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BreakingtheLaw
Youcannotbreakthelawinyourhotelroom,justasyoucannotbreakthelawinyourownhomeorinpublic.Donotdodrugsormitanyothercriminalactinthehotelroom.Ifyoudo,youwilllikelybearrested.
Noise
Mosthotelshaveanoisepolicyyoumustobey.Ifyouarebeingtooloudyouwillusuallygetawarning.Ifthenoisecontinuesandmoreplaintsareissued,
youwilllikelybekickedoutofthehotel,regardlessofwhattimeitis.
1．Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?
A.ToadvertisethehotelroomsB.Toshowsomerulesofhotelrooms
C.TowarnthecustomersD.Tooffersometipsoflivinginhotelrooms
2．YouwillNOTbeaskedtoleavethehotel,ifyou.
A.maketoomuchnoisecontinuallyB.smokewithoutpermission
C.haveoneextraguesttostayD.breakthelaw
3．Whyisthereatemporarychargeonyourcardforafewdaysafteryourstay?
A.Becausethehotelsmayusethemoneytopayforpossibledamagescausedbyyou.
B.Becausethehotelswanttoconfirmwhetheryouhavemoney.
C.Becausethehotelsneedamajorcreditcardtopayfortherent.
D.Becausethehotelsneedtoauthorizeasecuritydeposit.
B
ThereisanislandcalledKitava,wayoutthereinthePacificOcean,intheMilneBayProvinceofPapuaNewGuinea.ItisoneofthefourmainTrobriandIslandswithatotalpopulationof12,000nativeresidents.Richwithculture,surroundedonallsidesbyclearbluewaterandabundantrainforest,Kitavaisasapealingasitisremote.Butithasmoretoofferthangoodviews.
AsByrdiereports,Kitavaisalsohometoapeoplewhosedietandnutritionalhabitsremainhealthy,untouchedbyWesterninfluence.Alifetimeofnotknowingthesweet,sweetsensationofthesaltfromapotatochiphittingtheroofofyourmouthhasdonemorethanjustspareKitavansfromillnesseslikediabetesandcardiovasculardisease;
it'
salsogiventhemalifetimeofsmooth,acne（痤疮）-freeskin.
Inastudyofl'
200subjects-including300teensandyoungadults-conductedbyateamledbymedicaldoctorandprofessorSteffanLindebergover843days,notonebreakoutwasreported.Theyalsofoundthatgeneticsplayedlittletonoroleintheresults.
Infact,theaverageKitavandietisfairlymon.It'
ssimple,withno"
miraclefruit"
or"
rarenut"
tospeakof,andKitavansdon'
tevenexercisemuch.Thatdietconsistsmainlyofyams（山荮）,sweetpotatoes,andtaro（芋头）,localfruits（namelycoconut）,fish,andvegetables.
Butifyou'
realreadypullingoutyoursuitcasesanddraftingaresignationlettertoyourboss,youmightwanttoslowyourstep.Foronething,theclosestairportisover700milesawayfromtheisland,sogoodluckgettingthere.Andconsiderthis:
doyoureallywanttomovesomewherewhereyou'
llbetheonlypersonwithacneuntilthedietkicksin?
Idon'
tthinkso.
4．Whicharethecontributingfactorsofattractingvisitorstotheisland?
a.Richculture.b.Cleanwhitesandc.Thickrainforest
d.Clearbluewatere.Romotetribes
A.abcB.acdC.bcdD.ade
5．WhataccountsforthefactthattheKitavansowngoodskin?
A.Theydon'
tlikeeatingsalt..B.Theyenjoyvarietiesofrarefruits.
C.Theyaresickofexercising.D.Theyfollowsimplebuthealthydiet.
6．WhatisunlikelytobeincludedintheKitavans'
diet?
.
A.TaroB.Fish
C.PotatochipsD.Coconut
7．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.ThinktwicebeforemovingtoKitava.
B.Don’thesitatetoquityourjobandmovethere.
C.OnecanreachKitavabyplanewithoutdifficulty.
D.Anyonewillownacne-freeskinonsteppingonKitava.
C
Drivingcouldsoonbeafarmorepleasantexperiencethankstoapersonalin-carrobotbeingdevelopedbyresearchers.Therobot,whichiscalled"
AffectiveIntelligentDrivingAgent（AIDA）"
willbeabletotellyouthebestroutehomebasedontrafficreports,remindyoutopickuppetrolandsuggestplacesyoumayliketovisit.TherobotisintendedtobeplacedontheindicationplateinthecarandisbeingdevelopedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）inco-operationwithVolkswagen.
