阅读理解Passage1Itseasytoseehowtohelpsomepeople,butwhataboutthosewhoseneedsarenotsoclear?Thisstoryhappenednotlongago,butitisalessonthathasstayedwithmeandhelpedmeeversince.ItwasThanksgivingandIwasvolunteeringwithmyparentsatashelterforthepoor.Weservedhotfoodtowhoevercamein.Then,amancamein,wholookedanythingbutpoor.Hewaswelldressed.Iwonderedwhathewasdoingthereandmyjawdroppedinamazementwhenhejoinedthequeueforfood.Whatwasthismandoing?Surelyhewasntgoingtotakefoodwhichwasmeantforthosewhowerereallyinneed!Thenmymotherquietlytookmetooneside.Shesaid,Youhavethoughtthattheneedsofthepeoplewhocomeheremustbepurelyphysical.Butwhatifheneedscomfort,friends,orjusttobeamongotherpeople?Herwordshitmelikeatonofbricks!Aboutaweeklatertheshelterreceivedalargedonationfromananonymousdonor.Icouldnthelpbutwonderifitcamefromthatman.Now,wheneverImeetsomeone,Iwillremembermymotherslessonandtrytosendkindnesstohimaccordingtohisneeds,nomatterhowhelooks.Needsarentalwaysseen.Butkindnessalwaysmakesadifference.

阅读理解Passage1Questions11—15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PlanewingsaretraditionallystrongandthickbutateamofresearchersledbyNASAhascreatedaflexiblewingthatmorphs(变形)asitflies.Thenewwingisconstructedfromthousandsofunitsthatfittogetherandfunctioninasimilarwaytoabirdswing,saysNASAresearchengineer,NickCramer.Somethinglikeaneaglewilllockitsjointsinwhileitscruising,andthenitadjustsitswingstoamoresuitableshapeforitscruising,andthenwhenitwantstodoamoreaggressivemoveitllunlockitsshoulder.Thatsasimilarresponsetowhatweredoinghere,hesaid.TheBoeing787Dreamlinerisconstructedfrombodypartsthataresolarge,sotheyrequireoutsizemolds(模具)tocreatethem.ThesameappliestotheAirbusA380.Thecostofinfrastructure(基础设施)thatthebusinessneedstoinvesttobuildtheseplanesisprettyextraordinary,saidKennethCheung,aNASAresearchscientist.Sowhatweredoingwiththeseprojectsistryingtoreduceallofthat,sothatyoucouldhavethesamesortofperformanceintermsofthematerialsbutbeabletomanufactureitwithoutsettingupalloftheinfrastructurethatscurrentlyrequired.Thenewwingsarecreatedbyputtingfiberreinforcedpolyetherimideintoa3Dmoldtocreateeachpart,whichlockstogetherinaprocessthatcouldeventuallybecarriedoutbyassemblyrobots.Thenewstructurecanalsobeeasilypackeddowntoallowtransport,whichalsomakesitpotentiallytheidealpackageforanotherpurpose—tosendintospace.Whiletheideaofcheaper,moreflexibleplanescouldbeappealingtothecommercialaviationindustry,therearemajorobstaclestoovercome.Thatdemandstime,researchandmoney.“Ifyouwanttorevolutionizethetraditionalmanufacturingprocessoftheaerospaceindustry,youhavetohaveareallygoodreason,Cramersaid.Soyourperformancegainhastobesignificantenoughtojustifythat.Itsnotaboutwhetheritspracticable;itsaboutwhetheritsfinanciallymarketable.

阅读理解A. The linguists do not think that parents

阅读理解A. They have enough money and leisure time to

阅读理解A. Learning a foreign language gave us

阅读理解Passage1Questions11—15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oneday,Wilsonwaswalkingquietlyalongtheroadwhensomeonehithimhardonthebackofhisneck.Helookedbehindhim,andsawayoungmanwhomhehadneverseenbefore.Howdareyouhitmelikethat?shoutedWilson.TheyoungmansaidhehadmistakenWilsonforafriendofhisandthathethoughtWilsonwasmakingalotofnoiseaboutnothing.Thisinsult(侮辱)madeWilsonevenangrier,ofcourse,andheatoncedecidedtobringtheyoungmanbeforeajudge.Now,thejudgewhoheardthecasewasafriendoftheyoungmansfathers,and,althoughhepretendedtobequitefair,hewasthinkingaboutwhathecoulddotoprotecttheyoungmanfrombeingpunishedwhileatthesametimenottobeappearingunfair.Finally,hesaidtoWilson,Iunderstandyourfeelingsinthismatterverywell.WouldyoubesatisfiedifIletyouhittheyoungmanashehityou?Mr.SmithdoesntseemtobebusyonTuesdaymorningandFridayafternoon.Wilsonsaidhewouldnotbe.Theyoungmanhadinsultedhimandshouldbeproperlypunished.Well,then,saidthejudgetotheyoungman,IorderyoutopaytencoinstoWilson.Tencoinswasverylittleforsuchacrime,buttheyoungmandidnothaveitwithhim,sothejudgeallowedhimtogoandgetit.Wilsonwaitedforhimtoreturnwiththemoney.Hewaitedanhour,andthentwohours,whilethejudgetookcareofotherbusiness.Whenitwasnearlytimeforthecourttoclose,Wilsonchoseamomentwhenthejudgewasespeciallybusy,cameupquietlyandhithimhardonthebackoftheneck.Thenhesaidtohim,Iamsorry,butIcantwaitanylonger.Whentheyoungmancomesback,tellhimthatIhavepassedmyrighttothetencoinsontoyou.

