We all can feel something unusual about Kate, but she just _________ let us know what i

阅读理解：(1)I've written this article and you're reading it. So we are members of the same club.We're both literate-we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essentialto our lives. But millions of people all over the word are

48.According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of litweacy EXCEPT____.

animals with mobile eyes have the ability to cry, just as we humans do. They have a tearing system that keeps their eyes wet so as to protect them from dry sand, dusts, and other elements. People often tell tales of animals such as elephants and dogs weeping when punished. However, even if such an animal does shed tears, there is no scientific evidence that the animal is expressing the tear-related emotions similar to those when humans cry. But what about when a baby chimp or ape whimpers and screams when it’s being separated from its mother, can we say with some certainty that the animal is crying？ Taking away the babies does encourage care-giving such as feeding and protecting from the mother apes, but it is uncertain whether the baby apes feel the same way as baby humans do when they cry. In fact, it’s not clear that crying and other emotional displays mean exactly the same thing to all humans. For instance, there is a wide range of emotions that prompt people to cry, and some kinds of weeping, such as crying at a stranger’s wedding, seem to be cultural responses. In addition, some people are autistic. That means they prefer being alone than being with other people, especially in large crowds. These people are said to have less ability in expressing their emotions, but research also has shown that it’s more that their expressions and their reactions to the emotional expressions of others are unusual. Different. But does that mean that their sadness is different somehow？ So even if apes can be said with some certainty to be feeling emotions, then there is the problem of figuring out to what extent what they feel resembles what humans feel.

10.What does the author mean by “Yes, and no” in line 1, paragraph 1？

A. Other animals besides humans cry

B. No other animals besides humans cry

C. Animals cry but do not cry like humans

D. Animals cry but humans do not cry

11.Which of the following statement is true？

A. All animals have mobile eyes

B. All animals have a tearing system

C. Tearing system keeps animals’ eyes wet

D. Animals cry when being punished

12.Baby chimps or apes cry because__________.

A. they are being separated from their mothers

B. the reason is not clear

C. they feel the same way as baby humans do

D. they need to be fed and protected

13.Why human beings cry？

A. There a wide range of reasons.

B. People cry because they attend a stranger’s wedding.

C. Crying means exactly the same thing to all humans.

D. Because of cultural responses.

14.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. it is uncertain to say to what extent apes feel the same emotions as humans

B. it is sure that apes can feel emotions

C. some people prefer being alone because they’re not good at communication

D. people’s emotions are different

The exper iment produced some ______________results, so we all feel puzzleD.（expect)

eople are convinced that earning a living is wasting time that they could spend enjoying themselves or uncovering their true talents.

If this is the case with you, recall your last long vacation. Was it two weeks of complete enjoyment？ More likely it was a week and a half of fun in the sun, with another half a week of "Boy, I can't wait to get back to work." If you didn't feel such vacation blues, then imagine taking a leave of absence. You could use it to work on a novel, enroll in classes or just sit around watching TV. At the end of three months, in all likelihood, your self-esteem would be at an all-time low. While all work and no play is not good, all play and no Work is disastrous. We need to feel we are accomplishing something. We also need some form. of order in our lives.

The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that they feel trapped. Once you've been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgage and a child, you often feel you have very little choice about jumping ship if things aren't turning out as you'd planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resent having to do something because they have no other choice.

If you find yourself resenting your job because you can't afford to quit, it may be time to prepare what one career counselor humorously calls a "cyanide capsule." He recalls spy movies in which the secret agent has such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If he's captured and tortured unbearably, he has an option. And having an option gives him the strength to hold on a little longer in the hope that the situation may change.

Rather than cyanide, your option takes the form. of an up-to-date resume. You might also take a weekly glance through the help-wanted section, and make some visits to industry functions where low-key networking can take place. You're not giving up on your current job. Rather, you are providing yourself with an option. If things get unbearable at work, you could jump ship. Being in this position can do wonders for your attitude. It allows you to enjoy your work since, in reality, you are there only because you want to be.

At the core of adopting a positive attitude to your workplace is, above all, assuming responsibility for your own situation. Most people feel controlled by their environment, but they really aren't. They have to learn to manage that environment so they can get from it what they need.

The first main reason for many people's unhappiness in their jobs rises from their conviction that ______.

A．working is like killing their true talents

B．working at a job is just wasting their time

C．working is not the enjoyment they are after

D．working is the least enjoyable way of spending time

earth. All animals and plants need water. Man need water, too. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ___2___.

Water ___3___ almost everywhere. Even in the driest part of the would there is some water in the air. You can not see it or feel it when it is part of the air. The water ___4___ seas and rivers is a liquid. The water in the air is not a liquid but a gas.

Clouds are made of water. They may ___5__ made of very small drops of water. Water, you have found,is very useful, so we must save water.

1)、A.ourselves

B.is found

C.be

D.in

E.no

2)、A.ourselves

B.is found

C.be

D.in

E.no

3)、A.ourselves

B.is found

C.be

D.in

E.no

4)、A.ourselves

B.is found

C.be

D.in

E.no

5)、A.ourselves

B.is found

C.be

D.in

E.no

ary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many dis-advantages in streaming (按智力划分) pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!

Besides, it is rather unreal to grade pupils just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.

