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ArecentstudywhileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardsciencealsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmayberunningoutofcontrolThisideaisdangerous.SciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgooD.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherwaydependingonourdecisions.ThedecisionswemakepersonallyorcollectivelywilldeterminetheoutcomesofsciencE.Buthereisarealdanger.ScienceisadvancingsofastandissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifferencE.Andratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicieswemaystepbackanddonothing.Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections反对whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone-somewheresometimE.TheybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheenD.ThisbeliefisdangeroustoobecauseitfuelsasenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthenfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworlD.InourinterconnectedworldthelackofagreementinandoutoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofsciencE.Withoutacommonunderstandingthechallengesofcontrollingscienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.TakehumancloningforexamplE.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpact影响ontraditionalmoralvaluessomecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Thereforediscussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.OnlythroughtheuntiedeffortsofpeoplewithhopecanwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuturE.72.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?A.PeoplethinkhighlyofsciencE.B.PeopleholdmixedopinionsaboutsciencE.C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.73.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.B.BusinesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonsciencE.C.ThepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuturE.D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.74.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause_______A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomes.B.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening.C.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofsciencE.D.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofsciencE.75.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.B.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople'sattitudes.C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.D.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.
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EveryyearthefascinatingtouristdestinationsbelowareattractingtravelersfromhomeandabroadtoSt.Louiswhichfoundedin1764byFrenchtraderstodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates.★AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogDogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon’twanttomissthis14000-square-footmuseum.Insideareover500paintingsprintswatercolorsandavarietyofotherdogartobjects.TheMuseumisopenyearroundTuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PMandSunday1PMto5PM.Admissionis＄5foradults＄2.50forseniorsand＄1forchildrenupto14.★AnheuserBuschBreweryTheAnheuserBuxchBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHousE.ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables.ThetoursarealwaysfreE.★GatewayArchDesignedbyEeroSarinenandHannskariBandelittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuilD.Itisthetallestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.TheArchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial.AboutonemillionpeopleperyearcometothetopoftheArchwherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity.★TheSt.LouisZooFirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld’sFairbutnowithasgrownintooneofthechiefzoosintheworlD.ThepassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundtheZoowhichcontainsover9000animalsofover800species.TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYearwithsummerhoursof8AMto7PMandhourstherestoftheyearof9AMto5PM.AdmissiontotheZooisfreE.33.Ifyouareinterestedinhowtomakebeeryoucanvisit________.A.TheSt.LouisZooB.GatewayArchC.AnheuserBuschBreweryD.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGatewayArchisTRUE?A.Peoplecanseethecityclearlyonthetopofthearch.B.ItwasdesignedbytwofamousItalianarchitects.C.Ittook900tonsofstainlesssteelandcementtobuilD.D.Itisthelargestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.35.IfyouplantovisittheSt.LouisZooyoucangothere_____.A.at9:30A.m.onNewYear’sDayB.at5:30p.m.inwinterC.at5:00p.m.onChristmasDayD.at8:30A.m.insummer
Untilrecentlyhumanswerethoughttobetheonlyspeciestoexperiencecomplexemotionsandhaveasenseofmorality道德.ButProfMarcBekoffanexpertatUniversityofColoradoBoulderhascollectedevidencefromaroundtheworldthatshowshowdifferentspeciesofanimalsappeartohaveasenseoffairnessdisplaysympathyandhelpotheranimalsthataredepresseD.WOLVESWolvesliveintightsocialgroupsthathavestrictrules.Ifapackgrowstoolargemembersarenotabletobondcloselyenoughandthepackbreaksup.Wolvesalsodisplayfairness.Duringplaystrongwolveswillhandicap加障碍于themselvesbygettinginvolvedinrolereversal转换withweakwolvesallowingthemtobiteprovideditisnottooharD.ProfBekoffarguesthatwithoutamoralcodegoverningtheiractionsthiskindofbehaviourwouldnotbepossiblE.Ifananimalbitestooharditwillaskforforgivenessbeforeplaycontinues.ELEPHANTSElephantsaresociableandemotionalanimals.ResearchbyProfBekoffsuggestselephantshaveastrongfeelingofsympathyandhasfoundevidenceofelephantshelpinginjuredorillmembersoftheirherD.InonecaseanelephantknownasEleanorfellillandafemaleintheherdgentlytriedtohelpEleanorbacktoherfeetstayingwithherbeforeshedieD.In2003aherdof11elephantsrescuedantelopeswhowerebeingheldinsideanenclosure围栏inKwaZula－NatalSouthAfricA.TheelephantsunfastenedallofthemetalbarsholdingthegatesclosedandswungtheentranceopenallowingtheantelopestoescapE.Thisisthoughttobearareexampleofanimalsshowingsympathyformembersofanotherspecies.DIANAMONKEYSAlaboratoryexperimenttrainedDianamonkeystoinsertacoinintoaboxtoobtainfooD.Amalewhohadgrowntobeadeptatthetaskwasfoundtobehelpingtheoldestfemalewhohadnotbeenabletolearnhowtoinsertthecoin.OnthreeoccasionsthemalemonkeypickedupcoinsshedroppedandinsertedthemintotheboxandallowedhertohavethefooD.AstherewasnobenefitforthemalemonkeyProfBekoffarguesthatthisisaclearexampleofananimal'sactionsbeingdrivenbysomemoralcompass.43.BeforeProfMarcBekoff'sresearchpeoplegenerallybelievedthat________.A.animals'emotionswerequitesimpleB.itwasdifficulttounderstandanimalsC.animalswereascomplexashumansD.humanslackedsympathy44.ProfBekoffholdstheviewthatstrongwolves________.A.don'tbondcloselyenoughB.nurseweakwolves'prideC.actwithoutamoralcodeD.arelikelytofightwitheachother45.Theunderlinedwordadeptinthetextprobablymeans________.A.slowB.skillfulC.angryD.surprised46.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Animalscantellrightfromwrong.B.Animalsshouldbetreatedfairly.C.Animalgroupshavestrictrules.D.Animalshidetheiremotions.
Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity名人chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.Prof.GershunysaidThemaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrenD.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocomE.Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.SomeexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsasGastrosexualsmenusingcookingskillstoimpressfriendswhohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley-WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyD.Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.HelaughedsaidProf.Gershuny.Thatwouldneverhappennow.Two-thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtablE.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmanyfamilymealsinfacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.12.Whatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbefore?A.Theimprovementofcooks’status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale’sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.13.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncooking?A.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.WomenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbeforE.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.14.HowdidProf.Gershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.ItisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.C.Itshouldn’tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.15.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking—aThingofthePastforWomen
Rememberyourfirstromanticdisappointment?Rememberthepainandunhappinessofbreakingup—uncertainty?Winnerecallsfeelingverysadafterherfirsttruelovedeserted抛弃her.Mymumcameintomyroomcarryingabeautifulnightgownandhandedittomegavemeahugandsaid‘Iknowyouarefeelingveryheartbroken.Ithoughtyoucouldusesomethingtomakeyoufeelbeautifulrightnow.’Thenightgowndidn'tmakeWinne'shurtgoawaybutsheknewthathermotherunderstoodandcaredaboutherfeelings.AsaparentasmuchasyouwanttomakeitallbetterforyourteensgivethemspacE.Tellhimorherthatbreakupsarehardandyouarethereforhimwheneverhewantstospeaktoyou.Thenletgo.TeenagegirlsoftendealwithbreakupsbytalkingonthephonewiththeirfriendsordivingintotheInternetforalongchat.TheyreviewallthehurtsandpainswhicharebeingcureD.Boysreacttobrokenrelationshipsdifferently.Boysoftenbecomeangrysincethatunfortunatelywhichistheonlyemotional感情choicethatsocietyacceptsforboys.Someboyshidetheirpain.Respectyourteenswhenarelationshipbreaksup.Ittakestimetogetitoverandtheonlywaytogetthroughthatistogetthroughit.SometimesteenagersgetintotroublewhiletryingtofeelacceptedagainorwinbackalovedonE.Keepreachingouttotroubledteenagers.Atfirstteenswillrefuseaparent'sattemptstohelp.Don'tbeafraidtoinsist.Teenbreakupscancauseheartwrenchingpainbutsoonerorlaterteenagersshouldbereadytodate约会again.Howcanyoumakeyourchildtowardahealthyrelationship?Teensarelikelytomeetotherslikethemselvesthroughactivities.Thesecrettoattractinggoodboysorgirlsistobecomeyourownindependentpersonwhofeelsgoodaboutwhosheisandwhatshe'sabout.5.ThebeautifulnightgownWinne'smotherhandedtoher________.A.madeherheartbrokenB.madeherfeelbeautifulrightnowC.didn'tmakeherfeelbetterD.madeherunderstandhermother6.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedworlduncertaintymeans________.A.doubtB.unreturnedloveC.painandunhappinessofbreakingupD.dissatisfaction7.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirchildrenbeagoodlistenerandhelpthem.B.TeenagegirlsliketotalkwithfriendsandengagethemselvesinalongchatontheInternetwhenbrokenrelationshipshappentothem.C.Boysareusuallybecomingangryorhidingtheirpainwhichpeoplethinkisnormal.D.Teenagersalwaysrefuseparents'attemptstohelpwhentheyareintroublE.8.Ifyouwanttofindatruefriend________.A.gototakepartinallkindsofactivitiesB.dateaboysecretlyC.don'ttrustothersD.trytobeatrueyourselfwhenyougetalongwithanother
Somepeopleareluckyenoughtobebornwithagoodsenseofdirectionandeveniftheyhaveonlyvisitedaplaceoncetheywillbeabletofinditagainyearslater.IamoneofthoseunfortunatepeoplewhohavepoorsenseofdirectionandImayhavevisitedaplacetimeaftertimebutIstillgetlostonmywaytherE.WhenIwasyoungIwassoshythatIneverdaredaskcompletestrangersthewayandsoIusedtowanderroundincirclesandhopethatbysomechanceIwouldgettothespotIwasheadingfor.IamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirectionbutIoftenreceiverepliesthatpuzzlemE.Oftenpeopledonotliketoadmitthattheydidn’tknowtheirhometownandwillinsistontellingyouthewayeveniftheydonotknowit;otherswhoareanxioustoprovethattheyknowtheirhometownverywellwillgiveyoualonglistofdirectionswhichyoucannotpossiblyhopetorememberandstillothersdonotseemtobeabletotellbetweentheirleftandtheirrightandyoufindintheendthatyouaregoingintheoppositedirectiontothatinwhichyoushouldbegoing.IfanyoneeverasksmethewaytosomewhereIalwaystellthemIamastrangertothetowninordertoavoidgivingthemwrongdirectionbuteventhiscanhaveembarrassingresults.OnceIwasonmywaytoworkwhenIwasstoppedbyamanwhoaskedmeifIwoulddirecthimthewaytotheSunlightBuilding.IgavemyusualreplybutIhadnotwalkedonafewstepswhenIrealizedthathehadaskedfordirectionstomyofficebuilding.HoweveratthispointIdecideditwastoolatetoturnbackandsearchforhimoutofthecrowdbehindmeasIwasgoingtomeetwithsomeoneattheofficeandIdidnotwanttokeephimwaiting.ImaginemyembarrassmentwhenmysecretaryshowedintheverymanwhohadaskedfordirectionsofmyofficeandhisastonishmentwhenherecognizedmeasthepersonhehadaskeD.8.Whatisthewritergoingtodowhensomeoneaskshimfordirection?A.Hewilldirecttherightwaytothepersonwillingly.B.Hewillreplytoitbythemeansofbeingastrangertothetown.C.Hewillgivetheverypersonlonglistofdirection.D.Heisgoingtoshowthemananoppositedirection.9.Whydidthewriterconsiderhimselftobeanunluckydog?A.Becauseofhispoorsenseofdirection.B.BecausehealwaysforgotthewayhomE.C.BecausehedidnothaveanyfrienD.D.Becauseheusedtobeshyanddarednotaskotherstheway.10.Howdidthevisitorfeelwhenhewasshowedintotheveryroom?A.HefeltstrangE.B.HefeltembarrasseD.C.HefeltverysaD.D.HefeltastonisheD.11.Whoshowedtherightwaytotheintervieweeaccordingtothepassage?A.Someonewedon’tknow.B.Thewriterdiditforhimself.C.Thesecretarydidso.D.A.warm-heartedoldladydidsuchathing.
Whenshouldachildstartlearningtoreadandwrite?ThisisoneofthequestionsIammostfrequentlyaskeD.Thereisnohardandfastrulefornotwoarealikeanditwouldbewrongtosetatimewhenallshouldstartbeingtaughttheintricacies复杂性ofreadingletterstoformwords.Ifathreeyearoldwantstoreadorevenatwoyearoldforthatmatterthechildhastherighttobegiveneveryencouragement.Thefactthatheorshemightlaterbeboredwhenjoiningaclassofnonreadersatchildschoolistheteacher'saffair.Itisuptotheteachertoseethatsuchachildisgivenmoreadvancedreadingmaterial.SimilarlythechildwhostillcannotreadbythetimehegoestojuniorschoolattheageofsevenshouldbegiveneveryhelpbyteachersandparentsalikE.Theyshouldmakecertainthatheisnotdyslexichavingdifficultyinreading.Althoughparentsshouldbecarefulnottoforceyoungstersagedtwotofivetolearntoreadifbadlydoneitcouldputthemoffreadingforlifethereisnoharminpreparingthemforsimplerecognitionoflettersbylabelingvariousitemsintheirrooms.ForinstancetieanicepieceofcardboardtotheirbedwithBEDwritteninneatbigletters.ShouldtheyoungchildaskhisparentstoteachhimtoreadandiftheparentsarecapableofdoingsosuchanattractionshouldnotbeignoreD.Butthetaskshouldneverbemadetolooklikeahardjobandthechildshouldneverbeforcedtocontinueorhisinterestshouldstarttoflag.1.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.whatqualitiespeopleteachingchildrenreadingshouldhaveB.differentagegroupingsofchildrentobetaughtreadingC.whenandhowchildrenshouldbetaughtreadingD.variousproblemsofchildrenwhostartlearningtoread2.Inthewriter'sopinionchildrenstartlearningtoread________.A.earlyandfastB.atdifferenttimesC.byacertainruleD.fromwordgames3.Athreeyearoldchildwhowantstoreadshould________.A.beencouragedB.gotoaninfantschoolC.startfromfunstoriesD.joinaclassofnonreaders4.Thepurposeoflabellingitemsintheroomisto________.A.makeitmorecolorfulB.teachchildrentowriteneatlyC.helpchildrenrecognizesimplelettersD.forcechildrentodevelopthehabitofreading
Recentlymanyshopperschosetoavoidthecrazycrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlinestoresgainedbymorethan15%makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordratesup8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Istheshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptexcessiveaddiction?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively冲动地—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareseeminglyreasonable.Howeverthereisathirdfactoraquestionoftouch.Wecanlovelielookbutinanonlineenvironmentwecannotfeelthequalityofatexture质地theshapeofthefitthefallofafoldorforthatmattertheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleasedIjoinedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldaskaboutmybookthevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequestssixcustomersmadethepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbutthistimeremovingthebookandthenholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'swhyweestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscasehavingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightproduceasenseoflossandmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.Arecentstudyalsoshowedthepoweroftouchinthiscasewhenitcametotraditionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredillaletterasopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagesshowedthatontouchingthepapertheemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivatedthusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocessitcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartofthesituationintheonlineshoppingexperience.72.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?A.Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.B.Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.C.Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.D.Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.73.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?A.Theyregrettedbeingaddictedtocostlygoodsinthefinancialcrisis.B.Theychangedtheirmindbythetimeliegoodsweredelivered.C.Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.D.Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.74.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?A.Asenseofdisappointment.B.Alossofinterest.C.Moremotivatedtopossessit.D.Lesssensitivetoitstexture75.Whatisthepurposeofauthor'sexperiment?A.Tofindoutpeople'sreactiontohisrecentbook.B.Totesthisassumptionaboutonlineshopping.C.Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.D.Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.
MovingtoanewneighborhoodtownstateorevencountrycanbeaprettyscaryexperiencE.Allyouknowisthatthingswillbedifferentandchancesarethatyouwon'tknowthekidsatyournewschool.Leavingoldfriendsandfamiliarplacesbehindcanbedifficult.Howeverasyoubeginthemovingprocesskeepinmindthatsayinggoodbyetoyouroldhouseschoolandfriendsdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetoforgetthemorthatyourfarewell告别ispermanent!Ifyou'removingtoanewstateorevenadifferentcountryandwon'tseeyourfriendsforalongtimedon'tdespair.Makesuretoaskeveryonefortheiraddresssoyoucanwriteletterstothem.AlsothankstotheInternetitisveryeasytostayintouchthroughemailorinstantmessagingtechnologies.Withyourparents'permissionyoucanevencreateablogorwebpagetorecordallofyournewexperiencesincludingyourthoughtstalesofyournewadventuresevenpicturesofnewfriendsyournewhouseandnewtown.Youroldfriendswillloveseeingwhatyouarebusywith.Manyschoolshaveaguidingprogramwherealocalstudentshowsaroundanewstudentfortheirfirstweek.Thiscanhelpyoufindyourwayaroundtheschoolandmakenewfriendsfaster.WhilemovingistoughonkidsofanyagehighschoolcounselorKarenTurnersaysmovescanbeparticularlydifficultforteens.Ithinkmovingduringadolescentsisanextremelystressfulexperienceespeciallyifyou'reintoyourearlyjuniororsenioryear.Studentstendtohaveestablishedaverystrongpeer同龄人networkduringthatperiodintheirlives.Oftenthishasmoreinfluenceonthemeventhantheirfamiliesinsomecasesandwhenthey'retornfromthatthere'softenresentment怨恨.HoweverTurneraddsthatwhilemovingisn'teasytherearethingsthatparentsandtheschoolcandotohelpchildrencopewiththechangE.1.Whoarethemainintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Experts.B.Teachers.C.Parents.D.Students.2.WhichofthefollowingismainlyindicatedinParagraph2?A.Stayincontactwitholdfriends.B.Expressyourselfwheneverit'spossiblE.C.Formgoodhabitsatschool.D.Keeppositiveaboutyournewschool.3.Accordingtothepassagetheguidingprogram________.A.helpsnewstudentsdowellintheirstudiesB.isorganizedbynewstudentsC.helpsnewstudentslearnabouttheschoolD.focusesonallstudentslocalornewatschool4.Whatmaytheparagraphthatfollowsthepassagetellus?A.WhatanewschoolislikE.B.Whyparentsmovewiththeirchildren.C.Howparentsandtheschoolcanhelpchildren.DHowchildrencanexpresstheiranxieties.
