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PainintheneckWeallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemusclesofyourneckorbecauseanunexpectedtwisthasmadeyourneckacheandstiff.Yourwholebodyfeelstight.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.Thatiswhyweusethephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.WehaveallmetsuchpeoplE.Oneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands—oftenatthewrongtime—duringaperformanceinthetheater.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandtheplaybegins.Theycomehurryingdowntoyourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettleddownwithyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststanduptoletthempass.Youareproudofyourself-controlaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseats...Wellwhatnow...GoodGodoneofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen’sroomandoncemoreyouhavetostanduphangingontoyourhatandcoattolethimpass.Nowthatisapainintheneck.Anotherwell-knowntousallisthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.Hismouthisfullofpopcornheischewingloudlyortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsnexttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddownbackandforththeygo-foranotherbagofpopcornorsomethingtodrink.Thenthereisthemansittingnexttoyouatalunchcountersmokingasmellycigar.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittooandblowssmokeacrossyourfoodintoyourmouth.Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwaycarandsitsdownnexttoyoujustascloseasyouwilllethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperandheleansoverandstretcheshisnecksothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.Hemayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.Wealsocallsuchapersonarubberneckalwaysstretchinghisnecktowhereitdoesnotbelonglikeneighborswhowatchallyourvisitors.Theenjoyinvadingyourprivacy.Peoplehaveastrongdislikeforrubbernecks.Theyhatebeingspiedupon.1.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A.Medicinedictionaries.B.Socialsciencebooks.C.Kids’comicbooks.D.Sciencetextbooks.2.Howdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyouinacinema?A.IgnoreD.B.BoreD.C.DisturbeD.D.RelaxeD.3.Arubberneckoften__________.A.saysbadwordsbehindpeopleB.quarrelsfacetofacewithneighboursC.bargainsthepricewithsaleswomenD.asksaboutotherpeople’sbusiness4.Whichofthefollowingisapainintheneck?A.SomeonewhohelpsyoufindyourseatinamovietheatrE.B.Someonewhosmokesinasmokingsectiononatrain.C.Someonewhothrowstrash垃圾outofhiscarwindowonthehighway.D.Someonewhogoestothedoctorforhisseverepainintheneck.
Peopleseemnottoseethattheiropinionoftheworldisalsoaconfessionofcharacter.--R.W.EersonItwasMother’sDaybuttheyoungmotherwasalittleunhappybecauseshewas800milesawayfromherparents.Inthemorningshephonedhermotherto1herahappyMother’sDayandhermothertoldheraboutthebeautiful2inthegarden.Laterthatdaywhenshetoldherhusbandaboutthelilacs丁香hesaidIknowwherewecanfind3thatyouwant.Getthechildrenandcomeon.Sotheywent4downthecountryroads.Thereonasmallhilltheysawalotofpurplelilacs.Theyoungwomanranquicklyto5theflowers.6shepickedafewhereandafewtherE.OntheirwayhometherewasasmileonherfacE.Whentheywere7anursinghometheyoungwomansawanoldgrannysittinginachair.Shehadnochildrenwithher.They8thecarandtheyoungwomanwalkedtotheoldwomanputthe9inherhandsandsmiledather.Theoldgranny10heragainandagain.Shesmiledhappilytoo.11theyoungmothercamebacktohercarher12askedherWhoisthatoldgranny?Whydidyougiveourflowerstoher?Idon’tknowhertheirmothersaiD.Butit’sMother’sDayandshehasnochildren.IhaveallofyouandI13havemymother.Justthinkhowmuchthoseflowers14toher.Hearing15theirmothersaidallthechildrenweregreatly16.AsweknoweveryoneneedslovE.Inoursocietyonlymoreloveis17tothepeople18thosewhoareingreat19wewillfeelhappy.20bythiscanwehaveabetterlifeamorehumorousworlD.1.A.expectB.persuadeC.considerD.wish2.A.natureB.lilacsC.treeD.building3.A.allB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing4.A.walkingB.rollingC.drivingD.advancing5.A.enjoyB.shareC.compareD.stress6.A.SimplyB.ContentlyC.ImmediatelyD.Carefully7.A.watchingB.passingC.experiencingD.finding8.A.stoppedB.exchangedC.shookD.started9.A.sweetsB.moneyC.flowersD.care10.A.thankedB.struckC.touchedD.communicated11.A.WhileB.WhenC.BecauseD.Since12.A.husbandB.friendsC.childrenD.mother13.A.hardlyB.neverC.evenD.still14.A.meantB.repeatedC.thoughtD.expressed15.A.howB.whyC.whatD.which16.A.separatedB.surprisedC.frightenedD.moved17.A.combinedB.draggedC.offeredD.advised18.A.especiallyB.particularlyC.luckilyD.finally19.A.sorrowB.excitementC.courageD.need20.A.ThenB.OnlyC.SoD.Or
Awomaninhersixtieslivedaloneinherlittlecottagewithapeartreeatherdoor.ShespentallhertimetakingcareofthetreE.Butthechildrennearbydroveher1bymakingfunofher.Theywouldclimbhertreeandthenrunawaywithpears2AuntyMiseryatherOneeveningapasserbyaskedto3forthenight.Seeingthathehadan4faceshelethiminandgavehimanice5.Thenextmorningthestrangeractuallyasorcerer巫师thankedherbygranting允准her6thatanyonewhoclimbeduphertree7notbeabletocomebackdownuntilshe8it.Whenthechildrencamebacktostealher9shehadthemstuckonthetreE.Theyhadtobegherlong10shegavethetreepermissiontolet11go.AuntyMiserywasfreefromthe12atlast.Onedayanotherman13herdoor.Thisonedidnotlooktrustworthytoher14sheaskedwhohewas.IamDeathI’vecometotakeyou15mE.saidhE.ThinkingfastAuntyMiserysaidFinebutI’dliketo16somepearsfrommydeartreetorememberthe17itbroughttomeinthislifE.ButIamtoo18toclimbhightogetthebestfruit.Willyoubeso19astodoitforme?WithadeepsighMr.Deathclimbedupthetree20andwasimmediatelystucktoit.NomatterhowmuchhewarnedorbeggedAuntyMiserywouldnotallowthetreetoletDeathgo.1.A.hopelessB.painfulC.dullD.crazy2.A.callingB.shoutingC.announcingD.whispering3.A.stayB.liveC.hideD.lie4.A.interestingB.honestC.anxiousD.angry5.A.giftB.kissC.treatD.smile6.A.suggestionB.demandC.permissionD.wish7.A.couldB.shouldC.mightD.must8.A.permittedB.promisedC.answeredD.declared9.A.branchB.foodC.treeD.fruit10.A.afterB.whileC.sinceD.before11.A.itB.themC.himD.her12.A.trickB.questionC.troubleD.difficulty13.A.steppedintoB.leftforC.stoppedatD.walkedaround14.A.soB.butC.althoughD.because15.A.withB.offC.uponD.for16.A.chooseB.pickC.shakeD.hit17.A.honorB.pleasureC.hopeD.excitement18.A.lightB.shortC.oldD.thin19.A.proudB.kindC.fineD.smart20.A.disappointedlyB.cheerfullyC.unwillinglyD.eagerly
Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively被动地.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperiencebytestingandprovinganideaorbyreasoning.WeachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelsE.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassivE.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearningit’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.Unfortunatelypassivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsayandrumor谣言.DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyonE.Thenthepersonwhispersitwordforwordtoanotherperson.ThatpersoninturnwhispersittostillanotherandsoonthroughallthepeopleplayingthegamE.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.ThenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompareD.TypicallytheoriginalmessagehaschangeD.That’swhathappensindailylifE.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Thentoomostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastorytryingtoimproveonitstamping打上标记itwiththeirownpersonalstylE.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:A.statementofopinionbyonewritermaybere-statedasfactbyanotherwhomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinueunlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.1.Accordingtothepassagepassivelearningmayoccurin_______.A.doingamedicalexperimentB.visitinganexhibitionC.solvingamathproblemD.doingscientificreasoning2.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto_____.A.activelearningB.knowledgeC.passivelearningD.communication3.TheauthormentionsthegameRumortoshowthat_____.A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedonB.amessageshouldbedeliveredindifferentwaysC.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearingD.peopletendnottobelieveinwhattheyknowasrumor4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Activelearningislessimportant.B.Activelearningoccursmorefrequently.C.PassivelearningmaynotbereliablE.D.Passivelearningisnotfoundamongscholars.
