A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five differ
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A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保释金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr Barush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr Barush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”
He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love. A book is a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.”
“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”
小题1:Why was the man put into prison?| A．Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so. | | B．Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries. | | C．Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed. | | D．Because he wanted to publish his story. |
小题2:How did the man treat books?| A．He treated them as real people. | | B．He treated them as his own children. | | C．He treated them as his furniture. | | D．He treated them as his job. |
小题3:From the passage we can learn that the man is _____.| A．a thief | B．a writer | C．crazy about books | D．unfortunate |
小题4:What is mainly talked about in this passage?| A．A funny thief who loves stealing books. | | B．A person who refuses to return borrowed books and wants to look after them. | | C．A person who is crazy about books so he keeps stealing them from the library. | | D．A person who may have some mental problems. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B |
解析
小题1:C细节题：从文章第一段的句子：A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保释金) of $1,000.可知答案。
小题1:A细节题：从文章第三段的“Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love.看出他把书当成是人。
小题1:C推理题：从文章的描述我们可以看出他对书是非常疯狂的。
小题1:B主旨题：从正篇文章的描写我们可以看出这个人拒绝还书是想保管好这些书。 |
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Washington: A research conducted at the University of Maryland looks at the numerous complex reasons as to why young children decide to include or exclude (排斥) other kids from their group of friends.
It suggests that the kids’ decision-making process is much more complex than previously believed.
"They take into account group information, ranging from cliques (小圈子) and networks, when deciding what makes a group work well. Sometimes kids are excluded because they lack social skills, but a lot of time it has nothing to do with that. Instead it has to do with what we refer to as ’group membership’ such as gender, race, nation, and culture," says Professor Melanie Killen, the Associate Director of the Centre for Children Relationships and Culture at Maryland, who led the 4-year project.
Reporting their findings in the journal, the researcher said whatever was the reason, individuals who experienced long-term exclusion (排斥) from the group of friends suffered from depression, anxiety and loneliness.
The study looked at two models to define how children make decisions regarding acceptance of other kids in their group -- the individual social deficit model and the inter-group social cognition (认同) model. While the former says that children’s rejection occurs due to social deficits like shyness, wariness or fearfulness, the latter says that it happens because of group dynamics, prejudice and exclusion.
It was also found that the age of children was also a factor that influenced their decisions regarding other kids’ acceptance as friends.
"With age, kids become more aware of group dynamics, conventions, customs, and rituals. With this comes a greater concern about group functioning, which can lead to exclusion which can be negative from a social justice viewpoint," says Killen.
The researcher believes that her study may have many benefits, as it could provide insights into how to help when children are rejected by their peers.
小题1:While making friends, kids think more about the following EXCEPT ______.| A．social skills | B．culture | C．race | D．gender |
小题2:The underlined word "deficit" in Paragraph 5 may mean “_______”.| A．skill | B．relationship | C．weakness | D．experience |
小题3:One of the major purposes of the research is to _______.| A．tell the reader how to tell inclusion from exclusion | | B．remind children to be careful while making friends | | C．seek ways to help kids excluded by their peers | | D．stop the children belonging to the inter-group social cognition model |
小题4:While making friends, children exclude those of social deficit model to _______.| A．keep their groups purer | | B．make their groups more socially powerful | | C．refuse other customs and cultures | | D．prove their groups to be strict |
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The interview had been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well．Then, suddenly, the interviewer asks an unexpected question, "Which is more important, law or love?"
Job applicants in the west increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this．And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China．
Employers want people skilled, enthusiastic and devoted．So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicants will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are．In response, employers are increasingly using questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality．
The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called Kiersey Personality Sorter．It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems, rather than what they know．This is often called aptitude （能力） testing．
According to Mark Baldwin of Alliance many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult. When a Chinese person fills out an aptitude test he or she will think there is a right answer and they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see．
This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma （窘境）．Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest．But they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for．Remember that in an aptitude test, the correct answer is always the honest answer．
小题1:The writer wrote the passage to ____．| A．give you a piece of advice on a job interview． | | B．tell you how to meet a job interviewer | | C．describe the aptitude test． | | D．advice you how to find a job |
小题2:Why do the interviewers ask such questions?| A．they want to discover what the interviewees know． | | B．they are curious about the answers． | | C．they try to discover the ability of the interviewees’ solving problems． | | D．they just ask questions without thinking much． |
小题3:According to the writer, in an aptitude testing, Chinese job applicants should___．| A．not tell the truth | | B．learn to tell what they really think | | C．be more enthusiastic | | D．try to find out what the examiner really want to know |
小题4:From the passage we know that____．| A．job applicants are always asked such questions | | B．more Chinese applicants fail to find a job | | C．applicants should not act as reasonably as a prisoner | | D．aptitude testing is becoming popular worldwide |
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We can stay young forever. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world. And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging.
His solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging.
Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called “shen”.
According to Shen, it is the kidney（肾脏）which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through. Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the shen system slow the aging process, says a report in The Telegraph newspaper.
We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness in general, and wrinkles, among others. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas. Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves.
So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This can happen if people eat low calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young?
This is where Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine comes in. But how effective it will be, only time can tell.
小题1:How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging?| A．By studying Western medicine. | | B．By learning traditional Chinese medicine. | | C．By combining both Western and Chinese medicine. | | D．By doing research on both Western and Chinese people. |
小题2:What plays the most important role in keeping people young according to Shen?| A．Medical treatment. | B．People’s good kidney. | | C．Level of people’s activity. | D．Positive life attitude. |
小题3:The reason why people become old is that _________.| A．their bodies produce T-cells | | B．their bodies are unable to fight diseases | | C．they have reduced strength, loss of hair | | D．they become weaker and weaker |
小题4:We can probably learn from the passage that _________.| A．producing more low calorie food allows people to keep young | | B．the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for health | | C．people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the body | | D．it remains unknown how effective Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine is |
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Wen Jiabao arrived in Singapore yesterday for an official visit to the country. It is the first visit by a Chinese premier to Singapore in eight years. In the arrival statement, When said he is looking forward to the meeting with Singing pore on ways to deepen East Asian cooperation between two nations so as to contribute to the building of a peaceful, harmonious relationship.
Premier Wen Jiabao and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong agreed to jointly develop an environmentally friendly city in northeastern China. The city will be a model for sustainable development, a Singapore government statement said.The”Sino-Singapore Tjanjin Eco—city” will be developed by a joint venture formed by Chinese and Singapore companies.”This eco-city, to be built in Tianjin, well become another highlight in our relations,” When said after signing an agreement with Lee, who agreed,“On the Singapore side, on all levels,we’ll give this project our full support.”
The two sides will share expertise and experiences in urban planning, environmental protection, resources conservation,recyeling,use of renewable resources and wastewater re-use. China’s economil planning agency issued a set of guidelines earlier this month welcoming foreign investment in environmentally friendly areas such as recycling,”clean”industries and environmental protection.
Bilateral relations between China and Singapore have seen big progress even though the two countries established diplomatic ties only 17 years ago, When said during his talks with Lee.
China and Singapore have also kept close contact and coordination on regional issues, he added. When said China and Singapore are both important Asian countries that share common interests in many areas.
Title: Wen’s visit to Singapore
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| To 小题2: with Singapore
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| Agreements 小题4: in the visit
| Another 小题5: friendly city to be built in Tianjin.
| Co－operation in city planning, environment protection, recycling and so on for 小题6:
| Co－operation in 小题7: for a 小题8: Asia.
| Guidelines 小题9: by China
| China’s 小题10: for clean industries and environmental protection.
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Anne Whitney, a sophomore(二年级学生) at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn’t think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher ." Another student in microbiology and similar experiences. He said ,"My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn’t even write them down!"
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and it uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student can’t write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. Recently, test anxiety had been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university counseling courses try to help students. In these courses, counselors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety .At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tension. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies .Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease .Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains. "With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking out program .Most of then experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great."
小题1:To "blank out" is probably______.| A．to be like a blanket | B．to be sure of an answer | | C．to be unable to think clearly | D．to show knowledge to the teacher |
小题2:Poor grades are usually the result of _______. | A．poor hygienic(卫生的) habits | B．laziness | | C．lack of sleep | D．being unable to form good study habits |
小题3:Test anxiety has been recognized as _______.| A．an excuse for laziness | B．the result of poor habits | | C．a real problem | D．something that can’t be changed |
小题4:To deal with this problem, students say they want to ______.
A .take a short course on anxiety
B read about anxiety
C. be able to manage or understand their anxiety
D take test to prove they are not anxiety
小题5:A University of California counselor said_______.| A．all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program | | B．almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California counseling course | | C．students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety course | | D．students found it easy to relax as soon as they entered a University of California counseling course |
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