[1] E-mail may be the most important, unique method for communicating and developing relationships since the telephone. First of all, _____. Anyone who can use a word processor can also write an e-mail message without difficulty. Secondly, it saves time and money. It costs nothing more than your time. No paper expense, no postage, no envelope expense. | | 阅读理解。 | A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal"s office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cell phone. The boy listened politely and nodded, and that"s when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student"s fingers moving on his lap. He was texting while being scolded for texting."It was a subconscious act," says Mr. Gallagher, who took the phone away."Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night. It"s compulsive." A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits. Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more socialable, but they are also more likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed. (Doctors, meanwhile, are now blaming addictions to "night texting" for disturbing the sleep patterns of teens.) Almost a quarter of today"s teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit.group that monitors media"s impact on families. Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers come to see texting and social-network checking" as accepted parts of the workday? Think back. When today"s older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends and make after-work plans. In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired. It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and- forth texting that defines interactions among young people today. Educators are also being asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules. "In past generations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class. Now students are adept at texting with their phones still in their pockets," says 40-year-old Mr. Gallagher, the vice principal, "and they"re able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over. Students are just fun-damentally different today. They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones." | 1. The underlined word "a subconscious act" refers to an act _____. | A. on purpose B. without realization C. in secret D. with care | 2. Young people addicted to the use of Facebook _____. | A. are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study B. have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work C. have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits D. are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect | 3. Through the situation of today"s older workers in their 20s, it can be inferred that _____. | A. the employers will not accept young people"s sending text messages B. a cell phone is a must for today"s older workers instead of young people C. the employers prefer older workers to young people D. the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people | 4. Mr. Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today _____. | A. like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages B. are always the big problem for the educators and their parents C. like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way D. cannot live without a cell phone | 5. What"s the best title of the passage? | A. Teenagers and Cell Phones B. Teenagers" Texting Addiction C. Employers and Teenagers D. Teenagers" Education | 完形填空。 | The teacher sat cross-legged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would 1 world peace. Immediately they began offering such 2 as "Get rid of all the bombs." "There ought to be a 3 against war." The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was 4 , she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything 5 war in their lives. They were 6 at first but eventually they seemed to begin to 7 that the teacher Meant "war" as a metaphor (暗喻). One student said, "My brother declares war on me when I 8 his things." "My Dad blows up at bad drivers," offered one girl. 9 said she did war with one of her dishonest friends. 10 the thought appeared that all violence was in conflict with the idea of 11 . Through the discussion the teacher 12 the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the idea of 13 with others. She asked them to 14 the rest of the week keeping track of the times when they would choose to carry out peace 15 violence. By the end of the week the students had experienced dozens of examples 16 violence and conflict had been avoided in their 17 lives. Eventually the class created a peace movement in the school. They helped rewrite school 18 that decreased conflict. Homework became more inventive and 19 . Parent-teacher meetings always 20 activities of the students (a dance, or an art or science exhibit). Cooperation became the primary path to peace. | ( )1. A. break ( )2. A. cases ( )3. A. law ( )4. A. missing ( )5. A. but ( )6. A. puzzled ( )7. A. state ( )8. A. receive ( )9. A. Each ( )10. A. Luckily ( )11. A. peace ( )12. A. returned ( )13. A. joking ( )14. A. waste ( )15. A. aside from ( )16. A. that ( )17. A. political ( )18. A. rules ( )19. A. similar ( )20. A. started with | B. ignore B. events B. will B. necessary B. like B. frightened B. prove B. bother B. Another B. Suddenly B. power B. passed B. fighting B. appoint B. away from B. where B. traditional B. decisions B. familiar B. belonged to | C. increase C. chances C. deal C. simple C. against C. excited C. realize C. collect C. The one C. Hopefully C. culture C. introduced C. discussing C. spend C. regardless of C. whether C. personal C. records C. confusing C. put up with | D. witness D. suggestions D. duty D. complete D. after D. encouraged D. guess D. reserve D. The other D. Finally D. wealth D. moved D. working D. finish D. instead of D. whose D. natural D. introductions D. interesting D. came up to | 阅读理解。 | As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consider every possible energy source (来源) at hand if we"re to meet the world"s needs. And because clean natural gas is found in great plenty, there is little doubt that it will play a major role on the world energy stage in this century, much like oil did in the last. But, like oil, gas reserves are concentrated in just a few places in the world, usually far from where they"re needed most. And that"s only part of the challenge. The world has had well over 100 years to search for oil and to build the necessary facilities (设施) to bring it to market; the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied (液化) natural gas (LNG), is not nearly as developed. So what needs to be done? On the supply side, producing nations need policies that allow for better development of their natural gas in an open, stable business environment, not one in which the rules of the game change without warning. The governments of consuming nations, on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable (可持续的) development to ensure they"ll have enough supplies in the future. That means building the related facilities, including LNG stations. This, in turn, will require coastal areas to allow these necessary, but not necessarily pretty, facilities to be built in their backyards. And energy companies have a responsibility to be good neighbors in those areas by operating these facilities responsibly and safely. They must also continue to put in the billions of dollars needed to build the complex transport and storage facilities required to bring more gas to market. Expanding and diversifying (使多样化) energy sources by using more natural gas could lead to lower fuel prices and to greater energy security. We"ve taken some of the steps to get started, but we need your help to get the rest of the way. | 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | A. Gas played a major part in the 20th century. B. Natural gas facilities are far from satisfactory. C. Gas reserves are widely spread around the world. D. Necessary facilities are ready to bring gas to market. | 2. The underlined word "one" (in Paragraph 2) refers to _____. | A. the gas supply side B. the business environment C. the gas consuming nation D. the policy for gas development | 3. Consuming nations of natural gas need to _____. | A. change the rules of the game B. open markets in their backyards C. build pretty facilities along the coast D. have long-term policies for gas supply | 4. The main purpose of the passage is to _____. | A. warn people of the lack of power and fuel B. discuss the importance of oil and natural gas C. call for better use and development of natural gas D. instruct people how to make use of energy sources | 5. The passage might be followed by a paragraph about _____. | A. what kind of help you can offer B. where energy sources are concentrated C. which countries are in great need of gas D. what problems of energy sources we may face | 阅读理解。 | A pioneering headteacher is calling for all high schools to follow his lead and start classes at 11 am, allowing teenagers two hours extra in bed. Dr Paul Kelley, head of Monkseaton Community High School in North Tyneside, said it would mean the end of sleeping in lessons before lunch, after experiments showed teenagers could have different body clocks from adults and younger children. Russell Foster, an Oxford professor of neuroscience (神经学), tested the memory of 200 Monkseaton pupils at 9 am and 2 pm using pairs of words, and discovered a 9% improvement in the afternoon. Students correctly identified 51% of word pairs in the later session, compared with 42 % in the morning. Tayler MeCullough, 15, one of the test subjects, said the majority of students would welcome the extra hours in bed. "I"m extremely hard to get up in the morning. One or two people like to get to school early, but most of us would be up for going in later. I"m sure it would make a big difference to our learning ability." Kelley is adamant that a change of school timetable will have a meaningful effect on exam performance. He wants his school"s governors to approve his plan and put the new timetable in place before the opening of Monkseaton"s new school building, the most technologically advanced in the country, in September. Kelley hopes his latest idea will be just as successful. "We have to be practical. But this proves that, by starting later, children"s learning improves, as does their health." Foster said, "This is preliminary (初步的) data, but what"s exciting is that it matches more detailed studies carried out in Canada and the US. Teenagers get up late not because they are lazy but because they are biologically programmed to do so." | 1. How many professors are mentioned in the passage? | A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. | 2. According to Russell Foster"s research, _____. | A. the students tested had very good memories B. the students tested did better jobs in the afternoon C. 42% of the students tested could do very good jobs D. 51% of the students tested could master 9% of words | 3. What does the underlined word "adamant" in the fourth paragraph mean? | A. Angry. B. Absorbed. C. Adaptable. D. Determined. | 4. Foster"s opinion on teenagers" getting up late is that _____. | A. teenagers are practical B. teenagers are lazy-bones C. it"s based on their body development D. it"s good for their learning and health |
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