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Seeingmaybebelievingbuthearingasoundfirstmayhelpyoursenseofsightaccordingtoresultsofanewstudy.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaofSanDiegoreportthatpeopleweremoreaccurateatnoticingaflashoflightwhenasoundwasproducedatthesameplaceimmediatelybeforethelightflasheD.Weusedaloudsoundtocatchourparticipants’受试者attentiononeofthestudy’sauthorsDrMcDonaldsaidinanarticlE.Duringsomeexperimentsthesoundoccurredatthesamelocationastheflashoflightwhileatothertimesitwasproducedontheoppositesideofparticipants’fieldofsight.The33participantsinthestudyweremoreaccurateatnoticingtheflashoflightwhenthesoundoccurredonthesamesidesuggestingthatsoundcanhelpdirectvisual视觉的attention.AccordingtoMcDonaldhisresearchteamplanstocontinuestudyingtherelationshipbetweensightandsounD.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehesaidwhathappenstotheabilitytopayattentionwhenoneofthesensedoesnotworkaswellasitshouldasinapersonwhoisblindofhashearingproblems.McDonaldalsonotedthatresearchintotherelationshipbetweensightandsoundcouldaffectthewaywe1ookatpeop1ewithattentiondisorder.Traditionallythesepeopletogetherareconsideredtohaveattentionprob1embutinsomepeopletheproblemmaybecausedbyhearingorsightdeficits缺陷.Itcouldbepossiblethattheycou1dhaveadeficitinonesenseoranotherorinrelatingsightandsoundtogetherMcDonaldsaiD.Researchintothisareamayleadtobettertreatmentforpeoplewhohaveahardtimepayingattention.Itmaybeagoodideatotakeintoconsiderationtherelationshipbetweensoundandsightwhendesigningwarningsignalssuchasforanairplanepilot.BysayingSeeingmaybebelievingthewriterissuggestingthat.A.thereisarelationshipbetweenhearingandseeingB.thesayinghassomeinfluenceontheirresearchC.youshouldreadtheresearchfindingsinthisarticleD.youshouldvisitthelaboratoryinpersonOnequestiontheresearchteamwantstostudyishow.A.todealwithpeople’shearingproblemsB.toimprovepilots’attentionduringflightC.peoplewithhearingorsightdeficitscanimprovetheirattentionD.hearingorsightdeficitsaffectpeople’sabilitytopayattentionMcDonaldbelievesthatthestudyoftherelationshipbetweensightandsoundwill.A.havepracticalvaluesformedicaldoctorsandpilotsB.helpchangethewell-beingofmedicaldoctorsC.preventpeoplefromhavinghearingorsightproblemD.helptoimprovepeople’seyesightWhichisthebesttitleforthepassageA.A.cureforpeoplewithhearingproblems.B.Thestudyofpeople’sattention.C.Soundhelpstoimprovespeople’sattention.D.Soundhelpstonoticetheflashoflight.
Some80percentofgraduatestudentsinEastChina'sZhejiangprovincesaidinasurveytheywillgiveuptryingtofindjobsinBeijingShanghaiandGuangzhoufirst-tiercitiesinChinathathavebeenconsidereddreamplacesformanybecauseoftheuntouchablehomepricesandhighlivingcosts.TheYangtseEveningPostconductedthesurveyamong50jobseekerswhowereattendingSunday'sjobfairinJiangsuforgraduatestudents.Thesurveyshowedgraduatesarebecomingmorerealisticintheirjobsearchdespitethejobmarketbecomingbetter.Thefairattractedmorethan10000graduatestudentswith7382positions.ThepressureofbuyingahouseinBeijingisunbelievablesaidWangJianfromNanjingNormalUniversitywhoacknowledgedhehadthoughtaboutfindingajobinBeijingShanghaiorGuangzhoubutinthefaceofhugepressureshehasnochoicebuttoberealistiC.PeoplecanhaveaverycomfortablelifeinNanjingwithamonthlysalaryofbetween3000yuan$450and4000yuanbutinShanghai5000yuanamonthcanonlyhelpyousurviveandbuyingahousewillremainadreamA.studentfromNanjingUniversityofScienceandTechnologysaidhejustturneddownanofferfromaShanghaicompanyof7000yuanamonthbecauselivingcostsinShanghaiaretoohigh.AnunnamedmalestudentfromNanjingUniversitysaidhewilltryfirst-tiercitiesonlyifhecangetahighsalary.IwouldgotoBeijingonlyifIcanearn200000yuanayearhesaiD.BeijingShanghaiandGuangzhouoncehadtheadvantagesthatothercitiesdon'thavebutthehighhousingpricesandlivingcostsmakeyoungpeoplebarelyabletobreathesaidRenLeimingfromthejobservicecenterofJiangsu'scollegesanduniversities.First-tiercitieshaveplentyoftalentsthatmakeithardforpeopletobeoutstandingandifyougoworkinsmallercitiesyoucanbecomeadominantplayeratyourpositionmuchmoreeasilysaidRen.Tthemajorityofgraduatestudentswillgiveuptryingtofindjobsinthefirst-tiercitiesbecauseA.itisnoteasytofindjobsthere.B.homepricesandlivingcoststhereareveryhigh.C.theycan’tmakefulluseoftheirknowledgeandskillsthere.D.monthlysalariestherearelowcomparedwiththoseinothercities.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthejobmarketnow?A.TherearemorejobopportunitiesofferednowB.Thejobmarketsarebecomingmoreandmorecompetitive.C.Manygraduatestudentsaren’tsatisfiedwiththeworkingconditionsD.Companiesandenterpriseshavestricterrulestotakeingraduatestudents.Wecanlearnfromthenewsreportthat.A.InShanghai5000yuanamonthcanonlyhelpyoubuyaluxuryhouse.B.Thefairattractedmorethan10000graduatestudentsandlaid-offworkerswith7382positionsC.TheYangtseEveningPostconductedthesurveyamong50personnelmanagerswhowereattendingSunday'sjobfairinJiangsuforgraduatestudents.D.AstudentfromNanjingUniversityofScienceandTechnologyturneddownanofferfromaShanghaicompanyof7000yuanamonthThewordsRensaidinthelastparagraphmean.A.peoplecan’tachievemoreinfirst-tiercities.B.peoplecaneasilybeoutstandinginsmallercitiesC.hewouldrathergotofirst-tiercitiesthansmallercities.D.talentsaremorewelcomeinfirst-tiercitiesthansmallerones
