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vegetable is a type of pepper that is called "Lil" Pumpkin." It"s very special because it has orange,
pumpkin－like fruit.
You might think that all vegetables are grown to provide food to eat. But some vegetables are grown
mainly for the lively color and holiday spirit that they bring to gardens. These are called "ornamentals
(观赏性植物)." Just like lights decorate a Christmas tree, they decorate a garden.
The peppers were bred(培育) by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists John Stommel and
Robert Griesbach. Another pepper the scientists developed is called "Pepper Jack." Because Pepper
Jack has orange and black cone shaped(锥形的) fruit, it might remind you of the popular Halloween
treat "candy corn."
Stommel says that vegetable crops such as peppers were first widely grown in Europe in the 15th
century. At that time, people liked these crops more because they looked pretty than because they
provided food.
Back then, when a gardener grew plants for decoration and plants for food, the garden was called a
"potager." An example of this is the large gardens on the lawns(草坪) of castles and very large homes
where kings and queens lived, One of those large royal homes was the French king"s palace at
Versailles during the 1600"s. The palace is still there today, and people from all over the world still go
there to visit and see the gardens.
Today, Stommel says using vegetables as decorations in gardens has become popular again.
So you might be wondering, if these peppers are for decoration, can people eat them? Yes, but the
fruit from both of these peppers has a sharp taste (kind of like onions！)
These peppers are scheduled to become available in mid2011. These pretty peppers can be grown
in containers and also in garden beds. They grow best with plenty of light and warm temperatures,
Stommel says.
B. The history of peppers.
C. Peppers with the Halloween spirit.
D. Food for the Halloween festival.
B. They are grown mainly to provide food to eat.
C. Their fruits have different shapes.
D. Their fruits are the same color.
B. these holidays
C. these lights
D. these scientists
B. the garden in the French king"s palace
C. a place providing vegetables for the royal homes
D. a garden with plants for decoration and for food
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included some firsthand views from students.Below are excerpts(摘录) from their observations on
how studying has changed and how they use libraries.
It makes little difference whether the book you are reading is electronic or paper.But if you want
a place to read, a library is still the place to go.As a kid in school, I often avoid the study hall noises
and go to the quiet school library.The library is a place.A learning place.Modern technology won"t
change the library as long as things are learned.
-Scott
Being a student I am aware that many of us seldom look at the books in the library unless told to
do so by a teacher as a requirement for an assignment.It takes time to find the very book you want at
the library, and it may not be necessary to do so.More and more students, such as myself, use the
Internet for nearly every assignment.There are countless online resources for us to use with a click of
the mouse.What"s more, books are very expensive and schools could put that money toward charities.
-HayleyH
I hope schools continue to have libraries.As a student, I know there is a difference between reading
something on a screen and something printed.When I read something in a book that I do not understand
or want to look further into, I record it and will research later or discuss with someone.With a screen
(especially online) I will instantly access the information and look into the question at hand, which
interrupts my reading and especially my imagination.
-Allie
To me, it depends on the purpose of the book.As a student, I prefer to do research online.Online
research is faster and more efficient.But when I"m reading for pleasure, I absolutely refuse to give up
a real book.The tactile sensation(触感) and freedom that real books give you really makes the reading
experience more enjoyable.So, my suggestion is that schools have more digital collections for research
and scholarly work, and a good selection of interesting and ageappropriate fiction and nonfiction for
pleasure reading.
-CM
1. In Scott"s opinion, ________.
A. it"s necessary for a school to have a library
B. there are many learning places better than a library
C. the school library is noisy and crowded in most cases
D. electronic books are totally different from paper books
2. According to the text, HayleyH ________.
A. hopes school libraries can provide more books
B. often searches for information at the library
C. suggests schools spend less money on books
D. thinks students rely on paper books to learn
3. Allie believes that compared with book reading, screen reading________.
A. takes more time
B. interrupts her imagination
C. provides more information
D. allows her to discuss with others
4. Who prefers printed books when reading for fun?
A. Scott.
B. HayleyH.
C. Allie.
D. CM.
material to study that students begin to delay, putting off studying until the night before.After a latenight cram session, students arrive at the exam tired and feeling dazed by large amounts of information they"ve tried to
absorb.The easiest way to study, for an exam, and avoid the cram sessions, is to make a study plan.
The first step to making a study plan is to decide whether you want to study alone or in a group.When
planning study times and organizing study sessions for a group, the needs and schedules of the group are a
factor.As a result, you must decide whether you will be studying with a group before continuing with making a study plan.
