When men and women take personality tests，some of the old Mars-Venus stereotypes(定式)keep reappearing. On average，women are more cooperative，kind，cautious and emotionally enthusiastic. Men tend to be more competitive，confident，rude and emotionally flat. Clear differences appear in early childhood and never disappear.
What's not clear is the origin of these differences. Evolutionary psychologists think that these are natural features from ancient hunters and gatherers. Another school of psychologists argues that both sexes' personalities have been shaped by traditional social roles，and that personality differences will shrink as women spend less time taking care of children and more time in jobs outside the home.
To test these hypotheses(假设)，a series of research teams have repeatedly analyzed personality tests taken by men and women in more than 60 countries around the world.For evolutionary psychologists，the bad news is that the size of the gender gap in personality varies among cultures.For social-role psychologists，the bad news is that the change is going in the wrong direction.It looks as if personality differences between men and women are smaller in traditional cultures like India's or Zimbabwe's than in the Netherlands or the United States.A husband and a stay-at-home wife in a patriarchal(男权的)Botswanan clan(部族)seem to be more alike than a working couple in Denmark or France.The more Venus and Mars have equal rights and similarjobs，the more their personalities sem to separate.
These findings are so unbelievable that some researchers have argued they must be due to cross-cultural problems with the personality tests. But according to new data from 40.000 men and women on six continents，David P. Schmitt and his colleagues conclude that the trends are real. Dr. Schmitt，a psychologist at Bradley University in I llinois and the director of the International Sexuality Description Project，suggests that as wealthy modern societies level(使平等)the barriers between women and men，some ancient internal differences are being developed.
The biggest changes recorded by the researchers involve the personalities of men, not women.
Men in traditional agricultural societies and poorer countries seem more cautious and anxious, less confident and less competitive than men in the most progressive and rich countries of Europe and North America.
To explain these differences, Dr. Schmitt and his partners from Austria and Estonia point to the hardships of life in poorer countries. They note that in some other species, environmental stress tends to extremely affect the larger sex. And, they say, there are examples of stress decreasing biological sex differences in humans.
1. According to personality tests, the differences between men and women begin to exist________.| A．ocesionally and temporarily | B．randomly and forever |
| C．regularly and constantly | D．early and permanently |
| A．psychologists have no way to know the origin of the differences |
| B．experts fight against one another |
| C．the explanation for the differences is open to tests |
| D．women will solve the problem of the personality differences |
| A．originate from ancient hunters and gatherers | B．are shaped by traditional social roles they play |
| C．are affected by traditional cultures | D．vary from one culture to another |
| A．He doesn't recognize the findings above. |
| B．He thinks social environment contributes to some internal differences. |
| C．He believes wealthy women and men are equal. |
| D．He has no examples to explain the differenees at all. |
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【推荐1】We’re all familiar with the phrase “healthy body, healthy mind”. But for a healthy mind, we need healthy senses, too. However, if we want to make the most of our senses to enhance our wellbeing, we have to consider: more than sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. We have many other senses that add to our extraordinary human capacity for sensing.
Vestibular senses — Our vestibular system allows us to sense the direction of gravity, as well as horizontal (水平的) and vertical movement(as in a car or a lift). Research shows that a healthy vestibular system is important not only for balance but for our sense of being grounded inside a physical body; in fact, people with vestibular problems are more likely to report out-of-body experiences. They’re also more likely to get lost, because a healthy vestibular system is important for a good sense of direction.
For all of us, though, the older we get, the duller all our vestibular responses become. But we can benefit from dynamic movements that require moving the head, like those involved in climbing a tree or practising tai chi, as well as anything that challenges our balance.
Proprioception — the sensing of the location of our body parts in space-has been relatively ignored, but it’s critical for confidence in using our bodies. If you now shut your eyes, and extend a leg, it’s thanks to this sense that you know exactly where your legis. To go for a run, then, or workout in the gym, and not fall or injure yourself, you need a good sense of proprioception. Our sedentary (久坐的) lifestyles are a threat to this sense. But climbing trees, walking along balance beams, crossing stepping stones are all proprioceptively demanding, and so train this sense. You may develop such a sense by practising complex moves with your eyes shut.
