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TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It’sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits―thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders―equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists’answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.7.People’sideasaboutbeauty_______.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson’ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictcriteria8.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy_______.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones9.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
AgainstthesuppositionthatforestfiresinAlaskaCanadaandSiberiawarmtheclimatescientistshavediscoveredthatcoolingmayoccurinareaswhereburnttreesallowmoresnowtomirrormoresunlightintospacE.Thisfindingsuggeststhattakingstepstopreventnorthernforestfirestolimitthereleaseofgreenhousegasesmaywarmtheclimateinnorthernregions.UsuallylargefiresdestroyedforestsintheseareasoverthepastdecadE.Scientistspredictthatwithclimatewarmingfiresmayoccurmorefrequentlyoverthenextseveralcenturiesasaresultofalongerfireseason.Sunlighttakeninbytheearthtendstocausewarmingwhileheatmirroredbackintospacetendstocausecooling.ThisisthefirststudytoanalyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimatE.Earlierstudiesbyotherscientistshavesuggestedthatfireinnorthernregionsspeedupclimatewarmingbecausegreenhousegasesfromburningtreesandplantsarereleasedintotheatmosphereandthustrapheat.Scientistsfoundthatrightafterthefirelargeamountsofgreenhousegasesenteredtheatmosphereandcausedwarming.Ozone臭氧levelsincreasedandashfromthefirefellonfar-offseaicedarkeningthesurfaceandcausingmoreradiationfromthesuntobetakenin.ThefollowingspringhoweverthelandwithintheareaofthefirewasbrighterthanbeforethefirebecausefewertreescoveredthegrounD.Snowonthegroundmirroredmoresunlightbackintospaceleadingtocooling.WeneedtofindoutallpossiblewaystoreducethegrowthofgreenhousegasesintheatmospherE.ScientiststrackedthechangeintheamountofradiationenteringandleavingtheclimatesystemasaresultofthefireandfoundameasurementcloselyrelatedtotheglobalairtemperaturE.Typicallyfireinnorthernregionsoccursinthesameareaevery80to150years.Scientistshoweverfoundthatwhenfireoccursmorefrequentlymoreradiationislostfromtheearthandcoolingresults.Specificallytheydeterminedwhenfirereturns20yearsearlierthanpredicted0.5wattspersquaremeterofareaburnedaresoakedupbytheearthfromgreenhousegasesbut0.9wattspersquaremeterwillbesentbackintospacE.Theneteffectiscooling.Wattsareusedtomeasuretherateatwhichenergyisgainedorlostfromtheearth.1.Accordingtothenewfindingstakingstepstopreventnorthernforestfiresmay__________.A.resultinawarmingclimateB.causetheforestfirestooccurmorefrequentlyC.leadtoalongerfireseasonD.protecttheforestsandtheenvironmentthere2.ThefollowingarealltheimmediateeffectsafteraforestfireEXCEPT__________.A.largeamountsofgreenhousegasesentertheatmosphereB.thelevelsofozonewhichisatypeofoxygenincreaseC.snowonthegroundmirrorsmoresunlightbackintospaceD.ashesfromthefirefallontheicesurfaceandtakeinmoreradiationfromthesun3.Earlierstudiesaboutnorthernforestfires__________.A.analyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimateB.indicatethatforestfireswillpollutetheatmosphereC.suggestthatpeopleshouldtakemeasurestoprotectenvironmentD.suggestthatthefireswillspeedupclimatewarming4.Theunderlinedphrasesoakupinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans__________.A.releasedB.absorbedC.createdD.distributed5.FromthepassagewecandrawaconclusionthatforestfiresinAlaskaCanadaandSiberiamay__________.A.warmtheclimateasthesuppositiongoesB.allowmoresnowtoreflectmoresunlightintospaceandthuscooltheclimateC.destroylargeareasofforestsandpollutethefar-offseaiceD.helptogainmoreenergyratherthanreleasemoreenergy
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London’snewestskyscraper摩天大楼iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuilD.Ataheightofalmost310metresitisthetallestbuildinginEuropE.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.Howevernoteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondonPianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire尖顶.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren’tregular.SothebuildinghasanunusualshapE.Itlookslikeaverythinsharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theSharD.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts桅杆oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetopthereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisemptybuteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurantsapartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbeganalotofpeopledidn’twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproveD.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheSharD.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYorkbutnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshapE.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecorationonlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskylinE.ItisnotcertainhoweverthatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.21.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof______.A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsshapeD.itsheight22.WhenhedesignedtheShardPianowanteditto______.A.changeLondon’sskylineB.inheritLondon’straditionC.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors23.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard______.A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeopleC.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners24.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheShard:CheersandClapsB.TheShard:WorkofaGreatArchitectC.TheShard:NewSymbolofLondon?D.TheShard:A.ChangefortheBetter?
