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30.Mr.Keller______fortycigarettesadayuntilhegaveit
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Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthatnightmilkcontainsmoremelatonin褪黑激素whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.ThestudybyresearchersfromSeoulSouthKoreainvolvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilkwhichcontained10timestheamountofmelatoninwerelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytimeaccordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFooD.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimeshasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonowtakingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontentwhichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtimethegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.27.Accordingtothetextthemicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.werelessactiveC.weremoreanxiousD.wokeuplater28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A.It’susedinsleepingdrugsB.ItexistsinmilkingreatamountC.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergeticD.It’sbeentestedonmicefortenyears29.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.MilkDrinkingandHealthB.FatSugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD.NightMilkandSleep30.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byprovidingresearchresults.C.ByexplainingstatisticaldatA.D.Bystatingarguments
WeekshavepassedsincetheworldlostcontactwithMalaysiaAirlinesflightMH370andits239passengersandcrew.AlthoughthereislittlehopeoffindinganyofthepassengersandcrewaliveChinahasbeenmakingall﹣outeffortstofindwhatremainsoftheplaneinthesouthernIndianOceanwheretheplaneisbelievedtohavecrashed.Thesearchoperationsinvolvethenavythemarinepolicescientificresearchandsoon.WhileChina'sauthoritiesandmilitaryforceshavepassedthetestthesearchoperationshavealsoshownsomeweaknesses.ItisnecessarytoaddresstheseproblemsbecauseChinaisanationthatfacesmanynaturaldisasters.Lackofprofessionalequipmenthasbeenthemostnotableproblem.AmongalltheshipsinvolvedinthesearchforMH370onlyNanhaijiu115andDonghaijiu101andafewothershipshaveprofessionalrescueequipment.TherearealsogapsbetweenChinaandtheUSinothertechnologiessuchassea﹣probing探测equipmentandtelecommunications.Chinamainlysenttransporterplaneswhichlackedthenecessaryequipmenttoprobetheocean.WhiletheUnitedStatessentP.﹣3CandP.﹣SAplanesandMH60﹣Rhelicopterswithequipmentthatcanprobetodepthsof76metersandcover770sqkilometersinfourhours.China'stechnologyclearlyneedstobeimprovedAftertheplanelostcontactonMarch8morethanonesatellitereceivedsignalsfromitbutthereisnoreportofanyofChina'ssatellitesreceivingasignal.BesidestechnologyChinaurgentlyneedstostrengthenitsinternationalsoftpowerbecausealmostalltheimportantinformationwasfirstobtainedbyWesternmediawhichputpressureupontheMalaysiangovernmentformoretimelyandaccurateinformation.ChinesemediamainlyforwardedthenewsbrokenbytheirWesterncolleagues.Lastbutnotleastmoreattentionshouldbepaidtointernationalcooperation.ThesearchandrescueeffortscouldwellhavebeenaraceagainsttimetosavelivesbutlimitedbyinternationallawsandtheabsenceofcooperationmechanismsChinaandsomeothercountriesinvolveddidnotfullysharetimelyinformation.39.WhatisChina'smosturgentproblemtobedealwithinrescueworkaccordingtothepassageA.Lackofinternationalcooperation.B.Notsharingtimelyinformation.C.Lackofprofessionalequipment.D.Toomanynaturaldisasters.40.WhichofthefollowingshowsthatChina'stechnologyneedsimprovingA.NoneofitssatellitesreceivedanysignalafterMH370losttouch.B.Onlyafewshipshaveprofessionalrescueequipment.C.Themilitaryforcesdidnotfindthemissingplane.D.ChinesemediamainlyforwardedthenewsbrokenbytheirWesterncolleagues.41.WhatisthebesttitleforthispassageA.MH370comebackhomenowB.Chinamakesall﹣outeffortstofindwhatremainsofMH370C.LessonstobelearntfromMH370searchD.WhythemissingMH370cannotbefound.
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GivingManyPoppins’smagicumbrellasomeseriouscompetitionistheallhigh-techOombrella---notonlycanitpredicttheweatherit’salsoimpossibletolosE.Thesmartumbrellasyncs同步进行withasmartphoneappsendingusersupdatesaboutweatherconditions30minutesinadvanceandremindersiftheyhappentoleavethedevicebehinD.Andhere’stheaddedbonus–itwon’teverflipinside-out.DesignedbyFrenchcompanyWezzootherainbow-coloredumbrellacomesintwoversions–classicandmodern.Theclassicis3.1-ftlongwithacurvedhandlewhilethemodernversionis0.8-ftlongwithastraighthandlE.Thecompanydescribesthedeviceasa‘portableweatherstation’madeofareflectivesurfacewithbuiltinsensorsthatrecordreal-timedatasuchaslighthumiditypressureandtemperaturE.Theumbrellacollectsandprocessesthisdataaswellasinformationfromasocialmediacommunitybeforesendingoutalertsaboutwhenit’sgoingtostartraining.AndiftheuserhappenstoaccidentallyforgetitathomeonapotentiallyrainydayorleavesitinarestaurantsimilaralertswillbesentoutusingGPStechnologytomakesureyoudon’tloseit.WewantedtomakethisumbrellaunforgettableintermsofdesigntooexplainsAlexandreofEscabodesignstudio.Wedevelopedanexclusivematerial.Itmakesyoufeelyouareholdinganauroraborealis北极光inyourhands.Ithaseffectsthatareamazingwiththelightandalwayschanging.Itreallymakestheumbrellaspecial.The‘capsule’thatintegratesallthetechnologymakingtheumbrellasmartislocatedinthehandlE.Theumbrellaisallsettohitglobalonlineandphysicalstoresthisfall.Accordingtoacompanyspokespersonitwillretailat9$86buttheearlybirdpriceonKickstarteris9$64.Forthosewhoareratherattachedtotheircurrentumbrellasthecompanywillalsoreleasean‘Oombrellacapsule’thatcantransformanyumbrellaintoasmartdevicE.NowifonlyitcouldmakeusflylikeMaryPoppins!32.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytellusaboutOombrella?A.ItsspecialdesignB.ItsworkingprincipleC.ItsfunctionsD.Itsstructure33.WhichofthefollowingbestshowshowOombrellaworks?A.collect—process—record—predictB.process—record—collect—predictC.record—collect—process—predictD.record—process---collect---predict34.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.OombrellaisalreadyonsaleB.EarlybuyersofOombrellawillsavemoneyC.It’simpossibletoturnanordinaryumbrellaintoasmartoneD.Oombrellaisamagicdevicethatcanmakeusfly35.What’sthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthepassage?A.TointroducereadersanewtypeofumbrellaB.ToshowreadershowtopredicttheweatherC.ToremindreaderstotakeanumbrellaatanytimeD.Topersuadereaderstobuythehigh-techumbrella
Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyouareawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviorbutwhenyouareasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirpositions.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketodispleasepeoplE.Soyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tquitesureofyourself.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.Youalwayssticktoyourownopinionsorjudgmentbutyoudon'traiseyourhopetoomuch.Youusuallylivefortodaynottomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledupyouareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensive防卫的.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawellbalancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthandweakness.You'reusuallycareful.Youtrustyourself.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetsaD.Youalwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitmakespeopleratherangry.5.Accordingtothepassageapersonwhoisnotwillingtochangehismindprobablysleeps________.A.onhissideB.onhisbackC.curledupD.onhisstomach6.Ifapersonpreferstosleepcurledupratherthanonhisbackhemaybewantto________.A.dothingspersonallyB.stayaloneC.keepthingssecretD.trustotherseasily7.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.one'ssleepingpositionhassomethingtodowithone'scharacterB.everyonehasgotbothrealandsecretpersonalitiesC.thepositioninwhichonegoestosleepisthemostimportantoneD.whenawakeonedoesnotshowone'ssecretpersonality
