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Why?

Itisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesliveandworktogethermuchmoreoftenthanbefore.Thisbringschange.Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturesarereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures.

MostinternationaltradetakesplaceinworldlanguagessuchasEnglish.Peoplerespecttheirownculturesandtraditions,butwhenitcomestogettingajob,knowingaworldlanguageisoftennecessary.Itmaymeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.

Technologyworksonthechangeoflanguagesinanevenmoreamazingway.Modernmediasuchasradioandtelevisiongiveyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriesmuchknowledgeabouttheworld.Butthisknowledgedoesn’tcomeinwordsfromthemouthsoftheirparentsortheeldersintheirneighborhood.Itusuallycomesinthelanguageofadifferentculture.

Peopleindifferentculturesthinkitgoodforthemtoshareapopularlanguage.Theycanquicklyshareideasandworktogether.Knowingthesamelanguagemeanseasiercommunicationandisabasisfortrust.

Isthedeathofasmalllocallanguagesuchaterriblething?

Theanswerismaybe.Manyculturesmayhavewordsformanyusefulthingsweknownothingabout.Iftheirlanguagesdie,theirvaluablewisdommaybelostforever.

Thefutureoftheworld’slanguagesdependsonouractionsnow.Willweprotectendangeredlanguagesorallowedthemtoquietlydisappear?

Timewillhavethelastword.

21.Scientistssaythatwithin50years,perhaps,therewillbeonly___languagesintheworld.

A.4,000B.over3,000C.around3,000D.nomorethan20

22.In“Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturesarereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures,”theverb“replace”means“_____”.

A.toputsomethingbackintoacorrectplace

B.touseasecondthinginplaceofthefirstthing

C.tofindgoodplaceforsomething

D.todecidehowimportantsomethingis

23.Thepassagesaysthatifallthepeopleintheworldknewamajorworldlanguage,_____.

A.radioandtelevisionwouldallusethelanguage

B.itwouldbeeasierforthemtosharetheirideas

C.lessonsatschoolswouldbetaughtinthelanguage

D.peoplewouldrespecttheirownculturemore

24.Also,thepassagesaysthatifnobodyspokethelanguagesofsmallercultures,_____.

A.Manyofthewordsforthingswedonotknowwouldbelost.

B.knowledgewouldcomefromthemouthsoftheelders

C.peoplewouldhavedifficultinworkingtogether

D.therewouldbenosmallercultures.

25.Bysaying“Timewillhavethelastword,”thewritermeans“_____”.

A.letuswaitandseeB.wehavetimetodosomething

C.itistoolatetodoanythingD.itisonlyaproblemoftime

B

Peoplewhoarecheerfulandrelaxedarelesslikelytosufferfromcolds.It’spossiblethatbeingfullofvimandvigorhelpsthebodyfightillnesses,saytheresearchersfromCarnegieMellonUniversity（CMU）inPittsburgh.

“Weneedtotakemoreseriouslythepossibilitythatapositiveemotionalstyleisamajorplayerindiseaserisk,”sayspsychologistSheldonCohen,thestudy’sleadresearcher.

Inapreviousstudy,Cohenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatpeoplewhotendedtobecheerfulandlivelywereleastlikelytodevelopsniffles,coughs,andothercoldsymptoms.

Thosefindingswereinteresting,buttheydidn’tprovethataperson’sattitudeaffectswhetherheorshegetssick.Instead,itwasstillprobablethataperson’sunderlyingpersonalityiswhatmatters.

Evidencesuggests,forinstance,thatcertainpeoplearenaturallymorelikelytobeoutgoingandoptimistic,withhighself-respectandasenseofcontroloverlife.Thiswouldmeanthatwhoweare,nothowwefeel,finallydecidesourchancesofcatchingcolds.

Tofigureoutwhichmatteredmore（personalityoremotions）.TheCMUteaminterviewed193healthyadults.Theresearcherstalkedtoeachpersonoverthephoneeveryeveningfor2weeks.Theytoldtheresearchersaboutthepositiveandnegativefeelingsthattheyhadexperiencedthatday.

Theresultsshowedthateveryoneinthestudywasequallylikelytogetinfected.Theirsymptoms,however,differeddependingonthetypesofemotionsthattheyhadreportedovertheprevious2weeks.

Amongthosewhoreportedgoodmoodsandhadbeeninfectedwiththefluvirus,forexample,28percentdevelopedcoughsandstuffy（堵塞）noses.Ontheotherhand,thosesymptomsstruck41percentofpeoplewhohadbeenlesspositive.Scientistsargueaboutwhethernegativeemotionsorpositiveemotionshaveastrongereffectonhowhealthyweare,Fornow,itcannothurttolookonthebrightsidemoreoftenthannot.

26.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtogetridofcolds.B.Attitudedetermineslife.

C.Smilesturnawaycolds.D.Differentopinionsaboutcolds.

27.Thephrase”fullofvimandvigor”underlinedinParagraph1probablymeans______.

