TODAY,Friday,November12JAZZwit-优题课

If you plan on visiting to Fiji, you are probably looking for some fun things to do. Below are four unusual places.
The Poseidon Resort
The Poseidon resort is an underwater resort that gives visitors a beautiful view of sea life. This resort covers 255 acres. It’s covered and surrounded by a lagoon (咸水湖) that covers 5,000 acres and is about 90 feet under water, giving you a beautiful view of sea life right before your eyes. This resort even has a hotel for those who would prefer to have the unusual experience of sleeping and waking up to the beautiful scenery all around them.
The Sabeto Mud Pool
If you’re looking for something unusual to do, you can’t pass up the mud pool at Sabeto. It is located in a mountain range with a huge group of Geothermal (地热的) pools full of nice, warm mud. Getting down and into the mud in the pool is believed to have benefits for healthy skin. This is unusual, but adults and especially kids will love it.
Fire Walking
Fire walking in Fiji is believed to have originated on the island of Beau. Fire walking is when you walk on white-hot stones barefoot. To do this, you have to be mentally prepared for it. Trust me; there is a lot of preparation and strict rules that travelers follow in order to do this safely.
The Fiji Museum
The Fiji museum is unusual due to all the amazing artifacts you’ll see dating back 3,000-4,000 years. This museum has a certain attraction that makes it funny—a shoe. It’s been said that a man named Thomas Baker was eaten by the locals several centuries ago and the only thing left was his shoe. This unusual museum is a great idea if you bring the whole family to Fiji.
Visitors who have the unusual experience of sleeping at the Poseidon resort can _________.

A．enjoy the excellent service in the hotel

B．open windows to see sea life swimming

C．see sea life around them in the room

D．only watch videos about sea life

Why do adults like to get down into the mud pool?

A．To float on the warm mud	B．To make them strong
C．To play with the warm mud	D．To keep their skin healthy

Which of the following things needs more courage and stricter rules?

A．Trying fire walking	B．Visiting the Poseidon resort
C．Getting into the Sabeto Mud Pool	D．Visiting the Fiji museum

The underlined word “artifacts” in Paragraph 5 means__________.

A．historic things made by man	B．things invented not long ago
C．things that look very strange	D．useful things in people’s daily life

Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(绰号) “Four dollars a bucket (桶)” to him, for he was always used to leaving an advertisement of his company “Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me ‘Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s a free advertisement for our company. I have no reason to get angry. Don’t you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a fantastic man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words. “Young man, work harder! You must succeed in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
Why wasn’t Albert angry at his nickname?

A．He could become famous.

B．He liked to have a nickname.

C．It could make his workmates happy.

D．It could advertise for his company for free.

What is the main idea of this passage?

A．It’s very important to do small things well.

B．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.

C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.

D．You should make more advertisements for your company.

What would be the best title for this passage?

A．A Clever Way to Make Advertisements.	B．Albert and Rockefeller.
C．Four Dollars a Bucket.	D．The Second Board Chairman.

New research suggests that speaking more than one language may delay different kinds of dementia(痴呆), that is the loss of mental ability. In fact, researchers say, speaking two languages appears to be more important than the level of education in defending against dementias.
A study in India examined the effect of knowing more than one language in delaying the first signs of several dementias. Researchers studied nearly 650 people whose average age was 66. 240 of those studied suffered from Alzheimer's, the most common form of mental decline(下降). 391 of the subjects spoke two or more languages. Researchers found the dementias began about four-and-a-half years later in those who spoke two languages compared to those who spoke only one language. The level of education had no effect on the age at the first sign of dementia.
Thomas Bak, from the Center of Cognitive Aging at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, who helped to organize the study, suggests that individuals who speak more than one language train their brains by moving back and forth between different words and expressions. He also believes this effort improves what scientists called executive(执行的) functioning, which often weakens in people with dementias. He states that researchers found there was no extra gain in speaking more than two languages.
Mr Bak says it does not appear important whether you learn another language at a young age or later in life. It's not something that “you missed the boat when you do not do it as a baby.” It is something that is still quite useful and powerful when you do it as an adult.
The finding of the study is that________.

A．learning more than one language can cure dementias

B．speaking two languages may delay kinds of dementias

C．the level of education matters in defending against dementias

D．people who suffer from dementias will lose mental ability

The underlined word “subjects” refers to________.

