1 . Why are younger age group so much more willing to post an offensive message on social media? Why aren’t we changing the
So early this year, using my science and technology skills, I
In the end, I was able to get 1,500
Now, the app Rethink has become widely popular. I also currently hold a patent for this
A.value | B.attention | C.behavior | D.interest |
A.complain about | B.think about | C.focus on | D.comment on |
A.arranged | B.refused | C.managed | D.attempted |
A.sacrifice | B.motivate | C.hurt | D.confuse |
A.stubborn | B.willing | C.ashamed | D.warm-hearted |
A.acquired | B.invested | C.approved | D.created |
A.intention | B.strength | C.desire | D.courage |
A.unique | B.academic | C.complicated | D.effective |
A.ignore | B.send | C.receive | D.post |
A.lost | B.changed | C.kept | D.set |
A.challenge | B.adjust | C.betray | D.decrease |
A.ridiculous | B.shallow | C.fantastic | D.conflicting |
A.proven | B.guaranteed | C.assumed | D.known |
A.imagination | B.flash | C.inspiration | D.stimulation |
A.struggle | B.hesitate | C.pause | D.decline |
1. What might the speaker be?
A.A resident. | B.A fire fighter. | C.A news reporter. |
A.From a store. | B.From a park. | C.From an apartment building. |
A.An hour ago. | B.Late last night. | C.Early last night. |
A.Frightened. | B.Calm. | C.Surprised. |
1. How does the woman probably feel?
A.Happy. | B.Excited. | C.Angry. |
A.A policewoman. | B.His teacher. | C.His mother. |
A.Over the phone. | B.In a hospital. | C.On a beach. |
5 . Proper questioning has become a lost art. The curious four-year-old asks a lot of questions-incessant streams of “Why?” and “Why not?“ might sound familiar-but as we grow older, our questioning decreases. In a recent survey of more than 200 of our clients, we found that those with children estimated that 70-80% of their kids’ dialogues with others were comprised of questions. But those same clients said that only 15-25% of their own interactions consisted of questions. Why the drop of?
Think back to your time growing up and in school. Chances are you received the most recognition or reward when you got the correct answers. Later in life, that motivator continues. At work, we often reward those who answer questions, not those who ask them. Questioning conventional wisdom can even lead to being distanced, or considered a threat.
Because expectations for decision-making have gone from ”get it done soon“ to ”get it done now“ to ”it should have been done yesterday, “ we tend to jump to conclusions instead of asking more questions. And the unfortunate side effect of not asking enough questions is poor decision-making. That’s why it’s vital that we slow down and take the time to ask more and better questions. At best, we’ll arrive at better conclusions. At worst we’ll avoid a lot of rework later on.
Aside from not speaking up enough, many professionals don’t think about how different types of questions can lead to different outcomes. We should lead a conversation by asking the right kinds of questions, based on the problem we’re trying to solve. In some cases, we’ll want to expand our view of the problem rather than keeping it narrowly focused. In others, we may want to challenge basic assumptions or confirm our understanding in order to feel more confident in our conclusions. Therefore, asking the right kinds of questions is what counts in achieving a goal.
