We should treat the elderly ______
A.with difference
B.with indifference
C.with deference
D.with intelligence
A.with difference
B.with indifference
C.with deference
D.with intelligence
A.feel obliged to
B.feel must
C.feel better to
D.feel should
A.Since that
B.Since then
C.By now
D.Now that
Translate the following into Chinese.
Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do especially in a tight job market. Bob Grossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day. “It’s amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves.” He says.
“Resume(简历) arrive with stains. Some candidates don't bother to spell the company’s mane correctly. On seeing such a mistake, I eliminate the candidate,” Crossley concludes. “If they cannot take of these details, why should we trust them with a job?”
Can we pay too much attention to detail? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest of the trees”, says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, “we must constantly ask ourselves how the details we’re working on fit into the larger picture. If they don't, we should drop them and move to something else”.
Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.Too often we believe what accounts for others’ success is some special secret or a lucky break(机遇). But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.
A.simile
B.antithesis
C.metaphor
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds.Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions.This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style.Above all, the real poet is a master of words.He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears.We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar .(239words)
26.The origin of language is().
A.a legend handed down from the past
B.a matter that is hidden or secret
C.a question difficult to answer
D.a problem not yet solved
27.What is true about words?()
A.They are used t to express feelings only
B.They can not be written down
C.They are simply sounds
D.They are mysterious
28.The real power of words lies in their().
A.properties
B.characteristics
C.peculiarity
D.representative function
29.By “association”, the author means().
A.a special quality
B.a joining of ideas in the mind
C.an appearance which is puzzling
D.a strange feature
30.Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true?()
A.He is no more than a master of words
B.He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music
C.He can move men to tears
D.His style. is always charming
Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age.
People will be alert and receptive if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.
Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. “The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information,” says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Again. “Most of us don't need that kindof skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness.” Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skill, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work.
Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, suggests that people in their old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, but older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier and better adjusted. “The point is, you need to do both,” Cohen says. “Intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size.”
6. People who are cognitively healthy are those _______.
A、who can remember large amounts of information
B、who are highly intelligent
C、whose minds are alert and receptive
D、who are good at recognizing different sounds
7. According to Fozards argument people can make their brains work more efficiently by _______.
A、constantly doing memory work
B、taking part in various mental activities
C、going through specific training
D、making frequent adjustments
8. The findings of James and other scientists in their work _________.
A、remain a theory to further proved
B、have been challenged by many other experts
C、have been generally accepted
D、are practiced by the researchers themselves
9. Older people are generally advised to ___________.
A、keep fit by going in for physical activities
B、keep mentally active by challenges through specific training
C、maintain mental alertness through specific training
D、maintain a balance between individual and group activities
10. What is the passage mainly about?
A、How biochemical changes occur in the human brain.
B、Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally.
C、How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health
D、Why people should receive special mental training as they age.