Parentswhoarethinkingofsendingtheirchildrentoprivateschoolsoftenweightheadvantagesanddisadvantagesbecausenotallpeoplecanaffordtosendtheirchildrentotheseschools.Theyaredefinitelynotcheap.Thereisalsotheanxietyofbeingseparatedfromtheirchildren.Howevertherearemanyadvantagesprivateschoolscanhaveoverpublicschools.Smallclasssizes—Privateschoolshaveasignificantdifferenceintermsofclasssizefrompublicschools.Whiletypicalpublicschoolsmayhaveclasssizesrangingfrom30－40someevenmoreprivateschoolskeeptheirclasssizessmallusuallyfrom4to15.Childrenarelesslikelytobeoverlookedwhenclasssizesarethissmall.Teacherscaneasilyspotstudentswhoarehavingdifficultieswiththeirlessonstheycanformamorepositiverelationshipwiththemandstudentscanfeelthattheyaregivenmoreattentioninclass.Excellentfacilities—ManyprivateschoolshavefacilitiesthatareonaparwithuniversitiesandtheyhavethespaceandthemeanstoallowchildrentoexploremanydifferentkindsofafterschoolprogramssuchassportsperformingartsandmorE.Suchprogramscanhelpyoungpeoplebecomewellroundedindividuals.It’soneoftheprivateschooladvantagesthattheywilltakewiththemwellintotheiradulthooD.Teachers—Generallyprivateschoolspridethemselveswiththefactthattheyhireteacherswhohaveadvanceddegreesintheirfieldandwhobelongtodiversecultures.Administration—Publicschoolsystemsarelikelytomakeitdifficulttoimplementpositivechangesthatcanbenefitthestaffandthestudents.Sinceprivateschoolsarestructureddifferentlyit’seasiertomakechangesandcarrythemoutwithouthavingtogothroughallthatredtapE.Funding—PrivateschoolsarefundedbytuitionfeesdonationsandothersourcesofincomE.IftheyneedmoneytoimprovefacilitiesorhiremorestafftheyalwayshavetheoptiontoincreasethetuitionfeeorexploreothermeansofobtainingincomE.1.Whyaresomeparentsunwillingtosendtheirchildrentoprivateschools?①Thefeesarehigh.②Privateschoolshavedifferentschoolsystems.③Theteachersbelongtodiversecultures.④Privateschoolskeeptheclasssizesverysmall.⑤They’reanxiousaboutbeingseparatedfromtheirchildren.A.①⑤B.①②⑤C.①③D.②③⑤2.Comparedwithstudentsinprivateschoolsstudentsinpublicschools________.A.arehardertoberecognizedbytheirteacherB.aregivenmoreattentioninclassC.aremorelikelytobeignoredinclassD.haveacloserrelationwiththeirteacher3.Whatmakesitpossibleforchildrentohaveawidevarietyofafterschoolactivities?A.Teachers.B.Excellentfacilities.C.Smallclasssizes.D.Administration.4.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordimplementinParagraph5?A.Holdup.B.Carryout.C.Giveaway.D.Turndown.5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofprivateschools.B.Characteristicsofprivateschools.C.Parents’concernofprivateschools.D.Advantagesofprivateschools.
AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.56.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.57.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.InlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunityB.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomeC.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulationD.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached58.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean_____.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gavelifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage59.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby______.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.
NearlytwomilliondriversintheUKhavehadaccidentsduetoBabyonBoardsignsandchildren’stoysthataffecttheirviewaccordingtoalarmingnewresearch.Onein20motoristssaysstickersandplaytimeparaphernalia装备aretoblameforacollision—equivalentto1.85millionofBritain’s37milliondrivers.Thediscoverytriggeredawarningbyaroadsafetycharity—Braketocutdownonclutter杂乱的东西inthecar.DeputychiefexecutiveJulieTownsendsaidBabyonBoardsignsareveryusefulinalertingtheemergencyservicesthatachildmaybeinvolvedincaseofacrash.Thishelpcanbecomenegativeifdriversdisplaysignswhentheirchildisn’tinthecarshesaiD.Worsestillisthedangerthatcanbecausedbydriversinfluencingtheirviewbyclutteringup塞满windowswithlotsofsigns.Drivers’priorityshouldalwaysbegettingtheresafelywithoutputtingthemselvesyoungpassengersorotherroadusersatrisk.AsurveyarrangedbypricecomparisonwebsiteConfuseD.comfoundthat37percentofparentshavedisplayedsignsandfouroutoffiveofthembelievetheyimprovesafety.But46percentadmitdoingsoatalltimes—regardlessofwhetherornottheirchildisinthecar—and15percentadmittheyonlyhavethemfortheirnovelty新奇valuE.Thepollof2000driversalsofoundthat46percentofdriversregardthemasariskand33percentsaytheyarelackingintastE.Therearebenefitsanddangersto‘BabyonBoard’signs.TheycanofferusefulinformationformedicalaidincaseofacrashbuthavingtoomanynoveltyitemsdisplayedcouldbeasafetyissuesaidaConfuseD.comspokesman.1.WhatdowelearnaboutthesignsonthecarfromParagraph1?A.Theycanbedangerous.B.Theyareusefultoavoidaccidents.C.Theyarewelcomedbypassengers.D.TheyareforbiddentobeuseD.2.WhatisJulieTownsend’sattitudetowardsthesigns?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.Uninteresting.D.ObjectivE.3.Accordingtothesurveymostofthedriverswhousethesignsthinkthatthesigns________.A.canimprovesafetyB.areunnecessaryC.canmakedriversclearD.cankilltime4.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Tosolveaproblem.B.Todescribeathreattotrafficsafety.C.Totellaninterestingstory.D.Topersuadedriverstodrivesafely.
