Blue is the most attractive eye colour according to a new research．
Blue eyes like those belonging to sexy star Angelina Jolie are the most appealing colour according to a poll of 3,000 18-24 year olds by Fresh Look One Day Colour．Angelina, her partner Brad Pitt and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston all have blue eyes and have all been named in a top twenty of the world's most desirable eyes．
The survey found that young folk with blue eyes are generally seen as being more sexy and kind．
And when asked if they would change the colour of their eyes if they could, only one in ten blue-eyed people wanted to, significantly less than people with other colour eyes．
One in three people who didn't have blue eyes wanted a change．
One quarter of respondents have considered wearing coloured contact lenses(隐形眼镜)to change their eye colour temporarily－and blue is most wanted colour．
Green was the second most popular colour for those wanting a new look, with respondents saying green-eyed people were usually mysterious and creative．
People with brown or hazel eyes were perceived to be more trustworthy than people with other eye colours．
People with grey eyes were generally thought to be more intelligent than other people, and they were also described as usually being shy．
Blue was the most common eye colour among respondents, with 41 per cent of those who answered the survey having baby blue peepers and 39 per cent having brown or hazel eyes．
The survey also found that 18 percent of people don't know what colour eyes their partner has!
(1)
Which of the following stars doesn’t have blue eyes?
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A．
Angelina Jolie
B．
Jennifer Aniston
C．
Brad Pitt
D．
Audrey Hepburn
(2)
According to the study result, if you were a manager and wanted to find a most reliable person, you’d better hire one who has ________ eyes．
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A．
blue
B．
green
C．
brown
D．
grey
(3)
According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
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A．
All people don’t know what colour eyes their partner has．
B．
About 30％ people without blue eyes don’t want a change．
C．
Blue eyes are considered as the best eyes in the world．
D．
People with grey eyes are thought to be less clever．
When it comes to using technology to foster education, the prevailing wisdom has been that more is better．Over the past decade, universities around the globe have invested heavily in the wired classroom, adding everything from external laptop connections to Blu-ray DVD players．But there is little evidence that these devices enhance learning－and, critics believe, they might actually hinder it, making both students and teachers passive．What if classrooms were restored to the pre-Internet days of wooden tables and chalk?
Take technology out of the classroom．Jose Nowen, dean of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Texas, has done just that．He wants his faculty to “teach naked”, meaning without the aid of any machines．“Just because you have a PowerPoint presentation doesn’t mean you have a good lecture,” he argues．Classroom time should be reserved for discussions with the prefessor, aimed at teaching students to think critically, argue, and raise new questions．Due to the grim economic climate at most universities, he says, avoiding new technology is also a sound way to save money．
Bowen, who teaches music, delivers content via podcasts(播客), which students must listen to on their own time．He then quizzes them on the material before every class to make sure they’ve done the work, and uses class time for discussions and research according to the recorded lessons．He’s been teaching the same material for 25 years, but since he implemented the new way, he says, his students have been more engaged and scored better on exams．College students asked by researchers to list what motivates them have consistently emphasized teacher enthusiasm, organization, and raport(融洽的关系), while naming lack of active participation as a major disincentive(遏制因素)．Last spring the British Educational Research Journal published a survey that found that 59 percent of students called at least half their lectures boring－particularly those involving PowerPoint．
Technology has a place in education, but it should be used independently by students outside the classroom．That gives them more time to absorb lectures via podcast or video, and frees teachers to spend class time coaching students in how to apply the material rather than simply absorb it．
(1)
What’s the opinion of critics about the technology used in the classrooms?
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A．
It helps enhance teaching and learning．
B．
It puts extra financial burden on schools．
C．
It may serve as an obstacle to learning．
D．
It has injected great vitality into the class．
(2)
What does Jose Bowen expect his teachers to do?
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A．
To teach the students how to use technology after class．
B．
To explain the materials clearly in their unique ways．
C．
To give PowerPoint presentation when teaching．
D．
To teach the students without the aid of technology．
(3)
According to the passage, class time should be used to ________．
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A．
discuss how to treat techonlogy
B．
learn the materials by heart
C．
promote students’ critical thinking
D．
update students on new information
(4)
What do we learn from the third paragraph?
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A．
Active participation in class stimulates students to leran．
B．
Students need tests to check what they have learned．
C．
Most students regard lectures with PowerPoint as less boring．
D．
Teachers’ influence is the most important factor in teaching．
(5)
What is the author’s attitude towards using technology in the classroom?
