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in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with
soap.
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at socalled critical
moments.These include after using the toilet,after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
Global Hand Washing Day is the idea of the PublicPrivate Partnership for Hand Washing with Soap.
The goal,they say,is to create a culture of hand washing with soap.The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing diseasecausing germs (病菌).They say the correct way to wash hands is to wet
your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap.Rub it into all areas,including under the fingernails.Then,rinse well under running water.Finally,dry your hands with a clean cloth.
The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing.Soap
also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs.And it usually leaves a pleasant smell,which
increases the likelihood that people will wash again.
It also says washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any
medicine.It could help reduce cases of diarrhea (痢疾),which is the second leading cause of child deaths,
killing more than one and a half million children a year,by almost half.
B. Hand Washing Gets a Day of Its Own
C. It Is Soap That Matters
D. Partnership for Hand Washing Takes Action
B. help the developing countries
C. promote the importance of soap in hand washing
D. make a culture of hand washing in the third world
B. soap helps to get rid of more germs off hands
C. soap attracts people to do more hand washing
D. soap gets people into the habit of washing hands
B. causes the greatest number of child deaths
C. can be prevented by washing hands with soap
D. makes soap stand out in hand washing
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试题【阅读理解 New York-Wednesday,October fifteenth,is the first Global Hand Washing D】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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A British train station has put up a no kissing sign to stop lovers going full steam ahead with their
overamorous farewells.
Commuters have been told:if you want to get up to that kind of business,do it in the car park.
The sign has been put up at the dropoff point (落客处) at Warrington Bank Quay station in the town of Warrington,between Liverpool and Manchester in northwest England.
A similar sign,this time permitting kissing,has been put up elsewhere in a zone where kissing is considered
tolerable.
"We have not banned kissing in the station," said a spokesman for operators Virgin Rail.
"But we have put the sign up at the dropoff point because it is not a very big area and it often gets busy.
The sign is a lighthearted way of reminding people to move on quickly.If people wish to spend a little
more time with their loved ones before they leave,then they should park in the shortstay car park nearby."
The busy station links the town with the major cities London,Birmingham,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Liverpool
and Manchester.
However,one station is trying to rescue love from the tracks.High Wycombe,northwest of London,is
having none of it and is actively urging commuters to show their emotions in public.
"Kissing is welcome here!...we would never dream of banning kissing," says a poster of a cartoon
couple embracing,framed by a pink heart."Railway stations are romantic places," insisted Kirsteen Roberts
on from Chiltern Railways."They are where fond farewells and emotional reunions take place,where
relationships start with a glance and even,in the case of our Marylebone station last November where one
passenger will propose (求婚) to another over the public address system."
"So our passengers are more than welcome to share a kiss in our stations."
overamorous farewells.
Commuters have been told:if you want to get up to that kind of business,do it in the car park.
The sign has been put up at the dropoff point (落客处) at Warrington Bank Quay station in the town of Warrington,between Liverpool and Manchester in northwest England.
A similar sign,this time permitting kissing,has been put up elsewhere in a zone where kissing is considered
tolerable.
"We have not banned kissing in the station," said a spokesman for operators Virgin Rail.
"But we have put the sign up at the dropoff point because it is not a very big area and it often gets busy.
The sign is a lighthearted way of reminding people to move on quickly.If people wish to spend a little
more time with their loved ones before they leave,then they should park in the shortstay car park nearby."
The busy station links the town with the major cities London,Birmingham,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Liverpool
and Manchester.
However,one station is trying to rescue love from the tracks.High Wycombe,northwest of London,is
having none of it and is actively urging commuters to show their emotions in public.
"Kissing is welcome here!...we would never dream of banning kissing," says a poster of a cartoon
couple embracing,framed by a pink heart."Railway stations are romantic places," insisted Kirsteen Roberts
on from Chiltern Railways."They are where fond farewells and emotional reunions take place,where
relationships start with a glance and even,in the case of our Marylebone station last November where one
passenger will propose (求婚) to another over the public address system."
"So our passengers are more than welcome to share a kiss in our stations."
