题目内容
13.As a child grows up,you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult.(36)C A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others,but also learns to respect himself.◆Show him respect.
This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others.Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you,understanding how important this is in communication.
◆(37)A
The more you say"please"and"thank you"to your child,the more likely he will learn to use them.Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation.
◆Agree to disagree.
(38)G Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect"respectful"responses.Disagreeing with you doesn't necessarily mean disobedience(不服从).
◆Control your desire to overreact.
When a situation arises,stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior.(39)D
◆Praise,praise,praise!
So much is focused on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his accomplishments are not celebrated enough.(40)F
A.Teach manners by using polite requests and responses.
B.Respectful behavior is always accompanied by bad behavior as a child.
C.Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life.
D.If he sees you lose your temper,he is more likely to respond that way in future.
E.A child may act as he pleases,and he will live a happy life.
F.Seeing a child exhibit respectful behavior,make sure he knows how proud you are of him.
G.Try to remember that a child won't always agree with you.
分析 本文讲述了如何教育孩子去学会尊敬他人,并就此给出了一些具体的建议.比如,要以身作则,教给孩子去尊敬别人,比如,如果你耐心倾听孩子说话,那么孩子也就学会耐心去倾听;你如果平时说"请","谢谢"等这样的礼貌用语,那么孩子也就会懂得礼貌.
解答 36.C.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力. 根据前句中的become a responsible,respectful adult.以及横线后A child who learns to respect说明这里讨论的都是尊敬在生活中的重要作用,故C项内容Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life符合上下文;故选C.
37.A.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力.根据下句The more you say"please"and"thank you"可知"please"and"thank you"都是礼貌用语.故A选项内容Teach manners by using polite requests and responses.符合上下文语境;故选A.
38.G.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力.本段标题Agree to disagree.是关于学会接受反对意见,与B项Try to remember that a child won't always agree with you"孩子不会总是同意你的意见"内容吻合,故选G.
39.D.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力.根据前句keep in mind that you are supposed to be modelling correct behaviour可知你的一些好的行为也许会被模仿,由此判断D项If he sees you lose your temper,he is more likely to respond that way in future."如果我们发脾气,孩子看见了,他们以后也会模仿这样的行为",内容符合上下文,故选D.
40.F.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力.本段中心是Praise,praise,praise!也就是说要表扬孩子的优秀之处,由此判断F项Seeing a child exhibit respectful behavior,make sure he knows how proud you are ofhim."告诉孩子为他们感到自豪"符合上下文,故选F.
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力,在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.此类的填空题一定要联系上下文,根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解,再作出正确的判断.

A.accounted B.limited C.commercials D.popular E.overnight F.helped G.increased H.symbols I.though J.talented K.fashion |
The change over the last few years to low-top sneakers(运动鞋) seems to go against conventional wisdom.Strangely,(42)I,Steven Nash and Kobe Bryant,two of the most(43)J
players with the Los Angeles Lakers,aren't worried.
According to the US market-research firm NPD Group,high-tops once (44)A for about 20percent of the US basketball shoe market.Now,the number has sunk to about 8percent.Low-tops,the kind that Nash and Bryant wear,have grown to 29percent,from just 11percent in 2002.
High-top sneakers are one of the most celebrated (45)H in modern basketball.After the 1985Air Jordans so transformed the market,shoe companies began battling one another.They put air pumps in the tongues of their shoes and made carefully prepared and organized (46)C.
"All of a sudden it became a(47)K business,"Marshal Cohen,an analyst with NPD group,told The Wall Street Journal.The Jordans were excellent.The market went from being nothing to a million-dollar business (48)E."
One of the reasons high-tops are not so(49)D anymore is that they were never really very good at protecting the feet.
In an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2008,University of Newcastle researcher Craig Richards found no evidence that sneakers(50)B injuries.His research actually found that high-top basketball sneakers could even cause players to run slower and jump lower.Now,the contest has become a war.Companies like Adidas,Nike,Converse and Reebok are all fighting to create the next"Air Jordan,"and with the next market battle.
(36)B
We are drawn to people who smile.There is an attraction factor.We want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good because anxieties can push people away,but a smile draws them in.
Smiling changes our mood
Next time you are feeling down,try putting on a smile.(37)FSmiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood.
Smiling relieves stress
Stress can really show up in our faces.Smiling helps to prevent us from looking tired or worn down.(38)EThe stress should be reduced and you'll be better able to take action.
Smiling lowers your blood pressure.
When you smile,there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure.Give it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor (血压计) at home.Sit for a few minutes and take a reading.Then smile for a minute and read it again while still smiling.(39)C
Smiling lifts the face and makes you look younger.
The muscles we use to smile lift the face,making a person appear younger.Don't go for a face lift,just try smiling your way through the day---you'll look younger and feel better.
(40)A
Try this test:Smile.Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile.It's hard.When we smile,our body is sending the rest of us a message that"Life is good!"
