One of the most important things that has happened to me occurred long before I was aware of it. As the story goes, I was three days old and Mom was singing “The Name Game” song to me: “Christine Bo-Bean.” By day four, I was given a new name —Christine-Bo-Bean, or just Bo-Bee to my mother.
Now, I am Bo to her and close friends. Although I have been Bo to my mother all my life, I recently discovered that my true name is not on my birth certificate; it’s the name that is as unique and memorable as I am.
People usually know me as Christine. They still see me as a quiet, bookish child. They don’t know who I am now. My most recent hopes, fears, goals, dreams and opinions escape their notice; it is easier to think of me as I was. In their minds, they have a box labeled “Christine” in which I fit neatly, and as Christine, I was content with the perfect packaging.
Those who call me Bo or Bo-Bee really know me. They remember who I was and realize I have changed. The Bo I am is ever-changing, ever-growing and ever-learning.
When I was Christine, I was quiet, and easily scared. I feared groups, meeting new people and sharing my opinions. I was more comfortable with a book than my best friend. As Christine, I thought everyone was better than I was.
As Bo, I still love my books, but I want to discuss them. As Bo, my dream is to live where I can experience new things and meet new people. I dream about being alone on a stage lit by a single spotlight; I have that confidence now. I am equal to those I once saw as better than me.
I can’t always be Bo. Sometimes exposing myself is still scary and I feel too nervous; I want to hide in those old boxes. Mostly, however, I am ready for the world. So, just call me Bo.
1. When was the author given a nickname?| A．When she was three years old. |
| B．On the fourth day after she was born. |
| C．Seven days after she was born. |
| D．When she received the old “Christine” box. |
| A．They think the author is active and crazy. |
| B．They care about the author’s most recent feelings. |
| C．They don’t realize the author has changed. |
| D．They don’t know the author has changed her name. |
| A．She showed no interest in reading. |
| B．She took pleasure in finding new things. |
| C．She loved reading and sharing books with friends. |
| D．She lacked confidence and preferred to be alone. |
| A．Bo—the True Name |
| B．A Unique Name |
| C．Remember the Past |
| D．The Meaning of Nickname |
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【推荐1】The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, who used to be a saleswoman in a local food company before retirement, with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos.
“The main group that I wanted to encourage was people aged 30 to 50," says Chen, “They will be motivated to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The message I want to convey is that it is never too late to pursue good health. In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day.”
Chen had been in a poor physical condition since she was a child. She even had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy. Her husband shows his approval by doing most of the household chores.
An overweight Chen started with light jogging, but a fitness coach later advised her to rehabilitate her knee before running. Because of this, Chen entered a gym for the first time on Dec 29,2018.
“Everyone in the gym was young. They were giving me weird looks," recalls Chen, who made it a point to walk 3. 5 kilometers to the gym every day.
Her daily training started at 8 am with 50 pushups, mountain-climbing workouts, running and weightlifting. After a short break at 9 am, Chen continued working put until 3 pm. She hit the gym every day in 2019. For Chen, her passion for exercising was born out of a need instead of desire to become famous.
When her health and fitness improved, Chen embarked on high-intensity training sessions and dealt with the more challenging workouts like kettlebell swings, battle ropes and deadlifts. Three months later, she lost a whopping 28 kilograms. Her body mass index also returned to normal.
1. Which words best describe Chen Jifang?| A．Elegant and resistant | B．Ambitious and tough |
| C．Independent and considerate | D．Passionate and dutiful |
| A．survive | B．restore |
| C．revive | D．protect |
| A．Chen was poor when she was young. |
| B．Chen, as a saleswoman, gained 3 million fans. |
| C．Chen's decision largely comes from her husband. |
| D．Chen managed to sustain her workouts for about 6 hours per day. |
| A．A granny can lift | B．An idle youth, a needy age |
| C．A fall in a pit, a gain in your wit | D．Good health is the best wealth |
【推荐2】When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who had left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer—and with that along, I thought, it would be easy.
