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I was in the garden with Augie, my grandson, watching the bees. ''How do they make honey? '' Augie asked. ''Actually, Augie, I don't know, '' I replied. ''But, Grandma, you have your phone, '' he said. For Augie, holding a smartphone almost means knowing everything. During my childhood I was crazy about books. Over time, reading hijacked my brain, as large areas once processing the real world adapted to processing the printed word. As far as I can tell, this early immersion (沉浸) didn't prevent my development. Many parents worry that ''screen time'' will damage children’s development, but recent research suggests that most of the common fears about children and screens are unfounded. There is one exception: looking at screens before bed really disturbs sleep, in people of all ages. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) used to recommend strict restrictions on screen exposure. Last year, the organization examined the relevant science more thoroughly and changed its recommendations. The new guidelines stress that what matters is what children watch and with whom. New tools have always led to panic guesses. The novel, the telephone, and the television were all declared to be the End of Civilization, particularly in the hands of the young. Part of the reason may be that adult brains require a lot of focus and effort to learn something new, while children's brains are designed to master new environments naturally. New technologies always seem disturbing to the adults attempting to master them, while attractive to those children like Augie. When Augie's father got home, Augie rushed to meet him and said in excitement. ''Daddy, Daddy, look, '' he said, reaching for my phone. ''Do you know how bees make honey? I'll show you…'' 1.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word ''hijacked'' in Paragraph 2? A.occupied. B.damaged. C.improved. D.relaxed. 2.What do the new guidelines of AAP focus on about ''screen time''? A.The harm to children. B.The content and context. C.Children's sleep. D.People's fears. 3.What might be the author's attitude towards ''screen time''? A.Opposed. B.Doubtful. C.Disappointed. D.Favorable.
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Today companies have branches around the world. More than 11% of the US employers and employees work online either full-time or part-time, and that number is continuing growing. It is believed that it is a waste of time and money to fly around the world for face-to-face meetings. An effective solution to this problem is to use Web meetings. A large group of presentations, training classes and meetings are done online without losing the face-to-face experience. Web meetings are online meetings where an organizer invites attendees to listen to or watch an online presentation by presenters. Besides, Web meetings can be recorded for later use in presentations or training projects or downloaded for on-demand playback. Presenters can take real-time surveys to study how to hold a successful meeting. Some Web meeting software programs can monitor the users' desktop behavior to see if they become distracted from the presentation and begin working on other documents. If so, the program can tell presenters when the listeners lose their attention, and how long the distraction lasts. In this way the presenters will know which parts of their meetings need improving. Web meetings can work well because they're hosted on a server. Images from the presenter's desktop are taken, uploaded to a server and then downloaded by people who have access to the server Web meetings require a powerful server to deal with several images a second and “serve” them back to thousands of users at the same time. Companies have two choices when it comes to these servers. They can either buy a special Web meeting server to host their meetings on-site, or they can pay for a Web meeting service every time and let the off-site provider worry about hosting the meetings. The choice depends on frequently the company holds Web meetings, the average number of people attending the meetings, and the quality of engineering and information technology. Web meetings are an excellent example of how technology is changing the way we do business. With all the technologies today, the traditional office might soon be a thing of the past. 1.What is the disadvantage of the traditional meeting? A.It needs more people to organize it. B.It is expensive and time-consuming. C.It results in traffic accidents frequently. D.It fails to meet the demands of big companies. 2.How do some Web meeting software programs help improve the meetings? A.By presenting successful documents. B.By recording the frequency of distraction. C.By tracking the listeners' state of attention. D.By taking surveys about a successful meeting. 3.What do you know about Web meetings according to the text? A.Web meetings are likely to be widely used. B.Web meetings help presenters stay focused. C.Web meetings determine the quality of engineering. D.Web meetings work well without the help of a server.
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Every year, thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums. But do any of them remember their time at museum events later in life? A new report suggests that the answer is yes - and finds that alumni (毕业生)of arts-based museum programs credit them with changing the course of their lives, even years after the fact. The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles recently asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are. They involved over 300 former participants of four programs for teens that have been in existence since the 1990s. Alumni, whose current ages range from 18 to 36, were invited to find out how they viewed their participation years after the fact. Among the alumni surveyed, 75 percent of alumni rated die teen program experience as the most favorable impact on their own lives, beating family, school and their neighborhoods. Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they'd ever had, regardless of age and two-thirds said that they were often in situations where then experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts. It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens enthusiastic about arts even after they reach adulthood: 96 percent of participants had visited an art museum within the last two years, and 68 percent had visited an art museum five or more times within the last two years. Thirty-two percent of program alumni work in the arts as adults. Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the impact of teen-specific art programs in museums, it reflects other research on the important benefits of engaging with the arts. A decade of surveys the National Endowment for the Arts found that childhood experience with the arts have linked arts education to everything from lower drop-out rates to improvement in critical thinking skills. 1.What does the underlined phrase “the fact” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A.Changing the course of children's life. B.Participating in childhood art programs C.Organizing arts-based museum programs. D.Remembering the time at museum events. 2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us? A.The result of the study. B.The process of the study. C.The approach to the study. D.The object and content of the study. 3.What can be inferred of the study mentioned in the text? A.Passion for arts may remain long in kids' whole life. B.No other studies exist concerning the benefits of arts. C.Age matters in how people view their art experiences. D.Most children taking part in art programs will work in arts. 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.How is Art Connected to Our Life? B.Can Art Education Affect Our Income? C.What Should Art Museums do for Kids? D.Should Children Walk into Art Museums?
