The problem, according to the experts, is _______ we should do with the salty land.
A.that | B.how | C.which | D.what |
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The problem, according to the experts, is _______ we should do with the salty land.
A.that | B.how | C.which | D.what |
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The traffic problems we are looking forward to ______ solved should have attracted the government’s attention.
A. see B. seen C. be seen D. seeing
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The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing ________should have attracted the government’s attention.
A.solving B.solve C.to solve D.solved
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Women should share the same rights with men according to the law,but________there is great room for improvement.
A.in return B.in reality C.in turn D.in exchange
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We should keep in mind that there’s usually ______ one way to solve the same problem.
A. less than B. rather than
C. other than D. more than
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According to Nielsen, the average number of mobile phone calls we make is dropping every year, after hitting a peak in 2007. And our calls are getting shorter: In 2005 they averaged three minutes in length; now they’re almost half that.
We are moving, in other words, toward a fascinating cultural transition: the death of the telephone call. This shift is particularly plain among the young. Some college students I know go days without talking into their smartphones at all.
This generation doesn’t make phone calls, because everyone is in constant, lightweight contact in so many other ways: texting, chatting, and social-network messaging. And we don’t just have more options than we used to. We have better ones: These new forms of communication have exposed the fact that the voice call is badly designed. It deserves to die. Consider: If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up, I have no way of knowing whether you’re busy, and you have no idea why I’m calling.
We have to open Schrodinger’s box every time, having a conversation to figure out whether it’s OK to have a conversation. Plus, voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth, which is why it’s so weirdly exhausting to be interrupted by one. (We apparently find voicemail even more torturous: Studies show that more than a fifth of all voice messages are never listened to.)
The telephone, in other words, doesn’t provide any information about status, so we are constantly interrupting one another. The other tools at our disposal are more polite. Instant messaging lets us detect whether our friends are busy without our annoying them, and texting lets us ping one another but not at the same time. (Plus, we can spend more time thinking about what we want to say.) Despite the hue and cry about becoming an “always on” society, we’re actually moving away from the demand that everyone should be available immediately.
We’ll still make fewer phone calls, as most of our former phone time will migrate to other media. But the calls we do make will be longer, reserved for the sort of deep discussion that the medium does best.
As video chatting becomes more common, enabled by the new iPhone and other devices, we might see the growth of persistent telepresence, leaving video-chat open all day so we can speak to a spouse or colleague spontaneously. Or, to put it another way, we’ll call less but talk more.
1.The writer of the text thinks that what is happening with mobile phone calls is ________.
A.an unexpected occurrence B.a strange but very predictable fact
C.an interesting social phenomenon D.negative for social interaction
2.In paragraph 3, the writer’s attitude towards phone voice calls is ________.
A.doubtful B.concerned
C.positive D.negative
3.What does the writer think will happen to voice calls in the future?
A.They will only be used in emergencies.
B.They will continue to get more expensive.
C.They will only be used between family members.
D.They will be used mainly for intimate and detailed discussions.
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The problem is _____to take the place of Tom.
A.who can we get | B.what we can get | C.who we can get | D.what can we get |
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The situation is so urgent that we must __________ an effective way to solve the problem right now.
A.let out B.pick out
C.figure out D.put out
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The truth is: our problem helps to make us what we are. Those who _______ often learn the value of mercy. Those who struggle often learn perseverance(坚持).
A.work B.win C.admit D.suffer
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We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns.
Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like "he went pale and begin to tremble" suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese "surprise" can be described in a phrase like 'they stretched out their tongues!' Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.
Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people's faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.
1.According to the passage, __________.
A. we can hardly understand what people's gestures mean
B. we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or gestures
C. words can be better understood by older people
D. gestures can be understood by most of the people while words can not
2.People's facial expressions may be misunderstood because __________.
A. people of different ages may have different understanding
B. people of different countries speak different languages
C. people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different way
D. people have different cultures
3.In the same culture, __________.
A. people have different ability to understand and express feelings
B. people have the same understanding of something
C. people never fail to understand each other
D. people are equally intelligent
4.From this passage, we can conclude __________.
A. words are used as frequently as gestures
B. words are often found difficult to understand
C. words and gestures are both used in expressing feelings
D. gestures are more efficiently used than words
5.The best title for this passage may be __________.
A. Words and Feelings B. Words, Gestures and Feelings
C. Gestures and Feelings D. Culture and Understanding
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