Whenaskedwhattheywantoutoflifemostpeopleanywhereintheworldwillprobablyanswer:tobehappy.EdDeineranAmericanpsychologyprofessorhasspenthiswholeprofessionallifestudyingwhatmakespeoplehappycomparinglevelsofhappinessbetweenculturesandtryingtofindoutexactlywhyweenjoyourselves.A.numberofpeoplewouldsaythatthereisnoneedtoanswerthisquestionButProfessorDeinerasoneanyway.Ifyou'reacheerfulhappypersonyourmarriageismorelikelytolastandyou’remorelikelytomakemoneyandbesuccessfulatyourjob.Onaveragehappypeoplehavestrongerimmune免疫的systemsandthereissomeevidencethattheylivelonger.Sowhoarethehappiestpeopleintheworld?Itdependsonhowthewordisdefined.Thereisindividualhappinessthesenseofjoywegetwhenwedosomethingwelike.Butthereisalsothefeelingofsatisfactionwegetwhenweknowthatothersrespectusandapproveofhowwebehave.AccordingtoProfessorDeinertheWesternworldgoafterindividualhappinesswhileAsiapreferseachother'ssatisfactionIntheWesttheindividualisticculturemeansthatyourmoodmattersmuchmorethanitdoesintheEast.Peopleaskthemselvesiftheyaredoingwhatisfunorinteresting.Theybecomeunhappywhentheycan'tdoanyofthesethings.IfyouaskpeoplefromJapanorChinaiftheyarehappytheytendtolookatwhathasgonewrongintheirlives.Ifnotmuchhasgonewrongthentheyaresatisfied.PeoplefromSpainandotherSpanish-speakingcountrieshadthehappiestcultureProfessorDeinerfound.Thebiggestculturaldifferenceistodowithprideandshame.Hispanic西班牙语言的culturesreportmuchmoreprideandmuchlessshamethanothers.Anotherfactorthatalsomadeabigdifferencetopeople'shappinessisincomebutonlyatthelowestlevels.AverageincomeearnersintheUSweremuchhappierthanpeopleinpoverty.Butmillionaireswereonlyalittlebithappierthan'peopleonaverageincomes.Itseemsthatmoney.Makesushappywhenwehaveenoughtofeelsecure.16.AccordingtoProfessorDeiner.A.WesternersvalueindividualhappinessasmuchasmutualsatisfactionB.AsiansfocusmoreonothersrespectandapprovalthanwesternersC.WesternerscaremoreaboutmutualsatisfactionthanAsiansD.Asianshaveaculturetoenjoyindividualhappiness17.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefifthparagraph?A.IfyouarefromSpainyouarethehappiest.B.Hispanicculturesaystressonprideandshame.C.Spanishpeopletaketoomuchp/deinthemselves.D.Attitudetowardspride-andshameresultsinSpanishhappiness.18.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorseemstotellus.A.poorpeopleenjoythesamehappinessasmillionairesB.enoughmoneycanmakeusfeelsafeandhappyC.thehigherincomeonegetsthehappierlifehelivesD.averageincomeearnerslivethehappiestlife19.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.A.culturaldifferencesinhappinessB.benefitsofhappinessC.thehappiestcultureD.reasonsforhappiness
AterriblecompetitionisgoingoninEnglandwithbillionsofdollarsandhundredsoflivesatrisk.OKthat’snottruE.ButcompetitorsfromaroundtheworldgatheredonThursdayfortheannualcompetitiontocompetefortheworld’sbiggestpersonwhotellslies.Eachparticipantisgivenuptofiveminutestomakeupthebestfibinthecontestwhichwasfoundedinhonorof19th-centuryBridgeInnlandlordWillRitsonwhowasreportedlyfamousforhislies.CompetitorsgatherattheBridgeInneveryyearforthecompetitionasmallpubinnorthwesternEnglanD.Anyonebutlawyersandpoliticianscantakepartinthecompetition.Astudyfoundthatnearlyallliesaredetectable可检测的throughvisiblefacialmusclereactionsinthepersontellingaliE.ThuswhileinterpersonalcheatoftenishighlysuccessfulsignsofhiddenemotionalstatesarecommunicatedclearlytotheinformedobserverthestudyconcludeD.AchurchmanofCarlislereportedlyholdswhatmaybethegreatestlieofalltimeinthecompetitionsimplystatingIhavenevertoldalieinmylifE.In2003AbrieKruegerfromSouthAfricabecamethefirstonetowinthecompetition.In2006comedianSuePerkinsbecamethefirstfemaletowinthecompetitiontellingataleaboutpeopleridingcamelstoworkasaresultofclimatechangE.12.Whydoestheauthortellalieatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Helikestellinglies.B.Heintendstotalkaboutacontest.C.LiescanbedetectedbysomeonE.D.Nearlyeveryonehastoldlies.13.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordfibinParagraph2probablymean?A.ExperiencE.B.Story.C.LiE.D.Plot.14.Whocan’ttakepartinthecompetition?A.Lawyers&politicians.B.Reporters&editors.C.Doctors&teachers.D.Students&managers.15.What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofthispassage?A.Toexplainhowtodealwithlies.B.Toinvitepeopletotakepartinthecompetition.C.Todiscusshowtoavoidtellinglies.D.Tointroduceastrangecompetition.
WhoisbehindwiseGEEK?It’soneofthemostcommonquestionswereceivE.Weareateamofresearcherswritersandeditorsprovidingshortclearandconciseanswerstocommonquestions.Currentlythereareover200activecontributors;youcanreadsomeoftheirprofiles档案below.CatherinehasbeeninvolvedwithwiseGEEKsincethebeginningof2006.Currentlyshemainlymanagesourwritersandeditorsanddealswithvisitorsabouttheircommentsandquestions.WhatshelovesmostaboutwiseGEEKislearningmoredetailsaboutthethingsyoukindofknowaboutandlearningaboutthingsyouneverknewexisted!SomearticlessheparticularlyenjoyedincludeWhatisaTrekkie?WhatisaWormhole?ShecomestowiseGEEKwithadegreeinpoliticalsciencefromtheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.WhilehertimeismostlyfilledwithworkingforwiseGEEKshecanalsobefoundtryingtosqueeze挤进intripswhenevershecanusuallytoEuropE.BronwynbeganworkingforwiseGEEKasaneditorandthoughshecontinuestowriteandeditshealsoputshernaturalcuriositytoworkbythinkingofnewarticletopics.Bronwynlovesquestionsnearlyasmuchasshelovesanswers!BronwynhasadegreeinPsychologyfromUCDavisandateachingcredential证书fromCSUSacramento.Sheisaprimaryschoolteacherandartist.TherearefewthingsshelovesmorethanherdogSolomonherleopardTigerandgoodchocolatE.InadditiontowritingthequestionsandeditingtheanswersBronwynhasalsowrittenafewforwiseGEEKincludingWhatisanOwlPellet?andCanIReallyMakeYarnOutofmyDog’sFur?JohnnyistheexpertbehindthescenesatwiseGEEK.LikemostofthewiseGEEKteamJohnnyworkswithlanguage;butunlikeourwritersandeditorsJohnny’slanguagesarePHPandSQL.Heensuresthatthewebsiteremainsaccessibleandthepagesloadfast.JohnnyhasaMaster’sDegreeincomputerscience;inadditiontoapplyinghisskilltowiseGEEKhealsoteachesprogrammingclassesatatechnicalschool.ProgrammingforwiseGEEKisachallengebutnotgettingdistracted分心andeducatedbythecontentonthesiteisevenharder.WhenJohnnyisawayfromhiscomputerhelikesplayingtheguitar;whenhe’sevenfartherawayheenjoyshiking.CarolynjoinedwiseGEEKasapart-timeeditorinApril2009andnowworksfulltimehiringnewwritersrespondingtoquestionsfromreadersanddoingwhateverelseneedstobedonE.ShecomestowiseGEEKaftermorethansixyearsworkingasanonlinenewsproducer.AlthoughstillabitofanewsjunkyCarolynreallyappreciatesnolongerbeingwokenat3A.m.onSundaymorningtodealwithbreakingnews.ShehasadegreeinHistoryfromOberlinCollegeandspenttwoyearsstudyingMassCommunicationsattheUniversityofTexas-Austin.InhersparetimeCarolynlovestoreadcookandsew.ShealsowatchesmoreTVthanisgoodforanyonE.75.WhatcanwesafelyinferaboutwiseGEEKaccordingtotheprofiles?A.Itisawebsiteofferingbriefandclearanswerstocommonquestions.B.Itemployeditsstaffmemberssincethebeginningof2006.C.ItoffersonlinenewstohelplearnthingsoneneverknowsexisteD.D.ItaimsatbringingupthecuriosityofthechildrenworldwidE.76._______wouldbeinchargeifreadersfailedtovisitwiseGEEK?A.JohnnyB.BronwynC.CarolynD.Catherine77.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.Carolynreallyenjoyseditingbreakingnewsinearlymornings.B.BronwynlikeshertigermorethanwritingforwiseGEEK.C.JohnnyholdstheviewthatwiseGEEKenjoysgreatpopularity.D.CatherineworksforwiseGEEKmainlytotravelinEuropE.
