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MarleneDietrichisfinallytobehonoredbyherhomecity,Berlin.
Formorethanhalfacentury,thefamousfilmstarwonhugefameinHollywood,butremainedahighlycontroversial(引起争议的)figureinGermany.
Whenthecity’snewfilmmuseumisopenedonSeptember26,threeofits15roomswillshowthestar’spossessionscollectedoveralifetime.
InadditiontovariouscollectionsbyMarlene,visitorswillbeabletoseeallMarleneDietrich’smovies.TherewillalsobekeyexceptforavastrangeofGermany-madefilms.
Dietrichbecameaworldstarafterherwonderfulperformanceinamovie.Afterthat,sheturnedherbackonGermany,horrifiedbythesuddenmovementofNaziinherhometown.
Afewyearsafterthewar,thestarwaspersuadedtopayashortvisittoBerlin.Butthetripprovedadisaster.AtacityhallgatheringinWestBerlin,crowdsturnedouttoseeher,butnotallfriendly.
Shewasattackedattimes.ShefoundherselfbeingblamedforwearinganAmericanuniformduringthewartopleaseU.S.troopsinEurope.Shewasalsoscoldedfor“turningherbackonthecountr
y”.
Dietrich,deeplyhurt,decidedshewouldneverreturntoBerlinagain.Butshesoftenedherjudgment.
WhenshediedinParisin1972,itwasatherexpresswishthatherbodyshouldbesentbacktoBerlinforburialalongsidehermotherinalocalcemetery.
1.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecangettoknowthat_______.
A.Germanswerenarrowed-mindedB.Germansweredifficulttogetalongwith
C.allGermansadmiredDietrichD.someGermansdislikedDietrich
2.Theunderlinedsentence“sheturnedherbackonGermany”(inparagraph5)means_______.
A.DietrichlookeddownuponhercountryB.Dietrichturnedawayfromhercountry
C.DietrichgaveupperformanceinhercountryD.Dietrichlostherjobinhercountry
3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.VisitorscanseevariouscollectionsbyMarleneinBerlin’snewfilmmuseum.
B.DietrichwasafamousfilmstarinHollywood.
C.Afterthewar,Dietrichpaidashortvisittohercountry.
D.WearinganAustralianuniformduringthewar,Dietrichwasregardedabetrayer(背叛者)tohercountry.
4.Thefamousfilmstar,asawhole,________.
A.hatedhercountrybecauseshewasoncescoldedforbetrayingGermany.
B.enjoyedherlifeinFrance
C.lovedhercountryfromherheart
D.feltsatisfiedwithherperformance
B
Amother’slove
I’MaNewYorkCityfirefighter.Everyday,Iseeterror–sometimesevendeath.ButthedayIfoundScarlettwa
sdifferent.ThatdayIsawlife.Andlove.
Wewererespondingtoacallabou
taburninggarage.Outside,Iheardthesoundofcatscrying.Icouldn’tstop–Iwouldhavetolookforthecatsafterthefirewasputout.
Ittookalongtimetofinallybringthebigfireundercontrol,butwedidit.Noone
insidewashurt.
AtthatpointIwasfreetoinvestigatethecatnoises.Therewasstillalotofsmokeandheatcomingfromthebuilding.Ifollowedthemeowing(猫叫)toaspotonthesidewalknearthefrontofthegarage.There,cryingandhuddled(挤作一团)together,werefiveterrifiedkittens.Theymusthavebeeninsidethebuilding,astheirfurwasbadlysinged(烫烧).
Ileftthefivekittensinaboxonaneighbor’sporch(门廊).
Iwantedtofindthemother.Itwasobviousthatshehadgoneintotheburninggarageandcarriedoutallofherbabies,onebyone–unbelievable.
Wefinallyfoundher.Shewasbadlyburnt:
hereyeswereblistered(起水泡),herpaws(爪子)wereblackened,andherfurwassingedallover.Youcouldevenseeherreddenedskinbeneaththeburnedfur.Shecouldbarelymove.Ipickedherup,andsherelaxedin
myarmsasmuchasherpainwouldallow.Sensinghertrust,Ishedatear.Iwasdeterminedtosavethisbravelittlecatandherfamily.
Thevettoldmetheywouldobservethekittensandtheirmotherovernight,buttheyweren’toptimisticaboutthemother’schanges.
Aboutaweeklater,Ifoundoutshewasgoingtolive.OneofthetechnicianssuggestedwenameherScarlett,becauseofherreddenedskin.
KnowingwhatScarlettendured(忍受)forherkittens,itmeltedmyhearttoseeherreunitedwiththem.Shetouchedeachofthemagain,nosetonose,tomakesuretheywereallsafe.Shehadriskedherlifefiveseparatetimes–andithadpaidoff.Allofherbabieshadsurvived.
Asafirefighter,Iseeheroism(英雄事迹)everyday.ButwhatScarlettshowedmethatdaywasthekindofbraverythatcanonlycomefromamother’slove.
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.Theauthorwenttorescuethecatsassoonasheheardthemcrying.
B.Thefirefightersputoutthebigfirequicklyandnoonewashurt
.
C.Themothercatmovedallofherfivebabiestoasaferplacedespitethefire.