Payingahigherpricethanusualforatickettoseeafilmin3Distheannoyanceofmanyacinema-goer’slifE.Buttheremaybeabenefittodoingsoasastudyhasfoundthat3Dfilmsexercisethebrainandimproveshort-termfunctioninginasimilarwaytobrain-trainingtests.Theresearchfoundthatpeoplewhowatchedamoviein3Dimprovedcognitive认知skillscomparedtothosewhowatcheditin2D.Theresearchwasledbyneuroscientist神经学家DrPatrickFaganfromGoldsmithsUniversityinLondon.Morethan100peopletookpartintheexperimentwhereparticipantswatchedDisneyfilmBigHero6ineitherstandardformatorRealD3D.Theyalsocarriedoutabrain-training-styletestbeforeandafterseeingasectionfromthefilm.Thetestcoveredmemoryreactiontimesandcognitivefunctionandtheresultswerecomparedlater.AccordingtotheresearchwhichwascarriedoutinpartnershipwithsciencegroupThrillLaboratoryparticipantsexperienceda23percentincreaseincognitiveprocessingaswellasan11percentincreaseinreactiontimes.DrFagansaidthattheresultsshowedenoughofanimprovementinbrainfunctiontosuggestthat3DcouldplayapartinimprovingbrainpowerinthefuturE.ThesefindingsaremoresignificantthanyoumightthinkhesaiD.ItisafactthatpeoplearelivinglongerandthereisanoticeabledeclineincognitivebrainfunctioninoldagewhichcanworsenfuturequalityoflifE.Therehasneverbeenabettertimetolookatwaystoimprovebrainfunction.Theinitialresultsofthisstudyshowthat3DfilmsmaypotentiallyplayaroleinslowingthisdeclinE.A.secondpartoftheexperimentinvolvedthosewatchingthefilmbeingfittedwithheadsetsthatscannedbrainactivityandthistooshowedheightened加强的activitywhenwatching3D.Accordingtotheresultsparticipantsweresevenpercentmoreengagedwithwhattheywerewatchingaddingtoargumentthat3Dmoviesaremorelikewatchingreal-life---somethingProfessorBrendanWalkerfromThrillLaboratoryagreedwith.AsProfessorBrendanWalker’stestconcluded3Dfilmsaremoreattractiveandheightenthesenses---thisinturnmakesthebrainrunatquickerspeedsDrFagansaiD.9.Accordingtotheresearchpeoplewatchingamoviein3D________.A.haveagoodexercisefortheirbrainB.losetheirshortmemoryofitsplotsC.arewillingtopayahighpriceforticketsD.reactthesamewayasthosewatchingitin2D10.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheresearch?A.Watching2Dfilmslimitsbrainfunction.B.3Dwouldbeacontributingfactorinimprovingbrainpower.C.ThetestwascarriedoutafterthewholefilmwasvieweD.D.Theparticipantstookthebrain-training-styletestoncE.11.Paragraph8ismainlyabout________.A.theapplicationof3D.B.thedisadvantagesof2Dfilms.C.thechangeinbrainfunction.D.thesignificanceofthestudy.12.Thetextismostlikelytoappearin________.A.asportsnewspaperB.abiologytextbookC.asciencemagazineD.afilmreview
GraduateDeveloperWhoYouAreYou’reacreativepersonwho’sbrilliantatmakingsmartdecisionsandevenbetteratcommunicatingthem.YouarepassionateaboutsoftwareandnotonlyliketolearnaboutitatUniversityyouliketogetinvolvedinyourownprojectsathometoo.Youeatcodeforbreakfastlunchanddinnerandyou’realwayslookingtolearnandimprovE.Youloveworkingwithlike—mindedpeersandaspiretoworkwiththebestsoftwaredevelopersintheindustry.WhatyoustudyYouareafinal-year/Honours/Masters/PHDstudentorarecentgraduatepasttwoyearswithaDistinction/HighDistinctionaverageinComputerScienceComputingorSoftwareEngineering.WhatyouwilldoYou’lldevelopreliableandhighlyflexiblesystemsinthemarket.ThekindofsoftwarethatensureswebuyandsellfasterandmoreefficientlythananyoneelsE.Youwillhavefullresponsibilityfordesigningandimprovingoursystemsbothtechnicallyandfunctionallytoimproveourtradingsuccess.AtOptivewehavenoshortageofinterestingandimportantworktodosorestassuredthatyou’llbeworkingonsomethingthatwilladdrealvaluetothebusiness.QualificationsYouareanAustralianorNewZealandcitizenorPermanentResidentofAustraliA.Salary$75000plussuperplusperformancedrivenprofitsharE.25.Youwillbewell-acceptedifyouare.A.creativeanddevotedtosoftwareEngineeringB.lovingworkingwithpeoplefromdifferentmajorsC.communicativeandpassionateinyouruniversitylifeD.enjoyingeatingcodeinsteadofdeliciousfamilydinners26.TheGraduateDeveloperwillprobablybewantedas.A.afinal-yearComputingEngineeringstudentB.amaster-degreegraduatemajoringintradingC.aPHDstudentasapermanentresidentinAustraliaD.arecentgraduatewithHonoursinComputerScience27.YouarenotrequiredtointhefuturejoB.A.designOptivesystemB.ensuretradesuccessC.workonsomethingvaluableD.developtheflexiblemarketsystem
Burninglesscalorieswhilewalkingseemslikeabadideabutmakingthewalkeasiermayactuallykeeppeopleontheirfeetlongerandthatscientistssayhassubstantialhealthbenefits.AnalyzingthehumanwalkbiomedicalengineersStevenCollinsandGregSawickiconcludedthatouranklesandcalvesperformmotionssimilartoaspringcoupledwithaclutchthatintermittentlystoresandreleasesenergy.SawickifromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaexplainedwhat’sinvolveD.WefoundinbasicscienceexperimentsthatthatsystemyourcalfandAchillestendonworksalotlikeacatapult.SothemuscleholdsontothetendonandyourbodyactuallystretchesyourAchillestendonquiteabitandthenstorestheenergyinthetissueandthenit’sgivenbacktopropelyouforwardintheworldhesaiD.SawickisaidheandhiscolleagueStevenCollinsatCarnegieMellonUniversitydesignedamechanicaldevicemadeofcarbonfiberandmetalthatperformsthesamesequenceofenergygive-and-takeoutsidethebody.Thesystemtakesoverpartoftheworkofwalkingandreducestheamountofrequiredenergybyasmuchassevenpercent.Wearingtheunpoweredankleexoskeletoncanhelppeopleeitherwalkfartherwiththesameamountofenergyorrestorethenormalmovementpatternforpeoplewhohavetroublewalking.SawickisaidittakesonlyafewminutestogetusedtotheexoskeletonbutthewearerquicklylearnstotonedownthemuscleenergyasthedevicetakesoverpartoftheloaD.Youreallydon’tnoticeituntilwhenyoutakeitoff.AndwhenyoutakeitoffyourealizethatitwasthereandgivingyoutheboosthesaiD.SawickiaddedthatthedeviceisprimarilyintendedforpeoplerecoveringfromsurgeryorastrokE.Butallpersonswhospendalotoftimewalkingsuchaspoliceofficersorhospitalpersonnelcouldbenefitfromit.Atthemomenttherearenoplanstodeveloptheankleexoskeletonforthemarketbuttheinventorssaysomemanufacturershaveexpressedinterest.25.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howtoreduceenergywhilingwalking.B.Waystomakewalkingeasy.C.IntroductiontoamechanicaldevicetomakewalkeasierD.Guidelinesforpeoplerecoveringfromsurgery.26.Whatistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedevicecanonlybenefitpeoplewithwalkingproblems.B.Allpeoplecouldbenefitfromit.C.WiththedevicethewalkersneedsevenpercentasmuchastheenergyotherwisE.D.Thedevicecanbenefitpeopleinthelongterm.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpropelmeaninparagraph3?A.putB.keepC.helpD.push28.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.TheankleexoskeletonwillhaveabrightfuturE.B.Theankleexoskeletonhasn’tappealtomanufacturers.C.Theankleexoskeletonwillbelaunchedinthemarketsoon.D.TheankleexoskeletonwillneverbeproduceD.
