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Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).

As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.

When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.

The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.

1.What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?

A. His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.

B. His workmates are eager to become famous too.

C. These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.

D. His colleagues was jealous of him and did so to destroy his fame.

2.The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ________.

A. was in fact a complex hoax

B. was a great scientific invention

C. contributed to the theory of evolution

D. had the skull like that of an ape

3.What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Happily. B. Generally.

C. Doubtfully. D. Completely.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Hebrew is probably a kind of language.

B. Truths of science will never be out of time.

C. People believe scientists because they are persuasive.

D. We are advised to believe famous scientists.

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Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money. 1. So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

1. The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员). 2. When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more ways of using money.

2. Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 3. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “You have to make a choice between this and that toy.”

3. 4.

Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product –a name-brand butter and a generic(无商标产品), for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 5. If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A. Wise decision

B. The value of money

C. Permit the child to choose between them.

D. Tell your child why he can –or cannot –have certain things.

E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.

F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.

G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.

完形填空(共2小题)

16. I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in.It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings.So I was glad to have the ________ time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day,but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed.

As I sat waiting for my _______to be called,I reflected on my last meeting of the day.It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ________ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years.Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by ________ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years.We both laughed and smiled as we ________ the good times and the great experiences we had shared together.

It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about.I realized just how important it was to have regular ________ of the good times in our life.I was ________enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life.It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ________ in a cupboard in your house.There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places,and most importantly to those people who are in the ________

My flight home was finally called three hours later.I smiled as I ________ the plane and realized that I was not at all ________ about the delay in the flight,as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by.

1.A.rest B.extraC.breakD.alone

2.A.flight B.numberC.turnD.name

3.A.chatB.negotiationC.lunchD.gathering

4.A.aswellasB.asfarasC.assoonasD.aslongas

5.A.reviewedB.reflectedC.recalledD.restored

6.A.memoriesB.rehearsalsC.performancesD.reminders

7.A.depressedB.embarrassedC.LuckyD.proud

8.A.leftoutB.storedawayC.putoutD.setaway

9.A.picturesB.cupboardC.presentD.past

10.A.tookB.boardedC.reachedD.1anded

11.A.disturbedB.puzzledC.afraidD.upset

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