Once a group of 50 people was attending a meeting. Halfway through his talk, the speaker stopped and decided 【1】 (create) a group activity. He went around the hall and gave each person a balloon (氣球). Each one was asked to write his or her name on the balloon 【2】 (use) a marker pen. Then all the balloons 【3】 (collect) and put in another room.

The speaker then asked the group to find the balloon which had their name 【4】(write) on within five minutes. Everyone was 【5】 (hurried) searching for their name, bumping (撞) into each other, pushing each other around. At the end of the five minutes, no one could find 【6】 (they) own balloon.

Now each person was asked to randomly (隨便地) collect a balloon and give it to the person 【7】name was on it. Within two minutes everyone had their own balloon. When everyone quieted down, the speaker began to talk, saying that this is exactly 【8】was happening in our life. Everyone is busy looking for happiness, 【9】 not knowing where it is.

Our happiness sometimes lies 【10】 the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness and you will get your own.

Now scientists have evidence to back up that story. New Caledonian crows actually do understand how to make water displacement work to their advantage, experiments showed. The results suggest that the birds are, at least in some aspects, as smart as first-graders, according to the study.

Researchers, led by Sarah Jelbert at the university of Auckland in New Zealand, presented six crows with tubes filled with water. Inside the tubes, a worm or piece of meat on a piece of wood was floating, just out of reach of the crow. In front of the tubes, the researchers arranged a bunch of heavy rubber erasers that would sink, and light plastic objects that would float. The crows found out that they could drop the heavy objects into the tubes in order to raise the water level and get their snack.

However, the birds handled awkwardly in experiments in which they could choose to drop objects in either a wide tube or a narrow tube to get a snack, the researchers said. Dropping objects into narrow tube would lift the water level by a greater amount and put the treat within reach after just two drops. In contrast, it took around seven drops to raise the snack to the same level in the wide tube. The crows obviously didn’t realize this, and most of them went for the wide tube first.

Previous studies showed that chimps and human children can solve similar tasks. In a 2011 study, chimps and kids found out that they could put water into a tube to reach a peanut that was floating in small amount of water at the bottom.

【1】What does the text focus on?

A. Aesop’s prediction B. Crow’s intelligence

C. The development of crows D. Human-animal communication

【2】How did the crows get the worm in a tube in Sarah’ experiment?

A. By dropping in the heavy erasers. B. By removing the plastic objects.

C. By standing on the wood. D. By breaking the tube.

【3】What does the underlined part “the treat” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The tube. B. The object.

C. The snack D. The water.

【4】What did the experiment with wide and narrow tubes show?

A. Crows are sensitive to surroundings.

B. Crows have the ability to recognize shapes.

C. Crows are cleverer than chimps and children.

D. Crows understand water displacement incompletely.

【1】Hearing the terrifying news, I can’t help but _________ (feel) very concerned about my son’s safety.

【2】It never occurred to me ______ you could persuade him to change his mind.

【3】The disease is spreading quickly, __________(cause) hundreds of deaths.

【4】In some places women are expected to earn money, ________ men work at home and raise the ir children.

【5】As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only ___________(occasion).

【6】_______(face) with so much trouble, China has succeeded controlling the spread of coronavirus.

【7】They have received a number of _________(complain) from customers about the lack of medical masks.

【8】Shenyang is an _________(industry) city situated in the northeast of China.

【9】I have offered to help with the housework in exchange _____ a free film ticket.

【10】The charity supports projects that reduce _______(poor) and increase income in this region.

【11】London is the most beautiful city in Britain, s________ (位于)on the River Thames.

A recent small study published in the journal Psychological Science found that the longstanding theory that women have a more difficult time reading maps wasn’t true.

Historically, men have performed better than women in studies that tested their spatial(空間的)ability. But the leading study author Margaret Tarampi and a researcher from the University of California, Santa Barbara theorized that social influences had an effect on this outcome: The cultural belief that women are worse at reading maps could be seen as a stereotype(固有模式) threat, meaning women believe they’re bad at something, so they perform poorly as a result. The researchers also theorized that women performed better at skills that involve a social element. In other words, if reading a map means helping someone else, they might perform better.

Tarampi and her team tested both theories on undergraduate students at UCSB across three separate experiments. And, indeed, the results showed that men scored better than women only when they were mentioned the stereotype of male superiority before the test.

When the researchers did not mention it and gave a social context for reading the map, women’s scores improved across the board. Women also performed better when the test maps simply included human figures, rather than just random objects and landmarks.

So ladies, next time you struggle to figure out whether you should make a left or right at the Louvre, take out your tourist map with a healthy dose of confidence.

【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To warn women of one of their shortcomings.

B.To introduce the topic of the passage.

C.To encourage women to read maps.

D.To state a social phenomenon.

【2】Women are thought to be worse at reading maps because of .

A.a poor sense of directionB.a lack of experience

C.a social stereotypeD.threats from others

【3】Men performed better than women in the study when .

A.they were asked to help someone else by reading a map

B.they were informed of the stereotype before the test

C.the test maps simply included human figures

D.there were social elements in the map

【4】What can be concluded from the passage?

A.Women can read maps as well as men.B.Women are better drivers than men.

C.Women always have difficulty reading maps.D.Women are better at spatial ability.

A.If onlyB.UnlessC.On condition thatD.Now that

【1】What day is it today?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

【2】What does the man advise the woman to do?

A.Take a break.

B.Go in another room.

C.Watch the show after she’s done.

【3】What does the woman really want to do?

A.Talk with her friends.

B.Finish some schoolwork.

C.Try to look at the TV program.

【4】When will the woman probably do her homework?

A.Tonight.B.Tomorrow morning.C.Tomorrow afternoon.

【1】What did the woman dream about?

A.She lost 100 dollars.

B.She found 100 dollars.

C.She won 100 dollars in a contest.

【2】What does the man think of the woman’s dream?

A.Realistic.B.Ridiculous.C.Magical.

【3】What will the woman do with the money?

A.Invite the man to have a big meal.

B.Buy some clothes for herself.

C.Try to return it to the owner.

A.reachedB.had been reachedC.was reachedD.has been reached

【1】Why is Alice called Little Miss Sunshine?

A.She is helpful.B.She is beautiful.C.She sings very well.

【2】Who is the youngest in the class?

A.Jane.B.Bob.C.Jim.

Mrs. Smith didn’t know me from any of the other 40 faces in her classroom, but I felt she speaking directly to me. Having trouble keeping up with the workload? Break it down into small pieces, and set up a schedule that suits you. If college algebra is too difficult, drop back to introductory college math. As for English composition, she gave us writing assignments we could relate to. “Go for the best, kid. You’re worth it,” she’d say.

I graduated from that college and went on to get my bachelor’s degrees. Today, as a college instructor, each fall when I stand in front of a new class, I think of Mrs. Smith and how much teachers can affect their students. She couldn’t have known it when she gave that pep talk, but she made a huge difference in my life.

【1】Why did the author want to quit school again?

A. He wanted to return to hid former job. B. He decided on his future career.

C. The academic pressure seemed unbearable. D. Many changes took place in his life.

【2】How did Mrs. Smith help the author?

A. She made him feel relaxed. B. She helped him with algebra.

C. She talked to him directly. D. She brought him courage and faith.

【3】What can we infer about the author?

A. He learnt to be a better teacher.

B. He didn’t finish his college education.

C. He became Mrs. Smith’s favorite student.

D. He didn’t understand the writing assignments.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A. Always believe in yourself.

B. Never quit before trying.

C. Experience is worth valuing.

D. A lady changed my life in time.