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People should be warned against using mobile phones outdoors in stormy weather because they may “be struck by lightning”, according to doctors.

Three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by lightning while using her phone in a large London park. The girl, aged 15, recovered, but a year later, was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.
The girl also had a perforate eardrum(打孔耳膜)on the side where she had been holding the mobile phone. She was having general recovery in Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex.Swinda Esprit, a senior house offi­cer, said that while the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning victims—who can experience heart attacks on being struck— the ear problems were not.
She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less seri­ous lightning incidents, who might other­wise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone.
“We were shocked by the damage, which is why we wanted to draw attention to it,” Dr Esprit said. “A year on and she still was suffering these difficult hearing.”
They added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers in China, South Korea, and Malaysia. In the Malaysian case, a sales executive was killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thun­derstorm near Kuala Lumpur
“All these events resulted in death,” the doctors wrote. “This rare phe­nomenon is a public health issue, and edu­cation is necessary to stress the risk.”
The Australian Lightning Protection Standard recommends that metallic objects, including cordless or mobile phones, should not be carried out­doors during thunderstorms. However, “the United States National Weather Service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”.
Paul Taylor, of “the Met Office”, said the ear injuries were a consequence of mobile phones being metal, and not related to radio waves.
Mr. Taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another piece of metal, similar to carrying coins or wearing rings, and people need to be warned against the possi­ble danger

  1. 1.

    What do we know about the teenage girl?

    1. A.
      She was struck by lightning at school
    2. B.
      She completely recovered from being struck
    3. C.
      She still suffered from mental problems
    4. D.
      She had to press her ear all day
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred that damage done by lightening while using mobile phones ______

    1. A.
      is mainly in the brain and muscle of the victims
    2. B.
      can be healed quickly except for heart attacks
    3. C.
      is less serious because the victims can usually recover
    4. D.
      is more serious than that when one is not using a mobile phone
  3. 3.

    Why did doctors stress the risk about using phones outside in lightening?

    1. A.
      Because more people are faced with it
    2. B.
      Because some deaths have been caused
    3. C.
      Because lightning is harmful for the brain
    4. D.
      Because a teenage girl got killed
  4. 4.

    We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ______

    1. A.
      both cordless and mobile phones are safe to use outside in lightning
    2. B.
      there is no direct connection between lightning and ear injuries at all
    3. C.
      opinions differ as to whether it is safe to use mobiles phones in lightning
    4. D.
      ear injuries are the result of carrying coins or wearing rings in lightning
  5. 5.

    The purpose in writing this passage is ______

    1. A.
      to draw attention to the risk of using mobile phones in lightening
    2. B.
      to focus on various damages done to lightning victims
    3. C.
      to tell us the news that a teenage girl was struck by lightning
    4. D.
      to stress the danger of making phone calls in lightning

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Face masks are commonly used in ceremonies and performances. They not only hide the real face of the mask wearer but they often evoke powerful emotions in the audience—danger, fear, sadness, joy. You might think, because so many things vary cross-culturally, that the ways in which emotions are displayed and recognized in the face vary too. Apparently they do not. Recent research on masks from different cultures supports the conclusion that masks, like faces, tend to represent certain emotions in the same ways. We now have some evidence that the symbolism used in masks is often universal.
The research on masks builds on work done by anthropologists, who used photographs of individuals experiencing various emotions. These photographs were shown to members of different cultural groups who were asked to identify the emotions displayed in the photographs. Emotions were identified correctly by most viewers, whatever the viewer’s native culture.
Coding schemes were developed to enable researchers to compare the detailed facial positions of individual portions of die face (eyebrows, mouth, etc.) for different emotions. What exactly do we do when we scowl? We contract the eyebrows and lower the corners of the mouth; in geometric terms, we make angles and diagonals (斜线) on our faces. When we smile, we raise the corners of the mouth; we make it curved.
Psychologist Joel Arnoff and his colleagues compared two types of wooden face masks from many different societies—masks described as threatening versus masks associated with nonthreatening functions. As suspected, the two sets of masks had significant differences in certain facial elements. The threatening masks had eyebrows and eyes facing inward and downward and a downward-facing mouth. In more abstract or geometrical terms, threatening features generally tend to be angular or diagonal and nonthreatening features tend to be curved or rounded, a face with a pointed beard is threatening; a baby's face is not. The theory is that humans express and recognize basic emotions in uniform (一致的) ways because all human faces are quite similar, skeletally and muscularly

  1. 1.

