For years studies have shown people in lower-status jobs generally have higher rates of heart disease and other illnesses and die earlier than those in higher-status positions while job authority(当权者) has shown no relationship with workers’ health. But University of Toronto researchers, using data from 1,800 US workers, found the health of people in higher positions is affected by work as they are more likely to report conflicts with co-workers and say work disturbs their home life. However, the positive aspects of having a power position at work, such as higher status, more pay and greater independence, seemed to cancel out (抵消) the negative aspects when it came to people’s physical and psychological health.
These latest findings, reported in the journal Social Science & Medicine, suggest that the advantages and disadvantages of authority positions basically cancel each other out, giving the general impression that job authority has no health effects. For the study, the researchers surveyed participants about various aspects of their work, life and well-being. Job authority was judged based on whether a person managed other employees and had power over hiring, firing and pay.
Physical health complaints included problems like headaches, body aches, heartburn and tiredness. Psychological complaints included sleep problems, difficulty concentrating and feelings of sadness, worry and anxiety.
“This isn’t to suggest that having authority is ‘bad’ — in fact, we show it has benefits ... but it is important to identify the negative sides and deal with them.” researcher Scott Schieman said. Schieman said conflicts with co-workers or involvement of work into home life may destroy physical and mental well-being by creating stress. “These are key stressors that can tax individuals’ ability to function effectively,” Schieman said.
1. Work will have a negative effect on job authority’s health probably because ________.
A.they are not fit for their work |
B.they have power over hiring and pay |
C.they are faced with severe competition |
D.they don’t get on well with their co-workers |
A.their health problems are not serious enough to see |
B.they have enough money to keep themselves healthy |
C.their problems are quite different from those of workers |
D.the advantages and disadvantages of their status work against each other |
A.warn people not to be a boss for ever |
B.remind the boss to deal with the bad effects of their work |
C.show that having authority is harmful to one’s health |
D.prove that being a boss can benefit a lot |
A.Lower-status can affect health |
B.Authority can affect health in a way |
C.Positive aspects of a power position |
D.Disadvantages of being a boss |
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Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys things. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart. One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items(件) or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.
Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you don’t mind waiting, while I go to get it.”Five minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. What is strange is that customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, a customer will wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says, “ Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she has forgotten hers. But I have to tolerate customers because they pay my salary, and that’s something I can’t afford to forget.
1. What does the author say about his customers?
A.They cannot count numbers. |
B.They sometimes jump the queue. |
C.They don’t know how to express themselves. |
D.They behave as if their memories had totally failed. |
A.Customers with nothing purchased. |
B.Customers with not more than 15 items. |
C.Customers with items between 16 and 25 |
D.customers with 25 or even a cart load of items. |
A.find their pens lost |
B.go back and get more items |
C.cannot wait to pay for their groceries. |
D.prefer paying by check to paying with a credit card. |
A.business in the grocery store runs well |
B.the author finds his present job full of fun |
C.the author’s part-time job calls for patience |
D.customers go to grocery stores without planning. |
【推荐2】What do butterflies have in common with the human spirit? Meet Maggie, a middle-aged wife and mother who was about to find out.
Maggie wasn’t rich like a millionaire or poor in a manner of being homeless. She was living an average comfortable life. It was made even better when a baby girl came her way. She and her husband made sure their daughter had her needs met and they were still able to take a yearly vacation by the beach.
Maggie was a partner in her husband’s business. They both had a different set of duties and everything was in balance. One day a severe blow came to her husband’s business, and over a three-year period the business dropped out of sight. Her husband had to totally reinvent himself and was eager to start a new business. She was happy for him and supported him fully, but still the money was not coming in.
Maggie began to feel guilty that she wasn’t contributing with any kind of income. She began job-hunting and found filling out applications somewhat difficult, especially the part asking for job references. She was self-employed with her husband for almost 20 years, which seemed to mean nothing as she was never called for an interview.
When she was job-hunting her mom became more ill than she had been and ended up in the hospital for a week. Once Maggie’s mom returned home she became her mom’s helper one day a week. She did everything that her mother was not able to do any more. Of course her mom would pay her for her lime and labor but she still felt she needed to find another source of income.
One of the first applications she had filled out finally came through. She passed the interview and was told she was exactly what they were looking for. Although it was only part-time it was exactly what she wanted. It was important for her to be home when her daughter arrived home from school.
Within a few weeks, though, she received an e-mail saying that the company had changed the job into a full-time position so that she was not qualified. Maggie felt betrayed and felt she had been lied to. That evening she was alone at home. She welcomed the aloneness and wanted to put herself in the bathtub to kill the lonely time.