Psychologiststakeopposingviewsofhowexternalrewards外部奖赏fromwarmpraisetocoldcashaffectmotivationandcreativity.Behavioristswhostudytherelationbetweenactionsandtheirconsequencesarguethatrewardscanimproveperformanceatworkandschool.Cognitive认知学派的researcherswhostudyvariousaspectsofmentallifebelievethatrewardsoftendestroycreativitybyencouragingdependenceonapprovalandgiftsfromothers.Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupportersespeciallyamongeducators.Butthecarefuluseofsmallmonetary金钱的rewardssparkscreativityingrade-schoolchildrensuggestingthatproperlypresentedinducements刺激indeedaidinventiveness创造力accordingtoastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Ifkidsknowthey'reworkingforarewardandcanfocusonarelativelychallengingtasktheyshowthemostcreativitysaysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark.Butit'seasytokillcreativitybygivingrewardsforpoorperformanceorcreatingtoomuchdesireforrewards.A.teacherwhocontinuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohandsouthighgradesforordinaryachievementendsupwithuninspiredstudentsEisenbergerholds.Asanexampleofthelatterpointhenotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsandrestorefailinggrades.Inearliergradestheuseofso-calledtokeneconomiesinwhichstudentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedrewardsshowspromiseinraisingeffortandcreativitytheDelawarepsychologistclaims.1.Psychologistsaredividedwithregardtotheirattitudestoward_____.A.thechoicebetweenspiritualencouragementandmonetaryrewardsB.theamountofmonetaryrewardsforstudents'creativityC.thestudyofrelationshipbetweenactionsandtheirconsequencesD.theeffectsofexternalrewardsonstudents'performance2.Whatistheresponseofmanyeducatorstoexternalrewardsfortheirstudents?A.Theyhavenodoubtsaboutthem.B.Theyhavedoubtsaboutthem.C.Theyapproveofthem.D.Theyavoidtalkingaboutthem.3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestraisestudents'creativityaccordingtoRobertEisenberger?A.GivingthemtaskstheyhavenotdealtwithbeforE.B.Givingthemtaskswhichrequireinventiveness.C.GivingthemrewardstheyreallydeservE.D.Givingthemrewardstheyhopefor.4..Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmajoruniversitiesaretryingtotightentheirgradingstandardsbecausetheybelieve______.A.rewardingpoorperformancemaykillthecreativityofstudentsB.punishmentismoreeffectivethanrewardingC.failinguninspiredstudentshelpsimprovetheiroverallacademicstandardsD.discouragingthestudents'anticipationforeasyrewardsisamatterofurgency5.ThephrasetokeneconomiesSentence1Paragraph5probablyrefersto_____.A.waystodevelopeconomyB.systemsofrewardingstudentsC.approachestosolvingproblemsD.methodsofimprovingperformance
Compassion同情isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortswecantranslatecompassionintoactions.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart—timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderlyTheseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’seasytolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymarlwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcashhadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorryandthestorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjob.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.ifanythinghelookedmorepitiableChargeittomewasallhesaid.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyselfIreachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.1.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldn’taffordanythingmoreexpensive2.Howdidtheagedgentlemanpossiblyfeelwhenhewasrefusedbythewriter?A.Warmandlucky.B.shamefulandlonelyC.ThankfulandexcitedD.Hurtanddisappointed.3.Thewriterfollowedthestorerulesbecause.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldgentlemandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldgentleman4.Whatdoesthewriter1earnfromhisexperience?A.Wealthismostimportant.B.Helpingothersiseasiersaidthandone.C.Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice.D.Compassionshowsinactions
Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlifeonereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhavE.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment.Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal叙旧withthefriendsrelativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhavE.Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusytakeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtimE.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities优先考虑的事inlifE.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendswhyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?HaveyouallowedyourtimetobeovercommittedbecauseyouneversayNotoanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleenoughtimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourliremakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.1.Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses.A.howtobalancefriendshipandworkB.howtospendoursparetimeC.whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipD.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner2.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tindicateagoodrelationship?A.Youhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintrouble.B.Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.C.YoufeeldepressedwithothersinlifE.D.YouhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeonE.3.Theunderlinedworddelegatedprobablymeans.A.appointedB.replacedC.declinedD.handled4.Thereasonwhyyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendsmaybethefollowingexceptthat.A.youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeB.youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendshipC.yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourselfD.youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodo
AstudypublishedinSeptembersuggeststhereisasurprisingwaytogetpeopletoavoidunhealthyfoods:changetheirmemories.ScientistElizabethLoftusoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvineaskedvolunteerstoanswersomequestionsontheirpersonalities个性andfoodexperiences.OneweeklaterLoftussaysWetoldthosepeoplewe’dfedtheiranswersintoourcomputeranditcameupwithanaccountoftheirearlychildhoodexperiences.Someaccountsincludedonekeyadditionaldetail:Yougotsickaftereatingstrawberryice-cream.Theresearchersthenchangedthisdetailintoamanufactured人为促生的memorythroughleadingquestions---Whowereyouwith?Howdidyoufeel?Bytheendofthestudyupto40％thosegivenmemorybelievedstrawberryice-creamoncemadethemsickandmanysaidthey’davoideatingit.WhenLoftuspublishedherfindingsshestartedgettingcallsfrompeoplebegginghertomakethemrememberhatingchocolateorFrenchfries.Unfortunatelyit’sthateasy.Falsememoriesappeartoworkonlyforfoodsyoudon’teatonaregularbasis.Butmostimportantitislikelythatfalsememoriescanbeimplanted灌输onlyinpeoplewhoareunawareofthementalcontrol.Andlyingtoapatientisimmoral邪恶的evenifadoctorbelievesit’sforthepatient’sbenefit.Loftussaysthere’snothingtostopparentsfromtryingitwiththeiroverweightchildren.Isaywakeup—parentshavebeenlyingaboutFatherChristmasforyearsandnobodyseemstominD.Iftheycanpreventdiseasescausedbyfatnessandalltheotherproblemsthatcomewiththatyoumightthinkthat’samoremoralliE.Decidethatforyourself.1.WhydidLoftusaskthevolunteerstoanswersomequestions?A.Toimprovehercomputerprogram.B.TofindouttheirattitudestowardsfoodC.TofindoutdetailsshecanmakeuseofD.Topredictwhatfoodthey’lllikeinthefuture2.WhatdidLoftusfindoutfromherresearch?A.Peoplebelievewhatthecomputertellsthem.B.PeoplecanbeledtobelieveinsomethingfalsE.C.Peopletendtoforgettheirchildhoodexperiences.D.Peoplearenotalwaysawareoftheirpersonalities.3.Accordingtothestudypeoplemaystophavingacertainfoodifthey____________.A.learnitisgoodforhealth.B.lietothemselvesthattheydon’twantit.C.arewillingtoletdoctorcontroltheirminds.D.thinktheyoncehadabadexperienceofeatingit.4.Whatisthebiggestconcernwiththemethod?A.WhetheritismoralB.WhoitisbestforC.WhenitiseffectiveD.HowitshouldbeuseD.
