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tsurewhatshereallylikeddoingbeforetheageofl4.Shethoughtshe’dgotocollegeandmaybefindacareerasadoctororatravelagent.

Lawrence’stwobrotherswerestarathletesandoneofthemwasastraight-Astudent.Unlikethem,shesufferedthroughschool,neverquitefindingwhereshebelonged.However,duringatriptoNewYork,Lawrencesuddenlyrealizedthatshewantedtobeanactress.Whenshewasenjoyingthebeautifulcity,amodelseekeraskedifhecouldtakeherpicture,andthenextdayhecalledherinforanaudition（试镜）.

“IreadtheplayanditwasthefirsttimeIhadthatfeelinglikeIunderstandthis.”Lawrencesaid.“Within20minutes,inthecabridefromthehotelroom,IdecidedIdidn’twanttobeamodel.Infact,Iwantedtobeanactress.”Havingappreciatedthisyounglady’sperformance,theagencywassoimpressedwithherreadingthattheysignedheronthespot.Butsheinsistedonfinishinghighschoolsoshecouldgiveherfullattentiontoheractingcareer.

LawrenceburstontotheHollywoodscenewithTheHungerGames,whichestablishedherasthehighestboxofficefemaleactionheroofalltime.RollingStonecalledher“themosttalentedyoungactressinAmerica”.

21.WhatcanweknowaboutJenniferLawrencefromParagraph2?

A.Herparentswerereallystrictwithher.

B.Herschoolperformancemadehertoday'

sreputation.

C.Sheseemednottofitinwithherschooldayswell.

D.Hertwobrothersweredoingwellinallschoolsubjects.

22.Lawrencemadeuphermindtobeanactressbecauseof_____.

A.herbrothers’examplesB.amodelinterview

C.thetaxi-ridetoherhotelroomD.thebeautifulsceneryofNewYork

23.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.WinningYoungB.ActingWisely

C.ChoosingEarlyD.FollowingDreams

B

Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosestoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothinkconstantly.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutthinkingisthekeytocritical（判断性的）thinking.Whenyouthinkcritically,youtakecontrolofyourthinkingprocessestoconstructyourownideas.Otherwise,youmightbecontrolledbyothers’ideas.Indeed,criticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation.

Theword“critical”herecontainsaspecialmeaning.Itdoesn’tmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherview,aswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen–beyondthepicturesonTVwhichareoftennotconsistentwithreality,theuntrueandcontroversialreportsinthenewspapers,andthefaultyandcontradictoryreasoning.

Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoit,youareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideas,characters,andfacts,youareacriticalthinker.

Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketime,anddonotconsistwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:

fastfood,instantcoffee,andself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence,youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein,whomadegreatcontributionstoscienceduringhislife.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffman,acontemporaryscientist,wastoconsultAlbertEinsteinabouthiswork,Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.butEinsteinwasveryconsiderateandimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysaying,“Pleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.”

24.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedon’tthinkcritically,______________.

A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfast

B.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideas

C.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturally

D.wemightbefooledbyotherpeople’sideas

25.Ifyouareacriticalthinker,youwill______________________.

A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapers

C.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes

26.Inthelastparagraph,“somethingnew”suggeststhat___________________.

A.thesmarteryouare,thefasteryoudothings

B.thefasteryoudothings,thesmarteryoubecome

C.speedcanimproveintelligence

D.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThinkingandCriticalThinkingB.UnderstandingCriticalThinking

C.ThinkingisNaturalandHumanD.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligence

C

Inthenearfuture,dailynewspapersandmonthlymagazineswillprobablydisappear.Electronicmediacanprovidethesameinformationfasterandcheaper.TheInternet,togetherwithlaptopsandcellphones,makesitpossiblethatalmosteveryonecanatanytimeandinalmostanyplacegetsomenewsforfreeorforfewfees.

You’llbrowsethecomputernewspapersormagazinesjustlikeswitchingonTV.Anelectronicvoicewilltellyoustoriesaboutthelatestevents.You’llevengettochoosethekindofvoiceyouwanttohear.Wantmoreinformationonthebriefstory?

Asimpletouchmakestheentiretextappear.