Inner sensing — About 10%’of us are really good at sensing our own heartbeat without feeling for a pulse, 5-10% of us are terrible at it, and the rest fall in between. Research shows that people who are better at sensing their own heartbeat experience emotions more intensely, enjoy more nuanced (细微的) emotions, and are better at recognizing other people’s emotions, which is a critical first step in sharing another person’s emotions. Training inner sensing helps to improve our emotional wellbeing. If you can’t sense your heart beating try exercising first, because this makes it easier.
1. Why does the author suggest practising tai chi?| A．To be able to climb a tree. | B．To keep healthy in one’s old age. |
| C．To deal with vestibular problems. | D．To develop one’s vestibular sense. |
| A．Shutting your eyes. | B．Playing table tennis. |
| C．Sensing the direction. | D．Recognising emotions. |
| A．By training. | B．By sharing emotions. |
| C．By sensing our heartbeat. | D．By improving emotional wellbeing. |
| A．Making the Most of Our Healthy Senses |
| B．Exercising Regularly to Enhance Our Senses |
| C．Increasing Our Human Capacity for Sensing |
| D．Using New Senses Instead of the Five Senses |
【推荐2】We all know that eating later in the day isn’t good for our waistlines, but why? A new study weighed in on that question by comparing people who ate the same foods — but at different times in the day. “Does the time that we eat matter when everything else is kept consistent?” said first author Nina Vujovic, a researcher at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The answer was yes — eating later in the day will double your odds of being hungrier, according to the study published in the journal Cell Metabolism (新陈代谢).
The study does show eating later results in “an increase in hunger, impacts hormones and also changes gene expression, especially in terms of fat metabolism with a tendency towards less fat breakdown and more fat deposition,” said Dr. Bhanu Prakash Kolla, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.
The study was small — only 16 overweight or obese people — but carefully planned to eliminate other potential causes of weight gain. All participants were in good health, with no history of diabetes or shift work and had regular physical activity. Each person in the study kept to a strict healthy sleep/wake schedule for about three weeks and were provided with prepared meals at fixed times for three days before the lab experiment began.
Participants were then divided into two groups randomly. One group ate calorie-controlled meals at 8 am, noon and 4 pm, while the other ate the same meals four hours later, at noon, 4 pm and 8 pm for the six days reported in the study. Measures of hunger and appetite were gathered 18 times each while tests for body fat, temperature and energy expenditures were gathered on three separate days.
After a break of a few weeks, the same participants reversed the procedure — those who had eaten earlier moved to the late eating group and vice versa, thus using each person as their own control. Results showed that hunger pangs doubled for those on a night-eating regime (规则). People who ate later in the day also reported a desire for salty foods, meat and, to a lesser extent, a desire for dairy foods and vegetables.
1. What can we infer about eating later in the day from the text?| A．It does harm to our fat storage. |
| B．It helps keep our body in shape. |
| C．It has nothing to do with our health actually. |
| D．It has a negative effect on our fat breakdown. |
| A．By conducting a large-scaled test. |
| B．By analyzing the causes of the phenomenon. |
| C．By collecting many data to facilitate the study. |
| D．By giving examples to prove the scientific research. |
| A．All the participants weren’t out of shape. |
| B．Most of the participants lacked regular exercise. |
| C．The participants were restricted to particular foods. |
| D．The participants were grouped according to their weights. |
| A．Eat Less, Live Longer | B．Eat Later, Be Fatter |
| C．Eat Better, Live Healthier | D．Eat More, Feel Hungry Later |
【推荐3】In 1977, Irene Pepperberg, a Harvard graduate, decided to investigate the thought processes of another creature by talking to it. To do this, she would teach a one-year-old African gray parrot (鹦鹉), Alex, to reproduce the sound of the English language.
Pepperberg bought Alex in a pet store, where she let the store’s assistant choose him because she didn’t want other scientists to say that she had intentionally chosen an especially smart bird. Given that Alex’s brain was just the size of a walnut, most researchers thought Pepperberg’s communication study would be futile.