Etymologythestudyofwordsandwordrootsmaysoundlikethekindofthingdonebyboringlibrariansinsmalldustyrooms.Yetetymologistsactuallyhaveauniquelyinterestingjob.Theyareinmanywaysjustlikearchaeologists考古学家diggingupthephysicalhistoryofpeopleandevents.Thespecialaspectofetymologyisthatitdigsuphistorysotospeakthroughthewordsandphrasesthatareleftbehind.TheEnglishlanguageinparticularisagreatfieldtoexplorehistorythroughwords.AsalanguageEnglishhasanextraordinarynumberofwords.Thisispartlyduetoitsabilitytoadaptforeignwordssoreadily.ForexampleEnglishwordssuchaskindergartenfromGermancroissantfromFrenchandcheetahfromHindihavebecomepartofthelanguagewithlittleornochangefromtheiroriginalsoundsandspellings.SoEnglish﹣languageetymologistshaveavastworldofwordstoexplore.Anotherenjoyablethingaboutetymologyformostwordexpertsissolvingwordmysteries谜.NoetymologistsdonotgoaroundsolvingmurderslikethegreatdetectiveSherlockHolmes.Whatthesewordexpertssolvearemysteriousoriginsofsomeofourmostcommonwords.OneofthebiggestquestionsEnglishlanguageexpertshavepursuedishowEnglishcametohavethephraseOK.Thoughitisoneofthemostcommonlyusedexpressionsitsexactbeginningisapuzzleeventothisday.Evenitsspellingisnotentirelyconsistent﹣﹣unlessyouspellitOkayitishardeventocallitaword.EtymologistshavebeenabletonarrowOK'sorigindowntoalikelyalthoughnotcertainsource来源.ItbecamewidelyusedaroundthetimeofMartinVanBuren'srunforpresidentin1840.HisnicknamewasOldKinderhook.WhattroubleswordexpertsaboutthisexplanationisthatthephraseappearedinsomenewspapersbeforeVanBurenbecamewellknown.ItislikelythatVanBurencouldbecalleditsprimarysource.Etymologistswilldoubtlesslykeepsearchingfortheoriginalsource.HoweveritisclearthatOK'spopularityandreputationhavetoppedthoseoftheAmericanpresidenttowhomithasbeenmostclearlylinked.8.TheauthormentionsthewordslikecroissantinParagraph2toshow.A.wordshavechangedalotinthetwolanguagesB.whatEnglish﹣languageetymologistsareexploringnowC.EnglishhasabsorbedmanywordsfromotherforeignlanguagesD.theEnglishvocabularyisdifficulttothenon﹣English﹣speakingpeople9.TheunderlinedwordpursuedinParagraph4means.A.lookeduponB.dugupC.putinD.setdown10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatetymologists.A.discoverthepossibleoriginofwordsB.helpdetectivestosolvemysteriousmurdersC.writeinterestingstoriesforsomenewspapersD.exploretheEnglishlanguageaswellastherecentevents.
Sleepdeprivation缺失isanimportanthiddenfactorinloweringtheachievementofschoolpupilsaccordingtoresearcherscarryingoutinternationaleducationtests.Itisaparticularprobleminrichercountrieswithsleepexpertslinkingittotheuseofmobilephonesandcomputersinbedroomlateatnight.Sleepdeprivationissuchaseriousproblemthatlessonshavetobedraggeddowntoalowerleveltosuitsleep-deprivedlearnersthestudyfounD.TheinternationalcomparisoncarriedoutbyBostonCollegefoundtheUnitedStatestohavethehighestnumberofsleep-deprivedstudentswith73%of9-and10-year-oldsand80%of13-and14-year-oldsidentifiedbytheirteachersasbeingnegativelyaffecteD.Inliteracy读写能力teststherewere76%of9-and10-year-oldslackingsleep.Thiswasmuchhigherthantheinternationalaverageof47%ofprimarypupilsneedingmoresleepand57%amongthesecondaryagegroup.Othercountrieswiththemostsleep-deprivedyoungsterswereNewZealandSaudiArabiaAustraliaEnglandIrelandandFrancE.High-performingFinlandisalsoamongthemostlackinginsleep.CountrieswiththebestrecordsforgettingenoughsleepincludeAzerbaijanKazakhstanPortugaltheCzechRepublicJapanandMaltA.Theanalysiswaspartofthehugedate-gatheringprocessforglobaleducationrankingstheTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudyTIMSSandProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudyPIRLSIthinkweunderestimatetheimpactofsleep.Ourdatashowthatacrosscountriesinternationallyonaveragechildrenwhohavemoresleepachievehigherinmathsscienceandreading.ThatisexactlywhatourdatashowsaysChadMinnichoftheTIMSSandPIRLSInternationalStudyCenter.It’sthesamelinkforchildrenwhoarelackingbasicnutritionsaysMrMinnichbasedattheLynchSchoolofEducationBostonCollegE.IfyouareunabletoconcentratetoattendmentallyyouareunabletoachieveatyourbestlevelbecauseyourmindandbodyareinneedofsomethingmorebasiC.Sleepisafundamentalneedforallchildren.Ifteachersreportsuchlargeproportionsofchildrensufferingfromlackofsleepit’shavingasignificantimpact.Butworsethanthatteachersarehavingtoadjusttheirinstructionbasedonthosechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleep.Thechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleeparedrivingdowninstruction.Thatmeansthateventhechildrenwhoaregettingenoughsleeparestillsufferingfromthissleep-relatedlowering.24.WhatdidtheresearchersofBostonCollegetrytofind?A.Whychildrendon’tgetenoughsleepB.HowmanyhourschildrensleepeverynightC.TherelationshipbetweensleepandtestresultsD.Therelationshipbetweensleepandhealth25.Manychildrensufferfromsleepdeprivationbecause_________.A.theysitinfrontoftheTVfortoolongB.theycanhardlysleepsoundlyanddeeplyC.theirhomeworkoccupiestoomuchoftheirtimeD.moderntechnologicaldevicesconsumealotoftheirtime26.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthemostsleep-deprivedstudents?A.JapanB.MaltaC.FinlandD.Portugal27.Whyarechildrenwhogetenoughsleepalsovictims?A.Becausetheyaredisturbedbysleep-deprivedstudentsB.Becauseteachingisdrivendownbysleep-deprivedstudentsC.Becausetheyhavetospendtimehelpingsleep-deprivedstudentsD.Becausetheteacherswastetimediscipliningsleep-deprivedstudents
AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesalesofbottledwaterfromJapan.Thewateritangrilyarguesinpublichastraveled10000foodmilesbeforeitreachedWesterncustomers.TransportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworldissurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterintheUK.ItisalsoworryingthatwewerewastingourfuelbybuyingprawnsfromIndonesia7000foodmilesandcarrotsfromSouthAfrica5900foodmiles.Countingthenumberofmilestraveleddonebyaproductisastrangewayoftryingtotellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamageduetoindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatareextremelyenergyefficient.Itshouldbenoticedthatatonofbuttertransported25milesinatrucktoafarmers'marketdoesn'tnecessarilyuselessfuelonitsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.Besidestheideaoffoodmilesignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana.ThedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswillhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhouseandtheGhanaianonesintheopensun.WhatistheideaoffoodmilesdoesprovidehoweveristhechancetocutoutThirdWorldcountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.ThenumberofmilestraveledbyourfoodshouldasIseeitberegardedasasignofthesuccessoftheglobaltradesystemnotasignofdamagetotheenvironment.9.TheFoodCommissionisangrybecauseitthinksthat.A.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproductsB.someimportedgoodscausesenvironmentaldamageC.growingcertainvegetablescausesenvironmentaldamageD.peoplewastedenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries10.Thephrasefoodmilesinthepassagereferstothedistance.A.thatafoodproducttravelstoamarketB.thatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanotherC.betweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountriesD.betweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket11.BycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhanatheauthortriestoexplainthat.A.BritishtomatoesarehealthierthanGhanaianonesB.GhanaiantomatoestastebetterthantomatoesonesC.cuttingdownfoodmilesmaynotnecessarilysavefuelD.protectingtheenvironmentmaycostalotofmoney12.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorismostprobably.A.asupporteroffreeglobaltradeB.amemberofaFoodCommissionC.asupporterofFirstWorldfoodmarketsD.amemberofanenergydevelopmentgroup.
