Virginia Cervasio never expected her son Angelo to end his life by himself.Angelo was 24, rarely drank, never used drugs, and didn't seem depressed. An Air Force veteran, Angelo loved riding his motorcycle and had applied to join the police force in Florida.But on January 17, 2006, Cervasio was told by the detectives that Angelo was dead. He had shot himself in an apparent suicide.For weeks, Cervasio could barely get off the bed. "I wanted to die," she recalls. Tortured by guilt, she condemned herself for missing possible warning signs. Finally, she says, "I had to find a way to put my feet on the floor in the morning." Three months after Angelo's death, Cervasio formed CARES (Community Awareness in Recognizing and Educating on Suicide) and held the first meeting in her Cape Coral home. Two people came: a family friend and a woman whose son had committed suicide.Cervasio, a secretary, knew nothing about fund-raising or writing grant applications. But she began making the rounds with local service groups.51. What can we learn about Angelo?A He didn't show any signs of sadness.B He believed using drugs was nothing wrong.C He liked drinking very much.D He was once a member of the police force.

Virginia Cervasio never expected her son Angelo to end his life by himself.Angelo was 24, rarely drank, never used drugs, and didn't seem depressed. An Air Force veteran, Angelo loved riding his motorcycle and had applied to join the police force in Florida.But on January 17, 2006, Cervasio was told by the detectives that Angelo was dead. He had shot himself in an apparent suicide.For weeks, Cervasio could barely get off the bed. "I wanted to die," she recalls. Tortured by guilt, she condemned herself for missing possible warning signs. Finally, she says, "I had to find a way to put my feet on the floor in the morning." Three months after Angelo's death, Cervasio formed CARES (Community Awareness in Recognizing and Educating on Suicide) and held the first meeting in her Cape Coral home. Two people came: a family friend and a woman whose son had committed suicide.Cervasio, a secretary, knew nothing about fund-raising or writing grant applications. But she began making the rounds of local service groups.52. Why did Virginia Cervasio feel so guilty after her son's sudden death?A Because she did not notice any warning signs of his suicide.B Because she was against his love for riding motorcycle.C Because she couldn't help him join the Air Force.

Friendly Laughter Most people can share a laugh with a total stranger. But there are subtle - and _______ -- differences in our laughs with friends. Greg Bryant, a cognitive scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, and his colleagues previously found that adults from 24 societies around the world can distinguish simultaneous "co-laughter" between friends from that between strangers. The findings suggested that his ability may be _______ used to help read social interactions. So the researchers wondered: Can babies distinguish such laughter, too? Bryant and his fellow researcher Athena Vouloumanos, a developmental psychologist at New York University, played recording of co-laughter between _______ of either friends or strangers to 24 five-month-old infants in New York City. The babies listened _______ to the laughs shared between buddies - suggesting they could tell the two types apart, according to a study published in March in Scientific Reports. The researchers then showed the babies short videos of two people acting either like friends or strangers and paired those with the _______ recordings. The babies stared for longer at clips paired with a mismatched recording - for example, if they saw friends _______ but heard strangers laughing. "There's something about co-laughter that is giving _______ to even a five-month-old about the social relationship between the individuals," Bryant says. Exactly what components of laughter the infants are detecting remains to be seen, but prior work by Bryant's team provides _______. Laughs between friends tend to include greater variations in pitch and _______, for example. Such characteristics also distinguish ________ laughs from fake ones. Many scientists think heartfelt laughter most likely ________ from play vocalizations, which are also produced by nonhuman primates, rodents and other mammals. Fake laughter probably emerged later in humans, ________ that ability to produce a wide range of speech sounds. The researchers suggest that we may be ________ to spontaneous（自发的）laughter during development because of its long evolutionary history. It's really cool to see how early infants are distinguishing between different forms of laughter," says Adrienne Wood, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, who was not involved in the study. "Almost every ________ moment is a social interaction for babies. Therefore it ________ that they are becoming very much accustomed to their social worlds." 【小题1】 A．distinct B．invisible C．detectable D．conscious 【小题2】 A．universally B．apparently C．fairly D．precisely 【小题3】 A．groups B．pairs C．rivals D．partners 【小题4】 A．shorter B．longer C．less patiently D．more diligently 【小题5】 A．friendly B．strange C．visual D．audio 【小题6】 A．interacting B．reflecting C．clubbing D．interpreting 【小题7】 A．value B．meaning C．information D．friendship 【小题8】 A．accounts B．implications C．routes D．hints 【小题9】 A．engagement B．frequency C．intensity D．length 【小题10】 A．obliged B．involuntary C．encouraged D．internal 【小题11】 A．evolved B．heaped C．sprang D．originated 【小题12】 A．apart from B．along with C．as against D．ahead of 【小题13】 A．available B．crucial C．sensitive D．neutral 【小题14】 A．screaming B．kicking C．shifting D．waking 【小题15】 A．turns out B．comes true C．rings hollow D．makes sense

