阅读理解。 Mouse potatoes joined couch potat

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问题:

阅读理解。

     Mouse potatoes joined couch potatoes (who spend much time watching TV on the couch), google

officially became a verb and drama queens (extremely emotional persons) finally found the attention when

they crossed over from popular culture to mainstream English language.

    The mouse potato, the himbo (attractive, empty-headed man) and drama queen were among 100 new words added to the 2006 update of America's best-selling dictionary, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate

Dictionary《韦氏大词典》. The Internet search engine Google also found its way into the dictionary for

the first time as a verb, meaning to find information quickly on the worldwide web. 

    New words and phrases from the fields of science, technology, pop culture and industry are chosen

each year by Merriam-Webster's team of editors after months of looking through books, magazines and

even food labels. "They are not tracking spoken language. They are looking for evidence that words have been used in the written English language," said Arthur Bicknell, senior editor of Merriam-Webster.

    Other words first coming into the dictionary this year were soul patch (a small growth of beard under

a man's lower lip), unibrow (two eyebrows joining together) and supersize - the fast food industry

phrase for extra large meals.

    The technology world contributed ringtones (changeable incoming cellphone call signals) and spyware

(software installed in a computer to track a user's activities) while biodiesel (生物柴油) and avian

influenza(禽流感) came from the world of science.

America's first dictionary-Noah Webster's A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language -was

published 200 years ago and also introduced some fresh words that have now become familiar. Those

"new" words in 1806 included slang, surf, psychology, naturally and Americanize.

1. The mouse potato refers to ____________.

A. a mouse that lives by potatoes

B. a person who spends much time on the computer

C. a mouse that is shown on the screen of the computer

D. a person who likes to eat mice and potatoes

2. Which group of words and phrases is NOT the fresh words for the dictionary of this   year?  

A. mouse potatoes, google, drama queen.

B. himbo, soul patch, unibrow, supersize.

C. ringtones, spyware, biodiesel, avian influenza.

D. couch potatoes, surf, psychology, Americanize.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A. New words and phrases were introduced into the dictionary have close relationship with the time.

B. New words and phrases chosen by the editors of the dictionary have been used in  

     written English somewhere.

C. Some words that are now familiar to us used to be fresh words collected in the dictionary.

D. The Merriam-webster Collegiate Dictionary becomes the best-seller because 100 new words

      are added to it.

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下列试剂保存方法错误的是  [ ]

A.金属钠:煤油中

B.氢氧化钠:磨口瓶塞的广口瓶中

C.白磷:水中

D.浓硝酸:棕色的细口瓶中

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制造一种产品,原来每件的成本是100元,由于连续两次降低成本,现在的成本是81元,则平均每次降低成本的百分率为(      )。

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2007年6月5日是第36个世界环境日。其主题是“冰川消融,后果堪忧”。据此回答下面两题。

小题1:对冰川加速融化产生的结果表述错误的是    (    )

A.可以改变当地地貌

B.可以加速水土流失

C.从长远看,可以改善灌溉条件

D.增加了灾害危险小题2:冰川消融的一个主要原因是全球气温升高,全球气温升高对今后50年内地球环境的潜在影响表述不正确的是    (    )

A.全球普遍变得干旱

B.山地0℃等温线将上移

C.森林带将向两极推移

D.海平面将上升

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儿童教育心理学对儿童教育实践具有描述、解释、预测和______的作用。

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新修一条乡村公路,某工程队负责公路两侧的植树任务,要求每隔10米植一棵树。当植完1000棵树后,又过了3天,完成了总任务的,此后工程队减员50%,过了4天完成了全部任务,问这条乡村公路有()

A.10000米

B.9000米

C.8990米

D.9990米

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