A.brought back
B.brought about
C.brought up
D.brought forth
听力原文: In many places, ice is as widely used as bread, and it would be surprising indeed if ice did not give birth to many special phrases.
The expression, "to break the ice", meant, to make your first move, to do something for the first time; it was not possible until the ice was broken. Later, the expression developed another meaning, covering a relationship between people. When you have not broken the ice with someone, you have not yet cleared the. way to his trust in you, to his friendship, You must get through to him, just as the small boats had to clear the river's ice jam.
When you tell someone that he "cuts no ice" with you, you are making certain things clear to him — that you are not moved or impressed or influenced by him in any way. You are putting it to him straight — that he is getting nowhere with you.
"Skating on thin ice" is something else again. This means that a man may be doing or saying something risky. It might be offensive and get him into trouble. Thin ice is not much support; if he is not more careful, he may sink right through.
In sports or any other kind of contest, you will hear the phrase, "The game is on ice" or "It is iced up". This simply means that the game is really over, that one side is so far ahead that the other cannot catch up. There is no longer any doubt as who the winner will be.
What is the meaning of "Skating on thin ice"?
A.One may be doing something quite difficult.
B.One may be doing something quite risky.
C.One may be doing something quite annoying.
D.One may be doing something impossible.
Part B
Suppose that one of your foreign friends will visit your living city for the first time, and he hopes you could introduce it to him. Please write an essay with about 120 words covering the following points:
1) The city was built in the Qing Dynasty, and it had been described by many famous poets in history
2) It has changed a lot since 1949
3) It has become one of tourist attraction places in China
The principle states that a behavior. is influenced or affected by how the environment ---- people, places and things ---- immediately responds to the behavior.Perhaps without realizing it, you have used this principle many times.
On the occasion when you told your child what a good boy he was after he cleaned up his room, you used the principle.When you sent your child to his room for fighting with his brother, you used the principle.When I gave Kim a cookie after she started to cry, I used the principle.In each of these examples, a particular behavior. occurred first ---- cleaning up a room, fighting, and crying.
In addition, there was a reaction to each behavior. ---- the child was praised, sent to his room, or given a cookie.By these actions, we have influenced the previous behaviors and have helped to determine whether those behaviors will occur again in the future.
1、The lecture is mainly about Children's behavior. and our response.()
2、The lecture is based on the principle in behavioral psychology.()
3、The audience at this lecture might be social workers.()
4、According to the lecture, the child was sent to his room as a kind of reward.()
5、People, places and things are elements of "environment" meant by the lecturer.()
听力原文: One of the most famous travelers in all of history was Marco Polo. At the age of 17, he left Italy with his father and uncle. It took them more than 3 years to cross the mountains and deserts of Asia. In the year 1275, they reached China. They stayed in China for almost 20 years, as guests of the emperor. He sent them on many trips around his empire. They found China far more advanced than Italy or any other countries in Europe.
After he returned to Italy, Marco Polo dictated many of his stories to a friend. His book, Description of the World, became the most popular book in Europe. People found it difficult to believe his stories of people, animals, places, and things. These are a few of his descriptions:
In one area of China, there were black stones. People dug them out of the mountains. They lit the black stones and they burned very slowly, giving off heat. The people used these stones to cook and to heat their homes.
In China there was a great system of highways. These highways had two lanes paved with stones or bricks. Men planted trees every ten feet to keep the sun off travelers' heads.
Most people believed Marco Polo' s stories. But others told him that they did not believe his descriptions. He answered that he did not tell half of what he saw.
Marco Polo came to China
A.alone.
B.with two friends.
C.with his brothers.
D.with his father and uncle.
听力原文: Sometimes we say that someone we know is "a square peg in a round hole." This simply means that the person we are talking about is not suited for the job he is doing. He may be a book keeper who really wants to be an actor or a mechanic who likes cooking. Unfortunately, many people in the world are "square pegs": they are not doing the kind of work they should be doing, for one mason or another. As a result, they probably are not doing a very good job and certainly they are not happy.
Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists, and study of books in our field of interest.
There are many careers open to each of us. Perhaps we like science. Then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists, or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business world and such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many persons find their places in government service. Teaching, newspaper work, medicine, engineering—these and many other riel& offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training.
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A.Someone who is short is like a square peg.
B.Someone who is not suited for his job.
C.Someone who is standing in a square.
D.Someone who is putting a square peg in a round hole.
It is hard to believe that people can describe vividly things that they have 【M1】 ______
never seen or experienced. However, there is such a famous author whose
name is Jules Verne. There were very few places in the world that he did not
visit. He went around the world a hundred time or more. 【M2】 ______
While Jules Verne, the ordinary man, was stay-at-home, he did 【M3】 ______
made several visits to Europe and North Africa. But that was all. Surprisingly, 【M4】 ______
he only spent less than one tenth of his entire life travel, but he was the most 【M5】 ______
extraordinary tourist in the world and was most imaginative author that I have 【M6】______
ever known.
