The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to ________.

A．drinking coffee was unpatriotic B．2000 insurance companies were set up hundreds of years ago C．Europeans were responsible for the existence of slavery D．coffee actually influenced the rise of business

A．mutated genes have a negative influence on Ashkenazim"s intelligence B．mutated genes have played a role in Ashkenazim"s intelligence C．the Ashkenazim"s high intelligence is caused by the mutated genes D．the Ashkenazim"s illnesses have greatly handicapped their performance 此题为多项选择题。

A．may improve handling of livestock B．may help control the spread of Mad Cow Disease C．may hurt the economy by eliminating small farmers D．may make food even less safe

For the past seven years, Milano—who describes himself as "a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago"—as operated yforum.com, a Website that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. "The time is right for a new ’culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations" by actually talking to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postings—many of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their inquiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. "I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams," a 13-year old boy wanted to know. "Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes？" a woman asked. "How do African-Americans perceive God？" a white teenager wanted to know. "Do they pray to a white God or a black God？" Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotions and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform. us "about the lives and experiences" of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comments of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us. The purpose of the website is to A．give people a chance to speak out. B．prepare materials for a book. C．get people exchanging ideas freely. D．solve the social and cultural problems.

A) computers are likely to become a new form. of intelligent life B) human beings have lost control of computers C) the intelligence of computers will eventually surpass will that of human beings D) the evolution of intelligence will probably depend on that of electronic brains

A.many teachers are opposedto the idea of being evaluated by the students B.students are opposed tothe idea of evaluating the teachers on their own C.students fear that theyare likely to be criticized by their teachers if they are to give theirassessments D.many teachers fear that theyare likely to criticize the students who have given their assessments

A．founded in historical fact B．apparent C．misleading D．proBaBly accurate

A) children will be on time if they have learnt how to tell time B) a Flik Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell time C) the Flik Flak can capture children’s imagination D) children usually have trouble telling time if they don’t wear watches

A. essential that self-esteem should be promoted in American schools because the author used to suffer from a lack of self-esteem as a child B. equally important to equip children with the necessary skills and knowledge they will require in the future C. important to remember how much school children used to suffer from a lack of self- esteem D. reassuring to observe that children can benefit from the promotion of a positive image

A．be learned at an early age B．not be confused with body language C．not be confused with written language D．be learned in the context of a caring relationship

A．are over-hyping the situation B．should be heeded C．are the same people who warned about the dangers of smoking D．shouldn"t cooperate with the government

A．will cause a lot of people to move to the Rockies B．is not welcomed by most people C．will lead to a violation of personal privacy D．offers a lot of benefits to people

A．the computer is as smart as human beings B．the computer is friends with human beings C．human beings can interact with the computer and do what they want at their will D．human beings have not used the computer to its fullest advantage 此题为多项选择题。

A.women have to show theirbeauty through their looks B.beautiful clothes can makewomen more attractive C.women should lay moreemphasis on their owrl qualities D.women are more curiousabout new things than men

A.acceptable despite the criticism. B.harmful to the culture of research. C.subject to undesirable changes. D.unworthy of public attention.

A．has attracted much attention B．involves certain political factors C．shoulders too much responsibility D．has lost its real value in economy