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Basketball Statistician Help Wanted The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements: ●Good computer skills ● Available evenings and weekends ●Knowing basketball rules and statistics Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective campuses. ●TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone, 240-567-1308 ●Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga, 240-567-7589 ●Springfield Athletic Coordinator, Gary Miller, 240-567-2273 ●Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gauri Chavan, 240-567-6915 1.When will the job start? A. Almost 1 year B. About two years C. Three semesters D. About 1.5 years 2.Who is more likely to get the job? A. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends. B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, children’s basketball team coach. C. Sam, English major, member of the college basketball team. D. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother. 3.What should you do if you want to apply for the job in Rockville? A. Contact Gauri Chavan B. Dial 240-567-2273 C. Dial 240-567-1308 D. Contact Jorge Zuniga
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Chimps will cooperate in certain ways, like gathering in war parties to protect their territory. But beyond the minimum requirements as social beings, they have little instinct to help one another. Chimps in the wild seek food for themselves. Even chimp mothers regularly decline to share food with their children, who are able from a young age to gather their own food. In the laboratory, chimps don’t naturally share food either. If a chimp is put in a cage where he can pull in one plate of food for himself or, with no great effort, a plate that also provides food for a neighbor to the next cage, he will pull at random ---he just doesn’t care whether his neighbor gets fed or not. Chimps are truly selfish. Human children, on the other hand are extremely cooperative. From the earliest ages, they decide to help others, to share information and to participate in achieving common goals. The psychologist Michael Tomasello has studied this cooperativeness in a series of experiments with very young children. He finds that if babies aged 18 months see an unrelated adult with hands full trying to open a door, almost all will immediately try to help. There are several reasons to believe that the urges to help, inform and share are not taught .but naturally possessed in young children. One is that these instincts appear at a very young age before most parents have started to train children to behave socially. Another is that the helping behaviors are not improved if the children are rewarded. A third reason is that social intelligence develops in children before their general cognitive (认知的) skills, at least when compared with chimps. In tests conducted by Tomasello, the children did no better than the chimps on the physical world tests, but were considerably better at understanding the social world. The core of what children’s minds have and chimps’ don’t is what Tomasello calls shared intentionality. Part of this ability is that they can infer what others know or are thinking. But beyond that, even very young children want to be part of a shared purpose. They actively seek to be part of a “we”, a group that intends to work toward a shared goal. 1.What can we learn from the experiment with chimps? A. Chimps like to take in their neighbors’ food. B. Chimps tend to provide food for their children. C. Chimps seldom care about others’ interests. D. Chimps naturally share food with each other. 2.Michael Tomasello’s tests on young children indicate that they_________. A. know the world better than chimps B. know how to offer help to adults C. have the instinct to help others D. trust adults with their hands full 3.The passage is mainly about _________. A. cooperation as a distinctive human nature B. ways to train children’s shared intentionality C. the helping behaviors of young children D. the development of intelligence in children
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In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的)people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law. However, their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world. The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the effects of a Frenchman form Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne. “I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years,” says Gin. “I’ve been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I don’t see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.” “I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life,” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.” His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide. 1.Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana? A. They are separated from the modern world. B. They often ignore the Guianese law. C. They seldom follow the French law. D. They are both Guianese and French citizens. 2.Gin introduced the special world of the indigenous Guianese as _________. A. a tour guide B. a photographer C. a film director D. a geographer 3.What is Gin’s attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese? A. Cautious. B. Appreciative. C. Uninterested. D. Doubtful. 4.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A. The uncivilized world. B. The self-supporting hunting. C. The modern French lifestyle. D. The French Republic.