But with Pepperberg’s patient teaching, Alex learned how to follow almost 100 English words. He could count to six and had learned the sound for seven and eight. But the point was not to see if Alex could learn words by heart. Pepperberg wanted to get inside his mind and learn more about a bird’s understanding of the world.
In one demonstration, Pepperberg held up a green key and a green cup for him to look at. “What’s the same?” she asked. “Co-lor,” Alex responded without hesitation. “What’s different?” Pepperberg asked. “Shape,” Alex quickly replied. His voice had the soundh of a cartoon character. But the words—and what can only be called the thoughts—were entirely his. Many of Alex’s skils, such as his ability to understand the concepts of “same” and “different”, are rare in the animal world. Living in a complex society, parrots like Alex must keep track of changing relationnships and environments.
During the demonstration, as if to offer final proof of the mind inside his bird’s brain, Alex spoke up. “Talk clearly!” he commanded, when one of the younger birds Pepperberg was also teaching mispronounced the word “green”。
Alex knew all the answers himself and was getting bored. “He’s moody,” said Pepperberg, “so he interrupts the others, or he gives the wrong answer just to be difficult.” Pepperberg was certainly learning more about the mind of a parrot, but like the parent of a troublesome teenager, she was learning the hard way.
1. Why did Pepperberg let the shop assistant choose the bird?| A．A bird with a small brain was needed. |
| B．She wanted a very smart bird for her study. |
| C．A research subject should be randomly chosen. |
| D．The shop assistant was better at choosing birds. |
| A．Innovative. |
| B．Practical. |
| C．Costly. |
| D．Fruitless. |
| A．Understanding concepts. |
| B．Calculating. |
| C．Recognizing voices. |
| D．Creating English words. |
| A．Her instructions had to be easy for Alex. |
| B．Alex was sometimes too clever to control. |
| C．Alex would point out other birds’ mistakes. |
| D．She had trouble understanding Alex’s mood. |
【推荐1】Data show that almost all children see a decline in their happiness when they make the step up to Key Stage Three, with self-reported happiness taking a significant hit. Information from more than 11,000 people showed the impact was universal and that children from all backgrounds, ethnicities and locations feel worse aged 14 than they do aged 11, with the change in school thought to be the driving reason.
Scientists asked children to rank on a scale of one to seven how satisfied they were with their schoolwork, appearance, school, family, friends and life as a whole. One was “completely happy” and seven was “completely unhappy”.
Statisticians crunched (压缩) the numbers down to a scale between -2 and 1, with the average happiness being a score of zero when a child was 11. However, by the time the child was 14, four in five teenagers had a score of below zero, indicating a widespread downturn in adolescent happiness. That decline is probably linked to the change to secondary school at age 11, according to the study’s authors.
Ioannis Katsantonis, a doctoral researcher at Cambridge’s Faculty of Education who led the study, said, “Even though this was a large, diverse group of adolescents, we saw a consistent fall in happiness.”
“One of the most striking aspects was the clear association with changes at school. It suggests we urgently need to do more to support students’ happiness at secondary schools across Britain.”
The study identified that a child’s friendships and school life were key in their level of happiness, with the move to a bigger school and the potential problems with making new friends having a damaging impact on how they felt.
However, the scientists report that children with higher self-esteem(自尊心) aged 11 lived through the storm of moving to secondary school better than those who had lower self-esteem.
This indicates that structured efforts to strengthen adolescents’ self-esteem, particularly during the first years of secondary school, could reduce the likely downturn in happiness and life satisfaction, the authors say.
