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As anyone who freelances(做自由职业)knows, there are lots of advantages of working at home alonE. But th...
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ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.OnarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydiD.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluenced影响ustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.24.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.25.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.26.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.27.WhichonedoyouthinkisNOTTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.ThecouplewillneverstealbikesinrevengE.B.ThecouplewilltrytheirbesttohelpothersintroublE.C.TrevorboughtanewKonaimmediatelyaftersomeonestolehisoldonE.D.ThecouplegotsomehelpfromseveralpeopleintheirareA.
Youmightthinkthekeytolosingweightistostayoutofthekitchen—butmaybeyoujustneedtocleanit.AccordingtoAnewstudytheamountofclutterandchaosinyourkitchen—andyourlife—maydirectlyinfluencetheamountoffoodyoueat.ThestudyconductedbyresearchersattheCornellFoodandBrandLabandpublishedintheEnvironmentandBehaviorjournalevaluated98femaleparticipantsastheysatinakitchenwithbowlsofcarrotsandcookiestoeat.Halfofthesubjectssatinaclutteredkitchenwithdishesinthesinknewspapersonthetableandanearbyphoneringingoffthehookwhiletheotherhalfsatinaquiettidykitchen.Thewomenwhosatintheclutteredkitchenatetwiceasmanycookiesasthewomeninthecleankitchenamountingto53morecaloriesconsumedovera10-minuteperioD.TherewasnoeffectontheamountofcarrotsthatthewomenatE.What’smoretheresearchersfoundthatwhenthewomenfeltchaotic混乱的theeffectwasmagnified放大.Beforetheysteppedintothemessykitchensomeofthewomenwereaskedtowriteaboutatimeintheirliveswhentheyfelttotallyout-of-control;otherswereaskedtowriteaboutatimethattheyfeltcompletelyin-control.Thewomenwhowroteaboutfeelingchaoticate100morecaloriesthanthosewhowroteaboutfeelingcoolandcollecteD.BeinginachaoticenvironmentandfeelingoutofcontrolisbadfordietsexplainedleadauthorLennyVartanianPhDinapressreleasE.ItseemstoleadpeopletothinkEverythingelseisoutofcontrolsowhyshouldn’tIbe?Bottomline:IfyouwanttoloseweightyouneedtogetcontrolofyourkitchenoryourminD.Youcouldtrymeditating冥想yogaandexercisetohelprelievestressandgiveyourselfabettermindsetwhenyouwalkintothekitchen.Oryoucouldjustdothosedishesinthesink.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordclutteredinparagraph2probablymean?A.quiet.B.untidy.C.neat.D.high-tech.25.Comparedtothoseinthecleankitchenwomeninthemessykitchen.A.atemorecarrotsB.atefewercarrotsC.atemorecookiesD.atefewercookies26.Whyweresomeparticipantsaskedtowritestories?A.Tosharewitheachother.B.Totesttheirwritingskills.C.Toinfluencetheiremotions.D.Tokeeptheminorder.27.Inthelastparagraphreadersareadvisedtocleantheirkitchenssothat.A.theywilleatlessB.theywillfeelrelaxedC.theirfoodcanbecleanerD.theirhousescanlookbetter
DoyouhopetoenterTsinghuaUniversity?Ifsoyou’dbetterbeabletoswimorbereadytolearnswimmingandpassaswimtestbecauseallthestudentsofTsinghuaUniversityareaskedtolearnhowtoswimfromthisyear.LiuBoheadoftheuniversity'ssportsscienceandphysicaleducationdivisionsaidthislastMondayandthisdecisionwasmostsupportedbyQiuYongpresidentofthisuniversity.TheuniversitywillorganizeaswimmingtestforallthenewstudentsinSeptemberandthosewhofailtoswimatleast50metersanywaytheylikewillbeaskedtotakeamandatorycourse必修课throughouttheirstudiessothattheyareabletoswimbythetimetheygraduateortheuniversitywon'tgivethemadiplom__凭LiusaiD.ManyoldstudentsofthisfamousuniversityhadtomeettheswimmingchallengeinitshistoryLiangShiqiuthefamouswriterwhoenteredTsinghuaUniversityin1915oncefailedtheswimmingtestbeforehisgraduation.Hehadtodohisbestatthemake-upexamination.LuckilyhissecondtestgotapassfromtheheadoftheDivisionofSportsScienceandPhysicalEducation.Whyistheuniversityconnectingswimmingabilitywithdegrees?Asalivingskillswimmingisveryimportantforstudentsinthelongrunsinceitishelpfulinimprovingstudents’endurance耐力anditusuallydoeslessharmtojointsandmusclesasawatersportsaidLiuBo.AlthoughTsinghuahaspaidmuchattentiontosportsinitslonghistoryfewerstudentsareexercisingintheirsparetimeregularlyLiusaiD.It’stimetotakeseriousactiontoaskstudentstoexercisemoretobuilduptheirbodiesoncampus.28.WhatmustastudentdobeforegraduatingfromTsinghuaUniversity?A.Passaswimtest.B.LearnsportssciencE.C.Showinterestinswimming.D.Knowtheoldstudents.29.What’sthepurposeforthewritertotalkofLiangShiqiu?A.Toshowhewasfamous.B.Tointroducehisworks.C.ToadviseothersnottomeetthechallengE.D.TosupportthetopicwiththisexamplE.30.WhydoesTsinghuaUniversitypaysomuchattentiontoswimming?A.Itisawatersport.B.Ithasalonghistory.C.Itisnotveryharmful.D.Itcanmakestudentsstronger.31.WhatcanyouinferaboutthestudentsinTsinghuaUniversityfromthelastparagraph?A.Theylikeothersportsexceptswimming.B.Theyarepoorinhealthbecausetheydon’texercisE.C.Moreandmorestudentswillattendswimmingclass.D.FewerstudentswouldliketogotoTsinghuaUniversity.
Iamheretoannouncemyretirementfromthegameofbasketball.Itwon'tbeanotherannouncementtobaseballoranythingtothatnaturE.MentallyI'mexhausted;Idon'tfeelIhaveachallengE.PhysicallyIfeelgreat.Thelasttimein1993Ihadotheragendas.IfeltthatIwantedtoplaybaseballandIfeltthatatmyageitwasagoodopportunityandtimetodoit.AndwiththedeathofmyfatherandIwasbasicallytryingtodealwiththat.ActuallyItalkedtoJerrylastyearoncetheseasonendedandItoldJerryatthattimementallyIwasalittleexhausteD.Ididn'tknowifIwouldplaynextyear.Iwantedtoputhimonawarenesssothathecouldpossiblypreparegoingintonextseason.AndJerryoncewehadourconversationwantedmetotaketimeasIdidin1993tomakesurethatitwastherightdecisionbecauseitwasgoingtobethefinaldecision.IretiredthefirsttimewhenPhilJacksonwasthecoach.AndIthinkthatevenwithPhilbeingthecoachIwouldhavehadatoughtimementallyfindingthechallengeformyself.AlthoughhecansomehowpresentchallengesformeIdon'tknowifhecouldhavepresentedthechallengeformetocontinueontothisseason.EventhoughmiddlewayofthisseasonIwantedtocontinuetoplayacouplemoreyearsbutattheendofthisseasonIwasmentallydrainedandtireD.SoIcan'tsaythathewouldhaverestoredthat.IwillsupporttheChicagoBulls.IthinkthegameitselfisalotbiggerthanMichaelJordan.I'vebeengivenanopportunitybypeoplebeforemetonameafewKareemAbdulJabbarDoctorJJerryWest.TheseguysplayedthegamewaybeforeMichaelJordanwasbornandMichaelJordancameontheheelsof3allthatactivity.Mr.Sternandwhathe'sdonefortheleaguegavemeanopportunitytoplaythegameofbasketball.IplayedittothebestIcouldplayit;Itriedtoenhancethegameitself.I'vetriedtobethebestbasketballplayerthatIcouldbE.21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhenJordanwantedtoretirethefirsttimeJerrywasthecoach.B.JordanthinksofhimselfasthegreatestbasketballplayerintheworlD.C.ThereasonwhyJordanwantstoretireisthatheismentallytireD.D.JordanisalwaysthememberoftheChicagoBulls.22.Inthelastparagraphofthepassageafewfamousbasketballplayersarementionedexcept.A.KareemAbdulJabbarB.DoctorJC.JerryWestD.YaoMing23.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.JordanRetirementB.FromBasketballtoBaseballC.TheGreatestBasketballPlayerEverD.Basketball