    What does the passage mainly discuss?

    1. A.
      The techniques for comparing facial expressions across cultures
    2. B.
      The photography of faces
    3. C.
      Cultural variations in mask
    4. D.
      The uniformity of facial expressions in revealing emotions
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, masks are used in performances to _______

    1. A.
      disguise the real emotions of the performers
    2. B.
      cause members of the audience to have strong emotions
    3. C.
      remind the audience that an illusion is being created
    4. D.
      identify the cultural background of the performers
  3. 3.

    What does the author mean by stating, "the symbolism used in masks is often universal"?

    1. A.
      Masks are sometimes used to hide emotions
    2. B.
      Performers often need help conveying emotions to an audience
    3. C.
      Not all societies use masks in their rituals
    4. D.
      People from different cultures generally express certain emotions in similar ways
  4. 4.

    The passage mentions "baby’s face" in the last paragraph as an example of a _______

    1. A.
      typical human face
    2. B.
      source of inspiration in the creation of masks
    3. C.
      nonthreatening face
    4. D.
      face that expresses few emotions

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Along the seashore(海边),the tall coconut(椰子)trees waved in he wind. The sand was white in the bright sun, and the ocean was dark blue. The houses in the town near the shore, were painted white. The boats had been pulled up on the shore. Usually they would all be in the water with hard-working fishermen. But today was a holiday, and everyone was  preparing for the celebration that was going to take place that evening.
In the distance, men could be seen climbing the coconut trees. They were singing as they worked. There were monkeys in the trees, too. The monkeys were jumping up and down and screaming angrily.The climbers just laughed at the monkeys and continued to pick the fruits

  1. 1.

    What is this passage about?

    1. A.
      It tells us a story of the monkeys
    2. B.
      It describes the scene on the seashore
    3. C.
      It talks about the life of the fishermen
    4. D.
      It is about how the people celebrated a holiday
  2. 2.

    The boats had been pulled up on the shore because_________

    1. A.
      it was a holiday
    2. B.
      the weather was too hot
    3. C.
      there was going to be a storm
    4. D.
      it was not the season for fishing
  3. 3.

    The men climbed the coconut trees to_________

    1. A.
      pick the coconuts
    2. B.
      catch the monkeys
    3. C.
      look at the ocean far away
    4. D.
      see who could climb high and fast
  4. 4.

    The word "screaming" in Paragraph Two probably means _______

    1. A.
      singing and working
    2. B.
      jumping up and down
    3. C.
      running here and there
    4. D.
      shouting in a high voice
  5. 5.

    The monkeys were angry because________

    1. A.
      the men were trying to catch them
    2. B.
      the men wanted to drive them away
    3. C.
      the men got the coconuts , which were their food
    4. D.
      the men climbed higher and faster than they did

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The right to die
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary(议会的) debates, Australia’s northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably sick patients who wish to die.
The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group's on line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: "We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn't just something that happened in Australia. It's world history."
The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage(通过).
But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia - where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part, other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia(安乐死). In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death, probably by a deadly injection or pill, to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed(诊断) as terminally ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says

  1. 1.

    This passage is mainly about ________

    1. A.
      the development and function of euthanasia
    2. B.
      the passage(通过)of a law on euthanasia and its worldwide influence
    3. C.
      some successful examples about euthanasia
    4. D.
      conditions and procedures to perform euthanasia in Australia
  2. 2.

    What does “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling” mean?

    1. A.
      Observers are taking a wait-and –see attitude towards the future of euthanasia
    2. B.
      There is a possibility of similar bills being passed in the US and Canada
    3. C.
      Observers are waiting to see the movement end up in failure
    4. D.
      The process of the bill taking effect may finally come to a stop
  3. 3.

    During a “cooling off” period, a patient will _________

    1. A.
      wait for two doctors’ diagnosis
    2. B.
      sign a certificate of request
    3. C.
      think over his decision of euthanasia
    4. D.
      turn to his doctors for more advice
  4. 4.

    What’s the author’s attitude towards euthanasia?

