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
外语
What is the conversation mainly about?
What is the conversation mainly about?
admin
2019-10-21
34
问题
What is the conversation mainly about?
M: Doctor Thomas? This is Keith Bradley from The Daily News. I’d like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased.
W: I’ d be happy to help you. What would you like to know?
M: First of all, how is the standard weight used?
W: Well, the people in our department use it to check the scales all over the country. The Department of Weights and Measures—we’ re a government agency—it’ s our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately. So this is the weight we use to adjust the scales.
M: How did you check the scales before?
W: We have an old standard weight that we used to use. It had to be replaced because it was imprecise. You see, it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous—it absorbed too much moisture.
M: Oh, so when the weather was humid, it weighed more. And when it was dry, it weighed less.
W: Exactly. And that variation can affect the standards of the whole country. So our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal.
M: How much did it cost?
W: About forty-five thousand dollars.
M: Forty-five thousand dollars! For a one kilogram weight! That’ s more expensive than gold. Is it really worth that much?
W: I’ m sure it is. Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales, so that when they buy and sell their products there’ s one standard. Think of the drug industry, for example, those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufacture and package medicine.
选项
A、It is too high for such a light weight.
B、It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.
C、It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.
D、It is reasonable for an object with such an important function.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bXCd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Musiccomesinmanyforms;mostcountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.【21】______theturnofthecenturywhenjazz(爵士乐)wasb
Peopleappeartobeborntocompute.Thenumericalskillsofchildrendevelopsoearlyandsoinexorablythatitiseasytoimag
Mostpeoplewhotravellongdistancecomplainofjet-lag.Jet-lagmakesbusinesstravelerslessproductiveandmoreprone【21】_
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdiff
Whatisthemainresponsibilityofthe,UnitedNationsPopulationFundaccordingtothepassage?
We’veallhadtostartconversationsthatwedreadedhaving—everythingfromaskingforaraisetoaskingforadivorcetoaski
Studythefollowingcartooncarefullyandwriteanessayonit.Inyouressay,youshould(1)describethecartoonbriefly,
Newspaperpublishersmakemoneymainlyfromsubscribersandadvertisers.It’sbeenthatwayforcenturies.Butinthelastfew
Whyarewefarfromsatisfiedwithourbasicneeds?
gotpromotion
随机试题
湖南某县村民何某、张某等3人从某市矿务局工厂购回3.32吨装白砒灰的塑料编织袋,并以每吨1200元的价格卖给村民秦某、田某等3人。秦某等3人随即请来帮工将袋子在屋前的小渠中漂洗,在晒谷坪上晾晒。袋中的白砒灰随之进入空气和水中,造成一镇一乡、63个村、12个
下列选项中,属于小型企业会计主管岗位基本职责和要求的是()
学校教育的基本要素包括教育者、______和教育影响。
125,135,125,55,()。
【宋教仁案】华东师范大学2001年中国近现代史真题;浙江大学2002年中国近代史真题;中国人民大学2017年历史学综合真题
进程P1,P2和P3单独执行时间分别为10min、15min和20min,其中处理机占用时间分别为2min、3min和12min。如果采用多道程序设计技术使其并发,并假设处理机的利用率可以达到60%,加上系统开销5分,那么并发使得计算机系统的效
结构化程序设计的3种结构是()。
Usetherulesofexponentstosimplifythefollowing.
InShanghai,agrowingnumberofforeign-fundedbanksarelookingforlocalpeopletofillexecutivepositions(行政主管的岗位)ratherth
InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthe
最新回复
(
0
)