Noteveryonecanbecomeaprofessionalbasketballorfootballplayer.Noteveryoneespeciallyyouthlivinginthecityhasaccesstolargegreenfields.ButkidsstillwanttocompetE.SoalloverAmericayoungpeoplestartedskateboardingandbicycling.ThisiswheretheExtremeGamesorXGamesstarteD.TheXGamesarebeautifultowatch.Theysimplydefygravity.Ridersflydownrampsonskateboardsanddocrazytricksintheair.TheXGameshavebecomesopopularthatthisyearBMXcyclingisthenewestsportintheBeijingOlympics.Youwillseecompetitorsdescenda25foot8metersrampthehighestintheworldastheyracethroughawildobstaclecoursE.ButtheXGamesaremorethansports.TheyhavebecomeaculturE.FansoftheXGameshaverejectedthemainstream.Theywearcertainclotheslistentodifferentmusicandlivelifetothefullest.Itisnotunusualtoseeyoungpeopleridingaskateboardorshowingofftheircyclingtricksinapark.ExtremesportsarrivedinChinainthelate1990s.TheChineseExtremeSportsAssociationwasestablishedin2004.ShanghaiwillholdtheAsianXGamesattheendofApril.Checkthemoutandmaybeyou'llfindanewsportyoulovE.1.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________.A.alltheyoungpeoplecanhaveaccesstolargegreenfieldsB.notalltheyoungpeoplelikeplayingsportsC.onlyyoungpeoplelivinginthecountrysidehaveaccesstolargegreenfieldsD.notallthepeoplecanbecomeaprofessionalbasketballplayer2.TheExtremeGamesstartsfrom________.A.people'sworkingB.thecountrysidelifeC.people'sdifferentsportsinterestD.largegreenfields3.TheExtremeGamesispopularwithalotofpeoplebecauseofthefactorsEXCEPTthat________.A.itisaveryexcitingsportB.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentC.itisquitewonderfulD.itisonlysportforbothcitypeopleandcountrypeople4.Thatweoftenseesomeyoungpeoplewearingallkindsofclotheslisteningtomusicandridingaskateboardorshowingofftheircyclingtricksshows________.A.theExtremeGameshavecometoChinaforalongtimeB.theExtremeGameshavebeenbecomeafashionablecultureC.theExtremeGameshavebecomenewsportsD.theExtremeGameshavebecomethebestwaytokeepfit
Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagersyoungpeopleagedfrom13—19fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schoolsmeetU.S.teenagersandformimpressionsoftherealAmericA.AtthesametimeaboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworlD.Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.FrednineteenspentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.InturnGeorge’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmericA.FredalivelyyoungmanknewlittleGermanwhenhearrivedbutaftertwomonths’studythelanguagebegantocometohim.Theschoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfully尊敬地whentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.Familylifetoowasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslawandallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Alsohemissedhavingacar.BackhomeyoupickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtimE.InGermanyyouwalkbutyousoonlearntolikeit.AtthesametimeinAmericaMikeafriendlyGermanboywasalsoforminghisideA.IsupposeIshouldcriticize批评Americanschoolshesays.Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.21.ThisyearteenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrammebetweenAmericaandothercountries.A.twenty-threehundredB.thirteenhundredC.overthreethousandD.lessthantwothousand22.Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto.A.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmericaB.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermanyC.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountriesD.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages23.WhatisparticularinAmericaschoolsisthat.A.thereissomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoteachingbuildingsB.therearealotofoutsideactivitiesC.studentsusuallytakefourteensubjectsinallD.studentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesinacar24.AfterexperiencingtheAmericanschoollifeMikethought.A.abettereducationshouldincludesomethinggoodfrombothAmericanandGermanyB.GermanschoolstrainedstudentstobebettercitizensC.AmericanschoolswerenotasgoodasGermanschoolsD.theeasylifeintheAmericanschoolwasmorehelpfultostudents
Manypeoplethinkthatlisteningisapassivebusiness.ItisjusttheoppositE.Listeningwellisanactiveexerciseofourattentionandhardwork.Itisbecausetheydonotrealizethisorbecausetheyarenotwillingtodotheworkthatmostpeopledonotlistenwell.ListeningwellalsorequirestotalconcentrationuponsomeoneelsE.Anessentialpartoflisteningwellistheruleknownas‘bracketing’.Bracketingincludesthetemporarygivinguporsettingasideofyourownprejudicesanddesirestoexperienceasfaraspossiblesomeoneelse’sworldfromtheinsidesteppingintohisorhershoes.Moreoversincelisteningwellinvolvesbracketingitalsoinvolvesatemporaryacceptanceoftheotherperson.Sensingthisacceptancethespeakerwillseemquitewillingtoopenuptheinnerpartofhisorhermindtothelistener.Truecommunicationisunderwayandtheenergyrequiredforlisteningwellissogreatthatitcanbeaccomplishedonlybythewilltoextendoneselfformutualgrowth.Mostofthetimewelackthisenergy.Eventhoughwemayfeelinourbusinessdealingsorsocialrelationshipsthatwearelisteningwellwhatweareusuallydoingislisteningselectively.Oftenwehaveapreparedlistinmindandwonderaswelistenhowwecanachievecertaindesiredresultstogettheconversationoverasquicklyaspossibleorredirectedinwaysmoresatisfactorytous.Manyofusarefarmoreinterestedintalkingthaninlisteningorwesimplyrefusetolistentowhatwedon’twanttohear.Itwasn’tuntiltowardtheendofmydoctorcareerthatIhavefoundtheknowledgethatoneisbeingtrulylistenedtoisfrequentlytherapeutic有疗效的InaboutaquarterofthepatientsIsawsurprisingimprovementwasshownduringthefirstfewmonthsofpsychotherapy心理疗法beforeanyoftherootsofproblemshadbeenuncoveredorexplaineD.ThereareseveralreasonsforthisphenomenonbutchiefamongthemIbelievewasthepatient’ssensethatheorshewasbeingtrulylistenedtooftenforthefirsttimeinyearsandforsomeperhapsforthefirsttimeever.31.Thephrasesteppingintohisorhershoesinparagraph2probablymeans_______.A.preparingatopiclistfirstB.focusingonone’sownmindC.directingthetalktothedesiredresultsD.experiencingthespeaker’sinsideworld32.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph2?A.Howtolistenwell.B.Whattolistento.C.Benefitsoflistening.D.Problemsinlistening33.Accordingtotheauthorincommunicationpeopletendto________.A.listenactivelyB.listenpurposefullyC.setasidetheirprejudicesD.openuptheirinnermind34.Accordingtotheauthorthepatientsimprovedmainlybecause_______.A.theyweretakengoodcareof.B.theyknewtheyweretrulylistenedto.C.theyhadpartnerstotalkto.D.theyknewtherootsofproblems.35.Whattypeofwritingthearticlelikelytobe?A.SciencefictionB.A.newsreport.C.A.medicalreport.D.Popularscience
Springishereandsoisthecyclingseason.Herearesometipsonhowtodoitsafelyandcomfortably.Watchyourfeet—Pushingwiththewrongpartofthefootcanraiseyourriskofdevelopingapainfulinjuryoftheheelandarch足背saysRobWerstineasportsphysiotherapist理疗师andboardmemberoftheCanadianPhysiotherapyAssociation.Youshouldpushwiththeballofyourfoothesays.Layerup—Whileit'sstillcoolwearlayersofclothingwithclothingclosetothebodythatbreathesandouterlayersthatdonotabsorbwater.Goforbrightcolorsthatincreaseyourvisibility可见度.Bereasonable—Ifyouarejuststartingoutandaren'tingoodshapedon'tsignupfora50kilometreridE.Andwhilecyclingisgreatexerciseforpeoplewhowanttogetintoshapeifyourdoctoradvisesyounottodotiringexercisecyclingshouldn'tbeyourstartingpositionWerstinesays.Walktobegingettingintoshapeandthengraduatetocycling.Fixthefit—Ifyoudeveloplowerbackpainornumbnessinyourhandsandfingersfromcyclingitcouldbebecauseyourbikeisn'tadjustedproperlyforyourheight.A.goodcycleshoppercanhelpyoufindtherightheightfortheseatandhandlebarsbutifyouhavecontinuingproblemsconsiderconsultingabikefitphysiotherapistWerstinesays.Bemindful—Youhavetopayattentionontheroadstovehiclesothercyclistsandpedestrians行人.Considertakingacyclingsafetycoursetopractiseyourskills.Ordosomereadingabouthowtoavoiddangerouscyclingsituationsbicyclesafe.comforinstancelists10typesofcarbikeaccidentsandtellsushowtoavoidthem.1.Whichpartofthefootshouldoneusewhencycling?A.Theheel.B.Thearch.C.Thetoes.D.Theball.2.FromParagraph4onecanconclude________.A.cyclingispopularwithpeopleB.walkingisbetterthancyclingC.noteveryonecanexercisebycyclingD.cyclingishelpfultoeveryone3.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Whatyoushoulddoinspring.B.Howtocyclesafelyandcomfortably.C.Thebenefitsofcycling.D.Howtokeepfitbycycling.