ItravelalotinmyworkandwhatIdislikeaboutmyjobiseatingalonE.Italwaysmakesmefeellonelytoseeotherslaughingandtalking.SoroomserviceforseveralnightswasabetterchoiceformE.AfterhavingroomservicethreenightsatahotelinHoustonhoweverIneededtogetoutofmyroom.Althoughtherestaurantopenedat6:30Iarrivedat6:25.Thewaiteratthefrontdeskmadeacomment评论aboutmybeingtherereallyearly.Iexplainedmydislikeofeatingaloneinrestaurants.HethenseatedmeatalovelytableandaskedmewhetherIwouldmindifhesatdownwithmeforawhilE.Iwasglad!Hesatandtalkedwithmeabouthiscareergoalsandthedifficultyofbeingatworkonnightsweekendsandholidays.Hesaidhehadn’tenoughtimetobewithhisfamily.After15minuteshesawsomecustomersatthefrontdeskandexcusedhimself.Inoticedthatbeforehewenttothefrontdeskhestoppedinthekitchenforamoment.ThenanotherwaitercameoutofthekitchenandhadawonderfulchatwithmE.BeforeIleftthatnightsomeotherwaiterseventhecookhadcomeoutofthekitchenandsatwithme!WhenIaskedformybillaboutonehourlaterallthepeoplewhohadsatdownwithmecameoverinabiggrouptomytableandpresentedmewitharedrosE.AndIcried!WhathadbegunasalonelynightendedasabeautifulexperiencE.21.Theauthoraskedforroomservicebecause______.A.alotofmoneywouldbesavedinthiswayB.hedidn’tliketoeatwithotherpeoplearoundC.hedidn’twantedtoberecognizedbythewaitersD.seeingpeoplelaughingandtalkingmadehimfeelbad22.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthatthewaiteratthefrontdesk______.A.knewhowtoattractmorecustomerstohisrestaurantB.foundithardtobalancehisworkandhisfamilyC.wasgettingtiredofhispresentjobD.hadneverhadsuchachancetotalkabouthisworries23.Theauthorwantstotellusthat______.A.peopleareactuallyalllonelyintheirownwayB.restaurantsshouldputtheneedofcustomersfirstC.thekindnessofstrangerscanmakeyoulesslonelyD.restaurantsarefullofsurprisesforlonelypeople
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WewereonourwayhomefromHoustononeSaturdaymorning.WedecidedtostopatalocalgasstationtogetcoffeeandsomethingtosnackonsinceitwasagoodhourandahalfbeforewegothomE.WhenweweredonewegotbackintoourcarandbeforeIstarteditwenoticedamanstandingoutsideinfrontofthebuilding.Hewasahomelessmanwithwornclothesanditlookedlikehehadgoneinandgottenhimselfsomecoffeeorsomethingwarmtodrinksinceitwascoldthistimeoftheyear.Hemusthavenothadenoughmoneytogetsomethingtoeat.Thenadogwalkeduptothefrontofthebuilding.Icouldtellshewasashebecauseyoucouldtellthatshehadbabydogs.ShewasterriblyinneedofsomethingtoeatandIfeltsobadforher.Iknewifshedidn’teatsoonsheandherbabydogswouldnotmakeit.Iandmywifesatthereandlookedather.Wenoticedthatpeoplewalkedbyanddidn’tevenpetherlikemostpeopledowhentheywalkbyananimalinfrontofastorE.Westilldidnotdoanything.ButthehomelessmanwhoIthoughtdidnotbuyhimselfanythingtoeatwentbackintothestorE.AndwhathedidbroughttearstomeandmywifE.Hehadgoneintothestoreandwithwhatmoneyhemayhavehadboughtacanofdogfoodandfedthatdog.Thisstoryplaysagreatpartinourlives.YouseethatwasMother’sDayweekenD.Andalotofpeopleforgetthatsomeanimalsareparentstoo.IttookahomelessmantoshowmewhatIshouldhavedonE.Hemakemeabettermanthatday.24.Thehomelessmanonlyhadsomethingtodrinkbecause_______.A.hedidn’thaveenoughmoneyforfoodB.hewasthirstyonlyC.thestoreonlyprovideddrinksD.hefeltcoldthatday25.Seeingwhatthepoormandidforthedogtheauthorandhiswife________.A.werepuzzledB.weregreatlymovedC.regrettedtheyhadn’tdoneanythingD.wereindifferent26.Ifthehomelessmanhadn’tgiventhedogfoodtoeatsheandherbabieswould____.A.notsurviveB.havetoattackpeopleC.nothavetodieD.losetheirhomes27.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.A.kindHomelessManB.A.LuckyMotherDogC.MotherDay’sWeekendD.AnimalsAreParentsToo
DearFriendTherecentsuccessofchildren’sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere’sahugemarketouttherE.Andthere’sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthofchildren’sbooksboughteachyearplusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersofmagazinesforchildrenandteenagers.Whoaretheseneededwriters?They’reordinaryfolkslikeyouandmE.ButamIgoodenough?Iwasoncewhereyoumightbenow.Mythoughtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownbyself-doubtandIdidn’tknowwheretoturnforhelp.ThenIacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingabilityanditturnedouttobetheinspirationIneedeD.ThepromisethatpaidoffTheInstitutemadethesamepromisetomethattheywillmaketoyouifyoushowbasicwritingability:Youwillcompleteatleastonemanuscript手稿suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinishourcoursE.Ireallydidn’texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecoursebutthathappeneD.Isoldthreestories.AndIsoondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitutE.SincegraduationIhaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren’sbooksandover300storiesandarticles.FreetestandbrochureWeofferafreeabilitytestandwillsendyouacopyofourbrochure小册子describingourrecognizedhome-studycoursesonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.Realizeyourwritingdreamtoday.There’snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfadesforever.SincerelyKristiHillInstructorInstituteofChildren’sLiterature21.Thefirsttwoparagraphstellusthat__________.A.magazinesforchildrenandteenagershavedrawnpublicattentionB.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren’sbooksC.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyearD.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellers22.Youarepromisedtopublishonemanuscriptwhenyou__________.A.showbasicabilityB.finishthecourseC.havesoldthreestoriesD.havepassedthetest23.KristiHillmentionsherownexperiencemainlyto__________.A.provesheisaqualifiedinstructorB.introducethehome-studycoursesC.showshehasrealizedherdreamD.promotethewritingprogram
WhilewaitingtopickupafriendatanairportinPortlandOregonIhadoneofthoselife-changingexperiencesthatyouhearotherpeopletalkabout-thekindthathappenstoyouunexpectedly.TomethishappenedandwasonlytwofeetawayfrommE.LocatingmyfriendamongthepassengersInoticedamancomingtowardmecarryingtwolightbags.Hestoppedrightnexttometogreethisfamily.Firsthewalkedtohisyoungestsonmaybe6yearsoldashelaiddownhisbags.Theygaveeachotheralonglovinghug.Astheyseparatedenoughtolookineachother'sfaceIheardthefathersayIt'ssogoodtoseeyouson.Imissedyousomuch！HissonsmiledsomewhatshylyandrepliedsoftlyMetooDad！Thenthemanstoodupgazedintotheeyesofhisoldestsonmaybe9or10andwhilecuppinghisson'sfaceinhishandssaidYou'realreadyquiteayoungman.IloveyouverymuchZach！Theytoohuggedamostlovingtenderhug.Whilethiswashappeningababygirlperhapsoneorone-and-a-half-yearoldwassquirming扭动excitedlyinhermother'sarmsneveroncetakingherlittleeyesoffthewonderfulsightofherreturningfather.ThemansaidHi.babygirl！ashegentlytookthechildfromhermother.HequicklykissedherfacealloverandthenheldherclosetohischestwhilerockingherfromsidetosidE.Thelittlegirlinstantlyrelaxedandsimplylaidherheadonhisshouldermotionlessinpurecontentment.AfterseveralmomentshehandedhisdaughtertohisoldestsonanddeclaredI'vesavedthebestforlast!andwenttogivehiswifethelongestmostpassionatekissIeverrememberseeing.HegazedintohereyesforseveralsecondsandthensilentlymoutheD.Iloveyousomuch！Theystaredintoeachother'seyesbeamingbigsmilesatoneanotherwhileholdingbothhandsForaninstanttheyremindedmeofnewlywedsbutIknewbytheageoftheirkidsthattheycouldn'tpossiblybE.IpuzzledaboutitforamomentthenrealizedhowtotallyattentiveIwasinthewonderfuldisplayofunconditionallovenotmorethananarm'slengthawayfrommE.IsuddenlyfeltuncomfortableasifIwasinvadingsomethingsacredbutwasamazedtohearmyownvoicenervouslyaskWow！HowlonghaveyoutwobeenmarriedBeentogetherfourteenyearstotalmarriedtwelveofthosE.herepliedwithoutbreakinghisgazefrothhislovelywife'sfacE.Wellthenhowlonghaveyoubeenaway?IaskeD.ThemanfinallyturnedandlookedatmestillbeaminghisjoyoussmilE.Twowholedays！TwodaysIwasstunneD.Ihadassumedhe'dbeengoneforatleastseveralweeks-ifnotmonths.IknowmyexpressionbetrayedmE.Ihopemymarriageisstillthatpassionateaftertwelveyears！Themansuddenlystoppedsmiling.HelookedmestraightintheeyeandwithforcefulnessthatburnedrightintomysoulhetoldmesomethingthatleftmeadifferentpersonDon'thopefrienddecide!ThenheflashedmehiswonderfulsmileagainshookmyhandandsaidGodbless！Withthatheandhisfamilyturnedandwalkedawaytogether.IwasstillwatchingthatexceptionalmanandhisspecialfamilywalkjustoutofsightwhenmyfriendcameuptomeandaskedWhatareyoulookingatWithouthesitatingandwithacurioussenseofcertaintyIrepliedMyfuture！66.Whichwordcouldbestdescribethebabygirl?A.Quiet.B.Innocent.C.Naughty.D.Sweet.67.Thewritersuddenlyfeltuncomfortablebecause________.A.hefeltitimpolitetostareatthefamilyB.hefelthewithdrewfromsocietyC.thefamilyfoundhimcuriousaboutthemD.hedidn'tlovehiswifeasmuch68.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Thefamilybecamethewriter'sfriends.B.ThewriterdecidedtolookforawifE.C.Thewriter'sfamilywillgetmorelovefromhim.D.Thewriterwilltellhisfriendthestoryimmediatelytheymeet.69.WhichparagraphinthisstorybestshowstheloveofthecoupleA.Paragraph4.B.Paragraph5.C.Paragraph6.D.Paragraph7.70.Whydoesthewriterthinkhisairportexperienceislife-changing?A.Becausehecameacrossamostlovingfamily.B.Becauseherealizedthedifferencebetweenhopeanddecide.C.BecausehethoughtitwasreallyauniqueexperiencE.D.Becausethefamilyhemetwithhadastrangepoweroverhim.
Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheotheritmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressurE.ThereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistancemakingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculatE.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffectsbutifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutesandit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideallyit’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflathipwidthapartonthefloorbutit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheofficE.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.WhilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortworepeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamagE.Sonexttimeyousitdowntrytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstabilitybutitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.21.Crossinglegsaffectyourbloodpressurebecause___________.A.itcausesyourbodytopushthebloodbacktotheheart.B.youcan’tfeelanyimmediateeffects.C.youdon’thaveenoughtimetowalkarounD.D.itisharderforthebloodtocirculatE.22.Tosolvetheproblemscausedbycrossinglegsyou’dbetter_______.A.sitwithyourfeetplantedflatonthefloorforhours.B.payattentiontohowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.C.keepyoursittingpostureandstabilitypermanently.D..trytobeawareofwhetheryouarecomfortableornot.23.Whichwordcan’tdescribethefeelingwhenyoucrossyourlegsforalongtime?A.nervousB.tiredC.numbD.painful
LastyearwhenTomgraduatedfromschoolhecametoTaibei.Hedidn'tliketoworkonhisfather'sfarmandhopedtofindajobinabigcity.Hewentfromonecompanytoanotherbutnoonewantedhim.WithlittlemoneylefthegottothestationsadandtireD.Allhewantedtodowasgobacktohissmalltown.ItwasverylateatnightandthestationwasfullofpeoplE.Theywerewaitingtobuyticketsofthelasttrain.Heboughtthelastticketandhewasveryhappy.Atthattimeawomanwithacryingbabywalkedtohimandaskedhimtosellhertheticket.HegavehertheticketbecausehethoughttheyneededitmorethanhediD.Afterthetrainlefthesatonthebenchanddidn'tknowwheretogo.SuddenlyanoldmancameandsaidYoungmanIhaveseenwhatyoudidtothewoman.Iamtheownerofabigcompany.Ineedagoodyoungmanlikeyou.Wouldyouliketoworkforme?24.ThewomanwalkedtoTombecause_______.A.shewasTom'soldfriendB.shehadnomoneytobuyaticketC.herchildwantedtotalktoTomD.sheneededtotakethetrain25Tomdidn'ttakethetrainbecause_______.A.hedidn'ttakeatrainticketB.hemissedthetrainC.hewantedtotalktotheoldmanD.hegavehistickettothewoman26.Theoldmanwantedto_______.A.sayThankyoutoTomB.lendTomsomemoneyC.giveTomajobD.sitonthebenchwithTom27.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?A.Manypeoplefindjobinatrainstation.B.Don'tbuythelastticketofthetrain.C.WeshouldnotgiveourtickettoothersinatrainstationD.Ifwetryourbesttohelpothersotherswillhelpus.
TheUnitedStatesCapitolisamonumentaworkingofficebuildingandoneofthemostrecognizablesymbolsofrepresentativedemocracy议会民主intheworlD.VisitorsarewelcometoenterthebuildingthroughtheCapitolVisitorCenterlocatedundergroundbeneaththeEastFrontplazaoftheU.S.CapitolatFirstStreetandEastCapitolStreet.Hours—TheCapitolVisitorCenterisopentovisitorsfrom8:30A.m.to4:30p.m.MondaythroughSaturdayexceptforThanksgivingDayChristmasDayNewYear'sDayandonInaugurationDay.AdmissionandPasses—AdmissiontotheCapitolVisitorCenterisfreE.HoweverpassesarerequiredfortoursofthehistoricCapitol.AllvisitorstotheCapitolarerequiredtogothroughsecurityscreening.PleasereviewtheU.S.Capitolprohibiteditemslistbeforeyourvisit.Tours—ToursoftheU.S.CapitolneedtobescheduledinadvancethroughtheAdvanceReservationSystemorthroughtheofficeofoneofyourSenatorsoryourRepresentativE.VisitorswithDisabilities—TheCapitolVisitorCenterisfullyaccessibletopeoplewithdisabilities.ListeningdeviceswithaudiodescriptionofthefilmsandexhibitionareavailableattheInformationDesks.Allfilmshaveopencaptioning.InadditionthereareavarietyofotherservicesforvisitorswithdisabilitiesincludingadaptivetoursoftheCapitolwheelchairsandsign-languageinterpretingservicesforindividualswhoaredeaforhardofhearing.GiftShops—TheGiftShopsareontheupperlevelandareopen9A.m.to4:30p.m.MondaythroughSaturday.TheGiftShopsfeatureauniqueselectionofmerchandiseinspiredbytheCapitol'sartandarchitecturaltreasuresfunandeducationalgiftsbooksjewelryandexcitingcustom-designedproductsunavailableanywhereelsE.Restaurant—TheRestaurantisonthelowerlevelandisopen8:30A.m.to4:00p.m.MondaythroughSaturday.FreshlymadesoupssaladsspecialtyentreespizzassandwichesdessertsandbeverageswillreflectthediversebountyofAmericaandareavailableforpurchaseattheRestaurant.Mealvouchersmaybereservedaheadoftimeforgroupsof25ormorE.StrollersandBabyChanging—StrollersarepermittedintheCapitolVisitorCenterandbabychangingstationsareavailableineachfamilyrestroom.ForeignLanguages—Visitorsmayrequestlisteningdevicesforforeign-languageversionsofthefilmsandtheexhibitionattheInformationDesks.ServiceAnimals—ServiceanimalsareallowedintheCapitolVisitorCenterandtheCapitol.56.ThebrochureismeanttoinformvisitorsoftheCapitoltour's________.A.strictsecuritymeasuresB.considerateserviceC.thrillingattractionsD.advancedmanagement57.Ifatourgroupoffiftydecidetosplitintwohalfofthemdiningandtheothersshoppingforsouvenirsbothatthesametimewhichofthefollowingistherighttime?A.4:30pmMondayB.4:30pmSaturdayC.3:30pmFridayD.3:30pmSunday58.DisabledvisitorscanreceivethefollowingservicesEXCEPT________.A.Barrier-freeaccess.B.VideooraudioaidC.Sign-languageinterpretingservicesD.Serviceanimals
