The splendid aurora light displays that appear in Earth’s atmosphere around the north and south magnetic(磁的) poles were once mysterious phenomena. Now, scientists have data from satellites and ground-based observations from which we know that the aurora brilliance is a massive electrical discharge similar to that occurring in a neon sign.
To understand the cause of auroras, first picture the Earth enclosed by its magnetosphere(磁层), a huge region created by the Earth’s magnetic field. Outside the magnetosphere, rushing toward the earth is the solar wind, a speedily moving body of ionized(离子化的) gases with its own magnetic field. Charged particles(粒子) in this solar wind speed earthward along the solar wind’s magnetic lines of force. The Earth’s magnetosphere is a barrier to the solar winds, and forces the charged particles of the solar wind to flow around the magnetosphere itself. But in the polar regions, the magnetic lines of force of the Earth and of the solar wind gather together. Here many of the solar wind’s charged particles break through the magnetosphere and enter Earth’s magnetic field. They then rush back and forth between the Earth’s magnetic poles very rapidly and ionize and excite the atoms of the upper atmosphere of the Earth, causing them to produce aurora radiations of visible light.
The colors of an aurora depend on the atoms producing them. The leading greenish-white light comes from low energy excitation of oxygen atoms. During huge magnetic storms oxygen atoms also undergo high energy excitation and produce pink light. Excited nitrogen(氮) atoms contribute bands of color varying from blue to violet. Viewed from outer space, auroras can be seen as dimly shining belts wrapped around each of the Earth’s magnetic poles. Each aurora hangs like a curtain of light stretching over the polar regions and into the higher latitudes. When the solar flares(闪光) that result in magnetic storms and aurora activity are very strong, aurora displays may extend as far as the southern regions of the United States.
1.What is it that directly gives off aurora light?
A. The Earth’s magnetic field.
B. The solar wind’s magnetic field.
C. The Earth’s ionized particles.
D. The solar wind’s charged particles.
2.What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?
A. The appearance of auroras around the Earth’s poles.
B. The periodic change in the display of auroras.
C. The factors that cause the variety of colors in auroras.
D. The covering area of auroras based on their colors.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The magnetosphere increases the speed of particles from the solar wind.
B. The color of greenish-white appears least frequently in an aurora display.
C. Earth’s magnetic field contributes to the variety and difference of aurora’s colors.
D. The strength of the solar flares has a positive effect on the extending distance of aurora.
With these increased pressures and difficulty in ensuring a graduate job, more people are turning to recruitment(招聘) agencies for help. Luke Harper wrote for the Independent warning students to be cautious when using graduate recruitment agencies in their job hunt. The article’s main argument against graduate recruitment agencies is that they are looking to sign people up to the agency and harvest data, without having any real intention to personally find them a job.
The fundamental problem with this approach is a basic misunderstanding of how the recruitment sector works. One of the more common ways is that recruitment agencies aim to find you a job to secure a fee from their clients. Recruitment agencies operate as a business, not a careers service and are not expected to find you a job while you wait around.
There is no denying that amongst the recruitment agencies, there are some CV(简历) hungry, cut and shut agencies that are uninterested in the candidates they have on their books. However, nowadays these are in the minority and don’t tend to last very long.
Paul Farrer, Chief Executive of a leading recruitment agency is worried that a few bad apples are ruining the reputation of what is an excellent sector. Farrer said “The trouble with such an imbalanced and misleading article is that some graduates may now be put off approaching recruitment agencies who may well be able to help them.”
Professionals in the industry are cautious of how some of the less respectable agencies operate. Earnest recruiters believe that graduates should be aware that some of these agencies will take on graduates for all their details rather than helping them find a job, like Harper mentioned. To fight this, Farrar advises that “Graduates should have a simple checklist before approaching any agency. Has the agency taken the time to talk to me? Have they invited me to a face-to-face meeting? Have they guaranteed not to forward my CV to any employer without my permission? These three steps will safeguard every application.”
Farrer also pointed out that that is not the only safety net that graduates can rely on. He said “Graduates can also check to see if the agencies are members of either APSCo or the REC, the two trade bodies they can make an official complaint to. The vast majority of recruitment agencies are professional organizations that help place thousands of graduates every year and poorly researched articles help no one.”
1.The main purpose of this passage is ______ graduate recruitment agencies.
