"Whatever" easily beat out “you know," which especially annoyed a quarter of interviewers. The other annoying expressions were "anyway"(at 7 percent), “it is what it is’,(11percent) and “at the end of the day”(2 percent).
"Whatever" is an expression with staying power. It left everyone a deep impression in the song by Nirvana (“oh well, whatever, never mind”)in 1991 and was popularized by the Valley Girls in the film “Clueless”,later that decade. It is still commonly used, often by younger people.
It can be a common argument-ender or a signal of indifference. And it can really be annoying. The poll found '"whatever" to be consistently(始终地)disliked by Americans regardless of their race, sex, age, income or where they live.
“It doesn't surprise me because ‘whatever,is in a special class, probably,,,said Michael Adams, author of “Slang(俚语)~The People's Poetry" and an associate professor of English at Indiana University. "It's a word that 一 and it depends on how a speaker uses it 一 can suggest being not worthy of attention or respect.’,Adams, who didn't take part in the poll and is not annoyed by "whatever," points out that its use is not always negative. “It can also be used in place of other neutral(中性的)phrases that have fallen out of favor, like ‘six of one, half dozen of the other,.” he said. However, he also noted that the negative meaning of the word might explain why “whatever,was judged more annoying than the ever-popular "you know”.
1. Which tops second among the annoying expression according to the passage?'
A.Whatever. | B.You know. | C.Anyway. | D.It is what it is. |
A.It became popular because of Nirvana. |
B.It can be commonly used at the beginning of an agreement. |
C.Old people like it while young people don't. |
D.Almost half of the Americans surveyed disliked it. |
A.most of the people don't like it |
B.it can be used in place of other neutral phrases |
C.it carries certain negative meaning sometimes |
D.the poor don't like it |
A.Adams is not only a writer but also a professor. |
B.“Whatever” is a signal of concern. |
C.Adams is angry at the word “whatever” |
D."Whatever" will be replaced by "You know”. |
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【推荐1】How do the world’s only flying mammals communicate? Researchers have observed young bats adopting new “dialects” simply by hearing them repeatedly, making them one of the few animals known to have a capacity for vocal (声音的) learning. “These bats may help us clarify the evolution of speech acquisition (习得) skills,” says Yosef Prat, a PhD at Tel Aviv University (TAU).
For one year, researchers raised 14 Egyptian fruit bat pups with their mothers in controlled area, exposing each young bat to two different vocalizations: the natural call of its mother and a separate recording that varied in pitch (音高) or frequency. They found that the pups in each group developed a dialect like the recording. “The general assumption in this field is that most animals develop their born vocalizations regardless of what they hear, and that human vocal learning abilities have developed during evolution,” says Mr Prat. “The finding that bats learn the common dialect in their rest place was unusual.”
Scientists know little about the origin of spoken language, which is believed to have appeared in humans within the past 500,000 years. Dozens of theories attempt to explain the complexity of this skill, but none have done so conclusively.
“Studying vocal communication and vocal learning in animal models is a very useful way to approach the problem,” says Olga Feher, an assistant professor at the University of Warwick in England.
But animal vocalizations and human speech are very different things, says Jamin Pelkey, a professor at Ryerson University. “All species communicate. Unlike other animals, though, human beings are able to use sound patterns for functions that are far stranger—functions that are imaginative, theoretical, and critical. When speech is involved in these stranger functions, that is what we mean by spoken ‘language’.”
1. How do young bats acquire their “language” according to the research?A.Flying in the air slowly. |
B.Hearing it again and again. |
C.Communicating with partners. |
D.Repeating it with their mothers. |
A.Most animals are born with it |
B.Its process was unusual. |
C.It is easier than human speech. |
D.What animals heard doesn’t affect their learning. |
A.The difference between animals and humans. |
B.The complexity of spoken language. |
C.The origin of spoken language. |
D.The study of animal models. |
A.It is far from the fact |
B.Its result is beyond doubt. |
C.It is of great scientific value. |
D.It doesn’t relate to human speech much. |
【推荐2】You may be surprised to learn that English gets 30 to 45 percent of its words from French. The reason goes back to the year 1066, when Norman forces invaded(入侵)what is now Britain. The Normans were from northern France and spoke French. During the Norman occupation, French became the language of England’s rulers and wealthy class. This lasted for more than 300 years. Other people in England continued to speak English during this period.
Over time, the two languages combined and shared words. Some researchers believe that about 10,000 French words eventually entered the English language. However, although English took many French words, their meanings have not always stayed the same. Sometimes the differences in meanings can be very important, and lead to funny or strange situations if the words are used in the wrong way.
