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Importantly,thisresearchsuggestswewillseetheseextremerainfalleventsincreasesatregionallevelsindryareas,notjustasanaverageacrosstheglobe,"

Donatadded.

PeterStott,aseniorclimatescientistatMetOffice,toldClimateCentralthatthestudy'

sfindingsareimportant,becausemoreviolentrainfallandfloodingwill"

challengeourcapabilitytoadapttoarapidlychangingclimate."

AsNaturereported,theresearchaligns（结盟）witha2015studythatfoundglobalwarminghasledtoasharpincreaseinrecord-breakingprecipitationevents.DonattoldNaturethathisstudyshouldcomeasawarningtoworldgovernments.

1.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthestudy'

sfindings?

______

A.Globalwarmingiscausingdryareastobecomedrierandwetareaswetter.

B.Extremeraineventscanbeexpectedatregionallevelsindryareas.

C.Extremerainfalleventsincreaseatregionallevelsinwetareas.

D.Rainfallincreasesparticularlyinthetropicsareas.

2.WhydoesScottthinkthefindingsareimportant?

A.Theresearchalignswitha2015study.

B.Theyareaboutextremeprecipitationevents.

C.Theyremindustoadjusttorapidclimatechanges.

D.Thestudyinvolvesmanyfamousclimatescientists.

3.Thepurposeofthestudyisto______.

A.encourageinvestorstostartbusinessinSeattleortheSaharadesert

B.persuadepeopletotakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththem

C.challengethepreviousfindingsofresearchonclimate

D.warnworldgovernmentstofocusonglobalwarming

2、Adultsunderstandwhatitfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.Whydoweoftenassumethatmoreismorewhenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?

ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelpmyownkidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless.

Ifoundthepre-holidaysagoodtimetoencourageyoungchildrentodonateless-usedthings,anditworked.Becauseofourefforts,ourdaughterGeorgiadiddecidetodonatealargebagoftoystoalittlegirlwhosemotherwasunabletopayforherholidayduetoillness.Shechosetosellafewlargerobjectsthatwerelessoftenusedwhenwepromisedtoputthemoneyintoherschoolfund（基金）（ourkindergartendaughterisseriousaboutbecomingadoctor）

Forweeks,I’vebeenthinkingofbigger,deeperquestions:

Howdowemakeitahabitforthem?

Andhowdowetrainourselvestohelpthemlivewith,need,anduseless?

Yesterday,Isatwithmyson,Shepherd,determinedtotestmyowntheoryonthis.Idecidedtoplaywithhimwithonlyonetoyforaslongasitwouldkeephisinterest.Iexpectedthatonetoywouldkeephisattentionforaboutfiveminutes,tenminutes,max.Ichosearedrubberball—simple,universallyavailable.Wepassedit,hetriedtoputitinhismouth,hetriedbouncingit,rollingit,sittingonit,throwingit.Itwastotally,completelyenoughforhim.BeforeIknewitanhourhadpassedanditwastimetomoveontolunch.

Webothbecameabsorbedinthesimplicityofplayingtogether.HehadmyfullattentionandIhadhis.Mylittleexperimenttofindjoyinasingleobjectworkedforbothofus.

1.Whatdothewords“moreismore”inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Themore,thebetter.B.Enoughisenough.

C.Moremoney,moreworries.D.Earnmoreandspendmore.

2.WhatmadeGeorgiaagreetosellsomeofherobjects?

A.Savingupforherholiday.B.Raisingmoneyforapoorgirl.

C.Addingthemoneytoherfund.D.Givingthemoneytoasickmother.

3.WhydidtheauthorplaytheballwithShepherd?

A.TotryoutanideaB.Toshowaparent'

slove

C.TotrainhisattentionD.Tohelphimstartahobby

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TakeItorLeaveItB.ALessonfromKids

C.LiveMorewithLessD.ThePleasureofGiving

3、Athleteswhocanrunseveralmarathonsinjustmonthsmightseemunstoppable.Thebiggestobstacle,itturnsout,istheirownbodies.Anewstudyfindoutforthefirsttimea“ceiling”forenduranceactivitiessuchaslong&

shy;

distancerunningandbiking.

