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时文新闻

时文新闻

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说明文难度★★★关键词：

e-readers建议用时：

6＇词数：

281+115

正确率：

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Peoplewhobuye-readerstendtospendmoretimethaneverwiththeirnoseinabook,preliminary（初步的）researchshow.

Astudyof1200e-readerownersbyMarketingandResearchResourcesInc.foundthat40%saidtheynowreadmorethantheydidwithprintbooks.Ofthosesurveyed,58%saidtheyreadabouttheysameasbeforewhile2%saidtheyreadlessthanbefore.And55%oftherespondentsintheMaystudy,paidforbye-readermakerSonyCorp.,thoughtthey’dusethedevicetoreadevenmorebooksinthefuture.Thestudylookedatownersofthreedevices:

Amazon,comInc.’sKindle,AppleInc.’siPadandtheSonyReader.

Whilee-readersarestillaniche（小众的）productjustbeginningtospreadbeyondearlyreceivers,thesenewreadingexperiencesareabigdeparturefromthedirectionUSreadinghabitshavebeenheading.A2011studybytheNationalEndowmentfortheArtscausedacrazewhenitreportedAmericansarespendinglesstimereadingbooks.AbouthalfofallAmericansaged18to24readnobooksfropleasure,itfound.

Some11millionAmericansareexpectedtoownatleastonedigitalreadinggadget（小玩意）bytheendofSeptember,estimatesForresterResearch.USe-booksalesgrew183%inthefirsthalfofthisyearcomparedwiththeyear-earlierperiod,accordingtotheAssociationofAmericanPublishers.

Amongearlyreceivers,e-booksaren’treplacingtheiroldbookhabits,butaddingtothem.Amazon,thebiggestsellerofe-books,saysitscustomersby3.3timesasmanybooksafterbuyingaKindle,afigurethathasquickenedinthepastyearaspricesforthedevicefell.

1.Howmanyofthestudiede-readerownersexpressedtheyreadlessthanbefore?

A.About480.B.About24.C.About660.D.About48

2.Accordingtothe2011study,howmanyAmericanyoungpeopleweren’tinterestedinreading?

A.Aboutonethird.B.Aboutonefourth.C.Aboutonhalf.D.Abouttwothirds.

3.Thefigureofe-books’sellinginthefirsthalfofthisyearintheUScomparedtothatbeforewas_______.

A.increasingBfallingC.thesameD.doubled

4.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.

A.earlyreceiversB.e-readers,anicheproduct

C.astudyof1200e-readerownersD.e-books——thenewreadingexperience

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snowshoveling建议用时：

7＇词数：

314+175

正确率：

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Therehasbeennoshortageofsnowacrossthecountrythiswinterandsnowremovalcrewshavebeenworkingaroundtheclockinnumerouscommunities.There’sstillseveralweeksoftheseasonleftandthat’sposingariskforsomebuildingsandresidentialproperties.

Asheavysnowcontinuestopileup,therehavebeenreportsofcollapsed（倒塌的）roofs.Thepressureofthesnowcanbealotforcertainbuildingstohandle.Barnsforexample,aregenerallybuiltwithroofsthatarelesssteep,whichcanhelptoaccumulatesnow.

Whileclearingheavysnowfromrooftopsisessential,safetyofficialsrecommendknowingtherisksfirst.

“Ifthey（theemployer）wantedsomeonetogoonarooftodoaparticularactivity,theyhavetoassesswhattypesofhazardsthereareupthere,”saysDhananjaiBorwankar,aTechnicalSpecialistattheCanadianCentreforOccupationalHealthandSafety.Hesaysslips,tripsandfallsarecommonhazards,“soindividualswhoareperformingtheactivity（snowshoveling）wouldhavetobetrained.”

Trainingwouldincludethingssuchashowtoaccesstheroofanduseanyequipmentinasafemanner.Borwankarsaysinsomecasesthatmeansroofsneedtohaveguardrailsandifthat’snotpossiblesomethinglikeatravelrestraintsystemwouldberequired.

Roofsnowremovalinresidentialareascanbeextremelydangerouswithoutanysortoftraining.

“Mostindividualsingeneraldon’thavespecifictrainingonhowtoaccesstheirroof,howtoutilizeladdersproperlyorevenknowinghowtopreventafallfromactuallyhappening…Sotheyneedtolearnhowtouseequipmentthatwouldpreventthemfromfalling.”

Borwankarsuggestsusingsomesortofharnesssystemthatiscertifiedaswell.

“Andifyoudon’thavethetraining,findaprofessionalsnowremovalcompanythatdoesandwhenyouhiresomeonemakesuretheyhaveliabilityinsurance.”

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thesnowthiswinterisveryheavy.

B.Someroofscollapsedthiswinterbecauseofsnow.

C.Roofsnowremovalisagoodpart-timejobforchildren.

D.Thesnowremovalcrewshavebeenverybusythiswinter.

2.Theunderlinedword“hazards”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“____________”.

A.meansB.risksC.casesD.roofs

3.Beforeyouperformsnowshoveling,youshouldhavethefollowingtrainingsexcept______.

A.howtopreventtheroofsfromcollapsingB.howtopreventafallfromtheroofs

C.howtousetheequipmentproperlyD.howtoclimbuptotheroofs

4.Thepassageintendstotellusthat__________.

