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The Mandometer was developed in Sweden, but at present is experiencing further development at the University of Bristol, with $ 224,400 in funds from BUPA-a global health and care organization. The system could be on the market in two years’ time. At first, it would be managed by medical clinics(诊所). 40. The text is mainly written to explain____________. A. how a new computer treatment dealing with obesity works. B. why child obesity becomes a topic of people C. how to lose weight with the help of computers. D. why a computer is effective(有效的) in dealing with child obesity. 41. The word” functioning” in paragraph 3 probably means________. A. eating B. working C. lasting D. losing 42. Obesity threatens the health of children , which__________. A. people have not cared about B. is nothing compared with other diseases. C. has led to many deaths D. is very serious 43. What can we learn from the text? A. The Mandometer will be put into market once it proves effective. B. The Mandometer is cheap enough for every family to afford C. The Mandometer is still not perfect D. Slow eating is sure to make people lose weight. C Today， we have a world economy. Canadian businesses and workers must compete with businesses and workers in other countries. Every year， more Canadian factories are closing or moving。 They cannot compete with factories in countries where wages(工资) are low. In the future, there will be fewer jobs for factory workers in Canada. Many Canadian businesses are trying to spend less money. For example, they are hiring more part-time workers and more temporary(临时的) workers. They are employing fewer permanent(永久的)full-time workers. More services, fewer goods. Canada’s economy is changing. Businesses are making fewer goods(for example: shoes and radios). But Canadian businesses are providing more services to people. In the future, there will be more jobs for people who provide services. For example: sales people, waiters and waitresses, home health care workers, bakers and cooks. There will be fewer jobs for other kinds of workers(for example: farmers , miners , fishermen, forestry workers and factory workers).Many new jobs will be in small businesses with 20 or 30 employees. Technology machines are changing the way people work. Business are using many machines (for example: computers and robots). Businesses will need fewer workers. And some jobs will disappear. Many grown-ups will have to go back to school or train for new jobs. Workers will not stay in the same job for their lifetime. The population of Canada is changing. Today, many Canadians are in their 30s and 40s. They need goods and services. As they get older, they will need different goods and services. Canadians come from many cultures. They have different customs and religions. Employers and workers must learn to work with many different people. 44. World economy means_________ to Canada. A. closing and moving B. competition C. low wages D. improvement 45. Which of the following will be fewer in the future in Canada? A. Restaurants B. Shops C. Doctors D. Farmers 46. Businesses will need fewer workers because_____________. A. the owners can’t afford them B. some jobs will disappear C. machines will take the place of workers in many ways D. the workers will have to be trained for new jobs 47. Which of the following statements is TRUE? .A. Many people who come from different cultures will work together. B. All Canadians have the same culture and religion C. Different cultures will do good to Canada D. Many Canadians will change their jobs in the future. D We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning. We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. As we are used to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers. Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is nothing but hearsay and rumor (谣言). Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed. (责任编辑：admin) |