Nowadays, mobile payment is becoming more and more popular with our shopping. In addition to pay in cash, by cheque or credit card, a consumer can use a mobile phone to pay for a wide range of services and goods. Compared with those traditional mean, mobile payment is faster and more convenient. Besides, it can be used at any given time or place, thus save much time and energy. Furthermore, we can’t overlook the fact it must be operated with a phone and a network. And it is only recently which the technology to support such systems has become wide available. It will be arouse public concern over its potential risk, such as the account security and other unexpected problems. Technology is changing its life rapidly, so we should get ready for it.
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An old proverb says, “Friends are like wine; the older, the better.”So, nowadays many people consider old friends to be 1. (important) than new friends. For example, if two pieces of advice are given to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from 2. old friend, people always tend to adapt the latter one, 3. the new friend’s advice may be better.
4. (disagree) with the old proverb, I believe that new friends are not 5. (necessary) worse than old friends. Why? Because the __6.__ ( long)of time cannot determine whether your friendship is better or not.
Once you call someone friend, he must be a reliable person,__ 7.__ interests are in common with 8. (you). As time goes by, a friend’s outside look may change, but the inside characters of him and his interests 9. (change). It is just these unchangeable characters and interests that make him a friend to you. 10. , on this point, there is no difference between old friends and new friends.
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It has often been said that a person’s life is the sum total of their experiences. That seems like a simple ________,but if one accepts this, then why do so many of us engage in practices and activities which are negative and actually ________ us?
________ the family of four who decided to each clean a different area. They each took a sponge(海绵), did the ________ , and then placed them back in the kitchen.
A visitor came along who was ________about what was cleaned in the home, but couldn’t tell by ________since the sponges all looked the same. So, in order to ________ his curiosity, he decided to squeeze each sponge to see what came out.
When the first sponge was squeezed, some cola came out, so the visitor ________ someone cleaned the kitchen with that one. Upon squeezing the second, he found motor oil, so________ , someone was cleaning the garage. In the third, baby powder came out when it was squeezed, which________that the baby’s nursery was done. And ________ ,in the last one was wax, which was ________ on the floor.
As the visitor laid the last sponge down, he again remarked on their similarity. They all looked the same ________ they were squeezed.
The ________ here is that as individuals we are not different from a sponge. We can only squeeze out what is ________ .As babies, we are born into this world________ . We are like a new sponge. As we go through ________ , our“sponge”is filled with things we________ through experiences.
If we look for the good in others and ________ to adopt a positive attitude around, then as life squeezes us we will have a better chance of coping. If we are constantly finding ________ with others and look for excuses for our behavior, when life squeezes us we may not like what comes out.
1.A.exampleB.statementC.taskD.explanation
2.A.denyB.punishC.hurtD.cheat
3.A.ConsiderB.StartC.SupportD.Believe
4.A.orderingB.cleaningC.cookingD.cutting
5.A.sensitiveB.familiarC.curiousD.nervous
6.A.feelingB.dryingC.smellingD.looking
7.A.arouseB.inspireC.satisfyD.protect
8.A.declaredB.provedC.imaginedD.judged
9.A.obviouslyB.fortunatelyC.simplyD.generally
10.A.reportedB.meantC.allowedD.supposed
11.A.finallyB.suddenlyC.quicklyD.frequently
12.A.drawnB.usedC.examinedD.discovered
13.A.ifB.thoughC.sinceD.until
14.A.evidenceB.projectC.lessonD.excuse
15.A.put awayB.handed outC.taken backD.put in
16.A.hungryB.confidentC.pureD.alive
17.A.lifeB.dangerC.materialD.plans
18.A.findB.absorbC.understandD.afford
19.A.tryB.helpC.agreeD.pretend
20.A.mistakesB.diseaseC.friendshipD.fault
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Teenagers are especially likely to suffer loneliness. Here are some suggestions for speeding a recovery from loneliness.
Reach out to others, but start small. A smile and a friendly greeting for the student behind you in line at the cafeteria won’t make you best friends. 1. It also can make it easier to interact the next time.
Find a safe place to make connections. If going to the school dance makes you feel like you just don’t belong, try joining a special-interest group. Maybe it’s the drama club or the marching band 2. .
Find other ways of making connections. Lonely people hunger for acceptance and friendship. Sometimes feeling accepted and liked comes more easily when you do something for others. 3. Teach a child in reading. Take notes for a disabled classmate. You might be surprised at the connections you make after reaching out in these ways.
4. Loneliness is an absence of quality friendships, not of a particular quantity of friends. That’s why it’s important to know how to select a friend. The best friendships are those based on similar values and attitudes.
You get what you expect, so expect the best. If you expect others to be friendly, you will behave in similar ways.
