The most important result of the Lewis and Clark expedition was that it enabled the United
A. regret
B. problem
C. outcome
D. controversy
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According to the speaker, it is foolish and childish for a filmmaker to mix his preconceptions with objective truth when he produces a documentary.
A. 正确
B. 错误
听力原文: Japan's divorce rate rose to a record high last year, reflecting an increasing number of middle-aged and older couples who are parting ways.
The number of divorces rose for a 12th straight year in 2002, according to recently re leased government statistics that provided the latest confirmation that the stigma long associated with breaking up is fading in this country.
According to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, a record 289,836 couples divorced last year, up 1.4 percent from the previous high of 285,911 in 2001.
Behind the rise is an increasing number of couples who are parting ways after being married for 20 years or more: They accounted for 15.7 percent in 1975. The corresponding figure for newlyweds—married five years or less—fell to 34.4 percent from 49 percent.
Divorce is no longer seen as a social taboo in harmony-conscious Japan. But that is slowly becoming a thing of the past, a trend some attribute to a weakening of group-oriented values.
Which of the following groups is defined as "newlyweds"?
A. Couples who are married for less than two years.
B. Couples who are married for less than five years.
Couples who are married for more than five years.
D. Couples who are married for more than twenty years.
听力原文:Two years ago, in the Qatar; capital, trade ministers agreed to begin global trade negotiations driven by what is known as the Doha Development Agenda, which put the question of development at its core. It is widely acknowledged today that trade is a vitally important element in any program for development, as it can deliver benefits to developing countries worth many times more than all the development aid they receive.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the passage?
A. International trade has become an important part of national development.
B. Summit talks will be held to discuss problems in international trade.
C. Developing countries benefit more from international trade than development aid.
D. The Doha Development Agenda has made development its pivotal concern.
听力原文:It's amazing what you can see when you don't look. Astronomers often practice a technique known as averted vision to see very faint things. By looking to the side rather than straight on, they avoid using receptors in the eye's center, which are more sensitive to dim light. So canny stargazers try to see the wonders of the cosmos out of the corners of their eyes.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The term "averted vision" refers to the act of looking out of the comers of one's eyes.
B. If you want to see very faint things, you should better look sideways rather than straight on.
C. The receptors located in the eye's center are less sensitive to dim light.
D. To "look" is to see something straight ahead.