1. What does the underlined word ”incessant“ in paragraph 1 most probably mean?A.Constant. | B.Random. | C.Noisy. | D.Innocent. |
A.One poses a threat to the company if they ask questions. |
B.Those who ask questions don’t necessarily get positive feedback. |
C.One doesn’t have as many opportunities as they did in childhood. |
D.Those who question popular beliefs don’t have interpersonal skills. |
A.Redoing is unavoidable despite thoughtful questions. |
B.Better questions can surely result in desirable outcomes. |
C.Some people think it can’t be too fast to make a decision. |
D.We’ll make reasonable decisions as long as we ask questions. |
A.Proper questions that should be raised. |
B.Important goals that we are to achieve. |
C.Right kinds of answers to the questions. |
D.The reasons for the loss of questioning art. |
6 . On a hot afternoon Rhiannon was driving her old van down the highway. As she
A medical student witnessed the accident and came to her
Luckily, Rhiannon was saved. Not for the bandage, she would not have
Rhiannon also had a message for the other
A.rolled down | B.broke off | C.turned down | D.switched off |
A.stick | B.grab | C.touch | D.possess |
A.handle | B.engine | C.window | D.wheel |
A.Consequently | B.Automatically | C.Frequently | D.Slowly |
A.awake | B.astonished | C.unconscious | D.crazy |
A.vision | B.action | C.rescue | D.mind |
A.bandaging | B.curing | C.pressing | D.uncovering |
A.Without delay | B.Out of sympathy | C.For certainty | D.In despair |
A.tidying | B.removing | C.collecting | D.checking |
A.suffered | B.struggled | C.stayed | D.survived |
A.searched | B.browsed | C.received | D.posted |
A.guidance | B.gesture | C.expression | D.encouragement |
A.tireless | B.faultless | C.nameless | D.speechless |
A.apology | B.application | C.invitation | D.appreciation |
A.peers | B.strangers | C.relatives | D.fellows |
7 . In the rich countries of the West, the electric vehicle revolution is well underway. Climate-conscious consumers drive Teslas or Polestars for reasons of morality and fashion. Poorer countries are also experiencing a wave of electrified trend. In Bangladesh, electric three-wheeler taxis, known as tuk-tuks, are rapidly replacing gas-powered ones on the streets. Such electric vehicles are climate friendly, cost effective, and help reduce air pollution.
Yet a glance under the hood (引擎盖) of these vehicles reveals a poisonous secret: each tuk-tuk runs on five massive lead-acid batteries, containing almost 300 pounds of lead in total. Every year and a half or so, when those batteries need to be replaced and recycled, about 60 pounds of lead leak into the environment. Battery recycling, often at small-scale unregulated factories, is a highly profitable but deadly business.
Lead is dangerous, and any exposure to it is harmful to human health. Lead that has entered the environment hurts people on an extraordinary scale. The numerous ways lead enters air, water, soil, and homes across the developing world — and the enormous damage it does to human health, wealth, and welfare — causes one of the biggest environmental crises in the world yet receives little attention.
The World Bank estimates that lead kills 5. 5 million people per year, which would make it a bigger global killer than AIDS, malaria, diabetes, and road traffic deaths combined. On top of the shocking deaths, the social burden of lead poisoning is extraordinary, as is its contribution to global inequality — our research on the cognitive effects of lead poisoning suggests that it may explain about one-fifth of the educational achievement gap between rich and poor countries.
But unlike many challenges faced by developing countries, lead poisoning is a problem that is fixable with some attention and a relatively modest financial investment. Better monitoring, research, and rules can help protect children all over the world from the dreadful effects of lead poisoning and reduce the massive global costs it brings.
1. How does the author describe the lead problem in paragraph 2?A.By making a comparison. | B.By analyzing hidden causes. |
C.By listing convincing numbers. | D.By explaining its working principle. |
A.Lead enters rich countries in various ways. |
B.Lead poisoning may make poor societies poorer. |
C.Exposure to lead doesn’t necessarily harm someone. |
D.Lead leaking has caused great panic in both countries. |
A.Fixing these used batteries. | B.Putting certain effort and money. |
C.Prohibiting the illegal use of lead. | D.Reducing the cost of recycling lead. |
A.The Impacts of Lead Poisoning on Human Health |
B.The Outcomes of Using Electric Vehicles |
C.The Ways to Solve Lead Problem |
D.The Global Lead Poisoning Crisis |
8 . We know it can be hard to put your phone to bed before you sleep. However, if you’re trying to improve your sleep, you really should ditch your phone at least an hour before bedtime. Luckily, our experts can help.
Scientific evidence suggests that the blue light emitted from your phone, tablet, computer, and TV suppresses (抑制) your body’s production of melatonin, a hormone (荷尔蒙) that plays an important role in your sleep cycle. Melatonin release in the evening helps you relax before bedtime. A 2013 study that analyzed technology use and sleep patterns with data from a National Sleep Foundation poll found that using devices like phones was tied to more sleep disruption than electronics that aren’t interactive.
Many of us use the excuse that our mobile devices serve as our wake-up calls, or keep them nearby to use meditation apps. If you want to use your phone as an alarm, consider setting it a couple of hours before you turn in for the night, and then setting the phone itself to bedtime mode for the rest of the evening.
