If Mickey Mouse slips (滑倒)on a banana skin on TV, viewers laugh. But for ordinary people, falling is not   36 . For example, if you   37 over a stone or fall off your bike, you have to take days to get well. For   38 people, the result of a fall could be worse.
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, wanted to know why some people are   39 likely to fall than others.
The researchers found that   40 means more than planting your feet on the ground and standing tall. Your brain   41 your sense of balance with information from your eyes and inner ears and the   42 from your feet and legs. If something goes wrong with any of these, you’re   43  to fall. People   44 to fall more often as they grow older because their senses are slower.
State of mind is important too. The research shows that when people know they’re walking on a slippery surface, they   45 their pace and walk with flatter feet. As a result, they fall less often.
“We actually   46 people slip and fall,” researcher Mark Redfern said. People of different ages fall on   47 in his lab. Cameras   48 their falls and a computer analyzes the information. Scientists then can   49 people who fall often how to be more watchful.
“If they get   50 to a lifelike but controlled environment, people can   51 learn to handle the   52 thing,” Redfern said.
Falls happen to everyone sometimes.   53 you see someone fall, think about why and offer a helping   54 . This person’s painful experience may   55 you from falling at the same place.

【小题1】
A.unhappyB.excitingC.amusingD.foolish
【小题2】
A.dropB.tripC.knockD.get
【小题3】
A.slowB.youngC.oldD.active
【小题4】
A.tooB.lessC.veryD.more
【小题5】
A.balanceB.controlC.fallD.walk
【小题6】
A.remainsB.imaginesC.thinksD.keeps
【小题7】
A.touchingB.feelingC.walkD.pace
【小题8】
A.likelyB.surelyC.possibleD.certain
【小题9】
A.refuseB.meanC.tendD.like
【小题10】
A.frightenB.quickenC.widenD.slow
【小题11】
A.encourageB.makeC.stopD.challenge
【小题12】
A.purposeB.groundC.accidentD.agreement
【小题13】
A.broadcastB.recordC.playD.catch
【小题14】
A.persuadeB.forceC.practiseD.train
【小题15】
A.closedB.informedC.usedD.know
【小题16】
A.eventuallyB.firstlyC.regularlyD.mainly
【小题17】
A.uneasyB.realC.creativeD.hard
【小题18】
A.Even ifB.While C.As far asD.Next time
【小题19】
A.handB.stickC.wordD.leg
【小题20】
A.warnB.remindC.preventD.defend

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)?When someone tells you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can give you a false picture.

For example,someone might say, ''I just won a hundred.dollars on the lottery(彩票).It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!".This guy's a winner,right? Maybe,maybe not.We then discover that he bought$200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner.He’s really a big loser! He didn't say anything that was false,but he left out important information on purpose.That's called a half-truth.Half truths are not technically lies,but they are just as dishonest.

Some politicians often use this trick.Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term,her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs.Then she seeks another term.One of her opponents says, “During Governor Smith’s term,the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true.However,an honest statement would have been,“During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths.It's against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth.An advertisement might say,''Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.'' It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

  This kind of deception happens too often.It’s a sad fact of life:Lies are lies,and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well.

1.The underlined word“opponents”in Paragraph 3 means             .

A.enemy    B.partner    C.cooperator  D.assistant

2.We may infer that the author believes people should             .

A.buy lottery tickets if possible

B.make use of half-truths

C.be careful about what they are told

D.not trust the Yucky Company

3.How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?

A.One.    B.Two.    C.Three.D.Four.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Using half truths is against the law.

B.Technically,half truths are in fact lies.

C.Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache.

D.Governor Smith did a good job during her last term.

5.M1ich of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A.He’s really a big loser!

B.Sometimes the truth can lie as well.

C.Advertisers will sometimes use half truths.

D.It’s against the law to make false statements.

 

 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36  it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37  Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38  , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39   from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40  mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41  the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42  it looked pretty good.

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43  in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44  there in his little box.

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45  around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46  to go over and act like any normal  47  neighbor and find out what was going on.

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48  thing! Mary’s bunny  49  a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50  .

When we get caught doing something  51  , for example, we may  52  to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53  what we expected. We  54  looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55  . What do you think of it?

1.A. treat           B. catch             C. appreciate         D. recognize

2.A. looked for       B. got along           C. belonged to                D. resulted from

3.A. pleased           B. terrible         C. confused          D. excited

4.A. Looking        B. Removing       C. Preventing        D. Hearing

5.A. dirty                  B. lovely           C. gifted            D. strange

6.A. dress up            B. bring up              C. clean up           D. make up

7.A. whenever              B. though         C. before           D. until

8.A. carefully        B. strangely       C. espe cially         D. wonderfully

9.A. serious           B. accurate          C. balanced        D. natural

10.A. cheered           B. gathered           C. ran             D. looked

11.A. wished          B. decided        C. hesitated         D. meant

12.A. anxious        B. discouraged      C. wise              D. curious

13.A. strange         B. difficult        C. committed        D. annoying

14.A. passed away     B. ran away             C. set out                 D. went up

15.A. more            B. worse           C. better            D. faster

16.A. exciting        B. perfect          C. strange          D. wrong

17.A. refuse           B. attempt         C. promise         D. pretend

18.A. often            B. just               C. always                 D. never

19.A. get down             B. end up                C. go through          D. set out

20.A. consequences    B. opportunities          C. expectations         D. choices

 

 

To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence (智力)? The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet.

If you ran into Smarter Child online , you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory.It can recite many facts. For example , Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season.

He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US.However , if you ask Smarter Child other questions , you get stranger answers.A question about Smarter Child’s age returns. “One year, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!” Asking where he lives gets , “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”

Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank.To answer questions about spelling , for instance , Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online.For the weather , he visits www.intellicast.com.

Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet , an artificial being with the combined knowledge of , say , Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born.However if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A.I., Artificial Intelligence , he must overcome two problems.

The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different ways.That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather.It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself.

Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process (处理) information more exactly and faster than any human , he lacks common sense—a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child.

67.From the text we can infer that www.intellicast.com is a website___________.

         A.which is specially designed to help Smarter Child

         B.where we people can find Smarter Child

         C.where weather forecasts are made

         D.which is about artificial intelligence

68.It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to_______.

         A.tell us how to spell a difficult word

         B.tell us how the American government is run

         C.provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare

         D.learn how to tell right behaviors from wrong ones。

69.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

         A.Smart Child has his own memory bank big enough for all kinds of information.

         B.A.I.Artificial Intelligence is probably the name of a film about a boy-computer.

         C.Smart Child can recognize different files and find information needed on his own.

         D.We have similar product now which has the knowledge of Einstein , Nixon and Spears.

70.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

         A.A New Web Child          B.Smarter Child

         C.The Future of Internet      D.Intelligence Development

 

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.

   For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

   This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

   He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not lies, but they are just as dishonest.

   Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

   Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

   This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.How much did the lottery winner lose?

   A. One hundred dollars.                                 B. Two hundred dollars.

   C. Three hundred dollars.                                D. Four hundred dollars.

2.We may infer (推断) that the author believes people should _______.

   A. buy lottery tickets                                              B. make use of half-truths

C. not trust anything without careful thoughts           D. not trust the Yucky Company

3. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

   A. big advantage.      B. large share.      C. total loss.             D. final increase.

4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?

A. False statements are easy to see through.   B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.

C. Doctors like to act in advertisements.      D. Advertisements are based on facts.

 

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