考研 2022_05_26 每日一练
_____________. That was five years ago and he has no regrets about his new direction. “My previous work didn’t have an artistic element to it, whereas this is exciting and creative,” he says. “I really enjoy the design side.”
［A］Graham has become increasingly busy, supplying flat-packed weathervanes to clients worldwide.
［B］Graham decided to concentrate his efforts on a weathervane business. He had served an apprenticeship as a precision engineer and had worked in that trade for 15 years when he and his wife, Liz, agreed to swap roles—she went out to work as an architectural assistant and he stayed at home to look after the children and build up the business.
［C］Last month, a local school was opened with his galleon ship weathervane hoisted above it.
［D］“For centuries, weathervanes have kept communities in touch with the elements, signaling those shifts in wind direction that bring about changes in the weather,” he explains.
［E］Graham has no plans for expansion, as he wants to keep the business as a rural craft.
［F］Graham has now perfected over 100 original designs. He works to very fine detail, always seeking approval for the design of the silhouette from the customer before proceeding with the hand-cutting.
The advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it ______.
A) makes them come to term with their fears
B) develops their power of memory
C) convinces them there is nothing to be afraid of
D) encourages them not to have ridiculous beliefs
By saying these figures are conservative (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr Worm means that
A. fishing technology has improved rapidly B. then catch-sizes are actually smaller then recorded C. the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss D. the data collected so far are out of date.
党的十七大提出了加强人民政协工作的新任务是
A．支持人民政协围绕团结和民主两大主题履行职能，推进政治协商、民主监督、参政议政制度建设
B．把政治协商纳入决策程序，完善民主监督机制，提高参政议政实效
C．加强政协自身建设，发挥协调关系、汇聚力量、建言献策、服务大局的重要作用
D．进一步加强政协制度和人民代表大会制度的联系
It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning。