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WildelephantsthatdestroycropsanddamagetreesareaseriousprobleminmanypartsofAfrica.ButtherecouldbeasimpleandrelativelysafewaytostopthemintheirtracksbyemployingthetalentsofthetinyAfricanhoneybees.ThenumberofelephantsinKenyahasrisenoverthepasttenyearswithsomedisastrousresults.Notonlydothesehugeanimalsattacklocalfarmsbuttheystepsomeonetodeathanaverageofonceeverytwoweeks.Nowabiologisthasdiscoveredapossiblethreat:theelephantsareextremelyawareoftreesthathousehoneybeehives.IanpuzzledwhynobodyhasthoughtofthisbeforesaysFritzVollrathattheUniversityofOxford.Whenanelephantknocksabeehiveherunsandthebeeswillfollowhimormiles.Hesaysthatplacinghivesofthehoneybeesaroundlocalfarmsandfragilehabitatscouldbeaneffectivewaytothreatentheanimals.Volirathput30unoccupiedand6occupiedbeehivesinsomeofthegrowingonabushfrequentlydamagedbyelephantsonLaikipiaPlateauinKenya.Onaveragetheelephantsattacked9outof10treesthatdidn’thavehivesseverelydamagingaquarter.Buttheysteeredclearofallsixtreeswithoccupiedhives.Theelephantsalsoleftaloneone-thirdofthetreeswithemptyhivessuggestingthatsomehadlearntnottotaketherisk.Thebeesthreatenelephantsbystingingvulnerable易受伤areassuchastheeyesbellybehindtheearsandunderthetrunk.PeoplecouldbeatriskfromthebeesadmitsVoilrathbutthatmaybeoutweighedbytheriskofbeingkilledbyanelephant.AnotherexperimentbyVoilrathshowsthatelephantsalsoavoidthesoundofangrybeesplayedfromaloudspeaker.1.WhatharmdothewildelephantsinAfricado?A.KillinglocalpeopleB.DamagingbeehivesC.ThreateninganimalsD.Destroyingvillages2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.TheyranawayfromthetreeswithemptyhivesonitB.TheytriednottotouchthetreeswithhivesfullofbeesC.Theykeptadistancefromalthetreeswithhivesonthem.D.Theywereclearthatallthesixtreeswereoccupiedbyhives3.What’sVolirath’sanotherexperimentonthiselephant’scase?A.LetbeesattackandkillelephantsonebyoneB.Encouragebeestostingelephants’eyesandearsC.Usethebees’soundtodriveelephantsawayD.EmploytinyAfricanhoneybeestothreatenelephants4.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_______A.thereisalwaysonethingtobetanotherB.littlebeescankillbigandwildelephantsC.seriousproblemsoftencomeupinAfricaD.elephantsenjoyattackingpeopleandfarms
DonotpushyourselftoohardOneFridayearlierthisschoolyearallofasuddenitfeltlikeIhadpulledamuscleinmyback.IknewIwas1.AfterafewdaysIstoppedeatingwhichmeantIlost2;theclothesboughttwoweeksearlierbeganhanging3.InadditionIstarted4solessthatmyeyelidswereconstantlyheavy.Myparentsgot5.Ithoughtfearwasn’tgoingto6mylifE.YetIspenteveryminuteofeveryday7howIwasgoingtogetmyselfoutoftroubleanditmadememaD.ThenI8toacceptIwasill.Ikeptmyjobworking25hoursaweekinashop;Ididn’t9anyclasses.WhenIwas10Isuckeditupandkeptongoing.11itkillsyouitmakesyoustrongerright?ButnowIfindmyselfthinkinggwhetherthat’s12it.I’mtakingtheclassesandwritingforthenewspaperbecauseitlooks13oncollegeapplications.AndIamworking25hoursaweeksothat14IgetintomydreamschoolIcanaffordit.HereIamalreadysickfromtheamountofwork.Sowhatgoodisan15applicationifI’mdead?Whatisthe16ofdoingthisworkifIcan’tenjoytheresults?17bywritingmystoryI’mnotonly18thatIcan’ttakeitbutI’mtellingallthepeoplewhoaretooconcernedwiththe19toworryaboutnow.Thisismywarning:Don’t20thehighdiveifyoudon’tlikethedeepend.1.A.tiredB.illC.sadD.cold2.A.heartB.chanceC.confidenceD.weight3.A.heartB.chanceC.confidenceD.weight4.A.protectingB.sleepingC.amusingD.observing5.A.annoyedB.disturbedC.scaredD.shocked6.A.controlB.loseC.takeD.explore7.A.noticingB.showingC.answeringD.wondering8.A.refusedB.agreedC.determinedD.managed9.A.leavingB.trainingC.performingD.hurting10.A.leavingB.trainingC.performingD.hurting11.A.SinceB.IfC.ThoughD.Unless12.A.unfairB.honestC.worthD.equal13.A.firmB.goodC.curiousD.serious14.A.onceB.thoughC.unlessD.whether15.A.expensiveB.impressiveC.instructiveD.sensitive16.A.pointB.dutyC.promiseD.action17.A.IncaseB.InreturnC.InfactD.Inall18.A.regrettingB.reportingC.desiringD.admitting19.A.incomeB.educationC.pressureD.future20.A.crossB.escapeC.climbD.aviod
Istoodbyandwatchedherandhermotherbusilydecoratinghercollegedorm宿舍.Everythingwasinplace1boxesunderthebedandphotosofherdearestfriendsonthewall.Icloselymonitoredthatthistimethingswere2.Ibegantoacceptthatherroomathomeisnolonger3Itisnowoursourroomforherwhenshevisits.I4myselfthinkingofwhenIheldherinmyarmssittinginachairbymywife’shospital__5_.Onedayold.Sosmallsobeautifulsoperfectsototallyreliantonhernewuntestedparents.MywifechangedfromthedayIdrovethislittlebabyhomefromthe6.Isawmyselfdifferentlythatday7Thelastfewdays8sheleftforcollegeItouchedherarmherface—anything—9thatwhenmywifeandIreturnedhomeshewouldnotbewithusandtherewouldbe10totouch.Ihadsomuchtosaybutnowordswithwhichtosayit.Suddenlyshelookedup11mestaringatherwhichcausedhertosaytohermotherMomDad’slookingatmefunny.ShethensaidIt’llbe12Dad.I’llbehomefromschoolsoon.Itoldhershewouldherhavea13year.ButIsaidlittleelse.Iwas14thatIwouldsaysomethingtoosmallforwhatIwasfeeling15Ionlyheldontoourgood-byehugalittlelongeralittle16.Mywife’seyesfollowedherassheleftus.MinesheleftusMinedidnot.I17shehadn’tgone.Iknewthatthelifeshewasgoing18wasexcitingandwonderful.Irememberedwhattheworldlookedliketomewheneverythingwas19.OnthewaybackhomemyeyeswerewetmyheartsoreandIrealizedthatmy20waschangedforever.1.A.withB.inC.byD.on2.A.importantB.enjoyableC.convenientD.different3.A.mineB.hersC.oursD.theirs4.A.sentB.stoppedC.foundD.set5.A.deskB.wallC.roomD.bed6.A.kindergartenB.hospitalC.schoolD.park7.A.neitherB.eitherC.alsoD.too8.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.when9.A.wonderingB.sayingC.knowingD.showing10.A.nothingB.everythingC.anythingD.something11.A.observingB.catchingC.watchingD.keeping12.A.badB.wrongC.fineD.right13.A.wholeB.comfortableC.difficultD.great14.A.awareB.afraidC.sureD.sorry15.A.butB.forC.soD.and16.A.betterB.tighterC.happierD.nearer17.A.imaginedB.thoughtC.guessedD.expected18.A.acrossB.byC.towardsD.over19.A.goodB.brightC.newD.perfect20.A.lifeB.heartC.dreamD.belief
Perhapsaparent’smostimportantcontributiontowardraisingatrustfulchildistodeveloparelationshipfoundedontrust.A.childofanyagewillfeelproudandgrown-upifparentsfrequentlyshowtheirtrust.Incourtadefendant被告isinnocentuntilprovedguilty.Butinthefamilyateenagerdefendantistoooftenassumedguilty.Evenwhenthechildiscaughtinacompleteliethisshouldnotbetheendoftrust.A.parentcantellachildthatasinglelieisforgivablE.Yetitshouldbeclearthatifliescontinuethechildliketheboywhocriedwolfwillsufferlossoftrust.WhenmywifeandIdiscoveredthatoursonTomthen13hadliedaboutthrowingapartywhilewewereawaywegroundedhimforamonth.WealsotoldTomthatwecouldnolongertrusthimandwecouldnotallowhimtostayaloneovernightagain.Thislossoffreedomwasanimportantlesson;helearnedhowharditistolivewithpeoplewhentheydon’ttrusthim.AsaresultnowmorethanthreeyearslaterwecanagaintrustTomtostayaloneovernight.Parentsmustalwaysrememberthereisnoeasyanswertothisuniversalproblemoflying.Wecansetagoodexampleallowforprivacymonitorfriendshipdeveloptrustandpunishwrongdoingbutstillwediscoverourchildhasliedtous.Finallythat’swhythereisaneedfortrustonbothsidesofaparent-childrelationship.Lyingdestroysclosenessandfriendship.Forthatreasonparentsshouldalwaystrytogiveachildthefeelingthattheycanbetrustedwiththetruth.Parentsmaystartwithachild’strustbutasthechildgrowsolderparentsmustearnit.1.Whenthewriterandhiswifediscoveredthattheirsonhadliedthey_________.A.tookhimfromallhisfreedomB.decidedthattheycouldnevertrusthimagainC.forbadehimtostayaloneovernightformorethanthreeyearsD.arrangedforhimtolivewithpeoplewhodonottrusthimformorethanthreeyears2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatveryoften________.A.parentsdon’ttrusttheirchildastheyshouldB.defendantsareusuallyprovednotguiltyincourtC.parentshavetoomuchtrustintheirchildD.somechildrenarefoundedguiltyincourt3.Accordingtothepassagethewriterbelievesthat_____________.A.parentsshouldn’tpunishtheirchildreneveniftheylieB.itisnoteasytodealwiththeproblemoflyingasparentsC.therearemanyeffectivewaystopreventchildrenfromlyingD.achildwillstoptellingliesashegrowsup4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgroundmeaninthepassage?A.Toteachsomeonethebasicthingstheyshouldknowinordertobeabletodosomething.B.Tostopachildgoingoutwiththeirfriendsasapunishmentforbehavingbadly.C.Toputsomeoneonthegroundandbeathim.D.ToasksomeonetostayonthegroundandnottomovE.