The International Labor Organization reports global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and wages are expected to drop even further this year, despite signs of a possible economic recovery. The agency has just issued an update of its "Global Wage Report". The report says the decrease of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if government rescue packages are phased out too early. In a sample of 53 countries for which data are available, the ILO finds growth in real average wages had declined from 4.3% in 2007 to 1.4% in 2008. The report warns the picture on wages is likely to get worse this year, despite indications of an economic rebound (反弹). Declining wage rates are linked to the levels of unemployment. The quite dramatic unemployment figures, which we now see in some of the countries, strongly suggest that there will be greater pressure on wages in the future as more people will be unemployed, more people will be looking for jobs and the pressure on employers to raise wages to attract workers will decline. The report finds more than a quarter of the countries experienced flat or falling monthly wages in real terms. The second important finding in the report is that both developed and developing countries have strengthened their minimum wages in recent years. A large number of countries, including major economies such as the US, Brazil, Russia and also Japan have increased minimum wages by more than inflation figures in 2008. And, these countries have also addressed their minimum wages further in 2009. The minimum wages are an important tool for social protection and that everyone should have access to decent minimum living wage. The report notes the link between productivity growth and wage increases is essential for economic and social sustainability (持续性). It argues companies should be able to achieve competitiveness through rising productivity rather than by cutting labor costs. And, it says workers should have enough bargaining position to defend their wages.1. Which of the following is true about the global wage in 2008 according to the passage?A) It was kept stable so as to help economic recovery.B) It stopped dropping owing to the economic recovery.C) It dropped slightly due to the governments' measures.D) It dropped sharply because of the economic crisis. 2. Which of the following is closely related to the declining wage rates?A) Government rescue packages.B) The unemployment rate. C) The economic rebound.D) Companies' competitiveness.3. What do we learn about minimum wage from the passage?A) Minimum wages are important for both society and individuals. B) Few countries have increased their minimum wages in recent years.C) Minimum wages can't really help people to get rid of poverty.D) Everyone can have access to decent minimum wages in the US.4. What can we infer about the link between productivity growth and wage increase?A) It can influence the companies' competitiveness in the coming years.B) It is important for the sustainable development of economy and society. C) It requires companies to reduce labor costs to gain competitiveness.D) It pushes the workers to get higher positions to maintain their wages.5. What is the author's anticipation of the global wage for the near future?A) Optimistic.B) Pessimistic. C) Unconvincing.D) Uncertain.

5 Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.A acquiring F fascinating K pursueB attend G fashionable L qualifyingC available H interest M raisedD classify I passion N sampledE especially J prosperous O virtuallyPeople go to college for various reasons. A closer look at their reasons for studying at university will enable us to 1) _______ roughly into three groups: those who have a(n) 2) _______ for learning, those who see it as a necessary step in their future career, and those who 3) _______ university without a clear purpose yet.Firstly, there are many students who learn simply because they want to 4) _______ their goal of learning. Some read a wealth of novels because they are very interested in literature. Others sit in front of the computer screen, working on a new program, 5) _______ day and night, because they find computer programming 6) _______, and they dream of becoming a computer expert one day.Secondly, there are students who work hard for a better and more 7) _______ future. It seems that the majority of students fall into this group. After admission to the university, they read widely and take delight in 8) _______ knowledge from all of the resources which are 9) _______ to them, hoping that this will help them succeed in the future job market.Thirdly, there are still some students who learn without a clear goal yet. They take courses, finish homework, enjoy life on campus, but they haven’t 10) _______ many courses yet. They are still uncertain what they will do after graduation.<|im_end|>5 Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.A acquiring F fascinating K pursueB attend G fashionable L qualifyingC available H interest M raisedD classify I passion N sampledE especially J prosperous O virtually

