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AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline"
NOTDEADYET."
Perhapsnot,buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock(股票)dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.
TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;
itstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany'
sincome.
1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?
A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.
B.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.
C.Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.
D.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.
2.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?
A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'
suggestions.
B.Theycarealotabouteachother'
shealth.
C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.
D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.
3.Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?
A.TheWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.
C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant.
4.Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?
A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.
Twonewstudieshaveinvestigatedwhyfewerwomen,comparedtomen,studyandworkintheso-calledSTEMsubjectsintheUnitedStates:
science,technology,engineeringandmathematics.
TheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen(AAUW)examinedexistingresearch.Itsreport“WhySoFew?
”suggestedwaystointerestmoregirlsandwomenintheSTEMfields.Theresearchersfoundthatculturalandenvironmentalfactorsmakeadifference.
ResearcherChristianeCorbettsaysmoreboysthangirlsscoreveryhighonmathtestsinmostcountries,butIcelandandThailandareexceptions.“Thisissomethingthatwepointoutinourreport—thatculturalfactorsandsocietalfactorscanmakeadifferenceinwhoachievesattheveryhighlevelsandwhethergirlsareachievingornot.”
AnotherstudycarriedoutbytheCamposCompanyfortheBayerCorporationintheUnitedStatesaskedmorethan1,000womenandminoritymembersoftheAmericanChemicalSocietyabouttheirexperiences.77%saidnotenoughwomenandminoritiesareworkinginSTEMtoday,becausetheywerenotencouragedtostudythosesubjectsinschool.
Thestudy,producingresultssimilartotheAAUWresearchshowedthere’sstillalotofworktobedone.“Theysaytheirinterestinsciencebeginsbeforetheageofeleven.Soweneedprogramsthatgetinfrontofkidswhilethey’reyounginelementaryschool.”
Increasingdiversityinprofessionsleadstobetterproducts,betterscience.Anddevelopingthisscienceandengineeringworkforceisimportanttothenation’seconomicdevelopment.
“Nomatterwhatcareeryo
ugointo,whetherit’saccounting,humanresourcesorsciencecareer,it’simportantthatyoucanthinkcreatively,youcanworkinteams,youcanadapttochangeandthat’simportantforeverybody,”saysRebeccaLucore.
5.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesituationinIcelandandThailand?
A.Boysscorehigherinmathteststhangirls.
B.Girlsaregivenmoreexceptionalattentionthanboys.
C.Moregirlsscorehigherinmaththanboys.
D.Boysaremorecreativethangirls.
6.WhichofthefollowingarementionedasimportantfactorsforwomentogointotheSTEMfieldsaccordingtothepassage?
A.Genderandage.B.Cultureandenvironment.
C.Studyandworkexperience.D.Familybackground.
7.What’stheimportanceofhavingmorewomenengagedinSTEMsubjects?
A.Womencanhelpmeninscienceandengineeringwork.
B.W
omenarewiserandmorecooperativethanmen.
C.Women
playamoreimp
ortantpartinscientificresearch.
D.Havingbothwomenandmeninscienceandengineeringcanproducebetterscientificachievement.
It’scoldanddarkoutside,andyourbedissowarmandcomfortable.Goingforarunseemslikesuchabadidea.Butbeforeyouhideyourrunningshoes,itmightbeworthgivingthatcrazyideaago.
AccordingtoTheHuffingtonPost,anoutdoorruninwinter,asopposedtooneonatreadmill(跑步机),burnsmorecaloriesbecausethebodyisworkinghardtoregulate(调节)itscoretemperature.Furthermore,researchshowsthatracetimesarefasterincoldweatherthaninwarmertemperatures—andquickerrunsburnmorecalories.Similarly,coldweatheralsomakestheheartworkhardertodistributebloodthroughthebody,makingthatvitalmuscleevenstronger.
Outdoorexercisealsoturnsupyourenergyandridsyouofthestressanddepressionthatbuildupeveryday.Theheatandhumidityinthesummercandragyoudownandtireyoufaster,butcoldweatherisrefreshing.Itadjustsyoutoyoursurroundings,makingyoufeelalive.
