Japan is bigger than Israel. Japan is not bigger than China. Therefore, China is bigger than Israel. How would you describe the above example? (In assessing soundness, you may assume commonly known facts.)

A . adverse currents for practically the entire crossing B . favorable currents for practically the entire crossing C . favorable currents in the summer months and adverse currents in the winter months D . variable currents having no significant effect on the total steaming time

A .  Compilation fails. B .  pi is bigger than 3. C .  An exception occurs at runtime. D .  pi is bigger than 3. Have a nice day. E .  pi is not bigger than 3. Have a nice day.

M: Nana is the most popular comic series because Japanese people can sympathize with this love story. Why Japanese people love comics is probably because riley do not show much of what they think or feel. So, they project their thoughts and feelings in comics. W: Which part of Japan is the most famous？ And why？ M: The most famous part in Japan is Tokyo, the center of modern culture in Japan and all Japanese trends are born there. W: What is the most important festival in Japan and why does it become so significant for the Japanese？ M: In Japan, the most important festival is the New Year's Holidays. Japanese people visit a shrine on New Year's day to pray for health and good future. Also, family gets together and many children receive money. Also, people clean the house before the New Year and eat toshikoshi soba for long life. And on New Year's day people eat osechi ryori, which is very special and delicious. I like New Year very much. W: If I want to skiing, where should I go？ M: I think Nagano(长野) is the best place to ski in Japan. The reason is because the Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in 1998. The snow there is very soft and beautiful. W: What kind of food do you like besides Japanese food？ Like American food, Chinese food？ M: Recently, young Japanese people eat with their friends at fast food restaurants like McDonalds or Yoshinoya. There are not many university students eating meals at home. I think that I am the same as those students. Also, Japanese like Italian, Chinese, and Korean food. But I like Japanese food the best because foreign food is too strong for me. W: What do you think about Junlehiro Koizumi？ Is he handsome or look old？ M: I think Prime Minister Koizumi is a progressive person rather than a traditional one. He is active and has made good diplomacy, but his idea of tax increase is not good. I think capitalism is going to do big damage to poor people. Koizmni's capitalism is just like that of President George Bush. Is Koizumi handsome？ Well, I think he looks not all that bad. (23) A．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because it's a love story. B．Nana is the most popular comic series in Japan because its plot is attractive. C．Japanese people do not like to express their thoughts and feelings before others. D．Japanese people love comics because they are very funny and interesting.

There are only two animals that have larger brains than man, the whale and the elephant. Yet, in proportion to his size, man's brain is larger. (19[C])Man's usually weighs about three pounds or a little more, and this is about one-fortieth of the weight of his whole body. The whale's body, on the other hand, is a thousand times heavier than its brain, while the elephant's body is about five hundred times as heavy. But a man who has a large brain is not necessarily more intelligent than one whose brain is smaller. We know that geniuses have existed who have had very large brains, but there have been others whose brains were rather small. Idiots have been known to have very large brains. (20[D])We do not understand precisely why some people are more intelligent than others. Whether our brains are relatively large or small is less important than that we try to do our very best. This article is mainly about ______. A．the weight of a whale's brain B．the brains of geniuses C．the size of a person's brain and his intelligence D．the intelligence of the elephant

A．Japan’s net exports are negative B．Japan is running a trade deficit． C．Japan’s net capital outflow must be positive D．Japan’s net capital outflow must be negativ E．

A．真 B．假 C．NOT GIVEN

A、is; are B、am; are am; is A、are; is

此题为判断题(对，错)。

A．all round development B．the learning of Western music C．strict training of children D．variety in academic studies 此题为多项选择题。

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A．真 B．假 C．NOT GIVEN

A.Mitsubishi Kasei B.Mitsui Petrochemical industries C.Mitsubishi petrochemical

A. changed B. modified C. altered D. transformed

A．A.not enough B．B.smaller C．C.big enough

A．fiscal stimulus has limited impact on growth B．an aging population has weak desire to spend C．policies should accord with demographic realities D．economic stimulus brings about short-term impact