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HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelingsArchitectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughtsfeelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical经验的实证的basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativitykeeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation.Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesotareportedthattheheightofaroom'sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreelywhichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilingsontheotherhandmayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.Inadditionstoceilingheighttheviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant'sabilitytoconcentratE.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.UsingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademicallyanditseemstoaccordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTannerheadoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgiA.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabularylanguageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhandim暗淡的lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerallykeepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudiessowe'realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw吸管architectDavidAllisonsays.Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroadgeneralizeduseofthem?That'swhatwe'reallstrugglingwith.32.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?A.Light.B.Ceilings.C.Windows.D.FurniturE.33.Thepassagetellsusthat______.A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople'sfeelingsB.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents'creativityC.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgradesD.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed34.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat______.A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystepB.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselvesC.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetectD.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns35.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSP:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion
AprimaryschoolinUKhasbannedValentine’sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.AshcombePrimarySchoolinWestonSuperMareSomersethastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbeconfusingforchildrenundertheageof11whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.Inthismonth’snewsletter通讯PeterTurnertheheadteacherwarnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated没收.HewroteWedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’sDaycardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalkaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.WebelievethatsuchideasshouldwaituntilchildrenarematureenoughemotionallyandsociallytounderstandthecommitmentinvolvedinhavingorbeingaboyfriendorgirlfrienD.Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’sDayideashouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhanD.HisviewswereendorsedbyRuthRice46whohastwinsHarrietandOliviaattheschool.ShesaidChildrenatthatageshouldn’treallybethinkingaboutValentine’sDaytheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.Theyareatanagewhentheyareimpressionable易受影响的andmostparentsincludingmyselfarewithMr.Turner.Sheaddedthatthecardscausetoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn’tthensomeonewillbedisappointeD.HoweverRajeevTakyar40whohastwochildrenJai11andAryanfiveattheschoolsaidhewasoutraged.HesaidThereareschoolsthathavebannedconkers栗子游戏andsnowballsandnowValentine’sCards.Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.HowaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwiseIt’sridiculous.AlecSuttenwoodfatherofthreechildrensaidofthebanIt’stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMother’sorFather’sDay.26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschooliswellreceiveD.B.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschoolcausesargument.C.BritishchildrenspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutlovE.D.ABritishhighschoolbansValentine’sDaycards.27.Theunderlinedwordendorsedmeans________.A.criticizedB.quotedC.disapprovedD.approved28.WhatdoyouknowaboutHarrietandOlivia?A.TheywillsendValentine’sDaycardsthisyear.B.Theyarestronglyagainsttheschool’sdecision.C.TheyareofthesameagE.D.TheyarethechildrenofRajeevTakyar.29.AccordingtoRajeevTakyar________.A.sendingValentine’sDaycardshelpsdevelopchildren’ssocialskillsB.banningValentine’sDaycardswillbenefitchildrenC.thecardscausetoomuchcompetitionamongchildrenD.childrenaretooyoungtotalkaboutlove30.ThenewsletterbyPeterTurnerprobablyappearedon________.A.February22B.February6C.March18D.August1