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Not so long ago, most people didn’t know who Shelly Ann Francis Pryce was going to become. She was just an average high school athlete. There was every indication that she was just another Jamaican teenager without much of a future. However, one person wants to change this. Stephen Francis observed then eighteen-year-old Shelly Ann as a track meet and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. Her time were not exactly impressive, but even so, he seemed there was something trying to get out, something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking. He decided to offer Shelly Ann a place in his very strict training seasons. Their cooperation quickly produced results, and a few year later at Jamaica’s Olympic games in early 2008, Shelly Ann, who at that time only ranked number 70 in the world, beat Jamaica’s unchallenged queen of the sprint(短跑). “Where did she come from?” asked an astonished sprinting world, before concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up from time to time, only to disappear again without signs. But Shelly Ann was to prove that she was anything but a one-hit wonder. At the Beijing Olympic she swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold. She did it again one year on at the World Championship in Briton, becoming world champion with a time of 10.73—the fourth record ever. Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile. She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in one of Jamaica’s toughest inner-city communities known as Waterhouse, where she lived in a one-room apartment, sleeping four in a bed with her mother and two brothers. Waterhouse, one of the poorest communities in Jamaica, is a really violent and overpopulated place. Several of Shelly-Ann’s friends and family were caught up in the killings; one of her cousins was shot dead only a few streets away from where she lived. Sometimes her family didn’t have enough to eat. She ran at the school championships barefooted because she couldn’t afford shoes. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first baby. Maxime’s early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse’s roundabout of poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track, and she was ready to sacrifice everything. It didn’t take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse. On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008, all those long, hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit. The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty, surrounded by criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports. But Shelly-Ann’s victory was far greater than that. The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighboring streets stopped. The dark cloud above one of the world’s toughest criminal neighborhoods simply disappeared for a few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,” Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it a woman’s as well as a man’s world. As Muhammad Ali puts it, “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision.” One of the things Shelly-Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth. 1.Why did Stephen Francis decide to coach Shelly-Ann? A. He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble. B. She suffered a lot of defeats at the previous track meets. C. She had big problems maintaining her performance. D. He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses. 2.What did the sprinting world think of Shelly-Ann before the 2008 Olympic Games? A. Her sprinting career would not last long. B. She badly needed to set higher goals. C. She would become a promising star. D. Her talent for sprinting was known to all. 3.What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track? A. Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty. B. Her early entrance into the sprinting world. C. Her success and lessons in her career. D. Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit. 4.By mentioning Muhammad Ali’s words, the author intends to tell us that ________. A. players should be highly inspired by coaches B. motivation allows great athletes to be on the top C. hard work is necessary in one’s achievements D. great athletes need to concentrate on patience 5.What is the best title for the passage? A. The Key to High Performance B. The Dream for Championship C. The Making of a Great Athlete D. The Power of Full Responsibility
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When you ask people how to make friends as an adult, they usually give you suggestions like, “just get out there,” “join a dance class,” or , “try speed dating.” 1.. After all, making friends does require us to get out into the world and take a few emotional risks. Most of the time, however, we are not lacking for ideas on where to meet people. 2. For this reason, most people find that reconnecting with themselves is a first step towards reconnecting with others. If you feel tired, out of shape, or sad, most of the time, making friends is going to be extremely difficult. 3. Start small. Use the1-minute technique to gradually increase your commitment to exercise. Get out into nature. Set a timer to remind yourself to get up every hour to stretch. Try gentle yoga. While you build up your body, don’t forget to nourish your mind. Write down one thing every day that you are grateful for. 4. Learn to become your own best friend. 5.Instead of relying on our social circumstances to bring people into our lives, we need to change ourselves first and then invite people into our lives. A. On the surface, these are fine suggestions. B. Spend a few minutes every day in reflection. C. It will be even more difficult when you are an adult. D. We only need to know how to start a conversation with strangers. E. We are missing the motivation and self-confidence to get started. F. Making friends as an adult is possible, but it requires a new approach. G. Fortunately there are plenty of simple things that you can do to increase your physical and emotional resources.