As she knew she would, Maggie began to cry, softly at first just from the sharp pain of being rejected. Three long years of struggle had finally overwhelmed her.
When she was able to cry no more, she became worn out and gave up. It was at that moment that a silent idea came to her: why not offer elderly people home care assistance? Using another talent for computers she printed off some flyers and cards and distributed them to her church, grocery stores and even placed a small ad in the newspaper. Within a week she had procured two new customers. Now, even though she’s not a CEO of a major company she feels happy and productive again.
Before a butterfly can come out of its chrysalis (茧) it has to go through a lot of struggling. Each time it pushes out to escape, acids are being removed from its wings. If someone were to come along and break the chrysalis open for it then the butterfly would die from those acids. Actually the struggle is necessary for the butterfly to survive. Then in the stillness, when the struggle is over, the butterfly can come out and share its beauty with the world.
We as humans are not any different.
1. When Maggie was job-hunting, she realized that .A.she had rich work experience |
B.everything would be okay pretty soon |
C.there were few positions suitable for her |
D.she shouldn’t have worked for her husband |
A.She considered it unacceptable. |
B.She knew she was qualified for it. |
C.She became very angry with herself. |
D.She was so sad that she wanted to kill herself. |
A.Recovered. | B.Supported. |
C.Interviewed. | D.Obtained. |
A.We should always have faith in ourselves. |
B.Sadness, fear and anger are part of our life. |
C.It’s important to prepare for the unexpected. |
D.Sometimes we must struggle for a better life. |
【推荐3】Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.
Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions. Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.
The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.
You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.
I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily-to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.
1. If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ______.A.a schedule without gaps | B.breaks and distractions |
C.the limited time | D.the limited energy |
A.work without any rest | B.focus on many things at a time |
C.find some more time in a day | D.do some exercise regularly |
A.He had a longer daily to-do list with over twenty items. |
B.He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy. |
C.He found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier. |
D.He pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule. |
A.prove what the real limiting factor is |
B.show us how busily he needs to work |
C.explain how important a healthy body is |
D.tell us what an odd experience he has |
【推荐1】A study revealed that, in most occasions, the outcome on a given task can be improved when two people have helped each other instead of working on their own. As early as 1624 John Donne has already popularized the phrase “No man is an island”. And this is especially true, be it in the workplace, in doing scientific research, or working in events. One of the benefits of cooperation is that people can pool together their skills and wisdom towards a common aim. Because of this, they have a higher chance of being more successful.
Teamwork promotes diversity. The very nature of teamwork requires a group of people from various backgrounds to come together and share their thinking.
Completion of task becomes easy. Each member has unique skills to help with the project.
A.Teamwork encourages healthy competition. |
B.It promotes peer learning and self-improvement. |
C.So a task can be assigned based on a person’s skills and expertise. |
D.There are many benefits we can gain out of teamwork and cooperation. |
E.The seeds of creativity and innovation spring from the exchange of ideas. |
F.As a result, different opinions and problem-solving methods can be formed. |
G.Cooperation has several benefits including shared risk, resources and knowledge. |
【推荐2】Dining halls of the Hilton Wuhan Riverside have been busting with military personnel ever since the first delegations 24 and staff of the International Sports Military Council (CISM ) started checking into the hotel over a week ago.
This marks the first time China is staging a CISM event, with nearly 10,000 participants attending the 7th Military World Games in Wuhan. Many of them, along with some of the staff from CISM and the organizing committee, are staying at the Hilton Wuhan Riverside.
Dharmendra Singh from India doesn’t belong to either category of guests, even though his military-style haircut and two pins - a CISM pin and a Wuhan 2019 Games pin - on the lapel of his black suit might suggest otherwise. His ability to talk in Mandarin complicates things even further.
Singh is in charge of tending to the guests at the hotel, in particular those who take their meals in the dining halls. Yet, by his own admission, the 31-year-old, who has been a chef at the Hilton for nearly two years, feels as though he is also part of the “army family” at the hotel, and being part of Wuhan Games is fulfilling his “army dream”.
As a teen, he dreamed about serving his country as a soldier. However, the pressure of being the older of the two siblings in a financially challenged family meant Singh had to put his military dream on hold. To provide for his parents and younger brother, at 17 he set out to earn an income by making use of his culinary (烹饪的) skills.
“And, as fate would have it, a friend helped me get a job at the hotel.”
Pointing to the Wuhan Games and CISM pins that two diners gave him, Singh added: “Military people command respect due to their selflessness and honesty towards their work. I am glad that I am able to serve them and to honor their commitment to serve their nations.”
