More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day and the preferred way of “being economical with the truth” is to use technology such as cellphones, text messages and e-mails, a survey said last Thursday. The research found that “techno-treachery （高科技说谎）” was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets (小器具) made it easier to fib (撒小谎). Just over half of the respondents （被调查者） said using gadgets made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face. The workplace was a favorite location for fibbing with 67 percent of the 1,487 respondents admitting they had lied at work. The top lie was pretending to be ill (43 percent), followed by saying work had been completed when it hadn’t (23 percent). Worryingly for bosses 18 percent said they lied to hide a big mistake. But, employers were not the only ones on the receiving end of dishonest statements. Just over 40 percent of the respondents said they had lied to their families or partners. Key topics to lie about were: buying new clothes or the cost of them (37 percent), how good someone looked in something (35 percent), how much they had eaten (35 percent) and drunk (31 percent) and how much they weighed (32 percent). The underlined phrase “being economical with the truth” probably means______.
| A．telling lies | B．making apologies | C．feeling guilty | D．admitting mistakes |
It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that ______.
| A．employers sometimes lie to their employees, too |
| B．75% of people have ever lied to someone |
| C．without gadgets, people may feel more pressure when telling white lies |
| D．more people lie to their family than to their bosses |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Cell phones make people more likely to lie. |
| B．Some people might lie to their bosses when they are not doing their work well. |
| C．40% of employers admit that they have lied to their families or partners. |
| D．Nearly 1,500 people were questioned in the survey. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．People are getting more likely to lie. |
| B．People tend to fib using gadgets. |
| C．Most people tell white lies at the workplace. |
| D．18% of people lie to their bosses. |
The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year.
Indoor air pollution results from the use of dangerous fuels and cook-stoves in the home. To help fight the problem, the WHO announced, new guidelines aimed at reducing household pollutants.
WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking? heating and lighting. And they say more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Of that number, the WHO says about 4. 3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple coal cook-stoves. Most of the deaths are in developing countries.
Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHO's Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. He says people should not use unprocessed coal and kerosene fuel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not improve the situation. It will only pollute the outdoors.
WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to early deaths from stroke, heart and lung disease, childhood pneumonia（肺炎）and lung cancer. Women and girls are the main victims. The United Nations found that more than 95 percent of households in sub-Saharan Africa depend on solid fuels for cooking. It says huge populations in India, China and Latin American countries, such as Guatemala and Peru, are also at risk.
Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way.
WHO experts note some new, safe and low-cost technologies that could help are already available. In India, you can buy an induction(电磁) stove for about $ 8.00. And in Africa a you can buy a solar lamp for less than $ 1. 00.
What has been done to reduce indoor air pollution?
| A．The WHO provided selfless assistance for the poor. |
| B．People are forbidden to use coal-stoves inside. |
| C．The WHO issues official advice to cut down pollution, |
| D．People are taught how to correctly use their stoves. |
According to WHO officials, we can know that
| A．many people refuse to use clean fuels and technologies |
| B．seven million people die from indoor air pollution |
| C．simple coal cook-stoves cause too many deaths |
| D．the processed coal is dangerous to people’s heath |
It can be concluded from the fifth paragraph that .
| A．most children are suffering a lot from lung cancer |
| B．solid fuels are easily producing pollutants |
| C．sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest place |
| D．some countries are at the risk of using up fuels |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．More and more will die in the future. |
| B．It is not hard to solve indoor air pollutants. |
| C．Most people cannot afford a new stove. |
| D．The WHO will take strong measures. |
Now is a great time to start thinking about how the 2015 Summer course offerings might help you complete your academic program at a faster rate and with less money! Whether you register for Summer not, we have some great activities and other special events planned for Rowan students, faculty and staff. Wehope you will join us!
Registration Information
Register online at Gwinnett Online Campus between March 16, 2015 and June l, 2015.
Class Dates
Online Summer School
June 8, 2015 to July 6, 2015
GCPS offers free Academic Summer School for qualifying elementary and middle school students in Grades 3～8.
Details
★15-day session with no classes on Fridays, (NO classes on June12,June19,and June26)
First day of class is Monday, June8,and last day is Wednesday, Julyl.(June8-11:June15-18, June 22-25,June 29-Julyl) '
★The dates for elementary and middle school summer school are June 8 through July l with no Summer school on Fridays (15 days).