Atenderwomanoranindependentonewhichonewouldyouprefer?A.recentresearchshowsthatmostpeoplewouldchoosethelatter.Thistypeofwomaniscalledanühanzitoughwoman.ExpertsbelievethesecharacteristicshavesocialandpsychologicalrootsamongyoungfemalesinChinA.SuHao’sfriendsallcallheratoughwomanbecauseshecanfinishtoughtasksusuallycarriedoutbymen.Forexampleshecarries10-litrewatertoherdormitoryonthe5thfloor.Idependonnoonebutmyselfshesays.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDailytoughwomenhavebecomerathercommoninsociety.Ofthe21265respondents78.5percentsaidtheyarefamiliarwithatoughwoman.About50percentsaidtheylikewomenwithtoughcharacteristicswhilelessthan29percentexpressedtheoppositeview.Whyaretoughwomengainingpopularity?ShenMengapsychologicalconsultantbelievesthefiercecompetitioninsocietyiscontributingtothistrenD.WomenareofteninadisadvantagedpositioncomparedtomenShensays.Inordertosurvivetheyhavetobeindependentstrongandtough.LiuXiaolinprofessorofpsychologyatWuhanMentalHealthCenterbelievestoughwomenarebroughtupthisway.Theyareoftenoncloserelationshipwiththeirfatherswhoteachtheirdaughterstobebraveanddecisivehesays.AsaresultthesewomenaremorelikelytobepsychologicallyhealthyandmoretoleranttostressaccordingtoLiu.ThoughLiubelievesthatthisisagoodtrendHuShenzhiapsychologistattheGuangdongSunflowerCounselingCentersaysthepopularityoftoughwomanindicatesanunclearlinebetweengenderidentitieswhichcanleadtorelationshipproblems.SomewomenwithcharacteristicsthatdifferfromthetraditionalfemaleimagemayhaveadifficulttimefindingMrRighthesays.Eveniftheygetmarriedtheirmanlycharacteristicsmightcausefamilyconflicts.28.Whichofthefollowingsdoesn’tbelongtothecharacteristicsofatoughwoman?A.SheisindependentofothersindailylifE.B.Shecansolveproblemsusuallyformen.C.Sheismoretoleranttostress.D.Sheissoftandtendertoothers.29.Howmanyrespondentsliketoughwomen?A.about21265.B.about16700.C.about10600.D.about620030.Whyaretheremoretoughwomennowadays?A.Becausetoughwomenaremorelovely.B.Becauseofthefiercecompetitioninsociety.C.BecausegirlsoftenlovefathersmorE.D.Becausemorewomenwanttobeindependent.31.Whatproblemsmaytoughwomenhaveintheirlife?A.TheymayhavedifficultywithmarriagE.B.Theyoftensuffergenderconfusion.C.It’sdifficultforthemtobefriends.D.Theyhavedifferentcharacteristicsfromtraditionalfemaleimages.
Studiesshowthatyoumaybeliedtoeverydayanywherefrom10to200times.WesayNicesong.Honeyyoudon’tlookfatinthatno.Butanotherstudyshowedthatstrangersliedthreetimeswithinthefirst10minutesofmeetingeachother.Weliemoretostrangersthanwelietocoworkers.MenlieeighttimesmoreaboutthemselvesthantheydootherpeoplE.WomenliemoretoprotectotherpeoplE.Ifyou’remarriedyou’regoingtolietoyourwife/husbandinoneoutofevery10communications.Ifyou’reunmarriedthatnumberdropstothreE.Butlookifatsomepointyougotliedtoit’sbecauseyouagreedtogetliedto.Inotherwordsthetruthaboutlying:lyingisacooperativeact.Notallliesareharmful.Sometimeswe’rewillingtolieforthesakeofsocialdignitymaybetokeepaprivatesecret.Lyingiscomplex.Itiswovenintothefabricofourdailyandbusinesslives.We’redeeplydisturbedbythetruth.Weexplainitsometimesforverygoodreasonsothertimesjustbecausewedon’tunderstandthegapsbetweenidealsandrealitiesinourlives.We’reagainstlyingbutsecretlywe’reforitinwaysthatoursocietyhaspracticedforcenturiesandcenturies.It’sasoldasbreathing.It’spartofourcultureandhistory.ThinkthestoriesfromDanteShakespearetheBibleNewsoftheWorlD.Lyinghasgreatvaluetotheevolutionofhumanbeing.ResearchershavelongknownthatthemoreintelligentthespeciesthemorelikelyitistoliE.Wehumanliketobecomeleaders.Itstartsreallyearly.Howearly?Wellbabieswillpretendtocrypausewaittoseewho’scomingandthengorightbacktocrying.One-year-oldslearnhidingtruth.Two-year-oldsbluff虚张声势.Five-year-oldslieoutrightandtrytocontrolbyflattery讨好.Nine-year-oldsmastersofcoveringup.12.FromParA.1welearnthatlyingisvery________A.abnormalB.commonC.ridiculousD.unbearable13.whendoesalieworkaccordingtothepassage?A.theliar’swordsaresweetenoughB.itistoldtoacompletestrangerC.someonegivestheliarcooperationD.welietokeepaprivatesecret14.Lyingiscomplexbecause________.A.itexistsinmanypartsofourlifeB.itisthewholepartofgreatcultureC.peopleareinsupportoflyingD.ancientstoriesarefulloflies15.Theexamplesofkidslyinginthepassageshow________.A.lyingisasignofintelligentdevelopmentB.lyingisgoodforchildren’sgrowingupC.atwhatagechildrenbegintotellliesD.9-year-oldchildrenaremastersoflying
NEMSNEWRIEnvironmentalMasterofScienceNEWRI:NanyangEnvironment&WaterResearchInstituteBealeaderinenvironmentalscienceandengineeringthroughtheNEMSprogrammeNEWRIEnvironmentalMasterofScienceNEMSisaprimarygraduateeducationandresearchprogrammeconductedbyNanyangTechnologicalUniversity’sNTU’sNEWRIwithsummerattachmentatStanfordUniversity.ItaimstotrainengineersandscientiststomeettheincreasingenvironmentalchallengesforAsiaandthewiderregion.NEWRI-NanyangEnvironment&WaterResearchInstituteNEWRIisenablingSingaporetobeaglobalcenterofenvironmentalscienceandtechnologyinprovidingtechnologicalsolutionstotheworlD.Itiscommittedtoenvironmentalandwatertechnologiesthroughitsecosystemofeducationresearchanddevelopmentalactivities.NEWRIistryingitsbesttopulltogetherNTU’swaterandenvironment-relatedcentersandinstitutesgatheringoneanother’sstrengthsforthebenefitofindustryandsociety.MasterofScienceApplications●Applicationsopennowandcloseon30May2013forSingaporeapplicants.●Graduateshavingrelevantengineeringorsciencebackgroundincludingfinal-yearstudentsareinvitedtoapply.●ApplicantsarerequiredtohaveacertificateofGRE.FurtherinformationandapplicationmaterialsareavailableattheWebsite:http://www.CeE.ntu.edu.sg/Graduate/NEMSHighlightsofProgramme:★StudentsspendafullsummertermatStanfordtakingregularcoursesandcontinuewiththerestoftheiracademicprogrammeatNTU.★Itisa12-monthfull-timecourseinenvironmentalscience&engineering.★StudentsunderNEMSwillhaveopportunitiestodoresearchprojectsunderNEWRIaswellastocontinuefortheDoctor’sdegreE.★GraduatingstudentsreceivetheNTUdegreeandacertificatefromStanfordfortheirsummerattachment.ScholarshipfortuitiongrantsandlivingexpensesatbothStanfordandNTUareavailableEnquirycontact:MsChristianSohTel6568610507Fax:6568614606Email:nems@ntu.edu.sgInformationonothergraduateprogrammesavailableatwww.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgraD.asp21.IfonewantstoapplyfortheNEMSprogrammeitisessentialforhimto__________.A.makecontactwithMsSohB.havepassedtheGREtestC.possessauniversitydiplomaD.majorinengineeringorscience22.StudentsadmittedtotheNEMSProgramme__________.A.arerequiredtoobtainaDoctor’sdegreeB.willfirsthaveregularcoursesatStanfordC.needn’tbereleasedfromtheirregularjobsD.canreceivedegreesofbothNTUandStanford23.What’sthemainpurposeoftheNEMSprogramme?A.Toofferscholarshipfortuitiongrantsandlivingexpenses.B.TostrengthenthecooperationbetweenNTUandStanforD.C.TointroduceNanyangEnvironment&WaterResearchInstitutE.D.Totrainexpertsonenvironmentalscienceandengineering.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.30May2012isthedeadlineforNEMSapplication.B.ApplicantsforNEMSshouldhaverelevantworkexperiencE.C.OthercentersandinstitutesforenvironmentalandwatertechnologiesalsoexistinNTUD.Singaporeistheglobalcenterofenvironmentalscienceandtechnology.
