【正文】 other towns have begun using (C) plastic planks, which last far longer (D). No error (E)Questions 3035 refer to the following passage. (1) In 1902 an engineer named Willis Carrier designs an aircooling system for a Brooklyn printing pany. (2) Little did Carrier suspect that his “Apparatus for Treating Air, the first modem air conditioner, had changed the way people in the United States worked and lived. (3) At first, they used such devices exclusively in private industry. (4) Their ability to cool indoor environments improved worker productivity and protected products as various as chocolate, film, and leather from heat damage. (5) Likewise, starting in the 1920s, airconditioning increasingly appeared in public settingsmost dramatically in the modern movie house, which it transformed. (6) Before airconditioning, theater owners typically lost money in the summer when the heat and poor ventilation made theaters unappealing. (7) In 1925 Carrier persuaded Adolph Zukor of Paramount Pictures install airconditioning in the Rivoli Theater in Manhattan. (8)The experiment was an enormous success. (9) Crowds flocked to the Rivoli. (10) Over the next five years, more than 300 movie theaters in the United States would follow the Rivoli’s example.(11) Movie theaters were just the beginning. (12)The introduction of airconditioning into public areas, such as stores and restaurants, not only made those areas more fortable but also created a demand for the same level of fort in the home. (13) As the cost of the new technology came down, airconditioned houses became a fixture of modem American life. (14) For example, porches became less mon as the need to take adventage of breezes disappeared, a trend that prompted some social critics to voice concerns about the loss of contact with nature and neighbors. (15) Still, Zukor was right when he said of airconditioning, The people are going to like it.”30. Where in the passage would the following sentence best be placed?Airconditioning even altered the way those houses were designed.(A) Immediately before sentence 3(B) Immediately before sentence 6(C) Immediately before sentence 9(D) Immediately before sentence 12(E) Immediately before sentence 1431. In context, which of the following revisions to sentence 2 (reproduced below) is most needed?Little did Carrier suspect that his “Apparatus for Treating Air, the first modem air conditioner, had changed the way people in the United States worked and lived.(A) Change Little did Carrier suspect to “Carrier did not suspect.(B) Change his to this39。 which suggest(E)patterns。2012年10月Section 51. William Dalrymple39。s book is not only a gripping tale of politic and power and also evidence of the plexity of crosscultural relationships.(A) and also(B) but also(C) as well as(D) in addition(E) and2. Walking out of the theater, it was agreed by my sister and me that the movie was vastly overrated.(A) it was agreed by my sister and me(B) it was agreed by my sister and I(C) my sister and me, we agreed(D) my sister and me agreed(E) my sister and I agreed3. When packing for a trip, you should follow the advice offered in many magazine articles: choose wrinklefree clothing in black and in neutral colors.(A) you should follow the advice offered in many magazine articles(B) you would follow the advice offered from many magazine articles(C) follow the advice with many magazine articles(D) the advice in many magazine articles is offered and one s