Eyecontactisanonverbal非言语表达的techniquethathelpsthespeakersellhisorherideastoanaudiencE.Besidesitspersuasivepowerseyecontacthelpsholdlistenerinterest.A.successfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudiencE.Tohavegoodrelationshipwithlisteneraspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetimE.Somespeakersfocussimplyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsoftheirlisteners.Botharelikelytoloseaudienceinterestandesteem.Peoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeakingwhetherfromapodium演讲台orfromacrossthetableareregardednotonlyasexceptionallywell-disposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest.Toshowthepowerofeyecontactindailylifewehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atoneextremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheotherextremearethosewhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.TomakeeyecontactitseemsistomakeacertainlinkwithsomeonE.Eyecontactwithanaudiencealsoletsaspeakerknowandmonitorthelisteners.Itisinfactessentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues暗示fromaudiencememberscanindicatethataspeechisdraggingthatthespeakerisdwellingontothinkspeakorwritealotaboutaparticularpointfortoolongorthataparticularpointrequiresfurtherexplanation.AswehavepointedoutvisualfeedbackfromlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivereD.72.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith______.A.thepotencyofnonverbaltechniquesB.theimportanceofeyecontactC.successfulspeechdeliveryD.aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedback73.Accordingtothepassageagoodspeakermust______.A.sellhisorherideastoanaudienceB.beexceptionallywell-disposedC.beverypersuasiveandbelievableD.maintaindirecteyecontactwithlisteners74.Thewordtargetinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby______.A.audienceB.goalC.destinationD.followers75.Indailylifewhentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeetthesetwopersonswillinevitably不可避免地______.A.smiletoeachotherB.feelawkwardandlookawayimmediatelyC.trytomakeaconversationwitheachotherD.noneoftheabove
ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.‘It’can’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.1.Thebesttitleforthearticleis_______.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.AskingtheComputer2.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.3.Whydoyouthinktheyhadnotabackupcomputer?A.BecauseitwaseasydownB.BecauseitwasveryexpensivE.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.4.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_______.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedown.B.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers
AfederalagencyonTuesdaycalledforabanonallcellphoneusebydrivers---themostfar-reachingrecommendationuptonow—sayingitsdecisionwasbasedonadecadeofinvestigationsintodistraction-related与分散注意力有关的accidentsaswellasgrowingconcernsthatpowerfulmobiledevicesaregivingdriversevenmorereasonstolookawayfromtheroaD.AspartofitsrecommendationtheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardisurgingstatestobandriversfromusinghands-freedevicesincludingwirelessheadsets.NostatenowhasmadelawstobansuchactivitybuttheBoardsaidthatdriversfacedseriousrisksfromtalkingonwirelessheadsetsjustastheydobytakingahandoffthewheeltoholdaphonetotheirears.Howevertheconcernwasheightenedbyincreasinglypowerfulphonesthatpeoplecanusetosende-mailswatchmoviesandplaygames.EveryyearnewdevicesarebeingonsalE.shesaiD.PeopleareattractedtoupdatetheirFacebookpagetoplaymusicwithcellphoneasifsittingatadesk.Buttheyaredrivingacar.Theagencybaseditsrecommendationonevidencefromitsinvestigationofnumerouscrashesinwhichelectronicdistractionwasamajorcontributingfactor.Ms.Hersmansaidsheunderstoodthatthisrecommendationwouldbeunwelcomeinsomecirclesgiventhenumberofdriverswhotalkandtext.Butshecompareddistracteddrivingtodrunkendrivingandevensmokingwhichrequiredwholesaleculturalshiftstochangebehavior.It’sgoingtobeveryunpopularwithsomepeoplE.shesaiD.We’renotheretowinapopularitycontest.We’reheretodotherightthing.Thisisadifficultrecommendationbutit’stherightrecommendationanditistimE.Theagency’srecommendationisnotrequiredforstatestoadoptsuchaban.Anditwon’tlikelybeagreeduponbystatelawmakerswhoareunwillinglytoangerthosewhohavegrownaccustomedtousingtheirdevicebehindthewheel.Thebanalsodeservesattentionbecauseitisthefirstcallbyafederalagencytoendthepracticecompletelyratherthanthepartialbanthatsomelawmakershaveputinplacebyallowinghands-freetalking.8.Thebanonallcellphoneusebydriverswasputforward______.A.afteralongdiscussionandrecommendationB.afterabouttenyears’investigationinitC.becauseofthemostpowerfulmobiledevicesD.forthereasonofheadingawayfromtheroad9.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.electronicdistractionresultedinnumerouscrashesB.numerouscrasheswerecausedbydrunkdrivingC.electronicdistractioncontributedmuchtothebanD.therecommendationwasbasedonelectronicdistraction10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CellphoneBaninCarsB.ValuableBanforCellphonesC.DriversBanCellphonesD.CellphoneBanwhileDriving
Group–buyinginChinaModeledafterUShotwebsiteGroupon.comgroupbuyingwebsitesarenowpopularinChinA.Thesewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscounts打折foradailydealonsomebeststufftodoseeeatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChinA.Discountsareavailablewithinjustoneclick.ZhaoleiasoftwareengineerinBeijinglovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtochecktoday`sspecialathisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.SometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspacE.Zhaospendsaround800yuan$117.65ongroupbuyingeverymonthmostlytobuyfoodcoupons优惠劵foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionallytofindsomethingfuntodo.Ilovegroupbuying.InadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffersithelpsmegetsomethingfunexcitingandnewandsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnewhesaiD.WhenhefindsareallygoodbargainhewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSNQQore-mailorsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.IndoingsoheoftengetsacertaincutoffthepricE.Atsomesitesbuyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplications申请reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZuogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitgalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinterbutIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!ZuosaiD.28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuyingB.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarketC.youcan`tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuyingD.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.D.ZhaoLeican`tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ZhaoLei`sonlinepurchasinglifE.B.GroupbuyingC.TheUShotwebsitesD.A.newdigitalcamera31.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________.A.bargainingfacetofaceB.discussingwiththesellersC.providingthelinktoothersD.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice
SeveralinterestingAmericanmuseumstellabouthealthsubjects.OneistheDoctorSamuelD.HarrisNationalMuseumofDentistry.ItisattheUniversityofMarylandinBaltimorE.Thatiswherethefirstcollegeintheworldtotraindentistsbegan.Themuseumtellsaboutthehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth.Visitorscanseesomefrighteningdevicesthatoncewereusedtoremoveinfected受感染的teeth.TheyalsocanseesetsofteethmadeofanimalbonE.TheyweremadeforafamousAmerican--thefirstPresidentGeorgeWashington.MostpeopledonotconsideravisittothedentisttheirideaofagoodtimE.Howeverthedirectorofthemuseumsayshewantedtomakethemuseumafunplacetovisit.Hesayshealsowantstoteachvisitorsabouttheimportanceoftakingcareoftheirteeth.Anothermuseumcollectsdevicesthathelppeoplehear.TheKennethW.BergerHearingAidMuseumisatKentStateUniversityinKentOhio.Themuseumhasmorethanthree-thousandhearingaidsfromaroundtheworlD.Theyincludeoldandstrangedevices.Somehearingaidsweremadetolooklikeotherobjects.ThatisbecauseinthepastmanypeopledidnotwantanyonetoknowtheywerewearingahearingaiD.8.Itiscommonforpeopletothinkituneasytopayavisitto____.A.theUniversityofMarylandB.theMuseumofDentistryC.theHearingAidMuseumD.thedentist9.Thetextmainlytellsabout_____.A.museumsintheUSB.interestingAmericanmuseumsC.AmericanmuseumswithhealthsubjectsD.thehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth10.WhatdowelearnaboutGeorgeWashingtonfromthetext?A.HeoncevisitedtheNationalMuseumofDentistry.B.HeconsideredtheMuseumofDentistryafunplacetovisitC.HisartificialteethwerecollectedintheNationalMuseumofDentistry.D.HisteethseemedtobemadeofanimalbonE.11.Theunderlinedworddevicesinthefirstandlastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.museumsB.strategiesC.hearingaidsD.tools
Arecord1.12millionpeopletooktheannualnationalcivilserviceexam公务员考试onNov.262012areboundafterthenumberfellin2010and2011.Some1.5millionpeoplewhoregisteredforthisyear’sexampassedthequalificationassessment认定and1.12milliontooktheexamonSundayaccordingtofiguresfromtheStateAdministrationofCivilServicE.Theyarecompetingforaround20800positionsinmorethan140State-levelgovernmentagenciesandtheirlocalbranches.Thenumberofqualifiedapplicantsandthenumberofpeoplewhotooktheexamreachedanewhighin2009beforedroppinginthefollowingtwoyears.Thisyear’snumbersshowedareboundininterest.HighemploymentpressurefiercecompetitionforjobsandthechanceofastableworkinglifearethemainreasonsbehindthedemandforgovernmentpositionssaidanarticlereleasedbytheadministrationonSunday.Howevertheadministrationsaidthatsomepositionsparticularlythoseinremoteandpoorareashadfailedtoattractapplicants.WehopeourapplicantscandevotethemselvestoworkinginWestChinainremoteandless-developedregionsandinareasthatthecountryneedsthemmost.thearticlesaiD.LiYongxinpresidentofZhonggongEducationwhichoffersprivatetrainingforexamhopefulssaidthatinthepastfewyearsonlytwothirdsofapplicantsactuallytaketheexam.ButonSundaythreefourthsoftheapplicantsdidso.Theadministrationhasalsowarnedthatanyonewhocheatsintheexamwillnotbeallowedtoreapplyforfiveyears.AndpeoplewhoorganizegroupcheatingorhireghostwriterstotaketheexamwillbebannedforlifE.Someuniversitystudentswhoareineligibletotakethecivilserviceexamaretryingtotakethetestbyapplyingwithfalseinformation—inventingdegreesandworkexperiencE.ThecivilserviceexamisonlyopentouniversitygraduatesandpeoplewhohaveworkexperiencE.VariousexaminationsitesacrossChinahavecarriedoutmeasurestostopcheating.6.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RecordNumberofHopefulsTookPartinAnnualNationalCivilServiceExamB.AnnualNationalCivilServiceExamC.ManyPeopleTookPartinExamsD.RecordNumberofHopefuls7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Notallpositionsareattractivetotheapplicants.B.Threefourthsoftheapplicantstooktheexamthisyear.C.Anyonewhocheatsintheexamwillnotbeallowedtoreapplyforfiveyears.D.Thenumberofthepeopletakingpartinannualnationalcivilserviceexamhasbeenincreasingforthreeyears.8.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.RisE.B.FallC.Riseagainafterafall..D.NochangE.9.Howmanypeoplewhopassedthequalificationassessmentdidn’ttaketheexamthisyear?A.About380000.B.About1500000.C.1120000.D.38000.10.Whatisnotamongthemainreasonsbehindthedemandforgovernmentpositions?A.HighemploymentpressurE.B.ThedesiretoservepeoplE.C.Fiercecompetitionforjobs.D.ThechanceofastableworkinglifE.
