ASK LASKAS
YOU"VE GOT QUESTIONS. SHE"S GOT ANSWERS
Q: My problem is computer gaming. I do it day and night, averaging four hours of sleep. I can"t control of this, and I don"t know where to go for help. Do you? —Player
A: Dear Player,
You have an addiction. For some people playing video games releases dopamine, a powerful brain chemical that makes you feel good. You"d toss your cigarettes if you were ready to quit, right? To kick the habit, get help from a health professional. And don"t look for help on line; that would be like an alcoholic going to the bar for advice.
Q: My brother"s wife just had triplets(三胞胎). This is such a joy! Yet every time I share the news with co-workers, they ask me if she was on fertility pills. I think this is rude—or has society just become so talk-show numbed (麻木的)that you can ask anyone anything? —No Show Host
A: Dear Host,
Yes. Our society has become increasingly disrespectful of privacy. But don"t blame it all on the talk-shows. Continue to celebrate and greet impolite questions with stony silence. Their fertility history is nobody"s business but their own.
Q: I work at an amusement park, and my manager steals supplies. She has a catering business on the side, and we"ve seen her load up her van at the back gates. The big bosses think she is the best thing since buttered bread, and we"re all afraid that if we say anything, we"ll lose our jobs. What can we do? —Righteous
A: Dear Righteous,
Be sure you"re right. You must have evidence about what and why things are going out the back gates. Once you know for certain, it"s time to go to the bosses and report what you have seen.
Q: My stepson"s wife sometimes leaves their eight-year-old home alone for "a short run to the store." That may be an hour or so. I believe by law we should report it. What do you think?
—The In-laws
A: Dear Laws,
I don"t know what the child-protection laws in your state are, but I do know that children need care and attention. This child may be able and unafraid, but kids aren"t always careful. It also sounds like there is stress in your family relationship. One thing you can do to help this situation is offer to baby-sit when Mom needs to step out.
小题1:Which of the following statements is true?| A．Dopamine is a powerful brain chemical good to our health. | | B．Looking for help on line is like getting help from a health professional. | | C．Player is a video game addict who smokes and sleeps few hours. | | D．Player is advised to stay clear of the screen. |
小题2:According to the Q&A, .| A．Host"s colleagues are insensitive | | B．The talk-show is to blame | | C．Somebody"s business is everybody"s | | D．Host"s sister-in-law was on fertility pills |
小题3:What we can infer from the Q&A is .| A．The Mom is not to blame because she needs a short run to the store | | B．Children need care and attention, though not for all of them | | C．Laws, the old lady, wants to report what she sees to the child"s father | | D．Laskas doesn"t seem to approve of Laws" trying to report what she sees |
小题4:Which Q&A mentioned transport?| A．The first | B．The second. | C．The third. | D．None. |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C |
试题分析：当你生活中遇到困扰的时候，当你感觉不知如何应对的时候，你可以求助于ASK lASDAS这个你问我答栏目。在本文中作者列举了一些在这个栏目中人们提出的问题以及主持人对此作出的解答。比如如何解决沉溺网络游戏问题、如何对待别人窥探隐私的问题等等。
小题1:D细节理解题。根据第一个问题的回答中 You"d toss your cigarettes if you were ready to quit, right?如果你想戒烟的话，你得先扔掉香烟。可以判断对于Player的问题，栏目主持人建议他要远离电脑。
小题2:A 细节理解题。根据第二个问题中I think this is rude—or has society just become so talk-show numbed (麻木的)that you can ask anyone anything?以及回答Yes. Our society has become increasingly disrespectful of privacy.可以判断他们都认为如今的人们对他人的感受都漠不关心了，所以A选项正确。
小题3:D推理判断题。 根据第三个答复中Be sure you"re right. You must have evidence about what and why things are going out the back gates.可知主持人认为必须有充足证据才可以去揭发别人，由此可以推断主持人不赞同Laws去告发上司。
小题4:C细节理解题。根据文中and we"ve seen her load up her van at the back gates可知第三个问题中涉及到了交通工具，所以答案选C。 |
核心考点
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题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
If a business wants to sell its products internationally, it had better do some market research first. This is a lesson that some large American corporations have learned the hard way.
What’s in the name?
