Since very young, we were told by our parents to ______ from spitting on the sidewalk.A.re
Since very young, we were told by our parents to ______ from spitting on the sidewalk.
A.refrain
B.prevent
C.resist
D.restrain
Since very young, we were told by our parents to ______ from spitting on the sidewalk.
A.refrain
B.prevent
C.resist
D.restrain
Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园).Together the two boys,who go to Escondido High School in California,have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear.
Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one.German was born deaf,and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language.He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten.
“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids,”German remembers.“Before then,I didn't know I was deaf and that I was different.”
“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard,”signs Orlando.“The other kids didn't understand us and we didn't understand them.But we've all grown up together,and today,I'm popular because I'm deaf.Kids try hard to communicate with me.”
Some things are very difficult for the two boys.“We can't talk on the phone,so if we need help,we can't call an emergency service,”German signs.“And we can't order food in a drive-thru.”
Despite their difficulties,the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket.They got their jobs through a“workability”program,designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities.
German has worked in the supermarket since August,and Orlando started in November.
“The other people who work here have been very nice to us,”Orlando signs.“They even sign sometimes.At first,we were nervous,but we've learned a lot and we're getting better.”
The opportunity to earn money has been exciting,both boys said.After high school,they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York.
Orlando and German have been______.
A.to Mexico together.
B.deaf since they were born.
C.to different high schools.
D.friends since they were very young.
Sharing Silence
Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园). Together the two boys,who go to Escondido High School in California,have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear.
Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one.German was born deaf,and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language.He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten.
“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids,”German remembers.“Before then,I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different.”
“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard,”signs Orlando.“The other kids didn't understand us and we didn't understand them.But we”ve all grown up together,and today,I'm popular be cause I'm deaf.Kids try hard to communicate with me.”
Some things are very difficult for the two boys.“We can't talk on the phone,so if we need help,we can't call an emergency service,”German signs.“And we can't order food in a drive-thru.”
Despite their difficulties,the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket. They got their jobs through a“workability”program,designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities.
German has worked in the supermarket since August,and Orlando started in November.
“The other people who work here have been very nice to us,”Orlando signs.“They even sign some times.At first,we were nervous,but we've learned a lot and we’re getting better.”
The opportunity to earn money has been exciting,both boys said.After high school,they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York.
0rlando and German have been______.
A.to Mexico together.
B.deaf since they were born.
C.to different high schools.
D.friends since they were very young.
This Month's Exhibition
Name: Scientific and Technological Inventions since Second World War
Time: 8: 30-16: 00, from Monday to Friday, September
Place: Exhibition Center, St. Loais
Fare: 2. 5 dollars
Limitation: 120 persons /day
Corporate visit should make an appointment
E-mail: club@exhibition stl@gnail. com
To: Reception Office, Exhibition Center, St. Louis
From: TPR Software Company
Subject: Make an appointment for visiting the Exhibition on Scientific and Technological Inventions
Ladies or gentlemen,
We were very pleased to learn from the local media that many important and valuable inventions of science and technology made since the Second World War are now on display in your exhibition hall. We all know that there have been a large number of scientific and technical achievements, the application of which has been a large changing our total view of the world. The past six decades in particular have witnessed the birth of many new theories. They deal with almost everything in all fields of human activities. Thanks to the industrious efforts of scientists, human's life has been daily improving. Today, science and technology are advancing in our country much more rapidly than at any time in the past. They are being applied to the needs of production and life. We, young technical workers, intend in all eagerness to make in-depth studies of national and international trends of science in various fields. To do this, it is necessary for us to get well known of the lates result of scientific researchers.
We sincerely write to ask an appointment to visit your exhibition. We will very much appreciate it if you can arrange for our colleagues about 32 persons to come on Sept. 26, 2009, this Friday.
Thank you in advance for a favorable reply at your earliest convenience.
Regards,
TPR Software Company
How many people are allowed to visit the exhibition center every week?
A.500
B.600
C.400
D.700
Science is above all a human activity. One obvious meaning of
this is that science is done by people. A second and equally accurate
meaning is all people do science in some form. After all, the 【1】______
methods of science are basically simple extension of the ways all 【2】______
people learning about their world. Science in many ways is very 【3】______
similar to how we have been learning about the world since we were
infants. Consequently, because each of you has been used it in one 【4】______
form. or other since you first began toddling about and discovering 【5】______
the world, you already know much more about the scientific method
than you think you do.
Watch a young child. When something catches his or her eye,
the child must examine it, study it, observe it, have a fun with it.【6】______
Next, the child wants to interact on it, touch it, feel it. From 【7】______
passive observations and active interactions, a child slowly learns【8】______
about the world. Some interactions are fun: "If I tip the glass, I get
to see the milk from pretty pictures on the floor." Other interactions
are not much fun:" If I touch on the red circles on the stove, my 【9】______
fingers hurt!" From each interaction, the child learns a little more【10】______
about the world.
【M1】
根据下列文章,请回答 16~22 题。
Mad Scientist Stereotype Outdated
Do people still imagine a physicist as a bearded man in glasses or has the image of the mad scientist changed? The Institute of Physics set out to find out whether the stereotype of a physics 'boffin' (科学家)still exists by conducting a survey on shoppers in London. The people were asked to identify the physicist from a photograph of a line-up of possible suspects. 98 percent of those asked got it wrong. The majority of people pick-ed a white male of around 60, wearing glasses and with a white beard.
While this stereotype may have been the image of an average physicist fifty years ago, the reality is now very different. Since 1960 the number of young women entering physics has doubled and the average age of a physicist is now 31.