By the time the Games end on Oct 27, some of the guests might have handed Singh a few more pins to add to his collection; others might say goodbye with just a “thank you”. Either way, he will remain grateful to them for providing memories for a lifetime.
1. What can we learn from paragraph three?A.Singh used to serve in Indian army. |
B.Singh’s identity seems to be confusing. |
C.Singh tends to wear a black suit every day. |
D.Singh pretends to be one of the staff of CISM. |
A.Because they may show respect to him. |
B.Because they will give him precious memories. |
C.Because they will present him with some decorations. |
D.Because they may help fulfill his dream to be a soldier. |
A.Cooking up some special memories. | B.Gathering of peace. |
C.The thrill of World Military Game. | D.Closing with a cultural flourish. |
It is with great interest and enthusiasm that I am applying for the arts education internship (实习)advertised in Sunday’s New York Times.This position is exactly what I am looking for and an ideal opportunity for me to use my knowledge,educational background,and experience.
My arts education at Pratt Institute has helped me develop a firm foundation in the arts.The courses I have completed at Pratt,along with my study abroad in Paris,has prepared me well for a position in arts education.I have always enjoyed a passion for the arts but my undergraduate (本科)education has taken my interest to a whole new level.I not only enjoy doing art but I find myself even more enthusiastic when I have the opportunity to teach what I have learned.
For the past two summers I have worked directly with children at CityArts.These experiences were amazing since my responsibilities included planning and directing major projects that were planned for the summer program that goes on each year for local children interested in the arts.I was given a concept at the beginning of each summer and I had complete control of how the projects were to be completed.The children were the creative force and often were the inspiration for the artwork that was eventually presented to the public.
I am very excited about the summer opportunity with the Children’s Museum of the Arts since I know that I can definitely make a positive contribution while doing what I love,teaching art to children.I will contact you in one week to discuss my candidacy(候选资格)and see if you have any questions about my education or experience.Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Samantha R.Gray
1. What is Gray’s purpose of writing this letter?
A.To advertise for herself in New York Times. |
B.To show her great enthusiasm for CityArts. |
C.To obtain the chance of teaching art to children. |
D.To prove her successful educational experiences. |
A.Gray tries to find chance to devote her rich art knowledge to children |
B.Gray has gotten her undergraduate education at college in Paris |
C.Gray had given up the art courses at Pratt Institute and left for Paris |
D.the education Gray has received makes her optimistic about the opportunity |
A.Her management ability. |
B.Her family background. |
C.Her love for children. |
D.Her working experience. |
【推荐1】Video games are most commonly associated with violence and aggression. They promote antisocial behavior in children. True, they are not outdoor games, but they are interactive. Here are some positive effects of video games.
Games like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope have shown to be of help in improving problem-solving skills. Video games based on words or number puzzles have a similar effect. In 2008, researchers in the University of Washington created a game called Foldit, which let the players model a genetic make-up of proteins. The phase(相位)estimates made by high scoring players helped in the identification of the crystal structure (晶体结构)for a monkey virus related to AIDS. This breakthrough can largely result from the problem-solving skills exercised during the game play.
Video games require players to plan their moves and take strategic decisions, which means planning right and taking necessary action at the right time. Playing video games is thus beneficial to improving planning and decision-making skills. According to a study from the University of Rochester, those who played action video games and computer games made decisions 25% faster than others.
Adam Gazzaley from the University of California tried to show how video games improved multitasking skills. His experiments showed that playing a 3-D racing game could improve one’s ability to multitask. It has been found that expert gamers can pay attention to six different things at the same time as opposed to others who can attend to only four things at a time.
Some video games help develop skills that are directly relevant to certain professions. Flight simulation games, for example, can be used for training pilots. From the results of Dr. Rosser’s experiment in 2007,it was astonishing to know that surgeons who played video games were faster in action and made fewer mistakes. Business simulation games help develop real business skills. A game like Zoo Tycoon gives the players an experience of managing a zoo. Games like America’s Army have been used to train the US army soldiers.
If there is no restriction of the time for which children are allowed to play these games, they are bound to have a negative effect on children. If game playing lacks parental supervision, children might make the wrong choices and participate in violent games, or games not meant for children of their age.