A. to advise readers to be cautious of
B. to argue against some misjudgment against
C. to explain why there is a prejudice against
D. to seek the solutions to the problems caused by
2.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Luke Harper holds the same idea about jobs with Paul Farrer.
B. Recruitment agencies actually do the same work as a careers service.
C. Job hunters’ detailed information is of value to recruitment agencies.
D. A member of APSCo or the REC will not cheat its clients.
3.What advice does Paul Farrer give graduates to avoid less respectable agencies?
A. Consulting professionals before giving their personal details to an agency.
B. Making a face-to-face investigation into an agency before approaching it.
C. Guaranteeing that the agency will not forward their CV to any employer.
D. Selecting some agencies that are monitored by official trade bodies.
4.What is the author’s attitude towards graduate recruitment agencies?
A. Neutral. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Not Clear.
Cocoa Beach /Jupiter Surf Camp — Summer |
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1.Who are allowed to take part in Session 5 and Session 8?
A. Mr Johnson and his wife.
B. A couple without children.
C. Mr Black and his 19-year-old son.
D. Mrs Black and her 21-year-old daughter.
2.If Mr and Mrs Brown have a “CAMP5” coupon and want to join in the Summer Surf Camp from June 30th to July 3rd, how much should they pay?
A. $600. B. $760. C. $800. D. $950.
3.What can we know from the form?
A. The campers are supervised all day.
B. A couple can sign up and join in the Camp by fax.
C. Parents can take part in Session 3 together with their children.
D. An adult can join in the Summer Surf Camp on any day in June.
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You and I agree to meet at four-thirty. I show up at 4:33. I don’t say anything, because that’s close enough to satisfy our social _____ . Only after five minutes do you _____ me to say, “Sorry I’ m late.” At ten minutes I owe you an _____ : “The freeway exit was closed. I had to go four miles out of my way.” After twenty minutes I have to make a full and serious _____ . After forty minutes I’d better not _____ at all.
That sort of thing — so formally _____ and never explicitly stated — drives people from other cultures _____. Anthropologists (人类学家）list the _____ things to cope with in a foreign land. Second only to the language barrier is the way we deal with _____.
Now psychologists look at our _____ of time another way. They go into several countries and measure the _____ of life. They measure the accuracy of bank clocks and how fast city residents walk. They time transactions (交易) in banks and post offices. They see _____ people take to answer questions.
Japanese keep a _____ of the fastest pace. Americans are a _____ second. Italians and Indonesians are at the bottom of the _____ . Italians give long answers to your questions. Indonesians don’t _____ setting their bank clocks.
______ American cities, Boston and Kansas City are fastest. New York is up there, of course, but we keep a faster pace here in Houston. California’s “slow -pace ”reputation is _____ , as the slowest pace of all is kept in Los Angeles.
In a technology-dense world, the tension of life has changed our view of time. _____ , if we are smart enough, we should not live by the clock only when we have to.
Now it’s 4:55. I’m walking _____ , towards our 4:30 meeting.
1.A. contract B. connection C. construction D. confidence
2.A. order B. intend C. require D. expect
3.A. action B. announcement C. explanation D. eruption
4.A. apology B. excuse C. option D. opinion
5.A. look up B. stay up C. keep up D. show up
6.A. observed B. introduced C. impressed D. imitated
7.A. immoral B. unaware C. crazy D. thrilled
8.A. fastest B. toughest C. strangest D. funniest
9.A. study B. time C. budget D. transport
10.A. view B. comment C. contact D. phenomenon
11.A. rhyme B. pace C. ratio D. session
12.A. how often B. how far C. how soon D. how long
13.A. tradition B. note C. record D. secret
14.A. narrow B. shallow C. close D. severe
15.A. mood B. address C. reference D. list
16.A. take over B. care about C. reply to D. answer for
17.A. Off B. Among C. Despite D. Besides
18.A. ruined B. accomplished C. erased D. deserved
19.A. However B. Therefore C. Thus D. Rather
20.A. consistently B. unconsciously C. unhurriedly D. anxiously
If anything should happen, the nearest person he could contact by radio , _____ there was a ship nearby, would be on an island 885 miles away.
A. until B. when C. once D. unless
Four thousand seven hundred meters above sea level ________, its glaciers being the source of Asia’s most important rivers.
A. the Tibetan Plateau lies
B. lies the Tibetan Plateau
C. does the Tibetan Plateau lie
D. lying the Tibetan Plateau