1. What causes the decline in children’s happiness?| A．Being classified as unhappy children. |
| B．Graduating from secondary school. |
| C．Entering secondary school at age 11. |
| D．Having a score of below zero. |
| A．Their interpersonal relationship and school life. |
| B．Avoiding celebrating for them. |
| C．Their connection with their future universities. |
| D．Comparing them with others. |
| A．Those who study differently from other students. |
| B．Those having confidence in their value or abilities. |
| C．Those moving to a bigger school in a stranger city. |
| D．Those who don’t care about their health condition. |
| A．The Ways to Build Students’ Self Confidence |
| B．More Happiness at 11 Improves Students’ Scores |
| C．The Reasons for Choosing a Best Secondary School |
| D．Secondary School Is Making Children Less Happy |
【推荐2】One of the oldest metaphors (隐喻) for human interaction with technology is the relationship of master and slave. Aristotle imagined that technology could replace slavery if machine became automated. Marx and Engels saw things differently. “Lots of laborers are daily and hourly enslaved by the machine,” they wrote in the Communist Manifesto.
Today, computers often play both roles. Nicholas Carr, in his new book The Glass Cage: Automation and Us, takes a stand on whether such technology imprisons or frees its users. We are increasingly involved, he argues, but the invisibility (隐形性) of our high-tech traps gives us the “image of freedom”. He describes doctors who rely so much on decision-assistance software that they overlook signals that are not obvious from patients.
All of this has obvious implications for the use of technology in classrooms: When do technologies free students to think about more interesting and complex questions, and when do they destroy the very cognitive (认知) abilities that they are meant to improve? The effect of spell check and AutoCorrect software is an example. Psychologists have found the act of forming a word in your mind strengthens your ability to remember it. When a computer automatically corrects a spelling mistake, we’re no longer forced to form the correct spelling in our minds.
This might not seem very important. The process of word formation is not just supplementing (补充) spelling skills, it’s also destroying students. When students find themselves without automated spelling assistance, they won’t probably freezes to death, as the Inuits did when their GPS malfunctioned, but they’re more likely to make errors. This creates a bad cycle: The more we use the technology, the more we need to use it in all situations. Suddenly, our position as masters of technology starts to seem more insecure.
1. What did Marx and Engels think of the machine?| A．It did the boring daily work for people. |
| B．It failed to free people from being enslaved. |
| C．It gave people more time to enjoy themselves. |
| D．It was the result of the development of technology. |
| A．Technology is a guarantee of freedom. |
| B．Too much use of technology may be risky. |
| C．Doctors should stay away from technology. |
| D．Some decision-assistance software needs improving. |
| A．Students being unable to spell words correctly. |
| B．Spellcheck helping students remember more words. |
| C．Students depending too much on spelling software. |
| D．Spellcheck destroying students’ cognitive capacities. |
| A．Is technology making people stupid or not? |
| B．Which areas are most affected by technology? |
| C．Are people satisfied with the advancement of technology? |
| D．Why shouldn’t technology be employed in the classroom? |
【推荐3】If you say, “The cat’s out of the bag” instead of “The secret is given away,” you’re using an idiom. The meaning of an idiom is different from the actual meaning of the words used. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb. Proverbs are old but familiar sayings that usually give advice. Both idioms and proverbs are part of our daily expressions. Many are very old and have interesting histories. See how many of these expressions you know.
“Bury the hatchet.”
Native Americans used to bury weapons to show that fighting had ended and enemies were now at peace. Today, the idiom means to make up with a friend after an argument of fight.
“A close shave.”
In the past, student barbers learned to shave on customers. If they shaved too close, their customers might be cut or even hardly escape serious injury. Today, we use the idiom if a person narrowly escapes disaster.
“Raining cats and dogs.”
In Norse mythology the dog is associated with wind and the cat with storms. This expression means it’s raining very heavily.
To “shed crocodile tears.”
Crocodiles have a reflex that causes their eyes to tear when they open their mouths. That makes it look as though they are crying while swallowing their food. In fact, neither crocodiles nor people who shed “crocodile” tears feel sorry for their actions.
“Saved by the bell.”
In 17th-century England, a guard at Windsor Castle was accused of falling asleep at his post. He claimed he was wrongly accused and could prove it; he had heard the church bell chime (鸣响) thirteen times at midnight. Townspeople supported his claim and he was saved. Today we think of the bell that ends a round in boxing, often saving the boxer from injury, or the bell at the end of a class period, saving you from more work. Now this idiom means rescue from a situation at the last possible moment.