Take, for example, the French word college. In English, college can often be used in place of the word university, or sometimes as a school within a university. However, in French, college actually means “middle school”, or the level of schooling for students in grades five or six through eight.
There are many other similar words in the two languages with completely different meanings. In English, the word chat is a verb which means “to talk casually”; but in French, the word chat is the word for an animal: a cat.
If an English speaker says someone is jolly, that means they are cheerful or friendly. But in French, jolie means someone is good-looking or pleasant to look at. In any case, both are nice things to say to someone.
1. What does the author stress about the French words in English?A.Their spelling forms. | B.Their changes in history. |
C.Their puzzles for English. | D.Their different meanings. |
A.He likes a kind of pet. | B.He wants to have a talk. |
C.He hates to speak English. | D.He prefers to chat in French. |
A.Replace “jolly” in English. | B.Describe people's looks. |
C.Refer to people’s happiness. | D.Prove the change in French. |
A.Comparison between two languages. | B.Difficulty in grasping English. |
C.French words in English. | D.Development of English. |
【推荐3】Some expressions in English sound pleasant but actually are not, one of which is “face the music”.
Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the key and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I’m away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely fast car.” But you do not listen. You want to show off and pretend the car is yours. So, you drive it around the town. As a result, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. The damage is serious. When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and “face the music”. That could mean losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.
The expression is more than 150 years old. In 1851, the writer James Fenimore Cooper explained “face the music” as theatrical term. In a theater, the orchestra(管弦乐队) often sits in the front of the stage facing the musicians. Many actors are very nervous, a condition called stage fright. “Face the music” came to mean accepting stage fright and not giving in to it.
Word experts also say “face the music” may have come from the military. A soldier who did something terrible could be forced out of the army. When that happened, the army drummers would play slow, sad beat. The soldier would be led away seated backward on a horse and facing the music of the drums.
There are other English expressions that mean the same thing as “face the music.” If someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it,” they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the result.
1. What does the underlined part “the music” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.The unpleasant music. | B.The beautiful red sports car. |
C.The music played by the orchestra. | D.The bad result of your actions. |
A.You have to go home with your bad exam results. |
B.You will buy the sports car you like best. |
C.Your friend invites you to attend a live concert. |
D.You have held a concert successfully. |
A.The origin of “You made your bed. Now lie in it.” |
B.Some other expressions similar to “face the music.” |
C.The true meaning of “You made your bed. Now lie in it.” |
D.Other examples to explain the meaning of “face the music.” |
【推荐1】Commuting to and from work can be a nightmare. Cars advance slowly in stop and go traffic, crawling from one traffic jam at stoplights to the next. At peak rush hour especially, there is no chance of sailing through a series of green lights. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence, German researchers have found a way to reduce time spent at the crossroads.
Called the KI4LSA project and funded by the Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, the innovation is being tested. Scientists first studied algorithms taken from a busy intersection to learn about traffic patterns and where improvements were most needed. Then, the technology, using high-resolution cameras and radar sensors, more precisely captured the actual traffic situation and detected the average speed of the cars and their waiting times. Finally, the AI uses deep enhanced learning algorithms to calculate the best switching behaviour for the traffic lights and determine the best phase sequence to shorten waiting times at the crossroads.
The results are encouraging when it is being tried out at a busy intersection in Lemgo, Germany. The intelligent lights are said to improve traffic flow by 10 to 15 percent, which results in money saved; the EU estimates that traffic jams create economic damage that adds up to 100 billion euros a year. Aside from reducing commuting time, these traffic lights will reduce noise and CO2 emissions from cars waiting at the crossroads.
Another exciting development in this research is the K14PED project, which studies pedestrians crossing the crossroads. Using AI as well as a 3D points cloud, researchers can identify how many people are waiting at a pedestrian crossing and whether some of the disabled or elder people will need extra time to cross the street. Such a needs-based system could reduce pedestrian waiting time by 30 percent, which could then decrease jaywalking (乱穿马路) by 25 percent.
Researchers are optimistic that it will be adopted by many countries after the tests in the German towns of Lemgo and Bielefeld. This technology is exciting news for pedestrians and drivers alike. It encourages safety, protects the environment, and may even give you more time to enjoy your morning coffee before heading off to work!