He never held a test tube in his hands, but he was a inspiration to scientists【M7】 ______
in the laboratory. He could describe all those experiments in such detail that
people could hardly distinguish reality from imagination. He has TV working 【M8】______
in his books long before radio was invented. His name of it was phonon- 【M9】______
telephoto. There are specific description of the new machine's appearance and
functions. Again, many people believed his words because he wrote with such 【M10】______
exact detail.
【M1】
听力原文: Many African mothers carry babies on their back. In this way, a working mother knows that her baby is safe on her back while her hands are free for her work. On the other hand, the baby stays in close contact with his mother and feels safe and warm. However, back-nesting is not suitable in summer. Besides, (29) back-nesting does not give babies freedom and chance to use their hands and legs. Children need to observe and explore the environment. What's more, this sense of security given by back-nesting may be suddenly broken when the child can no longer be carried. He may be put down and expected to behave like a grown-up child. (30) But he has been over protected for so long that now he feels very insecure and many behave like a baby. Once I visited a friend's home, where the mother was carrying her eleven-month-old son on her back. I found the mother had nothing special to do with her hands and the baby was restless. I asked her to put the baby down. At first, (31 ) she didn't want to because she firmly believed that if she carried the baby on her back, he could sleep longer, keep quieter and make less mess. I tried my best to persuade her and finally she gave in. Immediately the child began examining the toy drum before him. He looked much live her and happier.
(30)
A.It is not safe for the children.
B.The children can not communicate with mothers face to face.
C.The mothers may feel very tired.
D.The children have no chance to use hands and legs.
There are many stereotypes (定型) about the character of people in various parts of the United States. In the Northeast and Midwest, people are said to be closed and private (私有的,秘密的). In the South and West, however, they are often thought of as being more often thought of as being more open and hospitable (好客). Ask someone from St. Louis where the nearest sandwich shop is, and he or she will politely give you directions. A New Yorker might eye you at first and after deciding it is safe to talk to you, might give you a rather unexpected explanation. A person from Georgia might be very kind about directing you and even suggest some different places to eat. A Texan just might take you to the place and treat you to lunch.
American stereotypes are abundant. New Englanders are often thought of as being friendly and helpful. Southerners are known for their hospitality and warmth. People from the western part of the United States are often considered very outgoing. These differences in character can be traced to different factors such as climate, living conditions, and historical development.
When traveling from place to place, Americans themselves are often surprised at the differing degrees of friendliness in the United States.
The main idea of the passage is ______.
A.even Americans are surprised at the big differences among themselves
B.there are many differences in character in different parts of the USA
C.there are many reasons for the differences
D.stereotypes about people are not necessarily true
听力原文: While radio broadcasting was still in its early stage the wonder of television was already being developed. The person responsible for developing it was John Baird. In 1926 he gave the first demonstration of a television picture.
As a home entertainment, television rapidly became more popular than any other form. A news broadcast became more immediate when people could actually see the scene in question and the movements of the figures. Films could also be available. One of the advantages of travel programs was the glimpse of far-away places which many viewers would not otherwise have seen. Though much of the entertainment was of a popular kind like quiz competitions, some remarkable cultural programs were also broadcast. Just as with radio in earlier days, a group of actors and actresses became familiar in every household. One of the most popular programs on television was sport and an interesting result of the television broadcast was the increased attendance at the actual events. How far this was due to a growth in interest in the-game and how far out of the peoples desire to appeal on the screen is not clear.
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A.He was the first person to appear on television.
B.It was he who discovered the wonder of television.
C.He made the very first step towards the invention of television.
D.He developed the television and was the first person to demonstrate it.
That he is remembered mostly through Red Star Over China is understandable. The accounts in that book were of international importance and the experience for the author in getting those accounts was perhaps the most significant one in his life. Though it is typical of him, after the acclaim the book received, he commented, "I simply wrote down what I was told by the extraordinary young men and women with whom it was my privilege to live at age thirty, and from whom I learned a great deal." That "great deal" spread from the pages of Red Star to alter the thinking of countless people -- including many citizens of China who were led by it to action that drastically affected their own lives and the course of their country's future. An awesome realization of personal responsibility also came about at this point for the young journalist, one he was cognizant of the rest of his life -- the discovery, as he heard of friends and students killed in a war they had been moved to join largely because of his reports, that his writing had taken on the nature of political action and that he, as a writer, had to be personally answerable for all he wrote.
There were other texts which broke through ignorance and prejudice in similar ways: Far Eastern Front, Living China, Battle for Asia, People on Our Side, Journey To the Beginning, to name some of the eleven books he produced, as well as many pages of engaged reporting -- of floods and famines, of wars declared and undeclared, of human dilemmas and indignities, of unsung heroes and unheralded sacrifices -- a life's study of the impact of people and events from many lands known at first hand.
Edgar represents what is best in American journalism -- as did his compatriots Agnes Smedley and Jack Belden. They dedicated to action, to communication that would help lessen the need, help correct the injustices. A main objective of theirs, because they were there and they saw, because they were internationalists with concern for human welfare, values and dignity, was to contribute to an understanding of China and the crippling burdens she bore -- in a world dominated by arrogance, greed, and ignorance.
According to the article, the writings of Edgar Snow were based on ______.
A.facts of life
B.his own peep-hole view
C.the officials' taste
D.his prejudiced imagination