My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a fulltime blogger.
Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010, and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my blogging—not my photography—did take me around the world successfully. At first, I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.
Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their lives elsewhere.
1. After the author quit her job, she decided to ________.| A．divorce her husband |
| B．be a wedding photographer |
| C．pay off all her debts |
| D．go travelling abroad |
| A．She paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip. |
| B．She realised his dream of becoming a travel photographer. |
| C．She got a job as an editor in a publishing house. |
| D．She finally became a professional blogger unintentionally. |
| A．her personal reasons |
| B．her photographing skills |
| C．free marketing for blogging |
| D．booming of travel industry |
| A．Inspiring. |
| B．Appealing. |
| C．Interesting. |
| D．Challenging. |
【推荐3】A cloudless Southern California sky looms over the Pro Park Course for the Pro Skate Park Series. Here to compete are some of the top female skaters in the world. The women skaters range in age from early adolescence to early 30s, but in a sport that embraces youth, there is one who stands out. At 8 years old, Sky Brown, would be the youngest skater, male or female, ever to compete at this series.
She is known to some — a minor star of the viral age. When her first video was posted to YouTube, Sky initially gained a little internet fame as a premature and level-headed 4-year-old — highly intelligent, well-spoken beyond her years, hugely talented, and yet grounded. Four years later, it was announced that she would be competing at Huntington Beach. Still, the question remains: Is she truly ready, or will this be another case where reality comes crashing down hard on all the hype?
And then, it turns out to be anything but. Sky goes out and presents one surprise after another. Commentators Neal Hendrix and Chris Pastras are left in awe, “Half of the pros can't do.” The only thing that makes the prodigy look like a kid is her size. In every other regard, she holds her own with skaters 10 and 20 years her senior. Before the competition at Huntington, Sky was a curiosity. After, she is a competitor.
Sky's first memory of a skateboard is seeing her father, Stuart, doing a few tricks in front of the family home. “It always looked really fun,” says Sky. “I just kept begging to try it.” Sky progressed quickly, although she never had a formal coach. Somehow she just had the knack. Every movement, every shift in weight, every push and pull of body on board, she absorbed. Then, she did it herself.
“You get so close to making it,” she says of her process, “and think you're about to land it, and then it takes you 100 more times. I'm always saying to my parents, 'Just one last try.'” If anyone was pushing, striving to get better, it was Sky herself, learning new tricks the same way everyone else does — by trying, failing, falling, and getting back up again.
1. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?| A．To show Sky’s early experience. |
| B．To show Sky’s talents from varied aspects. |
| C．To show the public’s doubt about Sky’s competence. |
| D．To show the public’s recognition of Sky’s performances. |
| A．She equals the senior skaters in the competition. |
| B．She looks like a professional skater in terms of her figure. |
| C．She participates in a competition inappropriate for the young. |
| D．She has already become a household name before the competition. |
| A．Her parents push her too hard. |
| B．She practices hard and never quits. |
| C．Her coach is very strict with her. |
| D．Her father exerts a strong influence on her. |
| A．A Rocky Road Leads to Internet Fame |
| B．A Strong Competitor Stands out from Crowd |
| C．An 8-year-old Skater Amazes the World |
| D．A Wonder Shows at the Pro Skate Park Series |
【推荐1】One night about nine o'clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o'clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after 2 o'clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Cuninghan,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all the way from Albany to save your boy.”
1. Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because _____.| A．Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot |
| B．The boy needed the help of a surgeon |
| C．Dr. Eyck was the boy’s father |
| D．Dr. Eyck was Haydon’s friend |
| A．he was stopped by the police |
| B．the weather was rather terrible |
| C．Clens Falls was too far from Albany |
| D．his car was taken away |
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself. d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital. f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.
| A．c, e, f, a, b, d | B．a, c, f, d, b, e |
| C．c, a, f, e, d, b | D．a, c, f, e, d, b |
| A．he had not been sent to the hospital |
| B．his father hadn’t arrived in time |
| C．Dr. Eyck had arrived earlier than the man |
| D．Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier |
【推荐2】Before coming to China, the Great Wall held a mysterious and poetic quality for me. I had seen it in photos, in films and read about it in books, but my first experience of the wall gave me a very different impression. In 2014, I visited the Badaling section, certainly an attractive place with some incredible views, but perhaps due to the large number of tourists, the massive restorations and tourist facilities, it felt far different from the impression I had built up in my mind.