1. The best title of this passage will probably be ___________.| A．Everyday Expressions | B．Not Idioms But Proverbs |
| C．Idioms and proverbs are old | D．Idioms or proverbs |
| A．compare some useful and interesting idioms and proverbs |
| B．tell us some idioms and proverbs which can be used today |
| C．explain the meaning of some interesting everyday expressions |
| D．show the importance of using proverbs and idioms in your writing |
| A．idioms and proverbs are a must in our life |
| B．proverbs are more common than idioms |
| C．idioms are more interesting than proverbs |
| D．it is difficult to guess the meaning of idioms |
| A．My brother bought a new computer yesterday. |
| B．My friend will come to my city to see me. |
| C．A car nearly hit me on my way to school. |
| D．No one in my school has ever been to Canada. |
【推荐1】Although the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have English as an official language, the United States does not have an official language. This is how it’s possible to become a US citizen without speaking English. Canada also has French as an official language, though it is mostly spoken in the province of Quebec. Because many of the English speakers who originally inhabited (居住) Canada came from the US, there is little difference in the American and Canadian dialects of English. Similarly, Australian and New Zealand English have few differences, except Australia was originally settled as a penal colony (流放地) and New Zealand was not.
British colonialism has spread English all over the world, and it still holds prestige (影响力) in South Africa, India, and Singapore, among other nations. In South Africa, English became an official language, along with Afrikaans and 9 African languages, in the 1996 constitution (宪法). However, only 3% of the country’s 30 million people are native English speakers. Twenty percent are descendants (后代) of Dutch farmers who speak Afrikaans, and the rest are native Africans.
India became independent from Britain in 1947, and the English language was supposed to be phased out (淘汰) by 1965. However, today English and Hindi are the official languages. Indian English is characterized (具有…的特征) by treating mass nouns as count nouns, frequent use of the “isn’t it?” tag, use of more compounds, and a different use of prepositions. In Singapore, Chinese, Malay and Indian languages have an effect on the form of English spoken. Everyone is taught English in the school system, but there are a few differences from British English as well. Mass nouns are treated as count nouns, “use to” means usually, and no articles (冠词) are used before occupations (职业).
1. Why can people become a US citizen without speaking English?| A．Different languages are spoken in the US. |
| B．The US doesn’t have an official language. |
| C．They can speak their own language there. |
| D．They can learn English there. |
| A．is closer to American English | B．is a kind of old English |
| C．is very similar in many ways | D．is different from British English |
| A．It has 11 different official languages. |
| B．English is its only official language. |
| C．20 percent of its people are native English speakers. |
| D．English is becoming less important there. |
| A．The Indians are poor with English grammar. |
| B．Singaporean English is similar to Indian English. |
| C．People in Singapore tend to misuse count nouns. |
| D．English is a required subject in Singaporean schools. |
【推荐2】WELCOME TO THE RONALD REAGAN
PRESIDENTLAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Visit the limitedtime “Interactive! The Exhibition” at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and save more than 30% on museum admission tickets with an audio tour.
WHEN
Through Feb. 28, 2017
WHAT'S INCLUDED
$19 (reg. $28) ... Admission for one person to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, including “Interactive! The Exhibition” with an audio tour. Please note: the virtual reality (虚拟现实) experience will be an additional cost and participants must be 10 years old or above.
WHY WE LOVE IT
• The exhibition is a handson experience focusing on movies, TV, music and the arts
• Experience virtual reality, 1980s video games, robots, 3D printing
• Climb aboard Air Force One, view the expensive comfortable presidential car and a Marine One helicopter
• Explore Reagan's legacy (遗产): Step into an Oval Office copy and see a piece of the Berlin Wall
• The audio tour has more than 50 stops and original material not copied in the exhibits
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
This is a seasonspecific event. All sales are final. No refunds (退款) or exchanges. Not valid after the expiration date. Valid any regular museum operating day through Feb. 28, 2017. Museum hours are 10 a. m. －5 p. m. , seven days a week. Valid for one person. Cannot combine with other offers. Must use in one visit. Tickets include admission to “Interactive! The Exhibition” and the entire museum's galleries and grounds.
