Experiment 8 Comprehensive Experiment

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：W: You didn't have too much trouble doing that experiment, did you？

M: It only took me most of the day.

Q: What does the man mean？

(12)

A．He hasn't had time to do the experiment.

B．The experiment took a lot of time.

C．The experiment turned out well.

D．He only did part of the experiment that day.

For the following titles, figure out what measures are employed to make them powerful. 1) College Is Not Always the Answer ___________________________________________________________ 2) Skills, With No Credential, Are No Longer Enough ___________________________________________________________ 3) Graduates’ Pay Is Slipping, but Still Outpaces Others ___________________________________________________________ 4) How to Regulate Your Child’s Use of Technology at Every Age ___________________________________________________________ 5) A Commuter Campus’s Pros and Cons ___________________________________________________________ 6) A New American Experiment ___________________________________________________________ 7) A Valuable Idea, if We Follow the Law ____________________________________________________________ 8) The Goldilocks Apartment ____________________________________________________________ 9) Why Mess with a Win-Win Situation？ _____________________________________________________________ 10) Bite Your Tongue. Bide Your Time. _____________________________________________________________

The obvious advantage of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is to organize the computer to make(1)fromahuman(2), rather than to force users to adapt to the(3)of computers and software. GUI is converging to the point where a(4)person can walk up to a computer, experiment briefly with the mouse and the(5)objects on screen, and gain some understanding ofhow to accomplish basic tasks.

供选择的答案：

(1)iconic  (2) converge  (3) sense  (4) use

(5) perspective  (6) capable  (7) peculiarities  (8) imaging

Decide whether the sentences are formal or informal. If the sentence is formal, write down F. If the sentence is informal, write down I. Sentences 1 The project will be completed next year. 2 I showed that his arguments didn’t hold water. 3 I wonder why he put up with those terrible conditions for so long. 4 Five more tests will be necessary before the experiment can be concluded. 5 It is possible to consider the results from a different viewpoint. 6 It has been proved that the arguments so far are without foundation. 7 He’ll have to do another five tests before he can stop the experiment. 8 It is not clear why such terrible conditions were tolerated for so long. 9 There are a number of reasons why the questionnaire should be revised. 10 We’ll finish the job next year.

Add punctuation marks to the following two paragraphs. In her essay (1) ______Rethinking the Work-Life Equation (2) _____ (3) ______ Susan Dominus points out that it takes more than just policies to make a workplace truly flexible and the whole office culture has to change (4)_____ She starts with her writing as the following (5) _____ Phyllis Moen(6) _____ a sociologist who was widowed when her two children were young, has made a career studying the challenges of working full time while raising a family(7) ______She was an early voice calling for the government to provide paid maternity leave and offer benefits for part(8) _____time workers(9) _______but eventually(10) ______ when she saw no signs of progress(11) ____ she began considering instead the ways that corporations could reconfigure work to address the realities of the modern employee(12) ______ who was more likely than ever to be a single parent or part of a dual-income couple(13) ____ (14) _____We wanted to do a field experiment at a corporation that reduced its hours(15) ____ (16) ____ she said(17) ______ (18) ______ but realized nobody would let us do that (19) _____We thought they would be more willing to experiment with giving workers more control(20) ____ (21)______

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：W: I'm not sure that Kevin will be able to find a partner with his experiment before school starts, even though he's been looking for weeks.

M: Frankly speaking, I think the chances are against him at this point.

Q: What can we learn from the conversation about Kevin？

(12)

A．Kevin probably won't find a partner in time.

B．Kevin should talk to his former partner.

C．Kevin will manage to find a partner.

D．Kevin has already found a partner.

A study just published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science suggests that including a smiley emoticon or an emoji (a picture of a smiley face ) in a work email may take people think you are less 1) ______. The experiment 2) ______ assigned 203 undergraduates (76% female) from the University of Amsterdam to receive one of four photographs and then asked the study subjects to rate the warmth and competence of the person who was 3)_____ in the picture or who sent the text. The researchers found that study subjects rated the person smiling in the photograph as higher in warmth and competence than the person with the 4)_______ expression. However, they rated the sender of the text with smileys as not significantly 5)______ and as less capable than the sender of the text with no smileys. The second experiment 6)______ 90 English-speaking individuals (58% female ) from 29 countries. They had to read an email, rate the sender’s warmth and competence, write an email in 7)______ and guess whether the sender was male or female. The results？ The inclusion of smiley faces in the email didn’t affect the perception of warmth but did lower the perception of competence. When the 8)______ email had a smiley face, the study subjects’ email responses tended to 9)______ less information. In addition, when the email had a smiley face, study subjects tended to assume that the sender was female. However, the assumed 10)_____ of the email sender did not affect the rating of warmth or competence. A. warmer B. neutral C randomly D. confused E. response F. competent G. recruited H. shown I represent J. contain K. opinion L. original M. informal N. gender O. actually

The Weight Experiment

Nicola Waiters has been taking part in experiments in Scotland to discover why humans gain and lose weight. Being locked in a small room called a "calorimeter"(热量测量室) is one way to find out.

1．The signs above the two rooms read simply "Chamber One" and "Chamber Two".These are the calorimeters: 4m by 2m white--walled rooms where human volunteers are locked up in the name of science. Outside these rooms another sign reads "Please do not enter - work in progress" and in front of the rooms advanced machinery registers every move the volunteers make. Each day, meals measured to the last gram are passed through a hole in the wall of the calorimeter to the resident volunteer.