“Physiologistsandathletesalikehavelongbeeninterestedinjusthowfarthehumanbodycanpushitself.Whenexercisingoverafewhours,awealthofevidencesuggestsmostpeoplemaxoutataboutfivetimestheirbasalmetabolic（代谢的）rate（BMR）.Howhumansuseenergyduringlongerenduranceactivitiesisanotherquestionentirely,”saysHermanPontzer,anevolutionarytheoristatDukeUniversity,NorthCarolina.

PontzersawanopportunitytoanswerthatquestionwhenBryceCarlson,anenduranceathleteandformerbiochemistatPurdueUniversity,organizedtheRaceAcrosstheUSAin2015.Runnerscovered4,957kilometersoverthecourseof20weeksinaseriesofmarathonsstretchingfromLosAngeles,California,toWashington,D.C.

Tofindouthowmanycaloriestheathletesinthestudyburned,Pontzer,Carlson,andcolleaguesreplacedthenormalhydrogenandoxygenintheirdrinkingwaterwithharmless,uncommonisotopes（同位素）ofthoseelements.Bychemicallytracinghowtheseisotopesflushoutinurine,sweat,andbreath,scientistscancalculatehowmuchcarbondioxideanathleteproduces—ameasurethatdirectlyrelatestohowmanycaloriestheyburn.

Pontzer'

steamthencollectedenergyconsumptiondataoverthecourseoftheracetoseehowmanycaloriestheyburnedperday.Theyfoundthatwhatevertheeventis,energyconsumptionleveledoffafterabout20days,eventuallystayingatasteadylevelatabout2.5timesanathlete'

sBMR.Atthatpoint,thebodyisburningcaloriesmorequicklythanitcanabsorbfoodandturnitintoenergy,representingabiologicallydeterminedceilingonhumanperformance.

“Itwasjustoneofthosemomentsofdiscoverythatasascientistyoujustlivefor,”Pontzersaid.“Weendedupplottingouttheverylimitsofhumanendurance,theenvelopeforwhathumanscando.”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ceiling”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Theweaknessofhumanbodies.B.Theeffectoflastingexercise.

C.Thewayhumansuseenergy.D.Thelimitofhumanendurance.

2.Whichofthefollowingisadirectmeasureofanathlete'

senergyconsumption?

A.Thehydrogenandoxygenintheirdrinkingwater.

B.Thecarbondioxidetheirbodiescreate.

C.Theamountoftheirurine,sweatandbreath.

D.Theremainingisotopesintheirbody.

3.WhatisthepurposeofPontzer'

sstudy?

A.Toconfirmthatanathlete'

sphysicalextremeismainlydeterminedbyhis

B.MR.B.Tocomparehumanlimitsincommonexercisewiththoseinenduranceactivities.

C.Tofindoutwherethehighestenergyconsumptionofanathletelies.

D.Tosetareasonablestandardforresearchesconcernedwithhumanbody

4.HowdidPontzerfeelwhentheirstudyresultscameout?

A.Excited.B.Regretful.C.Surprised.D.Hopeful.

4、The 

meaning 

of 

silence 

varies 

among 

cultural 

groups. 

Silences 

may 

be 

thoughtful, 

or 

they 

empty 

when 

a 

person 

has 

nothing 

to 

say. 

A 

in 

conversation 

also 

show 

stubbornness, 

uneasiness, 

worry. 

Silence 

viewed 

by 

some 

groups 

as 

extremely 

uncomfortable;

therefore 

attempts 

made 

fill 

everygap（间隙）withconversation.Personsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson’sneeds.

Many 

Native 

Americans 

value 

and 

feel 

it 

is 

basic 

part 

communicating 

people, 

just 

traditional 

Chinese 

Thai 

persons 

do. 

Therefore, 

from 

one 

these 

cultures 

speaking 

suddenly 

stops, 

what 

implied 

that 

the 

personwantsthelistenertoconsiderwhathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisacallforreflection.

Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhendealingwithconflictsamongpeopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,Russian,French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshowagreementbetweenpartiesaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersoninauthorityratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instillanotheruse,personsinAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority.

Nursesandothercare-giversneedtobeawareofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhentheycomeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshouldrecognizetheirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient’ssilenceisnotinterruptedtooearlyorallowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehealing（治愈）valueofsilencecanusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromothercultures.

1.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsilenceinconversations?

A.Itimpliesanger.B.Itpromotesfriendship.