Sometimes the problem is the name. When General Motors introduced its Chevy Nova into Latin America, it overlooked the fact that Nova in Spanish means “It doesn’t go”. Sure enough, the Chevy Nova never went anywhere in Latin America.
Translation problems
Sometimes it is the slogan that doesn’t work. No company knows this better than Pepsi-Cola, with its “Come alive with Pepsi!” campaign. The campaign was so successful in the United States , Pepsi translated its slogan literally for its international campaign. As it turned out , the translations weren’t quite right. Pepsi was begging Germans to “Come out of the grave(坟墓)” and telling the Chinese that “Pepsi brings your ancestors(老祖宗) back from the grave.”
A picture’s worth a thousand words
Other times, the problem involves packaging . A picture of a smiling baby has helped sell countless jars of Gerber baby food. When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in African countries, the picture on the jar shows what the jar has in it, for many people there can’t read.
Twist of fate
Even the culture and religious factors and pure coincidence can be involved. Thorn McAn shoes have a Thorn McAn “signature” inside. To people in Bangladesh, which is a Muslim country, this signature looked like Arabic script for the word Allah. In that country, feet are considered unclean, and Muslims felt the company was offending God’s name by having people walk on it.
小题1:From the text we learned that _________.| A．Chevy Nova was brought in Latin America | | B．General Motors did the best market research of all companies | | C．Pepsi still sold well in China owing to the translation problems | | D．the “Come alive with Pepsi” campaign worked well in the US |
小题2:What was “Gerber’s problem”?| A．A translation problem | B．Cultural factor | | C．Religious factor | D．The picture on the jar |
小题3:For what reason were Thorn McAn shoes turned down in Bangladesh?| A．They are not designed attractively | | B．Their advertisements are not persuasive | | C．A signature looking like the word Allah was in the shoes | | D．Problem for Thorn McAn was the company’s name |
小题4:What does the text mainly tell us?| A．Lessons from some large corporations. | | B．How to make use of advertisements | | C．The importance of market research | | D．The importance of packaging |
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Our Future Homes
What kinds of homes will we live the future? Nobody can be sure, architects, and scientists are new ideas now.
Some architects are thinking about whole cities under huge glass domes. Of course, complicated heating and systems will be necessary to control the climate in the domes. , there will never be any rain snow, and the temperature will be always .
Perhaps everyone will live in vertical（立体的） . High rises are so large that they can contain all the necessities of life. Since vertical cities will use land than horizontal cities, and provide homes for more people, they will be for small countries that have populations.
Another idea that will be helpful to countries (and island countries) is
the city. Monaco has already built homes, stores, and offices the water of the Mediterranean Sea. And a Japanese has made a plan for constructing buildings on bridges over Tokyo Bay.
There are some people who think we will go back to living in . But the caves of the future will be quite the caves of the Stone Age. Computers will control light and climate. Farms and parks will be on the land the cave city. When people want to go to the country or to a park, a short ride in will take them there.
| 小题1: | | A．in | B．in at | C．in in | D．in for |
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| 小题3: | | A．working out | B．working at | C．working on | D．thinking |
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| 小题4: | | A．burying | B．destroying | C．founding | D．building |
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| 小题5: | | A．cooling | B．cold | C．living | D．social |
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| 小题6: | | A．So | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Even if |
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| 小题8: | | A．pleased | B．happy | C．content | D．comfortable |
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| 小题9: | | A．towns | B．villages | C．buildings | D．cities |
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| 小题10: | | A．fewer | B．more | C．larger | D．less |
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| 小题11: | | A．practical | B．expensive | C．unnecessary | D．useless |
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| 小题12: | | A．big | B．many | C．much | D．large |
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| 小题13: | | A．huge | B．small | C．strong | D．great |
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| 小题14: | | A．floated | B．float | C．floating | D．to float |
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| 小题16: | | A．teacher | B．sailor | C．doctor | D．architect |
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| 小题17: | | A．houses | B．caves | C．buildings | D．cities |
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| 小题18: | | A．different from | B．similar with | C．equal to | D．the same as |
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| 小题19: | | A．under | B．in | C．over | D．far from |
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| 小题20: | | A．a bus | B．ship | C．an elevator | D．a train |
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Bob was a clever college student, but his family was poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.
