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reformists trying to create something better. One such effort has been happening since the beginning of
this term at Cuiyuan Middle School. They have implemented so-called research type learning, an
obligatory (义务的) course added by the Ministry of Education.
As a pilot of the new course, all 600 Senior One students chose the 152 research topics. The
research type learning, which is based on students independent thinking and creation, targets the
students overall (全面的) development and forging application ability.
The results of the research is not that important, said Ma Yuxuan of the school, adding that it is the
participation and the process that really matter. Ma and her other group member finally decided to
investigate students ideal professions as their research topic after an hour long discussion. The research
topics of class five are closely related with reality. Their investigations cover juveniles weight and health,
air pollution and environmental protection, Hakka culture, and drug prevention.
One student called Zhang Ked said that the research type learning developed students" ability,
strengthened their competitiveness for the future, and shared the same objective as the annual college
entrance examination. An investigation by Beijing Normal University"s research institute on students
creativity indicated that Senior Two students in China showed a low creativity. A comparative study
showed that Chinese students" creativity is far below that of their counterparts in Britain. The reason, as
Hu Weiping, who is responsible for the investigation, was the great differences in teaching methods
between the two countries.
B. carried on
C. done with
D. tested out
B. consider completely students" developments
C. study students"growth and ideal professions
D. need an investigation to prove right
B. Chinese teachers are worse than British ones
C. Chinese teaching methods are worse than British ones
D. Chinese students" creativity are as good as British student"
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affection, excitement and love . All these findings have been made by scientists in recent years-and such
results are beginning to change how we view animals.
Strangely enough, some of this research was sponsored by fast food companies like McDonald"s and KFC . Pressured by animal rights groups , these companies felt they had to fund scientists researching the emotional and mental states of animals.
McDonald"s, for instance, funded studies on pig behavior at Purdue University, Indiana . This research
found that pigs seek affection and easily become depressed if left alone or prevented from playing with
each other . If they become depressed, they soon become physically ill . Because of this, and other similar studies, the European Union has banned the use of isolating pig stalls from 2010 . In Germany, the government is encouraging pig farmers to give each pig 20 seconds of human contact a day, and to provide them with toys to prevent them from fighting
Other scientists have shown that animals think and behave like humans . Koko, the 300-pound gorilla
at the Gorilla Foundation in Northern California, for instance, has been taught sign language . Koko can
now understand several thousand English words, more than many humans who speak English as a second
language . On human IQ tests, she scores between 70 and 95.
Before such experiments, humans thought language skills were absent from the animal kingdom . Other myths are also being overturned, like the belief that animals lack self-awareness . Studies have also shown
that animals mourn their dead, and that they play for pleasure.
These striking similarities between animal and human behavior have led some to ask a question: "If
you believe in evolution, how can"t you believe that animals have feelings that human beings have?"
Until recently, scientists believed that animals behaved by instinct and that what appeared to be learned behavior was merely genetically-programmed activity . But as Koko the Gorilla shows, this is not the case . In fact, learning is passed from parent to offspring far more often than not in the animal kingdom.
So what implications does this knowledge have for humans? Because of this, should we ban hunting
and animal testing? Should we close zoos? Such questions are being raised by many academics and
politicians . Harvard and 25 other American law schools have introduced courses on animal rights .
Germany meanwhile, recently guaranteed animal rights in its constitution-the first country to do so.
1 . McDonald"s and KFC give money to support scientist to do research on animals, because_____
A . they are international big companies.
B . they love animals.
C . they are pressured by animal right groups.
D . they earn a large amount of money and want to do some good deeds.
2 . The research on pigs at Purdue University shows that______
A . pigs love being alone.
B . pigs easily become physically ill.
C . pigs need affection.
D . pigs don"t like to play with each other.
3 . Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A . Animals behave by instinct.
B . Animals have self-awareness.
C . Animals have feelings and love.
D . Animals do not have language skills.
4 . Should we ban hunting and animal testing?
A . Yes.
B . No
C . Not certain
D . Not mentioned
Gathering information of 34,000 people aged 65 and above from nine studies, researchers have
found out that the average walking speed of a person is 0.92 meters or three feet in one second.
2 According to the report pace speed was said to be very significant in survival of elderly people
above 75. If there is an increase of 0.1 meter per second in pace speed, 3
Dr. Stephanie Studenski of the University of Pittsburgh, the leading author of the research said that
when a person walks, there is a required energy and movement control, including support and places
demands on organ systems that include the heart, lungs, musculoskeletal(骨骼的), nervous and
circulatory systems(循环系统). 4
If you walk slower than 0.6 meters or two feet in a second, chances are that your life will be cut short
5 Pace speed is actually an indication of being healthy especially to older people.
A. the risks of death will be reduced to 12 percent.
B. the old people will be in danger of losing their lives.
C. Active walking is of high advantage in having a longer life.
D. There should be an effort in walking at a speed so that people will get used to it.
E. Long life means you have to take a long walk every day.
F. For the past 10 years, there were17,528 deaths reported
G. Slow walking would require higher cost of energy.
night"s sleep.
Researchers from the University of Chicago asked volunteers to remember simple words . Many
found their memories letting them down towards the end of the day, but the following morning, those
who had slept well could recall much more.
Researchers, writing in the journal Nature, said the brain could "rescue" lost memories during the
night.
When the brain is first asked to remember something that memory is laid down in an "unstable" state,
meaning that it is possible that it could be lost . At some point, the brain consolidates those it deems
important into a "stable", more permanent state . However, the Chicago researchers suggested that it
was possible for a "stable" memory to be made "unstable" again . This would mean that memories
could be modified then filed away again in the face of new experiences.
