高考英语任务型阅读题(2)
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Scientists develop non-stick chewing gum
Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes.
The new gum, the result of polymer research at the University of Bristol, could be launched commercially in 2008, its developers said on Friday.
If it catches on, the product will solve a major headache for local authorities around the world.
"The advantage of our Clean Gum is that it has a great taste, it is easy to remove and has the potential to be environmentally degradable(可降解性)," said Terence Cosgrove, a professor of chemistry who helped found a company called Revolymer to commercialize the technology.
Today's chewing gums are made from synthetic latex, which is resistant to the weather and is strongly adhesive. The new gum adds a special polymer to modify its properties, making it far less sticky.
In two street trials, leading commercial gums remained stuck to the pavement three out or four times, while Clean Gum came away naturally in all cases, Revolymer said
| Main Items | Contexts |
| High ___1____ |
1. The new gum has a great taste. 2. It is easy to ___2___ up. 3. It has the ___3___ to be environmentally degradable. |
| A different ___4___ | The new gum adds a special polymer to ___5___ its properties. |
| The ___6___ |
1. The new gum will solve a major __7____ for local authorities around the world. 2. The new gum can ___8___off naturally in all cases. |
| The developers’ ____9__ | The new gum, the __10____ of polymer research at the University of Bristol, could be launched commercially in 2008. |
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U.S. woman to carry Olympic torch in China
Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, has been selected as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil next year. She and seven other non-Chinese winners were chosen from a pool of 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily.
When Bowen runs with the Olympic torch next year, she will not only be representing the United States. She will also be representing thousands of Chinese orphans, ABC news said.
Bowen, a mother of two adopted Chinese daughters, is executive director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was established in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for orphaned children in China.
Nearly 10 years later, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities. Approximately 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and nurturing love to orphans.
Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch next year will help draw attention to the children in China. She will be among 19,400 runners who will carry the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents. Beijing organizers say it will be the longest torch relay in Olympic history.
Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, who include a German engineer and a Venezuelan graphic designer, live in China. Other countries represented will be the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.
According to Olympic organizers, candidates were selected based on an online vote, committee selection, their "love of Chinese culture and history" and devotion to "[communicating] information of a real China to their native countries."
Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.
Title: U.S woman to carry Olympic torch in China
| 1 | Lenovo Group, the official English-language newspaper and China Daily |
| 2 dogs | Jenny Bowen and seven other non-Chinese 3 were chosen from a pool of 262 applicants from 47 countries who are all loving Chinese culture and history and devoting to information of a real China to their own ___4___. |
| Bowen |
1. Bowen is a mother of two adopted Chinese daughters and an executive director of Half the Sky Foundation. 2. She is the only American to carry the torch on China ____5__. 3. She will not only represent U.S but orphans in China. |
| Half the Sky’s ___6___ | About 10 years after 1998, they have ___7___ over 1300 children and now have 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities. |
| Bowen’s___8___ | Draw attention to the cause of the orphans in China. |
| The___9___ about the Olympic torch relay |
1. There will be 19,400 runners and they will carry the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route and ___10___ five continents. 2. Each of them on Chinese soil will carry the torch for 200 metres. 3. It will be the longest one in the Olympic history. |
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China's newly-weds spend too much
Weddings are so important in China that couples are willing to fork out about 20 times their monthly income on getting hitched and everything that comes with it.
China's newly-weds in cities spend 126,600 yuan (16,600 U.S. dollars) on average in 2006 when getting hitched, Thursday's Chongqing Youth Daily reported, citing a recent survey by the Ministry of Commerce.
An analysis of 60,000 couples living in cities showed that about 64 percent of the spending went on house decoration, furniture and household appliances and the rest was spent on the wedding, such as the ceremony, photography, wedding dresses and feast.
The survey said the wedding expenditure was only a small share of the overall marriage cost as most Chinese young couples in the cities tended to buy an apartment and a car before tying the knot.
The survey said that about 81.6 percent of the newly-weds admitted that they had got economic support from parents as their monthly income on average was only about 6,240 yuan.
The survey also showed that about 88.4 percent of the newly-weds chose having wedding photography as a priority and 78.74 chose hosting a wedding banquet.
In contrast, young couples in the countryside spent about 40,000 yuan on average on marriage-related issues, less than one third of their city peers, according to the report.
About 8.49 million couples got married in China in 2006.
Title: China’s newly-weds spend ___1___
| Wedding ___2___ |
1. China’s newly-weds in ___3___ areas spend 126,600yuan on average in 2006. 2. In the ___4___ areas, young couples spent less than one third of their city peers. |
| The__5___ of money |
1. About 64 percent of the spending went on ___6___decoration, furniture and household appliances. 2. The rest was spent on the wedding, for 7 the ceremony, photography, wedding dresses and feast. |
| The ___8__ of money | They got the ___9___ support from their parents because their income was not high enough. |
| The ___10___ for the high expense | The newly-weds usually spend a lot because they have many things to buy, such as houses and cars. |
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Sick of your job? Why can't you leave?
