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Whatdetractors(诋毁者)ofthe"
soft"
subjectsmissisthattheartsandhumanitiesprovideanessentialframeworkandcontextforunderstandingthewiderworld.Studyingthehumanitiesstrengthenstheabilitytocommunicateandworkwithothers.Itallowsstudentstodevelopbroadintellectualandculturalunderstanding;
itnurturescreativityanddeepensparticipationinpublicdiscourseandmodemdemocracy.
Thecommission'
sreportpointsoutthat"
attheverymomentwhenChinaisseekingtoadoptourmodelofbroadeducationinthehumanities,socialsciencesandnaturalsciencesasastimulustoinvention,theUnitedStatesisinsteadnarrowingourfocusandabandoningoursenseofwhateducationhasbeenandshouldcontinuetobeoursenseofwhatmakesAmericagreat."
Thesearethetellingstatistics:
First,federalfundingforhelpingAmericanstudentsincludeinternationaltrainingintheireducationhasbeencut41percentinfouryears.Second,theNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgresstestshowsthatonlylessthanaquarterofeighth-and12th-gradeUSstudentsareproficientinreading,writingandcivics.
HowcanwepossiblyequiptheUSforitsleadershiproleinanincreasinglyconnectedworldifwearenotadequatelyteachingstudentstocommunicateandhelpingthemunderstandandencounterdiverseperspectives?
Ifwefailtoinvestintheartsandhumanities,ourcountry'
sfutureleaderswillnothavetheabilitytoconnectonanemotionallevelwithothers.Thisabilityisdevelopedbystudyingthehumanities,andintheglobalcommunitythisskillisnotoptional-it'
sessential.
Inaword,wemustenthusiasticallysupportandfundthestudyoftheartsandhumanities.Foranyoneconcernedwithhowthistranslatesintoasoundeconomyandasoundfinancialfuture,simplyrecallwhatSteveJobstoldgraduatesofStanfordUniversityin2005:
OneofthemostinfluentialexperiencesinhisbrieftimeatReedCollegewashisexposuretothefineartofcalligraphy(书法).Ittaughthimtheimportantlessonoftherelationshipbetweendisciplineandcreativity.
1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Businessandhard-sciencesubjectsarebasedupontheartsandhumanities.
B.AtpresenttoomuchemphasisandinvestmentareputonscienceinAmerica.
C.MorestudentswilllearntheartsandhumanitiesinsteadofscienceintheUSA.
D.ChinahasspentmoremoneyinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesthantheUSA.
2.TheauthormentionsSteveJobsinthelastparagraphtoprovethat_____.
A.sciencehasacloserelationshipwiththeartsandhumanities
B.investmentintheartsandhumanitiespromoteseconomicdevelopment
C.calligraphyplaysadeterminingroleinSteveJobs'
accomplishment
D.ReedCollegesupportsandfundsthestudyoftheartsandhumanities
3.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?
A.SignificanceofartsandhumanitiesB.Keyqualitiesoffutureleaders
C.DeclineofartsandhumanitiesD.Riseandfallofhardsciences
A2
FuelCellTechnologyforCars
Fillherupwithhydrogen?
That'
swhatsome
Californiamotoristsmaybesayingsoon,ascarmakerstry
tospeedupproductionofzeroemission(零排放)carsto
meetstaterequirementsinthenearfuture.
BeneaththeskinofthisordinarylookingHondas
FCXConceptVehiclesitsanelectro-chemicalreactor:
a
handbuilt,astronomicallyexpensivepowerplantknown
asafuelcell.It'
sexpectedtoberunningordinaryfamilycarsonCalifornia'
sroadswithinthreeyears.
Sowhatexactlyisafuelcell,anyway?
Whyaregovernments,privatebusinessesandacademicinstitutionscooperatingtodevelopandproducethem?
Afuelcell,verysimplydescribed,isapowergenerator,makingelectricitythroughthecombinationofhydrogenandoxygen.Fuelcellsgenerateelectricalpowerquietlyandefficiently,withoutpollution,unlikepowersourcesthatusefossilfuels,theonlyby-productsfromanoperatingfuelcellareheatandwater.Tobemoretechnicalaboutit,ahydrogenatomwithitsoneelectron,attemptstopassthroughafuelcellmembrane(膜)tounitewithanoxygenatom.Themembraneallowsonlythehydrogenproton(质子)topassthrough,forcingitselectrontorunaroundthemembranetocatchupwiththeprotonontheotherside.Thiscreateselectricity,water,andheat,butnoexhaustemissions.
