The index also looks at income per head in 2030, which is roughly when children born in 2013 will reach adulthood.

Small economies dominate the top 10 countries, with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind.

Half of the top 10 countries are European, but only one, the Netherlands, is from the euro-zone.

The crisis-ridden south of Europe, including Greece, Portugal and Spain, lags behind despite the advantage of a favorable climate.

Interestingly, the largest European economies - Germany, France and Britain - do not do particularly well. Nigeria has the unenviable title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.

56. Put the following countries in the order of chances of providing their young generation with a bright future,

according to EIU study.

① Switzerland ②America ③Sweden ④Australia A. ①②③④ B. ①④③② C. ①④②③ D. ①③④② 57. Which of the following factors are included in the ―quality-of-life‖ index?

A. crime rate, family size, safety, population B. safety, population, income, tourism C. crime rate, population, income, climate D. family size, income, tourism, climate 58. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The US never ranked first for ―quality-of-life‖ after 1988. B. The south of Europe falls behind because of financial crisis. C. Only one country in the top 10 is from the euro-zone.

D. American babies will have dimmer future than any other country.

B

Over the next few weeks, America's colleges will mail and post online hundreds of thousands of rejection letters. Some, especially electronic notices that say little more than \can feel especially harsh to applicants who have spent months sweating over essays and tests.

But admissions officers say rejected applicants should not automatically trash rejection notices unread. After all, a few colleges mail thin acceptance letters. And occasionally, schools do make mistakes. Admissions officers also point out that many schools send different kinds of rejection letters to different students and that some schools have comparatively liberal appeal and transfer rules. A careful reading of a rejection letter just might provide some surprises and even a little hope.

Hard or Soft? While big schools typically bulk-mail a single message to all rejectees, some smaller colleges tailor their denials to different students. \hope.

Appeal? Most schools, especially the highly selective colleges flooded with desperate applicants, say they just don't have the staff to consider appeals, and they often say so in their rejection letters. Other schools will reconsider applicants who have something legitimately(合理的，正当的) new to add to their applications. At the University of Georgia, for example, although appeals are not mentioned in the standard rejection letter, they are occasionally considered. \student really has to pursue and request\an appeal to the Faculty Admissions Committee, says Patrick Winter, senior associate director of the admissions office. That group will generally recommend the university president reverse a rejection only if \application. He says that fewer than 4 percent of the appeals gain admission. Grinnell College in Iowa also doesn't encourage appeals but will consider them from very persuasive students (not their families). \be the appealer. It is what the student has to say that changes our minds,\says Seth Allen, Grinnell's dean of admissions and financial aid.

Transfer? Binghamton University in New York suggests to all of its 15,000-plus rejectees that they consider transferring in eventually. Hamilton College in New York offers to advise rejectees on which courses to take to

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help their transfer admission chances and waives the application fee for rejectees who try to transfer in within two years.

Legacy? Some schools send legacy applicants—children who have relatives who attended or have donated to the school—different rejection letters from those for regular applicants. %university get a fairly basic letter,\York. \—a sibling or an alum—we recognize the connection (in the letter) . . . . It is a little bit softer.

59. What is the difference between big colleges and smaller colleges in sending rejection letters?

A. Big colleges send hard denials while smaller colleges send soft denials. B. Smaller colleges send many more rejection letters than big colleges. C. Smaller colleges tend to send personalized denials while big ones don‘t. D. Big colleges often give denied applicants hope in rejection letters. 60. How does the University of Georgia deal with appeals?

A. It requires the denied applicants to pursue appeals in the rejection letter. B. It will collect most appeals and send them to the president for a reverse. C. It may consider appeals if the applicants add some new information. D. The president will read and reply to every appeal personally.

61. What will happen if a rejected applicant has family ties to the university?

A. He may be encouraged to make an appeal. B. He may receive a soft rejection letter.

C. He may get a rejection letter which hints at hope.

D. He may be admitted once the university recognizes the ties. 62. What advice can an applicant get from this passage?

A. Don‘t spend too much time on essays or tests. B. Never ignore any hints in rejection notices. C. Avoid those highly selective colleges. D. Transfer to other colleges if rejected.

C

Pending approval from Rowan County commissioners, all Rowan-Salisbury teachers will receive a laptop computer before leaving for the summer and all students would receive digital devices by the end of next school year.

The school board plans to shift existing funds to cover the $12 million dollar lease for devices over the next three years.

―There‘s a lot of those things we don‘t need when we go one-to-one,‖ said Rowan-Salisbury Chief Financial Officer Tara Trexler, adding that printing costs, paper supplies and computer lab costs will diminish once a one-to-one ratio of devices per students is in place.

―We just want to use our money differently,‖ added Superintendent Dr. Lynn Moody.

Teachers would receive laptops June 13, high school students would receive laptops next fall, middle schoolers would receive iPads next winter and elementary students would receive iPads next spring. Third- through twelfth-graders would be able to take their devices home.

Allowing students to use these devices will ―prepare them to be digital citizens and literate in all areas,‖ said Assistant Superintendent Dr. Julie Morrow, adding, ―It has an economic impact on Rowan County.‖

Providing these devices will promote literacy, the district‘s primary goal, by providing thousands of books to students, as well as putting reading tools at their fingertips. It would also provide engaging work for students, the district‘s secondary goal.

The district would be leasing roughly 8,500 Mac Book Air laptops and iPads each.

