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阅读理解 Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK.She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security.Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her. Introduction A lot of crime is against bicycles.About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found.You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps. Basic Security Do not leave your bicycle in outoftheway places.Always lock your bicycle when you leave.Secure it to lampposts or trees.Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座). Locks Get a good lock.There are many different types in the shops.Buy one that has been tested against attack.Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop. Marking Security marking your bike can act_a_deterrent_to_a_thief.It can also help the police find your bicycle.It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number.This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle. Registration There are a number of security companies who will help mark your bicycle for you.They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database.Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you. Finally Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number.You can even take a photograph of it.This will prove the bicycle belongs to you. 1. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it? A. Locks. B. Marking. C. Registration. D. Basic Security. 2. The underlined phrase "act as a deterrent to a thief" means ________. A. help you recognize your bike B. help the police find your bicycle C. stop someone stealing your bicycle D. stop you worrying about your bike 3. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle ________. A. in the bike shop and your computer B. in the police station and a security company C. in a security company and your university D. by yourself and in a security company 4. What can we know from this article? A. Lots of bicycles are stolen every year and few of them are found. B. If you take off smaller parts of your bike, they will be stolen easily. C. Most locks in the shops have been tested against attack. D. Security marking your bike makes it easy to contact you for the finders. 5. The main purpose of this article is ________. A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen B. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe C. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock D. to say why you shouldn"t keep your bicycle in a quiet place | |||
阅读理解 Making an apology is not the same as making amends.Sometimes we apologize just because it"s the easiest thing to do.What"s actually important is to identify where we go wrong, take full responsibility for our mistakes and, if possible, try to make up for them. A recent case involving HewlettPacked, the US computer giant, shows the importance of presenting a sincere apology.The Chinese consumers who had bought notebook computers of certain models, which have been put on Chinese market since 2007, suffered a massive flash screen failures and overheating problems.Through investigation, Chinese AQSIQ (国家质检总局) identified these HP computers had quality problems and HP admitted this.HP made a proposal that they would extend the warranty period of such computers, but this could not satisfied the consumers.What they needed was a thorough description of the truth.HP has "sincerely" apologized.But the consumers remain angry, and say that only a product recall-as HP has done in the past-will prove that the apology is sincere. Another apology that fell flat on its face was that of Thierry Henry, the famous French footballer.His deliberate handball in November 2009 created the goal which knocked Ireland out of the 2010 World Cup.The incident caused great anger in the football world, and eventually Henry issued an apology.Two days later, he wrote, "I"m not the referee...but if I hurt someone I"m sorry." Better late than never, perhaps, but even then he passed the blame onto the referee! Such highprofile cases, which attract a lot of publicity are often under the spotlight, but similar incidents occur in our everyday lives.Stress caused by schoolwork and tiredness can sometimes result in outbursts of anger against friends and family.Have you ever lost your temper for minor reasons? After calming down, most people are quick to realize their mistake and apologize.But it"s just as important to identify what caused the error in the first place and take action to ensure it doesn"t happen again. No one should hold a negative attitude to making a sincere apology.Empty words are easy to say, but they are as useless as they sound.A real show of remorse demands hard work and commitment to put error right. 1. What does the author intend to tell us in the case of HP? A. A true apology needs sincere actions. B. HP should recall all the faulty computers. C. Good quality makes a good company. D. A company should apologize and pay for their mistakes. 2. According to the author, when we do anything wrong we firstly ________. A. make an apology face to face honestly B. admit we were wrong and try to make the wrong right C. take the responsibility for apologizing to others D. choose the easiest thing to do 3. We can infer from the case of Thierry Henry that ________. A. it"s never too late to say "I"m sorry." B. writing an apology is not a good idea C. Henry didn"t identify his fault D. the football fans were mad with Henry 4. Which of the following can best explain the word "commitment" in the last paragraph? A. Decision. B. Promise. C. Agreement. D. Responsibility. 5. What"s the best title of this passage? A. What Really Puts Things Right B. Don"t Apologize Easily C. Making an Apology-No One Is out of Exception D. How to Judge an Apology-Sincere Enough? | |||
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With large and small keyboards everywhere, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand.That"s a big problem.Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development-helping kids get fine motor skills and learn to express and create ideas.Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship (书法) in most schools has shrunk to just one hour a week.Is it time to give up handwriting? Have a look at the link between the brain and penmanship, and you may get the answer. A test among students in grades 2, 4 and 6 found that they not only wrote faster by hand than by keyboard, but also created more ideas when composing essays with handwriting.And other research shows that the finger movements required to write by hand activate brain areas involved with thought, language, and shortterm memory. A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice writing letters by hand while a second group just looked at those letters.Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (核磁共 振) that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them the same letters.Researchers found that the brain activity in the first group was far more advanced and "adultlike". Handwriting also affects other people"s way they think of adults and children.Several studies have shown that the same average essay will score much higher if written with good penmanship and much lower if written out in poor handwriting.These studies have also found that people judge the quality of a person"s ideas based on his or her handwriting.And the consequences are real: On standardized tests with handwritten sections, like the SAT, all essay that is considered hard to recognize gets a big zero. Studies show that this isn"t only an Englishlanguage phenomenon.Chinese and Japanese youths are suffering from "character amnesia". They can"t remember how to write characters, thanks to computers and text messaging.Some experts fear that Chinese writing and reading are so closely linked in the brain that China"s reading ability as a nation could suffer. 1. According to the passage, it can be learned that ________. A. many researches have been done on handwriting B. essays can"t be composed without handwriting C. all children write faster by keyboard than by hand D. most schools are trying to teach more handwriting 2. What does the Indiana University study imply? A. Children should practice writing letters. B. Handwriting can increase brain activity. C. It"s good for children to enter a functional MRI. D. Letters should often be shown to children. 3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. Handwriting affects both adults and children. B. Handwriting helps a person write better essays. C. SAT should be done with good handwriting. D. Good handwriting makes a person seem smarter. 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Essays written with keyboards will get lower scores. B. The quality of your ideas depends on your handwriting. C. Chinese and Japanese youths don"t know how to write. D. Less handwriting may affect China"s reading ability. 5. The passage tries to tell us that ________. A. keyboards are more popular than handwriting B. we shouldn"t judge people by their handwriting C. handwriting is of great importance D. it"s time to give up using keyboards |