Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).
As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.
When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.
The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. While we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.
1.What does Paragraph 1 want to say?
A. Researchers and scientists are not perfect.
B. Something that we read may not be true.
C. Researchers and scientists know everything.
D. People don’t know whether water is good or bad.
2.What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?
A. His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.
B. His workmates are eager to become famous too.
C. These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.
D. His colleagues envied him and did so to destroy his fame.
3.The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ______.
A. was in fact a complex hoax
B. was a great scientific invention
C. contributed to the theory of evolution
D. had the skull like that of an ape
4.What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Happily. B. Generally. C. Doubtfully. D. Completely.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Hebrew is probably a kind of language.
B. Truths of science will never be out of time.
C. People believe scientists because they are persuasive.
D. We are advised to believe famous scientists.
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Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).
As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.
When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.
The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. While we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.
1.What does Paragraph 1 want to say?
A. Researchers and scientists are not perfect.
B. Something that we read may not be true.
C. Researchers and scientists know everything.
D. People don’t know whether water is good or bad.
2.What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?
A. His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.
B. His workmates are eager to become famous too.
C. These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.
D. His colleagues envied him and did so to destroy his fame.
3.The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ______.
A. was in fact a complex hoax
B. was a great scientific invention
C. contributed to the theory of evolution
D. had the skull like that of an ape
4.What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Happily. B. Generally. C. Doubtfully. D. Completely.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Hebrew is probably a kind of language.
B. Truths of science will never be out of time.
C. People believe scientists because they are persuasive.
D. We are advised to believe famous scientists.
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Why I stopped worrying about my credit score?
If you believed everything you read about your credit score, you'd think it was the most important component of your financial health. Without a good credit score and history, the experts say, it's more difficult qualify for a mortgage(按揭)or a car loan-and more expensive if you're approved for a loan, too, because you won't get the best interest rates. In many states, bad credit can even raise your insurance payments, cost you a rental apartment, or make it harder to get hired. 1.
First off, there are several credit scores out there. While it's important to cultivate your credit scores by using credit responsibly, your FICO credit score may not be the same as what VantageScore reports, and lenders may use a different one entirely, so focusing on one score can be a fruitless exercise. More important as financial reporter Dave Ramsey notes on his blog, your credit score is not a measure of your overall financial health. He writes:"2."
FICO, the most popular credit-scoring agency, users several weighted factors to determine your credit score, including payment history (35 percent), amounts owed (30 percent), length of credit history (15 percent), new credit (10 percent), and credit mix (10 percent). 3.My husband and I enjoyed steady credit scores above 820 for a while. But when we paid off one of our rental properties in 2017, we both saw our credit scores fall by 20 or more points. The sudden drop took place because we completed a 15-year loan and reduced the average length of our credit history tremendously. 4. That’s blackmail. I would rather be debt-free than have a perfect credit score.
Your credit score is certainly important when you’re starting out and likely to borrow money for a down payment (首付) on a home or some other big purchase. But once you’re fairly established financially, it’s much easier to see it for what it really is: a measure of how well you borrow money.
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If you’ve ever taken a handwritten prescription(处方) from a doctor, it seems that you can never make sense of the letters. Bad handwriting almost seems like a requirement for graduating medical school.
However, it’s not like only people with bad handwriting are attracted to the medical field. Ruth Brocato, MD, primary care doctor with Mercy Medical Center says she went from winning a handwriting award in grade school to having totally unreadable handwriting now. So why?
For one thing, doctors have to write more than just about any other job. Long days plus tons of writing equals a very tired hand. Most doctors’ handwriting gets worse over the course of the day as those small hand muscles get overworked, says Asher Goldstein, MD, pain management doctor with Genesis Pain Centers. If doctors could spend an hour with every patient, they might be able to slow down and give their hands a rest. But the fact is, most physicians are rushing around to the next patient. With so many patients to see in a limited time, doctors are more concerned with getting the information down than perfecting their handwriting.
The jargon (术语) that doctors deal with also lends itself to bad handwriting. For instance, QD is shorthand for a Latin phrase meaning “one a day” and TID means “three times a day.” Your pharmacist would know exactly what your doctor meant, but you’d probably just write it off as chicken scratch.
