The mixture of better jobs and greater chances of self-promotion is _____ lies behind the return of oversea Chinese high-tech talents.
A. why B. where
C. what D. when
Life doesn’t count for much _____ you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children a better world.
A. unless B. when
C. though D. if
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The Great Wall
about 21,196 kilometres
15 provinces and cities
more than 2,000 years
the Spring and Autumn period
Qin Shihuang
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Nobody likes being stuck in a traffic jam (交通堵塞), but it is unavoidable in our lives. So I want to tell you what fun things you can do to make use of the “wasted time” in a traffic jam.
Thanks to a busy day at work, you might miss answering some calls. This is a good time to call them back. But make sure that you use your hands-free phone to make those calls, so that you can keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the steering wheel (方向盘) at all times.
You can also turn on the radio and keep yourself relaxed by listening to music. If you have a good playlist in your phone, play it, sit back, relax, and enjoy your time while you are waiting for the traffic to be cleared.
Because of full schedule every day, you might hardly find time for listening to the world news, or even reading. If you always carry a book along, then a traffic jam is the best time to read a few pages. Although studies say that eating while driving can be more dangerous than texting, many people think a traffic jam is the best time to satisfy their hunger.
This is also a good time to make a note of all the things that you have to finish by the end of the day, or may be the week, or focus on the things that you forgot to do.
Haven’t you found the time to clean up the mess in your car? Well, being stuck in a traffic jam with nothing to do can be the best time to solve this problem. Gather all the garbage, and put it aside so that you can throw it out later. And if you get a chance, get out of the car and clean it from outside too.
In this Internet age, you can check Facebook or Twitter during a traffic jam, and you can even watch videos online.
However, make sure that you don’t distract (分心) while driving your car, as it can be really dangerous. The most important thing and the key to surviving a traffic jam is to be patient! Please control your anger and try to keep a cool mind when stuck in a traffic jam.
So now you see, traffic jams are not that bad after all! All you need to know is how you can make use of that time, and spend time with yourself.
Fun things to do in a traffic jam | |
General 1. | Nobody can avoid being stuck in a traffic jam. |
2. on what to do in a traffic jam | ● Call back those whose calls you have 3.. But the precondition is using your hands-free phone. ●4. yourself by listening to music. ● Read a book or listen to the world news. ●5. all the things that need finishing in the near future. ● Clean your car completely from the inside to the outside if 6.. ● Surf the Internet to check Facebook or Twitter, or watch videos. |
7. | ● Distraction can be a real 8. when you drive your car, so make sure to avoid it. ●9., calmness and controlling your anger are all important. ● If you can use the time10., traffic jams are not that bad. |
When growing old, most of us will get grey hair, wrinkles (皱纹), and suffer from weakness, loss of memory and illness. However, it isn’t all bad news. With ageing, we can gain wisdom and often become more emotionally stable (稳定的) and at ease with life. But the downsides seem to far outweigh the advantages. We live in a youth-oriented world.
California is a perfect example. There people don’t like being old, looking old and acting old so much that the Ageing Centre of the University of California in Los Angeles, after operating for many years, was renamed the Longevity Centre. “The name was changed to give it a more positive spin,” according to its director, Dr. Gary Small. “Ageism, prejudice (偏见) against old age, is a terrible problem,” says Dr. Small. “People need to understand that older people are just people. As soon as you understand that, you can get over ageism.”
Scientists have long been searching for the key to a long and healthy life and a stress-free existence is often put forward as a recipe (秘诀) for a long life. But it is refuted (反驳) by Dr. Lewis Terman at Stanford University, who refutes many commonly held beliefs about lifestyles and lifespans.
He researched about 1,500 people from childhood to death and the result was really surprising and against what we had heard before. People who were the most hard-working and achieved the most success — who often were stressed — usually stayed healthier and lived longer. On the contrary, people who said “I am not stressed and I take it easy” tended to die at a young age.
According to the study, the advantages enjoyed by people who lead a responsible (负责的) life were also highlighted. “They tend to have healthier habits,” the researcher said. “They’re less likely to smoke and drink to excess (无度). And we also found that people who were responsible tended to be more successful in careers, which is a good predictor of a long life.”
