【推荐1】New Orleans native Keiana Cave, at the age of 18, is one of the youngest Americans

named in the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. The college girl developed a molecule(分子) for dispersing (分解) oil, which she presently produces through her company Mare.

Forbes, one of the most popular magazines in the US, released its annual 30 Under 30 lists on January 3, 2017. With 20 different categories (类别) from music to law and policy, in each area. Forbes presented 30 up-and-coming young groundbreakers (创始者) on its official website.

Cave is comparatively much younger than those selected to her category, but this by no means discounts her exceptional ability. To   see her daughter's name on the list, Vanessa Cave-Herazo was surprised, but she said she knew it was coming because “Keiana has always been destined(注定) for great things.

After learning about the negative effects of the oil dispersant( 分散剂) used in the Gulf Coast during the B. P. oil spill (泄露) cleanup, Cave decided to create her own dispersant. Cave raised $ 1.2 million from Chevron, an American multinational energy company, to develop her molecule in 20 16.

"It aims at certain poisons in the sea water,and breaks them up into water,”she said of herdispersant. “It is one of the few legal oil dispersants, " Cave added.

Despite this achievement, Cave believes she has not quite yet reached success. She regards success as the amount of influence she has made on the community and the world.The creation of themolecule is an achievement,but she believes seeing her work being put to use will truly be her success.

While Cave may have made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list early in her career, she is never going to slow down. She will make an effort to increase the growth of Mare, which is devoted to developing molecules to solve major social issues.

"Right now, Mare consists of this one molecule that I hope to expand and live up to the Forbes name," Cave said.

1. What caused Cave to bring forward her invention?

A．Her mother's encouragement.

B．An imperfect dispersant in use.

C．The huge market of dispersants.

D．Her wish to be awarded by Forbes.

2. What can we say about Cave?

A．She has a very good sense of humor.

B．She finds it hard to manage her company.

C．She has a strong sense of social responsibility.

D．She is fed up with new studies about molecules.

3. What will Cave's next step be?

A．To create legal oil dispersants.

B．To develop her company Mare.

C．To raise money for her project.

D．To enter Chevron after graduation.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To announce a competition

B．To describe a new company.

C．To advertise (an oil dispersant.

D．To report on a teenage inventor.

【推荐2】Visitors to Henn-na, a restaurant outside Nagasaki, Japan, are greeted by a unique sight: their food being prepared by a row of humanoid robots. The "head chef", named Andrew, is using his two long arms:he stirs batter(面糊)in a metal bowl, then pours it onto a hot grill. In a nearby hotel, robots check guests into their rooms and help with their luggage.

CEO Hideo Sawada, who runs the restaurant and the hotel, predicts that 70 percent of the jobs at Japan's hotels will be automated in the next five years. He said, "Since you can work them 24 hours a day, and they don't need vacation, in the end it's more cost-efficient to use the robot."

This is seemingly worrying. In fact, in America, automation(自动化)helps the food-service and accommodation sector continue to grow. In the company Panera, because of its new kiosks, an app that allows online ordering, the chain is now processing more orders overall, which means it needs more total workers to meet consumers' demand. Starbucks customers who use the chain's app return more frequently than those who don't, the company has said, and the greater efficiency that online ordering allows has increased sales at busy stores (luring peak hours. Starbucks employed 8% more people in the U. S. in 2016 than it did in 2015, the year it began to use the app.

Of course, whether automation is a net benefit to workers in restaurants and hotels, and not just a competitive advantage for one chain over another will depend on whether an improved customer experience makes Americans more likely to dine out and stay at hotels, rather than brown-bagging(自备午餐)it or find an Airbnb to book unique homes.

1. What makes Japan's Henn-na Hotel unique?

A．Its robot employees.	B．Its advanced equipment.
C．Its convenient location.	D．Its successful management.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?

A．Workers may find it hard to focus on their tasks.

B．Automation may be a challenge to human jobs.

C．Automation may increase business costs.

D．Many companies may find it hard to survive.

3. What can we infer from the two cases in Paragraph 3?

A．The two companies are competing fiercely to take over the market.

B．Automation helps the shops to become popular online.

C．Starbucks employed more people than Panera did in 2016.

D．Automation could create more job chances for humans.

4. What is the author's attitude towards the future of automation?

A．Objective.	B．Optimistic.
C．Pessimistic.	D．Doubtful.

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When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men should not cry. The tears were signs of being weak and a sissy(胆小鬼), which a man is not supposed to be. This was even strengthened in my young mind when the song, Boys Don't Cry, came out in the early 1980s.