It's a case of the grass not being any greener on the other side. Nearly 60 per cent of Australian workers are not happy with their employer, but almost 50 per cent stick it out because they believe there are not many ideal companies around, a survey released recently shows.
The report by career networking site LinkMe.com.au found that after taking into account working hours, staff morale, industry, wages, image, charity support and career progression, the 2000 people surveyed predominantly believed their company did not quite make the grade.
Just over 25 per cent of respondents claimed their company's record regarding staff morale was downright awful, 30 per cent said their working hours were too long and inflexible, 59 per cent reported that their offices are shoddy and drab, and 32 per cent said their wages were far too low.
"Employers must realise that the Australian workplace is an environment of low unemployment so they need to provide better working environments or risk losing staff," CEO of LinkMe.com.au Campbell Sallabank said.
Those that are deemed to be respectable and glamorous firms with great working conditions are few and far between.
Only 17 per cent said they believe they worked for an ideal company, while 33 per cent said the competition was tough to get into those types of firms.
Predominantly, staff morale (75 per cent), wages (68 per cent) and proximity to home (54 per cent) are the factors considered when determining the ideal companies.
"Workers should not hold back from trying to improve their office environment," Mr Sallabank said.
"There are all sorts of ways where employees can be successful in obtaining this but if attempts continually fall on deaf ears then voting with your feet is the best way to improve the situation as there are plenty of good employers out there."
Title: Sick of your job? Why not leave?
| Different ___1___ | |
| On ___2___ | 32% said their wages were far too low. |
| On staff morale | 25% of responders ___3___ that their company’s record on staff morale was downright awful. |
| On working hours | 30% said they ___4___ too much time in the office and the working hours were inflexible. |
| On office conditions | 59% reported that their offices are in poor ___5___ |
| To ___6___ in short | |
| After taking working hours, staff morale, industry, wages, charity support and career ___7___ into ___8___, 2000 people surveyed ___9___ believed their company didn’t quite ___10___ the employees. | |
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Human ancestor had mix of primitive, modern traits
This undated handout photograph shows scientists David Lordkipanidze and Tea Jashashvili with remains of early human ancestors excavated at a site in the nation of Georgia. The earliest-known human ancestors to migrate out of Africa possessed a surprising mix of human-like and primitive features, according to scientists who studied remains dug up at a fossil-rich site in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
Writing on Wednesday in the journal Nature, the scientists described remains of three adults and one adolescent dating from about 1.77 million years ago, excavated at Dmanisi, about 55 miles southwest of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.
The remains shed light on a little-understood but critical period in human evolution -- the transition from the more ape-like creatures known as australopithecines to the genus Homo, of which modern humans are a member.
The spines and lower limbs found at the Dmanisi site appear very much like modern humans, suggesting these individuals, which walked fully upright, were highly capable of long-distance treks, the researchers said.
But other aspects of the skeletons had more archaic characteristics. The arms were more like australopithecines than people, and the primitive skulls encased relatively small brains. Their simple stone tools also are less advanced than one might have expected, the researchers said. They described the remains as "a surprising mosaic" of primitive and modern features.
"These are the earliest humans found outside of Africa. This is the time when our genus spread outside of Africa," David Lordkipanidze of the Georgian National Museum, who led the research, said in a telephone interview. "Their heads are primitive. Their legs are very human-like."
Scientists had previously described skulls found at the site, but in recent years found far more extensive remains of the skeletons of these creatures, giving them a more detailed understanding of these denizens of early human history.
Title: Human ancestor had mix of primitive, modern traits
| Para. | topic | The details |
| 1 | Discovery | The earliest-known human ancestors to migrate ___1___ Africa ____2__ a surprising mix of human-like and primitive features. |
| 3 | The ___3___ of the discovery | The remains drew ___4___ to a little-understood but critical ___5___ in human evolution. |
| 4 | The ___6___ with modern humans | The spines and lower limbs found at the Dmanisi site ___7___ very much like modern humans------walking fully upright and highly capable of long-distance treks. |
| 5 | The ___8___ from modern humans |
The arms were more like australopithecines than people, and the primitive skulls encased relatively small brains. Their simple stone tools also are less advanced than one might have ___9___. |
| 7 | The more helpful evidence | ___10___ scientists have found far more extensive remains of the skeletons of these creatures, giving them a more detailed understanding of these denizens of early human history. |
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Central bank may raise mortgage rate
The central bank is supposed to increase the interest rate of mortgage loans(按揭贷款) to 1.1 times the benchmark(标准)one-year lending rate this week, sources said.
The move is an attempt to curb(控制) the rise in house prices and speculation(投机) in the property market.The current five-year lending rate has reached 7.83 percent after the central bank raised the interest rate for the fifth time this year on September 13.This means the interest rate for five-year mortgage loans could reach as high as 8.613 percent if the central bank makes a move this week."With the expansion of mortgage loans, and as the central bank continuously raises interest rates, mortgage loans are beginning to face a high danger of default(违约)," China Construction Bank (CCB) said in its latest report.
Total non-performing mortgage loans in three major commercial banks - CCB, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Bank of China - rose to 19.2 billion yuan at the end of 2006 from 18.4 billion yuan in 2005, according to CCB.
The central bank is likely to stipulate commercial banks to raise mortgage deposits to at least 40 percent for homebuyers who intend to buy a second apartment, according to the source.
"Homebuyers will have to make a down payment of 40 percent to buy a second apartment, and for apartments for commercial use, the down payment will be raised to as high as 50 percent," he said. The minimum deposit for an apartment of more than 90 sq m is currently 30 percent while for apartments less than 90 sq m it's 20 percent.
The central bank will also ask commercial banks to end lending to property developers who hoard(囤积)land and house for speculation(投机) purposes, according to the source.
Property prices in 70 major cities jumped 8.2 percent in August from a year earlier after gaining 7.5 percent in July, according to figures from the National Development and Reform Commission.
Housing prices in Beijing rose 12.1 percent from a year earlier, while prices in Shenzhen went up 20.8 percent.
Title: Central bank may raise mortgage rate
| The ___1___ from the informed sources |
1). The central bank is ___2___ to increase the interest rate of mortgage loans to 1.1 times the benchmark one-year lending rate. 2). It is ___3___ for the central bank to stipulate commercial banks to raise mortgage deposits for homebuyers who plan to buy___4___ apartment. 3). The central bank will also ___5___ commercial banks to ____6__ lending to property developers who hoard land and house for speculation purposes. |
| The ___7___ for raising the mortgage rate | The action aims to ___8___ the rise in house prices and speculation in the property market. |
| A possible ___9___ | As the central bank raises interest rates, mortgage loans may face a high __10___ of default. |
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Men aren't as tough as they think they are
Frailty(脆弱), your name is man. So said China's doctors Sunday on the eighth "Men's Health Day".Men in China are widely affected by bad living habits, a lack of awareness about mental and physical health issues, and a lack of exercise.
Shan Li, a psychologist with the DRM Professional Counseling, said men are more heavily burdened with "social responsibilities".
"They live in poorer 'mental circumstances' and have poorer life quality than women in general, often frustrated but don't feel free to vent their emotions," Shan said.
Zhang Kan, a psychologist, said: "Men have shorter life expectancy than women an undeniable part of the reason lies in the psychology".
Professor Gu Jun from the Shanghai University said men frequently are burdened with the pressure of work, marriage troubles, and at times difficulties with children.
Shanghai Women's Federation (SWF) found that some 20 percent of complaints it received were from men.This has sparked calls that there was a need for a federation for men.
Other statistics show men have a general laxsidasical attitude towards health issues. Figures from the 411 Hospital in Shanghai showed that 90 percent of men don't know they should or believe they should have an annual health check.Twenty percent of men never do any kind of physical exercise.Many claimed they did not want to exercise because they were busy, tired, or focused too much on other "more important" matters.
Men, more than women are also more likely drink, smoke and get ill.A urologist with 411 Hospital said occurrences of male diseases such as prostate(前列腺) problems and male sterility(不育) were rising.
| 1.__________with men in China | Details to 3_______ | 7________for the situation |
| The men in China are widely affected by bad living habits, 2___ of mental and physical health issues and a lack of exercise. |
1). They are often frustrated but don’t feel free to 4______ their emotions. 2). Men have shorter life 5______ with women in general. 3). Many of them 6_____ to SWF. 4). They are more likely to get ill. 5). prostate problems and male sterility are rising. |
1). Men are 8________ with the pressure of work, marriage troubles and difficulties with children. 2). Most of them don’t have 9______ their health checked. 3). 20 percent of them never do any kind of exercise. 4). Many of them are 10______to drinking or smoking. |
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Wealthy Chinese do not have a good reputation, a survey by China Youth Daily and Sina.com has found.
The poll, conducted last week, showed about 70 percent of 3,990 interviewees believe the well-off are immoral and not worthy of respect. Only 4 percent thought rich people are good, the survey said.
For the rich to become popular they need to do three things, the survey suggested.
First, they need to have a sense of social responsibility. Second, they need to be self disciplined, and third, they need to have a caring heart.
The number of people who make at least $50,000 a year increases by 15 percent a year and, according to the China Economic Times, the country now has 1.5 million rich people.
The China Youth Daily and Sina.com survey found interviewees questioned how the rich became rich in the first place.
