Scientists have discovered the remains of
Horse-drawn chariots were common in ancient China, but a sheep-drawn chariot is
In addition to the six-sheep chariot, scientists unearthed a four-wheeled
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A.House decorating skills. | B.House selecting secrets. | C.Home improvements plans. |
A.The old ones don’t match the carpet. |
B.The old ones are broken. |
C.The old ones are somewhat dark. |
A.Building a deck. | B.Changing the roof. | C.Designing a yard. |
1. What is a cool logo usually on?
A.A polo shirt. | B.A cool T-shirt. | C.Casual cargo pants. |
A.Short shirts and jeans. |
B.Short shirts and cargo pants. |
C.Cargo pants and high heels. |
A.A ring. | B.A necklace. | C.Earrings. |
A.She likes them. |
B.She thinks them noisy. |
C.She thinks them troublesome. |
1.工作职责;
2.聘用条件;
3.工作待遇。
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Mount Huangshan Nature Reserve
5 . My friendship with the students in a primary school in Uganda started on a shaky ground. The
I greeted them with a broad smile, and they replied with ice cold
The little things we do for each other bring us great joy and
A.anger | B.fear | C.desire | D.belief |
A.sharp | B.all | C.long | D.deaf |
A.silence | B.blame | C.comment | D.agreement |
A.puzzle | B.doubt | C.reminder | D.relief |
A.official | B.simple | C.academic | D.unusual |
A.turn out | B.break off | C.die away | D.take over |
A.laziness | B.shyness | C.loneliness | D.calmness |
A.share | B.clear | C.search | D.exchange |
A.prevented | B.forced | C.accompanied | D.allowed |
A.Suddenly | B.Gradually | C.Accidentally | D.Obviously |
A.miss | B.leave | C.refuse | D.find |
A.worn out | B.put out | C.made out | D.carried out |
A.packed | B.cleaned | C.abandoned | D.repaired |
A.freedom | B.chance | C.warmth | D.challenge |
A.friendship | B.admiration | C.sympathy | D.confidence |
6 . What’s your first memory? Whatever it is, you’re bound to treasure it. But can we actually trust them? Nothing about memory is simple. Memory is malleable. What we remember is not necessarily what happened. A memory is not a recording. It’s more like a dramatic reconstruction and one that we can keep changing without realizing it.
For any experience to be remembered, it has to be encoded (编码). This encoding is not any kind of direct translation, though. It’s a rich and complex process that creates associations and meanings. We might be remembering something very similar, but slightly changed and colored by our own sets of associations.
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus produced groundbreaking research on eyewitness testimony (证据). Her work showed that memories can easily be influenced, even after they’ve been created. For example, if two eyewitnesses talk with each other, their memories of events often change, absorbing what they’ve heard from the other one — but they won’t realize this has happened. Similarly, witnesses who are shown an image of an innocent person, can sometimes stick it onto their memory of the actual event — a process known as unconscious transference (无意识的转移). It is estimated that around 70% of wrongful convictions (定罪), later overturned by DNA evidence, are due to mistaken eyewitness testimony.
In some cases, memories can even be deliberately created and implanted. The Lost in the Mall experiment took a test group of subjects and talked to them in depth about key childhood memories while also adding an invented one — the experience of having been lost in a shopping center. It was found that between a quarter and a third of subjects not only accepted this new memory as genuine but enriched it with specific details.
Most of us have certain key memories of being a very young child. But research suggests that they’re highly unlikely to be actual memories due to the way memory is stored in the baby brain. Your precious first memory may well not be a real memory, and we’re all perhaps living in our imaginations more than we realize.
1. What does the underlined word “malleable” in paragraph 1 mean?A.Trustworthy. | B.False. | C.Easily changed. | D.Deeply impressive. |
A.Powerful DNA evidence. | B.Pictures stuck in their memory. |
C.Reduced accuracy of convictions. | D.Exchanged information between them. |
A.It was designed to investigate mistaken eyewitness testimony. |
B.Its subjects could recall specific details of a shopping center. |
C.Its subjects made believe that they had been lost in a shopping center. |
D.It demonstrated that invented experiences could be fixed in one’s memory. |
A.The Unreliable Nature of Memory. | B.Revised Eyewitness Testimony. |
C.Reflection on Sweet Childhood. | D.An Exploration of Truth and Fiction. |
7 . Wall Street bankers, investors and economists have for months argued over whether a US recession (衰退) is coming. But for some Americans, the unforgiving economic pain typical during recession has already set in.
Al Brown and his wife faced a tough call in May when reviewing their weekly budget: what’s a higher priority, more food or dish soap? Based in Concord, North Carolina, Brown was the main breadwinner for his wife and their two children. Then in April, he was let go from his job as a global director of business development at software company Cascade. He’s since quit his gym membership and sold various items around his home, including a computer and yard furniture. His 13-year-old son quit the basketball team.
