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七律和柳亚子先生-护理部工作计划
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Does your class use e-mail? Have you
ever tried to write a story for our newspaper and
send
it in by e-mail? E-mail is used for
everything, and it makes life easier. But do you
know where
e-mail came from?
The man
who invented it was Ray Tomlinson, a US engineer.
He died early last month at the
age of 74.
Back in 1971, Tomlinson was working on
something that could send messages from one
computer to another. Tomlinson tried to find a
way to separate users‟ name from the names of
their computers. He needed some kind of
symbol. However, it couldn‟t be a popular one, and
it
couldn‟t be one that computers might know
in a different context (语境). It also needed to be
on
keyboard at the same time. The “@” sign was
there, and pretty much no one used it. It was
perfect.
“The „@‟ sign made the most
sense,” he told Wired in 2012. “It said where the
user
was…at.” For example, by writing “Alex at
21st Century Teens” you can send a message to
somebody named Alex who works at 21st Century
Teens. This was the early form of e-mail.
The
interesting thing is that Tomlinson didn‟t
remember what the very first test message he sent
was. “Probably the first message was
QWERTYUIOP or something like that,” Yahoo
reported,
guessing the first row of letters on
the keyboard.
Tomlinson, the father of
e-mail, changed the way the world communicates and
more
importantly saved the symbol “@”.
Today, the “@” symbol is finding new life outside
of our inboxes (收件箱). Most famously,
social
media like Weibo and Wechat use it at the
beginning of user names. So even if we don‟t
use e-mail some day, Tomlinson‟s contribution
(贡献) will certainly live on.
1. When did
Tomlinson invent the e-mail?
A. at the age
of 74 B. in 1971
C. in 2012
D. It‟s not mentioned.
2. Why did he choose
the symbol “@”?
A. It was not popular at that
time. B. It had just one meaning.
C. It is
on keyboard. D. All above.
3.
What does “@” sign tell us?
A. It tells us
who the user is. B. It tells us what the
user‟s name is.
C. It tells us where the user
is. D. It tells us who will receive the
letter.
4. According to the passage, which
statement is TRUE?
A. “@” was used a lot
before it was used in e-mail.
B. Tomlinson
still remembered clearly what the first message he
sent was.
C. Except for e-mails, we use “@” a
lot in social media like Weibo and Wechat.
D.
If we don‟t use e-mail anymore, “@” won't play an
important part in our life.
5．What‟s the
passage mainly about?
A. It‟s about how
Tomlinson invented the email and the sign “@”.
B. It‟s about how important “@” is in the
world communicates.
C. It‟s about
Tomlinson‟s contribution to 21st Century Teens.
D. Both A and B.
B
ANIMATED movies
always have a message about morals (寓意), whether
it is getting over
fears or learning to be
yourself. Zootopia, a Disney 3-D animation film,
takes on the issues of
stereotypes (成见).
In the film, we meet Judy Hoops, a countryside
bunny who becomes the first rabbit police
officer. She works in Zootopia, a big city
full of large and small animals.
During her
first day on the job, Judy meets Nick Wilde, a con
artist (骗子) fox. Nick laughs
at her work. A
large fox was mean(差劲的) to Judy when she was
young. Her father also told her
not to trust
foxes. So she dislikes Nick. However, when Judy
follows up on a case where 14
animals go
missing, she finds that Nick is very smart. As the
two work together, Nick slowly
becomes Judy‟s
friend and adviser.
But this is not the only
stereotype Judy has to break. Her boss, Police
Chief Bogo, a big water
buffalo(水牛), doesn't
trust her. In Bogo‟s mind, rabbits are silly and
cannot do serious work. So
he gives Judy the
work of parking duty.
Judy knows she has to
achieve something big to rise above the
stereotype. That‟s why the
case of the missing
animals is so important. It‟s a chance to prove
herself. However, she only has
48 hours to
solve it.
Since it came out on March
4
th
. Zootopia has won big box office
numbers and praise from
critics (影评人).
“Talking about the topic of stereotypes and the
harm they cause is a success by
Disney,” says
a Business Insider review. “It encourages parents
and their children to have
discussion while
going home from the theater.”
6. Why does Nick
slowly become Judy‟s friend and advisor?
A.
Because they liked each other at first. B.
Because Nick helps Judy to follow up on a case
C. Because Nick is a con artist fox.
D. Because Judy is a police officer.
7. What
was Judy‟s duty on her first day?
A. Finding
out the murder. B. Breaking the
stereotype.
C. Doing the work of parking
duty. D. Helping small animals.
8. Which
one is NOT the reason that Police Chief Bogo
didn‟t trust Judy?
A. Bogo has stereotype
towards Judy. B. Bogo thinks rabbits are small
and silly.
C. Judy is too proud of herself.
D. Bogo thinks Judy cannot do serious work.
9. How can Judy break the stereotype from Bogo
and prove herself?
A. She makes Nick become
her friend and advisor.