1. Why is AI used in the KI4LSA project?A.To study traffic algorithms to control CO2 emissions. |
B.To detect road conditions to reduce jam or speeding. |
C.To remind people to pass in sequence for a shorter wait. |
D.To adjust traffic signals to ensure efficiency at the crossroads. |
A.The intelligent lights serve the mere purpose of reducing commuting time. |
B.The better traffic flow is improved, the less economic damage is caused. |
C.The more cars are waiting at the crossroads, the more noise is reduced. |
D.The effect of traffic jams is heavier on environment than on economy. |
A.It monitors traffic conditions at intersections. |
B.It helps to estimate the number of jaywalkers. |
C.It ensures flexible crossing time for pedestrians. |
D.It improves the speed of vehicles on busy roads. |
A.The intelligent lights offer a blessing to transportation. |
B.The AI technology is bound to be a promising industry. |
C.Attentive traffic service lends a helping hand to seniors. |
D.Digital traffic systems mark the beginning of smart cities. |
【推荐2】Of the 8,300 million tons of virgin (原始的) plastic produced up to the end of 2015, 6,300 million tons have been discarded (丢弃). Most of that plastic waste is still with us, buried in landfills or polluting the environment. Microplastics have been found in Antarctic sea ice, in the guts of animals that live in the deepest ocean trenches and in drinking water around the world.
But what if we could wave a magic wand and remove all plastics from our lives? For the sake of the planet, it would be a tempting prospect — but we’d quickly find out just how far plastic has spread to every aspect of our existence.
In hospitals, the loss of plastic would be devastating. “Imagine trying to run a dialysis (透析) unit with no plastic”, says Sharon George, senior lecturer in environmental sustainability and green technology at Keele University in the UK. Plastic is used in gloves, tubing, blood bags, sample tubes and more.
Some everyday plastic items are also vital for protecting health. Face masks, including plastic-based surgical masks and respirators (人工呼吸器), as well as reusable cloth masks, have helped slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “A mask that you have for COVID is related to our safety and the safety of others,” says George. “The impact of taking that away could be loss of life if you took it away on a big scale.”
Our food system would also quickly come apart. We use packaging to protect food from damage in transit and preserve it long enough to reach supermarket shelves, as well as for communication and marketing. “I cannot imagine how plastic would be replaced completely in our system,” says Eleni Iacovidou, a lecturer in environmental management at Brunel University London.
Swapping out plastic packaging would have knock-on (产生连锁反应的) environmental effects. While glass has some advantages over plastic, such as being endlessly recyclable, a one-liter glass bottle can weigh as much as 800 g compared to a 40 g plastic one. When those heavier bottles and jars need to be transported over long distances, carbon emissions grow even more.
It’s clear that replacing one material with another won’t solve all our plastic problems.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A.To give a definition. | B.To report on a study. |
C.To introduce a topic. | D.To describe a phenomenon. |
A.Interesting. | B.Practical. | C.Predictable. | D.Destructive. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Supportive. | C.Optimistic. | D.Uninterested. |
A.What if we stopped using plastic? |
B.Is plastic packaging bad for the environment? |
C.More recycling won’t solve plastic pollution |
D.Swapping out plastic for sustainable living |
【推荐3】For much of the 20th century, milk was a simple part of daily life in the U.S., as farmers raised cows, milkmen delivered bottles and children drank it at school. But those days are fading. On January 5 Borden Dairy, the milk processor with a cheery Elsie the cow on its label, announced to be filing for bankruptcy (破产) protection. Borden Dairy, which said it was affected by “market challenges facing the milk industry,” follows Dean Foods, America’s largest milk producer, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November.
America has fallen out of love with drinking milk, as there are more lower-calorie options and people are preferring water bottles to milk cartons (盒子). Americans each drank about 146 lb. of fluid milk-a category that includes products from skim to creamin 2018, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. That may sound like a lot, but it’s down 26% just since 2000.
The downturn has been tough on milk processors like Borden and Dean, which buy fresh milk from farms and use techniques to create a consumer-safe drink with a longer shelf life. For the past five years, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh-milk prices were relatively low, which meant processors could break even although there was shifting demand. But prices went up again last year, squeezing the processors’ already tight profits. “Declining sales in a business with small profit is not a good recipe for success” says Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin.
Milk processors are also facing competition from big retailers (零售商), which have set up their own processing plants. In 2018, Walmart opened a milk-processing plant in Indiana to serve hundreds of stores in the Midwest, taking away approximately 95 million gal. of milk-processing business from Dean Foods.
