M: Is your baggage only these two bags, Madam
W: That’s right.
M: Have you anything to declare
W: No. They are all my personal belongings.
| In only two decades Asian Americans
have become the fastestgrowing the U. S. minority. As their children began
moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clear that a new class of
academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the
nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering
departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for
mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact’ that Asian-American
students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid
grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also
influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel they will be
judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more
immediate in something like engineering than A. feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English B. are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character C. still worry about unfair treatment in society D. generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents [单项选择]A: Your vacation is in two weeks, ______ it
B: Yes, and I can’t wait. A. do B. don’t C. is D. isn’t [填空题]Only about two percent of Antarctica peeks through the thick sheets of ice that blanket the continent. In the winter, the lowest recorded temperatures (without wind chill) have reached -89℃ (-129°F). The continent averages 2.4 kilometers in height (1.5 miles) above sea level, making it 1.5 kilometers (almost a mile) higher than the global average land height! Each year the South Pole receives less than an inch of water...in the form of snow, of course! This amount of precipitation is similar to that of another desert, the Sahara! Katabatic winds, reaching 300 kilometers per hour (185 miles/hour), blow out of the continental interior and make the Antarctic coastal regions rather breezy.
Antarctica is an important part of Earth’s system. By acting as a global heat sink, it helps control our climate and weather. The stability of the Antarctic ice sheets is of concern to those living in low-lying areas; they contain enough water to raise global sea level almost 70 meters. Ant [填空题]Psychologists have found that only about two percent of adults use their creativity, compared with ten percent of seven-year-old children. When five-year-olds were tested, the results soared to ninety percent! Curiosity and originality are daily occurrences for the small child, but somehow most of us lose the freedom and the flexibility of the child as we grow older. The need "to follow directions" and "do-it- right", plus the many societal constraints we put on ourselves, prevents us from using our creative potential.
It is never too late to develop our creative potential. Some of us, however, find it difficult to think in imaginative and flexible ways because of our set pattern of approaching problems. When we are inflexible in our approach to situations, we close our minds to creative possibilities. Being creative doesn’t necessarily mean being a genius. It means looking at situations in a new way or putting something together in a new form that makes sense... Spontane [单项选择]
W: Are these your bags, sir A. At the airport. B. At the restaurant. C. At a hotel. 我来回答: 提交
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