严复非常赞同斯宾塞的社会达尔文主义,即以达尔文的生物进化论为基础,又强调“物竞天择”的生物进化规律对于人类社会同样起作用,“达尔文曰,物各竞存,最宜者立,动植如是,政教亦如是也。”严复举了澳洲黑人被外来民族所征服的例子,说明无论生物界还是人类,其生存的关键是物种自身的优劣,是物竞天择的规律在起作用。上述材料表明严复宣传进化论旨在A.奋起变革,救亡图存 B.“驱除鞑虏,恢复中华”C.“师夷长技以制夷” D.托古阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I was 15
when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning
titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d
like 21 .I said yes because I needed to 22
for college.
I worked
after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of
college. I would work many other jobs: I did the washing-up in the student
canteen 23 school, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for
the U.S. Forest Service during summers. But selling books was one of the most 24
.
One day a
woman asked me for 25 on cancer. She seemed
fearful. I showed her everything we had in 26 and
found other books we could 27 .She left the store 28
, and I’ve always remembered the 29 I felt in
having helped her.
Years
later, as a 30 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民) child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike(蹼状的), to the rest of his hand. His family could not 31 a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 32 ,
hiding his hand in his pocket. I 33 my boss to
let me do the 34 .After my story was broadcast, a
doctor and a nurse called, 35 to perform the operation
for free.
I visited
the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was
hold up his 36 hand and say,“ Thank you.”I felt a
sense of reward.
At
McCarley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the 37 ,
not the store. Today it’s 38 . NBC News pays my salary, but
I feel as if I work for the 39 ,not the
boss, through my “Today”show, helping them make 40 of
the world.
1.A.a book B.
the place C. a job
D. the boss
2.A.gain experience B. start saving
C. get a degree
D. get grades
3.A.during B.
after C.
around
D. behind
4.A.boring B.
tiring C.
satisfying
D. important
5.A.advice B.
medicine C .help
D. books
6.A.stock (库存品)
B. mind C.
shelves
D. counter
7.A.borrow B.
publish C.
introduce
D. order
8.A.much happier B. less
anxious C. less disappointed D. more
confident
9.A.pride
B. interest C.
anxiety D.
difficulty
10.A.doctor B.
bookseller C.TV reporter
D. writer
11.A.afford B.
do C.
support
D. pay
12.A.danger B.
trouble C.
shame
D. need
13.A.suggested B.
required C.
expected
D. persuaded
14.A.story B.
operation C. thing
D. favor
15.A.promising B.
offering C. providing
D. refusing
16.A.broken B.
damaged C. repaired
D .injured
17.A.boss B.
customers C. future
D. college
18.A.different
B. true C
.the same
D. new
19.A.children
B. viewers C.
patients
D. strangers
20.A.use
B.fun C.
change
D. sense