The adobe dwellings(土坯房) (1) ______ (build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even (2) ______ most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their (3) ______ (able) to “air condition”a house without (4) ______ (use) electric equipment.Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat (5) ______ (slow) during cool nights,thus warning the house. When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough (6) ______ (cool) the house during the hot day: (7) ______ the same time, they warm up again for the night This cycle (8) ______ (go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and thus always a timely offset (抵消) for the outside temperatures. As (9) ______ (nature) architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly (10) ______ thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.
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这个游戏的独特之处在于它让孩子学会如何应对现实生活中的问题。 (what)
A. Come in with something to say. B. Prepare general comments. C. Bring materials with you. D. Don’t make them wait. E. Have no fear. F. Go it alone. |
One of the best things you can do any time in the semester is go see the professor. So hoof on over to an office hour and have some one-on-one face time with someone who’ll help you master the material and improve your grade, to boot. But how should you have this conversation with the professor?Here are five insider tips about how to make that office hour really count:.
(1) ______ No need to get all bent out of shape about going to see the professor. The professor would actually like to see you and answer your questions. Believe it or not, he or she is on your side and is eager to see you do well. And besides, he or she has seen many students stupider than you, so nothing you’re going to ask will set the record for stupidity.
(2) ______ Even though you might feel more comfortable going with a friend or partner, the office hour will go better if it’s just you and the professor. You’ll get in more questions, the discussion will be tailored to what you need most help on, and two-party communication is almost always more productive than committee work. Your friend can wait outside for the discussion.
(3) ______ If you can’t make the official office hours, most professors are willing to make individual appointments to help you out. If you’re lucky enough to land such an accommodation, though, be sure you’re 100 percent on time. There’s nothing that ticks off a professor more than making him-or herself available for a custom office hour only to find that you don’t care enough to come on time. And besides, the professor might leave after ten minutes, which would make your trip a total loss.
(4) ______ If you’re meeting with the professor to go over a paper or test, or to ask questions about a particular lecture or reading,make sure you bring that paper or test, or your lecture notes or a copy of the article. The professor doesn’t remember the comments he or she wrote on your individual piece of work---though he or she will be able to recall them after just a brief glance at your work. And if you have your lecture notes or the article in hand, you and the professor will be able to examine specific points that are confusing to you, rather than just talking in a general way about the contents.
(5) ______ Office hours almost always go better if you bring a few specific questions to the meeting. It’s almost never good to start a meeting with general comments such as“I didn’t understand what you said about [main topic of the course]” or“I couldn’t understand any of your lectures last week.” Much better is to come in with two or three conversation-starters about a specific concept, point, or problem you didn’t understand. Keep in mind that in a fifteen-minute office hour (which is how long these things usually last), two or three questions are usually the most you’ll have time to discuss.
The giant panda (1) _____ (love) by people throughout the world.Chinese scientists (2) _____ (recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby.She was a very (3) _____ (care)mother.For 25days,she never left her baby,not even to find something (4) _____ (eat)!She would not let any other pandas come near.She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean.Any smell might attract natural (5) _____ (enemy)that would try to eat the little comforting pats.The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does. (6) _____ it cried,she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats,The mother continued to care for the young panda (7) _____ more than two years.By that time,the panda no longer needed (8) _____ (it)mother for food.However,it stayed with her and leaned about the ways of the forest.Then,after two and a half years,the mother (9) _____ (drive)the young panda away.It was time for her to have a new baby, (10) _____ it was also time for the young panda to be independent.
Imagine the first days in a new time zone. Slow to respond to the (1) ______, your body clock is confused. You’re sleepy all day, but when it’s time for bed, you can hardly fall asleep. Obviously you are (2) ______ jet lag(时差反应).
Travelers have traditionally fought this (3) ______ with sleeping pills or alcohol. There are actually healthier ways that can work just as (4) ______.
For example, the moment you get on the airplane, start (5) ______ your biological block to the destination’s time. If it’s daytime in your destination, try to stay (6) ______. Walking around the cabin(客舱) can be of help. When it’s nighttime, try to sleep. In that case, eat before the flight, (7) ______ an empty stomach will prevent you from sleeping. These tips will help you start a new (8) ______ of sleep and wakefulness.