A. cultivate B. reassuring C. opposing D. objective E. confidence F. evidence G. perceived H. functioning I. estimate J. existing K. scientism |
Why Doubt Is Essential To Science
The confidence people place in science is frequently based not on what it really is, but on what people would like it to be. When I asked students at the beginning of the year how they would define science, many of them replied that it is a(n)
But doubt in science is a feature, not a bug. Indeed, science, when properly
As a historian of science, I would argue that it's the responsibility of scientists and historians of science to show that the real power of science lies precisely in what is often
Scientists understand this, but in the
2 . Traditionally uniforms were manufactured to protect the worker. When they were first designed, it is also likely that all uniforms made symbolic sense---those for the military, for example, were at first
The last 30 years, however, have seen an increasing
“What they say, how they look, and how they behave is of vital importance.” From being a simple means of
Truly effective marketing through
But turning corporate philosophies into the right combination of colour, style, degree of branding and uniformity is not always
A successful uniform needs to
A.intended | B.pretended | C.extended | D.attended |
A.age | B.gender | C.education | D.status |
A.preference | B.argument | C.interest | D.emphasis |
A.educational | B.political | C.corporate | D.academic |
A.checking | B.identifying | C.operating | D.introducing |
A.studio | B.audio | C.visual | D.factual |
A.clarity | B.authority | C.responsibility | D.possibility |
A.kindness | B.safeness | C.quickness | D.openness |
A.ambitious | B.serious | C.creative | D.similar |
A.easy | B.wrong | C.difficult | D.tough |
A.exchange | B.call | C.stand | D.account |
A.establish | B.balance | C.neglect | D.quit |
A.pointless | B.important | C.useful | D.careless |
A.keep | B.shape | C.draw | D.value |
A.develop | B.take | C.cost | D.spend |
3 . Celebrating Czech traditions
Have you ever witnessed the 300-year anniversary of a village? To me, it is so amazing that this village, named Bysicky, which is located in Bohemia in the Czech Republic, has sustained blizzards and wars for all this time, but has still kept its special charm.
Unlike transportation you’d find in Prague such as the metro or tram, the most common way to get around in the countryside is by bike, as it’s a lot more convenient. So on Saturday morning. I departed from home on a bike ride with my host family. After an 8-kilometer journey, we finally arrived at the village.
There was a road that led straight into the center of the village. Many stalls selling pizza, beer and ice cream were by the roadside. You could hear guitar music coming from the other side of the road, where an outdoor stage stood on large area of meadow.
When the performance from the guitarists finished, group of children wearing traditional costumes came on stage. As the crowd applauded loudly, the children were divided into three groups. A group of older kids playing different musical instruments stood on the left side, a group performing typical Czech dances was on the right, and a choir sang beautifully in the center.
Many of those present were relatives of the children, and we were there because my sister was a member of the dancing group. On the edge of the grassland, there were girls riding horses.
The end of the road led to a circled space, where the city hall stood in the middle, surrounded by a circle of colorful cottages. In front of the houses there were also many markets and a radio station reporting on the event.
So this is what a typical village celebration looks like, with markets food and performances from traditional Czech culture, which was quite different from festivals in big cities. Czech people value their history, so there will always be parties to celebrate a place’s existence or an important person from history. There are no high buildings in these villages, but people still like to go there to spend their weekends because of the peaceful environment. I guess that is what life really means.