Therearethepredictionsfromtheexpertsworkingonthenewspapersofthefuture.Picturedaspartofhome-basedmediaandentertainmentsystems,computernewspapersandmagazineswoulduniteprintedandbroadcastnews,offeringinformationandanalyzingvideoimagesofnewsevents.

Thecontinuinglossofreaderswillresultinasmallnumberofadvertisementsinnewspapers.Itmakesnosensetospendmillionsofdollarstoprintads.

Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,moreandmoreelectronicmediumhavebeencreateduntilnow,butreplacingthetraditionalnewspapersandmagazineshasalongwaytogo,becausetheresistancetocomputernewspapersandmagazinesfromjournalism（新闻业）maybemuchstronger.Sinceitissuchaculturalchange,itmaybenotuntilthepresentjournalists,whoaren’tusedtoit,dieoffthatthenewspaperindustryisnotconsideredasanindustryanylonger.Anyway,technologyismakingthetraditionalnewspapersandmagazinesdisappeargradually.

28.Computernewspapersandmagazineshavealltheadvantagesexceptthat____________.

A.theyaremoreexpensivethantraditionalnewspapers

B.youcanchoosethekindofvoiceyouliketohear

C.youcangetmoreinformationfromthemeasily

D.youcaneasilystoreinformationforthefutureuse

29.Theunderlinedword“resistance”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans____________.

A.athoughtwhichdirectsyouraction

B.aforcethatactstostopsomethinghappening

C.aforcethathelpsyoudosomething

D.anideawhichisdifferentfromothers

30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________________.

A.alltechnologicaldevelopmentsareveryimportant

B.traditionalnewspapersandmagazineswilldisappearsoon

C.newthingswillreplacetheoldonesinthefuture

D.traditionalnewspapersandmagazineswillbemorepopular

31.Theauthorwritesthearticleto__________________.

A.letpeopleknowthegreatdevelopmentofthejournalism

B.tellreaderswhatnewspapersandmagazinesarelikeinthefuture

C.provenewspapersandmagazinesarenotwelcomedanymore

D.saytraditionalnewspapersandmagazinesarebetterthanbefore

D

SinceAmericanstudentshavebeenintroducedintotheeraoftheMassiveOpenOnlineCourse,theopportunityforcheatingappearsgreaterthanever.Theall-knowingGooglesearchengineiswithineasyreach.Sohowcanateacherhandlesuchalargenumberofexamineessofaraway,letalonesearchingoutcheaterstakingtestsacrosstheInternet?

Usingtechnology,ofcourse.Whilespecialservicesviawebcam（摄像头）andcheatingdetectingsoftwarehavebeendevelopednow,Mettl,anonlinecompany,hasdevelopedadvancedtechniquesfornettingcheaters,whichthecompanyclaimsareevenmorereliableandeasiertouse.Whateversmallattempttocheat,heorshewillbefoundout.

Mettlhasadoptedamassoftechnologiesonitstest-takingplatform,creatingaminimonitoringstateinanexam.Here’showitworks:

Atest-takersignsontoMettlandselectshis／herexamfromthesite’slibraryofpre-loadedtests.Facialandkeystrokerecognitiontechnologyconfirmthepersonthathassignedinistheveryperson,andthesystemrecordsboththetest-taker（throughthewebcam）andthetest-taker’sscreenthroughoutthetest.

Mettl’stechnologyusesthetest-taker’swebcamtodetecthowmanypeopleareusingthecomputer.Soon,itwilltrackeyemovementwellenoughtosensewhetherthetest-takerislookingawayfromthescreen,perhapstoconsultasmartphoneorafriendinsecret.Mettlalsomonitorsthetest-taker’sscreenandcandetectwhenthetest-takerhaschangedacomputerormovedfromthetest.Thesystemwillsoonbeabletorecordsound,detectingwhetherthetest-takeristalkingorbeingtalkedto.

Ifanywrongdoingsaredetected,thesystemflagstheincidentandreportsitbacktothetest’sadministrator.Thiscanbringanynumberofthings,dependingonthetest-giver’swishes:

acompleteshutdownoftheexam,awarningmessagethatappearsonthetest-taker’sscreen,evenhumaninstructionsfromthecontrolcenter.

Mettlishoping