1 . Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.
Let’s state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?
In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It’s said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.
A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn’t take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.
Here’s the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we’re all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.”
1. What does the author think of victors’ standards for joining the genius club?| A．They’re unfair. | B．They’re conservative. |
| C．They’re objective. | D．They’re strict. |
| A．They think themselves smart. |
| B．They look up to great thinkers. |
| C．They see gender differences earlier than boys. |
| D．They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs |
| A．Improved global communication. |
| B．Less discrimination against women. |
| C．Acceptance of victors’ concepts. |
| D．Changes in people’s social positions. |
| A．Geniuses Think Alike | B．Genius Takes Many Forms |
| C．Genius and Intelligence | D．Genius and Luck |
A MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE
The twins were filled with excitement as they thought of the surprise they were planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and proud Mother would be when they brought her breakfast in bed. They planned to make French toast and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen. There was nothing to it. Jenna and Jeff knew exactly what to do.
The big day came at last. The alarm rang at 6 a.m. The pair went down the stairs quietly to the kitchen. They decided to boil the porridge first. They put some rice into a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the sink and put in the other slice of bread. This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked nicely.
Then Jeff noticed steam shooting out of the pot and the lid starting to shake. The next minute, the porridge boiled over and put out the fire. Jenna panicked. Thankfully, Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the stove was a mess now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue to cook the rest of the porridge. But Jeff’s hand touched the hot burner and he gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she caught the smell of burning. Oh dear! The piece of bread in the pan had turned black as well.
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As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.
Yellow HostelIf I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station.
Hostel Alessandro PalaceIf you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.
Youth Station HostelIf you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.
Hotel and Hostel Des ArtistesHotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.
1. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?| A．Comfort. | B．Security. |
| C．Price. | D．Location. |
| A．Yellow Hostel. | B．Hostel Alessandro Palace. |
| C．Youth Station Hostel. | D．Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes. |
| A．It gets noisy at night. | B．Its staff is too talkative. |
| C．It charges for Wi-Fi. | D．It’s inconveniently located. |
Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will
What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering how hard it
As the song goes, this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory. It sure does in
5 . Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.
We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.
Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.
Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.
1. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?| A．It can be measured by an IQ test. | B．It helps to exercise a person’s mind. |
| C．It includes a set of emotional skills. | D．It refers to a person’s positive qualities. |
| A．To explain a rule. | B．To clarify a concept. |
| C．To present a fact. | D．To make a prediction. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Intolerant. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Unclear. |
| A．Its appeal to the public. | B．Expectations for future studies. |
| C．Its practical application. | D．Scientists with new perspectives. |
6 . At 15, Luca Patuelli landed himself in a hopeless situation when his skating days came to a stop. A leg operation — just one of 16 operations he went through to deal with a neuromuscular (神经肌肉的) condition made standing on skateboard painful. “Both my favorite activity and the way I got around were taken away,” says Patuelli, who grew up in Maryland. Then one day a friend took him to a break-dancing competition. “It was the coolest thing I’d ever seen,” says the now 35-year-old. “I ended up dropping my crutches (拐杖) and doing what I called super push-up” — with his hands planted, he raised his body and let his legs stay in midair. “The crowd went crazy. The cheering made me realize I didn’t have to dance like them; I only had to dance like me.”
In 2004, Patuelli started making waves in many international competitions, showing his talents (天赋) in France, Canada (he now lives in Montreal), and California; he also created moves for music videos and even landed a Cirque du Soleil audition (试演). Along the way, Patuelli also known as Lazylegz, met differently-abled dancers and came up with an idea: “Create an all-star team to compete, perform (表演), and spread message about what we can do.”
In 2007, he formed. ILL-Abilities, a global group of dancers. Current members include Redouan “Redo” AitChitt from the Netherlands, born without a right arm, and Samuel “Samuka” Lima from Brazil, whose right leg was cut after getting cancer.
In addition to wowing other breakers, Patuelli’s team (which has toured Mexico, Poland, Rwanda, and beyond) performs what he calls “motivational entertainment” — a mix of dancing, discussions, and teaching — for everyone from elementary schoolers to old people. Patuelli says, “We get people moving and thinking about how to make society more accessible. I think of us as a group of superheroes with different powers—the X-Men of dance!”
1. What did Patuelli think of the break-dancing competition his friend took him to?| A．It brought his skating days to a stop. |
| B．It was an eye-opening experience. |
| C．It made him sad to some degree. |
| D．It really drove him crazy. |
| A．He paid his attention to local events. |
| B．He worked himself way too hard. |
| C．He was quite a high-achiever. |
| D．He had ups and downs. |
| A．The members have cancer. |
| B．The members have to pass an audition. |
| C．The members have physical disabilities. |
| D．The members are from disadvantaged countries. |
| A．They raise money to help old people. |
| B．They try to take in some new group members. |
| C．They discuss different superheroes with people. |
| D．They give instructions on how to do dance moves. |
7 . School is still out for the summer, but at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., students are hard at work outdoors. In a garden filled with flowers and beds bursting with vegetables and herbs, nearly a dozen teenagers are harvesting vegetables for the weekend’s farmers market.
Roshawn Little is going into her junior year at Eastern, and has been working in this garden for three years now. During the summer, Little gets paid to work Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a. m. until 2 p.m. with City Blossoms, a nonprofit that brings community gardens to schools in urban areas. She believes that working in the garden has taught her to try all sorts of new things, like eating different kinds of vegetables more often. And she’s taken those healthy behaviors home with her and her eating habits have encouraged her family to buy more fruits and vegetables.