WomeninNaziGermanyweretohaveaveryspecialjoB.Hitlerwasveryclearaboutthis.ThisjobwasthattheyshouldbegoodmothersbringingupchildrenathomewhiletheirhusbandsworkeD.ExceptforsomespecialfieldsHitlersawnoreasonwhyawomanshouldwork.WithinmonthsofHitlercomingtopowermanyfemaledoctorsteachersandlawyersweresacked.BythestartoftheSecondWorldWarveryfewGermanwomenwereinfulltimework.FromtheirearliestyearsgirlsweretaughtthatallgoodGermanwomenmarriedatayoungagetoaproperGermanandthatthewife’sjobwastokeepagoodhomeforherworkinghusbandandtohavechildren.OneoftheearliestlawspassedbyHitleroncehecametopowerin1933wastheLawfortheEncouragementofMarriagE.Thislawstated声明thatallnewlymarriedcoupleswouldgetagovernmentloan贷款of1000marks.Thisloanwasnottobesimplypaidback.Thebirthofonechildmeantthat25%oftheloandidnothavetobepaidback.Twochildrenmeantthat50%oftheloandidn’tneedtobepaidback.FourchildrenmeantthattheentireloanwascleareD.WhatwasmoreashousewivesandmotherstheirliveswerecontrolleD.Womenwerenotexpectedtowearmake-uportrousers.Onlyflatshoeswereexpectedtobeworn.Womenwerediscouragedfromslimmingasthiswasconsideredbadforchildbirth.41.TheaimoftheLawfortheEncouragementofMarriagewasto________.A.attractmoreyoungpeopletojointhearmywillinglyB.makethosemarriedcouplesbecomerichquicklyC.encouragepeopletoloanmorefromthegovernmentD.encouragecouplestohaveasmanychildrenastheycould42.TheunderlinedwordsackedinParagraphoneprobablymeans________.A.punishedB.firedC.killedD.raised43.AccordingtothepassagewomeninNaziGermany________.A.couldmakeuporwearbeautifulclothesB.weretohavechildrenanddohouseworkC.couldreceiveagoodeducationatschoolD.wereofferedtheequalrightsasmen44.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ThelifeofwomeninNaziGermanyB.ThecruelruleofHitlerinGermanyC.ThemarriagepolicyinNaziGermanyD.Hitler—apowerfulleaderinGermany
Englishisanimportantgloballanguagebutthatdoesn’tmeanit’seasytolearn.ManyexpertshavetriedtomakeEnglisheasierforstudentstolearn―buttheyweren’talwayssuccessful.In1930ProfessorCKOgdenofCambridgeUniversityinventedBasicEnglish.Ithadonly850wordsandjusteighteenverbsandOgdensaidmostpeoplecouldlearnitinjustthirtyhours.TheproblemwasthatpeoplewholearnedBasicEnglishcouldwriteandsaysimplemessagesbuttheycouldn’tunderstandtheanswersinrealEnglish!Itwasalsoimpossibletoexplainawordifitwasn’tintheBasicEnglishwordlist.Forexampleifyouwantedawatermelonyouaskedforalargegreenfruitwiththeformofaneggwhichhasasweetredinsideandagoodtaste!REZachrissonauniversityprofessorinSwedendecidedthatthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglishwasspellingsoheinventedalanguagecalledAngliC.AnglicwassimilartoEnglishbutwithmuchsimplerspelling.Fatherbecamefaadhernewbecamenue’andyearsbecameyeerz.UnfortunatelyforsomestudentsofEnglishAnglicneverbecamepopular.Eveneasieristhelanguagewhichships’captainsuse:it’scalledSeaspeak.Seaspeakusesafewsimplephrasesforeverypossiblesituation.InSeaspeakforexampleyoudon’tsayI’msorrywhatdidyousay?orIdidn’tunderstandcanyourepeatthat?It’sjustSayagain.Nomoregrammar!IntheageofinternationalcommunicationthroughtheInternetwhoknows?...anewformofEnglishmightappear.A.largenumberoftheworld’se-mailsareinEnglishandincludeexamplesofNetLingolikeOICOhIseeandTTYLTalktoyoulater.InanotherfiftyyearsEnglishmightnotexist...wewillprobablyallspeakfluentInternetish!36.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.SeaspeakB.BasicEnglishC.InternetishD.EasyEnglish37.Itwilltakeapersonabout______weekstolearnBasicEnglishifhespendstwohourslearningiteveryday.A.sixB.fourC.twoD.three38.AccordingtoProfessorZachrissonwhatwasthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglish?A.Grammar.B.Vocabulary.C.Speaking.D.Spelling.39.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeAnglic?A.IOUB.A.graetbatl.C.LongtimenoseE.D.Twofivenolights.40.WhatmighthappentoEnglishinanotherfiftyyears?A.ItmightbereplacedbyInternetish.B.ItmightbecomeagloballanguagE.C.Itmighttaketheplaceofallotherlanguages.D.Itmightbecomemoreandmoredifficult.
InrecentyearsAmericanstudentshavefallenbehindinmanysubjectslikemathscienceandreading.In2005theU.S.wasnumbernineamongthedevelopedcountriesinthenumberofstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool.Americaneducationofficialsaresearchingfornewwaystohelpstudentslearnagain.Onetoolthatisgettingsomeattentionistheuseofvideogames.SixteenyearoldJohnDiazsayshelovesplayingvideogamesbutdoesn'tliketraditionalschoolwork.DuringhissummervacationDiaziscontinuinghisstudiesathomE.Thatisbecausehiscoursesareavailableonhishomecomputer.FloridaVirtualSchool'sheadmasterJulieYoungsaystheschoolteachesstudentswiththetechnologytheymostenjoyusinginandoutofschool.WehavesomanystudentswhofeelfreeinourschoolYoungsaidTheyloseinterestwhentheygotoschool.Andwe'reveryhopefulthatConspiracyCodewillattractthelearnerstoreallygetintothedetailoflearning.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethatteachesU.S.history.Studentsguidetwoheroesinaquesttostopaconspiracytochangethepast.AlongthewaystudentslearnabouteventssuchastheCivilWarandreportbacktotheirteacherwhoisaspy.JohnDiazsaysheenjoysAmericanhistorynow.IliketodothegameeverydayhesaiD.30.InthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatAmericanstudents________.A.dobetterinsciencethanreadingB.donotwanttogotocollegeC.havebeenlessinterestedinstudiesrecentlyD.doworstinmathamongthedevelopedcountries31.HowdoesJohnDiazcontinuetostudyinsummervacation?A.Byhavinganexperiencedtutor.B.Bygoingtoavacationcamp.C.Bystudyingonthecomputer.D.Bywatchingvideos.32.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethat________.A.introducesthewaysoffindingaspyB.teachesstudentsAmericanhistoryC.helpsstudentslearncomputersD.trainspeopletobecomeheroes33.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Videogamesbecomingnewteachingtools.B.HowConspiracyCodehelpsstudentsstudy.C.HowFloridaVirtualSchoolteachesstudents.D.Americanofficialscaringabouteducation.