A.Smiling helps you stay positive. B.Smiling makes us attractive. C.Do you notice the difference? D.Smiling can bring you luck and sorrow. E.When you are stressed,take time to put on a smile. F.There's a good chance that your mood will change for the better. G.As long as you try smiling daily,it can make you look younger. |
Someone may become addicted to collecting a certain thing yet never organize the collection as it grows out of control.This can especially be a problem for those with a lot of time and money at hand,yet the problem can be serious for any type of person in a wide variety of situation.
One's personal attitude can often be a big part of why the chronic disorganization exists.Once the attitude of acceptance about being a"slob"is in someone's head,it's hard to remove.If someone tells himself that he is a slob,he will likely live up to that self-image created by him or by those around him.
One first receives true awareness of the disorder of chronic disorganization when it starts to negatively affect relationships with friends and family members.Everybody becomes affected by this situation,especially those sharing living places with the one involved.
The National Study Group for Chronic Disorganization (HSGCD) recommends that one get help through a professional organizer.The study found that all of the subjects in the study had problems with making decisions.There were varied reasons given for this problem of decision-making.Among them were fears and prioritizing issues.Research is ongoing for the link between problems in decision-making and chronic disorganization.
Chronic disorganization often begins with situational disorganization,something most people experience at some point.Someone who has lost someone significant to him may start to be troubled by disorganization after a divorce.Someone who experienced changes in life and in his career is likely to let things like organization and order fall by the wayside.However,one doesn't instantly have chronic disorganization.
"If you're going through hell,keep going."That's an old saying that's true about one's struggles with chronic disorganization.Every person has the power to change within himself.It's a matter of staying organized,one day at a time.Those who have left chronic disorganization in the past have often done so by promising to stay organized simply for that single day.
Definition | ◆It means that the person is (71)habitually disorganized in life and business over a long period.(72)Short of organization,one is likely to have the problem. |
Recognizing the problem | ◆One example is that an addict is(73)unable to organize the collection. ◆The existence of chronic disorganization is partly (74)affected/caused by one's personal attitude. ◆One doesn't (75)realize the disorder of chronic disorganization until it has bad effects on the relationships with friends and family members. |
The findings of the study | ◆All subjects in the study(76)suffer from the problem of poor decision-making,which is linked with chronic disorganization.Further research are still in(77)progress. |
Warning(78)signs | ◆People losing someone significant,going through a divorce or changes in one's life and career have a (79)tendency to ignore organization and order. |
Good news | ◆In(80)wrestling with chronic disorganization,every person has the power to change,at least one single day at a time. |
The greatest problem in using intelligence tests for the purpose of prediction is that no dependable criterion of their accuracy exists.The ideal criteria would be objective and reliable achievement tests following instructions in each subject,but there are few such tests,especially at the college level.Studies have shown that correlations(相关性)between intelligence tests and achievement tests in various subjects through secondary school range roughly from 0.5to 0.8.Such correlations are fairly high,but they do not suggest anywhere near complete agreement.
At the college level there are two major tests used as criteria of admission.By far the more important is the College Entrance Examination,constructed by the Educational Testing Service authorized by the College Entrance Examination Board.These tests arc returned to the Educational Testing Service for scoring,and the results are then made available to the various colleges authorized by the students to receive them.The second test of this type is the American College Test,which operates in essentially the same fashion.
Both tests constitute(组成)measures of certain skills,abilities,and knowledge that have been found to be related to success in college.Their correlations with academic success are limited for three outstanding reasons.First,measures of achievement in college arc themselves perhaps no more reliable than those in elementary and secondary schools.Second,intellectual factors do not alone determine academic success,especially at the college level.Many students drop out of schools because they are inadequately motivated or because they dislike the instructional programme.Third,correlations are lowered because the use of such tests for denying admission to some students means that the range of scores for those admitted is restricted,and such restrictions tend to reduce correlations.
Common (71)uses of intelligence test scores | .To tell in (72)advance the degree of academic success .To help admit children with outstanding (73) abilityto school at the age younger than ordinary.To find out children with (74)less ability in primary school than aveage | |
(75)Problems with intelligence tests | .Ideal criteria for objective and reliable achievement tests in college courses are (76)hardto find. .Correlations between intelligence tests and achievement tests are fairly high but still limited. | |
Two major tests at the college level | .CEE .ACF | .Both tests are scored by the Educational Testing Service. |
.The (77)results of the College Entrance Examination will be sent to the colleges that the students choose. | ||
.The correlations with academic success are limited for three reasons as (78)follows. a.Measures of college achievement are as (79) unreliableas those in primary and middle schools.b.Academic success is determined by many other factors(80)apartfrom intellectual ones. c.Admission restrictions tend to reduce correlations. |
"Mobile data is not a dream; it's not an option but a requirement,"said Len Lauer,head of a U.S.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.