City Blossoms is one of many groups across the country teaming up with local communities to build school gardens, like the one at Eastern. It works with schools to create learning gardens and trains teachers on how to use them to get students engaged and boost academics. These gardens are really outdoor classrooms. For example, the gardens can be used for math lessons, like calculating the area of a plant bed or learning the science of how plants grow.
For the students, the experience can be a nutritional eye-opener, which has totally changed their perceptions of where food comes from, and what it takes to produce food. Partner schools have also seen a 12 to 15 percent increase in the number of students passing standardized tests and 94 percent of teachers reported seeing increased engagement from their students, according to an independent evaluation conducted by PEER Associates.
1. What does Roshawn Little think of the summer outdoor activity?| A．It is a good way to earn pocket money. |
| B．It has improved her family relationship. |
| C．It contributes to her healthy eating habit. |
| D．It is helpful to her academic performance. |
| A．To provide a creative way of learning. |
| B．To-promote teachers1 teaching skills. |
| C．To get students interested in science. |
| D．To invite students to care for plants. |
| A．Its strategies. | B．Its outcomes. | C．Its operations. | D．Its participants. |
| A．City Blossoms: Team up with Local Community Teachers |
| B．Happy Holiday, Sweet memory: How Kids Enjoy the Harvest |
| C．Outdoor Classrooms: Get out for the Weekend’s Farmers Market |
| D．Healthy Eaters, Strong Minds: What School Gardens Teach Kids |
8 . It was a small graduation party. Only Ed, Max, Raul and I were there. All three men, each over the age of fifty, had achieved a
Overcoming decades of
"I take the bus every day to work," said Ed. "Have done for over thirty years. Just yesterday I
Being so young, I did not grasp the full
Like Ed, Max and Raul, I am determined to make a new life for myself. They
| A．first | B．medal | C．career | D．prize |
| A．work | B．survive | C．read | D．drive |
| A．sorrow | B．depression | C．threat | D．embarrassment |
| A．heard about | B．looked through | C．put forward | D．figured out |
| A．likely | B．able | C．cautious | D．eager |
| A．Ultimately | B．Lately | C．Previously | D．Gradually |
| A．learning | B．continuing | C．managing | D．pretending |
| A．future | B．choice | C．break | D．lesson |
| A．purpose | B．wisdom | C．comment | D．background |
| A．educational | B．scientific | C．physical | D．economic |
| A．age | B．example | C．image | D．guide |
| A．new | B．restart | C．special | D．play |
| A．crucial | B．reasonable | C．foolish | D．annoying |
| A．seek | B．let | C．bring | D．carry |
| A．trained | B．taught | C．cloned | D．controlled |
One morning on my way to school, noticed an elderly woman dressed in a yellow vest (马 甲)carrying a garbage bag and one of those rubbish claws (爪形器具)."What's that lady doing?" I asked mum. "Vest Lady. She just picks up rubbish around here for fun," mum said. "Why would someone think picking up rubbish looking like a construction worker is fun?" I puzzled.
For several years I'd witness this mysterious Vest Lady—rain or shine — on my way to school. I had thought she was crazy for picking up rubbish. Eventually I smiled and waved at her each time I saw her. Later, I moved to high school. The time I saw rubbish here and there I felt really annoyed. Then I'd think, "Why isn't anyone picking up this rubbish? People are so inconsiderate I" However, shortly after, I realized picking up the rubbish was not someone ease's problem.
Now I couldn't walk past litter without feeling guilty. I volunteered to clean up rubbish around our school. Strange as it might sound, picking up litter was kind of a thrill for me! In fact, I was so determined that for my 17th birthday I bought myself a rubbish claw, reusable gloves and a reflective safety yellow vest with my own name on it.
During my first attempt in my stylish equipment, met with unfriendly looks from others as if I were a criminal doing community service. One day,I had an epiphany(顿悟):"I'm acting just like Vest Lady!"
But there was too much rubbish around, cigarette ends littered about, cans rolling on the street,pieces of paper hidden in the grass and plastic. alone was too weak J How would I get more volunteers involved in rubbish removal? A smart idea flashed into my mind.
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Soon I created my website go picking up com.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________More and more people on vests with their own names.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________10 . Tan Yuanyuan, San Francisco Ballet’s first Chinese leading dancer,
Tan’s relationship with ballet began at the age of 5 when she was
Her
Looking back, she is
When asked about her secret to career longevity, she says, “Put all the efforts into your career.Do things with
| A．supplies | B．provides | C．impresses | D．charges |
| A．featuring | B．welcoming | C．representing | D．registering |
| A．amazed | B．awarded | C．puzzled | D．embarrassed |
| A．dressed | B．gifted | C．absorbed | D．engaged |
| A．image | B．pressure | C．effort | D．wish |
| A．hard | B．deep | C．privately | D．previously |
| A．suddenly | B．simply | C．eventually | D．possibly |
| A．promoted | B．trapped | C．rejected | D．reminded |
| A．anxious | B．aware | C．confused | D．worried |
| A．affects | B．attacks | C．adapts | D．approaches |
| A．perfect | B．professional | C．capable | D．original |
| A．graceful | B．calm | C．curious | D．potential |
| A．break through | B．run through | C．contribute to | D．belong to |
| A．grateful | B．joyful | C．absolute | D．tough |
| A．mystery | B．life | C．recognition | D．comparison |
