Having an older brother comes with plenty of benefits. However, a new study finds an interesting downside: children with older brothers take longer when it comes to developing language skills.
The study, conducted by a group of researchers in Paris, France, builds upon early research that having older brothers is associated with poor linguistic(语言的)development. Now, researchers say they have come to a more specific conclusion: only children with an older brother show these linguistic difficulties. One would assume(假设) that children with older brothers would grow up around more conversation on a daily basis, thus speeding up their language development. But researchers say such children actually take longer than their older brothers to begin developing these skills. Researchers studied more than 1,000 children from birth to the age of five-and-a-half years old. Each child’s language skills were tested at ages 2, 3, and 5.5, using tests specially designed to measure many aspects of language development such as vocabulary and syntax(句法). What the research team discovered was significant: children with an older brother had, on average, a two-month delay in their language development compared to studied children with an older sister. As far as explaining this phenomenon, researchers have given two assumptions. The first is that older sisters tend to talk more often than older brothers, which would make up for parents being less present than they were for their first child. The second assumption is that older sisters usually compete with their brothers and sisters less than older brothers for their parents’ attention.
So far, the study’s authors say they can’t say for certain why children with older brothers have a harder time developing language skills. In the future they’d like to investigate it further.
1. What does the word “downside” mean in the first paragraph?| A．slide. | B．advantage. |
| C．upside down. | D．disadvantage. |
| A．Children with older brothers will speak earlier. |
| B．No one knows exactly the reason why children with brothers speak later. |
| C．Children with an older sister had a two-month delay in speaking. |
| D．Researchers studied over 1,000 children of all ages. |
| A．The parents will never care about them any more. |
| B．The older brothers will always fight with them. |
| C．The development speed of their linguistic skills will be put off. |
| D．They won’t enjoy life-long close relationships with the older brothers. |
| A．Young brothers usually speak earlier? |
| B．Having older brothers always benefits you? |
| C．Parents love older brothers more? |
| D．Sisters often compete with brothers? |
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【推荐1】You try to keep your eyes wide open while watching a basketball match or a wonderful firework show in case you might miss something exciting in just the blink of an eye. But in fact, humans blink about 15 times per minute on average. Have you ever missed anything because you blinked? Probably not. Why is that?
According to a new study published in the journal Current Biology in September, our brain has the ability to skip the temporary darkness when we blink. It can keep visual information for a short period of time and then put it together to form an image without interruption.
In order to understand how this works, a group of scientists at the German Primate Center and the University Medical Center Gottingen in Germany conducted an experiment. In the study, the participants were asked to look at patterns on a screen whose direction could be interpreted in different ways, such as horizontally(水平地) or vertically(垂直地). When one pattern was about to disappear and the next one was about to come, the participants had to indicate the direction that the next pattern would appear.
The researchers found that when the directions of two patterns didn’t match, the area in our brain which is responsible for visual memory was activated. This same area showed less activity when two patterns were in the same direction.
“The medial prefrontal cortex(前额叶皮层) adjusts current visual information with previously obtained information, and thus enables us to perceive the world with more stability, even when we briefly close our eyes to blink, ” Caspar Schwiedrzik explained in Science Daily. He is the first author of the study and also a scientist at the German Primate Center.
1. We don’t miss anything when blinking because our brain can ________.| A．deal with the missing image | B．remember all that we see |
| C．imagine what our eyes miss | D．put our pieces of memory together |
| A．Our brain. | B．Visual information. |
| C．Current Biology. | D．The temporary darkness. |
| A．The two patterns appear at the same time. |
| B．Visual memory can be more activated by similarity. |
| C．Participants can interpret patterns differently. |
| D．The different directions activated visual memory. |
| A．The Brain’s Structure | B．The Brain’s Activated Patterns |
| C．The Brain’s Special Skill | D．The Brain’s Reaction |
【推荐2】Canaries (small yellow songbirds) are more sensitive to carbon monoxide (CO) than people are. Thus they were routinely taken into mines as men went about their work of mining for coal. CO could quickly poison many miners before they even knew what was happening. If a Canary stopped singing, this was an indicator of rising CO levels. Now ecologists think they’ve found a “canary” that could predict possible disaster for tropical (热带的) ecosystems — the cricket (a small brown jumping insect).