There are two time elements that are important to an effective study plan.The first time element to consider is the amount of time you have until the exam, while the second is the amount of time during the day that
you can set aside for studying.Try to study for at least two hours per day for major exams, like entrance
exams, and at least thirty minutes per day for lecture exams.If you are limited on the amount of time until the exam, such as one week or less, then you will need to increase your daily study time.Set up a schedule with clearly marked study times for each day.
The content to be studied depends on the type of exam.For placement exams, entrance exams, and
licensure exams, there are no specific textbooks or prior lecture notes.There are, however, commercially
available review guides, and textbooks and lecture notes from past classes often contain a great deal of
material that will help with the exam.By looking at the content areas of the test, you can determine what
readily available material to study.For coursebased exams, textbooks and lecture notes are both ideal study content.Break the content into chunks(块), and then assign specific chunks to the study times that you have
listed on your schedule.
Once you have set up study times and assigned material to them, it is time to study.When reading
textbooks, take notes on the information.With lecture notes, write notes in the margin.Use a highlighter.The
idea is to make key information readily available for review.In addition, making notes and looking up ideas
to supplement notes reinforces the material in your mind.Quiz yourself as you finish each area you are
studying to determine what you still need to review.
Study plans are as unique as the person making them.The most effective study plan will take into
account your schedule, the times each day when you are able to study without interruption, and the amount of material that needs to be reviewed.By spreading out the study times and breaking up the information,
you make it easier to absorb and retain the necessary material before the exam.
| 1 | The easiest way to study for an exam and avoid the cram sessions |
| Making a study plan | |
| 2 or solo | An important 3 :the needs and schedules of the group |
| Time | Taking two time elements into __4__ __5__the time according to the kinds of exams Increasing your daily study time, if necessary. __6__up a schedule clearly |
| Content | Depending on the type of exam Breaking the content into chunks and__7__specific chunks to the study times listed on the schedule |
| The studying process | Taking__8__while reading textbooks Using a highlighter making the review more easier __9__the material in your mind by making notes and looking up ideas Having a quiz as you finish each area |
| Conclusion | By spreading out the study times and breaking up the information, you"ll have less__10__in absorbing and retaining the necessary material before the exam. |
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| Scientists at Harvard University and Bates College find female chimpanzees (黑猩猩) appear to treat sticks as dolls, carrying them around until they have children of their own. Young males engage in such behavior much less frequently. The new work by Sonya M. Kahlenberg and Richard W. Wrangham, described this week in the journal Current Biology, provides the first evidence of a wild nonhuman species playing with dolls, as well as the first known sex difference in a wild animal"s choice of playthings. The two researchers say their work adds to a growing body of evidence that human children are probably born with their own ideas of how they want to behave, rather than simply mirroring other girls who play with dolls and boys who play with trucks. Doll play among humans could have its origins in object-carrying by earlier apes (猿类), they say, suggesting that toy selection is probably not due entirely to socialization. "In humans, there are obvious sex differences in children"s toy play, and these are remarkably similar across cultures," says Kahlenberg. "While socialization by elders and peers has been the primary explanation, our work suggests that biology may also have an important role to play in activity preferences." In 14 years of data on chimpanzee behavior at the Kibale National Park in Uganda, Kahlenberg and Wrangham counted more than 100 examples of stickcarrying. Some young chimpanzees carried sticks into the nest to sleep with them and on one occasion built a separate nest for the stick. "We have seen juveniles occasionally carrying sticks for many years, and because they sometimes treated them rather like dolls, we wanted to know if in general this behavior tended to represent something like playing with dolls," says Wrangham, a Professor at Harvard. "If the doll hypothesis (假设) was right, we thought that females should carry sticks more than males do, and that the chimpanzees should stop carrying sticks when they had their first child. We have now watched enough young chimpanzees to prove both points." | |
| 1. What does a female chimpanzee do with sticks? | |
| A. She gives them to her child to play with. B. She treats them as dolls. C. She makes useful tools from them. D. She treats them as weapons. | |
| 2. What causes the different toy selection of chimpanzees, according to the passage? | |
| A. Sex difference. B. Socialization. C. Environment. D. Cultural difference. | |
| 3. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that ________. | |
| A. socialization has nothing to do with human"s choice of playthings B. sex difference is the only factor in human"s choice of playthings C. the biology factor may also influence toy choice D. people choose different toys in different cultures | |
| 4. It can be concluded from the passage that ________. | |
| A. both humans and chimpanzees choose their playthings due to sex difference B. different factors cause humans and chimpanzees to choose different playthings C. only female chimpanzees have playthings D. chimpanzees usually choose playthings for their children | |
