Steven Jobs,the designer of Apple Computer,was not clever when he was in school.At that time,he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates.When he went into college,he didn't change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）.But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college,Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer.He worked there for only several months and then he went to India.He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in his life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975,he began to make a new type of computer.He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage.He chose the name "Apple" just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden. .
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
He often said,"I live in order to change the world;there aren't any other reasons.The only way to have a great achievement is to love your own career.If you can't find your favorite career,go on looking for it and never give up."
This is Steven Jobs.Though he is dead,his spirit and achievements still influence our lives.
1.Why was Steven Jobs not a good student in school?
A. He never did his lessons.
B. He dropped out.
C. He always made troubles with his schoolmates.
D. He was full of new ideas.
2.Why did Steven Jobs go to India?
A. To be a video game designer. B. To get some new ideas.
C. To make a new type of computer. D. To have a happy summer.
3.What made Steven Jobs famous all over the world?
A. His new ideas. B. His Apple Computer.
C. His video games. D. His saying.
4.What can we know about Steven Jobs from this passage?
A. He didn't finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates.
B. He liked traveling in India and California.
C. He liked trying new things and making his new ideas come true.
D. He thought he had many reasons to live in the world.
Everyone smiles in the same language.But not everyone smiles in the same medium,and that might be hurting us.
That's according to a new study from researchers at the University of Haifa and Ben-Gurion University,both in Israel,and the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.Inadvertently timed to the recent release of “The Emoji Movie,”scientists decided to study whether using smile emojis in text messages between work colleagues caused the same warm feelings as a face-to-face interaction that includes a smile.
The results?For the first time,science was able to confirm that a smile emoji does not conjure those same feelings.Quite the opposite,in fact: using a smile emoji in conversation actually decreases perception of the colleague's competence and inserts a level of distance into the relationship.
It's a phenomenon study leader Arik Cheshin dubbed "virtual first-impression management."He and his colleagues,including co-leader Ella Glikson,conducted several experiments analyzing the reactions to text messages that included smile emojis versus messages that don't.They also measured these same interactions in social settings and found that the emojis actually improved perception.
"I believe there is a greater gap in what the sender is hoping to convey and what the receiver interprets," Cheshin,a professor,said."This intention-interpretation gap can be damaging."
In addition,Cheshin and colleagues found that the effects of smiley use on social perceptions occur regardless of the expresser's perceived gender.
So what's the takeaway here “I don't think that emoticons and emojis replace actual emotion,”Cheshin told us. "They are just different.The emotions are there and will always be when there are humans involved."
Before picking an emoji that fits your mood at the moment,it's better to just use words at least when you're at work.Or,better yet,just show up and talk face-to-face.You know,like the good old days.
1.What is found in the study by Arik?
A. Work colleagues use smile emojis more.
B. A smile emoji leads to warm feelings.
C. Smile emojis keep colleagues at a distance.
D. Smiley use works better than face-to-face interaction.
2.According to Cheshin,the emojis senders may not know______.
A. how much virtual impression it leaves
B. how it changes social settings
C. how it has improved perception
D. how the receiver will understand it
3.What is the writer's attitude towards emojis at work?
A. Cautious. B. Positive.
C. Disapproving. D. Indifferent.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Words mean much more than your smile emojis.
B. Your smile emojis won't replace your actual smile.
C. Smiling is a universal language in any communication.
D. Misunderstanding may arise from smile emojis.
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假如你是李明，你的英国朋友Mike发邮件告诉你他对中国传统文学非常感兴趣，但是在阅读时遇到了很多困难，比如很多汉字不认识，读不懂文章的意思等等，希望得到你的帮助。请用英文给Mike回邮件。
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Dear Mike,
I am so glad to know that you are interested in the traditional Chinese literature.
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The first day of my camping isn’t exact what I wanted. We have to get up early to make our beds before our teacher Miss Li come to inspect. After breakfast we have some of free time. Yesterday morning I went fishing, but the only thing I catch was a tree branch. In the afternoon, there are different activity like horseback riding and hiking. They’re fun, so nothing new for me. In the evening, everyone is assigned a different task to get dinner ready. Yesterday, I was in charge of prepare the hot dogs, but I accidentally dropped it in the fire. The best part of camp is at night, where we sit around a campfire and tell stories.
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch, Even people of all ages in all countries enjoy 1. (listen) to it. The reasons for 2. popularity are its fast pace arid rhythmic beat. The music has many origins in the United States. Country music, 3. (come) from the rural areas in the southern United States, is one source. Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions 4. (express) by country music songs.
A second origin of American popular music is the blues. It described mostly sad feelings 5. (reflect) the difficult lives of American blacks. It is usually played and sung by black musicians, but it is popular with all Americans.
Rock music is a newer form of music. This music style was known 6. rock and roll in the 1950’s. Since then there 7. (be) many forms of rock music, hard rock, soft rock, punk rock, disco music and others. Many 8. (perform) of popular rock music are young musicians.
People hear these songs 9. (sing) in their original English or sometimes translated to other languages. The words may differ 10. the enjoyment of the music is universal.
