A. adaptable B. capacity C. complicated D. decline E. demand F. evaluating G. highlighted H. impacts I. occurs J. pursuing K. survive |
Economics survive by continually responding to the world around them. This means employing new technologies or exploiting new international markets when
So how can economies
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5 . While some say school safety depends on guns, cameras or alarms in classrooms, Mark Gomer and Kristi Schiller think specially trained dogs should play an important role in preventing violence in schools.
Gomer’s for-profit company has sent a gun-and-drug detecting dog to patrol (巡查) the halls of an Ohio high school, while Schiller is launching a nonprofit program in Houston to give schools the trained dogs for free.
Gomer’s first full-time safety dog is a three-year-old Dutch shepherd named Atticus, who is reported to duty this school year at Oak Hills High School in Green Township in southwest Ohio. The dog was trained at the school before the summer break, said Gomer, co-owner of American Success Dog Training in Bridgetown, Ohio. Atticus has won over students, parents, teachers and district Superintendent Todd Yohey, who initially worried what people would think of him spending $10,000 on a dog. Gomer has talked to a lot of parents and faculty, and they are saying it was money well-spent, he said.
For her part Schiller is looking to provide safety dogs to schools free of charge. She hopes her new initiative, program “K9S4KIDS”, does for schools what her program “K9S4COPS” did for police departments. She has placed more than 60 dogs with agencies in three years. “These dogs are extremely social, yet highly qualified warriors that are accustomed to going straight to the source of a threat or shooter and disengaging the suspect armed with the weapon,” said Schiller.
As the programs get up and running, questions remain about possible health problems and distractions the dogs can cause.
A school safety expert said those are concerns parents and schools will have to work out. Ken Trump, president of the Cleveland-based National School Safety and Security Services consulting firm, discussed the issue in general because he was not familiar with either program.
He said the dogs would have to be extremely social to deal with students’ initial excitement “Kids are going to like those dogs,” Trump said, “There are concerns to work around, but with the right dogs and right handler and the right policies and procedures, they should be very beneficial. The dog might be a distraction in the beginning, but they will become part of what students expect to see when they go to school.” “There is so much these dogs can do,” said Ted Dahlin, a deputy who serves on the K9S4COPS board of directors. “If I were going to pick a school to make trouble, it would be one that I knew didn’t have a dog.”
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Gomer’s program?A.Atticus is only welcomed by students. |
B.Atticus is provided to the schools free of charge. |
C.The main job of Atticus is to patrol a school in Houston. |
D.Parents and faculty think the money spent on Atticus is worthwhile. |
A.dogs have a sharp sense of threat and danger |
B.she is confident that the dogs are helpful in schools |
C.dogs are a kind of helpful, loyal and qualified animal |
D.even suspects armed with weapons are afraid of dogs |
A.believes that dogs can be part of students’ school life |
B.is a school safety expert supporting one of the programs |
C.doesn’t approve of students’ attitudes about dogs in schools |
D.agrees that the concerns outweigh the benefits of the program |
A.he is not going to make trouble in schools |
B.having a dog strengthens a school’s safety |
C.he likes dogs and really wants to have one |
D.more should be considered for planning a crime |
6 . He’s considered the father of the technological innovation, and apart from that, he was also known as a design perfectionist. There is no single executive or creator in the technology industry who is more creative and inspirational than him, and with that being said he was a one-in-billion creator.
On February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, United States, a baby named Steve Jobs entered the world. His parents’ inability to provide for him led to a difficult childhood, one in which he battled with his sense of self and felt constantly confused and unfulfilled. Nonetheless, who could have predicted that this person would cause such a dramatic shift in the information technology? The way Steve Jobs showed the world the new products and devices he was working on was truly out of this world, and that’s a big part of why he’s so beloved.
Steve Jobs was well-informed, but he was not a scholar. He possessed a high IQ but showed little enthusiasm for formal education. His main hobbies were playing tricks on people via phone and computer, goofing off with his best friends, and coming up with ground-breaking business concepts.
Steve Jobs’ philosophy on education is well-known at this point; he has stated publicly that he was only able to learn after leaving college. When Steve Jobs and his friend Wozniak were in their early 20s, they came up with the idea for the Apple Computer. Steve Jobs’ Volkswagen bus and Wozniak’s beloved scientific calculator were sold to finance the pair’s garage-based startup. Jobs and Wozniak have been given much of credit for democratizing the computer industry by making computers more user-friendly, portable, and affordable.
Wozniak envisioned a line of accessible and lightning-fast personal computers, and Jobs was put in charge of the company’s marketing and management. From the get-go, Apple sold the computers for up to $666. The unexpected greatness of their early success inspired them to develop more powerful machines. In the 70s, they accomplished what would become the company’s crowning achievement. Assembled by Apple, Inc. , the high-performance computer was an instant success in their home state of California, and its sales helped make Jobs a multimillionaire.
1. Which of the following is a big reason for Jobs being beloved?A.Jobs revolutionized the technology industry. |
B.Jobs realized his dream despite his painful childhood. |
C.Jobs employed an extraordinary way to present the new devices. |
D.Jobs is the most creative and motivational person in the technology industry. |
A.quitting school | B.playing around |
C.starting a business | D.learning knowledge |
A.Jobs is keen on keeping in contact with friends via phone and computer. |
B.Jobs and Wozniak advocated democracy for every staff in the computer industry. |
C.Jobs showed less passion for education because of the influence of his difficult childhood. |
D.The economic situation was a barrier to Jobs and Wozniak when they started their business. |
A.All things come to those who always choose to wait. |
B.The only thing that keeps you going is that you love what you do. |
C.Knowledge makes you humble, while ignorance makes you proud. |
D.If you look at what you have in your life, you will always have more. |
7 . If you are experiencing physical symptoms that could indicate burnout, consider seeing your primary care doctor or a mental health professional to determine whether they are driven by stress or rooted in other physical condition, Dr. Dyrbye said. Don’t just take no notice of the symptoms and assume they are
“It’s really easy to
If it is burnout, then the best solution is to
Despite popular culture coverage of the issue, burnout can’t be “fixed” with better self-care, Dr. Maslach said — in fact, this
When burnout
A.beneficial | B.insignificant | C.straightforward | D.overwhelming |
A.stress | B.ignore | C.observe | D.recognize |
A.address | B.discount | C.conceal | D.stretch |
A.subjects | B.signs | C.causes | D.impacts |
A.pass on | B.write down | C.rely on | D.deal with |
A.relieve | B.remove | C.recover | D.remark |
A.implication | B.innovation | C.indication | D.intention |
A.audiences | B.choices | C.performances | D.sentences |
A.take charge of | B.have interest in | C.take notice of | D.make use of |
A.suffering | B.shocking | C.spreading | D.motivating |
A.accounts for | B.depends on | C.results from | D.contributes to |
A.employer | B.librarian | C.customer | D.participant |
A.ensure | B.focus | C.revise | D.check |
A.neglect | B.witness | C.encounter | D.emphasize |
A.amazed | B.delighted | C.surprised | D.frustrated |