Here’s another groundbreaking idea: You could get a real alarm clock. After reviewing them at Reviewed, we recommend the Sharp Dream Caster. Not only is it easy to set a wake-up time, the clock includes white noises and rain noises to help you sleep, plus a number of volume settings to pick what works best for you.
But an alarm clock won’t help you avoid doom-scrolling through social media. Take things a step further by avoiding using electronic devices. You can try reading a book (one made of paper), taking a bath or drinking a cup of chamomile tea.
Finally, if you want to keep up your meditation practice screen-free, consider the Morphée. It looks like a little music box and comes with a variety of breathing exercises and soundscapes to help you get to sleep.
1. What does the underlined word “ditch” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Set aside. | B.Pick up. | C.Show off. | D.Turn to. |
A.Relaxing yourself before bedtime. |
B.Sleeping less than you normally would. |
C.Adapting to your sleep cycle more easily. |
D.Reducing the pressure from screen use. |
A.It is sold at a lower price. | B.It can predict a heavy rain. |
C.It is controlled by cellphone. | D.It helps put your eyes together. |
A.Making the best of the eco-friendly products. |
B.Making a change according to circumstances. |
C.Establishing a bedtime routine without electronics. |
D.Keeping a consistent bedtime and wake-up time. |
9 . Seaweed farming, which has a long history in Asia, is spreading around the globe. Over the past 30 years, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, world production of seaweed has boomed more than six times to over 35 million tonnes, with emerging markets in the Americas, Europe and Africa. The most recent numbers, from 2019, show that North America produces some 23,000 tonnes of wet seaweed per year.
Cascadia, which was founded in 2019, claims to be the largest cultivator in North America, with a harvest of 200 wet tonnes so far this year. Farms, small and large, are popping up fast. Many see this expansion as a good news story. The Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC)—a research and industry group—says humanity could, and should, be harvesting 15 times more seaweed by 2050. Coalition member Vincent Doumeizel is a senior adviser on oceans to a United Nations program working toward corporate sustainability. He talks about a “seaweed revolution” to feed the growing global population—a transformation as dramatic as the ancient shift to land-based agriculture. “In the ocean, we are still hunter-gatherers,” he says.
The Global Seaweed Coalition estimates that seaweed (high in protein and other nutrients) could add 10 percent to the world’s food supply using just 0.03 percent of the ocean surface. One recent study concluded that substituting 10 percent of human food with seaweed by 2050 could spare 110 million hectares of land for purposes other than agriculture. That’s about two percent of all farmland today.
Advocates like Doumeizel cast seaweed as the solution to many social and environmental problems: The industry requires no fresh water, pesticides or fertilizers; it doesn’t take up any land; it can overlap (重叠) with other uses of the ocean like offshore wind farms; it can help to decrease poverty in the developing world; and some companies, including Cascadia, are collaborating with local communities.
Seaweed creates a rich habitat for sea life, soaks up carbon dioxide, counter-acts acid and absorbs run-off nutrients, although evidence quantifying how farms, specifically, help with such things remains scarce.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?A.New seaweed farming markets increase in Africa. |
B.Seaweed farming in Europe is earlier than in Asia. |
C.Seaweed production is over 35 million in North America annually. |
D.Seaweed production of Asia was about 6 million tonnes 30 years ago. |
A.Saving two percent of agricultural land for other applications. |
B.Adding 15 percent to the world’s food supply by 2050. |
C.Bringing more nutritious food and greater profits to GSC. |
D.Providing human beings with more high-fat food. |
A.It helps increase the diversity of sea plants. |
B.It solves the pollution problems of the ocean. |
C.It prevents ocean plant species from dying out. |
D.It can be combined with other uses of the ocean. |
A.Obvious. | B.Insufficient. | C.Ambiguous. | D.Invalid. |
1. What impact has the coronavirus had on public transport?
A.It has all been shut down. |
B.It has been used less. |
C.It has been destroyed. |
A.25%. | B.39%. | C.300%. |
A.Many people in the service section lost jobs. |
B.The technology section faced the worst results. |
C.No employees were able to work from home. |
A.We should keep positive changes. |
B.It’s better to look back on the past. |
C.Traditional ways of living should stay. |