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An early morning winter storm had brought several inches of snow in my small town in the mountains.Schools were canceled,roads were dangerous and all I wanted to do was to stay in bed.Still,I knew I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside.The snow got all over my shoes.The cold wind dried my lips and my eyes.My 47 year-old back ached in anticipation（预想）of the shoveling（铲雪）I would have to do if the snow didn't stop soon. Yet,when I looked out on the white blanket that covered the ground,I couldn't help but smile a bit.It was so beautiful.It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass.In the distance I could hear the sound of the snowplow on the road,the barking of a happy dog and the laughter of children playing outside,enjoying their way off from school. The sweet music of that laughter brought back a hundred memories of winters past.I remembered catching snowflakes(雪花)on my tongue,building snowmen,making snow angles,running down hills and always losing snowball fights with first my brothers and then my own children.Standing there in that warmcoat of memories made the wind a little less cold and my back a little less sore.I turned up my head,stuck out my tongue and for the first time in years caught a snowflake on it.It tasted so fresh and clean.It tasted like youth,like joy and like love. May you always feel young in spirit,no matter how old or achy your body may be.May you always delight in the simple joys of life.May you always share your happiness with the hearts of children.And may you always give your love,your light,your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest days. 【1】What was the author’s first reaction when he knew it snowed heavily? A.He was upset. B.He was happy. C.He was thankful. D.He was moved. 【2】From the underlined sentence in Paragraph l,we can know that. A.my back ached because of the cold weather. B.I didn't want to start my day on such a snowy day. C.my back would ache upon thinking of cleaning up the snow. D.the snow didn't stop and I felt too cold. 【3】From which senses did the author describe the joy of having snow? A.Taste and smell. B.Sight and smell. C.Smell,hearing and taste. D.Sight,hearing and taste. 【4】What does the author mainly want to tell us with this article? A.Appreciate every snowstorm you spend with your family. B.Snow brings both fun and trouble. C.Memories can change our opinion. D.We should stay young at heart. |
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Bees seem to fly aimlessly as they search for the sugary liquid called nectar (花蜜). But their flight plans actually do have a pattern. Flowers act as the insects’ air-traffic controllers. And new research shows bees prefer flowers that aren’t too flashy. Flowers give bees clues about how much a plant can offer. Those clues can be in the color of petals, in the type, in the smell or even in the electrical charge. All of these characteristics send signals to the bees, telling them whether to land or not, among which the colors play the most significant role. The insects keep track of the color of the flowers that are especially rich in nectar. They then visit more flowers of that color. However, color can’t guarantee bees a good meal. It may change depending on the angle at which sunlight hits its petals. A yellow follower, for example, may look somewhat blue from one angle and red from another. Beverley Glover studies plants at the University of Cambridge in England. Glover and her colleagues showed that even when the color of petals looks similar, bees behave differently in searching for nectar. They started to guess that the strength of petals’ indescence (色彩斑斓) might be related to how bees find the petals. Glover and her colleagues tested their hypothesis in the lab. In their experiment, they found that bees felt confused sometimes when the petals were very iridescent and that bees had no problem finding the flowers with more nectar when the petals were not very iridescent. The team shared its new findings in the March 21 Current Biology. “At first glance, it’s very surprising because animals can usually detect a more vivid signal more easily,” says Klaus Lunau, a biologist in Germany, who was not involved in the study. 【1】What can we know about the flight of bees? A. They usually fly in a regular pattern. B. They fly under the direction of flowers. C. They usually fly without any purpose. D. They fly to some very flashy flowers. 【2】What is the most important clue for bees to search for nectar? A. The petals’ type. B. The followers’ smell. C. The followers’ electrical charge. D. The petals’ color. 【3】What does the underlined word “hypothesis” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Discussion. B. Method. C. Assumption. D. Invention 【4】What is the new finding of the team? A. Petals that are not very flashy are better for bees to make adjustments. B. Petals of different color usually give different signals. C. Petals that are vivid are detected by bees more easily. D. Petals of different types make bees confused to find the right flower. |
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Student loan (贷款) debt has become a worldwide problem. In America, the country's overall student debt reached a record of $1.6 trillion in 2019. The average person with student loan debt owed between $20,000 and $25,000. A recent Japanese government report says it has been lending over $9 billion yearly to students since 2010. Similar conditions exist in Africa and South America. Several factors account for high student loan debt. One is that employers everywhere have increased their demands for skilled workers, making higher education a requirement for many jobs. The students, however, after graduation, often find that their country's economy is not strong enough to support their financial needs, so their ability to pay back the loan becomes a problem. To solve the problem, many countries are seeking their ways. Australia has developed a system where students do not have to pay anything back until they are earning at least $40,000 a year. In America, several candidates running for president in the 2020 election have offered more