crowdfunding means outsourcing to the public jobs typically performed by employees.
more and more people begin to use crowdfunding as a great help to their careers.
Cameesa.com generated $17 million in revenues in 2006.
Cameesa.com helps to connect music lovers with unsigned artists looking to record albums.
第1题:
According to the passage,a high IQ is______.
A. instinctual
B. painstakingly learnt
C. inborn
D. more trivial than people sense
第2题:
第3题:
The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773.
Europeans figured out ways to use coffee during the 1670s.
During the 1770s, more and more Americans began to drink coffee.
Coffee is a refreshing drink.
第4题:
how to make the workers more productive
impossible factors leading to greater efficiency
to what extent more money leads to greater productivity
how to make workers’ jobs more interesting
第5题:
human societies will be much more cooperative
man will live in a highly organized world
machines will replace man
living beings will disappear from Earth
第6题:
第7题:
The worst of layoff is the society’s work-ethic morality.
Unemployment brings great mental hurt to people.
Those who lost their jobs become easily depressed.
Those who lost jobs would value any job they can get.
第8题:
some secretaries will lose their jobs
routine jobs can be done automatically outside office hours
medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased
using word professors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses
第9题:
Americans were more in contact before the advent of the Internet.
The Internet is weakening the tie of social networks.
If you use the internet, you are more likely to get help from network members.
Internet users are more likely to receive help from non-users.
第10题:
Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.
To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.
People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situation because of its effectiveness.
Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.
第11题:
Cognition enhancers may be used as coffee as today.
It could become as common as a cup of coffee.
It may help people sleep more efficiently.
This kind of drugs is as tasty as coffee.
第12题:
第13题:
The Smokey Bear(护林熊) fire prevention program has resulted in a savings of $20 billion on all federal(联邦的), state and private forested land(私有林地). In 1941, 208,000 forest fires burned 30 million acres, while in 1981, fewer than 165,000 fires burned about three million acres. While forest usage has increased, the proportion(比例) of human-caused fires has remained stable; people still cause nine out of ten forest fires. But the biggest cause of fires is arson(纵火), accounting for(引起) 34 percent of forest fires in 1981.
1. According to the passage, use of forested land has ____.
A、stabilized
B、been privatized
C、decreased
D、risen
2. According to the passage, in 1941 forest fires burned ____.
A、less acres than in 1981
B、3 million acres
C、ten times as many acres as in 1981
D、20 million acres more than in 1981
3. According to the passage, the number of human-caused fires ____.
A、has remained the same proportionately
B、has increased
C、is the same as the arson cases
D、accounts for 34 per cent of forest fires
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A、Nine out of ten fires are caused by arsonists.
B、The Smokey Bear program has saved the nation a lot of money.
C、There are more forest fires now than before.
D、People do not use the forests as much as they did in the past.
5. It may be inferred from the passage that ____.
A、the majority of fires are caused by humans
B、arson is increasing every year
C、more acres are destroyed by fire each year
D、fewer people are using the forests
参考答案:1-5:DCABA
第14题:
His suggestion()more people to have jobs.
Amade
Blet
Chad
Dallowed
第15题:
made
let
had
allowed
第16题:
human societies will be much more cooperative
man will live in a highly organized world
machines will replace man
living beings will disappear from Earth
第17题:
use both non-renewable and renewable energy
stick to the use of local utility
not be used to renewable energy
use renewable energy only
第18题:
they work more than sixty hours a week
they have too many enemies
they do not sleep happily
they are not tired enough
第19题:
it can help them learn more about society
it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves
it enables them to find flaws in themselves
it can provide them with valuable experiences
第20题:
Most voters support the government's effort to help young people to work.
Some people protest against the government's attempt to force young people to work.
There are more than one million young people who took part in the program.
There are more than one million young people who are jobless.
第21题:
They make it hard for many developing countries to use such rights.
They will reduce the price of technology transfer.
They will help distribute social wealth more evenly.
They will increase the power of more and more people.
第22题:
there is no public transportation system
more money is spent on highways for cars
more money is spent on public transportation systems
public transportation is more developed than in other cities
第23题:
they will want more money
they will demand shorter working hours
more money and shorter working hours are important factors
more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them