C One of the latest trend in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country. “I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of his 2-year old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future, After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says. Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots. Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to the language and culture. she says. “Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom, says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children. But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12. The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years. 64. What does that term au pair in the text mean? A. A mother raising her children on her own B. A young foreign woman taking care of children. C. A professor in language education of children D. A child learning a foreign language at home 65. Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them . A. to live in China some day B. to speak the language at home C. to catch up wit other children D. to learn about the Chinese culture 66.How can children leam a foreign language best according to Flynn? A.From their parents. B.By attcnding classes. C.From a native speaker. D.By starting at an early age. 67. What can we infer from the text? A. Learning Chinese is becoming popular In America, B. Educated woman do better in looking after children C. Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills. D. Children can learn a foreign language well in six months. 查看更多

 

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Brain Transplants

Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years.   71   If we compare a human brain to a hard disc, what the scientists are doing is to make better use of the hard disc.

The idea that a human brain could be transplanted (移植) may come from Frankenstein. In 1999, an experiment turned a bear into a dolphin (海豚).   72   They were made of the memory area in the dolphin’s brain containing information about swimming. They had a series of useful information, which was saved into a button – sized chip (芯片). Later the information was transplanted into the action memory area in the bear’s brain.   73   It proved to be a highly successful experiment and a bear was turned into a dolphin.

Recently, another memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Rescarch Instance of the University of California. The experiment bad an entire transplant of the memory area.   74   The transplant was performed from a dog named Cenius to a dog named idiot. Cenius could follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius in memorizing. However, Idiot had no contact with people since its birth. It because an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory.

  75   When the two dogs woke up, Idiot had grasped all the abilities Cenius possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. But Cenius gave no response to its master, and did not recognize him at all.

       A.The experiment was a complete success.

       B.It included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc.

       C.Then it was released (释放) by means of electric power.

       D.Different images have different meanings in the memory area.

       E.Using the most advanced technology, detailed images were produced.

       F.Discoveries show that messages are carried by the central nervous system in the brain.

       G.One of the latest topics is how to change the human brain or combine it with the computer.

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Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years, just like the booming hi-tech industry. One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i.e. to transplant a chip into a human brain. This idea may make everyone’s dream come true. If we compare a human brain to a hard disc(硬盘), what the scientists are doing is to enlarge the capacity of the hard disc. For the time being, there are some difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up.

Experiments have started on animals. In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U.S. turned a bear into a dolphin.

The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear was named Tallin. Using the most advanced technology available, deep and detailed images were made of the memory area in Ted’s brain containing information about swimming by the scientists. They obtained a series of useful information, the signals transferred by the nervous system. Such information was saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallin’s brain. The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power.

Recently, another comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the University of California. The comprehensive memory transplanted in the experiment included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc. The experiment involved an entire transplant of the memory area. This was the largest such experiment done so far.

The transplant was performed making a transfer from a dog named “Genius” to a dog named “Idiot”. “Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius in memorizing. “Idiot” was the younger brother of “Genius”. It had no contact with people at all since its birth. It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory.

The operation was a complete success. When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had grasped all the abilities “Genius” possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. But “Genius” gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all.

57. The purpose of the experiment is _____.

A. to combine the computer and the human brain    

B. to enlarge the capacity of human brain

C. to make some stupid dog turn clever          D. to make bear swim

58. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The scientists transferred a button-sized chip with useful information in Tallin’s brain.

B. The first comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research University.

C. The second experiment wasn’t an entire transplant of the memory area.

D. The Idiot was an animal with memory before brain experiment

59. What does the underlined word “success” refer to?

A. The two dogs woke up.

B. They were both good at memorizing.

C. The Idiot grasped all the abilities of Genius.

D. The Genius grasped all the abilities of Idiot.

60. According to the text, we can infer _____.

A. a person can know more after the experiment

B. a bear can swim after being transferred a chip with related useful information

C. a dog can become clever after entire transplant of the memory area

D. it is really good for animals to have been involved in the transplant experiment

 

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       In 1837, the historian Carlyle made the first recorded use of the word " queue" (排队). He spoke of the French and their "habit of standing in a queue". Forty years later Paris was the best place to wait in line.

      However, queuing became popular in Britain too. The Second World War was the golden age of queuing, and people joined any line in the hope that it was a queue for something to buy. This was the source of many Second World War jokes:

     Shopkeeper to customer : Excuse me, miss, are you pregnant (怀孕)?

     Customer : Well, I wasn't when I joined the queue.

     Today, according to research in America, we (in Britain) can spend up to 5 years of our lives queuing- as compared to twelve months looking for things we have lost. But things may be changing. Many people no longer have the patience to stand in a queue. The law of the jungle (丛林) has begun to operate at bus stops, with people using their arms to push others out of the way.

      One way to make life easier is to introduce "queue management". Customers at supermarket cheese counters can now take a ticket with a number which appears on a screen when it is their turn. And while they wait for their number, they can do a bit of shopping.

      In some booking offices there is also a system telling customers how long they may have to wait before they are served.

One of the latest technical progress is the use of an electronic scanner (电子识别器) which can read all the contents of your shopping basket or trolley in just a few seconds. If these become popular, queuing in supermarkets may become a thing of the past.