阅读理解Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act

阅读理解Passage1Onlinemeetingsmayaffectcreativity,studyfinds.ManycompanieshavemovedonlinebecauseofCOVID-19,withworkmeetingsaroundtheworldtakingplaceontheInternetinsteadofintheoffice.Butarecentstudyhasfoundthatonlinemeetingsmayaffectcreativethinking.Thestudy,publishedinNature,included602peoplewhoweredividedintorandompairs.Eachpairwasgivenfiveminutestothinkofcreativeusesforonecertainitem,andthenoneminutetochoosethemostcreativeidea.Somepairswereaskedtoworktogetheronavideocall,whileothersworkedinperson.Theresultsshowedthatthein-personpairshadmoreideasthanthevirtualpairs.Someresearcheswerealsodonetoseewhetherfocusingonascreencanaffectapersonscreativity.Teamsworkingtogethervirtuallyspentmoretimelookingdirectlyateachotherandrememberedlessoftheirsurroundingswhenaskedlater.Thein-personpairsspentmoretimelookingaroundtheroom,butalsohadmoreideas.Theresearchersdidthesamestudywith1,490engineers.Thepairswereaskedtothinkofnewproductideasandchooseoneasanideafortheircompany.Theresultsweresimilartothefirststudy,withtheengineerswhometinpersonthinkingofmoreproductideas,andthevirtualpairsmakingslightlybetterdecisionsaboutwhichideatochoose.Theresultssuggestthatbusinessesshouldthinkcarefullyaboutwhichtaskscanbedoneonline,andwhich—likethinkingofnewideas—shouldbedoneinperson.

阅读理解A new poll shows that people believe that

阅读理解Passage2Everyonehastwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdontshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyoureawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehavior;butwhenyoureasleep,yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Onanormalnight,ofcourse,youfrequentlychangethepositions.Theimportantpositionistheoneinwhichyougotosleep.Ifyougotosleeponyourback,youreaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustothersandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdontliketoupsetothers,soyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.Ifyousleeponyourstomach,youarearathersecretive(藏而不露的)person.Youworryalotandyourealwayseasilyupset.Youareverystubborn,butyouarentveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortoday,notfortomorrow.Thismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtime.Ifyousleepcurledup(蜷成一团),youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourself,soyouareverydefensive.Youreshyandyoudontusuallylikemeetingpeople.Youprefertobeonyourown.Youreeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyourside,youusuallyhaveawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Youreusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxious,butyoudontoftengetdepressed.Youalwayssaywhatyouthink,evenifitannoyspeople.

阅读理解A. We should take an active part in community

阅读理解If someone is sleepwalking, they are walking

阅读理解You must be very careful when a woman asks

阅读理解Our brains work in complex and strange ways.

阅读理解Foreignersexperiencedifferentdegreesofcultureshock.Thesymptoms1______fromgreattosmall.Somepeopleareonlyillateaseandsomeothersareseriously2______.Feelinghomesick,unhappy,andverysensitiveareothersignsofcultureshock.Itiseasytounderstandthatendless3______oftheearlydaysinanewcountrywouldproducedissatisfaction.Itisalsoeasytounderstandwhy4______mightgrowinaperson.Peoplearealwaysat5______inafamiliarenvironment.Itsnaturalforanaveragepersontoexperiencemild,6______symptoms;however,theinsecurenewcomersuffersmoreseriouslyfromcultureshock.Duringtheunavoidableperiodofadjustment,theinternationalstudenttendsto7______abouteverythinginthenewenvironment.Infact,thestudentislikelytoexaggeratetheproblems.Whenthestudentmeetsanotherpersonfromthesamecountry,hewillpourouthisunhappyfeelings.Togethertheycancomplainintheirnativelanguage.Althoughthiscomplainingprovidestemporarysatisfaction,itcertainlydoesnothelphim8______toanewsociety.Being9______willnevergetridofthefeelingsoffrustrations.The10______personunderstandsthatapositiveattitudeisimportantinmakingthechangesuccessful.Asenseofhumorisabighelp.

阅读理解Passage1Areyoulookingforajob?Herearesomejobsforyoutochoosefrom.

阅读理解A. Figuring out the reasons for this peculiar

阅读理解For many young people who have not been

阅读理解Passage2Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytocommunicatewithanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention,andespeciallyifitsgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalking,theresnoneedtodoanythingbutreceiveit.Listentowhattheyresaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdontvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.IthastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplysayingImsosorrywhensomeoneisinpain.Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstory,peopleofteninterruptedtotellherthatsomethingjustlikethatoncehappenedtothem.Herpainbecameastoryaboutthemselves.Eventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Wecommunicatethroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtolethimknowthatweunderstand,wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwelisten,theyknowwecare.Ihaveevenlearnedtorespondtosomeonecryingbyjustlistening.IntheolddaysIusedtoreachforthehandkerchiefs,untilIrealizedthatpassingapersonahandkerchiefmightbejustanotherwaytoshuthimup,andtotakehimoutofhisexperienceofsadness.NowIjustlisten.Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocry,theywillfindmetherewiththem.Thissimplethinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn.ItcertainlygoesagainsteverythingIhavebeentaughtsinceIwasveryyoung.Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.ButnowIknowthatalovingsilenceoftenhasmorepowertohealthanthekindestwords.

阅读理解In a world as fast-changing and full of