Besides the excitement of travel, one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs, holidays, foods, art music and politics firsthand.
“I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps more important was how much I learned about cultures, people and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family , not from the tourists’ point of view，," said Andrew, who studied in Poitiers, France.
Another reason for studying abroad is that you'll gain self-confidence. Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her hometown of 35,000! Christina says she learned how to better stand up for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?
Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition (过渡)to college and adulthood .Matthew says he returned from studying in Australia with confidence and a real interest in international affairs that really set him apart from his peers. "After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college to be a breeze——moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem particularly frightening after having lived thousands of miles away.”
And speaking of college, improving your language skills might help you get into dream colleges and even land future jobs. Colleges and employers know that studying abroad provides leadership skills in a world that is increasingly globally interconnected.
Most of all, it's fun! You're not likely to suffer from general boredom while you're studying in a different learning environment.
1. What did Andrew pay special attention to while studying abroad?| A．The foreign fooD. | B．The foreign culture. |
| C．The foreign customs. | D．The foreign language. |
| A．change our habits | B．offer us opportunities |
| C．increase our knowledge | D．give us self-confidence |
| A．His fluent English | B．His special character |
| C．His ability to deal with people | D．His interest in the world events. |
| A．Something very important. |
| B．Something very interesting. |
| C．Something very easy |
| D．Something very hard |
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You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.
Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect.
When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted.When the dagger (匕首) of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down．
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to (附着) you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible．
1. The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.| A．make a comparison | B．offer an evidence |
| C．describe a daily scene | D．introduce a topic |
| A．By changing our ways of thinking. |
| B．By telling us the nature of life. |
| C．By influencing our emotion. |
| D．By comparing their attitudes to life with ours. |
| A．making other people unhappy |
| B．other people’s pity for them |
| C．building up a positive attitude |
| D．other people’s respect for them |
| A．change negative people’s attitudes to life |
| B．communicate with negative people as little as possible |
| C．make negative people feel ashamed of themselves |
| D．show our dissatisfaction to negative people |
"Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger," said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. "The more people display anger, the lower their stress responses."
Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200. They must say out loud every thirteenth number. Researchers disturbed them by asking them to count faster or ask them other questions. If they made any mistakes, they had to restart from the very beginning. Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry because the researchers were interrupting them.
Lerner used a hidden video camera and recorded all their facial expressions during the test. The researchers describe their reactions as fear, anger and disgust.
Other researchers recorded the students' blood pressure, pulse and production of a high-stress hormone (荷尔蒙) called cortisol. People whose faces showed more fear during th e experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, depression and extra weight gain.
When people feel fear, negative impacts increase, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the study.
"Having that sense of anger leads people to actually feel some power in what otherwise is maddening (令人发狂的) situation,"
Lerner said. Lerner previously studied Americans' emotional response to the 911 terrorist attacks two months after the incident. She found people who reacted with anger were more optimistic. These people are healthier compared with those who were frightened during the event. So in maddening situations, anger is not a bad thing to have. It's a healthier response than fear.
1. Which statement will Jennifer Lerner agree with?
| A．It's better to be angry than to be frightened. |
| B．Different reactions reflect different outlooks on life. |
| C．Don't control your anger and it makes you powerful. |
| D．Pessimistic people are generally healthier than opt imistic people. |
| A．Fear and anger. |
| B．Higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. |
| C．Blood pressure and pulse. |
| D．Blood pressure and cortisone. |
| A．recording their performance secretly |
| B．asking them to count to 6,200 again and again |
| C．disturbing them and making them start all over again |
| D．criticizing them when they made mistakes |
| A．By showing their optimistic side. |
| B．By reducing their stress. |
| C．By reducing high blood pressure. |
| D．By taking the place of fear. |
| A．The findings of new psychology research. |
| B．What you can do with anger in certain cases. |
| C．Different effects produced by anger and fear. |
| D．Healthier responses in maddening situations. |
【推荐3】Recognizing when a friend or colleague feels sad, angry or surprised is key to getting along with others. But a new study suggests that being sensitive to people’s feelings may sometimes come with stress, challenging the popular view that emotional intelligence is uniformly beneficial to its bearer.