I have been to many different sections of the wall since then, but none have matched my high expectations until the recent National Day holiday. I decided to hike along the Jiankou section of the wall which rises more than 1,000 meters above sea level, and camp overnight to be able to take in both the sunset and sunrise.
Arriving at the top of the path, the only access point to get on to the wall itself was a ladder made of tree branches tied together with string. I climbed to one of the highest points on the wall in order to catch the sunset. Being completely alone on this unique and dangerous section of the wall, witnessing the sunset behind the mountains, was a truly unique experience.
I woke up expecting to be able to catch the sunrise, however, my weather app failed me. Getting out of the tent, I could hardly see my hand in front of my face as the whole area was covered in a thick fog. I made the decision to climb back to the top of the wall. The vast mountains with the wall cutting a path along them became visible for a few brief moments as the gusts of wind parted the clouds. In that moment, the image of the wall I had built up in my mind was finally realized. The combination of raw nature, geography and architecture are all in balance with one another. Undoubtedly, I will return to the wall and seek out new paths, but this experience will be matchless.
1. Why was the author disappointed with his first visit to the Great Wall?| A．There were not splendid views. |
| B．It was not a fascinating tourist destination. |
| C．The photos he saw before were unreal. |
| D．There were too many restorations and tourist facilities. |
| A．He managed to witness the great sunrise. |
| B．He enjoyed the unique sunset on his own. |
| C．He climbed to the highest point of the Great Wall. |
| D．He got on to the wall through a ladder made of string. |
| A．Disappointing. | B．Terrible. | C．Ordinary. | D．Amazing. |
| A．Nature reveals its true beauty of the Great Wall. |
| B．Foreign visitors should have a trip to the Great Wall |
| C．More attention should be paid to the protection of Heritage sites. |
| D．Parts of the Great wall have suffered from tourism in recent years. |
【推荐3】My neighbor Mr Brown worked with an environmental group.Part of their duty is to rescue trapped animals.One day,he told me a true story that he and his environmental group experienced.I was deeply touched after hearing the story.Now I'd like to share this story with you.
A 50-foot humpback whale(座头鲸)became trapped in a web of crab traps（蟹笼）.The whale was weighed down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat（漂浮的）.She also had hundreds of yards of line rope around her tail，body and in her mouth.
A fisherman saw her just east of the Farallone Islands and radioed the environmental group that Mr brown is in.Within a few hours,the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off that the only way to save her was to dive in and release her－a very dangerous method.One slap of her tail could kill a rescuer.
They worked for hours with knives and eventually freed her.When she was free,she swam in what seemed like joyful circles.She then came back to each and every diver,one at a time,nudged(轻推)them，and pushed them gently around.She did that to thank them.
Mr brown said it was the most beautiful experience of his life.He said her eyes were following him the whole time when he was cutting the rope.He added he would never be the same.
I would never be the same either after hearing the story.If an animal knows how to show gratitude,how can we not know it?
