Listening to a radio broadcast in a foreign language is difficult for many of us. We may have studied the language for several years, and are able to read it, perhaps even write in it. But listening and understanding the spoken language require special skills. Some people have a natural ability that helps them to learn a language quickly, while others must study for a long time. Everyone, however, can improve his or her listening skills with practice.
We are good listeners in our own language because we have had years of practice. We understand the grammar and the language. We know what to expect a person to say to us in almost any situation. We have been in similar situations many times, and we have heard it all before. We can understand it, even if we do not listen carefully.
But this is not true with a foreign language. We must listen with our full attention. And we must try not to let the cultural style of our language affect our understanding of the foreign language. Listening to a foreign language broadcast is easier if we know something about it. There are clues that can help us. One clue is the time of a day. Morning programs usually contain many short items of news, information or entertainment. The items are short because most of us are getting ready to go to work in the morning. Often we do not have time to listen to long programs. Evening programs are different. There is time for more details about the subjects discussed.
We can get a clue about the program from the music at the beginning, but we must be familiar with the music of the foreign culture. The kind of music—serious and slow, or fast and light—can tell us what kind of program to expect. The name of the program can give us good information about what it will contain.
Another good clue is the broadcaster. The more we listen to the same person, the easier it will be to understand him. His speaking style will become familiar to us. Further, the broadcaster provides clues to the organization of the broadcast at the beginning of the program. The broadcaster usually gives us the highlights of the program to prepare us for the details that will follow.
1.We are good listeners in our own language because ________.
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A．we have a natural ability of learning language |
B．our own language is much easier |
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C．we listen to our own language more carefully |
D．we have practiced it for years |
2. If you don’t have enough time, you can listen to ________.
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A．evening programs |
B．programs with soft music |
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C．morning programs |
D．familiar programs |
3.You can know the information of the program according to ________.
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A．its music |
B．the broadcaster |
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C．its name |
D．the time of the program |
Some weight-loss camps, which are rare in China just a few years ago, have sprouted in Beijing, Qingdao, Shenzhen, and other cities. Today about 15 percent of adults, or 200 million Chinese, are reportedly overweight. Of these, 90 million—about 7 percent—are obese（极肥胖的）.
Experts say the obesity epidemic is spreading to children, though more slowly than in adults. The trend, they say, will have a huge impact on the health of China's citizens and economy. “We're seeing a very large proportion of children and adolescents who are quite heavy and aren't moving much,” said Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor. Popkin carries out an ongoing health-and-nutrition survey of 16,000 households in China. He says more kids today are overeating and putting on weight “quite quickly”. In just ten years China's childhood obesity rate has doubled, with the greatest gains coming in urban areas. “In big cities it's a big problem.”
Some experts blame the extra fat on a range of factors, many of them tied to China's rapidly changing economy and culture. The diets of Chinese adults and children are far higher in calorie-laden meats, fish, eggs, dairy products, fats, and sugars than ever before. In addition, kids—especially city dwellers—are more sedentary today and spend more time indoors in front of homework, television, computer games, and the Internet.
Shuwen Ng, a health economist, says that kids in China now have pocket money, and they spend a portion of it on junk food. Ng adds that advertising and peer groups influence kids' food choices. Certain foods, such as new candies or fast food, have attractive features.
China's childhood obesity rate still lags that of the United States, where some 15 percent of kids are said to be obese. But the long-term effects are equally serious.
1.According to the passage we know ________.
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A．weight-loss camps was very popular in China six years ago |
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B．about 290 million Chinese are overweight in China in all |
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C．in China childhood obesity rate in rural areas is lower than that in major cities |
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D．America’s childhood obesity rate is lower than China's |
2. Which of the following is NOT the reason of China's childhood obesity?
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A．Advertising on some new candies |
B．High quality diets |
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C．Playing computer games for long time |
D．Having pocket money |
3.The underlined word “sedentary” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
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A．attentive |
B．earnest |
C．absent |
D．inactive |
4. According to the passage we can infer ________.
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A．obesity explosion in China will affect the United States |
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B．there are great difference in kids’ food choices now |
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C．junk food contributes to childhood obesity |
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D．city children eat more than rural children |
5. What’s the best title for the passage?
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A．Chinese Childhood Obesity Explosion |
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B．Weight-loss Camps in China |
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C．Obesity Explosion’s Impacts On Chinese Economy |
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D．Obesity Explosion In China And America |
Introductory Chemistry was taught at Duke University for many years by professor Bonk. One year, two guys took the class and did pretty well on all the quizzes and mid-terms. They each had a solid A. These two friends were so confident in going into the final that the weekend before finals week, despite the Chemistry final being on Monday, they decided to go to the University of Virginia to party with some friends.
