【答案】 B
4.Xing Pu's ideas of giving red packets to every Chinese citizen mainly came from .
A.children receiving red packets from their families
B.the US and Singapore governments offering cash handouts to their citizens
C.the government's increasing spending on public health care
D.the rising prices in the country
【解析】 细节推断题。根据第四段提到"Xing said while making the draft,he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore"邢普说,在起草这个建议的时候,他借鉴像美国和新加坡这些国家的想法,故选B项。
【答案】 B
B
You probably know who Marie Curie was,but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below,who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams(18601935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addams helped the poor and worked for peace.She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need.In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (19071964)
If it weren't for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans.
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930present)
When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S.Supreme Court.O'Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on