必修第一册Unit2TravellingAroundⅠ.阅读理解AWheretofindmoneythatcanhelpyoupayforacollegeoruniversityafterhighschool.TheStudentAssistanceProgram(SAP)Itisaprovincialstudentsupportprogram,offeringamixoffinancialassistancetothousandsofstudentseachyear.YoucanonlybesuitableforSAPifyoudon’tgetenoughmoneyfromothersourcestocoveryourcollegeoruniversityexpenses.TheincomethatyoureporttoSAPgenerallyneedstomatchwhatyoureporttotheschoolwhenyoufileyourtaxes.Youcanusetheonlinecalculatortohelp.You’llseehowmuchfinancialassistanceyoucouldbesuitabletoreceivefromSAP.FinancialAidfromSchoolsYoucancheckwiththeschooldirectlytoseewhatfinancialaidprogramstheyoffer.Youcouldbesuitableforassistantships,scholarships,work-studyprogramsandsummeremploymentopportunities.Theseareallsourcesofmoneyyoudon’thavetopayback.EmergencyLoansMostschoolsalsoofferemergencyloans.Forexample,youcouldbesuitableforashort-termloan(90days)tocovertuition,ifyou’rewaitingforSAPtoarrive.Banks,trustcompaniesandcreditunionsofferstudentloansandlinesofcredit.Talktoyourfinancialinstitutionformoreinformation.Self-fundIt’sagoodideatosavemoneyfromasummerjoborjobyouholdthroughouttheyeartohelppayforyoureducation.Yourparentsorotherrelativesmightalsobeabletocontributetoeducationcosts.Anotheroptionistoconsiderinvestingsavingsthroughabank/financialinstitution—sothatmoneycanearninterest—ifyouplantogotocollegeoruniversityinthefuture.ExtraAssistanceSomestudents,suchasthosewithdisabilitiesorwhoreceivesocialassistance,maybesuitableforadditionalstudentaid.1.WhatkindoffinancialassistancedoesSAPoffer?A.Bankingmethods.B.Educationexpenses.C.Futurejobfunds.D.Campusmedicalcosts.2.Whichofthefollowingaidsmustberepaidinashorttime?A.Assistantships.B.Self-fund.C.Emergencyloans.D.Additionalaid.3.WhatmayonelearnfromSelf-fund?A.Academicinstructions.B.Onlinecourses.C.After-schoolprograms.D.Investmentmethods.BArecentstudyhasfollowedtheorigins,orbeginningsofthefamilyoflanguagesthatincludemodernJapanese,Korean,TurkishandMongolian.ThefindingsshowasharedgeneticancestorforthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhospeakwhattheresearcherscallTranseurasian(跨欧亚的)languages.SuchlanguageshadtheiroriginwithmilletfarmerswholivedinanareainnortheasternChinaabout9,000yearsago.Milletisasmall,roundwholegrain.Itwasanimportantearlycropashunter-gatherersbecamefarmers.Thestudy’sfindingsshowhowtheuseofagriculturefollowingtheIceAgepoweredthemovementsofsomeoftheworld’smajorlanguagefamilies.Theresearchhighlightsthecomplexbeginningsofmodernpopulationsandcultures.MartineRobbeets,headoftheArchaeolinguisticResearchGroup,saidpeopleoftenthinkofJapan,KoreaandChinaaspowerfulnationsrepresentingonelanguage,onecultureandonepeople.“Alllanguages,culturesandhumans,includingthoseinAsia,aremixed,”Robbeetssaid.“Acceptingthattherootsofone’slanguage,cultureorpeopleliebeyondthepresentnationalboundariesistosurrenderidentity,whichsomepeoplearenotyetpreparedtomake.”Theresearchersstudieddataofvocabularyfromthe98languages.Theyidentifiedagroupofwordsrelatedtoagricultureandcreatedalanguagefamilytree.Theresearchersexamineddatafrom255archaeologicalsitesinChina,Japan,KoreaandeasternRussia.Theystudiedancientobjectsincludingpottery,stonetoolsandplantandanimalremains.Theyalsoincludedthedatingof269ancientcropremainsfromdifferentareas.TheresearchersfoundthatfarmersinnortheasternChinaeventuallygrewriceandwheatalongwithmillet.ThecropsspreadalongwithfarmingpopulationstoKoreabyabout1300BCEandfromtheretoJapanafterabout1000BCE.AstheancientfarmersmovedacrossnortheasternAsia,relatedlanguagesspreadintoSiberia,KoreaandJapanoverthousandsofyears.4.Accordingtothestudy,whatdoTranseurasianlanguagesoriginatefrom?A.IceAgepeople.B.AncientJapanese.C.Ancientmilletfarmers.D.Earlyhunter-gatherers.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surrender”probablymeaninparagraph3?A.Giveup.B.Maintain.C.Takein.D.Destroy.6.Howdotheresearchersconducttheirstudy?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byanalyzingsomestatistics.C.Bysettingdowngeneralrules.D.Bydoinganexperiment.7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Foodhasacloserelationshipwithculturediversity.B.AlargelanguagefamilyhasancientoriginsinChina.C.Humanactivitiesleadtodifferentlanguagemovements.D.Theresearchonthelanguagefamily’sbeginningscounts.CPuttingamicrochip(芯片)intoone’sbrainbringstheworldasuperhero,whichiscommoninsci-fimovies.However,wemayfinditpossibleinreality.ElonMusk,founderofSpaceXandco-founderofelectriccarmakerTesla—hasbeenworkingonthistechnology.OnAug.28,Muskgavealivestreamdemonstrationofthechip,whichwasimplantedintotheheadofapignamedGertrude.Thechip,developedbyMusk’scompany,isthesizeofacoin.Butdon’tletitssizefoolyou.Thetinychiphasover3,000electrodes(电极)attachedtoflexiblethreads,whichcanmonitorabout1,000neurons(神经元).Itcollectsneuralsignalsfromanareaofthebrain,andthentransmitsthosesignalswirelesslytonearbycomputers.Inthelivestream,Gertrudecouldbeseenwalkingaroundsniffingthegroundwhileamonitorshowedherbrainactivity.Thoughthetechnologyisstillinitsearlystage,itisencouragingforhumans.Thistechnology“wouldsolvealotofbraininjuries”,whichallowsthehumanbraintocombinewithanartificialintelligence,M