      But some people just like queuing. One man queued all night for Harrods famous January sale, and then returned home for breakfast at nine o' clock the next morning without going into the shop.

68. The joke in Paragraph 2 implies that the young woman _______.

A. has been waiting in the queue for a long time         B. doesn't need to stand in the queue

C. enjoys standing in the queue                                 D. has stood in the wrong line

69. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The British spend more time queuing than looking for lost things.

B. The Americans criticized the British for their way of queuing.

C. The British are always patient when they wait in line.

D. People queue only when they want to buy something.

70. The British try to solve the problem of queuing by all the following EXCEPT _______.

A. making a law to prevent queuing                         

B. telling the customers the waiting time

C. using numbered tickets to put the customers in order

D. checking the price of the goods customers buy with a scanner

71. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. queue management doesn't work well                    B. there is still queuing in England

C. we don't see much queuing in Paris                       D. the French like queuing more than the British

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       In 1837, the historian Carlyle made the first recorded use of the word " queue" (排队).He

spoke of the French and their "habit of standing in a queue".Forty years later Paris was the best

place to wait in line.

       However, queuing became popular in Britain too.The Second World War was the golden age

of queuing, and people joined any line in the hope that it was a queue for something to buy.This

was the source of many Second World War jokes:

       Shopkeeper to customer: Excuse me, miss, are you pregnant (怀孕)?

       Customer:             Well, I wasn't when I joined the queue.

       Today, according to research in America, we (in Britain) can spend up to 5 years of our lives

queuing - as compared to twelve months looking for things we have lost.But things may be changing.

       Many people no longer have the patience to stand in a queue.The law of the jungle (丛林) has begun to operate at bus stops, with people using their arms to push others out of the way.

       One way to make life easier is to introduce "queue management".Customers at supermarket

cheese counters can now take a ticket with a number which appears on a screen when it is their

turn.And while they wait for their number, they can do a bit of shopping.

       In some booking offices there is also a system telling customers how long they may have to wait before they are served.

       One of the latest technical progress is the use of an electronic scanner (电子识别器) which

can read all the contents of your shopping basket or trolley in just a few seconds.If these become

popular, queuing in supermarkets may become a thing of the past.

       But some people just like queuing.One man queued all night for Harrods famous January sale, and then returned home for breakfast at nine o' clock the next morning without going into the shop.

68.The joke in Paragraph 2 implies that the young woman _______.

       A.has been waiting in the queue for a long time

       B.doesn't need to stand in the queue

       C.enjoys standing in the queue

       D.has stood in the wrong line

69.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

       A.The British spend more time queuing than looking for lost things.

       B.The Americans criticized the British for their way of queuing.

       C.The British are always patient when they wait in line.

       D.People queue only when they want to buy something.

70.The British try to solve the problem of queuing by all the following EXCEPT _______.

       A.making a law to prevent queuing

       B.telling the customers the waiting time

       C.using numbered tickets to put the customers in order

       D.checking the price of the goods customers buy with a scanner

71.We can infer from the passage that ________.

       A.queue management doesn't work well

       B.there is still queuing in England

       C.we don't see much queuing in Paris

       D.the French like queuing more than the British

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E
Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years, just like the booming hi-tech industry. One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i.e. to transplant a chip into a human brain. This idea may make everyone’s dream come true. If we compare a human brain to a hard disc(硬盘), what the scientists are doing is to enlarge the capacity of the hard disc. For the time being, there are some difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up.
Experiments have started on animals. In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U.S. turned a bear into a dolphin.
The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear was named Tallin. Using the most advanced technology available, deep and detailed images were made of the memory area in Ted’s brain containing information about swimming by the scientists. They obtained a series of useful information, the signals transferred by the nervous system. Such information was saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallin’s brain. The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power.
Recently, another comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the University of California. The comprehensive memory transplanted in the experiment included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc. The experiment involved an entire transplant of the memory area. This was the largest such experiment done so far.
The transplant was performed making a transfer from a dog named “Genius” to a dog named “Idiot”. “Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius in memorizing. “Idiot” was the younger brother of “Genius”. It had no contact with people at all since its birth. It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory.
The operation was a complete success. When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had grasped all the abilities “Genius” possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. But “Genius” gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all.
57. The purpose of the experiment is _____.
A. to combine the computer and the human brain    
B. to enlarge the capacity of human brain
C. to make some stupid dog turn clever          D. to make bear swim
58. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The scientists transferred a button-sized chip with useful information in Tallin’s brain.
B. The first comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research University.
C. The second experiment wasn’t an entire transplant of the memory area.
D. The Idiot was an animal with memory before brain experiment
59. What does the underlined word “success” refer to?
A. The two dogs woke up.
B. They were both good at memorizing.
C. The Idiot grasped all the abilities of Genius.
D. The Genius grasped all the abilities of Idiot.
60. According to the text, we can infer _____.
A. a person can know more after the experiment
B. a bear can swim after being transferred a chip with related useful information
C. a dog can become clever after entire transplant of the memory area
D. it is really good for animals to have been involved in the transplant experiment

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