1、to recall something from our memories D. helps us to find out the mobile phone in the pocket 65. Why do women have better memories than men? A. They seldom use their mobile phones. B. They are more nervous about the environment. C. They are more interested in whats happening around them. D. They usu
2、ally take some special medicine to improve memories. 66. The sentence underlined in Paragraph 4 means that _. A. a note in the pocket will easily get lost B. putting something in sight can be a good reminder C. taking medicine can get rid of absent-mindedness D. people of absent-mindedness must take
3、 medicine with them 67. What is the passage mainly about? A. The causes of absent-mindedness. B. The environment and memory. C. A way of encoding and recalling. D. The process of gradual memory loss. DWe are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination
4、system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it. Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity（机会）and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed - no examination is perfect - but to have no externa
5、l( 外部的 )tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in external examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil w
6、ould depend on the efficiency（实力）,the ideal and the purpose of each teacher. Without external examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them - a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an ill -
7、respected school can show certificates（证书）to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of a certificate shows the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well - respected school. This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if external examinations were taken away, and th
8、e bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her schools fame（名誉）,unable to compete for employment with the child from the favoured school. The opponents（对手）of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. Accordin
9、g to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably sele
10、cted by some computer. These people are not just against school organisation, but are at war with the whole idea of modem competitive society and they are using children in schools for their destructive（破坏性的）purposes. There is no reason why we should allow such people to determine the way our school
11、s are organised when it is to the obvious disadvantage of the pupils, of the schools and of our society as a whole. 68. According to the passage, the writer thinks that _. A. changing the standards could mean the end of equality B. standards must keep changing in order to achieve equality C. there w
12、ould be no standards without external examinations D. we cannot have standards because examinations are not perfect 69. In the writers opinion, what would happen if external examinations were taken away? A. There would be no more opportunities and no more excellence. B. Children from poor families w
13、ould not be able to change schools. C. Going to a favoured school should be the only way to get a good job. D. Schools for bright children would lose their fame. 70. The situation at the moment is that _. A. many children who are suitable for a job have no proof of their suitability B. a schools fam
14、e is not important, as long as a child has a certificate. C. children attending well - respected schools need not get certificates. D. a bright child doesnt need a certificate a t all to get a good job. 71. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. Most students from poor families cant get a good
15、 job. B. Some people are using students to destroy our society. C. The writer thinks it a good way to choose a job by computer. D. The opponents of the examination want to reorganize schools. 72. The opponents would agree that _. A. computers should be selected to take over many jobs B. particular p
16、eople should not be chosen for particular jobs C. well - respected schools should be got rid of as soon as possible D. the students are not equally treated if they take external examinations EHe works 10 hours a day, makes more than US $98000 a year, doesnt bother to take holidays, dresses as he ple
17、ases, hes never been happier and is looking for another job. This 33-year-old, white, university-educated person is the typical Internet worker, according to a study by the Internet Standard, a San Francisco news magazine. There is also a reasonable chance that his employer will arrange his dry clea
18、ning, allow him to bring his dog to work, offer him free massages（按摩） and give him stock options（股票自由买卖权）.And he still thinks people in other firms are doing better. The typical worker, it appears, not only enjoys an income about three times the national average but also enjoys himself. At present 2
19、. 5 million people are employed by Internet firms in the US. The results of the study give plenty of reasons why so many people think the grass is greener in Silicon Valley（硅谷）. Even after tech stocks sharply went down in April, closing many star - ups, there is still a mood of enthusiasm（热情）and spe
20、cial advantage among those still employed. So what makes 52 percent of them very happy?Demanding work is given as the main reason and salaryis unsurprisingly close behind. Those questioned in the study also listed working weekends and long holidays as signs of the pleasures of the workplaces. Only 1
21、3 percent were paid for the extra hours worked while 14 percent put in more than 12 hours work on an average day. It wasnt all about moneywrote Maryann Thompson in the introduction to the study,It was fun. What other job could a college and graduate walk into at 10 a. m. wearing shorts and sandals?
22、And spend days with his dog at his feet, working on projects that required real brain power- then leave at 9 p. m. with a belly full of free food, a few happy - hour beers and a big fat check? The average income works out at $104000 with the average basic salary at $84700. 73. The job as an Internet worker _. A. calls for strict rules B. allows much freedom C. leaves more time for housework D. requires shorter working hours 74. The phrase a big fat check in the last paragraph means _
