What was found in "the Council Room"?A.A small natural opening.B.A large cave.C.Another se
What was found in "the Council Room"?
A.A small natural opening.
B.A large cave.
C.Another series of rooms.
D.Many old Indian objects.
What was found in "the Council Room"?
A.A small natural opening.
B.A large cave.
C.Another series of rooms.
D.Many old Indian objects.
"What has happened?""The window ______ but I haven't found out who ______ it."
A.broke; did
B.is broken; has broken
C.is broken; did
D.has been broken; has broken
The newspaperman_________.
A.should have reported what Johnson had told him
B.shouldn’t have asked Johnson what iniection he had
C.was eager to live a long life 、
D.should have found out what Johnson really meant
Blinks also tell Stern when you have understood his question--often long before he's finished asking it--and when you've found an answer or part of (26) . "We blink at times (27) are psychologically important." He says. "You have listened to a question, you understand it, (28) you can take time out for a blink. Blinks are (29) marks. Their timing is tied to what is going on in your (30) ."
Stern has found that (31) suppress blinks when they are absorbing or anticipating (32) but not when they're reciting it. People blink later, for example, (33) they have to memorize six numbers instead of two. "You don't blink," he says, "until you have (34) the information to some short-term memory store." And if subjects are cued (35) the set of numbers is coming, say, five seconds, they'll curb their blinks until the task is (36) . Similarly, the more important the information that people are taking in, the more likely they are to put their blinks on hold for (37) Pilots blink less when they're (38) for flying a plane than when they (39) their eyes from the road to the rearview mirror. But if they see the flashing lights of a state trooper behind them, their (40) will move fast to the speed-meter and back to the mirror.
A.to
B.of
C.with
D.in
WILL E-READERS REPLACE THE CONVENTIONAL PAPER BOOK?
Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers are threatening the future of printed books. But reading itself may get a boost from the devices. For example, a study found that the kids felt better about reading after a course in which they used Amazon Kindles. The research is in the _International Journal of Applied Science and Technology._
For two months, 199 middle-school students in a reading improvement class in Texas had 15 to 25 minutes every day when they were free to read on the Kindle. In general, the students felt the device improved their reading ability. And they tended to enjoy using an e-reader.
They noted the ease of carrying multiple books in one device, and the feeling that reading was suddenly a high-tech 21st-century activity rather than a boring waste of time. And some low-level readers who might otherwise be embarrassed to be seen with a simple book liked keeping their peers in the dark about what title they were reading. In the old days, one had to use a fake book-cover to achieve that level of secrecy.
1. Amazon Kindles is a kind of e-books. {T; F}
2. The research done in the _International Journal of Applied Science and Technology_ has lasted for two years. {T; F}
3. The students felt e-books could not improve their reading ability. {T; F}
4. Many students tended to enjoy using an e-reader. {T; F}
5. Some low-level readers used to use fake book-covers to keep their peers in the dark. {T; F}
Jim was a greedy boy. He enjoyed having good food. One day when he came to have breakfast, he found there was only bread and grufel(麦片粥). So he didn,t want to have any. Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat. He put his hands on his stomach and said,“ I’ ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don’ t want any breakfast now. ” His mother said,“ I’ m sorry to hear that. Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine. You know his house. ”Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus. Jim got off the bus after five minutes, ride. He didn’ t go to see Dr. Jones. He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home. When he got home, his mother asked him,“What did Dr. Jones say,my boy?” Jim answered, “He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache. So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine.
Now Jim’ s mother knew what Jim ’ s stomachache meant.
What did Jim, s mother give him for the breakfast that day?
A.Bread
B.Cake
C.Gruel
D.Both A and C
______That day Dr. Jones.A.gave Jim some medicine
B.went to see Jim
C.didn’ t meet Jim at all
D.advised Jim to buy some cakes
______At last Jim’ s mother.A.gave her son some good food
B.knew her son had told a lie
C.bought some medicine for her son
D.bought some cakes for her son
Jim is a boy marked by his______.A.cleverness
B.honesty
C.greed
D.naughtiness
Many governments, moreover, are reluctant to wage anti-smoking wars because they're addicted to tobacco taxes. Argentina gets 22. 5 percent of all tax revenue from tobacco; Malawi, 16.7 percent.
Into this climate of naivety and neglect, American tobacco companies have unleashed not only the marketing wizardry (魔术) that most of us take for granted, but other tactics they wouldn't dare use here.
Tobacco spokesmen insist that cigarette advertising draws only people who already smoke. But an ad executive, who worked until recently of the Philip Morris account, speaking on condition of anonymity, disagrees. "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to figure out what's going on. Just look at the ads. It's ludicrous (荒唐的) for them to deny that a cartoon character like Joe Camel isn't attractive to kids."
People in developing countries are easily influenced by cigarette advertising because ______.
A.they don't know the relationship between tobacco and disease
B.they have a strong inclination to smoke
C.they have been forbidden to smoke by the governments
D.there were no institutions which persuade them not to smoke
A.within
B.scientists have
C.out what
D.is
When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his flat. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes--and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note.
I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it. By the way, I am a burglar, I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return!
Tom read the burglar's suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his burglar to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter.
What did Tom Smith write about?
A.Animals.
B.Policemen.
C.Children.
D.Soldiers.
Researchers from Yale and the University of Connecticut followed 600 middle-schoolstudents as they developed from fifth to seventh grade, nothing their weight and if they had zerobreakfast, breakfast either at home or at school, or breakfast in both places. They found thatweight gain among second-breakfast eaters was no different from the average gain seen amongall students. Children who didn ’t eat breakfast, or ate it only sometimes, were more likely to beoverweight than double-breakfasters. It should be noted that only about one in ten children inthe study ate two breakfasts.
The study wasn’t designed to figure out why this might be true, but the researchers havesome theories: that people who don ’t eat breakfast (or any meal) might overeat later in the day,and that as people become obese, they tend to reduce calories (热量) by having no breakfast.
Yes, school breakfasts are more like a healthy snack(零食) than a full meal, and growingteens can eat a large amount of food. But if you ’re still not eating breakfast because you think itgives you more colories, you are not only mistaken, but you are also missing out one of life ’s greatpleasures.
What do we know about the research according to Paragraph 1?
A.It was about the effect of dinner on weight gain.
B.Its result was opposite to the author’s opinion.
C.It was done on overweight school children.
D.Its result might also be true of adults.
Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?A.About 90% of the children in the study had two breakfasts a day.
B.About 90% of the children in the study had one breakfast a day.
C.About 10% of the children in the study had two breakfasts a day.
D.About 10% of the children in the study had no breakfast at all.
What does the underlined word obese mean in Paragraph 3?A.Overweight.
B.Strong.
C.Tall.
D.Hungry.
According to the researchers, some people don’t eat breakfast because _____.A.they have no time
B.they prefer snacks
C.they want to keep fit
D.they want to eat more at lunch
What is the best title of this passage?A.Breakfast and School Performance
B.Breakfast and Weight Gain
C.Breakfast and Life Pleasure
D.Breakfast and Snacks
What type of eyes are found in the crab?
A.Electronic eyes.
B.Insect-shaped eyes.
C.Compound eyes.
D.Complicated eyes.