Scientists have determined it"s not advisable to hurry marriage. But what’s the

题型：不详难度：来源：

Scientists have determined it"s not advisable to hurry marriage. But what’s the best age to wed?
When Avril Lavigne announced she was splitting from her husband, comments from her friends suggested that she was only 21 when she tied the knot and later she said that she realized she"d been too young to make such a life-altering decision. Could fellow young celebrity divorcées(离婚者) Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Britney Spears have also hit the same age-related issue?
The Magic Number
There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to two biggies: education and money.
It turns out that the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her wedding day, the lower the chances that she"ll get divorced ... and by 25, you"re more likely to have earned a degree or two. Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man who doesn"t meet their standards.
Odds(可能性) are that by 25 you"re also supporting yourself, so there"s less incentive（刺激; 鼓励）for you to rush into marriage because you"re seeking financial security from him. But the marriage-related benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure. Learning to budget your cash carefully when you"re single will help you avoid financial problems—one of the main causes of couple fights—for the rest of your life.
Knowing the Real You
At 25, you"ve had time for some crucial life experiences, including a relationship or two that may have improved your Mr. Right radar. You"ve probably dated enough to have a better idea of what you don"t want in a man, which makes it easier to know what you can live with and can"t live without.
Perhaps the most important aspect of waiting is that you"ll know what your goals and values really are. While you don"t want to marry someone just like you, marriage is a lot easier if you two share a similar outlook on life.
Twenty-four and already married to the man of your dreams? Don"t worry: M

any young marriages survive. But given the choice, you might consider putting off the big day until your mid-20s or later.
小题1: What main factors influence the mid-20s dividing line? (No more than 3 words)
_________________________________________________________________
小题2:According to the author, why does a couple probably fight？(No more than 4 words)
_________________________________________________________________
小题3:How do you know what you don’t want in a man? (No more than 5 words)
________________________________________________________________
小题4:What suggestion does the passage mainly give? (No more than 10 words)
_________________________________________________________________

答案

小题1:Money and education.
小题1:Because of financial problems.
小题1:By dating enough/ You’ve probably dated enough /Through some crucial life experience.
小题1:It’s not advisable to get married before 25 years old / You better wed until mid-20s./Put off marriage until your mid-20s or later.

解析

略

举一反三

Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared （红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (***虫剂)spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest(害虫)problems.
Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat sent out by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide that they otherwise would.
The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements（改进）ininfrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States,” says George Oerther of Texas A& M, who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
小题1:In what situation will plants have a fever?(No more than 8 words)(2marks)
小题2:How can we apply pesticide spraying precisely?(No more than 10 words)(2 marks)
小题3:Why may infrared scanning technology by brought back into operation?(No more than 13 words)(3 marks)
小题4:What is the biggest problem that might prevent bringing infrared scanning technology back?(No more than 7 words)(3 marks)

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（共5小题；每题3分，满分15分）
（1）Around 15 million of us will leave a cup of tea to go cold today while a similar amount will forget where they put the keys to their house or car. Meanwhile, 12 million people will go to the shops only to completely forget what they went for according to research carried out by the National-Lottery.co.uk.
(2) Passwords and chores such as taking food out of the freezer the night before and charging the mobile phone also featured highly on the list. And more than one in ten admits forgetting to buy a lottery ticket which may have cost them a win.
(3) The study also found men are more likely to ___________, even though women generally have more to remember. Busy modern lifestyle, increased workloads and pressures as well as modern technology were to blame for the increase in our levels of forgetfulness.
(4) A National Lottery spokesman said, “The British are more hectic than ever in their work and personal lives and it seems we just have too much to remember for our crowded minds.”
(5) The study found that the technology boom has also played a part, leaving us with more devices than ever before to plug in and charge or take care of.
(6) Despite work pressures it is within the home environment where most things are forgotten, such as credit card payments, children’s school events or food related things.
(7) The study found one in four people have missed an important appointment and nearly one in five have fallen out with a friend over a forgotten date or event. The research also found that despite the number of things people forget only one in four people actually admit to being forgetful.
(8) Women performed much better than men in the report, failing to recall an average of 2.5 things every day compared to 3.5 things for men.
小题1: List at least three things that people often forget based on the passage.(within 15 words)
(1) _______________________________________________________________
(2)________________________________________________________________
(3)_______________________________________________________________
小题2:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 5 words)
___________________________________________________________________
小题3: Which sentence in this passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
The researchers discovered that only a quarter of people acknowledge that they have a bad memory even though they forget to do lots of things.
_____________________________________________________________________
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?(within 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
小题5:Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 into Chinese.
______________________________________________________________________

