Most people who work in the offices have a boss, so do I. But my boss is a little unusual. What’s unusual about him? It’s a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss’s dog, Robinson, is a big and brown one. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is a telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog, I know my boss is out.

1.People         bring dogs to the office.

A．usually           B．often             C．seldom           D．sometimes

2.My boss is Robinson’s        .

A．boss             B．master            C．friend            D．teacher

3.Robinson goes to meetings       my boss.

A．for              B．without           C．instead of         D．with

4.Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is        .

A．in the office                           B．at the meetings

C．out of the office                        D．out of the work

5.The passage tells us the boss         the dog very much.

A．looks like          B．hates             C．likes             D．dislikes

 

Do you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? Normally the women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent（聪明的） than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain is made up of “grey matter” and “white matter”. While men have more of the white matter, the amount（数量）of “thinking” brain is almost the same in both men and women.

It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls may learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of different information at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.

There are other important differences between two sexes（性别）. As white matter is the key to spatial（空间的）tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!

The differences begin when fetuses（胎儿）are about nine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children when they are very young. A boy would try to climb a barrier before him or push it down while a girl would ask for help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors, among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?

A．Grey matter controls thinking in the brain.

B．Men’s brain is 10% less than women’s.

C．Grey matter plays the same role as white matter.

D．Men and women have the same amount of white matter.

2.What can you infer from Paragraphs 2 and 3?

A．Men have weaker spatial abilities.

B．Women do not need to tell directions.

C．Women prefer doing many things at a time.

D．Women do many jobs at a time better than men.

3.What can you learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Our children needed more spatial skills.

B．Women may have more feelings than men.

C．Young boys may be stronger than young girls.

D．More women take up jobs requiring speech skills.

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A．ways of being more intelligent

B．differences between men and women

C．studies on brains between two sexes

D．studies on white matter and grey matter

 

Nobody likes making mistakes. But, no one is perfect. If you can learn from mistakes correctly, they can move you forward. Therefore, we should analyse how you can learn from them.

If you have made mistakes that harm other people, it is important to offer a sincere apology (道歉)in person. A good apology will likely make the other person forgive you. If you refuse to apologize, the person hurt by you will hold it against you.

If you go through life afraid to make a mistake, you will spend most of you life doing nothing. There is no harm in making mistakes; it is an essential part of going forward. The more duties you take, the more likely you will make mistakes.

Unluckily, it is our natural instinct（本能） to justify（为……辩解） our actions. When you make a mistake, you will first blame someone else. When mistakes are made, the boss is unlikely to be interested in justifications. Sometimes it is best to say, very simply--yes, I made a mistake.

Mistakes happen for various reasons. To avoid（避免）repeating them, you need to understand the main reason. For example, you may have made a mistake by saying some unkind words. If you make mistakes because you are tired, try to get more sleep; if you are stressed, look at ways to relax and keep away from the stress of work.

You should avoid feeling guilty about making mistakes, but at the same time, you should make a decision to learn from them. If you repeat the same mistakes, it shows you aren’t making progress and they cause repeating suffering. Often mistakes are caused by bad habits. To avoid making the same mistakes you need to break these bad habits. The sooner, the better.

How to earn from mistakes
Advice	Contexts
Say sorry___1.__	A sincere face-to-face apology helps him___2.___ you.
Don’t be a perfectionist(完美主义者).	It is __3.___that people make mistakes. A person who takes more duties will make ___4.___ mistakes.
Don’t ___5.___ time trying to justify mistakes.	When a mistake is ___6.___, you’d better admit it rather than blame it on someone else.
Understand___7.___the mistake happened.	You may say some unkind words to other people. Find the right ___8.___ and try to avoid the same mistake.
Avoid ___9.___ the same mistakes.	__10.___ your bad habits as soon as possible.

 

 

FUN TIME

Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.

The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!

 

9	2	4	7	6	3	1	5	8
5	3	6	8	9	1	4	2	7
X	7	8	2	5	4	9	6	3
7	1	9	3	4	2	5	8	6
4	8	3	6	1	5	2	7	9
2	6	5	9	8	7	3	4	1
3	9	7	4	2	Y	6	1	Z
6	5	2	1	7	9	8	3	4
8	4	1	5	3	6	7	9	2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。

1.Who created Sudoku?

A. Howard Garnes.             B. Sudoku.                           C. Kaji Maki.                D. Nikoli.

2.Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?

A. He was the boss of Nissan Company.

B. He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.

C. He was the president of The Times.

D. He is an American.

3.Which is NOT true about Sudoku?

A. Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.

B. It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.

C. Each grid has more than one number.

D. It became popular around the world in 2005.

4.In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?

A. 5.                                       B. 4.                                      C. 3.                              D. 1.

5.What should “Z” be in the puzzle?

A. 8.                                       B. 5.                                       C. 2.                              D. 4.

 

FUN TIME
Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.
The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!

9	2	4	7	6	3	1	5	8
5	3	6	8	9	1	4	2	7
X	7	8	2	5	4	9	6	3
7	1	9	3	4	2	5	8	6
4	8	3	6	1	5	2	7	9
2	6	5	9	8	7	3	4	1
3	9	7	4	2	Y	6	1	Z
6	5	2	1	7	9	8	3	4
8	4	1	5	3	6	7	9	2

 
根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。
【小题1】Who created Sudoku?

A．Howard Garnes.

B．Sudoku.

C．Kaji Maki.

D．Nikoli.

【小题2】Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?

A．He was the boss of Nissan Company.

B．He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.

C．He was the president of The Times.

D．He is an American.

【小题3】Which is NOT true about Sudoku?

A．Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.

B．It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.

C．Each grid has more than one number.

D．It became popular around the world in 2005.

【小题4】In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?

A．5.

B．4.

C．3.

D．1.

【小题5】What should “Z” be in the puzzle?

A．8.

B．5.

C．2.

D．4.