【正文】 s books Ks5u 62. When finishing the course, you are promised to . Ks5u A. be a successful publisher Ks5u B. bee a confident editor Ks5u C. finish one work for publication Ks5u D. get one story or article published Ks5u 63. Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to ____. Ks5u A. prove she is a good instructor Ks5u B. Promote the writing program Ks5u C. Give her advice on course preparation Ks5u D. Show she sold more stories than articles Ks5u C Ks5u How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings Ks5u Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors, But now scientists are giving this feelings an empirical（經驗的 , 實證的） basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation. Ks5u Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2020, Joan MeyersLevy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people to think. Her research indicates that the higher callings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. Ks5u In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention. Ks5u Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenh Tanner, head of the School Design ＆ Planning Laboratory at University of Geia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots. Ks5u Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim（暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also 9 discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax. Ks5u So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we’re almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管） , ”architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? That’s what we39。s Literature Ks5u 61. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that . Ks5u 8 A. children39。s books and over 300 stories and articles. Ks5u Free test and brochure Ks5u We offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized homestudy courses on the basis of oneonone training. Ks5u Realize your writing dream today. There39。t know where to turn for help. Ks5u Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潛能） , and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed. Ks5u The promise that paid off Ks5u The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability: Ks5u You will plete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course. Ks5u I really didn39。s a growing need for new writers trained to create the ＄ 3 billion worth of children39。 71. The chart shows that from 2020 to 2020， . A. the percentage of the Spanish families with a puter rose 35 points B. the percentage of the White families with a puter remained unchanged C. the number of the Black families with a puter was on the decrease D. the number of the Asian families with a puter showed the sharpest increase 年北京卷 6 A Ks5u How I Turned to Be Optimistic Ks5u I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt＇ s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning. Ks5u I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to e back was hardly in my head then. Ks5u The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not e to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more plex for me. Some ti