Crickets are tiny, present in large numbers and, most importantly, noisy. The chirps (唧唧叫声) of individual species are identifiably different. Researchers had previously wondered if ecosystems might be monitored by listening to how the sounds of their crickets change over time.
Amandine Gasc and her colleagues studied cricket populations on Grande Terre Island in New Caledonia, where multiple ecosystems often exist very near to each other. They collected crickets at 12 sampling sites. Four were healthy forest sites, four were shrubland (灌木地) areas, of the sort that is often created when people cut down forests, and four were shrubland areas that were turning into forests again. They listened for insects in square zones and ran ten 30-minute collection sessions (five in the day and five at night) at each site.
Dr. Gasc described how each ecosystem had, in effect, a distinct “cricket fingerprint”. Species richness varied considerably among the different environments. Of the 20 cricket species found in the healthy forest, 12 were unique to that habitat alone, 2 of the 15 species found in transitioning forests were unique to this habitat and 3 of the 7 shrubland species were unique to shrubland.
Just by looking at the crickets found in a given location, the team found that it was possible to determine whether they were looking at shrubland, forest or shrubland that was changing into the forest. There was no need to examine the other surrounding plants or animals.
What’s more, Dr. Gasc’s team found each habitat contained cricket species that generated their identifiable chirps. This suggests that setting up audio recorders in forests that pick up cricket calls will be an easy, cheap and accurate way to detect the early stages of change in tropical ecosystems.
1. Why did miners take the canary into mines?| A．To bring down CO levels. | B．To promote their work efficiency. |
| C．To offer them some entertainment. | D．To remind them of the potential danger. |
| A．By analyzing “cricket fingerprints”. | B．By comparing plants in different zones. |
| C．By observing the changes in landscapes. | D．By referring to previous findings on crickets. |
| A．Healthy forests may attract fitter crickets. |
| B．Crickets are suitable to be indicators in mines. |
| C．Different species of crickets may sound different alarms. |
| D．The species of crickets are strongly related to the environment. |
| A．Canaries: miners’ good helpers |
| B．How crickets are distributed in tropical areas |
| C．Crickets: an early indicator of tropical ecosystem health |
| D．Why cricket chirps are collected on Grande Terre Island |
【推荐3】Most of us already know exercise can do wonders for our physical and emotional health, and reduce the risk of getting a number of diseases. But new research shows that exercising holds even more heart health benefits for people who suffer from anxiety or depression.
Researchers analyzed more than 50,000 patients in the Massachusetts General Brigham Biobank database. Just over 4, 000 of the patients analyzed had suffered a major cardiovascular (心血管的) event, like a heart attack. In conducting the study, researchers compared the rates of major coronary (冠状动脉的) events among patients who reported that they exercised at least 500 metabolic equivalent (代谢当量) minutes per week with those who exercised less.
According to the research, people who completed the recommended amount of physical activity per week (150 minutes) were 17 percent less likely to suffer a major cardiovascular event than those who exercised less. Out of the people who achieved the recommended amount of 150 minutes per week, those with anxiety or depression had a 22 percent risk reduction, compared with a 10 percent risk decrease in those without either condition.
Michael Emery, who is the co-director of the Sports Cardiology Center at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, explains the reason physical activity is so beneficial. “Exercise is medicine both physically and psychologically, and these factors interact. As a result, when you are more physically healthy, your psychological state is stronger, and when you are mentally more healthy, your physical state is improved,” he says. “This latter connection is both direct, the connection between hormonal stress levels and the physical state; and indirect, better healthy habits such as eating.”
Emery stresses how being physically active is important, even if you don’t reach the target of 150 minutes’ exercise of medium intensity level each week. He says taking the stairs, walking an extra bit from the car, or developing a community to help support your physical fitness needs is a great start.
1. How did researchers conduct the study?| A．By conducting interviews with patients. |
| B．By building a database for over 50, 000 patients. |
| C．By measuring patients’ metabolic equivalent minutes, |
| D．By analyzing exercise impact on major coronary events. |
| A．Psychological state determines physical health. |
| B．Physical and psychological states influence each other. |
| C．Physical health has no impact on psychological well-being. |
| D．Physical and psychological states are independent of each other. |
| A．Walking instead of driving a car. | B．Exercising for 150 minutes a day. |
| C．Doing high intensity exercise every week. | D．Taking small steps and building support. |
| A．Physical activities take on a variety of forms. |
| B．Physical exercise has little impact on cardiovascular events. |
| C．Exercise benefits heart health more for anxious or depressed people. |
| D．Cardiovascular events are closely related to anxiety or depression. |
【推荐1】Before you make friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kind of things they do.