The 12 volunteers tested in the experiment were played words created through a speech synthesizer
which were purposely difficult to understand . Initially, the written version of the word from the audio
version only . Tests revealed that the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended.
However, when the volunteers were retested after a good night"s sleep, they were able to recall
some words that they had " forgotten" the previous evening.
Dr Daniel, one of the study authors, said: "Sleep consolidates memories, protecting them against
subsequent interference or decay . Sleep also appears to "recover" or restore memories." He said: "If
performance is reduced by decay, sleep might actively recover what has been lost."
Dr Karim Nader, from the Department of Psychology in McGill University in Montreal, said:
"Memory research is undergoing a transformation-no longer is memory thought to be a hard-writing
of the brain, instead it seems to be a process of storage and restorage."
Sleep helps some memories "mature" and also prunes out unimportant memories.
1. What does the first paragraph implies?
A . A busy day makes people forget things easily.
B . People need a good night"s sleep after a busy day.
C . A good night"s sleep helps memories.
D . A good night"s sleep helps people forget a busy day.
2 . The words the 12 volunteers played in the experiment were not ____
A . created through a speech synthesizer
B . hard to understand
C . available at the beginning
D . designed to test people"s ability of understanding
3 . According to the passage, memory_____
A . is a hard-writing of the brain
B . is not a process of storage
C . is not a process of restorage
D . will be mature with the help of sleep
4 . Which of the following is NOT true?
A . When people first remember something, the memory is in an "unstable state".
B . The brain will change those important unstable memories into stable.
C . Once the memory become stable, it will never become unstable again.
D . Sleep can protect memories from being harmed.
skiing in the snow-covered areas than sitting on the beach, according to a report by the UK newspaper
The Telegraph.
The researchers at Kanazawa Medical University, Japan and American company Johnson
Johnson conducted the study together. They looked at the effects of light reflection on newly fallen
snow on a ski trail (a rough path) in Ishikawa District, northern Japan. They compared the results with the
levels of UV rays on a sand beach in southern Japan"s Okinawa District.
They found that on the beach, eyes are exposed to a daily 260 kilojoules (千焦耳) of UV a square
meter compared to 658 kilojoules in snow-covered areas.
The findings are supported by the Japan Meteorological Agency. According to the agen- cy, the
reflection rate of UV light on beaches is often between 10 and 25 percent, compared to 80 percent in the
new snow areas. The amount of light increased 4 percent with a 300-meter rise in height.
Most of us know that UV rays can harm the skin. That"s why we wear sunscreen on our skin before we
get out in the sun. But many of us may not realize that UV rays are also harmful to the eyes.
If your eyes are exposed to large amounts of UV radiation over a short period of time, you may
experience a kind of sunburn of the eye, which is harmful. Your eyes will become red and feel a strange
feeling. They may be sensitive to light. Fortunately, this is usually temporary (暂时的) and seldom causes
permanent damage to the eyes.
Long-term exposure to UV radiation, however, can be more serious. Scientific studies and researches
have shown that exposure to small amounts of UV radiation over a period of many years increases the
chance of eye damage, which could lead to total blindness.
B. a travel journal
C. a medical magazine
D. a physics textbook
B. Short-time exposure of the eyes to UV rays doesn"t harm them at all.
C. Most people know that UV rays harm the eyes as well as the skin.
D. The study was conducted by researchers from Japan, the USA and the UK.
B. sunhat
C. suncream
D. sunburn
B. Go to hospital to have your eyes examined.
C. Wearing a hat can provide protection while skiing in new snow areas.
D. Take some measures to protect your eyes while skiing in new snow areas.
Manned submersibles (潜水器), like spaceships, must maintain living conditions in an unnatural
environment. While a spaceship must simply be sealed against the vacuum space, a submersible must be
able to bear extreme pressure if it is not to break up in deep water.
In exploring space, unmanned vehicles were employed before astronauts. In undersea exploration, on
the other hand, men paved the way, and only recently have unmanned remote-operated vehicles (ROVs)
been put to use.
One reason for this is that communicating with vehicles in orbit is much easier than talking to those
underwater. A vacuum is an ideal medium for radio communications, but underwater communications are
limited to much slower sound waves. Thus, most undersea vehicles - particularly ROVs - operate at the
end of long ropes.(电缆终端)
For a similar reason, knowing where you are undersea is much more difficult than in space. A
spaceship"s position can be located by following its radio signal, or by using telescopes and radar. For an
undersea vehicle, however, a special network of sonar (声纳系统) devices must be laid out in advance on the ocean floor in the area of a dive to locate the vehicle"s position.
Though undersea exploration is more challenging than outer space in a number of respects, it has a
distinct advantage: going to the ocean depths doesn"t require the power necessary to escape Earth"s
gravity. Thus, it remains far less expensive.
B. to stress the importance of the undersea exploration
C. to make you believe that the undersea exploration is better
D. to tell some differences between two kinds of explorations
B. men covered the ocean floor with stones and bricks
C. manned vehicles were employed before unmanned ones
D. men invented unmanned remote-operated vehicles in the past
B. after the undersea vehicles dive
C. before the undersea vehicles dive
D. when the undersea vehicles are diving
B. Undersea vehicles can receive signals immediately.
C. Going to space needs power to escape the gravity.
D. Radio communications are quite difficult in a vacuum.
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