★Parents of suitable students will benotifiedthat their children may participate in the free session and given specifics about location and hours.
★The free academic summer school is for students who did not meet promotion criteria at their grade level.
★Summer school will not be provided at every school, due to maintenance and construction at some schools and plans for combined "cluster" summer school sites, Participating students will be told of location for summer school.
★Most summer school sites will not offer transportation. Those schools with additional federal funding to offer transportation will tell parents regarding availability.
If you take interest in the Summer course, .
| A．you can visit its website |
| B．you can go to the campus |
| C．you can register on July l, 2015 |
| D．you can complete a form |
What day is June 20, 2015?
| A．Thursday. | B．Friday. | C．Saturday. | D．Sunday. |
What close the underlined part mean in the passage?
| A．Warned. | B．Informed. |
| C．Convinced | D．Worried. |
Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.
John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realised that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.
But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other methods could be used?
Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.
The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The Rura1 Library Network of Peru.
At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, village leaders took on the job themselves.
Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo ______ .
| A．had a lot of books |
| B．bought candles from others |
| C．enjoyed reading books |
| D．lived in the church |
The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to “______ ”
| A．to grow to love books | B．to bring books to people |
| C．to read and write | D．to build a new library |
The passage doesn't mention ______.
| A．when the barefoot librarians appeared |
| B．who worked as village librarians at first |
| C．where Medcalf met Chinese doctors |
| D．how many village libraries Peru has today |
It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that ______．
| A．the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf |
| B．car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village |
| C．teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers |
| D．the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries |
It’s a too long story — 17 months to be exact — with an ending that’s short and sweet. Ruthie has, finally and happily, been reunited with her family.
The story goes back to October, 2005. Ruthie, 8 months old, was sitting on the back seat of the family car when her owner walked hurriedly into a Long Island store. When Nancy Noel returned a few minutes later, Ruthie was nowhere in sight.
Nancy Noel and her husband, Lincoln Werden, got in touch with Nassau County police, put up flyers (小传单) around their Manhasset neighborhood. But no sightings of Ruthie were reported. Until last week, that is, someone sent Ruthie to a Manhattan shelter after finding her walking slowly around the Bronx — 25 miles from where she was taken on that fateful October day.
And then, shelter workers searched Ruthie for a possible microchip (微芯片) — she had one fixed under her skin. It showed her family’s name and address. Ruthie was immediately reunited with Nancy Noel and her daughter, Sara Werden.
“We never thought we would see her again,” said Sara Werden. “We were just amazed.”
She’s no longer the tiny pup they last saw. In fact, Ruthie gained (增加) 10 pounds during her months away from home. She’s on a diet now, and has already lost one and a half pounds. Ruthie also has a new friend to play with. The family had got another dog, named Holly, after losing the hope of ever finding their beloved Ruthie.According to the passage, when did Ruthie get together with her family?
| A．In October 2005. | B．In March 2006. |
| C．In May 2007. | D．In March 2007. |
According to the passage, Ruthie should be _____.
| A．a pet dog that Nancy Noel raised |
| B．one of Nancy Noel’s daughters |
| C．one of Holly’s sisters |
| D．a police working for Nancy Noel |
Which of the following shows the right time order according to the passage?
a. Ruthie was sent to a shelter.
b. Ruthie stayed outside a Long Island store.
c. Ruthie was fixed a microchip.
d. Ruthie reunited with her family.
e. Shelter workers found Ruthie’s address.
| A．baecd | B．caebd | C．bedac | D．cbaed |
Which of the following can be inferred according to the passage?
| A．Ruthie was stolen by a thief. |
| B．Ruthie had enough food during the days when she was lost. |
| C．Nancy Noel never lost the hope of finding Ruthie. |
| D．Ruthie had to put on weight after she was found again. |
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| Sunday 8:30---11:30 Personal Inventions Mr. Johnson You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. |
Monday 19:00---21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe (宇宙). |
| Wednesday 19:30---21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? |
Friday 18:30---21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University, USA. Learn to use Windows XP. |
You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on ______.
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Wednesday | D．Friday |
The person who teaches Computer Science is from______.
| A．Canada | B．Japan | C．Australia | D．America |
You may learn something about a disease called TB from ______.
| A．Dr. West | B．Mr. Morison |
| C．Mrs. Green | D．Mr. Thomas |
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