    1. A.
      Hostile
    2. B.
      doubtful
    3. C.
      Favorable
    4. D.
      Indifferent

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We all make excuses.
But the successful ones are those who can kill the excuses like the miserable maggots they are.
I’m too tired. I don’t have the time. I don’t feel motivated. I’d rather do nothing. I don’t have the money, equipment, space. I can’t because …
We’ve all made the excuses. Here’s how to kill them.
See the positive. Excuses are usually made because we don’t feel like doing something — we’re accentuating the negative. Instead, see the fun in something, the joy in it. And maintain a positive attitude, or you’ll never beat the excuses.
Take responsibility. Excuses are ways to get out of owning up to something. If we don’t have the time, money, equipment, etc., then it’s not our fault, right? Wrong. Take responsibility, and own the solution.
Find a solution. Just about every problem has a solution. Don’t have time? Start with just 5-10 minutes. Make the time. Wake earlier. Do it during lunch. Don’t have the energy? Do it when you have higher levels of energy. You’re smart. Figure out the solution.
See your goal. This is your motivation — your reason for doing it. Sure, you could just lay on the couch, but if you think about why you really want to pursue a goal, you’ll be motivated. Visualize that goal and just get started.
Be accountable. Have a workout partner, a project partner, a team, someone to report to. If you have to meet a coach or partner, you’re more likely to do something.
Watch this. Then go an do it

  1. 1.

    How many tips mentioned in the text to prevent excuses?

    1. A.
      Four
    2. B.
      Three
    3. C.
      Six
    4. D.
      Five
  2. 2.

    The second paragraph is developed mainly by _______

    1. A.
      providing common examples
    2. B.
      following the order of time
    3. C.
      making comparisons of excuses
    4. D.
      analyzing common excuses
  3. 3.

    The definition of the underlined word” visualize” would most probably be ______

    1. A.
      to view the outline of something by means of an X-ray
    2. B.
      to weaken or spoil the quality or efficiency of something
    3. C.
      to form a mental image of something incapable of being viewed
    4. D.
      to express the formal image of something capable of being seen
  4. 4.

    Why do you need a partner according to the passage?

    1. A.
      because you are likely to make a report to someone
    2. B.
      because it’ll be more possible for you to do something wih a partner
    3. C.
      because you need a coach to help you do something
    4. D.
      because you like to do something with a partner or a coach

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Dogs and millionaires have a lot in common. They are absolute opportunists (especially when it comes to rewards). They defend their territory(地盘). And in general, they don’t like cats. Perhaps that explains a new survey showing that millionaires are far more dog-friendly than the rest of Americans.
According to a study by Spectrem Group, 58% of millionaire pet owners have a dog. Only 37% own a cat. Only 3% keep fish, 2% birds and 2% have a horse. Similarly, 39% of U. S. households own a dog, compared to 33% of households owning a cat, released by the Humane Society.
Jennifer Cona, a trust and estates attorney(信托和资产律师) and partner with Genser Subow Genser & Cona in New York, does a lot of work on pet trusts. She said of all the pet trusts she’s worked on, 90% are for dogs and only 10% are for cats. 
She said dogs provide one thing especially important for the wealthy: unconditional love.
“You don’t get that from a cat,” she said, “Dogs are like children for some families, except that they don’t mess up in college or run off with money. Sometimes it’s easy to see why dogs are the favorite children.”
Millionaires show their love for their dogs in part by their spending. One quarter of millionaire pet owners spend more than 数学公式500 a year.
Many would say those numbers are understated, given all the diamond-dog collars, dog foods and booming dog spas in evidence these days, not to mention the medical bills.
The survey showed 34% of pet owners spend money on decorating, while 6% spend on “sweaters, outfits and costumes.”
More than half of millionaire pet owners spend money on teeth cleaning for their pets. More than 16%, meanwhile, said they would spend money on reconstructive surgeries and “anti-anxiety, anti-depression” medication for their pets

  1. 1.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      Millionaires like dogs more than other Americans
    2. B.
      Keeping dogs as pets is quite popular among Americans
    3. C.
      Pet dogs help relieve their owners’ anxiety and depression
    4. D.
      Millionaires spend much money on teeth cleaning for their pets
  2. 2.