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The school board also discussed repurposing or eliminating(removing) the roles of media assistants, curriculum coaches and technology facilitators(信息技术管理员) in the district.

These changes are ―in order to meet the needs for our strategic plan,‖ Morrow said.

Media assistant positions will be eliminated, but according to Morrow and Director of Human Resources Kristi Rhone, those staff members will be moved into different roles in the district.

―We would be eliminating those positions, but not those people,‖ Morrow said.

The role of media assistants primarily dealt with checking resources in and out, supervising the use of technology and a large number of other tasks.

The role of curriculum coach will be redefined as a ―reading design coach‖ and is being changed to better meet the needs of the district‘s push toward literacy. Current curriculum coaches will be able to apply for the reading design coach position, but because of the vast differences between the two positions, those who chose not to apply would be offered another position, Morrow said.

The people in the technology facilitator roles will stay the same, but they will focus more on professional development.

―It redirects the focus,‖ Rhone said.

In addition, several technology facilitator positions will be added so that there will be one at each school in the district

63. What does the underlined word ―diminish‖ in Para. 3 mean?

A. disappear B. decline C. increase D. climb 64. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Rowan-Salisbury students can lease digital devices from the school next year. B. Digital devices will get the students more involved in school work.

C. Allowing students to use these devices will prepare them to be digital citizens. D. The primary goal of the district is to use their money differently. 65. Why will the roles of some staff members be repurposed or eliminated?

A. Because the school district has to cut the budget to make way for digital literacy.

B. Because some job positions will be removed to meet the needs for the big plan of the school district.

C. Because new positions to improve students‘ literacy will be set up according to the strategic plan of the

district.

D. Because schools need different kinds of staff members to offer new technology courses. 66. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Existing funds shifted. B. Money used differently.

C. Digital devices entering school. D. Being a digital and literate citizen.

D

Only Eris, goddess of discord, was not invited. She was annoyed at this, so she arrived with a golden apple carved with the word καλλ?στ (kallistēi, \and Athena all claimed to be the fairest, and thus the rightful owner of the apple.

The goddesses chose to place the matter before Zeus, who, not wanting to favor one of the goddesses, put the choice into the hands of Paris, a Trojan prince. After bathing in the spring of Mount Ida where Troy was situated, the goddesses appeared before Paris for his decision. The goddesses undressed before him to be evaluated, either at his request or by their own choice.

Still, Paris could not decide, as all three were ideally beautiful, so they turned to bribes(贿赂). Hera tried to bribe Paris with control over all Asia and Europe, while Athena offered wisdom, fame and glory in battle, but Aphrodite came forth and whispered to Paris that if he were to choose her as the fairest he would have the most beautiful mortal woman in the world as a wife, and he accordingly chose her. This woman was Helen, who was,

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unfortunately for Paris, already married to King Menelaus of Sparta. The other two goddesses were annoyed by this and through Helen's being taken away by Paris they brought about the Trojan War.

Another interpretation is that the apple was being given to the man by the three goddesses, instead of to one of the goddesses. This is the interpretation mythologists and writers trying to find more about ancient Greek myths that date from before the classical period. The later interpretation is considered a different interpretation of icons(偶像) in the distant past, to adapt to the changes in the evolution of the Greek Gods in myths.

It is suspected that the icons relate to a religious ritual (宗教仪式) in which a \was selected who would serve for a year (or a specified period) before being sacrificed and that the cycle would be renewed upon his death. Robert Graves was a strong supporter of this theory and it is written about in many of his publications(books), such as The Greek Myths and The White Goddess. This also was suggested in the early versions of an extensive analysis of Greek mythology, The Golden Bough by James George Frazer. In a later editions Frazer completely revised the book and left out his research and discussion of these rituals in the shortened edition that is known by that title today.

These interpretations relate to a concept of a Great Goddess, a Mother Goddess, and the religious worship of such a goddess in very ancient Greek culture. It took a triad（三合一） form, one phase being Athena along with Hera and Aphrodite and others in her matrilineal(母系的) line (grandmother, mother, etc.) such as (Gaia, Rhea, Hera, Metis), and myths that arose through interpretations (or misinterpretations) of icons from earlier cultural periods. The apple would have been given to the \67. Why did Eris throw the golden apple among the goddess?

A. She planned to set off the Trojan War.

B. Not invited to the wedding, she paid them back. C. She intended to select a fairest goddess.

D. She wanted to pose an awkward question to Zeus.

68. How did the Trojan War break out according to the first interpretation?

A. Helen betrayed Paris and married King Menelaus of Sparta.

B. Paris was ambitious to control over all Asia and Europe to win Helen. C. Hera and Athena was angry about Paris‘ choice and brought the war. D. King Menelaus of Sparta made up an excuse to take control of Troy 69. Which of the following was written by Robert Graves?

A. The Greek Myths B. The White & Black Goddess C. The Golden Bough D. Greek mythology

70. How many interpretations about the apple are mentioned in the passage?

A. one B. two C. three D. four

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What is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and

behaviors that upset you? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? The longer it takes you to recover, the more influence that incident has on your actions, and the less able you are to perform to your personal best. In a word, the longer it takes you to recover, the weaker you are and the poorer your performance.

You are well aware that you need to exercise to keep the body fit and, no doubt,

accept that a reasonable measure of health is the speed in which your heart and respiratory(relating to breathing) system recovers after exercise. Likewise the faster you let go of an issue that upsets you, the faster you return to an equilibrium(平衡), the healthier you will be. The best example of this behavior is found with

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