A.the author was merely an unknown little lady
B.they thought it was mere propaganda
C.the book was poorly written
D.the book might lead to a terrible war
Some people might put this question: How useful is walking for your health?
Now, the answer comes as follows:
Walking is the one of the easiest way to exercise. You can do it almost anywhere and at any time. Walking is also inexpensive. All you need is a pair of comfortable shoes. Walking will give you more energy, make you feel good, help you to relax, reduce stress, help you sleep better, tone your muscles, decrease the risk of death, heart attacks, stroke, some cancers, depression, anxiety and obesity. It improves overall health and lightens your mood. It also helps control your appetite, and increase the number of calories(卡路里) your body uses. For all these masons, people have started walking programs.
Doctors recommend thirty minutes of physical activities (walking or other physical activities) on most days. A fast 30-minute uses 100 calories. You can easily add 30 minutes of exercise daily by making a few minor changes, such as parking farther from work or from a store, then walking the extra distance.
Which is not mentioned as one of the advantages of walking in this passage?
A.It can help you lose weight.
B.It gives you more energy.
C.It's cheap.
D.It helps to increase your appetite.
Shopping and Health
Many people believe that shopping (shop) is a bad habit. However, a recent Time magazine suggests that this 41______ (believe) might be wrong. For some people, shopping may help them live longer.
An extensive study of old people has 42______ (find) that regular shoppers live longer than less frequent shoppers. Shopping 43______ (give) people the chance to talk with other people and to get exercise. If shoppers buy fresh food 44______ (day), then they may have a 45______ (health) diet. Shopping makes people move from one place to another and make a certain 46______ (decide). These activities help them stay mentally and physically fit.
Even though people shop for practical 47______ (reason), shopping is also good for their 48______ (emotion) health. And compared with other types of physical 49______ (activity), shopping is easy to do. Unlike going to a fitness center or 50______ (play) sports, people can shop anywhere. As a result, they can do it more regularly.
Packaging is a very important form. of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate people to buy products. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food contained in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products -- or to ask their parents to buy for them.
Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.
The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has "Economy Size" or" Family Size" printed on it. This suggests that the larger size has the most product for the least money. But that is not always true. To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.
The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.
"A buyer will get something for nothing "in Paragraph 2 most probably means that().
A.a buyer will not get what he pays for
B.a buyer will get more than what he pays for
C.a buyer will get something useful free of charge
D.a buyer will get more but pay less
1.The passage is mostly concerned with the issue of ____.
A.advantages of the EEC
B.attitudes towards other countries
C.learning foreign languages
D.differences among people
2.According to the author, ____.
A.our knowledge of other cultures are always wrong
B.reading books about other countries is the safest way of understanding their peoples
C.there are more similarities than differences among different people
D.there are more differences than similarities among different people
3.Some people think that European peoples are identifying themselves with each other because of the following EXCEPT _____.
A.the establishment of the EEC
B.the greater rapidity and ease of travel
C.the increasing standardization
D.the rapid industrialization
4.The clause “However this may be” suggests that ____.
A.the author is going to introduce a new idea
B.the author is about to avoid any conclusion
C.the author is about to give up his own point of view
D.the author will stick to his own point of view
5.The passage seems to attach importance to ____.
A.the greater ease of travel nowadays than before
B.the uncontrollable tendency to identification
C.the similarities in terms of way of life between different cultures
D.the differences between European peoples and other nations
Break-up
Once in a person's lifetime, everyone finds this one perfect person whom they fall hopelessly in love with and live happily with ever after. That is a mere fallacy. In the real world, this simply does not happen. Yes, people do have common interests and therefore develop romantic involvement, but it is basic common sense that these relationships have a life span and simply cannot last. Real life relationships are definitely more like "The Real World" rather than "Romeo and Juliet".
Romanticism is wonderful in itself, and thus two people can live in heavenly bliss, but it all must come to an end somehow. It is a fact of life that couples do break up, and there are many reasons why. There are countless reasons, ranging from cheating to abuse, attributing to breakups.
Wealth
One reason why couples might break up is money or a lack thereof. If one partner in a relationship is always paying or keeping up all the bills, his/her partner just might grow tired of it and decide that it is a valid reason to separate. For example, a woman who is always lending her boyfriend money for his rent, car note, and social expenses will probably eventually grow tired of it and leave him.
