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The Top 4 Lies Girls Hear 1. “You"ll never be good at math.”
It"s generally accepted that boys are good at math while girls aren"t. The fact is that it isn"t true—at least, it doesn"t have to be. When girls reach their teens,most of them lose their interest in math. They"re trying to be regarded as female(女性).They want to stay away from things that are boy things, and math is still considered a boy thing. Math class is hard, but if you gave it a chance you could be great at math, especially beacuse you are a girl.
2. “Being skinny is good, and how you diet is your business.”
Lots of web sites tell visitors that losing interest in eating is a beautiful thing. These“skinny is better”sites are lying. Losing interest in eating is a disease, not a fashion statement. It can kill you.
3. “You don"t deserve to make as much money as a guy.”
It"s said that in 2002 women who work full-time earn about 23 percent less than guys earn. Once you see real women succeeding in cool jobs, you"ll truly get that you"re worth just as much as—or more than any guys.
4. “Caffeine(咖啡因)will help you study better.”
Caffeinated soft drinks have long been advertised as must haves when you have to work very hard. But if you want to do your body a big favor, you"d better give up caffeine altogether.
小题1:Why do girls lose their interest in math?
A.Because they don"t realize the importance of math. |
B.Because math class is too hard for girls. |
C.Because they aren"t interested in the things which are considered boy things. |
D.Because girls are not as clever as boys. |
A.pretty | B.strong | C.tall | D.slim |
A.$10,000 | B.$15,000 | C.$20,000 | D.$25,000 |
A.Girls sometimes do better than boys in math |
B.Being skinny is good for girls’ health. |
C.Girls than earn as much money as boys do. |
D.Caffeine can make people feel more excited. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
解析
试题分析:本文叙述的是女孩听到的四个顶级谎言。1.你将永远不会擅长数学;2.苗条是好的,如何节食是你的事业;3.你不值得去挣和男人一样多的钱;4.咖啡因会帮助你学得更好。
小题1: 推理判断题。第一条“谎言”中的第二段告诉我们女孩们远离数学是因为她们认为那是男孩子的专长。但实际上如果她们努力,数学也会学得很好。故选C。
小题2:词义理解题。从第二条“谎言”得知她们认为越瘦越好的观点是不正确的,可知“skinny”意为“苗条”。故选D。
小题3:计算推理题。从第三条“谎言”的说明中可以找到信息:2002 年,女子的收入要比从事同样职业的男性低 23%。所以用 20000 乘以 77%即得答案B。
小题4:根据“These“skinny is better”sites are lying.”可知保持苗条对女孩的健康不好。故选B。
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试题【The Top 4 Lies Girls Hear 1. “You"ll never be good at math.” It"s generally ac】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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It is 4 o’clock in the early morning. Everything but the computing room on the campus of the university appears as quiet and misty as the mysterious hell. In the computing room, 30 students with sleepy eyes, sit still at their desk, beating the dirty and worn keys. Staring at the colorful screen, they tap continuously for hours. For the other parts in the world, it might be in the middle of the night, nevertheless here time represents nothing. It is an entirely enclosed field. These young computer “hackers” are tracing a sort of stimulus (刺激), a drive so exciting and absorbing that it ignores nearly anything else in their lives and becomes the focus of their being. They are addicted (上瘾的) computer programmers. Some of these students have been glued to the console (电子设备的操纵台) for no less than twenty hours even with no break for meals or rest. Some have been sleeping on sofas and chairs in the computing room, trying to struggle for a few moments’ rest but hating to get too far away from their addicted machines.It is not necessary for most of these students to be at the computing room in the middle of the night. What they are working belong to no assignments. They remain there because they desire to be — they can not resist the attraction of the computers.
Furthermore, they are in groups instead of being alone. There are hackers at computing rooms all over the country. In the unimaginable way, they focus on nothing but computer. They escape from schooling and live beyond friendship; they might have difficulty being employed, choosing to travel from one computing room to another. They may even give up personal health.
“There is one hacker in my memory. We actually had to lift him away from his chair to feed him and arrange him to rest and sleep. We truly worried about his health,” says a computing science professor at California University.
Professors of computer science are nowadays paying more attention to this hacker phenomenon and are on the watch for future hackers and more and more severe computer addicts. They believe firmly that hackers are not simply resulted from the close relationship with a machine. It is the result of social relationship with the attractive thinking machines, which are becoming nearly universal.
小题1:
We can learn from the passage that those at the computing room in the middle of the night are .A.students working on a program |
B.students using computers to amuse themselves |
C.hard-working computer science majors |
D.students deeply fascinated by the computer |
小题2:
Which of the following is NOT true of those young computer “hackers”?A.Most of them are top students majoring in computer programming. |
B.For them, computer programming is the only purpose for their life. |
C.They can stay with the computer at the computing room for nearly two days. |
D.Their love for the computer is so deep that they want to be near their machines even when they sleep. |
小题3:
It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that ______.A.the hacker phenomenon exists only at university computing rooms |
B.it is not very easy for the “hackers” to find friends or jobs |
C.university computing rooms are expecting outstanding programmers out of the “hackers” |
D.the hacker phenomenon is partly due to the lack of the computing rooms |
小题4:
According to professors of computer science, the hacker phenomenon can be described as .A.positive | B.disgusting |
C.worrying | D.admiring |
小题5:
Which of the following may be the most appropriate title for the passage?A.The Charm of Computer Science | B.A New Type of Electronic Toys |
C.Future Computer Programmers | D.Computer Addicts |
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in1 the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.”
