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One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment 1.(late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 2. the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man 3.(sit) at the front. He 4.(pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be 5.(mental) disabled.
Behind him were other people to 6.(who) he was trying to talk, but after some minutes 7.(them) walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.
I didn't want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn't like leaving him 8. his own either.
After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had 9. amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.
I'm glad I made a choice. It made 10. of us feel good.
Almost everyone wants to get smarter. We struggle to improve our __________, intelligence and attention. We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us _____________ the day.
_______, a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are __________ to how smart humans can get.
Each of our body parts develops in a certain way for a reason. ______________ we are not 3 meters tall __________ most people's hearts are not strong enough to send ______________ up that high. Scientists say that our thinking ability works in the same way. A baby's brain size is limited by a series of __________ , such as the size of the mother's pelvis(骨盆). If our brains developed to be bigger, there could be more __________ during childbirth.
The study of Jews, who have an average IQ much __________ than other Europeans, showed they were more __________ to develop diseases of the __________ system. This might be because of their increased brainpower.
If intelligence cannot be improved, can we at least get better at ______________? Not really, say scientists. They studied __________ like caffeine(咖啡因) that improve attention. They found the drugs only helped people with serious __________ problems. For those who did not have trouble paying attention, the drugs could have the __________ effect. Scientists say that this suggests there is a(n) __________ limit to how much people can or should concentrate.
Our memory is also a "double-edged sword". People with extremely good memories could __________ having a difficult life because they cannot __________ bad things that happen to them.
Thomas Hills, one of the authors of the paper, said that ______________ all the problems in trying to get smarter, it's unlikely that there will ever be a "super mind".
1.A. memory B. character C. ability D. emotion
2.A. go through B. put through C. carry through D. get through
3.A. Though B. However C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
4.A. limits B. measures C. ranges D. standards
5.A. Atfirst B. Forexample C. Inaddition D. Aboveall
6.A. because B. until C. before D. sothat
7.A. information B. strength C. breath D. blood
8.A. aspects B. reasons C. factors D. effects
9.A. chances B. choices C. deaths D. lives
10.A. smarter B. higher C. lower D. better
11.A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure
12.A. nervous B. bodily C. personal D. physical
13.A. exercising B. memorizing C. concentrating D. thinking
14.A. drugs B. poisons C. plants D. drinks
15.A. health B. family C. attention D. living
16.A. different B. similar C. same D. opposite
17.A. higher B. upper C. smaller D. lower
18.A. startup B. makeup C. endup D. comeup
19.A. share B. remember C. perform D. forget
20.A. considering B. concerning C. supposing D. regarding
Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 1.But it seems that many people don’t cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn’t difficult. 2.This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.
3.Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you’re standing at the ocean’s edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh. 4.When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you’d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn’t as tasty as the fresh one.
There are many common methods used to cook fish. 5.First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices (调料). Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time.) Then, it’s ready to serve.
A. Do not buy it.
B. The easiest is to steam it.
C. This is how you can do it.
D. It just requires a little knowledge.
E. The fish will go bad within hours.
F. When buying fish, you should first smell it.
G. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.
Wang Mengshu, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at a group discussion on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress that Wi-Fi should not be provided on high-speed trains, as it might disturb communication signals of trains and would also cost a lot in keeping trains in good condition. He also encouraged passengers to enjoy the views, instead of fixing their eyes on tiny screens of smart phones and laptops. However, on last Tuesday Beijing Youth Daily said it should be market demand that decides whether the Wi-Fi is offered on the trains or not.
An increasing number of residents, especially young white-collar workers, are addicted to their smart phones rather than face-to-face interactions, thanks to the extensive Wi-Fi coverage across the country. That partly justifies Wang's opposition to the offering of Wi-Fi on high-speed trains, because they are not supposed to be dependent on high-tech devices. It is also evident that passengers on trains without free Wi-Fi will use their smart phones and other mobile devices less. However, whether the trains should provide a free Wi-Fi service fundamentally depends on customer demand.
In other words, state-owned as it is, the China Railway Crop still has to obey relevant market rules, and provide technologically possible services to passengers if that is what they want. It cannot turn a blind eye to customers' wants "for the sake of their well-being".