A．people who were studied in the study

B．notices that were put on about the study

C．questions that were asked in the study

D．methods that were used in the study

According to Mr Bak, ________.

A．the more languages one speaks, the less chance of getting dementias

B．people’s executive functioning often strengthens with age

C．when you learn one more language makes no difference

D．it is much easier to learn one more language at a young age

This passage may probably be seen in________.

A．a research plan	B．a health magazine
C．a book review	D．a business magazine

When did you last go outside for sports? Some students might need a while to remember. But for students in Yangzhou University it is easy to remember as they need to run in the morning at least three times a week during their two terms. The university even uses fingerprint punch-in clocks(指纹签到机) to manage students’ records. However, some students still try to skip(不参加) morning running. To them, sports are just not important enough.
Now colleges are seeing a change in the student lifestyle from outdoor enthusiasts to indoor couch potatoes and Internet addicts. The Internet and various on-campus services, from food delivery to laundry, are leading to a student culture of staying in dormitories. A student can have every need met without leaving the dormitory.
In the past two years Zhang Yi, 20, a junior majoring in law at Yangzhou University, has never been outside for sports except during physical education class. “I don’t think there is anything wrong with sleeping late in the morning and wanting to stay in the dormitory in my spare time. I have more fun doing things on my computer than playing on the sports ground in wet clothes.” said Zhang.
“With social networking sites, online games and micro-blogging added to already tight schedules, sports are often the last thing to be considered.” said Cheng Jie, 21, a senior majoring in civil engineering at the Southeast University in Nanjing.
But Jin Yinghua, a professor at Beijing Sports University, said that sports are not only for keeping fit, but also an irreplaceable(不能替代的) “education” for students. Sports are not only a way for students to train their body, but also an important way to learn responsibility, teamwork and devotion.
The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A．the fingerprint punch-in clocks are widely used

B．some college students have poor memories

C．students cannot skip morning running any more

D．the problem of students skipping sports is serious

According to Cheng Jie, college students ________.

A．love sports more than anything else

B．prefer Internet games to sports

C．enjoy sleeping late in the morning

D．are too busy with study to do any sports

Professor Jin thinks that _______________.

A．sports play an important role in students’ over-round development

B．the most important goal for students to do sports is to keep healthy

C．universities should take tough measures in student management

D．the spirit of responsibility can be developed in more than one way

The best title of the passage would be________.

A．Morning running at colleges	B．A new college life
C．Sports losing attraction	D．P.E. class at colleges

Have you heard about Post Office Cats in Britain? They are mouse hunters. The post office has actually employed cats since 1868. They are not employed to sort or deliver mail, of course, but to protect the mail and keep the population of mice under control. They make sure your morning post arrives free from damages caused by rats and mice.
London post offices were the first to try out the experiment. Within a few months the population of mice had shrunk sharply. Other post offices all over the country were soon using cats in the war against rats and mice as well. Within ten years the pay of the cats was improved from one and a half old pence a day to six or nine pence a day. Now the average rate of pay is about a few pounds a month.
Some of the hard-working cats have become quite famous. In 1980, a cat named Lucky stopped an attempted robbery in a Worcestershire post office on her own. As the two burglars made their way in through the window, Lucky started an attack and they fled empty-handed. Another excellent cat was Jerry, of Earls Court post office in London. He served the building for 16 years and was on duty for 24 hours every day. He drove all the mice away.
However, there are fewer cats employed by the post office than at any time in the past. With the faster movement of the mail and better surroundings, post office cats are not always needed. But many post offices still employ them and they become great friends with the postmen. According to the post office, there is no plan for their services to be discontinued in the foreseeable future.
Cats were introduced to British post offices to ________.

A．help sort and deliver mails and papers

B．guard the building against thieves

C．keep mails and papers undamaged

D．search for certain dangers in mails

The underlined word “shrunk” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.

A．decreased

B．increased

C．narrowed

D．expanded

The cat named Lucky became famous because________.

A．She served the post office for 16 years around the clock.

B．She alone drove two burglars away from the post office.

C．She protected mails from being bitten by mice.

D．She was employed to sort and deliver mail.

We may learn from the last paragraph that________.

A．the duty of the cats has been replaced by machines

B．all the post offices are now completely mice free

C．cats are now considered of little use in post offices

D．cats will still be seen in service for quite a long time