OneofthemostcommoncomplaintsIhearfromfamiliesisthattheyarenotclosE.Theymaybecloseinproximitybutstillnotfeelcloseasa1_.Theymaylivenextdoororinthesamehousebutnotfeel2.Closenessisabout3.Wefeelclosewhenwefeel4whenwefeellovedandwhenwesimplyenjoybeingtogether.Wemaylivefarapartandstillfeelcloseorwemay5ahomeyetfeeldistant.Closenessisafamilytraitthat6overtimE.Itisplantedbylovewateredbyhonestsharingandfedbytruelistening.Itgrowsslowlyandsometimes7yearstomature;butit’srootsgrowdeep.Itcan8moststormandsustainafamilythroughthemost9timE.IreceivedaletterfromareaderinHawaii.She10outthattheCEOofoneoftheisland’slargestbankswas11arunforgovernor.Sincehewaswell—likedheseemedtohaveagood12ofwinning.Butbeforefilingpapershe13hismindstatingthathewantedtospendmoretimewithhis14.Notthatelectedofficialscannotbefamily—orientedbuthefeltheneededmoretimeathomethanthejob15.RonaldA.YoungintheHonoluluAdvertisersaidthisaboutthecandidate’sdecision:Nomatterwhatyou16inthebusinessworldorthesocialworldifyoufailthefamilythenyouhavenotaccomplishedmuch.Failureorsuccessdoesnot17inthematerialwealthyouprovidethem.Itis18bywhatofyourselfyougivetothem.Hemadea19togivethebestofhimselftohisfamily.He20familyclosenessfirstdespitepressuretoputmoretimeelsewherE.It’slikelyadecisionhe’llneverregret.1.A.houseB.homeC.familyD.group2.A.physicallyB.emotionallyC.behaviorallyD.officially3.A.attitudeB.pointsC.ambitionD.ideas4.A.misunderstoodB.understoodC.annoyedD.disappointed5.A.shareB.stayC.liveD.keep6.A.growsB.changesC.staysD.happens7.A.paysB.spendsC.takesD.costs8.A.weatherB.carryC.keepD.protect9.A.happyB.difficultC.joyfulD.funny10.A.pointedB.setC.putD.gave11.A.thinkingB.consideringC.expectingD.waiting12.A.signB.markC.scoreD.chance13.A.keptB.changedC.stuckD.made14.A.familyB.friendsC.peopleD.officials15.A.providedB.allowedC.hadD.gave16.A.completeB.finishC.getD.accomplish17.A.lieB.resultC.sayD.happen18.A.concernedB.testedC.measuredD.examined19.A.planB.solutionC.promiseD.decision20.A.tookB.broughtC.choseD.held
Atthebeginningofthiscenturymedicalscientistsmadeaninterestingdiscovery;wearebuiltnotjustoffleshandbloodbutalsoof1.Theywereabletoshowthatweallhaveabodyclock2uswhichcontrolsthe3andfallofourbodyenergies4usdifferentfromonedaytothenext.The5ofabodyclockshouldnotbetoo6sincethelivesofmostlivingthingsarecontrolled7the24hournight-and-daycyclE.Wefeel8andfallasleepatnightandbecome9andenergeticduringtheday.Ifthe24hour-cycleis10mostpeopleexperienceunpleasant11.Forexamplepeoplewhoarenot12toworkingatnightcanfindthat13ofsleepcausesthemto14badlyatwork.15thedailycycleofsleepingand16wealsohaveothercycleswhich17longerthanoneday.Mostofuswould18thatwefeelgoodonsomedaysandnotsogoodon19;sometimesourideasseemtoflowandatothertimesthey20donotexist.1.A.bonesB.energyC.timeD.mind2.A.onB.aroundC.betweenD.inside3.A.movementB.supplyC.useD.rise4.A.showingB.makingC.treatingD.changing5.A.ideaB.opinionC.storyD.invention6.A.difficultB.excitingC.surprisingD.interesting7.A.byB.fromC.overD.during8.A.dullB.tiredC.dreamyD.peaceful9.A.livelyB.excitedC.regularD.clear10.A.disturbedB.shortenedC.resetD.troubled11.A.feelingsB.momentsC.sensesD.effects12.A.preventedB.allowedC.usedD.expected13.A.missB.noneC.lackD.need14.A.controlB.showC.manageD.perform15.A.WithB.AswellasC.ExceptD.Ratherthan16.A.wakingB.movingC.livingD.working17.A.repeatB.lastC.remainD.happen18.A.agreeB.believeC.realizeD.allow19.A.otherB.theotherC.othersD.allother20.A.justB.onlyC.stillD.yet
Atonetimecomputerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocuments文件becausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewrittenstoredandsentelectronicallyalotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputersalthoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroducedtheprintersstartworkingovertimE.IfeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdownsaysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.PerhapsthebestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitselfwhichseesprintingasoneofitsmostpromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocumentamedicalrecordorjustaone-linee-maileveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.AsthecompanyseesitthemoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns环境问题havebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareofbecauseofrecycling回收利用saidKellyQuirkedirectoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.TheactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwoodsuchasagriculturalwastE.1.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto________.A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinessesB.theopeningupofnewmarketsC.theprintingofhighqualitycopiesD.theincreaseduseoftheInternet2.Environmentalistsbelieveonepossiblewayofdealingwiththepapersituationis________.A.toencourageprintingmorequalitydocumentsB.todevelopnewprintersusingrecycledpaperC.tofindnewmaterialsformakingpaperD.toplantmorefast-growingtrees3.Hewlett-PackardCo.hasdecidedtodevelopnewtechnologiesbecause_______.A.peopleareconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.printersinmanyofficesareworkingovertimeC.smallcompaniesneedmorehardcopiesD.theyseeagrowingmarketforprinters4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ComputersandPrintersB.E.-mailandtheBusinessWorldC.InternetRevolutionandEnvironmentD.ModernTechnologyandNewMarkets
AftervisitingaHarlingentowerblocktheMetropolitanPolicecommissionerIanBlairclaimedthatpeoplenowfeelassafeastheydid25yearsago.DoyouagreewithSirIan’srosyviewofsociety?Doyoufeelsafeenoughtoleaveyourdoorsunlockedwhereyoulive?PostedbyDavidLlewellynonAugust21200612:17P.M.IlivedinDevonforthreeyearsandcanhonestlysaythatinthevillagewhereIliveditwassafetoleavethefrontdoorunlockeD.ButaLondondistrict?WhatplanetisIanBlairon?Whatdecadeishein?I’mnotoneofthesepeoplewhothinkthatBritainisslippingintoadeepholebutIamrealisticenoughtounderstandthatwhereveryoufindalargepopulationyouwillfindcrimE.Theideathatwecanmeasuresociety’sdownfallbyhowsafeitistoleavethedoorunlockedismisleadinganyhow.It’salittleliketherecentannouncementthatstreetcrimehasincreasedinrecentyears.YesithasbutthemajorityofpeoplenowwalkaroundwithhalfabranchofDixon’sintheirpockets-mobilephonesi-Pods.OfcoursestreetcrimeisgoingtoincreasE.Funnilyenoughtherewashardlyanycartheftinthe19thcentury!!!Thesamegoesforhouses.A.hundredyearsagoyourhousemayhavecontainedalittlejewelrysomefurnitureandsomesmallcashinabiscuittin.NowevenworkingclasshouseholdsareequippedwithcomputersDVDplayerswide-screentelevisions-allofwhichcanbecarriedoutinamatterofminutes.I’mnotspeakingforthescum渣滓whochoosetobreakintopeople’shousesandrobthemoftheirhard-earnedbelongingsbutitdoesputthingsintocontext.Yeswehavetolockourfrontdoorsandyesitisashamethatwecan’ttrusteveryonebutifwe’rehonestwithourselvesthoseofuslivingincitiesnevercouldtrustabsolutelyeveryonE.1.Therewashardlyanycartheftinthe19thcenturybecause_______.A.therewerehardlyanythievesinthe19thcenturyB.therewerehardlyanycarsinthe19thcenturyC.streetcrimewasrarelyseeninthe19thcenturyD.propersecuritymeasuresweretakeninthe19thcentury2.WhatisDavidLlewellyn’sopinionaboutthetopic?A.Lockthebackdoor.B.NevertrusteveryonE.C.Leavethedoorunlocked.D.BerealistiC.3.Theunderlinedworditrefersto_________.A.streetcrimeB.therecentannouncementC.leavingthedoorunlockedD.society’sdownfall4.AccordingtoDavidLlewellyn_________.A.tolockthedoorornotisrelatedtothetimesandplacesB.tolockthedoorornotisameasuretothelevelofsafetyofthesocietyC.toleavethedoorunlockedwillleadyounowhereD.tolockthedoormeanstrustingnobody
Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.A.childlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime;ifcorrectedtoomuchhewillstoptalking.HenoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguagesheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimusE.Bitbybithemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesamewaychildrenlearntodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught-towalkrunclimbwhistlerideabicyclecomparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeopleandslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohimorcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkoutwiththehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsitwhatthiswordsayswhattheansweristothatproblemwhetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswersasitmaybeinmathematicsorsciencegivehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.WhyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutineworkOurjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearnhowtomeasuretheirownunderstandinghowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.1.Accordingtothepassagethebestwayforchildrentolearnthingsisby.A.listeningtoskilledpeople’sadviceB.askingolderpeoplemanyquestionsC.makingmistakesandhavingthemcorrectedD.doingwhatotherpeopledo2.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldNOTdo?A.Givechildrencorrectanswers.B.Allowchildrentomakemistakes.C.Pointoutchildren’smistakestothem.D.Letchildrenmarktheirownwork.3.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare.A.differentfromlearningotherskillsB.thesameaslearningskillsC.moreimportantthanotherskillsD.notreallyimportantskills4.Thetitleofthispassagecouldprobablythe.A.LetUsTeachersStopWorkB.LetUsMakeChildrenLearnC.LetChildrenCorrectTheirExercisesD.LetChildrenLearnbyThemselves