They had a great time there. However, with their hangovers（宿醉）and tiredness, they overslept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they found professor Bonk after the final and explained to him how they missed the final. They told him they went up to the University of Virginia for the weekend and had planned to come back in time to study, but they had a flat tire on the way back and didn’t have a spare. So they were late getting back to campus.
Bonk thought this over and agreed that they could take the final the following day. The two guys, happy and relieved, studied that night and went in the next day at the time that Bonk had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet. He told them to begin.
They looked at the first problem which was something simple about solution（溶解）. It was worth 5 points. “Cool,” they thought, “this is going to be an easy final”. They then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on it. The question contained only two words: (95 points) Which tire?
1. The two guys decided to go to the University of Virginia because ________.
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A．they were afraid of the final |
B．there was a party there |
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C．the final would be held there |
D．they thought they can pass the final easily |
2.From the passage we know ________.
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A．the two guys came back to campus late on purpose |
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B．Bonk wasn’t strict with the two guys |
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C．repairing the flat tire took the two guys a lot of time |
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D．Bonk didn’t believe the two guys’ explanation |
3. After the final, they ________.
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A．may apology to professor Bonk |
B．must have the same scores |
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C．wouldn’t be confident in their Chemistry |
D．would feel happy and relieved |
4.From the passage we can get a lesson that ________.
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A．he who makes no mistakes makes nothing |
B．he is wise that is honest |
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C．one never loses anything by politeness |
D．think twice before you do |
“As sure as you're alive now, Peter Rabbit, some day I will catch you,” shouted Reddy Fox, as he put his black nose in the hole between the roots of the Big Hickory-tree which grows close to the Smiling Pool. “It is lucky for you that you were not one jump farther away from this hole.”
Peter, safe inside that hole, didn't have a word to say, or, if he did, he didn't have breath enough to say it. It was quite true that if he had been one jump farther from that hole, Reddy Fox would have caught him. As it was, the hairs on Peter's funny white tail actually had tickled Reddy's back as Peter ran wildly through the root-bound entrance to that hole. It had been the narrowest escape Peter had had for a long, long time. You see, Reddy Fox had surprised Peter eating sweet clover（苜蓿）on the bank of the Smiling Pond, and it had been a lucky thing for Peter that hole, dug long ago by Johnny Chuck's grandfather, had been right where it was. Also, it was a lucky thing that old Mr. Chuck had been wise enough to make the entrance between the roots of that tree in such a way that it could not be dug any larger.
Reddy Fox was too shrewd（机灵的）to waste any time trying to dig it larger. He knew there wasn't room enough for him to get between those roots. So, after trying to make Peter as uncomfortable as possible by telling him what he, Reddy, would do to him when he did catch him, Reddy walked across the Green Meadows. Peter remained where he was for a long time. When he was quite sure that it was safe to do so, he crawled out and hurried to the Old Orchard. He felt that that would be the safest place for him, because there were ever so many hiding places in the old stone wall along the edge of it.
1. Where is Peter Rabbit hiding?
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A．On the bank of a pond |
B．In a hole |
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C．In a tall tree |
D．Behind a room |
2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the story?
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A．Reddy Fox might find rabbit hairs on him. |
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B．Old Mr. Chuck took advantage of the roots to dig the hole. |
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C．The hole could be made larger. |
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D．Reddy almost caught Peter this time. |
3. Why did Peter Rabbit wait so long before leaving?
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A．Because Reddy was trying to get him. |
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B．Because it was cold outside. |
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C．Because his grandfather would help him dig a large hole. |
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D．Because the Old Orchard was not so safe as this hole. |
I can’t thank you ________ much because without your help I ________ have won the first prize.
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A．too; wouldn’t |
B．very; shouldn’t |
C．that; might not |
D．so; couldn’t |
Considering your salary, you should ________ at least 100 dollars a week.
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A．put up |
B．put forward |
C．put aside |
D．put out |