Peoplewhohavelosttheabilitytounderstandorusewordsduetobraindamagearecalledaphasics失语症患者.SuchpatientscanbeextremelygoodatsomethingelsE.Fromthechangingexpressionsonspeakers’facesandthetonesoftheirvoicestheycantellliesfromtruths.Doctorsstudyingthehumanbrainhavegivenanumberofexamplesofthisamazingpowerofaphasics.SomehaveevencomparedthispowertothatofadogwithanabilitytofindoutthedrugshiddeninthebaggagE.RecentlyscientistscarriedoutteststoseeifallthatwassaidaboutaphasicswastruE.TheystudiedamixedgroupofpeoplE.Somewerenormal;otherswereaphasics.Itwasprovedthattheaphasicswerefaraheadofthenormalpeopleinrecognizingfalsespeeches—inmostcasesthenormalpeoplewerefooledbywordsbuttheaphasicswerenot.SomeyearsagoDr.OliverSackswroteinhisbookabouthisexperienceswithaphasics.Hementionedaparticularcaseinahospital.SomeaphasicswerewatchingthepresidentgivingaspeechonTV.Sincethepresidenthadbeenanactorearliermakingagoodspeechwasnoproblemforhim.Hewastryingtoputhisfeelingsintoeverywordofhisspeech.Buthiswayofspeakinghadtheoppositeeffectonthepatients.Theydidn’tseemtobelievehim.Insteadtheyburstintolaughter.Theaphasicsknewthatthepresidentdidnotmeanawordofwhathewassaying.Hewaslying!Manydoctorsseeaphasicsaspeoplewhoarenotcompletelynormalbecausetheylacktheabilitytounderstandwords.HoweveraccordingtoDr.SackstheyaremoregiftedthannormalpeoplE.Normalpeoplemaygetcarriedawaybywords.Aphasicsseemtounderstandhumanexpressionsbetterthoughtheycannotunderstandwords.1.Whatissosurprisingaboutaphasics?A.TheycanfoolotherpeoplE.B.Theycanfindoutthehiddendrugs.C.Theycanunderstandlanguagebetter.D.Theycantellwhetherpeoplearelying.2.Howdidthescientistsstudyaphasics?A.ByaskingthemtowatchTVtogether.B.Byorganizingthemintoactinggroups.C.BycomparingthemwithnormalpeoplE.D.BygivingthemchancestospeakonTV.3.Whatdowelearnfromthistext?A.Whatonessaysreflectshowonefeels.B.Aphasicshavericherfeelingsthanothers.C.Normalpeopleoftentellliesintheirspeeches.D.Peoplepooratonethingcanbegoodatanother.
135Russia’sspaceagencyhassignedadealthatwouldmakeaU.S.millionairescientistthethirdtouristtovisittheinternationalspacestationaspokesmansaidWednesday.ThescientistGregoryOlsencouldflytothespacestationasearlyasOctoberVyacheslavDavidenkoaspokesmanfortheRussianagencysaidWednesday.135Olsen60–year–oldattendedtrainingagaininMayatabasejustoutsideMoscowfortheflightonaRussian–builtSoyuzspaceship.HesaidWednesdaythatthecontract合同hadbeensigneD.I’mfeelinggreatandhopefulthatIwilllaunchflyintospacethisfallOlsenwroteinane–mailexchangewithanAssociatedPressreporter.TraininghasbeenveryintensebutenjoyablE.AccordingtoOlsenthecrewforhisflighthasnotbeenofficiallyannouncedbuthehasworkedwithtwoothercrewmembersintheSoyuzsimulatoroverthepastweek.Olsenalsosaidheranalmosteverymorning.ThistraininghasgivenmetremendouspowerfuladmirationforastronautswhohavespentyearsdoingthisandknowsomuchmorethanI.OlsenwrotE.HistriporiginallyscheduledforthisAprilhadbeenonholdlastsummerbecausedoctorsinRussiafoundanundisclosedhealthproblemduringaphysicalexam.ThatailmentanillnessthatisnotveryseriouswasneverfoundbutthispastMaytheRussianspaceprogramgaveOlsenmedicalclearancE.MarshallCohenpresidentandco–founderofOlsen’scompanysaidinMaythatOlsen’sU.S.doctorsreportedthathehadnohealthproblems.1.InordertovisittheinternationalspacestationOlsenshould.A.lieinbedeverydayB.doexerciseandreceivetrainingC.readmanybooksD.eatfoodwithoutsugar2.Olsen’sschedulewaschangedfromApriltoOctoberbecause.A.hedarednotvisittheinternationalspacestationB.thereissomethingwrongwiththeinternationalspacestationC.hehadanundisclosedhealthproblemD.hehadnotgotenoughtraining3.Olsenwasthetouristtovisittheinternationalspacestation.A.fourthB.thirdC.secondD.first4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Olsenwasexcitedabouthisspacetrip.B.OlsenthoughtthathewouldbehurtinspacE.135C.OlsenwasayoungAmericanscientist.D.Olsenwillstayinthespacestationforfiveyears.
TheAfricanelephantthelargestlandanimalremainingonearthisofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem生态系统.UnlikeotheranimalstheAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eateritlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna大草原surroundingsinwhichitlivesthereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat栖息地.Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeverydayitkillssmalltreesandunderbushesandpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.TaketherainforestsforexamplE.Intheirnaturalstatethespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplantselephantsmakeopenspacesallowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituationstheforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappearsscientistssaymanyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavannagreatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.B.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.C.TheeffectofAfricanelephants'searchforfooD.D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasesettingthetermsmostprobablymean?A.FixingthetimE.B.WorseningthestatE.C.Improvingthequality.D.Decidingtheconditions.3.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.C.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.D.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecausesB.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesC.describingthechangesinspaceorderD.givingexamples
Everybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemaleshumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券forfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.1.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.OnlymonkeysandhumanscanhavethesenseoffairnessintheworlD.B.WomenwillshowmoredissatisfactionthanmenwhenunfairlytreateD.C.Inthewildmonkeysareneverunhappytosharetheirfoodwitheachother.D.MonkeyscanexchangecucumbersforgrapesforgrapesaremoreattractivE.2.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings3.Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.A.morelikelytoweighwhattheygetB.attentivetoresearchers’instructionsC.niceinbothappearanceandbehaviorsD.morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions4.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings’feelingofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnesswhichdatesbackto35millionyearsago.5.WhatcanweinferaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Themonkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Themonkeysmayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Co-operationamongthemonkeysremainseffectiveinthewilD.
AuthorDanBrownattendedaLondoncourtrecentlywheretwohistorianswereaccusinghimofcopyingtheirideasinhisbest-sellingreligiousnovelTheDaVinciCodE.RichardLeighandMichaelBaigentaresuing控告Brown’sBritishpublisher.RandomHouseforliftingallofthecontentoftheresearchthatwentintotheir1982’snon-fictionbook.TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrail.Brown’sbookhasmorethan36millioncopiesinprintworldwideandhasupsetCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒forsuggestingthatJesusmarriedMaryMagdaleneandthathehadachildwithher.ThesametheoryisputforwardinTheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrail.ThatstorylineispartofthecentralthemewhichBaigentandLeighsaywasstolenbyBrown.ThepresidingjudgepointedoutthatintheInternet.AgeitwasdifficultforresearcherstoknowthesourceofthematerialtheywerereadingandhequestionedexactlywhatthecentralthemeofTheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrailwas.JonathanJamesrepresentingthehistoriansatLondon’sHighCourthadadifferentopinion:Ifyouareresearchingitisuptoyoutoknowwhatsourceyouarelookingat.HesaidUSwriterBrownhadusedthebookwhichwasalsopublishedbyRandomHouseandwasabest-sellernotonlyasasourcebutalsoasanessentialpointofreference.Commentatorshavepointedoutthatamajorcharacterin41-year-oldBrown’sbookSirLeighTeabinghasanamethatisananagram变位词ofLeighandBaigent.A.thirdauthorofthe1982’sbookHenryLincolnhasdecidedtostayoutoftheaction.Lawyersonbothsidesofthecasehaverefusedtocommentonhowthetrialmightaffectsalesoftherecord-breakingnovel.LastAugustBrownwonacourtrulingagainstanotherwriterLewisPerduewhoclaimedTheDaVinciCodecopiedpartsoftwoofhisnovelsDaughterofGodandTheDaVinciLegacy.1.WhoisNOTamongthepeopleaccusingBrownofcopyingtheirideas?A.LewisPerdueB.HenryLincolnC.RichardLeighD.MichaelBaigent2.TheDaVinciCodeisthefollowingEXCEPT.A.popularB.harmony-creatingC.religiousD.trouble-making3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.BrownhasstolenafamousnovelwrittenbyhistoriansB.TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrailwaswrittenbyatmosttwoauthorsC.TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrailupsetCatholicsD.Brownwillattendathirdcourtinthenearfuture4.AccordingtothepassagewhichisNOTtrue?A.Thefourbooksmentionedinthepassagemayhavesimilarstories.B.ThesalesofTheDaVinciCodemaybeaffectedbythecourt.C.TheDaVinciCodearousedalotofattention.D.Brownlostacourtdefendinghimselflastyear
ASimpleChristmasCardAbbieshyandquietstartedtenthgradeinanewschool.Itneveroccurredtoherthatshewouldbe1.Butsoonshefoundherselfdreamingofherold2.Ithadbeensmallandfriendly.Thisnewschoolwasmuchtoo3andunfriendly.HernewfriendTammytookadvantageofher4bycheatingher.SheusedhertodohomeworkbypretendingtoneedhelpbutleftAbbieoutofthefunshehaD.Herparentswereworriedabouther.5theyweredivorced离婚theythoughtsheneededafriendbadly.Things6overthesummer.Abbieoftencriedherselftosleepbelievingthatnoonewouldeverloveherenoughtobeher7.Abbiewasthinkingof8herlifE.ShestartedtheeleventhgradeandjoinedaYouthGrouphopingtomakefriends.Peoplethereseemedto9herbutontheinsidetheywishedshe’dstayoutoftheirgroup.Thisonly10AbbieclosertoedgE.ByChristmastimeAbbiewasso11thatshewastakingsleepingpillstohelphersleep.OnChristmasEveshe12thatshewouldjumpoffthelocalbridgE.Assheleftherwarmhouseshedecidedto13herparentsanoteinthemailbox.Whenshepulleddownthedoortothemailboxshesawalettertoher.Shetoreitopen.An14droppedout.DearAbbieIwantto15fornottalkingwithyousoonerbutmyparentsareinthemiddleofadivorcesoIdidn’thaveachancetotalkwithanyonE.Iwashopingyoucouldhelpmewiththe16Ihavewithdivorcedkids.Ithinkwecouldbecomefriends.SeeyouatYouthGrouponSunday!MerryChristmas!SincerelyyoursWesleyHillShe17atthecardforawhilereadingitoverandoveragain.Becomefriendsshesmiledrealizingthatsomeone18aboutherandwantedplainquietAbbieKnightasafrienD.Shefeltso19.Sherushedbacktoherhouseand20Wesley.1.A.angryB.stupidC.lonelyD.nervous2.A.classB.classroomC.teachersD.moments3.A.dullB.coldC.strangeD.noisy4.A.honestyB.kindnessC.knowledgeD.patience5.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.BeforeD.Unless6.A.settledB.remainedC.worsenedD.developed7.A.friendB.classmateC.sisterD.partner8.A.livingB.endingC.continuingD.saving9.A.recognizeB.believeC.excuseD.welcome10.A.sentB.pulledC.pushedD.helped11.A.weakB.tiredC.upsetD.noisy12.A.decidedB.supposedC.consideredD.hoped13.A.mailB.sendC.leaveD.make14.A.noteB.cardC.letterD.invitation15.A.argueB.writeC.callD.apologize16.A.challengesB.problemsC.suggestionsD.experiences17.A.laughedB.glancedC.shoutedD.stared18.A.worriedB.thoughtC.talkedD.cared19.A.surprisedB.curiousC.specialD.confused20.A.metB.invitedC.visitedD.called
IteachbiologyatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMondayatthebeginningofclassIcheerfullyaskedmy1howtheirweekendhadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeenso2.HehadhiswisdomteethremoveD.ThenhewentontoaskmewhyIalwaysseemedtobeso3.Hisquestion4meofsomethingI’dreadsomewherebefore:Everymorningwhenyougetupyouhavea5abouthowyouwanttodealwithlifethatdayIsaiD.Ichoosetobecheerful.LetmegiveyouanexampleIcontinued6allsixtystudentsintheclass.In7toteachinghereatUNLVIalsoteachoutata8inHenderson17milesdownthehighwayfromwhereIlivE.OnedayafewweeksagoIdrovethose17milestoHenderson.I9thehighwayandturnedontoCollegeDrive.Ionlyhadtodriveanotherquartermiledowntheroadtothecollege.Butjustthenmycar10.Itriedtostartitagainbutthe11wouldn’twork.12Iturnedmyflashersontookmybooksand13downtheroadtothecollegE.AssoonasIgotthereIcalledand14foratowtrucktomeetmeatmycarafter15.ThesecretarythereaskedmewhathadhappeneD.Thisismy16dayIrepliedsmiling.Shewas17.Whatdoyoumean?Mycarcouldhavebrokendownanywherealongthehighway.Itdidn’t.IreplieD.18itbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthehighway19walkingdistanceofherE.I’mstillabletoteachmyclassandI’vebeenabletoarrangeforthetowtrucktomeetmeafterclass.Ifmycarwasmeanttobreakdowntodayitcouldn’thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenient20.Iendedmystory.Inspiteoftheearlyhournooneinmyclassseemedtobeasleep.Somehowmystoryhadtouchedthem.1.A.schoolmatesB.childrenC.teachersD.students2.A.badB.goodC.sadD.free3.A.cheerfulB.gratefulC.hopefulD.thankful4.A.informedB.toldC.remindedD.warned5.A.decisionB.choiceC.preferenceD.judgment6.A.showingB.demandingC.addressingD.commanding7.A.contributionB.devotionC.applicationD.addition8.A.schoolB.collegeC.universityD.institute9.A.exitedB.foundC.crossedD.entered10.A.brokeB.diedC.endedD.finished11.A.instrumentB.wheelC.lightD.engine12.A.ButB.AndC.SoD.Or13.A.marchedB.droveC.rodeD.followed14.A.preparedB.lookedC.waitedD.arranged15.A.classB.workC.studyD.lunch16.A.usualB.unusualC.unluckyD.lucky17.A.astonishedB.excitedC.puzzledD.pleased18.A.AnywayB.InsteadC.AlsoD.Still19.A.withinB.beyondC.withoutD.along20.A.orderB.needC.wayD.situation
RobertaappearedonthestagE.Shetookadeepbreathandbeganto1.NowshewasPortiaastrong–willed2inShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicE.ThetheaterwasfilledwithpeoplE.Shewasspeakingwithapowershehadneverbeforeexperiencedthewordsflowing3formher.4Robertahadneveractedinherlifebeforetheaudition选拔试演.She5beinginfrontofotherpeoplE.Shewasvery6atschool.Shehadneverthoughtshewasgoodenoughatanythingto7muchattention.Shestayedmostlytoherselfmaking8friends.Shehadexcellentgrades9shealwaysthoughtthatsomethingwasmissing.TwoweeksbeforetheauditionRoberta’smotherhadheardaboutitand10hertojoinin.Ican’tthinkofanyoneelsebettersuitedto11thepart.Rememberalltheplaysyouusedtoactoutforus?Robertalookeddown.I’mnotinteresteD.Hermotherwouldn’tletthe12drop.You’rejustalittlescared害怕.EveryonegetsscareD.Youknowyou13doit.Thetrickistolookpastthe14tofindtheloveofwhatyou’redoing.’’SoRobertahadmadeanappointment预约withtheheadoftheDramaCluB.Shehadreadtheplayandfoundherselfexcitedbythe15ofspeakingsuchrichwords.InsecretshepracticedPortia’spart16thelinesbyrepeatingthemoverandover.Itwasn’thard;she17everyminuteofit.Everytimeshespokethewordsshehadanew18ofthelinesasifShakespearehadwrittenPortiaonmanylevels.Onthedayoftheauditionshe19twoofPortia’sfamousspeechesfortheauditors.WhenshehadfinishedtheheadoftheDramaClubannouncedthe20washers.1.A.singB.danceC.speakD.report2.A.memberB.actressC.playerD.character3.A.weaklyB.rapidlyC.smoothlyD.slowly4.A.AtfirstB.InfactC.AfterallD.Inall5.A.hatedB.enjoyedC.appreciatedD.regretted6.A.honestB.shyC.politeD.patient7.A.avoidB.focusC.payD.attract8.A.fewB.afewC.severalD.many9.A.orB.soC.forD.but10.A.forcedB.requestedC.encouragedD.reminded11.A.acceptB.playC.offerD.learn12.A.roleB.matterC.interestD.grade13.A.canB.mustC.mayD.should14.A.angerB.painC.sadnessD.fear15.A.purposeB.wayC.ideaD.importance16.A.memorizingB.organizingC.checkingD.improving17.A.dislikedB.lovedC.expectedD.bore18.A.considerationB.descriptionC.selectionD.understanding19.A.practicedB.plannedC.performedD.delivered20.A.partB.playC.speechD.position
CharlesBlackman:AliceinWonderlandAnExhibitionattheNationalGalleryofVictoriaNGVAustralia10June---12August2007Venue地点TheIanPotterCentreAdmissionFreeentryCharlesBlackmanisfamousforhisbeautifulpaintingofdreams.In1956heheardforthefirsttimeLewisCarroll’sextraordinarytaleofAliceinWonderland–thestoryofaVictoriangirlwhofallsdownarabbitholemeetsalotoffunnycharactersandexperienceallkindsofthings.AtthattimeBlackman’swifewassufferingformprogressiveblindness.ThestoryofAlicemovingthroughthestrangesituationsoftendisheartenedbyvariouseventswassimilartohiswife’sexperiences.ItalsoreflectedsomuchofhisownlifE.AllthiscontributedtothecompletionoftheAliceinWonderlandpaintings.IllustratorWorkshopGostraighttotheexpertsforanintroductorycourseinbookillustration.Thecourseincludesanintroductiontotheprocessofillustrationanditstechniquesworkshopexerciseandgroupprojects.DateSunday17June&Sunday5Aug10am—1pmVenueGasWorksArtsParkWonderfulWorldCelebratetheexhibitionandChildren’sBookWeekwithspecialactivitiesjustfortheday.includingaspecialvisitfromAliceandtheWhiteRabbitDateSunday24June11am—4pmVenueExhibitionSpaceLevel3Topsy-TurvyVisittheexhibitionordiscoverwonderfulcuriositiesinartworksintheNGVCollectionandmakeamagicworldinabox.AliceandtheWhiteRabbitwillbewithyou.WaltDisney’sAliceinWonderlandwillbescreeneD.DatesSunday8152229JulyandTuesday24-Friday27July12noon—3pmVenueTheatreNGVAustraliaDrawingWorkshopDistortionsofscale比例失真canmakeartworksstrangebutinteresting.FindouthowCharlesBlackmandistortedscaleinhispaintingstocreateacuriousworldthenexperimentwithscaleinyourowndrawings.Moreinformationuponbooking.DateFriday27July10:30am-3pmVenueForyerLevel31.CharlesBlackman’spaintingscomefromA.hisadmirationforLewisCarrollB.hisdreamofbecomingafamousartistC.hiswishtoexpresshisownfeelingsD.hiseagernesstocurehiswife’sillness2.Whichtwoactivitiescanyouparticipateisonthesameday?AIllustratorWorkshopandWonderfulWorldBIllustratorWorkshopandDrawingWorkshop.C.WonderfulWorldandTopsy–Turvy.DTopsy-TurvyandDrawingWorkshop.3.TounderstandtheAliceinWonderlandpaintingsyoushouldgotoA.ExhibitionSpace.Level3B.GasWorksArtsParkC.TheatreNGVAustraliaD.FoyerLevel34.Activitiesconcerningchildren`sbooksaretobeheldA.onJune242007B.onJuly152007C.onJuly242007D.onAugust52007
NotbeingabletofallasleeporstayasleepisnotadisorderinitselfbutasignofsomeotherproblemsoftenaphysicalonE.IfyouhavetroublesleepingtheAmericanSleepDisordersAssociationsuggeststhatforaweekortwoyouputdownthetimeyougotobedgetupexerciseanddrinkcoffeeteaorwinE.Thepurposeistofindthehabitsthatmayaffectyoursleep.Then:a.Don’tdrinkcoffeeinthesixhoursbeforegoingtobeD.b.StopsmokinganddrinkingatbedtimE.c.Don’tsleepduringtheday.d.Gotobedatthesametimeeverynight.Setyouralarmclockforthesametimeeverymorningandgetupatthattimewhetherornotyousleepwell.e.Usethebedroomonlyforsleep.ReadwatchTVeatandtalkelsewherE.f.Takesleepingpillsaccordingtoyourdoctor’sdirectionsanddon’ttakethemforlongerthanthreeweeksatatimE.g.Ifyouhaven’sfallenasleepwithin15minutesofgoingtobeddon’tturnoverworryingaboutit.GetupandreadorwatchTVuntilyouaresleepythenreturntobeD.Ifyoucontinuetohavetroublesleepingaskyourdoctorforhelporgotoasleep–disorderscenter.1.Accordingtothepassagethereisprobablyifyouarenotabletofallasleeporstayasleep.A.abadwayofsleepingB.adisorderinsleepC.aphysicalreasonD.aproblemcausedbythebrain2.Ifyouhavetroublesleepingyoushouldtryto.A.askadoctorforhelporgotoasleep–disorderscenterB.putdownthetimeyoudothingseverydayC.domorephysicalexerciseD.findoutthecausefirst3.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestwaytohelpyousleepwell?A.Takingsomesleepingpillseveryday.B.ReadingbooksbeforeyougotobeD.C.Settingyouralarmclockatnight.D.Forminggoodlivinghabits.4.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinorderto.A.tellusnotbeingabletofallasleepisaseriousdiseaseB.provideuswithsomesuggestionsonsleepproblemC.persuadeusnottogotoseethedoctorswhenweareillD.helptheAmericanSleepDisordersAssociationtofindthecausesofnotbeingabletofallsleep
Bringingupchildrenisahardworkandyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehaviorofyourchildren.IfsoJudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.Parentssheargueshavenoimportantlong—termeffectsonthedevelopmentofthecharacteristicsoftheirchildren.FarmoreimportantaretheirplaygroundfriendsandneighborhooD.Ms.Harristakestohittingthebeliefwhichhascontrolleddevelopmentalpsychology心理学foralmosthalfacentury.Ms.Harris’sattacklookslikelytostrengthendoubtsthatthefieldwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatterwhyisitthatapairoftwinsraisedinthesamehomearenomorealikethanapairoftwinsraisedindifferenthomes?Difficultasitistofollowtheexacteffectsofparentalupbringingitmaybehardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeer同龄人groupinchildhoodandyouth.Ms.Harrispointstohowchildrenfromimmigranthomessoonlearnnottospeakatschoolinthewaytheirparentsspeak.Butgainingalanguageissurelyaskillratherthanacharacteristicofthesortdevelopmentalpsychologistslookfor.Certainlyitisdifferentfromgrowinguptenselyorrelaxedorfromlearningtobehonestorhard—working.EasythoughitmaybetoprovethatparentshavelittleeffectonthosequalitiesitwillbehardtoprovethatpeershavemuchmorE.Moreovermumanddadsurelycannotbeignoredcompletely.YoungadultsmayasMs.Harrisarguesbeeagertoappearliketheirpeers.Buteveninthoseearlyyearsparentshavethepowertoopendoors:theymayfirstlychoosethepeerswithwhomtheiryoungmix.MoreovermostpeoplesupposethattheycometobesimilartotheirparentsmoreinmiddleagE.Sothebalanceofinfluencesisprobablycomplexasmostparentsalreadydoubtedwithoutbeingabletoproveitscientifically.Evenifitturnsoutthatthegenes基因theypassonandthefriendstheirchildrenplaywithmatterasmuchasloveandgoodexampleparentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.1.WhatisMs.Harris’sidea?A.Parentshavenoeffectonchildren.B.Geneshaveagreateffectonchildren’squalities.C.Parentsaretoblameforbadbehavioroftheirchildren.D.Children’spersonalityisgreatlyaffectedbytheirfriends.2.Thedevelopmentalpsychologiststhink.A.childrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirpeers.B.twinsraisedinthesamehomearedifferentinpersonalityC.twinsraisedintwoseparatefamiliesaredifferentinpersonalityD.children’spersonalitydevelopmentdependsonchildrenthemselves3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A.ItiseasierforchildrentogainalanguageathomE.B.Itishardertofollowtheeffectsofparentalupbringing.C.Itisprovedthatpeershavegreateffectonchildren’squalities.D.Immigrantchildrenavoidspeakingthesamewayastheirparentsatschool.4.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingparentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.attheendofthepassage?A.Parentsshouldcontrolthesituation.B.Parentsshouldgivetheirwaytochildren.C.Parentsshouldtakeontheirresponsibility.D.Parentsshouldspendmoretimeonchildren.
Tellastoryandtellitwellandyoumayopenwidetheeyesofachildopenuplinesofcommunicationinabusinessorevenopenpeople’smindtoanothercultureorracE.Peopleinmanyplacesaredigginguptheoldfolkstoriesandthemessagesinthem.ForexamplemostAmericanstorytellersgettheirtalesfromawidevarietyofsourcesculturesandtimes.Theyregardstorytellingnotonlyasausefultoolinchildeducationbutalsoasameaningfulactivitythathelpsadultsunderstandthemselvesaswellasthosewhoseculturemaybeverydifferentfromtheirown.MostlocalstoriesarebasedonalargerthemeAmericanstorytellerOpalangaPughsaysCinderella灰姑娘orthecentralideaofagoodchildprotectedbyhergoodnessappearsinvariousformsinalmosteverycultureoftheworlD.WorkingwithstudentsinschoolsPughhelpsthemunderstandtheirownculturesandthegeneralmessagesofthestories.Sheworkswithprisonertoohelpingthemknowingwhotheyarebytellingstoriesthatherlistenerscanwritedirectandactintheirownlives.Iftheydon’tlikethestorytheyarelivingtheycanrewritethestory.Pughalsoworkstohelpopenuplinesofcommunicationbetweenmanagersandworkers.Foreveryadvanceinbusinessshesaysthereisagreaterneedforcommunication.Storytellingcanhaveagreateffectoneithersideofthemanager-workerrelationshipshesays.PughspentseveralyearsinNigeriawhereshelearnedhowcloselystorytellingwaslinkedtotheeverydaylifeofthepeopletherE.Thebenefitsofstorytellingarefoundeverywhereshesays.IlearnedhowpeopleusedstoriestospreadtheircultureshesaysWhatIdoistofocusonthevalueofthestoriesthatpeoplecantranslateintotheirowndailyworldofaffairs.Weareallstorytellers.Weallhaveastorytotell.Wetelleverybody’sstory.1.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanstorytellerfromParagraph2?A.Theysharethesamewayofstorytelling.B.Theyprefertotellthestoriesfromothercultures.C.TheylearntheirstoriesfromtheAmericannatives.D.Theyfindstorytellingusefulforbothchildrenandadults.2.TheunderlinedsentenceParagraph4suggeststhatprisonerscan_____.A.startanewlifeB.settledowninanotherplaceC.directfilmsD.becomegoodactors3.Pughhaspracticesstorytellingwith_____groupsofpeoplE.A.2B.3C.4D.54.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Storytellingcaninfluencethewaypeoplethink.B.Storytellingisvitaltothegrowthofbusiness.C.Storytellingisthebestwaytoeducatechildreninschool.D.Storytellinghelpspeopleunderstandthemselvesandothers.
ThebooksinDavid’sschoolbagfeltlikebricksasherandownthestreet.WhathewantedtodowastoplaybasketballwithEric1hismothertoldhimhewouldhavetoreturnhissister’sbookstothelibraryfirst.Hehad2setfootinalibraryandhewasn’tabouttodosotoday.Hewouldjust3thebooksintheoutsidereturnbox.Buttherewasa4;itwaslockeD.Hewentintothebuildingonlyafewminutes5closingtimE.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.Andafterabrief6inthetoilethewouldbeonhiswaytotheplaygroundto7EriC.Davidsteppedoutofthetoiletandstoppedin8—thelibrarylightswereoff.Theplacewas9.Thedoorshadbeenshut.They10beopenedfromtheinsidehewastrapped被困—inalibrary!Hetriedto11atelephonecallbutwasunableto12.What’smorethepayphoneswereontheoutsideofthebuilding.13thesunbegantosethesearchedforalightandfoundit.14hecouldseE.Davidwroteonapieceofpaper:15!I’mTRAPPEDinside!andstuckittotheglassdoor.16someonepassingbywouldseeit.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthisplacewasnotsounpleasant17.RowsandrowsofshelvesheldbooksvideosandmusiC.HesawabookaboutMichaelJordanandtookitofftheshelf.Hesettledintoachairandstartedto18.Heknewhehadto19butnowthatdidn’tseemtobesucha20thing.1.A.butB.becauseC.orD.since2.A.everB.nearlyC.neverD.often3.A.passB.dropC.carryD.take4.A.problemB.mistakeC.caseD.question5.A.duringB.afterC.overD.before6.A.restB.breakC.walkD.stop7.A.visitB.meetC.catchD.greet8.A.delightB.angerC.surpriseD.eagerness9.A.lonelyB.emptyC.noisyD.crowded10.A.wouldn’tB.shouldn’tC.couldn’tD.needn’t11.A.makeB.fixC.useD.pick12.A.getonB.getupC.getthroughD.getin23.A.IfB.AsC.ThoughD.Until14.A.OntimeB.NowandthenC.BythewayD.Atlast15.A.ComeB.HelpC.HelloD.Sorry16.A.SurelyB.ThankfullyC.TrulyD.Gradually17.A.atmostB.afterallC.inshortD.asusual18.A.watchB.playC.readD.write19.A.waitB.standC.sleepD.work20.A.badB.coolC.strangeD.nice
AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable.Icouldn’toverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked:Sohowhaveyoubeen?AndtheboywhocouldnothavebeenmoresevenoreightyearsoldrepliedTotellthetruthI’vebeenfeelingalittledepressed压抑lately.Hiswordsstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremembermyfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutweweredepresseduntilwewereinhighschool.Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadultsdressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosaybutitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnate天生的biologicalstates.Butalsoonpatternsofaccesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolvedlearningthesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultssecretsbutslowlyandinstages:traditionallywetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenformfifthgraders.Inthelast30yearshoweverasecret-revelation揭示machinehascomeinto98percentofAmericanhome.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationandindiscriminately无区分toallviewersalikebetheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptationmanychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallengingmorevividmovingpictures.Communicationthroughprintasamatteroffactallowsforadealofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbememorizedandpracticed.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.1.Accordingtotheauthorfeelingdepressedis_______A.asuresignofapsychologicalprobleminachildB.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchildC.aninevitableperiodofchildren’smentaldevelopmentD.amentalstatepresentinallhumansincludingchildren2.Traditionallyachildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld_________.A.throughcontactdirectlywithsocietyB.graduallyandunderadults’guidanceC.naturallyandbybiologicalinstinctD.throughexposuretosocialinformation]3.Thephenomenonthattoday’schildrenseemadult-likeisexplainedbytheauthorastheresultof________A.thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevisionB.thepoorarrangementofTVprogramsC.thefastdevelopmentofhuman’sintelligenceD.theconstantlyrisingofstandardofliving4.Whyistheauthorinfavorofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.B.Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwritingC.IthelpschildrentorememberandpracticemoreknowledgeD.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearnataproperage5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren?A.HefeelsamusedbytheirbehaviorsandthoughtsB.HethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofnoteC.HeconsidersitapositiveandgooddevelopmentD.Heseemstobeupsetaboutthesestrangebehaviors
Inmeditation冥想peoplesitquietlyandfocustheirattentionontheirbreath.Astheybreatheinandouttheyattendtotheirfeelings.Asthoughtsgothroughtheirmindstheyletthemgo.Breathe.Letgo.Breathe.Letgo.AccordingtoarecentstudyattheInsightMeditationSocietyinBarreMassachusetts.Threemonthsoftraininginthiskindofmeditationcausesamarketchangeinhowthebrainallocates分配attention.ItappearsthattheabilitytoletgothoughtsthatcomeintomindfreesthebraintoattendtomorerapidlychangingthingsandeventsintheoutsideworlD.Expertmediatorsarebetterthanotherpeopleatcatchingsuchfast-changingstimuli刺激likefacialexpressions.Thestudyprovidesevidenceforchangesintheworkingsofthebrainwithmentaltraining.Peoplecanlearnandimproveabilitiesofallsortswithpracticeeverythingfromdrivingtoplayingthepiano.Thestudyhasshownthatmeditationisgoodforthebrain.Itappearstoreducepressureandpromoteasenseofwell-being.Inanexperiment17volunteerswithnomeditationexperienceintheexperimentalgroupspentthreemonthsmeditating10to12hoursaday.Acontrolgroupalsowithnomeditationexperiencemeditatedfor20minutesadayoverthesameperiod.Bothgroupswerethengiventhetestswithtwonumbersinagroupofletters.AsbothgrouplookedforthenumberstheirbrainactivitywasrecordeD.Everyonecouldcatchthefirstnumber.Butthebrainrecordingsshowedthatthelessexperiencedmediatorstendedtograspthefirstnumberandhangontoitsotheymissedthesecondnumber.Thosewithmoreexperiencegavelessattentiontothefirstnumber.asiflettingitgowhichledtoanincreasedabilitytograspthesecondnumberThisshowsthatattentioncanchangewithpracticE.JustaskDanielLevisonwhomeditatedforthreemonthsaspartofthestudy.IamamuchbetterlistenerhesaiD.Idonotgetlostinmyownpersonalreactiontowhatpeoplearesaying.1.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph1referstoA.feelingsB.mindsC.peopleD.thoughts2.MeditationsmanagetheirdailytasksbetterbecausetheyAaregivenlesspressureBallocatetheirattentionbetterChavemorestimuliforlifeDpracticethemmorefrequently3.IntheexperimentvolunteersdoingmeditationforlongerhoursAweremorelikelytocatchbothofthemembersBwereusedtomemorizingnumbersingroupsC.usuallyignoredthefirstnumberobservedDpaidmoreattentiontonumbersthantoletters4.ThestudyprovesthatAmeditationimprovesone’shealthBbrainactivitycanberecordedChumanattentioncanbetrainedDmediatorshaveagoodsenseofhearing
FromthedaythatshelearnedtowalkKatie’sparentshadwarnedhernottowalkpastthewirefencE.Thefencedividedthefarmfromtheopengrasslandthatranformiles.A.childwouldgetlostinthehighwavinggrass.Katie’smotherwouldremindherabouthersisterHannah.HannahwasnoolderthanyouthedaythatshedisappearedMamawouldsay.Katiecouldn’tthinkofanythingworsethantobeseparatedfromherparents.Katiehadneverseenhersister.HannahhadbeenlostbeforeKatiewasborn.KatieoftenimaginedonedayabeautifulstrangerwouldcomeuptheroadanditwouldbeHannah.NowmorethantwelveyearsafterherdisappearanceHannahwascominghome!Shewasfoundatasmallvillagefaraway.A.womanfoundthelostchildmanyyearsagoandraisedHannahlikeoneofherownchildren.Katieandhermotherwerebusycleaningthesparebedroomallday.ThenextdayHannaharriveD.KatieracedoutintotheyardherarmsopenwidE.AsshecameclosertothetallyoungwomanherarmsdroppeD.Thecryofwelcomediedinherthroat.Hannahhadsun—Brownedskin.A.blanketpulledaroundhershoulders.ShestoodstaringlookinghelplessasKatie’smothermovedforwardtoembrace拥抱her.AtthatmomentKatierememberedtherabbitshecaughtlastwinter.Shecarriedithomegentlyandbuiltacomfortablehouseforit.ThenextmorningtherabbitwasgonE.ItwasusedtofreedomhermamahadexplaineD.Hannahstayedathernewhomeforalmostamonth.SheneversleptinthesoftbeD.Sheseldomcameoutofherroom.WheneverKatiewentinshealwaysfoundHannahlookingourofthewindow.Katie’sparentskepttellingherthatitwasjustamatteroftimE.Hannahwouldgetusedtotheirways.AfterallMamasaidwe’reherrealfamily.ThenonenightwhenKatiewentintosaygoodnightHannahwasgonE.HerwindowwasopenwidE.Katielookedaroundtheemptyroom.ShestartedtorundownstairstocallherparentsbutthenstoppeD.Shethoughtoftherabbitthatshehadcaught.Shewouldn’ttell.ShewouldletherparentsdiscoverHannah’sabsenceinthemorning.ThenHannahwouldhavehadaheadstartonherlongjourneybacktoherfamily.1.WhathappenedtoHannahmanyyearsago?A.Shewenttocatcharabbitandgotlost.B.ShegotlostinthegrassandwastakentoavillagE.C.ShewalkedpastthefenceandfoundasmallvillagE.D.Shedidn’tlikelivingwithherparentsandranaway.2.Katie’sexperiencewiththerabbithelpshertobelieve.A.peoplearecruelanimalsB.familymembersshouldalwaysstaytogetherC.peoplebelongwheretheyfeelmostcomfortableD.bothpeopleandanimalsenjoyalifeclosetonature3.WhichwordsbestdescribeKatie?A.LonelyandshyB.Braveandconfident.C.Honestandhelpful.D.Kindandunderstanding4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory?A.Hannahdidn’twantasister.B.ItisalwaysdangeroustowalkalonE.C.HannahinfactwasnotKatie’ssister.D.Weshouldthinkmoreofothers’happiness.
TheBagLadySheusedtosleepintheFifthStreetPostOfficE.IcouldsmellherbeforeIroundedtheentrancetowheresheslept.Ismelledthe1liquidcomingfromherdirtyclothingandhernearlytoothlessmouth.Ifshewasnot2shewhisperedcontinuously.Nowtheyclosethepostofficeatsixtokeepthehomeless3sosherollsherselfuponthesidewalk4toherself.OneThanksgivingwehadsomuchfood5overIpackeditupexcusedmyselffromtheothersand6overtoFifthStreet.Itwasafreezingnight.Leaveswereflyingaroundthestreetsandhardly7wasoutallbutafewofthelucklessinsome8homeorshelter.ButIknewIwouldfindher.135Shewasdressedasshealwayswas9insummer:thewarmwoollyrags10heroldbentbody.HerthinhandsheldtheoldshoppingcartleaningagainstawirefenceinfrontoftheplaygroundnexttothepostofficE.Whydidn’tshe11someplacemoreprotectedfromthe12?Ithoughtandwassureshewassocrazyshedidnothavethe13tohideinadoorway.IpulledmyshinycartothesidewalkrolleddownthewindowandsaidMotherwouldyouandwas14atthewordMother.ButshewasinsomewayIcouldn’t15.IsaidagainMotherI’ve16yousomefooD.Wouldyoulikesometurkeyandapplepies?17thistheoldwomanlookedatmeandsaidquite18hertwolooselowerteethstickingoutasshespokeOhthankyouverymuchbutI’mquitefullnow.Whydon’tyoutakeittosomeonewhoreally19it?HerwordswereclearandhermannerswerepolitE.ThenIwas20.Herheadsankintoherragsagain.1.A.pleasantB.awfulC.movingD.weak1352.A.ashamedB.aliveC.awakeD.asleep3.A.inB.outC.offD.up4.A.talkingB.walkingC.helpingD.lying5.A.takenB.goneC.leftD.handed6.A.flewB.movedC.ranD.drove7.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.nooneD.someone8.A.coldB.warmC.darkD.bright9.A.onlyB.justC.evenD.like10.A.wrappingupB.dressinginC.keepingonD.makingof11.A.buyB.rentC.chooseD.measure12.A.robbersB.povertyC.embarrassD.wind13.A.senseB.abilityC.adviceD.chance14.A.satisfiedB.movedC.shockedD.disappointed15.A.seeB.graspC.hearD.touch16.A.broughtB.sentC.leftD.collected17.A.LikeB.OnC.ForD.At18.A.clearlyB.rudelyC.lightlyD.sadly19.A.knowsB.needsC.findsD.has20.A.satisfiedB.angryC.dismissedD.delighted
IntheclinicIaskedifMichaelcouldberetestedsothespecialisttestedhimagain.Tomy__1__itwasthesamescorE.LaterthateveningI_2_toldFrankwhatIhadlearnedthatday.Aftertalkingitoverweagreethatweknewour_3_muchbetterthananIQ智商test.We_4_thatMichael’sscoremusthavebeena__5___andweshouldtreathim___6___asusual.WemovedtoIndianain1962andMichaelstudiedatConcordiaHighSchoolinthesameyear.Hegot_7_gradesintheschoolespecially_8_biologyandchemistrywhichwasagreatcomfort.Michael_9_IndianaUniversityin1965asapre-medicalstudentsoonafterwardshisteacherspermittedhimtotakemorecoursesthan_10_.In1968hewasacceptedbytheSchoolofMedicineYaleUniversity.Ongraduationdayin1972FrankandI_11_theceremony典礼atYalE.AftertheceremonywetoldMichaelaboutthe_12_IQscorehegotwhenhewassix.SincethatdayMichaelsometimeswouldlookatusandsay_13_MydearmomanddadnevertoldmethatIcouldn’tbeadoctornotuntilafterIgraduatedfrommedicalschool!Itishisspecialwayofthankingusforthe_14_wehadinhim.InterestinglyMichaelthen_15_anotherIQtest.Wewenttothesameclinicwherehehad_16_thetesteighteenyearsbeforE.ThistimeMichaelscored126anincreaseof36points.A.resultlikethatwassupposedtobe_17_.Childrenoftendoas_18_aswhatadultsparticularlyparentsandteachers_19_ofthem.Thatistellachildheis_20_andhemayplaytheroleofafoolishchilD.1.A.joyB.surpriseC.dislikeD.disappointment2.A.tearfullyB.fearfullyC.cheerfullyD.hopefully3.A.studentB.sonC.friendD.doctor4.A.arguedB.realizedC.decidedD.understood5.A.jokeB.mistakeC.warningD.wonder.6.A.speciallyB.strictlyC.naturallyD.carefully7.A.poorB.goodC.averageD.standard8.A.inB.aboutC.ofD.for9.A.visitedB.choseC.passedD.entered10.A.allowedB.describedC.requiredD.offered11.A.missedB.heldC.delayedD.attended12.A.highB.sameC.lowD.different13.A.curiouslyB.eagerlyC.calmlyD.jokingly14.A.faithB.interestC.prideD.delight15.A.lookedforB.askedforC.waitedforD.preparedfor16.A.receivedB.acceptedC.organizedD.discussed17.A.imperfectB.impossibleC.uncertainD.unsatisfactory18.A.honestlyB.muchC.wellD.bravely19.A.hearB.learnC.expectD.speak20.A.wiseB.rudeC.shyD.stupid
AspecialpolicyaimedatkeepingRosevillePoliceofficersintopphysicalconditioncouldstartbecomingusualandstatewideasaresultofalawwhichhasbeenformallysuggestedbeforetheCaliforniaAssembly议会.AB2183putforwardbyAssemblymanToddSpitzerwouldsetaside＄10millionforthecreationofanewvoluntaryfitnessprogramaimedatshapingupCalifornia’s75000peaceofficers.SpitzeraformerofficerwiththeLosAngelesPoliceDepartmentsaidthecostoftheprogramwouldbebalancedoutbythemillionsofdollarssavedinmedicalcostsanddisabilitypaymentsforinjuredandout–of–shapeofficers.ForRosevillePoliceofficersphysicalfitnessisn’tjustadvisedit’sarequiredpartofanofficer’sday.EachofficermustspendanhourinthedepartmentgymbeforeeachworkingperioD.We’retryingtobreakthattypicaldonut多纳圈shopimageherE.RosevillePoliceChiefJoelNevessaiD.Andmostofficersdon’tseemtomindkeepinginshapeaspartoftheirdailyduties.Wehavesomeofficersherethatare50yearsoldrunningafive–minutemileLt.MikeAllisonsaiD.They’reingreatshapE.Itisaculturethatisexpectednow.NevessaidtherequiredworkoutsalsoattractsomehighqualitypeoplewhohavejustjoinedtheRosevilleforcE.WecantrulytakethebestofthebestandbringthemtoRosevilleNevessaiD.It’snotjustthefitnesslevel.Onthewholeit’sthebeliefoftheemployeesinwork.Howeverpeoplewhoobjecttotheideainsistthatputtingtaxpayerdollarstowardkeepingofficersfitisn’tmoneywellspent.Thisisanextraordinaryrip–off敲竹杠oftaxpayersJonCoupalwiththeHowardJarvisTaxpayersAssociationsaiD.Ithinkpoliceofficersalsoneedagoodnight’ssleepbutdoesthatmeantaxpayersshouldbepayingfortheirbeds?Idon’tthinkso.AB2183passeditsfirstvoteintheCommitteeonPublicSafetyearlierthismonthandhasbeenpassedtotheAssemblyAppropriationsCommitteE.1.Whatdoesthespecialpolicyaimat?A.Affectingthebehaviorandattitudesofpoliceofficers.B.AttractinghighqualitypeopletotheRosevilleforcE.C.Savingmillionsofdollarsforthepolicedepartment.D.Helpingthepoliceofficersinthestatestayfit.2.WecaninferfromParagraph4thatRosevillePoliceofficershave.A.acceptedexercisingaspartoftheirculturE.B.hadabetterattitudetowardssocietyC.beenabletorunafive-minutemileD.createdanewstatewideculture3.Somepeopleareagainstthepolicybecausethey.A.wanttheirtaxestobeusedproperlyB.resistshapingupamongthepoliceofficersC.areawareofbeingcheatedbythegovernmentD.dislikesupportingthegovernmenttosavemoney4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AGreatProgramIsPutForwardB.ASpecialPolicyPassedItsFirstVoteC.OfficersMayBeRequiredToWorkOutD.PoliceOfficersAreInFavorOfAB2183
TheAttackonSeptember11thNewYork:Whenthefirstjetstruck1WorldTradeCenterat8:48am.onTuesdaythepeoplein2WorldTradeCenterwithaviewoftheinstantdamageacrossthedividehadtheclearestsenseofwhattheytoomustdo:getoutfirst.KatherineIlachinskiwhohadbeenknockedoffherchairbytheblastofheatexplodingfromtheneighboringtowerwasoneofthose.Despiteher70yearsofage.MsIlachinskianarchitectworkingonthe91stfloorof2WorldTradeCenterthesouthtowerwentforthestairs.TwelvefloorsaboveherJudyWeinanexecutivemanagerscreamedandsetofftoo.Butothersupanddownthe110floorsmanywithoutclearviewsofthedamageacrossthewayandthusunclearaboutwhatwashappeningwerenotsosurE.Andthe18minutesbeforethenextplanewouldhitweretickingoff.Amidtheuncertaintyaboutwhatwasthebestthingtodoformalannouncementsinsidethesouthtowerinstructedpeopletostayputassuringthemthatthebuildingwassoundandthetreatwaslimitedtotheothertower.Someleftothersstayed.Somebegantoclimbdownandwhenmetwithmoreannouncementsandothercautions警告tostoporreturnwentbackup.Thedecisionsmadeinthoseinstantsprovedtobeofgreatimportancebecausemanywhochosetostayweredoomed注定死亡whenthesecondjetcrashedintothesouthtowerkillingmanyandstranding使某物留在manymoreinthefloorsabovewherethejethit.OneofthosecaughtindecisionwastheexecutiveatFujiBankUSA.RichardJacobsofFujiBankleftthe79thfloorwiththeotherofficeworkersbutonthe48thfloortheyheardtheannouncementthatthesituationwasundercontrol.Severalgotintheliftsandwentbackuptwominutesorsobeforetheplanecrashedintotheirfloor.Ijustdon’tknowwhathappenedtothem.MrJacobssaiD.1.Fromthepassageweknowthatthesouthtowerwashitbytheplane.A.at8:30B.18minutesearlierthanthenorthtowerC.ataround9:00D.at8:482.Theunderlinedwordsstayputmeans.A.stayinthebuildingB.leaveatonceC.puteverythingbackandthenleaveD.keepsilent3.Whichfloorwashitbythesecondjet?A.the91stfloorB.the103rdfloorC.the60thfloorD.the79thfloor4.Fewerpeoplewouldhavediedif.A.moreannouncementshadbeenmadeB.peoplehadn’tusedtheliftsC.theincidenthadhappenedonaweekendD.thepeoplehadobeyedtheofficialrules