B.get passengers to walk quickly
C.avoid embarrassment
D.prevent illegal practice
B.banning kissing in the station
C.kissing at the dropoff point
D.kissing in the car park
B.kissing is forbidden
C.kissing is intolerable
D.kissing is limited to a certain time
B.the dropoff point is a quiet place
C.the dropoff point is a romantic place
D.the dropoff point is often packed with the traffic and passengers
But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building. The attack destroyed one of the world"s highest skyscrapers and left 5,000 people dead or missing.
Movie fans have become used to such events after years of Hollywood films showing disasters, terrorism(恐怖主义) and danger, The Empire State Building, the White House, New York City and even the American president himself have all been threatened by terrorist attacks in these exciting films.
The film "True Lies", released(发行) in 1994 is considered to be a good example of this kind of movie. The special effects, including explosions and missiles, make the action look like a real thing.
"Independence Day" in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House. This science fiction movie is about a war between human beings and aliens(外来人) from another planet. In the movie, the World Trade Center towers are destroyed.
Violence has become a major part of Hollywood movies. And this is what people enjoy. Soon after the attacks, many famous film companies stopped the planned releases of some of their new movies, especially if their films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes. "Swordfish" was top of the American box office in June, 2001. But the movie"s story was frighteningly similar to the Sept.11 disaster. The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack.
But it"s unlikely that Hollywood will stay quiet for long. It is already waiting for the feeling in America to calm down.
1. What is the main subject of the newspaper article?
A. The relationship between the Sept.11 attack and Hollywood films.
B. The effect of the Sept.11 attack on Hollywood films
C. The response Hollywood made to the Sept.11 attack.
D. The result of Hollywood films showing violence and disasters.
2. Which of the following is true?
A. Hollywood made a lot of money out of the film "Swordfish" in June.
B. Hollywood stopped making films showing terrorism and disasters after the Sept.11 attack.
C. "Swordfish" was not allowed to be shown after the Sept.11 attack.
D. The World Trade Center was destroyed because no superman came to save it.
3. From this article we know that .
A. Hollywood is a filmmaking center making films of violence and disasters
B. too many Hollywood films showing terrorism and disasters resulted in the Sept.11 attack
C. people who were used to the Hollywood films were not shocked at the Sept.11 attack.
D. in fact, the Sept.11 attack had nothing to do with Hollywood films.
green products, and the company said on Friday it would open a North American branch in Los Angeles, with plans to begin selling cars in the U.S. by the end of 2010.
BYD was started in 1995 and moved into the car business in 2003. The company now employs
150,000 people.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, says the arrival of BYD Inc, of Shenzhen, China, will create about 150 high-paying jobs, since the company has to employ managers and engineers. Once
it begins to sell cars in the United States, several hundred more jobs will be created in service and sales.
He also praised it as part of green-energy programs in U.S. The city is attracting high-tech, clean-energy
companies that will help reduce pollution. “As I’ve always said, what is good for the environment is also
good for development,” he adds.
Wang Chuanfu, BYD’s president, says, “BYD stands for building your dream. Our dream is a green
one, and we also wish to make your green dream come true. We have been working for a greener
environment. We hope that we will lead to a cleaner and nicer future.” The company introduced its latest
model earlier this year. It is what BYD plans to begin to sell in the United States by the end of this year.
1. BYD’s new branch in the United States will _________.
A. employ managers and engineers from China
B. produce a new model to sell there
C. sell car technology to the U.S.
D. create many new jobs for the U.S.
2. From the passage we learn that ________.
A. only service and sales jobs will be offered.
B. BYD will only make cars in China
C. the governor welcomes BYD’s arrival
D. BYD will have finished planning by the end of 2010
3. The “green dream” in the passage means _______.
A. a new world with more green trees
B. a dream of high technology
C. a world with a better environment
D. a dream of fewer cars
4. The best title for the passage would be _________.
A. The Green Dream of BYD
B. BYD Joins Green Energy Programs
C. New BYD Car Exhibition in Los Angeles
D. Green BYD Putting Roots in Los Angeles
5. Where can you most probably read this passage?
A. a novel
B. a research paper
C. a student’s composition
D. a newspaper report
TOKYO--- A child-like robot that combines the roles of nurse, companion and security guard is to go on the market to help the growing ranks of elderly Japanese with no one to look after them.