Whattimeisit?Mostpeopleareprettyaccurateintheiranswer.Andifyoudon’tknowforsureit’saverylikelythatyoucanfindout.Theremaybeawatchonyourwristtheremaybeaclockonthewalldeskorcomputerscreen;ormaybeyou’reridinginacarthathasaclockinthedashboard仪表板.Evenifyoudon’thaveatimepieceofsomesortnearbyyourbodykeepsitsownbeat.Humanshaveaninternalclockthatregulates调节thebeatingofourheartthepaceofourbreathingthedischarge排出ofchemicalswithinourbloodstreamandmanyotherbodilyfunctions.Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan’tescapE.Evenifweignoreitit’sstillgoingbytickingawaysecondbysecondminutebyminutehourbyhour.SothemainissueinusingyourtimewellisWho’sincharge?Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtimeyou’llincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantlythebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudiesthemoretimeyou’llhavetospendonyouroutsideinterests.Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebecomeslavesofatimetablethatgovernseverywakingmomentoftheday.InsteadtheaimistomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtimE.Ratherthanlettingthedaygobylargelywithoutourawarenesswhatwearegoingtodiscussnextcanmakeusbetterabletocontroltimeforourownpurposes.21.TheunderlinedwordallyinParA.3morelikelymeanssomebodyorsomethingthatis_________.A.yourslaveandservesyouB.yoursupporterandhelpsyouC.underyourcontrolandobeysyouD.underyourinfluenceandfollowsyou22.Theauthorintendstotellusthattime_____________.A.couldberegulatedbyatimepiecesuchasaclockorawatchB.couldbemanagedbytheinternalclockofhumanbodiesC.shouldbewellmanagedforourowninterestD.shouldbesavedforoutsideinterests23.Inthenextparttheauthorwouldmostprobablydiscusswithyou________.A.howtokeepupwiththetimesB.howtomakeupforlosttimeC.howtohaveagoodtimeD.howtomakegooduseoftime
MacCarteraBritishfatherof14-year-oldBenwhohasautism自闭症searchedontheInternettofindaspecifickindoflittlebluecupforhisson.WhenBenwastwoMacgavehimalittlebluecupthatwasmadeinChinaandeversincethecuphasbecomeoneofthemostimportantthingsinBen'slifE.Macneverthoughtthatthelittlecupwouldcausesuchabigproblem.Benbecamedependentonthiscupbecauseeversincehereceivedthegifthewouldonlydrinkwaterfromtheexacttypeoflittlebluecup.Over12yearsBenrefusedtodrinkwaterwithoutthecup.Macwasworriedaboutthisbecausetheircurrent目前的cupcouldbreaksoonandheneededtofindareplacementforhissontodrinkwith.TheproblemwasthatthecupwasnolongerbeingproduceD.MactriedtotakeBentoadoctortosolvethecupproblembutitwasofnousE.SoMacdecidedtoseekhelpfromthepubliconTwitter.HegotalotofresponsesandtheenthusiasmpeoplefromallovertheworldshowedgavehimconfidenceandhopE.ManystrangersfoundtheiridenticalcupandofferedtosendthemtoBen.ThoughMacreceivedalotofhelphestillwasconcerneD.Allthecupshereceivedwouldeventuallybreak.Astimepasseditwouldbeevenhardertofindthesamecups.ThesituationtookasurprisingturnwhenthebabyproductscompanyTommeeTippeeUKgotintouchwithMaC.TheysentateamtoChinaandtheyfoundthesameexactmould模具forthecupinthefactorythatfirstmadeit.ThecompanyandtheChinesefactorydecidedtomakeasmanyas500cupsforBenandMacwasthrilledaboutallthis.24.WhatwouldhappentoBenwithoutthecup?A.HewouldfeelsaD.B.Hewouldbreakothercups.C.Hewouldrefusetodrinkwater.D.Hewouldsufferfromautism.25.WheredidMacdecidetoseekhelp?A.Fromasocialnetwork.B.FromaBritishcompany.C.Fromateamofresearchers.D.FromaChinesefactory.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordidenticalinParagraph3mean?A.ExactlyalikE.B.Nearlybroken.C.Ofgoodquality.D.OfdifferentsizE.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.EnthusiasticpeopleGaveCupstoBenB.BritishBoyPreferredChineseCupC.ConcernedFatherSoughtMedicalTreatmentforBenD.ChineseFactoryHelpedBritishBoyFindFavoriteCup
Womenwhoowncatsaremorelikelytohavementalhealthproblemsandkillthemselvesbecausetheycanbeinfectedbyacommonparasite寄生虫thatcanbecaughtfromcatlitter猫砂astudyhasfounD.ResearchersfoundwomeninfectedwiththeToxoplasmagondiiT.gondiiparasite刚地弓形虫whichisspreadthroughcontactwithcatwasteoreatingundercookedmeatorunwashedvegetablesareatincreasedriskofattemptingsuicidE.Thestudyinvolvedmorethan45000womeninDenmark.Aboutathirdoftheworld'spopulationisinfectedwiththeparasitewhichhidesincellsinthebrainandmusclesoftenwithoutproducingsymptoms.Theinfectionwhichiscalledtoxoplasmosis弓形虫病hasbeenlinkedtomentalillnesssuchasschizophrenia精神分裂症andchangesinbehavior.Thestudy'sseniorauthorDoctorTeodorPostolacheanassociateprofessorofpsychiatry精神病学attheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicineintheUnitedStatessaidWecan'tsaywithcertaintythatT.gondiicausedthewomentotrytokillthemselvesbutwedidfindapredictiveassociationbetweentheinfectionandsuicideattemptslaterinlifethatdeservesadditionalstudies.DoctorAlbertReecevicepresidentofmedicalaffairsattheUniversityofMarylandsaidT.gondiiinfectionisamajorpublichealthproblemaroundtheworldandmanypeopledon'trealizethey'reinfecteD.DrPostolacheisaleadingexpertonsuicideneuroimmunology神经免疫学.SuicideisacriticallyimportantmentalhealthissuE.Aboutonemillionpeoplecommitsuicideandanother10millionattemptsuicideworldwideeachyear.WehopethatthistypeofresearchwillonedayhelpusfindwaystosavemanylivesthatnowendtooearlyinsuicidE.Dr.Postolache'sresearchteamattheUniversityofMarylandwasthefirsttoreportaconnectionbetweenT.gondiiandsuicidalbehaviorin2009.HeiscooperatingwithresearchersinDenmarkGermanyandSwedentoconfirmandinvestigatethewayleadingtothisassociation.TheT.gondiiparasitethrivesintheintestines肠ofcatsanditisspreadthroughtheirwastE.Allwarm-bloodedanimalscanbecomeinfectedthroughcontactwithit.Humanscanbecomeinfectedbychangingtheirinfectedcats'litterboxeseatingunwashedvegetablesdrinkingwaterfromapollutedsourceorbyeatingundercookedorrawmeat.Notwashingkitchenknivesafterpreparingrawmeatbeforehandlinganotherfooditemalsocanleadtoinfection.Pregnantwomencanpasstheparasitedirectlytotheirunbornbabiesandareadvisednottochangecatlitterboxestoavoidpossibleinfection.Babiesdon'tproduceantibodiestoT.gondiiforthreemonthsaftertheyarebornsotheantibodiespresentintheirbloodrepresentedinfectioninthemothers.ThescientistsstudiedDanishhealthpatientstodetermineifanyofthesewomenlaterattemptedsuicideincludingcasesofviolentsuicideattemptswhichmayhaveinvolvedgunssharpinstrumentsandjumpingfromhighplaces.ThestudyfoundthatwomeninfectedwithT.gondiiwereoneandahalftimesmorelikelytoattemptsuicidecomparedtothosewhowerenotinfectedandtheriskseemedtorisewithincreasinglevelsoftheT.gondiiantibodies.DrPostolachenotedlimitationstothestudysuchastheinabilitytodeterminethecauseofthesuicidalbehavior.ThefindingswerepublishedonlineintheArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry.32.Thecommonwaywhichismorelikelytobeinfectedwiththediseaseis_____.A.toeatunwashedmeatorundercookedvegetablesB.tocleanaplacewhereacatoncelivedforatimeC.topasstheinfectiontoherunbornbabyduringawoman'spregnancyD.toreusekitchentoolswhichhavebeenusedtocutrawmeat33.Whatistheconsequenceifawomanisinfectedwiththeparasiteinthepassage?A.Havingahighfever.B.Doingdeliberateself-harm.C.KeepingadepressedmooD.D.BecomingbadtempereD.