Astudyofschooldesignhasdiscoveredthatschooldesigncaninfluenceachild’sdevelopmentbyasmuchas25percent—overthecourseofanacademicyear.The751pupilsusing34classroomsacrosssevenprimaryschoolsinBlackpoolwerestudiedbytheUniversityofSalforD.Standardizeddata—suchasagegender性别andacademicperformance—werecollectedoneachchildatthestartandendoftheyearwhileeachclassroomwasevaluatedforqualityontendifferentenvironmentalfactorssuchasdirectionfornaturallightshapecolorandtemperaturE.TheresultspublishedinBuildingandtheEnvironmentshowedthatthearchitectureanddesignofclassroomshasanimportantroletoplayininfluencingacademicperformancE.Sixoftheenvironmentalfactors—colorchoiceconnectioncomplexityflexibilityandlight—wereclearlycorrelatedwithgradescores.ArchitectPeterBarrettthestudy’sheadauthorsaidThisisthefirsttimeawholeassessmenthasbeenmadethatsuccessfullylinkstheoverallimpactdirectlytolearningratesinschools.TheimpactidentifiedisinfactgreaterthanweimagineD.Accordingtotheresultsoncethedifferencesbetweentheworstandbestdesignedclassroomsinthestudyweretakenintoaccountitwasfoundthattheinfluencethatbestdesignedclassroomsbringisequivalent相等的totheprogressthatatypicalpupilwouldbeexpectedtomakeoverayear.Theresultsareparticularlyinterestingasthegovernmenthasintroducedacontroversialseriesofstandardizedtemplates模板fornewschoolbuildingswiththepurposeofreducingthecostsofhiringarchitects.Theopiniononarangeofstrictly-defineddesignfeaturesreplacesthepreviousLabourgovernment’smorearchitecturallyluxuriousBuildingSchoolsfortheFutureprogramwhichwascanceledbyeducationsecretaryMichaelGovE.Hehasclaimedthathisdepartment’snewPrioritySchoolBuildingProgramanditsbasicplanswillputanendtoasituationwhichhebelievesexistedonlytomakearchitectsricher.61.Itcanbeinferredthatthestandardizeddata.A.werebasedontenenvironmentalfactorsB.werecollectedtwiceinanacademicyearC.werecollectedbytheUniversityofSalfordinpersonD.werechangeablebecauseoftheschoolenvironment62.Theunderlinedphrasecorrelatedwithhastheclosestmeaningto.A.associatedwithB.comparedtoC.unconcernedwithD.basedon63.WhatdidPeterBarrettthinkoftheresultofthestudy?A.ItwasnotbelievablE.B.Itwaswonderful.C.ItwasarguablE.D.Itwasagainsthisexpectations.64.WhydidMichaelGovecanceltheprogram?A.Becausetheprogramdidn’treachthestandarD.B.BecausestandardizedtemplateswerenotfinallydecideD.C.Becausetheprogramwasmadebythepreviousgovernment.D.Becauseitwasagainstthegovernment’sdemandforcostsaving.65.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SchoolDesignCanGreatlyAffectTeachers’LifeB.SchoolDesignCanGreatlyAffectTeachers’WorkC.SchoolDesignCanGreatlyAffectChildren’sInterestD.SchoolDesignCanGreatlyAffectChildren’sGrades
Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.About4%ofthepopulationiswhatscientistscallamusic.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencesbetweentwosongs.AsaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusiC.Manyamuicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.InfactmostpeoplecannotunderstandwhatitfeellikebeamusiC.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingcentercanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.ThatiswhymanyamusicshavetostayawayfromplaceswherethereismusiC.Howeverthiscanresultinsocialloneliness.IusedtohatepartiessaysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusiC.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentify辨别thisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentforthoseofpeoplewhocanenjoymusiC.Thedifferenceiscomplex复杂的anditisnotconnectedwithpoorhearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernon-musicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingcommonspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed诊断.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedabouthermusicproblem.NowsheknowsthatsheisnotalonE.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsayNothanks.I’mamusiC.’saysMargret.28.Amusicsarethepeoplewho_________.A.likemusicB.arebornunabletoenjoymusicC.don’tlikemusicD.havepoorlistening29.Lifeishardforamusicsmainlybecause_________.A.musicseemsnoiseforthem.B.amusicshatepartiesrestaurantsorshoppingcenter.C.amusicstrytostayatplacesfullofmusicD.peopledon’tunderstandamusics30.Whatcausesamusicsdifferentfrommostpeopleaccordingtoscientists?A.Theirlackofcolors.B.Theirpoorhearing.C.Theirbrains.D.Theirproblemswithspeech.31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusiC.B.Musicalability.C.Amusics’strangebehaviors.D.IdentificationandtreatmentofamusiC.