The "Wakamaru" robot can walk around a house 24 hours a day, warning family, hospitals and security firms if it perceives (觉察) a problem. It will, for example, call relatives if the owner fails to get out of the
bath.
Cameras implanted in the "eye-brows" of the robot enable it to "see" as it walks around an apartment. The images can be sent to the latest cellphones, which display the pictures.
Wakamaru, which speaks with either the voice of a boy or a girl, is also designed to provide
companionship, greeting its "papa" when he comes home.
It is the first household robot able to hold simple conversations, based on a vocabulary of around
10,000 words. It cannot only speak but can understand answers and react accordingly.
Wakamaru will inform a security firm if there is a loud bang or if an unknown person enters the house
while the owner is out or asleep. It can recognize up to 10 faces.
But like most robots it cannot climb stairs.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, which developed Wakamaru, adapted Wakamaru from robots it made.
The idea to use the technology in the home came from a company employee.
The technology has gained nation-wide publicity in Japan among increasing concern over how to look
after the ever-growing number of old people. The life of Japanese women has shot up to almost 85 years,
the highest in the world.
At the same time, extended families are being replaced by nuclear families. This has left many Japanese anxious about their elderly parents, whom they rarely see because of their long hours at office.
1. Which of the following is true about Wakamaru?
A. It is used in a security firm.
B. It cannot speak but can understand answers.
C. It can go up and down the stairs easily.
D. It can recognize as many as ten faces.
2. The purpose of this passage is ______.
A. to introduce a new product
B. to solve the aging problem
C. to tell people how to use robot
D. to show the rapid development of technology
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The robot must be very expensive.
B. The robot is likely to have a promising market.
C. The robot has given the Japanese a chance to live longer.
D. The nuclear families have left many elderly Japanese anxious.
4. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Latest Development of Technology
B. Japanese-built Robot to Help the Old
C. Vast Market of the New Robot
D. Japanese Robot and the Aging Society
attention span. We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us get through the day.
However, a new study published in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that
there are limits to how smart humans can get, and trying to increase your thinking ability could be urisky.
Each of our body parts evolved in a certain way for a reason. For example, we are not 3 meters tall
because most people"s hearts are not strong enough to send blood up that high. Scientists are now saying
that our thinking ability works in the same way. A baby"s brain size is limited by a series of factors, such as the size of the mother"s pelvis (骨盆). If our brains evolved to vbe bigger, there could be more deaths
during childbirth.
The study of Ashkenazi Jews (德裔犹太人), who have an average IQ much higher than other
Europeans, showed that they were more likely to develop diseases of the nervous system. This might be
because of their increased brainpower.
If intelligence cannot be improved, can we at least get better at concentrating? Not really, say scientists. They studied drugs like caffeine that improve attention span. They found that the drugs only helped people with serious attention problems. For those who did not have trouble paying attention, the drugs could have the opposite effect. Scientists say that this suggests there is an upper limit to how much people can or
should concentrate.
Our memory is also a "double-edged sword (双刃剑)". People with extremely vivid (生动的)
memories could end up having a difficult life because they cannot forget bad things that happen to them.
Thomas Hills of the University of Warwick in the UK, one of the authors of the paper, said that
considering all the problems in trying to get smarter, it"s unlikely there will ever be a "supermind".
"supermind"?
a. intelligence b. nervous system c. concentration ability d. memory e. heart disease
B. acd
C. bcd
D. cde
B. a baby"s IQ is determined by the mother"s pelvis
C. most people"s hearts are not that strong to make them smarter
D. it"s likely that people"s body parts will continue to evolve
B. Coffee does help a little in some people"s concentration.
C. The drugs work for those who do not have attention trouble.
D. With the help of the drugs, we can gain better concentration.
B. Good memory will lead to diseases in people"s body.
C. Without memory, people will lead a better life.
D. Poor memory makes people more generous.
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