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1、tion of masterworks. Course No. 158 In My Favorite Universe, world-famous physicist and director of the Hayden Pknetarium Neil dcGrassc Tyson takes you on a spirited and intellectually interesting journey through the universe and all its history, from before the big bang to the most likely ways in w

2、hich the entire universe might end. Course No. 6299 In The History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon, New York Times best-selling author and professor Bart D. Ehrman reveals the secret history behind the making of the New Testament, including how and when each book was written and

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5、s safe to say that George Bernard Shaw（18561950）,the Irish-born writer,is more famous for being George Bernard Shaw than he is for his writings today. Few of Shaws more than 60 plays,novels and essays are performed or read anymore. And yet Shaw genuinely helped make our modern world. Although youd b

6、e lucky to get a chance to see one of his dramas today,inhis timeheturned the theater into a vehicle for the discussion of social issues, not only in Britain but onthestage ofworld. In a way Shaw was someone who created the modern culture of Britain. Where the theater had been dominated by entertain

7、ment,Shaw used it to teach people the importance of paying attention to the issues of their day. The plight（苦难） of the poor and the working class,the situation of women and the institutions of society,such as the education system一Shaw was among the most well-known figures making these topics central

8、 to public debate. His first play, Widoxvers Houses （1892） 9 deals with the question of slum（贫民窟） housing. His Mrs Warrens Profession（1893） brought a controversial topic to the stage. Shaw was an important mover and shaker in new political movements too. He was an early member of the Fabian Society,

9、 which argued for the socialist cause in the UK. Shaw was also the founder （in 1895） of one of the now most famous colleges in the world, the London School of Economics. If few of his works have really stood the test of time, many of his quotations have become part of the furniture of the English la

10、nguage. “Youth is wasted on the young,” he wrote. He also knew how to sum up a political philosophy（哲学） in a few memorable words. For instance: “A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.1.Shaws influence on the modern world comes mainly from _.A.the changes h

11、e brought to the British cultureB.his philosophies on the role of governmentC.his awareness of social problems of his dayD.the support for the London School of Economics2.Widowers Houses is a play that mainly focuses on_.A.the failure of the UK education systemB.the housing problems of poor peopleC.

12、robbery incidents in slum areasD.socialist movements in the UK3.By describing Shaws quotations as “part of the furniture of the English language”,the author means that Shaws words_.A.have become the best part of EnglishB.have greatly developed the English languageC.have made the English language phi

13、losophicalD.have become an inseparable part of the English language4.Which of the following about George Bernard Shaws works is TRUE?A.They should be adapted for modern readers.B.They are mostly about the lives of working class.C.They deal with important social issues of their day.D.Most of them are

14、 still performed on the stage of the world today.3、 Whats small, buzzes here and there and visits flowers? If you said bees or hummingbirds, you got it. You wouldnt be the first if you mixed the two up. Now a group of researchers even say we should embrace our history of considering the two together

15、 in the same group. The way scientists study bees could help them study hummingbird behavior, too. Scientists first compared the two back in the 1970s when studying how animals search for food. The idea is that animals use a kind of math to make choices in order to minimize the work it takes to earn

16、 maximum rewards. Researchers at the time focused on movement rules, like the order in which they visited flowers, and where flowers were located relative to others. It was “almost like an algorithm（算法）” for efficient searching, said David Pritchard, a biologist at the University of St.Andrews in Sc

17、otland. Hummingbirds and bees had similar solutions. As the field of animal cognition（认知） appeared, hummingbird and bee research parted. Neuroscientists and behavioral ecologists developed ways to study bee behavior in naturalistic settings. Hummingbird researchers compared hummingbirds to other bir

18、ds and borrowed methods from psychology to study their ability to learn in the lab. To be fair, hummingbirds and bees differ. For example, hummingbirds have more advanced eyes and brains than bees. Honeybees and bumblebees are social; hummingbirds typically arent. But however they perceive（感知） or pr

19、ocess information, they both experience similar information, Dr. Pritchard said. In day-to-day searching for food, for example, hummingbirds may rely on more of a bees-eye view than a birds-eye view. Like other birds, they rely on landmarks, distances and directions to make maps when travelling long

20、 distances, but they dont use these cues to find flowers. Move a flower just an inch or so away from where a hummingbird thought it was and it will hover over the flowers original location. Dr. Pritchard is investigating if, like bees, hummingbirds engage in view matching hovering, scanning snapshot

21、s of a place to its memory and using those as references later.1.What is the center of research on hummingbirds and bees in the 1970s?A.Memory.B.Movement rules.C.Reward calculating.D.Information processing.2.Which subjects research methods were adopted to study the learning ability of Hummingbirds?A

22、.Math.B.Biology.C.Ecology.D.Psychology.3.How do researchers find out that hummingbirds are not like birds?A.By setting them free.B.By moving flowers.C.By matching view.D.By making maps.4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Hummingbirds andB.eesB. Hummingbirds in the LabC.New

23、Trends in Studying BeesD.Thinking of Hummingbirds as Bees4、 Studies show farmland in Africa is often lacking in important nutrients. But researchers say a combination of farming methods may help. Researchers wonder how to increase production without necessarily clearing more land to grow additional

24、crops. American researchers say that can happen with greater use of an agricultural system called perennation. It mixes food crops with trees and perennial plants those that return year after year. Soil scientist John Reganold says, One of the major problems is that the soils are fairly poor in most

25、 of the regions. So how do you grow food on poor soils? There have to be food production systems that can build the soil and improve the field. ” Mr. Reganold says poor soils may have resulted from years of weathering that washed away many nutrients. He says some farmers may have done more harm than

26、 good. “They have been actually using farming practices where theyre not putting in organic matter. Theyre not putting in fertilizers. They cant afford those things. And it just runs the soil down. So theyre worsening the situation. The scientist says the word perennation defines three systems that

27、are already used in Africa. The oldest of the threeis called evergreen agriculture.Thisiswherefarmers plant trees with theircrops. Farmers in Africa havebeen doing this for sixty years,butitseemstobe growing in popularity. The method is gaining widespread use in countries such as Niger, Burkina Faso

28、, Malawi and Zambia. The trees are planted among maize（玉米）, millet or sorghum crops. They not only add nitrogen to the soil through their roots, but also through their leaves when they fall off and break down. At other times of the year, the trees can protect plants from strong sunlight.John Reganol

29、d says he knows of one woman who has had great success with perennation. “Shes a grandmother in her fifties. Her name is Rhoda Mang yana and she started using this system about twenty years ago. And her yields initially were about a ton of maize. Now with a good year she gets four tons per hectare,four times what she was getting.1.The purpose of the passage is toA.tell people how to increase productionB.introduce an agricultural system in AfricaC.