1. What can we learn from the text about Bysicky?A.The most convenient transport here is the metro. |
B.The outdoor stage was set up in front of the city hall. |
C.The author’s host family lives in the village. |
D.It has a long history and is usually peaceful. |
A.came across a famous choir giving a performance | B.heard music played by a group of guitarists |
C.danced with local kids in traditional costumes | D.rode horses on the grass nearby |
A.The author dislikes festivals in big cities. |
B.Czech people take pride in their culture and history. |
C.Czech people don’t like to live in high buildings. |
D.Czech people always enjoy their lives to the fullest. |
A.To describe a typical village celebration in the Czech Republic. |
B.To give tips on how to tour around Bysicky. |
C.To inform us of different traditional Czech festivals. |
D.To explain the long history of Bysicky and its people |
A. broadcast B. estimates C. involves D. performing E. barriers F. themes G. amateur H. hire I. boost J. demanding K. proving |
“MEN ARE adorable,” begins Yang Li in a sketch first aired last year. “But mysterious...After all, they can look so average and yet be so full of confidence.” It seemed a gentle dig by the newly crowned “punchline queen” of “Rock and Roast”, a television show starring
Long the stars of Chinese joke-making, men are unhappy about being the butt (笑柄) of it. Chizi, a popular male contestant on “Rock and Roast” with a special liking for boorish jokes, sniffed that Ms Yang was “not
Western-style stand-up comedy has taken off since it appeared in China a decade ago. It is
The show, which began in 2017, has been a(n)
Ms Yang has used the backlash against her gag to create a new one. It
5 . Nothing seems more inevitable than aging and death-not even taxes. Every plant, animal and person you have ever seen will
We already know that some animals do not seem to age. Many cold-water ocean fish and some amphibians(两栖动物)never
Throughout the history of life on earth, one of the most common difficulties that animals and their cells) have faced has been a lack of food. About 70 years ago, scientists discovered that when animals are forced to live on 30 to 40 percent fewer calories than they would
About 15 years ago, armed with powerful new molecular-research technique, a few scientists began to
A.suddenly | B.eventually | C.gradually | D.unexpectedly |
A.desire | B.feeling | C.fear | D.understanding |
A.develop | B.design | C.control | D.solve |
A.reach | B.acquire | C.need | D.display |
A.brains | B.environment | C.growth | D.genes |
A.but | B.or | C.and | D.nor |
A.rarely | B.occasionally | C.normally | D.mainly |
A.resistant | B.similar | C.essential | D.accessible |
A.quickens | B.slows | C.avoids | D.overcomes |
A.available | B.extra | C.specific | D.original |
A.investigate | B.illustrate | C.record | D.prove |
A.famous | B.generous | C.responsible | D.convenient |
A.on | B.to | C.in | D.by |
A.disappointed | B.depressed | C.starved | D.scared |
A.look | B.feel | C.live | D.become |
6 . Sometimes when she felt bored, she would pick up one of the numerous biographies(传记)about herself and begin to note in. "I never did that" or "simply not true" she would write roughly in the margins at the sides of pages. Since journalists, biographers and more recently even "bloggers" had been writing about her since the day she was born, there was plenty of material to edit. Not that her notes or corrections were ever shared with the authors. Lately, however, she even seemed to have lost her appetite for correctness. Did it matter anymore if things were not right?
She knew that sitting alone chewing away on downbeat thoughts would not get her anywhere and would leave those around her confused and upset, should they ever catch her out. After all she was the decisive one, always on top of her game. A printed timetable for the following day lay on the table. A full day of openings and presentations, of smiling and nodding and flowers.
Shaking herself out of her gray mood, she stepped over towards the computer where a sudden burst of energy gave her an idea. The screen flashed up in front of her but instead of clicking on the familiar icons which would lead her to the emails Randolph considered she needed to read, she simply went to visit Mr. Google and began her search for train timetable.
A dish heaped with multi-coloured jellies and plenty of ice cream, served by a white-gloved train waiter with a perfect moustache. So many years had passed but she still remembered the jelly dissolving on her tongue in small but delicious mouthfuls. Each spoonful had to be lifted delicately to her mouth under the watched eye of her grandmother, who was a stickler for good manners. It was unlikely that they served jelly on the trains these days, what with all the concern about childhood fatness, but even a Spartan menu could not kill the romance of a train journey. As the timetable for Line-burst line flashed in front of her, she remembered that the Mayor of Alwoy would be expecting her to make a short, predictable speech at the opening of the now bridge.
1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A.The main character is probably a journalist writing blogs about royal members. |
B.The main character is always busy editing plenty of material about herself. |
C.The authors probably had chances to get the notes or correctness from the main character. |
D.Randolph is probably an assistant or a secretary to the main character. |
A.She wishes that she were still a child so that she could eat jellies and ice cream. |
B.She is reminded of these foods because the thought of a train journey reminds her of them. |
C.She wishes she still knew where the handsome train waiter was |
D.Today's children aren't allowed to eat the same things that she ate as a child. |
A.have mainly low fat, healthy foods | B.be suitable for a romantic dinner |
C.include a range of sweets, but no jelly | D.include foods which are easy to transport |
A.The main character will practise her speech for greeting the Mayor of Alwoy. |
B.The main character will decide to take a rail journey. |
C.Randolph will send some emails to the main character. |
D.The main character will update her blog on the internet. |
A glimpse at the “private, hidden face” of Albert Einstein, including the celebrated scientist's thoughts on everything from his fears
The collection, which includes a previously unknown photograph of Einstein as a five-year-old and the only
“What is remarkable about them comes from the fact that he had this incredibly close relationship with his sister. It's quite clear that
In 1924, nine years after he completed the general theory of relativity in 1915. Einstein would write to Maja that “scientifically I haven't achieved much recently-the brain gradually goes oft (停止)
Venning said he had not seen Einstein
Ocean exploration changed human history
One of humanity’s greatest achievements has been mastering routes across the world’s oceans. Communities separated by thousands of miles
We tend to hold the view
Since then, the oceans have only continued
9 . Zelda Fitzgerald, as is revealed by numerous personal books and letters, wore many labels in her life. She was “the original flapper girl” and “the spirit of the Jazz Age.” Married to the celebrated writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (author of The Gireat Giatsby), she was by turns his muse and the woman who ruined his life. In her later years she was “Crazy Zelda”.