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Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn't matter if the words come from ourselves or someone else. The positive and negative effects are just as lasting. 1. We're usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. In fact, we really shouldn't be because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit. This ''self-talk'' helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solve problems, and calm ourselves down. Be aware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. 2. Often, words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect they will have. But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. 3. Words possess power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. We remember unkind words said to us as well. Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: 4. If what we want to say doesn't pass this test, then it's better left unsaid. Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem and motivate others to do their best. 5. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours. A. Is it loving? B. How should I say it? C. We all talk to ourselves sometimes. D. Negative words destroy all those things. E. Generally people like positive and pleasant words. F. However, critical language may cause anger and defense. G. So we should only speak encouraging words to ourselves.
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If you have strong arms and feet, patience and a good temper, you might _______ a good waiter. You must start, _______, not in the restaurant, but in the kitchen, helping the chef, to learn how each dish is _______. From this first step, you may enter the restaurant _______ a ''commis'' (厨助). But you won't be _______ to serve the customers yet. They will only let you do the bottomed jobs, _______the tables and carrying the plates. But all the time you must watch and learn with _______. Later you may become ''chef de rang'' (a waiter in charge of a number of tables). You may even become a head waiter _______, if you have the right sort of personality and you are not _______ of hard work. When Carlo Bianchi first arrived in London, he spoke only two words of English - ''please'' and ''Hello''. He ________ to get a job helping in the kitchen of a restaurant, and he spent what little ________ time he had learning English. He was a good worker and soon they ________ him a job in the restaurant as a waiter. Every night, Carlo ________ to go home exhausted, but never too ________ to study the language for half an hour before going to sleep. And no matter how tired or ill he felt, he always wore a ________ for his customers. They liked him, and people came and asked to be ________ by Carlo. Now, twenty-five years later, Carlo is in ________ of six restaurants, and he ________ to open a seventh shortly. So friends, in this world success never comes overnight. Start from the ________and make progress step by step with enough patience and ________ chances will fall upon you. 1.A.make B.create C.replace D.choose 2.A.otherwise B.therefore C.thus D.however 3.A.commented B.tasted C.prepared D.chosen 4.A.as B.for C.with D.to 5.A.forced B.allowed C.banned D.urged 6.A.moving B.laying C.pushing D.placing 7.A.curiosity B.kindness C.patience D.interest 8.A.simply B.specially C.exactly D.eventually 9.A.afraid B.ashamed C.fond D.typical 10.A.managed B.attempted C.predicted D.expected 11.A.tight B.useful C.spare D.busy 12.A.threw B.found C.sent D.donated 13.A.used B.promised C.regretted D.remembered 14.A.depressed B.excited C.worried D.tired 15.A.smile B.face C.color D.surprise 16.A.served B.approved C.praised D.treated 17.A.favor B.need C.possession D.support 18.A.hesitates B.schedules C.hurries D.fails 19.A.easiest B.slowest C.simplest D.lowest 20.A.after all B.in time C.In a word D.above all
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Real Walkers Company offers a selection of small group walking holidays which explore some 1.(hide) corners of Europe, the Americas and Australia. There is something 2. everyone to enjoy on these holidays, regardless of age or level of fitness. The brochure 3. (include) various destinations and a range of itineraries (路线). These range from 4.(visit) historical cities to undemanding walking 5. (trip) in unspoilt coastal and country regions and, for the more adventurous traveler, challenging mountain or hill-walking explorations. But it would be 6. (fair) to give the impression that these holidays are just about walking. According to the brochure, an enjoyment of walking is often 7.thing that brings together a group of like-minded people, 8. share the pleasure of good companionship in attractive surroundings. The company believes that its tour leaders are the key to 9. (it) success. These people 10. (train) and are particularly keen to ensure that each individual traveler makes the most of their trip.
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假设你是高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim来信说他在英国学校参加了中国书法俱乐部。擅长书法的你决定写一幅书法作品寄给他，并附上一封信，信的内容包括： 1. 该作品的内容； 2. 送该作品的原因； 3. 表示愿意提供帮助。 注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 提示词：书法 calligraphy ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Jenny was a pretty eight-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace, by which she was totally defeated. How eagerly she wanted it! But when he saw the price, her heart sank a little. She gathered up her courage and asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I can buy you the necklace, but when we get home we should make up a list of housework that you can do to pay for the necklace.” Jenny agreed immediately, feeling a burst of joy. So her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her housework determinedly and earnestly every day. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me?” “Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you,” the little girl said delightedly, with a broad smile on her face. “Well, then, give me your pearls.” Hearing that, Jenny froze there, an anxious expression twisting her face. “Oh! Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay?” “Oh no, darling, that's okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss, gently and calmly. “Good night, little one.” A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, “Do you love me?” “Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.” the little girl murmured softly, trying to escape from her father’s eyes. “Well, then, give me your pearls.” “Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite.” The little girl begged. “No, that's okay,” her father said, smiling broadly and sweetly and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams.” 注意: 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语： 3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph1: Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story, Jenny ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph2: Holding the plastic pearl his daughter offered, the father dragged out a blue box. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
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