ThenewsthatChinabanstime-travelTVdramasandmoviesgotalotofattentionontheInternet.YettimetravelinChinaisabitdifferentfromtimetravelincommonsensE.ItisanythingbutsciencefictionandalwaysgoesbackwardsintimE.Thereisminimumimaginationinvolved--noever-endingcirclesthatmessuppresentandfuturenoadvancedtechnologynonewsocialordersornewhumanformsfromthetwenty--whatevercenturyeverythingisaknownhistoricalfactwhenyoutravelthroughinChina.Itisnotevencalledtimetravel;rathertheChinesepeoplerefertoitastimecrossover.TimecrossoverhasbeenanextremelypopularthemeforonlinenovelsforyearsinfactitisanindispensablepartofChina'sonlinecultureanddidn'tgetpickedupbyTVandthebigscreenuntilrecenttwoyears.Mostoftime-traveldramasandmoviesareadaptedfrompopularonlinenovelsandlikeinothercasesadaptationsareneverbetterthantheoriginalbooks.Themainplotoftime-travelnovelsorTVdramascanbeverywellsummarizedinonesentence:fromnobodytosomebody.TimetravelinChinaismoreaboutescapingfromtherealitythanaboutrealizingwilddreams.InChinathereisnoneedoftimemachineeither.Peopletravelbackwardsintimeviathepossessionofantiquespresenceathistoricalplacesofinterestencounteroflife-threateningaccidentsorsimplealookintothemirror.Sometime-travelnovelsevenstartwith''IwantedtogobacktohistorysomuchthatonemorningwhenIopenedmyeyesIwasback.''Technologyisnotrelevantatall.ThoughChinaisnotshortofhistoriestogobacktopeoplehavetheirownpreferencesanditisprettymuchagenderthing.Ifthemaincharacterismalethenheusuallygoesbacktospecialtimesinhistorywhenheisabletohelpbuilduportearupadynasty.A.typicalexampleisA.StepIntothePast寻秦记thefirsttime-travelTVdramainChinawhichtellsthestoryofhowaSWATmemberhelpstouniteChinaandbuildupQinDynasty.OntheotherhandfemalecharactersprimarilygobacktoQingDynastypartlybecauseQingDynastyhasthemostnumberofprincestofallinlovewith.YongZhengEmperoristhefavoritE.AscanbeseeninStartlingbyEachStep步步惊心aQingtimecrossoverclassicagirlgoesbacktoQingDynastyandfallsinlovewithYongZhengEmperorandhisbrothers.33.Thewritingpurposeofthispassageisto.A.analyzewhythetime-travelTVdramasarebannedinChinaB.showthedifferencebetweentimetravelinChinaandinotherculturesC.introducethecharacteristicsofthetime-travelTVdramasinChinaD.advisepeopletowatchthetime-travelTVdramasinChina34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.ChinanowhasbannedanyformsofproductionsabouttimetravelB.themaincharacteralwaysfollowsasetpatterninthetime-travelTVdramasinChinaC.adaptedfromonlinenovelstime-travelTVandmovieproductionsenjoymorepraiseD.allthetime-travelproductionsareaboutheroesandtheirsuccess35.Thenewsmentionedintheverybeginningisintendedto.A.proveauthor'sviewB.giveanexampleC.workasatopicsentenceD.introducethetopic
It’sagoodtimeforathemeparkaccordingtoareport.Therewasafourpercentgrowthinthenumberofvisitorstothemeparkin2014comparedwith2013.Therewereatotaiof223450000visitstothetop25themeparksin2014.Butevenextremeenthusiasts狂热者maynotbeabletogettoeveryparkonthetop-25list.HerearesixthemeparksthatarelessknowntoAmericans.Butthey’retrulyworthavisit.HongKong’OceanParkisamarine海洋的mammal哺乳动物parkanimalthemeparkandamusementpark.ItcameinatNo.13onthetop-25list.LotteWorldLocatedinSeoulSouthKoreaLotteWorldisfamousforhavingtheworld’slargestindoorthemeparktogetherwithanoutdoorthemepark.It’salsohometoSouthKorea’slargesticeskatingrink溜冰场.ItwasrankedNo.14onthetop-25list.AlsoinSouthKoreaEverlandislocatedinGyeonggi-Do.ItincludesazooandawaterparkandwasrankedNo.16.EuropaParkEuropaParklocatedinRustisthelargestthemeparkinGermanyandoneoffourinEuropetomakethetop-25list.ItgotNo.21.TivoliGardensWhenyoutakeintoconsiderationtheTivoliGardenisclosedafewmonthseachyearitsspotatNo.23isimpressivE.LocatedinCopenhagenit’sfamousforitsfairy-taleatmosphereandantiquerollercoaster.DeEftelingDeEftelingisafantasy-themedamusementparkinKaatsheuveltheNetherlands.TheattractionsarebasedonelementsfromancientmythsandlegendsfairytalesfablesandfolklorE.ItrankedNo.24.21.Comparedwiththeyear2013in2014_____________.A.morethemeparksbecameavailableB.morepeoplewenttovisitthemeparksC.admissionfeestothemeparksbecamehigherD.thereweremoreextremethemeparkenthusiast22.HowmanyEuropeanthemeparksareontop-25list?A.2B.3C.4D.523.WhatdowelearnaboutTivoliGardens?A.It’sthebestthemeparkinEuropeB.ItcannotbevisitedallyearroundC.Itdoesn’thavemanyexcitingactivitiesD.IthasnothingincommonwithDeEfteling
Chinaisacountryonthemove-especiallyarounditsLunarNewYearholiday.Thisyeartheholidaycrush客流量promisestobeevenheavierthanbeforeGovernmentofficialsestimatethatChinesepeoplewilltaketotheairroadsandrailways3.62billiontimesovera40-dayperiodaroundthenation'smostimportantholidaythisyearaspeoplepushtheirwayhomeforfamilygatheringsortosatisfytheirnew-foundpassionfortravel.Gettingticketstoallthosewould-betravelersisadiscountingchallengethatannuallytriespatiencE.AnditistherailwaysystemthatroutinelyismostunabletocopE.Railwaysarethetransportofchoiceforlow-costlong-distancetravelandthat'swheretheticketingsystemroutinelyfallsdownMuchofthecriticismhasfocusedontherailway's-onlinepurchasingsystem.Whichhasbeenunabletokeeppacewiththehugedemandandalsofailedtostopscalpers票贩子fromendingupwithmanyofthehard-to-findtickets.Whileinsistingthatonlinesaleswerethefairestwaytogetticketsfortravelersrailwayofficialstoldreportersthatthepublicneedtobepatient.Effortswerebeingmadetoprovideonlineidentitychecksthatwouldreducetheticketscalpingproblems.Whileofficialshadlittlegoodnewsforrailpassengerstheydidmanagetobringafewsmilestothosetravelingbycarasthecountry'sextremelyexpensivehighwaytolls通行费willbefreeofchargefortheperiodoftheofficialholiday.32.WhichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedworddiscountinginParagraph3?A.Promising.B.Discouraging.C.Pleasing.D.Rewarding.33.Accordingtothetextgettingtickets_____.aroundtheofficialholiday.A.isjustapieceofcakeB.ismorecostlyC.takesgreateffortD.isconvenientfortravelers34.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.aroundtheNewYearholiday.A.therewillbe3.62billionpeoplegoinghomeB.therailwaysystemwillbefacingmorestressC.people'scomplaint.focusonthefailureofonlinepurchaseD.notrailwaysbutcarsarethebestchoicesfortraveling35.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetotherailwayservice?A.ObjectivE.BDoubtful.C.SatisfiedD.WorrieD.
