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1.However, by the latter half of the14th century, English ________(come) into widespread use among all classes in England.
2.There’re nearly 400 different types of sharks, but only about 30 types are known _______(attack) human beings.
3.The next morning Mrs Brown found the poor man _________(lie) in the street, dead.
4.He is the only one of the students who_______(be) the winner of scholarship for 3 years.
5.When it comes to ________(bring) up children, some people say strict control produces well-behaved children.
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1.We should try to ______ (使结合) work with pleasure.
2.He __________（分析）the food and found that it contained poison.
3.A British club arranged for high school students to go to places where there are lost __________ (文明).
4.The Normans, a French-speaking people who defeated England made __________ (贡献) to the development of the new type of English.
5.Socrates’ way of _______(接近) the truth is now called the Socratic Method.
6.The children _________(恐慌) when they realized they were lost.
7.I don’t know his password, so I can’t have a________ to his computer.
8.His lie was so touching that many of his friends f__________ for it.
9.These words have similar meanings. I really have difficulty d_____one from another.
10.U________, his computer crashed the moment it was most needed.
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Back to School: Why Grit(毅力) Is More Important than Good Grades?
The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-school and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. Most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character—how to help them develop skills like perseverance, grit, optimism, conscientiousness, and self-control, which together do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
There is growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned only with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges the child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in a competitive academic environment, the idea of failure can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure is a critical part of building character. A recent research by a team of psychologists found that adults who had experienced little or no failure growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. “Overcoming those obstacles,” the researchers assumed, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity, and foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully in the future.”
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible failure—when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at—we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.
In the classroom and outside of it, American parents need to encourage children to take chances, to challenge themselves, to risk failure. In the meantime, giving our kids room to fail may be one of the best ways we can help them succeed.
Back to School: Why Grit Is More Important than Good Grades?
Common phenomena ◆Parents throughout America(1) their kids’ backpacks up with snacks and school supplies.
◆Many American parents don’t(2) enough importance to their kids’ character building.
The writer’s(3) ◆Parents should pay more attention to their kids’ character building.
(4) and research findings ◆Parents’ anxiety about their kids’ performance may(5) them from learning some valuable skills.
◆Parents concerned only with a kid’s G.P.A. are (6) to minimize the challenges the child faces.
◆Adults who have experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood are (7) and more confident than those who haven’t.
◆Denying kids character-building experiences can(8) in difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.
The writer’s suggestions ◆(9) kids to be risk-takers.
◆Give kids room to experience(10) .
Ever tried taking smart drugs to perform better in exams? They certainly work. Before last summer's exam, a few of my mates, merely out of curiosity, took a considerable amount of Modafinil, a drug normally used for narcolepsy(嗜眠发作症). Guess what? While I was feeling sleepy, bored by revision, my mates were more focused.
Modafinil is a smart drug that gives a user a feeling of staying awake for hours. It also sharpens the mind, improves memory and helps problem-solving.
But it does more than just keeping you awake. It disturbs your mental system, making you desperate to do what you are doing. You just don't want to do anything else but revise all the time non-stop.
A recent study discovers that healthy people use smart drugs, like Modafinil, to get down to and complete tasks they have been putting off, because these tasks seem more enjoyable when taking these drugs. This might sound like what a stressed student desires. However, the pills have a range of side-effects.
"At present no evidence shows that these drugs are safe in healthy people," as a medical expert puts it, "Ordering online, though easy, is a dangerous way to obtain drugs. You never know what you're actually purchasing. "
In my experience, Modafinil changes people's behaviour too. Over those weeks my friends became different people—in turn aggressive, cold. Even eating became "a waste of time" and so did conversation.
A BBC survey found that of those who had tried smart drugs before, 92% would do so again. My friends say they'd happily do so without considering the practice a form of cheating.
I admit I was curious—but not enough to try it. Seeing the strange behaviour of other users, I feel a little bit upset and scary. Modafinil may promise to change your grades, but it might also change the way you act. Don't say you haven't been warned!
1.According to the author, his mates took Modafinil for the purpose of______.
A．escaping from reality B．getting better exam results
C．curing their narcolepsy D．leading an active life
2.Taking the smart drug can lead to ______.
A．cheating in the exam B．dropping out of school
C．youth crime(犯罪) D．drug addiction(上瘾)
3.What does the author think of his mates' taking the smart drugs?
A．Worrying. B．Inspiring.
C．Acceptable. D．Reasonable.
4.Which statement about Modafinil is wrong?
A．Modafinil sharpens the mind and helps problem-solving.
B．Modafinil more than just keeps you awake.
C．Modafinil has a range of side effects.
D．Modafinil is safe in healthy people.
5.Who are the target readers of this passage?
A．Teachers. B．Doctors. C．Scientists. D．Students.
Humankind has tried to improve its standard of living since the very beginning of civilization. Back then, as well as today, providing food and security was the basic task for a person. However, nowadays the range of required goods has expanded significantly. People feel the need for not only some primary things, such as a piece of bread and a roof over their heads, but also for various facilities and luxuries. Providing humanity with these things is connected to the use of natural resources, which requires energy. In turn, the common sources of energy we use today cause pollution, so economic growth is almost inevitably associated with environmental damage.
Economic growth is the increase in numbers of goods and services produced over time by an economy, and it's calculated in terms of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Before growth is calculated, inflation(通货膨胀) is adjusted in order to take into account its misleading effect on the price of goods and services. Economic growth can also be explained as the increase in expected output, which results from an increase in actual output, or total demand.
There are certain aspects of economic growth which affect the environment. The first of these is the fact that in order to produce more goods and products, at a faster rate, the construction of large industrial plants is required. These plants produce a lot of waste, leading to the pollution of water and the atmosphere, which may cause negative long- term health effects to nearby populations of animals, or people. They also lead to global warming.
Industrial manufacturing leads to the constantly increasing energy consumption. The traditional energy sources, which are commonly used nowadays, are considered to be the greatest polluters to the environment. There also exist so-called eco-friendly sources of energy. They are sometimes preferred but replacing the traditional sources with them also requires time, during which people have to make some sacrifices to support these undertakings.
In order to produce economically practical energy, a sometimes significant transformation of the natural site is often inevitable. This is expensive and, has harmful effects on the environment. Application of wind energy would Block airflows' natural speed, which is the reason for their decrease in strength, after crossing the windmill. Consequently, the pressure balance that is brought about by this current will be affected, and it is important to remember that the environment and weather conditions are directly affected by atmospheric pressure.
For these reasons, bringing about economic growth without resulting in any environmental damage is impossible.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．Pollution caused by plant construction
B．Effects of windmills on the environment
C．Economic growth and human civilization
D．Economic growth and environmental damage
2.According to the passage, the author holds the opinion that ____.
A．economic growth should be calculated in terms of GDP
B．use of natural resources causes no damage to the environment
C．industrial manufacturing may cause damage to the environment
D．a windmill is a perfect way to produce economically practical energy
3.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
CP (Central Point) P (Point) Sp (Sub-point次要点) C (Conclusion)
Froli Cat Dart
While cats require less attention compared to dogs, that doesn’t mean you can just leave them at home all day long. No sir, they too, need some level of attention and will have to keep themselves occupied mentally and physically too. Well, FroliCat Dart makes it possible. Just what is the FroliCat Dart all about? Well, for starters, this device delivers 360° rotation (旋转) that will project laser patterns on the floor, letting your feline (猫科动物) friend chase after it.
Portable USB Power Supply
With modern gadgets, running out of juice happens to some of us more often, simply because today’s devices seem to suck up more juice than before. That’s why the Portable USB Power Supply comes in handy, being a best emergency charger for cell phones and other devices. Capable of holding a charge for up to three months when in standby, it will ship with adapter tips that cater for a certain variety of cell phone brands.
Battery Powered Gloves
For those living in the northern hemisphere(半球)，we are pretty sure that you have already stocked up on your winter supplies to make sure you remain nice and warm throughout the upcoming freezing months. Well, wearing a pair of the Battery Powered Hand Warming Gloves is necessary so as to keep your palms and fingers warm. These gloves come with battery-powered integral (不可缺的) heating elements which is capable of keeping your hands nice and warm for up to eight hours. It requires a quartet of AA batteries in each glove, and since both gloves are fully lined with a waterproof, breathable material, they might just come in handy during your next snowball fight. Too bad it comes only in one color—black.
1.How does FroliCat Dart work?
A．It can make cats run around your house.
B．It can project laser patterns to make cats chase.
C．It can make cats much sleepier than before.
D．It can provide food and drink for cats.
2.From the second paragraph, we know that________
A．Lack of power happens to some of us less often than before.
B．The adapter tips cater for all kinds of cell phone brands.
C．The Portable USB Power Supply can charge for some phones.
D．The Portable USB Power Supply can only last for three months.
3.Where do the Battery Powered Gloves sell well?
A. Iceland B. India C. Australia D Singapore
