1 . We’re lucky to live in an age when the sum total of human knowledge is pretty available at the click of a button. We’ ve never had access to so much information.
Watch out for confirmation prejudice(偏见).
Acknowledge small differences. In life, most situations are varying and complicated. Admitting that can enrich the way that we view the world. For example, what colour is the sky? Well, the obvious answer is blue. But at sunrise or sunset, it can be red. On a cold misty morning, white or gray.
Practise intellectual humility (谦逊). One approach to, well, arguing, is to let go of the idea of being “right”. Or at least seriously consider that you might actually be wrong.
Engaging in critical thinking isn’t as fun as picking up a pitchfork, or feeling like you’re fundamentally right. But in the long run, it leads to a more curious, educated and harmonious society, which is the biggest win of all.
A.Avoid mistakes |
B.Check your sources |
C.We all enjoy feeling like we’re right |
D.But not all of what’s out there is quite what it seems |
E.So pay attention to differences in many situations |
F.So don’t rush to decide, and be actively prepared to change your mind |
G.Putting yourself into the other person’s shoes can have more fruitful outcomes |
1. 表示感谢;
2. 浅谈收获;
3. 期待对方再次来校作报告。
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During the past ten years, I have been suffered from terrible headaches. And it seems to be getting bad. Late last night, I got a sudden headache that was worse than all the others. It was so terrible that I could hardly bear them. Although I took all kinds of painkillers, but I didn’t feel any better. It seemed that there was nothing else I could do, because I called my doctor and asked him to come over. One of our neighbors happens to be with us at the time. He was not doctor, but he offered his help, “Do you mind if I try a special kind of traditional Chinese treatment for you? These needle might help with your headaches.” I agreed. He quickly took out a few needles from his bag. Without a moment’s delay, he put a few needles into the skin on my head in several different places. Before long, I felt complete good.
On the evening of September1, 2020, “First Class for the New Term”
The post-90s
Zhang Dingyu, the president of Jinyintan hospital in Wuhan, with ALS (渐冻人症), came to the stage . He has become a hero for many people over the past months. Without time
Zhang Wenhong, the director of Huashan Hospital, gave
The stories of these
5 . “How can I make your darling son eat his food?” My husband shouted. I
Slowly and painfully, he
On Monday morning, I dropped him at his
“Madam, your son Bill is
I stood there and then I swept, “My kind son, you’re teaching me how selfless real love is!”
1.A.fled | B.rushed | C.adapted | D.appeared |
A.take | B.change | C.bring | D.drink |
A.flowed | B.collected | C.wiped | D.checked |
A.mere | B.near | C.far | D.whole |
A.ask | B.mean | C.charge | D.benefit |
A.avoided | B.denied | C.finished | D.missed |
A.anxiety | B.expectation | C.angel | D.sadness |
A.head | B.face | C.back | D.beard |
A.mind | B.belief | C.fame | D.time |
A.forgotten | B.kept | C.broken | D.built |
A.family | B.class | C.school | D.house |
A.from | B.behind | C.outside | D.toward |
A.surprised | B.scared | C.annoyed | D.amused |
A.selfish | B.great | C.busy | D.naughty |
A.tent | B.lab | C.car | D.room |
A.learning | B.hearing | C.suffering | D.resulting |
A.economy | B.poison | C.system | D.medicine |
A.cruel | B.happy | C.funny | D.normal |
A.get away from | B.look forward to | C.take care of | D.catch up with |
A.again | B.never | C.always | D.once |
6 . Effects of Daylight Saving Time (DST)
We lose an hour of sleep as we turn our clocks an hour ahead on Sunday morning. An hour may not seem like a lot, but it can have significant effects on the body.
Heart attacks increase after the spring time changes.
A study found, compared to other Mondays during the year, a 25 percent jump in the number of heart attacks occurs on Monday after DST starts. The total number of heart attacks didn’t change for the whole week, though.
Tiredness is more common.
Sleep loss can have more obvious health effects, like fatigue and decreased productivity at work.
High school students may be particularly vulnerable to DST-induced sleep loss, since their internal clocks make it difficult for them to shift their sleep patterns an hour earlier. A study found that teens lost significant sleep after the spring time changes, and showed increased sleepiness, delayed reaction time, and more mind wandering on subsequent days.
Terrible headaches may strike.
A.Teens are especially exhausted. |
B.Depression diagnoses rise in the fall. |
C.The pressure just shifted to earlier in the week. |
D.Spending time outdoors may provide some protection. |
E.For people getting terrible headaches, attacks often occur around seasonal changes. |
F.Google searches for entertainment rise sharply on Monday after the spring time changes. |
G.Indeed, studies have noted all kinds of effects are associated with DST. |
7 . Israeli researchers say they have invented a reusable face mask that can kill the coronavirus with heat by drawing power from a mobile phone charger.
The disinfecting (消毒) process takes about half an hour—and users should not wear the mask while it is plugged in, said Professor Yair Ein-Eli, who led the research team at Technion University in Haifa. The new mask has a USB port that connects to a power source such as a standard cell-phone charger that heats an inner layer of carbon fibres to 70 degrees Celsius, high enough to kill viruses.
Ein-Eli said disposable masks were not economically or environmentally friendly. “You have to make it reusable and friendly, and this is our solution,” he said.
