In March 1974,Yang Zhifa,a farmer,along with his five brothers and their neighbour Wang Puzhi,were digging a well in pomegranate^1 and persimmon^2 fields an hour’s bus ride northeast of Xi’an,capital of China’s Sha...In March 1974,Yang Zhifa,a farmer,along with his five brothers and their neighbour Wang Puzhi,were digging a well in pomegranate^1 and persimmon^2 fields an hour’s bus ride northeast of Xi’an,capital of China’s Shaanxi province.Their shovels hit a terracotta^3 head they mistook for an image of the Buddha.Within months,teams of archaeologists展开更多
For the last 20 years neuroscientists1have shown us compelling pictures of brain areas"lighting up"when we see or hear,love or hate,plan or act.These studies were an important first step.But they also sugges...For the last 20 years neuroscientists1have shown us compelling pictures of brain areas"lighting up"when we see or hear,love or hate,plan or act.These studies were an important first step.But they also suggested a misleadingly simple view of how the brain works.They associated specific mental abilities with specific brain areas,in much the same way that phrenology2,in展开更多
1.Education and intelligence accomplish nothing without action.2.Happiness and success are two different things.3.Everyone runs their own business.4.Having too many choices interferes with decision making.5.All people...1.Education and intelligence accomplish nothing without action.2.Happiness and success are two different things.3.Everyone runs their own business.4.Having too many choices interferes with decision making.5.All people possess dimensions of success and dimensions of failure.6.Every mistake you make is progress.7.People can be great at doing things they don’t like to do.8.The problems we have with others are typically more about us.展开更多
The following sample illustrates the general format of the Essay task in the context of a specific prompt2,this one related to a passage adapted from an article by Dana Gioia about the value of literary reading.
When night falls on Tanghekou village,a parched farming community in the mountains north of Beijing,the darkness is pierced by the invaders’gaze,tiny luminous disks dancing through the shadows."Their eyes glow g...When night falls on Tanghekou village,a parched farming community in the mountains north of Beijing,the darkness is pierced by the invaders’gaze,tiny luminous disks dancing through the shadows."Their eyes glow green,"said Liu Changjun,58,a goat farmer who is among those展开更多
Corruption in football：The arrest of officials should be the first stage in a thorough cleansing of a discredited organisation.足球腐败：国际足联官员的被捕应该是彻底清查足联的开始。Few arrests can have provoked such ...Corruption in football：The arrest of officials should be the first stage in a thorough cleansing of a discredited organisation.足球腐败：国际足联官员的被捕应该是彻底清查足联的开始。Few arrests can have provoked such Schadenfreude as those of seven senior officials of FIFA,football＇s world governing body,early on May 27th at a swish Swiss hotel.The arrests are part of a wide-ranging investigation by America＇s FBI into corruption at FIFA, dating back over two decades. The indictment from the Department of Justice named 14 people on charges including racketeering, wire fraud and paying bribes worth more than $150m. They are likely to face charges in a US federal court. As more people start talking in a bid to sauve qui peu, the investigation will with luck reach into every dark and dank comer of FIFA＇s Zurich headquarters.展开更多
An 85-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.Suddenly a crow perched on their window.The Father asked his Son,"What is this?"The Son replied,"It...An 85-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.Suddenly a crow perched on their window.The Father asked his Son,"What is this?"The Son replied,"It is a crow."After a few minutes,the Father asked his Son the 2nd time,"What is this?"The Son said,"Father,I have just now told you’It’s a crow.’"After a little while,the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time,"What is this?"展开更多
Singles Day in China is the celebration—or mourning1—of being unattached2.Started by students in Nanjing in the mid-1990s,the date was selected in observation of its four solitary3digits:11/11.While relatively obscu...Singles Day in China is the celebration—or mourning1—of being unattached2.Started by students in Nanjing in the mid-1990s,the date was selected in observation of its four solitary3digits:11/11.While relatively obscure4in most other countries,Singles Day is likely to increase in prominence5as more single men in China are unable to find female partners.According to a recent study by the Chinese Academy展开更多
Here’s a way to dramatically increase classroom teaching time in Chicago and elsewhere while saving a ton of money：Get rid of most or all standardized testing.If you eliminated all the time that teachers now must pr...Here’s a way to dramatically increase classroom teaching time in Chicago and elsewhere while saving a ton of money：Get rid of most or all standardized testing.If you eliminated all the time that teachers now must prepare for and administer tests,you could recover days of instruction time each school year,according to a 2013 American Federation of Teachers report.展开更多
文摘In March 1974,Yang Zhifa,a farmer,along with his five brothers and their neighbour Wang Puzhi,were digging a well in pomegranate^1 and persimmon^2 fields an hour’s bus ride northeast of Xi’an,capital of China’s Shaanxi province.Their shovels hit a terracotta^3 head they mistook for an image of the Buddha.Within months,teams of archaeologists
文摘For the last 20 years neuroscientists1have shown us compelling pictures of brain areas"lighting up"when we see or hear,love or hate,plan or act.These studies were an important first step.But they also suggested a misleadingly simple view of how the brain works.They associated specific mental abilities with specific brain areas,in much the same way that phrenology2,in
文摘1.Education and intelligence accomplish nothing without action.2.Happiness and success are two different things.3.Everyone runs their own business.4.Having too many choices interferes with decision making.5.All people possess dimensions of success and dimensions of failure.6.Every mistake you make is progress.7.People can be great at doing things they don’t like to do.8.The problems we have with others are typically more about us.
文摘The following sample illustrates the general format of the Essay task in the context of a specific prompt2,this one related to a passage adapted from an article by Dana Gioia about the value of literary reading.
文摘When night falls on Tanghekou village,a parched farming community in the mountains north of Beijing,the darkness is pierced by the invaders’gaze,tiny luminous disks dancing through the shadows."Their eyes glow green,"said Liu Changjun,58,a goat farmer who is among those
文摘Corruption in football：The arrest of officials should be the first stage in a thorough cleansing of a discredited organisation.足球腐败：国际足联官员的被捕应该是彻底清查足联的开始。Few arrests can have provoked such Schadenfreude as those of seven senior officials of FIFA,football＇s world governing body,early on May 27th at a swish Swiss hotel.The arrests are part of a wide-ranging investigation by America＇s FBI into corruption at FIFA, dating back over two decades. The indictment from the Department of Justice named 14 people on charges including racketeering, wire fraud and paying bribes worth more than $150m. They are likely to face charges in a US federal court. As more people start talking in a bid to sauve qui peu, the investigation will with luck reach into every dark and dank comer of FIFA＇s Zurich headquarters.
文摘An 85-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.Suddenly a crow perched on their window.The Father asked his Son,"What is this?"The Son replied,"It is a crow."After a few minutes,the Father asked his Son the 2nd time,"What is this?"The Son said,"Father,I have just now told you’It’s a crow.’"After a little while,the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time,"What is this?"
文摘Singles Day in China is the celebration—or mourning1—of being unattached2.Started by students in Nanjing in the mid-1990s,the date was selected in observation of its four solitary3digits:11/11.While relatively obscure4in most other countries,Singles Day is likely to increase in prominence5as more single men in China are unable to find female partners.According to a recent study by the Chinese Academy
文摘Here’s a way to dramatically increase classroom teaching time in Chicago and elsewhere while saving a ton of money：Get rid of most or all standardized testing.If you eliminated all the time that teachers now must prepare for and administer tests,you could recover days of instruction time each school year,according to a 2013 American Federation of Teachers report.