1. Which of the following statements about video games is NOT true?A.They develop mathematical skills and reading abilities. |
B.They require players to receive information passively. |
C.They encourage antisocial elements and violence. |
D.They expose players to some real-life situations. |
A.Problem-solving. |
B.Decision-making. |
C.Multitasking. |
D.Emotion-developing. |
A.The results of the University of Washington in 2008. |
B.The results of Dr. Rosser’s experiment in 2007. |
C.A study from the University of California. |
D.A study from the University of Rochester. |
A.Designers who created the video games. |
B.Types and the time for which they are played. |
C.The rules of the video games. |
D.Popularity of the video games among children. |
【推荐2】As I was riding my bike through a poor neighborhood in Argentina today, I saw a man sitting on the doorstep of his shabby house. I wondered why someone like him does not have motivation to clean up his house and his neighborhood. This is a common sight in poor countries I have seen it in Peru, Ecuador and Indonesia, for example.
I then thought of Daniel Goleman’s model of emotional intelligence (EI). He thinks the ability to motivate yourself is a sign of emotional intelligence. So would he say that all the poor people in the world who lack motivation to improve themselves or their community are not emotionally intelligent?
I am not sure why he thinks someone living in poverty would lack motivation. But I think it has little to do with emotional intelligence. The children I have seen and taught in such poor neighborhoods are more motivated and energetic than their parents. For most of them, their motivation will be slowly killed over the years. There are many reasons for this. One of the prime reasons is fear. Their parents are afraid. They don’t take risks. They don't try new things. If they don’t try things, they won’t feel successful. Success breeds success but these children won’t see many models of success. And they will probably be told “no” over and over. It is not my intent here to explain the many reasons why a child’s motivation is killed. Right now I just want to call attention to this problem with Goleman’s model.
In conclusion, I suggest we dismiss Goleman’s idea that motivation is part of one’s emotional intelligence. We should look for other reasons why a person may or may not feel motivated. Then we will learn more by this than by simply saying they are or aren’t emotionally intelligent.
1. Why does the writer mention what he saw in the poor area?A.To introduce a topic. |
B.To show an emotion. |
C.To present a fact. |
D.To make a comparison. |
A.Children like to take risks. |
B.Poor people lack motivation. |
C.Goleman's model has its problems. |
D.Many causes lead to poor motivation. |
A.Energy. | B.Poverty. | C.Fear. | D.Failure. |
A.Motivation is a sign of EI. |
B.Motivation is part of one’s EI. |
C.Motivation has nothing to do with EI. |
D.Motivation shouldn’t be simply tied to EI. |
【推荐3】People love the “comeback kid”, the “down and out guy”, and any variety of defeated people whom we’ve seen fail, then manage to dust off their bootstraps (独自所作的努力) and take on life again. Everyone should get this chance in life, and they should get it over and over and over again. Everyone, that is, except our teenagers, right?
At least that is how parents, teachers, college admission officers, coaches, and others who spend time with adolescents have led all of us to believe. We have all bought the great lie that there is not only zero room for today’s teenagers to fail academically, but any form of failure is a great embarrassment to everyone involved. And I do mean everyone.
Ever notice how quick parents are to share college acceptance letters, scholarships, SAT scores, and pretty much all the perfect resumes (简历) of their high schoolers for everyone to see on social media? Surely it makes moms and dads extremely proud. We all want to take credit for our teenager’s great accomplishments, and while that is all well and good, it also means that when failure happens, we scatter like sheep when a wolf arrives, because failure on their part means failure on our part.
Adolescent brains do not have the bandwidth to process that failure is temporary, and that high school is but a small spot on their life map. Unfortunately, while we may talk that talk, our actions do not bolster it. Anyone who has been through the competitive college application and scholarship process knows this all too well, because there is no room for any form of failure. But this is wrong.
Tell your kids that failure doesn’t define them. Tell them it’s normal, natural, and expected. Tell them failure creates comeback stories, and the opportunity to rise even higher and better than before. And finally, tell them you don’t worry that they will fail; you worry that they won’t.
1. What is the problem of today’s teenagers?A.They cannot make their choices. | B.They are easily defeated. |
C.They’re not allowed to fail. | D.They face various lies. |
A.Affect. | B.Support. |
C.Remove. | D.Improve. |
A.Success is very important. | B.Hard work means success. |
C.Success needs family’s support. | D.Failure just leads to success. |
A.Parents should allow themselves to fail. | B.Teens are wrong about their college life. |
C.Parents are teens’ lifelong supporters . | D.Teens should know failing is OK. |
【推荐1】They like using the Internet. They have lots of pocket money to spend.And they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of us. Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buy — games, CDs and clothing — are easily sold on the Web.
But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards. Most have to use a parent’s card. They want a service that allows them to spend money.
That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (网络的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic. If successful, these products can stimulate (刺激)online sales.
In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153bn (billion) in the US last year and £20bn annually in the UK.Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school — 88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK. According to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online — mainly CDs and books.
