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1、到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫，成为“花的精力最多”的事;“扶贫先扶志”“扶贫必扶智”“实施精准扶贫”Unit 1 A land of diversity.阅读理解The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He descri
2、bed the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.My topic is not standards nor its decline. What the speaker was really saying is that h
3、e is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Be
4、fore English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the
5、 language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always
6、seems inadequate.Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to todays young people, it naturally follows that todays English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people
7、would not commit offenses against the language.1.The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that .A.the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generationB.the students had a poor command of English because they didnt work hard enoughC.he was an exce
8、llent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen yearsD.English teachers should be held responsible for the students poor command of English2.In the authors opinion, the speaker _.A.gave a correct judgment of the English level of the studentsB.had exaggerated the language prob
9、lems of the studentsC.was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobsD.could think and speak intelligently3.The authors attitude towards the speakers remarks is _.A.neutral B.positiveC.critical D.compromising4.In the passage the author argues that .A.it is unfair to blame the Eng
10、lish teachers for the language deficiencies of the studentsB.young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properlyC.to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and earsD.to improve the standard of English requires the effort of severa
11、l generationsChinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a novel treatment against malaria（疟疾）. This is the first Nobel Prize given to a Chinese scientist for work carried out within China. Tu shared the prize with Irish-born Wi
12、lliam Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan, who were honored for their revolutionary anti-roundworm treatment. 84-year-old Tu is awarded this prize for her contribution to cutting the death rate of malaria, reducing patients suffering and promoting mankinds health. Although she received several medic
13、al awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is definitely the most privilege reward that recognizes Tus dedication and perseverance in discovering artemisinin（青蒿素）, the key drug that battles malariafriendly parasites（寄生虫）. However, her route to the honor has been anything but traditional. She won th
14、e Nobel Prize for medicine, but she doesnt have a medical degree or a PhD. In China, she is even being called the “threenoes” winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and shes never worked overseas. No wonder her success has stirred Chinas national pride and helped promote confidence of native Chine
15、se scientists.The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds reminds us that science should be more accessible to all. One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific research. There have been discussions on p
16、eople who really love science but are never able to achieve much during their whole life. Their contributions can never be ignored. They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be closer to the right one.As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tus record-breaking winning also s
