Iodine (碘）– rich salt was the hottest item on Chinese shelves Thursday, being snapped up (抢购) by shoppers after rumors spread that iodine intake could help protect one’s body from radiation damage, although the authorities have confirmed that the nuclear crisis in Japan had not affected China.
Rumors also spread about radioactive substances being leaked into ocean water that could pollute Chinese coasts.
The crazy buying has occurred nationwide, from the supposedly easily – harmed eastern coastal provinces to regions far – inland such as Xinjiang.
Supermarkets and convenience stores began reporting the lack of salt stocks from early Wednesday, with all salt sold out at many Carrefour and Wal – Mart stores. Some online clothes stores have begun offering salt as a bonus to customers.
Relevant government departments were trying hard to stop this round of panic – buying.
The Ministry of Health denied the rumor that eating more iodine – rich salt could repair damage from radiation, saying that it is technically impossible to absorb enough iodine for radiation prevention from eating salt.
The government urges the local market authorities to keep all salt sellers in check and to prevent storing and overpricing.
Also the spokesman of the government said that China’s seawater, as a source of salt, would not be affected by the nuclear crisis, as it would be impossible for radioactive substances to reach Chinese waters via the eastward ocean current.
“Reasons behind the salt rush include unclear information on the development of the nuclear crisis and terrifying media reports of the severity of a possible complete meltdown. If the fear of a Chernobyl – like catastrophe cannot be ended, the crazy buying will likely continue,” said a professor from Beijing University.
Beijing urged Tokyo Thursday to better release information at the Fukushima plant.
1.What caused the crazy buying of iodine – rich salt?
A．The rumor caused by the unclear information.
B．The shortage of iodine – rich salt in stores.
C．The multi – functions of iodine in salt.
D．The richness of iodine in salt in China.
2.Some online clothes stores began offering salt as a bonus to customers because _______.
A．they can increase their sales by doing so B．the salt from them is more effective
C．the customers prefer to buy salt on line D．the salt from the on-line store is free
3.It’s quite clear that some sellers want to store iodine-rich salt is to _______.
A．increase the sales of related products B．raise the price of products online
C．make more money from it D．meet the needs of the market
4.Why is it impossible for radioactive substances to reach Chinese waters?
A．The ocean is really too large. B．The distance from Japan is too far.
C．The nuclear pollution is not so serious. D．The ocean current is eastward.
5.Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?
A．Panic Salt Buying Creates Bitter Crisis B．Effect of the Terrible Disaster in Japan
C．A Rumor Throughout the Country. D．Iodine-rich Salt Prevents Radiation.
The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. Anger, says Pythagoras, brings with folly(愚蠢) and ends with regret. You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.
1.What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?
A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
2.What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ”in paragraph 2 ?
A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.
B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.
C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.
D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.
3.If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. the very backbone and nerve of character
B. the patience and power to control himself
C. strong feelings
D. self-confidence
4.The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.
A. explain that self-control is the key to success
B. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success
C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it
D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends
5.The passage is mainly developed by _____.
A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons
C. examining differences D. listing quotations
Before discussing different kinds of emotions, let us briefly talk about how researchers 1 bodily processes, actions and behavior, and how this relates to what we do in our daily lives when we observe emotions in 2 .
Bodily processes can be directly measured by 3 of a polygraph. (测谎器)When a polygraph is skillfully used to 4 how we react bodily with what we are 5 , it is called a "lie detector". Bodily processes can also be measured 6 . This is what we do when we observe someone blushing (脸红). However, we are not always 7 of what bodily processes respond to.
Measuring action 8 behavior is the other way researchers assess the emotions. 9 , one measure of fear of snakes is how 10 a person will go to the snake. Another procedure is to have a person 11 how afraid he is, or how he feels, in this way, researchers have 12 the so-called "fear thermometer" to assess a person's fear. 13 our everyday living, we do very much the same thing. Only not too 14 . We react to what a person does, what he says, 15 he says it, and how he looks. Is he smiling? Is his voice trembling? We put all this 16 together to infer what a person is feeling.
17 , we do not always act as we feel. Sometimes we do things that we don't feel like doing. 18 we say we feel one way and then we act another. Actors, for example, successfully learn to "make believe" emotions, or learn to 19 them. Thus we 20 always tell what a person is feeling by what he says or by what he does.
1. A. measure B. describe C. make D. use
2.A. other B. others C. another D. the others
3.A. ways B. methods C. means D. tools
4.A. combine B. treat C. examine D. compare
5.A. doing B. saying C. observing D. carrying
6.A. directly B. indirectly C. easily D. difficultly
7. A. afraid B. fond C. aware D. accused
8.A. but B. so C. and D. or
9.A. For example B. On one hand C. As well as D. At times
10. A. slow B. fast C. far D. close
11.A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak
12.A. approved B. discovered C. developed D. informed
13.A. During B. With C. On D. In
14.A. skillfully B. systematically C. naturally D. eventually
15.A. why B. where C. how D. whether
16. A. imaginations B. observations C. impressions D. awareness
17. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Anyway
18. A. Sometime B. Someway C. Sometimes D. Anytime
19.A. express B. hide C. act D. say
20.A. needn’t B. shan’t C. won’t D. Can't
I won't have anyone _______ in here. _________breaks the regulation will get punished.
A.to smoke, Whoever B. smoke, No matter who
C. Smoked, No matter who D. smoking, Whoever
I don't want to _______ the topic, but why on earth did you get home that late last night?
A. take up B. make up C. break up D. bring up
I got over from the failure of my entrance examination. And I made up my mind to devote myself to my study again.
A. Considerably B. Constantly C. Eventually D. Frequently