One summer he got a job in a butcher"s shop (肉店) during the day time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do all the accounts ( 算账) .In the hospital, of course, Bob was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher"s shop and in the hospital, Bob had to wear white clothes.
One evening in the hospital, Bob had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating - room. The woman already felt frightened when she thought about the operation. When she saw Bob coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.
"No! No!" she cried. "Not a butcher! I won"t let a butcher operate on me!" with these words ,she fainted away.
小题1:Bob had to work after class and during his holidays because_________.| A．his father told him to make more friends | | B．he wanted to become a rich man | | C．his family couldn’t support him | | D．he had nothing to do at home. |
小题2:One summer Bob_________.| A．wanted to become not only a butcher but also a doctor. | | B．got two different jobs at two places | | C．was free only at night | | D．worked only during the daytime |
小题3:In the hospital, Bob"s job was_________.| A．to take care of the wounded soldiers | | B．to give the doctor"s advice | | C．to find out what was wrong with the sick people | | D．to carry the sick people from one place to another |
小题4:When the woman saw Bob,_________.| A．she was so frightened that she fainted away | | B．She was frightened and then got so excited that she fainted away. | | C．She was very disappointed | | D．She was quite pleased |
小题5:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．Bob was an unknown doctor. | | B．Bob was a butcher and he studied at college in the evening. | | C．When the woman saw Bob, she thought he was going to operate on her. | | D．Bob worked in a butcher"s shop and helped to do the accounts. |
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One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw Kyle from my class walking home from school. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd (a foolish person)." I had quite a weekend planned, so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running towards him. They knocked all his books out of his arms and tripped(绊倒) him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the glass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear in his eye.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should go to hell." He looked at me and said, "Hey, thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real thankfulness. I asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. I am here to tell you a story."
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn"t have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
I heard the gasp(倒吸气) go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.
小题1:Why did Kyle carry all his books home?| A．Because it was Friday. | | B．Because he was a nerd. | | C．Because he wanted to kill himself. | | D．Because he liked doing things for his mother. |
小题2:Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The bunch of kids attacked Kyle to have his glasses and books. | | B．The author planned to study all weekend after he met Kyle. | | C．The author was a freshman when Kyle gave the speech. | | D．Kyle felt grateful to the author for his help. |
小题3:What can we infer from the passage?| A．When Kyle couldn"t find the glass, he turned to the author for help. | | B．The author teased Kyle a lot about being a nerd. | | C．The author didn"t expect Kyle to tell the story. | | D．Kyle thanked his parents first for saving his life. |
小题4:What does the underlined "them" in the 2nd paragraph refer to?| A．The kids. | B．Kyle"s books. | C．Kyle"s glasses. | D．Kyle"s arms. |
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Riding a motorcycle is a popular way to travel. A motorcycle often has better acceleration than the fastest . A motorcycle can traffic jams and can speed ahead while the cars wait. A motorcycle is to run --- you need less petrol per mile for a motorcycle than for most cars.
But this doesn’t explain why, for some people, motorcycles are a way to travel, they are a way of life. Everybody knows about the problems of riding a motorcycle. It’s quiet dangerous. It’s very uncomfortable too. However well dressed for a ride the motorcyclist is, wind and rain make the journey difficult and . And then, motorcycles often .
But the motorcyclist doesn’t care!
Take a look at any motorcycle magazine and you will have an idea of what motorcycling means to the enthusiast. The keen motorcyclist may sometimes think about the of his way of life. But he will still go ‘on the ride’ whenever he can!
| 小题1: | | A．car | B．bike | C．bus | D．train |
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| 小题2: | | A．limit | B．control | C．avoid | D．break |
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| 小题3: | | A．faster | B．easier | C．greater | D．cheaper |
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| 小题4: | | A．more than | B．less than | C．better than | D．worse than |
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| 小题5: | | A．puzzling | B．astonishing | C．tiring | D．boring |
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| 小题6: | | A．break out | B．break down | C．break up | D．break in |
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| 小题7: | | A．generous | B．cautious | C．responsible | D．enthusiastic |
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| 小题8: | | A．safety | B．excitement | C．difficulties | D．problems |
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