1 . Inconvenient Truths
If doctors lie, it is surely inexcusable. One of the basic
Mrs Walton was in her eighties and
Mrs Walton is one of the dementia (痴呆) sufferers, who lose their short-term memory and the memory of
They look at their adult children
Sometimes honesty is
A.expressions | B.expectations | C.reputations | D.regulations |
A.objected | B.contributed | C.admitted | D.appealed |
A.ashamed | B.delighted | C.nervous | D.desperate |
A.cruelty | B.kindness | C.pain | D.pleasure |
A.recent | B.popular | C.distant | D.major |
A.opposition | B.connection | C.attention | D.similarity |
A.attacked | B.isolated | C.surrounded | D.attracted |
A.puzzled | B.satisfied | C.amused | D.motivated |
A.cut off | B.thrown away | C.put down | D.left behind |
A.knowledge | B.control | C.imagination | D.record |
A.brief | B.constant | C.permanent | D.secret |
A.Competing | B.Plotting | C.Matching | D.Mixing |
A.unnecessarily | B.inaccurately | C.impatiently | D.impolitely |
A.ahead of time | B.in no time | C.for the last time | D.for the first time |
A.mostly | B.informally | C.simply | D.finally |
2 . Contact between adolescents (between the ages of 15 and 19) and their peers (同龄人) is a universal characteristic of all cultures. However, the nature and the degree of such contact
This pattern of age segregation (隔离) in American society did not become usual until the beginning of the industrialized society. Changes in the
Research
A.reveal | B.vary | C.imply | D.prove |
A.younger children | B.professional teachers | C.close relatives | D.responsible researchers |
A.interest | B.attitude | C.workplace | D.age |
A.slightly | B.seldom | C.regularly | D.further |
A.resulted in | B.objected to | C.held back | D.checked out |
A.solution | B.factor | C.concern | D.argument |
A.spending | B.volunteers | C.partners | D.population |
A.increase | B.share | C.disappearance | D.selection |
A.opposes | B.doubts | C.supports | D.changes |
A.diets | B.activities | C.expenses | D.necessities |
A.in addition | B.as a result | C.in particular | D.for example |
A.late | B.typical | C.early | D.common |
A.pressure | B.networks | C.skills | D.background |
A.culture | B.pressure | C.respect | D.education |
A.develop | B.control | C.escape | D.apply |
3 . History has not yet
Whatever we
Historian Neil Howe sees
A.remarked | B.convinced | C.guaranteed | D.revealed |
A.numbers | B.houses | C.accommodates | D.contains |
A.peers | B.adolescents | C.folks | D.guys |
A.over | B.without | C.besides | D.beyond |
A.diagnosed | B.dismissed | C.labeled | D.coined |
A.end up | B.consider about | C.appeal for | D.approve of |
A.distribution force | B.purchasing power | C.global view | D.unique outlooks |
A.vivid | B.instructive | C.instant | D.profitable |
A.feed up with | B.put up with | C.make up for | D.identify with |
A.faking | B.revising | C.illustrating | D.maintaining |
A.supervising | B.forming | C.representing | D.promoting |
A.parallels | B.contrasts | C.comparisons | D.reservations |
A.because | B.although | C.while | D.when |
A.emphasis | B.generation | C.intensity | D.cultivation |
A.routes | B.schemes | C.names | D.definitions |
4 . Today’s youth will drive tomorrow’s growth. Young people have always confused their elders. Today’s youngsters are no different. They have thin wallets but
A good place to start analyzing the psyche of young consumer is to consider the
These two big
In many ways youngsters’ shopping habits, like their lives, are defined by the “
These “always-on purchasers” often avoid a weekly shop so that they can have quicker
The internet has also changed how the young discover brands. Print, billboard or TV advertising has
How the young shop is clearly shifting. What they buy, too, is changing. What older generations consider optional, such as wellness and luxury, has become
More broadly, young consumers claim to be more
A.pleasant | B.expensive | C.mild | D.refreshing |
A.prize | B.boast | C.mix | D.challenge |
A.recycle | B.desire | C.deliver | D.package |
A.education | B.institution | C.family | D.economy |
A.busier | B.luckier | C.stronger | D.calmer |
A.reforms | B.ends | C.trends | D.shocks |
A.doubt | B.opposition | C.criticism | D.ignorance |
A.bubble | B.attention | C.knowledge | D.green |
A.refunds | B.possessions | C.fixes | D.trials |
A.approved | B.facilitated | C.reversed | D.updated |
A.made peace with | B.made up for | C.run parallel to | D.given way to |
A.looks | B.scents | C.textures | D.atmospheres |
A.However | B.Hence | C.Apparently | D.Otherwise |
A.souvenirs | B.essentials | C.memories | D.treasures |
A.dream-connected | B.hobbies-motivated | C.values-driven | D.money-focused |
5 . Did you ever have to say “no” to somebody? Such as a classmate asking to have breakfast with you? New research suggests that, at least socially, a rejection shouldn’t include an —
Gili Freedman is doing some related research at Dartmouth College. For her research, she asked over 1,000 people to respond to different
Gili Freedman said the reason is that apologies make people feel like that the rejection was
However, her research deals only with
A.excuse | B.apology | C.analysis | D.explanation |
A.In fact | B.In particular | C.Above all | D.As a result |
A.challenging | B.alarming | C.disappointing | D.surprising |
A.cope with | B.hand over | C.turn down | D.send back |
A.ideas | B.examples | C.functions | D.rules |
A.comment | B.advice | C.reaction | D.choice |
A.accepted | B.deserved | C.expected | D.offered |
A.helpless | B.sorry | C.upset | D.anxious |
A.feel | B.interact | C.behave | D.strive |
A.inspired | B.pleased | C.embarrassed | D.hurt |
A.flexible | B.beneficial | C.acceptable | D.sufficient |
A.displeasure | B.resistance | C.envy | D.boredness |
A.being turned down | B.being talked with | C.doing the rejection | D.expressing the anger |
A.written | B.social | C.global | D.mass |
A.different | B.effective | C.direct | D.official |
6 . One of the first things that happens when you publicly declare yourself a feminist is that you start getting asked a lot of questions. If you’re anything like me, these probes into your
To save you from this
WHAT EVEN IS ‘FEMINISM?’