Highschooldropouts辍学者earnanaverageof$9000lessperyearthangraduates.Nowanewstudymovesawayacommonbeliefwhytheyquit.It'smuchmorethanfailinginexamsatschool.Societytendstothinkofhighschooldropoutsaskidswhojustcan'tcutit.Theyarelazyandperhapsnottoobright.Soresearchersweresurprisedwhentheyaskedmorethan450kidswhoquitschoolaboutwhytheyleft.Thevastmajorityactuallyhadpassinggradesandtheywereconfidentthattheycouldhavegraduatedfromhighschool.JohnBridgelandtheexecutiveresearchersaiD.About1millionteensleaveschooleachyear.OnlyabouthalfofAfricanAmericanandHispanic美籍西班牙的studentwillreceiveadiplomaandactuallyalldropoutscometoregrettheirdecision.Soiffailinggradesdon'texplainwhythesekidsquitwhatdoes?AgainJohnBridgelandThemostdependablefindingwasthattheywereboreD.Theyfoundclassesuninterestingtheyweren'tinspiredormotivateD.Theydidn'tseeanydirectconnectionbetweenwhattheywerelearningintheclassroomtotheirownlivesortotheirpossiblecareers.Thestudyfoundthatmostteenswhododropoutwaituntiltheyturnsixteenwhichhappenstobetheageatwhichmoststatesallowstudentstoquit.IntheUSonlyonestateNewMexicohasalawrequiringteenagerstostayinhighschooluntiltheygraduatE.Onlyfourstates:CaliforniaTennesseeTexasandUtahplustheDistrictofColumbiarequireschoolattendanceuntilage18noexceptionsanotherresearchersaysraisingthecompulsoryattendanceagemaybeonewaytokeepmorekidsinschool.Asthesedropoutslookbacktheyrealizethey'vemadeamistakE.AndanythingthatsortofgivesthesepeopleanextrapushtostickitoutanditthroughtotheendisprobablyahelpfulmeasurE.NewHampshiremaybethenextstatetoraiseitsschoolattendanceageto18.Butcriticssaythatforcingthestudentsunwillingtocontinuetheirstudiestostayinschoolmissesthepoint—theneedforreform.It'sbeencalledfortoreinventhighschooleducationtomakeitmorechallengingandrelevantandtoensurethatkidswhodostickitoutreceiveadiplomathatactuallymeanssomething.56.Mosthighschoolstudentsdropoutofschoolbecause________.A.theyoftenfailinexamsB.theyarelazyandnotintelligentC.theyarediscriminatedagainstD.theyfindschoollearningboring57.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardshighschoolstudentsdroppingoutofschool?A.Indifferent.B.PositivE.C.NegativE.D.Neutral.58.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthisarticle?A.ToraiseawarenessofeducationalreformingintheUSA.B.Tointroducethemeasurestostopstudentsfromdroppingoutofschool.C.TointroducethedifferentregulationsintheUSAaboutstudentsdroppingoutofschool.D.Toanalyzethereasonswhymanystudentsdropoutofschool.