There is an old saying that goes, "Job means "just over broke(破产)’".And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people.Because schools do not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers "live within their means".They work and they pay the bills.Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald"s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald"s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald"s is excellent at business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
小题1:The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that .
A.he is just one of the talented people |
B.he is ready to help others |
C.he has a sharp sense of hearing |
D.he knows little about car repairing |
A.spend more than they can afford |
B.do in their own way |
C.1ive in their own circle |
D.1ive within what they earn |
A.They don’t work hard enough |
B.They lack financial intelligence. |
C.They don"t make full use of their talents |
D.They have no specialized skills. |
A.how young people can find a satisfactory job |
B.What schools should teach about finance |
C.why so many talented people are poor |
D.how McDonald"s makes much money |
Their project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between male’s and female’s sense of humor. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.
This is a subject that has long interested psychologists (心理学家) and philosophers (哲学家). Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves.
By December 2001 over 10,000 jokes had been submitted (公认的). This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humor, for example.
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humor,” said Dr Wiseman. “Males use humor to appear superior (高傲的,有优越感的) to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.”
Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humor. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humor”. But the French like their jokes short and sharp, “You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $ 500?” “Yes. What’s the second question?”
The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humor. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s say yes, just to be safe.
Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief (安慰). Computers already seem like they can do everything. But at least they should leave the funny things to us.
小题1:The scientist started the “laugh lab” project ________.
A.to find the funniest joke in European countries |
B.to know what funny people are from different nations and cultures |
C.to find out the differences between the male’s and female’s sense of humor |
D.to get more personal details about participants |
A.to show that the French people have a better sense of humor |
B.to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humor” |
C.to show people from different nations have different senses of humor |
D.to prove that the Germans have no sense of humor |
A.The jokes by computer are less funny than those by humans. |
B.The Germans cannot find the submitted jokes amusing. |
C.Males are better at word play compared with women. |
D.Females like to use humor to show that they are superior. |
I have seen families on the street. But if they live , sleep , talk , and eat together , they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don’t need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to live in them . The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby . The parents work. The children do wrong . They don’t talk and eat together every day . They rarely see each other . The truly homeless people are those with babysitters , caretakers , gardeners and maids. Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in . This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless . Who is to be pitied ?
Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time , the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home . Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped . The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home . Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness , play and communication , not with a screen , but with a human being.
小题1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____________ .
A.tell us that where there is home there is love |
B.tell us what people think home is |
C.show the author’s concept of home |
D.tell people how to have a happy home |
A.people who build multi-million-dollar houses |
B.people who have lost their family members |
C.people who don’t spend time with the family |
D.homeless families living on the street in America |
A.A home is a place where you are willing to stay . |
B.Even the poorest person can have a happy home . |
C.Computers and the Internet are important for a happy family. |
D.Sometimes it’s the rich that should be pitied . |
A.How to make a house a home | B.What makes a house a home |
C.Who are homeless , the poor | D.What’s a home for |
As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child. It helps a preschooler(学龄前儿童):Develop social skills
As children play pretend, they explore relationships between family members, friends and coworkers and learn more about how people interact. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their patients. Playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children. Imaginative play helps develop empathy(同情) for others. If children can imagine how it feels to be left out of a game or to lose a pet, they are better able to help those in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to cooperate.
Build selfconfidence
Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers(摩天大楼) or a superhero defending the planet is empowering to a child. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities and their potential.
Boost intellectual growth
Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought.Children who can see a king"s castle in a mound(堆) of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically(象征性地). This skill is important in school where a child will have to learn that numerals symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize sounds, and so on.
Practice language skills
Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking.This helps boost their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and promote communication skills.
Work out fears
Playing pretend can help children work out their fears and worries. When children roleplay about the big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesn"t seem quite so big or so bad. Imaginative play also helps kids vent(发泄) confusing feelings they might have, such as anger toward a parent or compete with a new sibling(兄弟姐妹).
To encourage your youngster"s imagination, read to him every day. Books offer children the opportunity to visit other worlds and create new ones of their own.
For generations children have enjoyed reading the story of Peter Pan because Peter takes them on fascinating adventures.Reader"s Digest Young Families offers a beautiful typical Disney edition of Peter Pan, which is an iParenting Media Award winner. Click here to find out how you can get this classic story along with 2 free books-Bambi and Pinocchio.
小题1:What"s NOT the advantage of children having a good imagination?
A.Understanding the other people"s feelings and problems. |
B.Expressing their feelings like anger. |
C.Having a strong faith in their own abilities and potential. |
D.Helping them form a good habit of reading stories. |
A.Improve. | B.Limit. | C.Push. | D.Praise. |
A.Reader"s Digest Young Families wins an iParenting Media Award |
B.Disney edition of Peter Pan can be got online for free |
C.the story of Peter Pan has been popular with kids |
D.Bambi and Pinocchio are offered for free because of bad sales |
A.To tell readers the benefits of encouraging children"s imagination. |
B.To introduce some wonderful Disney stories to readers. |
C.To provide ways of helping make kids more imaginative. |
D.To persuade parents to buy the Disney edition of Peter Pan. |
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