Free Wi-Fi, in fact, is already available on a lot of buses and coaches. This is a natural response to their competition with trains (especially high-speed ones), which are significantly faster and safer. The bus companies have been forced to improve their services to survive. It requires proper guidance, not a total ban on the bus, to make up for the negative effects of high-end technologies, such as people's increasing addiction to smart phones.
1.Which is one of the reasons for Wang Mengshu saying no to free Wi-Fi on the train?
A. Making communication signals of trains stable.
B. Not focusing on the screens of phones and laptops.
C. A high cost of keeping trains in good condition.
D. Missing the beautiful views throughout a journey.
2.Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the second paragraph?
A. Some people go against Wang's proposal.
B. Wang's opposition proves reasonable in part.
C. Most people think Wang's suggestion hard to carry out.
D. Young white-collar workers consider Wang's advice right.
3.What does "market rules" in the 3rd paragraph refer to?
A. Demand depends on supply.
B. The market decides purchasing power.
C. Everything depends on money.
D. The market is in the control of customers.
4.According to the last paragraph, the author agree _______.
A. People should drop smart phones.
B. Every coin has two sides.
C. High-end technologies cause more side effects.
D. A total ban on free Wi-Fi is reasonable.
China dropped its decades-long, one-child policy last year to allow each family to have two children. This change has put 270 million married women of childbearing age in the position of choosing between family and work. The employers also face big challenges as more female workers will have two maternity leaves(产假) for a total of seven to eight months.
In a survey published by classified advertising website Ganji.com, career women who might be considering having a second child were asked what kinds of pressure they might expect. More than 76 percent of the women who were questioned mentioned concerns about the financial burden of raising two children, while more than 71 percent said it would be difficult to balance career and family. In addition, nearly 56 percent said that having a second child would definitely have a negative effect on their career.
Another survey conducted by Chongqing-based human resources website job.cq.qq.com found that over 70 percent of job seekers believe that having a second child would make females less popular in the job market, although two-thirds of the employers said the policy will make no difference in their employment of staff.
Feng Lijuan, s senior expert on human resources at 51 job.com, a leading Chinese job finding platform, said she would not say “there is prejudice against career women.” Feng said Chinese women shoulder more family responsibility. “It is not only about maternity leave; a female employee might only fully get back to work after three to five years after having her first child.”
Wang Yixin, a senior employment adviser, said the positive side is that more companies are trying to attract more talents by providing support to career women. “Different from before, it is not only employers choosing employees. Many talents, including professional career women, also choose employers.” said Wang. “According to our survey, many large companies are very open to their employees’ choice of having a second child.”
1.Women employees take longer time to concentrate on work after childbirth because .
A. there is more prejudice against career women
B. they have longer maternity leaves to enjoy
C. they shoulder more family responsibility
D. having a second child makes them less popular
2.What are women concerned about when having two children in the first survey?
①Financial burden of raising two children
②Fewer opportunities to get a pay rise
③Negative effects on their career
④Difficulty in balancing career and family
A. ①②③ B. ②③④
C. ①②④ D. ①③④
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Disadvantages of Raising Two Children
B. Responsibilities of Career Women
C. Effects of Two-child of Policy on Women
D. Attitudes of Employers to Women
4.According to the second survey, having a second child would .
A. have no effect on career women
B. have a positive effect on career women
C. have a negative effect on career women
D. have both positive and negative effects on career women
Dear Alcohol,
You've been around forever. I can remember all the pain you've caused for me.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father's life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He's addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn't the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. "I'm so embarrassed," they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). "I'm sorry," they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. "This won't happen again," they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn't realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it's all your fault.
I wish you'd walk out of my life forever. I don't want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you've caused. Sure, you've made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you've caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
1.What is author's purpose in writing to alcohol?
A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers
B. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.
C. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.
D. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people's life.
2.What did alcohol do to the author's father?
A. It made him crash into two other cars and killed his life.
B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.
C. It made him kill two other people when driving.
D. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.
3.The underlined phrase "were intrigued by" is closest in meaning to ______.
A. were familiar with B. were interested in
C. were disappointed with D. were satisfied with
4.What is the tone of the article?
A. Critical. B. Doubtful.
C. Unconcerned. D. Humorous.