1. What can we learn about American milk industry?A.Consumers favor bottled milk. |
B.Milk producers have cows on their labels. |
C.Processed milk is losing its popularity. |
D.Borden Dairy is the largest milk producer. |
A.Have no loss. | B.Upgrade technology. |
C.Go bankrupt. | D.Produce large quantities of goods. |
A.Positive. | B.Concerned. |
C.Ambiguous. | D.Prejudiced. |
A.They open stores abroad. | B.They lower the price of milk. |
C.They process milk by themselves. | D.They won’t offer fresh milk to processors. |
【推荐1】If you’ve ever found yourself scratching your head over a decision when the answer is obvious, now there’s a scientific reason behind it. “The problem is ‘decision fatigue’ — a psychological phenomenon that influences the quality of your choices after a long day of decision making, causing indecision or poor choices.” says Evan Polman, a leading psychologist.
Physicians who have been on the job for several hours, for example, are more likely to prescribe antibiotics (开抗生素) to patients when it's unwise to do so. “Probably it’s because it’s simple and easy to write a prescription and consider a patient case closed rather than investigate further,” Polman says.
But interestingly, decision fatigue goes away when you are making the decision for someone else. When people imagine themselves as advisers and imagine their own choices as belonging to someone else, they feel less tired and rely less on decision shortcuts to make those choices. “By taking upon the role of adviser rather than decision maker, one does not suffer the consequences of decision fatigue,” he says. “It’s as if there’s something fun and relieving about making someone else’s choice.”
“Getting input from others not only offers a fresh idea and thought process; it often also includes riskier choices. While this sounds undesirable, it can be quite good,” says Polman. “When people experience decision fatigue, they have a tendency to choose to go with the status quo (现状),” he says. “But the status quo can be problematic, since a change in the course of action can sometimes be important and lead to a positive outcome.” In order to achieve a successful outcome or reward, some level of risk is almost always essential. “People with decision fatigue will likely choose to do nothing over something,” he says, “That’s not to say that risk is always good, but it is related to taking action whereas decision fatigue certainly leads to inaction.”
“Just because you can make good choices for others doesn’t mean you’ll do the same for yourself,” Polman cautions. “Research has found that women negotiate higher salaries for others than they do for themselves,” he says, adding that people slip in and out of decision roles.
1. Decision fatigue may cause people to make decisions that are_______________.A.reasonable | B.objective |
C.unwise | D.smart |
A.A consumer buys a lot of food to prepare for a dinner. |
B.A judge makes a less convincing judgment late in the day. |
C.A student plans to finish his math homework in the morning. |
D.A physician advises the patient to drink more water after examination. |
A.When they take decision shortcuts. |
B.When they have advisers to turn to. |
C.When they have major decisions to make. |
D.When they help others to make decisions. |
A.They stop trying anything new. |
B.They adopt a totally new idea. |
C.They tend to make risky decisions. |
D.They turn to physicians for advice. |
A.It will often end in regret. |
B.It is likely to cause serious consequences. |
C.It will enable people to be more creative. |
D.It is necessary to achieve successful outcome. |
【推荐2】2019 World Conference on VR Industry was held in Nanchang, China, with the goal of further satisfying people's growing demand for a better life, accelerating the modernization of China's economic system and its transformation into an innovation -oriented country, and promoting breakthroughs in the economic and social development of Jiangxi Province. The theme of the conference is "VR Adorns (装扮)the World - VR + 5 G for a New Era of Perception (观念)” .The virtual reality industry in Nanchang, capital city of East China's Jiangxi province, is expecting a boom when China grows in a new era of 5G this year, experts and industry insiders said at the conference.
The Conference attracted experts, scholars and company leaders from more than 30 countries, including the US, Germany, Britain, Russia, India and Israel, discussing the development and application of VR, especially as 5G, the next generation technology for network on devices like cellphones, unlocks the potential of VR. With a focus on the new era of perception enabled by 5G, this yearns conference showed leading-edge VR technologies and the latest outcomes of the global VR industry.
Miao Wei, head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said in the opening address that with China officially getting 5 G commercial licenses on June 6th 2019, the co — development of VR and 5G promises a huge market in future. " China takes the lead in VR innovations. And the wide popularity of high-tech in our country guarantees the potential of this market, said Miao.
China is building its VR industry into one with the most dynamic environments for innovation and entrepreneurship, highest market acceptance, and the greatest growth potential in the world.
