The police are ______ to conclude that the ca...

The police are ______ to conclude that the cause of fire was a cigarette end.

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It was a shock and a painful lesson for many people when the police announced the cause of a bus accident in Chongqing on Oct 28. Video footage (片段) from inside the bus suggested that after a passenger missed her stop and asked the driver to stop, but he refused. She began hitting him over the head with her cell phone. During the conflict, the driver lost control of the bus and it jumped into the Yangtze River, causing 15 deaths.

Zheng Chuankai, a lawyer in Beijing, said the accident showed that it was important that those who cause danger to public safety face severe punishment. Such attacks are inhuman but common. In fact, it is not rare to hear of passengers attacking bus drivers in China. This month, a local court in Shenyang, Liaoning province, sentenced three people to up to three years in prison for endangering public safety by distracting bus drivers, Xinhua reported. “Passengers who interfere (妨碍) with bus drivers are endangering public safety, which is equal to serious crimes like arson (纵火) and poisoning.” Liu Changsong，a Beijing lawyer, told the Global Times.

To prevent similar cases from happening, many Chinese cities have taken measures to keep bus drivers safe. Dozens of cities including Beijing, Xi’an, Wuhan, Changsha and Nanning have plans to add safety fences to buses to protect drivers from any interference by passengers.

The bus operator in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, has invited psychologists to teach drivers how to manage their emotions when facing an angry passenger. These measures are necessary, but they are not enough.

“Public security is closely connected with social morality (道德). People should obey the law, be more self-disciplined and sensible.”

Many countries have introduced measures to deal with the problem of violence against bus drivers. On every bus in the US state of New Jersey, a sign on the back of the driver’s seat warns passengers that anyone attacking a driver can be fined or put into prison.

In London, the local government has launched a program to train drivers to deal with angry passengers and avoid potential conflicts.

1.How did the police find out the cause of the accident?

A. From the witnesses to the accident.　　 B. From the recorded video in the bus.

C. From the survivals of the accident.　　 D. From the police’s reasoning.

2.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Interfering public safety is a serious crime.

B. Being a bus driver is a dangerous job.

C. Arson and poisoning are very common in the society.

D. It’s important to know how to protect a bus driver.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards training drivers to avoid conflicts with passengers?

A. Supportive.　　 B. Doubtful.

C. Opposed.　　 D. Uncaring.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. A Terrible Traffic Accident.

B. A Bus Jumping into the Yangtze River.

C. Keeping Away from the Dangerous Bus.

D. Attack on Bus Driver Brings Safety Review.

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The man in black was about to set fire to the house ____ the police came.

A. while   B. after    C. before    D. when

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Those who claim bananas are fattening argue that bananas cause the body to make lots of insulin (胰岛素), and insulin causes fat growth.

How much insulin we produce is related to how fast food becomes sugar in our bloodstream. How can you know if food makes a lot of sugar quickly? The glycemic index(血糖指数), or GI rating tells us. Foods with GI scores above 75 are considered high-GI foods, leading to faster sugar development. Bananas have a GI of 62, which is considered low.

Weight loss can be a struggle for anyone, but it is especially hard for diabetics (糖尿病患者). A study looked at how the starch from unripe bananas affected the weight of a group of obese diabetics. After four weeks of a diet high in bananas, diabetics lost significantly more weight than on a control diet. They also saw improvements in insulin sensitivity from the banana diet.

What’s more, bananas have been shown to cut risks of strokes, diabetes and cancers (Bananas are the most powerful fruit for lowering the risk of kidney cancer.). Bananas are also a rich source of fiber, which has been shown to help weight loss. Bananas that still have some green on the skin are even higher in fiber.

Skins from green bananas can be taken and, after removing the stem and dark tip, cut into small pieces 2-3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. These pieces can be made into a tea or added to a dish. When you eat the skins, be sure you are eating organic bananas. The flesh of regular bananas is low in pesticides, but the skins are not.

1. What conclusion can we draw from Paragraphs 1 & 2?

A. Bananas are likely to make people fat.

B. Insulin determines the amount of sugar.

C. Low-GI foods can turn into sugar more slowly.

D. The faster the food becomes sugar, the less insulin.

2.What does the author say about bananas?

A. Including bananas in diets is good for health.

B. Bananas can cure people suffering kidney cancer.

C. Eating organic bananas protect people from strokes.

D. Bananas’ abundant fiber improves insulin sensitivity.

3.What is discussed in the last paragraph?

A. The use of banana skins.

B. The benefits of banana skins.

C. The importance of banana skins.

D. The ways of choosing organic bananas.

4.In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?

A. Education. 　 B. Health. 　 C. Culture. 　 D. Science.

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The big fire in Shanghai, believed to ________ due to the burning of construction materials, caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there.

A. have occurred　 　　　 　　 B. occur

C. have been occurring　 　　 D. be occurring

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The big fire ________ due to the burning of construction materials caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there.

A. was believed to occur

B. was believed to have occurred

C. believed to have been occurred

D. believed to have occurred

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A government official was murdered last Friday and the police are collecting information that is ____ to the case.

A．similar            B．relevant           C．devoted          D．addicted

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A government official was murdered last Friday and the police are collecting information that is________to the case.

