A person who has lost his inner balance may soon feelA.fitandhealthy. B.under-orover
A person who has lost his inner balance may soon feel
A.fit and healthy.
B.under-or overworked.
C.relaxed and happy.
D.irritated, tired and exhausted.
A person who has lost his inner balance may soon feel
A.fit and healthy.
B.under-or overworked.
C.relaxed and happy.
D.irritated, tired and exhausted.
第1题
听力原文: Many of us believe that a person's mind becomes less active as he grows older. But this is not true, according to Dr. Lissy F. Javik, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Jarvik has studied the mental functioning of aging persons for several years. For example, one of her studies concerns 136 pairs of identical twins, who were first examined when they were already 60 years old. As Dr. Jarvik's continued the study of the twins into their 70s and 8Os, their minds did not generally decline as was expected.
However, there was some decline in their psychomotor speed. This means that it took them longer to accomplish mental tasks than it used to. But when speed was not a factor, they last very little intellectual ability over the years. In general, Dr. Jarvik's studies have shown that there is no decline in knowledge or reasoning ability. This is true not only into the 30s and 40s but also into 60s and 70s as well.
As for learning new things, and ability to remember, studies by Dr. Jarvik and others show that the old are equal to the young. It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was. However, much of what we call "loss of memory" is not that at all. There usually was incomplete learning in the first place. For example, the older person perhaps had trouble hearing or poor vision, or inattention, or was trying to learn the new thing at a speed that was too fast.
In the cases where the older person's mind really seems to decay, it is not necessarily a sign of a decay due to old age or "senility". Often it is simply a sign of a depressed emotional state. The depression usually can be counteracted by counseling, therapy with a psychologist, or medications which fight depression.
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A.It remains as active as ever.
B.It tends to be less active.
C.It loses the ability to reason.
D.It functions well in learning new things.
第2题
A.The person who has the strong will.
B.The person who has attended the adult school.
C.The person who can pass the test of arithmetic.
D.The person who can work at computers quickly after a two-day training.
第4题
A.under
B.in
C.beyond
D.upon
第5题
Who will probably not get the job?
A.A person who has studied in high school.
B.A person who can talk easily with foreigners.
C.A person aged 30.
第6题
About Heroes
The word hero can be confusing, for it has several meanings. It is often applied to ordinary people who happen to perform. an act of great courage—a fireman who saves someone from a burning house at the risk of his own life, for example. Then, the principal character of a play, a novel, or a firm is known as the hero of the story, even if he is not particularly brave. But the heroes and heroines that we are going to consider now constitute a third group. They are the giants, the out-of-the-ordinary figures whose superiority fills our hearts with admiration and awe; the men and women who give us a high example to follow, a purpose in life, or sometimes just a dream, because they represent the person that we would like to be.
Humanity has always had such heroes. Some have been the saviors or the builders of their country, like George Washington, who gave generations of Americans their model of determination, selflessness, and honor. Others have been religious leaders or gorgeous women; conquerors, athletes, or pioneers; characters in novels or revolutionaries; saints, sin nets, likable robbers, or movie stars. Whatever they did, they were all stars—shining, glorious, showing the way to their followers below, wishing to imitate the good characteristics and the virtues of heroes can change the behavior. of their admirers for the better.
Many articles have appeared in recent years, claiming that there are no more heroes in the Western world. The authors say that, particularly in Europe and North America, the young now refuse to admire anyone; that we are living in a world too well informed, too curious and critical for hero worship. The press, books, and television keep showing us the faults of the public figures who could become today's stars, until we lose faith and start looking for defects in any person who seems worthy of respect. In a neighbor or a statesman, we try to discover the weaknesses, failures, or ugly motives that are surely hiding behind his noblest actions.
Is it true that we know too much? Were our ancestors lucky to be only partly informed? Those who read the first biographies of Charlemagne, George Washington, Joan of Arc, or other great men and women of the past were not told that their hero had bad breath or disliked his mother; they only found a description of his great accomplishments and their admiration was strengthened. In fact, early biographers didn't hesitate to make up an admirable story or two about their hero. The man who wrote the first biography of Washington, for instance, invented the cherry tree; he admitted later that there was no truth in it, but he said that it was in character and that it would give young men a good example to follow. His readers didn't seem to object; the book was reprinted eighty times—a tremendous success in those days.
Modern biographers do not invent such stories; they respect the facts, as indeed they should. But we pay a price for their truthfulness, for in their efforts to show "the whole person", they tell us more than we really need to know about private lives, family secrets, and human weaknesses. The true greatness of a fine man is often forgotten in the display; and people lose not only their admiration for him, but their willingness to trust any other "star" completely.
This shows clearly in the remarks of a high-school students near Los Angeles, who were asked whom they admired. "Nobody," said a young man, "because the objects of our early admiration have been destroyed. People we wanted to believe in have been described to us with all their faults and imperfections; that makes it hard to trust the 'historical' heroes." Another student, a girl, added, "The people we try to imitate are the unknown adults, the noncelebrities in our lives. In stead of dreaming of being like some famous woman somewhere, I want to be like my mom's best friend, whom no one in thi
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第7题
The word "one" in "a person who has one can get what he wants" refers to good attraction.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第8题
Which of the following may be the favorite of a person who has a sweet tooth?
A.Clear soup and raw fruit.
B.Salad and green vegetables.
C.Mints, hard candies and fruits.
D.Creamy desserts and chocolate.
第9题
In the passage, the narrator describes his mother as______.
A.a school teacher who is devoted to her work
B.a person who knows a lot
C.a person who is restless
D.a person who has a soaring aspiration
第10题
The book is not prepared for______.
A.the intelligent student of lay person whose perception of science is shallow
B.for the person who has been presented with science as a out-moded storehouse of boring facts
C.for the person who has been presented with science as the source of newly-invented apparatus
D.for the person who views the scientists as some sort of social pioneers
第11题
Who might be the person that has answered the phone call?
A.A receptionist.
B.A friend of Mr Johnson's.
C.Mr Johnson's boss.