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Officials at Boston College have made what may be a critical decision they've stopped giving out new email accounts to incoming students.The officials realized that the students had already established digital (41)C by the time they entered college,so the new email addresses were just not being used,but,(42)F,the college will offer forwarding (转发) services.
Starting next year,freshman (43)J at Boston College won't be given an actual email account complete with login and inbox,just an email address.This address,in the format of johnsmith@bc.edu will simply forward mail to the student's already (44)G inbox,be it Gmail,Windows Live Mail,Yahoo Mail,AOL,or whatever else they may be using.
The college reached a smart decision after first looking into outsourcing(外包) their email to the cloud.While the Boston College decision may have been made for (45)D reasons more than anything,we can easily imagine this as being the start of a new trend.
Can you even imagine a U.S.college student who didn't have an email address of their own by the time they were a freshman?It's (46)H unheard of.Today's students are digital(47)B immersed (浸润) in technology from the day they were born.It simply doesn't make sense to give them yet another account to manage when they enter college.
By going this (48)I,there are still some challenges to overcome,though.For example,a student who changes their email carrier will probably forget to (49)E the institution to the change and could then miss out on (50)K messages from the university with regard to their courses,scholarship,safety information,etc.
In the end,we think the decision Boston College made could easily be the start of a new trend.We're sure the students like it,too.
A.adapt B.natives C.identities D.cost-saving E.alert F.instead G.established H.practically I.route J.enrolled K.significant |
Starting next year,freshman (43)J at Boston College won't be given an actual email account complete with login and inbox,just an email address.This address,in the format of johnsmith@bc.edu will simply forward mail to the student's already (44)G inbox,be it Gmail,Windows Live Mail,Yahoo Mail,AOL,or whatever else they may be using.
The college reached a smart decision after first looking into outsourcing(外包) their email to the cloud.While the Boston College decision may have been made for (45)D reasons more than anything,we can easily imagine this as being the start of a new trend.
Can you even imagine a U.S.college student who didn't have an email address of their own by the time they were a freshman?It's (46)H unheard of.Today's students are digital(47)B immersed (浸润) in technology from the day they were born.It simply doesn't make sense to give them yet another account to manage when they enter college.
By going this (48)I,there are still some challenges to overcome,though.For example,a student who changes their email carrier will probably forget to (49)E the institution to the change and could then miss out on (50)K messages from the university with regard to their courses,scholarship,safety information,etc.
In the end,we think the decision Boston College made could easily be the start of a new trend.We're sure the students like it,too.
8.Do you want to get smarter and stay sharp?Scientists have discovered that when playing a musical instrument,the human brain can (21)B the structure as well as the(22)A of how it works.
For a long time scientists believed that the human brain was (23)D developed by age 5and we were stuck with our gray cells for the rest of our lives.But our brain is a/an (24)D organ.
Research finds that the brain can change(25)C and even create new connections all through our lives as we learn new skills!(26)B,connections and areas of the brain that are less used (27)C.The strength of the connections in the brain increases with the amount of practice.
Every time you play a musical instrument,as your fingers glide over the instrument,your brain establishes important electrical (28)A.As you try to figure out the right notes,you are exercising parts of the brain which are (29)B for language learning.When you(30)A your music,you are working yet other (31)A of the brain that help prevent memory loss.
The (32)B activities required for learning and playing music help to build connections in the brain between otherwise (33)D parts.
Why is this important?(34)D taking a new,unfamiliar route to school.It will take a few attempts (35)B you figure out the best shortcut to your destination.The brain works in the same way.Creating new connections can help us (36)C our brain to focus on (37)C ways of learning and storing information that is important for us.
So the next time your mother (38)C you to practice your music,you are not doing her a (39)A---you are (40)D strengthening and re-writing your brain for the future!
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For a long time scientists believed that the human brain was (23)D developed by age 5and we were stuck with our gray cells for the rest of our lives.But our brain is a/an (24)D organ.
Research finds that the brain can change(25)C and even create new connections all through our lives as we learn new skills!(26)B,connections and areas of the brain that are less used (27)C.The strength of the connections in the brain increases with the amount of practice.
Every time you play a musical instrument,as your fingers glide over the instrument,your brain establishes important electrical (28)A.As you try to figure out the right notes,you are exercising parts of the brain which are (29)B for language learning.When you(30)A your music,you are working yet other (31)A of the brain that help prevent memory loss.
The (32)B activities required for learning and playing music help to build connections in the brain between otherwise (33)D parts.
Why is this important?(34)D taking a new,unfamiliar route to school.It will take a few attempts (35)B you figure out the best shortcut to your destination.The brain works in the same way.Creating new connections can help us (36)C our brain to focus on (37)C ways of learning and storing information that is important for us.
So the next time your mother (38)C you to practice your music,you are not doing her a (39)A---you are (40)D strengthening and re-writing your brain for the future!
21.A.create | B.change | C.make | D.keep |
22.A.function | B.effect | C.fact | D.symbol |
23.A.hardly | B.partly | C.nearly | D.fully |
24.A.natural | B.funny | C.usual | D.amazing |
25.A.strength | B.size | C.shape | D.weight |
26.A.Fortunately | B.Similarly | C.Strangely | D.Surprisingly |
27.A.go up | B.come out | C.die away | D.get off |
28.A.connections | B.functions | C.areas | D.instruments |
29.A.inevitable | B.essential | C.obvious | D.ordinary |
30.A.memorize | B.play | C.do | D.write |
31.A.regions | B.fields | C.cases | D.instruments |
32.A.useful | B.complex | C.scientific | D.personal |
33.A.similar | B.creative | C.imaginary | D.unrelated |
34.A.Suggest | B.Practice | C.Consider | D.Imagine |
35.A.when | B.before | C.that | D.since |
36.A.work | B.teach | C.train | D.run |
37.A.shorter | B.farther | C.quicker | D.cleverer |
38.A.allows | B.promises | C.reminds | D.warns |
39.A.favor | B.pleasure | C.need | D.lesson |
40.A.certainly | B.finally | C.specially | D.actually |