Everydaywemeetpeopleinanumberofbusinessandsocialsituations.Andthewaywemeetandgreetthemcreatesanimpression.It’simportanttodosoinaproperwaynomatterwhetheryouareintroducingyourselftosomeoneorintroducingtwopeoplE.Tokeepyouawareofthiswehavegatheredtipsonhowtomakeaproperintroduction.◎Alwaysstandwhenmakinganintroduction.Whenyouareseatedandsomeonecomesuptogreetyoumaketheefforttostandup.Bydoingthisyoushowrespectforyourselfandfortheotherperson.◎Alwayskeepeyecontactwhilemakinganintroduction.Manypeoplearenotawareofthevalueofthissimpleaction.WhenyoumakeeyecontactyouaregivingaconfidentimagE.◎Alwaysintroduceapersonoflesserauthoritytooneofgreaterauthority.Themostimportantthingtorememberistosaythemostimportantperson’snamefirst.Forexamplewhenintroducingyoursupervisortoajobcandidate求职应征者youwouldgiveyoursupervisor’snamefirst.BobJonesmayIintroduceSusanLeewhohasjustgraduatedfromABCUniversity?◎InasituationwhererankisunimportantanintroductionisbasedonsexandagE.A.manispresentedtoawomanandayoungerwomantoanolderwoman.Whatifyoufindyourselfinasituationwhereyouhaveforgottentheotherperson’sname?Startwithahandshakeandreintroduce再介绍yourself.WhendoingthisyouwillusuallycausetheotherpersontodothesamE.HoweveriftheotherpersondoesnottakeyoursuggestionitisOKsimplytoapologizeandletthepersonknowthatyoucannotrememberherorhisnamE.Thisisnottheidealsituationofcoursebutitdoeshappentoallofus.Theotherpersonshouldbeforgiving.Thearticlegivesyouadviceon________.A.howtomakeaself-introductionB.howtomakeaproperintroductionC.howtoleaveagoodimpressiononpeopleD.howtogreetpeopleinsocialsituationsAccordingtothepassagepeoplewillthinkyouare________ifyoudon’tmakeeyecontactwiththem.A.nothonestB.notconfidentC.shyD.unfriendlyWhatshouldyoudowhenyouintroduceanewworkertoyourboss?A.Youshouldnotgiveyourboss’namE.B.Youshouldgivethenewworker’snamefirst.C.Youneedn’tgiveyourboss’nameD.Youshouldgiveyourboss’namefirstIfyouforgettheotherperson’snameyou’dbetter_______.A.askhim/herdirectlyB.apologizefirstandthenaskhim/herC.shakehandswiththepersonandreintroduceyourselfD.considerhisagefirst
ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudentsaresmallchildren.Othersareteenagers.Manyareadults.Somelearnatschoolothersstudybythemselves.A.fewlearnEnglishlanguageovertheradioontelevisionorinfilms.OnemustworkhardtolearnanotherlanguagE.WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheirsubjects.TheystudytheirownlanguageandmathsandEnglish...SomepeoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisusefulfortheirwork.ManypeopleoftenlearnEnglishfortheirhigherstudiesbecauseatcollegeoruniversitysomeoftheirbooksareinEnglish.OtherpeoplelearnEnglishbecausetheywanttoreadnewspaperandmagazinesinEnglish.ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglisharen'tthey?____.A.Notheyaren'tB.NotheyareC.YestheyareD.Yestheyaren'tIfonewantstolearnanotherlanguagewellhemust____.A.learnatschoolB.studybyhimselfC.workhardD.studyhardThesentenceItisdifficulttoanswerthatquestionmeans____.A.thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswerB.thatquestionisdifficulttoansweritC.itisdifficultlytoanswerthatquestionD.itishardtoanswerthatquestionTheirownlanguagemeans____.A.ChineseB.EnglishC.FrenchD.JapaneseWhat'stheChineseofstudybythemselves?A.和他们一起学习B.自学C.向他们学习D.通过学习
OneofthestrongestargumentsfortheraisingoftheschoolleavingageROSLAhasbeenthatitwillbringussomewaynearertoequalityofopportunity.Manypeopleliketothinkofourpresentsystemofschoolingasprovidingplentyofstepsuptheladderofsuccessforcleverchildren.ItwouldbegoodtothinkthatnoonewhoisreallybrightcanbemissedoutwhenthestatesystemisobviouslysocompletE.Itisobviousforinstancethatmanychildrenfromlesswealthyhomesreachuniversityordowellinotherways.UnfortunatelywenowhaveplentyofproofsthatmanychildrenofeverylevelofabilitydomuchlesswellthantheycoulD.Forinstanceduringtheyearsofnationalmilitaryserviceitwaspossibletotesttheintelligenceofallmale18-to-20-year-olD.Halfofthosesoldierswhowereplacedinthetwohighestabilitygroupshadleftschoolat15.Ithasalsobeenshownthatthepercentageofworkingclasschildrengoingtouniversityisalmostthesamenowasitwasin1939.Onestudyof5000childrenfrombirthto21yearsoldshowsthatuptohalfthebrightpupilsfromworkingclasshomesleftschoolwhentheyreached16yearsolD.Moreoverthereisnodifferenceinintelligencebetweenthesexesbutfarmoreboysthangirlsstayineducationafter16.Itisclearfromthisandmanyotherproofsthatmanychildrenarestillleavingschooltooearlytobenefitfromtheprizes—moneysocialrespectabilityandinterestingjobs—whichhighereducationgives.ItiscleartoothatthereasonswhysuchchildrenleavehavemuchtodowiththeirsocialbackgrounD.Theirparentsoftenneedtheextramoneyanothermoney-earnerwouldbringin;theydon'tvalueeducationforitselfbecausetheirownwasprobablydullandunhappy.ItisnotsomuchthattheyforcetheirsonsanddaughterstoleaveschoolratherthantheytendtosayIt'suptoyou.ItishopedthatROSLAwillgiveallchildren_______.A.amoreenjoyabletimeatschoolB.thesamechancesinsocietyC.therighttoabetterschoolD.higherscoresinintelligencetestsPeoplewouldliketothinkthat_______.A.equalnumbersofpoorandwealthychildrenreachuniversityB.thosewiththeleastmoneygetthebesteducationC.intelligentchildrenarealwaysselectedbythesystemD.onlyreallycleverchildrendowellWorkingclasschildrenarethoughttobeatadisadvantagebecause_______.A.manyofthecleveronesleaveschoolearlyB.fewergotouniversitythaneverbeforeC.morethanhalfleaveschoolwhentheyare16D.fewerboysthangirlsstayatschoolafter16
Talkingonamobilephoneisexpensivesoalotofpeoplesendtextmessages.Textmessagesaremuchcheaperthantalkingonamobilephoneandyoucanmakeitcheaperbymakingthewordsshorter.Youcandothisbytakingoutunimportantlettersinthewordsandusingnumbersinsteadofwords2=to3=free4=for8=atesoh8=hateetC..Youcanalsokeepawayfromusingpunctuation标点.Hereisanexample:DoUwnt2g2thcnmatniteDoyouwanttogotothecinematonight?Whatdoyouthinkthesetextmessagesmean?WhrhvUbn?Ivbnwtnghrsfracll.Imhmnwwhyntgvmeacll.IgtatxtmssgefrmmyfrnD.SheshvngaprtyonStrdy.Mobilephoneusershavedevelopedagroupofsymbols符号toshowhowtheyfeel.Theyarecalledemoticonsandtherearesomeexamplesbelow.Toreadanemoticonyouhavetolookatitsideways.ForexampleifyousaysomethinginatextmessagethatisajokeyoucanfollowitwithasmilingfacE.Likethis:Whydidtucallme?I’msosaD.Herearesomeothers.Canyouthinkoftextmessageswhereyoucouldusethem?laughingsad＜reallysadⅤshouting|·|asleep0shocked8·|surprised\·oboredWhyaretextmessagespopular?A.BecausetheyareexpensivE.B.Becausetheyarecheap.C.BecausetheyarehardtowritE.D.Becausetheyarenotimportant.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatwecanmakethetextmessagesshorterinways.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.fourWhatdoesthistextmessageDoUwnt2cm?mean?Itmeans?.A.DoyouwanttocomeB.DoyouweartwocapsC.DoyouwanttwocakesD.DoyougohomeearlyWhydopeopleuseemoticons?A.Becausetheycanshowhowusersfeel.B.Becausethesymbolsarebeautiful.C.Becausetextmessagesareshort.D.Becausetheuserscan’tmakethewordsshorter.
