1. What does the man do?
A.A policeman. | B.A firefighter. | C.A journalist. |
A.2. | B.5. | C.28. |
A.On the carpet. | B.On the sofa. | C.On the table. |
A.His father asked him to throw it. |
B.His father was drunk and sleeping. |
C.His father left him alone at home. |
2 . An important part of raising your children is teaching them good manners as it helps them be more successful in life.
Saying “thank you” to service workers
Saying “thank you” is the base of all good manners but these days many children overlook thanking the people that help them in many little ways each day, like wait staff, store clerks, and bus drivers. It’s not just about politeness but about teaching children to recognize and acknowledge others’ contributions as valuable.
Taking turns talking
Teach your children to touch your arm and then wait patiently for you to acknowledge(理会)them before speaking. If they do interrupt, calmly tell them it’s rude to interrupt and let them know you’ll acknowledge them shortly.
Using their indoor voices
Covering a cough or sneeze
These days it’s more important than ever to teach children to cough or sneeze into a tissue or their elbow. It’s not just a matter of hygiene(卫生)——no one enjoys getting sprayed.
A.Remember it goes both ways. |
B.Therefore it makes others feel cared about. |
C.Games are very important for children’s good manners. |
D.Crying, laughing, or just talking, children can be very loud. |
E.Lacking basic manners will affect kids in all areas of their lives. |
F.It is also a way to help others feel safe and comfortable around you. |
G.Eventually it’s about teaching them not to treat others as their servants. |
3 . The 11-year-old girl who fought off an attempted kidnapping this week was considered as “Brave Teenager” for her quick thinking that helped police identify the suspect.
That’s exactly what happened. Alyssa was
The girl was
Alyssa told investigators that the same man had
Asked how she felt after her
A.searching for | B.looking for | C.waiting for | D.working for |
A.curiously | B.excitedly | C.eagerly | D.cruelly |
A.failed | B.fell | C.formed | D.filled |
A.attempt | B.struggle | C.effort | D.escape |
A.firm | B.cautious | C.specific | D.devoted |
A.when | B.where | C.how | D.while |
A.playing against | B.dealing with | C.playing with | D.pressing against |
A.Therefore | B.Since | C.However | D.Instead |
A.evidence | B.idea | C.image | D.decision |
A.sentenced | B.punished | C.prisoned | D.seized |
A.confirmed | B.approached | C.questioned | D.stared |
A.uncomfortable | B.dissatisfying | C.unusual | D.annoyed |
A.accident | B.event | C.incident | D.affair |
A.limited | B.close | C.narrow | D.tight |
A.argument | B.emergency | C.impact | D.opportunity |
4 . The children’s clothing section at Uniqlo in China has gained unexpected new customers: adult women, who pose for dressing-room selfies in children’s T-shirts from the Japanese fashion giant. This fashionable trend has aroused a heated debate on the Internet about whether it promotes body shaming.
On Weibo where “Adult tries on Uniqlo Children’s clothing” has been viewed 680 million times, criticism is divided into groups between those who object to the unrealistic beauty standards that the challenge promotes and those who express the more practical concern that women are stretching out the clothes and making them not suitable for sale.
The challenge has been labeled as the latest edition of “BM style” in fashion trend, a type of fashion recently popularized by the popular Italian brand Brandy Melville, which is youthful, casual and, above all, thin (its stores carry out only one size: extra small).
Similar online challenges have gone viral on Chinese social media before. In 2016, women—and even some men—all posed with their waists behind a sheet of A4 paper going straight up to show the fact that they were “paper thin” in their WeChat Moments.
Jia Tan, an assistant professor in cultural studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said that the clothing industry is a most important driver of what is considered “standard” sizing.
“I think we need to first question the tremendous social pressure on women, and why the clothing industries can have so much power in standardizing how we look, before we point out fingers on those adult women who show off in children’s sizes,” Tan said.
