出自:国家开放大学 人文英语1
Ten workers in China pushed their boss.s car three miles home after an office party because they were all too drunk to drive. The group was enjoying a meal at a restaurant in downtown Changchun, Jilin Province (northeast China). When the party was over, Boss Zhang Fei found that he was too drunk to drive. Then suddenly they realized nobody had stayed sober enough to drive his car.
Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in 2014, esp. when the driver is drunk. Those who break the law will have their driving license revoked, face a heavy fine and may be put in jail. Zhang did not want to leave his car downtown and it was too late to call out another driver to drive the car for him. Someone then suggested they push the car home, and said that the exercise would do them all good. Thus, all ten quickly agreed and set off with Zhang at the wheel. All ten workers pushed their boss.s car home through the city streets, laughing and singing during the 45-minute journey. Passers-by were shocked to see the group.
Traffic officers said that as long as the car’s engine was not running, it would not be classed as drink-driving under the law. However, it is still very dangerous for so many people to push the car along the road, as it may cause traffic accidents.
____________workers in China pushed their boss.s car home in __________minutes. 1
A. 45, 10 B. 3, 8 C. 10, 45
2. Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in 2 .
A. 2013 B. 2014 C. 2015
3. Those who break the law may 3 .
A. not have their driving license revoked
B. not face a heavy fine
C. be put in jail
4. People pushing the car along the road would not be classed as drink-driving because 4 .
A. the car engine was not running
B. those people didn’t drink
C. there were no police on the road
15. We can infer from the passage that drink-driving 5 the law.
A. is not against
B. is against
C. has nothing to do with
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I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn.t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge; yet fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don.t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don.t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.
I realize that everyone has her or his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest does make me happy. I will still stay on in college, but I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.
From this passage, we know that the author 1 .
A. does not think education is the most important thing in her life any more
B. thinks that communication with other people is more important than education
C. realizes that it is more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledge
2. By saying that she is "a junior student" in her college, the author means that she is 2 .
A. a student in her third year in college
B. a very young college student
C. younger than most students in college
3. The author thinks the awards she has received 3 .
A. show that she is a top student
B. show how much time she has spent in learning
C. don.t necessarily reflect her real self
4. The author fears that she will be of no use to society, mainly because 4 .
A. she feels she is a loser
B. she does not know how to communicate with others
C. studying takes too much of her time
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage, when the author says that she wants to find a part-time job? 5
A. The job might enable her to get to know society.
B. She wants to change her lifestyle.
C. She wants to get some shelter from the real world.
Reading comprehension./ Read the passage and choose the best answer for each item.
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out ofbuildings and into space. The material can cool buildings even on hot days.The cooling material is a very thin sheet with many layers that could be placed on a roof likesolar panels. However, instead of turning sunlight into energy as solar panels do, the material turnsheat into infrared radiation.Shanhui Fan is an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University. He says that thepanels have a layer of material that is like sand. The panels also act like a mirror. They take heatout of buildinas and reflect the light from the sun. Both the heat and sunlight are sent 100kilometers into outer space.The panels are cool to the touch, even in the sun. Researchers say they can reduce the indoortemperature to nearly five degrees Celsius below the temperature outside.Mr. Fan says it is like having a window into space. He says the heat is sent directly into spacewithout warming the air. Buildinas in developing countries that do not have electricity or airconditioning could use the panels. In areas where one is off-grid, there is a significant potentialbenefit for storing medicine or even food. In many of these situations, being able to reduce thetemperature is important. And this would provide a way to do it.
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out ofbuildings and into space. The material can cool buildings even on hot days.the cooling material is a very thin sheet with manv lavers that could be placed on a roof likesolar panels. However, instead of turning sunlight into energy as solar panels do, the material turnsheat into infrared radiation.
Shanhui Fan is an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University. He says that thepanels have a laver of material that is like sand, The panels also act like a mirror. They take heatout of buildings and reflect the light from the sun. Both the heat and sunlight are sent 100kilometers into outer spaceThe panels are cool to the touch, even in the sun, Researchers say they can reduce the indoortemperature to nearly five degrees Celsius below the temperature outside.Mr. Fan savs it is like having a window into space. He says the heat is sent directly into spacewithout warming the air. Buildings in developing countries that do not have electricity or airconditionina could use the panels, n areas where one is off-arid. there is a sianificant potentialbenefit for storing medicine or even food. ln many of these situations, being able to reduce thetemperature is important. And this would provide a way to do it.The Stanford researchers described their technolodv in the science publication Nature. Thevsay the main problem is creating actual cooling systems using the high-tech panels. lt may bepossible to develop a cooling spray technology in the next three to five years that could be used onexisting solid structures.
A new material developed by researchers at Stanford University can
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A new material developed by researchers at Stanford University can
A.take out the heat to keep the building safeabsorb heat to keep the buildina warmmove out heat to keep the building cool
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Which of the following statement about the cooling material is CORRECT?A.The cooling material turns sunlight into energy.B.The cooling material changes heat to infrared radiation.oThe cooling material works the same way as solar panels.
In the sun.the panels can becometo touch
3neither too cold nor too hotBtoo hottoo coldc
In areas where there is no electricity, the panels have the potential to
B
cook food and boil water.store medicine and even foodkeep people warm.
The Stanford researchers present their technology
A on the Internet
Bin a TV program
Cin a science journal