Preparing for the Next Job Market The latest spike in the unemployment rate is being felt across the board ?in 98 percent of metropolitan areas, in high-wage and low-wage jobs, among young and old, women and men, but especially men. This landscape means that young Americans who are trying to plan their futures right now have some hard choices.Do they go to college and take on debt without hope of getting a job? And what about high school students? Do they have any chance of securing a job without a college degree? Perhaps the education system needs to react to this rapidly moving economic crisis. In our current economic collapse, the connection between education and employment could not be more different than it was during the Depression.Education must now hold center stage, not because of an enemy abroad but because of the global economy.The jobs of the future will demand levels of education, particularly skills in mathematics, technology and science, which exceed those now taught in high school. A healthy society should strive for full employment.In our times, that goal cannot be realized, or even approximated by creating jobs for the unskilled.The long-term prospect for economic recovery depends on the extent to which we improve our educational system.And this is where America is now at its weakest.The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it proves down upon you.Air pressure is a wonderful force.When you swim underwater, you can feel water push down your body.The air all around you does the same.However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this.The pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere.This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilometers above the Earth"s surface. The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home.But make sure that you are supervised, because you will need to use matches. What you need ·A hard-boiled egg without the shell ·A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg ·A piece of paper ·A match Method 1)Check that the paper will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle. 2)Tear the paper into strips and put the strips into the bottle. 3)Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle. 4)Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle. Result Astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle.Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment.But be careful when you handle matches. Why it happened As the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen (air)in the bottle.The egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside.This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle.The air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle.The outside air presses against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! That proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on it. 小题1:Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?A.The bottle could break. | B.You need to light the paper with a match. | C.The egg needs to be shelled. | D.The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle. | 小题2:In the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can__.A.equalize the air pressure inside and outside | B.make a seal in the neck of the bottle | C.finish up the oxygen inside the bottle | D.produce more oxygen inside the bottle | 小题3:How did the egg put into the bottle?A.The oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in. | B.It became salt without the shell. | C.The neck of the bottle was wide enough. | D.The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle. | 小题4:The experiment is carried out to prove ____.A.water pushes on your body when you swim underwater | B.the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere | C.the pressure of air around us has a powerful force | D.the air pressure is not equalized around us |
| As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes(笔画)of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more. Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer. All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer. It"s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that"s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear. "When I"m writing with a pen, I find I often can"t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it." "I"m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper." Many students don"t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it"s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite? Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer"s emotion. Through one"s handwriting, people can get to know one"s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them" To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand. 小题1:Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A.The Importance of Handwriting and Typing. | B.To Type or To Hand Write | C.Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand | D.Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters. | 小题2:The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______.A.they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays | B.they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently | C.they find it not easy to remember how to write a character | D.computers have become a trend and fashion in China. | 小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?A.Handwriting contains the writer"s emotion. | B.The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting, | C.Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence | D.Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. |
| We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract.It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 1 the same form in different societies.In Western societies, the 2 of a man and a woman 3 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 4 by the state.In some African so cieties, 5 , marriage has nothing to do 6 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 7 of goods.Generally 8 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 9 of goods to the bride"s kin(亲戚), though sometimes a payment is 10 made by the bridegroom"s kin to that of the bride. Among the Nuer, a 11 living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the bride"s kin, 12 as bridewealth, is in the 13 of cattle.Once the 14 of bridewealth is agreed 15 , and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a 16 union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable 17 of the husband.They remain 18 children even 19 the wife subsequently leaves him to live with 20 man。 1.A.make B.get C.take D.do 2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce 3.A.is B.are C.was D.were 4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized 5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still 6.A.with B.from C.for D.to 7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection 8.A.that B.this C.one D.it 9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption 10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well 11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple 12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked 13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type 14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume 15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for 16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive 17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children 18.A.his B.her C.their D.ones 19.A.before B.because C.while D.if 20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther | Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States.It has completely 1 the horse as a 2 of everyday transportation.Americans use their car for 3 90% of all 4 business.Most Americans are able to 5 cars.The average price of a 6 made car was ,050 in 1950, ,470 in 1960 and up to ,750 7 1975.During this period American car manufacturers set about 8 their products and work efficiency.As aresult, the yearly income of the 9 family increased from 1950 to 1975 10 than the price of cars.For this reason 11 a new car takes a smaller 12 of a familys total earnings today.In 1951 13 it took 8.1 months of an average familys 14 to buy a new car.In 1962 a new car 15 8.3 of a familys annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 16 income.In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 17 to models from previous years.The 18 of automobile extends throughout the economy 19 the car is so important to American.Americans spend more money 20 keeping their cars running than on any other item. 1.A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed 2.A.means B.mean C.types D.kinds 3.A.hardly B.nearly C.certainly D.somehow 4.A.personal B.personnel C.manual D.artificial 5.A.buy B.sell C.race D.see 6.A.quickly B.regularly C.rapidly D.recently 7.A.on B.in C.before D.after 8.A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving 9.A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest 10.A.slower B.equal C.faster D.less 11.A.bringing B.obtain C.bought D.purchasing 12.A.part B.half C.number D.quality 13.A.clearly B.proportionally C.percentage D.suddenly 14.A.income B.work C.plans D.debts 15.A.used B.spent C.cost D.needed 16.A.months B.years C.family D.year 17.A.famous B.superior C.fastest D.better 18.A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect 19.A.then B.as C.so D.which 20.A.to B.in C.of D.for |
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