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family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how
much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary
meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and
their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents" efforts
to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. "In general the
more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children"s IQ scores," Lewis says. "And the more
children there are, the less question-asking there is."
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in
life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner
conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest,
who needs the most attention. "Middle children are invisible," says Lewis. "When you see someone get
up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it"s the middle child." There is,
however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: "When the
TV is on," Lewis says, "dinner is a non-event."
B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C. report on the findings of a study
D. give information about family problems
B. get the least attention from the family
C. are often kept away from the dinner table
D. find it hard to keep up with other children
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner.
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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science can be easy; there"s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment.You only
have to share your children"s curiosity.Firstly, listen to their questions.I once visited a classroom of
seven-year- olds to talk about science as a job.The children asked me "textbook questions" about
schooling, salary and whether I liked my job.When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in
silence.Finally I said, "Now that we"re finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about
science?"
After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, "Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eat? When I try
eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache.Why?"
This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.
Secondly, give them time to think.Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a
question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think.When
adults increase their "wait time" to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and
creative answers.
Thirdly, watch your language.Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don"t jump in
with "That"s right" or "Very good".These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior.
But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over.Instead, keep things going by
saying, "That"s interesting" or "I"d never thought of it that way before", or coming up with more questions or ideas.
Never push a child to "Think".It doesn"t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling
them to.What"s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance.The child will try to find the answer
you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement.
Lastly, show; don"t tell.Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program.Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying
glass, and they"ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner.Rather than saying that water
evaporates, set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.
way if adults ______.
B. wait for one or two seconds after a question
C. tell them to answer the next day
D. wait at least for three seconds after a question
in a science discussion?
B. The fourth and fifth.
C. The fifth and sixth.
D. The seventh.
B. any problems
C. questions from textbooks
D. any number of questions
EXCEPT that adults should ______.
B. offer their children chances to see things for themselves
C. be patient enough when their children answer questions
D. encourage their children to ask questions of their own
million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable (讨人喜欢的).Yes, they can grow up to be
good mousers and are very entertaining to watch.And yes, cats are independent and don"t require as
much care as dogs.But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our
health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls.
Theodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace,
a retirement community in Columbia, Mo.Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans
and animals can become family and look out for each other.
Wesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says.
They"ve been together nearly 21 years.
"She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine," Wesselman says."In the morning, she pecks on my
cheek to wake me up.It"s really sweet.I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare
her food."
Research shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale (士气;精神状态), helps
validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the
University of Missouri"s Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction.The body of research is leading
more retirement communities and universities to roll out the welcome mat for pets.
should appear in the passage?
B. Between para.2 and para.3
C. Between para.3 and para.4
D. Between para.4 and para.5
B. Critical
C. Reserved
D. Doubtful
B. To suggest to what degree humans and pet cats can be caretakers for each other.
C. Because Theodora Wesselman has been living with a pet cat for the past two years.
D. Because Theodora Wesselman pets her cat Cleo and tells her she loves her.
B. To make the welcome mat flat on the ground for pets.
C. To open out the welcome mat for pets to sleep.
D. To wrap the welcome mat to make room for pets.
according to a survey out today from employee recognition provider i Love Rewards and career-services network Experience.Slightly more than 7% plan to use Facebook, up from 5%.
No longer do students just wait for visiting campus recruiters to learn about job possibilities. Instead
they"re using digital tools to find their dream jobs, says I Love Rewards CEO Razor Suleman.Companies
need to know their online image, then update anything that is outdated, inaccurate or not inleractive (互动的).
"The recruited have now become the recruiters," Suleman says."They are now going out and finding the
companies they want to apply for."
Students learn about employers by viewing their websites, reading Facehook and Twitter updates and
perusing ( 精读) Linkedln profiles.Another information source: Comments by past and current employees on job-oriented websites.
A strong digital presence is one way for employers to stand out as the search for the best and brightest
gets competitive.
Slightly more than four in 10 employers say they will use "different" recruiting tactics (策略) to reach
Generation Y, according to a survey by job-search site Monster.com to be released today.Of those
respondents, almost 60% say social-networking sites are popular tools to reach Gen Y candidates.