Risingseashaveforced100peopleonaPacificislandtomovetohighergroundinwhatmaybethefirstexampleofavillageformallydisplaced搬迁becauseofmodernglobalwarmingaU.N.reportsaidonMonday.Withcoconutpalmsonthecoastalreadystandinginwaterinhabitants居民intheLateusettlement定居点onTeguaislandinVanuatumovedabout600yardsmetersinlanD.TheycouldnolongerliveonthecoastTaitoNakalevuaclimatechangeexpertattheSecretariatofthepacificRegionalEnvironmentProgrammesaidduringa189-nationconferenceinMontrealonwaystofightclimatechangE.So-calledkingtideshasbecomestrongerinrecentyearsandmadeLateuuninhabitablebyfloodingthevillage4to5timesayear.TheU.N.EnvironmentProgrammeUNEPsaidinastatementthattheLateusettlementhasbecomeoneofifnotthefirsttobeformallymovedoutofharm’swayasaresultofclimatechangE.Thescientistssaidthatseascouldrisebyalmost3feetameterby2100becauseofmeltingicecapsandwarminglinkedtoabuild-upofheat-trappinggasesgivenoffbyburningfuelsinpowerplantsfactoriesandcars.PacificIslandersareamongthosemostatrisk.OffPapuaNewGuineaabout2000peopleontheCantaretIslandsareplanningtomovetonearlyBougainvilleislandfourhours’boatridetothesouthwest.TwouninhabitedKiribatiislandTebuaTarawaandAbanueadisappearedunderwaterin1999.1.Thepurposeofthe189-nationconferenceinMontrealisto________________.A.discusshowtosettlethepeopleofLateuB.discusshowtodealwiththeglobalwarmingC.offerhelptothePacificIslandersD.findwaystocontrolthepollutionintheworld2.Bougainvilleisland_____________________.A.isuninhabitedB.hasdisappearedunderwaterC.ishigherthantheCantaretislandsD.isfourhours’walkfromtheCantaretIslands3.TheinhabitantsintheLateusettlement___________________.A.hadtomovetohighergroundinthesameislandB.hadtomovetoanotherhigherislandC.areplanningtomovetonearbyBougainvilleislandD.wereforcedtoplantmanycoconutpalms4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.TheglobalwarmingB.TwouninhabitedislandsC.PacificIslandersmostatriskD.PacificIslandersmovetoescapeglobalwarming
IfYouMakeaMistakeDon’tWorry!Yeahyou’llwanttoforgetaboutthembutmistakescanbeuseful.Makingamistakedoesn’tmeanit’stheendoftheworlD.Inreallifeyouhavetogrowandmatureandwiththatcomessomegrowingpains.YouknowyoushouldhavestudiedhardbutyouwentoutwithsomefriendsinsteaD.Youknowyoushouldhaveputthemoneyintothebankforarainydayinsteadofspendingitonallkindsofthingsyoudidn’tneeD.It’sthegrowingpainscalledmistakesthatmostpeoplemakewhentheyaregrowingup.Facethem.Youaregoingtomakethem.Learnfromthem.Allofthepeopleyouwishtocopysuchasalltheexpertsinyourbusinessfieldhavemademistakes.They’llcontinuetomakemistakesforalltheirsuccesses.Oneofthemajordifferencesbetweenpeoplelikethemandthevastmajority大多数ofothersisthattheydon’tlettheirmistakesstopthem.Insteadtheyusetheirmistakesaslearningtools.Attheveryleastwhenyoumakeamistakeyou’llknowwhatnottodo.Andyoucanhelpothersbywarningthemofthemistakesyou’vemadE.Don’tletmistakesstopyoufromdoinganything.Learnfromthemdon’thideinacloset.FacinguptoyourmistakesnowandlaterwillmaturE.Whatmistakesareyoumakingrightnow?Takealookatanythingyoumightbedoingwrong.TakeastepbackandevaluateyoursituationthenfixwhateverneedstobecorrecteD.ThenmoveforwarD.AlwaysrememberyourmistakestoremindyourselfofwhatnottodoforthefuturE.1.Whydoesthewritersaymistakescanbeuseful?A.Becauseyoucangetsomegrowingpains.B.Becauseexpertsalsomakemistakes.C.Becauseyoucanmaturebyfacingandlearningfrommistakes.D.Becausenexttimeyouknowthatmoneyshouldn’tbewasteD.2.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Beforeyoumakeanymistakeyouhadbetterlocktheclosetinyourroom.B.KeepyourmistakesinmindinordernottomakethesamemistakesagaininthefuturE.C.Don’tgooutwithsomeofyourfriendsanymorE.D.ForgetyourmistakesandmoveforwarD.3.Whenwemakeanymistakenexttimeweshoulddothefollowingsexcept___.A.ThinkaboutthereasonwhywemakethemistakE.B.TrytocorrectthemistakE.C.Tellothersnottomakethesamemistakeasyoudo.D.Becarefulnottodoanything.4.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_____.A.facingmistakessomepeopleloseheartB.mistakescanbeusefulC.mistakescanbecalledgrowingpainsD.Putawaymoneywhenitisrainy
Hard-workingMakingPeopleLiveLongerScientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenare___1___thanhousewivesEvidence证据showsthat___2___areinpoorerhealththanthejob-holders.A.studyshows___3___theunemploymentrateincreasesby1%thedeathrateincreasescorrespondingly相应地by2%.Allthis__4___onepoint:Workishelpfultohealth.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusy__5___lonelinessandsolitude孤独.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeel__6___andlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Insteadthehappiestarethosewhoare___7___.ManyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkingharD.Workservesas___8___betweenmanandreality.Byworkpeople___9___eachother.Bycollective集体的activitytheyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofwork__10___thelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimliableto易于___11___._12___workgivesoneasenseoffulfillment充实感andasenseof___13___.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatus地位insociety.When___14___finisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfully__15___apatientorateacherseeshisstudents___16___theyarehappy__17___.Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusion___18___themoreyouwork__19___youwillbE.Letusworkhard__20___andliveahappyandhealthylifE.1.A.morehealthierB.healthierC.weakerD.worse2.A.careerwomenB.thebusyC.thejoblessD.thehard-working3.A.thatwheneverB.whetherC.thatthoughD.since4.A.comesdowntoB.equalstoC.addsuptoD.amountsto5.A.不填B.offC.intouchwithD.awayfrom6.A.happyinterestedB.gladjoyfulC.cheerfulconcernedD.unhappyworried7.A.busyB.freeC.lazyD.empty8.A.ariverB.agapC.achannelD.abridge9.A.comeacrossB.comeintocontactwithC.lookdownuponD.watchover10.A.meansB.standsC.equalsD.matches11.A.successB.deathC.victoryD.disease12.A.BesidesB.NeverthelessC.HoweverD.Yet13.A.disappointmentB.achievementC.regretD.apology14.A.aworkerB.afarmerC.awriterD.amanager15.A.managesB.controlsC.operatesonD.dealswith16.A.raiseB.growC.riseD.increase17.A.inawordB.withoutawordC.atawordD.beyondwords18.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.不填.19.A.thelonelierandweakerB.lonelierandweakerC.happierandhealthierD.thehappierandhealthier20.A.studywellB.studyingwellC.studygoodD.studyinggood
MorethanhalfofallpupilsfailedtoachievefivegoodGCSEsGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducationthatincludedEnglishandmaththisyearaccordingtoofficialfigurespublishedtoday.Thestatisticssuggestthatrecordincreasesyear-on-yearintheoverallpassratemaskcontinuedpotentialfailuresinbasicqualificationsformostchildren.Only47.2%ofallthosewhotookGCSEsthissummer—includingchildrenatprivateschool—managedtogetaC.oraboveinmathEnglishandthreeothersubjectsanincreaseofjust0.7%onlastyear.Girlscontinuetooutshineboyswith51.9%achievingfivegoodGCSEsincludingEnglishandmathcomparedto42.8%ofboysreachingthatstandard.Educationalinequalityishighlighted突出byananalysiswhichindicatesavastgulfinachievementbetweenchildrenfromrichandpoorareas.Inthetop10%ofhighestachievinglocalauthorities61.3%ofpupilsgetfivegoodGCSEsonaverage.Butinthebottom10%thatfigurefallsto34.8%.MichaelGovetheShadowSchoolsSecretarysaidOnceagainweseethatchildrenintheweakestareasarenotgettingthesameopportunitiesasothers.Thegapbetweenthefortunateandtheforgottenremainsstubbornlywideastheluckyonespullawayfromtherestastheyprogressthroughschool.Overallfewerthanhalfofchildrenleaveschoolaged16withthebasiclevelofqualifications.Thegovernmenthasploughedmoneyintoeducationandrightlysobuttheyhavenotachievedtheimprovementstomatch.ConcerningtheproblemJimKnighttheSchoolsMinistersaidThebottomlineisthatmoreyoungpeoplethaneverbeforehavenowgotafirmfoundationforfurthereducationorthework-basedtrainingthattheywanttodo.1.Wecanlearnfromthestatisticsthat_________.A.secondaryeducationhassufferedagreatfailureB.thebasicqualificationsformostchildrenhavebeenimprovedC.EnglishandmatharedifficultforstudentstolearnwellD.thenumberofthestudentsachievingGCSEsisslightlyincreasing2.Accordingtothepassagecomparedwithboys_________.A.girlshavemoreadvantagesinlearningEnglishandmathB.girlsperformmuchbetterinachievinggoodGCSEsC.girlsaremorediligentwhenlearningatschoolD.girlsliveamoresuccessfullifeatschool3.Itcanbeinferredfromthefifthparagraphthat_________.A.secondaryeducationdoesn’tachievebalanceddevelopmentB.wealthdeterminesthesuccessofsecondaryeducationC.pupilsinrichareashavemoreabilitiestolearnwellD.studentsfromrichandpoorareashaven’tcommunicatedwell4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMichaelGoveagreewith?A.Thephenomenonofeducationinequalitycanbeavoidedentirely.B.Allthestudentsaresupposedtoreachthelevelofqualifications.C.Thegovernmentisresponsibleforeducationalinequality.D.Thegovernmentshouldn'tinvestsomuchmoneyineducation.5.What'sJimKnight'sattitudetowardssecondaryeducation?A.Indifferent.B.Supportive.C.Negative.D.Unknown.