JohnH.JohnsonwasborninafamilyinArkansasCityin1918.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix.Hewasreachinghighschoolagebuthishometownofferednohighschoolsfortheblacks.Fortunatelyhehasastrong-willedandcaringmother.JohnremembersthathismothertoldhimmanytimesSonyoucanbeanythingyoureallywanttobeifyoujustbelievE.Shetoldhimnottobedependentonothersincludinghismother.Youhavetoearnsuccesssaidsheallthepeoplewhoworkharddon’tsucceedbuttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkharD.Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation.Shealsoknewthatbelievingandworkingharddon’tmeaneverything.SosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakehersontoChicago.Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor.John’smothercouldnotfindwork.ButhereJohncouldgotoschoolandherelearnedthepowerofwords—asaneditorofanewspaper.Hiswishwastopublishamagazinefortheblacks.WhileothersdiscouragedhimJohn’smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby:Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry.Shealsolethimsellherfurnituretogetthe500dollarsheneededtostarttheNegromagazinE.It’snaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful.Healwayskeepshismother’swordsinminD.Sonfailureisnotinyourdictionary.NowJohnH.Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica—worth150milliondollars.1.WhydidJohn’smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?Because.A.lifeinChicagowouldbebetterfortheblacksthanforthewhitesB.John’sfatherdiedinhishometownwhenJohnwasveryyoungC.therewerenohighschoolsfortheblacksintheirhometownD.Johnneedededucationandhecouldgotoschoolthere2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphmeans.A.ifyoutryyouwillsurelysucceedB.atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureC.onlybytryingcanyougetoutoffailureD.afailureisdifficulttobeatevenifyoutry3.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatJohn’smother.A.didn’tdependonothersorgiveupeasilyB.thoughtsuccessonlycamefromworkinghardC.thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeD.believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A.Ifsomeonewantstobesuccessfulheshouldalwaysstandfirm.B.Chicagowasthepromisedlandforthewhitesin1933.C.John’sfatherdiedinanaccidentduringthewar.D.John’smotherwascaringforhim.
SaltyCoffeeHemetherataparty.Shewasoutstandingmanyguyswereafterherbutnoonepaidattentiontohim.AfterthepartyheinvitedherforcoffeE.Shewas1Inordernottoappearrudeshe2.20070312Astheysatinanicecoffeeshophewastoonervoustosay3andshefelt4.suddenlyheaskedthewaiter.Couldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?I’dliketoputitinmycoffeE.They5athim.Heturnedredbutwhenthesaltcameheputitinhiscoffeeanddrank.6sheaskeD.Whysaltwithcoffee?HeexplaineD.WhenIwasalittleboy.IlivedneartheseaIlikedplayingintheseaIcouldfeelitssaltytastelikesaltycoffeE.NoweverytimeIdrinkit.Ithinkofmychildhoodandmyhometown.ImissitandmyparentswhoarestilltherE.ShewasdeeplytouchedA.manwhocanadmitthathe’s7mustlovehishomeandtareabouthisfamily.Hemustbe8.Shetalkedtooaboutherfarawayhometownherchildhoodherfamily.Thatwasthestartoftheir9story.Theycontinuedto10.Shefoundthathe11allherrequirements.Hewastoleratekindwarmandcareful.Andtothinkshewouldhavemissedthe12ifnotforthesaltycoffee!Sotheymarriedandlivedhappilytogether.Andeverytimeshemadecoffeeforhimsheputinsomesalt.13helikedit.After40yearshepassedawayandleftheraletterwhichsaid:Mydearestpleaseforgivemy14liE.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?IwassonervousIaskedforsaltinsteadofsugar.ItwashardformetoaskforachangesoIjustwentaheaD.Ineverthoughtthatwewould15.ManytimesItriedtotellyouthetruthbutIwasafraidthatitwould16everything.SweetheartIdon’t17likesaltycoffeE.Butasit18somuchtoyouI’velearnttoenjoyit.Havingyouwithmewasmygreatesthappiness.IfIcouldliveasecondtimeIhopewecanbetogetheragain19itmeansthatIhavetodrinksaltycoffeeforthe20ofmylifE.1.A.delightedB.surprisedC.shockedD.interested2.A.putupB.turnedupC.wentalongD.cameon3.A.anyB.somethingC.politewordsD.anything4.A.uncomfortableB.sickC.sadD.unhappy5.A.glancedB.staredC.lookedD.glared6.A.ShockedB.InterestedC.ConfusedD.Depressed7.A.weakB.homesickC.strangeD.childish8.A.goodB.kindC.responsibleD.lovely9.A.fairyB.movingC.excitingD.love10.A.uniteB.gottogetherC.dateD.appoint11.A.wasdevotedtoB.suitedC.demandedD.suggested12.A.catchB.loverC.chanceD.husband13.A.thewayB.nomatterhowmuchC.actuallyD.themost14.A.secretB.made-upC.personalD.life-long15.A.hitandrunB.hititoffC.missthechanceD.keepout16.A.destroyB.ruinC.damageD.lose17.A.evenB.especiallyC.actuallyD.exactly18.A.caresB.mattersC.offersD.relates19.A.evenifB.nowthatC.unlessD.but20.A.otherB.lastC.restD.meaning
SorrytosayourbrainsnaturallystartslowingdownattheCrueltyyoungageof30.Itusedtobethoughtthatthiscouldn'tbehelpedbutnewstudiesshowthatpeopleofanyagecantraintheirbrainstoworkfaster.YourbrainisalearningmachinesaysUniversityofCaliforniascientistDr.MichaelMerzenich.Giventherighttoolswecantrainourbrainstoactliketheydidwhenwewereyounger.Allthat'srequiredisthepracticedesignedjustforthepurpose:afewexercisesfortheminD.Merzenichhasdevelopedacomputer-basedtrainingmethodtospeeduptheprocess过程inwhichthebraindealswithinformationpositsciencE.com.SincemuchofthedatawereceivecomesthroughspeechtheBrainFitnessProgramworkswithlanguageandhearingtobetterspeedandaccuracy准确性.Overthecourseoftrainingtheprogramstartsaskingyoutodistinguish辨别soundsbetweendogandbogforexampleatanincreasinglyfasterspeeD.It'sabitliketennisinstructorsaysMerzenichhittingballsatyou~fasterandfastertokeepyouchallenged受到挑战.Youmaystartoutslowbutbeforelongyou'reprettyquick.ThebiggestfindinginbrainresearchinthelasttenyearsisthatthebrainatanyageishighlyplastiC.Ifyouaskyourbraintolearnitwilllearn.Anditmayevenspeedupwhileintheprocess.Tokeepyourbrainyoungandplasticyoucandooneofamillionnewactivitiesthatchallengeandexciteyou:playingtabletennisorbridgedoingcrosswordpuzzleslearningalanguagE.Whenitcomestopreventingageingyoureallydo'useitorloseit'saysBarbaraSahakianprofessoratCambridgeUniversity.1.Dr.Merzenich’strainingmethodmainlydependson________.A.speechtrainingB.computerlanguagesC.theactivitiesonejoinsinD.theinformationbeingdealtwith2.Bysayingthebrainatanyageishighlyplasticthewriterprobablymeansthebraincanbe______.A.usedB.masteredC.developedD.researched3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.PracticemakesaquickminD.B.Brainresearchstartedtenyeasago.C.Dr.MerzenichisascientistincomputerD.Peoplebelievednothingcouldstopthebrainslowingdown.4.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththewriter'sidea?A.ThetrainingmethodsworkbetterfortheolD.B.Peopleshouldusethebraintostopitfromageing.C.ThetrainingofthebrainshouldstartatanearlyagE.D.It'snecessarytotakepartinasmanyactivitiesaspossiblE.
