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10．make sense of弄懂．

分析 make sense of 弄懂

解答答案：make sense of 弄懂
How can we make sense of such a story as this？
我们如何能理解这样的事？

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18．Across Britain，burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to delivertheir supermarket bunches of flowersBut，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year．
Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work．Now，the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours，they would earn as much as£172，000a year．
The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，to determine the figure．This would make their yearly income£30，000more than the Prime Minister earns．
By analyzing the numbers，it found the average mother works 119hours a week，40of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79hours as overtime．After questioning 1，000mothers with children under 18，it found that，on most days，mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm．
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeeper，part-time lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer．Being a part-time lawyer，at£48，98an hour，would prove to be te most profitable of the"mum jobs"，with psychologist（心理学家） a close second．
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face，with 80per cent making emotional（情感的） demand as the hardest thing about motherhood．
Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends．
The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother's Day．The emotional，physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing（投入） in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent．
25．How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister？C
A．£30，000．
B．£172，000．
C．£142，000．
D．£202，000．
26．The biggest challenge for most mothers is fromB．
A．low pay for work
B．emotional demand
C．heavy workload
D．lack of training
27．What is stressed in the last paragraph？B
A．mothers'importance shows in family all year long．
B．The sacrifices（牺牲） mothers make are huge but worthwhile．
C．Mothers'devotion to children can hardly be calculated（计算）．
D．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return．
28．What can we conclude from the study？C
A．Mothers'working hours should be largely reduced．
B．Mothers should balance their time for work and rest．
C．Mothers'labour is of a higher value than it is realized．
D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life．

5．看不见lose sight of．

15．If you need glasses to read this，you are among the majority of Chinese students．That's because most students in China are short-sighted which means they can only see things close up and distant things will be blurry．Four-fifths of high school students wear glasses and now more and more children in primary school need glasses，too．
This epidemic of poor eyesight has two very simple causes：too much time spent indoors studying and too little time spent outdoors playing．Reading and writing for hours and hours，sometimes in poorly lighted rooms，causes eyesight to weaken．But students have to do this because there is so much pressure on them to succeed in school．And because they spend so much time indoors at school and at home，they have less time to spend outdoors enjoying the sun．
The sun，as a consequence，is important in developing good eyesight．Exposure to daylight releases a chemical in the eyes that prevents，or at least delays，short-sightedness．According to a study by Ian Morgan of Australian National University，Australian children and Chinese children have the same level of eyesight before they start school，but once they enter primary school，Chinese children only spend about an hour a day outside，while Australian children spend three to four hours each day in the sunshine．The result is that while about 40percent of Chinese primary school students need glasses，only three percent of Australian children do．
Wearing glasses may not seem like a big deal．For some，wearing glasses can even be an opportunity to make a fashion statement．But poor eyesight at a young age can have serious long term consequences．As you get older，your eyesight can worsen and lead to things like macular degeneration（黄斑变性），a condition of the eyes for which there is no cure and which can eventually lead to blindness．
With all that in mind，don't you think it's time to give your eyes a break？Try spending a little less time inside and go for a walk in the park，instead．It's the healthy thing to do and your eyes will thank you for it．
7．What does the underlined word"blurry"mean？C
A．Unpopular
B．Unpleasant
C．Unclear
D．Unconscious
8．How should the students protect their eyesight according to the passage？B
A．They should study less and less．
B．They should stay longer outdoors．
C．They should wear sunglasses．
D．They should have a longer rest in bed．
9．It can be inferred from the passage thatB is to blame for the poor eyesight of Chinese children．
A．the ever-worsening bad weather
B．the ever-increasing burden of study
C．the ever-decreasing sunny days
D．the ever-decreasing period of study time
10．What is the purpose of this article？D
A．To explain why Chinese students are poor-sighted．
B．To admire Australian children's good eyesight．
C．To criticize the present education system．
D．To call on people to protect Chinese children's eyesight．

2．表演 v．perform．

19．They Just Can't Help ItMy theory is that the female brain is mainly built for empathy-the ability to understand other people-and that the male brain is mainly built for building systems．（36）DFor example，women are more likely to read magazines on fashion and parenting，while men will choose magazines that feature computers and sport．
You may think that these preferences are influenced by the way people are taught to behave when they are growing up．However，this is not the case．
A new study carried out at Cambridge University shows that newborn girls look longer at a face，and newborn boys look longer at a mobile．（37）CIt has also been observed that girls are better at noticing signs of changes in other people's feelings．Boys，however，seem to enjoy building toy towers and playing with toys which have clear functions．（38）GPeople whose jobs are in the construction industries are almost male．Math and engineering，which require high levels of systems-thinking，are also male-chosen disciplines．
Why do men and women have the difference？Actually women have four times as many brain neurons （神经） that connect the right and left part of their brains．Because of it，women have a better ability to multitask than men．
（39）AMen tend to focus on a limited number of problems at a time．They will separate themselves from problems and view tasks as independent from one another．
Some people may worry that I am suggesting one gender （性别） is better than the other，but this is not the case．My theory says that males and females differ in the kinds of things that they find easy，but that both genders have their strengths and weaknesses．（40）FIt is not true．The study simply looks at males and females as two groups，and asks what differences exist，and why they are there．

A．They will consider many sources of information at the same time．
B．Their preference for building systems may change over time．
C．That suggests certain differences between male and female brains are biological．
D．Generally speaking，there are clear differences．
E．It is important to stress that the female brain may be built more for empathy．
F．Others may think the theory creates a belief of what a particular type of person is like．
G．You can see the same kind of pattern in the adult workplace．

20．America's holiday shopping season started on Black Friday，the day after Thanksgiving．（36）CShoppers make the most money this time of year，about 20percent to 30percent of all revenue all year．About 136million people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend．
（37）AIn an era of instant information，shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals．Nearly 80percent of this year's holiday shoppers，or about 183.8million people，shopped on Cyber Monday．（38）D Online spending on Black Friday rose 15percent to hit 2.7billion this year．Cyber Monday spending increased 12percent to 3billion．NBC News reported that for many，shopping online was a more comfortable alternative than crowded malls．
The shift to online shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls．Since 2010，more than 24shopping malls have closed and an additional 60are struggling．
Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed．（39）BAccording to a survey，94.2percent of malls were full with shops by the end of 2014．That is the highest level in 27years．
The average American consumer will spend about 805on gifts．That's about 630.5billion between November and December-an increase of 3.7percent from last year．
（40）GThat goes to China's Singles'Day，celebrated on November 11，which posted record sales of 14.3billion in 2015．
A．More and more people shop online nowadays．
B．However，the business in malls is thriving again，it adds．
C．It is the busiest shopping day of the year．
D．One-in-five Americans used a tablet or smart-phone．
E．The traditional mall industry can hardly survive．
F．Cyber Monday falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday．
G．Nonetheless，Cyber Monday is not the biggest online shopping day in the world．

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