1. What does Paragraph 2 tell us about the humpback whale?| A．She had lost hope of surviving. |
| B．She had been waiting for rescue patiently. |
| C．She was trapped by a fisherman on purpose. |
| D．It was impossible for her to get away by herself. |
| A．it would take the rescues too much time |
| B．the whale might put the rescuers in danger |
| C．the rescuers might kill the whale by accident |
| D．it was dangerous for the rescuers to dive in the sea |
| A．She immediately swam away. |
| B．She pushed the rescuers away. |
| C．She showed her thanks in her own way. |
| D．She asked for more help from the rescuers. |
| A．Interested and excited. |
| B．Surprised and moved. |
| C．Surprised and worried. |
| D．Disappointed and angry. |
【推荐1】Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1. When is the talk on James Brindley?| A．February 6th. | B．December 5th. |
| C．November 7th. | D．March 6th. |
| A．The Canal Pioneers. | B．An Update on the Cotsword Canals |
| C．Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands | D．Ice for the Metropolis |
| A．Miranda Vickers | B．Malcolm Tucker |
| C．Chris Lewis | D．Liz Payne |
【推荐2】You might associate bees with their cute, fuzzy shape and seemingly aimless interest in flowers. But beneath the yellow-and-black (mostly) stripes lies an incredible mind. To efficiently find and collect food to bring back to the hive, bees have to quickly learn to recognize (and then memorize) the most effective foraging routes.
A new study collected evidence from 23 studies of bees and concluded that levels of pesticides (杀虫剂) currently considered safe to use may still have a big effect on bee colony (蜂群) survival.
They found that pesticides had significant negative effects on learning and memory. That was true both when bees were suddenly exposed to a lot of pesticides, and when they got a little bit over a long time. It was also true regardless of whether the bees were exposed to neonicotinoids (新烟碱类杀虫剂), or other pesticides.
Current pesticide regulations are geared (便适应) toward making sure they aren’t used at levels that kill bees. But these currently legal amounts apparently make the bees dumber, which could have effects for species survival.
The other question these findings implicitly (含蓄地) raise is how these pesticides affect less-studied types of bees. Bees don’t all live collectively. Many wild bees do not live in colonies, and if their learning or memory are affected, there are no other bees to help out.
Ohio State University entomologist Reed Johnson told Popular Science in an email interview, the question is: “Can pesticides ever be used safely around bees?” This study, which in one sense has the strength of 23 studies’ worth of evidence,” suggests that the answer is NO,” he wrote.
The follow-up question goes deep into one of our most fundamental needs-food. Pesticides are an essential part of large-scale industrial agriculture, and some amount of honeybee exposure is inevitable. The question, then-which hasn’t been answered by regulation to date, Johnson says-is how much harm to bees is acceptable.
As ever, more research is needed. But this study is worth paying attention to, University of Ottawa bee conservationist Jeremy Kerr told Popular Science. Its conclusions are based on evidence from over 100 individual experiments included in the 23 studies, he says, lending their findings weight.” The lesson that emerges is that honeybees begin to lose their ability to learn and to remember when they are exposed to neonicotinoids,”he writes.
“With restrictions on neonicotinoids increasing globally, many will be looking on alternative chemicals for crop protection.” It’s important to think about what those chemicals might be doing to the bees.
1. Pesticides have a negative effect on bees in that_____.| A．wild bees fail to live in colonies |
| B．pesticides destroy food of bees |
| C．bees’ learning and memory will be harmed |
| D．even a low level of pesticides kills bees |
| A．they are exposed to a lot of pesticides |
| B．they take in some pesticides for long |
| C．they are in contact with neonicotinoids |
| D．they are living in the pure wilderness |
| A．how these pesticides affect wild bees’ survival |
| B．whether pesticides can be used safely around bees. |
| C．how much harm from pesticides bees can bear |
| D．whether bee exposure to pesticides can be avoided |
| A．limit the use of all pesticides |
| B．do more experiments on bees |
| C．reduce the amount of chemicals in farming |
| D．find some other chemicals to protect crops |
【推荐3】Growing up in America, I enjoyed the convenience of eating the most attractive, well-packaged foods of the 20th century, including all the candies we often see near the cash register. During those times I wasn't aware how bad sugar was, and in fact, neither was anyone around me. So J continued to spread jam on my toast and eat ice cream daily.
Strangely enough, I felt that sweet was some sort of wonderful drug which gave me the energy to function properly, to feel good and to perform at my best, all of which seemed necessary for growth. So why should I avoid it?