A. relevant to              B. similar to

C.devoted to                D. addicted to

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The belief that new technologies are causing the death of work is the idea that never goes away. Despite evidence to the contrary, we still view technological change today as being more rapid and dramatic in its consequences for work than ever before. But this is nothing new. People have always viewed the technological changes that take place during their lives the most dramatic and dangerous that ever happened in history.

In the 1930s, the British economist（经济学家）John Maynard Keynes predicted the widespread use of electricity would produce a world where people spend most of their time doing nothing. In the United States during the 1960s, the government repeatedly investigates fears that automatic machines would permanently reduce the amount of work available, In 1988, one Australian historian claimed that at least a quarter of the workforce would be without jobs within 10 years because of computers.

Of course, none of these disasters came to pass in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, or anywhere else.

Yet today, we are seeing the return of these predictions, with some experts claiming the world of work once more undergoing radical and unprecedented change. They argue that robots and other workplace technologies are causing a reduction in the total amount of work available, or are bringing a more rapid pace substitution of machines for humans has been seen previously.

But there is a little evidence to support such beliefs, Statistics show that the percentage of people in work, the number of hours they work, and how frequently they change jobs have remained remarkably constant over the past 20 years.

This stability should not come as a surprise, There are good reasons why we should not expect new technologies to cause the death of work. New technologies always cause job losses, but that is only part of the story. What also needs to be understood is how they increase the amount of work available.

One way this happens is through the increases in incomes that accompany the use of new technologies. With the introduction of these technologies, good and services can be produced faster, which results in higher real incomes for workers. Higher incomes then increase demand for other products and consequently more workers are needed to make them. Additionally, while new technologies are likely to substitute for some types of workers, they will also increase demand for other types of workers, especially those with higher level skills and expertise.

So, the end of work is no closer today than at any time in the past. But there is still a need to keep disproving the prediction, to reduce people’s fears.

1.What is the function of the second paragraph?

A. To explain the importance of developing new technology.

B. To give historical examples of unnecessary fear about new technology.

C. To argue that technological dangers are becoming more serious.

D. To show how technology affected employment in the past.

2.How can employment statistics over the past 20 years best be described?

A. Confusing　　 B. Reliable

C. Stable　　 D. Variable

3.According to paragraph 7, why does demand for products often increase after new technology is introduced?

A. Productivity improvements help raise workers’ salaries.

B. There is more demand for new skills in the economy.

C. There are more goods for people to choose from.

D. Higher quality goods at lower prices encourage consumption.

4.What is the author's opinion about the introduction of new technology?

A. It does not have an effect on most people’s jobs.

B. Its danger to peoples employment possibilities is overstated.

C. It usually leads to a significant increase in employment.

D. Its benefits are usually not worth the introduction.

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The belief that new technologies are causing the death of work is the idea that never goes away. Despite evidence to the contrary, we still view technological change today as being more rapid and dramatic in its consequences for work than ever before. But this is nothing new. People have always viewed the technological changes that take place during their lives as the most dramatic and dangerous that ever happened in history.

In the 1930s, the British economist(经济学家) John Maynard Keynes predicted the widespread use of electricity would produce a world where people spend most of their time doing nothing. In the United States during the 1960s, the government repeatedly investigates fears that automatic machines would permanently reduce the amount of work available. In 1988, one Australian historian claimed that at least a quarter of the workforce would be without jobs within 10 years because of computers.

Of course, none of these disasters came to pass in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, or anywhere else.

Yet today, we are seeing the return of these predictions, with some experts claiming the world of work is once more undergoing radical（激进的）and unprecedented（前所未有的） change. They argue that robots and other workplace technologies are causing a reduction in the total amount of work available, or are bringing a more rapid pace of substitution of machines for humans than has been seen previously.

But there is a little evidence to support such beliefs. Statistics show that the percentage of people in work, the number of hours they work, and how frequently they change jobs have remained remarkably constant over the past 20 years.

This stability should not come as a surprise. There are good reasons why we should not expect new technologies to cause the death of work. New technologies always cause job losses, but that is only part of the story. What also needs to be understood is how they increase the amount of work available.

One way this happens is through the increases in incomes that accompany the use of new technologies. With the introduction of these technologies, goods and services can be produced faster, which results in higher real incomes for workers. Higher incomes then increase demand for other products and consequently more workers are needed to make them. Additionally, while new technologies are likely to substitute for some types of workers, they will also increase demand for other types of workers, especially those with higher level skills and expertise.

So, the end of work is no closer today than at any time in the past. But there is still a need to keep disproving the prediction, to reduce people’s fears.

1.What is the function of the second paragraph?

A. To explain the importance of developing new technology.

B. To show how technology affected employment in the past.

C. To argue that technological dangers are becoming more serious.

D. To give historical examples of unnecessary fear about new technology.

2.How can employment statistics over the past 20 years best be described?

A. Confusing B. Steady

C. Reliable D. Variable

3.According to paragraph 7, why does demand for products often increase after new technology is introduced?

A. There are more goods for people to choose from.

B. There is more demand for new skills in the economy.

C. Productivity improvements help raise workers’ salaries.

D. Higher quality goods at lower prices encourage consumption.

4.What is the author’s opinion about the introduction of new technology?

A. It does not have an effect on most people’s jobs.

B. Its benefits are usually not worth the introduction.

C. It usually leads to a significant increase in employment.

D. Its danger to people’s employment possibilities is overstated.

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