The stereotype of the absent-minded scientist has lasted a long time because the media and Hollywood help promote the image of men in white lab coats with glasses sitting by blackboards full of equations (等式) or working with fizzing (嘶嘶响) test tubes. These stereotypes are really damaging to society. Very good school children are put off studying science because they don't see people like themselves on television or in magazines doing science. They simply don't relate to the media's image of the mad scientist.
This is one reason why fewer young people are choosing to do science at university. If we want to encourage more young people to study science subjects, we need to change this image of the scientist and make science careers more attractive. But we must also develop children's interest in science.
In an attempt to change this negative image, an increasing number of science festivals are being organized. Thousands of people from secondary schools are also encouraged to take part in nationwide science competitions of which the most popular are the national science Olympiads. Winning national teams then get the opportunity to take part in the International Science Olympiads which are held in a different country every year. These events are all interesting for the young people who take part but they only involve a small proportion of students who are already interested in science. It seems that there is a long way to go before science becomes attractive as subjects like computer studies or fashion and design.
第 16 题 Most people have similar ideas of what a physicist looks like.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
W: I don't think so. My parents never interfered with my plans too much. They advised me but never forced me to do anything I didn't want to do. I was allowed to take up the career that I liked. I think I respect and love them more for this.
M: Are you quite independent of them now?
W: Yes. Since I left school and started my studies as a nurse, I've become independent financially. I have a government grant which is enough for my keep. But I still stay with them a lot, as you know.
M: You seem very close to your parents.
W: I am. I know that many young people today say they have nothing in common with their parents but I'm rather lucky because I get on very well with mine. What about you?
M: Well, we value family life very much in our country. I'm very fond of my family, but I don't always get on very well with them. They try to control me too much.
W: But they allowed you to come to study in England on your own!
M: Yes, but only after a lot of persuasion! Your parents treat you as an adult; mine treat me as a child.
W: As I said, I'm lucky. Some English parents are like yours. They interfere too much and they're out of sympathy with our generation.
M: That's really a problem.
W: Maybe it's just because of a lack of communication.
(20)
A.They show great respect to their parents.
B.They always do what their parents ask them to do.
C.They are very close to their parents.
D.They often disregard their parents' opinions.
The Writing's on the Wall?
Is it art or is it just vandalism(野蛮行为)? Well,it's still a crime,but graffiti(涂鸦) has changed since the days of spraying your name on a wall to mark your territory.Street art has become much more sophisticated since a 17-year-old called Demetrius started spraying his “tag”,TAKI 183,all over the NewYork underground in 1971,and hip-hop culture was born.Hip-hop is a mixture of art,music and dancing,poetry,language and fashion.It came from young inner-city people,who felt left out by their richerclassmates and who were desperate to express themselves in any way they could.
An experiment to control the spread of graffiti in Rochdale,Greater Manchester,has been so successful that plans have been made by local street artists for an international convention in June.“We're planning to get people together from different countries like France and Germany for a week,”says Liam,one of the organizers.The scheme started in 2000,and has attracted people of all age groups and both sexes.“We all share a common interest and get on really well with each other.”The first site to be chosen was a subway.“Before we began,people were afraid to use the subway.We had it cleaned up and now,with all the artists hanging out down there,people are using it again.People can relate to graffiti much more now.”By providing places to display their talents legally,there has been a fall in the amount of“tagging”on people's private property.
Street artist Temper developed his drawing skills at a young age.In art classes at school he was really frustrated because the Art teacher didn't spend time with him.They thought he was already very good at art and so spent more time with other students.So,at 12 years old,Temper started painting with all these guys he'd hooked up with who were about 22 years old.He looked up to them and loved what they were doing on the streets of Wolvehampton,England.“The whole hip-hop scene was built up of different things and I did a bit of everything.But it was always the graffiti I was best at,”he says.
Demetrius was a teenager from New York.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
We felt very nice in the lobby, the more so since it was chilly out of doors that day.
A.cold
B.mild
C.moderate
D.hot
Mad Scientist Stereotype Outdated
Do people still imagine a physicist as a bearded man in glasses or has the image of the mad scientist changed? The Institute of Physics set out to find out whether the stereotype of a physics "boffin" (科学家) still exists by conducting a survey on shoppers in London. The people were asked to identify the physicist from a photograph of a line-up of possible suspects. 98 percent of those asked got it wrong. The majority of people picked a white male of around 60, wearing glasses and with a white beard.
While this stereotype may have been the image of an average physicist fifty years ago, the reality is now very different. Since 1960 the number of young women entering physics has doubled and the average age of a physicist is now 31.
The stereotype of the absent-minded scientist has lasted a long time because the media and Hollywood help promote the image of men in white lab coats with glasses sitting by blackboards full of equations (等式) or working with fizzing (嘶嘶响) test tubes. These stereotypes are really damaging to society. Very good school children are put off studying science because they don't see people like themselves on television or in magazines doing science. They simply don't relate to the media's image of the mad scientist.
This is one reason why fewer young people are choosing to do science at university. If we want to encourage more young people to study science subjects, we need to change this image of the scientist and make science careers more attractive. But we must also develop children's interest in science.
In an attempt to change this negative image, an increasing number of science festivals are being organized. Thousands of people from secondary schools are also encouraged to take part in nationwide science competitions of which the most popular are the national science Olympiads. Winning national teams then get the opportunity to take part in the International Science Olympiads which are held in a different country every year. These events are all interesting for the young people who take part but they only involve a small proportion of students who are already interested in science. It seems that there is a long way to go before science becomes attractive as subjects like computer studies or fashion and design.
Most people have similar ideas of what a physicist looks like.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
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