1. What is one of the aims of 2019 World Conference on VR Industry?A.To promote 5G technology. |
B.To make Chinese people more creative. |
C.To improve the economic development of Jiangxi. |
D.To change the world into a modern one. |
A.It is widely used in Nanchang. | B.It can be used in business now. |
C.It makes China a leading country. | D.It is the technology for computer system. |
A.5G can greatly help the development of VR. | B.VR's application would unlock 5G. |
C.5G makes VR a business. | D.VR is made up of 5G. |
A.Technology Revolution in Jiangxi | B.New Era Marked by 5G and VR |
C.VR, Technology for the Future | D.VR Conference in Nanchang |
【推荐3】It has become a habit for many of us. When you're tired of online shopping, you head to the bathroom to do your best makeup for the perfect selfie(自拍)for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or all of the above. When you're ready, you hold up your phone and, in an instant, snap(拍照)。
But have you ever wondered what's behind your burning desire to self-document?Most people would say that this is a way to express themselves and perhaps make them become more confident of themselves. But the moment you upload that picture, it's no longer yours to judge. Instead, you pass on that power to the online world.
While you may think that your growing collection of selfies attracts people, quite the opposite may be true. A recent study was conducted on a total of 238 people in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 77%of the people surveyed admitted to regularly taking selfies. Interestingly, 82% of people said that they would rather see fewer selfies on social media. In other words, we like taking selfies but seriously dislike looking at other people's selfies online.
This research finds that there is a big difference between how we see our own selfies and how we judge other people's pictures. It suggests that we are comfortable with the selfies we post since we believe they are obviously not serious or vain, but we think everyone else is an egoist(自我主义者)for doing the very same thing. After all, we are able to separate our own selfies from the sea of them online and naturally think that ours are the only authentic ones.
So, the next time you reach for your phone and take a selfie picture, consider this: The people around you may not need another carefully planned snap of your face. Instead, you might be better off, giving it a break and calling off the selfie photo today. While you're at it, make sure you never post these pictures on social media either.
1. What is most people's idea on taking their own selfies according to the text?A.It's a good way to keep others informed of their life. |
B.It costs less money than shopping online for makeup. |
C.It's a way of self-expression and building confidence. |
D.It can help them keep a record of their daily routines. |
A.They actually take great interest in them. |
B.They envy our life after appreciating them. |
C.They are likely unwilling to see them online. |
D.They hardly make annoying reviews on them. |
A.They are not serious but vain in nature. |
B.We don't think their selfies are authentic. |
C.We are too proud to acknowledge others. |
D.They hate getting their selfies polished. |
A.Approaches to resisting taking selfies. |
B.Concerns over posting selfies online. |
C.Doubts about contradictory thoughts. |
D.Suggestions on dealing with selfies. |
【推荐1】Everyone can be angry. But if you take the time to actually examine your anger instead of just “feeling angry” you’ll have a better understanding of yourself. Knowing why you feel so angry can provide you with some surprising answers. These answers can enable you to grow spiritually and mentally.
I can give you a personal example. I went to a meeting once and I was verbally attacked(言语攻击) over an application I supported at my workplace. Various people went on and on about how terrible this system was and that it never worked. That didn’t bother me that much. But I was absolutely furious at the comment, “Your job is pointless.”
I was upset that they would treat me that way. But once I took the time to think about what was really making me so mad, I learned a lot. I realized that the comment was more true than I wanted to admit. In the big scheme of things, my job was pointless. It wasn’t what I really wanted to be doing with my life and this is what frustrated me the most. Here I was pouring part of my heart and soul into a job I didn't even want to do. I was using it as crutch(依靠) because I didn’t have the confidence in myself to take the scary(令人害怕的) road toward what I really wanted to do. As soon as I realized that, a lot of my anger just melted away. I also realized that I needed to start focusing on what I really wanted to do.
I now consider this incident as a great gift. It got me back on track to move in the direction I want to go with my life. I probably wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn’t taken the time to figure out why I was really so angry.
1. What does the underlined word “furious” probably mean?A.Surprised. | B.Relaxed. |
C.Amazed. | D.Angry. |
A.Because he didn’t do his job wholeheartedly. |
B.Because he didn’t make enough money. |
C.Because he couldn’t get on well with his colleagues. |
D.Because he didn’t have the chance to realize his potential. |
A.The author isn’t easy to become angry any longer. |
B.The author has achieved success in his present career. |
C.The author received a lot of gifts after the incident. |
D.The author was forced to quit his job. |
A.A diary. | B.A guidebook. | C.A magazine. | D.A novel. |
【推荐2】Wealthy people may be likely to be against redistribution of wealth, according to new research. The findings indicate that it is because people use their own neighborhoods and communities as a standard of how much wealth other people have, leading wealthy people to believe the bigger population as being wealthier than it actually is.
