IrecentlyspenttwoyearsintheArcticfilmingtheseriesBluePlanet.Ilovebeinginanenvironmentthathasn'tchangedfor20,000years.Ofcourseit'sfreezing,butitmustbeahealthyplacebecauseyounevercatchcolds.
WhenI'mfilming,Iliketoreallyfeelhowlonelytheenvironmentis.Filmingunderwaterinvolvescuttingthroughthickiceanddivingintiedtoaline.Thepersonattheotherendhastobereadytopullyououtfastifnecessary.
OriginallyIwasaresearchdiverfortheBritishAntarcticSurveyproject,butformesciencelackedexcitement.I'dalwaysenjoyedphotography,andwhenevercamerateamspassedthrough,theyencouragedmetowatchandlearn.Iwasthenabletomoveintofilmingin1985andhaveconcentratedonArcticandAntarcticwildlifeeversince.
IprefertobefacedwiththeanimalsI'mfilming.Ihaven'tgotinthewaterwithkillerwhalesyet,butIplanto.Ofcourse,it'sdangerousifyouchoosethewrongmoment.They'rebiganimalsandcanmovefast,soI'dbestupidtofilmthemsearchingforfood!
I'veneverhadproblemswithpolarbears,althoughonceIwasfrightenedwhenonetriedtogetintomytent.Polarbearsarebold,cleveranddangerous.ButImadethisoneseeIwasn'tabouttoattackit-I'msureitrealisedIwouldn'thurtit.
WhenIcomehomebackfrommytrips,Iworkinthemorningsandspendtheafternoonsswimmingtokeepfit.NowI'mfifty,filmingisharder.Thechallengeformeistocontinuetodeliverhigh-qualitywork.
56.Inthistext,thewriterisdescribing__________.
A.thechallengesoftheenvironmentheworksinB.thebeautifulsceneryoftheArctic
C.thecareeropportunitiesinTVcamerawork.D.thedifficultiesofhavingtoworkalone
57.Whatdoesthewritersayabouthisearlycareer
A.HewasboredbyworkingonlyinAntarctic.
B.Ittaughthimhowtobecomeaskilleddiver.
C.Hewastedtheyearshespentasascientist.
D.Itprovidedhimwithachancetolearnaboutfilming.
58.Whentalkingaboutkillerwhales,thewritersaysthat__________.
A.hehasalwaysbeencarefulwhendivingwiththem
B.hetriestoavoidanydangerbyfacingthem
C.hewillonlyfilmthemfromasafedistance
D.hebelievestherearesafeopportunitiestofilmthem
59.Howdoesthewriterdescribehisexperiencewithapolarbear
A.Thewriterrealizedhewaswrongtotrustpolarbears.
B.Thewriterfeltnervousthatthebearmightcomeback.
C.Thebearseemedtoknowthewriterwasn’tadanger.
D.Theanimalwasmuchmoreafraidthanthewriterwas.
B
Peopletendtobecomemorepersonalandhidelessofthemselveswhenusingemail.ResearchersfromOpenUniversityinBritainhavefoundinarecentstudythattherearegoodreasonsforthis.
Theteamofresearchersasked83pairsofstudents,allstrangerstoeachother,tosolveaproblem.Theyhadtodiscussthisquestion:Ifonlyfivepeopleintheworldcouldbesavedfromaworlddisaster,whoshouldtheybeThepairsofstudentshadtotalkovertheproblemeitherfacetofaceorbycomputers.Dr.Johnsonsaid,“TheytoldtheirpartnersfourtimesasmuchaboutthemselveswhentheytalkedovertheInternetaswhentheytalkedfacetoface.Whenthecomputerswerefittedwithcamerassothatstudentscouldseeeachother,thislimitedthepersonalsideoftheconversation.”
Generallytheinformationwasnotextremelypersonal.Itwasmainlyaboutthingssuchaswheretheywenttoschool,orwheretheyusedtolive.Butsomestudentsdiscussedtheirlovestories,andpersonalchildhoodexperiences.
