假期英语测试4.docx

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假期英语测试4

　假期英语测试4

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A

Manypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife﹣changingadventureoverseas．Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown．However，lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy，andmanyarenotpreparedfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture．

Thehoneymoonperiod

Atfirst，forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad，lifeisanexcitingadventure．Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings，andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday．Theydon'tmindtryingthelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture．Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign﹣languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes．

Troubleinparadise

Inmanycases，whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry，theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe．Astimegoesby，theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache．Inthisstage，thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeinthehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground．

Theroadtorecovery

Gradually，mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem．Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasilydoathome，suchasopeningabankaccount．Thisnew﹣foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness．

Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem．Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry：

youwillnotsucceed．Ifnot，yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyouwantedtoleavebehind．

1．Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst？

A．Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier．

B．Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills．

C．Theylovetheadventureandexploration．

D．Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures．

2．Accordingtotheauthor，whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface？

A．Homesickness．B．Cultureshock．

C．Healthproblems．D．Lackofemployment．

3．Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo？

A．Studythelocallanguage．B．Goonholidaysfrequently．

C．Learnhowtoopenabankaccount．D．Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry．

B

Australialovesinterestingmoney．In1988，itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacepapermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes．Nowit'sintroducedanewfive﹣dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!

Atfirstglance，thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone．Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback．Butlookcloser，andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownthemiddle，surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses，atypeofAustralianplant．

Tilt（使倾斜）thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill，anAustralianbird，beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway．Turnthebillfromsidetoside，andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins，andtheimageof"5"changesposition．Whilethesemoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining，thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem．Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes．

Thenewfive﹣dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney．Ithassraisedbumpalongsidethetopandbottom，enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue．

ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall﹣importantbumpgoesto15﹣year﹣oldConnorMcLeod．TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas．Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria．Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea，Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention．

Thegovernmentwilladdthisfeaturetothenew10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017，aswellastheupdated20，50，and100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned．

4．WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted？

A．Thebird．B．Thenumber．C．Theplants．D．Thebuilding．

5．WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote？

A．Tomakethenotemoredifficulttocopy．

B．Toshowthecountry'sadvancedtechnology．

C．Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney．

D．Tomakethenot'sappearancemoreattractive．

6．WhatcanweguessaboutAustraliancoins？

A．Theyaredifferentinsizeorshape．

B．Theyarerequiredinschoolcafeterias．

C．Theyaremorefrequentlyusedthannotes．

D．Theyaremoreconvenientforyoungpeople．

7．WhatdidConnordotopersuadethegovernment？

A．Hewrotealettertotheleaders．

B．Heorganizedanonlinemeeting．

C．HesoughtsupportontheInternet．

D．HerequestedaspecialChristmasgift．

C

Atthisyear'sTechnologyForum，speakersincludeworld﹣famouspeople，suchasSteveWozniak，co﹣founderofAppleComputer，andlesser﹣knownindividualswithgreatideastochangetheworld．OneofthelatterisJonnyCohen，ahighschoolsenior，greenbusinessmanandcreatorofGreenShields．

SinceCohenwasachild，hehasbeeninnovatingandinventing．Whenhewas12andtookscienceclassesatNorthwesternUniversity，hesawaschoolbusandhadanidea：

whatiftheshapeofschoolbuswasimprovedtomakeitmorefuelefficient？

Thiswouldgreatlyreducetheamountofpollutionitproduced．Hesetaboutmakingawindtunnelinhisparents'garageandplacedsmallmetalplatesorshieldsontoyschoolbusestotestthem．Theresult：

hisshieldsredirectedtheairflowoverandaroundthebus，decreasedwingdrag，andproducedbetterfueleconomyandlesspollution．

CohenwentthroughvariousexperimentstoimprovehisGreenShieldsinvention．WiththehelpofMITandCook﹣IllinoisBusCompany，whichdonatedafull﹣sizedbusforCohen'sexperiments，henowhasashieldmodelthatisinexpensiveandeasytoattach，enablingwidespreadadoption．

