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Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up?Remember the TV program Seven Up?It started following the lives of a group of children in 1973.We first meet them as wideeyed sevenyearolds and catch up with them at sevenyear intervals:nervous 14yearolds, serious 21yearolds and then grownups. Some of the stories are inspiring, others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children’s early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives.For example, at seven, Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver.When he grows up, he goes on to do both.How about Niki?She says, “I would like to find out about the moon.” And she goes on to become a space scientist.As a child, softspoken Bruce says he wants to help “poor children” and ends up teaching in India. But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting than it actually was.It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so interesting.Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up?Are children influenced by what their parents do, by what they see on television or by what their teachers say?How great is the effect of a single important event?Many film directors, including Steven Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives.Dr Margaret McAllister, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks that the major factors are parents, friends and their wider society.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. New ways to make a TV program interesting. B. The importance of TV programs to children. C. Different ways to make childhood dreams come true. D. The influence of childhood experience on future lives.
2. What does the underlined word “influenced” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Impressed. B. Improved. C. Affected. D. Attracted.
3. What are the examples in Paragraph 2 meant to show?
A. Many people’s childhood hopes are related to their future jobs. B. There are many poor children in India who need help. C. Children have different dreams about their future. D. A lot of people are very sad in their childhood.
4. Spielberg’s story is meant to show that________.
A. going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about society B. a single childhood event may decide what one does as a grownup C. parents and friends can help a child grow up properly D. films have more influence on a child than teachers do |
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The zebra belongs to the horse family. One of nature"s great mysteries is why the zebra has stripes. One theory is that the stripes help the zebra cool down. On hot days the black stripes get a lot hotter than the white area of the zebra and under the black stripes there are special layers of fat for protection. Hot air then rises off the black stripes, forcing colder air down around the white areas, cooling the zebra down. This, however, is just a theory. The stripes can also confuse predators (食肉动物) when zebra stay with other animals in great numbers. Zebras have excellent hearing and eyesight and can run at a speed of up to 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour). They also have a powerful kick that can cause serious injury to a predator, like a lion, or an African wild dog. Usually the lead male of the herd stays at the back of the group to defend against predators if necessary, while the females and youngsters run from danger. Zebras are herbivores and feed mostly on grasses, although they also might eat the leaves and stems (茎) of bushes a bit. They eat grasses for many hours each day, using their strong teeth. Spending so much time chewing wears the zebra"s teeth down, so their teeth keep growing all their lives. As the dry season arrives and the grasses die back, zebra herds travel to find more food and water holes for drinking. Most zebras have no specific territories. They travel from place to place, never staying in one area very long. |
1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph? |
A. There are different opinions about why the zebra has stripes. B. The black stripes help the zebra live through cold days. C. The zebra can easily be attacked by predators. D. The zebra always travels with other animals. |
2. According to the passage, herbivores are________. |
A. animals that have specific territories B. animals that only eat plants C. animals that kill and eat other animals D. animals that live in groups |
3. The zebra has strong teeth all their lives because their teeth________. |
A. only chew soft grasses B. are used all day C. are always growing D. are kept clean |
4. Which of the following statements about zebras is TRUE? |
A. They have poor eyesight and hearing. B. Their stripes can confuse predators. C. They can run 56 miles per hour. D. They usually stay in one area all their lives. |
5. Which of the following TV programs might the passage be adapted for? |
A. Hobbies & Leisure B. Everyday Tips C. Digital Stadium D. Discoveries |
短文填词 How far is the sun from the earth? This is really a question ________(引起兴趣) scientists of all times. But they had no way of getting an exact answer.Now with the use of radio telescope, they are a________to give a correct answer:the sun is 92,956,000 miles________from the earth.The airplane today travels at a speed of 700 miles an hour.S________that you were flying to the sun________this airplane.You could make no stops for rest, nor for gas or________(油), because there would be no place for you to stop.You would fly day and ________at such a speed.Yet by the time you arrived, fifteen years would have passed.The________(电的) train can travel as fast as 110 miles an hour.If a railway could be b________on a sunbeam, it could take the train nearly 100 years to r________the sun.You would get very, very tired even if you lived to finish the journey. |
The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels. An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past."We were surprised by just how positive today"s young people seem to be about their families, "said one member of the research team."They"re expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There"s more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don"t want to rock the boat." So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. "My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me," says 17yearold Daniel Lazall."I always tell them when I"m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I"m doing, they"re fine with it." Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees."Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I"d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that." Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, "Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really happened during the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over." |
1. What is the popular images of teenagers today? |