D.Theauthordidn’tfindthecatsuntilthesmokeandheatweregone.
6.Whywastheauthordeterminedtosavethecats?
A.Herefusedtowatchsomeoneelsedieinhiswork.
B.Hewasimpressedbythemother’sstrongloveandcourage.
C.Thecat’sstoryhadmademanypeopleconcerned.
D.Ithadtakenmuchtimeandeffortforhimtosavethem.
7.Whichbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthearticle?
A.ObjectiveB.Admiring.C.Excited.D.Optimistic.
C
Fightingracialstereotypes(模式化)onUScampusesoftenbeginsbyputtingstudentsofdifferentethnicbackgroundstogether–underonedormitoryroof.
SamBoakyewasafreshmanatOhioStateUniversityandtheonlyblackstudentonhisfloor.Hewasdeterminedtogetgoodgrades–inparttomakesurehiswhiteroommatehadnobasisfornegativeracialviews."
You'
repushedtodobetter,tochallengethestereotypethatblackpeoplearenotthatsmart,"
hetoldtheNewYorkTimes.
Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthathavingaroommateofadifferentra
cecanreduceprejudice(偏见),diversify(使多样化)friendshipsandevenpromotestudents’academicperformance.InastudybyOhioStatepsychologyprofessorRussellFazio,blackfreshmenwhocametocollegewithhightestscoresearnedbettergradesiftheyhadawhiteroommate—eveniftheroommate’stestscoreswerelow.AnotherstudyonstudentinteractionbyDukeUniversitysuggeststhatfreshmenwithroommatesofadifferentracewerethemostlikelytodiversifytheirfriendships.“Justhavingdiversityinclassroomsdoesn’tdoanythingtoincreaseinterracialfriendships,”saidClaudiaBuchman,anauthoroftheDuke
study.“Butlivingtogetherwithadifferent-raceroommatedoesleadtomoreinterracialfriendships.”
Thereare,however,someproblemswithsuchroomassignments.Fazio’sstudyfoundthatthreetimesasmanyrandomly(随机地)assignedinterracialroommatesweren’tlivingtogetherattheendofthesemester,comparedwithwhiteroommates.Interracialroommatesalsospentlesstimetogether,hadfewerjointacti
vitiesandwerelessinvolvedwitheachother’sfriendsthanwhitepairs.
AsforBoakye,thisisnotthecase.“Alotofwhitestudentscomewithoutmuchexposure(暴露)todiversity,sowhentheirfirstinteractionwithablackguyisn’tbad,theywillmakemoreblackfriends.IthinkImadeagoodimpressiononmyfreshmanroommate.Isawhimthisyear,andhesaid,‘Heydude,you’renottheonlyblackfriendIhave.’Th
atfeltgood.”
8.HavingaroommateofadifferentracecanhavethefollowingbenefitsEXCEPT________.
A.makingmorefriendsB.reducingprejudice
C.earningbettergradesD.improvingphysicalhealth
9.SamBoakyewasdeterminedtogetgoodgradespartlybecause________.
A.hewantedtoprovehewasasmartboy
B.heintendedtopleasehisparents
C.hewishedtoearnthescholarship
D.hewantedtoshowblackpeopleareassmartaswhitepeople
10.WecanconcludethatBoakye________.
A.gotalongwellwithhiswhiteroommate
B.sharedfewerjointactivitieswithhiswhiteroommate
C.hadanegativeattitudetowardshiswhiteroommate
D.isstilllivingtogetherwithhisfreshmanwhiteroommate
11.The4thparagraphismainlyabout________.
A.theinterracialfriendship
B.someproblemswithhavinganinterracialroommate
C.somecommentsontheinterracialroommates
D.theinteractionbetweentheblackstudentandthewhitestudent
D
Scientistsfoundthatsleepingconsiderablyimprovesourcreativity.Aftertakinganappeopleareabletothinkfasterandputmoreimaginationintotheirthinking.Besides,ifwedream,thethinkingabilitiesareimprovedevenmore.
Researchersconsiderthatsleepingonaprobleminmostcasesleadstoelucidation(解释).TheysaywhenapersonentersaphasecalledRapidEyeMovement(REM)duringsleep,itincreasestheeffect.Suchphasetakesplacerightbeforeweawakeandaccordingtoscientistsithelpsourbrainmakelinksbetweenunrelatedsubjects.
Inthestudy,ledbyProfessorSaraMednick,scientistsmadeaconclusionthattheREMwas“importantforassimilating(消化)newinformationintopastexperience”inordertofindsolutionstocreativeproblems.
Prof.MednickisapsychiatristattheUniversityofCalifornia.Herstudyinvolvedtheanalysisof77adults.Eachparticipantwasgivenseveralword-associatedcreativetasks.Alltasksweregiveninthemorning,withparticipantsbeingshownanumberofgroupsof3words,forexample:
cookie,heartandsixteen.Theywereaskedtocomeupwithawordthatwouldbeassociatedwithallthreegiventerms—likesweet.Sometimelater,aftersomeparticipantswereallowedtosleep,theywereaskedtoperformthesametasksandsomenewones.Itisworthmentioningthatwhilesomepeopleslept,researchersusedbrainscanstoseethetypeofsleepe