Passage Two It is a fair bet that more than half of the PCs bought this Christmas in America for less than $1 000 will have AMD rather than Intel inside. Not content with this seasonal miracle, Advanced Micro Devices is bidding to loosen Intel’s grip on the more profitable high end of the market too. It could well succeed. For most of its existence, AMD has lived in the shadow of the deal that it did with Intel in 1982. To power its PCs, IBM had decided to buy Intel’s new x-86 chips, but wanted a second supplier to keep Intel under control. Under the terms of the agreement, Intel got the contract, but had to share its intellectual property with the smaller AMD. Intel broke the arrangement, AMD started a lawsuit, and thus began nearly a decade of bitter legal battles between the two companies. The conflict misrepresented AMD’s business, absorbed management energy and weakened investor confidence. By selling cheap Intel clones(克隆产品), AMD staggered (蹒跚,摇晃) on, sometimes quite successfully, especially if Intel was late to market with a new product. But despite the support of computer makers complaining under Intel’s dominance, trying to get a lift on the back of an ill-tempered 8001b gorilla(大猩猩) was proving a risky form of existence. Eventually, under a settlement in 1995, AMD gave up any rights to Intel microcode. It was confident that its home-grown k5 would give Intel’s Pentium a run for its money, while a new $1.8 billion plant in Texas would meet demand and match Intel’s manufacturing skills. It did not. Design faults put the k5 more than two years behind the Pentium, and the Austin plant lay largely idle. The last paragraph is most likely to be followed by ______.
A. the market’s confidence in AMD
B. the support of computer makers
C. what would save AMD
D. the legal battles between the two companies
查看答案
一引水式水电站通过环境影响评价并被批复后,历经3年建成,为日调节电站,功能是防洪、发电、灌溉,并兼有渔业功能。坝高30m,死库容约1.8亿m3,最高洪水位320m,最低死水位160m。坝址上游有一中型城市,水库回水段上游即是城市饮用水取水口,但未划分保护区。坝址下游有较多的农田,群众反映灌溉用水不足且产量有所下降。现已投入试运行,竣工验收调查由当地一家环评单位承担,调查发现有洄游性鱼类,但当时建设时未发现有洄游性鱼类,所以没有建过鱼设施。由于库区移民安置采取的是就近后靠的方式,陡坡开垦农田明显,而且有部分移民返迁。坝址下游减脱水段有一个弃渣场。现在库区鸟类较多,其中有国家保护鸟类约3种。 从保护洄游性鱼类、保障下游农灌和保护库区鸟类方面,本工程应该采取哪些措施
黄酒有一定的透明度,随着时间的延长,透明度会减弱。( )
A. 对
B. 错
It is always a little sad to say goodbye to a long-time friend you are leaving forever, a (36) you have spent many hours with, in all sorts of (37) . David didn’t think I should be so (38) about the separation. "It’s (39) a car," he said. "And we need a (40) one. "We were standing in the hot car park outside a car dealer’s office, keys to the new (41) in David’s hand, keys to the old one in mine. David took the keys and handed them to the (42) As we drove away, I (43) to look at my trusty friend, standing silent and alone.As it turned out, I (44) the new car. It ran beautifully, all the tires were good, (45) I happily stopped buying gas every week. Our teenage children were (46) to ride around in a small green car (47) a smoky van (小型客货车). It began to feel like our family’s car.Still, I (48) looking in the rear-view mirror (后视镜) and seeing the seats (49) I used to put my little children. I still thought about the family (50) in that car and the fun we had together.Then one day, I happened to go to a (51) . I parked in a sea of vehicles (车辆). As I (52) through the car park on my way into the store, I saw a (53) blue van coming slowly toward me. A little boy and a girl looked out the window at me as I stared at them in great (54) . The boy smiled at me cheerfully and waved. Then, as I waved back slowly with (55) feelings, and then walked quickly away toward the store’s entrance, I burst into tears. 55()
A. mixed
B. strong
C. personal
D. warm
Passage One There are many aspects of the women’s liberation movement. Some women agree with all of the goals of women’s liberation. They want full equality with men in every aspect of life. In marriage, they want husbands and wives to share all of the work and responsibilities of a home and family. In work, they want women and men to have the same jobs and the same chance to succeed. They want women to be paid just as much as men are for the same work. Other women agree with some of the ideas of women’s liberation. They want the same pay if they hold the same job as a man. At home, however, they do not expect their husbands to share in the cleaning, cooking, and other household jobs. It is important to remember that the women’s liberation movement is not concerned only with concrete issues. The movement is also concerned with attitudes and beliefs. One example of this concern is the issue of a woman’s identity. A woman’s identity is what she thinks of herself as a person, who she thinks she is, and what she thinks she can do. Some women do not think they are capable of doing anything important, The women’s liberation movement would like to help these women improve their view of themselves. Mary women who are concerned with women’s liberation have taken jobs, have helped others, have raised healthy children, and have done many other things to contribute to their communities. They have shown that they are capable of being good leaders and of doing many important things. A woman’s identity includes the following EXCEPT ______.
A. what she thinks of herself as a person
B. who she thinks she is
C. what she thinks she can do
D. what kind of chores she does in a family