AIDAmunicateswiththedriverthroughanexpressiverobotscreenandwillevenappearsympatheticifyou'
rehavingabadday.CynthiaBreazeal,directorofMIT'
sPersonalRobotsGroup,said:
"
WearedevelopingAIDAtoreadthedriver'
smoodfromf
acialexpressionsandothercluesandrespondinaproperway."
AIDAworksbyanalyzingthedriver'
smovingpatterns,keepingtrackofmonroutesanddestinations.Thecreatorssaytherobotshouldbeabletoworkouthomeandworklocationswithinaweekofdriving.Soonafterwards,thesystemwilldirectthe
drivertohisfavoritesupermarket,suggestingaroutethatavoidscrowdedroads.AIDAmightremendapetrolstoponthewayifthefueltankisnearlyempty.Therobotwillalsoanalyzereal-timeinformationabouttrafficjams,theweatherreport,mercialactivities,touristattractions,andresidentialareas.
"
IndevelopingAIDA,weaskedourselveshowwecoulddesignasystemthatwouldofferthesamekindofguidanceasaninformedandfriendlypanion."
AIDAcanalsogiveyouresponseonyourdriving,helpingyoudrivemoreefficientlyandensuresaferdrivingbehavior,"
AssafBidermanfromSENSEableCityLabadded.
8．WhatisAIDAinthispassage?
A.Apersonaldriver.B.Atrafficcontroller.
C.Atrafficindicator.D.Asmartcarrobot.
9．What'
sthemostimpressiveaboutAIDAaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itcanstayawayfromtrafficjams.
B.Itcanreplacethedrivertodrivethecar.
C.Itcaninteractwiththedriver.
D.Itcanhelpthedriverfindtheway.
10．Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat.
A.it'
spossibletodriveacarwithoutanypetrol
B.AIDAcanhelpustobeebetterdrivers
C.peoplecansavealotofenergybydrivingacar
D.it'
smuchsafertodrivewithsomeoneelse
11．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AnIntelligentDeviceforDrivers
B.ANewModelofVolkswagen
C.TheCooperationofTwoCarMakers
D.TrafficManagementinBigCities
D
Oneofthestrangestfeaturesofmotherhoodisthatthevastmajorityofmothersprefertocradletheirbabiesintheleftarm.Whyshouldthisbe?
Theobviousexplanationisthatthemajorityofmothersarerighthandedandtheywishtokeeptheirrighthandedandtheywishtokeeptheirrighthandfree.Unfortunately,thisexplanationcannotapply,becauseleft-handedmothersalsofavortheirleftarmforholdingtheirbabies.Theprecisefiguresarc83percentforright-handedmothersand73
percentforleft-handedmothers.
Themostlikelyexplanationisthatthemother'
sheartisontheleftsideand,byholdingthebabyinherleftarm,sheisunconsciouslybringingherbabyclosertothesoundoftheheart-beat.Thisisthesoundthebabyheardwhenitwasinsidethemother’swombandwhichisthereforeanassociationwithpeace,fortandsecurity.
Testswerecarriedoutinnurserieswheresomebabieswereplayedtherecordedsoundofahumanheartbeat,and,sureenough,wenttosleeptwiceasquicklyastheothers.Wealsoknowthatthesoundofmother'
sheartisquiteaudibleinsidethewombandthattheunbornbabyhasawell-developedhearing.
Itisinterestingthatfathersshowlessofthisleft-sidebias（偏爱）thanmothers,suggestingthatthehumanfemaleisbetterprogrammedthanherpartnerforcarryingababy.Alternatively，shemayunconsciouslyadjustherholdingbehaviortomakebabyfellmoresecure.Somenewobservationsonourclosestanimals’relatives,thechimpanzeesandgorillas,haverevealedthattheytooshowastrongbiasforholdingtheirbabiesontheleftside.Theprecisefigureswere84percentforchimpanzeesand82percentforgorillas,remarkablyclosetothehumanpercentages.
Recentlyapossibleadditionalvalueincradlingbabiesontheleftsidehasbeensuggested.Ithasbeenpointedoutthat,because,thetwosidesofthebrainareconcernedwithdifferentaspectsofbehavior,itispossiblethatthemother,incradlingthebabytoherleft,isshowingthebabyher“bestside”.Itisclaimedthattheemotionsareexpressedmorestronglyontheleftsideofthehumanfaceandthatshethereforegivesthebabyabetterchancetoreadheremotionalmoodchangesasitgazesupather.Furthermore,themother’slefteyeandeararemoretunedintoemotionalchangesinherbabythanherrighteyeandearwouldbe.Soinadditiontothebaby’s
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