The quickest way to make a friend is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most people will stay away from a scary or angry look.
One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Who’s their favourite singer, where do they live, what do they do after school are all good questions to start a conversation. Make sure you have something to add to the conversation, too. When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for it. There is nothing that will stop a conversation quicker than a shrug for an answer.
Kids who show an interest in other kids and who are kind and friendly make good friends. Remember, everyone wants to be around people who like to do similar things and people who are nice to them.
1. This passage gives us some advice on ________.| A．how to make friends | B．who you can make friends with |
| C．how to start a conversation | D．the importance of smile |
| A．who are sad every day | B．who share the same interest |
| C．who are fond of talking | D．who say bad things to them |
| A．who is always smiling | B．who seems to be friendly |
| C．who praises them | D．who points out their shortcomings |
| A．Being very proud. | B．Making no answer. |
| C．Knowing nothing. | D．Not hoping to answer. |
【推荐2】Do you still use a power button（开机键）to open your smart phones or computers? You are out of fashion! Now most smart phones ere using facial-recognition system（面部识别系统）, and we already have machines that can know you from your fingers and your voice too. But some companies are still willing to invent other systems to “break”these systems, for example, the eye-recognition system. As is reported, you’ll just have to look at the computers and machines, and this system will be able to tell you who you are by looking at your eyes, even when you are wearing glasses.
Do you wonder if this system will work well? The answer is YES. All you need is just look at your machines. The eye scanner（扫描仪）is put in the cameras of your machines. The eye-recognition system is safer and easier then other systems. This is because everyone’s eyes are different Since the system works easily, you won't have to remember a group of code when you want to open your computer or take money out of a bank in the future. Eye-recognition system is better than other kinds of systems because your eyes don't change as you get older, and don't get dirty like hands or fingers. Even twins' eyes are not the same. So the eye-recognition system can be up to 94 percent correct, but it depends on how good the technology is. Some systems may only 51% right. In Britain, it was found that 91 percent of the people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition. So scientists think it will become more popular than other systems.
The eye-recognition system has already been tested in shops in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon it will become a popular way among public. In the future, your computer will be opened by looking at your eyes.
1. How does the eye-recognition system work?| A．You put your fingers on the machine and look at it. |
| B．You say something to the machine and look at it |
| C．You turn on the power button and stand before it. |
| D．You look at the machine and it can recognize who you are. |
| A．密码 | B．按钮 |
| C．符号 | D．钥匙 |
| A．The eye-recognition system doesn’t work if you wear glasses. |
| B．You must remember the code as well as looking at the machine. |
| C．If you get older, the eye-recognition system can still remember you. |
| D．The eye-recognition system is so good that it will never go wrong. |
| A．Your eyes never get older with age. |
| B．Your eyes don’t get dirty easily like your hands. |
| C．Your machines must be good. |
| D．Everyone’s eyes are different from others. |
【推荐3】When you donate to a charity, do you ever wonder where your money is actually going, and who it' s helping? Do you worry that the organization isn’t accurately reflecting your values, or isn't totally transparent?
A new app, called Sparrow, promises to take the guesswork out of giving and ensure donors make a meaningful influence. They' re doing this by allowing donors to choose a specific “rule” and tie it to their giving. For example, you can set it up so that every time you fill up your gas tank, a small part of the sale goes to an environmental nonprofit of your choice. You can set a cap on your donation and choose how long you want the app to track it. And, the app doesn't take a cut of your donation, meaning that every dollar you give is passed through to the charities you want to support.
Dan Ariely, one of the founders, is a world' s leading expert in decision-making and analyzing. He's developed apps and invented card games. He writes for the Wall Street Journal and has made many TED talks. CEOs of Amazon, American Express, McDonald's have Ariely on speed dial, hoping to pick his brain about human behavior and what motivates consumers.
To use Sparrow, users first set up “giving rules” - choosing things you do or events happening in the world and pairing them with an automatic donation to one of the company' s chosen collections of evidence-based charities. Then, as you go about your life, some of your activities will cause the rules to function and the donations are automatically transferred to the nonprofits from your bank account.