Ofcourse,thethreatofsmoginsomebuilt-upareasisafurtherhurdletowinterexercise.Heartattacks,stroke,lungcancerandasthmaarealldangersofrunninginsmog.Thecombinationofairpollutionandexerciseincreasesthepotentialproblems.Ifyoudochoosetorunoutsideonsmoggydays,takeapathinaparkorresidentialareatoavoidcarexhaust(尾气),andgoearlyinthemorning,beforerushhour.Butstayinginsideonsmoggydaysandwaitingforthenextcleardaytorunisbest.
8.Howdoescoldweatherbenefitrunners,comparedwithwarmweather?
A.Theycanrunmoreslowly.
B.Theycantakeinmorecalories.
C.Theirheartscanfunctionharder.
D.Theirbodytemperaturecangetlower.
9.Howdoessummeraffectrunners?
A.Itbuildsuptheirenergyquickly.B.Itmakesrunnerstiredeasily.
C.Itlessensrunners’stress.D.Itcausesheartattack.
10.Whataretherunnerssupposedtodoonsmoggydays?
A.Stopdrivingcars.B.Domoreexercise.
C.Avoidoutdoorexercise.D.Runlateinthemorning.
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.RefreshwithaWinterRunB.TakeOutdoorExerciseinSummer
C.GotoRuninaParkD.FollowtheTipstoReduceStress
AshasbeenalltooapparentinrecentdaysatBalcombe,fewissuescausegreaterconcernthanenergypolicy.Manyvillagecommunitiesfeeltheircountrysideisbeingruinedbythepower-producingmachineso
fwindfarms;
yettheynevertake"
directaction"
eventhoughtheplanninglawsputthemataseveredisadvantage.Andthegeneroussubsidies(财政补贴),whichencouragetheexpansionofwindpower,arenotfavorabletothevillagecommunitiesandsetlandownersinconflictwithotherresidents(居民).
Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethatthedamagetheycauseisoutofproportion(比例)tothebenefitstheybring,becausetheirenergyoutputcannotmatchthatofthecarbon-basedpowerstationstheyaresupposedtoreplace.Supportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewables,nuclearandcarbon,andthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEU(EuropeanUnion)targetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration.
Againstthisbackground,thefactthatthereisanargumentwithintheGovernmentoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarms'
impactonthecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.Thetwopartiesinthecoalition(联合)governmentareindisagreementoverwhatitshouldsay.
Wehavesomeadviceforthetwoparties:
publishthereport,andletthecountrybethejudge.Evenifitcontainsevidencethatwindfarmsareharmful,itwillhardlybeapleasantsurprisetopeoplewhodonotlikethem.Equally,supportersmustarguetheircasebyacknowledgingtheconcernsandexplainingwhytheyareeithermisplacedorworthyofmuchattention.
Thesuggestionthatfurthernegotiationsaretotakeplacetoproducean"
acceptable"
reportsuggeststhatthepoliticsofcoalitiongovernmentaredoingthecountryharminacertainway.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolved,
alltheinformationshouldbeavailablesothatpeoplecanreachtheirownconclusions,ratherthanbeingleftwiththesuspicion(猜疑)thatfactsarebeingreplacedbypoliticalbeliefs.
12.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat__________.
A.manyvillagecommunitiesaresatisfiedwiththesubsidies
B.theresidentsareinfavoroftheexpansionofwindfarms
C.energypolicycatchesmuchattentionofthepublic
D.theplanninglawsoffergreatbenefitstotheresidents
13.Supportersthinkthattheexpansionofwindpower____.
A.ismorerapidthanthatofcarbon-basedpower
B.agreeswithEUtargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration
C.isexpectedtobemuchbetterthanthatofnuclearpower
D.guaranteesanincreaseinenergyoutput
14.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.
A.anofficialreportwillsettletheenergyproblem
B.the