Brendawasinvitedtogorock-climbing.Althoughshewasvery__1__shewentwithhergrouptoahugecliff.__2__herfearshestilltookholdoftheropeandstartedupthe__3__ofthatrock.Shereachedaledgewhereshecouldtakeabreak.Asshewas__4__ontherethesafetyropeknockedouthercontactlens隐形眼镜.Overthereshelookedandlookedhopingithad_5__ontheledgebutitjustwasn'tthere.Shewas__6__soshe_7__totheLordtohelphertofindit.Whenshegottothetopafriend_8__hereyeandherclothingforthelensbuttherewasnocontactlenstobefound.Shesatdowndisappointedwaitingfortherestofthe__9__to__10__itupthefaceofthecliff.Shelookedoutacrossrangeafterrangeofmountains__11__ofthatversewhichsaysTheeyesoftheLordruntoandfro__12__thewholeearth.ShethoughtLordYouknoweverystoneandleafandYouknow__13__wheremycontactlensis.Pleasehelpme.Finallytheywalkeddownthetrailtothe__14__.Atthebottomtherewasanewpartyofclimbersjust__15__upthefaceofthecliff.OneofthemshoutedoutHeyyouguys!Anybody__16__acontactlens?MyGoddoyouknowwhytheclimbersawit?Anantwasmovingslowlyacrossthefaceoftherockcarryingitonits__17__.WhenBrendatoldherfatheracartoonistthe_18__storyhedrewapictureofanantcarryingthatcontactlenswiththewordsLordIdon’tknowwhyYouwantmetocarrythisthing.Ican'teatitandit's__19_heavy.Butifthisis__20__YouwantmetodoI'llcarryitforYou.1.A.thrilledB.upsetC.scaredD.confident2.A.DespiteB.WithoutC.AlongsideD.Except3.A.edgeB.faceC.footD.ground4.A.lyingB.standingC.flyingD.hanging5.A.crashedB.attachedC.reliedD.landed6.A.desperateB.innocentC.proudD.angry7.A.sworeB.consultedC.prayedD.saluted8.A.testedB.examinedC.lookedD.watched9.A.chorusB.partyC.audienceD.colleagues10.A.catchB.giveC.makeD.get11.A.thinkingB.speakingC.tellingD.talking12.A.overB.throughC.beneathD.throughout13.A.partlyB.casuallyC.exactlyD.approximately14.A.floorB.bottomC.rangeD.end15.A.startingB.endingC.pausingD.slowing16.A.findB.possessC.useD.lose17.A.headB.backC.foreheadD.side18.A.incredibleB.imaginaryC.ambiguousD.changeable19.A.basicallyB.typicallyC.awfullyD.slightly20.A.howB.whyC.whenD.what
DuringLondon’s8-minuteshowattheClosingCeremonyoftheBeijingOlympicGamesfanswerethrilledbytheperformanceofayoungBritishsingerwiththefamousrockguitaristJimmyPagE.Whowasthatcurly-hairedsinger?She’sLeonaLewisa23-year-oldpopandR&Bsinger-songwriterandthewinnerofthe2006UKtelevisiontalentshowTheXFactor.HerUKdebutsingle首张单曲唱片AMomentLikeThisbrokeaworldrecordafteritwasdownloadedover50000timeswithin30minutes.Leonawasaworking-classgirlfromLondonwithanormalfamilyasteadyboyfriendandajobasareceptionistwhenshetriedoutfortheshow.Herfatherwasapart-timeDJandtherewasalwaysmusicinthehousE.FromanearlyageshewasalwaysjumpingonthecoffeetablesingingalongtoMichaelJacksonandWhitneyHouston.Whenshewenttostageschooleveryoneelseinherclasswasricherthanshewas.Butshedidn’tfeelleftout.Shejustfocusedonhersinging.Lewiswroteherfirstsongattheageoftwelveandwonanumberoftalentcompetitions.AfterleavingschoolLewistookanumberofjobstopaytogetintoarecordingstudioincludingwaitressingandseveralreceptionistjoB.Hereffortsfinallypaidoff.HerfirstalbumSpiritreleasedinseveralcountriesin2008wenttoNo.1intheUSNewZealandAustraliaAustriaGermanySouthAfricaandSwizerlanD.A.secondalbumisplannedforreleasein2009andithasbeenreportedthatsheisplanninga£15million190millionYuanworldtourin2010.Leonahassucceededbeforeeveryone’seyesturningfromapretty21-year–oldin2006intoastarsingerin2008.Buttosomedegreeshestillseemstobethegirlnextdoor.LeonahasherfeetonthegrounD.Shehasn’tchangeD.Sheisverypoliteandrespectfulbutsheknowswhatshewants.1.Thefirstparagraphiswrittento______.A.introducethetopicB.askreadersaquestionC.makeabriefsummaryD.bringinadiscussion2.BesidesLeona’scontinuousefforts_____alsocontributestohersuccess.A.herboyfriend’ssupportB.familymusicenvironmentC.guitaristJimmyPage’shelpD.herworking-classbackground3.FromthepassageweknowLeona_____.A.sangherfirstsongattheageoftwelveandwonanumberofprizesB.stillworksasareceptionistthoughsheisafamoussingernowC.tookinterestandputalotofeffortsinmusicwhenstillachildD.wasbornintoaworking-classfamilyandbecameaDJatanearlyage4.Thispassagemainlytellsus_____.A.London’s8-minuteshowattheClosingCeremonyB.thesuccessfulperformanceofLeonaLewisandJimmyPageC.LeonaLewis’earlylifestorycareerandachievementsD.LeonaLewis’albumsAMomentLikeThisandSpirit
WASHINGTONReuters-Two-thirdsoftheworld'spolarbearpopulationcouldbegoneby2050ifpredictionsofmeltingseaiceholdtruetheU.S.GeologicalSurveyreportedonFriday.ThefateofpolarbearscouldbeevenworsethanthatestimatebecauseseaiceintheArcticmightbedisappearingfasterthantheavailablecomputermodelspredictthegeologicalsurveysaidinareportaimedatdeterminingwhetherthebigwhitebearshouldbelistedasathreatenedspecies.ThereisadefinitelinkbetweenchangesintheseaiceandthewelfareofpolarbearssaidSteveAmstrupwholedtheresearchteam.HesaysArcticseaiceisalreadyatthelowestlevelthisyearandisexpectedtoretreat退却fartherthismonth.Thatmeansthatpolarbears--some16000ofthem--willdisappearby2050frompartsoftheArcticwhereseaiceismeltingmostrapidlyalongthenorthcoastsofAlaskaandRussiaresearcherssaidinatelephonebriefing简报.Otherpolarbearpopulationscouldsurvivebeyondthatdatebutmanyofthosecouldbegoneby2100AmstrupsaiD.Bycentury'sendtheonlypolarbearsleftmightliveintheCanadianArcticislandsandalongthewestcoastofGreenlanD.Itislikelytoresultinlossofapproximatelytwo-thirdsoftheworld'scurrentpolarbearpopulationbythemid21stcenturythereportsummarysaiD.Becausetheobservedtrajectory轨迹ofArcticseaicedeclineappearstobeunderestimated低估bycurrentlyavailablemodelsthisassessmentoffuturepolarbearstatusmaybeconservative保守的.InJanuarytheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicesuggestedlistingthepolarbearasathreatenedspeciesnotingpolarbearsdependedonseaiceasaplatformtohuntsealstheirmainfooD.WithoutenoughseaicepolarbearswouldbeforcedontolandbuttheyareinefficienthuntersoncetheygetoutofthewaterandicetheresearcherssaiD.Thebears'disappearancewouldprobablytakeplaceasyoungcubs幼兽failedtosurvivetoadulthoodandfemaleswereunabletoreproducesuccessfully.1.WhatwastheU.S.GeologicalSurveyintendedtodo?A.Todeterminewhetherthepolarbearwasindanger.B.TomeasurehowfasttheseaicemeltsintheArctic.C.Tocheckthepredictionofthecomputermodels.D.Tofindouttheexactnumberofthepolarbear.2.Whichisresponsibleforthepolarbearsdisappearingby2050?A.ThepollutionoftheArcticregion.B.Thetemperaturegettingwarmer.C.Fewerfoodsourcesbeingleft.D.TheseaicemeltingatahighspeeD.3.TheunderlinedwordassessmentinParagraph7means_________.A.evaluationB.predictionC.calculationD.assignment4.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.PolarBearsInDangerNowB.TheSeaIceIsMeltingRapidlyC.MolarBearsCouldBeLostby2050D.TheU.S.GeologicalSurvey
