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anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears (落泪者)
is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything
possible to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, both those
responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive (适得其反).
Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few
purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that enhance
(increase) survival.
Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for assistance from others (as a crying
baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Loud cries would have been
quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears, there must be something special about tears
themselves.
Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in reducing stress. University of
Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently separated two
important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to
emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to cut onion would contain no such substance.
Other researchers are mvestigating the usefulness of tears as a means of making a careful examination of
human ills and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University"s Tear Analysis Laboratory, Dr. Peter Kastl and his
colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse, to study the causes of "dry eye" syndrome (综合
症) and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to environmental pollutants.
B. The embarrassment and unpleasant feeling of the observers.
C. The tear shedder"s apology and the observer"s effort to stop the crying.
D. Linking illness with crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.
B. we can reduce our stress by shedding tears
C. shedders of tears can"t get help by crying loudly
D. unlike animals, humans can shed tears for survival
B. Functions of shedding tears.
C. Unwelcome shedders of tears.
D. Research on the effects of tears.
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试题【阅读理解。 It is thought that crying is hardly an activity encouraged by society.】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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It is my understanding that this college has received a large donation to be used to enhance (improve) the
quality of life for students: expand the bookstore or add computers to the computer lab. It is the tradition of
this school to promote education and to be the pioneer of new technology. That is why I strongly argue in
favor of the addition of more computers to the computer lab.
Although expanding the campus bookstore to include CDs, gifts, and a snack bar will give a nicer look to
the college, we have to think about a greater goal and a more practical way to enhance the quality of life for
students. What do we want for our students and our college? Do we want our college to be known as a place
with a great bookstore where you can find CDs and gifts, or as a place where the students can explore and
research in their field using the best tools provided by technology? In addition, there are already several snack
bars on campus, and there are music stores nearby, so students do not depend on the college bookstore for
these things.
We live in a highly technological world and computers play an increasing"y important role in how we live.
As a learning institution, this college has the responsibility to offer its students the best technology to help them
prcpare for their future. Many students will be expecting to be familiar with the latest software and other tools
when they go on to work or to graduate school.
While they are in college, students find they are expected to use computers. Many professors expect
students to use computers to do homework or to complete projects. Since students are competing for good
grades, those who have limited access to computers are at a great disadvantage. Furthermore, being able to do
projects using the computer enhances the process of leaming.
If there are more computers, no more will students have to wait in line while scanning the room for an
empty chair and computer. No longer will they have to sit and wait while an outdated computer struggles to
follow their commands. Having more new and faster computers available will enable students to finish their
work more quickly.
The more computers are used in society, the more colleges will depend on them as a tool of teaching and
learning. Making computers more available to students facilitates their learning process by making the process
casier, more interesting, more engaging, and in the process enhancing their quality of life.
B. to explain why students are in great need of computers
C. to tell us what benefits students can gain from computers
D. to persuade the Dean to purchase more advanced computers
B. computers in the college will be updated to meet the students" demands soon
C. the college has the responsibility to help the students to prepare for their future
D. it is also necessary to expand the college bookstore by using part of the donation
B. computers are helpful to students" competition for success
C. students find it convenient to do assignments by using computers
D. students wish to use the money to buy more advanced computers
C. D.
However difficult you find it to arrange your time, it will pay off in the long run if you set aside a certain
part of the day for studying-and stick to it. 1_____. But don"t forget to make sure that you have enough left
for recreational activities or simply to be "with" yourself; reading a novel or watching a television programme.
As part of your weekly schedule, it is also advisable to consider exactly what you have to do in that week,
and make sure that you handle the"most significant tasks first. 2_____.
On a physical level, make sure you have an area or space for studying. 3_____. If you always study in the
same place: preferably a room of your own, you will find it easier to adjust mentally to the activity when you
enter that area. You should have everything that you might need at hand.
Make sure that all the physical equipment that you use, such as a desk, chair etc. is at good height for you.
If you use a personal computer, there are plenty of guidelines available from the government on angles, lighting
and the like. 4_____.
If you are working on topic your teacher has set, but finding it hard to concentrate, it may be that you
actually need to take your mind right off it for 8 period of time. 5_____. After a period away from the task,
having not thought about it at all, you may return to it refreshed and full of ideas.
B. It"s all too easy to read something and then forget where it came from
C. Consult these and avoid the typical student aches and pains
D. "Airing the mind" can work wonders sometimes
E. Make use of equipment that is available to you
F. It is best to make a weekly schedule
G. Don"t do it just anywhere
the worlds" leading genome sequencing (基因图谱) company has predicted.
A complete DNA read-out for every newborn will be technically possible and affordable in less than five
years, promising a revolution in healthcare, says Jay Flatley, the chief executive of Illumina. Only social and
legal problems are likely to delay the age of "genome sequences," or genetic profiles. By 2019 it will have
become routine to map infants" genes when they are born, Dr Flatley told The Times.