A. They worry about school. B. They dislike living with their parents. C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. D. They quarrel a lot with other family members. |
2. The study shows that teenagers don"t want to________. |
A. share family responsibility B. cause trouble in their families C. go boating with their family D. make family decisions |
3. Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today"s parents________. |
A. go to clubs more often with their children B. are much stricter with their children C. careless about their children"s life D. give their children more freedom |
4. According to the author, teenage rebellion________. |
A. may be a false belief B. is common nowadays C. existed only in the 1960s D. resulted from changes in families |
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Living in a green area can make you live longer, according to research published today. The research also shows that the difference in life expectancy (预期寿命) between rich and poor becomes smalleramong those who live in an environment with parks and trees. Richard Mitchell, from Glasgow University, and his colleagues, found that the gap between the number of deaths of people on high incomes and the number of deaths of those on low incomes in green areas was half that compared with figures relating to builtup areas. Green spaces, classified by the researchers as "open, undeveloped land with natural vegetation", encouraged people to walk and be more active. Exercise in these settings could have greater benefits than exercise elsewhere, the researchers said. The benefits potentially go beyond exercise. Studies have shown that being around green spaces can reduce blood pressure and stress levels, and possibly help patients recover faster. A number of researchers have looked at the effects of greenery on our wellbeing. But few studies had looked at whether living in green areas reduced health inequalities, the Glasgow team said. Using information from a landuse database of 2001, the researchers divided the preretirement population of England into four groups according to income level, and five groups according to access to green space. They then looked at death rate for 2001~2005. They found that the inequality in death rate from all causes relating to lack of money was less in those populations in the greenest areas compared with the figures for people living in more builtup places. They found an even stronger relationship when it came to deaths from certain diseases such as heart conditions and stroke (中风). There was no difference, however, in deaths from lung cancer. The researchers said that changing the physical environment was an easier way to fight against poor health than using media campaigns or giving out information on health. "The result of the study is clear: Environments that promote good health might be very important in the fight to reduce health inequalities." |
1. The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 2 refers to________. |
A. the gap B. the number of deaths C. the income D. the living area |
2. What was the special point of the Glasgow team"s research? |
A. They offered a scientific definition of "green spaces". B. They encouraged people to exercise in green areas. C. They studied the effects of greenery on people"s health. D. They focused on the influence of greenery on health inequalities. |
3. What advice would the researchers probably give according to the last paragraph? |
A. More health information should be given to the public. B. People should take more exercise every day. C. More trees and grass should be planted in cities. D. People should help to fight against health problems. |
4. What is the main idea of the passage? |
A. People should live in green areas. B. Green spaces promote good health. C. Income influences health less than environment. D. Exercise in green areas benefits people a lot. |
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One in five US teenagers have some degree of hearing loss, according to researchers who said the problem is growing."Teenagers really underestimate how much noise they are exposed to" Dr Josef Shargorodsky said.__①__ The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared national surveys between the early 1990s and the mid2000s.In the first survey, about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss.__②__Most of the hearing loss was in one ear only.While it was usually slight, one in 20 adolescents had more pronounced (显著的) problems-up 50 percent since the first survey. Hearing loss is very common in the elderly, Grimes said, but she added that it was concerning to see it come into the younger age groups.In babies and young children, hearing problems are known to delay language development, which in turn influences performance in other areas.Slight hearing loss, for instance, makes it difficult to distinguish between highfrequency consonants like "s" and "f" __③__The science is less clear for adolescents, but it is easy to imagine how being hard of hearing could influence learning, said Grimes."We know from a lot of data that noisy classrooms are one of the biggest challenges to learning." The reasons for the rise are still uncertain.When asked about noise exposure-on the job, from firearms or recreational activities, for instance-the teenagers didn"t indicate any change.But Shargorodsky said, "We knew from before that it is difficult to ask this age group about noise exposure-they underestimate it."__④__Although it"s not clear that these devices are to blame, Grimes said it was still a good idea to turn down the volume.But she pointed out the advice would likely fall on deaf ears.She said the American Academy of Hearing had also contacted Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, about adding a volume limiter on iPods, but never heard back.
1. In which place should the sentence "Few people would call it noise when they listen to music on their MP3 players, for instance." be put?
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
2. What"s the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Hearing loss was very common in the elderly in the country. B. The sounds like "s" and "f" are hard to distinguish by babies. C. The number of teenagers with hearing problems is decreasing. D. Babies and teenagers are also facing problems of hearing loss.
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The reasons of the hearing loss are known to the researchers. B. The surveys have been carried out for at most 15 years. C. The reasons for the rise are clear to the researchers. D. The results of the surveys have been published in a newspaper.
4. The American Academy of Hearing contacted the CEO of Apple in order to________.
A. share the surveys with the CEO of Apple B. get more help in finance from the Apple Company C. remind the company to add a volume limiter on iPods D. express warning and threat to the CEO of Apple |
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