Ifthefuelcellispoweredwithpurehydrogen,ithasthepotentialtobeupto80-percentefficient,Thatis,itturns80percentoftheenergycontentofthehydrogenintoelectricalenergy.However,westillneedtoturntheelectricalenergyintomechanicalwork.Thisisaccomplishedbytheelectricmotor.Areasonablenumberfortheefficiencyofthemotorisabout80percent.Sowehave80-percentefficiencyingeneratingelectricity,and80-percentefficiencyturningitintomechanicalpower.Thatgivesanoverallefficiencyofabout64percent.Honda'
sFCXconceptvehiclereportedlyhas60-percentenergyefficiency,whichistwiceoreventhreetimesmoreefficientthanusualcars.
Butinspiteofalltheadvantagesdescribedabove,expertssay,"
Westillhavetechnicalchallengesgettingthisextremelycomplexsystemtoworkproperly,thewaycustomersexpectittowork.Therearechallengesinusingnewfuels,andprovidingthenewfuelbasicfacilities.Andbeforefuelcellvehicleshittheroad,therewillhavetobeanetworkofhydrogenstationsthatwillallowdriverstofillupwiththeflammablegas,under36-hundredpoundsofpressure."
4.WhatcanbeinferredfromCalifornia'
s"
zeroemissionspolicy"
?
A.Newcarswithfuelcelltechnologywillsurelybecomemuchcheaper.
B.Bycarryingoutthepolicy,trafficwillnotbesobusyasitisnow.
C.ThequalityoflifeinCaliforniawillimproveoncethispolicyisineffect.
D.Withfacilitiesofnewkinds,morelocalemploymentwillbecreated.
5.Whatdoesthephrase"
powerplant"
referto?
A.Apowerdevicegeneratingelectricity.B.Apowerstationprovidingelectricity.
C.Apowercomponentconsumingelectricity.D.Apowerengineusingelectricity.
6.Oneofthereasonswhyfuelcellpoweredvehiclesaresuperioristhat..
A.theygiveoutalmostnowaterorheatB.theyrunfasterandmoresmoothly
C.theygiveoutalmostnonoiseD.theyturn64%oftheenergyintoelectricity
7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Customerswillnotthinkitagoodideatodevelopfuelcelltechnology.
B.Itisstillnotveryeasytospeedupproductionofzeroemissioncars.
C.Wecan'
tignorethefinancialproblemstobuildanetworkofhydrogenstations.
D.Westillhavemuchdifficultyturningallthechainsofthebusinessintoreality.
A3
WhenDeKalbWalcottIIIwasjust8yearsold,hisfather,aChicagofirechief,lethimtagalongonacall.DeKalbsaysalotofkidsidolizedbasketballplayerMichaelJordanwhenhewasgrowingupinChicagointhe1990s.Nothim.
"
IwantedtobelikeDeKalbWalcottJr.,"
hesaysofhisfather.
Sowhenhisdadaskedifhewantedtogoonthatcallwithhimwhenhewas8,DeKalbwasexcited."
I'
mjumpingupanddown,saying,"
Mom,canIgo?
CanIgo?
'
"
TheexperiencechangedDeKalb’slife,hetellshisdadonavisittoStoryCorps."
Myeyesgotbigfromthemomentthealarmwentoff."
theyoungerDeKalbsays.“ThisisthelifethatIwanttolivesomeday.”
Now27,theyoungerDeKalbislivingthatlife.Hebecameafirefighterat21and
wenttoworkalongsidehisdadattheChicagoFireDepartment.Beforehisfatherretired,thepairevenwentoutonacalltogether—fathersupervising(监督)son.
Youknow,it'
severythingformetowatchyougrow,"
hisfathersays.Buthealsorecallsworryingaboutoneparticularfirethathissonfaced.
Ireceivedaphonecallthatnight.Andtheysaid,'
Well,yoursonwasatthisfire.'
Isaid,'
OK,whichwayisthisconversationgoingtogo?
“DeKalbWalcottJr.recalls.
Andtheysaid,'
buthe'
sOK.Andheputitoutallbyhimself.Everybodyherewasproudofhim.'
Andthewordwentaround,'
Whowasouttheremanagingthatfire?
Oh,that'
sWalcott!
sWalcottupthere!
So,youknow,momentslikethat,it'
sheavenonEarthforadad."
DeKalbWalcottJr.retiredin2009.TheyoungerDeKalbsayshe'
sproudofbeingasecond-generationfirefighter."
Youknow,itmakesmelookforwardtofatherhoodaswell,becauseI'
mdefinitelylookingforwardtopassingthattorchdowntomyson."
8.TheunderlinedphrasetagalonginParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.putoutfire
B.watchbasketball
C.followhisfather
D.askhismother’spermission
9.DeKalbWalcottIIIdeterminedtobecomeafirefighterattheageof_________.
A.8B.21C.27D.35
10.WhatdidDeKalbWalcottJrwanttodobeforehewastoldthatthefirewasputout?
A.Goonwiththeconversation
B.Putitoutallbyhimself
C.Supervisehisson
D.Gotothefirescene
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.DeKalb