1. What’s the people’s attitude towards the new customer on Weibo?A.Favorable. | B.Concerned. | C.Disapproving. | D.Mixed. |
A.Gain popularity. | B.Show off. | C.Get through. | D.Go standard. |
A.The whole society has shown off in children’s sizes. |
B.We can’t just blame the adult women wearing children’ clothing. |
C.The social pressure makes clothing industry standardize our look. |
D.Only the clothing industry is responsible for the standard sizing. |
A.Online challenges of paper-thin figure lead to body-shaming concerns. |
B.Criticisms of adults trying on Uniqlo children’s clothing are raised. |
C.The trend of women posing in children’s clothing attracts wide attention. |
D.The clothing industry plays a significant role in driving the standard sizing of women. |
5 . Are you right-handed or left-handed? Have you ever wondered why?
With 10% of all humans being left-handed, lefties have been looked down upon as being unlucky. In the past, left-handers were thought to be strange, and left-handedness was thought to be caused by how anxious a pregnant (怀孕的) woman was during her pregnancy. However, we might now be closer to discovering the genetic reasons behind handedness.
We know that the human body is made up of cells, each of which contains a nucleus (细胞核). Inside the nucleus are thread-like structures called chromosomes (染色体) which can be stretched out to what is known as DNA. Sections of this DNA are referred to as genes — one section of DNA would show clearly your hair color and others, the shape of your nose!
The University of Oxford research team examined the genomes (基因组) of 400,000 volunteers in the UK Biobank, of whom 38,332 were left-handed. The team discovered four genetic regions, three of which had proteins (蛋白质) that play a key role in the formation of the physical structure of the cells.
By studying the brain scans of 9000 volunteers, researchers noticed that in people who were left-handed, the left and right halves of their brain that dealt with language worked in a much more intentionally matched manner. This led them to conclude that the genetic differences they had observed in left-handed people were responsible for differences in the white matter that connects language regions of the brain.
The team also found that the regions of left-handers’ brains that set them apart from right-handers gave them a slightly higher chance of getting some mental diseases, but a slightly lower chance of getting Parkinson’s disease. This study is the first to find a link between handedness, genes, and the language areas of the brains.
1. Why does the writer use two questions at the beginning?A.To show the importance of genes. |
B.To invite the readers to answer them. |
C.To draw the readers’ attention to the topic. |
D.To test the readers’ knowledge about being left-handed. |
A.It is caused by the anxious pregnant woman. |
B.It has something to do with genes. |
C.It means greater creativity. |
D.It is regarded as being strange. |
A.By asking volunteers questions. |
B.By testing volunteers’ intelligence. |
C.By examining genomes and studying brain scans. |
D.By comparing the acts of people with different hands. |
A.Right-handers are better than left-handers. |
B.Left-handers have a smaller chance of getting Parkinson’s disease. |
C.Handedness is decided by the white matter of the brain. |
D.There is a connection between handedness and genes. |
6 . One form of social prejudice (偏见) against older people is the belief that they cannot understand or use modern technology. Activities like playing computer games, going on the Net and downloading MP3s are only for the youngsters. Isn’t it unfair that older people enjoying a computer game should be frowned upon (反对) by their children and grandchildren?
Nowadays older people have more control over their lives and they play a full part in society. Moreover, better health care has let more people in their sixties and seventies feeling fit and active after retirement. Mental activity, as well as physical exercise, can contribute to better health. Playing computer games is a very effective way of exercising the brain. So that’s why grey gamers are often seen now.
When personal computers were first introduced, most older people didn’t believe they would ever get familiar with them. Now computers have been around for a few generations and retired people have gradually become more relaxed about using them for fun. Gamers over 65 prefer playing puzzle games and card games. Kate Stevens, aged 72, says, “I find it very relaxing. It’s not very demanding, but you still need to concentrate.”
Another development that has favored “grey games” is a change in the type of video games available on the market. There’s a greater variety of games to choose from, including more intellectual and complex strategy and simulation (模拟) games. For example, Internet Chess and Train Simulator are among the most popular of these. Train Simulator is based on real — world rail activities. Players can choose from a variety of challengers, such as keeping to a strict timetable and using helper engines during a winter storm.