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time, some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called ______________.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain release the same hormones. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. in general the person feels excited and ready to act
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
小题1:What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
小题2:Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
If you don’t express your anger, you may have more chances of having high blood pressure.
_______________________________________________________________________________
小题3:Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
小题4:List the three ways the author mentions people express their anger.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
小题5: Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
_______________________________________________________________________________

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用完整的句子回答问题。（答案写在答题卷相应番号后的横线上）
Walking is a popular form of exercise. It is an easy activity and offers a good way to improve physical fitness.
Regular, brisk walks help a person’s body work better. Walking builds a stronger heart and lungs. Walking also seems to help protect the heart from heart disease. The lungs work better because they take in and use oxygen more effectively. Walking can help in weight control, too. A quick fifteen- minute walk burns as many calories as jogging the same distance in half the time. Walking causes very few injuries. So there is also a lower “dropout” rate among walkers than among runners. People are more likely to continue a walking program.
Walking offers some mental benefits, too. It seems to make people feel better. Many walkers say they sleep better at night when they take regular walks. Others say they have a better attitude about life.
Walking offers many of the same physical and mental benefits as other forms of exercise, but walking offers some special advantages, too.
Almost everyone can walk. There are no special lessons or coaching. To become a serious walker, a person only needs to walk faster, farther, and more often.
People can walk almost anywhere. There are no special playing fields or courts for walking. Sidewalks, streets, parks, fields, and malls are excellent places for walking.
People can walk almost anytime. A person doesn’t need a team or a partner for walking. There is no “season” for walking. Most walkers walk in all kinds of weather.
Walking doesn’t cost anything. There are no special fees for walking. Good walking shoes and comfortable clothes are the only equipment that a walker needs.
Walking offers a form of exercise within the reach of nearly everyone. With a little time and effort, people can rediscover a valuable form of exercise and improve their fitness.
小题1:What may be the best tile of the passage? Please think of one within 10 words.
____________________________________________________________________________
小题2:Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by this one: “Compared to running, more people can continue walking as a form of exercise.”?
____________________________________________________________________________
小题3: Which word in the passage means the same as the underlined word “benefits”? (Please answer in a complete sentence.)
____________________________________________________________________________
小题4: Among the special advantages of walking, which one do you think is the most important? (Please answer in a complete sentence.)
____________________________________________________________________________
小题5:Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
____________________________________________________________________________

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

阅读下面的短文，并根据要求回答问题。
Even if you really enjoy your job, it’s still possibl

e to battle boredom as you work. You may not be able to make big changes—or change your job—but you can make small adjustments to your routine that can make every day seem, well, a little less routine.
1. Switch Your Seat
Change your outlook at the office by changing your office. Ask your supervisor to help you find a new desk. Even switching desks with a neighboring coworker can offer a fresh atmosphere.
If it"s not possible to change your location, see if you can change your desk’s direction. A new view can be just as refreshing as a new location.
2. ______________
Start and end your day in a different way. Consider a new mode of transportation, if it’s possible. Take a subway. Ride a bike on sunny days. Carpool with a coworker. Use a new route to get to your job. You needn"t change it for ever—just long enough to help you escape the boredom.
3. Find a New Work Style
Sick of attending that long-standing Monday morning meeting? Try to change it to the afternoon.
If you find yourself feeling most bored in the afternoons, try to arrange to do your favorite tasks then and tackle less desirable projects in the mornings.
If you usually communicate with coworkers via email and instant messaging, start dealing with people face to face. Increased communication with coworkers may help improve your mood.
4. Get and Set a Goal
If your work is short of objectives, it"s no wonder that work has become boring. Identify a goal and set an “achieve by” date for it.
Your goal needn’t be noble as long as you have enough enthusiasm for it. Perhaps you want to make a new project. Maybe you’d like to pursue a promotion. Or you may even set a goal of finding a new job altogether. Whatever it is, actively move toward an objective.
小题1:What is the purpose of the passage? (within 15 words)
________________________________________________________________________________
小题2:Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
You will feel bored when you are not working toward something.
__________

______________________________________________________________________
小题3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (within 8 words)
_________________________
小题4: List three methods of escaping from boredom in your daily. (within 5 words for each)
① ②________________________________
③_______________________________
小题5: Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
________________________________________________________________________________

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案