5. It goes away as teens learn how to find their way through their social world and connect with others.
A. But it will make you both feel pretty good.
B. So consider becoming a volunteer.
C. Some teens aren’t so adaptable, however.
D. Encourage people to be friendlier to you.
E. Choose the right people.
F. For most young people, loneliness is only temporary.
G. Look for a group that allows you to ease in gradually.
A team led by Professor Theoder Berger, from the University of Southern California, can now manipulate(操纵) brain cells in rats so that memories stored in the hippocampus, a brain area crucial for memory formation, are activated or suppressed(抑制). It’s said that the technology could one day have medical applications.
In the study, researcher first trained rats to remember which of two levers(杠杆) they pressed first, then to press the other lever.
As the rats performed the task, the scientists carefully monitored the electrical activity in each creature’s hippocampus to find the pattern of nerve-cell activity involved in making a solid memory.
Using the same glass needles they had used to record the nerve activity, they stimulated (刺激) nerves in the same pattern and found that the animals’ performance in the task got even better. The rats made fewer errors and were able to remember which lever was the“correct”one for a longer period of time.
The scientists went a step further and suppressed the rats’ memories with a drug called Mk801, which caused them to forget their task. When the animals’ brain cells were later stimulated with the“correct”pattern, they remembered again which lever to press.
“What’s really exciting about this study is that when they played back the‘good’ patterns—the patterns when the animal got the task right—it did appear to improve memory,”said Dean Buonomano, an associate professor at the University of California.
The final goal, Berger said, is to help people with stroke(中风) and epilepsy(癫痫症) and the like strengthen memories and to help doctors treat them. The technology might even help sufferers of post-traumatic(创伤后) stress disorder.
But first, researchers would have to show that they can stimulate or suppress far more complex memories than the ones in the rat experiment.
“Here ,it’s a simple task,”Buonomano said. In contrast, humans’ memories are very rich and specific…
“We have very many steps to go before this can be achieved,”he said.
1.How does“the technology”in Paragraph 1 act?
A.It manipulates brain cells.
B.It stores memories in the hippocampus.
C.It activates memories stored in the brain.
D.It suppresses memories stored in the brain.
2..In what order did the researchers conduct the rat experiment?
a.Monitor the electrical activity in the rat’s hippocampus.
b.Suppress the rat’s memory with a drug called MK801.
c.Stimulate the rat’s nerves in the same pattern.
d.Stimulate the rat’s nerves in the same pattern for a second time.
e.Train the rats to remember the order of the two levers they pressed.
A.a, e, b, c, d B.a, e, c, d, b
C.e, a, c, d, b D.e, a, c, b, d
3.When their nerves were stimulated, the rats .
A.forgot their task
B.completed the task better
C.made no errors in their task
D.remembered which lever they had pressed for a shorter time
4.What can we infer from the article?
A.MK801 is a drug that can be used to stimulate nerves.
B.The study is expected to be used to help stroke and epilepsy patients recover completely.
C.Using the study to improve humans’ memories still face many challenges.
D.Researchers have studied far more complex memories than the ones in the rat experiment.
While most of us are happy to take the credit when things go well, few of us are willing to take the blame when things go wrong. Rather than trying to hide our shame or embarrassment, experts found that we are simply less aware when our actions result in a negative outcome.
The research may explain why we often feel it hard to take the blame for our actions.“Our result suggests that people may really experience less responsibility for negative than for positive outcomes,” said Patrick Haggard, leading researcher and professor of the institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London.
In a series of tests, participants were asked to press a key. A sound then followed, either disapproving, neutral or approving, and they were then asked to estimate the time between the action and when they had heard the sound.
Researchers found that individuals experienced different levels of responsibility depending on the outcomes. They also discovered they were significantly slower to recognize if their actions had resulted in a bad consequence, compared to when they had done well.
“Effectively, we have found that we experience a negative outcome differently, not just retell it differently. We make a weaker connection when there is a bad result. And respond much more strongly when something good happens,”said Professor Haggard. When something goes right, everyone wants to take the credit, and when things go wrong, nobody is interested in putting their hands up.
The researchers said our brain is“very much concerned”with reward, as good results are key to survival. Although our own perception(认知) of whether we are guilty of something or not is changed by the outcomes, this does not provide a defense if we have done something wrong.“Our experience of our own responsibilities can be misleading and can be strongly colored by the outcomes of our actions.”said Professor Haggard.“We have to take responsibility for what actually do, not just for how we experience things.”
1.People who don’t take the blame for their actions .
A.always try to hide their shame or embarrassment.
B.are only willing to take the credit when things go well
C.feel less responsible for negative than for positive outcomes
D.are less aware of what to do when a negative outcome happens
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Our level of responsibility can be strongly affected by the outcomes of our actions.
B.When something bad happens, nobody is interested in dealing with the problem.
C.People were quicker to recognize if their actions had resulted in a bad consequence.
D.Participants were asked to count the time between pressing a key and hearing the sound.
3.How is the passage developed?
A.By giving examples.
B.By quoting research findings.
C.By analyzing cause and effect.
D.By providing data.
4.According to the passage, a person who is concerned with reward is .
A.awkward B.natural C.absurd D.stubborn
