From the passage, what information can be inferred about the event in 1993?
A. The compound was blown up by the FBI agents.
B. The compound burst into flames at dawn.
C. The federal government besieged the compound for 51 days before the tragedy occurred.
D. About 80 people were killed in the event, but not the Davidians' leader, David Koresh.
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Even better, Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problem before they became【79】to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet【80】, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were【81】. into a color-coded map showing【82】plants were running "fevers". Farmers could then spot spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they【83】would.
The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers【84】the new technology and long-term backers were hard【85】. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to【86】into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. "This technique can be used【87】75 percent of agricultural land in the United States," says George Oerther of Texas A&M. Ray Jackson, who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks【88】infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade, but【89】Paley finds the financial backing【90】he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
(41)
A. as
B. with
C. like
D. unlike
Some people think that a ______ translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier than
A. literal
B. literary
C. liberal
D. linear
The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ______ relations between the two
A. tumble
B. jeopardize
C. manipulate
D. intimidate
工地分别从甲厂和乙厂购买了焊条,焊接工人A和B用这些焊条对工程进行厂焊接作业,通过质量检查,结果见下表,表中X1所代表的数字应该是()。
A. 50
B. 37.5
C. 18
D. 9