In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children. Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high street. They are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.
One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cyber cash is through prepaid cards such as Internet Cash in the US and Smart cards in the UK. Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as£20 or $50 with a concealed (隐藏的) 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.
1. What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?A.Sellers. | B.Buyers. |
C.Teenagers. | D.Parents. |
A.More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access. |
B.Teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cards. |
C.Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online. |
D.Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop. |
A.a new machine | B.special coins and notes |
C.prepaid cards | D.pay-as-you-go mobile phones |
A.Online shopping traps. | B.Internet users in the US and the UK. |
C.New credit cards for parents. | D.The arrival of cyber pocket money. |
【推荐2】Who made the ABC song? Some people say a man named Charles Bradlee made the song. He was the first person to say he owned it. That was in 1834. Bradlee called the song “The Schoolmaster”. A schoolmaster is an old name for a teacher. No one knows where it came from. But we do have some clues.
Sounds Like Another Song
The ABC song sounds the same as “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. It has the same tune, or music. It sounds like “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, too. Try singing each song. Sing them in a row. You can hear for yourself! The tune was first printed in 1761. It didn’t have any words. No one knows who wrote it. Later, a woman wrote the words for “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. Her name was Jane Taylor. She lived in England. She wrote the words in 1806. Mozart was a very famous composer. He wrote a piece of music in 1785. It sounds a lot like the ABC song!
We Learn Better From Songs
When the ABC song first became popular, few children went to school. Most people did not learn how to read. They did not learn how to write, either. As time went on, this changed. More people needed to know how to read and write. More children started learning the ABC song. It helped them remember the letters.
Why do we sing the ABC song? We could just read it quietly. Or we could say it without singing. Why is the song partly important? The answer is related to how we learn. Children have always leaned from grown-ups. But 200 year ago, most people couldn’t read or write. Children had to remember things. They could not write down what they learned. They could not read about it later. So it was important to remember. Songs helped people remember. People sang songs that told stories. They taught their children what they knew through songs.
So, no none really knows who made the ABC song. We do know that this song is popular today. Most children who learn to speak English will sing it. Then they will remember their letters!
1. How is the passage mainly developed?A.By comparing. | B.By listing facts. |
C.By telling a story. | D.By examining differences. |
A.Charles Bradlee | B.Jane Taylor. |
C.Mozart. | D.No one knows the answer exactly. |
A.Songs help children remember the letters. |
B.Songs told stories. |
C.People can teach what they know to children through songs. |
D.Songs help people have a happy life. |
A.To test the readers. | B.To show the song is important. |
C.To introduce the topic. | D.To analyze the cause and effect. |
【推荐3】Members of a native community in the arctic (北极的)areas of Sweden say their reindeer (驯鹿)are facing possible hunger from unusual weather related to climate change. The local Sami community takes care of about 8,000 reindeer throughout the year. The animals are moved between traditional feeding areas in high mountains close to Norway in the summer and forests farther east in the winter.
A community member, Inga, is worried about his reindeer. He said climate change has affected the area's weather activity and created food shortages. "If we don't find better areas for them where they can feed themselves and find food, the reindeer will die from hunger,” Inga said. He verified the problem by reaching down into the snow and pulling up a hard piece of ice close to the soil.
The area received unusual snowfall early in the fall, followed by rain that froze. Inga said this traps the plants that reindeer eat under a thick cover of ice. Some of the hungry reindeer have now moved away from their traditional feeding areas in search of food.
Community members say half the reindeer moved towards the east as planned. But the rest headed back to the mountains, where they face the risk of attacks by other animals or being caught in an avalanche (雪崩). Older members of the Sami community say that in the past, they only remember bad winters about once every ten years. But now, Inga says “extreme and strange weather are appearing more and more often,“ happening several times a year.
Snowfall is common for the area. But as temperatures increase, rain can also fall, creating a “rain-on-snow” effect. When this happens, food remains trapped under the ice where the reindeer cannot reach it. This causes the animals to grow weaker and struggle to make it through the winter. Weather changes have hit the Sami community hard.
“We don't want money because we can’t buy better weather with money. We need the EU to take action and they need to do it now,“ said Inga.
1. What problem do reindeer meet with at present?A.Cold weather. | B.Risk of hunger. |
C.Long march for food. | D.Polluted environment. |
A.Proved. | B.Solved. | C.Ignored. | D.Answered. |
A.Traps under the snow. | B.Hunt from human beings. |
C.Rocks falling down the mountain. | D.Threat from other animals. |
A.Flood. | B.Drought. |
C.Rain-on-snow effect. | D.Snowfall. |