In the study, psychologist Myriam Bechtoldt of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany asked 166 male university students a series of questions to measure their emotional intelligence. For example, they showed the students photographs of people’s faces and asked them to what extent feelings such as happiness or disgust were being expressed. The students then had to give job talks in front of judges who displayed serious facial expressions. The scientists measured concentrations of stress hormones (荷尔蒙) in the students’ saliva (唾液) before and after the talk.
In students who were rated more emotionally intelligent, the stress measures increased more during the experiment and took longer to go back to baseline. The findings suggest that some people may be too emotionally clever for their own good, says Bechtoldt, “Sometimes you can be so good at something that it causes trouble,” she notes.
Indeed, the study adds to previous research implying a dark side of emotional intelligence. A study published in 2002 in Personality and Individual Differences suggested that emotionally intelligent people might be particularly influenced by feelings of depression and hopelessness. Furthermore, several studies have implied that emotional intelligence can be used to manipulate others for personal gains.
More research is needed to see how exactly the relation between emotional intelligence and stress would play out in women and in people of different ages and education levels. Nevertheless, emotional intelligence is a useful skill to have, as long as you learn to also properly cope with emotions — both others’ and your own, says Bechtoldt. For example, some sensitive individuals may assume responsibility for other people’s sadness or anger, which ultimately stresses them out. Remember, as Bechtoldt says, “You are not responsible for how other people feel.”
1. What was the purpose of Myriam Bechtoldt’s experiment?| A．To define different types of human feelings. |
| B．To assess the impacts of being emotionally clever. |
| C．To demonstrate how to distinguish different feelings. |
| D．To identify gender differences in emotional intelligence. |
| A．Emotional intelligence helps in job interviews. |
| B．Greater emotional cleverness means less trouble. |
| C．High emotional intelligence may cause suffering. |
| D．Psychological wellbeing is related to various factors. |
| A．Transform. | B．Control. | C．Challenge. | D．Shelter. |
| A．Shake off their worries over public affairs. |
| B．Learn to cope with people’s negative feelings. |
| C．Help people to deal with their troubles in life. |
| D．Avoid burdening themselves with others’ feelings. |
They are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance between life and work. However, they are slipping away from us. We have become far too serious. The only ones who still enjoy humor, laughter, fun and play to the fullest are young children. Children tend to laugh an average of 200 times a day. For adults, however, it is a totally different story.
In the 1950s people laughed on average 18 times a day. Today, we are lucky if we average between 4-6 times a day.
As a matter of fact, a recent study found that people laugh 6 more times in the presence of one person but 30 more times in a group of people. You can get a chuckle(咯咯笑) from jokes you get on the Internet, but it is not the same as belly jiggling laughter (a deep laugh) you get when you interact with others.
Socializing with friends and relatives was much looked forward to. However, this is no longer the case. In fact, the majority of people can hardly find time, nor do they have the inclination towards socializing outside home. They turn to electronic media such as television, computers, the Internet, videos, CDs, and audio equipment, which can provide them with instant self-entertainment at the push of a button.
The workplace does not fare(进展) much better. Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete, for example, in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor elsewhere in the world, humor and laughter in the workplace have gradually eroded（逐渐毁坏） away.
I have developed a real appreciation, perhaps closer to a strong desire for the power of humor and laughter. This encouraged me to write my first book titled “The Power of Humor” and subsequently my second book titled “Kids Say the Goggonest Things” based on the natural humor, laughter, play and fun that kids experience and they freely share with parents, grandparents and teachers.
From writing about humor and laughter, people start to ask me to speak up for them. To date, I have developed a number of humor-laughter topics that I use in my keynote presentations. You are invited to subscribe to my free monthly e-magazine “The Humormeister’s Forum” by clicking on the Free Humor E-zine navigation button on the website.
