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单选题

Identify how the following paragraphs are developed. (comparison & contrast, cause & effect, classification, definition)School uniforms should be mandatory for all students for a number of reasons. First, they make everyone equal. In this way, the “rich” kids are on the same level as the poor ones. In addition, getting ready for school can be much faster and easier. Many kids waste time choosing what to wear to school, and they are often unhappy with their final choices. Most importantly, some studies show that school uniforms make students perform better. Many people might say that uniforms take away from personal freedom, but I believe the benefits are stronger than the drawbacks.

A. comparison & contrast
B. cause & effect
C. classification
D. definition

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Identify how the following paragraphs are developed. (comparison & contrast, cause & effect, classification, definition)According to The American Heritage Dictionary, gossip is a “trivial rumor of personal nature,” but this definition makes gossip sound harmless. At first, gossip might not seem so bad. One person tells a second person something about someone, and that second person tells a third, and so on. The information passes from person to person. However, gossip is much more than just information and rumor. As the rumor continues, it grows and changes People do not know all the facts. They add information. As the gossip goes from one person to the next person, the damage continues, and the person who is the subject of the gossip can’t do anything to answer or protect himself or herself. Because the potential damage may range from hurt feelings to a lost career, gossip is much worse than simply a“trivial rumor.”

A. comparison & contrast
B. cause & effect
C. classification
D. definition

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Identify how the following paragraphs are developed. (comparison & contrast, cause & effect, classification, definition)There are two principal kinds of definitions: short and extended. The short definition, often found in a dictionary, is usually a synonym, a phrase, or a sentence. The short definition identifies the class to which a subject belongs and then gives the subject’s distinguishing characteristics. The advantage of the short definition is that it provides a precise meaning for a word. When writers wish to define an abstract, controversial, or complex concept, an extended definition is needed. The ex-tended definition may vary in length from a paragraph or two, to an entire essay or even a whole book. Alone or in combination with other kinds of writing, extended definition is a favorite strategy of expository writers.

A. comparison & contrast
B. cause & effect
C. classification
D. definition

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Identify how the following paragraphs are developed. (comparison & contrast, cause & effect, classification, definition)The television western of several years ago differs greatly from the western of today. Ten years ago, for example, the swindler or bank robber in a western could be identified not by the crimes he committed so much as by the color of the clothing he wore -which was black. Today the television western reveals the villain by mannerisms and personality. At one time, every western had a superhuman, invincible “good guy” with whom the viewers could identify because he too lived out on the farm. Currently, the central figures of the west are average people who may live on a middle-class street in any part of the country. They are characters like the bus drivers, mail clerks and accountants who live next door to you in suburbia. At night they come in off the horses to ride the television range. They become persons who respect others, drink and smoke only just a bit, and are able not only to outshoot the “bad guy”, but also to outsmart him with good common sense.

A. comparison & contrast
B. cause & effect
C. classification
D. definition

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