我相信，有人文学科的陪伴，我们的思考能力和判断能力会不断提高。(in the company of sth.)

Earlier this week the UK clinical psychologist, Professor Tanya Byron, warned that parental paranoia about child safety could expose children to greater risks indoors. She warned that by denying (拒绝) children the opportunity to play outside, they are likely to face greater dangers inside from the Internet.2/527.According to the passage, what may be the major consequence for parents not to allow their children to go outside to play?The children may not know how to get to a park.BThe children may not know how to socialize with other people.CThe children may blame their parents for their tight controlDThe children may not be able to grow up into capable, confident adults.

The eggs of the Mojave shrimps are the size and have the appearance of grains of sand. When enough spring rain falls to form a lake, once every two to five years, these eggs will hatch. Then the water is soon filled with millions of tiny shrimps about one millimeter long. They feed on tiny plant and animal organisms that grow in the desert lake. Within a week, the shrimps grow from their original 1 millimeter to about 1.5 centimeters.Throughout the time when the shrimps are rapidly growing, the water in the lake equally rapidly evaporates. Therefore, for the shrimps, it is a race against time. By the twelfth day, when they are about three centimeters long, hundreds of tiny eggs form in the bodies of the females. Usually, by this time, all that remains of the lake is a large, muddy area of wet soil. On the thirteenth day and the next, during the final hours of their brief lives, the females lay their eggs in the mud. Then, having ensured that their species will survive, the shrimps die as the last of the water evaporates.If enough rain falls the next year to form another lake, the eggs will hatch, and once again the shrimps pass rapidly through their cycle of growth, egg-laying, and death. In some years there is not enough rain to form a lake. Then the eggs will remain inactive for another year, or even longer if necessary. Sometimes enough rain falls to form a deep lake that lasts a month or more. In this case, the species passes through two cycles of growth, egg-laying, and death. Thus, the species multiplies considerably, which further ensures its survival.1. What does the passage tell us about the Mojave Desert?A: No insects live there.B: There is very little rainfall.C: Its temperatures are very high all year round.D: Its plants are always in the form of inactive seeds.2. When will the eggs of the Mojave shrimps hatch?A: As soon as spring rain falls in the desert.B: As soon as the eggs are one millimeter long.C: When spring rain forms a lake in the desert.D: When the eggs have the appearance of grains of sand.3. What do the Mojave shrimps have to do when the author says “Therefore, for the shrimps, it is race against time” (Para. 3)?A: To lay as many eggs as possible each day in their life.B: To swim fast to avoid danger in the rapidly evaporating lake.C: To swim fast to catch the animal organisms on which they survive.D: To grow as much as they can and produce eggs before the lake dries up.4. What will happen when rainfall forms a lake the next year?A: The eggs laid from the year before will hatch in the lake.B: The eggs laid from the year before will remain inactive.C: The shrimps from the year before will start to hatch eggs.D: The shrimps from the year before will come back to life again.5. What is a distinctive feature of the Mojave shrimps?A: Their lives can be as long as two to five years.B: Their eggs can survive several years of drought.C: They feed on all kinds of plant and animal organisms.D: They have only one cycle of growth, egg-laying, and death.

President Wilson attempted to _______ between the powers to end the war, but neither side was prepared to give in.A. segregateB. whirlC. compromiseD. mediate

How to pack like a professional Your flights are booked, and your itinerary is planned. Now all you have to do is pack your suitcase. That may seem simple, but in fact, suitcase-packing is a skill which must be learned. Flight attendant Rosa Kay knows this only too well. Her work takes her all around the globe, and she is an experienced suitcase packer. She says, "Most people pack far too much when they travel. Less can be more!" So what does a well-packed suitcase look like? A A lot of people lose their suitcases on holiday. B It's very easy to pack a suitcase. C People need to learn how to pack well. D Most people are very good at packing suitcases.

The main reason that he developed liver cancer is because he ____ to high levels of radiation.A. was exposedB. exposedC. has exposedD. is exposed

A ceasefire is to take effect on Saturday in eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire agreement came this week after all-night talks involving the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany. Yet the leaders admit many details are yet to be worked out. Diplomats add that the agreement left many disputes unresolved.About 20 people were killed in fierce fighting in the days leading up to the talks in Belarus. The leaders agreed on a truce between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. During the next two weeks, the opposing sides are to exchange prisoners and withdraw heavy weapons from the battlefield. Russia supports the rebels. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the agreement requires them to withdraw to the former ceasefire line. He says Ukrainian forces are to withdraw from the current line, creating a wide, neutral area.1.What is the news report mainly about?A) The fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine.B) A ceasefire to take effect.C) An agreement reached about ceasefire line.D) A talk by Vladimir Putin.2.What is to be expected in the next two weeks?A) The resolution of disputes.B) The exchange of heavy weapons.C) The return of prisoners between opposing sides.D) The creation of a wide battlefield.

Scientists and others in the psychological, sociological fields have asserted that humans use maybe 0.01 to 0.10 percent of our brain. Here is an easier way of understanding what that means.First let us make it clear that mechanically you use 100 percent of your brain. Enhancing usage to its maximum is another subject. So when someone puts a percentage of use on the brain they do not mean that the other, say 90 percent, is not active or useless.Think of it this way. Let’s say your brain is a stereo (立体声音响). When you are using your stereo you are using 100 percent of it. If the volume knob (旋钮) is set at a 2 level, then you are not getting the same usage when compared to turning the volume knob to 8 or 10.So what scientists are trying to get across to us is we have a lot more room in our cranium (头盖骨) to fill. We have more volume to boost. We are not even close to tapping our potential of brain power.There is no physical data to determine in clear evidence the amount of usage the human brain has. However, there has been data that has shown that people have increased their brain power. Then there are the people who show mental abilities that are very rare. Some people with autism (自闭症), for example, have had the ability to calculate very high levels of math equations (方程式) without ever having learned how.There are also more and more variables we are learning about the brain. Studies suggest that even though our brain is one as a whole, we evidently get production out of separate parts of the brain for different mental tasks. We have all heard of the right brain/left brain references for example.So regardless of how you want to interpret the brain usage by percentage, the fact is that it is the most amazing gift we have. A computer is nothing compared to the human brain. And we can build upon our ability to get more out of it. So turn up the volume button and get the brain working.1. What is the problem mainly talked about in this passage?A) More than 90 percent of our brain is not active.B) More than 90 percent of our brain is not suitable for use.C) More than 90 percent of our brain is not used to the maximum. D) More than 90 percent of our brain use is not known to scientists.2. In Paragraph 3, the author’s main purpose is to _________.A) give us instructions about how to better use a stereoB) show the difference between volume levels in a stereoC) make us understand why we are not fully using our brains D) determine how loud music affects the functions of our brains3. What do the scientists mean by “we have a lot more room in our cranium to fill” in Paragraph 4?A) There is still some space for the brain to grow.B) There is still some potential in human brains to explore. C) We still have a long way to go in the study of human brains.D) We still have different opinions about the proper use of our brain.4. What does the author try to show with the example of people with autism?A) The brain has an unlimited amount of usage.B) Some people may have special mental abilities. C) The brain has different parts to perform different tasks.D) Some people may increase their brain power through learning.5. What does the author encourage the reader to do in the last paragraph?A) Listen to more music.B) Learn more about our brains.C) Improve our computer skills.D) Make more use of our brains.

拼写合适的单词补全句子(答案不区分大小写;单词提示中一根小组线代表一个字母) A particular se_ of a country ‘s economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry.