If you wear glasses, chances are you are smarter. Research published in the famous British journal Nature Communications has found that people who displayed higher levels of intelligence were almost 30 percent more likely to wear glasses.
The scientists studied the genes of thousands of people between the ages of 16 and 102.The study showed intelligence can be connected to physical characteristics. One characteristic was eyesight. In out of 10 people who were more intelligent, there was a higher chance they needed glasses. Scientists also said being smarter has other benefits. It is connected to better health.
It is important to remember these are connections which are not proven causes. Scientists call this correlation. Just because something is connected to something else does not mean one of those things caused the other. And it’s worth noting that what constitutes intelligence is subjective and can be difficult, if not impossible, to measure.
Forget genes though. Plenty of proof shows wearing glasses makes people think you are more intelligent, even if you do not need glasses. A number of studies have found people who wear glasses are seen as smarter, hard-working and honest. Many lawyers use this idea to help win their cases. Lawyer Harvey Solves explained this. Glasses soften their appearance. He said Sometimes there has been a huge amount of proof showing that people he was defending broke the law. He had them wear glasses and they weren’t found guilty.
Glasses are also used to show someone is intelligent in movies and on TV. Ideas about people who wear glasses have begun to shift. People who do not need glasses sometimes wear them for fashion only. They want to look worldly or cool. But not everyone is impressed by this idea, though. GQ magazine said people who wear glasses for fashion are trying too hard to look smart and hip (时髦的). However, that hasn’t stopped many celebrities from happily wearing glasses even if they do not need them. Justin Bieber is just one high-profile fan of fashion glasses.
1.What does the new study show?
A.People wearing glasses are smarter.
B.People wearing glasses are healthier.
C.Wearing glasses can make people cleverer.
D.Wearing glasses is associated with higher IQ.
2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Shift. B.Link. C.Proof. D.Consequence.
3.Why do some lawyers ask their clients to wear glasses in court?
A.Because it can create a moral image.
B.Because it can mislead the witnesses.
C.Because it can highlight clients’ qualities.
D.Because it can prove the clients’ innocence.
4.What is the general attitude to those who wear glasses for fashion?
A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Mixed D.Indifferent.
A video of a three-year-old girl being kicked by her own mother during a photo shot went viral on Thursday, indicating China’s underperformance in regulating the emerging child modeling industry.
The girl, known as Niu Niu, was physically abused (虐待) by her mother in several videos. The videos have annoyed Chinese media and Internet users alike. Many netizens and scholars call for local authorities to carry out further investigations into possible child abuse.
In response to the public outcry (强烈抗议), Niu Niu’s mother issued an apology via Sina Weibo on Thursday, condemning accusations of abuse. She noted that she was merely guiding her daughter for better shots and the girl is well looked after.
Despite her apology, many E-shops which used Niu Niu’s images for brand promotion have canceled their cooperation with the mother, while over 110 well-known child garment shops on Taobao have signed up for a campaign to provide better protection for child models.
“It is necessary to adopt comprehensive laws and regulations to further protect the kids, preventing their parents and companies from exploiting them,” Fang Zhiqing, a lawyer and child protection expert, said.
Niu Niu is not alone. In Zhili, a small town in Zhejiang province, thousands of children from across China are taken here by their parents to seize the chance of fame. With a population of 450,000, Zhili has over 13,000 manufacturers of child clothing. In 2017.the town earned over 7 billion yuan by selling clothing for children online, thus providing opportunities for child models.
“China’s current advertisement law isn’t workable with respect to the industry of child modeling, as it lacks clear regulatory measures and clear legal punishment.” Fang added, “It is important to issue new laws which regulate child modeling.”
1.What caused the public outcry?
A.A girl being physically abused by her mother.
B.Problems in Chinese advertising industry.
C.Several cases of child abuse in recent China.
D.Videos showing how child models work.
2.What happened after the public outcry?
A.Local authorities have thoroughly looked into Niu Niu’s case.
