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Anearlymorningwinterstormhadbroughtseveralinchesofsnowmmysmalltowninthemountains.Schoolswerecanceled,roadsweredangerousandallIwantedtodowastostayinbed.Still,IknewIhadtogetthedaystartedsoIputonwarmclothesandwalkedoutside.Thesnowgotallovermyshoes.Thecoldwinddriedmylipsandmyeyes.My47year-oldbackachedinanticipation(预想)oftheshoveling(铲雪)Iwouldhavetodoifthesnowdidn’tstopsoon.
Yet,whenIlookedoutonthewhiteblanketthatcoveredtheground,Icouldn’thelpbutsmileabit.Itwassobeautiful.Itsoftenedthebaretreesandhidthedeadgrass.InthedistanceIcouldhearthesoundofthesnowplow(雪犁)ontheroad,thebarkingofahappydogandthelaughterofchildrenplayingoutside,enjoyingtheirwayofffromschool.
Thesweetmusicofthatlaughterbroughtbackahundredmemoriesofwinterspast.Irememberedcatchingsnowflakes(雪花)onmytongue,buildingsnowmen,makingsnowangles,runningdownhillsandalwayslosingsnowballfightswithfirstmybrothersandthenmyownchildren.Standingthereinthatwarmcoatofmemoriesmadethewindalittlelesscoldandmybackalittlelesssore(疼痛的).Iturnedupmyhead,stuckoutmytongueandforthefirsttimeinyearscaughtasnowflakeonit.Ittastedsofreshandclean.Ittastedlikeyouth,likejoyandlikelove.
Mayyoualwaysfeelyounginspirit,nomatterhowoldorachyyourbodymaybe.Mayyoualwaysdelightinthesimplejoysoflife.Mayyoualwaysshareyourhappinesswiththeheartsofchildren.Andmayyoualwaysgiveyourlove,yourlight,yourlaughterandyourwarmthtoothersevenonthecoldestdays.
27.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotelluswiththisarticle?
________
A.Appreciateeverysnowstormyouspendwithyourfamily.
B.Snowbringsbothfunandtrouble.
C.Memoriescanchangeouropinion.
D.Weshouldstayyoungatheart.
2.
Wouldn’titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage?
InarecentWallStreetjournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso.We’llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It-sonlyamatterof.rime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.
It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputersWillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“1t’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同义词)inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart”ofatranslator′sjob.Buteventhisseemstobeadiscouragingtaskforcomputers.
It’ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn’t-orshouldn’t-involvesimplytranslatingwords,sentencesorparagraphs.Rather,it’sabouttranslatingmeaning.Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecificexpression,humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.
Thinkaboutalltherelatedcluesthatgointounderstandinganexpression:
volume,gesture,situation,andevenyourculture.Allarelikelytoconveyasmuchmeaningasthewordsyouuse.
Therefore,weshouldbeveryskepticalofamachinethatisunabletointerprettheworldaroundus.Ifpeoplefromdifferentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit,howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter?
Unlessengineersactuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoacomputer,undoubtedlywhenitcomestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaningusinganaturallanguage,amachinewillneverfullytakeourplace.
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.AnExpert′sPrecisePredictionB.TheComplexityofTranslation
C.WhoWillBeaBetterTranslatorD.WillLanguageBarrierActuallyFall
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3.
PublicbookshelvesareappearingacrossGermanyonstreetcorners,citysquaresandinsuburbansupermarkets.Inthesefree-for-alllibraries,peoplecangrabwhatevertheywanttoread,andleavebehindanythingtheywantforothers.There’snoneedtoregister,noduedate,andyoucantakeorgiveasmanyasyouwant.“Thisprojectisaimedateveryonewholikestoread.Itisopenforeverybody,”MichaelAubermann,oneoftheorganizersofthefreebookexchangesaid.
Thewesterncity’slatestpublicshelfwasputupnexttoBayenturm.ItisthefourthfreeshelfthatAuberMann’sgroup,theCologneCitizen’sFoundation,hasplacedoutside.“Wesetupourotheroutdoorshelveslastyearandit’sbeenworkingreallywell,”saidAubermann.Thepublicbookshelves,whichareusuallyfinancedbydonationsandcaredforbylocalvolunteergroups,haveappearedindependentlyofeachotherinmanycities,suburbsandvillages.Eachshelfholdsaround200booksandittakesaboutsixweeksforacompleteturnover,withalltheoldtitlesreplacedbynewones.
Evencommercialbookstoresandonlinebooksellersseemtosupporttheideaoffreebookexchanges.“Weseethisprojectratherasasalespromotionthanascompetition,”saidElmerMother.“Ifbooksarepresenteverywhere,ithelpsourbusiness,too.”