Years later, huge food companies, like General Mills and Post, began pumping more sugar into their products, and then more and more people appeared with bigger bellies(腹部). It finally came to my awareness that our society was becoming more miserable and unfit. And from what? From sugar! I began to do some research into sugar and what it did exactly to our bodies. To my amazement, I found its damage was just as bad as, if not worse than, what alcohol and cigarettes brought about. You see, when you take in more sugar than you need or burn, your body and brain become over-active. This, in effect, causes your cognitive(认知的) abilities to slow down, your mood to get to the extremes, your skin to age faster, your blood to become thicker and your liver and kidneys to be worn out.
But what surprised me most, out of all of these horrible side effects, was that sugar adds extra pounds to your waistline, even if you do exercise regularly. And what I've always wanted, for the past few years, is to remove that extra fat around my belly so that I could finally see my abs(腹肌).
I just didn't know, this whole time, what damage I had been doing to myself and my dreams , but I knew I had to do something I had never done before.
1. What did the author use to do?| A．He took in much sugar. | B．He learnt to cook foods. |
| C．He sold ice cream daily. | D．He had candies packaged. |
| A．Sugar was unable to provide necessary energy. |
| B．More people eating sugary foods became unfit. |
| C．Some companies avoided adding sugar to foods. |
| D．Many customers stopped buying sugary products. |
| A．The author's comments on sugar. |
| B．The detailed process of the research. |
| C．The harmful effect of sugar on health. |
| D．The reasons why the research is done. |
| A．Eat less food. | B．Cut down sugar. |
| C．Do more exercise. | D．Add extra pounds. |
【推荐1】On my first day of high school, I woke up very early. I would begin my journey of high school. Thousands of thoughts rushed through my mind. “Will I fit in? Will I make friends? Will I have nice teachers? Will I be badly treated?” I thought. However, my mum told me that I would be fine if I followed the school rules and did what I was asked to. Then I put on my uniform and smiled, hoping for the best.
At the school hall, I could feel the tension (紧张气氛) in the air. Then I knew I was not the only one feeling this way. Then all the new students had a tour of the school. I just hoped that I could remember all when I needed to. Then we headed for our classrooms to meet our fellow classmates. I was happy with my classmates as no one kid in my class was rude to others. As the lunch bell rang, many students were running and shouting everywhere. Some even rushed to the shops outside the school. I just went and sat down with my friends. We talked about our holidays in the past summer and about what our first lessons of high school were like. Our teachers weren’t strict at all. They were friendly and nice. I don’t know why I was scared at first. High school may seem to be scary, but it’s just like our primary school.
My first day of high school taught me that I shouldn’t be so quick to judge (判断) something that I haven’t even tried. High school was not bad as I had thought before. I love high school now. And I hope your first day of high school will be one of your best days in your life too.
1. How did the author feel before going to high school on the first day?| A．Curious. | B．Worried. | C．Bored. | D．Excited. |
| A．The author didn’t like the school at all. |
| B．Many teachers in the school were very strict. |
| C．The author didn’t know anyone in the school. |
| D．Many students in the school felt nervous at first. |
| A．friendly | B．shy | C．brave | D．interesting |
| A．Don’t be afraid to fail. |
| B．Don’t give up on your dreams. |
| C．Don’t judge anything before trying. |
| D．Don’t waste your time in high school. |
【推荐2】As a child, Jane Goodall had a natural love for the outdoors and animals. And at age 23, she left for Nairobi, Kenya. There, Jane met famed Dr. Louis Leakey, who offered her a job at the local natural history museum. She worked there for a time before Leakey decided to send her to the Gombe Stream Game Reserve in Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees. He felt her strong interest in animals and nature, and her knowledge as well as high energy made her a great candidate to study the chimpanzees.
In December 1958, Jane returned home to England and Leakey began to make arrangements for the expedition (考察), securing the appropriate permissions from the government and raising funds. In May 1960, Jane learned that Leakey had gained funding from the Wilkie Brothers Foundation.
