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CostaRica
Mildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretirees（退休人员）toCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelcomesimmigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyincomeofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocialSecurityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.
Malaysia
RetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.Immigrantsenjoyconvenienceandcomfortintheirdailylife.Youwillfindlow-costrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.
Mexico
Becauseit’sclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.Increasingimmigrantcommunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendly.Englishspeakinglocals.Plus,legalresidentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.
Panama
Gentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyear-roundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractiontoforeignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anincomeof$2,000permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.
Ecuador
Lazycoastaltowns,sun-shininghotspots,andnature-filledviewswaitforimmigrantsseekingacarefreelifestyle.PublictransportationcostsinEcuadormakeowningavehicleunnecessary.Abusrideonlycosts25centsandtaxirideswillrunabout$3.
1.WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveincommon?
A.ConvenientshoppingB.Simpleimmigrationprocedures
C.VariousculturalactivitiesD.Relativelylowlivingcost
2.Whichcountry’slocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?
A.Malaysia’sB.Mexico’sC.Panama’sD.Ecuador’s
3.WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama?
A.BeautifulbeachesB.Apleasantclimate
C.AboomingeconomyD.Discountsforretirees
B
Summertimehasalwaysbeenmyabsolutefavoritetimeoftheyear.WhenIwasinschool,IjustlivedforthelongsummerholidayswhenIcouldplaywithmyfriendandmysisteralldayatourease.Everyonehasdifferentassociationsofsummer.Forsome,theythinkofthesmelloffreshlycutgrass,forothersit'
slyingonabeachreadingabookandforsomeitmightbethetasteoflemonadeoricecream.IamsohappytobespendingthissummerwithmyfamilyandchildhoodfriendshereintheHighlandsofScotlandafterayearawayinFrance.
OneofmyfavoritethingstodoinsummerisgotoseetheHighland.TheseeventshappenallacrosstheHighlandsandIslandsofScotlandoverthesummerandareagreatchanceforfriendsandfamilytogettogetherandsupportthelocalcommunity.AHighlandGameseventisabiggatheringwithfoodstalls（小摊）,fairgamesforchildrenandsportsandathletiescompetitions.ManyofthesportsareveryspecifictoScottishtraditionsuchas“tossingcaber"
.Thisisacompetitioninwhichthecompetitorsattempttoliftafull-lengthtreelogandtotossitupintheair.TheoldestHighlandGamesofScotlanddateback,toAD1344andtheyarenowaniconicpartoftheScottishsummer.
Summerjustwouldnotbecompleteformewithoutmyfavoritefruit-strawberriesHereintheHighlands,strawberriesaregrownasoneofourbest-sellersoverthesummermonthsandonethingIlovetodoonawarmsummerafternoonistopicksomestrawberriestoeat,withcreamattheendoftheday.Ifyoucomehere,Ithinkyouwillfallinlovewiththem..
4.Whydidtheauthortreasuredsummertimeasachild?
AItwasalonghotholidayforhim.B.Hecouldseehisbrothereveryday
C.ItwasthebesttimetolivealifeD.Hewasabletofeelquiterelaxed.
5.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Theauthorspentoneyearoutofhiscountry
B.TheauthorwasbornandraisedinFrance.
C.TheauthormovedtoScotlandwithhisfamily
D.Theauthordevotedmuchtimetoreadingbooks.
6.WhatwillyouseeataHighlandGamesevent?
A.PeoplegivingahandtothoseinneedB.Someextremesportscompetitions.
C.AculturaldisplayofScottishtraditionD.Kindsofdeliciousfoodandhappychildren
7.Whydoestheauthorrefertostrawberries?
A.ToproveHighlandsisbestforsummerB.Toshowheonlytakesinterestinthisfruit.
C.ToattractreaderstobuystrawberriesD.Tosuggeststrawberriesarethebestforyou..
C
Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.Manyfolkstakethisasaself-evidenttruth.ButIthinkitdemandscloserexamination.
Possessingaskillorpieceofknowledgeisnotthesamethingasbeingabletoshowit.Thisiswhymanysmartyoungpeoplehateschool.Understanding,figuringout,andgettingahandleonapieceofknowledgearereallyexciting,buthavingtoprovetosomebodyelsethatyouunderstandisabigfatpainintheneck.
Findingproofofstudentlearningisahugepartoftheteacher'
sjob,andwhetheritisdonepoorlyornotmakesallthedifferenceinthatteacher'
seffectiveness.Thereisahugedifferencebetween"
HowdoIfigureoutifthisstudentunderstands"
and"
HowdoImakethisstudentprovetomehegetsit."
Thefirstisavaluableapproach;
thesecondisthefirststepontheroadtowardwastingeverybody'
stime.
Andthere’stheproblem.Ifwestartwiththeassumptionthatastudentwhoknowsmustbeabletoshowhisknowledgetooursatisfaction,wewillbetravelingdownthewrongroad.Themorewedemandthatstudentsprovetousthattheyknowthestuff,themorewewilldesignartificialtasksthatdemandasetofskillsandknowledgeentirelydifferentfromtheskillsandknowledgewereallywanttomeasure.
Asaclassroomteacher,Ihavetorememberthattheburdenisonmetofindawaytoseewhatmystudentsknow;
theburdenisnotonthemtoputonwhatevertrainedmonkeyshowIdesignformyowneaseandconvenience.
Itmaynotbetheworstthingevertosay"
Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow."
ButIthinkit'
sfarmoreusefultosay,"
Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow”.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthesecondparagraphmean?
A.Verydangerous.B.Verydifficult.C.Veryannoying.DVaryfrequent.
9.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,ateachershouldhavetheabilityto_______________
A.discoverwhetherhisstudentsknowB.avoidwastingtheprecioustimeinclass
C.applyvariousapproacheswhileteachingD.givestudentsthechancetoprovethemselves
10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheartificialtasksdesignedtoteststudents'
learning?
A.Theyshouldbelimitedinnumber.B.Theyareahugeburdenonteachers
C.Theyshouldmainlyfocusoneffectiveness.D.Theyslideawayfromtheiroriginalpurpose
11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.
B.Therearemanywaystofindproofofstudentleaning.
C.Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow
D.Thereshouldbebetterunderstandingbetweenteachersandstudent
D
Anewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchesthenightuser.Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksoutanyoneelse,evenifthepersonknowspassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsalltheenergyitneedsfromtheactionofyourtyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.
Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（纳米线）ontheirsurfaceareatoeverykey,increasingtheeffectivecontactareabetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisensuresthatthere'
senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.
LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofdevices."
Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forinstance,"
Daisays."
Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldharvestenergyfromtheactionofsomeonetypingordrawing.”
"
Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,"
Daiadds."
Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitors（电容器）ontothenanowires,"
hesuggestsCapacitorsarelittledeicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharges.ThosemightthenLEDStolightaKeyboardinthedark.
ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuiltaworkingmodelofthekeyboard."
Ifacompanydecidestofund（投资）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinaslittleastwoyears,"
saysWang.
12.Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner?
A.Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram
B.Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser
C.Bycheckingtherightuser’spasswords.
D.Byrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern
13.Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfaceofthekeys?
A.ToincreasetheeffectivecontactareaB.Toimprovethespeedoftyping
C.TohelpproducepowerD.Tomakethekeyssmooth.
14.what'
sDai'
sattitudetothenewkeyboard?
AUnconcerned.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.DCritical
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
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