第4空答案 A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money. 第5空答案 C. the school had helped him in the past 40、Most great inventors in the capitalist society meet with much opposition to their inventions from the people who place their own interests before those of the people. Big monopolies try to buy inventions and turn them to their own profits. When they fail, they resort to other tricks. Inventors have to overcome thousands of difficulties put in their path before they can see their dreams realized.
When George Stephenson was experimenting with the stream engine, there was much opposition from the Parliament, the
newspaper, and landlords. They claimed that the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that hot coals from it would set fire to their houses.
So it was a very difficult matter for George Stephenson to persuade the people that trains could go on smooth rails, could pull carriages and wagons full of people and goods, and that there was no great danger of accidents.
However, he was able to do it, and the first train driven by Stephenson himself showed that the newly invented steam engine was a complete success.
1. The word "those" in the first sentence refers to 2.Why do big monopolies buy inventions?
3.Which of the following is not the very reason for the opposition to Stephenson's experiment? 4. The word "dream" in the first paragraph refers to _____ 5. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
第1空答案 C. interests
第2空答案 C. They want to make more money. 第3空答案 C. It would waste coal.
第4空答案 B. inventors' plans for inventions
第5空答案 D. Oppositions to Stephenson the inventor.
41、 Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic Environmental Protection. Your composition should be based on the following outline. Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Outline: 1. Today the quality of our natural environment has become an important issue. 2. Some progress has been made in environmental protection.
3. But further measures should be taken to solve environmental problems.
2005春工商学位英语(5) 1、creature D. belief 2、scatter C. gravity 3、geography C. remark 4、pressure A. directly 5、master B. tiresome 6、schoolyard A. coo 7、cookie C. wolf 8、opposite B. balloon 9、twinkle B. drink 10、eyebrow A. town
11、Many new ______ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.