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Womenhaveahigherrisktobeinfectedbytheparasitethanmen.B.TheresultoftheresearchmayhelpthescientiststofindwaystostopsuicideinadvancE.C.Thescientistswillcontinuetheirresearchintothepossibleconnection.D.Theriskofbeinginfectedseemstorisewiththedecreasinglevelsoftheantibodies.35.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldprobablybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whyarewomenmorelikelytocommitsuicide?B.Womenshouldkeepawayfromcats.C.Waysfoundtodealwithwomen'smentalproblems.D.Arewomenwhoowncatsatasuiciderisk?
ListeningtomusicwhileyoudrivecanimproveyourspeedandabilitytogetawayfromaccidentsaccordingtoAustralianpsychologists心理学家.Butturningyourcarradiouptofullvolumecouldprobablymakeyouendupinanaccident.TheperformanceofdifficulttaskscanbeaffectedifpeoplearesubjectedtoloudnoisE.TheexperienceofpullingupattrafficlightsalongsidecarswithloudmusicmadesomepsychologistsintheUniversityofSydneylookintowhetherloudmusichassomethingtodowithdriving.Thepsychologistsinvited60menandwomenagedbetween20and28assubjectsandtestedthemonalmostthesamedrivingtasksunderthreenoiseconditions:silencerockmusicplayedatagentle55decibels分贝andthesamemusicat85decibels.For10minutesthesubjectssatinfrontofascreenoperatingasimplemachinelikeacar.Theyhadtotrackamovingdiskonscreenrespondtotrafficsignalschangingcolorandbrake刹车inresponsetoarrowsthatappearedwithoutwarning.Onthetrackingtask.therewasnodifferenceinperformanceunderthethreenoiseconditions.Butunderboththeloudandquietmusicconditions.theperformersbrakedataredlightabout50millisecondssoonerthantheydidwhentherewasnorockmusicatall.Thatcouldmeanareductioninbrakingdistanceofacoupleofmetersactually.thedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathforapedestrian行人.WhenitcametothearrowsthatappearedacrossthevisualfielD.thepsychologistsfoundthatwhenthemusicwasquiet.peoplerespondedfastertoobjectsintheircentralfieldofsightbyabout50milliseconds.Forthepeoplelisteningat85decibels.responsetimesdroppedbyafurther50milliseconds—awholetenthofsecondfasterthanthosedrivingwithnomusiC.Butthere’satrade-off.thepsychologiststoldtheEuropeanCongressofPsychology.Theylosetheabilitytolookaroundthewholesituationeffectively.InrespondingtoobjectsthatsuddenlyappeareD.peoplesubjectedto85—decibelrockmusicwerearound100millisecondsslowerthanboththeothergroups.Sincesomeaccident—suchaschildrenrunningintotheroad—takeplacewithoutanynoticE.driverslisteningtoloudmusicmustbelesssafeasaresult.25.Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytomakedrivingsafer?A.LoudmusiC.B.QuietmusiC.C.SilencE.D.HeavymetalmusiC.26.Whatdoesthephrasethepullingupinparagraphtwomean?A.Stopping.B.Givingsomebodyalift.C.Puttingupwith.D.Driving.27.Wheredidtheresearchersdotheexperiment?A.Atcrossroads.B.Atapolicetrafficstation.C.Inacrowedstreet.D.Underthesameconditionsasthoseofthestreets.28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofloudmusic?A.Ithelpedtheperformerstobrakesooneratredlights.B.Ithelpedtheperformerstobemorecareful.C.Ithelpedtheperformerstorespondfastertoobjectssteppingintheway.D.Itcandomoregoodthanharmtodrivers.
InthefrozencontinentofAntarcticascientistsfearanalieninvasion—notfromouterspacebutcarriedinpeople’spocketsandbags.SeedsandplantsaccidentallybroughttoAntarcticabytouristsandscientistsmayintroducealienplantspecieswhichcouldthreatenthesurvivalofnativeplantsinthefinelybalancedecosystem.Thepeoplethatwerecarryingthemosthadlotsandlotsofseeds.TheyreallywererealthreatssaidDanaBergstromfromtheAustralianAntarcticDivision.Whenwetakethingsinthroughhitchhiking搭车旅行thenwegetspecieswhicharecompetitivE.Theplantsandanimalstherearenotnecessarilycompetitivesowe’dstartlosingvariouspreciousbiodiversity生物多样性ontheAntarcticcontinentBergstromtoldReuters.AmongstthealienspeciesdiscoveredweretheIcelandPoppyandAnnualWinterGrass—allfromcoldclimatesandcapableofgrowinginAntarcticA.TheAntarcticPeninsulawheremosttouriststravelisnowconsideredahotspotonthefrozencontinentandthewarmertheclimatetheeasierforseedstogrow.Thepeninsula半岛iswarmingatsomeofthegreatestratesontheplanetsaidBergstrom.Thestudythefirstcontinent-wideassessmentofinvasivespeciesinAntarcticasurveyedabout1000passengersduring2007-2008thefirstyearoftheInternationalPolarYearaninternationalefforttoresearchthepolarareas.BergstromsaidtheonealienseedthathadgainedafootholdisAnnualWinterGrass.Itisastrongweedinthesub-AntarcticandisontheAntarcticislandofKingGeorgE.IthasalsomadeitswaytothetailpartoftheAntarcticcontinent.32.Whatdoesthepassagefocuson?A.Thehumaninfluenceonthenativeplants.B.Thedevelopmentofnativeplants.C.Thediscoveryofnewplants.D.Thepromisingfutureoftourism.33.WhatistheeffectofalienplantseedstoAntarctica?A.Theycontributetothebiodiversity.B.TheyleadtothewarmingupofAntarcticA.C.TheymakethenativeplantsmorecompetitivE.D.Theybreakthebalanceofthenaturalenvironmentofplants.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TheInternationalPolarYearstartedin2007.B.VisitorstoAntarcticaaremainlyscientists.C.VisitorstoAntarcticabringseedsonpurposE.D.TallFescueVelvetgrassgrowswellinwarmplaces.35.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A.TointroducethenativeenvironmentofAntarcticA.B.TowarnpeopleofthedangerofalienplantseedstoAntarcticA.C.ToexplaintherelationshipbetweenplantsandclimatE.D.TogivevisitorssometipsonhowtoexploreAntarcticA.