阅读下面短文根据所读内容在文后的第76至85小题的空格上填上适当的单词或短语每空不超过3个单词TheGobiisoneoftheworld’sgreatdeserts.ThedesertbasinsoftheGobiarebounded边界限制bytheAltaimountainsandthegrasslandsofMongoliaonthenorthandbytheTibetanPlateau青藏高原tothesouthwest.ThewordGobimeansdesertinMongolian.TheGobiismostfamousinhistoryaspartofthegreatMongolempireandastheareaofseveralimportantcitiesalongtheSilkRoaD.TheGobimeasuresover1600kmsouthwesttonortheastand800kmfromnorthtosouth.Thedesertiswidestinthewest.Itcovers1.3millionsquarekilometersinareamakingitonethelargestdesertsintheworlD.MuchoftheGobiisnotsandybutiscoveredwithrock.ThedesertholdssomanyanimalssuchasGobibearthewildcamelandtheblack-tailedgazelle羚羊andissometimesvisitedbywolves.TheKerulenRiveristheGobi’slargeststream.ItflowsintosmallsaltlakesordisappearsintothesanD.Nearlyallthesoilherehasbeenremovedbythenorth-westerlywinds.Thesandandwindstormsarecommon.TheGobihascoldwintersandshorthotsummers.TheGobiiscrossedbyahighwaywhichlinksUlaanbaatawithJiningChinA.7677oneoftheworld’sgreatdesertstheGobi78bytheAltaimountainsandonthenorthandbytheTibetanPlateautothesouthwestliesinthenorthwestofChinA.79thewordofitsnamecamefromMongolian.Itacted80animportantpartinthehistoryofgreatMongolempirewhichwasfamousfortheSilkRoaD.sizethewestofthedesertiswidest.Itcovers1.3millionsquarekilometers81over1600kmsouthwesttonortheastand800kmfromnorthtosouth.animalsmanyanimalsliveonthedesertsuchasGobibear82andtheblack-tailedgazelleandissometimesvisitedbywolves.83theGobi84rockmostlyandthesoilhasbeenmovedbythenorth-westerlywinD.ThelargeststreamisKerulenRiverwhichflowsinto85atlast.Thesandstormcoldwintersandshorthotsummersareverycommon.
PeoplewhotravelalotflywithBAbecausetheyknowtheywillgetwhattheywantandwhattheyneeD.Firstofalltheywanttogosafelyandtheyalsowanttogoquicklyacrossthecountryacrosstheseaorrightacrosstheworld—andtheyknowBAwilltakethemwheretheywanttogowhentheywanttogo.BAfliesallthenewestandfastestplanestomoretownsandcitiesinmorecountriesoftheworldthananyotherairlinE.DoyouwanttogotoParisWashingtonorBeijing?BAwilltakeyouthereatalltimeofthedayandnightrightthroughtheweek.BAfliesnotonlytothebigcitieswealsoflythreeorfourtimesaweektotownsandcitiesintheveryheartofAsiaAfricaandSouthAmericA.PeoplewhotravelalotflywithBAbecausetheyknowthattheywillleaveontimeandarriveontimE.Theyknowthefoodtheywillreceiveandthefilmstheywillwatchwillbeoftheverybest.BAshouldbeconsideredsecondtonone.WhenyouflyflywithBA.Thewriterthinksthatthemostimportantthingforthepassengersis________.A.toflyfreelyB.thattheplanesarriveontimeC.toflyatafastspeedD.totravelsafelyBAfliestomanybigcitiesoftheworld________.A.everydayB.everythreedaysC.twiceaweekD.everyotherweekTheunderlinedsentenceofthetextmeans________.A.BAisthesecondbestB.BAisthebestofallC.BAhasalongwaytogoD.BAisgrowinglargerandlargerIfyouflywithBA________.A.you’llbethehappiestoneintheworldB.you’llreceivethebestserviceC.you’llenjoydeliciousmealsthatotherairlinesdon’thaveD.youcantraveltoanyplaceyoulike
.Whydopeoplework?Ofcourseyoumayhaveaskedyourselfthesamequestionaswhyyouhavetowork.Self-interestinitsbroadestsenseincludingtheinterestsoffamilyandfriendsisabasicmotivation动力forworkinallsocieties.Butself-interestincludesmorethanprovidingforlivingorgettingwealththatpeopleusuallythink.Forexampleasenseofdutyafeelingofcompetingandapleasureinworkingareotherreasonsforworking.StudiesshowthatmostofAmericanswouldcontinuetoworkeveniftheyhavehadenoughmoneytolivecomfortably.Whenpeopleworktheygainacontributingplaceinsociety.Thefactthatwhattheyreceivepayfortheirworkmeansthatwhattheydoisneededbyotherpeopleandwhattheyaredoingisnecessarytosociety.Workcanalsoplacepeopleinthelargerclassofsocietyandprovideallkindsofidentities身份forthem.IntheUnitedStatesitisacruelpublicfactthattodonothingistobenothingandtodolittleistobelittlE.Workiscommonlyseenasthemeasureofanindividual个人.Somescientistshaveshownsomeofthewaysthatworkhaseffectonourlives.Generallypeoplewhoalwaysdotheirfavoriteworkaremoreopentonewideasandeasiertogetalongwithothersandasparentstheypassthesecharacteristicsontotheirchildren.OurworkthenisanimportantsocialthingthatmakesusknowwhoandwhatwearE.64.Generallypeopleworkfor_____.A.self-interestB.familyC.earningalivingD.thecountry65.Inthepassagewhattheyreceivepayfortheirworkmeans_____.A.thattheworkoftheworkerisrecognizedbysocietyB.whattheydoisneededbyotherpeopleC.thattheyareanecessarypartofthesocialclassD.Thattheworkersareclever66.Inthelastparagraphwecanconcludethattheauthorthinks____.A.thatworkcanmaketheworkerrichB.thatworkcanaffecttheirlivesC.thatworkcanmaketheworkertiredD.thatworkcanmaketheworkerknowtheworldwell67.Thetitleofthepassageis______.A.TheIdentityandtheWorkB.TheWorkandtheSocietyC.TheSocietyandIndividualD.TheImportanceofWork
Therearemanythoughtsontheoriginsofcivilization.Oneofthemajorfactorsinvolvedwastheincreaseinpopulation.ThedevelopmentoftechniquesprimarilyirrigationandfloodcontrolwhichpermittedagricultureinspecialareassuchasthefloodplainoftheTigrisandEuphratesriversmadepossiblethesupportoflargepopulation.Oncepopulationsreachacertainnumbertheolderpatternofsocialorganizationbreaksdownandnewonesdevelop.Specificallytheoldersystemwherebyeachindividualparticipatedinfoodproductionandmaintainedasimilarstandardoflivingandwherebykinship家属关系servedasthebasicmethodofsocialorganizationwasreplacedbytheoccupationaldivisionoflaborpoliticalandreligioushierarchies等级制度publicworkssuchasroadandpublicbuildingconstructionclasssystemscodesoflawmarketsnewformsofwarfareandurbancentres.Alliedwiththeseimportantsociologicaltraitsarematerialtraitssuchasmonumentalarchitectureandthedevelopmentofscienceandinmanycasesmetallurgy冶金学andwritingsystems.TheearliestcivilizationSumerdevelopedintheMiddleEast.ThiswastheBronzeAgeoftheOldWorldduringwhichpeoplefirstdevelopedtheartofmetallurgycivilizationalsoaroseinotherpartsoftheOldWorldfirstinEgyptChinaandIndiaandlaterinEuropeandAfricA.AtthistimecivilizationalsodevelopedindependentlyintheNewWorldintheMexicanareaandinPeruanditsadjacent邻近的areas.IntheOldWorldtheBronzeAgewasfollowedbytheIronAgewhichsawtheriseandfallofgreatempiresandtheshiftofpowerfromtheMiddleEasttoGreeceandRomeandthentoWesternEuropE.Inthe1700stheIndustrialAgebeganleadingdirectlytothemoderncivilizationoftoday.46.Theauthorofthispassage__________________________________.A.givesacomparisonbetweenancientcivilizationandmoderncivilizationB.suggeststhatpopulationincreaseismostimportantinthedevelopmentofcivilizationC.triestoexplainhowcivilizationdevelopedinhumanhistoryD.exploretherelationbetweenagricultureandindustry47.Accordingtothefirstparagraphtheincreaseinpopulation__________________.A.resultedinthedevelopmentofagriculturaltechnologyB.resultedfromthebreakdownofoldsocialorganizationC.causedtheoccupationaldivisionoflaborD.wasimpossiblewithoutthedevelopmentofagriculture48.ThewordtraitsinParagraphOnemostlikelymeans____________________.A.mainappearancesB.greatachievementsC.distinguishingfeaturesD.outstandingsuccesses49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheBronzeAgeisoneoftheearliestcivilizations.B.TheIndustrialAgestartedintheMiddleEast.C.TheBronzeAgedevelopedintotheIronAgE.D.TheuseofmetalinstrumentsstartedfromtheBronzeAgE.50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheexpressiontheOldWorldusedinthepassage?A.Americancontinent.B.BothWesternandEasternEuropE.C.Africancontinent.D.Asiancountries.
