A.She is on her four -year scholarship.B.Her parents pay the tuition for her.C.She wor
A.She is on her four -year scholarship.
B.Her parents pay the tuition for her.
C.She works weekends at a travel agency.
D.She takes a part - time job.
A.She is on her four -year scholarship.
B.Her parents pay the tuition for her.
C.She works weekends at a travel agency.
D.She takes a part - time job.
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Two years ago,Wendy Hasnip,47,experienced a brain injury that left her speechless for two weeks. When she finally recovered, she found herself talking with what seemed to be a French accent. "I phoned a friend the other day, and she spent the first ten minutes laughing," Hasnip said at the time, "while I have nothing against the French." Hasnip suffered from foreign accent syndrome(外国口音综合症), a rare condition in which people find themselves speaking their own language like someone from a foreign country. The condition usually occurs in people who have experienced a head injury or a stroke -a sudden loss of consciousness, sensation,or movement caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel(血管)in the brain. The condition was first identified during the Second World War in a Norwegian woman whose head was injured during an attack by the German military. The woman recovered but was left with a German-sounding accent, to the horror of fellow villagers who avoided her after that. Researchers have discovered that the combined effect of the damage to several parts of the brain makes victims lengthen certain syllable,mispronounce sounds,and change the normal pitch(音高)of their voice. Those changes in speech add up to what sounds like a foreign accent. Another researcher,a phonetician(语言学者),says victims of the syndrome don't acquire a true foreign accent. Their strangely changed speech only resembles the foreign accent with which it has a few sounds in common. When an English woman named Annie recently developed foreign accent syndrome after a stroke, she spoke with what seemed to be a Scottish accent. However, Annie's Scottish coworkers said she didn't sound at all like a Scot. |
1. According to the passage,people __________ may have foreign accent syndrome. |
A. whose parent has experienced a head injury B. who have lived in a foreign country for a long time C. who have lost their consciousness owing to a stroke D. who have learned foreign language from their coworkers |
2. If a person suffers foreign accent syndrome, __________. |
A. his coworkers will be afraid of him and avoid contacting with him B. he has more chance of suffering stroke again C. he will speak a fluent foreign language like native speakers D. his speech only has a few sounds in common with the foreign accent |
3. Writing this passage,the writer's main purpose is to __________ . |
A. introduce foreign accent syndrome and some related information B. warn people not to be at the risk of experiencing a stroke C. make it clear that foreign accent syndrome can be cured D. tell a story of an injured woman during the Second World War |
B.At 9 in the evening.
C.At 9 in the morning.
D.At 10 in the morning.
B.At 9 in the evening.
C.At 9 in the morning.
D.At 10 in the morning.
My favorite lecture concerned the American Revolution. Dr. Williamson set the mood for the study by imitathn4g Paul Revere, a well-known silversmith, working in his shop. The American colonists were angry because of the British control over their lives. Revere felt that war between the British and the colonists was inevitable. Then, Dr. Williaruson told us about Revere rowing across the Charles River from Boston on April 18, 1775. I can see the professor now as he raised his hand to his forehead as if he were looking across the Charles River to the Old North Church in Boston. Suddenly, Revere spotted two lanterns, a signal which meant that the British would attack by sea. He jumped on his horse to warn the villagers of the attack. Professor Williamson reminded us that the first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Concord and at Lexington, Massachusetts, the year before the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
Never before had history seemed so alive to me. And all because a professor cared enough to put his heart into his teaching.
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A.Because history professors are poorly prepared.
B.Because most students are lazy.
C.Because history lectures are not delivered in an interesting way.
D.Because most students feel studying history is a waste of time.
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:M: I am so sorry to tell you that you needn't come next week. You know, our company's sales have been poor recently.
W: I've always worked hard. Would you be kind enough to give me a month's time so that I can find a new job?
Q: What has happened to the woman?
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A.She's been dismissed for her poor performance.
B.She's been fired by the company.
C.She has been given a month's leave.
D.She has been offered a new job.
B.Her heart's true companion.
C.Always a comfort to her soul.
D.All of the above.
Most people just hung the calendars on their walls with the pictures faded in the sun and then tore the pictures off the calendar as each month passed. As a result, collectors today place a lot of value on the calendars that are complete and in good condition.
Even though the people who used the calendars didn't regard them as art, the original paintings were often of good quality. In fact, many famous wild life painters created calendar art at some point in their lives. To them it was a way of getting their work reproduced and shown around. One interesting thing is the way these pictures reflect changing attitudes towards wild life. The pictures often portray the adventure of hunting rather than any particular concern for wild life preservation, But most of today's wild life art shows animals in their natural surroundings without any humans in the scene. This modern wild life art appeals to a large number of the nature lovers, even those who are opposed to the practice of hunting.
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A.Very few were produced.
B.Most were kept only a short time.
C.Most were pointed on delicate paper.
D.Many have been acquired by collectors.
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