New York Times bestselling author A. J. Jacobs said, “I' m a huge fan and I hope it takes off and floods evidence-based charities with funds.”
And Ariely said, “By taking evidence-based approaches to building the evidence-based movement, I believe we can do even more good.
1. What advantage does the app have?| A．It is transparent and easy to use. | B．It makes your giving more personal. |
| C．It helps track whatever interests you. | D．It saves money as you fill your gas tank. |
| A．Optimistic. | B．Careful. | C．Intelligent. | D．Modest. |
| A．Have a bank account. | B．Apply for a job in a company. |
| C．Find out enough evidence. | D．Get in touch with charities. |
| A．The procedure of donation. | B．People’s attitude to giving. |
| C．Ways to donate through apps. | D．Dan Ariely's new invention. |
【推荐1】Despite the corona-virus pandemic, NASA and Space X are fueling up a historic flight. In a press conference (新闻发布会)，NASA and Space X shared details about the upcoming flight.
Nearly everything about this mission is new, including the touchscreen-equipped Crew Dragon spacecraft, the shiny white spacesuits and the life support systems in the spacecraft. Its control rooms have been reorganized so that the control desks are 2 meters apart from one another to allow the support staff to obey the social distancing rules after the corona-virus pandemic broke out.
NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken make up the crew. They have finished thousands of hours of training for the mission to the International Space Station (ISS), but they said . this crewed flight carries more risk than flying on a previous craft. "The big difference for us is that the vehicle that we' re going on has never flown before with crew," said Behnken. "It's all been walked through, but never with any real danger. ”
As this is a test flight, much of the mission involves running through steps for various emergency situations. The astronauts will test the spacecraft as a lifeboat for ISS astronauts. '"Everything needs to be checked so that future astronauts won' t have to do any emergency steps for the first time during a crisis. " Hurley said. It hasn't yet been decided exactly how long Hurley and Behnken will remain on the ISS before heading home. Their stay will depend on how long it takes to prepare a Space X' s craft for next crewed mission.
1. The following about this mission are new EXCEPT ______.| A．The spacecraft | B．The spacesuits |
| C．The support systems | D．The control desks |
| A．NASA and Space X start to add fuel into the flight. |
| B．Everything about this mission has to be new. |
| C．The control rooms have been reorganized. |
| D．It isn't clear when the astronauts will return. |
| A．The astronauts have spent thousands of hours on the International Space Station. |
| B．The astronauts have walked through the spacecraft without meeting any real danger. |
| C．This flight is to make sure future astronauts won't have to deal with emergency. |
| D．Hurley and Behnken won' t be back before Space X' s next crewed mission is ready. |
| A．NASA and Space X's First Test Flight with Crew |
| B．A Historic Lifeboat for ISS |
| C．The Cooperation of NASA and Space X |
| D．An Emergency Mission |
【推荐2】Poaching has been threatening the survival of the African black rhino for long. But thanks to conservation efforts, the population of this endangered animal is slowly increasing, according to a recent update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Between 2012 and 2018, the number of black rhinos in Africa has increased moderately, at annual rate of 2.5%, The population in the wild has grown from approximately 4,845 to 5,630. As IUCN's update suggests, the population models predict the number will continue to rise slowly over the next five years.
The white rhino, Africa's another rhino species that exists in greater numbers, has been on the IUCN Red List categorized as Near Threatened. Compared to the black rhino, the white rhino is at higher risk of being poached as it has larger horns and prefers more open habitats, which makes it easier to spot.
The threat to the two species mainly comes from poaching for the illegal international rhino horn trade. Fortunately, in recent years, a number of groups including range states, private landowners, and communities have been making efforts to protect them, and the measures are working. In 2015, there were at least 1,349 rhinos poached—an average of 3.7 rhinos hunted per day. Since then, the poaching numbers have decreased every year. In 2018, there were at least 892 rhinos poached, meaning approximately 2.4 African rhinos poached per day, or one every 10 hours. The data for 2019 looks promising as the poaching levels appear to have further gone down.