Wellmoreandmorecompaniesarebeginningtocreateproductsandservicesforteenagers.TheDisneyCompanysellstheHannahMontanstelevisionshowmusicfilmandmerchandise商品toteenagersandtheirparents.Youcangeteverythingfrombrandedlunchboxesandmobilephonecoverstomonthlyfanmagazinesandclothing.TheHighSchoolMusicalseriesoffilmsisalsointendedforateenageaudiencE.Soit’sallaboutsaleswhichtellsusteenagersmusthavemoremoneyfreedomandinfluenceupontheirparentsthanthey’veeverhadbeforE.UKteenagersneverusedtobeworriedaboutspendingmoneyonclothesandfashionaccessories附加物.That’schangeD.NowtheyaremuchmorefashionconsciousandconcernedabouttheirimagE.InaworldoftelevisionprogrammesthatpromiseovernightsuccessandfameatayoungageforexampletheshowsBritain’sGotTalentandAmericanIdolsomepeoplethinkit’sextremelyimportanttolookfashionablE.Sowhatdoesteenagefashionlooklike?Wellit’squitehorriblereallybutthenI’mabittoooldtoappreciateitIsupposE.It’slotsofbrightlycolouredmaterialsparticularlypinkandusuallyplainnotpatterneD.Thereareplentyofbowsnecklacesandbracelets手镯too.It’sallverycute可爱的ifthat’syourtastE.Surelynoneoftheaboveisagoodthingisit?Canitreallybehealthyforustoencouragekidstobelikeadultsatsuchayoungage?Arewestealingchildhoodsinreturnforabitofprofit?WelltheUKgovernmentiscertainlyconcernedandforthatreasonhasstrictlawspreventingcompaniesfromexplicitly明确地marketingtheirproductsandservicesatchildren.EventherestofUKsocietyisconcerneD.Nowthatpeopleareawareoftheproblemthereisapopularbacklash强烈反应againsttheexploitation利用ofchildrenbycommercialmarketing.39.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheteenagersnowadays.A.oftenasktheirparentstobuythingsforthemB.alwayshavemorethanenoughmoneyontheirclothesC.can’tenjoytheirchildhoodthoughtheyarerichinmaterialD.aresatisfiedwiththeirmateriallifeandworryaboutnothing40.Theauthorofthepassage.A.supportsteenagefashionquitealotB.isfondofbrightlycoloredmaterialsthataretohistasteC.thinksitillegaltomakeprofitsbysellingthingstokidsD.isstronglyagainstmarketingproductsandservicesatchildren41.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.BritishteenagerswhoareinterestedinfashionsB.UKcompaniestargetingproductsatchildrenC.asocialproblemconcerningteenagersintheUKD.productsthataimatyoungpeopleinEngland
Raisedinamotherlesshomemyfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollegE.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehomE.ThoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhomeDadnevermetmeeveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbledhe’dsayinhisloudestfather-voiceThat’swhatyourlegsarefor!Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwasgoneonespringevening.Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.IlongedforhomE.WhenthebusreachedthestopIsteppedoffanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhomE.A.rowofhedge树篱edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhousE.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastpartofmyjourneyIalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthomE.OnthatparticulareveningthehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedgemovingtowardthehousE.UponcloserobservationIrealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’sheaD.ThenIkneweachtimeI’dcomehomehehadstoodbehindthehedgewatchinguntilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcareafterall.Onlatervisitsthatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.UponreachinghomeIwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocently天真地inhischair.So!Mysonit’syou!he’dsayhisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprisE.IrepliedYesDadit’smE.I’mhomE.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordgrumbledinParagraph1probablymean?A.acceptedhappily.B.explainedclearly.C.agreedwillingly.D.spokeunhappily.2.Whatmadetheauthorfeelupsetatfirstwas______.A.thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabsB.thefearofseeingsomethingmovingC.thefeelingofbeinglessthanvaluedD.thelonelinessofridingthebushome3.Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause______.A.hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorwayB.hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafetyC.hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourageD.hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MyFather’sSecret.B.MyCollegeLifE.C.TerribleJourneyHomE.D.RidingBusAlonE.
Leanneisoneofthestudentsstudyingthroughonlinedegreeprograms.Shechosetostudyonlineformanyofthesamereasonsthatotherstudentsdo.Shewasworkingfull-timeanddidnotwanttomoveawayfromherjobandfamilytocontinuehereducation.LeannelikedthatshewasabletostudywheneverandhowevermuchshewanteD.ButwhiletheprogrammetherneedsatfirstLeannefelttherewerethingsshedidnotgetfromstudyingonlinE.Latersheearnedherundergraduatedegreefromatraditionalface-to-facestudyprogramatThomasJeffersonUniversity.Leannesaysphysicallybeinginaclassroomhelpsbuildastrongconnectionbetweenstudentsandtheirprofessors.Insomewaysshelikedtakingcontrolandleadingherownstudies.Butmanytimesshealsofeltlostwithoutthatspecialconnection.Inadditionitmaynotbejustastudent'slearningthatsuffersinadistancelearningprogram.Thereissomeconcernaboutwhatfutureemployersthinkaboutanonlinedegreetoo.SomeemploymentspecialistsfromPublicAgendaanonprofitresearchorganizationbelievethatstudentsinonlineprogramslearnlessthanthoseintraditionalprogramsandonlineprogramsareeasiertocompletE.Someemployersmayhavelimitedunderstandingofwhatispossiblethroughanonlineprogram.Howeveruntiltherearewidelyacceptedstandardsforonlineprogramsastherearefortraditionalonescrkicalopinionswilllikelyremain.AlsothereappearstobcabarrierforonlineprogramsbecomingmorewidelyaccepteD.Ifmorewell-knownhighqualityschoolsstartofferingsuchprogramsemployerswilllikelyconsiderthetwomethodsasequal.Butthehighcosttocreatehighqualityonlineprogramssuggeststhiswillnotbeeasy.Todaymorestudentsarechoosingonlinecollegeprogramsovertraditionalprogramseveryyear.Butthereisstillalongwaytogobeforeonlineandtraditionalprogramsoperateonthesamelevel.24.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Leanne'sexperiencetolearnonlinE.B.Thepopularityofonlinedegreeprograms.C.Thelimitationsofdistancelearningprograms.D.Thestandardsforonlineeducation.25.WhydidLeannechoosetostudyatThomasJeffersonUniversity?A.Becauseshedidn'twanttomoveawayfromhomE.B.BecauseshepreferredtheclassroomatmospherE.C.Becauseshecoulddecidewhenandwhattolearn.D.Becauseshedidn'thavetimetoattendonlinecourses.26.Whichstatementaboutonlinedegreeprogramsmayemployersagreewith?A.GenerallyacceptedcriteriashouldbemadE.B.Theyarehighlyrecommendedforstudents.C.TheyaredifficulttocompletE.D.ThepricesofthemshouldberaiseD.27.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsonlinedegreeprograms?A.ObjectivE.B.Critical.C.FavorablE.D.Indifferent.
Owningapetmakesushealthierandhappierbutformanyofuslonghoursatworktightbudgetsandsmallflatsmeansit’sjustnotpractical.Butthere’sgoodnewsforanimallovers;youcannowcosyupwithacupofteawhilespendingtimewithfurryfriendsastheglobalmovementofanimalcafeshasreachedtheUK.TheinternationalphenomenonoriginatedinTaipeiwheretheworld’sfirstcatcafeCatFlowerGardenopenedin1998.CurioustouristssoondiscoveredthepetparadiseandbroughttheconceptovertoJapan.ThefirstJapanesecatcafeopenedinOsakain2005andnowtherearesaidtobenearly40inTokyoalonE.JapanhasnowgonefarbeyondtheoriginalconceptandsomeofthetrendiestplacestovisitnowadayshaveowlsrabbitsandgoatshangingarounD.Tokyo’sFukuronoMisewhichmeanstheShopofOwlshasfullguestlistsforuptotwomonths.LadyDinah’sCatEmporiumwasthefirstofitskindtoopenupinEastLondonlastyear.Thesuccessfulcatcafetakesbookings50daysaheadandusuallyabout90%ofthembookoutabout5-6weeksinadvanceThoughthebusinesshasbeenasuccesstheownerLaurenPearsworriesalittlebitaboutthesuddenriseofcatcafeseverywherE.Catcafesarestillintheirbeginningshereandwe’veseenaveryrecentcautionarytalespringingupinSingaporewiththesuddenburstofcatcafesinthecity.Earlierthisyearoneofthemwascloseddownafterseriousanimalwelfareissuesresultedinthedeathsofseveralcats.Sheemphasizesthateventhoughthejobisfunandrewardingitalsocomeswithseriousresponsibility.28.Whichcountrydoesthetextmainlyreportabout?A.UK.B.ChinA.C.Taipei.D.SingaporE.29.Whyarecatcafessopopular?A.Theyoffergreatservices.B.Theypromoteanewconcept.C.TheystayopenforalongtimE.D.Theyprovidepracticalmeanstoenjoypets.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartcautionarytaleinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Greeting.B.Warning.C.Interview.D.Development.31.WhatistheconcernofLaurenPears?A.Theblindexpansionofcatcafes.B.Thesuddenriseofillegalcatcafes.C.CatCafeowners’lackofresponsibility.D.Thepossibilitythatcatsmaybeunfriendly.