Asinglebloodtestthatcanrevealaperson’ssusceptibility敏感性tocancerandidentifyanypotentiallycancer-causinggenes--thatisthefuturisticpromisemadebygenetictesting.ItisthereasonwhyafemaleexecutivefromWuhansurnamedChenrecentlyspent$5.92540000yuanonagenetictestreport.Shewasdrawnbyadvertisementsthatclanmedtherestcouldhelppreventpotentialcancersinadvance.Butwithouttheguidanceofaqualifiedgeneticcounselorsuchbook-lengthreportsarealmostnotunderstooD.LiZongzhe30acardiovascular心脏血管的doctoratTongjiHospitalinWuhanisabouttobecomeHubeiProvince’sfirstintermediate-levelgeneticcounselor.Thehospitalcurrentlyhasonlytwoelementary-levelcounselorsandnoneatanadvanced-lever.In2004LiattendedHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology’sTongjiMedicalCollegeandstudiedunderProfessorWangDaowendirectorofthehospital’sgeneticscliniC.Nowafteraday’sworkLigoestohisofficeonthehospital’s24thfloortocontinuehisresearchintogenetictesting.Hesleepsinhisofficeonlygoinghometwiceaweektochangehisclothes.Iamentirelyinterest-drivenotherwiseIwouldn’thavelastedthislongLisaiD.ThemoreresearchIdothemoreIrealizethatalldiseasesapartfromexternalwoundsarerelatedtogeneticstosomeextent.Ourjobistohelpclientsunderstandtheirowngeneticmakeupsothatwecanevaluatetherisksunderstandtherootcausesandofferthebestpossibletreatments.RecentlyLiworkedwithacouplewhosefirstchildhadbrittle易碎的bonediseaseandruledoutarandomchangeasthecauseofthegeneticdisorder.Hethereforeadvisedthefamilywhowantedasecondhealthychildtohaveagenetictestcarriedoutonthefetus胎儿8to16weeksafterpregnancytoassessitsprobabilityofinheritingthediseasE.28.WhydidChenspendsomuchonagenetictest?A.Becauseshesufferedfromcancerandneededtodoatest.B.Becauseshewantedtopreventherpotentialofsufferingfromcancer.C.Becauseshewantedtorevealaperson’ssusceptibilitytocancer.D.Becauseshewasattractedbyalocaladvertisement.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.LilearnedgeneticsfromProfessorWangDaowen.B.LiisthebestgeneticcounselorinChinA.C.Li’homeisonthehospital’s24thfloor.D.Lifindsfromhisresearchthatalldiseasesarerelatedtogenetics.30.WhatdidLisuggestthefamilydointhelastparagraph?A.Hesuggestedtheyshouldhaveasecondhealthychildtohaveagenetictest.B.Hesuggestedthemothershouldhaveagenetictestwhenshewantedtohaveasecondpregnancy.C.Hesuggestedtheyshouldmakeagenetictestontheirsecondchildimmediatelythemotherhadpregnancy.D.Hesuggestedtheyshouldmakeagenetictestontheirsecondchild2-4monthsafterpregnancy.31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Aninterest-drivendoctorB.AgeneticcounselorC.AgenetictestD.Amedicalguidance
Onceuponatimestayingahealthyweightwaseasy.Toloseweightyousimplyhadtopractisethereverseofhomeeconomics--spendmorethanyouearneD.Unfortunatelyformanybutperhapsnotsurprisinglyitturnsoutthatpeoplearerathermorecomplicatedthanbankaccounts.Tostayahealthyweightyouneedahormone荷尔蒙calledleptontoworkproperly.ItsendsI’mfullmessagesfromthefatcellsuptothebrainwheretheygoamongotherplacestothesamepleasurecentersthatrespondtodrugslikecocainE.Fatpeopleproduceplentyofleptonbutthebraindoesn’tseemtorespondtoitproperly.LastyearresearchersattheOregonResearchInstitutescannedthebrainsofoverweightpeopleandfoundtheirrewardcircuit线路wereunderactivE.Theywereeatingmoretotrytogettheenjoymenttheyweremissing.There’salotofevidenceforthefactthatmostifnotallofushaveasetpointaroundwhichourweightcanvarybyaboutseventoninekilosbutanythingbeyondthatisarealstrugglE.Makingchangesishardparticularlyifyourbodyisworkingagainstyou.Sowhynotrejectthetraditionalapproachesandtrysomenewmethodbasedonthelatestresearchthatworkwithyourbodyratherthanagainstit.SeveralyearsagoresearchersattheNationalInstituteonAginginBaltimorereportedthatwhentheygaveratsverylittlefoodonedayandallowedthemtoeatplentythenexttheyshowedvirtuallyallthebenefitsofapermanentcalorierestrictiondiet.ThesamegoesforhumansaccordingtoDr.JamesJohnson.Howdoesitwork?Besidesforcingthebodytoburnfatitmayalsocausehormonalchanges.Mostpeoplesaythatthediettakesabitofgettingusedtobutisnotasgrindingastryingtocutbackonaneverydaybasis.Olderdietersmayremembersomethingcalledbrownfat.Unliketheundesirablewhitestuff;thiswasadieter’sdream.Insteadofstoringexcessenergyasfatbrown-fattissueburneditofftokeepyouwarm-atleastinmicE.Brownfatfelloutoffavorbecauseresearcherscouldn’tfindmuchinhumansbutnowthankstotheNewEnglandjournalofMedicineit’sbackinfashion.Theideaistoexposepeopletocoldtemperatures.Theythenmakemorebrownfatandtheirweightdrops.58.ThemethodusedbytheNationalInstituteOnAgingcanbesummarizedas__________A.NodietatallB.DietonadailybasisC.DieteveryotherdayD.Dietpermanently59.Thewordgrindingintheparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto___________A.effectiveB.realisticC.unreliableD.miserable60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ComparingthevariouswaysofcuttingcaloriesB.RecommendingnewmethodsoflosingweightC.PointingoutthemisconceptionsoflosingweightD.Clarifyingthecommonmythaboutweightloss
IT’SalwaysexcitingtothinkaboutthefutureandwhatkindoftechnologymightexistinyearstocomE.Butwhatifthatfutureiscloserthanyouthink?ThenameMagicLeapisstartingtospreadacrosstheInternetandforagoodreason.TheMagicLeaptechnologycompanyintheUShasbeenworkingonsomethingnewandexcitingkeepingitsosecretthateventhepeopleworkingontheprojecthavebeenhiddenfromthemediA.Butrecentlytheyhavestartedtoreleasemoreinformationanditseemslikethefutureofcomputingisabouttochangedramatically.MagicLeap’spreviewshowsthepossibilityofaclassroomwhereyoucaninteractwithaminiature3-Dmanandwatchanimalsfloatinginfrontofyoureyes.Youcouldcomefacetofacewithfiercecreaturesliketigersandsharksandmoremightbepossibleverysoon.Thecompanyhopestocreatenewtechnologythatmixesrealityandvirtualrealitycomputing.Thismeansthatthewayweinteractwithcomputerscouldchangecompletelyandsocouldthegamingindustry.Imagineagameinwhichyoucannotonlylookafteradragononascreenbutalsoseeitwalkingaroundyourhomefeeditandplaywithit.Thisisaworldwheremovieswillmakeyoujumpasthingscomeflyingatyou.RioCaraeffthecompany’schiefcontentofficersaidthatinsteadofstaringataphonescreentheworldbecomesyourscreen.AllofthiscouldbethenextstepforMagicLeapandtheirnewly-releasedvideosuggestsso.Thevideoshowsasmallelephantfloatinginthehandsofitsuseravirtualrealitypetthattheusercaninteractwith.Excitingtothinkaboutno?Itseemsthattheexcitementhasinspiredothercompanieswhoarelininguptojoininonthisnewproject.ThetechnologycalledCinematicRealityisattractingtheattentionoflargecompanieslikeGooglewhoarealreadyinvestinglargesumsofmoneyintheprojecthopingtoseeitbecomeareality.12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMagicLeaptechnologycompany?A.Thecompanykeepsupdatingthemediaonitsprogress.B.Thecompanyhasjustdiscoveredawaytomixrealityandvirtualrealitycomputing.C.Thecompanyisworkingonnewtechnologythatcouldimprovethefutureofcomputing.D.Thecompany’snewlyreleasedvideoisabouttheinteractionbetweenadragonpetanditsuser.13.WhatcouldaclassroominthefuturelooklikeaccordingtoMagicLeap?A.A.miniature3Dmancouldtaketheplaceofteachers.B.Studentscouldinteractwithvirtualrealityanimals.C.Studentscouldbeencouragedtoraiseavirtualrealitypetoncampus.D.Thegamingindustrycouldbeinvitedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirstudies.14.HowcouldMagicLeap’stechnologychangetheworldaccordingtothearticle?A.Itcoulddiscouragepeoplefromplayingalotofcomputergames.B.Itcouldturnthewholeworldintoaninteractivescreenforitsusers.C.Itcouldhelppeopleimprovetheirabilitytointeractwithothers.D.Itcouldmakeithardforpeopletodistinguishbetweenvirtualrealityandreality.15.WhatisGoogle’sattitudetowardthetechnologynamedCinematicReality?A.OptimistiC.B.NegativE.C.WorrieD.D.UnconcerneD.
Aboutacenturyagotheaveragelife-span寿命forAmericanswasabout50years.TodaythetypicalAmericanlivesforaroundseventy-eightyears.AccordingtoaGermanagingstudythemaximumlifespaninindustrializedcountrieshasincreasedbytwoyearseverydecadesincethemid19thcentury.Whataccountsforsuchincreasedlongevity?Between1900and1950inventionssuchasrefrigeration制冷技术andsewagetreatment污水处理meantthatyoungpeoplewereabletosurvivelonger.Moreovermedicalbreakthroughshelpedcontaindiseasessuchaspolio小儿麻痹症whichkilledmanychildren.Theseadvanceshelpedincreasetheaveragelifespan.MedicaldiscoveriesafterWorldWarIItendedtobenefitolderpeoplE.TreatmentsforheartdiseaseforexamplehaveallowedtheelderlytolivelongeronaveragE.Sodoesthismeanthatfuturemedicalbreakthroughswillresultinevenlongeraveragelifespansorhavewereachedourlimit?ScientistsdisagreE.Somearguethatifscienceisonedayabletoremovediseaseandold-ageinfirmitytherewillbevirtuallynolimitonhowlonghumanscanlivE.Someevenpredictthatbytheyear2150theaveragelifespanwillhaveincreasedtoaround120years.Otherlife-expectancyresearchersfindthatscenario假设highlyunlikely.Ourbodies’cellscankeepreproducingforonlysolongbeforetheypeterout分裂.Onlywhensciencefindsawaytokeepourcellsdividinglongerwillweseeanothersignificantleapinlifeexpectancy.Stillwithplentyofexerciseandahealthydietthosewhoholdtheviewcanalwayshopethatthey’lllivelongenoughtobreaktherecordheldbyJeanneLouiseCalmentofFrancewholivedtobe122.28.Comparedwiththeaveragelife-spanaboutacenturyagothetypicalAmericanlivesabout_______yearslongeratpresent.A.50B.78C.28D.4229.AfterWorldWarIIthelongeraveragelifespansmainlyresultedfrom________.A.refrigerationandsewagetreatmentB.medicalbreakthroughsC.keepingthecellsdividinglongerD.reducingpolio30.Whatisthescientists’attitudetowardstheviewwehavereachedourlife-spanlimit?A.supportiveB.objectiveC.optimisticD.disapproving31.Accordingtosomelife-expectancyresearcherskeepingourbodies’cellsreproducingbeforetheypeteroutmaybe________.A.impossibleB.possibleC.excitingD.concerning
AnewstudyfindsthatyoungfemalesinonegroupofAfricanchimps黑猩猩usesticksasdollsmorethantheirmalepeers同龄dooftentreatingpiecesofwoodlikeamotherchimpcaringforababy.Inhumanculturesaroundtheworldgirlsplaywithdollsandpretendthatthetoysarebabiesfarmorethanboysdo.Chimpobservationscollectedover14yearsoffieldworkwiththeKanyawarachimpcommunityinKibaleNationalParkinUgandanprovidethefirstevidenceofanonhumananimalinthewildthatexhibitssexdifferencesinhowitplays.Thisfindingsupportsanargumentthatbiologyaswellassocietyunderliesboys’andgirls’differenttoypreferences.Stickplayoccurredmostcommonlybetweenages3and9.FemalesspentalotmoretimecarryingsticksthanmalesdiD.Youngmalechimpsoccasionallyusedstickstomimic模仿childcarE.FarmoreoftentheyfoughtwithsticksaninfrequentbehavioramongfemalessaySonyaKahlenbergofBatesCollegeinLewistonMaineandRichardWranghamofHarvardUniversity.Biologicaldifferencesbetweenthesexesmakefemalechimpsmorereceptivetostick-motheringthanmalessaysWrangham.ConsistentwithreportedculturaltraditionsamongadultchimpsKanyawarayoungsterslearnedfromeachothertoplaywithsticksasifcaringforbabies.Stickplayamongyoungchimpsshowednoevidenceofbeingdirectlyinfluencedbyolderchimps.Child-bearingfemalesneverplayedwithsticksandthusdidn’tmodelsuchbehaviorforyoungerchimps.Youngfemalescarriedsticksforanywherefromafewminutestoseveralhours.Theyoftenrestedinnestswiththeirstickssometimesplayingwiththemmuchaschimpmothersplaywiththeirbabiesthoughtheydidn’tgetanyformofteachingfromtheadults.32.Whatdoesastickseemliketoayoungfemalechimpwhoplayswithit?A.A.doll.B.A.mother.C.A.baby.D.A.toy.33.Wecanseefromthetextthatyoungfemalechimps.A.oftencarrystickswithmalesB.alwayscarrystickswithmalesC.neverusesticksinfightingD.seldomusesticksinfighting34.Fromwhomdotheyoungchimpspickupthestickplaybehavior?A.Fromeachother.B.Fromolderchimps.C.Fromtheirmothers.D.Frommalechimps.35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellusaboutyoungchimps’stickplay?A.ThetypesofstickplayandsocialinfluencE.B.ThesexdifferencesandsocialinfluencE.C.Thesexdifferencesandagedifferences.D.Thewaysofstickplayandagedifferences.