A.ignorantB.Well-informedC.energeticD.inlowspirits

28.Accordingtotheresearch,personswhoarelikelytocatchcoldsshouldbethose__________?

A.Whohavenegativeattitudetowardstheirlife.

B.Whoareveryemotionalandoptimistic.

C.Whoareopen-mindedandoutgoing.

D.Whohavetroublewiththeirnoses

29.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat__________.

A.positiveandnegativeemotionshavegoodaspects.

B.peoplewhohavebeenlesspositivetendtocatchcolds.

C.keepinganoptimisticstateofmindisgoodforhealth.

D.positiveemotionshaveastrongereffectonhealth.

C

ComicStrips（连环漫画）

Forhundredsofyears,artistshaveusedcartoonstocriticizebadrulersorlandowners.Asearlyasthe19thcentury,peopleproducedandreadbooksofdrawing.Inmanyways,theyweresimilartomoderncomics.Theycontainedstoriesofnaughtychildrenandplayfulanimals.Theowl（猫头鹰）andtheelephantwereusuallywiseanimals,readytogiveadvice.Thelionandthetigerwerebrave.Thefoxandthewolfwerecunning（狡猾的）greedy（贪婪的）anddangerous.

Acenturyago,anAmericannewspaperpublishedthefirstfull-colourcomicstrip.Itwassopopularthatsalesofthenewspaper,MorningJournal,increasedquickly.Sincethen,newspapersthroughouttheworldhaveincludedcomicstrips.

Inmoderntimes,comicsarepopularinChina,Japan,theUSAandalmosteverywhere.NotevenvideogamesorCD-ROMshavereducedtheirpopularity.NamessuchasSnoopy,WoodstockandGarfieldarewellknownindozensofcountries.ThePeanutscomicstripappearsinover2,000newspapersandinmorethan25languages.Peoplebelievethatitscreator,CharlesM.Schultz,earnedUS$60millionayear.

Perhapsoneday,youmayliketocreateyourowncomicstripandbecomeamillionaire.First,youmustthinkofagoodplot.Itshouldbefunny,excitingorinterestinginsomeway.Itshouldhaveplentyofaction.Moreover,thelanguagemustberealisticandsimple.Thewordsshouldsuitthecharactersinyourstory.Onetypeofpersonmightsay,“Pleasebequietandlistentowhatwehavetosay.”Butanothertypeofcharactermightsimplysay,“Shutupandlisten!

”

Furthermore,thecharactersinyourstorymustbecleartoreaders.Theyshouldbeobviouslygoodorbad---andnotamixtureofboth.Aleadermustbestrongerorclevererthanhisorherfollowers.Inmanycomicstrips----especiallythoseshowingcrimeofadventure----thereshouldalsobeaheroorheroine.Thiswillattractthereadertokeeponreadingthestory.

30.Theunderlinedword“plot”issimilarinmeaningto_____.

A.placeB.stripC.storyD.character

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthenameofacartoonCharacter?

A.Snoopy.B.Peanuts.C.Woodstock.D.Garfield.

32.Inthe19thcentury,thewolfinthecartoonswasNOT_____.

A.cunningB.dangerousC.greedyD.brave

D

Meetingsdon’tjusteatuptimeintheworkplace;

theyactuallymakegroupsofpeoplestupider,saysnewresearch.

Workinginagroupmakespeopleperformworseonintelligencetests,assomegroupmembersaresoanxiousaboutdoingwellthatthey“divert”theirbraintowardsmaintainingtheirsocialstatusinthegroup.

Youmayjokeabouthowcommitteemeetingsmakeyoufeelbraindead,butourfindingssuggestthattheymakeyouactbraindeadaswell,saidReadMontaguethestudyleaderatVirginiaTech.

GroupsofvolunteersshowedmeasurabledropsinIQwhenaskedtoperformintelligencetestssocially,withtheresultsbroadcasttothegroup.Somepeopleperformedwellinthe“social”tests,butotherswereaffectedbadly---andoverall,performancedropped.

Womenappeartofeelthispressuremorethanmen---onlythreeoutof13femalevolunteersperformedwellinasocialenvironment,with10outof13findingthattheirperformancedropped.

Theresearchersusedamagneticresonanceimaging（MRI）scannertomonitorhowpeople’sbrainsresponded---andfoundthatbadperformerstendedtoshowactivityinpartsoftheirbrainthatdealtwithemotionsandanxiety.

“WestartedwithindividualswhowerematchedfortheirIQ,”saidMontague.“Yetwhenweplacedtheminsmallgroups,rankedtheirperformanceontasksagainsttheirpeers,andbroadcasttherankings,wesawdramaticdropsintheabilityofsomestudysubjectstosolveproblems.”

“Ourstudyhighlightstheunexpectedanddramaticconsequencesevensubtlesocialsignalsingroupsettingsmayhaveontheindividual,”saidleadauthorKenethKishida.