09职称英语强化班阅读判断讲义Word文件下载.docx
- 文档编号:18216345
- 上传时间:2022-12-14
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:61
- 大小:74.21KB
09职称英语强化班阅读判断讲义Word文件下载.docx
《09职称英语强化班阅读判断讲义Word文件下载.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《09职称英语强化班阅读判断讲义Word文件下载.docx(61页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
Bigfootissaidtobeaverytall(between2and4.5metres),ape-likecreaturethatiscoveredinhairandwalksuprightontwolegs.Itisverywaryofhumanbeings.
Believersthinkbigfootisadirectdescendentofancientgigantopithecus.Butitremainsoneoftheplanet’sundiscoveredsecrets.Thereisalittleevidencetosupportthebelievers’theory:
tracesofhair,footprintsandbodyprintsaswellasthereportedsightings.Somepeoplehaveevenshowedwhattheysayarephotosorfilmsofbigfoot.
Butsofar,noonehasfoundbonesoranyotherdefiniteproofthatthegiantcreatureexists.
Asaresultmanypeoplebelievetheevidenceisjustpartofabigtrick.
Thefootprintsareeasytomake,theysay:
allyouneeddoistomaketwolargefeetoutofplaster,attachthemtothebottomofyourshoesandwalkwithbigsteps.Asforthephotosandfilms,theyarejustpeopledressedinapesuits.
Theyalsosaythesightingsarenotreal,justpeoplemakingmistakes.Forexample,bigfootcouldbeabearlivinginthewildthatsometimesstandsuponitsbacklegs.
练习
1.AmanwasdrivingfromCaliforniatoOregon,US,whensuddenlythesawaBigfoot,sohestoppedhiscar.
A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned
2.BigfootisbelievedtohavebeenseeninplacesincludingChina.
A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned
3.Thephotosofbigfootaretakenbyfilmmakers.
4.Somepeoplethinkthatthefootprintsaremadebybearsinhumanshoes.
5.Therearecontraryviewsonwhetherbigfootexitsornot.
“Own”YourChildren’sEducation
“Helpingthemisn’taboutshowingyourkidshowtodothework.It’saboutbeinggenuinelyinterestedandhavingregularconversationsaboutwhatthey’relearning,”saysJ.GaryKnowles,aprofessorattheOntarioInstituteforStudiesinEducation,partoftheUniversityofToronto.
Rozonhasaslewofsuggestionsforhowtogetmoreinvolved.“Gettoknowtheteacher.Discusswaystotailortheassignmentstoyourchild’slearningstyle.Spendtimeintheclassroom.Askforoutlinesofunitstudiessoyoucanfindsupplementarymaterialsatthelibraryorthroughvideos.Readyourchild’stextbooks:
Ifyouworkafewpagesahead,you’llbeabletohelpthemwithproblemstheyencounter.”
Readingisanothermust,saysRozon.“Evenafteryourchildrencanreadthemselves,hearingsomebodyelsereadaloudisimportant.Wenearlyalwayshaveabookonthego;
wereadforatleastahalfhourbeforebedtime.”
Themoreengagedaparentis,themorethechildbenefits.addsBruceArai.“Theevidenceisclear:
Parentalinvolvementisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinschoolsuccess.”AraicitestheNationalLongitudinalSurveyofChildrenandYouth,sponsoredbyHumanResourcesDevelopmentCanada(HRDC),whichismeasuringallaspectsofchilddevelopment.“Thehourschildrenspendinclassarebutoneelementoftheireducation,”statesHRDC,whichsaysparentalsupport,alongwithteachersupportandapositiveattitudetowardsschool,allcontributetoacademicsuccess.
“Iseeeverymomentofeverydayasalearningexperience,”saysGoforth.“Themostsatisfyingpartofitisseeingtheloveoflearningcontinued.I’mnotsquelchingmychildren’sdesiretolearnbyinsistingtheylearn.Theylearnbecausetheywantto.”AddsJeanneLambert,motherofCareyGraham:
“Makethetime,takethetime,guide,lead,andencourage,Ifnothingelse,yourchildrenlearnyoucare,andthat’sthemostimportantlessonyoucangivethem.”
1.Accordingtothepassage,parentsshouldhelptheirchildrenwiththeirhomework.
2.Youshouldreadyourchild’stextbookssothatyoucanteachthem.
3.Childrenshouldalwaystakeabookwiththemonthewaybackfromschoolandreaditaloud.
4.Ifparentsshowalotofinterestintheirchildren’sstudy,thechildrenwilldobetteratschool.