1. What can visitors do while visiting the library and museum?| A．Fly on Air Force One. |
| B．Experience virtual reality for free. |
| C．Approach technology of different times. |
| D．Learn about the president's daily routine. |
| A．It can be enjoyed with other offers. |
| B．It allows limitless visits to the museum. |
| C．It isn't accessible to children. |
| D．It cannot be changed once sold. |
| A．A notice. | B．An official report. |
| C．An advertisement. | D．A tour review. |
【推荐3】The Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd is a highly recommended riding school. Everyone is welcome. Whether you are an absolute beginner or have dreams of becoming an Olympic champion, we can design the right riding lesson program for you.
Riding lessons for beginners
We help kids from the age of 4 and adults learn to ride. We start beginners with half-hour private lessons while they learn the basics. Once you ride independently (usually after 4—6 lessons), your instructor will recommend a suitable group.
Private lessons
We offer 1-to-1 private tuition (讲授) for riders of all levels. We start beginners with half-hour private lessons while they learn the basics and build their confidence. The more experienced riders will benefit from personal tuition too. Whether you want to improve specific aspects of your riding, or just enjoy riding, private lessons are tailored to your specific requirements.
Group riding lessons
We offer broad range of group riding lessons, from child or adult beginner to advanced dressage (花样骑术) lessons and jumping lessons. Call the office to discuss the weekly Group Lesson Schedule on 01344 884992.
Riding lessons on your own horse
We also welcome horse owners who would like to bring their own for either one-off lessons or a concentrated course of lessons to improve their riding. Your horse is going or to prepare you both for competitions. Pricing is the same.
How to book your riding lesson
Call the office on 01344 884992 or email us on info@brc. co. uk.
We are open 7 days a week and have evening riding lessons on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Our three all-weather schools, two outside and one inside, make us have good all-year-round riding.
Note: All new riders, regardless of their abilities, must have a 30-minute assessment lesson so that we can design the most appropriate plan for them.
1. When are beginners likely to ride on their own?| A．Before having three private lessons. | B．Before building up their confidence. |
| C．After meeting with their instructors. | D．After taking about five riding lessons. |
| A．By making calls to the office. | B．By visiting the riding school in person. |
| C．By writing to group members. | D．By writing emails to their instructors. |
| A．Take four evening riding lessons. | B．Get assessed for proper programs. |
| C．Spend half an hour riding horses. | D．Offer plans on how to ride horses. |
【推荐1】Here are free online classes offered by several universities.
The Power of Team Culture University of Pennsylvania via Coursera Taught by Greg Urban Behind the success and failure of teams lies team culture. In this course, you will learn how to recognize team culture. Knowledge of the ideas and information in this class enables you to be a better team leader. |
Shakespeare's Life and Work Harvard University via edX Taught by Stephen Greenblatt The course will introduce different kinds of literary analysis (文学分析) that you can use when reading. With short videos filmed, you can visit Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born in 1564; London, the lively city where he began as an actor; and the Globe Theater, where his first plays were performed. This online tour will transport you to another age and give you a new opinion on his timeless work. |
Stanford Introduction to Food and Health Stanford University via Coursera Taught by Maya Adam In this course, learners will be given the information and practical skills they need to begin improving the way they eat. This course will focus on practical discussions about real food and the environment in which we consume (吃) it. |
Chinese for Beginners Peking University via Coursera Taught by Xiaoyu Liu This is an ABC Chinese course for beginners, including introduction of phonetics and daily expressions. After taking this class, learners can have a basic understanding of Chinese Mandarin and make basic conversations of daily living. This is a course on Chinese speaking, The learners don't need to study Chinese characters, so it is easier to follow and complete this course. |
| A．Greg Urban. | B．Stephen Greenblatt. |
| C．Maya Adam. | D．Xiaoyu Liu. |
| A．It’s taught through Coursera. |
| B．It’s given by Stanford University. |
| C．It offers an online visit to London. |
| D．It provides skills of filming videos. |
| A．The writing of Chinese characters. |
| B．The advice of daily living in China. |
| C．The history of Chinese characters. |
| D．The simple conversations in Chinese. |
【推荐2】London is great. It’s great. Rome and Paris are also fine places, but I knew as soon as we landed in London, this was the finest of the three.