Brown, 37, now spends his days searching the internet for jobs or reaching out to potential connections. After filing over 600 applications, only a handful have produced interviews. That’s a far cry from the labor-market strength described in government figures.
Investors and economists have been expecting a recession since last year as the Fed raised interest rates to control inflation (通货膨胀). That caused companies to focus on profitability over growth, which meant cutting spending and reducing their workforces.
“I think it’s unlikely that I will get another good paying job with great benefits like the one I had,” McCollum, who lives in Cleveland, Ohio, said. More Americans are likely to encounter similar cases, some experts predict.
“As we go through this year, and into next year, there is still going to be this focus on trying to reduce costs, and it is going to result in more unemployment,” said Thomas Simons, a senior economist at Jefferies. “The impact of layoffs, currently concentrated among white-collar workers, will last throughout the economy through a ‘big pullback in overall spending’,” Simons said. “Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of economic output, so if more Americans are forced to cut back because they were laid off, that might throw the US economy into a recession.”
1. What are some Americans currently going through?A.They can’t afford necessities of life. | B.They’ve lost interest in high-end gyms. |
C.They are badly treated by their bosses. | D.They have difficulty making ends meet. |
A.One should try various ways to find a job. |
B.American labor market is not that friendly to job-seekers. |
C.Few companies are interested in middle-aged job-hunters. |
D.The government provides accurate figures of the job market. |
A.By employing more workers. | B.By changing interest rates. |
C.By giving priority to profits. | D.By cutting employees’ allowances. |
A.Laid-off workers tend to go into debt. |
B.Lower consumption may worsen the current situation. |
C.Americans will spend more to increase economic output. |
D.Companies are to blame for the unemployment of white-collar workers. |
8 . A New Chapter
The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, I was heartbroken. The bookstore, which was a legendary fixture in the neighborhood, was a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.
When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were al already being packed into boxes. I had a long chat with Casey, the store’s elderly owner. Sighing deeply, he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore. Most young people preferred reading e-books on tablets. More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts. I tried to think of some words of sympathy, but I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn’t stay in business much longer.
Childhood memories came back to me so clearly, as if the events had happened only yesterday. A bunch of us kids would frequently drop by the store after school. We’d look at the new books, or just chat with Old Casey. He knew every book in the store and would always pick the perfect one for us from a dusty shelf. We spent hours reading, seated on the store’s old but comfortable furniture. Casey encouraged us to share our ideas and comments on the books, by writing them on a large board in one corner of the store.
When I left the bookstore, it was becoming cold and dark outside. I turned to wave goodbye to Casey, but both he and his bookstore were already hidden in a thick mist. It made me realize that the bookstore and all that Old Casey had given to the community could soon disappear for good.
A few months later, I was back in the neighborhood during my spring break and was surprised to see that the Rainbow Bookstore was still there and open for business. Its old brick exterior hadn’t changed, but inside it was like a different world. In one area, a book reading was being delivered. Nearby, customers were poring over shelves selling stationery, posters and other best-seller-themed gifts. The large board in the corner had been replaced by a big screen, where customers comments on the month’s best-seller were being displayed. Clearly, the Rainbow Bookstore was in good, creative hands.
I was told that the community had decided to work together on a campaign to save the Rainbow Bookstore. The campaign had been led by Jennifer Oakley, a saleswoman who had grown up in the neighborhood and who had now taken over the bookstore from Casey.
Under Jennifer’s leadership, the bookstore was being turned into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together. It had a café selling organic food, and there were now more community events such as book readings, poetry recitals and even jazz concerts and movie nights, where people could gather to share an experience that couldn’t be downloaded.
I joined Casey, who was looking up at the screen on which readers’ comments kept popping up. “Well, as you can see, corporate knowledge combined with creativity has brought my humble bookstore into the 21st century! I’m so pleased to see that everything I wanted it to offer to the community is still here.”
1. What caused the Rainbow Bookstore to be closing?A.It was an independent bookstore. |
B.It was affected by online reading. |
C.People in the community didn’t support it. |
D.Casey was too old to manage the bookstore. |
A.Because it was his family business. |
B.Because he and the store's owner were friends. |
C.Because there were many unforgettable childhood memories in the bookstore. |
D.Because the bookstore offered him many new books. |
A.Creative. | B.Determined. | C.Ambitious. | D.Enthusiastic |
A.Children’s going to the library in groups. |
B.Spending hours in the bookstore reading. |
C.Children helping Casey clean the bookshelf. |
D.Casey’s encouragement for children to share their opinions. |
A.is going with the tide of the time |
B.will not be more attractive than ever |
C.is worthy of much sympathy |
D.will disappear as the old one |
1. 介绍你的春节旅游经历(所去的城市,所见所闻及所感);
2. 表示祝愿。
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