Iwas9yearsoldwhenIfoundoutmyfatherwasill.Itwas1994butIcanremembermymother’swordsasifitwereyesterday:KerrelIdon’twantyoutotakefoodfromyourfatherbecausehehasAIDS.Beverycarefulwhenyouarearoundhim.AIDSwasn’tsomethingwetalkedaboutinmycountrywhenIwasgrowingup.FromthenonIknewthatthiswouldbeafamilysecret.MyparentswerenottogetheranymoreandmydadlivedalonE.Forawhilehecouldtakecareofhimself.ButwhenIwas12hisconditionworseneD.Myfather’sotherchildrenlivedfarawaysoitfelltometolookafterhim.Wecouldn’taffordallthenecessarymedicationforhimandbecauseDadwasunabletoworkIhadnomoneyforschoolsuppliesandoftencouldn’tevenbuyfoodfordinner.Iwouldsitinclassfeelingcompletelylosttheteacher’swordsmuffledasItriedtofigureouthowIwasgoingtomanagE.Ididnotsharemyburden负担withanyonE.IhadseenhowpeoplereactedtoAIDS.KidslaughedatclassmateswhohadparentswiththediseasE.Andevenadultscouldbecruel.Whenmyfatherwasmovedtothehospitalthenurseswouldleavehisfoodonthebesidetableeventhoughhewastooweaktofeedhimself.IhadknownthathewasgoingtodiebutaftersomanyyearsofkeepinghisconditionasecretIwascompletelyunpreparedwhenhereachedhisfinaldays.SadandhopelessIcalledawomanatthenonprofitNationalAIDSSupport.ThatdayshekeptmeonthephoneaboutAIDSforhours.IwassoluckytofindsomeonewhocareD.ShesavedmylifE.Iwas15whenmyfatherdieD.HetookhissecretawaywithhimhavingneverspokenaboutAIDStoanyoneevenmE.Hedidn’twanttocallattentiontoAIDS.Ido.1.WhatdoesKerreltellusaboutherfather?A.Hehadstayedinthehospitalsincehefellill.B.Hedependedonthenursesinhisfinaldays.C.Heworkedhardtopayforhismedication.D.HetoldnooneabouthisdiseasE.2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Kerrelcouldn’tunderstandherteacher.B.Kerrelhadspecialdifficultyinhearing.C.Kerrelwastootroubledtofocusonthelesson.D.Kerrelwastootiredtohearherteacher’swords.3.WhydidKerrelkeepherfather’sdiseaseasecret?A.Shewasafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.B.ShethoughtitwasshamefultohaveAIDS.C.Shefoundnoonewaswillingtolistentoher.D.Shewantedtoobeyhermother.4.WhydidKerrelwritethepassage?A.Totellpeopleaboutthesufferingsofherfather.B.ToshowhowlittlepeopleknewaboutAIDS.C.Todrawpeople’sattentiontoAIDS.D.Torememberherfather
Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.A.chargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohadreadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingneverheardthestory.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_______.A.madesomechangesbytheparentB.treatedasajokeC.repeatedwithoutanychangeD.setinthepresent2.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis_______.A.inarealisticsettingB.repeatedtoooftenC.heardforthefirsttimeD.toldinadifferentway3.Theadvantageclaimed提出forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A.developstheirpowerofmemoryB.makesthemlessfearfulC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs4.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat_______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays5.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_______.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach
TakeActionforaBetterWorld:VolunteersNeededSixmonths’preparationinDenmark:Africastudiesteamworkcombinedwithsocialworkwithriskgroupteenagers.Sixmonths’communityworkinMalawiinPeopletoPeopleProjects:ChildAidHIV/AIDS.FightsandTeacherTraining.Qualifications条件:18yearshardworkingandsocialengagement.Pleasecontactusbyemail:takeaction@berrerworlD.comPart-timeWorkwithExchangeStudentsYOUYHInternationalisanon-profithighschoolforeignexchangestudentorganization.Wewelcometeenagersfromover80countriesworldwideandprovidehostfamilies.TheCommunityRepresentativeisapart-timepositiondesignedforpeoplewithastrongdesiretodosomethingrewardinginthecommunityandearnsomeextramoney.Applicants申请人bestsuitedforthisworkshouldenjoyteenagershaveastronginterestincross-culturalcommunicationandfeelcomfortablenetworking.FulltrainingandsupportwillbeprovidedthroughbranchofficesthroughouttheUS.Positionsavailableinmoststates.Ifinterestedpleaseemailstaff@youth.orgorcall888-123-9872.InternationalSummerJobHiI’manESLstudentinChinA.I’m20quietandpoliteandIspeakreasonableEnglish.I’mlookingforasummerjobinanEnglish-speakingcountry.IcanteachChineseordohouseandgardenworkandcookChinesedishes.Cananybodyoffermeajob?Idon’tneedtoearnmuchjustenoughin2monthsJuly-AugusttopayformyreturntickettoChinA.MygoalistoimprovemyEnglishandseeabitmoreoftheworlD.Myemailis:ram3462@hotmail.comCallforNativeSpeakersofEnglishIamlookingfornativespeakersofEnglishtojoininanexperiment.ThisexperimentiscarriedoutovertheInternet.Youdon’tneedanyspecificknowledgeotherthanunderstandingandspeakingEnglishatanativelevel.Thefirsttaskwilltakeyouaround15minutes.Afterthistaskyoucandecidewhetheryouwanttocontinuetheexperiment.Thetasksinvolvereadingtextsanddesigningquestionsandanswers.Ifyouarewillingtohelpmethenpleaseemailme:club3864@hotmail.com1.WhoissuitabletoworkasaCommunityRepresentativeinYOUTHInternational?A.Onewhoenjoysworkingwithteenagersfromdifferentcountries.B.Onewhohopestotakeactioninfightingagainstdiseases.C.OnewhohasastrongdesiretoimprovehisorherEnglish.D.Onewhowantstoearnsomepocketmoneyintheprogram.2.WherewillJackavolunteerreceivethetrainingbeforeheissenttoworkinMalawi?A.InsomelocalofficesintheU.S.B.InanESLorganizationinChinA.C.InapreparationprograminDenmark.D.InanexchangestudentcenterinAfricA.3.IfMrs.BlackintheU.S.hopestolearnsomeChineseathomeshemaycontact_______.A.takeaction@betterworlD.comB.ram3462@hotmail.comC.club3864@hotmail.comD.staff@youth.org4.WhatarevolunteersforanexperimentovertheInternetsupposedtodo?A.TointerviewpeopleonlinE.B.Todosomehousework.C.ToofferadviceonChildAiD.D.Toprovidelanguageexercises.