AsurveysaidtheaverageAsiandadspentoneminuteadaywithhischildren.IwasshockeD.Imeanawholeminute?Everyday?Getreal.OnceaweekmaybE.ThefactismanyAsianmalesareterribleatkid—relatedthings.InfactIamoneofthem.Child—rearing养育doesn’tcomenaturallytoguys.Mymotherknewthenamesofourteachersbestfriendsandcrushes.Mydadwasonlyvaguelyawaretherewereshortpeoplesharingtheapartment.Mymotherboughthealthyfreshfoodatthemarketeveryday.Mydadwouldonlygoshoppingwhentherewasnothinginthefridgeexceptajarofcapersandabayleaf.Thenhe’dbuybeer.Mymotheralwaysknewtherightquestionstoaskourteachers.MydadwouldaskmyEnglishteacherifshecouldgetusadiscountonschoolfees.Mymotherservedkidfoodtokids.Mydadaddedchilisaucetoeverythingincludingourbabyfood.Thetruthismothershavesuperpowers.Mysonfelloffawallonceandhurthimselfallover.IdemandedsomeonebringmeacomputersoIcouldgooglewhattodo.MywifeignoredmeanddidsomesortofchantingphrasesuchasMummykissitbetterandcuredl7separateinjuriesinlessthan15seconds.Yesmothersareincrediblepeoplebuttheyarenotalwaysright.Yethonestyforcesmetorecordthefactthatmothersonlyknowbest99.99percentofthetime.Herearesomefamousslip-ups.ThemotherofBillGates:Ifyou’regoingtodropoutofcollegeandhangoutwithyournerdyfriendsdon’tcomerunningtomewhenyoufindyourselfpenniless.ThemotherofAlbertEinstein:Whenyougrowupyou’llfindthatsittingaroundthinkingaboutthenatureoftimeandspacewon’tpaythegrocerybills.ThemotherofGeorgeW..Bush:You’llneverbelikeyourdadwhobecamePresidentoftheUnitedStatesandstartedhisownwar.28.Thetoneforthewritertowritethepassageis.A.cruelB.humorousC.disapprovingD.critical29.Inparagraph2thewritermakesacomparisonbetweenmothersandfatherstoprovethat.A.femaleslovekidsmorethanmalesB.malesarenotgoodatchild—rearingC.mydadisnotinterestedinchild-rearingD.child-rearingisdifficultbothforfemalesandmales30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordslip-upsinParagraph4probablymean?A.storiesB.shortcomingsC.mistakesD.advantages31.Thelastparagraphismainlydevelopedby.A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses
Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthatlikeanimalstreescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseverimagineD.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittestSimardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infacttheoppositeistrue:treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupportpassingaroundnecessarynutritiondependingonwhoneedsit.Nitrogen氮andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi真菌networksmakingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons神经元inourbrainsandwhenonetreeisdestroyeditaffectsall.SimardtalksaboutmothertreesusuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepenD.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgenerationtransportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdownmothertreeswithnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplextreesocietiesorthenetworksonwhichtheyfeedwearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeofitSimardsayssadly.DyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedyingbutwenevergivethemchancE.IfwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustrywecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthefuturE.21.TheunderlinedsentencetheoppositeistrueinParagraph2probablymeansthattrees.A.competeforsurvivalB.protecttheirownwealthC.dependoneachotherD.providesupportfordyingtrees22.Mothertreesareextremelyimportantbecausethey.A.lookthelargestinsizeintheforestB.passonnutritiontoyoungtreesC.seemmorelikelytobecutdownbyhumansD.knowmoreaboutthecomplextreesocieties23.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.howtreesocietiesworkB.howtreesgrowoldC.howforestryindustrydevelopsD.howyoungtreessurvive24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumansB.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtectionC.TreesAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThinkD.TreesContributeToOurSociety
SomethingthatmakessenseishappeninginWashingtonD.C!Publicschoolkidssurroundedbymuseumsandmonumentsareputtingtheready-madelearningtoolstouse—andactuallylearning.AtriptoseepainterJacobLawrence’sMigrationSeriesisoneofalmost200tripsthatWheelockwillorganizethisyearthroughthenonprofitgroupLiveItLearnIt.Formanykidsschoolisdisconnectedsaysoneoffourfull-timeworkersandtourleaders.Withtheprogramtheyseehowwhattheyarelearningisconnectedtotheircommunities.SevenyearsagoWheelockchangedajobasalawyerforoneasafour-gradeteacher.WhenhelearnedthatD.C.’spublicschoolsrankedbehindthoseofothercitiesinmanywaysheknewhehadtodosomethingdifferent.HetookhisclasstoCapitolHillforalessononthethreebranchesofgovernment—andsawhisstudents’interestdevelopquickly.WithseedmoneyfromalocalcoupleWheelockdevelopeddetailedlessonplansfortripstotheU.S.HolocaustMemorialMuseumtheLincolnMemorial.ThegroupalsohasclassesfortripstotheAnacostiaRiverboatridestohistoricalforts.WordspreadandnowfourthfifthsixthgradersfromtheneediestpublicschoolsintheDistrictparticipatE.I’mnotbraveenoughtotakemyclasstoamuseumforoveranhour!saysteacherCathyMcCoygesturingtowardherstudents.ButlookWithLiveItLearnItwhatthekidslearntodaythey’llrememberforalifetimE.52.MatthewWheelockoncehadanoccupationasa_______.A.teacherB.printerC.leaderD.lawyer53.AccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphspublicschoolkidsinWashingtonD.C._______.A.liketohaveschooldisconnectedB.arewarmlywelcomedbymuseumsandmonumentsC.aremakingtheresourcesathandavailableD.arelearningbygoingtodifferentcommunities54.MatthewWheelockstartedthenewchangeforthereasonthat_______.A.hesawhisstudents’interestdevelopquicklyB.moregradersfromtheneediestpublicschoolswantedtoparticipateC.D.C.’spublicschoolsrankedbehindinmanywaysD.alocalcouplesponsoredhimasumofseedmoney55.WhatwillthelessonsbelikewithLiveItLearnItinCathyMcCoy’sopinion?A.Eye-catching.B.Challenging.C.ForgettablE.D.ImpressivE.
