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    Charlotte King became well known because she . A. timed an earthquake to within 12 minutes B. correctly predicted a big volcanic eruption C. can make sounds other people cannot hear D. is smarter than many doctors and scientists Key: ACDB (B) According to the latest research in the United States of America, men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate. Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University has noticed the difference in the style of boys’ and girls’ conversations from an early age. She says that little girls’ conversation is less definite than boys’ and expresses more doubts. Little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners. These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public conversations, men talk most and interrupt other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amounts-although they say things in a different style. Professor Tannen believes that, for women, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy. For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship. Teaching is one job where the differences between men’s and women’s ways of talking show. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hencemore power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in. But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are naturally more helpful. She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt people more than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually encourage this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship. Some scientists who are studying speech think that the brain is pre-programmed for language. As we are usually taught to speak by women, it seems likely that the brain must have a sexual biasin its programming, otherwise male speech patterns would not arise at all. 【查看更多】

     

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      Predicting when an earthquake or volcanic eruption will take place is extremely difficult, even with the advanced technological equipment available to modern scientists. There are some people, however, who believe they can sense when a major geological(地质学上的) event is coming. They claim to be "earthquake sensitive".

     Sensitivity to the earth's movements, according to those who say they have it, is revealed in different ways. Some say they are unusually clumsy and keep dropping things and having small accidents just before a big event. Others suddenly have a strong desire to eat popcorn, and don' t know why. Though it may sound crazy, they say it tells them that a big earthquake is less than 24 hours away.

     The most common sign of an approaching disaster among earthquake sensitive people is said to be a bad headache. Arguably the first person to connect her own headaches to coming geological events was an American woman called Charlotte, King. She became famous for her prediction of the eruption of Washington's Mr. St. Helens on May 18, 1980, when she was accurate to within 12 minutes of the actual event.

        King was tested by doctors and scientists and found to possess unusual hearing abilities. She could hear sounds in frequencies that most human beings cannot, and claimed to have been hearing such sounds since 1976. Three years later, she noticed that when the sounds changed in pitch or rhythm, giving her unpleasant headaches, a large earthquake would be reported within 72 hours.

    66. It is stated in the first paragraph that there may be ________.

        A. people who are able to detect earthquake activity

        B. people who are developing new methods of preventing earthquakes

        C. new machines to help earthquake sensitive people make predictions

        D. new machines that will soon be able to accurately predict earthquakes

    67. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

        A. Charlotte King                    B. A magical ability

        C. Human vs Machine                  D. Earthquake and volcanic eruption

    68. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign of an approaching earthquake?

        A. A very loud noise.                  B. A painful headache.

        C. An urge to eat popcorn.             D. A tendency to drop things.

    69. Charlotte King became well known because she ________.

        A. timed an earthquake to within 12 minutes

        B. correctly predicted a big volcanic eruption

        C. can make sounds other people cannot hear

        D. is smarter than many doctors and scientists

    70. What enables Charlotte King to predict a geological event?

        A. The headache.                       B. The frequency of a sound.

    C. Her special hearing ability.             D. The pitch or rhythm of a sound.

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    　　Predicting when an earthquake or volcanic eruption will take place is extremely difficult, even with the advanced technological equipment available to modern scientists．There are some people, however, who believe they can sense when a major geological(地质学上的)event is coming．They claim to be "earthquake sensitive"．

    　　Sensitivity to the earth's movements, according to those who say they have it, is revealed in different ways．Some say they are unusually clumsy and keep dropping things and having small accidents just before a big event．Others suddenly have a strong desire to eat popcorn, and don' t know why．Though it may sound crazy, they say it tells them that a big earthquake is less than 24 hours away．

    　　The most common sign of an approaching disaster among earthquake sensitive people is said to be a bad headache．Arguably the first person to connect her own headaches to coming geological events was an American woman called Charlotte, King．She became famous for her prediction of the eruption of Washington's Mr．St．Helens on May 18, 1980, when she was accurate to within 12 minutes of the actual event．

    　　King was tested by doctors and scientists and found to possess unusual hearing abilities．She could hear sounds in frequencies that most human beings cannot, and claimed to have been hearing such sounds since 1976．Three years later, she noticed that when the sounds changed in pitch or rhythm, giving her unpleasant headaches, a large earthquake would be reported within 72 hours．

    (1)

    It is stated in the first paragraph that there may be _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    people who are able to detect earthquake activity

    B．

    people who are developing new methods of preventing earthquakes

    C．

    new machines to help earthquake sensitive people make predictions

    D．

    new machines that will soon be able to accurately predict earthquakes

    (2)

    Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Charlotte King

    B．

    A magical ability

    C．

    Human vs Machine

    D．

    Earthquake and volcanic eruption

    (3)

    Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign of an approaching earthquake?

    [　　]

    A．

    A very loud noise．

    B．

    A painful headache．

    C．

    An urge to eat popcorn．

    D．

    A tendency to drop things．

    (4)

    Charlotte King became well known because she _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    timed an earthquake to within 12 minutes

    B．

    correctly predicted a big volcanic eruption

    C．

    can make sounds other people cannot hear

    D．

    is smarter than many doctors and scientists

    (5)

    What enables Charlotte King to predict a geological event?

    [　　]

    A．

    The headache．

    B．

    The frequency of a sound．

    C．

    Her special hearing ability．

    D．

    The pitch or rhythm of a sound．

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