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earthquake and lost their lives. What if we could have warned them? People are always trying hard
to find a way of preventing building collapsing (倒塌). Better materials and technology help, but are
not a solution. Just like humans, a building has its own life circle from "birth" to "death". If we know
when a building is going to collapse, we can repair it in advance or get out before it falls.
Now, scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a material that turns red before it breaks.
The invention could be used in things like climbing ropes, or bridge supports. The secret behind the
colorchanging material is a type of molecule (分子). A molecule is a group of atoms held together by
chemical bonds (化学键). Imagine you and your friends standing in a circle, holding hands. Each
person stands for one atom, your hands represent the bonds, and the entire circle represents a molecule.
If one person lets go of his or her hands, the molecule changes color. The research team put the
molecule into a soft material. When the researchers stretched (拉紧) the material, it turned bright red
a few seconds before it broke into two pieces. When they repeatedly stretched and relaxed the
material, without breaking it, it only turned a little red.
The major problem is, light can get rid of the red color. When the team shone a bright light on the
molecule, the broken bond was fixed, and the color disappeared. If bright light keeps the red color
from appearing, the material"s warning system will be useless. Scientists still have a lot of work to do
before the colorchanging molecule can be used outside the lab.
B. a way of warning before buildings collapse
C. a series of earthquakes in Haiti and Chile
D. a newlydiscovered structure of a molecule
B. there are problems to solve before putting the new material to use
C. bright light makes the red color visible to human eyes
D. the new material is unlikely to be used in building bridges
B. help building materials get stretched if necessary
C. prevent the earthquake from killing people
D. make building materials much stronger
B. a building has its own life circle of "birth" to "death"
C. a material with a certain type of molecule can turn red when stretched
D. the broken bond will fix itself when a molecule meets bright light
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have. _1 .
Ideas about social class-whether a person is "workingclass" or "middleclass" -are one area
in which changes have been extremely slow.
In the past, the workingclass tended to be paid less than middleclass people. The typical
working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having
given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.
The old style of what a middleclass man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He
was and still is inclined to take a longerterm view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a
most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important.
__2_. Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity (or the education and training) to
make such longterm plans.
_3_. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middleclass supervisors
(管理者). Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to
worry about "tomorrow". Workingclass people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority(自
卑感). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middleclasses to feel
slightly ashamed of their position.
_4_.They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money
in having a good time, and save for holidays or longerterm plans when necessary. There seems to
be much less difference than in precious generations. _5_. As long as this gap exists, there will always
be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will
reappear, but between different groups.
A. Nowadays, a great deal has changed
B. Both of these provided him and his family with security
C. As a result, differences in lifestyles and attitudes came into existence
D. However, we still have a wide gap between the wellpaid and the lowpaid
E. In recent years, the workingclass people have begun to design longterm plans
F. In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned
G. The changes in both lifestyles and attitudes are probably most easily seen among younger people
Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on autopilot and
relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. "Not choice, but habit rules the
unreflecting creatures." William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the everchanging 21st
century, even the word "habit" carries a negative meaning.
So it seems contradictory to talk about habits in the same context as innovation (创新). But
brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create
parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new,
innovative tracks.
Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct
our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try, the
more creative we become.
But don"t bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the
brain, they"re there to stay. Instead, the new habits we deliberately press into ourselves create
parallel pathways that can bypass those old roads.
"The first thing needed for innovation is attraction to wonder," says Dawna Markova, author
of The Open Mind. "But we are taught instead to "decide", just as our president calls himself "the
Decider". " She adds, "however to decide is to kill off all possibilities but one. A good innovational
thinker is always exploring the many other possibilities."
"All of us work through problems in ways of which we"re unaware," she says. Researchers in
the late 1960s discovered that humans are born with the ability to approach challenges in four
primary ways : analytically, procedurally, collaboratively (合作地) and innovatively. At the end
of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that ability, preserving only those ways of
thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.
The current emphasis on standardized testing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that
few of us use our innovative and collaborative ways of thought. "This breaks the major rule in the
American belief system that anyone can do anything," explains M. J. Ryan, author of the 2006
book This Year I Will... and Ms Markova"s business partner. "That"s a lie that we have preserved,
and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you"re good at and doing even more of it create
excellence." This is where developing new habits comes in.
B. the development of habits can be predicted
C. the regulation of old habits can be transformed
D. the track of new habits can be created unconsciously
B. connections
C. situations
D. tracks
B. Curiosity makes creative minds active.
C. Creative ideas are born of a relaxing mind.
D. Formation of innovation comes from fantastic ideas.
B. to create and develop new habits consciously
C. to resist the application of standardized testing
D. to believe that old habits conflict with new habits
communication between people contains giving and receiving information. The way we give and
receive information today has experienced a revolution in the development of the mass media in the
20th century.
The first truly mass communication medium was the newspaper. For the first time in history people
could read about events in their country and from around the world every day. However, there were
two problems with newspapers of that time. Firstly, newspapers were available only in large cities, for
getting newspapers to the countryside was a difficult and timeconsuming (耗时的) task. Secondly,
newspapers weren"t always reliable, as there was a limited range of opinions.
