题目
题型:不详难度:来源:
When you take the Holmes Rahe you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress -- it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran titles like “Stress causes illness.”
If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many -- like the death of loved one--are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription for staying away from chances as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of a lot of what we know about people. It supposes we"re all vulnerable and not active in the face of the difficult situation. But what about human ability and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental pressure.
小题1:.
The score of the Holmes Rahe test shows ____ .
A.how you can deal with life changing events |
B.how helpful events can change your life |
C.how stressful a major event can be |
D.how much pressure you are under |
. Which of the following expressions has the meaning most close to the underlined phrase “got boiled down to” in paragraph two ?
A.was argued about | B.made clear |
C.was concentrated on | D.put an end to |
. The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to ____ .
A.popular avoidance of stressful jobs |
B.great fear over the mental disorder |
C.a careful research into stress related illnesses |
D.widespread worry about its harmful effects |
Why is “such simplistic advice ”(Line 2, Para.3) impossible to follow?
A.No one can stay on the same job for long. |
B.More effective ways have been found to get rid of stressful events. |
C.People have to get married some day. |
D.You could be missing chances as well. |
. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become ____.
A.nervous when faced with difficulties |
B.physically and mentally tired |
C.more able to deal with difficulties |
D.cold toward what happens to them |
答案
小题1:.D
小题1:.C
小题1:.D
小题1:.D
小题1:.C
解析
核心考点
试题【In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a che】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Warnings from neuroscientist (神经系统科学家) Susan Greenfield will disturb the millions whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites each day.But they will strike a chord (弦) with parents and teachers who complain that many teenagers lack the ability to communicate or concentrate away from their screens.
More than 150 million use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, share photographs and videos and post regular updates of their movements and thoughts.A further six million have signed up to Twitter, the "micro-blogging" service that lets users exchange text messages about themselves.But while the sites are popular and extremely profitable, a growing number of psychologists and neuroscientists believe they may be doing more harm than good.
Baroness Tarot, an Oxford University neuroscientist believes repeated exposure could rewire the brain.Computer games and fast-paced TV shows were also a factor, she said."My fear is that these technologies are weakening the brain to the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and live for the moment." "I often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these easier and faster screen dialogues, in much the same way as killing and butchering an animal to eat has been replaced by the convenience of packages on the supermarket shelf," she said.
Psychologists have also argued that digital technology is changing the way we think.They point out that students no longer need to plan their term papers before starting to write—thanks to word processors they can edit as they go along.
A study by the Broadcaster Audience Board found teenagers now spend seven and a half hours a day in front of a screen.Educational psychologist Jane Healy believes children should be kept away from computer games until they are seven.Most games only excite the "flight or fight" areas of the brain, rather than the areas responsible reasoning.
Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood, said: "We are seeing children"s brain development damaged because they don"t engage in the activity they have engaged in for thousands of years.I"m not against technology and computers.But before they start social networking, they need to learn to make real relationships with people."
小题1:.
According to the passage, social networking websites might _____.
A.make young users more selfish |
B.lengthen young users" attention span |
C.encourage young users constant satisfaction |
D.help young users communicate better with their families |
A neuroscientist may worry that sites like Facebook may ______.
A.help children learn to make real relationships with people in society |
B.encourage students not to plan their term papers before starting to write |
C.disturb those whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites |
D.make real conversation in real time give way to easier and faster screen dialogue |
From the passage we can infer that _____.
A.Baroness Tarot agrees websites cause small children"s small attention span |
B.Jane Healy believes computer games can do good to children"s reasoning |
C.Susan Greenfield"s warnings have been brought to wide public attention |
D.Sue Palmer"s book Toxic Childhood discusses the development of networking |
What is the purpose of this passage?
A.To tell us the conflict between neuroscientists and psychologists on websites. |
B.To present some negative opinions on social networking websites. |
C.To offer advice on the problem of brain damage caused by social networking. |
D.To analyse how social networking websites cause damage in the brains of teenagers. |
Where is the Bermuda Triangle located? The mysterious triangle is believed to be situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, where too many unusual events have happened.
On December the 5th 1945, five U.S. military planes took off from Florida on a clear day only to disappear over Bermuda. Furthermore, some other disappearances took place; in 1947, an American C54 plane simply disappeared at 100 miles from Bermuda; at 80 miles, a Star Tiger plane disappeared in 1948.
Even Columbus had trouble in Bermuda. Some of his journals were about the strange happenings there: “the waters are changing their colors” and “compasses are going wild”.
Maybe it’s why it is called the Devil’s triangle or the Atlantic cemetery.
Many hypotheses were stated in order to explain the strange events. In spite of these attempts, the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle remains unsolved.
Some people get to say that maybe aliens are involved in it. Other imaginative scientists relate the happenings in Bermuda to Einstein’s theory, saying that the missing ships and planes are translated to another dimension of space and time and taken into another world.
Maybe we will just have to wait to go to Heaven and ask the One who made it. The answer will surely be a satisfying one!
小题1:The writer may probably think that______.
A.humans have to and can know everything strange |
B.the missing ships are taken into another world |
C.humans can know more in “the information age” |
D.God created the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle |
A.an American C54 plane disappeared |
B.there were some strange happenings |
C.the compasses were lost |
D.a cemetery was found |
A.guesses | B.reports | C.places | D.stories |
A.tell some stories about the Bermuda Triangle |
B.warn people not to travel to the Bermuda Triangle |
C.laugh at man’s vanity to know everything |
D.prove man does not have the ability to know all |
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random (随意地) from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that integigence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates (表明) that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who lives in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.
