It's high time that he settled down in the country and () a new life.
A.starting
B.started
C.start
B、started
A.starting
B.started
C.start
B、started
A.stopping
B.stop
C.stopped
D.have to be stop
In the archipelago, and all along West Africa's coast, sharks are being "finned" to【55】Fishermen can earn $ 50~80【56】a kilo of sharks'fins, far more than ordinary fish. By the time they【57】the Far East, they could be【58】$ 500 a kilo or more, valuable【59】aphrodisiacs as well as for gourmets. The high demand is【60】shark populations in West Africa and elsewhere.
(51)
A.beginning
B.start
C.initiation
D.initial
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21.A.see
B.know
C.ask
D.answer
22.A.answer
B.solution
C.question
D.problem
23.A.works
B.costs
C.sells
D.buys
24.A.guarded
B.granted
C.guided
D.guaranteed
25.A.pay
B.send
C.receive
D.buy
26.A.titles
B.summaries
C.names
D.prices
27.A.original
B.first
C.same
D.another
28.A.spending
B.costing
C.taking
D.sitting
29.A.publicized
B.polished
C.published
D.popularized
30.A.dozen
B.little
C.handful
D.couple
High Stress May Damage Memory
According to a report issued in May 1998,elderly people who have consistently high b1ood levels of cortisol don’t score as well on memory tests as their peels with lower levels of the stress hormone.What’s more. high 1evels of cortisol are also associated with shrinking 0f the hippocampus,a region of the brain that plays a key role in learning and memory.The 6ndings suggest that even cortisol levels in the normal,“healthy” range can actually accelerate brain aging.
The study results “now provide substantial evidence that long—term exposure to adrenal stress hormones may promote hippocampal aging in normal elderly humans,”write Nada Porter and Philip Landfield of the University of Kentucky in Lexington in their editorial.Cortisol is a hormone released in response to stress by the adrenal glands,which sit on top of the kidneys.
Over a 5 to 6一year period,Dr. Sonia Lupien and his colleagues measured 24一hour cortisol levels in 51 healthy volunteers,most of Whom were in their 70s.
Despite wide variation in cortisol levels.the participants could be divided into three Subgroups:those whose cortisol progressively increased over time and was currently high(increasing/high):those whose cortisol progressively increased over time and was currently moderate(increasing/moderate);and subjects whose cortisol decreased,but Was currently moderate(decreasing/moderate).
The researchers tested the volunteers’ memory on six people in the increasing/high category and five people in the decreasing/moderate group.The groups did not differ on tests of immediate memory,but the increasing/high cortisol group had other memory problems compared with those in the decreasing/moderate group.
The researchers also found that the total volume of the hippocampus in those in the increasing/high group was 14% lower than those in the decreasing/moderate group,although there were no differences in 0ther brain regions.
The results suggest that brain aging Can be accelerated by levels of adrenal hormones that are not generally regarded as pathological and that variation within this normal range is related to variation in the rate of brain aging.”write Porter and Landfield.“This further suggests that chronic stress may accelerate the worsening of hippocampus.”
第 26 题 The part of the brain important for a person’s learning and memory is.
A.the cortisol.
B.the adrenal glands.
C.the stress hormones
D.the hippocampus.
A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands(任务).
Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.
You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you.You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else“wasting”it beyond a certain courtesy point.
The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return------be this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.
Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.
1. The statement that Americans are impolite to their business colleagues is wrong.
A: T B: F
2. In the fourth paragraph, ,a high priority? means ,a first concern?
A: T B: F
3. Americans evaluate a business colleague by establishing business relations.
A: T B: F
4. This passage mainly talks about how Americans do business with foreigners.
A: T B: F
5. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is praisful.
A: T B: F
The first English window was just a slit in the wall. (29) It was cut long, so that it would let in as much light as possible, and narrow, to keep out the bad weather. However, the slit let in more wind than light. This is why it was called "the wind's eye". The word window itself comes from two Old Norse words for wind and eye.
Before windows were used, the ancient halls and castles of northern Europe and Britain were dark and smoky. Their great rooms were high, with only a hole in the roof to let out the smoke from torches and cooking fires.
As time went on, people wanted more light and air in their homes. They made the wind's eyes wider so as to admit air and light. They stretched canvas across them to keep out the weather.
The first window was a______.
A.large hole in the roof
B.hole with canvas stretched across it
C.long and narrow slit in the wall
D.slit to let out the smoke from fires
In relationship banking the emphasis is on establishing a long-term multiple-service relationship; on satisfying the totality of the client's financial service needs; and on minimizing the need or desire of clients to splinter their financial business among various institutions.
Implicit within any definition of relationship banking is recognition that the financial-service requirements of one individual or relatively homogeneous group. A successful relationship banking program is, therefore, dependent in a large part on the development of a series of "financial-serviced packages": each designed to meet the needs of identifiable homogeneous groups.
Another dimension of relationship banking is the development of highly personalized relationships between employee and client. In most financial institutions today the client is serviced by any employee who happens to be free at the time, regardless of the nature of the transaction. Personalized relation ships are therefore difficult to establish. In a full relationship banking pro gram, however, the client knows there is one individual within the institution who has intimate knowledge of the client's requirements and preferences regarding complex transactions. Over time, the client develops a high level of confidence in this employee. In short, a personalized relationship evolves between client and employee.
With what subject is the passage mainly concerned?
A.The decline of the financial-service industry.
B.Variety within financial services.
C.A way of making banking more personal.
D.Increasing everyday banking transactions.
A) expect B) administrative C) returned D) recycled E) dependent
E) complete G) sake H) temper I) responsible J) limited
K) likely L) assignment M) concept N) qualified O) appointment