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HigginsmakesabetwithColonelPickeringthathecanturnthecockney(伦敦腔)flowergirl,ElizaDoolittle,intoaladywithinthreemonths.Todoso,hemustchangeherthick
London
accent,teachhertospeakproperEnglishandteachhermanners.
Higginslooksuponhernotasapersonbutasrawmaterialforhisexperiment.HetrainsElizaforweeks.Whennoprogressismade,Eliza,loseshercourage,Higginsloseshistemper,andeven
Pickering’spatiencewearsthin.
Atlastsheimproves.InordertotestEliza,hedecidestointroducehertohismother’sguestsattheAscotRaceMeeting.Elizaprovestobeasuccess.PickeringandHigginsareveryproud,andneitherofthemtakesintoaccountEliza’spersonalaccomplishmentsinthematter.Elizahasabsorbedthesophistication(世故)andthecouragetoseetheunfairnessof
this,andshe
blowsup,demandingrecognition.TheProfessorisastonished.Itisasthoughastatuehascometolifeandspoken.Elizarushesoutofthehouseangrily.
HigginsdiscoversthatheishurtbecauseElizaleaveshim.Hemeetsherathismother’sflatwhereshehasgoneforadvice.Theyargueviolentlyandshestormsout.ItisonlyamomentafterherdeparturethatHigginsfinallywakesuptothefactthatElizahasbecomeanentirelyindependentandadmirablehumanbeing.Herealizesthathewillhaveadifficulttimegettingonwithouther.
25.Fromthepassagewecanseethat
___________.
A.Elizahasmaderapidprogressduringthefirstweek
B.turningElizaintoa"
lady"
isnotaneasyjob
C.Higginsgivesupwhennoprogressismade
D.
Pickering
oftenloseshistemperwhenteachingEliza
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"
blowup"
meaninthispassage?
A.Tobecomeveryexcited.
B.Tobeverydisappointed.
C.Tobecomeveryangry.
D.Tobeveryinterested.
27.WhyisHigginsastonishedwhenElizademandsrecognition?
A.BecausehethoughtElizawasonlyastatue.
B.Becausehismother’sfriendsdon’tlikeElizaatall.
C.BecausehethinkshighlyofEliza’spersonalachievements.
D.Becausehedidn’trealizethatElizahadbecomeanindependentperson.
B
ArecenttrendinCalifornianrestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperience.Appetizers(开胃品)seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurants,barsandcafes.Inthisway,inthecourseofaneveningout,youmightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftown,toabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherend,thenforacoffee,andfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.
Reasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecently,eachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmosphere,combinedwiththeincreasedsophisticationinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffered.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddays,whenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizza,creamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.
Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;
however,theirnewpopularityhasmeantthattheyarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobe.Certainly,forthatspecialoccasion,amealinanicerestaurant,completewiththepianoperformance,ishardtobeat.However,ifweseethatthistrendfor"
butterflyeating"
--movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening--continues,thenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!
29.HowareCalifornianpeople'
seatinghabitschanging?
A.Peoplearediningoutless.
B.Californianrestaurantsarebecominglesspopular.
C.Afullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.
D.Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.
30.Ifyougooutforaneveningofappetizers,youarelikelyto__________.
A.beboredwithsomekindsofsnacks
B.needacarorabusorothertransport
C.spendmoretimeforafullmealthanyouwould
D.eattoomuchmeat
31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"
increasedsophistication"
inParagraph2mean?
A.Servingabiggershare.B.Offeringbetterqualityandvariety.
C.Chargingmoreforfood.D.Usinghealthiermixture.
32.Appetizersusedtobeseenas____________.
A.cheapmealB.relativelyimportant
C.afullmealD.anexpensivemeal
C
Askanyonewhatisthemostdifficultpartofchangingtheirlifestylehabitsandtheyaremostlikelytosay,"
Stayingmotivated."
Buta36-year-oldprofessorfromCarnegieMellonUniversityclaimsitmayhavetheanswerintheformofrobotweightlosscoachthatdishesoutdailyhealthadviceandencouragement.
AutomistheworkofIntuitiveAutomata,acompanybasedinShaTinwhichclaimstobeapioneerincommercialsocially-interactiverobots.
Therobot,whichstandsaround38centimeterstall,hasaheadthatswivels(旋转),blueeyes,andatouchscreenwhichallowstheusertoinputinformationdailyaboutexerciseanddietItscreatorssayAutomwillhaveadailyconversationwithitsuserlastinguptofiveminutes,givingfeedbackandencouragement.Overtime,itwillinteractmorewiththeuserasitgathersmoreinformationaboutthem.
CoryKrdd,aresearchteammanagerwiththeFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyclaimsresearchhasshownthatpeoplefindrobotsamorereliablesourceofinformationthanon-screen-basedcharacter.
InacontrolledstudyinPittsburghCityCouncil,15dietersweregivenAutomforsixweeks.Another15receivedatouch-screencomputerwithidenticalsoftwareand15weregivenapaperlog.Thestudyfound,peopleusingtherobotaremorelikelytostickwiththeirdietslonger,infacttwiceaslongasthoseusingjustapaperlog.
"
Whilenotonepersonamongthecomputerorpapergroupscontinuedpastsixweeks,mostwhohadAutomdidnotwanttogiveherbackattheconclusionofthestudy,"
hesaid.
Thebottomlineisthatarobotcreatesamorepowerfulandlong-lastingrelationshipwiththeuserthanacharacteronthescreen.
AutomisexpectedtogoonsalelaterthisyearintheUnitedStatesforaround$500.ArobotwhichspeaksandunderstandsCantoneseandMandarininadditiontoEnglishaccordingtothedemandsisalsobeingdeveloped.
32.What'
sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.ThedevelopmentofAutom.B.Theautomatedwaytomotivation.
C.Theworkingprincipleofrobots.D.Thewaytochangethelifestylehabits.
33.Whatcanweknowaboutthecontrolledstudy?
A.ThestudywasledbyCoryKidd.
B.Thesubjectsweredividedbytwo.
C.EverypersonwithAutomcontinuedpastsixweeks.
D.PeopleusingAutomgainmorebenefitsthanotherpeople.
34.WhichistrueaboutAutomaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thepriceofthisrobotisveryhigh.
B.Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.
C.Automcanactasacoachtohelploseweight.
D.TheserobotscalledAutomhavebeenusedwidely.
35.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Therobotcanhelppeoplechangetheirlifestylehabits.
B.Therobotcan'
tspeakEnglishexceptCantoneseandMandarin.
C.Therobotthatcanspeakmanylanguageshasbeenpopularwiththeusers.
D.Therobotthatcanspeakmanylanguagesmeetsthedemandofthecustomers.
D
Ivividlyrememberwalkingbacktomyhouseaftercollectingtheafternoonmails.Isawacreditcardstatement,anothercreditcardstatementandourbankstatements.ItwasinthatmomentthatIfeltadeeptension.
IrealizedthateventhoughIhadmarriedamanwhoIabsolutelylovedandadored,Ireallydidn’thaveaclearsenseofhowhehandledmoneyandhowthetwoofusweregoingtocombineourdifferentapproachestohandlingmoneyinourmarriage.Iwasmoreorganizedanddetailed,buthewasmoreofalaid-backtype.Iknewthatgettingonthesamefinancialpagewasakeyfactorincreatingasuccessfulmarriageandfinancialfuture.
Iaskedmyhusbandifhewouldbewillingtosetupatimeeachweektotalkaboutourfinancesanddevelopaplanforgettingridofourcreditcarddebt.Myhusbandsaidhewouldbewillingtodothis.Admittedly,hewasskeptical—butwilling.
WecametorefertoourweeklymeetingsasourFinancialDates.Wedidn’treallyhaveaclueastowhatweweredoing.Allweknewwasthatweneededtogiveourfinancesseriousattention.SomeDateswerefilledwithtenseconversations.OtherDateswerefilledwithlaughter,joyandcreativity.However,wekeptshowingupforourDatesandwenevergaveup.Whatstartedoutasameansforsurvivalbecameapowerfulconnectingthreadinourrelationship.Somethingshiftedwithinus.
Insteadofourfinancesbecomingasourceofdivisivetensionthatpulledusapart,theybecame
thegluethatheldustogetheraswebecameaunifiedteam.
Istillrecallthedaythatweexcitedlycrossedoffourlastcreditcardpaymentonthechartwehadcreated.Wehadfinallyarrived.Wewerefree.Wehadbeengivenwingstofly.
Now,wheneverIfeelhugestressIaskmyself,“HowamIcontributingtowhatishappeningrightnow?
”Thisgivesmetheultimatepowertotakeaction.EventhoughmyhusbandandIdon’thaveanyguaranteeagainstfuturechallenges,Iamleftwithsomethingdeepwithinthatisunshakableandthatcanneverbetakenaway—thememoryofourpastsuccessesandthepowertointegrate(整合)theselessonsinmyday-to-daylife.
24.Whydidtheauthorfeelnervouswhencollecti