Professor Allon Moses, an infectious diseases expert at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center, said there was “no question” that a half hour’s exposure to 70-degrce heat would kill the coronavirus. But he cautioned that repeated heating could “damage the mask’s paper or fabric and spoil its ability to protect from diseases in the future”.
During testing, the prototype was exposed to 20 heating cycles, each for half an hour, with no impact on durability, Ein-Eli said. “We can guarantee it up to a few dozen cycles, without any risk,” he added.
The prototypc looks like a standard N95 face mask, with a valve (阀) at the front and bands to hold it in place around the head. The researchers submitted (递交) a patent for the mask in the United States in late March and say they are discussing commercializing the product with the private sector.
1. How long does the disinfecting process usually take?A.Around 20 minutes. | B.Around 30 minutes. |
C.Around 60 minutes. | D.Around 70 minutes. |
A.To kill viruses thoroughly. | B.To spread a novel idea. |
C.To replace the traditional ones. | D.To make reusable and friendly ones. |
A.The reusable face masks could be unhealthy. |
B.70-degree heat would hurt people in a way. |
C.The cost of reusable face masks might be high. |
D.The function of mask to prevent disease could be affected. |
A.A Mask for Curing the Coronavirus |
B.The Latest Style of the Standard N95 |
C.A Kind of Mask Killing Viruses with Heat |
D.The Cheapest Mask Instead of the Standard N95 |
8 . People climbing Qomolangma are two times as likely to reach the top and less likely to die on the climb than 20 years ago, a new study finds. Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level on the earth. It reaches 8,848.86 meters into the sky. Between2006 and 2020, around two thirds of climbers were successful in their attempt to reach the top. In the 15 years before that, only about one-third went all the way to the top.
The study was a project of researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California, Davis. They found that the risk of dying on the mountain was 0.5 percent for women and 1.1 percent for men in recent years. That is down from 1.9 percent and 1.7 percent in the period from 1990 and 2005.
The study noted that on a single day in May of last year, 396 climbers had gathered at the narrow path just below the top. The area, known as the “death zone”, is so narrow that only a small number of climbers can pass through, one directly behind another.
A picture of climbers waiting their turn to go up and down through the death zone became famous as it was shared online. Yet researchers say the crowds were not the main reason for the deaths last year. However, overcrowding does make the climb more dangerous. If crowding slows climbers (as is expected), this increases their exposure to the elements, which should increase risk of an accident or illness. An unexpected storm, earthquake, or landslide could be disastrous.
Climbers have expressed concern that Nepal was giving anyone willing to pay the government $11,000 authorization to climb Everest.
1. What was the current death rate among female mountaineers?A.0.5%. | B.1.1%. | C.1.7%. | D.1.9%. |
A.It is too hard to pass. | B.It slows down climbing. |
C.It often makes people ill. | D.It usually causes climbing. |
A.Choice. | B.Attempt. |
C.Permission. | D.Encouragement. |
A.The New Height of Mount Everest |
B.The Location of the Death Zone |
C.The Reason Why People Climb Mount Everest |
D.A New Study of Climbing Mount Everest |
9 . The “Challenger Deep”, in the southern part of the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 11,000 meters(about 36,000 feet), is the deepest point of the ocean floor, world over. The Mariana Trench was formed from collision of two tectonic (构造的) plates, which were parts of the oceanic crust. One plate sank while the other climbed over, creating the deepest point of the ocean.
If Mount Everest is placed in the depths of the Mariana Trench, it would be totally submerged in water, with about 2,000 meters of water above it! The “Challenger Deep” gets its name from the British Navy vessel called “HMS Challenger” which made a first measurement of its depth in 1875.
In 1960, man reached the ultimate depth through a special underwater exploring space craft, called “Bathyscaphe”. The submersible (可下沉的) vessel called the “Trieste” reached the “Challenger Deep” on 23nd January, 1960. At that depth, the two men who were operating the submersible had about 7 miles of water over them, which exerted a pressure of 16,000 pounds per square inch! Unfortunately, they could do little except measuring the depth as their descent raised debris which reduced their visibility to zero.
Later in 1996, the Japanese unmanned remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), Kaiko made the deepest unmanned dive ever and brought home samples of bacteria living in these depths. The most productive dive of the “Challenger Deep” was made very recently in May 2009.The US built hybrid ROV “Nereus” reached the “Challenger Deep” and spent 10 hours on the ocean floor, sending live video data and collecting biological samples.
1. What does the “Challenger Deep” get its name from?A.An explorer. | B.An island. | C.A ship. | D.A voyage. |
A.To show the depth of the Mariana Trench. |
B.To compare it to the “Challenger Deep”. |
C.To show how the Mariana Trench was formed. |
D.To show the importance of the Mariana Trench. |
A.They failed to measure the depth of it. |
B.They only measured the depth of it. |
C.They gave a more exact measurement of it. |
D.They measured the depth of it with ease. |
A.They made the deepest dive. | B.They made the most productive dive. |
C.They spent most time underwater. | D.They brought up living organisms. |
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1. What does the work in the advertisement include?A.Make up feature stories. |
B.Put on performances in live shows. |
C.Prepare video material for the website. |
D.Collect all videos and audio that can be got. |
A.A student who is studying in a middle school. |
B.A student who has never done relaled work. |
C.A person who knows nothing about audio quality. |
D.A person who has job-related experience and can work a flexible shift. |
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