2．Nicola Waiters is one of twenty volunteers who, over the past eight months, have spent varying periods inside the calorimeter. Tall and slim, Nicola does not have a weight problem, but thought the strict diet might help with her training and fitness programme. A self-employed community dance worker, she was able to fit the experiment in around her work. She saw an advert for volunteers at her local gym and as she is interested in the whole area of diet and exercise, she thought she would help out.

3．The experiment on Nicola involved her spending one day on a fixed diet at home and the next in the room. This sequence was repeated four times over six weeks. She arrived at the calorimeter at 8:30 am on each of the four mornings and from then on everything she ate or drank was carefully measureD．Her every move was noted too, her daily exercise routine timed to the last seconD．At regular intervals, after eating, she filled in forms about how hungry she felt and samples were taken for analysis.

4．The scientists help volunteers impose a kind of order on the long days they face in the room. "The first time, I only took one video and a book, but it was OK because I watched TV the rest of the time," says NicolA．And twice-a day she used the exercise bike.She pedaled (踩踏板)for half an hour, watched by researchers to make sure she didn't go too fast.

5．It seems that some foods encourage you to eat more, while others satisfy you quickly. Volunteers are already showing that high-fat diets are less likely to make you feel full. Believing that they may now know what encourages people to overeat, the researchers are about to start testing a high-protein weight-loss diet. Volunteers are required and Nicola has signed up for further sessions.

第 23 题 Paragraph 1_______________

times in the world, organized by American National Aviation and Spaceflight Bureau, the main researches of【1】are researching and making the system of space shuttle, suggesting and choosing【2】 and landing ports, deciding the scheme of reclaiming the roll booster of solid rocket,【3】the establishment of repairing the roll booster, and rebuilding and expanding the building of the【4】and controlling system.

At the beginning of 1969, the United States set up a group that specially researched the development direction of spaceflight with 【5】 for the next stage,【6】by deputy president. After【7】and research, it suggested that an aero craft with great benefits in【8】should be made, eg【9】the spaceflight being its leading stanchion. In this project, five orbit implements were prescribed to be made, 【10】" Exploitation", " Columbia", " Challenger", "Discovery" and "Atlands".

In 1970, spaceflight got into an all-round【11】of research and manufacture. The whole-project had to delay more than three years. Five orbit implements were【12】to be four and flight experiment for six times was also decreased for four,【13】the number of production was cut down, according to the original scheme. In April 1971 this【14】was decided that Kennedy Space Centre was used for the launching and landing port for space shuttles, and Edwards Air Base was used for the 【15】 landing port. In February 1977,"Exploitation" Orbit Implement started to have entering and landing experiment sin Edwards Air Base. From May 12, 1981 to July 4, 1982, "Columbia" Space Shuttle successfully finished four flight experiments for research and manufacture,【16】meant that the【17】and manufactures were over in【18】form.

It【19】about 12 years and cost more than 75 billion US dollars to finish the whole project. On November 11, 1990, space shuttles began to fly for【20】.

(1)

A．what

B．which

C．where

D．that

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The Weight Experiment

Nicola Waiters has been taking part in experiments in Scotland to discover why humans gain and lose weight. Being locked in a small room called a"calorimeter" （热量测量室外） is one way to find out.

1 The signs above the two rooms read simply "Chamber One" and "Chamber Two". These are the calorimeters: 4m by 2m white-walled rooms where human volunteers are locked up in the name of science. Outside these rooms another sign reads" Please do not enter-work in progress" and in front of the rooms advanced machinery registers every" move the volunteers make. Each day， meals measured to the last gram are passed through a hole in the wall of the calorimeter to the resident volunteer.

2 Nicola Waiters is one of twenty volunteers who， over the past eight months， have spent varying periods inside the calorimeter. Tall and slim， Nicola does not have a weight problem， but thought the strict diet might help with her training and fitness program me. As a self-employed community dance worker， she was able to fit the experiment in around her work. She saw an advert for volunteers at her local gym and as she is interested in the whole area of diet and exercise， she thought she would help out.

3 The experiment on Nicola involved her spending one day on a fixed diet at home and the next in the room. This sequence was repeated four times over six weeks. She arrived at the calorimeter at 8:30 am on each of the four mornings and from then on everything she ate or drank was carefully measured. Her every move was noted too， her daily exercise routine， timed to the last second. At regular intervals， after eating， she filled in forms about how hungry she felt and samples were taken for analysis.

4 The scientists help volunteers impose a kind of order on the long days they face in the room. "The first time， I only took one video and a book， but it was OK because I watched TV the rest of the time，" says Nicola. And twice a day she used the exercise bike. She pedaled （踩踏板） for half an hour， watched by researchers to make sure she didn"t go too fast.

5 It seems that some foods encourage you to eat more， while others satisfy you quickly. Volunteers are already showing that high-fat diets are less likely to make you feel full. Believing that they may now know what encourages people to overeat， the researchers are about to start testing a high-protein weight-loss diet. Volunteers are required and Nicola has signed up for further sessions.

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A.What does the calorimeter look like inside？

B.What program was designed for the experiment？

C.What is a calorimeter？

D.What is the first impression？

E.How do the volunteers kill the time？

F.Why did Nicola join in the experiments？