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brown and grey.
Cheetah—This is the fastest land animal, with speed reaching up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs weigh about between 110 and 140 pounds and they're widely known for the spotted coat. In a zoo a cheetah can live for nearly 20 years, but it lives for 12 years while in the wild in America.
Lion—The lion is the king of the grassland, known to be the most powerful animal in Asia and Africa. A male lion is 4 feet tall, 8 feet long and weighs about 450 pounds. A female lion, on the other hand, weighs about 300 pounds. Male lions have manes(鬃毛) that often grow fuller and darker as they grow older.
Wildcat—The wildcats live in parts of Arabia, Asia and Europe. Wildcats also look like home cats and it's actually difficult to tell the difference between them. They mainly prey on small birds, which are their main food.
There are also many other types of wild cats. These are just the most common. We will fill out the rest in the list below in the future.
( )41.Where can lions be found according to the text?
A．Asia. B．Australia. C．America. D．Europe.
( )42.What do we know about African golden cats?
A．They look like home cats. B．They are of the same colour. C．They are the most powerful animals. D．They are the enemies of small monkeys.
( )43.In which part of the newspaper can we see this text?
A．Science. B．Nature. C．Health. D．History.
B
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always looked up to my elder brother. No matter how old I am, I’ve always seen myself copying every small thing that he does. I play the video games that he plays, I copy his hairstyle, and I eat the type of food that he eats.
My brother is like a superhero in my eyes. He was a straight A student at high school as well as the captain of the school soccer team. It’s been difficult trying to live up to the expectations that were set by my brother, but whether consciously (有意识地) or not, I’ll always try to be like him. He motivates (激发) me like a rabbit motivates a wolf. The wolf’s goal is food, while mine is to be as outstanding as my brother.
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Younger brothers can influence the behavior of elder siblings (brothers and sisters) just as much as an elder brother can influence a younger sibling. I had a conversation with my brother about his experience growing up with me. He joked with me that it felt like the world punished him with having to deal with me. Yet he expressed that he was grateful to me, because he understood I would take inspiration from him so he chose to be his best self. My brother and I have inspired each other to do the best we can.
A researcher Birg Rabe has found a correlation (相关性) between a sibling relationship where younger siblings’ marks have improved because they have an elder sibling as their role model. “The younger siblings’ marks rose by 4%. The effect was greater among siblings from poorer families, and the rise was 11%.” Having a sibling undoubtedly benefits children’s school achievement.
Not only can siblings influence each other’s study, but they can positively benefit each other’s social behavior as well. A study done by researchers in the Brigham Young University shows that children with sound or pleasant sibling relationships have learned important social skills, such as helping and being able to share with others. They’ve also learned to deal with arguments and how to solve them. I bet anyone who has a sibling knows the struggle of having to argue for days with their sibling, but I also bet, that they learn important lessons from every one of their arguments.
Even though you may hear many bad things about having a sibling, it actually has some unexpected benefits. Learn to enjoy all the benefits a sibling brings you, and be the best sibling you can. ( )44. The writer always copies his elder brother because ______. A. he looks up to his brother C. his brother is strict with him
B. he wants to influence his brother
D. his brother plays video games well
( )45. Birg Rabe finds having elder siblings as role models helps younger ones ______. A. make progress in their school achievement B. become more successful when they grow up C. get better marks than their brothers and sisters D. learn more important social skills than their friends ( )46. The word “sound” in Paragraph 5 probably means “______”.
A. special B. lasting C. serious D. healthy ( )47. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
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A. The New Hope that Siblings Give B. The Great Benefits that Siblings Bring C. The Necessary Support that Siblings Offer D. The Enjoyable Experiences that Siblings Share
C
What does your face say?
How many different emotions do you think you can communicate to people with your face? Do you have the same facial expressions as people from different cultures?
New research suggests that there are only four basic facial expressions of emotion. However, how these expressions are understood might depend on where you are from. Research by scientists from the University of Glasgow has challenged the traditional view of how the face expresses emotions. Until now, it was widely believed that six basic emotions — happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise and disgust (厌恶), were expressed and recognized across different cultures. However, the University of Glasgow’s work now suggests that the human face only has four basic expressions of emotion. This is because some pairs of emotions are impossible to distinguish, especially when they are first expressing on the face. Fear and surprise, for example, both share wide-open eyes. The facial expressions for anger and disgust also look the same.
So if our faces are only able to express four basic emotions, how do we communicate more complex (复杂的) feelings? The study found that the way expressions are explained is different in different cultures. Lead researcher Dr Rachael Jack was studying this because “facial expressions were considered to be general”, she explains. However, while looking at how people from the East and West look at different parts of the face during facial expression recognition, they found that although there are some common characteristics across cultures, the six basic facial expressions of emotion are not recognized by everyone.
“We said we don’t know what a disgust face looks like in China, so the best way to go about that is to make all combinations (组合) of facial movements and show to Chinese researchers and ask them to choose the ones they think are disgust faces.” With the software they developed, they discovered that in the early stages of signaling emotion, fear and surprise, and anger and disgust, were often confused. Jack explains that these facial expressions have developed both from biology and social evolution (进化).
What interests people about the cross-cultural aspect of the research? “This work leads to understanding which emotions we share, realizing our differences and calling attention to our multicultural
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experiences.” This research could advise new ways of social communication that improve cross-cultural interactions.
( )48. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph? A. To show interest in different cultures. B. To express the worries about emotions. C. To lead in the topic of facial expressions. D. To give an example of facial expressions.
( )49. The word “distinguish” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______. A. express B. explain C. differentiate D. develop ( )50. According to the passage, Dr Rachael agrees that ______. A. facial expressions are easy to understand in Japan B. the way expressions are understood is different in China C. new ways of social communication can improve movements D. it’s difficult to understand all the facial expressions of emotion ( )51. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We can express our emotions in four different ways. B. Facial expressions of emotion can be discovered easily. C. Facial expressions of emotion are from different countries. D. Facial expressions are explained differently in different cultures.
D
Do you find that it’s hard to look at your phone without getting discouraging looks from teachers and parents? What if using social media was an assignment（作业）?
In America, the push for more technological classrooms comes from things like smart boards and online textbooks. Some feel that interaction between students and teachers over social media is a bad thing, but others see the benefits. Barrington history teacher Robert Seidel uses the social networking website Twitter to interact with his class. He said technology is a valuable tool in his classroom.
“What matters most is how the teacher is using technology, and I have found that technology can help me increase the number of students who actively participate in my course,” said Seidel.
Humanities and media teacher Scott Glass from Glenbrook South High School in Illinois believes that social media like Twitter can connect students to the professional world and give them a chance to get their
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