Nowadays, we can choose from a wide variety of sources to get information. Television and the
Internet have given us the chance to be informed about everything the minute it happens. Large
numbers of radio and TV stations, satellite channels and millions of websites help people keep up
with the latest news. People live in history and are part of it.
The media have come a long way in the last century and there is no doubt that we now live in the
information age. Whatever type of media we choose, it all comes down to the need for information.
This will always be a basic need as long as communication is part of human nature.
B. human communication involves people"s participation
C. information is now experiencing a revolution
D. information helps people gather together
B. It helped the mass communication develop in cities.
C. It kept people timely informed about home and world events.
D. It kept reliable information available in big cities.
B. people be part of history
C. inform everything timely
D. produce the latest news
B. information
C. high technology
D. media types
become a negative record in their personal credit reports, which are playing an increasingly big role in
people"s daily lives. A story carried by Chongqing Morning Post in June, underlines this trend.
According to the report, a Chongqing student borrowed money from the bank to finance his university
studies. After he graduated in 2005, he went to work in Shenzhen. Later, he wanted to buy a house
using loans. But several banks turned down his loan applications. The reason was that he had not paid
back 1,500 yuan he borrowed from a bank when he was at university.
A personal credit rating is becoming an essential "pass" in everyday life, as China establishes a
nationwide credit database. Personal credit systems go back 150 years. In developed countries,
enterprises and banks use them to decide whether or not to loan money or do other business with a
person.
A credit report estimates the credit worthiness of an individual, a company, or even a country. It
is an evaluation made by credit bureaus of a borrower"s overall credit history and his or her ability to
repay debt. A poor credit rating means a high risk of defaulting on a loan, and thus leads to the refusal
of a loan by the lender.
Today in China, credit history in banks is the major content of a credit report. But in the future,
reports will include information about the payment of telephone bills, water use fees, electricity and
natural gas bills, and taxes, according to officials of the People"s Bank of China, the central bank.
Personal information such as appearance, genetic data, fingerprints, blood type, disease history,
ethnic identity, family and religious beliefs are not to be included in credit reports, according to a draft
regulation on credit rating issued last year by the Sate Council. The authors of the draft have just
finished soliciting(征求) public opinions.
The Credit Reference Center run by the People"s Bank of China is in charge of developing a
nationwide credit database. Credit reports for all people with bank transactions (交易)began in 2006.
A personal credit rating is important to the social and economic activities of a person. According
to the draft, if you have a personal negative credit record, it will be kept for five years.
B. warn us of the importance of our personal credit report
C. encourage us to use credits widely
D. inform us to apply for a loan at university
A. taxes
B. telephone bills
C. genetic data
D. water use fees
B. Credit reports began in 2006 in China.
C. Credit history in banks is the only content of a credit report.
D. You can turn to the People"s Bank of China for the information about your credit report.
B. Credit in China
C. A Credit Report Rating
D. Credit Report Contents
laundry, meals, carpool, snacks and outings. The only thing on my husband"s description would be the
word "fun" written in big red letters along the top.
Our parenting styles complement each other. His style is a nonstop adventure where no one has to
worry about washing their hands, or eating vegetables. I"m too busy worrying to be fun. Besides, every
time I try, I am constantly outdone by my husband.
I bought my children bubble gumflavored toothpaste, and I taught them how to brush their teeth.
They thought it was neat until my husband taught them how to rinse(濑口)by spitting out water between
their two front teeth like a fountain.
I tried singing fun songs as I washed behind my children"s ears during bath time. They enthusiastically
sang and clapped until their father came in and taught them how to catapult (弹射) the soap into the sink
with the washcloth.
I took the children for a nature walk to corral (把……赶入……) a slow ladybug(瓢虫)into my son"s
insect cage. I was "cool" until their father came home, spent two minutes in the backyard, and captured
a beetle the size of a Chihuahua (吉娃娃,一种产于墨西哥的狗).
I try to tell myself I am a good parent even if my husband does things I can"t do. I can make sure my
children are safe. But I can"t wire the VCR so my children can"t watch their favourite video.
I can carry my children in my arms when they are tired and kiss them good night. But I can"t flip
them upside down so they can walk on the ceiling or prop them on my shoulders so they can see the
moths flying inside the light fixture.
I can take them to doctor appointments, but I"ll never go into the wilderness to fish. I"ll even sit in the
first row of every Little League game, but I"ll never teach my children how to hit a home run or slide into
first base.
I can do a lot of things for my children, but no matter how hard I try, I can never be their father.
B. Going shopping and sending her children to school.
C. Playing with her children and going to school with them.
D. Working in the office and taking care of her children and husband.
B. making appointments with doctors
C. flipping the children upside down
D. teaching the children how to hit a home run
B. Children Are Very Important
C. Fathers Have a Unique Job
D. Parents Have Gentle Children
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