Jane arrived by boat at the Gombe Stream Game Reserve on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika with her mother. The early weeks at Gombe were challenging. Jane developed a fever that delayed the start of her work. Finally, an older chimpanzee named David Greybeard, began to allow Jane to watch him. As a high ranking male of the chimpanzee community, his acceptance meant other group members also allowed Jane to observe. It was David Greybeard whom Jane first witnessed using tools. Excited, she telegraphed Dr. Leakey about her observation. He wrote back, “Now we must redefine ‘tool,’ and ‘man,’ or accept chimpanzees as humans.”
Jane continued to work in the field and, with Leakey’s help, began her doctoral program without an undergraduate degree in 1962. At Cambridge University, she found herself at odds with senior scientists over the methods she used — how she had named the chimpanzees rather than using the more common numbering system, and for suggesting that the chimps have emotions and personalities. She further upset those in power at the university when she wrote her first book, My Friends, the Wild Chimpanzees, aimed at the general public rather than an academic audience. The book was wildly popular, and her academic peers were outraged. Dr. Jane Goodall earned her Ph.D. on February 9, 1966, and continued to work at Gombe for the next twenty years.
1. What can we infer from the passage?| A．The journey to Kenya rooted Jane’s deep love for animals. |
| B．Jane was the first to discover chimpanzees use tools. |
| C．Dr. Leakey easily raised funds from the Wilkie Brothers Foundation. |
| D．Jane’s work at the Gombe Stream Game Reserve went along smoothly. |
| A．Extremely ambiguous. | B．Genuinely pleased. |
| C．Truly sensitive. | D．Really angry. |
| A．Senior scientists disagreed with Jane’s method in observing chimpanzees. |
| B．Jane’s method inspired more scientists to make further discoveries. |
| C．Jane’s achievements quickly attracted attention from senior scientists. |
| D．Jane’s study of chimpanzees received no support from scientists. |
| A．Challenging senior scientists is a must in gaining fame. |
| B．Cooperation is the only key to making significant discoveries. |
| C．Passion and hard work can make a difference in scientific research. |
| D．The ability to raise funds counts in achieving great success. |
【推荐3】Here’s a simple question — answer it honestly, because your response could boost the level of pleasure in your daily life, put off dementia (痴呆), and even help you live longer. How many hours did you spend reading last week?
Recently, when researcher Mathew P. White and his workmates at the Yale School of Public Health dug into 12 years of information about the reading habits and health of more than 3,600 men and women, a hopeful pattern became known. Book readers who report more than three hours of weekly reading are 23 percent less likely to die than those who read only newspapers or magazines.
To understand why and what each of us can do to get the most out of our words, start by asking the same question the Yale team did. What is it about reading books that increases our brain power while reading newspapers doesn’t?
For one, the researchers suggest that chapter books encourage “deep reading”. Unlike, say, looking through a page of headlines, reading a book forces your brain to think creatively and make connections from one chapter to another, and to the outside world. When you make connections, so does your brain. Over time, these neural networks (神经网络) can promote quicker thinking, which provides greater protection against dementia.
Secondly, reading books, especially novels, has been shown to increase empathy (共鸣) and emotional intelligence. Developing social tools such as empathy and emotional intelligence can lead to more (and more positive) human interaction, which in turn can lower stress levels — both of which are proven to help you live longer and healthier.
That’s not to say that magazines, newspapers, and online articles are of no good. Reading anything that fills your mind seems to bring about mental benefits. When it comes to words, addiction is encouraged. Because it pays to increase your word power — today, tomorrow, and for the rest of your life.
1. What does the underlined word “boost” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Remove. | B．Reduce. | C．Improve. | D．Create. |
| A．By experimentation. |
| B．By direct observation. |
| C．By interviewing in person. |
| D．By referring to former facts. |
| A．Promoting brain growth. |
| B．Preventing us from ageing. |
| C．Keeping us free from stress. |
| D．Strengthening neural networks. |
| A．Negative. | B．Positive. | C．Uncertain. | D．Unconcerned. |
