首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Plastic is the panacea of the ages. Nearly every man-made object (1)_____ (2)_____ of, or at least (3)_____ its very structure,
Plastic is the panacea of the ages. Nearly every man-made object (1)_____ (2)_____ of, or at least (3)_____ its very structure,
admin
2011-10-20
100
问题
Plastic is the panacea of the ages. Nearly every man-made object (1)_____ (2)_____ of, or at least (3)_____ its very structure, to this wonder compound. Rain slickers, computer terminals, automobile engine parts, coffee cups (and the sugar stirrers too), breast implants, toy soldiers—they are all made up of plastic, or one of its many (4)_____ Since the (5)_____ of civilization, humankind bas been experimenting (6)_____ a multifunctional material—one that had to be equally strong and lightweight—to carry, contain and protect valuables. (7)_____ it could carry, contain and protect humans too, even better. Generations of tinkerers and scientists set off (8)_____ the challenge, striking gold some 170 years ago. By mixing natural rubber with sulphur they created the world’s most utilized material ever. In developing a (9)_____, malleable and durable substance, the most important inventions of the industrial age were to follow shortly thereafter. The automobile and airplane industries, to (10)_____ just two, owe their very existence to plastic. And, (11)_____ celluloid plastic strips, the Lumiere Brothers would never have brought moving pictures to the big screen.
The development of plastic is a story of human (12)_____, ingenuity and luck. (13)_____ the legend now goes, in 1839, the American inventor Charles Goodyear (the famous tyre company would later use his name) was experimenting with the sulphur treatment of natural rubber when he dropped a piece of sulphur-treated rubber on a stove. The heat seemed to give rubber (14)_____ properties. It was stronger, more (15)_____ to abrasions more elastic, much less (16)_____ to temperature, (17)_____ to gases, and highly resistant to chemicals and electric (18)_____ Eyeing this as a cheaply and easily reproduced construction material, a whirlwind of work (19)_____ and the birth of (20)_____ plastic and plastic-derivatives were born from camphor to celluloid to rayon; cellophane, polyvinyl chloride (or PVC); styrofoam and nylon were soon to follow.
选项
A、insistent
B、consistent
C、proof
D、resistant
答案
D
解析
考查形容词辨析。resistant to(抵御…,抵抗…),proof应与against搭配使用。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Q3p4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
WilliamAppleton,authorofthebookentitledFathersandDaughters,believesthatitisaWoman’srelationshipwithherfather
WilliamAppleton,authorofthebookentitledFathersandDaughters,believesthatitisaWoman’srelationshipwithherfather
computer
TherearemorethanfortyuniversitiesinBritain—nearlytwiceasmanyasin1960.Duringthe1960seightcompletelynewoneswe
TherearemorethanfortyuniversitiesinBritain—nearlytwiceasmanyasin1960.Duringthe1960seightcompletelynewoneswe
______forapersonwhohasmoreproblemsthanyoudo.
Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextaboutfivepossiblescientificbreakthroughsinthe21stcentury.Choosethe
Eachscientificspecialtyhasitsownsetofjournals.PhysicistshavePhysicalReviewLetters,cellbiologistshaveCell,neuro
What’sthepublic’sopinionaboutnuclearindustry?ThemostimportantreasonwilytheBushadministrationsupportmorenewnuc
RickeattractsgreatattentionbecauseIntheauthor’sopinion,thefutureofTelekomcompanyprobablyis
随机试题
常见的处理顾客异议的方法:
某住宅区室外热水管网布置如图1.1.10所示。说明:1.本田所示为某住宅小区室外热水管网平面布置图。该管道系统工作压力为1.0MPa,热水温度为95℃。图中平面尺寸均以相对坐标标注,单位以m计;详图尺寸以mm计。2.管道敷设于臂沟(高6
背景资料:A公司承建一座桥梁工程,将跨河桥的桥台土方开挖工程分包给B公司,桥台基坑底尺寸为50×8m,深4.5m;施工期河道水位为-4.0m,基坑顶远离河道一侧设置钢场和施工便道(用于弃土和混凝土运输及浇筑)。基坑开挖图如下图所示。在
根据《建设工程质量管理条例》,下列文件中,未经审查批准,不得使用的是()。
系统管理中,系统管理员对账套可进行的操作是()。
2004年1月31日,国务院发布了(),首次就发展资本市场的作用,指导思想和任务进行全面明确的阐述,对发展资本市场的政系措施进行整体部署,提出了9个方面的纲领性意见。
劳动教养,是指对不满16周岁而不予刑事处罚的少年犯罪人员,集中进行文化教育、法律教育、职业技术教育的一种行政强制措施。( )
2010年与2005年相比,交通工具服务支出占服务性消费支出的比重提高了约()个百分点。
下列()术语与数据的逻辑结构无关。
BabyBoomersAreKillingThemselvesatanAlarmingRate[A]Ithaslongheldtruethatelderlypeoplehavehighersuiciderat
最新回复
(
0
)