Equippedonlywithapairofbinoculars双筒望远镜andreadytospendlonghourswaitinginallweathersforapreciousglanceofararebullfinch红腹灰雀.Britain’sbirdwatchershadlongbeensupposedtobeloversofaminoritysport.Butnewfiguresshowbirdwatchingisfastbecomingapopularpastimewithalmostthreemillionofusabsorbedinourflutteringfeatheredfriends.DevotedbirdwatchersthosepreparedtotravelthousandsofmilesforasightingofarareSiberianbirdarefastbeingjoinedbyanewbreedoffollowerwhoseinterestissatiatedbywatchingafewfinches雀科鸣鸟onaSundaywalkorputtingupabird-boxinthebackgarden.AlmostthreemillionUKbirdwatchersiscertainlypossibleifyouincludeeveryonewithonlyacasualinterestStephenMosssaidinhisnewlypublishedbook—ABirdintheBush:aSocialHistoryofBirdwatching—whichrecordsthepursuitfromtherichVictorianEnglishman’sloveofshootingrarebirdstothelessoffensiveobservationaltendenciesofbirdwatcherstoday.TelevisionwildlifeprogrammeshavehelpedtofuelthenewtrenD.LastsummerBBC2’sBritainGoesWildwasasurprisesuccess.Itpulledinthreemillionviewersandledtobird-housessellingoutacrosstheUKas45000peoplepromisedtoputupabox.Birdwatchers’networkingsystemfirstcametotheattentionofthenationin1989whenabirdwatchercaughtsightofthefirstVermivorachrysoptera—agolden-wingedsongbirdfromNorthAmerica—tobeseeninBritain.HeputamessageoutonthenetworkserviceBirdlineandthenextday3000birdwatchersprovedthefullpullofatrulyrarebirdastheyvisitedtheTescocarparkinKentwhereithadsettleD.Todaybirdwatcherscanlogontowww.birdlinE.co.ukorhavenewsofthelatestsightingstextedtotheirphones.Multimillion-poundspendingonbinocularsbirdfoodandboxespointtotheincreasingnumbersofbirdwatcherssaidDavidCromacktheeditorofBirdWatchingmagazineThenumberofpeopleinvolvedissobigthattheyhavegreatpotentialtoinfluencegovernmentdecisionsaffectingtheenvironment.Thewordsatiatedinparagraph2canbestbereplacedby_______.A.affectedB.sharedC.satisfiedD.narrowedWhathappenedafterthemessageofseeingaVermivorachrysopterawasputonthenetwork?A.BirdwatchershelpedtherarebirdsettleinKent.B.LargenumbersofbirdwatcherswenttoviewthebirD.C.Manybirdwatchersloggedontothewebsitefordetails.D.BirdwatchersshowedtheirdeterminationtoprotecttherarebirD.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbetrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Televisionwildlifeprogrammesstartedthepopularpastimeofbirdwatching.B.Thenetworkservicehascontributedtotherapiddevelopmentofbirdwatching.C.BirdwatchinginBritainwaslongconsideredasportwithasmallgroupoffollowers.D.Thecurrentsituationofbirdwatchingmaypromotetheprotectionoftheenvironment.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________inUK.A.thehistoryofbirdwatchingB.agrowingpassionforbirdwatchingC.theimpactofmediaonbirdwatchingD.birdwatchingasapopularexpensivesport
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.OtherssaythatcompetitionisbadforitsetsonepersonagainstanotheranditleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3referstothosewho______.A.areagainstcompetitionmoststrongly.B.arefondofcompetitionverymuch.C.aresatisfiedwithcompetition.D.areinterestedincompetitionAccordingtothepassagewhydosomepeoplesupportcompetition?A.Becausetheythinkfriendlyrelationshipneedsit.k+s-5#uB.Becausetheythinksocialprogressandprosperityneedit.C.Becausetheythinkitcanmakeusbecomecleverer.D.Becausetheythinkitcandealwithmanypersonalproblems.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.allthepeoplehavethesameopinionaboutcompetitionB.FailurecanmakemostpeoplefeeldownC.Boththetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofailbelieveone’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothersD.CompetitioncanmakeeverycompetitorsuccessfulThepassagemanlytalksaboutdifferentopinionsabout________.A.competitionB.successC.failureD.friendship
Whydowomenearnlessthanmen?Womenearnlessthanmen.Forexamplein1988thehourlywagesofwomenintheU.S.were16%lessthanthoseofmen.ThegapbetweenmaleandfemaleincomesvarieswithagE.Thegapbetweenthelaborincomesofyoungwomenandyoungmenismuchsmallerthanthatbetweenmiddle-agedwomenandmen.Itisalsoclearthatjobsinwhichwomenareconcentratedpayless.Thelargerthenumberofworkersinanindustrywhoarewomenthelowertheaveragewages.Whydowomenearnlessthanmen?Arethedifferencesexplainedbythefactthatwomenarelookeddownupon?Ifsothegovernmenthastointervenetoforcetheemployerstopayequalwagestoequaljobs.howeverthereisnoagreementamongeconomistsaboutthecausesofthegap.Oneviewarguesthatwomenontheaveragehavechosenlow-payingjobsinwhichworkersenjoythefreedomofenteringandleavingthelaborforcewhichreducestheiryearsofexperiencerelativetomen.Otherpeoplesaythegapcanalsobeexplainedbythedifferenceineducationalbackgroundwhichisshowninthedifferenceinthemarginalproductbetweenmenandwomen.MuchofthegaphoweverhasnotbeenfullyexplaineD.Itmightbetheresultofsomebiasagainstwomen.Itisthispartthathasproducedcallsforgovernmentaction.Whatwouldhappenifthegovernmentdidintervenetoincreasethewagespaidtowomen?OnepossibilityisthatincomesforwomenasagroupmightactuallydeclinE.Anincreaseinwagedecreasesthequantityoflaborinputdemandedresultingindecreasedemploymentastherateofhiringnewworkersdeclines.Theresultwillbeasurplusoflabor.Thosewhocanfindjobsmightbebetteroffwhilethosewhohadjobsmightfindthemselvesoutofwork.Thedifferenceinlaborincomesismostobviousbetween_______.A.youngmenandyoungwomenB.youngwomeninthesameindustryC.middle-agedmenandmiddle-agedwomenD.middle-agedwomeninthesameindustrySomeeconomistsbelievewomenearnlessthanmenpartlybecause______.A.womenarelessexperiencedthanmenB.womenareonlyprovidedwithlow-payingjobsC.womenhavemuchfreedominselectingtheirjobsD.thereismorethanenoughwomeninthelaborforceWhichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?A.Womenreceivelesseducationthanmen.B.Womenarenotasproductiveasmen.C.Levelsofeducationarecloselyrelatedtoproductivity.D.Goodsproducedbywomenarenotasgoodasthosebymen.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthatthegovernmentshoulddoforwomenworkers?A.Toensureequalpayforwomen.B.Toexplainwhywomenarepaidless.C.Toforceemployerstohiremorewomen.D.NosolutionisclearlysuggesteD.Whatwouldhappenifwomen’swageswereraised?A.InputofcapitalwouldbeincreaseD.B.Theunemploymentratewouldgoup.C.Thosethathavejobswouldbecomebetteroff.D.WomenasagroupwouldearnmorethanbeforE.
