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(courage) When things aren't going well, my coach will______________me, telling me not to give up.
- A.Commercialization of sports in the 19th century.
- B.Development of ball games in the 19th century.
- C.American urban life in the latter part of the 19th century.
- D.American entertainment in the latter part of the 19th century.
- A.Baseball.
- B.Television.
- C.Juggling.
- D.Radio.
- A.Electronic media.
- B.Commercial enterprises.
- C.Advertising on signboard.
- D.Peddling of various foods and drinks.
- A.Escape from the routine and dullness.
- B.Competition and accomplishment.
- C.Frustrations against authorities.
- D.Property bought and sold.
- As professional baseball emerged as a popular pastime, it became an increasingly commercial enterprise. Stadiums were built to seat the spectators, and the hawkers (小贩)of beer, soda, hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn soon appeared. Advertising on signboards,
- A.A place where they could make friends with local people.
- B.A place where they might sense unpleasant urban atmosphere.
- C.A place where they would feel free from ethnic difference.
- D.A place where they might start to worry about their identity.
- A.Prom: An American High School Tradition
- B.Prom: A Special Wedding Ceremony
- C.Prom: A New Costly Industry
- D.Prom: A Competitive Business
- A.Hire e makeup artist.
- B.Make a poster.
- C.Write a letter.
- D.Buy a ticket.
- A.She did her own hair.
- B.She borrowed her dress.
- C.She bought her dress online.
- D.She shared prom costs with friends.
- A.It is a money-consuming industry.
- B.It is celebrated only in a few states.
- C.It is popular with college students.
- D.It is part of the wedding business.
- A.We should learn to think critically.
- B.We should try to avoid bad ways of study.
- C.People can surely reach the truth by reasoning.D Reasoning helps people deal with ethical problems.
- D.Reasoning helps people deal with ethical problems.
- Asking someone to prom, however, is no small task in the United States. “Promposals,” as they are called, are supposed to take time to plan. Sometimes a kid will make a big poster to invite someone to prom. Some kids might buy a gift to present when they
- A.Elizabethtown College has accepted her.
- B.She will serve the church this summerr
- C.She is going to a formal dance tonight.
- D.Her high school graduation is coming soon.
- A.A sports commentator.
- B.A businessman.
- C.A trial lawyer.
- D.A teacher.
- A.To make good judgments.
- B.To convince other people.
- C.To design college courses.
- D.To plan things well.
- A student majoring in anthropology (人类学)took the course of critical thinking. Then he went over his term paper, analyzing it as we would in class, and made some changes in it.He showed me the professor’s comments, which were roughly “Beautifully reasoned,
- A+.” He said it was the first A+ he’d ever gotten. I can’t promise that you’ll get an A on all your term papers after taking this course. But you’ll be able to comprehend better what you’re reading and write more clearly and convincingly.  
- In trying to understand how to reason well,we’ll also study bad ways to convince, ways we wish to avoid, ways that misuse emotions or rely on deception. You could use that knowledge to become a bad trial lawyer, but I hope you will learn a love of reasoni
- A.People are fooling themselves.
- B.People tend to do critical thinking.
- C.People are trying to convince others.
- D.People spend a lot of time making bad decisions.
- A.how to reject bad arguments
- B.how reasoning is used in daily life
- C.how to use strategies to win a game
- D.how popular the program is among the callers
- A.Few partners drank too much or became ill.
- B.The couples usually lost their temper for nothing.
- C.The length of the honeymoon trip was seldom shortened.
- D.A lot of women were disappointed at their honeymoon experiences.
- A.The relationship of a couple is based on ritualistic behavior.
- B.Genuine liking helps prevent problems caused by rituals.
- C.The importance of rituals varies from culture to culture.
- D.Polarized couples get along well in life.
- A.Angry.
- B.Indifferent.
- C.Guilty.
- D.Bored.
- A.He forgets to give his wife a kiss at,tiie door.
- B.He gets a gift that is not^iis favorite on his birthday.
- C.He spends a whole Saturday afternoon with his parents.
- D.He comes back home while he prefers to be elsewhere.
- A ritual is any “have-to” behavior that is predictably and compulsively engaged in. Personal feelings are secondary to these mandates. You give the birthday gift or celebrate Mother’s Day whether you feel like it or not. Transgressi
- In my research on people's honeymoon experiences, a large percentage of those looking back years later expressed disappointment, particularly women, who felt freer to be honest about their feelings. Giving the good-night kiss, doing things together, a
- In general, the more polarized (两极化的)the couple in their masculine-feminine (男女的)conditioning, the less they can share on an active, daily basis. Consequently, they require a maximum of ritualistic behavior to structure the relationship. On the contrary,
- A.A behavior improving interpersonal relations.
- B.A behavior arousing positive feelings.
- C.A behavior neglected and disregarded.
- D.A behavior required and expected.
- A.It puts a special emphasis on students,scores.
- B.It ignores the first stage of child development.
- C.It cares little about students’learning motivations.
- D.It feeds children to the extreme as if they are enjpty-minded.
- A.Each plane starts at rebirth, reaches its peak and then declines
- B.Education in each plane should not be divided but integrated.
- C.Education in each plane should take natural talent into consideration.
- D.Each plane demands regularity in primary, secondary school or university.
- A.To start working with chiljiren and young adults.
- B.To study education, philosophy and other subjects.
- C.To research on the four stages of human development.
- D.To continue her study of the origin and formation of living beings.
- A.The stages of child development affect one another.
- B.The faulty development in one plane is caused by the last.
- C.The child appears re-created in each developmental plane.
- D.Developmental planes are the same as the transformation of a butterfly.
- As a medical student at the University of Rome, Montessori studied the origin and formation of living beings. When she returned to the University of Rome, after a successful medical career, to study education, philosophy and other subjects, Montessori rem
- In contrast, Montessori drew a chart reflecting the actual development of children. It shows that in each plane there is an emergence or rebirth of development that reaches a peak and then declines. It emphasizes the regularity of human development in thi
- A.Her discoveries are accepted throughout the world.
- B.Her discoveries are beneficial to people in many countries.
- C.Her discoveries are a sound foundation for academic research.
- D.Her discoveries are made by obseiVing children in diverse cultures.
- A.We can make a living on our own regardless of age.
- B.One should be responsible for one's parents.
- C.People should depend on their parents.
- D.It is you that can help yourself.
- A.He got fired.
- B.He lost his new car.
- C.He had no house to live in.
- D.He suffered from financial crisis.
- A.He tried to get some experience while at school.
- B.He wanted to earn money to help his family.
- C.He wanted to take care of himself.
- D.He was too poor to go to school.
- A.he didn’t have enough money for the desired course
- B.he didn't score well enough in school
- C.he wanted to become a doctor
- D.he got a job in a company
- After an extravagant (奢侈的)life that lasted almost 6 to 7 years,Raj was neither able to manage all the household expenses, nor pay for the children's education and other basic necessities.
- It so happened that Raj's father fell sick, and as a result, could not continue his work. He requested Raj to give him some money. Raj, already suffering from financial crisis, refused to help.
- After a week, while Raj was on an official tour, he met a boy aged about 10 years selling toys. The boy requested Raj to buy something. Raj asked the boy why he was selling toys instead of studying. The boy replied, “My father had an accident. He cannot w
- A.A comfortable life
- B.A miserable life.
- C.A decent life.
- D.A lonely life.