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A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F's between the words "fear" and " Friday ". An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship. But all the definitions and facts do not convey what friendship is really all about. 21_______________ It is an experience that involves all senses.22._______________ It is seen in an old couple sitting in the park holding hands, lt is the way they touch, a touch as light as a leaf floating in the autumn air, a touch so strong that years of living could not pull them apart. Friendship is seen in a child freely sharing the last cookie. lt is the small arm over the shoulder of another as they walk on the playground. Seeing friendship is not casual. lt is watching for subtlety, but friendship is there for eyes that can see.23_______________ It is heard in the words of two friends who squeezedin lunch together on an extremely busy day. lt is the way they talk to each other, not the words. Their tone is unique. Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen.Friendship is felt in a touch. lt is a pat on the back from a teammate, a high five between classes, the slimy, wet kiss from the family dog. It's a touch that reassuresthat someone is there, someone who cares. The touch communicates more than words or gestures. lt is instantly understood and speaks volumes beyond the point of contact, to the heart.Friendship has a taste. 24_______________, the ingredients all measured and planned, then carefully mixed and kneaded, then the quiet waiting as the dough rises. Hot from the oven, the bread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients. There is something else there, perhaps the thoughts of the baker as her hands knead the dough, or her patience as she waits for the dough to rise. Unseen and unmeasured, this is the ingredient that makes the difference. Warm, fresh from the oven with a little butter, the difference you taste is friendship.Finally, more than the other senses, friendship is an experience of the heart. 25_______________ a language without words, vowels, or consonants; a language that, whether seen, felt, heard, or tasted, is understood by the heart. Like air fills the lungs, friendship fills the heart, allowing us to experience the best life has to offer: a friend.A)Friend has a smell. B)It is the language of the heart. C)It tastes like homemade bread. D)The only way to understand friendship is through experience. E)Friend can be seen. F)It is a pat on the back from a teammate. G)Friendship can be heard.

Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on. For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness（知觉）. At times, however, we become aware of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced, our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level. Different people converse with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page; others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension, which is written in the text. The latter represents higher levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially for advanced readers. There is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as opposed to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the strategies（策略）we employ in reading. If we are advanced readers our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed. Not so our ability to hold a process conversation. It is precisely this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level. (1) Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when ________. [ ] A．the reader's expectations agree with what is said in the text B．the reader has trouble understanding what the author says C．the reader asks questions and gets answers D．the reader understands a text very well (2) At a lower level of comprehension, readers tend to [ ] A．read a text slowly B．read without thinking hard C．interpret a text in their own way D．concentrate on the meaning of words only (3) A “process” conversation has to do with________. [ ] A．the application of reading strategies B．matching our expectations with the meaning of a text C．the development of our ability to check the details D．determining the main idea of a text (4) According to the passage, it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between ________. [ ] A．conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension B．the readers' expectations and the meaning of a text C．lower and higher level of comprehension D．interpreting and criticizing a text .

