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假期英语测试4
假期英语测试4
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Manypeoplewouldlovetoleavetheirjobsbehindandhavealife﹣changingadventureoverseas.Theyimaginelyingunderpalmtreesasthesungoesdown.However,lifeoverseasisnotalwayseasy,andmanyarenotpreparedfortheshockoflivinginanalienculture.
Thehoneymoonperiod
Atfirst,forthosewhoactuallydecidetomoveabroad,lifeisanexcitingadventure.Theyenjoyexploringtheirnewsurroundings,andlifeseemslikeanextendedholiday.Theydon'tmindtryingthelocalcuisineanddiscoveringthelocalculture.Theycanevenaffordtopracticetheirforeign﹣languageskillswithoutfearofmakingmistakes.
Troubleinparadise
Inmanycases,whenpeopleconsidermovingtoanothercountry,theyoftenfailtorealizehowdifferentlifewillbe.Astimegoesby,theybecomefrustratedwhenlanguageandculturalmisunderstandingsbecomeadailyheadache.Inthisstage,thevisitorsbegintowithdrawfromlifeinthehostcountryandavoidspendingtimewithlocalpeopleinfavorofmixingwithothersfromtheirownculturalbackground.
Theroadtorecovery
Gradually,mostvisitorsrealizetheymustacceptthedifferencesandnotfightagainstthem.Thischangeencouragesthemtoimprovetheirlanguageskillsandslowlytheymanagetodothethingstheycouldeasilydoathome,suchasopeningabankaccount.Thisnew﹣foundconfidenceenablesthemtoseeasideoflifewhichveryfewtouristsgettowitness.
Adjustingtolifeabroadcanoftenbearealproblem.Thesecrettoovercomingitistostoptryingtochangeyourhostcountry:
youwillnotsucceed.Ifnot,yourisklosingyourdreamandhavingtoreturntotheoldlifeyouwantedtoleavebehind.
1.Whydopeoplemovingabroadfeelexcitedatfirst?
A.Theyfindforeignlivingmucheasier.
B.Theyhavethenecessarylanguageskills.
C.Theylovetheadventureandexploration.
D.Theyenjoymeetingpeoplefromdifferentcultures.
2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainproblemmanypeoplemovingabroadface?
A.Homesickness.B.Cultureshock.
C.Healthproblems.D.Lackofemployment.
3.Whatwouldtheauthorsuggestpeoplemovingabroaddo?
A.Studythelocallanguage.B.Goonholidaysfrequently.
C.Learnhowtoopenabankaccount.D.Seekoutpeoplefromtheirhomecountry.
B
Australialovesinterestingmoney.In1988,itwasthefirstcountrytoreplacepapermoneywithspecialplasticbanknotes.Nowit'sintroducedanewfive﹣dollarbillsotechnologicallyadvancedthatmanyexpertsarecallingitthemoneyofthefuture!
Atfirstglance,thenewnotelooksmuchliketheoldone.Ithasthesamepinkcolourandmainpicturesonthefrontandback.Butlookcloser,andyouwillnoticeaclearwindowrunningdownthemiddle,surroundedbyimagesoftheyellowPricklyMoses,atypeofAustralianplant.
Tilt(使倾斜)thenotealittleandyouwillseetheEasternSpinebill,anAustralianbird,beatingitswingsasiftryingtoflyaway.Turnthebillfromsidetoside,andyouwillnoticethepictureofasmallbuildingatthebottomofthenotespins,andtheimageof"5"changesposition.Whilethesemoveablefeaturesareimpressiveandentertaining,thatwasnotthereasonAustraliangovernmentofficialsspenttenyearsdevelopingthem.Theirprimarypurposewastomakeitimpossibleforcriminalstoproducetheirownfakenotes.
Thenewfive﹣dollarnotealsohassomethingtohelpblindpeopleeasilyidentifythemoney.Ithassraisedbumpalongsidethetopandbottom,enablingblindpeopletoquicklydetermineitsvalue.
ThecreditforpersuadingtheAustraliangovernmenttoaddthisall﹣importantbumpgoesto15﹣year﹣oldConnorMcLeod.TheblindSydneyteenagercameupwiththeideain2014afterbeingunabletotellhowmuchmoneyhehadreceivedforChristmas.Connorsayshewassoembarrassedatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodatnotbeingabletoseethedifferencebetweennotesthatheonlycarriedcoinstopayforfoodattheschoolcafeteria.Toconvincethegovernmentofficialsofhisidea,Connorstartedawebsitethatgothugepublicattention.
Thegovernmentwilladdthisfeaturetothenew10billwhichcomesoutinlate2017,aswellastheupdated20,50,and100billsthatarestillbeingdesigned.
4.WhichpicturedoesNOTmovewhenthebanknoteistilted?
A.Thebird.B.Thenumber.C.Theplants.D.Thebuilding.
5.WhatwasthemainreasontheAustraliangovernmentcreatedthenewbanknote?
A.Tomakethenotemoredifficulttocopy.
B.Toshowthecountry'sadvancedtechnology.
C.Tohelpblindpeoplemoreeasilyusemoney.
D.Tomakethenot'sappearancemoreattractive.
6.WhatcanweguessaboutAustraliancoins?
A.Theyaredifferentinsizeorshape.
B.Theyarerequiredinschoolcafeterias.
C.Theyaremorefrequentlyusedthannotes.