Ihadbeenratherproudofmyselfwhenmyfriendsandfamilygottheticketwhetheritwasforspeedingparkingorstopsignviolations违反.Itwassomethingthathappenedtoothers.ButlastFridayIjoinedtheclub.Iwasaskedtodoanewprojectlastweek.OnFridaymorningonmywaytoworkIsuddenlyrememberedthatIhadspentthepastsixweekswithoutconsideringthatIhadaweek’svacationplannedduringthattimE.Iwasverydisappointedwithmyselffornotrememberingit.ThetruthisthatIwasnotpayingenoughattentiontomydrivingandIdidnotcometoacompletestopatthestopsigninfrontofaschool.Iwassodistracted思想不集中的thatIdidn’tevennoticeIhadapolicemanonmytail尾巴withhislightsflashing.FinallyIlookedinmymirrorandcaughton.Thepolicemanwasrudeandtookmypapers.FortunatelyIhadeverythinguptodateandsinceIhadneverhadaticketbeforetherewasnothingforhimtodobutwritemeaticket.WhileIwassittingthereintheseatofshameIfeltbaD.IfIhadbeenthatdistractedandachildhadrunontotheroadperhapsIwouldhavenotreactedaswellasIcouldhavE.Itwasawake-upcall.PeopleatworkaskedmeifItriedtotalkmywayoutofit为自己开脱.FranklyitneveroccurredtomE.Ifeltsorry.NowInolongerhaveacleandrivingrecorD.Pleasebecarefuloutthereasamoment’sdistractioncanleadtotragedy.1.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thewriter’smostunforgettableexperiencE.B.Howthewritergotherfirstticket.C.Anaccidentcausedbythewriter.D.Whythewriterisalwayssocareful.2.TheunderlinedparttheclubinParagraphOnehererefersto__________.A.peoplewhoarecrazyaboutdrivingcarsB.aclubfordriverswithoutmuchexperienceC.peoplewhogetticketsforbreakingtrafficrulesD.aclubforpeopletotalkabouttheirdrivingstories3.Whatmadethewriterunabletofocusonherdriving?A.Planninghowtospendthevacation.B.Thinkingoftheforgottenvacation.C.ThinkingaboutherworkD.Missingherchildren.4.Whenthewriterreceivedtheticketshe__________.A.feltluckythatshewasanexperienceddriverB.wassonervousthatsheshookalloverC.wasashamed愧疚的ofherselfforbeingdistractedD.wasworriedaboutbeinglaughedat
Inthemid-1950sIwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.OnedaythisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassmentInMrs.Totten’seighth-grademathclassatCentralAvenueSchoolinAndersonIndianawewerelearningtoaddandsubtractdecimals小数.Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomeworkwhichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostdaysourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadappearedonourhomeworksheets.ShewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherenD.SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35studentsitwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.ThisparticulartimeIhadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsentwhichthrewoffmyestimatE.AsMrs.TottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclassIdesperatelytriedtodeterminewhichmathproblemIwouldget.ItriedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottomebutIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn’tfunction.WhenMrs.TottenreachedmydesksheaskedwhatanswerI’dgotforproblemNo.14.IIdidn’tgetanythingIansweredandmyfacefeltwarm.CorrectshesaiD.Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.WhatdidIlearnthatday?Firstalwaysdoallyourhomework.Secondinreallifeitisn’talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.ThirdIwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemostitwouldbethatonE.41.UsuallyMrs.Tottenaskedherstudentsto_______.A.recitetheirhomeworktogetherB.gradetheirhomeworkthemselvesC.answertheirhomeworkquestionsorallyD.checktheanswerstotheirhomeworkquestions42.Theauthorcouldworkoutwhichquestionstoanswersincetheteacheralways_______.A.askedquestionsinaregularwayB.walkedupanddownwhenaskingquestionsC.chosetwoorthreequestionsforthestudentsD.requestedherstudentstofinishtheirusualquestions43.Theauthorfailedtogetthequestionshehadexpectedbecause_______.A.theclassdidn’tbeginasusualB.severalstudentsdidn’tcometoschoolC.hedidn’ttryhardtomakehisestimateD.Mrs.Tottendidn’tstartfromthebackoftheclass44.:Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnUnforgettableTeacherB.A.FutureMathematicianC.AnEffectiveApproachD.A.ValuableLesson
Imaginethatyou'relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedin:Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!Youaren'tnecessarilysearchingforajobbutyou'realwaysopentoopportunitiessooutofcuriosityyouclickonthelink.A.fewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.We'venoticedthatyou'respendingmoretimeonLinkedinlatelysoIwanttotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou'rehappyhereshesays.Uh-oh.It'sanawkwardscenE.Attrition损耗hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompaniesbutinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrisingowingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesareintensifying增强theireffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Tactics策略rangefromelectronicmonitortosophisticated复杂的analysesofemployees'socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneralpeopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon'tliketheirbossdon'tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowthorareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEBaWashington-basedtechnologycompanylooksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.We'velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey'redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergrouporwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlifesaysBrianKroppwhoheadsCEB'sHRpracticE.';We'velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusmgworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeonorevenjustopeninge-mailsfromcareerwebsitesandresearchshowsthatmorefirmsarepayingattentiontothesethings.Largecompanieshavealsobeguntrackingbadgeswipes浏览痕迹employees'useofanIDtoenterandexitthebuildingortheparkinggarage-toidentifypatternsthatsuggestaworkermaybeinterviewingforajoB.32.FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferLinkedlnisA.ane-mailB.ajobfromtheInternetC.aprofessionalsocialnetworkD.aworld-famouscompany33.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Thecostolosinggoodworkersisrising.B.CompaniesarestricterwithworkersthanbeforE.C.Findingnewjobshasbeenatrendformostworkers.D.Measureshavebeentakentofindthepotentialworkerswhowanttoquit.34.AccordingtotheresearchbyCEBwhichofthefollowingmightbethemostprobablereasonforworkerstoquittheirjobs?A.Theydon'tliketheirbosses.B.Workersarealwaysdoingcomparisons.C.Notseeingopportunitiesforpromotion.D.Tofindahigher-paidjoB.35.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakeareviewonaphenomenon.B.Totellustheleader'sconcerns.C.Toshowanewtrendinthejobmarket.D.Tostresstheroleofnewtechnologies.