There are only two small things that I don’t like about London. First of all, everyone speaks English here. I had so much fun in Rome and Paris. There I could speak in foreign languages. In a word, I made a lot of friends. But here everybody can understand me. I don’t have any reason to start up a conversation with a stranger. And speaking of restaurants---- that is the other problem with London. The food here is not good at all! I haven’t had one good meal in the three days since we were here.
Since you asked me to write to you about everything I learned on this trip, here is what I’ve learned about London.
London’s population of eleven million makes it the second largest city in the world. It is bigger than New York but not as big as Tokyo. London is twice the size of New York. It has an area of 620 square miles!
The Thames River runs right through the center of the city. Someone once called the Thames “liquid history”. It is a very good name. Dozens of armies have crossed it over the past few thousand years. One of the first was the army of Julius Caesar two thousand years ago.
So far I have only had time to visit one neighbor-hood. It is called Bloomsbury. In fact there is a group of writers known as the Bloomsbury Group. It got its name because so many of them lived there. Virginia Woolf was one of them. I know how much you like her novels.
Baker Street is also part of Bloomsbury. Do you remember who once lived on Baker Street?when I asked Bob this question, he answered , “ A man who baked bread, right? Sherlock Holmes, of course, but I won’t have time to find his address. Maybe you will when you come.
1. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ____________.| A．It is more difficult to begin a conversation in English in London than in any languages |
| B．The writer had made trips to Italy and France before he came to England |
| C．Of all the meals the writer has had in London, only one he thinks is good enough |
| D．The writer hates to talk to strangers who can speak English |
| A．A man who baked bread. |
| B．Sherlock Holmes. |
| C．A group of writers |
| D．A friend of the writer’s |
| A．letter | B．A diary |
| C．A guidebook | D．A business report |
【推荐3】How to prevent COVID-19 (新冠病毒) when you are at home or in school? Now we would like to give you some advice.
On your way to school
Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to protect you from getting infected. If you live near the school, you'd better go to school on foot or by bike. If you take public transport to school, you should keep 1 to 2 meters from others. Please pay attention to that if you're not feeling well or have symptoms (症状) such as fever, cough and troubling breathing, a mask is also needed to prevent you from spreading viruses to others.
At mealtime
Wash your hands before and after meals. We advise that you should avoid sitting face-to-face with others in school catering and ask for takeout if it is possible. Maybe you could bring your own.
At home
The first thing is wash your hands properly and frequently. Wash your hands with soap and running water thoroughly for 15 seconds. Especially the following, before eating and after using the toilet, after returning home, after touching trash or garbage, after contacting with animals or handling animal wastes.
When you arrive at school
When you arrive at school, please take the stairs if it is possible. If you have to take the elevator, wear a mask and avoid touching items in the elevator or even can't talk with others. In the classroom, you'd better keep wearing a mask. You should disinfect (给……消毒) public areas and objects each day and open windows frequently and ventilate (使通风) the air. Switch off central air-conditioning or switch to fresh air mode.
After school
Don't go to the public places. Don't touch others' things. Go home immediately, it will protect both you and others. It is not a good time to attend group activities with classmates. On the way to your home, please remember that wipe your eyes with a clean handkerchief paper, saying No to your dirty hands.
Form a good habit
Good habit is one of the most important ways to help you stay away from catching any infections. You should get enough sleep, drink plenty of water, strengthen your immune system and exercise regularly to maintain your health.
1. Whom is the passage written for?| A．Teachers. | B．Students. | C．Parents. | D．Headmasters. |
| A．Keeping wearing masks all the time. | B．Having meals with your friends as usual. |
| C．Sitting close to each other when having meals. | D．Taking out meals as possible as you can. |
| A．Taking stairs instead of elevator if possible. | B．Avoid touching eyes with dirty hands. |
| C．Taking more fruits and vegetables every day. | D．Forming good habits is of great significance. |