Great question! It’s actually something I’m really passionate about. Feminism is a centuries-old social movement fighting for the
THIS FEMINISM IS POLITICAL
Great question! Thanks for checking! You’re mistaken. I love jokes. I’ve got one for you ...
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Annie.
Annie who?
Annie thing you can do I can do for 18.4% less pay!
Ha, ha, ha. But, jokes aside, political correctness gets a bad rap (恶评), but all it really
I’M A MAN AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE ALL THIS FEMINISM IS MAN-HATING. CAN MEN BE FEMINISTS?
Great questions! I’m sorry that a(n)
The sad fact is that we’ve all been socialized from birth to accept sexism as a part of life and, as a result, women can actually be just as
Feminism is the fight to
Quoted from Scarlett Curtis’ Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies
1.A.irrational | B.cultural | C.spiritual | D.political |
A.fill | B.manage | C.access | D.construct |
A.complicated | B.reassuring | C.unintelligible | D.consistent |
A.unknown | B.embarrassing | C.ultimate | D.cruel |
A.handy | B.shape | C.view | D.force |
A.equality | B.battle | C.development | D.definition |
A.attached | B.entitled | C.restricted | D.used |
A.LIBERTY | B.PERFORMANCE | C.CORRECTNESS | D.SENSITIVITY |
A.boils down to | B.steers away from | C.takes advantage of | D.puts up with |
A.offensive | B.silly | C.flat | D.funny |
A.update | B.misconception | C.interpretation | D.milestone |
A.tough | B.realistic | C.logical | D.sexist |
A.emotions | B.ambitions | C.courage | D.aggressiveness |
A.promote | B.embrace | C.overcome | D.cultivate |
A.noble | B.understandable | C.obvious | D.selfish |
7 . Facing AI extinction
In a recent White House press conference, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre couldn’t suppress her laughter at the question: Is it “crazy” to worry that “literally everyone on Earth will die” due to artificial intelligence?
While AI pioneer such as Alan Turing cautioned that we should expect “machines to take control”, many contemporary researchers
Before the deep-learning revolution in 2012, I didn’t think human-level AI would emerge in my lifetime. I was familiar with arguments that AI systems would insatiably seek power and resist shutdown — and obvious
Yet after 10 years in the field, I believe the main reasons are actually cultural and historical. By 2012, after several hype cycles that didn’t pan out, most AI researchers had stopped asking ‘what if we succeed at replicating human intelligence’,
When concerns resurfaced outside their community, researchers were to quick to dismiss outsiders as
One basic argument is by analogy: humans’
But wouldn’t it be humans wielding AIs as tools who end up in control? Not necessarily. Many people might choose to deploy a system with a 99 per cent chance of making them phenomenally rich and powerful, even if it had a 1 per cent chance of
Because no safe experiment can definitively tell us whether an AI system will actually kill everyone, such concerns are often dismissed as unscientific. But this isn’t an excuse for ignoring the risk. It just means society needs to reason about it in the same way as other complex social issues. Researchers also emphasize the difficulty of predicting when AI might
Attitudes are changing, but not quickly enough. AI x-risk is admittedly more
Big tech sponsors AI ethics research when it doesn’t hurt the bottom line. But it is also lobbying to exclude general-purpose AI from E. U. regulation. Concerned researchers recently called for a(n)
This brings us to the ugliest reason researchers may dismiss AI x-risk: funding. Essentially every researcher (myself included) has received funding from big tech. At some point, society may stop believing reassurances from people with such strong conflicts of
A.Comfortingly | B.Unfortunately | C.Accidentally | D.Luckily |
A.express | B.feel | C.downplay | D.highlight |
A.threat | B.boost | C.disgrace | D.contribution |
A.extinction | B.health | C.resource | D.exposure |
A.abandoning | B.cherishing | C.frustrating | D.narrowing |
A.arrogant | B.irresponsible | C.ignorant | D.biased |
A.cognitive | B.physical | C.linguistic | D.emotional |
A.deliberately | B.abstractly | C.frequently | D.fundamentally |
A.tightening | B.exercising | C.maintaining | D.escaping |
A.assist | B.surpass | C.collect | D.evaluate |
A.obvious | B.urgent | C.questionable | D.private |
A.legal | B.financial | C.professional | D.ethical |
A.investment | B.pause | C.research | D.initiative |
A.take place | B.grow up | C.sink in | D.go away |
A.interest | B.religion | C.taste | D.law |