Face-to-Face video calls
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 two-way video communication,you can have face-to-face talks with friends and family on your mobile phone.
Many European countries have already launched the services.In May 2000the U.S.Government issued five license to run 3G wireless services,while the first 3G phones arrived in Italy in March this year.
International telecom companies can't wait to sell 3G in China,the world's largest mobile telecommunications market.But they will have to be patient.At the moment,China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies,networks and services.This will be followed by a trial period before the phones can finally hit the shops.
"We need to create a pool of 3G customers before the large-scale commercial launch of the service,"said Fan Yunjun,marketing manager for Beijing Mobile."We expect that the 3G licences will be issued late next year."
Third-generation mobile phones (3G mobile phones) | |
(71)Advantages | 14.Data speed:(72)quicker than presnet technology. 15.Video and (73)CD-quality music. 16.Video news programs:(74)updatedfour times a day. 17.Internet access:quicker and (75)easier. |
Impressive functions | a.Offer(76)map services,helping you find way. b.Provide two-way video(77)communication. |
3G phones in China | a.China is busy(78)testingits 3G-based technologies,Networks and servies. b.3G phones should go through a (79)trialperiod Before being put into market. c.3G phones are expected to be seen (80)latenext year. |
WHY BURN WASTE?
Waste-to-energy plants generate (产生) enough electricity to supply 2.4million households in the US.But,providing electricity is not the major advantage of waste-to-energy plants.In fact,it costs more to generate electricity at a waste-to-energy plant than it does at a coal,nuclear,or hydropower plant.
The major advantage of burning waste is that it considerably reduces the amount of trash going to landfills.The average American produces more than 1,600pounds of waste a year.If all this waste were landfilled,it would take more than two cubic yards of landfill space.That's the volume of a box three feet long,three feet wide,and six feet high.If that waste were burned,the ashes would fit into a box three feet long,three feet wide,but only nine inches high!
Some communities in the Northeast may be running out of land for new landfills.And,since most people don't want landfills in their backyards,it has become more difficult to obtain permits to build new landfills.Taking the country as a whole,the United States has plenty of open space,of course,but it is expensive to transport garbage a long distance to put it into a landfill.
TO BURN OR NOT TO BURN?
Some people are concerned that burning garbage may harm the environment.Like coal plants,waste-to-energy plants produce air pollution when the fuel is burned to produce steam or electricity.Burning garbage releases the chemicals and substances found in the waste.Some chemicals can be a threat to people,the environment,or both,if they are not properly controlled.
Some critics of waste-to-energy plants are afraid that burning waste will hamper (妨碍,阻碍) recycling programs.If everyone sends their trash to a waste-to-energy plant,they say,there will be little motive to recycle.Several states have considered or are considering banning waste-to-energy plants unless recycling programs are in place.Massachusetts,New Jersey,and New York City have delayed new waste-to-energy plants,hoping to increase the level of recycling first.
So,what's the real story?Can recycling and burning waste coexist?At first glance,recycling and waste-to-energy seem to be at odds (不一致),but they can actually complement (弥补) each other.That's because it makes good sense to recycle some materials,and better sense to burn others.
Let's look at aluminum,for example.Aluminum mineral is so expensive to mine that recycling aluminum more than pays for itself.Burning it produces no energy.So clearly,aluminum is valuable to recycle and not useful to burn.
Paper,on the other hand,can either be burned or recycled-it all depends on the price the used paper will bring.
Plastics are another matter.Because plastics are made from petroleum and natural gas,they are excellent sources of energy for waste-to-energy plants.This is especially true since plastics are not as easy to recycle as steel,aluminum,or paper.Plastics almost always have to be hand sorted and making a product from recycled plastics may cost more than making it from new materials.
To burn or not to burn is not really the question.We should use both recycling and waste-to-energy as alternatives to landfilling.
Waste to Energy-JUST BURN IT!
WHY BURN WASTE? | Advantages of waste to Energy | ◆Though at a high (71)cost,waste-to-energy plants can produce enough electricity for 2.4million US households. ◆Burning waste can (72)reduce/prevent/stop a considerable amount of trash going to landfills. |
(73)Difficulties for landfilling | ◆Some communities (74)lack land for new landfills. ◆Most people refuse to build landfills around. ◆Building landfills in far-away areas will increase the cost of (75)transporting garbage. | |
TO BURN OR NOT TO BURN? | (76)Concerns/Worries about burning garbage | ◆Burning garbage releases chemicals,which,if not properly controlled,can be (77)harmful/dangerous to people and the environment. ◆Burning garbage will hamper recycling programs. |
Coexistence of recycling and burning waste | Recycling and waste-to-energy can go well with each other in that some materials like aluminum are fit to recycle,while others like plastics are fit to (78)burn. | |
(79)Conclusion | Whether to burn or not to burn,we should (80)replace landfilling with both recycling and waste-to-energy to deal with garbage. |