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e NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long... 60. What does the hero in the film find himself according to Jumper? A. He finds himself involved in a war between two sides. B. He finds himself participating in a heated match. C. He finds himself judging which side is right in a war. D. He finds himself forced to stop two men fighting. 61. Which of the following is a cooperative film? A. Jumper B. Angels Fall C. Rise of the Silver Surfer D. 1 6 Blocks 62. According to 16 Blocks, it is _______ for Mosley to decide what he should do. A. easy B. wise C. simple D. tough C If you struggled to get up for work on Wednesdays, there could be a good reason— it is the day our mood reaches its lowest point. Psychologists have found that, on average, people?s moods remain about the same on each day throughout the week. Monday has traditionally been thought of as the most depressing day of the week but according to psychologists , midweek gives more cause for concern in reality. Wednesday represented the lowest point in the week as people were furthest away from the weekend that has either just gone or is ing up and often feel bogged down with work. To start their research, the University of Sydney scientists asked around 200 people what they thought their mood would be on each day of the week. Most said their worst moods were on Monday mornings and evenings but they became increasingly cheerful as the week went on, with their best moods falling on Friday and Saturday mornings and evenings. When asked why they believed that Friday and Saturday were best, respondents said they saw them as 1essstructured days when they could choose how to spend their time. The psychologists then asked a further 350 people how they felt each day. They found that,on average, people?s moods remained about the same on each day throughout the week. Mondays were not as depressing as they had feared and Fridays and Saturdays were not as exciting as predicted. Professor Charles Areni, who led the study, said the dayoftheweek stereotypes (陳規(guī) ) originate from a cultural belief that people are generally happier when they are free to choose their activities pared to when they are engaged in paid work. In reality, he said, weekends do not often see moods soar (高漲 ) because they are frequently dominated by productive activities that may require large amounts of energy and begin to feel tired of work. “ Dayoftheweek stereotypes like‘ Monday Morning Blues’, and ‘ Thank God It?s Friday’are largely illusions,” he said. 63. The passage is written to_______. A. show the way of doing a psychological research B. introduce the result of a psychological research C. throw doubt on the old dayofthework ideas D. keep people in high spirits during the week 64. The author of the passage might agree with the idea that ________. A. Monday is the most depressing day of the week with a long week ahead B. on weekend people are generally happier when they are free from work C. people are always heavyhearted at the very beginning of most weeks D. it?s reasonable if you feel unwilling to get up and go for work in midweek 65. The underlined word“ illusions” in the last paragraph means ________. A. good impressions B. wrong ideas C. happy feelings D. bad opinions 66. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Monday Morning Blues B. Depressing Weekends C. Wednesday Most Unhappy D. Thank God It?s Friday D Speaking at a forum on student achievement last night, Professor Stephen Dinham, Chair of Teacher Education at the University of Melbourne?s Graduate School of Education, said attempts to improve student selfesteem(自尊 ) in unreal ways, such as avoiding criticism and handing out unearned praise, are failing some of our most vulnerable (脆弱的 ) students. “We know selfesteem does influence student achievement but, unfortunately, some schools attempt to do this in unreal ways, such as avoiding negative criticism and providing only ?positive reinforcement?. If we overinflate(過分吹捧) student selfesteem in this manner, they will struggle when they get out into the wide world,” he told the audience at last night?s University of Melbourne alumni event. Professor Dinham pointed out schools focusing too much on “welfare”, particularly in low socioeconomic areas, create a low expectations model that leads students to low achievement. However, schools focusing too much on the “academic” at the expense of the personal are getting it wrong, too. “The ?welfare? and the ?academic? approaches are both wrong. What research shows is that the best teachers and schools, including those in disadvantaged areas, have a balanced focus on every student as a learner and a person. We can actually build up student selfesteem by ensuring every student feels they are achieving success and making progress. We do this by providing meaningful feedback(反饋 )— which includes constructive criticism.” According to Professor Dinham, a fundamental mistake was made in the 1960s when, in line with wider social changes, schools rightly became more responsive to students as individuals. Mistakenly, being responsive to students was interpreted as also being less demanding and many schools therefore became more permissive. The best teaching style is one where high responsiveness to individual student needs is bined with demands for students to achieve their best academically and conform to (符合,使 … 一致 ) acceptable standards of behavior. Real achievement is the best way to boost selfesteem, which can then lead to further success, he said. 67. We improve a student selfesteem in unreal ways if