Tattoos纹身andbodypiercings穿孔havemoveduponthetrendlistinrecentyears.AroundWesternschoolslotsofteensareshowingoffnewholesandfleshink纹身.AswithallothersubjectstheChinesewillsurelyhavetodealwiththissituationwithrespecttotheirchildren.TogetabetterviewofwhathashappenedintheWestlet’ssitdownandhearwhattheysay.TiarafromIndiana:Ipersonallythinkbodypiercingissickening.Ifthereweresupposedtobeholesinyourbodyyouwouldhavebeenbornwiththem.Idohoweverthinkthatearpiercingisnotwrong.Thereisadifferencebetweenearpiercingandbellybutton肚脐piercing.Earpiercingisnotnearlyasdangerous.Iwouldbesickifsomeonestuckaneedleinmybellybutton.LeefromIllinois:Hi!IliveinIllinois.Iam23.Ihave12tattoosandthreepiercings.Ilovemytattoosandconsidermyselfanartcollector.Youwouldbesurprisedatwhohasgivenmethethumbs-uponmyartwork.Peopleonthestreetstopmetolookatthetattooonmyleg.Mostofthemdon’tknowwhatitis.Theyjustthinktheworkitselfisgreat.SubotaifromCalifomia:I’mnotagainstself-expressionbutwhenIseehighschoolstudentsgettingthesepiercingIreallywonder.Insomecasesthedriveisdeeperanddarkerthanmerefashion.A.friendofminetriedpiercingherowntonguewithasafetypin.Itgotinfectedandshehadatonguethesizeofacow’s.JacksonfromOhio:Idon’tthinkit’swrongbutwhenpeopledoitallovertheplaceliketheirfaceandeverything—Ithinkthat’sridiculous荒唐的.Peoplewhogetthebigdragonsthatcovertheirwholebody—Idon’tthinkthat’snecessary.WhenIseenakedchicksonguysIthinkYouhavenorespectforwomen.1.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.TiaramusthavebodypiercingB.Subotaidoesn’thavebodypiercingC.LeedislikestattoosD.Jacksonlikestattoosandpiercing2.Whodoesn’tthinktattoosandpiercingsarebeautifulexceptearpiercing?A.JacksonB.LeeC.TiaraD.Subotai3.Fromthepassagewecanmakeaconclusionthat_________.A.tattoosandpiecringsareanewkindofartB.alltheteachersintheWestareinfavouroftattoosandpiercingsC.everythingischangeableastimegoesonD.itisnecessarytolivewithdifferentviewsofbeauty4.Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably_________.A.BodyArtorCausingDamageB.DoingDamagetotheYoungPeople’sBodiesC.YoungPeople’sDifferentCuriositiesD.TheLatestFashion
Wanttobeahappymarriedcouple?Considerhavingkids.A.newstudyfoundthathavingchildrenboostshappiness.Andthemoreliterallythemerrier.Butunmarriedcouplesshouldn’texpecttofindgreaterhappinessthroughchild-raising.ThestudypublishedintheOct.14onlineeditionoftheJournalofHappinessStudiessuggeststhathavingchildrenhaslittleornoeffectonboostinghappinessamongcoupleswhoaren’thitched和谐.Thefindingscontradictpreviousresearchthatsuggestedthathavingmoreoffspringdoesn'tleadtogreaterhappinessandmightevenmakepeoplelesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.Onetheorybehindtheconclusionisthatparentsdon’treceivemanyrewardsinreturnforthehardworkofraisingchildren.Thenewstudyhowevernotesthatparentssaychildrenareoneofthemostimportantthingsintheirlivesifnotthemostimportant.Thestudyfoundthatlifesatisfactionformarriedpeople--womenespecially--goesupthemorekidstheyhavE.Singleseparatedandco-habitingpeoplebycontrastreportnegativeexperiences.Oneistemptedtoadvancethatchildrenmakepeoplerichunderthe‘rightconditions’--atimeinlifewhenpeoplefeelthattheyarereadyoratleastwillingtoenterparenthoodDr.LuisAngelesoftheUniversityofGlasgowinScotlandsaidinanewsreleasefromthejournal’spublisher.ThistimecancomeatverydifferentmomentsfordifferentindividualsbutalikelysignalofitsapproachmaywellbetheactofmarriagE.1.Theunderlinedwordoffspringinthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedby_____.A.generationB.childrenC.mothersD.marriage2.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe_______.A.ChildrenAretheSourceofHappinessB.AreYouHappyMarriedCouple?C.MarriedwithChildrenPavesWaytoHappinessD.TheRightConditionsofHavingChildren3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThemorechildrenwomenhavethehappiertheyarE.B.ThemorechildrenthemarriedwomenhavethemoreunsatisfiedtheybecomE.C.Raisingkidscangiveanypersonhappiness.D.Withoutmarriageonewomanhadbetternotraisekids.4.Inthepassagetheunderlinedpart‘rightconditions’refersto_______.A.atimewhenthecouplearereadyandwillingtobecomeparentsB.thesituationwherethefamilyisrichenoughtoraiseachildC.thesituationwherethecoupleareveryhappyD.atimewhenthecouplethinksraisingchildrencanboosthappiness
15MillionAmericansSufferfromSocialAnxietySocialanxietydisorderpreventssomel5millionAmericansfromleadingnormalsocialandromanticfivesanewsurveyfinds.Thedisorderleavesmanyisolated孤立andashameD.36percentofthosewithsocialanxietydisorderhavesufferedforl0year'sormorebeforeseekinghelptheAnxietyDisordersAssociationofAmericareports.SocialanxietydisorderiswhensomebodyhasastrongandlongfearofsocialorperformancesituationsJerilynRosstheAssociation’spresidentandCE0saiD.Theconditioncausespeopletoavoidcommoneverydaysituationsandevenotherpeopleforfearofbeingjudgedorcriticizedorembarrassing使尴尬themselves.SocialanxietydisorderCanaffectdailylifeandjobperformancE.Italsomakesitverydifficultforpeopletodevelopfriendsandromanticpartnerships.PeoplewiththisdisorderrecognizetheirfearisunreasonableRossnoteD.Buttheyfeelpowerlesstodoanythingaboutit.Thedisorderalsohasphysicalsymptoms症状includingheartpalpitations心悸feelingsthattheirthroatwillcloseupsweatingfaintnesstrembling.Amongpeoplewiththedisorder75percentsaidtheconditionaffectedtheirabilitytodonormalactivities.Inaddition69percentsaidtheydidn’twantpeopletothinktheywerecrazyand58percentsaidtheywereembarrassedbytheircondition.RosssaiD.Howeverwhentheconditionisdiagnosedandtreatedmanyreportedimprovementintheirfives.Infact59percentwhowerereceivingtreatmentsaidtreatmenthadapositiveeffectontheirabilitytohavearomanticrelationship.Inaddition39percentwhohadreceivedtreatmentsaidknowingthattreatmentcanbesuccessfulaidedtheirdecisiontogethelp.RossnoteD.45.PeoplewithsocialanxietydisorderareafraidofA.beingleftaloneB.leadingnormallives49.ThepassageismainlyaboutA.awayofpreventingbuildingfrombreakingdownB.aseries'-ofearthquakesinHaitiandChileC.awayofwarningbeforebuildingscollapseD.anewly—discoveredstructureofamolecule46.ThepercentageofsuffererswhoworrythatothersmayconsiderthemmadisA.36％B.69％C.75％D.59％47.ItcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthatA.treatmentofthedisorderhasnopositiveeffectatallB.sufferers’conditionisoftenhardtobediagnosedC.treatmentofthedisorderhelpsmanysufferersrecoverD.anxietydisordersufferersoftenrefusemedicaltreatment48.TheauthorwritesthispassagetoA.tellpeoplenottobeanxiousabouttheirsocialperformanceB.advisesocialanxietydisordersuffererstoreceivepropertreatmentC.highlypraiseJerilynRoss’achievementinthesocialsurveyD.introducethefindingsofasocialsurveyaboutsocialanxietydisorder
FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildrencominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanemptyhousE.SomedealwiththesituationbywatchingTV.SomemayhidE.Butallofthemhavesomethingincommon.TheyspendpartofeachdayalonE.Theyarecalledlatchkeychildren.They’rechildrenwholookafterthemselveswhiletheirparentswork.Andtheirbadconditionhasbecomeasubjectofconcern.LynetteLongwasoncetheheadmasterofanelementaryschool.ShesaidWehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewelry.A.lotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysattacheD.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputtheminsideshirts.Thereweresomanykeysitnevercametomymindwhattheymeant.Slowlyshelearnedtheywerehousekeys.Sheandherhusbandbegantalkingtothechildrenwhohadthem.Theylearnedoftheimpact影响workingcouplesandsingleparentswerehavingontheirchildren.FearisthebiggestproblemfacedbychildrenathomealonE.OneineachthreelatchkeychildrentheLongstalkedtoreportedbeingscareD.Manyhadnightmaresandwereworriedabouttheirownsafety.Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstallunderabedinacloset.ThesecondisTV.They’lloftenplayitathighvolumE.It’shardtogetstatistics情况材料onlatchkeychildrentheLongslearneD.MostparentsareslowtoadmittheyleavetheirchildrenalonE.1.Themainideaaboutlatchkeychildrenisthatthey_______.A.aregrowinginnumbersB.arealsofoundinmiddle-classneighborhoodsC.watchtoomuchtelevisionduringthedayD.sufferproblemsfrombeingleftalone2.Whichsentenceinthesecondparagraphisthetopicsentence?A.Wehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewelry.B.A.lotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirnecks.C.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputinsidetheirshirts.D.Theywerehousekeys.3.Themainfeelingthesechildrenhavewhentheyareathomebythemselvesis_______.A.tirednessB.freedomC.lonelinessD.fear4.Wemaydrawaconclusionthat_______.A.latchkeychildrenenjoyhavingsuchalargeamountoftimealoneB.latchkeychildrentrytohidetheirfeelingC.latchkeychildrenoftenwatchTVwiththeirparentsD.it’sdifficulttofindouthowmanylatchkeychildrenthereare
TheWal-MartinCleburneTexaswascrowdeD.Peoplewerewaitinginlonglinesatcheckoutcounterstopayforsmallthingsthatwouldbenext-morningtreasuresundersomeone’sChristmastreE.ThewomanstandingincashierJeffreyKandt’slineseemedtobelivingontheedgeofsubsistence生计.Herclotheswerewornandherhandswerethoseofapersonwho’dworkedhardforwhatshehaD.Sheheldasingleiteminherarmsasshepatientlywaitedtomovetothefrontoftheline—aSonyCDplayer.Shehadsavedallyearforthis.Withtaxthetotalwouldbecloseto$220.AsthewomangotclosetothecashiershesuddenlyshoutedWhere’smymoney?Allofmymoneyfromyson’sgift!Ohno!Whymyline?Kandtthoughtashewatchedthepoorwomansearchingthroughherclothes.Hewasgoingtohavetocallhismanagertoavoidthesalebutitwouldmeanalongwaitforthecustomersbehindher.IamgoingtogohomelatetonightKandtthought.ThenanamazingthinghappeneD.Atthebackofthelineamantookouthiswalletpulledout$100andpasseditforwarD.Asthecashmovedupthelineatwen5ty-dollarbillwasaddedhereandaten-dollarbillwasaddedtherE.WhenthecollectionfinallyreachedtheregistewrKandtcounted$220.Strangershadfulfilledapoorwoman’sChristmaswish.ThepoorinhislineattheWal-MartinCleburneTexashadcometogetheronChristmasEve2002.Accordingtothepassagethewoman’sChristmaswishwasto______.A.collect$220forherfamilyB.buyhersonaCDplayerasagiftC.buyenoughfoodforherfamilyD.organizeabigpartyforhersonWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutJeffreyKandtwhenthewomancouldn’tfindhermoney?A.HewasimpatientandwantedtogohomE.B.Hewantedtoseewhetherthewomanhadmoneyornot.C.HewantedthewomantostandinanotherlinE.D.Hedidn’tthinkaboutthecustomerswaitingbehindthewoman.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytalkabout?A.adescriptionofamanstandinginthelineB.thecashierJefferyKandtC.thecollectionof$220D.areasonwhythestrangerscollectedhemoneyWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewomancollectedmoneybyherself.B.Thewomanseemedtobepoorbutinfacthadlotsofmoney.C.Strangersinthelinevolunteeredtohelpthewoman.D.Thewomanhadneveraymoney.