Therehavebeenbigchangesintheattitudesofmostparentsoverthelastfewyears.PhysicalpunishmentisbannedinschoolsinmostcountriesandinmanycountriestherearemovestobanallphysicalpunishmentofchildrenevenathomE.Howevermanyparentsstillbelievethattheyhavetherighttousesomephysicalpunishmentstodealwithcertainmisbehavioratcertainages.It'seasytofindreasonstoallowsomephysicalpunishments.Oneissueisthatmanyparentsfinditverydifficulttoabandonphysicalpunishmentcompletely.Parentsarguethatthiswasthewaytheywerebroughtupandthatitdidn'tdoanyharmtothem.Theybelievethatforthechild'ssaketheyhavetherighttodisciplinethechildinanywaytheyconsiderfitincludingusingsomephysicalpunishments.TheotheroneisthatphysicalpunishmentcanbequickandeffectivE.Thereisnotmuchpointreasoningwithascreamingchildinthesupermarket.Howeverthereareseveralreasonswhyweshouldstopusingphysicalpunishment.Onepointisthatmostparentsarenottrainedtodealwithmisbehavingchildren.Theydon'thaveenoughresourcesorchoicestohandlethesituation.Asaresulttheyimmediatelyreactbyhittingthechildevenifthereareothersolutionstotheproblem.Anotherpointisthatunlesspeoplearechallengedorforcedtochangetheirbelieftheymaykeepfollowingnegativehabits.Anexampleisseatbeltuse—nowmostpeoplewearseatbeltswithoutthinkingwhileyearsagotheideaofusingseatbeltswasstrangetomostpeoplE.Inthesamewaybanningphysicalpunishmentwillforcepeopletochangetheirhabits.InconclusionparentshavetochangesomeoftheirbeliefandideasabouthowchildrenshouldberaiseD.Itispossibletoavoidtheuseofphysicalforceanddoingsowillhelpusmoveclosertothedreamofremovingviolencefromoursociety.21.Accordingtothefirstparagraphmanyparentsthinkthat________.A.theyarefreetousephysicalpunishmentontheirchildrenB.mostofthechildrenbehavebadlyintheirdailylifeC.theyhavechangedtheirattitudestowardstheirchildrenD.physicalpunishmentiseffectivetoeducatetheirchildren22.Manyparentswon'tgiveupphysicalpunishmentbecause________.A.theyaredisappointedwiththeirchildrenB.theywerebroughtupjustinthesamewayC.theydon'twanttohurttheirchildrenbadlyD.theydon'tknowwhattodowiththeirchildren23.Theauthorgivestheexampleofusingseatbeltsinordertoshow________.A.mostpeopleareusedtowearingseatbeltsB.it'snotdifficulttochangesomenegativehabitsC.seatbeltsarereallyverynecessaryandusefulD.peoplewon'tchangetheiroldhabitsunlessforced24.Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A.talkaboutabanonusingphysicalpunishmentB.tellusweshouldeducateourchildreninotherwaysC.adviseparentstogiveupusingphysicalpunishmentD.suggestphysicalpunishmentshouldbeusedathome
Themorningforoursnowmobiling雪地机动车adventurefinallyarrivedandwesetoffonthehour-and-a-halfdrivetotheresort.A.freshpowderhadfallenthenightbeforeandeverythingwasfrostedwhitE.Wecouldn’thaveaskedformoreperfectconditions.Thesunsparkled闪光onthesnowandthetrails路线werecompletelyempty—notanotherpersonorsnowmobileinsight.WewerethrilledatbeingtheonlypeopleformilesarounD...untilwegotgoing.Aswedrovethroughthedesertedwilderness荒野myexcitementbecamestone-coldfear.IhadnoideawhatIwasafraidoforwhyIwasafraidbutsuddenlyeveryturneveryhilleverysteep陡峭的sideofthemountainscaredmetodeath.Ikeptpicturinguscrashingheadlongintoatreeorfallingoffthesideofadrop.ButafterlunchthingschangeD.Weweretheonlyhumanswhohadbeentheresincethesnowfall.Thepeacefulplacetheincrediblebeautyofthelandscapeandthealmostsacred神圣的experienceofsharingamountainwiththewildlifetouchedmyverycore核心.MymindclearedandquietedandmymusclesrelaxeD.AswedrovethelastlegoftherunIbegantoresentbeingafraidtodrivE.DeepdownIwantedtobeinchargeofthethingthatscaredmE.ItmademeangrythatfearwaskeepingmefromsomethingIreallywantedtodo.Thedaywascomingtoanendandtheresortwasonlyafewmilesaway.IknewthatifIdidn’ttakemychancenowIwouldregretit.Isignaledformyhusbandtopullover.Iwantedtodrivealthoughmyheartpounded重击.IstartedoffslowlyandfeltthewindinmyfacE.IsmiledandspedupalittlE.IletoutaYee—haw!andwentfullouttakingmyhusbandonthebestrideoftheday.WeendedthedayonthatbreathlesscarefreeandIfeltproudofmyself—proudofovercomingmyfear.365W1.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.Whattheauthorlovesaboutsnowmobiling.B.WhatdifficultiesthecouplefacedduringtheiradventurE.C.Whatinterestedtheauthorduringhertimesnowmobiling.D.HowtheauthorovercameherfearduringheradventurE.2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthearticle?A.Theauthorwasconfidentasshewasdrivinginthedesertedwilderness.B.Theauthordidn’tgetworrieduntiltheystartedtodrivethroughthedesertedwilD.C.Awarethatsheandherhusbandweretheonlypeoplearoundtheauthorbecameanxious.D.TheauthorwassonervousthatshealmostcrashedintoabigtreE.3.Accordingtothearticleafterlunchtheauthor.A.graduallycalmeddownB.stoppedtoenjoythebeautifulsceneryC.sawsomewildlifeonthemountainD.wasafraidtocontinueherjourney4.TheunderlinedwordresentinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.A.considerB.appreciateC.hateD.recognize5.Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?A.A.person’sbiggestenemyishisorherinnerself.B.It’snousecryingoverthespiltmilk.C.TaketimetoenjoythebeautyofnaturE.D.Respectandtakeprideinyourself.
ForonetiredoutfromworkautumnisoneofthebesttimestostepintotheopenairtokickbackandenjoysomegreatmusiC.Andthat’swhatmanyBeijingershavedonethispastweekenD.Familyfriendslaughter;beautifulgrassfreshairandlivemusicechoing回响offtheforestandtheGreatWallthatsurroundthisplacE.A.weekendinthismusicparadise乐园justseemstooshort.Besidesabrandnewworld-classoutdoortheaterhasjustbeenopenatthisyear’sfestivalwhichwillsurelymakethefestivalabetterandmorepermanentexperiencE.Afullhouseisbeforethenewoutdooramphitheater圆形剧场.Eventhethunderstormcouldn’tbreakupthecrowdcompletelyabsorbedinthemusiC.Thankstothenewtheaterthisyear’sGreatWallForestFestivaloffersevenmoresuperbacoustics音效的andanoveralloutdoortheatricalexperienceeventhoughtheprojectisstillhalfcompletE.Thefestivalisnowinitsfourthyear.Sinceitsfirstshowin2010thefestivalhasseenasteadyincreaseinfestival-goersandhasexpandeditslengthfromtwodaystofourdaysdividedovertwoweekends.Ithasalsobeenexperimentingwithavarietyofstylesfromclassicaltopopwiththisyear’sthemeCelebrating20YearsofChineseFolkSong.FolkSonglegendLaoLangexplainshowfolksongshavehelpedencouragemoreamateurfolkstoexpressthemselvesthroughmusiC.Beforemusicwasreservedfortheprofessionals.Butfolksongsmadeyoungpeoplerealizethattheycanexpressthemselvesthroughmusicaswell.Andthat’swhatcharacterizesfolksongs.It’spopularmusicanditalwayshasastory.saidLaoLang.UnlikesomeoftheotheroutdoorfestivalstheGreatWallForestFestivalappealstoawiderangeofaudiences.It’sarareplacewhereteensparentsandfamiliescanallenjoytheoutdoorsandhaveagreattimE.Greatmusicandsceneryasidemanychildren’sworkshopsmastermusicclassesandinteractiveartactivitieshavealsobeenintroducedthisyear.Ifmusicisthereasontocometothefestivalsyou’llfindevenmorereasonsnottoleavE.72.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasekickbackinParagraph1?A.tohitwithlegs.B.toworkharderC.torelaxoneselfD.tomakepeopleleave73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheplacewheretheFestivalisheldisneartheGreatWall.B.Thecompletedprojectaddstotheattractionofthisyear’sFestival.C.TheaudienceattendingthefestivalburythemselvesinthemusiC.D.Theyear2010sawthebeginningoftheGreatWallForestFestival.74.The2014GreatWallForestFestivalhasgotimprovedinthefollowingaspectsexceptthat_________.A.ithasincludeddifferenttypesofmusicB.ithasattractedawiderangeofaudiencesC.ithasintroducedmoreactivitiesbesidesmusicD.itshasbeenexpandedfrom2daysto4daysinaweek75.AccordingtoLaoLangwecanknowthat_________.A.folksongscanhelpamateursingersbecomefamouseasilyB.folksongsaretheonesjustintendedfortheprofessionalsC.afolksongalwayswithastorybelongstopopularmusicD.popularsongsareusedbytheyoungtoexpressthemselves