"Some rich people are thought to have accumulated their wealth through illegal means, such as bribery," said a post-graduate student at the Communication University of China.
Even so, the survey found wealthy people who abide by( 遵守) the law, have a sense of social responsibility and a caring heart, are respected.
The poll showed about 60 percent thought these kinds of wealthy people were worthy of respect.
The survey suggested many voters were much better disposed toward rich people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Western economies - rather than the mainland.
Hong Kong property tycoon(巨头，大亨) Li Ka-shing was most highly regarded, followed by Bill Gates, mainland property tycoon Wang Shi and basketball player Yao Ming.
"Rich people on the mainland invest too little in charity and gain too much," a student from Beijing Sports University said.
Yu Guoming, a professor at Renmin University of China, called on the heads of Chinese companies to think and invest in a long-term way. "Corporate social duty is not only about charity, it also connects the company with the government and the public."
| Title | Our Nation’s rich have poor reputation |
| The ___1___ of the survey |
About 70 percent of 3,990 interviewees believe the well-off are not ___2___ and not worthy of respect. Only the percentage of 4 thought rich people are good. |
| Things that the rich ___3__ |
1. They need to be ___4___ for the __5____. 2. They need to be self disciplined. 3. They need to have a caring heart. |
| People’s ___6___ towards rich . |
1. Some rich have ___7___wealth through illegal means. 2. People who ___8___ the law, have a sense of social responsibility and a caring heart, are respected. 3. Rich people on the mainland invest too little in charity and ___9___ too much. |
| A professor’s view | Corporate social ___10___ is not only about charity, it also connects the company with the government and the public. |
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Once a circle lost a piece. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete, it rolled very slowly. On the way, it admired the flower along the road, chatted with worms and enjoyed the sunshine. One day the circle found the piece that fitted perfectly. It was so happy that it could be whole, with nothing missing, the circle put the missing piece into itself and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled quickly, it stopped, left that piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.
The lesson of the story is that, in some sense, we are more perfect when we are missing something. The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to expect, to hope and to nourish (滋养) his soul with the dream of something better.
There is a wholeness about the person who has come to accept his limitations and who has been brave enough to throw away unrealistic (不切实际的) dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so. There is a wholeness about the one who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through hard times and survive.
Life is not a spelling game, where no matter how many words you’ve got right, you fail if you make one mistake. Life is more like a baseball season, where even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its good days. Our goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and enjoy it, we will have reached a wholeness. That is what life asks of us ---- not “be perfect”, not “don’t even make a mistake”, but “be whole”.
If we are brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, generous enough to rejoice in another’s happiness, and wise enough to know there is enough love around us all, then we can achieve a sense of fulfillment that no other living creature will ever feel.
Title: The wholeness of life
| Main comparisons | Contexts |
| The incomplete circle | Searching for its missing piece, it (1) ____ slowly, doing what it wanted to on the way. |
| The perfect circle | After (2) ____ the missing piece to itself, it rolled fast, unable to take (3) ____ of everything. Thinking (4) ____, it left the piece and became slow. |
| A person (5) ____ something | He is even (6) ____, in some ways than the one with everything. |
| A person with everything | He (7) ____ expect, hope and nourish his soul with the dream of something better. |
| The author’s attitude toward life | |
| (8) ____ conclusion | Accepting his limitations and throwing away unrealistic dreams (9) ____ can make a person successful. And to live a whole life, a person must learn about himself, his strength and (10) ____ hard times and survive. |
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Farmers might think the idea of growing food for fun sounds strange. But there are some people who do it all the time.
They grow some vegetables because their natural color or shape is pleasing to see. They grow others because scientists have developed new colors or different size for traditional vegetables.
One example is the bell pepper (胡椒). Seed companies sell seeds for several different kinds of bell peppers. One pepper is a weak yellow color when it begins to grow. Then its color changes to white. As it grows, it changes color two more times ---- to orange, then red.
Another unusual plant is known as the yard-long bean or snake bean. It grows up to one meter in length. It is an important part of the food supply in areas of Asia.
American farmers like it because it is different, yet tastes very much like the green beans they traditionally grow. Each bean has from ten to twenty seeds. The outside or pod can be eaten. Some of the very long beans are green outside but have black-and –white or red seed.
Gourds (葫芦) are plants that people like to grow because of the many different shapes. They also have many uses. Some round gourds are dried, painted and made into containers. Others have long necks and big bodies. These are dried, cut and made into pour drinking water.
Another kind of gourd is used to make sponges (海绵). When it is fully grown, it is removed from the vine and permitted to dry for a few weeks. Then it is placed in water for a few hours. The outer shell is then removed. The gourd is placed in the sun to dry. When it is fully dry, it is cut into pieces for use as sponges. They have a rough surface. They can be used to clean away dead skin cells, which makes them a popular skin-care product.