Now, doctors are moving toward electronic medical records to cut down on errors. No studies have looked into whether the yearly death rate from wrong prescriptions has gone down, but doctors agree there’s less chance for errors.
Of course, typing everything isn’t perfect either. There’s still the possibility of entering, say, 30 instead of 300. While we’re all for electronic medical records, we’ll write by hand whenever we can. Now, learn about these secrets hospitals don’t want to tell you—but every patient should know.
1.How many reasons are mentioned in the passage to explain why doctors are likely to have bad handwriting?
A.One. B.Two.
C.Three. D.Four
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Only people with bad handwriting are attracted to the medical field.
B.Most doctors’ handwriting gets better over the course of the day.
C.QD is shorthand for a Latin phrase meaning “three times as day”.
D.There is less chance for errors by using electronic medical records.
3.What’s the author’s attitude towards handwritten prescriptions?
A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.
C.Indifferent. D.Concerned.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.No time left for doctors to write well.
B.Secrets that hospitals don’t want to tell you.
C.Reasons why most doctors have bad handwriting.
D.Errors reduced by using electronic medical records.
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When I was 17,I read a quote that went something like:“If you live each day as if it were your last,someday you’11 most certainly be right.”It made a deep on me.and since then, for the past 33 years,I have in the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life, I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a ,I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death, only what is truly important
About a year ago I was with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs order,which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die.I with that diagnosis all day. ,at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is with surgery.I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
wants to die.Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all .No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,because death is very likely the single best invention of .It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to for the new.Right now the new is you, but someday not too from now,you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so dramatic,but it is quite true.
Your time is ,so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife.Don’t be by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner .And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart
1.A. impression B. curse C. decision D. joke
2.A. seen B. looked C. found D. 1ost
3.A. would B. should C. might D. could
4.A. hurry B. 1ine C. moment D. row
5.A. successful B. rich C. dead D. frustrated
6.A. apologies B. fortune C. impressions D. choices
7.A. proving B. leaving C. confirming D. telling
8.A. diagnosed B. cured C. treated D. round
9.A. on B. for C. in D. at
10.A. met B. got C. did D. 1ived
11.A. However B. But C. Therefore D. So
12.A. incurable B. curable C. fatal D. changeable
13.A. Anyone B. Someone C. No one D. Everyone
14.A. want B. avoid C. share D. escape
15.A. destination B. 1ife C. science D. disease
16.A. make up B. make for C. make our D. make way
17.A. distant B. short C. long D. away
18.A. 1imited B. rare C. enough D. 1ost
19.A. wasted B. cheated C. excited D. trapped
20.A. voice B. love C. direction D. confusion
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When I was 17,I read a quote that went something like:“If you live each day as if it were your last,someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years,I have 2 in the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life,3 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 4 ,I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 6 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death,7 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was8 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 9 order,which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die.I10 with that diagnosis all day.11 ,at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is12 with surgery.I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
13 wants to die.Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all14 .No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,because death is very likely the single best invention of 15 .It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 16 for the new.Right now the new is you.But someday not too 17 from now,you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so dramatic,but it is quite true.
Your time is 18 ,so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife.Don’t be19 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 20 .And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart.
1.A. joke B. curse C. decision D. impression
2.A. looked B. seen C. found D. 1ost
3.A. might B. should C. would D. could
4.A. hurry B. 1ine C. row D. moment
5.A. successful B. dead C. rich D. frustrated
6.A. choices B. fortune C. impressions D. apologies
7.A. proving B. confirming C. leaving D. telling
8.A. treated B. cured C. diagnosed D. round
9.A. on B. for C. at D. in
10.A. met B. 1ived C. did D. got
11.A. But B. However C. Therefore D. So
12.A. incurable B. fatal C. curable D. changeable
13.A. No one B. Someone C. Anyone D. Everyone
14.A. want B. avoid C. escape D. share
15.A. destination B. science C. 1ife D. disease
16.A. make up B. make way C. make our D. make for
17.A. distant B. long C. short D. away
18.A. enough B. rare C. limited D. 1ost
19.A. wasted B. cheated C. excited D. trapped
20.A. love B. voice C. direction D.confusion
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When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”
Remembering that I’ ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’ m fine now.