DearMr/MsIwouldliketosuggestthatthestartingtimebechangedatourschool.ClassesatSebastianValleyMiddleSchoolsimplystarttooearlyinthemorning.Gettingeighttoninehoursofsleepeachnightisalmostimpossiblewhenclassesbeginat7:30am.Inordertoshowerdressgetorganizedeataquickbreakfastandmeettheschoolbusby6:45Iwouldhavetogetupat5:45.Earlyinthemorningstudentsaretoosleepytolearnwell.Withoutenoughsleepyoungpeoplecannotthinkclearlyorenjoylearning.AccordingtoareportcalledAreStudentsGettingEnoughSleep?fromSebastianValleyTimesSleepinessdisturbsconcentrationreducesshort-termmemoryandcausesbadfeelings.Researchershavelearnedthatteensnormallyfallasleepandwakeuplaterthanadults.Teenswhostayuplateatnighthavetroublegettingupearlyinthemorning.Studiesshowthatsomeschoolshavealreadyadjustedschoolhourstobettermatchtheteensleepcycle周期;asaresultstudentsintheseschoolsarelearningbetteronthenewschedulE.Someofmyclassmatesarguethatstartingschoolanhourlaterwillpreventthemfromtakingpartinafter-schoolathleticprograms.A.solutionwouldbetocarryouttheseprogramsbeforeschoolinsteadofafterschool.ThestudentswhoareinvolvedinsportsandclubswouldcontinuetoarriveattheusualtimE.Therestofthestudentbodycouldgetalittlemoresleepandarriveanhourlater.TeensusuallyhavealatersleepcycleandlearnandbehavebetterwhenresteD.SoIwouldliketosuggestthatwehaveameetingtodiscusstheproblemandlistentoallthestudents’voicE.Thankyouforconsideringthisrequest!TomSullivanGrade829.InTom’sopinionclassesshouldbeginat_____.A.6:45B.7:30C.8:00D.8:3030.A.reportfromSebastianValleyTimeswasmentionedinParagraph2toshow_____.A.thepopularityofTom’sschoolB.thedisadvantagesoflackingsleepC.theimportanceofathleticprogramsD.thecharacteristicsoftheteensleepcycle31.WhichofthefollowingdoesTomprobablyagreewith?A.Sleepisfoodforthebrain.B.BooksshouldbefewbutgooD.C.Challengeisneededforsuccess.D.Earlytobedmakesamanhealthy.32.Tomwrotethelettermainlyto_____.A.putforwardasuggestionB.sendhiscongratulationsC.makeanapologyD.expressthanks
Whatisahurricane?Youmayalreadyknowthathurricanesarestormsthatcancausedevastating毁灭性的waveswindandrain.TheyhappenduringHurricaneSeasonwhichisfromJune1stuntilNovember30thintheAtlanticOceanandfromMay15thuntilNovember30thinthePacificOcean.TypesofHurricanesTherearefivetypesofhurricaneswhicharebasedonwindspeeds.Thecategorieshelppeopleknowhowmuchdamageahurricanemaycausebecausethegreaterthewindspeedthemoredangerousthestorm.ForexampleaCategory5hurricanehaswindsover155milesperhourwhicharestrongenoughtodestroythebuildingsalongtheshorelinescompletely.HurricaneDangersWhenahurricanehappenstogetherwithheavyrainfalltherecanbeadevastatingflooD.ThecentreofahurricaneiscalledtheeyE.Whilemostofahurricanehasdangerouslystrongwindstheeyeisactuallyacalmareainthestorm.Whentheeyeofahurricanepassesoverlandpeoplemightthinkthatit’soverbutbeforelongthewindandrainincreaseagainasthesecondpartofthehurricanemovesthrough.HurricaneSafetyTipsThereisnowaytostopahurricaneormakeitchangedirectionsoifyoueverfindyourselfinthepathofahurricanebesuretorememberthefollowingsafetytips.BesureyouhavearadiobatteriesfreshdrinkingwaterandenoughfooD.Tellneighboursfriendsandfamilymembersyouremergencyplans.Tellthemwhereyou’llgoifyouneedtoleaveyourhomE.IfyouliveneartheoceanleaveyourhomeandtraveltoasafeplacE.Youcouldstaywithafriendorafamilymemberinahotel／motelorinanemergencyshelterareA.Stayinsideduringthestorm.YoucouldbeseriouslyinjuredifyougooutsidE.HurricanesCharacteristics☆HurricaneshappenduringHurricaneSeason56about6monthsintheAtlanticOceanand6.5monthsinthePacificOcean.☆Devastatingwaveswindandrainareusuallythe57ofhurricanes.Categories☆Hurricaneshavebeen58intofivecategoriesbyscientistsbasedonwindspeeds.☆ACategory5hurricanecandestroyallthe59alongtheshorelines.60☆Ahurricanewhichcomestogetherwithheavyrainfallmay61toaterribleflooD.☆Theeyeisthe62partofahurricanE.Soonafteritpassesthewindandrainincreaseagain.SafetyTips☆It’s63tostopahurricaneorchangeitsdirection.☆Iffindingyourselfinthepathofahurricaneyoushouldrememberto64thesafetytips.☆Stayinsideduringthestorm65youcouldbeseriouslyinjureD.
Theworstdaysofanysummeraretherainyones.Wespendallyearlookingforwardtoniceweatherandlonghotdays.Inwinterwithitscloudydaysandbittercoldwedreamofthosedaysatthebeachlyingonthesandandenjoyingthebrightandburningsun.Andthensummercomesanditrains.AsachildIwouldwakeuptorainysummerdaysandcomeclosetocrying.Itwasn’tfair.Wesufferedthroughmonthsofschoolandexperiencedbadweatherforthoseshorttenweeksoffreedom.OnthoserainysummerdaysIhadnothingfuntodoandcouldonlysitinsidestaringoutattherainlikeabirdinacagE.Iwasanonlychildsotherewasnooneelsetoplaywith.MyfatherworkedfromhomesoIwasnottrulyalonebuthecouldnotactivelyplaywithmesincehewasatwork.ItwasthosedaysthatIwouldwatchwhateverwasontelevisionorreadanybooksthatIcouldfindlyingarounD.I’dprayeachnightthattherainwouldnotbetherethenextday.AsanadultthoughmyopinionofsummerrainhaschangeD.Whenyouhavetoworkeverydaysummerisnotasexciting.Everythingseemsuninteresting.Suchamindsetmakesyoucheerforanythingnewordifferent.Ispendthewinterdreamingofsummerandthesummerdreamingofwinter.WhensummercomesIhatehowhotitis.AndthenIlookforwardtotherainbecausetherainbringswithitacoldfrontwhichmakesmecomfortablE.Rainydaysarestilltheworstdaysofthesummerbutsummerraintodaymeanspositivelybeautiful—andquitecooler—weathertomorrow.13.Whentheauthorwasachildhe______.A.likedstayingindoorsB.hatedrainydaysC.dreamedonsummerdaysD.preferredcoolerweather14.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.A.couldenjoythebrilliantsuninwinterB.preferredreadingtoplayingoutsideC.hadnobrothersorsistersD.wasoftenleftaloneathome15.Asanadulttheauthorviewssummerraindifferentlybecause______.A.hissummerholidayisveryshortB.hecanbetterdealwithhissparetimeC.heknowsitwon’tlastlongD.rainmakestheweathercooler
Mymotheralwaystoldusthereisnousecryingoverspilledmilk.ThatmeansyoushouldnotgetangrywhensomethingbadhappensandcannotbechangeD.Shealsotoldusyouhavetobreaksomeeggstomakeanomelet煎蛋卷.ThismeansyouhavetodowhatisnecessarytomoveforwarD.Mymotherbelievedyouarewhatyoueat.Agooddietisimportantforgoodhealth.ShewouldalwaysgiveushealthyfooD.Shelikedservingusmeatandpotatoesfordinner.Themeatandpotatoescanalsomeanthemostimportantpartofsomething.Itdescribessomeonewholikessimplethings.Peoplealwayssaidmyfatherwasthesaltoftheearthbecausehewouldneverpoursaltonawound伤口ormakesomeonefeelworseaboutsomethingthatwasalreadyabadexperiencE.howeversometimeshetoldusastorythatseemedbiggerthanlifE.Sowehadtotakeitwithagrain粒ofsalt.Thatiswecouldnotbelieveeverythinghetoldus.MymanageratworkdoesnotalwaysknowwhatisgoingoninourofficE.Yetsheisrightaboutonething:thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.Somethingmayappeartobefreebuttheremaybeahiddencost.Weneedtopaymoreattentionandfixtheproblem.Ioncemadeabigmistakeattheofficeandfeltsilly.IhadeggonmyfacE.Overtheweekendmyfriendinvitedmetowatchafootballgameontelevision.ButIdonotlikefootball.ItisnotmycupofteA.IhopeIhavegivenyoufoodforthoughtthatissomethingtothinkabout.28.Whenproblemscameuptheauthor’smothertoldthemto.A.giveupB.hurryupC.becarefulD.keepcalm29.Whichofthefollowingisusedtodescribesomeonewholikessimplethings?A.Themilkandeggs.B.Thesaltandwater.C.TheteaandcoffeE.D.Themeatandpotatoes.30.Inpeople’seyestheauthor’sfather.A.alwaysfeelsunhappyB.alwaystellsliesC.isaverynicemanD.isagoodstoryteller31.Ifagirl’sfaceturnsredbecauseshedoesawrongthingshemaysayA.IamwhatIeatB.IhaveeggonmyfaceC.ItisnotmycupofteaD.I’mthesaltoftheearth