Howmuchofanimpactcantheseshieldshaveonclimatechange？

FuelconsumptionfortheaverageUSschoolbusissevenmilespergallon．GreenShieldsincreasesfuelefficiencyby10﹣20%，savingabout600perbusperyear，andcostsonly30toattach．CohenandhispartnersarenowtryingtopersuadethegovernmenttoputGreenShieldsonallschoolbuses．

Withalmosthalf﹣a﹣millionschoolbusesinAmericausingnearly2.5billionoffuelperyear，aconsumptionreductionof10﹣20%wouldmakeabigdifferenceinpollution．Nottomentiontheroughly285millioninannualsavingsonfuel．

8．WhatcanwelearnaboutJonnyCohenfromthetext？

A．HehasproducedGreenShieldsindependently．

B．Hehasbeenemployedtoimproveschoolbuses．

C．Heisaworld﹣famousbusinessmanandinventor．

D．Hehasatalentforfindingandsolvingproblems．

9．HowdoesGreenShieldsmakeabusmorefuelefficient？

A．Byreducingtheamountofwinddrag．

B．Byimprovingthequalityoffuelused．

C．Byprovidingawindtunnelforthebus．

D．Bychangingtheshapeofthebusengine．

10．WheredidCohenbegintestinghisshields？

A．AtNorthwesternUniversity．B．Inhisparents'garage．

C．Atalocalbuscompany．D．InanMITlab．

11．What'stheintendedbenefitofCohen'sinvention？

A．Toprovideschoolbuseswithcheaperfuel．

B．Toreducethecostofproducingschoolbuses．

C．Toincreasetheprofitsoftheschoolbusindustry．

D．Tomakeschoolbusesmoreenvironmentally﹣friendly．

D

Weallknowthefeeling：

lookingatthecomputerscreen，pretendingtobeinterestedinourhomework，eventhoughwereallyfeelbored．Butsuchfeelingsmaysoonbeatanend，saysDr．HarryWitchel，headoftheEssexMedicalSchool．Hebelievesthatcomputersofthefuturewillnoticewhenpeoplefeelboredandeventakeactiontostopit．

Beforeyougetconcerned，themachinewon'tbereadingyourmind．Itwillbeobservingthemanymovementsyoumakewhileusingacomputer．It'snotinterestedinthebigmovementsneededtousethemachine一likemovingamouseortouchingascreen﹣butsmall，barelynoticeablemovementslikeclosingyoureyes，movinginyourseatorrubbingyourface．Witchelcallsthese"boredommovements"andsaystheyshowhowinterestedthepersonisinwhattheyarereadingorwatching．Thehighertheinterestlevel，thelessmovement!

Totesthistheory，Witchelinvited27peopletoperformvariouscomputer﹣basedtasks．Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegames（aninterestingtask）toreadingdocumentslikegovernmentlawsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring．

Aspecialvideocamerafollowedtheparticipants'movementsastheycompletedeachtask．Justastheresearcherexpected，the"boredommovements"greatlydecreased，byasmuchas42%，whenthesubjectswereveryinterestedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing．

Fortunately，DrWitchelisn'tplanningtousehisresultstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotpayingattentionatschool．Instead，hewants"movementsensing"technologytobebuiltintofuturecomputersinordertoimprovestudents'computer﹣basedlearningexperience．

Thescientistsaysthatbymeasuringthestudents'interestlevelastheywork，educatorswillbeabletoadjusttheirmaterialsinreal﹣timetokeepstudentsfocused．Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinionsandinthefuture，helptodevelopmoreintelligentrobots．

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph1referto？

A．Homework．B．Acomputer．C．Boredom．D．Thefuture．

13．WhydidDrWitchelcarryouthisresearch？

A．Todiscoverhowboredpeoplemove．

B．Tofindoutwhatmakespeoplebored．

C．Toseeifinterestedpeoplearemoreacti