What kind of feelings can we describe Aaron's mother?
A.deserted
B.sorrow
C.mad
D.anxious
A.deserted
B.sorrow
C.mad
D.anxious
第1题
WILL E-READERS REPLACE THE CONVENTIONAL PAPER BOOK?
Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers are threatening the future of printed books. But reading itself may get a boost from the devices. For example, a study found that the kids felt better about reading after a course in which they used Amazon Kindles. The research is in the _International Journal of Applied Science and Technology._
For two months, 199 middle-school students in a reading improvement class in Texas had 15 to 25 minutes every day when they were free to read on the Kindle. In general, the students felt the device improved their reading ability. And they tended to enjoy using an e-reader.
They noted the ease of carrying multiple books in one device, and the feeling that reading was suddenly a high-tech 21st-century activity rather than a boring waste of time. And some low-level readers who might otherwise be embarrassed to be seen with a simple book liked keeping their peers in the dark about what title they were reading. In the old days, one had to use a fake book-cover to achieve that level of secrecy.
1. Amazon Kindles is a kind of e-books. {T; F}
2. The research done in the _International Journal of Applied Science and Technology_ has lasted for two years. {T; F}
3. The students felt e-books could not improve their reading ability. {T; F}
4. Many students tended to enjoy using an e-reader. {T; F}
5. Some low-level readers used to use fake book-covers to keep their peers in the dark. {T; F}
第2题
On weekdays in pubs and bars throughout America, there is the late afternoon happy hour.The time may vary from place to place, but usually it is held from four to seven.After the workday is finished, office workers in larger cities and small towns take a relaxing pause and head off for the nearest bar or pub to be with friends, co-workers and colleagues.Within minutes the pub is filled to capacity with businessmen and secretaries, payroll clerks and stock executives.They gather around the bar and gossip about the intrigues (勾心斗角) of office life or matters more personal.This is their oasis (避风港); the place to free themselves from the day's stress at the office.
At these happy hours, social binding occurs between people who share the same workplace or similar professions.They may gossip about each other or talk about a planned project that has yet to meet a deadline.In this sense, these places become extensions of the workplace and may make up a good portion of one's social life.
These happy hours are those late afternoon chances to relax after work and before returning home.Conversations which may begin quietly and with reserve, rise gradually from a chatter to a roar.The oasis quickly fills up with smoke.Loud laughter may cackle in the air as a way to relieve the tensions of the day.The cheerful mood, heightened by the feeling of relief, competes with a TV broadcasting the latest update of CNN evening news or a sports game already in progress.
(1).How long are happy hours?
A.They are exactly two hours
B.They last as long as there are customers
C.They vary from place to place and the price of drinks.
D.Not exactly an hour but maybe a little bit longer
(2).What are the usual times for a happy hour?
A.From 5 p.m.to 8 p.m
B.From 4 p.m.to 7 p.m
C.From 6 p.m.until 9 p.m
D.From 10 p.m.until midnight
(3).Who usually attend happy hours?
A.Teachers and school administrators
B.College students and young people
C.Office workers and business people
D.Housewives
(4).What is the purpose of a happy hour?
A.To give people a happy feeling
B.To help people unwind from the stress of their jobs
C.To have the chance to drink cheaply
D.To bring in extra business
(5).What kind of conversation occurs at a happy hour?
A.General gossip and light business talk
B.Serious conversation
C.Not much talking but a lot of drinking
D.A lot of joking around with the bartender
第3题
A、which
B、what
C、who
D、that
第5题
1.According to this passage,intelligence is the ability to ().
A、work by oneself do well in any
B、situation
C、know what is right and wrong
D、adapt oneself to a new situation
2.Why does an unintelligent child seem to have a wall between him and life in general?()
A、Because he can hardly see the outside world.
B、Because life is far away from him.
C、Because he knows nothing about life in general.
D、Because he has little interest in things around himself.
3.In a new situation,an intelligent person ().
A、knows more about what might happen to him
B、is well-prepared for his action
C、pays greater attention to the situation
D、completely ignores himself
4.If an intelligent person failed,he would ().
A、feel ashamed about the failure
B、learn from his experiences
C、find out what he can’t do
D、make sure what’s wrong with his outlook in life
5.An intelligent child ().
A、learns more about himself
B、shows interest in things around him
C、studies everything that may be interesting
D、looks down upon unintelligent children
第6题
One day when I was about twelve years old, it occurred to me to wonder about the phenomenon of laughter. At first I thought it is easy enough to see what I laugh at and why I am amused, but why at such times do I open my mouth and exhale in jerking gasps and wrinkle up my eyes and throw back my head and halloo like an animal? Why do I not instead rap four times on the top of my head or whistle or whirl about?
That was over twenty years ago and I am still wondering, except that I now no longer even take my first assumption for granted, I no longer clearly understand why I laugh at what amuses me nor why things are amusing. I have illustrious company in my confusion, of course, Many of the great minds of history have brought their power of concentration to bear on the mystery of humour, and, to date, their conclusions are so contradictory and ephemeral that they cannot possibly be classified as scientific.
Many definitions of the comic are incomplete and many are simply rewording of things we already know. Aristotle, for example, defined the ridiculous as that which is incongruous but represents neither **er nor pain. But that seems to me to be a most inadequate sort of observation, for of at this minute I insert here the word rutabagas, I have introduced something in congruous, something not funny. Of course, it must be admitted that Aristotle did not claim that every painless in congruity is ridiculous but as soon as we have gone as far as this admission, we begin to see that we have come to grips with a ghost when we think have it pinned, it suddenly appears behind us, mocking us.
An all-embracing definition of humour has been attempted by many philosophers, but no definition, no formula had ever been devised that is entirely satisfactory. Aristotle's definition has come to be known loosely as the "disappointment" theory, or the "frustrated expectation", but he also, discussed another theory borrowed in part from Plato which states that the pleasure we derive in laughing is an enjoyment of the misfortune of others, due to a momentary feeling of superiority or gratified vanity in appreciation of the fact that we ourselves are not in the observed predicament.
第36题:Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?
[A] People don't like to be considered as one with no sense of humour.
[B] People will give you a satisfactory answer to what humour is.
[C] People would like to be a liar or a coward.
[D] People can make light of other's comment on their sense of humour.
第7题
What does the author mean by "most people are literally having a ZZZ" (Lines 2~3, Paragraph 5)?
A.They are getting impatient.
B.They are noisily dozing off.
C.They are feeling humiliated.
D.They are busy with word puzzles.
第8题
A.It,s terrible
B.It’s serious
C.Very well
D.Nothing serious
第10题
What kind of pre-sequence is A’s first utterance in the following discourse?A: Do you know what I want to tell you about Mr. Smith? B: What? A: I saw him flirting with a lady at a party.B: Does his wife know that?A: Of course, she does. The lady is his wife.
A、Pre-invitation
B、Pre-request
C、Pre-announcement
D、Pre-apology