Title: (1) ____ vegetables
| Items | Vegetables |
| Colors or shapes | A kind of pepper changes its color several times during its (2) ____. |
| The yard-long bean or snake bean grows as long (3) ____ one metre. | |
| Gourds grow (4) ____ differently, among which one kind are of long necks and big bodies. | |
| (5) ____ | Pepper is pleasing to see. |
| The yard-long bean or snake bean can be nice to (6) ____ at. | |
| Gourds can be made (7) ____ into containers or for sponges. | |
| Uses | Pepper is used as a kind of flavor. |
| The yard-long bean or snake bean is used as an important food supply. | |
| Having been (8) ____, Gourds can be made to pour drinking water or as a popular skin-care product. | |
| A phenomenon (9) ____ knowing | |
| People’s attitude | (10) ____ than for eating, some people grow some vegetables for fun. |
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Chinese women want to look more Caucasian
Chinese women want to change the shape of their faces, while men want straighter noses, a recent survey by the Beijing-based Horizon Research Consultancy Group has found.
The survey polled nearly 1,600 people aged 18 and 55 from Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen.
The results were given on the independent polling company's website.
Almost 33 percent of women wanted to improve the contours of their faces, the survey found. Eyelid surgery was second most popular at 29 percent. A face shaped like a goose egg and double eyelids were favorite, it showed.
Fat removal from the stomach and waist ranked third, followed by liposuction of the legs. Nose sculpting came last among the top five most sought-after procedures for women.
A Beijing-based cosmetic surgeon surnamed Huang said women wanted to look more Caucasian.
They particularly wanted to look leggy, busty and skinny, he said.
In comparison, men were less concerned about fat and only 7.5 percent would consider liposuction, the survey said.
Nearly 45 percent of men said they wanted to straighten their noses to give them a more masculine look.
Nearly 33 percent said they would consider double eyelid surgery, followed by cosmetic improvement of the teeth and face shaping.
Many men did not want their partner to have breast implants, even though women did it to please them, cosmetic surgeon Huang said.
There are about 1 million plastic surgery operations performed every year in China, according to official estimates.
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What do you usually use your cell-phone for? Calling friends or sending them text messages?
As technology develops, nowadays cellphones can do much more than that. They have become an all-in-one device.
A typical example is Apple’s phone. The touch-screen cellphone plays music, connects to the Web, sends email and takes photos. More than 1 million Apple’s Phones have been sold since it was launched(发售) in June.
“Today’s young people enjoy using all kinds of digital functions, such as those of a music player, a camera and even a computer, constantly. An all-in-one device is easy to carry. That is the goal of developing a technology to make our lives more convenient, simple and relaxed,” said Professor Ding Shouqian at Nankai University.
However, the all-in-one cellphones come with some problems. Users have complained that they are too complicated to use, and that their battery life is too short. Cellphone producers say that they are working hard to make their phones even better.
It’s very convenient to use it “We are trying to make the cellphones in a way that people can quickly move from phoning to taking pictures to listening to music,” said Alastair Curtis, Nokia’s chief designer. “If you look at the Nokia 3250 model, it has a twisting(转动) bottom. So you twist it half a turn, and it’s in camera mode. You twist it another 90 degrees, the alpha-numeric(字母和数字的)keys have disappeared and the music keys are there.” Japanese companies such as Toshiba and Fujitsu are also working to develop a new battery for mobile phone.
If all the problems are solved in the future, all-in-one phones will change our lives for the better.
| The all-in-one cellphone | |
| 1____________ | It plays music. |
| It is 2____________ to the web. | |
| It can 3________________ and take photos. | |
| It can also be used as a 4___________. | |
| 5_____________ | a. The cellphones are _____6_____ to carry and to use |
| b. make our lives more ._____7_______ , simple and relaxed. | |
| problems | Their battery 8______________ is not very long. |
| The way to solve the problems | a. Make it easy and 9_________to move from one mode to another |
| b. The companies make better batteries that last10____________ | |
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Moon landing. The computer chip. Genetic engineering. The artificial heart. The achievements of U.S. scientists are known and admired throughout the world. But whether American highest position in research and technology will continue into the 21st century is far from certain. Thirty-two years after the Russians sent up Sputnik setting off a hot race to produce more and better U. S. physicists, the scientific pipeline is drying up.
In an Educational Testing Service study of five countries and four Canadian provinces, American 13-year-old graded last in math and nearly last in science.
How did America, birthplace of Edison and Wright brothers come to such a dangerous situation? One reason is lack of enough financial support for science education. After Sputnik, funding for the National Science Foundation, the leading U. S. founder of scientific research, shot up from $18 million to $130 million. By now financing for NSF’s education had fallen rapidly to zero.
The image of scientists is less lustrous(光辉的，灿烂的) than it was in the 50’s and 60’s, when men and women in lab coats were seen as national heroes helping the U.S. beat the Russians to the moon. Today the country’s brightest desire is to be bankers and lawyers, not chemists or rocket designers.
