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unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these
statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck
by a report which concluded that today"s children are significantly more anxious than children in
the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children aged 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of
anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.
Why are America"s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical
isolation(隔离) brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other
things and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.
Considering that we_can"t_turn_the_clock_back,_adults can still do plenty to help the next generation.
At the top of the list is nurturing(培育) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No
child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against
stress.
To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers.
Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for facetoface relationships, and they will
get more sleep.
Limit the amount of virtual(虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It"s not just video
games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.
Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended
Harvard or Yale.
Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide
a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn"t have to ruin your life.
mentally ill 50 years ago ________.
B. were considered less individualistic
C. were less isolated physically
D. were probably less selfcentered
B. The social reality children are facing cannot be forgotten.
C. It"s impossible to slow down the pace of change.
D. Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.
B. confusing
C. surprising
D. questionable
B. TV and computer play an important role in isolating children from the real world.
C. Exercise does not help to lessen children"s anxiety.
D. Sometimes local news about crime and murder also affects children a little.
B. to set a good model for them to follow
C. to get them more involved socially
D. to improve them with a safer environment
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Scientific doctors try to observe sickness, look for logical pattern, and then find out how the human
body works. From there they figure out what treatments may work. This kind of medicine is believed
to date from the 4th century BC. Although nowadays it is successful, in the ancient this approach(方
法) probably did not cure many patients.
The second kind of medicine is called "natural cures" or "folk medicine", in which less educated
people try to cure sickness with various herbs(中草药). These folk healers also use observation and
logic, but they are not so aware of it. They try things until they find something that seems to work,
and then they keep doing that. Folk medicine flourished(兴起) long before the development of scientific
medicine and was more successful in ancient times.
The third kind is called "health spas" or "faith healing". Sometimes this may be as simple as touching
the holy man and being immediately healed. Other times, a magician may make you a magic charm,
or say a spell(咒语), to cure you. Some religious groups organize healing shrines(圣坛) for the sick.
In these places people rest, get plenty of sleep, eat healthy food, drink water instead of wine, and
exercise in various ways. They also talk to the priests(牧师) and pray to the gods. If you are feeling
depressed or you have been working too hard, going to these places may be just the right thing to
make you feel better.
B. has been practiced for around 2, 400 years
C. bases its treatments on observation and logic
D. was very successful in curing sicknesses in ancient times
B. Various herbs
C. Religious faith
D. A healthy life style
B. People who practice folk medicine need lots of formal education on herbs.
C.The success of folk medic
ine led to the development of doctor medicine.D.Natural cures worked better than scientific medicine in ancient times.
B. argue for the importance of medicine in health care
C.show the important role religion plays in medical treatments
D.compare the educational background of three different types of patients
the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
technology. This allowed one person to call and talk to another person, but that was all. By the early
1990s, the second generation, or 2G network, came into use. It allowed talking and sending text
messages. By that time, cell phones were much smaller and cost much less.
Thirdgeneration mobile phones are known as 3G. Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker. This
means users can have highspeed Internet access and enjoy video and CDquality music on their phones.
"Mobile data is not a dream; it"s not an option but a requirement," said Len Lauer, head of a US
communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month.
With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yesterday"s news; a 3G phone can receive
video news programs, updated four times a day. Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home.
Don"t worry about getting lost. 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by
pressing a few keys on your handset.
However, the most impressive part of 3G technology is video calling. With live twoway video
communication, you can have facetoface talks with friends and family on your mobile phone.
Within the past two years, the 4G network has come into use. It permits cell phones to work much
faster and have much more information. Modern cell phones can even act as small televisions. They can
show movies and live sporting events.
As the networks have gotten more complex, the telephones have gotten smaller, lighter and less costly. Many electronics stores in the United States even give away the newest cell phones. But customers must agree to pay to use the network that sends their calls from one place to another.
It is interesting to imagine what the 5G and 6G network cell phones of the future will be able to do.
Title: 1.________of mobile telephones
| 1G | 2.________to another person |
| 2G | talk and send 3.________ |
| 3G | |
| 4.________ | data speed: 5.________ video and CDquality music ?video news programs: updated 6. ________ a day Internet access: quicker and easier |
| Impressive 7.______ | offer map services, helping you find your way ?provide twoway video communication with 8.________ |
| 4G | work much faster and 9.________much more information ?act as small televisions show movies and 10.________sporting events |
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| Learning a Second Language Some people learn a second language easily. Others have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting. The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks. The second step is to practice your English. For example, write a diary every day. You will get used to writing it in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. Several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English. The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident in yourself. | |
| 1. To feel positive about learning English means _______. | |
| A. if you are patient, you will learn B. you can understand everything all at once C. if you make mistakes, you can learn from your mistakes D.if you believe you can learn, you will learn | |
| 2. When you learn English, you do not need to ______. | |
| A. be patient B. make mistakes C. express your ideas in English D. understand everything all at once | |
| 3. What is not helpful for you to enjoy learning English? | |
| A. To communicate in English. B. To worry about taking risks. C. To think about what has been done after each class. D. To make a record of the achievements. | |
| 4. What is the main idea of this passage? | |
| A. It is very important to learn a second language. B. Some people learn a second language easily while other people do not. C. There are ways to help you learn a second language more easily. D. Don"t worry about taking risks when learning a second language. | |
| 5. What does the underlined word "journal" in the 4th paragraph mean? | |
| A. Diary B. Composition C. Poem D. Newspaper | |
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| As we all know, human beings have five senses. 1.________ have you ever heard that instead of having five senses like humans, plants have just one or two senses? Some plants can sense sunlight and grow towards it. Plants 2.________ feed on small insects can sense the soft touches of the insects on their leaves. 3.________ they sense the insects, they move their leaves all of a sudden to catch them. Scientists have found that plants can feel 4.________ the animals around them want to hurt them or not. 5.________ is even more amazing are the results of 6.________ recent experiment carried out by some Italian and German biologists. According to their report, when some plants sense dangerous insects, they give 7.________ a kind of smell to pass the information on to 8.________ plants. The smell also attracts other insects which will kill the dangerous ones. In this way, the plant can avoid being eaten. | |
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It is difficult for doctors to help a person with  a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can"t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain. Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain. Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, and then he operated on them. He made the monkeys" blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys" brains. When the brain"s temperature was 10° C, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them. | |
| 1. The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that . | |
| A. the time is too short for doctors B. the patients are often too nervous C. the damage is extremely hard to fix D. the blood-cooling machine might break down | |
| 2. The brain operation was made possible mainly by . | |
| A. taking the blood out of the brain B. trying the operation on monkeys first C. having the blood go through a machine D. lowering the brain"s temperature | |
| 3. What is the right order of the steps in the operation? a. send the cooled blood back to the brain b. stop the blood to the brain c. have the blood cooled down d. operate on the brain | |
| A. a, b, c, d B. c, a, b, d C. c, b, d, a D.  b, c, d, a |