Britain is basically an exporter of（）
manufacture
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During the whole of a dull, dark and soundless day in the, autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. Thus Edgar Allan Poe opened his story of the fall of the House of Usher in 1839. In this beautifully crafted sentence he captured so much that is essential to the horror story: darkness, ominous solitude, foreboding calm, apprehension and uncertainty, and a deep feeling of melancholy that could soon turn to fear.
Many kinds of fiction are self – explanatory: mysteries, Westerns, love stories, spy thrillers, and science fiction define themselves by the terms used to name them. The horror story is less easily defined, perhaps because other types of fiction so often use the trappings of terror to enhance their plots. Charles Dickens used the vehicle of an old-fashioned ghost story to tell A Christmas Carol, but that book is not a honor story. Nor does a Grimm brothers fairy tale such as Hansen and Grate with its child-devouring witch, belong to the genre.
The nature of the horror story is. best indicated by the title of the 1980s television series Tales from the Dark Side. Human beings have always acknowledged that there is evil in the world and a dark side to human nature that cannot be explained except perhaps in religious terms. This evil may be imagined as having an almost unlimited power to inspire anxiety, fear, dread, and terror in addition to doing actual physical and mental harm.
In the tale of horror quite ordinary people are confronted by something unknown and fearful, which can be neither understood nor explained in reasonable terms. It is the emphasis on the unreasonable that lies at the heart of horror stories. This kind of literature arose in the 18th century at the start of a movement called Romanticism. The movement was a reaction against a rational, orderly world in which humanity was basically good and everything could be explained scientifically. The literary type that inspired the horror story is Gothic fiction, tales of evil, often set in sinister medieval surroundings. This original kind of horror fiction has persisted to the present.
It is obvious that the assumption behind horror stories is that（）
A:human beings are basically good B:mankind is evil in nature C:mankind can be taught to be good D:both A and C
Shopping goods that are considered as basically the same are those ______.
A:that satisfy similar needs of the consumer B:that consumers don' t care where to buy them C:that consumers spend much time to look for D:that can be found in nearly every shop
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the United States during 1992, any family of four with an annual cash income of
less than ＄14,335(before taxes) was considered poor. The dollar amount was
called the poverty line, an economic measuring rod devised in 1964. the line was
set at three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest nutritionally
balanced diet. The poverty line is adjusted annually for inflation.
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?While the poverty line in the United States was more than ＄14,000, the
average annual per-person income in Bangladesh was ＄200, in Ethiopia average
annual per-person income in Bangladesh was ＄200, in Ethiopia ＄130, in Haiti
＄340, and in Mall ＄265. ?Anyone in those nations with an income of ＄14,000
would be considered wealthy. During the Great Depression in the United States,
when half the population was considered poor, a family with an income at the
1992 poverty line could afford to buy a house, a car, clothing, and
food.
? ?The reality of poverty varies with location and social and
political conditions. Poverty basically means a lack of, or an insufficient
amount of, the three primary physical needs—food, clothing, and shelter. But for
poverty to be recognized, it must exist alongside prosperity. Before the
discovery of the New World, the American Indians would not have considered
themselves poor, though they lived with only the bare necessities and a few
handmade artifacts(人工制品).
? ?The severity of poverty varies,
depending on the economic vitality of the nation in which it occurs. In the
modern industrialized societies of the nation in which it occurs. In the modern
industrialized societies of Western Europe, North America, and Japan, there are
many government services provided to ease poverty—including free medical care
and subsidized housing. The homeless of New York City and Los Angeles can
usually find some shelter and a mission offering free
meals. |
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A:From 1929 to 1933, 50% of the American population lived in poverty. B:Where there is prosperity, there is poverty. C:Poverty basically refers to a lack of clothing, housing and food. D:Anyone with an annual income around the 1992 American poverty line would be considered wealthy.
The contract contains basically all we have( )during our negotiations．
A:agreed upon B:agreed with C:agreed in D:agreed
The contract contains basically all we have ( ) during our negotiations.
A:agreed upon B:agreed with C:agreed in D:agreed
The contract contains basically all we have ( ) during our negotiations.
A:agreed upon B:agreed with C:agreed in D:agreed
The contract contains basically all we have（）during our negotiations．
A:agreed upon B:agreed with C:agreed in D:agreed
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