We really hope something must be done to vitalize(激励) America’s science education, or America will have to face great losses in science development.
Title: America’s (1)________
| America | In the past | (2)________ in research and technology | |
| At present | Graded last in math and nearly last in science for its (3)________ | ||
| In the future | Uncertain for (4)________ | ||
| (5)______ | Aspects | In the past | At present |
| (6)________ | From $ 18 million to $ 130 million | (7)________ | |
| (8)________ | As national heroes helping the U.S. beat the Russians to the moon |
The desire is to be (9)________ not chemists or rocket designers |
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| (10)________ | Something must be done to vitalize America’s science education H | ||
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If you are asked to chair a meeting, remember the following six golden rules for meeting management.
1. Always start the meeting on time. If you begin on time, group members who show up late will realize the value of time. Beginning on time reflects skill as an effective time manager and sets an example for others to follow.
2. Select a note-taker or arrange to have the meeting audio-taped. You may need to refer back to an issue that was discussed during the meeting at a later date. Good record-keeping is a sign of a good meeting manager as well.
3. Learn to listen. So many times we think we are going to say and, in the process, block out important points that other group members may be contributing. Additionally, we often hear only what we want to hear, rather than really listening to other people. Meetings that are characterized by effective listening are successful meetings.
4. Keep the discussion on track. Many times important issue can get sidetracked in a meeting, especially when everyone has a different opinion about the topic. If an unexpected conflict develops once the meeting is in progress, either appoint a subcommittee to look into the problem, or ask participants involved in the conflict to meet with you after the meeting. Doing so will help keep the discussion on track and minimize the chances of wasting participants’ valuable time.
5. Give everyone an opportunity to be heard. Some people tend to control meetings, whereas others wait to be asked their opinions. As the leader of the meeting, you need to keep an open mind and make sure everyone feels welcome to contribute and express ideas without criticism.
6. End on time. If you said the meeting would last no longer than one hour, make sure the meeting lasts for only one hour. Running late with a meeting makes members late for other appointments, increases the chances that the members will mentally leave the meeting and reduces your reliability (可信赖性) as an effective meeting manager.
Advice on how to 1
| Rules for meeting management | 4 |
| Start the meeting on time. | 5 and set an example. |
| Select a note-taker or 2 . | Need to refer to an issue 6 . |
| 3 . | 7 is a character of successful meeting. |
| Keep the discussion on track. | Minimize the chances of 8 . |
| Give everyone an opportunity to be heard. | Make everyone 9 . |
| End on time. | 10 your reliability. |
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On average, Americans waste as much energy as two-thirds of the world’s population consumes. That’s largely the result of driving inefficient cars, using inefficient appliances, and living and working in poorly insulated buildings.
Then what can you do to improve the situation?
Buy energy-efficient products.—Buy new appliances or electronics of the highest energy-efficiency rating. New energy-efficient models may cost more initially, but have a lower operating cost over their lifetimes. The most energy-efficient models carry the Energy Star label, which identifies products that use 20—40 percent less energy than standard new products. According to the EPA, the typical American household can save about $400 per year in energy bills with products that carry the Energy Star.
Switch to compact fluorescent bulbs. — Change the three bulbs you use most in your house to compact fluorescents. Each compact fluorescent bulb will keep half a ton of carbon dioxide out of the air over its lifetime. Moreover, compact fluorescent bulbs last ten times as long and can save $30 per year in electricity costs.
Set heating and cooling temperatures correctly. — Check thermostats in your home to make sure they are set at a level that doesn’t waste energy. Get an electronic thermostat that will allow your furnace to heat the house to a lower temperature when you’re sleeping and return it to a more comfortable temperature before you wake up.
Turn off the lights. —Turn off lights and other electrical appliances such as televisions and radios when you’re not using them. Install automatic timers for lights that people in your house frequently forget to turn off when leaving a room.
Title: Saving energy
| 1._____ | Americans waste as much energy as 2. _______ of the world’s population consumes. | ||
| Causes |
● Driving inefficient cars; ● 3. _________ ● Living and working in poorly insulated buildings |
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| 4. _____ | Buy energy-efficient products with the 5. ________ label |
The 6. ______of them are: ● have a lower operating cost 7________ . ● saving 20—40 percent energy; ● save about $400 per year in energy bills |
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| Switch to 8. ______ |
● keeping half a ton of carbon dioxide out of the air over its lifetime ● lasting ten times as long ● saving $30 per year in 9. ______. |
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| Set heating and cooling temperatures correctly | |||
| Turn off the lights or 10. ______ | |||
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The tours of Britain
Britain is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages.