But just this June, I discovered that courage is not all about trying to keep all the pain inside in check. Courage is not all about trying to hide the tears. It is the opposite — the tears strengthen the heart's courage. And I saw this in my father. That day my father cried.

My 18-year-old sister eloped (私奔) and from it I saw how weak my father's heart was. My sister and I were used to seeing him as an iron-willed figure and authoritarian father.

For three days after my sister eloped, he would not talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about everything.

It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father's shoulder as we have drifted apart (疏远) farther and farther while I was growing up. That night，though, I sensed my father trying to control his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We have all cried over what happened except him. All of us except him.

The simple touch and my words, “Dad, it is not your fault.”, broke my father's dam. In the darkness, he began to cry. I felt his shoulders shaking as he whispered, "Where did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldn't your sister wait?"

I understood then why he preferred to be in the dark. By being there, he hoped to spare his family of a father's pain. His tears, though we did not see them before that night, were there all the same. I saw his courage, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and understood his pain.

1. Why did the author think men shouldn’t cry when he was younger?
(No more than 12 words)
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2. According to the author and his sister, what kind of person was their father?
(No more than 6 words)
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3. How did the author make his father let out his pain?
(No more than 9 words)   
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4. When did the author see his father’s courage?
(No more than 7 words)   
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【推荐2】What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem totally impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry of her blood. Any chemical change in the mother’s blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.

In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.

As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.

1. Which of the following statements is not true?

A．Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy.

B．It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.

C．The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.

D．There are no connection between mother’s nervous systems and her unborn child’s.

2. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ______.

A．she is emotionally shocked

B．she has a good knowledge of inheritance

C．she takes part in all kind of activities

D．she sticks to studying

3. According to the passage, a child may inherit ______.

A．everything from his mother

B．a knowledge of mathematics

C．a rather general ability that we call intelligence

D．her mother’s musical ability

4. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will _____.

A．surely become musician

B．mostly become a poet

C．possibly become a teacher

D．become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music

【推荐3】Imagine meeting someone for the first time who comes from a distant country but is fluent in your language. Would you adapt the tone of your voice, or the spacing of pauses in your speech? How about adjusting your body language and facial expressions, depending on the background of the person in front of you?

These are just a handful of the shifts in behaviour that can contribute to what is known as your "cultural intelligence", or CQ.

"The number one predictor of your success in today's borderless world is not your IQ, or not even your expertise(专长)," writes social, scientist David Livermore in his book The Cultural Intelligence Difference. "It's your CQ."

Typically CQ is measured through a series of questions that assess four distinct components. The first is "CQ Drive"-the motivation to learn about other cultures. Then there is "CO Knowledge", which is an understanding of some of the general cultural differences you may face. "CQ Strategy" examines how you make sense of those difficult conflicts and learn from them, while "CQ Action" involves your behavioural flexibility-whether you are able to adapt your conduct like a cultural chameleon.

"While understanding a specific culture can be useful, it may not predict at all your ability to engage effectively in a new place," says Livermore. "In fact, our research finds that individuals who have lived in multiple locations for extended time are more likely to have higher CQ Knowledge than those who have lived multiple decades in one overseas setting."

Someone with low CO might have a tendency to judge everyone else's behaviour by his own cultural standards. If he comes from a more sociable environment, for instance, and notices that his Japanese colleagues are very quiet in a meeting, he may assume that they are being unfriendly or bored. A person at the top of the scale(级别), meanwhile, might realise that silence is a sign of respect and that feedback(反馈)won't be given unless it is explicitly required. As a result, he'll make sure to offer suitable opportunities within the meeting for others to provide their opinions.

1. Which of the following best describes "a cultural chameleon"?

A．Learning from other cultures to have a high CQ.

B．Taking action to overcome the communication barrier.

C．Getting along well with others despite cultural differences.

D．Changing behaviour according to the cultural background.

2. What is the best way to get high CQ Knowledge?

A．Experiencing a variety of different cultures.	B．Spending a long time in a specific culture.
C．Meeting people from a distant country.	D．Having personal experience in another culture.

3. What kind of people do the "Japanese colleagues" represent?

A．People with low CO.	B．People with high CQ.
C．People from a different culture.	D．People from a sociable environment.

4. Whom is the text mainly intended for?

A．Those who are going to be a social scientist.

B．Those who want to learn about CQ Knowledge.

C．Those who conduct some research on CQ and IQ.

D．Those who interact with people from different cultures.

【推荐1】More and more people around the world are getting tattoos (纹身). In the United States a large number of people aged 25 to 40 get tattoos. A third of all Americans between 18 and 25 have a tattoo. In Britain a fifth of all adults are tattooed. Tattooing has become an important industry as well. Today, there are more than 50,000 tattoo artists in the US alone.