小题1:Which of the following best describes the writer’s point in Paragraph One?
A.To some extent, intelligence is given at birth. |
B.Intelligence is developed by the environment. |
C.Some people are born clever and others born stupid. |
D.Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment. |
A.no environment can change the least able into the most able |
B.the difference in men’s intelligence depends on the amount of their education |
C.if a person is born clever, he is certain to be a genius |
D.if a person is born stupid, nothing can change him into an educated person |
A.the importance of education |
B.the relationship between environment and birth |
C.the writer’s final conclusion |
D.the relationship between intelligence and environment |
A.Dependence on Education | B.Intelligence |
C.Surroundings | D.Effect of Education |
A.All twins have similar degrees of intelligence. |
B.A man who is educated in university must make greater achievements than a man who works in a boring factory. |
C.Proper education can change one’s intelligence at some degree. |
D.Education can’t make a child born with low intelligence cleverer. |
Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had another idea. He decided to have a special day to teach everyone about the things that needed changing in our environment .He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in Scholastic Magazine to tell them about the special day he had planned (Most of the schools got this magazine) and he knew that kids would help him.
On April 22,1970, the first Earth Day was held .People all over the country made promises to help the environment. Everyone got involved and since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the world know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing. Isn’t it great? One person had an idea and kept working until everyone began working together to solve it. See what happens when people care about our world?
小题1:The passage mainly talks about _________.
A.the importance of Earth Day |
B.the person who planned the Earth Day |
C.the history of Earth Day |
D.the first Earth Day |
A.The world was getting dirty. |
B.Many plants and animals were dying. |
C.Few people cared about the earth. |
D.All of the above. |
A.the president | B.the other lawmakers |
C.the colleges | D.the students |
A.10 | B.7 | C.6 | D.1 |
"The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus," said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.
Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. "They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them," said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and peers. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. "Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet," according to the report.
The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are also aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.
B. American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.
C. The Internet is also popular among the American over 50s.
D. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are hot websites in America.
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Nearly 2000 adults took part in the survey on line. |
B.The over 50s were introduced to the Internet by the young. |
C.About 20% of adults aged 50 and older don’t like the Internet. |
D.Many Americans 50 plus stay connected using the Internet. |
E. It’s used as a reason for the popularity of the Apple iPad in America.
F. It’s used as an example of the older adults’ awareness of the latest technology.
G. It’s used as a suggestion to the readers who are interested in the IT products.
H. It’s used as a choice for the Americans intending to use Social networking.
小题4:Where can we most probably read this passage?
I. In an experiment introduction.
J. In a computer magazine.
K. In a product advertisement.
In a news report
最新试题
- 1.He is________ to spend his special Children’s Day in Yunnan
- 2(本小题满分12分)如图,在三棱锥中,底面是边长为4的正三角形,平面,M,N分别为AB,SB的中点.(1)求证:(2)求
- 3西班牙巴塞罗那哥伦布广场中央矗立着意大利航海家哥伦布的雕像。哥伦布赢得世人尊重和纪念的一个重要原因是[ ]A.他
- 4美国《Science》杂志2006年2月10日报道了“关于植物是怎样互相窃听从而发现附近是否有一个很饿的食草动物”,提出
- 5在探究滑动摩擦力的大小与哪些因素有关的实验中(1)在水平面上用弹簧测力计拉动木块,使其做______运动,根据_____
- 6世界人口膨胀的时期在 [ ]A.近100多年来B.1775年~1990年C.1750年~1900年D.1800年
- 7福州历史上闻名的手工业一条街是( )A.南后街B.中亭街C.台江路D.茶亭街
- 8阅读下面的文言文,完成下面问题。 臧宫字君翁,颍川郏人也。因从光武征战,诸将多称其勇。光武察官勤力少言,甚亲纳之。
- 9如图,在三棱锥P-ABC中,PA,PB,PC两两垂直,且PA=5,PB=4,PC=3.设点M为底面ABC内一点,定义f(
- 10如图所示电路中,L1,L2,L3是三盏相同的电灯,当电源为220V的交流电源时,L1,L2,L3的发光情况相同。如将电源
热门考点
- 1如图,在325年前,一位伟大的科学家出版了划时代的科学巨著《自然哲学的数学原理》,从而奠定了经典力学的基本体系,这位科学
- 2读副热带高压(简称副高)季节活动与我国夏季东部雨带关系示意图。回答下列各题。小题1:从图中可以看出我国东部地区的雨带位置
- 3__________—a few or some__________ —something that can cover
- 4家庭日常生活总经常用到的下列物质中,属于纯净物的是( )A.餐饮用的可口可乐B.降温用的冰水共存物C.调味用的加碘食盐
- 5I had finished my homework and ______ watch the Olympics whe
- 6微生物代谢类型多,代谢强度高,那么微生物在生态系统中属于[ ]A.分解者 B.消费者 C.生产者
- 7下列说法中正确的是( )A.和数轴上一一对应的数是有理数B.数轴上的点可以表示所有的实数C.带根号的数都是无理数D.不
- 8下列历史事件发生的先后顺序是①孟良崮战役②刘邓大军挺进大别山③三大战役取得胜利④渡江战役[ ]A.②③①④
- 9如图所示,一辆上表面光滑的平板小车长L=2m,车上左侧有一挡板,紧靠挡板处有一可看成质点的小球.开始时,小车与小球一起在
- 10某学生用右图所示装置粗略地测定空气中氧气的体积分数.图中烧杯上方玻璃管(预先固定好)中部有一小块白磷,在左端管内密封有空