Addiction
More reasons why couples separate, addictions often result in ugly breakups. Whether it is an addiction to drugs, gambling, or whatever, hardly anyone would be willing to take that on an everyday basis. Most people would agree that it is not pretty to see someone throw their life away on addictions. It is simply not attractive and thus, not many people would want to be with someone with an extreme problem like that.
Physical Assets
An unfortunate reason for a breakup, physical disabilities, also occurs at times. This can range from a paralyzing accident to infertility. To some people, having children is the most important priority in their adult life. Having a partner who is unable to have children can very much hinder a relationship. Thus, it will not last. Likewise, having a partner who has a paralyzing disability might be too much for someone to take. Being with a person, who becomes handicapped, though unfortunate, is a big burden to place on a person.
Test of Time and Distance
Growing apart, an instance in which two people just do not feel attraction towards each other anymore is very commonplace, resulting in an end of a relationship. Some couples simply "fall out of love". Some people can only stand so much of another person before they grow tired of the situation. Also, it could be as a result to distance. For example, when a couple who were together in high school go their own ways in choosing colleges, this, more often than not, results in the couple breaking up. A long distance relationship like that simply does not work out often.
"I Want the Better."
In direct relation to growing apart, a person sometimes finds another person besides their boy/ girlfriend who they are attracted to. Finding somebody "better" will kill a relationship quickly, and start a new relationship, If a person finds someone more attractive than the person they are currently with, they might have to weigh their options and decide that they want to go another direction.
Cheating
Likewise, when a person finds someone they like, this could result in cheating, another reason why couples break up. If a guy catches his girlfriend cheating on him, or vice versa, this could very well be a valid reason to end that relationship. Finding someone cheating leads to a lack of trust and thus, kills the relationship.
Abuse
Also, another very serious reason resulting in a break-up is abuse. When someone abuses his or her girlfriend, spouse, or children, a break-up is definitely necessary. Someone who is taking abuse is playing with f
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【B5】 he, however, might tremble at the 【B6】 of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only 【B7】 that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group in 【B8】 are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection.
This group generally do well in IQ test, 【B9】 12-15 points above the 【B10】 value of 100, and have contributed 【B11】 to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the 【B12】 of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, 【B13】. They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, 【B14】, have previously been thought unrelated. The former has been 【B15】 to social effects, such as a strong tradition of 【B16】 education. The latter was seen as a (an) 【B17】 of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately 【B18】. His argument is that the unusual history of these people has 【B19】 them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this 【B20】 state of affairs.
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B.prepared
C.obliged
D.pleased
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QUESTIONNAIRESA、ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Every coin has two sides and questionnaires are no different. With questionnaires, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
ADVANTAGES OF QUESTIONNAIRES
Compared to face-to-face interviews, questionnaires are cheaper for
collecting data from a large number of respondents. Also, questionnaires are easy to analyze, and computer software can easily complete data entry and make tables for nearly all surveys. Questionnaires are familiar to most people as nearly everyone has had some experience completing one. Questionnaires reduce bias when there are no clues to affect the respondents.
DISADVANTAGES OF QUESTIONNAIRES
One main disadvantage of questionnaires is the possibility of low response rates which reduces our confidence in the results. Another disadvantage is they provide little flexibility for the respondents. What’s more, many times the respondent is not the same person you sent the
questionnaire to. Finally, questionnaires are not suitable for some people. For example, a survey to a group of poorly educated people might not work because of reading problems.
1. The advantages of questionnaire are more than disadvantages.{T、F}
2. Questionnaire is the cheapest way for collecting data from respondents.{T、F}
3. Questionnaires have the advantage of being analyzed easily through the computer software.{T、F}
4. Questionnaire is suitable for everyone.{T、F}
5. The respondent is usually the same person you sent the questionnaire to.{T、F}
When Americans are talking, they expect others to respond to what they are saying. (80) To Americans, polite conversationalists empathize by displaying expressions of excitement or disgust shock or sadness. People with a "poker face", whose emotions are hidden by a deadpan expression, are looked upon with suspicion. Americans also indicate their attentiveness in a conversation by raising their eyebrows, nodding, smiling politely and maintaining good eye contact. Whereas some cultures view direct eye contact as impolite or threatening, Americans see it as a sign of genuineness and honesty. If a person doesn't look you in the eye, an American might say, you should question his motives or assume that he doesn't like you. Yet with all the concern for eye contact, Americans still consider staring—especially at strangers--to be rude.
The passage is mainly concerned with ______ .
A.classification of nonverbal communication
B.the reasons why people should think about space
C.the relationship between communication and space
D.cultural aspects of nonverbal communication