Therearemanykindsofsales.Forexampleaback-to-schoolsaleisheldnearthebeginningoftheschoolyear.Parentslikethelowerpricesoftheclothesandschoolsuppliesfortheirchildren.Amidnightmadnesseventstartsverylateatnight.Anearlybirdspecialsalestartsveryearlyinthemorning.ThiskindofsaleispopularthedayafterThanksgivinginNovember.AfavoritesaleamongmanypeopleisthebuyonegetonefreesalE.Youbuyonethingandgetasecondonewithoutcost.Whenpeopleseethewordfreeinanadvertisementtheyknowtheyaregettingagooddeal.AsamatteroffactitisnotthecasE.AnotherkindofsaleisagoingoutofbusinesssalE.Thisiswhenastoreownertriestosellallthegoodsinthestorebeforeclosingthebusinesspermanently永久地.Letussaythestoresellsfloorcoverings.Theownerlowersthepricesandputsupasignthatsays:GoingoutofbusinesssalE.AllitemsMUSTbesoldbytomorrow.PeoplewhobuythefloorcoveringsthinktheyaregettingaspecialdealbecauseeverythingmustbesoldinashortperiodoftimE.Thendayslatertheyseethestoredidnotclosepermanently.Andtheyseethesamesignthatclaimsthestoreisgoingoutofbusiness.Somebusinessownersreallydonotendthebusiness.Theyjustwanttoearnmoremoney.Peoplealsoholdtheirownsales.TheyholdgaragesalesandyardsalesoutsidetheirhomE.Theysellthingstheynolongerwant.Groupssuchasreligiouscentersorschoolsholdbakesales.Theysellcakescookiesandotherbakedgoodstoraisemoney.InAmericayoucanalwaysfindagoodsalenomatterthedayortimeofyear.ThereistheIndependenceDaysaleVeteran’sDaysaleclearancesalesidewalksaleredtagsalewhitesalebluelightspecialliquidationsalehalf-offsalewarehousesaletentsale...32.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydealwith?A.Howtosavemoneyinshopping.B.Differentkindsofsales.C.Shoppers’waystoearnmoney.D.Reasonsforthepopularityofsales.33.Whatdowecallthesaleifitstartsbeforethesunrises?A.A.back-to-schoolsale.B.A.midnightmadnessevent.C.AnearlybirdspecialsalE.D.A.buyonegetonefreesalE.34.Whydoparentslikeaback-to-schoolsale?A.Becauseithasavarietyofschoolsupplies.B.Becauseitisheldatthebeginningoftheschoolyear.C.Becauseitprovidesplentyschooluniforms.D.Becausetheycansavemoney.35.What’sthepurposeofsomeownerswhodogoingoutofbusinesssalerepeatedly?A.Theywanttoclosethebusinesspermanently.B.Theywanttogivespecialofferstocustomers.C.TheywanttosellalltheirgoodsinashortperiodoftimE.D.Theywanttocheatthecustomersintobuyingtheirgoods.
PeoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformeD.ItisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnotorwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitivE.Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.TherearenoclearanswersyetbuttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedevelopeD.Asonemightexpectthetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachotherandthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnatureandnurture.Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittleifanythingtodowithourabilitiescharacteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextremethistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts本能.Proponentsofthenurturetheoryorastheyareoftencalledbehavioristsclaimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.A.behavioristB.F.Skinnerseeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists'viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistiC.Theystatethatlikemachineshumansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli刺激asthebasisoftheirbehavior.Sociallyandpoliticallytheconsequencesofthesetwotheoriesarefar-reaching.IntheUSforexampleblacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardizedintelligencetests.Thisleadssomenatureproponentstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallylowerinstatusthanwhites.Behavioristsonthecontrarysaythatthedifferencesinscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducationalandotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoyandthatasaresulttheydonotdevelopthesameresponsesthatwhitesdo.Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infactitisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremesandthatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.【小题1】Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith________.A.relationbetweenpersonalityandbehaviorB.relationbetweenbehaviorandenvironmentC.differentaccountsofpatternsofhumanbehaviorD.differenttheoriesoftheformationofhumanbehavior【小题2】TheunderlinedwordproponentsinParagraph2means________.A.creatorsB.advisorsC.advocatesD.judges【小题3】InParagraph5theauthormainlywritesabout________.A.theconsiderableinfluenceofthetwotheoriesB.differencesbetweentheblacksandwhitesC.racialdiscriminationintheUnitedStatesD.differentrespondstointelligencetests【小题4】What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocallourattentiontothechangesofhumanbehavior.B.TourgescientiststodomoreresearchinsocialsciencE.C.Togiveusadetailedexplanationofhumanbehavior.D.TopresentanargumentinthefieldofsocialsciencE.