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| Teachers using red pens to mark students"work could be harming their psyche(心理)as the color is too aggressive, according to education strategies drafted by an Australian state government. The "Good Mental Health Rocks" kit, which was distributed this month to about 30 schools in Queensland State, offers strategies such as "Don"t mark in red pens(which can be seen as aggressive)-use a different color."Other tips include structuring time for peer tutoring every day, apologizing to students when necessary and asking students to conduct a "personal skill audit(审查)" where they focus on their individual strengths rather than their weaknesses. The kit, designed to help Queensland teachers address mental health problems in the classroom, suggests social and emotional wellbeing has been linked to young people"s schooling, among other things. The education aid has sparked a row in parliament(议会), with deputy opposition leader Mark McArdle calling it "kooky, loony, loopy lefty policies." But Health Minister Stephen Robertson, whose department devised the kit, said youth suicide was a serious issue."If mental health professionals determine that as one of a number of strategies teachers should consider, and then I"ll support them every day, "he told reporters recently."This is not a matter for ridicule; this is serious". According to some Australian mental health groups, the greatest number of people with mental illness is aged between 18 and 24 years, with 14 percent of Australian children and adolescents suffering from some sort of illness.Boys are slightly more likely to experience mental health problems than girls and depression is one of the most common conditions among young people and increases during adolescence, the website of mental health group Mindframe said. 1. In this text the writer seems to suggest that ________. A. teachers should not mark students" work in red pens B. teachers should let peers to help their classmates every day C. children should be encouraged to think of their strengths D. teachers should not be so aggressive to their students 2. The "Good Mental Health Rocks" kit was designed for the purpose of ________. A. developing the students" strengths instead of weaknesses B. improving the students"health when they are at school C. taking care of the students"mental health in the classroom D. improving the teachers"teaching strategies in the classroom 3. From this text we can infer that ________. A. a great many of people kill themselves every year B. different people hold different opinions about the kit C. students" mental health wasn"t paid attention to before D. red pens kill many young people every year at school 4. What"s the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Most of the young people in Australia suffer from some kind of disease. B. More and more people are suffering from depression in Australia. C. Most children in Australia are in a poor state of health. D. Adolescents are much easier to suffer from mental problems. | |
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| Six astronauts are about to experience what it"s like to travel to Mars and back, only without actually leaving Earth.Three Russian astronauts will join three colleagues from other countries as they are locked up together for a year and a half on a simulated(模仿的) mission to Mars.The mission is called Mars 500. The Mars500 mission at Moscow"s Institute of Biomedical Problems will test the psychological and physical effects of longterm isolation on humans. The group"s leader, engineer Sytev, looks at the threesquaremeter place that will be his personal habitation."This phone will work for only 11 days.When we are near the Earth, it will be switched off, " said Sytev.Sytev is a newlywed.He says the most difficult thing will be to be separated from his wife and the persons around him.He finds it difficult to leave some of his habits behind-all their activities will be directed towards a certain goal and that he won"t see sunsets, sunrises, won"t feel rain for 18 months. After 250 days, three of the astronauts will simulate landing on Mars.The other three will wait for them-in the mock spacecraft-for a month.All communication with Earth will be via email and will have as much as a 40minute delay, like on a real Mars mission. Suvorov is a physician.He and other scientists will monitor the astronauts."This experiment is unique because the six persons will be isolated for a long period of time, " noted Suvorov."They will have to make decisions on their own and only then report to the Earth, and the Earth will tell them whether they did the right thing or not."He says the experiment will pave the way for a real Mars journey later this century."We are going to determine how much food and other products of daily use are needed, and how people of different cultures, of different training can find common language and work on performing their tasks, " added Suvorov. Mars500 is the third in a series of flight simulations.The earlier ones were shorter.The current experiment is set to end in November 2011. 1. The underlined word "mock" in Paragraph 4 means ________. A. simulated B. advanced C. small D. comfortable 2. What do we learn about the Mars500 mission according to the text? A. The base is located in New York, America. B. It is a simulation program designed for the future space expedition. C. All astronauts will spend 18 months in the spacecraft. D. Astronauts can"t use any mobile phone during the experiment. 3. What is the most difficult thing that Sytev will face during their training? A. Standing the isolation and loneliness. B. There existing a 40minute delay. C. Lacking food and other products. D. Being monitored by Suvorov and other scientists. 4. We can learn from Suvorov"s words that ________. A. it"s hard for the astronauts to perform their tasks together B. more experiments will be carried out for a real journey C. the astronauts should learn to make decisions on their own D. different cultures of the astronauts don"t matter any more |