But the physical process of ageing continues to challenge scientists. We are all familiar with the way our bodies change, but the changes that occur at a cellular (细胞的) level are more complex. One area of research into ageing, at a cellular level, focuses on the role of telomeres (粒端染色体). They are the protective tips found at the end of chromosomes (染色体). Their role is to safeguard the end of the chromosome and to prevent the loss of genetic information during cell division. Telomeres shorten or become damaged every time a cell divides and cell replication stops altogether when telomeres become too short. Therefore, shorter telomeres have been linked with high risks for some diseases.
“Shortened telomeres are clearly bad,” says Coles. “Anything that one can do to lengthen them would be advantageous.”
There are a number of products on the market to lengthen telomeres. The producers claim that these products could lengthen people’s life because they can stop cells from ageing, although it has not been proved whether it could extend to an anti-ageing effect on the entire body.
1.Why is California mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To show we live in a world with youth focused.
B. To show the aging centre is important.
C. To show the advantages of being young.
D. To show how huge the elderly population is.
2.What problem does the old face, according to Dr. Small?
A. Prejudice. B. Misunderstanding.
C. Illness. D. Stress.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Dr. Lewis Terman’s research?
A. Hard-working is important for people’s health.
B. Stress is a great disadvantage to longevity.
C. Successful people are often stressed.
D. Responsibility can affect people’s lifespan.
4.What can be inferred from Paragraph 6?
A. Long telomeres are the key to longevity.
B. Scientists have found the secret of aging.
C. That telomeres become short is unavoidable.
D. Damaged telomeres can cause some diseases.
5.Coles might think products to lengthen telomeres are _____.
A. useful B. harmful
C. useless D. criminal
6.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. The advantage of a long life
B. The science of a long life
C. How to treat the old
D. How to stop aging
The Temple of the Moon is an Incan ceremonial temple on Huayna Picchu near Machu Picchu, in Peru. The site is made up of stone masonry (砌石) and an open-face and shallow cave. In the centre of the cave is a throne carved out of rock. Beside the throne are steps that lead deeper into the cave. The Temple of the Moon dates back 1500 years and was rediscovered in 1936.
The Temple of the Moon consists of three structural parts: an overhanging cave with excellent stone works, a very tall double-jamb (双重门柱) doorway beyond, and farther beyond, several structures. The temple also has niches (壁橱) and fake doors inserted in the stones, with a huge 8 meter high by 6 meter wide entrance. Its three doors are 1.60 meters high (in the front) and 1.00 meter high (at the sides). Inside, there are six niches.
Most scientists and authors believe that the name of the temple is arbitrary (任意的), as many other names given to sites in Machu Picchu. Ruth M Wright and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra, authors of The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A self guided tour say that they find no evidence that the moon played any part in the use of the temple. Others argue that the temple gets its name from the way moonlight radiates (散发) inside the cave at night.
The purpose of the temple’s being built is not exactly known. There is a theory that it must have been a royal tomb, a place of worship and a look-out post. Some believe that this was a place for sacrifices (献祭), because the structure has beautiful niches and in front of the cave, there is a rock carved in the shape of an altar (祭坛). Others think it was a ceremonial bathing complex.
The trail that leads from the summit of Huayna Picchu to the temple is very exposed and can be quite slippery (滑的). A few spots have a steel handrail, but a fall in many places would have serious results. The trail that leads off from the main Huayna Picchu trail is easier and safer, but still presents dangers.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraphs 1 and 2?
A. There are wonderful stone works inside the cave.
B. There are numberless steps outside the cave.
C. The temple is factually a huge cave.
D. The temple was rebuilt in 1936.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Ruth M Wright and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra named the temple.
B. There’s evidence that the temple is related to moonlight.
C. Scientists proved the moon played a role in the temple.
D. Many sites in Machu Picchu were named at will.
3.The last paragraph is mainly about the temple’s _____.
A. construction B. access
C. location D. size
4.The author writes this passage to _____.
A. introduce a site in Peru
B. ask people to protect historical sites
C. encourage people to visit the temple
D. convince people to learn Peruvian culture
