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-----Have you heard the amazing news?
-----But it _______ be true. Anyone with common sense won’t believe it.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. may not D. shouldn’t
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A computer ______ think for itself. It is programmed to carry out instructions only.
A．can’t B．may not C．won’t D．shouldn’t
查看习题详情和答案>>A computer ______ think for itself．It is programmed to carry out instructions only.
A．can’t B．may not C．won’t D．shouldn’t
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You may say it’s just a slip of the tongue. But as a senior official and a well-educated person, a professional who is supposed to be expert at using words shouldn’t have made such a remark like “Why did only two teachers commit suicide?” We use “only” to emphasize（强调） how small an amount is or how unimportant the matter is. When talking about death toll, such a word as “only” should never be appropriate.
Of course, it seems unfair to put all the blame on her, especially about the suicide of any individual. We should never indirectly encourage any self-destructive behaviour by making finger-pointing remarks afterwards. Any sensational accusation may help spread a very wrong message which will lead to even more copycat（模仿他人行为者）cases.
As expected, Professor Li has spoken out in her defence, saying that her remarks concerning the two suicides had been taken out of context, adding that she is a caring and warm-hearted person.
However, a seemingly “caring and warm-hearted person” without enough political sensitivity can hardly make a good government official. Mr. Tung used to be described as kind and selfless, but being kind is not enough. It is misleading to say such characteristics as kindness and devotion make somebody fit or capable.
Last time, her saying that students were the least qualified to criticize the Chief Executive had led to much criticism. Then she apologized. This time, a much more widespread furore（公众的骚动） has been brought. Again, she apologized. How many times is she going to apologize before she is willing to step down?
We need a more diplomatic（外交的） person to calm teachers, students and parents alike.
1. The purpose of the passage is to _____.
A. encourage teachers to commit suicide
B. criticize professor Li
C. put stress on the official’s remarks
D. show her dissatisfaction with the senior official
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The official used improper words in her remarks.
B. The senior official’s apologies were not sincere.
C. Nobody could comfort the people.
D. The professional tried to mislead the people to continue their suicide.
3. The author thought ________.
A. the official was very fit for her office
B. the official used the word “only” not by mistake
C. it was quite right to blame the official
D. the official won’t make such mistakes any more
4. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. the officials’ remark led to more suicide committing
B. the official was a sensitive politician
C. the official believed the students had rights to talk about the Chief Executive
D. professor Li showed favor to the official
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Teenagers really don't pay attention to how much noise they are exposed (暴露) to, Josef Shargorodsky
of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston told Reuters. "Often people won't notice it, but even slight hearing
loss may affect language development," said Shargorodsky, one of the researchers.
The study compared surveys from the early 1990s and the mid-2000s. Each included a few thousand
teenagers. In the first survey, about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss. Some 15 years
later, that number had risen by a third, to nearly 20 percent.
"This certainly is big news," said Alison Grimes, an ear doctor. Hearing loss is very common in old people,
Grimes said, but she added that it was worrying to see it happen in the younger age group.
In babies and young children, hearing problems are known to slow language development. The science is
less clear for teenagers, but it is easy to imagine how being hard of hearing could affect learning, said Grimes.
The reasons for the rise are still unclear. When researchers asked teenagers about noise exposure-on the job,
at school or from activities, for example-the teenagers didn't report any change. But Shargorodsky said that
might not be true. "We knew from before that it is difficult to ask this age group about noise exposure-they
underestimate (低估) it." Few people would call it noise when they listen to music on their MP3 player, for
example. "There is a difference between what we think is loud and what is harmful to the ear," said Grimes.
Although it's not clear that the MP3 players cause teenagers' hearing loss, Grimes said it was still a good
idea to turn down the sound and take short breaks from listening.
hearing loss.
B. five
C. six
D. eight
B. Only a few old people have hearing problems.
C. Hearing problems can slow language development.
D. Noise exposure is clearly noticed by teenagers.
B. MP3 players are to blame
C. listening to loud music may be a cause
D. noise is the main reason
B. explain what kinds of noises might affect studies
C. suggest that teenagers shouldn't listen to loud music
D. show how important hearing can be for learning