The world religion is derived from the Latin noun religion, which denotes both (1) observance of ritual obligations and an inward spirit of reverence. In modern usage, religion covers a wide spectrum of (2) that reflects the enormous variety of ways the term can be (3) . At one extreme, many committed believers (4) only their own tradition as a religion, understanding expressions such as worship and prayer to refer (5) to the practices of their tradition. They may (6) use vague or idealizing terms in defining religion, (7) , true love of God, or the path of enlightenment. At the other extreme, religion may be equated with (8) , fanaticism, or wishful thinking.By defining religion as a sacred engagement with what is taken to be a spiritual reality, it is possible to consider the importance of religion in human life without making (9) about what is really is or ought to be. Religion is not an object with a single, fixed meaning, or (10) a zone with clear boundaries. It is an aspect of human (11) that may intersect, incorporate, or transcend other aspects of life and society. Such a definition avoid the drawbacks of (12) the investigation of religion to Western or biblical categories (13) monotheism or church structure, which are not (14) .Religion in this understanding includes a complex of activities that cannot be (15) to any single aspect of human experience. It is a part of individual life but also of (16) dynamics. Religion includes not only patterns of language and thought. It is sometimes an (17) part of a culture. Religious experience may be expressed (18) visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary and imaginative stories, formal (19) , and detailed rules of some ways. There are as many forms of religious expression as there are human cultural (20) . 13()
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根据下面短文回答下列问题。 The car was invented just a century ago. You may know all kinds of car names, but many people don’t know who the inventor of the first car was. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy he became interested in fixing watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able. At that time, there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed of making a machine that could run without horses, so he named it "horseless carriage". He overcame a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the "horseless carriage" was finally finished: it was the first car. Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of the car in the world. From the story we can know the car was invented ______.
A. more than 100 years ago
B. 50 years ago
C. less than 100 years ago
72.Had it not been for the traffic jam,_______________________________(我已经走完50英里了).
根据下面短文回答下列问题。 The car was invented just a century ago. You may know all kinds of car names, but many people don’t know who the inventor of the first car was. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy he became interested in fixing watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able. At that time, there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed of making a machine that could run without horses, so he named it "horseless carriage". He overcame a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the "horseless carriage" was finally finished: it was the first car. Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of the car in the world. The car has a history of______.
A. about over 100 years
B. 80 years
C. 100 years