[填空题]Maureen radiates an unfailing common sense and good humor, although not a false cheery________; she has no illusions about life, and her grace comes from her capability to meet it________.
A. A．mirth ... flinchingly
B．naiveté ... head-on
C．insensitivity ... callously
D．charm ... promptly
E．ignorance ... obscurely

[单项选择]Common sense would tell us that physically active children may be more likely to become active and healthy adults．73 In the United States，elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of ohvsical activity a week．That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association l’ecommend (推荐)．They say high schools should provide about four hours of physical activity each week．Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs．Criticism of the cuts has led in some places to efforts to give students more time for exercise，not less．
The future health of Americans may depend on it．Just this week，a study reported that life expectancy(预期寿命)has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States．The situation 1s worst among poor people in the southern states．and especially women．Public health researchers say it is largely the result ofincreases in obesity(肥胖)，smoking and high b
A. more and more people are getting fat
B. an increasing number of people smoke
C. some places don’t provide adequate health services
D. a lot of people don’t take regular exercise

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Both common sense and research say memory declines over time. The accuracy of recall and recognition are at their best immediately after encoding the information, declining at first rapidly, then gradually. 46)The longer the delay, the more likely it is that information obtained after the event will interfere with the original memory, which reduces accuracy. Admittedly, subsequent interviews or media reports can create such distortions. 47)"People are particularly susceptible to having their memories modified when the passage of time allows the original memory to fade. and will be most susceptible if they repeat the misinformation as fact."
Leading questions can lead to mistakes. If witnesses are asked whether the offender had a beard, they may incorporate an imaginary beard into their memories. Subsequent questioning can reinforce the error through repetition.
It is generally agreed that the memories of adults and children are fallible. N

[单项选择] Common sense tells us that there are obvious differences between females and males: after all, biology, not culture, determines whether or not you’’re able to bear children. But culture and cultural myths do shape the roles men and women play in our public and private relationships: we are born female and male, but we are made women and men. Sociologist distinguishes between sex and gender — between one’’s biological identity and the conventional patterns of behavior we learn to associate with each sex. While biological sex remains a constant, the definition of "appropriate" gender behavior varies dramatically from one cultural group or historical period to the next. The variations show up markedly in the way we dress. For example, among many American Indian tribes, men who lived and dressed as women were respected as people who possessed special powers, whereas in contemporary Anglo-American culture, cross-dressers are usually seen as deviant or ridiculous. Male clothing in late s
A. the belief that women have equal political rights
B. the belief that women should be denied the right to vote
C. the belief that a democratic society needs the saying of women
D. the belief that only half or the members from the society could have domestic happiness

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To most people, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to sweep aside extra ideas and get right to the core of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way. "The key ability for success is simplifying. In conducting meetings and dealing with business matters, reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important."
Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it The oil man’s answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He attributes his to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their—and your own—mistakes.
Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships w
A. is a very useful book telling us how to succeed
B. is a book providing us with the information about the family life of some famous people
C. is a book providing us with the names and brief biographies of the top successful people
D. is a book from which we can find out the names of different peoples in the world

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