Agroupofgraduateshighlyestablishedintheircareersgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandinlife.offeringhisguestscoffeetheprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups——plasticglasscrystal水晶someplain—lookingsomeexpensivesomefine——tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.WhenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhandtheprofessorsaidIfyounoticedallthenice—lookingexpensivecupsweretakenupleavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselvesthatisthesourceofyourproblemsandstress.Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffeenotthecupbutyouconsciouslywentforthebestcupsandwereeyeingeachother’scups.NowconsiderthisLifeisthecoffeeandthejabsmoneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainlifeanddonotchangethequalityoflife.Sometimesbyconcentratingonlyonthecupwefailtoenjoythecoffee.Sodon’tletthecupsdriveyou...enjoythecoffeeinstead.1.Whydidtheconversationsoonturnintocomplaints?A.Becausetherewasnocoffeetodrink.B.BecausetherewasnothingtotalkaboutexceptcomplaintsC.Becauselifewasnoteasyforeveryone.D.Becausetherewasnothingbetterthantocomplain.2.Theprofessorbroughtinavarietyofcupsbecause.A.hewasricherthanhisstudentsB.hewasfondofcollectingcupsC.thereweretoomanypeopletodrinkcoffeeD.thecupswouldplayanimportantpartinhistalk3.Intheauthor’sopinion.A.itisnecessarytohaveavarietyofcupstomeettheneedsofdifferentguestsB.oneshouldconcentrateonmainthingsinlifeC.thestudentslikeddrinkingcoffeemolethananythingelseD.cupsaremoreimportantthancoffee4.Wecaninferthat.A.inourdailylifemostpeoplewantonlythebestforthemselvesB.coffeewasasimportantasacupC.ateachershouldhavea11kindsofcupsathomeD.whethercoffeeisnicetodrinkdependsonthecup
SomesuggestionsaboutlearningEnglish!Wemayallhaveheardabouttheoldsayingthatinterestleadsonetowardssuccess.Accordingtothissayingwe’dbetterdevelopourinterestinEnglishattheverybeginningofourstudy.TodevelopinterestinyourEnglishstudyisnotveryharD.WemayhavethefeelingofsatisfactionandachievementfromourEnglishstudywhenwefindthatweareabletosaysomethingnotverycomplicatedinEnglishortalkwithforeignersinEnglish.WewillbeamazedthattheforeignerscanunderstandourEnglishandsayyouspeakgoodEnglishPlansarealwaysveryessentialsowemustmakesomeelaborateandworkablefeasibleplansbeforewestudy.Forexampleyoucanplantolearn20newwordseveryday.Oncetheplansaremadeweshouldcarryouttheseplanstotheletter.Remember:Plansareessentialbutthoseunattainable不能实现的planswillmakeyoufeelfrustrated!Takingnotesisoneimportanttechniqueinstudying.Goodmemorycannotreplacethefunctionofnotes.Notesshouldbetakenwheneverwestudy.AsweknownotesarethesummarizationthecorecontentorourunderstandingofthebooksthatwereaD.Itwouldbeeasierforustorememberthecontentbyreferringtoournoteswhichmaybethinnerthanourbooks.SometimesitwouldbeusefultodrawsometablesdiagramsorillustrationsthatareveryimpressivevisualandconcisE.Allthesecanhelpusinmemorizingthecontentthatwelearn.WatchingEnglishmoviesEnglishTVprogramslisteningtoEnglishsongsandlearnEnglishonsomespecialoccasionsarealsoexcellentwaysinlearningEnglishaswemayrelateEnglishtocertainscenessoastodeepenourmemory.Onceagainforthelearningofvocabulary:neverjustmemorizesingleEnglishwords.Ifyouonlyremembercertainwordsyoustilldon'tquiteunderstandtheirproperusagE.Thereforeitisimperativethatyoulearnbyheartthewholesentencesandthephrasesthatcontainthenewwordssothatwecanknowhowtousethewordsinaproperway.1.AtthebeginningofEnglishstudyweshould.A.learnEnglishgrammar.B.developourgoodhabitoflearningC.developourinterestinlearningEnglishD.remembermanyEnglishwords2.Theunderlinedphrasetotheletterinthesecondparagraphmightmean.A.strictlyB.looselyC.partlyD.narrowly3.Whichstatementofthefollowingonnotesintrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Goodmemorycantaketheplaceofthefunctionofnotes.B.NotesmaybethickerthanthebookwereaD.C.Takingnotesisawasteoftimeinstudying.D.Notescanhelpusinmemorizingthecontentthatwelearn.4.WhichisthebestwayinlearningEnglishwords?A.RememberthesingleEnglishwords.B.Understandthemeaningofthewholesentencesandphrasesinwhichtherearenewwordsandrecitethem.C.Memorizethenewwords’meaninginthedictionary.D.Writethenewwordsthreetimes.
OnMay8lastThursdaymorningtheOlympicflamewaslitonthetopofMountQomolangma!ItwasahistoricmomentforChinaexactlythreemonthsaheadoftheBeijingGames.TibetanfemaleclimberCeringWangmoreachedthesummitwithaspecialextreme-altitudeOlympictorch.ThiseventiswhatChinahaspromisedtotheworldasthehighpointofthetorchrelaythelongestandmostchallengingofalltimE.Fivetorchbearers火炬手finishedthehighestrelayever—threeoftheclimbersareTibetanathletes.TeammemberssaidBeijingwelcomesyou!inChineseEnglishandTibetanastheystoodatthesummitcelebratingwiththeeventbroadcastonnationaltelevision.IfinallyfulfilledthelastdreamofmyhusbandsaidGyigyiwithtearsinhereyes.Shewasthefirsttorchbearer.Herhusbandlosthislifeinanattempttoclimball14mountainsinChinamorethan8000metersthreeyearsago.Weareontopoftheworld!OneworldonedreamshoutedNimaCeringatthetopofhisvoicE.Hesaidthatalthoughhehadclimbedthepeak峰顶severaltimesthiswasthemostsignificantascent登高.AsaTibetanandaChineseIprayforthesuccessofBeijing2008headdeD.ThespecialtorchisdifferentformtheonecurrentlytouringtheChinesemainlandafteranaround-the-worldrelay.OfficialsorganizingthetrekupthepeakhadearliersetanApril26targettobegintheascentbuthighwindsandheavysnowhaddelayedthemission.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaidthattheQomolangmalegofthetorchrelayrepresentstheOlympicmottohigherfasterandstrongerinpracticeandwillpromoteunityamongall56ethnicgroupsinChinA.1.Itwasahistoricmomentbecause______.A.someTibetantorchbearerstookpartinitB.itwaslitthreemonthsbeforetheOlympicGameswereheldC.itwaslitonthetopofMountQomolangmaforthefirsttimeD.itwasthelongestattemptinhistory2.Whatdoesthewordlegunderlinedinthelastparagraphreferto?A.OnepartofajourneyorracE.B.Oneofthelongpartsthatconnectthefeettotherestofthebody.C.Thelegofananimalespeciallythetoppartcookedandeaten.D.Thepartofapairoftrousersthatcoverstheleg.3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.OneworldonedreamB.RelayreachesitshighestpointC.QomolangmathehighestsummitintheworldD.Thespecialtorchandthebravetorchbearers4.Wherecanyoureadaboutthispassage?A.IntheEnglishtextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.C.Inthesciencereport.D.Onthestreetwall.