Sofar,theColognebookgrouphashadfewproblemswithdamageorotherproblems.AuberMannsaid,“Propaganda(宣传)istheonlykindofliteraturewedonotallowhere.”
AtanotherbookshelfintheBayenthalneighborhood,thelowershelvesarereservedforchildren’sliteratureonly.“Itisimportantthatwemakeiteasyforeveryonetoparticipateinthis‘readingcultureonthestreet’—fromoldreaderstokidstoimmigrants,”AuberMannsaid.
Whilemostoftheshelveshavesofarbeenputupinupscaleneighborhoods,Aubermannandthe20volunteerswhohelplookaftertheprojectareplanningtoputupfutureshelvesinpoorneighborhoods,wherecitizensoftendon’thaveasmuchaccesstoliterature.
31.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
________.
A.PublicReadingBecomesPopularWorldwide
B.NewTrendsofBookshelvesinGermany
C.PublicBookshelvesSpreadAcrossGermany
D.ReadingCultureontheStreetinEurope
4.
Areyouanearlyriseroranightowl?
ResearchersfromAachenUniversityinGermanybelievethatabout10percentofpeoplecanbeclassifiedas“morningpeople”,whofeelmoreactiveandfunctionbestinthemorning.Around20percentarenightowls—peoplewhonaturallytendtostayuplateandaremoretiredduringtheday.Andtherestofusfallsomewhereinbetween,accordingtoNewScientist.
Previousstudieshavesuggestedthatearlyrisersaremorelikelytobehappyandhealthywhilenightowlsexperienceworsesleepaswellasmoredepressionandanxietyduringtheday.
Foralongtime,scientistshavebeentryingtofindoutwhatcausesthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.Anewstudysuggeststhatitisn’tjustpeople’shabits—earlyrisersandnightowlsactuallyhavedifferentbrainstructures.
LedbyJessicaRosenbergatAachenUniversity,researchersscannedthebrainsof16earlyrisers,23nightowlsand20peoplewithintermediatesleepinghours.Theyfoundthatthebrainsofnightowlshadless“whitematter”—whichspeedsupthetransmission(传输)ofnervesignals–inbrainareasassociatedwithdepression.
Asyouknow,afterpeopleflyinanairplanefromonetimezonetoanother,theyoftensufferfromaconfusedandtiredfeelingcalled“jetlag”becausetheirbodyclocksareoutofsync(不同步的)withthenewtimezone.Itusuallytakesaboutaweekfortheirbodiestoadjusttothenewtime.Butnightowlsalwayshavedifficultysyncingtheirbodiestotherighttimeduetotheirbrainstructure.“It’sliketheysufferfrompermanentjetlag,”saidRosenberg.
Thegoodnewsisthatitispossiblefornightowlstoturnthemselvesintomorningpeople.Accordingtotheresearchers,nightowlsshouldtrytospendasmuchtimeinthesunlightaspossibleandreducetheirexposuretoartificiallightatnighttoforcetheirbodyclockstoshifttoamorenormalrhythm.
25.Whatdoesthearticlemainlydiscuss?
A.Howtoturnearlyrisersintonightowls.
B.Howourhabitsinfluenceoursleeppatterns.
C.Whatcausesthedifferencesbetweenearlyrisersandnightowls.
D.Whyearlyrisersarehappierandhealthierthannightowls.
5.
Today’sdemandsformeasuringchildhoodsuccesshavechasedhouseholdchoresfromtheto-dolistsofmanyyoungpeople.Inasurveyof1,001USadultsreleasedbyBraunResearch,82%reportedhavingregularchoresgrowingup,butonly28%saidthattheyrequiretheirownchildrentodothem.“Parentstodaywanttheirkidsspendingtimeonthingsthatcanbringthemsuccess,butironically,we’vestoppeddoingonethingthat’sactuallybeenaprovenpredictorofsuccess—andthat’shouseholdchores.”saysRichardRender,adevelopmentalpsychologist.
Givingchildrenhouseholdchoresatanearlyagehelpstobuildalastingsenseofmastery,responsibilityandindependence,accordingtoresearchbyMartyGrossmann,professorattheUniversityofMinnesota.In2002,Dr.Grossmannanalyzeddatafromalongitudinal(纵向的)studythatfollowed84childrenacrossfourperiods.Shefoundthatyoungadultswhobeganchoresatages3and4weremorelikelytohavegoodrelationshipswithfamilyandfriendsandtoachieveacademicandearlycareersuccess,ascomparedwiththosewhodidn’thavechoresorwhostartedthemasteens.
Choresalsoteachchildrenhowtobeempathetic(感同身受的)andresponsivetoothers′needs,notespsychologistRichardWeissbourd.Inresearch,histeamsurveyed10,000high-schoolstudentsandaskedthemtorankwhattheytreasuredmore:
achievement,happinessorcaringforothers.Almost80%choseeither