5.Itisveryimportantthatyouletyourchildrenknowyoufeelloveandconcernforthem.
StudiesShowU.S.SpendingDoesn’tGetHealth
TheUnitedStatesmayspendtwiceasmuchonhealthcareasotherrichcountries1butitisnotgettingresultstomatch,accordingtostudiesreleasedonTuesday.
Butinthestudyoffivewealthycoutries,publishedinthejournalHealthAffairs,researchersfoundnosinglenationhadclearlytheworstorbesthealthcaresystem.
GerardAndersonatJohnsHopkinsUniversity’sschoolofpublichealthandcolleaguescameupwithalistof21healthfieldstheycouldevenlycompareacrossthefivecountries—Australia,Canda,Britain,NewZealandandtheUnitedStates.
“Noneofthefivecountriesisconsistentlythebestortheworstonall21indicators,”Andersonsaidduringatelephonebriefingforreporters.
“Ifyouarelookingfortheplacetogetthebestcare,thereisn’tasingleplace,Everycountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscoresthebestofthefivecountriesandeachcountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscorestheworstofthefivecountries.”
But,hesaid,theUnitedStatesisnotgettingvalueformoney.“TheUnitedStatesshouldbeparticularlyconcernedabouttheseresults,giventhatwespendtwiceasmuchonhealthcareasanyothercountry.Sospendingmoredoesn’tnecessarilyresultinbetteroutcomes.”
Anderson’sgroupofinternationalhealthexpertssponsoredbyTheCommonwealthFundspentfiveyearsworkingonthestudy,gettingthelatestpossibledatafromthefivecountriesonareassuchasbreastcancerandleukemiasurvival,suiciderates,deathratesfromasthma,vaccinationratesandcancerscreening.
1.TheU.Sspendstwiceasmuchonhealthcareasotherrichcountries.
2.TheU.Sistheplacewherepeoplegetthebesthealthcare.
3.Eachyear,theU.S.spendsmoremoneyonhealthcarethanthepreviousone.
4.Themoreacountryspendsonhealthcare,thebettercareitspeopleenjoy.
5.Thestudyinvolved5countriesandlasted5years.
6.TheotherfourcountriesprovidebetterhealthcarethantheU.S.
7.TheU.S.isdeterminedtodosomethingaboutitshealthcaresystem.
MostAdultsinU.S.HaveLowRiskofHeartDisease
Morethan80percentofUSadultshavealessthan10-percentriskofdevelopingheartdiseaseinthenext10years,accordingtoareportintheJournaloftheAmericanCollegeofCardiology.Just3percenthaveariskthatexceeds20percent.
“Ihopethatthesenumberswillgivephysicians,researchers.healthpolicyanalysts,andothersabetterideaofhowcoronaryheartdiseaseisdistributedintheUSpopulation.”leadauthorDr.EarlS.Ford.fromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioninAtlanta,saidinastatement.
Thefindingsarebasedonanalysisofdatafrom13,769subjects,between20and79yearsofage,whoparticipatedintheThirdNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurveyfrom1988to1994.
Overall,82percentofadultshadariskoflessthan10percent,15percenthadariskthatfellbetween10to20percent,and3percent,and3percenthadariskabove20percent.
Theproportionofsubjectsinthehighestriskgroupincreasedwithadvancingage,andmeweremorelikelythanwomentobeinthisgroup.Bycontrast,raceorethnicityhadlittleeffectonriskdistributions.
Althoughthereportsuggeststhatmostadultshavealow10yearriskofheartdisease,alargeproportionhaveahighorimmediaterisk,Dr.DanielS.Berman,fromCedars-SinaiMedicalCenterinLosAngeles,andDr.NathanD.Wong,fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine,noteinarelatededitorial.
Aggressivetreatmentmeasuresandpublichealthstrategiesareneededtoshifttheoverallpopulationriskdownward,theyadd.
1.The10-yearriskofheartdiseaseislowformostUSadults.
2.Only3percentofUSadultshaveamorethan10percent10yearriskofheartdisease.
3.Morethan100thousandpeopleparticipatedinthesurvey.
4.Therewasagreaterproportionofmenthanwomeninthesurvey.
5.Thedistributionsoftheriskofheartdiseasearecloselyrelatedtorace.
6.Elderlypeoplehaveahigherriskofheartdiseasethanyoungerpeople.
7.TheUSgovernmentwilltakemeasurestoreducetheoverallpopulationrisk.
InventorofLED
WhenNickHolonyaksetouttocreateanewkindofvisiblelightingusingsemiconductoralloys,hiscolleaguesthought
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 09 职称 英语 强化 阅读 判断 讲义