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Ihavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?
AndhowcanIfigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon’tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?
Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker’spointbyconcentratingondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone’spresentation,butheblockedo
utthemanmessage.Ratherthantryingtoremembereverything,weshouldconcentrateonmainideasandevidence.
1.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"
Justlikewhenwe...runoutofit."
?
A.Wetendtorejectwhatotherssay.
B.Wealwaystrytorememberalldetails.
C.Itisdifficultforustorememberallthings.
D.Weoftenfailtofocusonwhatwearelisteningto.
2.Duringtheworkshop,Erik.
A.gotSimoneFisher'
smainideaB.focusedonthelecture'
sdetails
C.showedlittleinterestinthelectureD.didn'
tagreewithwhatSimonehadsaid
3.WhenhearingErik'
squestions,Simonewouldmostprobablythink.
A.theyareverygo
odquestionsB.Erikwasanexcellentlistener
C.itwashardtoanswerthequestionsD.hisquestionsweremeaningless
4.Thepassageiswrittentohelpthosewhowanttobe.
A.agoodlistenerB.afinancialplanner
C.anexcellentlecturerD.asuccessfulemployee
B
“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.
Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.
Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyamonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.
“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.
ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque(不透明的)cupwasnotfrostedglassbutmonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.
LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarri
agetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.
5.WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.
A.32B.30
C.28D.26
6.WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?
A.ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.
B.ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.
C.ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.
D.ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.
B.Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.
C.ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.
D.Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.
8.Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.
A.howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswife
B.howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogether
C.howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriage
D.howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous
C
Thereisalwayssomethingthathappensintheworldthateveryonefearswillhappentotheirtown,cityorcountry:
naturaldisasters.Thescariestpartofitisthatnoonewilleverseeiting.Thoughtechnologyhelpsusprepare,butitneveractuallytellsthepeoplewhenit'
sgoingtohit.Itisalwaysestimatedbuttheresultisnever100%accurate.
However,thatisnotthepointofthisarticle.Twodifferentnaturaldisastersintwodifferentpartsoftheworldhavehappenedinthepastfewweeks.OnewasamajorfloodthathashitLouisianaintheUnitedStates.TheotherwasanearthquakethathitAmatrice,Italy.However,thereisamajordifferenceinthenewscoverageofthetwotragedies.
AsforthefloodinginLouisiana,itisreportedthatthisdisasteristheworsttohittheUnitedStatessinceSuper-stormSandyandit'
llcostatleast$30million.Inonlythefirstcoupleofweeks,13peoplehaddied.However,likeme,manypeopledidnothearaboutth
istragicevent.Ididnotlearnaboutituntilaboutthreeweeksafterithappened.
InItaly,however,itcoveredallmediainstantly.TheearthquakeinItalyhappenedonTuesdaymorning.Thatsameday,IwasonTwitterandthatwasallthatwasoverthenewsfeed.Everyotherpostwasabouttheearthquake.SomewouldhavetheopinionthatAmatrice,Italywasoneofthemostbeautifultownsinthatcountry.Igotindeepsorrowbecausethereweremorepeoplekilledinthisquakethantheflooding.Sofar,theyhaveatotalof73deadandoveronehundredmissing.
IunderstandthattechnicallytheearthquakeinItalywasworsethanthefloodsinLouisiana.However,Ibelievethatifanaturaldisasterhappens,theyallshouldbeequallycoveredandtakenequallyseriously.Weareoneworldunitedandshouldbethereforallofthepeoplewhoareinneedofhelp.Wemaynotbeabletoaccuratelypredictdisastersbut,wecansurelylendahandoutfortheneedy.
9.Whatreallyconcernstheauthoraboutthetwonaturaldisasters?
A.Thedeathandtheinjured.B.Themediareport.
C.Thegovernment'
sresponsibility.D.Theireconomicloss.
10.Whydidtheauthorlearnaboutthefloodsolate?
A.Hedidn’tcareabouttheflood.B.Hefeltnervousaboutthenews.
C.Themediadidn’tcoveritintime.D.Thefloodfrightenedtheauthoralot.
11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Italyisn'
tgoodatpredictingthenaturaldisasters.
B.Allnaturaldisastersshouldbecoveredequally.
C.Theworldshouldbeunitedintooneinstantly.
D.AmericashouldhelpItalypredictnaturaldisasters.
12.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?
A.Bymakingaparison.B.Byfollowingthetimeorder.
C.Byli
stingsomeexamples.D.Byanalyzingthecauses.
D
HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'
tChange"
isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.
In2010,Fox'
sdocumentary"
Gasland"
wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."
exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"
Gasla
ndⅡ"
.
FoxwasinWashington,D.C.recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"
Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."
Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle.
Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'
reabouttodo.Thisistheshortlist:
drowning,beingarrested:
beingrunoverbyboats,driftingawayincurrentsoutintothePacificOcean,culturaldisrespect,bigwaves."
Alsointhefilm,FoxtalkstoEllaZhou,anenergyexpert.Sheexplainedtheimportanceofwhatshecalls"
moralimagination"
."
Ithinkthatitforcesustogetoutofourboxofthinkingabout,forinstance,whatisbeingsuccessful.Itallowsustohaveamoralvalueaboutwhatyouwantasaperson.Whatdoyouwanttodofortheworldandforyourself?
13.WhywasFox'
s"
appointedforanOscar?
A.BecauseFoxisthemostfamousfilm-makerinAmerica.
B.BecauseFoxhadexperiencedincrediblecrisisintheglobe.
C.Becausethemovieismainlyaboutglobalclimatechange.
D.BecauseFoxwasarrestedforopposinganewfuelpipeline.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
that"
referto?
A.Thepollutionfromfossilfuels.B.Theeconomiccrisis.
C.Theincreasingpopulation.D.Theextremeweather.
15.What'
sthepurposeof"
mentioned