaged the Pentagon. The fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania. Several thousand people were killed in the attacks. According to the passage, all the countries had made an attack first EXCEPT ______.
A. Japan
B. Mexico
C. British
D. America