Why does Wagoner say "There's nothing like a good battle to stir excitement and.
[A] To imply that he used to be an athlete.
[B] To show that he is in high spirits.
[C] To prove that he is loyal to GM.
[D] To indicate that he is .a tough guy.
[A] To imply that he used to be an athlete.
[B] To show that he is in high spirits.
[C] To prove that he is loyal to GM.
[D] To indicate that he is .a tough guy.
听力原文:M: Hello, professor Johnson.
W: Hello, Tony. So what shall we work on today?
M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn't coming out right. What I thought I was writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me when I participate in.
W: What sport did you choose?
M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.
W: What are you going to say about skiing?
M: That's the problem. I thought I would write about how peaceful it is to be out in the country.
W: So why is that a problem?
M: I'd like to start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods. I keep mentioning how much effort it takes to keep going. Cross-country skiing isn't as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy, but that's not part of my paper, so I guess I should leave it out. But now I don't know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it. It all fits together. It's not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by. That's different.
W: Then you'll have to include that in your point. The peacefulness of cross-country skiing is the kind you earn by effort. Why leave that out? Part of your point you knew beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That's common, right?
M: Yeah, I guess so.
Questions:
19. What is the topic of the man's writing assignment?
20. What problem does the man have while working on his paper?
21. What does the woman say is common in writing papers?
(20)
A.Beautiful scenery in the countryside.
B.Dangers of cross-country skiing.
C.Pain and pleasure in sports.
D.A sport he participates in.
A scientist is apt to think that all the problems of philosophy will ultimately be solved by science. I think this is true for a great many of the questions on which philosophers still argue. For example, Plato thought that when we saw something, one ray of light came to it from the sun, and another from our eyes and that seeing was something like feeling with a stick. We now know that the light comes from the sun, and is reflected into our eyes. We don't know in much detail how the changes in our eyes give rise to sensation. But there is every reason to think that as we learn more about the physiology of the brain, we shall do so, and that the great philosophical problems about knowledge are going to be pretty fully cleared up.
But if our descendants know the answers to these questions and others that perplex us today, there will still be one field of which they do not know, namely the future. However exact our science; we cannot know it as we know the past. Philosophy may be described as argument about things of which we are ignorant. And where science gives us a hope of knowledge it is often reasonable to suspend judgment. That is one reason why Marx and Engels quite rightly wrote to many philosophical problems that interested their contemporaries.
But we have got to prepare for the future, and we cannot do so rationally without some philosophy. Some people say we have only got to do the duties revealed in the past and laid down by religion, and god will look after the future. Others say that the world is a machine and the course of future events is certain, whatever efforts we may make. Marxists say that the future depends on ourselves, even though we are part of the historical process. This philosophical view certainly does inspire people to very great achievements. Whether it is true or not, it is powerful guide to action.
We need a philosophy, then, to help us to tackle the future. Agnosticism easily becomes an excuse for laziness and conservatism. Whether we adopt Marxism or any other philosophy, we cannot understand it without knowing something of how it developed. That is why knowledge of the history of philosophy is important to Marxists, even during the present critical days.
What is the main idea of this passage?
A.The argument whether philosophy will ultimately be solved by science or not.
B.The importance of learning philosophies, especially the history of philosophy.
C.The difference between philosophy and science.
D.A discuss about how to set a proper attitude towards future.
What does the speaker say the listeners should do?
A.Take a trip to the Mid-west.
B.Go outside, and enjoy the weather.
C.Take their children to the nearest swimming pools.
D.Take enough water.
why did Mr.Rochester say" ..and the you stab me in the back!" the (7thpara.?
A: because Jane had intended to kill him with a knife
B: because Jane had intended to be more critical.
C: because Jane had regretted having talked to him
D:because Jane had said something else to correct herself.
What does Jason say about "a friend in need is a friend indeed?"
A.It is the most important principle for friendship.
B.It is not enough as a principle for friendship.
C.It is outdated and is no longer important.
What does the author say about people's native and foreign languages?
A.Foreign language skills are of vital importance.
B.It's easier nowadays to learn a foreign language.
C.People today are not proud of their native language.
D.People's language skills are better than in the past.
A.we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B.people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say
C.people usually state one thing but means another
D.we tend to doubt what our friends say
Why did Amitai Etzioni say "I really feel like I failed them"(Line 4, Para.2)?
A.He was unable to alert his students to corporate malpractice.
B.He didn't teach his students to see business in new and different ways.
C.He could not get his students to understand the importance of ethics in business.
D.He didn't offer courses that would meet the expectations of the business-leaders-to-be.
Why was he shocked at the scene the next morning?
A.The parrot was killed by the chickens.
B.The parrot was forcing the chickens to learn to say the word.
C.The chickens are really cleverer than the parrot.
D.The parrot can scream.