PhotographsareeverywherE.Theydecoratethewallsofhomesandareusedinstoresforsalesofdifferentgoods.Thenewsisfilledwithpicturesoffiresfloodsandspecialevents.PhotosrecordthebeautiesofnaturE.Theycanalsobringthingsclosethatarefaraway.ThroughphotospeoplecanseewildanimalscitiesinforeignlandsandeventhestarsinouterspacE.Photosalsotellstories.Reportingthenewsthroughphotosiscalledphotojournalism.AttimesphotojournaliststelltheirstoriesthroughasinglepicturE.Atothertimestheyuseagroupofpicturestotellastory.Eachpictureislikeachapterinabookwhichcandomorethanrecordthefacts.ItcanalsobeastrongforceforsocialchangE.JacobRiiswasamongthefirstphotojournalists.HetookpicturesofpartsofNewYorkCitywherethepoorliveD.Riisbelievedthatpovertycausedcrimeandheusedphotostohelphimprovehispoint.A.fewyearslaterthephotosofsmallchildrenworkinginfactoriesbyLewisHineshockedthepubliC.Hine’spictureshelpedbringaboutlawstoprotectsuchchildren.Hundredsofpicturesmayhavetobetakeninordertogetoneortworeallygoodphotos.Ittakessciencetohavethephotocomeoutclearlyandarttomakeaphotothathasagooddesignandexpressesfeeling.PhotojournalistsmakeanactualrecordofwhattheyseE.A.photohowevercanbebothaworkofartandanactualrecorD.ItcanrecordanimportanteventasabeautifulorexcitingpicturE.Ashistoricalandartisticdocuments文献photoscanbecomemoreimportantovertimE.Todayphotojournalistsstillhavetheirpicturesappearinnewspapersandmagazines.TheyalsopublishtheminbooksandontheInternet.1.TheunderlinedwordTheyinthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.beautiesB.photosC.goodsD.events2.ThephotosofthesmallchildrenbyHineshowusthatphotos.A.arealsoworksofartB.arepopularwaysofreportingnewsC.oftenshockthepublicD.canserveasaforceforsocialchange3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Newswithpicturesisencouraging.B.PhotoshelppeopleimprovetheirlifE.C.Newsphotosmeanhistoryinasense.D.Peoplepreferreadingnewswithpictures.4.Thetextismainlyabout.A.tellingthestorythroughpictureB.decoratingthewallsofhomesC.publishinghistoricalpapersD.expressingfeelingthroughpictures
Alice’sfriendscan’tunderstandwhyshejoinedadatingagency婚姻介绍所Shehasagoodjob1apersonalassistantwithatelevisionnewsagencyherownhouseandafullsociallifE.Butshea29-year-oldwomanwhohasadegreeinEnglishLiteratureisso2withBritish3thatshejoinedtheEnglishRosedatingagencytogetintouchwithsingleAmericanmales.Englishmenareusuallymaterialistic追求物质享乐andhave4imaginationshesays.Ihave5yearsbeingboredbymenwhoneverdoanything6.I’malmost30nowandIwouldreallyloveto7ahusbandandhave8.I’dliketoliveinLondonforsixmonthsoftheyearandintheStatefor9sixmonths.InhersearchfortheperfectmanAliceonce10anadvertisementinamagazinefor11peopleandhad400replies.Butshesays:Ionlymetoneortwoofthem.12oftheotherssoundedvery13.AlicejoinedEnglishRoseabout18months14andhasmet5men15then.Shesays:I16thatAmericanmenaremoreromanticandthoughtfulthanBritishmen.Irang17intheStatesandafterwardshesentme200dollarsto18thecall.I’vemetfivesofarbutI’mlookingforsomeonevery19.I’dliketofindacaringwell20non-smokinganimal-loverwithaprofessionaljobandasenseofadventurE.1.A.likeB.forC.asD.with2.A.tiredB.boredC.pleasedD.angry3.A.menB.artC.peopleD.persons4.A.someB.suchC.muchD.no5.A.passedB.spentC.enteredD.cost6.A.excitingB.movedC.interestingD.touched7.A.marrytoB.acceptC.receiveD.find8.A.afriendB.workC.ahomeD.child9.A.anotherB.someC.theotherD.other10.A.wroteB.putC.gaveD.read11.A.singleB.marriedC.onlyD.lonely12.A.MostB.FewC.LittleD.Some13.A.worryingB.frighteningC.boringD.surprising14.A.lessB.laterC.moreD.ago15.A.beforeB.sinceC.afterD.until16.A.doubtB.hopeC.knowD.feel17.A.oneB.itC.themD.him18.A.paytoB.payoffC.payforD.payback19.A.ordinaryB.handsomeC.specialD.lovely20.A.educatingB.educatedC.toeducateD.educate
ScienceDaily—Americanteensareconfidenttheycaninventsolutionstosomeoftheworld'spressingchallengessuchasprotectingandrestoringthenaturalenvironmentbutmorethanhalffeelunpreparedforcareersintechnologyandengineeringtheLemelson-MITInventionIndexhasfoundthisyear.TheLemelson-MITInventionIndexwhichassessesAmericans'attitudestowardinventionandinnovationalsofoundthereisanimportantneedformoreproject-basedlearninginhighschools.NearlythreeoutoffourAmericanteensbelievetechnologicalinventionsorinnovationscansolvesomeofourpressingenvironmentalissueswithinthenextdecadeincludingglobalwarmingwaterpollutionandfossilfueldepletion消耗.Nearlytwo-thirdsofteensareconfidenttheycouldinventsomeofthesesolutions.Thiscontrastswithonly38percentofadultswhobelievetheycouldinventsomethingtohelpprotectandrestorethenaturalenvironment.Ofthoseadultsmorethanhalfare18-24yearsold.Today'steensareinheritingoursociety'senvironmentalchallengessotheirconfidenceandoptimismthattheproblemsaresolvableispromisingandexcitingsaidJoshSchulerexecutivedirectoroftheLemelson-MITProgramanon-profitorganizationattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologywhosemissionistorecognizeoutstandinginventorsencouragesustainablenewsolutionstoreal-worldproblemsandenableandinspireyoungpeopletopursuecreativelivesandcareersthroughinvention.Howeverweoweouryouththetoolstheywillneedtosolvethesechallenges.TheLemelson-MITInventionIndexfoundthatmorethanhalfofAmericanteensdonotbelievetheirhighschoolispreparingthemadequatelyforacareerintechnologyandengineering.Learningtoinventisreallynodifferentthanlearningtoswimorplaythetrombone长号saidSchulerIttakespractice.Studentsneedtheopportunitytogettheirhandsdirtyandinvent.Generallyspeakingthere’snotenough‘learningbydoing’takingplaceintoday'shighschoolsandoursurveyfoundthatstudentsrecognizethis.1.WhatattitudedoesSchulerhavetowardsAmericanteens'confidenceinsolvingsomeoftheworld'spressingchallenges?A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Neutral.D.Unclear.2.AccordingtotheLemelson-MITInventionIndexAmericanteensbelieve_________.A.theycansolvesomeoftheworld’spressingchallengesB.someoftheworld’spressingchallengeswillbesolvedbyadultsC.highschooleducationcanprovidethemthetoolstheyneedtosolveD.theyarequitepreparedtosolvesomeoftheworld’spressingchallenges3.WecaninferfromwhatSchulersaysthat_________.A.Americanteensdon’tgetenoughproject-basedlearningB.AmericanteensaretoooptimistictoberealisticC.Americanhighschooleducationdestroysstudents’creativityD.Americanteensshouldbemoreconcentratedonpractice4.WhatisthemostimportantinlearningtoinventaccordingtoSchuler?A.Playinggames.B.Playingmusicalinstruments.C.Practice.D.Specialeducation.5.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.studentsmustgettheirhandsdirtytolearntoinventB.AmericanstudentsarenotsatisfiedwiththeirhighschooleducationC.AmericanstudentsarenotencouragedtoinventinhighschoolsD.learningtoinventisnotsomethingdifficult
Ifyoutakealookatthebest-sellingbooksintheUKthesedaysitisalmostcertainthattherewillbealotofautobiographiesinthatlist.BillClintonNelsonMandelaandactorMichaelJFoxhaveallwrittenthem.Anautobiographyisthestoryofaperson’slifewrittenbythatperson.Itisusuallyaveryfamouspersonwhomighttellusallabouttheirchildhoodhowtheybecamefamousandanyotherinterestingthingsthathavehappenedintheirlives.TraditionallysomeonewouldwriteanautobiographywhentheywereolderbecausetheyhadhadalongsuccessfullifE.Howeverthesedaystherearemanymagazineswithstoriesandphotosofthestarswhichsellverywell.RealityTVshowsareextremelypopularandlotsofpeoplebecomefamousveryeasilyjustfrombeingontheTVratherthanbeingabletosingoractwell.Asaresultpeoplebecomefamousveryquicklyandassoonastheyarefamousalotofmoneycanbemadefromwritinganautobiographyeveniftheyareveryyoung.SonowyoucanfindanautobiographyfromalmosteveryonewhoisinthepubliceyE.EventhoughwecanfollowthelivesofthestarsverycloselyonTVorinmagazinesnowadayswemaybedon’tknowhowtheylivetheirlivesfromdaytoday.Autobiographiesoftengivetheinformationweneverknewaboutthestars.TheBritishpublicareverycurioustofindoutmoresotheyareveryeagertoreadautobiographies.Noteverystarwantstowritethough.Sometimesstarsemploywriterstowritetheirlifestoriesforthem.Thewriterwillinterviewthestarlistentoeverythingtheywanttosayrecordinterviewsandthenwritethebookbasedontheirwords.DavidBeckhamdidthiswithhisbookMySide.Noteveryonelikestoreadbooksregularlybuttheymightliketoreadaboutthelivesofstars.AutobiographiesarehelpingtogetmoreBritishpeoplereadingbooks.About100millionautobiographiesaresoldinBritaineveryyear.Morestarsdependonthemforextraincomeandasmoreofthesebooksappearintheshopsmorepeoplearesuretokeepbuyingthem.1.Anautobiographyis.A.alwaysabest-sellerintheUKB.someone’slifestorynormallywrittenbythemselvesC.amagazinewithstoriesandphotosofastarD.aprogramthattellsusthelivesofthestarsnowadays2.Traditionallysomeonewouldwritehisautobiographywhen.A.theybecamefamousB.theywantedtomakemoneyC.theywereolderandhadachievedalotD.theywantedtosharetheirchildhoodwiththereaders3.Thewriterprobablywouldagreethatautobiographiesaregoodinthat.A.theytellusalotabouttheeverydaylifeoffamouspeopleB.famouspeopleearnalotofmoneybysellingthemC.theyencouragepeopletoreadD.wecanlearnalotfromthem
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