Asmanyas4outofevery1000infantsborntodayhavepermanenthearingloss.Whenparentslearnthattheirchildhashearinglosstheyarefacedwithmanydifficultdecisions.Thesedecisionscanincludechoosingtherapiesandschoolsaswellasfindingfinancialhelpforhearingaidsorcochlearimplants人工耳蜗.HelpMeHearFoundationisapubliccharitythatgivesthegiftofhearingtodeafchildrenfromfamiliesexistingonverylowincomesaroundtheworlD.HelpMeHearFoundationbelievesthatachild’sfirstyearsofdevelopmentarecritical.BeingabletohearisvitaltohumanandHelpMeHearFoundationseekstoprovideapositivelastingimpressiononsocietythroughitsprograms.RecipientsofHelpMeHearFoundation’sbenefitsreceivestate-of-the-arthearingdevicesthatotherwisewouldcostthousandsofdollarsperchildoverthecourseoftheirlifetimE.TheFoundationraisesmoneythroughdonationsforhearingaidsandcochlearimplantswhichsavesrecipientsandtheirfamiliesonaverageover$50000onrelatedexpenses.TheFoundationtriestobeatransparentcharityandwantstobeacatalystforallowingdeafandhearing-impairedchildrentodevelopinatypicalfashionalongsidetheirpeers.NeedyfamiliescanobtaininformationonspecificservicesandfindoutaboutdeafnesseducationbyvisitingtheHelpMeHearFoundation’swebsitE.Thewebsiteoffershelpfulinformationonhowhearingaidsworkandhowhearingaidseasemanyofthelearningandlanguagechallengesthathearing-impairedchildrendealwithonadailybasis.32.HelpMeHearFoundationwasprobablysetupto_____.A.buildschoolsfordeafchildrenB.researchdeafchildren’sbehaviorC.protectdeafchildrenfrombeingignoredD.offerrealhelptopoordeafchildren33.Welearnfromthetextthat_____.A.thelocalgovernmentisinchargeofthefoundationB.theworkofthefoundationdependsondonationsC.evenblindchildrencanturntothefoundationD.poordeafAfricanchildrencannotgethelpfromthefoundation34.Forwhomisthetextmostprobablywritten?A.Poorparentswhohavedeafchildren.B.Doctorswhowanttoimproveskills.C.Studentswhocannotseetheblackboardclearly.D.Teacherswhohavedeafchildrenintheirclass.35.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto_____.A.tellhowtoavoidpermanenthearinglossB.explainhowhardalifedeafchildrenliveC.introduceHelpMeHearFoundationD.advisepeopletogivemoneytoHelpMeHearFoundation
Anewinternationalstudyshowsthatsomepeople'sbiologicalclockplaysapowerfulrolefortheirlifeexpectancyregardlessoflifestylechoices.PublishedinthelatestissueofAgingonWednesdaythestudyhasfoundthemostdefinitiveevidencetoexplainwhysomepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothers.GeneticistSteveHorvathfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesUCLAledateamof65scientistsaroundtheworldtorecordage-relatedchangestohumanDNAanalysebloodsamplescollectedfrom13000peopleandestimatetheirlifespan.Ahigherbiologicalageregardlessofactualageconsistentlypredictsanearlierdeaththestudysays.Yougetpeoplewhoarevegansleep10hoursadayhavealow-stressjobandstillendupdyingyoungHorvathsaidinastatement.WehaveshownsomepeoplehaveafasterinnateagingratE.Thefindingsdiscoveredthat5percentofthepopulationagesatafasterbiologicalratewhichtranslatedtoaroughly50percenthigherthanaverageriskofdeathatanyagE.Thegreathopeisthatwefindanti-aginginterventionsthatwouldslowyourinnateagingrateHorvathsaidaddingthatthisisanimportantmilestonetorealizingthisdream.24.Somepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothersbecause______.A.theirbiologicalclockisnotpowerfulenoughB.themostdefinitiveevidencehasbeenfoundC.theyhaveahigheractualagethanothersD.theyagesatarelativelyfasterbiologicalrate25.Howwasthestudyconducted?A.BycollectingandanalyzingdataB.ByinterviewinglotsofpeopleC.ByresearchingpreviousstudiesD.Bystudyingdifferentlifestyles26.Accordingtothestudyitcanbeinferredthat______.A.peoplewhokeephealthylifestyletendtolivelongerB.people’slifespancanbepredictedbytheirageC.5percentofpeoplearebelievedtohaveafasterinnateagingrateD.anti-aginginterventionshaveprovedtoslowtheinnateagingrate27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WeallshouldkeephealthylifestyleB.Geneticistfindsanti-aginginterventionsC.BiologicalclockpredictslifeexpectancyD.Horvathbuildsanimportantmilestone
Sincethe1970sscientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain﹣computerinterfaceBCItechnologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiestosendorderstomachines.RecentlytworesearchersJoseMilanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicschoolinLausanneSwitzerlandshowedasmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.InthelaboratoryTavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord脊髓tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.ButspinalcordinjuriesorothercasescanpreventtheseweaksignalsfromreachingthemusclesTavellasays.Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewiththeoutsideworldandalsotocontrolmachines.Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thiscappicksupthesignalsfromthescalp头皮andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandstheroboticwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.Prof.Milantheteamleadersayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatientssoastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.12.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratoryA.Bycontrollinghismuscles.B.Bytalkingtothemachine.C.Bymovinghishand.D.Byusinghismind.13.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5A.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchairB.computer→cap→scalp→wheelchairC.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchairD.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair14.Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto.A.makeprofitsfromthemB.provethetechnologyusefultothemC.makethemlivelongerD.learnabouttheirphysicalcondition15.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.SwitzerlandtheBCIResearchCenterB.NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorksC.BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabledD.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuries.
WeoftenthinkoffuturE.Weoftenwonderwhattheworldwouldbelikeinahundredyears’timE.Thinkofspaceperhapsapermanent永久的stationonthemoonwillhavebeensetup.Perhapspeoplewillbeabletovisitthemoonastourists.Cheaprocketsforspacetravelwillhavebeendevelopedpermittinglongjourneysthroughoutthesolarsystem太阳系.Whenthattimecomespeoplewillbetakingholidaysinspaceandvisitingotherplanets.Greatprogresswillhavebeenmadeinmedicinetoo.Perhapsacurewillhavebeendiscoveredforthemostterribleofalldiseases—cancer.PollutionisaproblemwemustsolvE.Inhundred’syears’timeitwillhavebeencontrolleD.Alltheworldwillhavebeendeveloped—evenAntarcticA.TherewillbelargecitiesinAntarcticA.Wealreadyhavesupersonic超音速的flightbutinahundredyears’timewewillhavesupersoniclandtravelaswell.Wewillhaveusedupmostofearth’slandtobuildourcitiessofloatingcitieswillhavebeenbuilt.TheJapanesealreadyhaveplansforcitiesofthiskinD.AndtherewillbecitiesundertheseA.ThefirstofthesewillhavebeencompleteD.5.Wewillhavedeveloped______inahundredyears’timepermittinglongjourneysalloverthesolarsystem.A.cheaprocketsforspacetravelB.aplaneC.aspaceshipD.asatellite6.Manwillalsohavesupersoniclandtravel______.A.inayearB.abouthalfacenturylaterC.intheyear2050D.aboutacenturylater7.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout______.A.we’llmakegooduseofspaceontheearthB.citiesundertheseaC.JapanwillfirstbuildfloatingcitiesD.earth’slandisindanger8.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TravelintheFutureB.FutureLifeC.WheretoLiveintheFutureD.SpaceTravel
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