B. She wins big box
office numbers and praise from critics.
C.
She uses two days to solve the case of the missing
animals.
D. She becomes the first rabbit
police officer
10. According to the passage,
which statement is TRUE?
A. Zootopia is a
film which takes on the issues of stereotypes.
B. Nick and Judy became good partners when
they first met.
C. Animated movies don‟t
have to have a message about morals.
D.
Parents wouldn‟t like to talk about this film with
their children.
C
WHERE is the
world‟s happiest place? The answer is Denmark,
according to the 2016 World
Happiness Report.
Denmark is neither the richest nor the biggest
country. So what makes its 5.7
million people
so happy?
The Nordic (北欧的) country is famous
for its welfare system (福利系统), that includes
health care and education. But besides that,
the reason Danish people are so happy is because
of
their lifestyle.
Have you heard of the
word “hygge”? In English, the word can be
translated to coziness. But
hygge is more than
that: having a tasty meal with family, talking
with friends under the sunshine
on weekends,
enjoying classical music or having a movie night.
All these things can be called
hygge, which is
Danish people‟s everyday life.
Danish people
also have a healthy habit: riding bicycles. In
Denmark‟s capital, Copenhagen,
bikes are used
about 50 percent of the time on the way to school
or work. Biking is not only
helpful to reduce
pollution for the environment. It is also good for
people‟s health. Just 30 minutes
of biking
every day adds an average of one to two years to a
person‟ life expectancy (平均寿命),
The Huffington
Post reported.
Trust is also important for
Danish people. They trust others and people they
don't even know.
In Aarhus, the second biggest
city of Denmark, you can see people buy flowers
even when the
owner isn‟t there. People just
put money in the empty flowerpot. Trust helps make
people happy.
“Danes have no great
expectations about what they do or what happens to
them,” she said. “They
are happy with what
they have,” Kaare Christensen, a university
teacher, told the Independent.
11. Danish
people are the happiest because of the following
EXCEPT _____.
A. their large population
B. their health care system
C. their
education system D. their lifestyle
12.
About the word “hygge” in Danish, which one is NOT
true?
A. It means laziness.
B. It
means they like to spend a good time with their
family or friends
C. It means they can
enjoy themselves when they are alone.
D.
Both B and C.
13. Why does Danish like riding
bicycles?
A. It is good for the environment.
B. It is a healthy lifestyle.
C. It can help
you to live longer. D. All above.
14.
Which quality is also important for Danish people?
A. braveness B. courage C. trust
D. kindness
15. What is the best title of the
passage?
A. Happy Danish lives
B. the world‟s happiest place
C. Danish
people‟s everyday life D. Danish people‟s
expectations
How nice are you? Do you
give money to homeless people? Do you offer your
seat to
someone in need on a bus?
Many people believe that confident people think
more highly of themselves, while those who
have low self-esteem (自尊) think less of their
good qualities. However, a new study says it might
not be true, reported The Guardian.
The study was done by Jonathan Freeman, a
psychology (心理学) professor from the
University
of London, UK. He found that 98 percent of British
people consider themselves to be
among
the nicest 50 percent of the population.
In the study, Freeman first asked some people to
rate (评级) their own niceness. Then he got
people to answer questions like “Do you give
directions to strangers?” and “Have you ever
donated blood?”. The results showed that
people are not as nice as they think they are. Two
thirds
of them seldom helped others carry
heavy shopping bags, and only a quarter of them
donated
blood.
In another study by
psychologists from universities in Chicago and
Virginia, US, some
people were shown pictures
of themselves. Some pictures had been slightly
changed to make them
appear more attractive.
When asked to pick the unchanged pictures, people
usually chose the more
attractive ones.
So, why do we think we‟re nicer than we actually
are?
There are many theories. A popular
one says we unconsciously (无意识地) deceive (欺骗)
ourselves, so that we can get confidence
without knowingly lying to ourselves or each
other.
How can we solve it? Other studies
show that there is a simple way: feedback (反馈).
Compare others‟ opinion toward yourself with
your own and you will see a clearer picture.
1. What did the new study find?
A.
Confident people have more good qualities.
B.
People with low self-esteem are mostly not nice.
C. People are not as nice as they think they
are.
D. Confident people don‟t like those with
low-esteem.
2. Which of the following about
Freeman‟s study is NOT true?
A. Freeman is a
British psychology professor.
B. About 98
percent of British people think they‟re nice
people.
C. The people answered some questions
about niceness.
D. One fourth of the people
helped others carry heavy bags.
3. According
to the theory, people chose the more attractive
pictures of themselves because _____.
A. they
were not happy with their looks
B. it was hard
to tell small differences
C. they lied to
themselves without knowing it
D. they wanted
themselves to look good
4. What does the story
mainly talk about?
A. How to be a nicer
person.
B. Others‟ opinions toward you.
C.
How to know ourselves well.
D. People‟s
opinion of their own niceness.