题目内容
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The talk between the two leaders aimed at ending the long _____of war between the two countries.
A. sense B. case C. state D. condition
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Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.
That’s a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole program.
Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance (无知). Then the host has to answer and explain—how silly this is! It wastes a lot of time.
It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They don’t care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested or how silly they appear to be.
I’m totally bored by those people. It’s necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programmers. In my opinion, if a caller does not know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it.
【小题1】The sentence “some people do nothing but break the whole program” may tell us that _____.
A.radio stations use hotlines in a wrong way |
B.it is a fact |
C.it is a good idea |
D.some people have unclear thoughts |
A.because the host works hard |
B.because of the caller’s ignorance |
C.because the host likes talking to the caller |
D.because of a lot of questions raised by the caller |
一Shall we watch the news or the talk show?
—— Either will do with me.
A.It all depends. | B.It doesn’t matter. |
C.It’s all right. | D.It’s up to you. |
A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life---a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we know voices or faces.
As a child, visiting my father’s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desk of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge---except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW’.
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don’t buy it.
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand---as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.
1.Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?
A.He had worked with his colleague long enough. |
B.His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful. |
C.His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible. |
D.He still had a lot of work to do. |
2. People working together in an office used to __________.
A.talk more about handwriting |
B.take more notes on workdays |
C.know better one another’s handwriting |
D.communicate better with one another |
3. According to the author, handwritten notes ___________.
A.are harder to teach in schools |
B.attract more attention |
C.are used only between friends |
D.carry more message |
4. We can learn from the passage that the author _____________.
A.thinks it impossible to teach handwriting |
B.does not want to lose handwriting |
C.does not agree with Florey |
D.puts the blame on the computer |