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1、BooksatAmazon:
Bestsellersofthemonth一Feb.,2018
FreshwaterbyAkwaekeEmezi—February6,2018
Hardcover:
$15.91AudioCD:
$29.99
Anextraordinarynovel.Freshwaterexplorestheamazingexperienceofhavinganotherself.ItcentersaroundayoungNigerianwoman,Ada,whodevelopsseparateselveswithinherasaresultofbeingborn“withonefootontheotherside.”Freshwaterisasharpcallofararewayofexperiencingtheworld,onethatshowshowweallconstructouridentities.
MilkandHoneybyRupiKaur—February16,2018
Hardcover:
$18.00Paperback:
$8.99AudioCD:
$8.99
Acollectionofpoetryandprose(散文)aboutsurvival.Abouttheexperienceofviolence,abuse(虐待),love,loss,andfemininity(女性).Itissplitintofourchapters,andeachchapterservesadifferentpurpose.Dealswithadifferentpain.Healsadifferentheartache.MilkandHoneytakesreadersthroughajourneyofthemostbittermomentsinlifeandfindssweetnessinthembecausethereissweetnesseverywhere;ifyouarejustwillingtolook.
EducatedbyTaraWestover—February13,2018
Hardcover:
$16.80Paperback:
$28.00Audiobook:
$6.00AudioCD:
$8.99
Anunforgettablebiographyaboutayounggirlwho,keptoutofschool,leaveshersurvivalistfamilyandgoesontoearnaPhDfromCambridgeUniversity.Educatedisanaccountofthestruggleforself-invention.Itisataleoffiercefamilyloyalty,andofthesadnessthatcomesfromseveringone’sclosestties.
ForceofNaturebyJaneHarper—February20,2018
Hardcover:
$17.10Paperback:
$23.41Audiobook:
FreeAudioCD:
$34.15
AnattractivenovelfromtheauthoroftheSundayTimestop10bestseller.Fivewomengoonahike.Onlyfourreturn.Whenfivecolleaguesareforcedtogoonacorporateretreatinthewilderness,theyreluctantlypickuptheirbackpacksandstartwalkingdownthemuddypath.Butoneofthewomendoesn'tcomeoutofthewoods.Andeachofhercompanionstellsaslightlydifferentstoryaboutwhathappened.
1.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?
A.Theyallareonlyavailableonline.
B.Theyallhaveapresentationoffemale.
C.Theyarealldifferentinthestyleofwriting.
D.Theyarealllistedaccordingtothetimelineofpublication.
2.Ifyouwanttobuyalldifferenteditionsofabook,whichonewillcostyoumost?
A.Educated.
B.Freshwater.
C.MilkandHoney.
D.ForceofNature.
3.Whichauthortellsreadersvariousfeelingsoremotionsofpersonallifeinhis/herbook?
A.AkwaekeEmezi.
B.RupiKaur.
C.TaraWestover.
D.JaneHarper.
2、 Regardlessofhowfarwe’dliketobelievegender(性别)equalityintheworkplacehascome,there’sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.
Whileit’snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.
Intheirresearch,ProfessorMartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed(调查)2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:
Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.
Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmeninherentlymakebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.
Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.
Obviously,it’simportanttoconsiderindividual(个人的)differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Sonexttimeyou’rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(简历)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.
1.Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?
A.Womenareworsethanmen.
B.Mentakealmostallhighpositions.
C.Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.
D.Womenmightbehavebetterineveryfield.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword‘‘inherently”inparagraph4?
A.properly
B.potentially
C.naturally
D.normally
3.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?
A.HowWeCanFigureOutTheBoss.
B.WhyWomenAreBetterThanMen
C.WhyWomenMakeBetterBosses
D.HowWeCanTellGenderDifference
4.Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?
A.Jobhunters.
B.Employers.
C.Employees.
D.Universitystudents.
3、 TheAustralianbeachtownofByronBayhasatrafficproblem,especiallyduringholidays,whenlocalstreetsarefullofcars.Butnowit’schanged.Theworld’sfirstfullysolar-poweredtrainrunsonarestored(修复)trainlinethatwasoutofuseformorethanadecade.
Thesolarsystemsontheroofofthetrainsendpowertoasetofbatteriesthatreplaceoneengine;theotherengineisstillinplaceandcanprovidebackuppowerinanemergency.Asthetrainbrakes,itgeneratesmoreelectricity,likeahybridcar.Atatrainstation,thetraincanbepluggedintopullmorepowerfromsolarsystemsontheplatformroof.Ifthere’salongperiodwithoutsun---somewhatunlikelyinthispartoftheworld---thetraincanalsoplugintogetrenewableenergyfromthelocalelectricitysupply.