A2017年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案 第3套 选词填空Many European countries have been making the shift to electric vehicles and Germany has just stated that they plan to ban the sale of vehicles using gasoline and diesel as fuel by 2030. The country is also planning to reduce its carbon footprint by 80-95% by 2050, __26__ a shift to green energy in the country. Effectively, the ban will include the registration of new cars in the country as they will not allow any gasoline __27__ vehicle to be registered after 2030.Part of the reason this ban is being discussed and __28__ is because energy officials see that they will not reach their emissions goals by 2050 if they do not __29__ a large portion of vehicle emissions. The country is still __30__ that it will meet its emissions goals, like reducing emissions by 40% by 2020, but the __31__ of electric cars in the country has not occurred as fast as ejected.Other efforts to increase the use of electric vehicles include plans to build over 1 million hybrid and electric car battery changing stations across the country. By 2030, Germany plans on having over 6 million charging stations __32__. According to the International Business Times, electric car sales are expected to increase as Volkswagen is still recovering from its emissions scandal.There are __33__ around 155,000 registered hybrid and electric vehicles on German roads, dwarfed by the 45 million gasoline and diesel cars driving there now. As countries continue setting goals of reducing emissions, greater steps need to be taken to have a __34__ effect on the surrounding environment. While the efforts are certainly not __35__, the results of such bans will likely only start to be seen by generations down the line, bettering the world for the future.A. acceptance B. currently C. disrupting D. eliminate E. exhaust F. futile G. hopeful H.implemented I.incidentally J.installed K.noticeable L.powered M.restoration N.skeptical O.sparking O.sparking L.powered H.implemented eliminate hopeful acceptance J.installed currently K.noticeable futile 2017年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案 第3套 仔细阅读2篇 Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. mountain in Tanzania's Gregory Rift, Lake Natron burns bright red, surrounded by the remains of animals that were unfortunate enough to fall into the salty water. Bats, swallows and more are chemically preserved in the pose in which they perished, sealed in the deposits of sodium carbonate in the water. The lake's landscape is bizarre and deadly—and made even more so by the fact that it's the place where nearly 75 percent of the world's flamingos (火烈鸟) ase of a mountain in Tanzania's Gregory Rift, Lake Natron burns bright red, surrounded by the remains of animals that were unfortunate enough to fall into the salty water. Bats, swallows and more are hemically preserved in the pose in which they perished, sealed in the eposits of sodium carbonate in the water. The lake's landscape is bizarre nough to all into the salty water. Bats, swallows and more are chemically preserved in the pose in which they perished, sealed in the deposits of sodium carbonate in the water. The lake's landscape is bizarre and deadly—and made e regory Rift, Lake Natron burns bright red, surrounded by the remains of animals that were unfortunate enough to fall into the salty water. Bats, swallows and more are chemically preserved in the pose in which they perished, sealed in the deposits of sodium carbonate in the water. The lake's landscape is bizarre and deadly—and made even more so by the fact that it's the place where nearly 75 percent of the world's flamingos (火烈鸟)are born. t it can burn the skin and eyes of unadapted animals. Flamingos, however, are the only species that actually makes life in the midst of all that death. Once every three or four years, when conditions are right, the lake is covered with the pink birds as they stop flight to breed. Three-quarters of the world's flamingos fly over from other salt lakes in the Rift Valley and nest on salt-crystal islands that appear when the water is at a specific level—too high and the birds can't build their nests, too low and predators can move briskly across the lake bed and attack. When the water hits the right level, the baby birds are kept safe from predators by a corrosive ditch. Leicester. "Humans cannot, and would die if their legs were exposed for any length of time." So far this year, water levels have been too high for the flamingos to nest. s vacationing at the lake as less salty lagoons (泻湖) form on the outer edges from hot springs flowing into Lake Natron. Three species of tilapia (罗非鱼) thrive there part-time. "Fish have a refuge in the streams and can expand into the lagoons when the lake is low and the lagoons are separate," Harper said. "All the lagoons join when the lake is high and fish must retreat to their stream refuges or die." Otherwise, no fish are able to survive in the naturally toxic lake. t has once again started mining the lake for soda ash, used for making chemicals, glass and detergents. Although the planned operation will be located more than 40 miles away, drawing the soda ash in through pipelines, conservationists worry it could still upset the natural water cycle and breeding grounds. For now, though, life prevails—even in a lake that kills almost everything it touches. ven people whose data are less popular can benefit. By making the effort to organize and label files so others can understand them, scientists become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding confusion later on.