SpendingaslittleasD|S5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafounD.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers—eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiA.Theyaskedtheirvolunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.NomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit—sharingbonusofbetweenD|S3000andD|S8000.EmployeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustoprosocialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalScience.TheygavetheirvolunteersD|S5orD|S20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations—aslittleasD|S5—maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaiD.52.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneycanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelsE.D.YoucanspendonlyD|S5adayonsomeoneelsetogethappiness.53.Theunderlinedwordboostinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyonotherscangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.55.Itcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat________.A.thevolunteersnotgivenD|S5orD|S20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregivenD|S5orD|S20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheyliked
Pupilsremembermoreandbehavebetterwhen3Dimagesareusedinlessonsresearchsuggests.Theyarequickertolearnandabsorbnewconceptsanddisplayhigherlevelsofconcentration.ProfessorAnneBamfordstudiedtheeffectivenessof3Dcontentin15schoolsacrosssevencountries.Ineachschooloneclassstudiedsciencein2Dclassesandanotherdidthesamelessonusing3Dresources.Pupilsin3Dclassescouldremembermorethanthosein2Dclassesafterfourweeksimprovingtestscoresbyanaverageof17percentcomparedwith8percentfor2Dlessons.Theresearcherscommentedthatthepupilsinthe3Dgroupshaddeeperunderstandingincreasedattentionspanmoremotivationandhigherengrossmentinthelessons.OneteacherinthestudysaidInclasswith3Dyouhavethe‘wow’effect.Thepupilsaretoointerestedtobedisruptive制造混乱的.Theygetinvolvedandforgettobenaughty.AnothersaidTheclasscertainlypaymoreattentiontothelearninginthe3Dclasses.TheyaremorefocuseD.Thatisimportantinthisclass---eightoutofthe26pupilsinthisclasshaveattentionproblemssoIamthrilledwiththeimpactof3D.TheyarereallyattentivE.Thestudyalsofoundthatteacherscouldusethe3Danimationswithoutspecifictraining.Schoolswouldneed3D-enabledprojectors放映机laptopswithgoodgraphiccapabilities3Dsoftwareandglassesforchildrentointroduceanimationsintoclassrooms.ButDannyNicholsonfromtheAssociationofScienceEducationsaidthetechnologywouldbeimpracticaltouseinschoolsandcouldbetooexpensivE.HesaidWhileIthinktheideaof3Dtechnologyisveryinteresting---andI’mspeakingasafanofinteractivewhiteboardsandprojectorsasatechnologyintheclassroom---Iworrythat3Disabitofanexpensivegimmick小玩意儿.Thereareafewcaseswhereatrue3Dimagemighthelpbutalotofthetimegood2DmodelsthatcanbemovedwouldbejustaseffectivE.InColoradotheUSoneschooldistrictisalreadyintheprocessofhaving10003Dprojectorsinstalledinclassrooms.AndtheUniversityofCaliforniawhichcarriesoutscientificresearchintotheLakeTahoeBasinhasused3DpresentationswithGradeSixpupils.Thosewhowatchedthe3Dpresentationsweremoreengagedandreportedageneralincreaseintheirinterestinsciencecomparedwithstudentswhowatchedthe2Dversion.49.WhatmethoddidProfessorBamfordusetoprovetheadvantagesof3Dlessons?A.Argument.B.Description.C.Comparison.D.Narration.50.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordengrossmentinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.Encouragement.B.Concentration.C.Contribution.D.ConsequencE.51.Teachersthinkpupilsin3Dclasses____________.A.findithardtoconcentrateonthelessonB.aretoonaughtytogetinvolvedin2Dclasses.C.havelessmotivationandlowerengagementinthelessonD.havedeeperunderstandingandincreasedattentionspan52.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.3DpresentationshavebeenusedwithGradeSixpupilsthroughouttheUS.B.3Dtechnologywouldreplace2DmodelsinthefuturE.C.Teacherswouldusethe3Dtechnologybytraining.D.ManypupilsarenowmoreinterestedinsciencethanbeforE.53.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5?A.2Dwillbereplacedby3DbecauseitisneitherinterestingnoreffectivE.B.DannyNicholsontendstothinkthat3Disonlyabitofgimmick.C.3Dwouldbeimpracticaltouseinschoolsbecauseoffinanceproblem.D.DannyNicholsondoesn’tliketousewhiteboardsandprojectorsintheclassroom.54.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Howschoolscanmakefulluseof3Dtechnology.B.Pupilsbehavebetterwhen3Dimagesareusedinclasses.C.2Dmodelsarealwaysmoreeffectivethan3Dimages.D.Thedifferencesbetween3Dand2Dimages.
Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear间隔年beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobetheyearoffbetweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated起源withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.Thisyear25310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyearaccordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsServiceUCAS.Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwithandcompletetheirchosencoursE.StudentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsiblehesaiD.Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJamesthepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudentsNUSarguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15000indebt.ItisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegreE.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacatingperiodshesaiD.29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?A.Itisflexibleinlength.B.ItisatimeforrelaxationC.ItisincreasinglypopularD.Itisrequiredbyuniversities30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins.studentstakingagapyear____.A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudiesB.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobC.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebtD.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?A.He’spuzzledB.He’sworriedC.He’ssurprisedD.He’sannoyed32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?A.Attendadditionalcourses.B.MakeplansforthenewtermC.EarnmoneyfortheireducationD.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies
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