The United States _____ war on Japan in 1941.A.declaredB.announcedC.publishedD.threate
The United States _____ war on Japan in 1941.
A.declared
B.announced
C.published
D.threatened
The United States _____ war on Japan in 1941.
A.declared
B.announced
C.published
D.threatened
A.used
B.applied
C.supplied
D.provided
A.the United States America
B.the United States of America
C.the Unit State of America
An ()of the post's fundamental role in the creation of the United States requires a ittle knowledge of the problems faced by the colonies at that time.
A.authorized
B.rudimentary
C.appreciation
D.debuted
A.He was very rich and happy
B.He was a rich but unfortunate man
C.He was good at making car parts
D.He was rich and famous in the United States
Which of the following statements is supported by information stated in the passage?
A.Japanese and United States automakers differ in their approach to production processes.
B.Japanese automakers have perfected the use of single-function equipment.
C.Japanese automakers invest more capital per employee than do United States automakers.
D.United States-owned factories abroad have higher production levels than do Japanese owned plants in the United States.
E.Japanese automakers have benefited from the cultural heritage of their workers.
What has been done to maintain the competitive position of the United States as a major manufacturing nation? Unfortunately, it would appear too little has been done. While spending about $150 billion per year on research and development — more than the U.K., France and lapan combined — the United States has not paid sufficient attention to manufacturing and technology transfer. The National Science Foundation spends only 13 percent of its budget on engineering and only 1.2 percent on manufacturing. In Germany, 30 percent of the research funding goes to engineering and 15 percent to manufacturing. The U. S. Department of Commerce has only five government-run technology centers while Japan has 170 government-run technology centers bringing new manufacturing techniques to business.
In terms of scientific research, the United States has done very well. About one third of the world's scientific papers are produced by the United States. The nearest competitors are the United Kingdom with 8.2 percent, Japan with 7.7 percent and the former Soviet Union with 7.6 percent. Almost 50 percent of all references cited in other scientific papers are American; the nearest competitors are all below 10 percent.
Some of the problems of American industry can be illustrated by a few examples:
The number of hours it takes to build an automobile in the United States has increased; in
Japan it has decreased (by 60 percent between the years 1970 and 1981 alone).
It now takes half as much time to assemble a Toyota as to assemble a General Motors automobile.
It took nine years for the United States to go from research to production of Numerically Controlled (NC) machine tools; in Japan it took only two years.
Typical Japanese machine tool accuracy and repeatability are better than that of equivalent U.S. machines.
The use of robots in the United States lags behind other industrialized nations:
Japan 550,000
Europe 69,000
Former Soviet Union 62,000
United States 37,000
The Japanese use five times more Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) than the United States.
What would the author probably suggest in the section that follows this passage?
A.The U.S. should reduce the time needed to assemble an automobile.
B.Achievement of world class manufacturing is essential to the U. S..
C.The U.S. should take pride in her scientific research.
D.Japan is the leader in technology transfer.
According to the passage, all of the following are true about Ariel except ______.
A.it is the best seller in Czechoslovakia
B.it is a laundry detergent product of Procter & Gamble
C.Ariel was born outside the United States
D.it already enjoys popularity in Europe
A.An increase in technology.
B.The growing complexity of the child's psychological needs.
C.A decrease in the child's intellectual capacities.
D.The growing number of single parent families.
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large【22】He probably didn't know how much the car was going to【23】American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons the car【24】so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides【25】comfortable and cheapest form. of all the means of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.
The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States has never really【26】an efficient and inexpensive form. of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service【27】by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.
The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is【28】really made cars popular. Americans don't like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to【29】an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is【30】that Americans want most to have.
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瑞士经济学家亚历山大·斯沃伯达(Alexander Swoboda)提出,欧洲美元市场的早期发展是由于美国国外的银行想分享美国因为发行基本储备货币而取得的收入的一部分。你同意斯沃伯达的观点吗?
The Swiss economist Alexander Swoboda has argued that the Eurodollar market's early growth was fueled by the desire of banks outside the United States to appropriate some of the revenue the United States was collecting as issuer of the principal reserve currency.Do you agree with Swoboda's interpretation?