Womenmighthaveahigherpositionatworkbutathometheircareerstendtogivewaytotheirhusband’sjobwithwomenmostlikelytoquitwhenbothareworkinglonghoursaccordingtoaU.S.study.ResearcherYoungjooChafromCornellUniversityfoundthatworkingwomenwithahusbandwhoworked50hoursormoreaweekfoundthemselvesstilldoingmostofthehouseworkandthecaregivingandweremorelikelytoendupquittingtheirjobs.Ananalysisof8484professionalworkersand17648nonprofessionalsfromdual-earner双职工familiesshowedthatifwomenhadahusbandwhoworked60hoursormoreperweekitincreasedthewoman’spossibilityofquittingherpaidjobby42percent.Chasaidthepossibilityofquittingincreasedto51percentforprofessionalwomenwhosehusbandswork60hoursormoreperweekandforprofessionalmothersthepossibilitytheywouldquittheirjobsjumped112percent.Howeveritdidnotsignificantlyaffectaman’spossibilityofquittinghisjobifhiswifeworked60hoursormoreperweekaccordingtothestudypublishedintheAmericanSociologicalReviewinApril.Forprofessionalmenbothparentsandnon-parentstheeffectsofawifeworkinglonghourswerenegligibleaccordingtothestudy.Aslongwork-hoursintroduceconflictbetweenworkandfamilyintomanydual-earnerfamiliescouplesoftensolveconflictinwaysthatprioritizehusbands’careersChawhouseddatafromtheU.S.CensusBureausaidinastatement.Thiseffectismagnified突出amongworkersinprofessionalandmanagingoccupationswherethecriterionofoverworkandthecultureoflookingafterchildrentendtobestrongest.Thefindingssuggestthatthepopularityofoverworkmayleadmanydual-earnercouplestoreturntoatraditionalfamilypattern—breadwinningmenandhomemakingwomen.66.Accordingtothetextweknowthat______.A.menpreferworklonghoursB.womenprefertoworkoutsideC.men’scareersareunimportantD.womenaremorelikelytoquitjobs67.TheunderlinedwordnegligibleinParagraph4mostprobablymeans______.A.unimportantB.limitedC.differentD.obvious68.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Whenthere’sconflictbetweenworkandfamilyahusbandwillgiveuphiswork.B.Womenmaystilldomostofthehouseworkandcareforbabiesorchildren.C.Professionalwomenaremorelikelytoquitthejobthanprofessionalmothers.D.Aman’schanceofquittingjobswasinfluencedifhiswifeworkslonghours.69.Wecaninferfromthelastsentencethat______.A.alltheworkerspaymoreattentiontolookingafterchildrenB.overworkmayhavenoinfluenceondual-earnercouplesC.traditionallymenusuallyworkedtosupportthefamilyD.mostdual-earnercoupleswillreturntoatraditionalfamilypattern70.InwhichcolumnofChinaDailycanyoufindthispassage?A.HealthB.LifeC.SportD.Entertainment
Theconflict争执overwhatorhowmuchhomeworkshouldbecomespartlyfromthefactthatpeoplecan'tseemtoagreeonthepurposeofhomework.Whatteachersthink?Someteachersthinkthathomeworkisnecessarytoreinforce巩固whatislearnedinschool.Andsotheyasktheirstudentstomemorizewhatwasdiscussedinclassthroughhomework..Someteachersthinkthepointofhomeworkistocovermaterialthattheclassdidn'thavetimetogettosotheirhomeworkistoletstudentslearnadditionalthings.Otherteacherslikehomeworksimplybecausetheywantstudentstoformworkhabitsandstillothersbelievehomeworkisnecessarybecauseitisthebestwayforparentstolearnwhattheirchildrendoinschool.Parents'ideas.Butmanyparentsseemtohavedifferentideas.ElissaCohenwhohastwinsatLafayetteElementarySchooldoesn'tlikethefactthatthird-gradestudentsinDCelementaryschoolsareaskedtowriteabout25booksummariesayear.Theydothesamethingoverandoverwithoutreallygettingintoalternate交替waysofthinkingaboutbooksandthinkingaboutreadingandwriting.Experts'opinions.Someeducationreformers改革者suchasHowardGardneraHarvardUniversityprofessorwell-knownforhistheoryonmultipleintelligence智力thinkthatCohenisontherighttrack.Butitisoftenhardtopersuadeoverworkedteacherstogivemuchthoughttohomeworktasks.60.Howmanyopinionsdotheteachershaveonhomework?A.3.B.4.C.5D.661.Accordingtotheexperts'opinionsA.teachersshouldgivenecessaryworktothestudentsB.teachersshouldnotworktoohardortoolongC.teachersshouldletthestudentsrepeatwhattheydidn'thavetimetogetinclassD.whatCohen'sthinkingaboutiscorrect62.What'stheproblemwithElissaCohen'stwinsinwritingabouttheirbookreport?A.TheyfindhomeworkreallyharD.B.Theysimplycopyonerepeatedly.C.Theyaren'tgivenmuchthinkingaboutwhattheyreaD.D.Theygetdifferentwaysofthinkingabouttheirwork.
Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem.Theirvalues—thiscan’tberepeatedtoooften—arenotnecessarilyourvalues.Physicalcomfortcleannessandorderarenotnecessarilythemostimportantthings.Thesocialservicesfromtimetotimefindthemselvesfacedwithaflatwithdecayingfoodcoveredbysmallwormsandanoldpersonlyingaloneinbedtakingnonoticeoftheworms.Butisitinterfering干涉withpersonalfreedomtoinsistthattheygotolivewithsomeoftheirrelativessothattheymightbetakenbettercareof?SomesocialworkerstheoneswhoclearupthewormsthinkweareindangerofcarryingthisconceptofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheolD.IndeedtheoldcanbeeasilyhurtorharmeD.Thebodyislikeacaritneedsmoremechanicalmaintenance机械维修保养asitgetsolder.Youcancarrythiscomparisonrightthroughtotheprovisionofspareparts.ButneverforgetthatsuchoperationsarepainfulexperienceshowevergoodtheresultswillbE.Andatwhatpointshouldyoustoptotreattheoldbody?Isitmorallyrighttotrytopushoffdeathbyseekingthedevelopmentofdrugstoexcitetheforgetfuloldmindandtoactivatetheoldbodyknowingthatitisdesignedtodie?Youcan’taskdoctorsorscientiststodecidebecausesolongastheycanseethetechnicalopportunitiestheywillfeelboundtogivethematryontheprinciplethatwhilethere’slifethere’shopE.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.C.o.mWhenyoutalktotheoldpeoplehoweveryouareforcedtotheconclusionthatwhetherageishappyorunpleasantdependslessonmoneyoronhealththanitdoesonyourabilitytohavefun.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Thevaluesaredifferentbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B.ThemoralproblemsraisedbyoldpeoplE.C.ThepersonalfreedomfortheolD.D.Oldpeople’sviewpointonlifE.2.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.Veryoldpeoplewouldliketolivealonetohavemorepersonalfreedom.B.Veryoldpeopleareabletokeeptheirroomclean.C.Veryoldpeopleliketolivewiththeirchildren.D.SocialserviceshavenothingtodowithveryoldpeoplE.3.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingisright?A.Theolderapersonthemorecareheneeds.B.Toomuchemphasishasbeenputonoldpeople’svalues.C.Thehumanbodycan’tbecomparedtoacar.D.ItiseasytoprovidesparepartsforoldpeoplE.4.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.theirmoneyortheirhealthB.theconclusionyoucometoC.yourtalktotheoldpeopleD.whetherageishappyorunpleasant
Petownersarebeingencouragedtotaketheiranimalstoworkamovescientistssaycanbegoodforproductivityworkplacemorale士气andthewell-beingofanimals.A.studyfoundthat25%ofAustralianwomenwouldliketokeepanofficepet.SueChaselingofPetcareInformationServicesaidthepracticeofkeepingofficepetswasgoodbothforthepeopleandthepets.Onthepets’sidetheyarenotleftontheirownandwon’tfeellonelyandunhappyshesaid.A.studyofmajorUScompaniesshowedthat73%foundofficepetsbeneficial有益的while27%experiencedadropinabsenteeism缺勤.XarniRiggshastwocatswalkingaroundherGlobalHairSaloninPaddington.Mycustomerslovethem.Theyaretheirfavoritesshesaid.Theyarenottroublesome.Theyknowwhentogoandhaveasleepinthesun.LittleblackBJhasspentnearlyallhistwoyearsworkingatPunchGalleryinBalmain.OwnerIainPowellsaidhehadhadcatsatthegalleryfor15years.BJoftenliesintheshopwindowandpeoplewalkingpasttapontheglasshesaid.MsChaselingsaidcatswerepopularinserviceindustriesbecausetheyenabledapointofconversation.Butshesaidownershadtomakesureboththeirco-workersandthecatswerecomfortable.ThepercentageofAmericancompaniesthatareinfavorofkeepingofficepetsis.A.73%B.27%C.25%D.15%WeknowfromthetextthatBJA.worksintheGlobalHairSalonB.oftengreetsthepassers-byC.likestosleepinthesunD.isatwo-year-oldcatThebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.A.PetsHelpAttractCustomersB.YourFavoriteOfficePetsC.PetsJointheWorkforceD.BusyLifeforPets