Campmemorieslastforever!Wemakesuretheyareunforgettable!ShadowRidgeSummerCampsoffersomanyexcitingthingsforcamperstodo.UnlikeothercampprogramsthatincludehorsesasasmallpartoftheirprogramatShadowRidgehorsesAREtheprogram!Weare100%horsefromstable马厩managementnaturewalksandtrackridestobedroomfurnishings.Horseshelpusachievemanyofouraims.Girlscanlearntodevelopresponsibilityself-confidenceandpersonalconnectionsintheirliveswhilehavingfun.Usinghorsesasawonderfultoolforeducationourcampsofferaninterestingplaceforgrowthandlearning.Imagineeachgirlhavingherveryownhorsetospendtimewithandabestfriendtoloveandtakecareof.Eachcamperisresponsibleforahorsefortheweek.OurridingprogramprovidesalotofridingandlessontimE.Camperswilllearnhowtotakecareofthehorseandthetack马具aswellashowtoridE.Daysarefilledwithhorse-relatedactivitiestostrengthentheconnectionbetweeneachgirlandhorseasthegirlslearntoworksafelyaroundthehorses.AtShadowRidgewetrytocreatealovingcaringfamilyatmosphereforourcampers.WehaveTheBunkhouse4girlstheWranglersRoost4girlsandTheHideout2girlsinourcomfortable177-year-oldfarmhousE.Allmealsarehomecookedofferingdeliciousandhealthyfoodforthehungryrider.Ourexcellentactivitiescreatepersonalizedmemoriesofyourchild'svacationEachchildwillreceiveacampT-shirtandaphotoalbumusually300-500picturesoftheirstayatcamp.OurcampsareofferedduringJuneJulyandAugust2007forsmallgroupsofgirlsaged13-16yearsnotonlyfromCanadabutalsootherpartsoftheworlD.Wewillsendyoufullprogramdescriptionsatyourrequest.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toattractpeopletothecamps.B.Totalkaboutcampingexperiences.C.Todescribetheprogramsofthecamps.D.Toexplaintheaimsofthecamps.2.WhatdoweknowaboutthecampprogramsatShadowRidge?A.CampersarerequiredtowearcampT-shirts.B.Horsesplayacentralroleintheactivities.C.Camperslearntocookfoodforthemselves.D.HorselessonsareofferedalltheyearrounD.3.TheprogramsatShadowRidgemainlyaimtohelppeople.__________A.understandhorsesbetterB.enjoyafamilyatmosphereC.havefunaboveotherthingsD.achieveaneducationalpurpose4.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor.A.horseridersB.teenagegirlsC.CanadianparentsD.internationaltravelers
Scienceandtechnologyhaveadvancedatsucharatethatcloninghasnowbecomeareality.Thepossibilityofcloninghumansisaserioussubjectandraisesmoralquestions.InmyopinioncloningisusefulforresearchintocuresfordiseasE.HoweverIthinkthatitneedstobedonewithwarningandcarefullycontrolledbygovernments.Researchintocloningandstemcell干细胞productionischieflyaimedatfindingnewtreatmentsforcurrentlyincurableillnesses.WhilethiswouldimprovethequalityoflifeformanynotenoughisunderstoodaboutwhateffectscloningwouldhaveontheworldinthefuturE.ThisisprimarilybecausewedonotunderstandenoughabouttheresultsofcloningandboththephysicalandpsychologicaleffectsthatitislikelytohaveonclonedindividualsandontherestoftheworlD.Furthermoreitisthoughtthataclonedindividualwouldbeunlikelytosurvivebirthandwouldsufferfromcomplications病发症resultingfromchangedorgans器官.Therearealsoquiteseriousmoralsubjectsaswellasarisk.ThosewhoareagainstcloningwouldarguethatscientistshavenorighttoplayGodandtodestroythenaturalprocesses.Producingembryos胚胎forthepurposeofharvestingstemcellsforresearchpresentssignificantquestionsaboutthenatureandstatusoftheembryobeingproduceD.ItmayalsomakeusquestionwhethergettingridofitafterusereducesthevalueweplaceonhumanlifE.135135InconclusionIdonotagreethatresearchintocloningusinghumanembryosshouldcontinuE.Thisisnotonlybecauseitmayreducethevalueweplaceonhumanlifebutalsobecausenotenoughisknownabouttheresults.HoweverIdothinkthatifthereisawaytoproducestemcellsusingcloningwhichdoesnotputhumanlifeatriskthengovernmentsshouldcontinuetosupportit.1.Accordingtothewriterwhatkindofquestionsdoescloningraise?A.moralB.seriousC.scientificD.reality2.Whatisthewriter’sgeneralopiniononcloning?A.Itisusefulineveryareaofresearch.B.Itneedstobecarefullycontrolledbygovernments.C.ItisusefulforresearchintocuresfordiseaseifitiscontrolleD.D.ItisonlyusefulforresearchintocuresfordiseasE.3.Thewriter’smainreasonforopposingcloningisthat.A.notenoughisknownabouttheeffectsofcloningB.aclonedhumanwouldbelikelytodieasaresultofchangedorgansC.ithasbeenproventhatcloninghasn’tanypositiveeffectonclonesD.itwouldimprovethequalityoflifeforsufferersofincurablediseases4.InParagraph4thewriterthinksgovernments.A.shouldnotsupportanyformofresearchintostemcellproductionB.shouldsupportallformsofresearchintostemcellproductionusingcloningC.shouldnotusecloningwhichputhumanlifeatrisktoproducestemD.shouldsupportresearchintostemcellproductionthatdoesn’tharmhumanlife
ThatafternoonMollyalmostdancedalongthestreetasshewalkedhomewithherfatherfromthestation.TheyhadseenMrs.GibsonandCynthiaofftoLondon.ShewishedherstepmotherwouldtakeherselfofftoLondonmuchmoreoften.WellnowDaD.shesaidI’mgoingtohaveyoualltomyselfforawholeweek.Youmustbeveryobedient服从的听话的.Ihopeyouaren’tgoingtobossmeMolly.You’rewalkingmeoutofbreathalready.Wemustn’tpassMrs.Goodmaysinourhurry.TheycrossedthestreettospeaktoMrs.Goodmaysoneofthedoctor’spatients.We’vejustbeenseeingmywifeanddaughterofftoLondon.They’vegoneupforaweek.DearmetoLondonandonlyforaweek!saidMrs.GoodmayswithsurprisE.Itseemshardlyworththepacking.It’llbelonelyforyouMollywithoutyourstepsister.YessaidMollysuddenlyfeelingasifsheoughttohavetakenthisviewofthecaseI’llmissCynthiA.AndyouDr.GibsonIhopeyouwon’tfeellikewidower鳏夫onceagain.Youmustcomeandhavesupperwithmeoneevening.WhataboutTuesday?Dr.GibsonfeltasharpblowonhislegfromthetoeofMolly’sshoebutevensoheacceptedtheinvitationmuchtotheoldlady’ssatisfaction.AmomentlaterMollysaidtohimHowcouldyougoandwasteoneofourpreciousevenings!We’veonlygofivenow.I’vebeenplanningallsortsofthingsforustwotonight.Whatsortofthings?OhIdon’tknow.ThingsyouusedtolikE.Shelookedathimfearlessly.Forbiddenthingsnow.Herfather’seyeslitupbuthisfaceremainedserious.I’mgotgoingtobepulleddownMolly.WithhardworkandsensibleguidanceI’vereachedaveryheightofcivilizedbehaviorandthereI’mgoingtostay.Ohnoyouarenot.We’rehavingbreadandcheeseforsuppertonightinarmchairsinfrontoftheTV!Andyoushallwearyoudressing-gownatbreakfasttomorrow-andeverymorningforaweek!Andyoushallreadthepaperatthediningtable!That’sonlyastart.Ihaven’tfinishedbyalongwayyet.1.WhatwereMolly’sfeelingsastheywalkedhome?A.ShewishedshehadgonetoLondontoo.B.Shewaspleasedtobealonewithherfather.C.ShewaslookingforwardtomeetingMrs.Goodmays.D.ShehatedbeingapartfromCynthiA.2.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthe4thparagraphwecanknowthatMrs.Goodmaysthought_____________.A.Mr.GibsonshouldhavegonewiththemB.Mr.GibsonwouldbeawidoweragainC.Mrs.GibsonshouldstayinLondonlongerD.Mrs.GibsonshouldhavetakenMollywiththem3.Fromthepassagewecanbecertainthat____________.A.Mrs.GibsonisstrictwithherhusbandanddaughtersB.Mrs.GibsonhasnochildrenofherownC.Mrs.GibsonnevertreatedMollywellD.Mr.Gibsonisnotsatisfiedwithhispresentlife4.WhenMollykickedherfather___________.A.shewantedhimtoturndowntheinvitationB.shemeantshedidn’texpectthereturnofCynthiaC.itseemedtohavebeenapureaccidentD.itshowedshewaspleasedtohavebeeninvited
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