    From the survey by Spectrem Group, we can learn ___________

    1. A.
      about one third of American households own a cat
    2. B.
      more than half of millionaire pet owners have a dog
    3. C.
      millionaire pet owners spend $1, 000 on their pets daily
    4. D.
      34% of pet owners spend money on dog clothing
  3. 3.

    What’s the main reason why millionaires show great love for their dogs?

    1. A.
      They can afford the high expense to raise pet dogs
    2. B.
      Pet dogs have never made a mess of things around
    3. C.
      Millionaires feel more secure in company of dogs
    4. D.
      Pet dogs show unconditional love for their owners
  4. 4.

    What does Jennifer Cona probably think of millionaires owning pet dogs ?

    1. A.
      Ridiculous
    2. B.
      Acceptable
    3. C.
      Negative
    4. D.
      Indifferent

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A research found that people shown silent videos of piano competitions could pick out the winners more often than those who could also hear the music. It underlines the importance of our sense of vision, say scientists. Their study concludes that the best predictor of a winner’s musical performance was the visible passion they displayed, followed closely by their uniqueness and creativity.
Chia-Jung Tsay, from University College London, UK, is the study’s author and herself a concert pianist. She was interested in how music was judged and found that even professional musicians were unaware of how much they were using visual information over sound. “For the last two decades, I’ve taken part in various competitions. Through this experience, I found that depending on what type of evaluations were used, the results might vary widely. This led me to wonder about how much visual information really affects these important decisions,” she explained.
More than 1,000 participants in the study were given samples of either audio, silent video or video with sound, and asked to rate the top three finalists from 10 international classical music competitions. The actual competition winners were only correctly identified by those who were randomly assigned(分配) the silent videos.
Dr Tasy said the findings were quite surprising, especially because both trained musicians and those without training had stated that sound was most important for their evaluation. “Regardless of levels of expertise, we still seem to be led primarily by visual information, even in this field of music,” she said. “Classical music training is often focused on improving the quality of the sound, but this research is about getting to the bottom of what is really being evaluated at the highest levels of competitive performance. She added, “We must be more mindful of our inclination(倾向) to depend on visual information at the expense of the content that we actually value as more relevant to our decisions.”

  1. 1.

    According to the study, who would most probably win a piano competition?

    1. A.
      One who plays with great passion
    2. B.
      One who plays unique music
    3. C.
      One who plays creatively
    4. D.
      One who has a sense of vision
  2. 2.

    The participates in the study were asked to__________

    1. A.
      watch classical music competitions
    2. B.
      assign the silent videos
    3. C.
      pick out the best three competitors
    4. D.
      decide who the winner is
  3. 3.

    What probably led Dr Tsay to carry out the study?

    1. A.
      Her love for music
    2. B.
      Her desire to explore
    3. C.
      Her experience as a competitor
    4. D.
      Her curiosity in musical education
  4. 4.

    Where does this text probably come from?

    1. A.
      A text book
    2. B.
      A sports magazine
    3. C.
      A story book
    4. D.
      A science website

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Ellis Island is located in New York. Harbor Ellis Isl and is open daily year-round from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p. m. , with extended hours during summer. It is closed December 25. There is no admission charge to Ellis Island; donations(捐款)are gratefully accepted.
At Your Fingertips
Park information      (212)363-7620
Emergencies         (212)363-3260
Ferry boat information  (212)269-5755
Lost and found          (212)363-7620
Dining, gifts, & audio tour (212)344-0996
Transportation
Statue of Liberty a nd Ellis Island Ferry: Boats leave from Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey. They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9:15 a. m. (ferry schedule subject to change)
Hours: May vary; call the number below
Closed: December 25
Ferry fees: (Includes Liberty and Ellis Islands) adults, 数学公式6; children(age 3 to 17), $3. (group rates are available for 25 or more adults)
Ticket & schedule information:    (212)269-5755

  1. 1.

    Which number would you call if your friend were suddenly ill?

    1. A.
      (212)344-0996
    2. B.
      (212)363-7620
    3. C.
      (212)363-3260
    4. D.
      (212)269-5755
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is not true?

    1. A.
      People can visit Ellis Island free of charge
    2. B.
      The boats departure time is at 9:15 a.m. all the year round
    3. C.
      Ferry fees for children are cheaper than for adults
    4. D.
      Ferry fees for group visitors can be reduced
  3. 3.

