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| Museum of the Moving Image(MMI) (Monday Closed) As the best museum in New York City and with a balance of hands-on(实际操作的)activities and information, it"s the rare bird that can entertain and educate people of different ages. It"s a perfect destination for a family trip of a couple |  |
| New York Hall of Science(NYHS) (Monday Closed) Being New York City"s only hands-on science and technology center, it is an interactive science museum focused on its audience of children. It has the most hands-on exhibits in an NYC museum, and it"s a fun destination for ages 5 and up. Older folks might take great interest in the NASA rockets outside the museum, but don"t bother unless you"ve kids to keep you company. |  |
| Queens County Farm Museum(QCFM) (Year-round 7 days a week) It is an actual farm in New York City and home to animals your kids can feed and a yard full of a climbing plant whose fruit can be made into wine. Good chance to meet sheep, goats, pigs  , chickens and cow! The animals are mostly readily accessible to visitors. And the museum sells feed for young hands willing to get licked by sheep and goats. Pros - Outdoor fun. Cons - Expensive  Festivals, long bus ride, no subway. |  |
| Queens Museum of Art(QMA) (Monday and Tuesday Closed) Opened in 1972 to serve as a cultural center for the borough(行政区), it exhibits art by local and international artists. Its best exhibits are on the two World"s Fairs, and of course, the Panorama of New York City, a giant, highly detailed diorama(透景画)of all five New York City boroughs.Pros - The Panorama!, great gift shop. Easy subway access. Cons - not much for kids. |  |
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A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four-year -olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it. Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see. Some last a few minutes before they give in. But others are determined to wait until the last moment. By the time the children reach high school, something remarkable has happened. A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable. The chi  ldren who gave in to temptation(诱惑) early on weremore likely to be lonely, easily frustrated(沮丧)and inflexible(固守己见的). Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emot  ional intelligence which doesn"t show up on an IQtest. The hardware of the brain and the software of th  e mind have long been scientists" concerns. But brain theory can"t explain what we wonder about most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul. Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence: when it comes to predicting people"s success, brain ability as measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as "character". EQ is not the opposite of IQ. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together; how one"s ability to handle stress, for instance, affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use. Among the ingredients(要素) for success  , researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20%; the rest depends on everything from social class to luck. While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ invites misuse. | |
| 1. The experiment with the four-year-olds makes it clear that _____. | |
| A. the age of 4 is a proper time for scientific experiment B. emotional intelligence won"t show up until adolescence C. the ability of self-control plays a role in personal success D. candy can be used to measure a person"s emotional intelligence | |
2. Which of the follo wing is true of EQ and IQ according to the text? | |
| A. The higher a person"s EQ is, the higher his or her IQ is. B. The higher a person"s IQ is, the higher his or her EQ is. C. Some people can be blessed with lots of both, but some with little of either. D. Scientists have already discovered the way in which EQ and IQ work together. | |
| 3. The underlined word "upbeat" in Paragraph 4 probably means _____. | |
| A. kind B. floating C. excited D. optimistic | |
| 4.Why does the author mention the experiment at the beginning of the text? | |
| A. To amuse both the children and readers. B. To prove the scientist"s wisdom. C. To introduce the topic of the text. D. To show us how to do an IQ test. | |
| 5.What is most likely to be written in the paragraph that follows? | |
| A. Information about famous people with high EQ. B. Examples showing the opposite voice about EQ. C. Some reasons why EQ is a relatively new field. D. Strong demand for basic emotional education. | |
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| The doctor pointed to some bones on his desk. "They are a man"s foot bones," he said. "They were found inside the cave, and I have been examining them. The C14 test shows that they are about 12,000 years old." "What is the C14 test?" I asked. "It"s a way of finding the age of some things that had been done long ago. The "C" means carbon and carbon is found in al  l living things. It is also found inthe remains of things that lived and died thousands or millions of years ago. Plants and animals take carb  on into their bodies from the air. It stays in their remains.""Well, there are two kinds of carbon, called carbon 12(C12) and carbon 14 (C14). Both are taken in together, but in living things C12 is one trillion (1012) times more plentiful (大量的) than C14. The two kinds are different in one important aspect." "C14 is radioactive:it gives out rays of energy at a fixed frequency (频率). As it does so, it changes to C12 in 5,600 years. Then in the next 5,600 years, half of the remaining C14 becomes C12 and so on. We say that C14 has a half-life (半衰期) of 5,600 years." "You must have found some C14 in these bones, then," I said. "Yes, I did. But the C12 is now four million times more plentiful. About a quarter of the C14 is left. That means nearly enough, that two half-lives have passed." The doctor picked up one of the brown toe bones. "It"s 12,000 years since this toe was broken. Perhaps the man was playing football outside-with no boots on." | |
| 1. The word "remains" in paragraph two means ______. | |
| A. things left by ancient people B. dead bodies C. newly-found ancient places D. caves where ancient people lived | |
| 2. Carbon 14 is a natural element (元素) ______. | |
| A. but it kills quickly B. and we all have some in us C. found only in bones D. but it disappears after 5,600 years | |
| 3. It is true that only ______. | |
| A. C14 has a half-life B. old bones have a half-life C. radioactive materials have a half-life D. a living thing has a half-life | |
