Critics worry that festivals created for strategic reasons would bring a threat to______.A
Critics worry that festivals created for strategic reasons would bring a threat to______.
A.city image
B.tourist income
C.festival diversity
D.public taste
Critics worry that festivals created for strategic reasons would bring a threat to______.
A.city image
B.tourist income
C.festival diversity
D.public taste
第1题
According to the passage, which of the following would worry the critics the most?
A.The unanticipated explosion of population.
B.The creation of biological solar cells.
C.The accidental spill of oil.
D.The unexpected release of destructive microbes.
第2题
第3题
The American critics' worry is that ______.
A.babies will be made backward instead of intelligent
B.babies will be too much exposed to the videos
C.watching TV at an early age may damage children's eyesight
D.parents have strong sense of competition
第4题
According to the passage, which of the following would worry the critics the most?
A. The unanticipated explosion of population.
B. The creation of biological solar cells.
C. The accidental spill of oil.
D. The unexpected release of destructive microbes.
第5题
A.The microbes in the ocean warter.
B.The creation and application of biological solar cells.
C.The accidental oil spills.
D.The unexpected release of destructive micrbes.
第6题
The authorities have noticed a marked increase in "chatter". They have also picked up specific threats— some of them, it seems, to do with hijacking aircraft and crashing them into buildings. The targets reportedly included some big cities, for example, Las Vegas is a particular worry, but more obscure places were also chattered about, including Rappahannock County, or perhaps the town of Tappahannock, both in rural Virginia, and Valdez, in Alaska. The point of any such terrorism would be to make sure that no American anywhere felt safe.
A particular focus of concern has been flights from abroad. Air France canceled six flights between Paris and Los Angeles at American government's request. French authorities questioned and released a dozen or so passengers but several people with tickets, including one who was reportedly a trained pilot, failed to turn up for the flight. On December 29th some international airlines were ordered to place armed air marshals on flights over the United States.
On top of all this, there have also been more familiar signs of security being beefed up at nuclear plants, ports and other possible targets. Surface-to-air missiles have once again been conspicuously deployed in Washington, DC.
Inevitably, some people have begun to question whether putting the country on such a high state of readiness is worth it. The process costs about $1 billion a week. Critics worry that people will become unconcerned about repeated security alerts. They also complain about the government sending mixed signals: telling Americans they are in great jeopardy(危险) but also that they should go about their business as normal. However, the critics may be too fussy(挑剔的). It is extremely hard to see what else the government could have done without either ignoring credible threats or creating mass panic. This may be the only way to face the possible threats.
Why did officials appear more worried about the terror alert this time?
A.Because the raise of terror alert was in the seasonal festivities this time.
B.Because it was the fifth time to raise the terror alert to code orange.
C.Because terror alert would be kept at this level for a period of time.
D.Because officials in the Department of Defense all agreed on the decision.
第7题
听力原文:M: I've got a headache.
F: Oh, don't worry, little boy. Now open your mouth and say" Ah."
Who is the boy talking with?
A.His mother.
B.His teacher.
C.The doctor.
第8题
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第9题
根据材料,回答题。
The Gene Industry
Major companies are already in pursuit of commercial applications of the new biology. They dream of placing enzymes(酶) in the automobile to monitor exhausts and send data on pollution to a microprocessor(微处理机) that will then adjust the engine. They speak of what the New York Times calls "metal-hungry microbes(渴望吃金属的微生物)that might be used to mine valuable trace metals from ocean water". They have already demanded and won the right to patent newlifeforms.
Nervous critics, including many scientists, worry that there is corporate, national, international, and inter-scientifiC.rivalry in the entire biotechnological(生物工艺学) field. They create images not of oil spills, but of "microbe spills"" that could spread disease and destroy entire populations. The creation and accidental release of extremely poisonous microbes, however, is only one cause for alarm. Completely rational and respectable scientists are talking about possibilities that stagger the imagination.
Should we breed people with cow-like stomachs so they can digest grass and hay, thereby relieving the fOod problem by modifying us to eat lower down on the food chain? Should we biologically alter workers to fit the joB.requirement, for example, creating pilots with faster reaction times or assembly-line workers designed to do our monotonous work for us? Should we attempt to eliminate "inferior" people and breed a "super-race"? (Hitler tried this, but without the genetiC.weaponry that may soon issue from our laboratories. ) Should we produce soldiers to do our fighting? Should we use genetiC.forecasting to pre-el!minate "unfit" babies? Should we grow reserve organs for ourselves, each of us having, as it were, a "savings bank" full of spare kidneys, livers or hands?
Wild as these notions may sound, every one has its advocates (and opposers) in the scientifiC.community as well as its striking commercial application. As two critics of genetiC.engineering,Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard, state in their book Who Should Play God? "Broad scale genetiC.engineering will probably be introduced to _America much the same way as assembly lines, auto-mobiles, vaccines, computers and all the other technologies.. As each new genetiC.advance becomes commercially practical, a new consumer need will be exploited and a market for the new technology will be created. "
According to the passage, the exhaust from a car engine could probably be checked by 查看材料
A.using mtal-hungry microbes
B.making use of enzymes
C.adjusting the engine
D.patenting new lifeforms