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Our listener question this week comes from Abdullahi Farah, who wants to know about the life and work of Doctor Benjamin Carson.

Doctor Carson is an internationally recognized doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been the director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the hospital for twenty-five years. At the age of thirty-three, he became one of the youngest doctors in the United States to hold that position. And he was the first African-American to have that position at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Ben Carson is known for his work as a brain surgeon for children. For example, in nineteen eighty-seven, he led a team of seventy doctors and nurses in an operation to separate two babies joined at the head. Earlier attempts by other surgeons on other babies had failed. Doctor Carson successfully performed the operation. Both babies were able to survive independently.

Doctor Carson has written four books. His first book, "Gifted Hands," tells the story of his life. Benjamin Carson was born in nineteen fifty-one in Detroit, Michigan.

As a boy, Ben was not a good student. In fact, he was the worst in his class. When his mother learned of his failing grades she asked her sons to read two library books every week. She limited the amount of time they watched television. And she told them to respect every person.

Ben Carson soon became the top student in his class. He went on to study at Yale University, one of the best universities in the country, and later to medical school at the University of Michigan.

Doctor Carson has received many awards and honors. Last year he received the nation's highest civilian honor. Former President George W. Bush presented Benjamin Carson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House.

The passage is probably taken from _____.

A. a radio                      B. a magazine                C. TV               D. a paper

What does the word “surgeons” in paragraph 3 mean?

A. nurses                       B. doctors                      C. hospitals        D. points

Benjamin Carson’s change in study was largely because of ______

A. his hard work                        B. his teacher       C. his mother                     D. his father

What’s the aim to write the passage?

A. To call on us to learn from Benjamin Carson.

B. To praise Benjamin Carson for his achievements.

C. To show us how Benjamin Carson succeeded

D. To introduce Benjamin Carson’s life and work

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If you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception (认知) of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality.
The study, which was led by Gary W.Lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers.In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities.
After personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individual' s becoming a friend and a dating partner.Information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive (认知的) processes modify (修改) judgments of attractiveness.
"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski.
The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive.The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status.
"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski.
【小题1】In the study the participants were required to _____.

A.try to make friends with each other
B.try to prove positive characters make people more attractive
C.exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness
D.rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality
【小题2】What's the CORRECT order of how cognitive processes modify judgments of attractiveness?
a.find a person with a positive personality
b.view the person more physically attractive
c.want to make friends with the person
d.want to be his/ her romantic partner
A.a→c→d→bB.d→c→b→aC.c→b→a→dD.a→d→c→b
【小题3】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A.The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality.
B.Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance.
C.The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged.
D.Positive personality may lead to more friends.
【小题4】The passage is written in a(n) _____ tone.
A.subjectiveB.objectiveC.scepticalD.negative
【小题5】Who are the intended readers of this passage?
A.People with positive characteristics.
B.Good-looking people.
C.People with negative characteristics.
D.General people.

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60. 1.If you want to take your children and pets with you on holiday, you can choose _____.

A.Boscastle.

B.The Bay Hotel.

C.Willapark Manor Hotel.

D.S W France.

61. 2.All of the following hotels are close to the sea Except ______.

A.The Country Garden Hotel

B.The Blakeney Hotel.

C.Willapark Manor Hotel.

D.S W France

62. 3.We learn from the text that ____.

A.If you are a smoker, you can stay at Boscatle.

B.If you want to play golf, you can call S W France.

C.Maybe the price is low for aged citizens during special seasonal midweek.

D.Adults with pets can call 01326 280464

63. 4.What is the aim of putting this advertisement?

A.To give a description of the hotels.

B.To encourage more people to know about hotels.

C.To tell people some special things in the hotels.

D.To introduce the hotels and attract more visitors to stay there.

 

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