题目内容
___________! I can't hear you clearly.
A.Go and ask B.Take care C.Remember D.Speak up
Can We Learn More by Trusting than by Not Trusting?
Most of us have been burned by misplaced trust. These experiences lead us to believe that people are too trusting.
But in fact we don't trust enough. A survey about trust in the United States has found that interpersonal trust, a measure (测量) of whether people think others are in general trust worthy is at its lowest in nearly 50 years.
If people are more trustworthy, why don't we trust more?
When you trust someone, you end up working out whether your trust is justified (证明合理) or not. A child next door asks if he can visit your place. If you accept you will find out whether or not he's a good neighbor. A classmate advises you to adopt a new reading method. If you follow the advice you will find out whether the new method works better than the one you were used to.
However, when you don't trust someone. You never find out whether you should trust them. If you don't invite the child over, you won't know whether he would have made a good neighbor or not. If you don't follow your classmate's advice, you won't know if the new method is in fact superior.
This information means that we learn more by trusting than by not trusting. Moreover, when we trust, we learn not only about specific persons, we learn more generally about the type of situations in which we should or shouldn't trust. We get better at trusting.
When our trust is disappointing, the coats are visible (明显的), and our reaction (反应) changes from trouble all the way to hopelessness. The benefit that we've learnt from our mistake is easy to overlook. However, the costs of not trusting someone we could have trusted are invisible. We won't know about the friendship we could have built if we don't let that child go into our place. We won't realise how useful some advice would have been if we don't use our classmate's tip about the new reading method.
Giving people a chance isn't only the moral (道德的) thing to do. It's also the smart thing to do.
1.The writer mentions the survey about trust in the United States in Paragraph 2 to show that ________.
A.Americans are popular B.the measure is unbelievable
C.interpersonal trust is important D.people are short of enough trust
2.We can ________ to make us get better at trusting.
A.try to refuse other people's help
B.change our feelings of disappointment
C.find out the balance between trust and mistrust
D.make a smart decision and give people a chance
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The friendship between friends is trustworthy.
B.The costs of mistaken mistrust are largely hidden.
C.We can get more from not trusting than from trusting.
D.It is unlikely that people are less trustworthy than before.
4.What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?
A.To stress we should trust other people.
B.To question all the experiences of misplaced trust.
C.To introduce some of the trust that can bring us benefits.
D.To discuss which situation we should or shouldn't trust in.
Have you ever had a problem you couldn’t solve? Maybe you went to a shop to look for a solution, but came home empty-handed. More and more, when this situation appears, people are creating their own devices (设备) as the solution. It’s all part of the Maker Movement, made up of thousands of resourceful people who make and fix things, rather than buy them in shops. Makers do all kinds of hands-on projects, from building pizza oven (烤箱) to designing their own drones. For makers, the do-it-yourself way is more affordable, green and satisfying.
Thanks to technology, it’s easier than ever to turn a thought into reality. Many makers use the same tools, just in different ways. For example, Arduino allows people to do anything from creating a talking clock to studying DNA, with very easy-to-use and free hardware (硬件) and software. Raspberry Pi is another popular maker tool. It is a low cost, bank-card sized computer drone that connects to computers or TVs, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing. This minicomputer is as powerful as some full-sized computers. People are using Raspberry Pi for a wide variety of uses, from creating video games to powering robots.
Another key piece of technology for makers are 3D printers, which allow a normal person to create just about anything. You can even use a 3D printer to build your own 3D printer!
The availability of these technologies encourages people to be creative, but technology is only one part of the Maker Movement. Collaboration – whether online or in person – is just as important. This is clear from the growing popularity of Maker Faires, events where people come together to experiment in the areas of art, science, engineering and technology.
So, do you have what it takes to become a maker? You need to be creative and willing to play around with some new technologies. You should also want to share your ideas with others. Perhaps most importantly, you can’t be afraid of failure. Creators hardly ever get it right on the first try. Be brave, be creative, be co-operative and have fun!
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 2? （ ）
A.Raspberry Pi helps realise makers’ ideas more easily than before.
B.Full-sized computers are much more powerful than Arduino.
C.People can communicate with their clocks through Arduino.
D.Many free video games can be created with Raspberry Pi.
2.The word “collaboration” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”. （ ）
A.creating solutions B.growing quickly
C.doing experiments D.working together
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? （ ）
A.Various Tools-Using B.Creative Problem-Solving
C.Development of New Technology D.Inventions with High-tech Devices
A businessman had two sons. While he gave the younger son a lot of love and g1., he neglected（忽视） the elder son. It was completely puzzling（令人费解） and no one knew why.
When the boys grew up, they were a2. to manage the father's business. The elder son was serious about the business. From morning till late in the evening, he was busy w3.。 Within a few years, he ran the business very well and e4.expanded（扩大）it.
What about the younger son? He didn't have much to do e5.having a good time. But the father believed that his favorite son would be a success. If the elder son could be a s6.businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.
A few years later, the results of his decision became clear. Uninterested in business, the younger son continued s7. his time enjoying himself. And he went out of business. But the elder son's far smaller share（份） of business had expanded and he had proved h8.to be a good decision maker.
Ashamed at the turn of events the father met the elder son and was a9.with the younger one. The elder son, who was listening to all this quietly, suddenly said he wanted to s10.up an independent business and live on his own.
“Why?” asked the father: “I blame（责备） one person for the way my brother has turned out, and it's not him. You can't blame children for the faults（过失）of their parents, can you?" asked the elder son.
A: Hi, Mike. You look very tired. 1.
B: Oh, I went to see a 3D movie last night and went to bed very late.
A: 2.
B: With my father.
A: 3.
B: We went there by bike.
A: What's the name of the movie?
B: Titanic.
A:4.
B: I think it is boring and it makes me sad.
A: 5.
B: Because the ending is terrible.
A: You like some exciting movies, right?
B: Yes, you are right.
A.How do you like the story?
B.Why do you feel sad?
C.How did you go there?
D.Who did you go with?
E.What did you do last night?
F.What do you think of the film?
G.How do you spend your holiday?
In some western countries, dinner ___________ around 7 p.m. or even later.
A.is served B.is serving C.was served D.serves
—___________ was he like in class?
—He was quite difficult.
A.What B.Which C.How D.Who
It is raining heavily, ________ we have our P.E. class in the classroom.
A.for B.so C.but D.or
_______ talk face to face without wearing a mask.
A.No B.Don’t C.Not
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