必修第一册 Unit 2　Travelling Around

必修第一册Unit2TravellingAroundⅠ.阅读理解AWheretofindmoneythatcanhelpyoupayforacollegeoruniversityafterhighschool.TheStudentAssistanceProgram(SAP)Itisaprovincialstudentsupportprogram，offeringamixoffinancialassistancetothousandsofstudentseachyear.YoucanonlybesuitableforSAPifyoudon’tgetenoughmoneyfromothersourcestocoveryourcollegeoruniversityexpenses.TheincomethatyoureporttoSAPgenerallyneedstomatchwhatyoureporttotheschoolwhenyoufileyourtaxes.Youcanusetheonlinecalculatortohelp.You’llseehowmuchfinancialassistanceyoucouldbesuitabletoreceivefromSAP.FinancialAidfromSchoolsYoucancheckwiththeschooldirectlytoseewhatfinancialaidprogramstheyoffer.Youcouldbesuitableforassistantships，scholarships，work-studyprogramsandsummeremploymentopportunities.Theseareallsourcesofmoneyyoudon’thavetopayback.EmergencyLoansMostschoolsalsoofferemergencyloans.Forexample，youcouldbesuitableforashort-termloan(90days)tocovertuition，ifyou’rewaitingforSAPtoarrive.Banks，trustcompaniesandcreditunionsofferstudentloansandlinesofcredit.Talktoyourfinancialinstitutionformoreinformation.Self-fundIt’sagoodideatosavemoneyfromasummerjoborjobyouholdthroughouttheyeartohelppayforyoureducation.Yourparentsorotherrelativesmightalsobeabletocontributetoeducationcosts.Anotheroptionistoconsiderinvestingsavingsthroughabank/financialinstitution—sothatmoneycanearninterest—ifyouplantogotocollegeoruniversityinthefuture.ExtraAssistanceSomestudents，suchasthosewithdisabilitiesorwhoreceivesocialassistance，maybesuitableforadditionalstudentaid.1．WhatkindoffinancialassistancedoesSAPoffer?A．Bankingmethods.B．Educationexpenses.C．Futurejobfunds.D．Campusmedicalcosts.2．Whichofthefollowingaidsmustberepaidinashorttime?A．Assistantships.B．Self-fund.C．Emergencyloans.D．Additionalaid.3．WhatmayonelearnfromSelf-fund?A．Academicinstructions.B．Onlinecourses.C．After-schoolprograms.D．Investmentmethods.BArecentstudyhasfollowedtheorigins，orbeginningsofthefamilyoflanguagesthatincludemodernJapanese，Korean，TurkishandMongolian.ThefindingsshowasharedgeneticancestorforthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhospeakwhattheresearcherscallTranseurasian(跨欧亚的)languages.SuchlanguageshadtheiroriginwithmilletfarmerswholivedinanareainnortheasternChinaabout9,000yearsago.Milletisasmall，roundwholegrain.Itwasanimportantearlycropashunter-gatherersbecamefarmers.Thestudy’sfindingsshowhowtheuseofagriculturefollowingtheIceAgepoweredthemovementsofsomeoftheworld’smajorlanguagefamilies.Theresearchhighlightsthecomplexbeginningsofmodernpopulationsandcultures.MartineRobbeets，headoftheArchaeolinguisticResearchGroup，saidpeopleoftenthinkofJapan，KoreaandChinaaspowerfulnationsrepresentingonelanguage，onecultureandonepeople.“Alllanguages，culturesandhumans，includingthoseinAsia，aremixed，”Robbeetssaid.“Acceptingthattherootsofone’slanguage，cultureorpeopleliebeyondthepresentnationalboundariesistosurrenderidentity，whichsomepeoplearenotyetpreparedtomake.”Theresearchersstudieddataofvocabularyfromthe98languages.Theyidentifiedagroupofwordsrelatedtoagricultureandcreatedalanguagefamilytree.Theresearchersexamineddatafrom255archaeologicalsitesinChina，Japan，KoreaandeasternRussia.Theystudiedancientobjectsincludingpottery，stonetoolsandplantandanimalremains.Theyalsoincludedthedatingof269ancientcropremainsfromdifferentareas.TheresearchersfoundthatfarmersinnortheasternChinaeventuallygrewriceandwheatalongwithmillet.ThecropsspreadalongwithfarmingpopulationstoKoreabyabout1300BCEandfromtheretoJapanafterabout1000BCE.AstheancientfarmersmovedacrossnortheasternAsia，relatedlanguagesspreadintoSiberia，KoreaandJapanoverthousandsofyears.4．Accordingtothestudy，whatdoTranseurasianlanguagesoriginatefrom?A．IceAgepeople.B．AncientJapanese.C．Ancientmilletfarmers.D．Earlyhunter-gatherers.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surrender”probablymeaninparagraph3?A．Giveup.B．Maintain.C．Takein.D．Destroy.6．Howdotheresearchersconducttheirstudy?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Byanalyzingsomestatistics.C．Bysettingdowngeneralrules.D．Bydoinganexperiment.7．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Foodhasacloserelationshipwithculturediversity.B．AlargelanguagefamilyhasancientoriginsinChina.C．Humanactivitiesleadtodifferentlanguagemovements.D．Theresearchonthelanguagefamily’sbeginningscounts.CPuttingamicrochip(芯片)intoone’sbrainbringstheworldasuperhero，whichiscommoninsci-fimovies.However，wemayfinditpossibleinreality.ElonMusk，founderofSpaceXandco-founderofelectriccarmakerTesla—hasbeenworkingonthistechnology.OnAug.28，Muskgavealivestreamdemonstrationofthechip，whichwasimplantedintotheheadofapignamedGertrude.Thechip，developedbyMusk’scompany，isthesizeofacoin.Butdon’tletitssizefoolyou.Thetinychiphasover3,000electrodes(电极)attachedtoflexiblethreads，whichcanmonitorabout1,000neurons(神经元)．Itcollectsneuralsignalsfromanareaofthebrain，andthentransmitsthosesignalswirelesslytonearbycomputers.Inthelivestream，Gertrudecouldbeseenwalkingaroundsniffingthegroundwhileamonitorshowedherbrainactivity.Thoughthetechnologyisstillinitsearlystage，itisencouragingforhumans.Thistechnology“wouldsolvealotofbraininjuries”，whichallowsthehumanbraintocombinewithanartificialintelligence，M