"Our reason for using social media is because that"s where we think the candidates are," he says.
The company posts updates and videos on topics such as job opportunities and the benefits of being
an employee.It also created a mobile-friendly site for those who want to apply via smart phone.
"Younger people want to attach to you in a different way than the past," Lavery says."They want to
interact with you.They want to learn about you."
The updated recruitment techniques take effort, but they work, he says.
In 2010, UPS used those tactics to recruit 955 employees.The year before, it hired 29 employees
through those means.
"It"s a time investment(投资)that you have to be willing to do," he says."You can"t just have a page up
there and not have content.In social media, you have to have a give and a take, or people won"t be a part of your community."
B. magazines
C. the Internet
D. radios
B. Because graduates tend to learn about employers through social media.
C. Because companies want to post advertisements for their products.
D. Because companies like to post videos and updates about their products.
B. attract
C. contact
D. employ
B. a company has to make great efforts to find the best graduates
C. a company doesn"t have to update the information about it
D. graduates are afraid to communicate with the boss of the company
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The day that a robot wakes you up,cleans your room and walks your dog might still be a few decades
off. But increasingly,engineers are saying that robots are going to make the leap from the factory floor to
your family room.
Companies like Sony and General Electric are working on designs for small robots. Products like the
Roomba,a robot that can clean floors,are flying off the shelves. On the cover of a recent issue of
Scienti fic American Magazine,Bill Gates predicted the "Dawn of the Age of Robots".
What"s behind this new era ( 时代)? It"s partly a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and
respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots to move
around. They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller and smaller. They are also
becoming more and more energy efficient.
A bigger part of the story is on the demand side. From the day Robert Adler invented the television
remote control in the 1950s, people around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get lazier.
Also take into consideration the increasing wealth of
rich people,the time appears ripe to introduce robots to
ease our daily life.
To be sure,robots that walk on two legs and talk like people are still too complex for our present
engineering abilities. Today"s robot revolution is to make them for everyday use. Robots will do
basic- housework such as cleaning or gardening,or just help you have more fun on the basketball court.
What makes a robot different from an ordinary cleaning machine is not the presence of computer chips( 芯片). Nowadays even your microwave has a computer chip. It is the ability to sense and make changes
to the environment in real time.
For example,a floor-cleaning robot should be able to sense your scared cat and move out of the way.
Today"s computing ability is, for the first time, able to make machines that could "think" at least in certain
limited
ways.
| Robot Revolution | |
| What today"s robot can do | talk like people |
| * recognize and 1.________ to your voice | * sense and make some changes to the 6._______ |
| * work in the 2.__________ | *7._____your dog |
| move around,like walking or 3.__________on wheels | * 8.__________your floor |
| * think in some limited 4._________ | *9._____you up |
| What 5.__________robot may do | * 10. _____you on the basketball court |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is"no". It isn"t the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter(木匠). You will probably agree,too,that knowing how to investigate(调查) ,how to discover information,is important to everyone. The scientist,however,goes one step further;he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer he gets to many questions is into a large set of ideas about how the world works. The scientist"s knowledge must be exact. There"s no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different,any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration(实证) must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason why investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein,who developed the Theory of Relativity, amved at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy (正确性) of his mathematics was later tested through investigation. Einstein"s ideas were proved to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations (计算) that may test his investigations. | |
| 1. What makes a scientist according to the passage? | |
| A. The tools he uses. B. His ways of learning. C. The way he uses his tools. D. The various tools he uses. | |
| 2."…knowing how to investigate,how to discover information,is important to everyone. "The writer says this toshow | |
| A. the importance of information B. the difference between scientists and ordinary people C. the importance of thinking D. the difference between carpenters and ordinary people | |
| 3. A sound scientific.theory should be one that _________. | |
| A. works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times B. doesn"t allow any change even under different conditions C. can only work under one condition D. can be used for many purposes | |
| 4. What is the main idea of the passage? | |
| A. Scientists are different from ordinary people. B. The Theory of Relativity. C. Exactness is the core(核心) of science. D. Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to making of a scientist. | |