    We may infer from the passage that _________

    1. A.
      visitors prefer to go to Ellis Island by boat
    2. B.
      there are more visitors in winter
    3. C.
      Ellis Island is open every day
    4. D.
      Boat is the only transportatio n to Ellis Island

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Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.
In the same way, children are learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to judge their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know

  1. 1.

    The first paragraph is written mainly to _________

    1. A.
      give advice on children’s language learning
    2. B.
      tell us the fewer mistakes we correct, the better children will learn a language
    3. C.
      suggest children are often too stubborn to accept advice
    4. D.
      lead to the topic of the passage
  2. 2.

    Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

    1. A.
      Give children correct answers
    2. B.
      Allow children to make mistakes
    3. C.
      Point out children’s mistakes to them
    4. D.
      Let children mark their own work
  3. 3.

    According to the writer, teachers in school should ________

    1. A.
      allow children to learn from each other
    2. B.
      point out children’s mistakes whenever found
    3. C.
      give children more book knowledge
    4. D.
      correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by _______

    1. A.
      listening to skilled people’s advice
    2. B.
      asking older people many questions
    3. C.
      making mistakes and having them corrected
    4. D.
      doing what other people do

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The British aren’t having as many children as they used to. One reason is that people are having children much older than before, meaning they have fewer years in which they can have them. After years at university, they need a few years of work experience before they can get the job they want. They might then get married, but it’s incredibly expensive to buy a house in the UK.
The above explains why young British people now don’t move out of their parents’ home until they are around 30 years old on average. It is not until they are 30 that they can afford their own home. Increasingly, it is not until that age that they can afford to get married and start a new life in a new home. It’s only after this age that many young people start thinking about having a child.
So a British person manages to get a job, get a home and get married. Why isn’t he or she then having at least two children on average? The main reason is that it is quite expensive to bring up a child in the UK. Why is it expensive? Well, these days, both parents need to work just to pay for their home and living expenses. Because both parents are at work, that means they then need to pay someone to look after their child during the day. Paying for this childcare is nearly always expensive.
The recent financial crisis is making things even harder for families, since unemployment is rising and even fewer people can afford to have children. With so much pressure on families, is it any surprise that the divorce rate is so high?
So what is Britain doing to try and save the British family? The government is trying to make it cheaper to have children. For example, there have been increases in money families can claim from the state each month. Also, there are increasing government subsidies for nursery schools, so that parents do not need to pay so much for child care.
The government is also trying to reduce the number of hours British parents have to work to earn enough money to pay their bills. If parents didn’t have to work so many hours, they’d have more time to spend with their children and wouldn’t need to spend so much on childcare. On average, a Briton works 49 hours a week, which is the most in Europe. The state is now considering introducing laws to encourage companies to improve their employees’ work-life balance. Let’s hope they’re not too late to save the British family. Otherwise, the British will always be too tired, and won’t have enough time and money, to have children

  1. 1.

    Young British people live in their parents’ home until around 30 because         

    1. A.
      They are allowed to get married at 30
    2. B.
      they can’t find jobs to support themselves
    3. C.
      they can’t afford a house of their own until then
    4. D.
      they enjoy family life with their parents
  2. 2.

    The British are now having fewer children than before for all the following reasons EXCEPT that         

    1. A.
      they have fewer years to have children
    2. B.
      they live much shorter lives than before
    3. C.
      it is more expensive to bring up a child
    4. D.
      people are losing their jobs because of the recent financial crisis
  3. 3.

    To make it cheaper to have children, the British government is         

    1. A.
      bringing down prices
    2. B.
      raising the salaries of parents
    3. C.
      reducing family income tax
    4. D.
      increasing subsidies for families and nursery schools
  4. 4.

    It can be inferred from the text that         

    1. A.
      with long work hours, it is hard for British parents to balance life and work
    2. B.
      more and more families in Britain are breaking up because they are having fewer children
    3. C.
      among Europeans, British people work hardest and earn the least
    4. D.
      childcare takes up too much energy and time for the British
  5. 5.

    The underlined word “subsidies” in Paragraph 5 means _________

    1. A.
      food paid by the government
    2. B.
      school buildings for poor students
    3. C.
      free transportation
    4. D.
      money from the government to benefit the public

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