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Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error eventually leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certain how the situation will ______. Sometimes you are victorious, and sometimes you become disappointed. The_______experiments, however, are no less valuable than the experiments that finally prove successful; in fact, you______learn more from your “failures” than you do from your ______. If you have made what you think to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own ____, you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of your that is the alleged(声称的)wrong-doer. However, viewing past actions as _____implies guilt and blame, and it is not possible to learn anything meaningful while you are engaged in blaming. ______, forgiveness is required when you are severely judging yourself. Forgiveness is the act of erasing an______debt. There are four kinds of forgiveness. The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself. The second of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another. The third kind of forgiveness is ______forgiveness of yourself. This is for serious misbehaviors, the ones you carry with deep ____ . When you do something that violates your own values and principles, you create a gap between your standards and your actual ______. In such a case, you need to work very hard at _______yourself for these deeds so that you can close this gap. This does not _____that you should rush to forgive yourself or shouldn’t feel regret, ______taking pleasure in these feelings for a prolonged period of time is not healthy. The _______and perhaps most difficult one of the advanced forgiveness of another. At some time of our life, you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems ______ . However, harboring anger and revenge fantasies only keeps you _____ in victimhood. Under such a circumstance, you should force yourself to see the bigger picture. By so doing, you will be able to_______the focus away from the anger and resentment. It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and ______the memory. When you can ______release the situation, you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth. 1.A. turn out B. turn up C. break up D. break out 2.A. important B. engaged C. failed D. successful 3.A. obviously B. necessarily C. continuously D. usually 4.A. success B. failure C. fault D. benefit 5.A. ability B. expectations C. belief D. experiences 6.A. mistakes B. victories C. experiments D. fantasies 7.A. Still B. Therefore C. Instead D. However 8.A. absurd B. original C. emotional D. unusual 9.A. ordinary B. advanced C. alternative D. certain 10.A. wisdom B. mercy C. injury D. shame 11.A. thought B. approach C. behavior D. purpose 12.A. punishing B. forgiving C. blaming D. praising 13.A. mean B. prove C. reflect D. represent 14.A. and B. or C. but D. so 15.A. uncertain B. premier C. next D. last 16.A. essential B. valuable C. impossible D. unavoidable 17.A. trapped B. located C. lost D. occupied 18.A. drive B. drag C. put D. shift 19.A. keep B. refresh C. weaken D. clean 20.A. naturally B. finally C. definitely D. initially
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Bank of China and Alibaba are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey. The survey of more than 55,000 students, 1.(conduct) by a research firm Universum, found that 2.(rough)a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9% want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start 3.own business. When it comes to desirable companies, business students4.(name)Bank of China the top choice for seven years, and it shows no signs of 5.(give)up its lead. William Wu, manager of Universum, said that banking remains6.attractive industry for young Chinese. “China’s government is now emphasizing the revolution of finance industry, 7.leaves the younger generation with the impression that though banking is a 8.(tradition)industry, there are still a lot of development 9.(opportunity),” Wu said. Alibaba improved six places from 2014, 10.(rank)second among business students. It held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.
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1.I’m so g___________ for all your past kindness. 2.He has studied English for ten years and now he can speak English f__________ and accurately. 3.It is reported that this disease __________the central nervous system.(攻击). 4.Her success is owing to her positive a ___________towards her work 5.The refugees’ main requirements are food and ______________. (避身之所). 6.8加4等于12. 4 ________________ 8 is 12. 7.我们必须精通所学的知识，这样更有可能在未来有所创新。 We must ________________ the knowledge we have learned so that we’ll be more likely to innovate in the future. 8.与其乘汽车，我宁愿步行。 _________________ travel by car, I prefer to walk. 9.入侵者把城镇变成废墟。 The invader laid towns and villages _________________. 10.我送给他一份礼物以回报他的帮助。 I sent him a present ____________ his help. 11.Don’t get off the bus until it _____________(stop). 12.My pen _________________(write) smoothly and it doesn’t need to be repaired. 13.She was seen _________________(enter)the manager’s office ten minutes ago. 14.His book ____________(publish) last month if based on a true story. 15.You ______________(tell)me about it earlier. If I had known the truth, I would have helped her out.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 注意：1、答案请写在答题卷上； 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分； 3、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 4、答题符号、格式要规范； 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 The other day after work, I was walking down the street while I saw a boy riding a nice bicycle, one of those bicycle with only one wheel. Dressing in all pink from head to toe, he was singing a song which was sounded like a kid’s song. I thought he must be total crazy. Just then, a lady dropped 20-dollar bill on the ground, but he didn’t realize it and started to walk away. The guy in pink picked out the money and gave it back to her. After that, he rode on but soon disappeared before the lady could thank him. How a strange and good guy!
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假如你是李华，打算毕业的到美国留学，请你给你的美国笔友Tom写一封电子邮件，告诉他你去留学的原因，对将要面临的语言和学业压力的担扰，并征询对方建议。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头语已为你写好。 Dear Tom, I’ve finally made my decision to go to American for further study after graduating from high school. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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