This will open a new approach to medicine, by which conditions such as high blood pressure and heart
disease can be predicted and prevented and drugs used more safely and effectively.
A baby"s genome can be discovered at birth by a blood test. By examining a person"s genome, it is possible
to identify raised risks of developing diseases such as cancers. Those at high risk can then be screened more
regularly, or given drugs or dietary advice to lower their chances of becoming ill.
Personal genomes could also be used to ensure that patients get the medicine that is most likely to work
for them and least likely to have side-effects.
The development, however, will raise legal concerns about privacy and access to individuals" genetic
records.
"Bad things can be done with the genome. It could predict something about someone-and you could
possibly hand the information to their employer or their insurance company," said Dr Flatley.
"People have to recognize that this horse is out of the barn, and that your genome probably can"t be
protected, because everywhere you go you leave your genome behind. Complete genetic privacy, however,
is unlikely to be possible", he added.
As the benefits become clearer, however, he believes that most people will want their genomes read and
interpreted. The risk is nothing compared with the gain.
B. the promise of a leading company
C. the information of babies" genes
D. the research of medical scientists
B. The risk of developing diseases at birth.
C. The side-effects of medicine on patients.
D. The letting out of personal genetic information.
B. Genetic mapping technique is too horrible to control.
C. People are eager to improve genetic mapping technique.
D. People can"t stop genetic mapping technique advancing.
B. Conservative.
C. Positive.
D. Doubtful.
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dinosaurs. 1______ scientist Martin Sander"s work shows that they were probably fully 2______ (grow)
and belong to the smallest giant dinosaur species ever found.
Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar 3______ growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart
while the animalis young and growing quickly. 4______ get closer as growth slows. "It is 5______ (exact)
these tight ring marks that we found in the fossil (化石) bones," says Sander. So the fossils must have been
from adult animals.
6______ was this German dinosaur so much smaller than other giant dinosaurs, which grew up to 45
metres long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?
150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think that 7______ water levels rose,
there was less and less land and food available. The dinosaur 8______ (force) to adapt and evolved into a
smaller animal 9______ (need) less space and food.
Since 1998, scientists have dug up more than 1000 dinosaur fossils in the mine. It is one of the few places
in the world 10______ the bones and footprints of dinosaurs have been found together.
or "smart" accessories (附件, 饰品). Pocket heart-rate monitors for joggers and electronic maps are just the
first examples of many new products that promise to change our lives in all sorts of surprising ways.
As a scientist at New York University, Rosalind Picard tries out different smart accessories before they
go on the market. One of these was the so-called "frown (皱眉) headband". Rosalind was shocked to realize
just how often she frowned stuck in a traffic jam recently, Rosalind kept hearing the sounds of the tiny sensor
inside the band worn around her forehead-each time she frowned in annoyance, the sensor gave out a signal.
Another computer scientist, Steven Feiner, is working on a pair of glasses that will do more than help you
to see. Imagine you want to try a restaurant in a foreign city but you"re not familiar with the dishes on the
menu. If you are wearing a pair of steven"s glasses, all you have to do is glance above the restaurant"s doorway
and your glasses will immediately become windows to the Internet, offering you full details of the meals served
inside. The glasses could also be used to help people make speeches, give chefs access to the latest recipes
and even procide doctors with patient information while they carry out operations.
At the moment, steven"s invention looks more like a large ski mask than a pair of glasses. It"s a headset
collected to a hand held computer and a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, which tracks the wearer"s
position. But he says that these head-worn displays will eventually get smaller and lighter as technology
improves.
And, of course, this new technology has a fashiomble as well as a useful application. A chemical engineer
named Robert Langer has invented a new microchip that, if put inside a ring, can give off different smells
according to a person"s mood. That, of course, may or may not appeal to you. And, in the end, it is shoppers
not scientists, who will determine which of these smart accessories will succeed as fashionable items and
which are sure to join history"s long list of crazy inventions.
It is clear, however, that as computers get smaller and cheaper, they will pop up in all sorts of easily-
wearable accessories, even in the buttons on your coat. What"s more, this is something that"s going to happen
a lot sooner than we all expect.
B. how she was affected by the traffic
C. how strong the signal was
D. how uncomfortable it was
B. let them see a restaurant"s environment
C. inform them about a restaurant"s menu
D. tell them about a restaurant"s quality
B. Inconvenience.
C. High cost.
D. Poor Internet access.
B. Much more research is needed into them.
C. Only a few of them will appeal to shoppers.
D. Most of them are considered to be crazy inventions.
B. To tell interesting stories about smart accessories.
C. Tb argue that smart accessories are fashionable.
D. To introduce the idea of smart accessories.
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