Good news：If you want to see good collections of arts and antiquities (古董), this is a good place. No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities.Britain is the only country to match the US on this score. That means pop music in Britain is almost as good as that in US.Very familiar, London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants. In Swedish Restaurant, you can eat whatever you are interested in. It is the same in Ethiopian Restaurant.
Bad news：“It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced.” said Professor Tony Seaton, of London University’s International Tourism Research Center.Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the overcrowded London tube is surprisingly popular.Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps (圈套). People can not make themselves understood.
Rain is still in the number one complaint.Unlike tour in other places, no air-conditioning is in use so that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark. Besides, you’ll have few chances to find hotels less cheap.
| Good news and bad news |
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| (2) _____ |
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If people work to meet their needs, it would be good to know what these needs are. They are very simple. Dr. Maslow has suggested that people have only five needs. Every one has them, and everyone spends his or her life trying to satisfy them. Although we may try to satisfy our needs in different ways, we all are trying to satisfy the same needs. In a way, it is these needs, which are common to all people, that make us human. They seem to be a basic part of human nature.
The needs, which occur in the order shown below, can briefly be described as follows:
1.The Physiological Needs - Our needs for the things that keep our bodies alive- food, water, rest, air, elimination, etc. These needs come first. We must meet them or we will die.
2.The Safety Needs – First we need to stay alive, and then we need to be safe. There are two kinds of safety needs: the need to be physically safe and to be psychologically safe or secure.
3.The Belongingness Needs – Once we are alive and safe, we then try to satisfy our social need, a need to be with and accepted by other people. We discover our need for love.
4.The Esteem Needs – After our first three needs are fairly well met, we try to satisfy a fourth need. This is a need for recognition, respect, reputation. The need has two parts: self esteem (thinking well of ourselves ) and the esteem of others.
5.The self – actualization Needs – The highest need of man is to actualize himself, to achieve his full potential, to become all that he might be. This need is one that no one ever satisfies completely, partly because we are too busy trying to satisfy our lower needs.
If Dr. Maslow is correct, those are the things we are after. Our work, rest, play – whatever we do – is done in an effort to meet one or more of those needs.
Title: Five Basic(1). ____________
| Names of the Needs | （4）. ______ | （8）.________ |
| （2）. _________ | Food, water, air, etc. | To be alive |
| Safety |
physically safe （5）. _______secure |
To be safe |
| Belongingness | A need to （6）. ________by other people | To satisfy （9）.____ |
| （3）. _________ | self esteem and the esteem of others | A need for recognition, respect , and reputation |
| Self- actualization |
a). to achieve full potential b). to （7）.______ oneself c). to become all that one might be |
To achieve （10）.______ |
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In the United States, children recognize logs (标识) by 18 months, and by 2 many ask for products by brand name. Some parents report that baby’s first word was not “mama” or “dada” but “Coke”---- which makes sense considering that 26 percent of kids at the age of 2 and under have a TV in their room and the average American child sees some 40,000 commercials (广告) a year. That in turn helps explain why the United States, with 4.5 percent of the world’s population. American kids get an average of 70 new toys a year.
It’s really gotten bad now with the commercials and peer (隐约出现) pressure. They’re just so into things.
Kids are big business. In 1984, children aged 4 to 12 spent $4.2 billion ---- that’s their own pocket money. This year, they’ll lay out $ 35 billion, often at stores built just for them. But it’s their hold on the family purse that’s the real economy booster (助推器). Kids are empowered in family decision making in a historically unprecedented (前所未有的) way. They will influence $670 billion worth of parental purchases, both small (with snacks to buy) and large (with SUV) this year. By comparison, the 2005 U.S. military budget (预算) is $ 417.5 billion. When marketers think of kids, they should think of KIDS ---- Keepers of Infinite Dollars.
What brought about such a big change in such a short time? It occurred in part because most parents are no longer home during the day. Working and perhaps single, many trade treats for togetherness. Cheaper technology and more money have also made it easier to give ---- and give in. And kids know what they want: Advertisers spend some $ 15 billion a year telling them what’s hot. But the biggest reason is love. Every generation believes its sons and daughters should have larger life than the one before. More opportunities, more experiences, more stuff.
From a child’s perspective (视角), this is life as it should be. Many experts, though, say more is actually less ---- that too many gifts is no gift at all. Higher consumer involvement (参与) by children can lead to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, more psychosomatic (anxious) complaints, and worse relationships with parents. The have-it-all attitude factors into the record levels of childhood obesity (being too fat). Providing too much is the single biggest mistake that parents make, which will help turn out people who go through their adult lives chronically (长期) dissatisfied.