“If you're rich, there's good chance for you to know lots of other rich people and relatively few poor people; likewise, if you're poor, you're likely to know fewer wealthy people and more poor ones," says study co-author Robbie Sutton. "Even if people think objectively and follow rules of statistical inference, richer and poorer people may be led by the information available to them, to very different conclusions about how wealthy other people are, on. average, and how wealth is distributed across society. ”
"These results suggest that the rich and poor do not simply have different attitudes to how wealth should be distributed across society; rather, they subjectively experience living in different societies," adds Rael Dawtry, the study's lead author. "In the relatively richer America crowded by wealthier Americans, there is perhaps less need to distribute wealth more equally. " The findings suggest that attitudes toward wealth distribution come from more than just an economic motivation to protect one's self-interest or financially protective political ideologies (意识形态)----the information provided by our living environment also plays an important role.
The research covered over 600 US adults to complete an online survey in two studies. The participants were asked to estimate the distribution of household income for their social contacts and also for the whole US population in two studies—they estimated what percentage of people fell into each one of 11 income groups; then they estimated the average income of people within each income group. Then, the participants were asked how fair they thought income distribution in the US was and how satisfied they were with it. The participants also answered questions testing their attitudes toward redistribution.
To ensure that the findings were actually related to the individual s social circles and not some other psychological bias, the researchers then analyzed data from over 4,000 voters in New Zealand. The data showed that the relationship between voters' income and their perceptions of economic fairness in New Zealand was driven by the level of economic condition in their neighborhood.
"These results show the importance of examining ecological processes, in addition to political ideological or self-interest, for understanding economic preferences, says Dawtry. "Attitudes to redistribution and the economic position appear to be subject to informational biases in the environment as well as biases in the mind. " According to Sutton, the findings may also help to explain the political polarization (两极分化)observed in countries like the United States.
"As richer and poorer people increasingly live separated live, the information available becomes increasingly misunderstood, and increasingly different, he notes. "People are, effectively, living in an informational bubble, surrounded by people with incomes like theirs but unlike many other Americans."
1. What's the reason for incorrect conclusions on others' wealth?A.The objective thoughts. |
B.The improper information. |
C.Disobeying rules of statistics. |
D.The balance of wealth distribution. |
A.Subjective judgment to societies they live in. |
B.The biases against political ideologies. |
C.The change of the surrounding environment. |
D.Dissatisfying protection of self-interest. |
A.Making us understand economic preferences. |
B.Giving us an explanation of the political polarization. |
C.Making us consider political ideologies or self-interest. |
D.Influencing our attitudes to wealth redistribution. |
A.Wealthy People Are More Likely To Support Wealth Redistribution |
B.Wealthy People Are More Likely To Have Right Information On Wealth |
C.Having Wealthy Neighbors Keeps Beliefs On Overall Wealth Distribution |
D.Having Wealthy Neighbors Misleads Beliefs On Overall Wealth Distribution |
Talking during a performance irritates (激怒) people. If you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate (振动). When your mobile phone vibrates, you can leave quietly and let the others enjoy the performance.
Think twice before using mobile phones in elevators, museums, churches or other indoor public places—especially enclosed spaces. Would you want to listen to someone’s conversation in these places? Worse yet, how would you feel if a mobile phone rang suddenly during a funeral! It happens more often than you think. Avoid these embarrassing situations by making sure your mobile phone is switched off.
When eating at a restaurant with friends, don’t place your mobile phone on the table. This conveys the message that your phone calls are more important than those around you.
Mobile phones have sensitive microphones that allow you to speak at the volume you would on a regular phone. This enables you to speak quietly so that others won’t hear the details of your conversations. If you are calling from a noisy area, use your hand to direct your voice into the microphone.
Many people believe that they can’t live without their mobile phone. Owning a mobile phone definitely makes life more convenient, but limit your conversations to urgent ones and save the personal calls until you are at home.
1. What should you do when you need to answer a phone call during a performance?
A.Call back after the performance. |
B.Answer it near the exit door. |
C.Talk outside the exit door. |
D.Speak in a low voice. |
A.you prefer to talk to your friends at the table |
B.you value your calls more than your friends |
C.you are enjoying the company of your friends |
D.you are polite and considerate of your friends |
A.use a more sensitive microphone |
B.shout loudly into your microphone |
C.go away quietly to continue the phone call |
D.use your hand to help speak into the phone |
A.limited | B.expected |
C.encouraged | D.recommended |