单选题We all have first impression of someone we just met．But why? Why do we form an opinion about someone without really knowing anything about him or her—aside perhaps from a few remarks or readily observable traits? The answer is related to how your brain allows you to be aware of the world．Your brain is so sensitive in picking up facial traits． Even very minor difference in how a person’s eyes，ears，nose，or mouth are placed in relation to each other makes you see him or her as different．In fact，your brain continuously processes incoming sensory information—the sights and sounds of your world．These incoming signals are compared against a host of“memories”stored in the brain areas called the cortex(皮质)system to determine what these new signals“mean”． If you see someone you know and like at school，your brain says“familiar and safe”．If you see someone new，it says，“new and potentially threatening”．Then your brain starts to match features of this stranger with other“known”memories．The more unfamiliar the characteristics．the more your brain may say，“This is new，I don’t like this person．”or else，“I’m intrigued(好奇的)”．Or your brain may perceive a new face but familiar clothes，ethnicity，gestures—like your other friends：so your brain says：“I like this person”．But these preliminary impressions can be dead wrong． When we stereotype people，we use a less mature form of thinking(not unlike the immature thinking of a very young child)that makes simplistic and categorical impressions of others．Rather than learn about the depth and breadth of people—their history，interest，values，strengths，and true character—we categorize them as jocks(骗子)，peeks(反常的人)，or freaks(怪人)． However，if we resist initial stereotypical impressions，we have a chance to be aware of what a person is truly like．If we spend time with a person，hear about his or her life，hopes，dreams，and become aware of the person’s character，we use a different，more mature style of thinking—and the most complex areas of our cortex，which allow us to be humane．

单选题The walls are made of {{U}}hollow{{/U}} concrete blocks. A.big B.empty C.long D.new

单选题To: All EmployeesFrom: Angela Ronseaux, Executive Vice President RE: Upcoming Company Event It's that time of year again! Dawson Smith Inc., will be holding its 11th annual DSI Celebration Event at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13th. This year's event will take place downtown in Conference Room B of the Astor Hotel, and all employees are【K1】______to attend. As usual, the DSI Celebration Event will include dinner, catered by the wonderful local restaurant Las Banditas. There will be a live band for entertainment, and each company executive will also give a short speech. The evening won't come to a【K2】______, however, until Vesna Riel, CEO of Dawson Smith Inc., presents the Employee Awards. Felipe Aquino from Human Resources is organizing a carpool system so that not everyone has to drive downtown after work. If you have a large vehicle and are willing【K3】______your fellow employees a ride, please contact him at extension 118. As always, thank you for your hard work, and I hope to see you at the 11th annual DSI Celebration Event. Angela Ronseaux Executive Vice President

单选题—Now that I' ve finished my exams, I' m going to relax and go to a movie tonight. —______ I' ve still got two finals to take.

单选题He tells me that he used to living in Paris. A. tells B. that C. used D. living

单选题Each of the students ______ a Chinese-English dictionary. A. have B. has C. there is D. there are

单选题Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, the London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.

单选题— How do you like the project put forward by the Smiths? — Considering its real ______, it will be well worth putting into practice, I think. A.price B.value C.cost D.expense

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单选题The manager______the workers how to improve the program since 9 a.m.

单选题It’s hard to say for sure what the next big thing will be，but these items made the list of 10emerging technology trends that will change the world，according to the January issue of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology Magazine Technology Review．“We were looking for things that were just emerging now and over the next five years wouldbegin to have a major impact”，David Rotman，the magazine’s deputy editor，said Thursday．Some of the items have been on the verge of widespread use for quite some time，such asbiometrics and speech recognition．Others chosen by the MIT magazine editors are topics that mostpeople have never heard of,such as microphotonics and microfluidics．The magazine focused on developments in three areas：information technology，nanotechnologyAnd biotechnology．One significant area in biotechnology，the magazine highlights，is work on brain-machineinterfaces that could someday allow people to control artificial devices that replace lost functions．Today，research is more limited，with scientists able to take signals from individual neurons in ananimal’S brain and send them to a robot that can turn the signals into motion．But the potential israge，according to Duke University neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis．“Imagine if someone could do for the brain what the pacemaker did for the heart．”Nicolelistold the MIT journal．In the purely digital realm，the magazine suggests that the field of robotics could be poised tohove beyond the restricted market of Performing simple，highly repetitive tasks．“Robot builders make a convincing case that in 2001，robots are where personal computerswere in 1980”，writes Technology Review senior editor David Talbot，“poised to break into themarketplace as common corporate tools and routine consumer products performing life’s tediouschores．”Until now the problem has been that robots have been costly and difficult to design．Oneapproach that the magazine highlights is the work of Brandeis University researcher Jordan Pollack，who builds robots that can build other robots．

单选题【2015中国银行】The storm caused severe damage．

单选题This kind of fish are on the verge of {{U}}extinction{{/U}}, because so many are being killed for their fins. A.drying up B.dying out C.being exported D.being transplanted

单选题The way Della thought of ______ enough money was to sell her beautiful hair. A. got B. to be got C. to get D. get

单选题Both the Bible and the Koran are regarded as________books

单选题As she ______ the newspaper, Cranny ______ asleep. A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell C. was reading; was falling D. read; fell

单选题William was pleased to see the executives respond so ______ to the proposal he had been working on. A. frustratingly B. enthusiastically C. simply D. indifferently

单选题 From: Paul Rooney ＜rooneyhoy@speedmail.com＞ To: Green Mountain Stationery, Inc ＜pgmountain@qmail.com＞ I have been purchasing various products through your catalog for many years. For the most part, I've been quite satisfied. However, I recently ordered a case of 1,000 envelopes for my business and am extremely disappointed. First of all, the envelopes I received differ from the description in your catalog. They are supposed to be nine inches long, but the envelopes I received are six inches long. Second, the adhesive on the envelops is defective. I attempted to use a dozen of them. and none of them remained properly sealed. At the very least, I would like a refund for the full cost of these envelopes, along with the shipping charge. The total amount I paid was $34.68. Furthermore, the inspection sticker on the carton states that the product was inspected at your Burlington warehouse. I would like to know how this mistake occurred and request your assurance that this sort of thing will not happen again in the future. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will have to take my business elsewhere. From: Sharon Park ＜pgreeenmountain@qmail.com＞ To: Paul Rooney＜rooneyhoy@speedmail.com＞ Dear Mr.Rooney, My name is Sharon Park, and I am the director of quality control at Green Mountain Stationery. Inc. I was recently made aware of your complaint by one of our customer service representatives. I would like to start by apologizing for any inconvenience you may have experience. Our accounting department will issue you a full refund of $34.68 for the defective envelopes. We would also like to offer you a $50 gift certificate that can be used with the purchase of any product in our catalog. I must acknowledge that there have been some problems with inspections in our Burlington warehouse. To deal with this issue, the company has decided that the entire inspecting staff will take part in an intensive re-training program. We will review our procedures to identify anything that needs to be improved. I have forwarded your message to our entire management team, to ensure that this issue will not be overlooked. I am sorry that we have disappointed you, and I sincerely hope you continue to purchase our products. I'm sure this was a one-time incident that will not happen again. Please don't hesitate to contact me directly in the future if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Sharon Park

单选题Between the two rows of trees ______ the teaching building. A. stand B. stands C. standing D. are

单选题You {{U}}startled{{/U}} me when you shouted. A. threatened B. frightened C. interrupted D. troubled