This program can give you a lift at work, ___...

This training program can give you a lift at work, ____ increase your income by 40%.

A. as well as　　　　 　 B. so long as　　　　　　

C. so much as　　 　　 　　 D. as soon as

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This program can give you a lift at work, ____ increase your income by 50%.

A．as long as                             B．as well as

C．so much as                            D．as soon as

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The training program can give you a lift at work, ______ increase your income

by 40%.

A. so much as　　　　 B. as well as

C. so long as　　　 D. as soon as

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Imagine this: You’re working on a school paper on your laptop. Your screen is full of open programs, including documents, Web pages and MSN chat.

Suddenly, a friend sends you a link to a video and demands that you watch it. He says it’s about cats, it’s funny and you’re going to love it. But you can’t help thinking, “I don’t have time for this right now.” You start to feel even more stressed out than you already did about your paper. While you don’t want to disappoint your friend, you need to keep working.

This is a common dilemma in an age of multitasking.

I often find that my focus is so easily distracted that when I need to work I become quite annoyed in response to these types of links. At the same time, when they’re from good friends, I can’t just ignore them. Usually, I say something like “Cool, I’ll look at it later.” But this often disappoints the other person, creating an awkward break in the conversation. Other times, I’ll just say “OK”, wait a while and then send a second message saying “That was great!” While this approach is simpler that ignoring the other person, it seems ridiculous to life to avoid making a social faux pas(失礼).

The problem is that new technologies offer a good many new possibilities, both positive and negative. On the one hand, the Internet connects you to millions of people whom you can make friends with and learn from. On the other hand, it offers just as many ways to waste time.

When you’re signed on to MSN chat, the other person can’t see that you have three papers to finish before the end of the week---so you better believe they’re going to send you a video of monkeys dancing to music.

Online chat is convenient, but the advantage of face-to-face communication is that you can see exactly what other people are doing.

If they are really good friends, you should feel blessed to give them your full attention without worrying about what’s going on in that other window or program.

1.Why does the author feel annoyed when he receives a link to a video from a friend of his?

A. Because his friend wants to distract him from his work.

B. Because he cannot concentrate on his work.

C. Because the video is too boring.

D. Because the video has something to do with his work.

2.What will the author do to respond to his friend’s request for watching the video?

A. He will do as his friend asks.　 \

B. He will put it off or tell a white lie.

C. He will ignore his friend’s disappointment.

D. He will delete the link of the video.

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. There is an embarrassing pause or silence.

B. The author has broken the ice.

C. His friend intends to end their friendship.

D. They need a good rest after the conversation.

4.Compared with online chat, face-to-face communication allows people _______.

A. to communicate with each other more conveniently

B. to watch a video of a monkey dancing to music

C. to better understand what other people are working on

D. to hide something secret from other people

5.Which of the following statements does the author probably agree with?

A. Share an interesting video with your friend whether he/she is busy or not.

B. Neglect the links sent by your friend while working.

C. New technologies always bring us pressure rather than convenience.

D. It is a dilemma whether to disappoint your friend or stop working.

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Can training Your Working Memory Make You Smarter?

We would all like to increase our cognitive(认知的)ability beyond the limits set by Mother Nature. So it’s no wonder that brain-training programmes—which typically focus on training our working memory—are a multibillion-dollar industry. But can this kind of training really make us smarter?

Cognitive training sees the brain as a kind of muscle that can be made stronger with the right kind of practice. It consists of tasks or games carried out on computers or smart phones. Despite much research, there has so far been no agreement about its effectiveness. Some think that cognitive training increases a broad range of cognitive abilities, while others less optimistic.

Yet we do know that some cognitive skills, such as working memory and intelligence, tend to go together and are predictors of real-life skills such as work performance. Thus, training one cognitive skill might lead to an improvement in many other cognitive and non-cognitive skills. That is exactly the underlying hypothesis(假设)on which working-memory training is based.

To test this hypothesis, we examined all the studies about working-memory training we could find with normally developing children: 26 experiments and 1,601 total participants. Children represent an ideal test group: during childhood, skills are still at the beginning of their development. Thus, cognitive training is more likely to succeed with children than adults.

The results were very clear. Working-memory training did not show any effect on children’s fluid intelligence, a person’s ability to solve new problems and adapt to new situations. It didn’t influence their academic achievement or other cognitive abilities, either. The only reliable effect was that children got better at what they trained to do. No more, no less. So performing working-memory tasks does seem to make you better at doing them. Nonetheless, the fact that participants got better at such tasks does not necessarily mean that their working-memory ability increased. They may just have learnt how to perform that particular type of task.

The results do indicate that the use of working-memory training programs as an educational tool is fruitless. More generally, together with other research, the results contribute to disproving cognitive training companies promises of a better brain.

The results have even more important implications theoretically. They question the hypothesis that training general cognitive mechanisms can affect other cognitive or real-life skills. Beyond working-memory training, other recent studies have shown the improving cognitive skills outside music-including academic skills.

However, these negative results must not discourage us from training our cognitive and non-cognitive skills. We just have to be aware of the actual limitations of such practice in areas outside what we are actually training. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it-the most efficient way to develop a skill is, after all, to train that skill.

1.To find out the effect of working memory training, the author ________.

A. made some scientific studies

B. reviewed the previous research

C. compared different test groups

D. got some children involved in the experiment

2.Children joining in the experiments were able to __________.

A. do better in the field where they are trained

B. obtain greater academic achievements

C. adjust to new situations quickly

D. succeed when they deal with real life problems

3.What is the author’s attitude toward the cognitive training?

A. Pessimistic　　 B. Disapproving

C. Objective　　 D. Optimistic

4.Cognitive training is likely to _______ according to the passage.

A. discover the secrets of human minds

B. make one’s brain stronger by way of practice

C. earn a good name for the training company

D. bring much profit to the training companies

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As you can see，water works hard in your body every day.That’s why it’s important　 to give your body the water it needs to carry out all its different jobs.On a regular day，your body loses 2 to 3 quarts of water—enough to fill a 2­liter soda bottle.You probably guess that water is lost when you sweat—especially　　 on a hot day.

But your body also loses water in an almost invisible way—evaporation (蒸发)．Water escapes from your body through your skin and in your breath.How？Your breath contains droplets (小滴) of water that are usually too tiny to see.They become visible for a quick second in the cold when you can “see your breath”．But water evaporates this way all year round.Your skin also contains water，which escapes in tiny droplets that go into　 the air.The water in your skin evaporates into the air，but fortunately，your body can replace the water it loses so your skin doesn’t dry out.

Eating and drinking is one way to replace the water your body loses.Most foods have a lot of water in them，especially fruits and vegetables.Grapes，watermelons，oranges，and cantaloupes are delicious and full of water.

But you can’t rely_on food alone to get that water back，and that’s why it’s also a good idea to drink water　 every day.You might have heard someone say that people need to drink 6 to 8 cups (1.4 to 1.9 liters) of water each day.Depending on how much　 water you’re getting from foods and other liquids,6 to 8 cups might not be necessary.If you eat a lot of fruits and vegetables，or you like to eat soup every day，you’ll get some of the water your body needs.

1. You should drink enough water every day because________.

A．your body needs too much water

B．water does all kinds of jobs in your body

C．your body loses a lot of water every day

D．the more water you drink the better you feel

2. Water in your body loses by the following ways EXCEPT________.

A．breathing　     B．evaporating

C．sweating　     D．eating

3. Your body has to give enough water to your skin in order to________.

A．keep the water in your skin clean

B．stop your skin from drying out

C．stop the water from losing

D．keep your skin clean all the time

4. What does the underlined phrase “rely on” in the fourth paragraph mean?

A．Eat up.　     B．Receive.

C．Depend upon.　     D．Digest.

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—Will you give this bag to Mr.Li?

—Sorry，I can't. He________.

A．doesn't any more work here

B．doesn't any longer here work

C．doesn't work any more here

D．doesn't work here any longer

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We can give you a lift to the airport _______ you don’t mind the crowdedness, for there have already been four of us in the car.

A. unless                B. though            C. provided        D. until

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We can give you a lift to the airport _______ you don’t mind the crowdedness, for there have already been four of us in the car.

A. unless                              B. though                    C. provided                 D. until

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----Madam, if you like I can give you a lift to the downtown area.

---- That’s a very kind ________.

A. service　　 B. offer　　 C. promise　　 D. choice

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