Although the levels of rhino poaching have been declining slightly in recent years due to conservation efforts, the costs of keeping rhinos safe have greatly gone up and sale prices for live rhinos have decreased considerably over the last 10 years, making private landowners and communities less motivated to protect rhinos. This trend could delay the continued progress of expanding the species range and numbers.
1. Which of the following can best describe the number of the African rhinos now?| A．Slightly declining. | B．Slowly expanding. |
| C．Greatly increasing. | D．Considerably decreasing. |
| A．The better situation for the African white rhinos. |
| B．The reason for protecting the African white rhinos. |
| C．The process of the white rhino being on the IUCU Red List. |
| D．The reason why the African white rhino is more likely to be poached. |
| A．In 2015. | B．In 2016. | C．In 2018. | D．In 2019. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Confident. | C．Concerned. | D．Uninterested. |
【推荐3】One billion teenagers and young adults around the world risk losing their hearing by listening to loud music, according to the World Health Organization. The U. N. agency is asking young people to turn down the volume（音量） to prevent great damage to their hearing.
Many people believe the sound being louder is better if they are listening to rock and roll. But experiencing really loud music, even really good music, can have a serious effect on the hearing.
Studies in middle- and high-income countries show nearly 50 percent of teenagers and young adults aged 12 to 35 listen to unsafe levels of sound. They are listening on their personal audio devices as well as at concerts, nightclubs and other entertainment places.
But what is an unsafe level of sound?
The WHO says there can be many kinds of unsafe levels of sound. It depends on how loud the sound is and how long you listen to it. Unsafe levels of sound can mean noise levels of 85 decibels（分贝） for eight hours a day or 100 decibels for just 15 minutes.
Doctors say there are simple measures to protect people from unsafe sound levels. Young people who wear earplugs（耳塞） during concerts can enjoy music at 90 decibels as much as they can at 110 decibels. But they admit that earplugs may not look very cool. A common sense suggestion is to turn down the volume on their personal audio devices. The WHO also advises young people to limit their use of such devices to less than one hour a day. It reminds people to use their technology to stay safe. Smartphone apps can help t monitor safe listening levels.
The U. N. agency estimates 360 million people suffer hearing loss linked to many causes, including noise, genetic conditions, infectious diseases and aging. It notes half of all cases of hearing loss are avoidable.
1. What’s the purpose of the passage?| A．To advise good music. |
| B．To advise people to wear carplugs. |
| C．To give tips on how to enjoy loud music. |
| D．To remind people to prevent hearing loss. |
| A．how loud the sound is |
| B．how long you listen to the music |
| C．loud music at 90 decibels |
| D．noise at 100 decibels for 150 minutes |
| A．One billion young people risk hearing loss from loud music. |
| B．Smartphones can do harm to people’s hearing. |
| C．Don’t wear earplugs during concerts. |
| D．Louder music is good music. |
| A．There are many factors that cause hearing loss. |
| B．Some measures to protect people’s hearing. |
| C．Not all cases of hearing loss are avoidable. |
| D．The reason why people wear earplugs during concerts. |
【推荐1】Throughout the ages different ideas have been expressed about the working of the human brain. In ancient times, men thought that the mind was based in the heart. It was not until the 18th century that man realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind.
During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain were damaged men lost the ability to do certain things. And so, people thought that each part of the brain controlled a different activity. But modern research has found that this is not so.
In the past 50 years there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done on the brain. Scientists have found that the way the brain works is far more complicated than they had thought. They have tried to use computers to copy the way the brain works. However, they have found that even using the latest electronic equipment they would have to build a computer weighed over 10,000 kilos.
Earlier scientists thought that the power of the brain decreased during a man’s lifetime. But now it has been found that an old person who has always been mentally active has a quicker mind than a young person who has done only physical work. It means the more work we give our brains, the more work they can do.
Scientists hope that if we can discover how the brain works, we will be able to make better use of it. For example, how do we learn language? Some children learn to speak and read and write when they are very young compared to average children. But scientists are not sure why this happens.
Other people now believe that we use only 1% of our brains’ full potential. They say that the only limit on the power of the brain is the limit of what we think is possible. This is probably because of the way we are taught as children. When we first start learning to use our minds we are told what to do, for example, to remember certain facts, but we are not taught how our memory works and how to make best use of it. We are told to make notes but we are not taught how our brains accept information and which is the best way to organize the information we want our brains to accept.