It’samazinghowwegrowfromcarelesskidstoresponsibleteens.Whathappensinthecoursethatmakesusresponsiblenow?It’stheseedthatwesowinthebeginningwhichgrowsandbecomesahugetreE.AsIsitheresilentlythinkingaboutmygrowthIwonderoversomequestionswhichdon’thaveananswerbutit’sbecauseofsuchunanswerablesituationsthatlifehasbecomearollercoasterridE.AsakidIusedtoreadalotofstorybooks.InoneparticularbookIreadastoryofabirD.Fromthenonthathasbecomeanintegral必不可少的partofmylifE.Itdescribedamalebirdwhichtakesalotofpaintobuildanestandthefemalebirdtakesshelterinitandnourishesthebaby.Whenthebirdlearnstoflythewholefamilyfliesofftoadifferentplaceleavingbehindthebeautifulnestforotherbirdstogrowtheirfamilyinit.Itmademewonder.Howcouldtheysoeasilysacrificetheirhousebuiltwithsomucheffort?OnenightwhenIwasdeepinsleepIgotthisparticulardream.IwaswalkingmilesontheendlessroadtotallyisolatedbutlinedwithbeautifultreesontheeithersidE.FascinatedbythegreeneryImarchedtowardsitonlytoendupdeeperanddeeperintothegreenery.Ihappenedtostopuponseeingsomething.ItwasamassivewonderfulhousE.Ifellinlovewiththatamazingpartofart.Yeahitwasindeedapieceofartwitheverynookandcornertouchedartisticallyandlovingly.Idon’tknowwhyIfeltthatitwasdonelovingly.Maybebecausethingsturnouttobebeautifulonlywhenweputourloveintoit—justlikethefoodpreparedbymomwhichtastesmoredeliciouswithherlovE.Iexploredthehouseonlytofallmoreinlovewithit.Therewasaslopingroofwhichmatchedwiththegreeneryaround;thelargecentralopencourtyardremindedmeoftheactivitiesthatmighthavetakenplacetherewhichfeltlivelyevennowwhenitiscompletelydeserteD.Thesmallwaterbodythatkeptthehousecooladdedtothebeautyofthehouse—ofcourseitwasalldriedupnow.It’sreallywonderfulhowsuchthingsaddlifetothespaceswhichotherwisejustbecomestructures.SuchlivelinessandhappeningturnsthehouseintoahomE.Theysay‘THEHOMEISWHERETHEHEARTIS’butnowIbegantofeelit.Thisiswheremyheartbelongs.ThisiswhatI’mdestinedtodo.WhenIwokeupfromthedreamIwasclearabouteverything.IrealizedwherethatmileofwalkwasintendingmetoleaD.IrealizedwhatmessagemydreamwantedtoconveymE.AndyearslaterwhenfinallymyturnofchoosingmydestinationcameIsimplyclosedmyeyesheldthatbookinmyhandpresseditagainstmychestandrelivedthedream.WhenIopenedmyeyesIwassurewhattodo.Idecidedtochoosetheroad—lesstraveleD.YesItookuparchitectureasmyprofessionbecausethisiswhatIamdestinedtodo.Iwantedtodothesamethingthatthemalebirdinthestorydidtotakepaininbuildingabeautifulhouseandletothersstayinit.ThisismydreamcometrueandthehappinessthatIgainnowfromthisprofessionisindescribablE.71.Whenthewriterreadthestoryofthebirdheprobablyfelt_______.A.upsetB.confusedC.amazedD.amused72.TothewritertheseedthatwesowinthebeginningParagraph1is_______.A.thehouseinhisdreamB.hismother’sfoodC.thestoryofthebirdD.hisstorybooks73.Mom’sfoodalwaystastesbetterbecause_______.A.momcookswithherloveB.wearesofamiliarwithmom’sfoodC.momsarebettercooksthanfathersD.momisexperiencedincooking74.Inthewriter’sdreamwhatpartofthehouseattractedhimmost?A.ThegreenerysurroundingthehousE.B.ThebodyofwaterthatkeepsthehousecoolC.ThelivelinesshesensedaroundthehousE.D.ThefactthatthehousewasverylargE.75.Theabovepassageismainlyabout_______.A.howthewriterfinallybecomesanhonestcitizenB.wherethetruemeaningofresponsibilityliesC.whatweneedtodowhenweareseekingafortuneD.whythewritertakesuparchitectureashiscareer
AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan----themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisowneffortsusuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.WhiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworkerhemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual体力的laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlifE.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously豪华地furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravelexpensivehobbiesandcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherselfwillserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward;furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenear-bybakery.Onthecontrarythehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.A.professionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecardigginginhisflowerbedspaintingthehousE.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethingsjustasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhislivingorduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.32.FromParagraph1wecanknowthatinAmerica_____________.A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself--mademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirowneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslaborers33.Accordingtothepassagethehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause___________.A.servantsinAmericaarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood34.Theexpressionwaitontableinthesecondparagraphmeans?A.workinafurnitureshopB.keepaccountsforabarC.waittolaythetableD.servecustomersinarestaurant35.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.RespectableSelf--madeFamilyB.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLaborC.CharacteristicsofAmericanCultureD.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor
DearMr/MsIwouldliketosuggestthatthestartingtimebechangedatourschool.ClassesatSebastianValleyMiddleSchoolsimplystarttooearlyinthemorning.Gettingeighttoninehoursofsleepeachnightisalmostimpossiblewhenclassesbeginat7:30am.Inordertoshowerdressgetorganizedeataquickbreakfastandmeettheschoolbusby6:45Iwouldhavetogetupat5:45.Earlyinthemorningstudentsaretoosleepytolearnwell.Withoutenoughsleepyoungpeoplecannotthinkclearlyorenjoylearning.AccordingtoareportcalledAreStudentsGettingEnoughSleep?fromSebastianValleyTimesSleepinessdisturbsconcentrationreducesshort-termmemoryandcausesbadfeelings.Researchershavelearnedthatteensnormallyfallasleepandwakeuplaterthanadults.Teenswhostayuplateatnighthavetroublegettingupearlyinthemorning.Studiesshowthatsomeschoolshavealreadyadjustedschoolhourstobettermatchtheteensleepcycle周期;asaresultstudentsintheseschoolsarelearningbetteronthenewschedulE.Someofmyclassmatesarguethatstartingschoolanhourlaterwillpreventthemfromtakingpartinafter-schoolathleticprograms.A.solutionwouldbetocarryouttheseprogramsbeforeschoolinsteadofafterschool.ThestudentswhoareinvolvedinsportsandclubswouldcontinuetoarriveattheusualtimE.Therestofthestudentbodycouldgetalittlemoresleepandarriveanhourlater.TeensusuallyhavealatersleepcycleandlearnandbehavebetterwhenresteD.SoIwouldliketosuggestthatwehaveameetingtodiscusstheproblemandlistentoallthestudents’voicE.Thankyouforconsideringthisrequest!TomSullivanGrade821.A.reportfromSebastianValleyTimeswasmentionedinParagraph2toshow_____.A.thepopularityofTom’sschoolB.thedisadvantagesoflackingsleepC.theimportanceofathleticprogramsD.thecharacteristicsoftheteensleepcycle22.WhichofthefollowingdoesTomprobablyagreewith?A.Sleepisfoodforthebrain.B.BooksshouldbefewbutgooD.C.Challengeisneededforsuccess.D.Earlytobedmakesamanhealthy.23.Tomwrotethelettermainlyto_____.A.putforwardasuggestionB.sendhiscongratulationsC.makeanapologyD.expressthanks
TherehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatanddoingexercisE.Somepeoplebelievethattheycan’thelpputtingonweightastheygetolderwhileothersholdthatiftheystopexercisingtheirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths:I’llneverloseweight–IcomefromafatfamilyWrong!Whilewecan’tchangethebodytypewearebornwithwecan’tblameourgenesformakingusfat.There’splentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamiliesandthemainreasonisthattheysharethesamehabitofeatingtoomuchandexercisetoolittlE.IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowlyWrong!Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism新陈代谢.Infactalthoughfatpeopleconsumemoreenergythanslimpeopletheyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat.Keepingadiarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemoreaccurately.ExerciseisboringWrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopabalancedandvariedprogramthat’sfunaswellasprogressivE.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalktakeadifferentroutE.Ifyoudoyogatryataichiclass.IfyoulikeswipingsetyourselfadistanceortimechallengE.NopainnogainWrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeedpainisyourbodytellingyousomething’swrongandcontinuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.Youmayexperiencemilddiscomfortasyoubegintoexerciseregularlybutthisisyourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyleandtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Iftheydon’trestandseekmedicaladvicE.56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy.C.A.diaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.D.Itistheconsequenceofpeople’sunbalancedlifestylE.57.Accordingtotheauthorhowcanwemakeexercisemoreinteresting?A.BytakingvariedexercisE.B.BychoosingsimpleexercisE.C.BydoingregularexercisE.D.BystickingtooutdoorexercisE.58.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutNopainnogaininexercising?A.KeepingfitisessentiallyapainfulexperiencE.B.Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.59.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Todeclaretheimportanceofkeepingfit.B.ToclarifysomemisconceptionsaboutfatnessandexercisE.C.Toconfirmwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.D.ToexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercisE.