B.Niu Niu’s mother admitted abusing her daughter.
C.Shops stopped their cooperation with the mother.
D.The online sales of child clothing are increasing.
3.Which opinion may Fang Zhiqing agree with?
A.China’s current advertisement law isn’t workable.
B.There are too many child models in China.
C.New economic laws should be issued in China.
D.China should regulate child modeling.
Darrell Blatchley, a marine biologist and environmentalist based in the Philippine city of Davao, received a call from the philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (渔业与水产资源局) early Friday morning reporting a death of a young whale.
When the necropsy (尸检) was performed, Blatchley told NPR, he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whale’s stomach. “It was full of plastic- nothing but nonstop plastic,” he said. “It was filled to the point that its stomach was as hard as a baseball.” “That means that this animal has been suffering not for days or weeks but for months or even a year or more.” Blatchley added.
Blatchley is the founder and owner of the D’ Bone Collector Museum, a natural history museum in Davao. In the coming days, the museum will display all the items found in the whale’s system.
Blatchley and his team work with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other organizations to assist in rescue and recovery of marine animals.
“Within the last 10 years, we have recovered 61 whales and dolphins just within the Davao Gulf,” he said. “Of them, 57 have died due to man --whether they took plastic or fishing nets or other waste, or gotten caught in pollution-- and four were pregnant.”
Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of plastic pollution in the Philippines and across the globe. “If we keep going this way, it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic.” he said.
1.What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A.The whale was starved to death.
B.Blatchley didn’t make preparations for the necropsy.
C.The dead whale must have swallowed a baseball.
D.Blatchley was shocked at what he found.
2.What does Blatchley think of plastic pollution in the Philippines?
A.Uncommon. B.Inspiring.
C.Worrying. D.Puzzling.
3.What is the best title for the text?
A.Natural Death or Merciless murder.
B.Stand Up for Protecting Whales.
C.Plastic Threatening Our Existence.
D.A Whale Found Dead of Plastic.
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack下学期将作为交换生来你校学习，他想学习传统中国画。请你写封邮件给他建议。内容包括：
1. 选修你校开设的中国画课程；
2. 上课时间和地点；
3. 工具和材料：毛笔、墨和宣纸等；
参考词汇： 选修课 optional course 中国画 Chinese Painting 毛笔 Chinese brush
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中有10处错误，每句中最 多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
I felt very luck while I was travelling in Hunan this summer. One day, I get up very early in the morning so we were told to climb the Mount Tianzi. However, I felt little tired after many days of travelling so that I sat in a bench sleeping. When starting out, I left my wallet there with my cellphone and ID card in it, but he didn’t know it at all. When I wanted to take picture with my cellphone, I found that my wallet missing. Therefore, I reported it to my guide quick and she sent a text in her group. Soon,I was told to waiting for it there and I got it back luckily and happily.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When Peter Sänger and Liang Wu got together, it 1. (strike) them that they must be long-lost friends. Both firm advocates in the fight 2. air pollution, they believe that if you can't measure it, you can't beat it. That's 3. they founded Green City Solutions: “The solution to quantifiably improve city air.”
Their invention — the City Tree — acts as an air purifier — an interesting 4. (add) to urban trees and green spaces. Rooted in science, air pollution can 5. (eat) by the vertical flat-paneled (平面的) “trees” dotted around cities across Europe, while the “trees” also act as seats for pedestrians. Sänger and Wu's vision is for a world in which people in cities can live 6. (healthy). They long to create living conditions that allow all people around the world to permanently have cleaner air 7. (breathe).
Using remote technology, the CityTree combines 8. air-purifying feature of moss with remote technology to increase the air flow through the “trees”. This allows them to “suck up” and clean more air than normal, and the amount they filter can be increased 9. (depend) on pollution levels at different times of day.
The German green-tech start-up is now funded by the European Commission to set up a CityTree network of 15 brand new units and test it in a 10. (science) way in Berlin's pollution hotspots next year.