This century man has made many discoveries about the universe — the world outside himself. But he has also started to look into the workings of that other universe which is inside himself.
1. What does the author agree with?| A．How our brain works remains a puzzle. |
| B．The work of the mind is rooted in the heart. |
| C．Different parts of the brain control activities. |
| D．A computer can store information as our brain. |
| A．People have made the most of the brains. |
| B．The brain need practice to keep its power. |
| C．Some children know the secret to learning. |
| D．People experience memory loss with aging. |
| A．A good memory is worse than a bad pen. |
| B．Only 1% of our brain has been fully used. |
| C．How to remember facts is unnecessary to learn. |
| D．How we are taught affects the power of our brain. |
| A．Concerned. | B．Objective. | C．Positive. | D．Sceptical. |
Some women simply refuse to give up high heels, despite slush ( 雪泥) , ice and snow. Now there's Winter Trax for them, designed to fit over high-heel boots and make their walk on the wild side a little more safe. Metal coils (圈 ) wrap around rubber at the front end of the shoe, with the heel end open.
◆Snow skirt steps up into fashion
Down with snow pants. Up with snow skirts! Montreal's Fantasy Wolrd Heroes has created these skirts to layer over minis and jeans as the snow season sets in. In a range of colors and available in wool, lends and quiltings, they come in four sizes and adjustable.
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Doc Martens, those army-inspired leather boots, are back. They were last popular when Kurt Cobain was all the rage(风靡一时 ). So far, just a few teens and fashion people have been spotted wearing the slight fat boots, but they have already appeared on stylish models like Irina Lazareanu and Agyness Deyn.
Neon stores sold Doc Martens 15 years ago and its owner Irving Tajfel wasn't sure at first if he was ready to relive the trend.
"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Doc Martens at a fashion fair in Barcelona last year. Then I saw all the cool fashion kids wearing them in Paris. That got me thinking that it was about time Doc Martens came back in style here." Tajfel said.
1. We can know from the passage that WinterTrax .
| A．makes women like Doc Martens more |
| B．protects the back end of high-heel boots |
| C．makes women enjoy high-heel:boots in winter |
| D．protects women from being robbed |
| A．wore a pair of Doc Martens |
| B．found Doc Martens was put on show |
| C．placed an order for Doc Martens |
| D．saw fashion kids wearing Doc Martens |
| A．Leather boots are popular again |
| B．Kurt Cobain and its music |
| C．How to choose high-quality boots |
| D．Doc Martens make a brave return |
| A．High-heel boots. | B．Seasons. |
| C．Clothes fashion. | D．Weather. |
【推荐3】Roberto Clemente is the greatest baseball player of all time. He had an unbelievable batting average(击球率)in all seasons he played. Having won four batting titles, Gold Glove Awards twelve times, and a Most Valuable Player Award, he is certainly the best player that has ever played.
Besides being the best baseball player, Roberto Clemente was also a great man and a hero. In 1972, there was an earthquake in Nicaragua. On December 31 of that year, Clemente flew to Nicaragua to take supplies to the people. Almost immediately after take-off, the plane crashed into the Caribbean Sea.
The best honors for Clemente came after he died. He was the first Latino voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1999, the city of Pittsburgh, where he played baseball, renamed a bridge after him—a bridge that leads to the city’s beautiful new stadium.
No one summed up the life of Roberto Clemente and the baseball commissioner(总干事)when, at Clemente’s Hall of Fame award ceremony, said, “He was so great a man. as a leader and humanitarian, so great an inspiration to the young and to all in baseball, especially to the proud people of his homeland, Puerto Rico.” The commissioner further honored Clemente by creating a sportsmanship award in his name.
1. What can be concluded from Roberto Clemente’s trip to Nicaragua?| A．He got injured in an air crash. |
| B．He cared about people and the world. |
| C．He donated a huge sum of money to Nicaragua. |
| D．He earned his fame for his bravery and generosity. |
| A．He died in Puerto Rico. | B．There was a bridge built for him. |
| C．He played baseball in Pittsburgh. | D．His statue was in the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| A．A sportsmanship award was set up in Clemente’s name. |
| B．Clemente was voted into the Soccer Hall of Fame. |
| C．Clemente gained an honor from the people of his homeland. |
| D．The commissioner praised Clemente’s unbelievable batting skills. |