| Things influencing kids, bad effects and parents’ reflection |
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| Depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, unreasonable complaints, worse relationships with parents |
| Not give the kids all of their heart’s desires too often |
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1. stress 2. popular 3. past 4. modern 5. roof
6. smash 7. pretend 8. relax 9. sleeping 10. imaginative
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1. that 2. off 3. avoided 4. Keeping 5. raised / kept
6. smaller 7. making 8. on / about 9. Different 10. certain
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1. under 2. have 3. where 4. existed 5. rather
6. returning 7. imagined 8. before 9. like 10. 462 BC
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1.festival 2.Tuesday 3celebrated 4.costumes/clothes 5.purple
6.gifts/presents7.France 8.French/Frenchmen 9.traditional 10.feast/meal
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1. improving 2. Efforts/ Measures 3. Possibly 4. despite 5. convenient
6. living 7. less 8. enough 9. expectation 10. bettering
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1. weight 2. keeping 3. in 4. reduce 5. being
6. nutrition 7. taken 8. logging 9. e-mailed 10. accurate
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1. better 2. purposes 3. Despite 4. effectively 5. making
6. reduction 7. work 8. differently 9. offered / created 10. while
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1 highly 2 moved 3 influence 4 valuable 5 showed
6 business 7 drop 8 sorrow 9 mind 10 control
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1. questionnaires 2. Internet 3. increasing 4. spite 5. social
6. Economist 7. released 8. private 9. account 10. January
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1. Incomes 2. 1970s 3. Changes 4. one-third 5.21,000 / twenty-one thousand
6.labor 7. 80% 8. pay 9. week 10. 16 / sixteen
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1. schedule 2. materials 3. notes 4. Read 5. overly
6. what 7. concentrate 8. less 9. understand 10. knowledge
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1. Definition 2. Plot 3.People 4. reasons 5. bread
. Ulysses 7. Demian 8. describes 9. Purpose 10. know
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1. qualities 2. clean 3. capability 4. component 5. change
6. effects 7. problem / trouble 8. fall 9. prediction 10. outcome
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1. Hosts 2. Lucky 3. victors 4. nations 5. land
6. development 7. helped 8. dream 9. introduction 10. cross
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1. heavily 2. cost 3. urban 4. rural 5. use
6. apartment 7. instance 8. source 9. financial 10. reasons
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1. responses 2. salary/ income 3. complained 4. spent 5. conditions
6. conclude 7. promotion 8. consideration 9. mostly 10. satisfy
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1. from 2. had 3. significance 4. attention 5. session
6. similarities 7. seem 8. differences 9. assumed/supposed/guessed/imagined 10. Recently
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1. information 2. expected 3. possible 4. another 5. require
6. stop 7. aim/target 8. control 9. consequence/result 10. risk
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1. problems 2. ignorance 3. prove/ support 4. express 5. compared
6. complain 7. Reasons 8. filled/loaded 9. yearly 10. addicted
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1. result 2. moral 3. lack 4. responsible 5. society
6. attitudes 7. gathered/gained 8. follow/ obey 9. get/ achieve 10. responsibility
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1. moved / went 2. fixing 3. notice / note 4. back 5. lacking
6. richer 7. won’t 8. In 9. bravely 10. experience
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1. Unusual 2. growth 3. as 4. shaping 5. Characteristics
6. look 7. either 8. processed 9. worth 10. Rather
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1. eyelid surgery 2. cosmetic improvement of the teeth 3. face shaping 4. improving their faces 5. eyelid surgery 6. fat removal 7. liposuction of legs 8. nose sculpting 9. breast implants 10. straightening noses
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1.functions 2.connected 3.deliver/send e-mails 4.camera 5.advantages/ convenience 6. easy
7. convenient 8. life 9. quick 10. longer
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1. future in science 2. the highest position 3. 13-year-old 4. science position 5. Reasons 6. Financing 7. Fallen to zero 8. People 9. bankers and lawyers 10. Suggestions
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1. manage a meeting 2. audio-tape the meeting 3. Learn to listen 4. Reasons 5. Reflect skill 6. later 7. Effective listening 8. wasting participants’ time 9. feel welcome 10. Increase
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1. Situation 2. two-thirds 3.Using inefficient appliances 4. Solutions 5. Energy Star
6. Advantages 7. over their lifetimes; 8. compact fluorescent bulbs 9. electricity costs
10. install automatic timers
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1. Free museums 2. Pop music 3. Black cabs 3. Choice of food 4. Poor service 5. Poor public transport 6. Lack of languages 7. Rain / Complaint of rain 8. No air-conditioning 10. Overprice hotels
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1. Needs 2. Physiology 3. Esteem 4. Contents/ Details/ Notes 5. psychologically
6. be with and accepted 7. actualize 8. Purpose 9. our social need 10. full potential
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1. Commercials /Ads from media 2. parents’ working outside during day
3. Single parents 4. Overbalanced love
5. Too much money provided 6. Parents’ improper concept to educate kids
7. Addicted to consuming (consumerism) 8. Childhood obesity
9. Actively defending against the kids’ consumerism always
10. Not providing to each kid / Making him always dissatisfied