8 . The picture of miseries and sufferings of the Black woman in America may appear, perhaps darker and more depressing than Dante’s (但丁) description of Hell because in the history of human race, the Black woman in America has suffered the most. A close and critical
As a mother she has seen her children sold into slavery. She has seen them left at home without attention while she
Thus feminism in America means much more than what it stands for in other European countries, chiefly because it has different role and meaning
A.respect | B.reference | C.account | D.expression |
A.associated with | B.completed with | C.involved in | D.joined by |
A.exploration | B.exhaustion | C.exploitation | D.explosion |
A.performer | B.survivor | C.substance | D.object |
A.including | B.occupying | C.containing | D.striking |
A.procedures | B.processes | C.descriptions | D.practices |
A.complexity | B.anxiety | C.simplicity | D.gravity |
A.look to | B.look upon | C.look over | D.look through |
A.took | B.kept | C.attended | D.appealed |
A.richness | B.lack | C.variety | D.possibility |
A.populating | B.emphasizing | C.charging | D.criticizing |
A.undertake | B.underline | C.undervalue | D.undergo |
A.Therefore | B.Somehow | C.However | D.Moreover |
A.with respect to | B.in line with | C.in addition to | D.in parallel with |
A.reappointing | B.representing | C.reconsidering | D.reinterpreting |
9 . I’m pretty good at sticking with things even when they get hard. Bad relationships, unpleasant workplaces,
After all, isn’t every success story littered with
All of us are constantly making tricky choices between going further into familiar territory and
Of course, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t quit something just because you’ve put a lot of time into it. Economists call this the sunk cost fallacy (谬误): People are more likely to
If you don’t get energy out of doing something, it can be a(n)
In fact, dogged persistence in the face of energy-sucking disappointment can
But the good news is that people can learn to pay better attention to these moments when they’re happening and make
A.engaging | B.demanding | C.inevitable | D.leisure |
A.worsen | B.occur | C.improve | D.continue |
A.frustrations | B.determinations | C.attempts | D.inspirations |
A.Therefore | B.Additionally | C.For example | D.However |
A.amaze | B.scare | C.distress | D.compliment |
A.breaking up | B.looking up | C.standing up | D.backing up |
A.venture | B.specialize | C.explore | D.relax |
A.benefit from | B.approve of | C.stick with | D.withdraw from |
A.evaluate | B.avoid | C.overlook | D.cut |
A.human | B.crazy | C.sensible | D.tricky |
A.indication | B.desire | C.occasion | D.recognition |
A.accomplish | B.upgrade | C.modify | D.maintain |
A.prevent | B.trigger | C.relieve | D.contract |
A.researches | B.choices | C.changes | D.resolutions |
A.shortcut | B.barrier | C.guarantee | D.pathway |
10 . Ideally, childhood is a time of growth and learning, preparing for adulthood and also having fun. But for many children around the world, this time is cut short when they are forced to work, sometimes in dangerous conditions.
As of 2020, around 160 million children worked as child laborers, which means that one child in 10 was a child laborer.
About 79 million children are engaged in hazardous child labor. Sometimes this means the work itself is dangerous because of heavy machinery or exposure to
The primary goal of the World Day Against Child Labor is raising
Child labor and poverty often go hand in hand as parents feel removing their children from school is necessary to earn money for their survival. So, measures meant to fight
Child labor is harmful to children and to communities, since it prevents children from growing into healthy, educated citizens who could make a(n)
A.In addition | B.As a result | C.Above all | D.After all |
A.recognize | B.discover | C.choose | D.consider |
A.Nevertheless | B.Therefore | C.Overall | D.Moreover |
A.distinguished | B.transferred | C.ranged | D.evolved |
A.evaluated | B.classified | C.combined | D.separated |
A.sincerely | B.negatively | C.positively | D.morally |
A.chemicals | B.lights | C.wastes | D.gases |
A.harm | B.pollution | C.exposure | D.danger |
A.value | B.awareness | C.status | D.significance |
A.take place | B.take care | C.take over | D.take action |
A.options | B.questions | C.elements | D.examples |
A.promoting | B.urging | C.challenging | D.adjusting |
A.disease | B.disaster | C.survival | D.poverty |
A.available | B.sustainable | C.accessible | D.advisable |
A.choice | B.difference | C.effort | D.decision |