Some people argue that “grey gamers” simply don’t have the skills required for computer games, and that teenagers are better. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Most computer games require the kind of analytical thinking that improves with practice, which means that the “grey gamers” may well be far better than the young. In games where speed is the main consideration, older people would be at a disadvantage because they may have slower reaction. time. On the other hand, “grey gamers” have a preference for slower — paced, mind challenging games.
1. The second paragraph is intended to___________.A.show the best way to exercise the brain | B.stress the importance of good health |
C.explain why grey gamers exist | D.teach how to play video games |
A.Doubtful. | B.Concerned. | C.Enthusiastic. | D.Supportive. |
A.offering numbers | B.giving examples | C.making comparisons | D.providing details |
A.mind challenging games are not suitable for older people |
B.teenagers should improve their skills with practice |
C.playing computer games requires analytical thinking |
D.older people may perform well in computer games |
7 . Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to research published by an American research center.
“This research suggests that improving students’ relationships with teachers could have positive and long-lasting effects beyond just academic success,” said Jinho Kim, a professor at Korea University and author of the study. “It could also bring about health implications in the long run.” Previous research has suggested that teens’ social relationships might be linked to health outcomes in adulthood. However, it is not clear whether the link between teen relationships and lifetime health is causal (因果的) — it could be that other factors, such as different family backgrounds, might contribute to both relationship problems in adolescence and to poor health in adulthood. Also, most research has focused on teens’ relationships with their peers (同龄人), rather than on their relationships with teachers.
To explore those questions further, Kim analyzed data on nearly 20, 000 participants from the Add Health study, a national study in the U. S. that followed participants from seventh grade into early adulthood. The participant pool included more than 3, 400 pairs of siblings (兄弟姐妹). As teens, participants answered questions, like “How often have you had trouble getting along with other students and your teachers?” As adults, participants were asked about their physical and mental health.
Kim found that participants who had reported better relationships with both their peers and teachers in middle and high school also reported better physical and mental health in their mid-20s. However, when he controlled for family background by looking at pairs of siblings together, only the link between good teacher relationships and adult health remained significant.
The results suggest teacher relationships are more important than previously realized and that schools should invest in training teachers on how to build warm and supportive relationships with their students. “This is not something that most teachers receive much training in,” Kim said, “but it should be.”
1. What does the underlined word “implications” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Recipes. | B.Habits. | C.Risks. | D.Benefits. |
A.Poor health in adolescence. | B.Teens’ relationships with their peers. |
C.Limitations of the previous research. | D.Factors affecting health in adulthood. |
A.Positive student-teacher relationship helps students’ adult health. |
B.Good family background promises long-term adult health. |
C.Healthy peer relationships leads to students’ academic success. |
D.Good adult health depends on teens’ good teachers. |
A.A medical report. | B.A health magazine. | C.A term paper. | D.A family survey. |
8 . Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we
Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to
If they really want an elegant life, they should put more
A.ordered | B.served | C.offered | D.prepared |
A.cooking | B.washing | C.setting | D.collecting |
A.messy | B.arranged | C.casual | D.missed |
A.dishes | B.restaurants | C.tables | D.pictures |
A.chance | B.choice | C.excuse | D.reason |
A.comfort | B.please | C.inspire | D.discourage |
A.independent | B.generous | C.responsible | D.confident |
A.real | B.secret | C.peaceful | D.healthy |
A.rarely | B.hardly | C.exactly | D.nearly |
A.difficulty | B.change | C.guidance | D.harm |
A.question | B.dislike | C.doubt | D.follow |
A.effort | B.ambitions | C.feeling | D.money |
A.other than | B.more than | C.rather than | D.less than |
A.identifying | B.accepting | C.persuading | D.amusing |
A.simplifying | B.ruining | C.beautifying | D.worsening |
9 . The New Year is the moment when people vow to improve their fitness. They join gyms, swear off alcohol and adopt healthier diets. These resolutions usually do not last beyond January.
