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WorkbyJeremyJackson,aprofessoratScrippsInstitutionofOceanographyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,suggeststhatoceanwarming—alongwithotherthreatssuchasoverfishingandhabitatdestruction—couldchangeoncecomplexoceanecosystemsintoonesthatfavorsimplerspecies,suchasmicrobes,toxicalgalbloomsandjellyfishes.
1.HowisParagraph3developed?
A.Bygivingexamples.
B.Byanalyzingcauses.
C.Bymakingcomparisons.
D.Bymakingclassifications.
2.Whatcanweknowaboutsharksfromthefourthparagraph?
A.TheyarenativetoAntarcticwaters.
B.Theydoharmtothewholeecosystem.
C.They’readaptabletowarmerwaterconditions.
D.TheythreatensimplerspeciesinAntarcticwaters.
3.Whatwilloceanwarminglikelybringabout?
A.Promotingthegrowthofstarfish.
B.Anecosystemofsmallercreatures.
C.Differentfoodsourcesforseacreatures.
D.Damaginglivingplacesofdeep-seaspecies.
4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Toexplainwhyoceanwarmingbenefitsomespecies.
B.Tointroducehowcreaturessurviveinwarmeroceans.
C.Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutoceanwarming.
D.Toshowwhichcreatureswillbenefitfromwarmeroceans.
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StevenWeinbergeristhedirectoroflinguisticsintheEnglishDepartmentatGeorgeMasonUniversityinFairfax,Virginia.HesaysstudentsinhisbeginningphoneticsclassaremostlyinterestedinteachingEnglishasasecondlanguage.Theywantedtostudyhownon-nativespeakerspronouncedifferentsounds.
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Sowesentthestudentsouttorecordnon-nativespeakers,andwecomparedthosespeakerstoeachotherandtonativespeakersofEnglish,”saidStevenWeinberger.
ProfessorWeinbergerwroteaparagraphforallofthespeakerstoread.TheparagraphusescommonwordsbutcontainsalmostallofthesoundsusedinEnglish.Hereisthatsixty-nine-wordparagraph:
“PleasecallStella.Askhertobringthesethingswithherfromthestore:
Sixspoonsoffreshsnowpeas,fivethickslabsofbluecheese,andmaybeasnackforherbrotherBob.Wealsoneedasmallplasticsnakeandabigtoyfrogforthekids.Shecanscoopthesethingsintothreeredbags,andwewillgomeetherWednesdayatthetrainstation.”
In1999,ProfessorWeinbergerputtherecordingsonline.TheSpeechAccentArchiveisforanyonewhowantstocompareandanalyzetheaccentsofdifferentEnglishspeakers.
Somepeoplethinkthearchivewouldbebetterifitincludednaturalspeech-peopletalkingfreely,notjustreadingthesamewords.ProfessorWeinbergerrecognizesthestrengthsandweaknessesofhissite.
ProfessorWeinbergersaysthesitegetsamillionvisitsamonthandwouldlikemorepeopletosendintheirownsamplesofthesixty-nine-wordparagraph.
StevenWeinbergersaid,‘‘Rightnowweonlyhavesamplesfromabout350languages,includingEnglish.Youknow,thereare6,000languagesintheworldtoday,soweneedlotsmore.That’swhythearchiveworkwillneverbefinished.
1.WhydidProfessorWeinbergerlethisstudentsrecordnon-nativespeakers?
A.Mostofhisstudentsareinterestedinphonetics.
B.Thepronunciationfromnon-nativespeakerssoundsstrange.
C.TheyweregatheringmaterialsfortheSpeechAccentArchive.
D.Theywantedtoknowhownon-nativespeakerspronouncedifferentsounds.
2.TheSpeechAccentArchiveisintendedfor
______.
A.allthestudentsinWeinberger’sbeginningphoneticsclass
B.whoeverwantstostudytheaccentsofdifferentEnglishspeakers
C.theteachersoflinguisticsintheEnglishDepartmentatGeorgeMasonUniversity
D.raisingmoneybytherateofclickingthewebsite
3.ThereasonwhyProfessorWeinbergerchosethewordsinPara.4forallofthespeakerstoreadisthat
_______.
A.thewordsinthisparagraphareveryeasytoread
B.peoplearefamiliarwiththeactivitiesincludedinthisparagraph
C.mostofthespeakersareinterestedintheinformationshowninthisparagraph
D.thewordsarecommonandalmostallofthesoundsusedinEnglisharecontained
4.Inwhichpartofawebsitemaythepassageappear?
A.Entertainment.
B.Advertisement.
C.Life.
D.Education.
3、GrandparentsAnsweraCall
Asathird-generationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverpleasedmoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelptheirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMsGaffinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemovetoasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.
NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertothechildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudygrandparentscom.83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson‘sdecisionwillinfluencethegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily.
“inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’tgetawayfromhomefarenoughfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCrosby,publisherofgratemagazineforgrandparents.“Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportanttobenearthem,especiallywhenyou’rerainingchildren.”
Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead.Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling,butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.
1.WhywasGarza’smoveasuccess?
A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.
B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.
C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends.
D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.
2.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson’sdecision?
A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.
B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.
C.83%believedithadabadinfluence.
D.Themajoritythoughtitwasatrend.
3.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?
A.Theywereunsureofraisemorechildren.
B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.
C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.
D.Theybadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparent.
4.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph?
A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterests'
oftheirown
B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem
C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren
D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter
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Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进)happiness,accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.
Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’
TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime,frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿)totakingaUberinsteadofabus.
“Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase”saidWhillans.
Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40,onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.
“Onereason,’’saidWhillans,“isthatwe’reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcingthattask,”saidWhillans,oryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’
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