YOUCANHELP!Everyonewasbornwithhisownbuilt—inburglaralarm.It’scalledthesenseofsightandsounD.Unfortunatelymanyofusgoaroundwiththealarmswitchedoff.Wedon’tseethestrangerwanderingoutsidethehousenextdoor.Wedon’tnoticethesoundsfromtheflatupstairs.Weren’ttheysupposedtobeonholiday?ThepolicecanonlydosomuchtopreventcrimE.Therenevercanbeenoughofthemtoguardeveryhomeineverytown.Sotheyneedyourhelpinfightingwiththeburglars窃贼thevandalsandthecarthieves.Notofcoursebysettingouttohaveagoeverytimeyouseesomethingsuspicious.It’llalwaysbethejobofthepolicetoarrestcriminals.Butbyactingasalineofcommunicationbetweenthemandyourcommunity.ForinstanceyouprobablyknowfarmoreaboutyourimmediateneighborhoodsthanthepoliceevercoulD.Astrangerinsomeone’sgardenwouldprobablybefarmoreobvioustoyouthanitwouldtoeventhelocalpoliceifofcourseyouwereonthelookout.That’sthewholeideabehindtheNeighborhoodWatchschemesspringinguparoundthecountrytocreateaspiritofwatchfulnesswithinacommunityanythingsuspiciousbeingreportedtothepolicE.It’searlydaysyetbutresultssofarareveryencouraging.ThecrimefiguresarealreadydroppinginmanyoftheareasrunningtheschemE.Andallduetopeoplelikeyou.21.Theunderlinedwordthemrefersto__________.AcriminalsBthepoliceCneighboursDstrangers22.TheadvertisementpointsoutthatmanypeoplE.AarenotreadytohelpthepoliceBarenotaswatchfulastheycouldbeCdon’tlookaftertheirgardenswellDdon’ttelltheirneighborsabouttheirholidays23.Oneofthewayswecouldhelppreventcrimeisto.AturnonthealarmsysteminourhomeBtrytostopcriminalsfromescapingClookoutforpeoplebehavingsuspiciouslyDinformthepoliceifwehearnoisesupstairs24.ThepurposeoftheadvertisementistointheirneighborhooD.AaskpeopletojointhepoliceforceBadvisepeoplehowtoprotecttheirhomesCwarnpeopleabouttheincreasingriskofcrimeDencouragepeopletobeonwatchforpossiblecrime
Whileeverydogownerknowstheirdogscanreadtheirmoodsperfectlyscientistshavealwaysbeenapiffledoubtful.NowthankstosomeresearchersattheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineinViennaAustria;wefinallyhavesomeconvincingevidence.FortheirstudybiologistCorsonMillerandhisteamexposéselevenselecteddogstodigitalimagesofwomenthatwereeitherangryorhappy.Halfthedogswererewiredfortouchingthescreenwhenshoveahappyfacewhiletheotherhalfgilttheirtreatforselectingthosethatappearedangry.Interestinglythedogswerenotprovidedwiththeentireface.SomedogswereshowTionlyupperhalveswhiletheothersobservedlowerhalves.That'sbecausethescientistsbelievehumansshowtheireruptionsontheirequitiesface.Aftersometrainingill.ehowtorecognizesmalldifferenceslikethewrinklesbetweentheeyesorthechangesintheirshapethataccompanythehappyorangryexpressionsthedogsweremostlyabletoidentifythecorrectexpressionnotonlyonafamiliarfacebutonastrangefacetheresearchersconcludedthedogsweresmart-enoughtoreadhumanemotions.Theyalsofoundthosebeingtrainedtoreadangryexpressionstookalongertimetolearn.Theyguessitmaybebecausedogsfindangryfacesdisgustingcausingthemtowithdrawquickly.Howeveroncethesmartdogsrealizedtheyweregettingrewiredthetrepidationseemendtodisappear.InfactthedogshadsuchagoodtimeplayingthecomputergameThatscientistshadahardtimekeepingthemawayfromthetouchscreensafterthestudywascompleted.Theresearchersalsonoticedonlydogswithamaleownerhadahardertimeunderstandingtheexpressionscorrectly.Sincethetouchescareenmodelswereallfemalesthisconfirmedwhathasbeenobservedinpreviousstudies-dogsaremoreefficientatreadingfacialexpressionsofpeoplethataretheserenegenderastheirowner.21.Howdidthescientistsconducttheexperiment?A.Byleavingdogstowomenwhoareeitherhappyorangry.B.Bymixingtheselecteddogstogether.C.Byrewardingonlyhalfofthedogstouchingthescreen.D.Byshowingdigitalpicturesofwomen'shappyorangryfaces.22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ThedogswerenotallprovidedwiththeentirefaceB.Accordingtotheirsizethedogsweregiveneitherupperorlowerhalves.C.Thedogscouldreadevensmallchangesthataccountancyfacialexpressionsaftersometraining.D.Thedogscouldn'treadstrangersfacialemotions.23.TheunderlinedwordtrepidationinParagraph5probablymeans.A.horrorB.curiosityC.excitementD.doubt24.Howmighttheresultschangeifthedogswithfemaleownersareshownpicturesofmalefaces?A.Theycouldonlytellcommotionsonpartialfacesratherthanonentireface's.B.Theyfoundithardtotellthemoodsonthefacesofadifferentgender.C.Theyfounditeasytotelltheemotionsontheentire-face.D.Theywouldbescaredawayatthesightofthepictures.
A.newingredientdevelopedbyscientistinScotlandcouldmeanthaticecreamloverscanenjoytheirtreatslongerbeforetheymelt.Thescientistspredictthattheslow-meltingproductcouldbecomeavailableinthreetofiveyears.Thedevelopmentcouldalsoallowproductstobemadewithlesssaturatedfat饱和脂肪andfewercalories.ResearchteamsattheUniversitiesofEdinburghandDundeehavediscoveredthattheproteinknownasBsIAworksbystickingtogethertheairfatandwaterinicecream.Itisalsosaidtopreventicecrystalsfromforming.ProfessorCaitMacPheeoftheUniversityofEdinburgh'sschoolofphysicsandastronomywholedtheprojectsaidIt’snotcompletelynon-meltingbecauseyoudowantyouricecreamtobecolD.Itwillmelteventuallybuthopefullybykeepingitstableforlongeritwillstopitfromfallinginbigdrops.TheteamdevelopedamethodofproducingtheproteinwhichoccursnaturallyinsomefoodsasfriendlybacteriA.AccordingtoProfessorMacPheeitworksbykeepingoilandwatermixedtogetherstopsairfromescapingandcoatstheicecrystalsinicecreamwhichstopsthemfrommeltingsoquickly.ShesaysThisisanaturalproteinalreadyinthefoodchain.It’salreadyusedtoferment使发酵somefoodssoit’sanaturalproduct.Byusingthisproteinwe’rereplacingsomeofthefatmoleculesthatarecurrentlyusedtostabilizetheseoilandwatermixturessoitcanreducethefatcontentbutitshouldn’ttasteanydifferent.Itcanalsoreducethesugarcontentandsobeusedinotherfoodstohelpreducecalories.Theresearchersbelieveusingtheingredientcouldbenefitmanufacturerstooasitcanbeprocessedwithouthavinganinfluenceonperformanceandcanbeproducedfromsustainablerawmaterials.33.TheicecreamdevelopedbyScottishscientistswill_________.A.notmeltCompletelyB.tastemoredeliciousC.bemuchhealthierD.appearonthemarketsoon34.AccordingtoProfessorMacPhee_________.A.thenewproductwillbesafeforconsumersB.mixingoilandwatercanreducethefatcontentC.BsIAcanmakethenewicecreamtastedifferentD.BsIAcantaketheplaceofthefatmoleculescompletely35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.advertiseanewicecreamB.1istthebenefitsofaprotein’C.tellreadersaboutanewproductD.introducewaystoproducebetterfood