But some employers try to help their workers stick to their goals by offering “wellness” programmes. One of the longest-running examples began in 1979 at Johnson & Johnson (J&J), an American health-care company. The plan promotes weight loss, smoking quitting and efforts to reduce blood pressure. The firm claims it reduced medical costs by $400 an employee per year, and resulted in fewer workers suffering from heart disease or high blood pressure.
Yet an examination of the data by Martin Cherniack of the University of Connecticut found that in 2005-2008, a sharp jump in alcohol use, depression and stress among J&J employees occurred. This took place just at the same time when the firm had a target of lifting productivity by 9% a year. So the employees may have been leaner and fitter, but it is possible that workplace pressure to produce more means greater stress.
All this suggests that employee well-being is a rather more complex topic than can be tackled by a programme devoted to exercise and healthy living. A study by RAND Europe, a research institute, found that obvious bad habits such as smoking and high alcohol use were in fact not associated with lower productivity, while obese workers were no more likely to take time off than anyone else. The biggest productivity problems were associated with lack of sleep, financial concerns and mental-health issues—factors that may well be directly linked to work-related stress.
It seems reasonable for companies to expect some level of economic return on any wellness programme that they provide. But a better impact on confidence and enthusiasm (and thus productivity) might occur if workers felt that their managers had a real interest in their welfare.
1. What is Johnson & Johnson’s plan?A.To improve employees’ fitness. | B.To increase their productivity. |
C.To reduce their medical cost. | D.To raise their welfares. |
A.It solved all the health problems. | B.It worked to a certain extent. |
C.It could do nothing about health. | D.It hardly improved their health. |
A.Exercise and healthy living. | B.The New Year resolution. |
C.Work-related stress. | D.Heavy medical costs. |
A.By focusing on productivity. | B.By being carried out continuously. |
C.By winning managers’ support. | D.By improving employees’ welfares. |
10 . More than a billion people around the world have smartphones, almost all of which come with navigation (导航) apps such as Google or Apple Maps.This raises the question we meet with any technology: what skills are we losing? Talking with people who’re good at finding their way around or using paper maps, I often hear lots of frustration with digital maps.North/South direction gets messed up, and you can see only a small section at a time.
But consider what digital navigation aids have meant for someone like me.Despite being a frequent traveler, I’m so terrible at finding my way that I still use Google Maps every day in the small town where I have lived for many years.What looks like an imperfect product to some has been a significant expansion of my own abilities.
Part of the problem is that reading paper maps requires specific skills.There is nothing natural about them.In many developed nations, including the U.S., one expects street names and house numbers to be meaningful references, and instructions such as “go north for three blocks and then west” make sense.In Istanbul, in contrast, where I grew up, none of those hold true.For one thing, the locals rarely use street names.Why bother when a government or a military group might change them again? Besides, the city is full of winding, ancient alleys that meet newer avenues at many angles.Instructions as simple as “go north” would require a helicopter or a bulldozer (推土机).
Let’s come back to my original questions.While we often lose some skills after leaving the work to technology, it may also allow us to expand our abilities.Consider the calculator: I don’t doubt that our arithmetic skills might have dropped a bit as the little machines became common, but calculations that were once boring and tricky are now much more straightforward—and one can certainly do more complex calculations more confidently.
1. Paragraph 1 is centered on ________.A.people who’re experts at finding way |
B.the drawback of digital maps |
C.the significance of digital maps |
D.the disadvantage of smartphones |
A.Everyone can read paper maps with ease. |
B.Road instructions are meaningful in Istanbul. |
C.Digital navigation aids are quite helpful. |
D.Using digital devices brings much trouble. |
A.Because street names are changed again and again. |
B.Because street names are forbidden by the government. |
C.Because old ancient alleys are replaced by new roads. |
D.Because people there use paper maps a lot. |
A.Love paper maps, love digital maps. |
B.A calculator a day keeps a skill away. |
C.Using paper maps is objecting to digital maps. |
D.Technology doesn’t necessarily mean abilities worsening. |