PeoplesayteenagersarenogooD.Theymaketoomuchnoiseinshoppingmalls;theydriverecklessly不顾一切地upanddownAmerica’smainstreets;theycarrychipsontheirshouldersasbigastheSearsTower.AndatleastsomeofthetimethosethingsaretruE.Butweshouldn’tforgetthattherearehardmomentsinthelifeofateenagertoo.Iwatchedsuchamomentnotlongagoatawoman’sfuneral.Ididn’texpecttheeventtoaffectmE.ThroughmuchoftheceremonyinfactIremainedunmoveD.TheteenagegrandsonsteppedforwarD.Withhisveryfirstdeepbreatheveryheartinthatchurchwasachinglyremindedofsomethingwehadallforgotten.Softlyhebegan:IwanttoshareafewvaluesthatNanataughtmE.Sheneverfailedtoseelightinanysituation.WhenourfamilydogwouldtruelyattractherwhatwouldNanasay?‘ohwhatbeautifulbarkingthatdoghas!’ThatwasNanA.Shewasastrongwomanwhooftenlivedintheshadowofmygrandpawhowasasuccessfulbusinessmaninthiscity.Butshewastheonebehindthesceneswhoprovidedthestrengthandsupportformygrandpa’scareerhesaidwithavoicenowtremblingThatwasNana’sway.ThroughalowsobhecontinuedWhenevershedidanythingworthrecognitionyou’dhavetohearaboutitfromadifferentsourcebecauseshewasneveronetoshowoff.FinallyinavoicebreakingfreeofsorrowhelookedupandsaidNanataughtmecouragE.SheputupanincrediblefighttotheendwhenshediedpeacefullywhichishowshelivedherlifE.ThatwasNana’swayandIhopeIcancarryoninthesamemanner.TherearenoheartsassensitiveasthoseofteenagersbecauseeverythingishappeningtothemforthefirsttimE.Thetroublewithteenagersisthattheyhaven’tlearnedtobecontrolleD.Whenthatboyrosetospeakaboutthewomanwhosurelyhadbeenhistruestanddearestfriendhishonestvoicedraggedeachofusoutintotheopenwherewecouldnolongerhideinthecalmceremony.Heexposedustothetruthaboutthisveryrealwomanwhobelievedinaboywhoprobablytriedthepatienceofmanyadults.Heremindedusthathisgrandmotherwasmorethananotherdotonthechartoflifeanddeath.Alloveragainwefeltthosepowerfullossescrossingourownheartsandweknewthatwhenyousaygood-byetosomethinghappysomethingyounginyourself.Andthatsomethingneverreallyreturnsandthepainneverreallygoesaway.Inthefirstparagraphthewritergavesomeexamplesto_____.A.supporthisideathatyoungpeoplearenogooD.B.introducehispointofviewaboutyoungpeoplE.C.tellpeopleeverycoinhasitstwosides.D.youngpeopleoftenmakemistakes.Fromtheboy’sspeechweknow_____.A.hisgrandmotherhadgreatinfluenceonhim.B.theyhadadogwhichoftenattackedpeopleC.peoplehadforgottenheruntiltheboyappeareD.D.hisgrandmotherwassoweakthatsheisalwayslivingintheshadowofhisgrandpaWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theboy‘sspeechmovednoonepresentatthefuneralexceptthewriter.B.Theboy’sbeinggoodatexpressinghimselfenabledhimtodraweveryone’sattention.C.Theboywastoogrievedtoacceptthefactthathisgrandmotherhadpassedaway.D.Thewriterdidn’texpecttheeventwouldaffecthim.Whatwordscanbestdescribegrandmother’squality?A.weakmildandmodest.B.easygoingcautiousandconsiderateC.sensitiveandhardonothers.D.patientoptimisticstrongandhelpful.Thepassagetellsthereaders____.A.facingcertainbitterfactshelpyoungpeopletogrow.B.youngpeoplehavetocontrolthemselvesC.theadultsshouldlearnfromtheyoung.D.theadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtobebrave
CThereisnotenoughoilintheworldnow.Astimegoesbyitbecomeslessandlesssowhatarewegoingtodowhenitrunsout?Perhapswewillgobacktousinghorsescarriagesandbicycles.IntheSecondWorldWarsomepeopledidn’tusegasmadefrompetroleum石油intheircars.TheymadegasfromwoodandplantsinsteaD.Thecardidn’tgofastbuttheyransothiswasbetterthannothing.Howeverinthefuturewecan’tcutdownallourtreestomakegas;weneedourtreesforotherthingstoo.Besidesdifferenttypesofgaswecanalsouseelectricitytorunourcarsbutfirstwemustmaketheelectricity!Somecountrieshavecoalandtheymakeelectricitywiththatbutwemightnotalwayshavecoaleither.Othercountrieshavebigstrongriversandtheycanusethepowerofwatertoturnturbines涡轮机andmakeelectricitymoreeasilyandcheaply.Wearealsoabletogetpowerfromtheoceantides.Weputturbinesintothemouthoftheriver.Thenthetidecomesinthewaterturnstheturbinesandthenitgoesoutitturnsthemagain.Whichofthesewayswillbeusedtorunourcarsinthefuture?49.Whenmightpeoplehavetogobacktousinghorsesandcarriages?A.Whentheyarepoor.B.Whentheyrunoutofoil.C.WhentheyneedmoreexercisE.D.Whentherearen’tanybigtreesintheworlD.50.WhatdidsomepeopleusetomakegasintheSecondWorldWar?A.WaterB.CoalC.WoodandplantsD.Tides51.Howmanywaysaresuggestedtomakeelectricityinthepassage?A.2B.5C.4D.352.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtorunourcarsB.whattodowhenoilrunsoutC.differenttypesofgasD.thewaystomakeelectricity
AsurveywasconductedinShanghaiwhereintervieweeswereaskediftheywantedtobeafactoryworker.OnepercentofallpeopleinterviewedsaidYESWangHongjunatechniciansaidraisinghisvoicefordramaticeffect.ButIcantellyouonlyasmallpartofthat1percentaretellingthetruth.I'vemetcolorfulpeoplelikeWangalloverChinA.Theyarecynical玩世不恭的yetwarmheartedplainspokenbutsmart.Andmanyofthemareconfined局限于toworkinfactories.WangisatoptechnicianbutalsorepresentsmanualfactoryworkerswhoareChina'smostimportantnaturalresourcE.TheirenergyispoweringChina'seconomicboomandtheirmuscleisturningthewheeloftheworld'sfactory.Butdoestheirunskilledlaborgivetheirlifemeaning?Atschooldidtheytelltheirfriends:WhenIgrowupIwanttoworkinafactorymakingsocks?Didyou?Factoryworkhasalwaysbeenastepping-stonefromfarmlifetothecityandamodernlifE.It'sbeenhappeningforcenturiesbuttodaywithourspace-agetechnologyit'soutdateD.Earning1200yuan$169permonthworkinginafactoryisbetterthanthatonafarmbutasWangpointsoutit'snotadreamcareer.ThereshouldbebetterwaystoearnyourricE.Manymodernfactoriesnolongerhaveproductionlineworkers.Robotsdotheassembly装配.Peoplejustdothemonitoring.InthisageoftechnologyinwhichChinaisnowworkingsmarterandnotjustharderwhyarepeoplestillstandinginproductionlines?ButlifeischeapinChinA.Sowhynotcontinuetoexploitthelow-costlaborsituationandkeeptheeconomygrowingfastsomeentrepreneursmayask.Howmanypeoplesurveyedreallyliketobefactoryworkers?A.OnepercentB.OnlyasmallpartC.OnlyasmallpartofthatonepercentD.Thewriterdidn’tmentionit.WhichisNOTthewriter'sopinionoffactoryworkers?A.cynicalB.unimportantC.warmheartedD.plainspokenWangHongjunisapersonwhois.A.difficulttogetalongwithB.humorousbutseriousC.cynicalbutwarmheartedplainspokenbutsmartD.fullofenergybutdoesn'twanttoworkhardWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FactoryworkersmakecontributionstoChina'seconomicboom.B.Workinginafactoryisbetterthanthatonafarm.C.Factoryworkersaresatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditions.D.Someentrepreneursexploitedthelow-costlaborsituation.ThewriterusestobeginthepassagE.A.alotoffiguresB.manyexamplesC.somedialogueD.theresultofasurvey
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