“Thelargesolarsystemsontheplatformroofcoupledwiththesolarsystemsonthetrainroofproducemoresolarenergyperdaythanisrequiredtooperateanhourlyreturnservice,”saysHolmes,developmentdirectorofthenonprofitByronBayRailroadcompany,whichrunsthetrain.Withonefullcharge,thetraincanmake12to15trips.
Volunteersfullyrestoredthetraintoitsoldconditiontoattractmoreriders,whichshouldtakemorecarsoffcitystreetsofthebeachtown.Thetrainfits100seatedpassengers,withroomformoretostand,andalsohasaluggageroomforbikesandsurfboards.Aridecostsalittlemorethan$2.
Thenonprofitsthinksit’samodelthatcouldbereplicated(复制)elsewhere.“Ourservicehashadnogovernmentsupportorfundingatall,butforthistobereplicatedorimprovedupon,thekeyisforgovernmenttoworkwithenterprisesontheprogram.”Holmessays.“Ourserviceprovidesanexampleofhowthesun’senergycanbeusedforsustainabletransportsolutions.”
1.WhyisthesolartrainbroughtintouseinByronBay?
A.Toattractvisitors
B.Toreducetraffic
C.Tofightpollution
D.Tousesolarenergy
2.Wheredoesthetraingetenergyonsunlessdays?
A.Fromitsengines
B.Fromahybridcar
C.Fromtheplatformroof
D.Fromthelocalelectricitysupply
3.HowdoesHolmesfeelaboutsolarenergyequipment?
A.Itislabor-saving
B.Itiseasilyoperated
C.Itistime-consuming
D.Itispowerguaranteed
4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolar-poweredtrainfromthelastparagraph?
A.Itmaybepopularizedinthefuture
B.Morescientificresearchshouldbedoneaboutit
C.Itcouldbeoflittleuseinsolvingenergyproblems.
D.Financialsupportfromthegovernmentisbadlyneeded
4、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Weknowthatcigarettesmokingkills.So,producersmadeelectroniccigarettesasasafersmokingchoice-saferthantobacco.Althoughe-cigarettescontainthedrugnicotinelikecigarettes,theydonotusetobaccoandyoudonotlightthem.Theyarepoweredbybattery(电池).
However,ife-cigarettesaresosafe,whyhastheUnitedStatesCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC)seenanincreaseintelephonecallsaboute-cigarettepoisonings?
Theanswerischildren.Mostofthecallsarefrompeopleworriedaboutchildrenwhohaveplayedwiththedevices,Intheperiodofonemonththisyear,theCentersaid215peoplecalledtheCenterwithe-cigaretteconcerns.Morethanhalfofthesecallswereforchildrenagedfiveandyounger.Thedeviceshadmadethemsick.
TimMcAfeeisdirectoroftheCenter'sOfficeonSmokingandHealth,Hesaystheproblemisregulation.Meaning,theU.S.federalgovernmentdoesnotcontrole-cigaretteseventhoughtheycontainliquidnicotine.Mr.McAfeeaddsthatliquidnicotineisawell-knowndanger.Mr.McAfeeexplainsthatnicotinepoisoninghappenswhenitgetsintotheskin,getsintotheeyesorisswallowed.Itcancausestomachpainorasenseofunbalance.Andtoomuchnicotinecankill.
TimMcAfeesayse-cigarettesdonotcreatethelevelofrisktopeoplethattobaccoproductsdo.Henotesthatalmost500,000Americansdieeachyearfromcigarettes."So,cigarettesarethewinnerinthatcontest."E-cigarettesdonotcontainhundredsofharmfulchemicalsthatarefoundinrealcigarettes.So,theU.S.SurgeonGeneralBorisD.Lushniakhassuggestedthate-cigarettesmaybeausefultoolforadultstryingtoendtheirtobaccouse.
ButMcAfeeworriesthatteenagersmaythinkelectroniccigarettesareharmless.Theycouldbecomeaddictedtothenicotineandthenstartsmokingrealcigarettes.Inotherwords,hefearsthatforyoungpeoplefakee-cigarettescouldbea"gateway"totherealthing.
1.Whatdotheproducersthinkofe-cigarettes?
A.Dangerous.
B.Expensive.
C.Safer.
D.Cheaper.
2.WhydidtheCDCreceivesomanycallsaboute-cigarettes?
A.Parentsfearedthattheirchildrenmightgetpoisoned,
B.Parentsfoundthedeviceuselessinquittingsmoking.
C.Child