Accurate as all these descriptions may be, they do not tell the whole story. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she was noted for her beauty and high spirits in dancing. In July 1918, at a country club dance, Fitzgerald was hooked immediately by the beautiful and charming 18-year-old Zelda who out-shined(使逊色)other beauties with her distinguished ballet. A light affection evolved into a lengthy long-distance pursuit of weekly letters, with Fitzgerald aware of her uncommitted dating of other men. He courted her after his discharge from the Army in February 1919, but Zelda had doubts. Her fiance wasn't rich and there was no guarantee he’d ever be famous. His short stories didn’t sell. His apartment was a dump. Zelda gave back the ring. Hoping to fix the “no money” part of his problem. Fitzgerald quit the job and started to rewrite novels for success and money so that he could win back his girl. Finally, he made it! On March 20, 1920, his novel This Side of Paradise got published and Zelda agreed to marry him.
However, their marriage was troubled by wild drinking, fighting, infidelity(不忠实)and bitter recriminations. Emest Hemingway, whom Zelda disliked, blamed her for Scot’s declining literary output, though she has also been portrayed as the victim of an overbearing husbano Actually. Zelda was also creative, pursuing both dancing and writing. Some scholars have portrayed Zelda as a creative talent ignored by the patriarchal(男权的)society of the day. Her inspiration was even drawn by her husband in literary creation-Scott used their relationship as material in his novels, even borrowing episodes from Zelda’s diary and applying them into his fictional writings. She detested(讨厌)her husband’s practice: “Mr. Fitzgerald-I believe that is how he spells his name-seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.” To seek an artistic identity of her own value, as she put it “I wish I could write a beautiful book to break those hearts that are soon to cease to exist.”
Nevertheless her unique personality was starting to seem more unbalanced than charming. The couple-like the rest of the nation-was living on borrowed time. In October 1929 the stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression. Six months later, Zelda suffered her first nervous breakdown. After being diagnosed with schizophrenia(精神分裂), she was increasingly confined to specialist clinics, and since then has departed with her husband. Zelda died later in a fire at her hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, putting an end to her flamboyant(绚丽夺目的)life. A young woman, especially one in the 1920s, who was against traditional dress and behavior.
1. Where will you most probably find this article?A.In a newspaper. | B.In a literary magazine. |
C.In a prepared speech | D.In a research report. |
A.Ideal partnership | B.Unbalanced love relationship. |
C.Love-hate relationship. | D.Mutually-jealous relationship |
A.copying | B.adaption |
C.reference | D.imagination |
A.Fitzgerald successfully won Zelda’s heart by reading her his novels and writing her weekly letters. |
B.Hemingway disliked Zelda because of her female identity and talent that outshined her husband. |
C.Zelda was glad to be her husband’s muse and provided him with literary materials. |
D.The “Crazy Zelda” died without Fitzgerald’s companion after severe schizophrenia. |
10 . I have just finished my 23rd year of teaching at universities. And there have been several
There seem to be a lot of obvious
Before we go out and encourage every student to bring a laptop to class,
In the first study, students took notes while watching a lecture. Then, they engaged in other activities for about 30 minutes. Finally, they were given a quiz about the lecture. The quiz contained factual questions as well as conceptual questions that required some
Students did about equally well on the factual question
The experiments
Then, in the second study, the experiments told people using the laptops to take good notes rather than just taking down what they heard. Even when people were given these
So there is real value in having to
A.challenges | B.changes | C.problems | D.projects |
A.approaches | B.benefits | C.equivalents | D.guidelines |
A.find | B.give | C.take | D.use |
A.additionally | B.finally | C.otherwise | D.though |
A.confidence | B.competition | C.expectation | D.performance |
A.description | B.experience | C.understanding | D.memorization |
A.owing to | B.regardless of | C.in the form of | D.in relation to |
A.better | B.faster | C.more poorly | D.more slowly |
A.offered | B.devoted | C.led | D.compared |
A.copy | B.remember | C.summarize | D.grasp |
A.cheerfully | B.positively | C.deeply | D.quickly |
A.administrations | B.foundations | C.instructions | D.restrictions |
A.detailed | B.experimental | C.established | D.conceptual |
A.come across | B.think about | C.put away | D.take down |
A.effortful | B.quiet | C.steady | D.casual |