Forthefirsttimeresearchershavediscoveredthatsomeplantscankillinsectsinordertogetadditionalnutrients.NewresearchshowsthattheycatchandkillsmallinsectswiththeirownstickyhairsneartherootsandthenabsorbnutrientsthroughtheirrootswhentheinsectsarekilledandfalltothegrounD.ProfessorMarkChaseofKewandQueenMaryUniversityofLondonsaidThecultivated改良的tomatoesandpotatoesstillhavethehairsTomatoesinparticulararecoveredwiththesestickyhairs.Theydotrapsmallinsectsonaregularbasis.Theydokillinsects.Thenumberoftherecarnivorousplantsisthoughttohavecameupto50percentandmanyofthemhaveuntilnowbeenwronglyregardedasamongthemostharmlessplants.Amongthemarespeciesofpetunia矮牵牛somespecialtobaccoplantsandcabbagessomevarietiesofpotatoesandtomatoesetC.ResearchersatRoyalBotanicalGardensKewwhichcarriedoutthestudynowbelievetherearehundredsmorekillerplantsthanpreviouslyrealizeD.Itisthoughtthatthetechniquewasdevelopedinthewildtogetnecessarynutrientsinpoorqualitysoil----andevenvariousplantsgrowninyourvegetablegardenstillhavetheability.TheresearcherspublishingtheirfindingintheBotanicalJournaloftheLinneanSocietysaidWemaybesurroundedbymanymoremurderousplantsthanwethink.Weareaccustomedtothinkingofplantsasbeingimmobileandharmlessandthereissomethingdeeplyfrighteningaboutthethoughtofmeat-eatingplantstheyaddeD.72.Tomatoesandpotatoeskillinsectsto____.A.getmorestickyhairsB.makethemselvesgrowbetterC.maketheirrootsstrongerD.avoidfallingdowntotheground73.ThewordcarnivorousinParagraph3mostprobablymeans____.A.fast-growingB.harmlessC.insect-killingD.nutritious74.Thetechniqueforvegetablestotrapinsectsismostprobablydevelopedthrough____.A.evolutionofspeciesB.helpsfromothergardenplantsC.artificialcultivationD.nutrientspreservedinrichsoil75.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom_____.A.astudentbookB.asciencefictionC.ascientificreportD.abulletinboard
NowHearThisWhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon?BothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposuretoloudmusicandbothnowwearhearingaidsasaconsequencE.AsateenagerClintonplayedsaxophoneinabanD.TownshendwhohasthemoreseverehearinglosswasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusiC.Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusiC.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamagedbutthey'renotdeadsaysaphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevinE.AccordingtoDr.Levineifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoiseit'spossibletoreconditionthecellssomewhat.HoweverheaddsEventuallyoveralongperiodoftimehaircellsarepermanentlydamageD.Andthisisnosmallproblem.Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?AccordingtoDr.Levineregularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels分贝isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanusE.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheardyou'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.Thefactsareprettyfrightening.Butarerockbandsturningdownthevolume?Mostaren't.RockmusicissupposedtobeloudsaysdrummerAndrewSather.Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock.ContinuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafnessaccordingtoDr.LevinE.HestatesThere'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.EachtimethathappensmoreandmoredamageisdonE.LevelsofCommonNoisesNormalconversation50—65dBFoodblender88dBJetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dBRockbandduringaconcert110—140dB32.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat.A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearinglossB.famouspeopletendtohavehearingproblemsC.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbandsD.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown33.InParagraph3theunderlinedwordreconditionmeans.A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsoundC.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain34.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow.A.alistofharmfulsoundsB.theeffectofrockconcertsC.thenoiselevelsoffamiliarsoundsD.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss35.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?A.WhenyourearsfeelwarmyourhaircellsaredeaD.B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvicE.C.Manyaretakingtheriskoflosinghearing.D.Doctorsknowhowtocurehearingloss.
JumpingacrosscitiesForgetaboutexpensivegymsthenewsportincitiesisree-running.SinceitstartedinaParissuburbaround1995free-runninghasattractedlotsoffansincitiesaroundtheworlD.Insteadofwalkingnormallyfree-runnersjumpoveroraroundanything―carsbuildingstreesorstreetlights―intheirway.Oneofthesport’sinventorstoldourreporterhowfree-runningstarteD.ItwasboringwhereweliveD.Therewasnothingforustodoafterschool.Wehaddoneplaygroundgameslikefootballandbasketballwhenwewerekidsbutwewantedsomethingnewandexciting.Westartedlearninghowtojumpandrunbetweenbuildings―andwelovedit.WalkingisawasteoftimE.Free-runnershavetousetheirimaginations.Everything―atreeastreetlight―ispartofouroutdoorgym.We’relikechildrenbecausewehaveneverstoppedplayinginthestreet.Thesport’swebsitehaslotsofrulesforexampledon’tbreakpeople’swindowsdon’tjumponflowerbedsanddon’tberudetopeoplewhowantyoutostop.Safetyisalsoveryimportant.Youmuststartwiththeeasymoves―youhavetodothousandsofsmallpracticejumpsbeforeyoutryanythingdifficult.Ifyoumadeonlyonemistakeyoumighthurtyourselfbadly.AlocalpersonsaidIt’sgoodthatyoungpeoplehavesomethingtodo.ButwhentheyjumpoffbuildingslikecatstheysometimesfrightenotherpeoplE.Don’ttrythisathomethebasicsoffree-runningBlindJumpajumpwhereyoucan’tseethelandingspot.Tic-tacrunandputyourfootonasmallstepgoforwardandjumpoverthenextthing.BasicJumprunandjumplandontwofeetwhilebendingyourknees.Tofinishrollintohead-over-heels.CatJumpruntowardsawallputbothhandsonthetopofthewallandjumpthroughyourarms.36.Free-runningstarted__________.A.abouttwentyyearsagoB.withthehelpofschoolsC.inbigcitiesofAmericaD.amongfamoussportsmen37.Free-runnersshouldn’t____________.A.usetheirimaginationsB.startwiththeeasymovesC.jumponflowerbedsD.runbetweenbuildings38.Accordingtothepassagefree-runningisan__________sport.A.ancientB.expensiveC.safeD.exciting39.Thepurposeofthispassageisto___________.A.explaintheimportanceofoutdooractivitiesB.introducesomeinformationaboutfree-runningC.warnchildrennottojoinindangeroussportsD.advisepeopletodomoreexerciseathomefirst
Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkledlittleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.ShesaidHigirl!MynameisRosE.I’m87yearsolD.CanIgiveyouahug?IlaughedandenthusiasticallyrespondedOfcourseyoumay!andshegavemeagiantsqueezE.Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayounginnocentage?IaskeD.ShejokinglyrepliedI’mheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedhaveacoupleofchildrenandthenretireandtravel!NoseriouslyIsaiD.IwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatheragE.IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!shetoldmE.OverthecourseoftheyearRosebecameacampusicon偶像andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveled陶醉intheattentionpileduponherfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.SheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaidWedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlytwosecretstostayingyoungbeinghappyandachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreamsyoudie!Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.ButeveryminutecountsforyoungpeoplesheaddeD.SheconcludedherspeechbybravelysingingTheSongofRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics歌词andlivethemoutinourdailylives.Attheyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.55.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_________.A.A.speechdeliveredbyanoldstudentB.Rosegraduatedwhenshewas87.C.RealizingadreamD.An87-year-oldcollegestudent56.Fromtheinformationprovidedinthepassageweknow_________.A.RosefinishedthecollegedegreeaftergraduationB.RosedeliveredaspeechatthegraduationceremonyC.RoseenjoyedhercampuslifeverymuchD.Rosegrewsooldthatshestoppedplaying57.WhatqualitiesdidRosehaveaccordingtothepassage?A.humorousandoutgoingB.determinedandseriousC.creativeandcheerfulD.stubbornandthoughtful58.FromwhatRosesaidwelearnthat_________.A.RoseusuallyregrettedhavingdonesomethingB.wecan’tstayyoungsuccessfullyC.wecanachievemuchifwewanttoD.dreamisthekeytosuccess
HaveFunwithFunnyFacesHereisagreatnewtoyjustforyou!ItiscalledFUNNYFACES.ItissmallenoughtofitinyourhandbutyoucandosomanythingswithFunnyFaces!WithFunnyFacesyoucanshapeamouthintoahappysmileoryoucanmakeasadfacE.IfyouwanttoshowanangryfaceyoucanmakeitappeartobefiercE.Theeyebrows眉毛moveupanddowntheeyesturnfromsidetosideandtheearsmoveslightly.ItislotsoffuntoplaywithFunnyFacesbyyourselforwithyourfriendsmakeupstoriesaboutthedifferentfacesputonaFunnyFacesshowandinviteyourfriendstowatchit.AFunnyFacestoycostsonlyfivedollars.ItisasupertoythateverychildshouldhavE.BuyFunnyFacestoday!Youwillfinditinmanystoresinyourcityortown.AndifyoubuyFunnyFacesnowwewillsendyouaFREEgift.Itisaspecialcaseforyourtoy.Youwillnotfindthiscaseinstores.Hereisallyouhavetodo:lCutoffthetopoftheFunnyFacesbox.ItwritesAGreatNewToy!lWriteyournameandaddressonapieceofpaper.lMailbothpiecestotheFunnyFacesaddressonthefrontofthebox.lActtoday!ThisofferisgoodonlyuntilJune30.46.AccordingtothepassagewhatisFunnyFaces?A.A.kindoftoy.B.A.box.C.A.specialshow.D.A.picturE.47.WithFunnyFaceswecan_____.A.makeourfriendsangryB.writenamesandaddressC.shapeamouthintoasmileD.turnoureyesfromsidetoside48.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Totellushowtogetafreegift.B.ToencourageustobuyFunnyFaces.C.ToshowushowtoenjoyFunnyFaces.D.Toadviseustoputonaninterestingshow.49.Wecanseethepassageis_____.A.astoryB.anewsreportC.aletterD.anadvertisement
YoumaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorridE.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGrayPhDoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaUShasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.HeisknownastheElevatorGuy.Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette礼仪issortofodd奇怪的GraytoldtheBBC.They[elevators]aresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.IfsomeoneelsecomesinwemayhavetomovE.AndhereaccordingtoGrayliftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserveD.Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealiftyoucandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyouyougointodifferentcornersstandingdiagonally对角线地acrossfromeachothertocreatedistancE.WhenathirdpersonentersyouwillunconsciouslyformatrianglE.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquarewithsomeoneineverycorner.A.fifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddlE.Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Onceinformostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdownorlookatyourphonE.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?Youdon’thaveenoughspaceProfessorBabetteRennebergaclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlintoldtheBBC.Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.Insuchasmallenclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued理解asthreateningorodD.TheeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontactshesaiD.61.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevatorB.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorrideC.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquetteD.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator62.AccordingtoGraywhenpeopleenteranelevatortheyusually_____.A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphoneC.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevatorD.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople63.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?Thepointinthechartreferstooneperson.64.TheunderlinedphrasesizeupinParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.judgeB.ignoreC.putupwithD.makethebestof65.Accordingtothearticlepeoplefeelawkwardinliftsbecauseof_____.A.someone’soddbehaviorsB.thelackofspaceC.theirunfamiliaritywithoneanotherD.theireyecontactwithoneanother
Doesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?YourEnglishisprogressingwellthegrammarisnowfamiliarthereadingcomprehensionisnoproblemyouarecommunicatingquitefluentlybut:ListeningisSTILLaproblem!FirstofallrememberthatyouarenotalonE.ListeningcomprehensionisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguagE.ThemostimportantthingistolistenasoftenaspossiblE.Thefirststepistofindlisteningresources.TheInternetisreallyausefultoolforEnglishstudents.YoucandownloadTheRealPlayerfromRealMediA.com.TheRealPlayerallowsyoutousetheInternetlikearadiostation.Onceyouhavebeguntolistenonaregularbasisyoumightstillbefrustrated懊恼bylimitedunderstanding.Whatshouldyoudo?HereissomeoftheadviceIgivemystudents:●Acceptthefactthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeverything.●Stayrelaxedwhenyoudonotunderstand—evenifyoucontinuenottounderstandforalongtimE.●DonottranslatewhatyouhearintoyournativelanguagE.●Listenforthegeneralideaoftheconversation.Don’tconcentrateondetailuntilyouhaveunderstoodthemainideas.IremembertheproblemsIhadinunderstandingspokenGermanwhenIfirstwenttoGermany.InthebeginningwhenIdidn’tunderstandawordIinsistedontranslatingitinmyminD.Thismethodusuallyresultedinconfusion.ThenafterthefirstsixmonthsIdiscoveredtwoveryimportantfacts.Firstlytranslatingcreatesawallbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.Secondlymostpeoplerepeatthemselvesconstantly.ByremainingcalmInoticedthat—evenifIdidn’tpaymuchattentionIcouldusuallyunderstandwhatthespeakerhadsaiD.28.Thebestwaytoimproveourlisteningisto_____.A.practiseasmuchaspossibleB.findasmanylisteningresourcesaspossibleC.usetheInternetlikearadiostationD.speaknaturallyandreadasmuchaspossible29.Whichofthefollowingisagoodhabitwhenlistening?A.Trytounderstandeverything.B.Trytogetthemainideas.C.Paymuchattentiontodetails.D.TranslateeachwordinyourminD.30.Whydidthewritermentionhis/herexperienceinGermany?A.Toprovetheimportanceoftranslating.B.ToshowtheproblemsofspeakingaforeignlanguagE.C.Totellustheimportanceofstayingcalm.D.Topointoutanineffectivemethodoflistening.31.Theunderlinedpartawallinthelastparagraphrefersto_____.A.acommunicationbarrier障碍B.cultureshockC.languageunderstandingD.alittlemisunderstanding
InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplacE.Asiansareimmigrating移民toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbeforE.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.ForthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.AlsoitmeanstogrowuplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewherE.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.28.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthereB.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountriesC.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountriesD.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends29.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids________.A.withoutparentsB.speakingnoEnglishC.withuniversityeducationD.livingabroadalone30.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecomesatellitekidsbecausetheirparents________.A.wanttoleavetheirowncountryB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wantthemtobeindependent31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgramrnarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpowerResearchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreatertheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDrAndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagoupofearlybilinguals.’’whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.‘‘Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaid.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Readingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld’’explainedthescientists.51.ThemainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageisA.languagecanhelpbrainpowerB.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy52.InthesecondparagraphthewritermentionsexerciseinordertoA.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellC.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguage53.Theunderlinedword‘‘bilingualsinParagraph4probablymeansA.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesB.secondlanguagelearnersC.researchersonlanguagelearningD.activelanguagelearners54.WemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthatA.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime55.InthelasttwoparagraphstheauthorwantstotellusthatA.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageC.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguageD.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects
Goldhasexercisedpowerforages.PeoplehavebeenlookingforgoldsincethebeginningofmankinD.Wholeempires帝国havebeenbuiltongolD.TheSpanishconqueredallofCentralandSouthAmericainordertobringgoldbacktotheirhomecountry.IncaandMayacivilizationsworshippedgoldandthoughtitcamefromthesun.Explorerstraveledforthousandsofmilesinsearchofthepreciousmetal.GoldisonceagainindemanD.Peoplewanttohavegoldasakindofsecurityinunstabletimes.Theyinvestin投资于goldinsteadofsavingtheirmoneyinbanks.Manypeoplearguethatsince9/11theworldhasbecomeamoredangerousplacE.Whenin2008thefinancialmarketscollapsed崩溃themajorcurrenciesoftheworldbecameweaker.Investorswerenolongersurehowsafetheirmoneywas.TheyboughtmoreandmoregoldwhichmadethepriceoftheyellowmetalrisE.OneofthereasonswhygoldissovaluableisthatitpracticallycannotbedestroyeD.Italwaysstaysthesameandneverchanges.Itcanberecycledandafterwardsbeusedformanythings.InIraqpoorpeoplecollectgolddustandbringitbacktojewelleryshopstoberecycleD.RecyclinggoldisalsoabigbusinessinJapanwheregoldiscollectedfromoldmobilephonesandotherindustrialwastE.Thedemandforthemetalandincreasedproductionleadstoanumberofenvironmentalproblems.A.singleounceofgoldproducesover30tonsofwastemorethananyothermetalonearth.Poisonoussubstancescanleakintoriversandcontaminate污染thewater.InPeruandBrazilwideareasoftheAmazonrainforestarecutdownbytheillegalminingofgolD.13.SpainmadewaronCentralAmerica.A.toexpandtheempireB.todefendtheirbeliefsC.togetapreciousmetalD.toenslavepeoplethere14.Investorsaremorefondofgoldbecause.A.itspricehasnevergonedownB.itsproductionisbecominglessC.itcanensurethevalueforlongD.itisthebestmaterialforjewelries15.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.goldhasverystable稳定的physicalcharacterB.collectinggolddustisacareerinJapanC.around30tonsofgoldismadeeachyearD.new-stylemobilephonesbegintousegold
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