Even famous people such as Angelina Jolie and David Beckham have some kind of tattoo on their bodies. According to researchers many people tattoo themselves as a sign of individuality (个性). They want to express themselves and show others who they are. Other forms of body art are also on the rise.

Today, tattoos are widely accepted in society. That hasn’t always been the case. Tattoos used to be connected with criminals (罪犯), lower class people or certain groups like sailors and motorcycle gangs. While tattooing was once only for men, more and more women are now getting tattoos.

Tattooing goes way back in history. In many parts of the world, people used tattoos for different purposes. The ancient Romans tattooed their slaves. Native Americans tattooed themselves as a sign of bravery. N Nazi Germany Jews were marked with a number to tell who they were.

Not only has tattooing itself become a big industry, but removing them is also on the increase. Many people just don’t realize that a tattoo lasts forever and at some time in their lives they may want to get rid of it. The cost of tattooing yourself usually depends on how large the tattoo is or how complex (复杂的) it is. Prices are usually from a hundred to over a thousand dollars.

1. What can you learn from the first paragraph?

A．Tattoos are now very popular.

B．Many tattoo artists are moving to America.

C．It is against the law to get tattoos in Britain.

D．Young adults around the world have a preference for tattoos.

2. What might be Angelina Jolie’s attitude towards tattooing?

A．She is worried about it.	B．She thinks little of it.
C．She is interested in it.	D．She has no idea of it.

3. According to the fourth paragraph, tattooing __________.

A．is still not accepted by women	B．has a long history
C．is not good for our health	D．usually costs a lot of money

4. It seems that the business of tattooing will __________.

A．Slow down	B．disappear soon
C．become very hard	D．continue growing

【推荐2】Five American teenagers were officially named the 2018 National Student Poets on Thursday at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award is the highest honor for young poets in the United States and the students represent states from all over the country. The teenagers were first chosen in August from among thousands of award-winning young poets in the United States

Virginia McEnery leads the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which plays a part in choosing the national student poets. She says poetry is powerful because it is open to everyone. “It’s so democratic, you don’t need more than a pencil and piece of paper and everyone likes it.” McEnery says she hopes the national student poet program will support the winners not only as writers, but as activists

Many of the student poets have already held literary leadership positions, McEnery said. “For many of them, they are working for their library or they’ re running the literary magazine for their school or one of them is actually in the scholastic awards program for her state.”

As national student poets, the five young people will give presentations, performances and training on poetry and literature. They will also improve the services of libraries and museums, and volunteer in their communities. In addition, each poet will receive an award of ＄5,000 and the opportunity to learn from poet and teacher Glenis Redmond. And, they will meet with Tracy K. Smith, the current poet laureate(桂冠诗人) for the United States.

McEenery says she has seen for herself how programs to support students’ creative expression can change young people’s lives. “It’s such a hard time to be a teenager, social movements are happening in real time as they are growing up. What better, smarter, wiser thing can a young person do than try to write about it?”

1. What does the underlined word “democratic” in paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．special

B．useful

C．popular

D．interesting

2. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A．The award is the highest honor for young poets in the world.

B．The five young people will improve the services of library and museums.

C．The programmes to support students’ creative expression changed young people’s lives.

D．The teenagers were first selected from among many award-winning young poets in USA.

3. What’s McEnery’s attitude towards being a poet?

A．negative

B．positive

C．uncaring

D．doubtful

【推荐3】“Don’t tell anyone”. We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us. But it can be hard to keep a secret. We often tend to“spill the beans”, even if we regret it later.

According to Asim Shah, professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may well“become a burden”. This is because people often have an“obsessive (强迫性的) and anxious urge to share it with someone”.

An earlier study, led by Anita E. Kelly, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.

But with secrets so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other.“Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone.”according to Shah.

He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn’t mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.

Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you’d better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn’t give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone’s secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn’t so secret anymore.

1. The underlined phrase“spill the bean”is closest in meaning to _______.

A．keep a secret	B．let out a secret
C．suffer from stress	D．talk about other people’s private lives

2. According to Kelly, a person who is entrusted with a secret _______.

A．should keep everything inside

B．tends to lose the trust of someone

C．often has an anxious desire to share it with others

D．may have to put up with physical or psychological problems

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Quiet people are more likely to keep the secrets to themselves.

B．Sharing secrets helps establish friendship or get over the sense of guilt.

C．It’s better to inform others of the chances of your leaking secrets beforehand.

D．Putting yourself in others’shoes helps realize the difficulty of keeping secrets.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards the phenomenon of sharing secrets?

A．Supportive.	B．Disapproving.
C．Objective.	D．Uncaring.