DrJohnsonbelievesthatemailingencouragespeopletofocusonthemselves.Andwhentheydothis,theybecomemoreopen,especiallyiftherearenocameras.“Ifyoucannotseetheotherperson,itbecomeseasiertotalkaboutyourself.Thisisbecauseyouarenotthinkingwhattheotherpersonisthinkingofyou.Soemailinghasbecomethemodernwayoftalking,”saidDr.Johnson.However,thisstyleoftalkingisnotentirelynew.“Inthe19thcenturypeoplestartedtousethe‘telegraph’tocommunicate.Nowthesamekindofthinghashappenedandpeopleendedupspeakingmorefreely.”
Dr.Johnsonthinksthatemailersneedtoknowabouttheseeffectsofemailing,especiallywhentheystartworkinacompany.“Ifyoudon’tknowaboutit,youcouldfindyourselfsayingmoreaboutyourselfthanyouwantedto.”
60.Thesubjectdiscussedinthispassageis_______.
A.howpeopleopenupwhenemailingB.howpeopledoresearchstudies
C.howtocommunicateatworkD.howtodiscussandsolveaproblem
61.Thereasonthatsomecouplestalkedfreelyaboutthemselvesisthat_______.
A.theydidn’ttalkaboutverypersonalthingsB.theycouldn’tseeeachother
C.thecamerasonthecomputerswereturnedonD.theyhadtodiscussaquestion
62.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencereferto
A.Thetelegraph.B.Thecomputer.C.Emailing.D.Face-to-facetalk.
63.Inthewriter’sopinion,oneshould______.
A.focusononeselfwhenemailingB.talkmorefreelyinemailsthanusual
C.discussanysubjectthatonewantstoD.considerhowoneusesemailatwork
C
Inourculture,thesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof“mastery”—feelingimportantand
worthwhile—andthesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof“pleasure”—findinglifeenjoyable—arenotalwaysthesame.Womenoftenaretold“Youcan’thaveitall.”Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:“Youchooseacareer,soyoucan’texpecttohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylife.”or“Youhaveawonderfulhusbandandchildren—what’sallthisaboutwantingacareer”Butwomenneedtounderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-being,iftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.
Ourstudyshowsthat,forwomen,well-beinghastwoaspects.Oneismastery,whichincludesself-respect,asenseofcontroloveryourlife,andlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothe“doing”sideoflife,toworkandactivity.Pleasureistheotheraspect,anditismadeupofhappiness,satisfactionandoptimism.Itistiedmorecloselytothe“feeling”sideoflife.Thetwoareindependentofeachother.Awomancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasure,andviceversa(反之亦然).Forexample,awomanwhohasagoodjob,butwhosemotherhasjustdied,mightbefeelingverygoodaboutherselfandincontrolofherworklife,butthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatime.
Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomen,andcorrectpastmistakes.Inthepast,womenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being.Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasureareimportant.Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork.Inourstudy,allthegroupsofemployedwomenwerevaluedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythanwomenwhowerenotemployed.
Awoman’swell-beingisdevelopedwhenshetakesonmultiple(多项的)roles.Atleastbymiddleadulthood,thewomenwhowereinvolvedinacombinationofroles—marriages,motherhood,andemployment—werethehighestinwell-being,inspiteofwarningsaboutstressandstrain.
64.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
A.forwomen,asenseof“mastery”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“pleasure”
B.forwomen,asenseof“pleasure”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“mastery”
C.womencan’thaveasenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”atthesametime
D.asenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”arebothnecessarytowomen
65.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswomenhavingacareeris________.
A.negativeB.positiveC.neutral(中立的)D.realistic
66.Onecanconcludefromthepassagethatifawomantakesonseveralsocialroles,________.
A.itwillbeeasierforhertoovercomestressandstrain
B.shewillbemoresuccessfulinhercareer
C.herchancesofgettingpromotedwillbegreater
D.herlifewillbericherandmoremeaningful
67.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasasourceof“pleasure”forwomen
A.FamilylifeB.Multiplerolesinsociety
C.RegularemploymentD.Freedomfromanxiety
D
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