This was the closest I’ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma(教条)—which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
1.The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.
A. he had to rest at home B. his disease couldn’t be cured
C. his disease was not serious at all D. he had to wait for the result of the test
2.How did the author feel after the diagnosis?
A.Hopeless B. Excited C. Optimistic D. Angry
3.What does the author think of death?
A.He thinks it is impossible to avoid.
B.He thinks it is not the end of life.
C.He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.
D.He thinks it is the beginning of a new life
4.In the author’ s opinion, we should ____________.
A.follow others’ advice B.take no notice of diseases
C.take exercise and keep healthy D.have the courage to follow our heart
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If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong and you feel as if your life is completely out of control. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or even strangers can lighten your spirits. It is also during those times that destructive words can sink you deeper and deeper into depression.
For example, consider this story about a group of frogs who were traveling through the woods when two of them fell into a deep pit (坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two unfortunate frogs they would never get out.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs took heed of what the other frogs were saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain. The more they shouted, the harder he jumped and finally he made it to safety.
When he got out, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all shouting at him to simply quit. The frog explained to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
Every time you have a chance to say either something positive or negative to another human being, do choose the chance to say something positive! Don’t let those opportunities get away from you. Your words have a large amount of power. Use them wisely. You really never know just how much they can mean to someone else.
68. The first paragraph tells us that words play an important part especially when .
A. we stay with our family, friends and co-workers
B. we hear strangers say something to us
C. we get through hard times in life
D. we make some big mistakes
69. The underlined phrase “took heed of ” had the similar meaning with “ ”.
A. acted according to B. had some doubt
C. held on to D. got used to
70. The more they shouted, the harder he jumped and finally he made it to safety. That’s because .
A. he struggled to prove that they were wrong
B. he thought they were encouraging him
C. he was angry with what they said
D. he didn’t want to let them down
71. After reading the passage, readers should learn a lesson that .
A. we can use encouraging words to help others out
B. having a positive attitude is important in life
C. never give up until we win D. we must believe in ourselves rather than others
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Read it aloud _____ the class can hear you.
A.so that | B.if | C.when | D.although |
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The acting is so ________ that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals that he has ever tasted.
A. enthusiastic B. fundamental
C. convincing D. optimistic
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Many of us have heard of the saying: everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance(坚定). South African swimmer Natalie du Tiot embodies(体现)those virtues.
Du Tiot, 24, became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics (残奥会)in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10km marathon in the able-bodied Games, she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.
One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time, Natalie du Tiot was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001, at just 17.
“There are a lot of dark moments,” she said, “There are some days when I cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on.”
Within a few months, she was back in the swimming pool.
She still completes and still succeeds. The only difference is she has switched to longer events—from 200m and 400m individual medley to 800m and 1,500m freestyle—to make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustment to her mental look(精神面貌).
“Going out in the water, it feels as if there’s nothing wrong with me. It doesn’t matter if you look different. You’re still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”
She is the owner of many world records, and she also won gold when competing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1,500m freestyle at the All African Games in 2007.
But there is no magic recipe(秘诀) for success. It all comes down to hard work and determination. “She is stubborn, which is good and bad,” said her coach Karoly Von Toros. “Good for the swimming, but bad for the coach.”
There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:
The tragedy (悲剧)of life does not lie in not reaching your goals;
The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.
1. Natalie du Tiot is a vivid example that____________________.
A.you are what you believe |
B.your biggest enemy is yourself |
C.results are not so important as the process |
D.you must set reasonable goals or you will fail |
2.According to the text , Natalie du Tiot became________________.
A.the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the world |
B.the youngest disabled swimmer to break the world record in the 1,500m freestyle |
C.the youngese disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single Paralympics |
D.the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics |
3.Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Natalie du Tiot?
a. She won gold at the All Africa Games.
b. She finished 16th in the tough 10km marathon in the Olympics
c. She adjusted herself to long events.
d. A motorcycle accident disabled her.
A.cdab | B.dcba | C.dcab | D.dacb |
4.In dark moments it was_______________ that pushed her on.
A.her coach | B.her family | C.hope and faith | D.her love of swimming |
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