A.therewasmuchlossthiswinterbecauseofheavysnow

B.thesnowthiswinterwasheavybecauseoftheglobalwarming

C.youcan’tclearsnowunlessyouareaprofessionalsnowremovalcrew

D.theknowledgeyoushouldknowwhenclearingheavysnowfromrooftops

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betterreader建议用时：

7.5＇词数：

348+201

正确率：

____/4

Teachersandparentsusuallycallattentiontothepictureswhentheyreadstorybookstopreschoolchildren.Butanewstudysuggeststhatcallingattentiontothewordsandlettersonthepagemayleadtobetterreaders.

Thetwo-yearstudycomparedchildrenwhowerereadtothiswayinclasswithchildrenwhowerenot.Thosewhoseteachersmostoftendiscussedtheprintshowedclearlyhigherskillsinreading,spellingandunderstanding.Theseresultswerefoundoneyearandeventwoyearslater.

ShaynePiasta,anassistantprofessorofteachingandlearningatOhioStateUniversity,wasanauthorofthestudy.Shesaysmostpreschoolteacherswouldfindthismethodmanageableandwouldneedonlyasmallchangeinthewaytheyteach.Theyalreadyreadstorybooksinclass.Theonlydifferencewouldbeincreasedattentiontotheprintedtext.

MsPiastasaysifyougetchildrentopayattentiontolettersandwords,itmakessensethattheywilldobetteratwordrecognition（认知）andspelling.Butshesaysresearchsuggeststhatveryfewparentsandteachersdothisinasystematicway.

MorethanthreehundredchildrenagedfourandfivewereobservedinclassroomsinOhioandVirginia.Thechildrencamefrompoorfamiliesandwerebelowaverageintheirlanguageskills.Thisputthematriskforreadingproblemslater.

Forthirtyweeks,thechildrentookpartinaprogramcalledProjectSTAR——SittogetherAndRead.TheprojectisbasedonOhioState.Itteststheshort-termandlong-termresultsofreadingregularlytopreschoolchildrenintheirclassrooms.

Therearedifferentwaysthatadultscantalktochildrenaboutprint.Theycanpointtoaletteranddiscussit,andeventracetheshapewithafinger.Theycanpointoutaword:

“Thisis‘dog’.”Theycandiscussthemeaningoftheprintorhowthewordstellthestory.Andtheycantalkabouttheorganizationoftheprint——forinstance,showinghowwordsarewrittenlefttorightinEnglish.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichwaycanmakeapreschoolchildbeabetterreader?

A.ReadingaloudB.Usingthepictures.C.Usingthewordsandletters.D.Discussingwithoneanother

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

A.Theresearchfoundtheresultisworseafterthetwo-yearstudyanddrewtheconclusion.

B.Teachersandparentsusuallypaymoreattentiontopicturesthanthewordandletters.

C.MsPiastathinksthatallthechildrendobetteratwordrecognitionandspelling.

D.Theprintspellingsaredifferentinthestorybooks.

3.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph3probablyreferto？

A.Readthestorybooksandpayattentiontotheprintedtext.

B.Readthestorybooksandusethepictures.

C.DiscussthepicturesandusefingersD.Talktochildrenandteachbyheart.

4.Whatcanweknowaboutthechildrentakingpartintheprogram?

A.Theycanpointoutadogwiththeirfingers

B.Theyhavethesort-termorlong-termreadingproblems

C.Theyonlylikereadingthestorybooksincludingmanypictures.

D.Theyarepoorandbelowaverageintheirlanguageskills.

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discrimination建议用时：

6＇词数：

295+140

正确率：

____/4

4

NewYork——Overweightyoungstersmayfacediscrimination（歧视）atschoolandinrelationships,butaUSstudyhasfoundtheycanalsoreceiveitathome——fromtheirownparents.Studieshaveshownparentsarelesslikelytohelpoverweightkidspayforcollegeandlesswillingtohelptheiroverweightchildrenbuycars.

“Nooneisgoingtobesurprisedthatsocietydiscriminatesagainsttheoverweight,butIthinkitissurprisingthatitcancomefromparents,”researcherAdrielBoalssaid.“Similartocollegetuition,purchasingacarduringthecollegeyearsisamajorexpenseandinvestmentthatparentscanchoosetoprovideaidwithornot.”

Boals’studynotedthatmorethantwo-thirdsofUSadultsareoverweightandheavierpeopleareknowntofacediscriminationonthejob,atschool,andinrelationships.Theytendtoearnlessandarelesslikelytomarry.Thereisevidencethatdepressionandlowself-esteemcouldberesultsofthistypeofprejudice.

Fortheirstudyintofamilyassistancewithcarpurchaseandweightstatus,theresearcherssurveyed379collegestudentsaged17to26yearsold,ofwhom30percentweremale.Theyfoundthatstudentswhoboughttheirowncarshadahigheraveragebodymassindex（BMI,ameasureofweightinrelationtoheight）thanpeoplewhogothelpfromtheirparents.

ABMIabove25isconsideredoverweightwhileabove30isobese（肥胖的）.Amongthe82studentswhopurchasedcars