Iamheretoannouncemyretirementfromthegameofbasketball.Itwon'tbeanotherannouncementtobaseballoranythingtothatnaturE.MentallyI'mexhausted;Idon'tfeelIhaveachallengE.PhysicallyIfeelgreat.Thelasttimein1993Ihadotheragendas.IfeltthatIwantedtoplaybaseballandIfeltthatatmyageitwasagoodopportunityandtimetodoit.AndwiththedeathofmyfatherandIwasbasicallytryingtodealwiththat.ActuallyItalkedtoJerrylastyearoncetheseasonendedandItoldJerryatthattimementallyIwasalittleexhausteD.Ididn'tknowifIwouldplaynextyear.Iwantedtoputhimonawarenesssothathecouldpossiblypreparegoingintonextseason.AndJerryoncewehadourconversationwantedmetotaketimeasIdidin1993tomakesurethatitwastherightdecisionbecauseitwasgoingtobethefinaldecision.IretiredthefirsttimewhenPhilJacksonwasthecoach.AndIthinkthatevenwithPhilbeingthecoachIwouldhavehadatoughtimementallyfindingthechallengeformyself.AlthoughhecansomehowpresentchallengesformeIdon'tknowifhecouldhavepresentedthechallengeformetocontinueontothisseason.EventhoughmiddlewayofthisseasonIwantedtocontinuetoplayacouplemoreyearsbutattheendofthisseasonIwasmentallydrainedandtireD.SoIcan'tsaythathewouldhaverestoredthat.IwillsupporttheChicagoBulls.IthinkthegameitselfisalotbiggerthanMichaelJordan.I'vebeengivenanopportunitybypeoplebeforemetonameafewKareemAbdulJabbarDoctorJJerryWest.TheseguysplayedthegamewaybeforeMichaelJordanwasbornandMichaelJordancameontheheelsof3allthatactivity.Mr.Sternandwhathe'sdonefortheleaguegavemeanopportunitytoplaythegameofbasketball.IplayedittothebestIcouldplayit;Itriedtoenhancethegameitself.I'vetriedtobethebestbasketballplayerthatIcouldbE.21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhenJordanwantedtoretirethefirsttimeJerrywasthecoach.B.JordanthinksofhimselfasthegreatestbasketballplayerintheworlD.C.ThereasonwhyJordanwantstoretireisthatheismentallytireD.D.JordanisalwaysthememberoftheChicagoBulls.22.Inthelastparagraphofthepassageafewfamousbasketballplayersarementionedexcept.A.KareemAbdulJabbarB.DoctorJC.JerryWestD.YaoMing23.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.JordanRetirementB.FromBasketballtoBaseballC.TheGreatestBasketballPlayerEverD.Basketball
Wheninternationalaidisgivenstepsmustbetakentoensure确保thattheaidreachesthepeopleforwhomitisintendeD.ThewaytoachievethismaynotbesimplE.Itisverydifficultforanationtogivehelpdirectlytopeopleinanothernation.TheUnitedNationsOrganizationUNOcouldundertaketodirectthedistributionofaiD.Herehoweverrisestheproblemofcosts.AlsotiedwiththisistimE.PerhapstheUNOcouldsetupabodyofdevotedmenandwomenineverycountrywhocanspeedilydistributeaidtovictimsoffloodsandearthquakes.Morethanthehelpthatonenationcangivetoanotherduringadisasteritwouldbemoreeffectivetogiveotherformsofhelpduringnormaltimes.A.commonproverbsaysGivemeafishandIeatforadayteachmetofishandIeatforalifetimE.Ifwefollowthiswisesayingitwouldberighttoteachpeoplefromlessdevelopednationstotakecareofthemselves.Forexampleacountrycouldshareitstechnologywithanother.Thiscouldbeinsimpleareaslikeagricultureorinmorecomplexareaslikemedicalandhealthcareoreveninbuildingsatellites.Evenasmallcountryisabletohelplessdevelopednations.Sometimeswhatistakenforgrantedlikethesettingupofawaterpurificationplantortheadministrationofaschoolcouldbeusefulforcountrieswhicharelookingabouttosolvecommonproblems.Itdoesnotcostmuchtosharesuchsimplethings.ExchangestudentscouldbeattachedforanumberofmonthsoryearsandlearntherequiredcraftwhileonthesitE.Theycanthentaketheirknowledgebacktotheirhomelandsandifnecessarycomebackfromtimetotimetocleardoubtsortoupdatethemselves.Suchaidwillbetrulyhelpfulandthereisnochanceofitbeingtemporaryorofitfallingintothewronghands.Manycountriesrunextensivecoursesinallsortsofskills.Itwillnotcostmuchtoincludedeservingforeignersinthesecourses.Besidesgivingeffectivehelptothecountriesconcernedthereisalsothebuild-upoffriendshipstoconsider.Givingdirecthelpbygivingmaterialsmaybeeffectiveintheshortrunandmustcontinuetobegivenintheeventofemergencies.HoweverinthelongrunwhatisreallyeffectivewouldbethesharingofknowledgE.61.Accordingtotheauthorhowcouldinternationalaidreachthevictimsintime?[来A.Bysolvingthecostproblems.B.Bysolvingthetransportationproblems.C.Bysettingupabodyofdevotedpeopleineverycountry.D.ByrelyingonthedirectdistributionoftheUNO.62.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressintheunderlinedsentence?A.Providingfoodisvital.B.Learningtofishishelpful.C.Teachingskillsisvital.D.Lookingafterothersisimportant.63.Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedmainly.A.byexampleB.byprocessC.bycomparisonD.bycontrast64.Whichaidislikelytofallintothewronghands?A.A.medicalteam.B.Anexchangeprogram.C.A.waterplant.D.Financialsupport.65.Whatcanweinferaboutinternationalaidfromthepassage?A.Itisfacingdifficulties.B.Itisunnecessaryduringnormaltimes.C.Itshouldbegivenintheformofmaterials.D.Ithasgainedsupportfromdevelopedcountries.
Herearetheresponsesfromparentstotheposts帖子abouttoys.●MicheleManhireMysonAaronis8.It’sbeen8birthdaysand9ChristmasesofWhatcanwegetAaron?withoutpropertoysalongtheway.Heisjustsimplyparticularabouttoys.IcanhonestlytellyouIamprintingthislistandheadingtoacoupleofstoressomeonlinethatIcangetsomeoftheseitems!Maybethiswon’tbesuchadepressingChristmas.●VeraDoyouhaveanyyamballs纱球Iboughtagiantoneformyclassroombutendedupkeepingitformyownkids.They’restrongenoughtothrowbutsoftenoughtouseasadollbeD.●NatalieExcellentpost!Thankyousomuchforputtingthistogether.IhavebeenlookingthroughspecialneedstoyliststofindonethatIthoughtwouldbemosthelpfultomyfollowers.Thispostagreestoourpersonalexperiencemostclosely.Ihaveshareditwithmanyothergroupsandthefeedbackhasbeenwonderful.●MeaganThisisagreatlist.Mysonlovedhiseggchairandemptybottlesarealwaysawin.Healsolovestoturnaglobeandlookatwondertubes.Wondertubesareabout$6onAmazon.Thisyearoneofhisgiftsisagel凝胶filledmedicineball.21.Whatarethefourpostsrespondingto?A.A.gamelistB.A.partylistC.A.toylistD.A.foodlist22.WhatisMichele’sproblem?A.Shehasnomoneyfortoys.B.Shecan’tfindgoodtoysforherself.C.Hersonhasaspecialtasteforgifts.D.Hersonmissedtoomanybirthdays.23.Whosuggestsagoodtoywhichcanbeusedasabedfordolls?A.MicheleManhirE.B.NataliE.C.Meagan.D.VerA.
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