extreme solutions that all or at least some of these loans will be forgiven. Some professors in several universities recently studied what the effects of debt forgiveness might be. They found that, overall, sudden debt relief greatly improved the borrowers' lives. Not only did they have more money, but they were more likely to move to a new area and seek better paying work. Yet the professors' research doesn't include what might happen to financial institutions or the overall economy if debt were totally forgiven. It only looks at how debt forgiveness would help the borrowers. They warn of some other possible negative effects. If a borrower knew that if he ran into any trouble he would be saved because he could get the debt relief, then he might actually become more reckless (轻率的) with his borrowing in the future. No matter what, the professors agree that if countries do decide to approve some student debt relief the neediest students should be helped first. 【1】How does the author introduce the problem of student loan? A.By making a comparison. B.By making classifications. C.By presenting some statistics. D.By setting down general rules. 【2】What can we learn about student loan debt relief? A.It will surely provide some benefits to borrowers. B.It has already been carried out in the United States. C.It aims to encourage more students to borrow money. D.It will prevent a person from landing a well-paying job. 【3】What is the professors' attitude to debt forgiveness? A.Uncaring. B.Positive. C.Disapproving. D.Cautious. 【4】What's the main idea of the text? A.Student loan debt is the most serious problem worldwide. B.Growing global student debt fuels search for solutions. C.Student loan debt tends to pull the needy out of trouble. D.People hold different opinions on debt forgiveness. |
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Charisma Are leaders born or made? Many leaders throughout history—such as Gandhi, Churchill, Napoleon, and Martin Luther King—seem to have a special quality that made them powerful and persuasive. We can identify that quality as charisma, but can we explain it? Charisma means a natural ability to attract other people and make them admire you. It is a complex mixture of social and emotional (情感的) skills. 【1】 Richard Wiseman, a famous psychologist, points out that there are three key qualities of a charismatic person: They feel their own emotions strongly;they inspire strong emotions in other people; and they are unaffected by the influences of other charismatic people. You needn’ t worry if you don’ t have these qualities. 【2】 Wiseman says that when you come upon someone who is charismatic, you can copy his or her body language and facial expressions without realizing it. This is called mirroring, and it works partly because people’ s behavior influences their emotions. 【3】 He proves his point by giving the example of smiling back at someone who smiled at you. Your smiling back suggests that you accept the goodwill from the other person and hope to give it back to him. 【4】 For example, if you stand up straight and raise your chest, you are more likely to feel confident and inspire others to feel confidence in you. Another expert says that the most charismatic people are usually good listeners. They give others the impression of being focused and modest. Charisma plays a large part in success because it is linked to self-confidence. 【5】 One successful leadership coach points out that you need to come by your skills and techniques naturally,she warns—if the personality you project is not real, you may come across as insincere. A. This type of physical presence can be used to great effect. B. Today there is growing evidence that charisma can be learned. C. Charismatic persons should be active and sensitive to their surroundings. D. It needs to be recognized that charisma is more than just being optimistic. E. It helps to make strong personal connections and communicate effectively with others. F. But it is worth noting that charisma can’ t be a pretended ability although it can be learned. G. He adds you’ re unaware of picking up others’ gestures, but you know it makes you feel good. |
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Once there was a slave named Androcles, who was so badly treated by his master that he resolved to run away from him. He therefore secretly left his master’s house and hid himself in a forest, some miles distant from the city. After wandering about for some time, he came to a large cave, and overcome by hunger and tiredness, he lay down in it, and soon fell fast asleep. He was suddenly awakened by the roar of a wild beast; a great lion stood right at the mouth of the cave. There was no way he could escape! Androcles expected nothing else than to be at once torn to pieces, but to his great surprise, the lion came gently towards him, without showing any signs of anger. It gave forth a low and mournful (悲哀的) sound, as if it were begging for his assistance. As the lion approached him, he noticed that one of its feet was swollen. He then went up to the lion, took hold of the wounded paw (爪子) and examined it as a surgeon would examine a patient. He was not long in finding out the cause of the swelling, for he saw in the ball of the foot a very large thorn (刺). The slave pulled out the thorn, and pressed out of the wound a quantity of matter, which gave the lion immediate relief. Then, the lion began to show his gratitude by every means in his power. He jumped about like a playful spaniel (西班牙猎犬), wagged his great tail, and licked the hands and feet of his physician. From that moment Androcles became his guest; the lion always shared his prey. The slave continued to live like this for several months. At length, wandering carelessly through the woods, he was seized by a company of soldiers who were sent by the master to search for him. 注意： 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 Paragraph 1: He was sentenced to be torn by a lion in the public arena (竞技场).___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: However, the lion didn’t act as most had imagined.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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