When asked by news reporters, the Prime Minister()that he would visit France next mou
When asked by news reporters, the Prime Minister()that he would visit France next mouth.
A)discovered
B)confirmed
C)ascertained
D)inquired
When asked by news reporters, the Prime Minister()that he would visit France next mouth.
A)discovered
B)confirmed
C)ascertained
D)inquired
The first paragraph, or lead of a news story answers certain questions that might be asked by a reader. A lead answers some or all of these questions: "Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?" Once again, if you are pressed for time, you can get a great deal of information by reading just the lead.
The news article develops the information presented in the head-line and the lead. News articles are usually written so that paragraphs may be clipped off the end without damaging the story. Since news columns must fit the space provided, putting the most important information at the beginning makes sense. You will not, of course, read every news item every day.
Please give a heading to the passage.
How to read ______.
听力原文:W: I hear you' re going home. Is that right?
M: I wanted to go on Monday, but I couldn't get a ticket for Monday. I bought a ticket for Tuesday.
W. Why are you in such a hurry?
M: My mother is ill. She has been sent to the hospital.
W: How did you get the news? Did your mother send you a letter?
M. My sister telephoned me this morning. She asked my father and me to go back.
W: Then how long are you going to stay at home, two or three days?
M. At most four days. I'll be back for the meeting.
When will the man leave?
A.Monday.
B.Tuesday.
C.Sunday.
D.Wednesday.
听力原文:W: I hear you're going home, aren't you?
M: I wanted to go on Monday, but I couldn't get a ticket for Monday. I bought a ticket for Tuesday.
W: Why are you in such a hurry?
M: My mother is ill. She has been sent to the hospital.
W: How did you get the news? Did your mother send you a letter?
M: My sister telephoned me this morning. She asked my father and me to go back.
W: Then how long are you going to stay at home, two or three days?
M: At most four days. I’ll be back for the meeting.
When will the man leave?
A.Monday.
B.Tuesday.
C.Sunday.
The incident happened off the Kamchatka Peninsula 9,000 kilometers east of Moscow. The deep-sea submersible which is normally used for underwater rescue operations was taking part in a military training exercise on Thursday morning, when its propeller got twisted in fishing nets, dragging the vessel to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. There are reported to be 7 submariners on board. The Russian navy has launched an urgent rescue mission. The fleet's commander has described the. situation as complex and serious. The trapped sailors, he says, have enough air and electricity to last for another 48 hours.
What is the news mainly about?
A.A military rehearsal
B.A rescue operation
C.A diving show
D.A sea exploration
How to Read Newspapers
The headline of a newspaper presents the heart of the news in brief form. Because of space limitations headline writers tend to use short verbs and nouns. Scanning the headlines gives a hasty look at the major news of the day. Headlines are often presented in steps. Each Section adds to the news presented in the top headline. If you have only a little time, you may wish to read the headlines and follow up only a few stories you are particularly interested in.
The first paragraph or lead of a news story answers certain questions that might be asked by a reader. A lead answers some or all of these questions: "Who? What? When'? Where? Why? How?" Once again, if you are pressed for time, you can get a great deal of information by reading just the lead.
The news article develops the information presented in the headline and the lead. Since news columns must fit the space provided, putting the most important information at the beginning makes sense. You will not, of course, read every news item every day.
How to Read Newspapers
1) (46) help you to get the major news of the day.
2) If you haven't enough time, you are advised to read the headlines and follow up only (47) that you are interested in.
3) Once again, if you are pressed for time, you can get a lot of information by (48)
4) You must bear it in mind that the (49) is always put at the beginning of news column.
5) It is impossible that you can read (50) every day.
But researchers at the University of Toronto wanted to learn more about how people respond to uncertainty--a lack of information or information that isn't well understood. Forty-one young men and women took a test designed to assess how neurotic they were, then were fitted with electrode(电极 ) caps that measured brain activity as they completed certain tasks. As a way of monitoring stress, the investigators tracked neural activity in the anterior cingulate cortex(前扣带皮层), a part of the brain involved in conflict, uncertainty and monitoring errors.