Amazon’sTop100booklistchangeshourlybuttwocoloringbooksforgrownupsarethemainstaysrightnow.AnartistnamedJohannaBasfordprettymuchownstwoslotsofthetopsevenbooksonAmazonnexttohouseholdnameslikeErikLarsonandDr.Phil.ButBasford’sbooksaren’tnovels—they’recollectionsofblack-and-whitedrawings.Theartistwhograduatedfromdesignschoolin2005andlivesinScotlandhasturnedherlovelyinkdrawingsintocoloringbooksforgrownups.Andthey’rewildlypopularsellingmillionsofcopies.Whatisitaboutthesebooksthathasmadethemsopopularwithadults?Basfordtoldmethatwhenshefirstsuggestedtopublisherstheideaofagrownupcoloringbookfouryearsagocolouringforadultswasn’tthetrenditisnow.YoucanimaginehowquiettheywentafterIsuggestedit.Butthebooksheendedupdrawinghasbecomeaphenomenon:2013’sSecretGarden:AnInkyTreasureHuntandColoringBookiscurrently#2onAmazon’sTop100andhassold1.4millioncopies.ThefollowupEnchantedForest:AnInkyQuest&ColoringBookis#6rightnow.Whyiscoloringsuddenlyacrazeamongstgrownups?Basfordpointedtosomereasons—firstthatcoloringbooksareawayforadultswhodon’tnormallydraworpainttobecreativE.Ablanksheetofpapercanbediscouragingbutacolouringbookactsasabitofabuffer缓冲inthissituationshesays.Secondcoloringbooksdon’trequireanywherenearasmuchlogicalthoughtassaydrawingaportrait.Therearepsychologicalbenefitstoo:I’veheardfromsomanypeoplerangingfromlawyersfinancialadvisersbusinessownersandbusymumsallsaythesamething:thatcolouringhelpsthemrelax.Thenthere’repeoplewhoarerecoveringfromillnessordealingwithadifficulttimeintheirlivestheytoofindthecalmingeffectsofcolouringisbeneficialtothem.What’ssostrikingaboutSecretGardenandEnchantedForestisthatthey’vemanagedtostayatthetopofAmazon’sbestsellerlistasphysicalbooksalongsidethosethatcanbeinstantlydownloadedandreaD.Basfordhearsthattoo:Shepointsoutthatherbooksareanactivitythatcanbedonewithoutthehelpofyourwifirouter.It’sachancetounpluglookawayfromthescreensanddosomethingfunshesays.MaybeBasfordhaspluggedintoavastandunacknowledgeddesiretoreallyactuallydonothing---toletthebraintakeoverwithoutthetechnology.SecretGarden&EnchantedForestAuthorJohnnaBasford●Sheisanartistgraduatingfromdesignschooland71nowinScotlanD.●She72thirdonAmazonbehindErikLarsonandDr.Phil.●Withallthepublishers’73shestillstucktoherideatodraw.Aboutthebooks●Theyarecoloringbooksmanyblack-and-whitedrawings74.●75aretheirtargetreaders.●TheyhavebecomeextremelysuccessfulwithmillionsofcopiessolD.●StrikinglyasphysicalbookstheytopAmazon’sbestsellerlistalongwith76.Reasonswhythebookshavebecomesuchan77●78_____withablanksheetofpaperitcanencouragepeopletobecreativeindrawingorpainting.●Theycanbringinner79topatientsandstress-outadultswithdifferentoccupations.●Theyallowspeoplethe80tohaveentertainmentwithouttechnology.
Arecentstudywhileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardsciencealsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmayberunningoutofcontrol.Thisideaisdangerous.SciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgooD.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherwaydependingonourdecisions.ThedecisionswemakepersonallyorcollectivelywilldeterminetheoutcomesofsciencE.Buthereisarealdanger.ScienceisadvancingsofastandissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifferencE.Andratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicieswemaystepbackanddonothing.Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections反对whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone-somewheresometimE.TheybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheenD.ThisbeliefisdangeroustoobecauseitfuelsasenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthemfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworlD.InourinterconnectedworldthelackofagreementinandoutoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofsciencE.Withoutacommonunderstandingthechallengesofcontrollingscienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.TakehumancloningforexamplE.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpact影响ontraditionalmoralvaluessomecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Thereforediscussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.OnlythroughtheunitedeffortsofpeoplewithhopecanwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuturE.32.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?A.PeoplethinkhighlyofsciencE.B.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.C.PeopleholdmixedopinionsaboutsciencE.D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.33.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.B.ThepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuturE.C.BusinesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonsciencE.D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.34.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause_______A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomesB.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengtheningC.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscienceD.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscience35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.B.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.C.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.D.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople'sattitudes.
TheHunanSatelliteTVHNTVshowWherearewegoingDad?isabighit.Manyfamousstarsbroughttheirchildrentoastrangevillagealonewheretheyhadtospend72hourswiththeirchildren.Theprogramfullyshowedusamodernversionofhowtobeagoodfather.AstheyoungparentstodayaretoobusytolookaftertheirchildrenthisnewformofLostonthewayplayedbynanny保姆Daddyandcutekidscausedalotofpeople'semotionalresonance共鸣.Boththekidsandtheirparentswillfindtheirheartsarebeingdrawncloser.Butthiskindoffeelinghasjustprovedthereisabigspiritualbarrierbetweenthemodernparentsandchildren.TheTVshowslikeChildrenarehardtosupport!WherearewegoingDad?hotmomandcutekidsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Alloftheseshowthenewparents'confusioninchildren'seducationandtheappealforthebalancebetweencareerandfamily.Inreallifeontheonehandtheyoungparentsfeelhelplessbecausetheyaretoobusytoaccompanytheirchildrenunderthepressuresofworkandlife;ontheotherhandtheycontinuetodoso.ThedatacollectedbyHNTVshowsthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheiraudiencearefemaleamongwhom36%areagedfrom25to34.Wecanimaginesuchascenethatoneeveningayoungmotheriswatchingtheshowwithheryoungchildrenwhileherhusbandisstillatworkortrappedinsocializingormaybeisjustplayingcomputergamesinthebedroom.Thestoryofachildwithoutthecompanyoffatherisstillgoingon.Infactitissometimesthesametomothers.InamodernfamilyitisoftentheoldwhotaketheresponsibilityofraisingachilD.Theparticipationofmotherinthechildren'seducationisalsoverylow.ItisjustthiskindofconfusionwheretheparentshavegoneinthemodernfamilyeducationandwheretheparentswillguidetheirchildrentogothatWherearewegoing.Dad?showsus.Ifachildwantstogrowuphealthilyandsafelyintoamoderncitizenwithindependentpersonalityandfreespirititisveryimportantforhimorhertofollowtheparentswhoserveastheirfirstteachers.MaybethisistherealreasonwhysuchkindofTVprogram:couldgethot.Thetruthisthatchildrenwillgowheretheirparentsgo;andsocietywillgowherethechildrengo.34.Fromthefirst2paragraphswecanknowthat______.A.thepopularityofTVshowsisduetothefamousstarsB.theTVprogrammakesmanystrangevillageswell-knownC.thereisnobarrierbetweenthefathersandkidsintheshowD.youngparentsusuallydon'tknowhowtobalancecareerandfamily35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Parentsaretoobusytoaccompanytheirchildren.B.MostofHNTV'saudienceareyoungladies.C.Inmodernfamilieskidsareusuallytakencareofbytheirmothers.D.Lackofindependencepreventskidsgrowinguphealthily.36.Whichofthefollowingisclosetothelastsentenceofthispassageinmeaning?A.Childrenwanttogowiththeirparents.B.Childrenwilldeterminethefutureofsociety.C.Societyhasabiginfluenceonthegrowthofchildren.D.Childrenareusuallyself-willed任性的.37.Thebesttitleforthepassageis____________.A.A.TVShowA.BigHitB.KidsAreHardtoSupportC.HowtoRaiseChildrenD.WhereAreWeGoingDad?
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