In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.

Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and as-signments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do ad-vanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.

In the passage the author's attitude towards "mixed-ability teaching" is ______.

A．critical

B．questioning

C．approving

D．objective

stand pain.To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two, we demand the “needle”-a shot of Novocain (奴佛卡因) - that deadens the nerves around the tooth.

Now it's true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it.This helps us adjust to the world.Without our nerves and our brain, which is a bundle of nerves, we wouldn't know what's happening.But we pay for our sensitivity.We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body.The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain.

But there is a way to handle pain.Look at the Indian fakir (苦行僧) who sits on a bed of nails.Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain.This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.

The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude towards it.If the dentist says, “This will hurt a little,” it helps us to accept the pain.By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation we can handle the pain without falling apart.After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.

26.The passage is mainly about().

A.how to suffer pain

B.how to avoid pain

C.how to handle pain

D.how to stop pain

27.Th e sentence “But we pay for our sensitivity.” in the second paragraph implies that ()

A.we should pay a debt for our feeling

B.we have to be hurt when we feel something

C.our pain is worth feeling

D.when we feel pain, we are suffering it

28.When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he suggests that().

A.Indians are not at all afraid of pain

B.people may be senseless of pain

C.some people are able to handle pain

D.fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms

29.The most important thing to handle pain is ()

A.how we look at pain

B.to feel pain as much as possible

C.to show an interest in pain

D.to accept the pain reluctantly

30.The author's attitude towards pain is().

A.pessimistic

B.optimistic

C.radical

D.practical

pain.

To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two, we demand the "needle"— a shot of novocaine (奴佛卡因) -that deadens the nerves around the tooth.

Now it' s true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without our nerves—and our brain, which is a bundle of nerves— we wouldn't know what's happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain.

But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakir(行僧) who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain; This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.

The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If the dentist says, "This will hurt a little, it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed,' and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we' can handle the pain without falling apart. After all; although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.

26. The passage is mainly about______.

A) how to stiffer pain

B) how to avoid pain

C) how to handle pain

D) how to stop pain

根据以下材料回答题

Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around．These people have somethingin common．And once we know what it is we can try to do it ourselves．

How is it done？ Here are several skills that good talkers have．If you follow the skills, they&39; llhelp you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly．

First of all, good talkers ask questions．Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answera question．And how he answers will let you know how far you can go．

Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers．And to find outwhat sort of person you are talking to, you really have to listen carefully and attentively．

Real listening at least means some things．First it means not to change the subject of the con-versation．Real listening also means not just listening to words but to tones of voice．If the voicesounds dull, then, it&39; s time for you to change the subject．

Finally, good talkers know well now to deal with the occasion of parting．If you want to seethat person again, don&39; t keep it a secret．Let people know what you feel, and they may walk awayfeeling as if they&39; ve known you half their life．

Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way __________． 查看材料

A.for you to make more and more new friends

B.to begin your business talks

C.to get the conversation going smoothly

D.for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others

填句补文

Biological Clock

When the sun rises on a warm and sunny day, you can see some flowers open up. When they close late in the afternoon, other flowers open.

Biological rhythms(生物节律), like the opening and closing of flowers, happen all over nature. But not all of them are daily rhythms. Some, like the beating of our heart, happen every second. （1）Scientists use the term biological clock to describe the timing that controls biological rhythms. （2） In some animals it is probably controlled by the brain. In plants and other living things that have no brain, it must be something else.

The migration of animals happens when a signal is sent out. For example, when days become shorter, birds leave the northern parts of the world and fly south where it is warm. （3）Humans also have biological clocks that control their daily rhythms. When people travel by plane from one continent to another, they often cross many time zones. Their internal clocks don’t seem to work correctly. We call this jet lag(时差). （4）People who work night shifts also have problems with their biological clocks. They may not be as active as people who work during the daytime.

Biological clocks control many rhythms of life. （5） Doctors are looking for new ways to make travelling more comfortable and medical treatment more effective.

A. But where can you find it？

B. This makes them feel tired.

C. In the summer they fly back to have babies.

D. We are learning more and more about them.

E. Biological clocks can be adjusted.

F. Other rhythms are based on months, seasons or years.

The human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us aajust to the outside world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a system of nerves, we couldn’t know what’s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain. But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakir (苦行僧) who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain. The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If the dentist says, “This will hurts a little,” it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensafion, and sensations are the stuff of life. [共5题]

1.The human body has developed a system of nerves that enables us to ________.

A.stay relaxed

B.avoid pain

C.stand torture

D.feel pain

2.What does the writer mean by saying “we pay for our sensitivity” in Para.1？

A.We have to take care of our sense of pain.

B.We suffer from our sense of feeling.

C.We should try hard to resist pain.

D.We are hurt when we feel pain.

3.When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he shows that ________.

A.fakirs possess magic power

B.Indians are not afraid of pain

C.people can learn to cope with pain

D.some people are born without a sense of pain

4.What is essential for people to stand pain according to the writer？

A.Their relaxation.

B.Their interest.

C.Their nerves.

D.Their attitude.

5.The author believes that ________.

A.feeling pain is part of our life

B.pain should be avoided at all costs

C.feeling pain can be an interesting thing

D.magic power is essential for reducing pain