D.Theyaremoreconvenientforyoungpeople.
7.WhatdidConnordotopersuadethegovernment?
A.Hewrotealettertotheleaders.
B.Heorganizedanonlinemeeting.
C.HesoughtsupportontheInternet.
D.HerequestedaspecialChristmasgift.
C
Atthisyear'sTechnologyForum,speakersincludeworld﹣famouspeople,suchasSteveWozniak,co﹣founderofAppleComputer,andlesser﹣knownindividualswithgreatideastochangetheworld.OneofthelatterisJonnyCohen,ahighschoolsenior,greenbusinessmanandcreatorofGreenShields.
SinceCohenwasachild,hehasbeeninnovatingandinventing.Whenhewas12andtookscienceclassesatNorthwesternUniversity,hesawaschoolbusandhadanidea:
whatiftheshapeofschoolbuswasimprovedtomakeitmorefuelefficient?
Thiswouldgreatlyreducetheamountofpollutionitproduced.Hesetaboutmakingawindtunnelinhisparents'garageandplacedsmallmetalplatesorshieldsontoyschoolbusestotestthem.Theresult:
hisshieldsredirectedtheairflowoverandaroundthebus,decreasedwingdrag,andproducedbetterfueleconomyandlesspollution.
CohenwentthroughvariousexperimentstoimprovehisGreenShieldsinvention.WiththehelpofMITandCook﹣IllinoisBusCompany,whichdonatedafull﹣sizedbusforCohen'sexperiments,henowhasashieldmodelthatisinexpensiveandeasytoattach,enablingwidespreadadoption.
Howmuchofanimpactcantheseshieldshaveonclimatechange?
FuelconsumptionfortheaverageUSschoolbusissevenmilespergallon.GreenShieldsincreasesfuelefficiencyby10﹣20%,savingabout600perbusperyear,andcostsonly30toattach.CohenandhispartnersarenowtryingtopersuadethegovernmenttoputGreenShieldsonallschoolbuses.
Withalmosthalf﹣a﹣millionschoolbusesinAmericausingnearly2.5billionoffuelperyear,aconsumptionreductionof10﹣20%wouldmakeabigdifferenceinpollution.Nottomentiontheroughly285millioninannualsavingsonfuel.
8.WhatcanwelearnaboutJonnyCohenfromthetext?
A.HehasproducedGreenShieldsindependently.
B.Hehasbeenemployedtoimproveschoolbuses.
C.Heisaworld﹣famousbusinessmanandinventor.
D.Hehasatalentforfindingandsolvingproblems.
9.HowdoesGreenShieldsmakeabusmorefuelefficient?
A.Byreducingtheamountofwinddrag.
B.Byimprovingthequalityoffuelused.
C.Byprovidingawindtunnelforthebus.
D.Bychangingtheshapeofthebusengine.
10.WheredidCohenbegintestinghisshields?
A.AtNorthwesternUniversity.B.Inhisparents'garage.
C.Atalocalbuscompany.D.InanMITlab.
11.What'stheintendedbenefitofCohen'sinvention?
A.Toprovideschoolbuseswithcheaperfuel.
B.Toreducethecostofproducingschoolbuses.
C.Toincreasetheprofitsoftheschoolbusindustry.
D.Tomakeschoolbusesmoreenvironmentally﹣friendly.
D
Weallknowthefeeling:
lookingatthecomputerscreen,pretendingtobeinterestedinourhomework,eventhoughwereallyfeelbored.Butsuchfeelingsmaysoonbeatanend,saysDr.HarryWitchel,headoftheEssexMedicalSchool.Hebelievesthatcomputersofthefuturewillnoticewhenpeoplefeelboredandeventakeactiontostopit.
Beforeyougetconcerned,themachinewon'tbereadingyourmind.Itwillbeobservingthemanymovementsyoumakewhileusingacomputer.It'snotinterestedinthebigmovementsneededtousethemachine一likemovingamouseortouchingascreen﹣butsmall,barelynoticeablemovementslikeclosingyoureyes,movinginyourseatorrubbingyourface.Witchelcallsthese"boredommovements"andsaystheyshowhowinterestedthepersonisinwhattheyarereadingorwatching.Thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessmovement!
Totesthistheory,Witchelinvited27peopletoperformvariouscomputer﹣basedtasks.Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegames(aninterestingtask)toreadingdocumentslikegovernmentlawsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring.
Aspecialvideocamerafollowedtheparticipants'movementsastheycompletedeachtask.Justastheresearcherexpected,the"boredommovements"greatlydecreased,byasmuchas42%,whenthesubjectswereveryinterestedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.
Fortunately,DrWitchelisn'tplanningtousehisresultstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotpayingattentionatschool.Instead,hewants"movementsensing"technologytobebuiltintofuturecomputersinordertoimprovestudents'computer﹣basedlearningexperience.
Thescientistsaysthatbymeasuringthestudents'interestlevelastheywork,educatorswillbeabletoadjusttheirmaterialsinreal﹣timetokeepstudentsfocused.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinionsandinthefuture,helptodevelopmoreintelligentrobots.
12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph1referto?
A.Homework.B.Acomputer.C.Boredom.D.Thefuture.
13.WhydidDrWitchelcarryouthisresearch?
A.Todiscoverhowboredpeoplemove.
B.Tofindoutwhatmakespeoplebored.
C.Toseeifinterestedpeoplearemoreacti