The participants later were asked to respond when they thought a second had passed since a symbol had appeared on a computer monitor. After responding, they received feedback on the monitor in the form. of a plus sign indicating a job well done, a minus sign indicating improvement was needed, or a question mark with no further explanation. The subjects who had scored higher on the neuroticism scale demonstrated more brain activity in response to uncertain feedback than to negative feedback, the researchers found.
In the real world, such a heightened response might occur when an employee is up for a promotion but does not know the outcome, and a highly neurotic individual would respond less intensely to losing the promotion said Jacob Hirsh, a lead author of the paper. The opposite is true for people who are not neurotic, Hirsh added. They are not bothered by uncertainty but are very upset by negative feedback.
Richard Sorrentino, a psychologist at the University of Western Ontario who also studies uncertainty, said he had conducted a similar study looking at married women who were ambivalent(有矛盾情绪的)toward their partners and not sure whether they could be trusted. "If they were the type who preferred certainty, they were better off if they didn't trust their husbands at all than if they were uncertain about whether to trust him," he said. Wives who preferred certainty but who were uncertain about their husbands often suffered severe symptoms, he added, including depression.
As to the survival mechanism of the brain, ______.
A.bad news affects people the most
B.no news makes people feel much well
C.good news often leaves a short memory in brain
D.goods news holds more attention from people
"I am studying the report, and I will make a recommendation to the Security Council very shortly. And I am likely to indicate that we proceed with status talks," he said.
When asked when he might make his recommendation, Mr. Annan replied, "maybe sooner than you think."
The secretary-general appointed senior Norwegian diplomat Kal Eide last June to study progress on the U.N. standards. Diplomats who have seen the report say it sharply criticizes both majority ethnic Albanians and minority Serbs in the province for the slow pace of progress, but nevertheless concludes that future status negotiations should begin.
The Security Council is expected to take up the Kosovo question the last week of October. If the 15-member body agrees, talks on Kosovo's future status could begin in November.
According the news, the UN has set standards for Kosovo on ______.
A.minority rights and democracy
B.minority rights and publicity
C.economy and politics
D.justice and democracy
7.Heracles and his twelve labor When Hercules grew up and had become a great warrior, he married Megara. They had two children. Hercules and Megara were very happy, but life didn't turn out for them the way it does in the movie. Hera sent a fit of madness to Hercules that put him into so great a rage, he murdered Megara and the children. When Hercules regained his senses and saw the horrible thing that he had done, he asked the god Apollo to rid him of this pollution. Apollo commanded the hero to do certain tasks as a punishment for his wrongs, so that the evil might be cleansed from his spirit. Apollo had many divine responsibilities. As Phoebus, he was the sun god, and every day he drove the chariot of the sun across the sky. He was the god of healing and music. Finally, Apollo was a god of prophecy: the Greeks believed that Apollo knew what would happen in the future, and that he could advise people how to act. Hercules hurried to the temple where Apollo gave such advice. It was in the town of Delphi and was called the Delphic oracle. Apollo said that in order to purify himself for the spilling of his family's blood, he had to perform 10 heroic labors (this number would soon be increased to 12). Hercules got even more bad news. Apollo declared that he had to go to the city of Tiryns. The king of Tiryns was Eurystheus. Eurystheus had a reputation for being mean, and Hercules knew that the king would give him a tough time. The hero had to serve Eurystheus for twelve years while he performed the Labors. There was some good news, though. When the tasks were completed, Apollo said, Hercules would become immortal. Unlike other men, instead of dying and going to the Underworld of Hades, he would become a god. 14.What’s the good news for Hercules?
A、Eurystheus had a reputation for being mean.
B、Hercules knew that the king would give him a tough time
C、The hero had to serve Eurystheus for twelve years.
D、When the tasks were completed, Hercules would become immortal.
【填空题】Forrest doesn’t remember being born. He doesn’t r 1 what he got f 2 his first Christmas and he doesn’t know when he went o 3 his first outdoor picnic. But, he d 4 remember the first time he heard the sweetest v 5 in the world. When Jenny allowed him to sit next t 6 her, he thought he saw an angel. They sat together and had conversation all the way to school. Jenny asked him a 7 his leg braces. He told her the braces would make his back as s 8 as an arrow. Jenny asked whether he was stupid. He told her w 9 his mommy said “stupid is a 10 stupid does”. They shook hands and became best friends.
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