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| Encouraging pupils to keep noise to a minimum should be a valuable component of all children"s education, according to new research. Dr. Helen Lees, from Stirling University"s school of education, says that "enforced(强制的)silence " is seen as a punishment and often acts to suppress children"s natural ability. But she says that teaching children about the benefits of "enforced silence",--- deliberate stillness that gives them the opportunity to focus and reflect in a stress-free environment--- can have a significant effect on pupils" concentration and behavior. It is the latest in a string of researches to establish a link between the classroom environment and pupils" academic ability. A study almost a decade ago in London found that children"s exam results were cut by as much as a third if they were taught in noisy classrooms. Teaching unions have also called for a limit of 26℃ to be put on classroom temperatures because teachers and pupils struggle to work in hot conditions, and some educationalists claim that too much clutter(杂乱的东西)on classroom walls can prevent children from concentrating. Dr. Lees said, "When we take some research on school settings and put it all together, what we see is that education without silence does not make much sense. In areas of better learning outcomes, better self- confidence and well-being measures, enforced silence in a person"s life and an individual"s education is shown throughout the relevant research to be a benefit." Dozens of schools across Britain have already introduced periods of "reflective silence" into the timetable. Kevin Hogston, head of Sheringdale Primary, south London, has just introduced a minute"s silence at the start of twice-weekly meetings in which children are taught breathing techniques and encouraged to reflect. The school plans to introduce it into classrooms every day. | |
| 1. According to Dr. Helen Lees, "enforced silence"_____. | |
| A. is an effective way of punishment B. does not make much sense in class C. can improve pupils" confidence D. makes pupils more creative | |
| 2. The underlined word, "suppress", in the second paragraph probably means "_________". | |
| A. prevent B. improve C. apply D. reveal | |
| 3. What can be inferred from the research on school settings? | |
| A. Students are more active if taught in noisy classrooms. B. Silence makes a great difference to pupils. C. Clutter on the walls can help students concentrate. D. Most schools are not satisfactory in terms of classroom temperatures. | |
| 4. What would be the best title for the text? | |
| A. Arranging classroom settings benefits studies B. Achieving silence is beneficial for people C. Using enforced silence is effective punishment D. Keeping quiet in class improves academic performance | |
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| "A good parent" can be a confusing phrase. It is almost impossible for one person to be "a good parent" at all stages of a child"s life. Some parents are at their best before their children begin to speak. Others are most successful before their children enter elementary school. Still others make their finest contribution to older children or teenagers. Every parent can understand one stage of a child"s development better than another. It is hard for a person to possess superior capacities throughout the entire period of a child"s growth. A mother might be "a good parent" from her baby"s birth until it is three; that is the period when it needs her protection and loving care. Then the start of her child"s independence might upset and alarm her, and she might then become less helpful for a few years. A father might be awkward and uncomfortable with a younger child, but could turn into an excellent parent when the child is old enough to be taught the skills of cycling, fishing and so on, or to be taken on trips. Some parents feel easier with boys, and others with girls - and then only at certain ages or stages. It is important for parents to understand and accept their own limitations in these matters, just as they must accept the child"s faults of personality and limitations of talent. Otherwise, fathers and mothers will feel guilty and blame themselves for weaknesses that may not be their faults. Much of the guilt experienced by modern parents comes from the mistaken feeling that they ought to be all things at all times to the child, which is clearly mistaken. In past ages, grandparents and uncles and aunts lived with the family, and provided different kinds of support; in our present "nuclear" family, too many roles are demanded of the two parents, which they cannot possibly fulfill. | |
| 1. Confusion arises about what it means to be "a good parent" because __________. | |
| A. it is normal to be a successful parent during most stages of a child"s development B. most parents are only good at helping older children or teenagers C. parents are usually at their best before their children go to school D. parents do not realize they cannot perform equally well through a child"s growth | |
| 2. Parents would feel guilty if __________. | |
| A. their children can"t accept their own limitations of talent B. they realize their weaknesses in raising children C. their grandfathers and uncles and aunts don"t live with them D. they don"t know their limitations in raising children | |
| 3. Parents of "nuclear" families sometimes feel at a loss because __________. | |
| A. they believe that such a family prevents the healthy growth of a child"s personality and talent B. they dislike the support that other family members give to their children C. they do not always have the help of other family members in child-raising D. they no longer regard grandparents, uncles and aunts as good educators of their children | |
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Six-month-old babies are strictly limited in what they can remember about the objects they | |
| 1. Before the study, which of the following was unclear? | |
| A. Whether babies know objects are gone. B. Why babies were interested in what was hidden. C. What made babies remember objects’ existence. D. Whether babies can remember what was hidden first. | |
| 2. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “vanished” probably means ______. | |
| A. disappeared B. forgotten C. discovered D. hidden | |
| 3. The study is beneficial to know ______. | |
| A. whether babies can remember features of hidden objects B. how the young brain deals with information about objects C. whether babies were surprised when they found the objects disappeared D. why babies less than two years did not understand a hidden object still existed | |
| 4. Which would be the best title for the passage? | |
| A. A new concept- object permanence B. What babies remember about objects C. A new study on psychology D. All remembered isn’t lost |