1. According to the author, laughter is leaving us partly because ________.
| A．we treat everything in a serious way |
| B．it relieves pain, reduces stress and anxiety |
| C．we fail to maintain balance between life and work |
| D．the pace of change in our lives is becoming faster |
| A．getting a deep laugh nowadays is difficult |
| B．we can entertain ourselves with the help of the Internet |
| C．people laugh more heartily when spending time with others |
| D．researchers have made a new discovery about the effect of laughter |
| A．destination | B．tendency |
| C．attitude | D．approach |
| A．The power of honesty. |
| B．Don’t be your own worst enemy. |
| C．Live life purposefully: The relationship within. |
| D．Funny Christmas stories to share with your loved ones. |
【推荐2】The Happy Man
The happy man lives objectively, and has free love and wide interests, through which he secures his happiness. To be the receivers of love is a vital cause of happiness, but the man who demands love is not the man to whom it is given.
What then can a man do who is unhappy because he is enclosed in self? If he is to get out of the vicious (恶性的) circle of unhappiness, it must be by true interests. But before that, he should analyze his trouble first.
Admit to himself every day at least one painful truth.
All unhappiness depends upon lack of integration (融合). There is disintegration within the self,consciously and unconsciously or between the self and society.
| A．There is much he can do about it. |
| B．The man who receives love is the man who gives it. |
| C．The interests will arise when you overcome being self-centered. |
| D．The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life. |
| E．Teach himself life is worth even not having great virtue or intelligence. |
| F．Self-denying leaves a man self-absorbed and aware of his own sacrifice. |
| G．Neither divided against the self nor the world, the happy man never fails to unite. |
I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.
One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly (勉强地) agreed.
Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request.
However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, and threw it as hard as I could.
It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.
Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, and then picked up the ball again. If you’ll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While outwardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.
The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.
This is the point where I start to take issue with you. Wouldn’t it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.
Seeing that you weren’t going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel.
Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.
“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.
“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.
And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”
I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.
Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.
It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.
I surprised myself—and I’m sure you as well—by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my misery.
Alas, the heart attack didn’t happen, and you continued to look at me expectantly, like you were content to do this all night. I had become a sort of exhibition for you. I could feel your collective thoughts drifting through the chain-link: “Can she really not do it? But I mean, really?”
Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period were just enough blows for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”
And you did. And thanks to you, I decided at that very moment to never throw anything ever again, except disrespectful glances at people who play sports.
Sincerely,
Jen Cordery
1. The writer agreed to throw the ball because ______.| A．she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceries |
| B．she wanted to refresh her childhood memories |
| C．she could not refuse the polite request from the young man |
| D．she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight |
| A．anxious | B．brave | C．afraid | D．curious |
| A．To explain why she failed the attempts to throw the ball back. |
| B．To complain that she had not mastered the ball throwing skills. |
| C．To show how cruel those 13-year-old boys were. |
| D．To express her dislike towards softball. |
| A．inspired | B．encouraged | C．awkward | D．depressed |
| A．The writer managed to throw the ball back. |
| B．The boy got the ball back by himself. |
| C．The writer threw the ball away out of anger. |
| D．The boys got angry and left without the ball. |
| A．To express her regret over what she did the day before. |
| B．To announce that she would never play all games again. |
| C．To joke on her inability to throw the ball over the fence. |
| D．To criticize the young men for their cruelty to her dignity. |
So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix (一剂毒品). We worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.
But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.
So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values---not values imposed（强加）from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.
1. What Oscar Wilde says implies that _____________.
| A．most people’s thoughts are controlled by others |
| B．most people have a variety of thoughts |
| C．we have thoughts similar to those of others |
| D．other people’s thoughts are more important |
| A．We need to pay for what we want to get. |
| B．Changing opinions may cost us our freedom. |
| C．We may lose ourselves to please others. |
| D．The price of taking drugs is freedom. |
| A．care about others’ opinions and change opinions all the time |
| B．guide ourselves by means of values from the outside |
| C．stick to our own values |
| D．persuade others to accept our opinions |
| A．it’s important to accept others’ opinions |
| B．it’s better to do what we like |
| C．we shouldn't change our own opinions |
| D．we shouldn’t care what others think too much |
【推荐2】People generally see themselves through achievements. In doing that, they end up caring more about their image than the reality of who they actually are. Rather than their work doing the talking, they end up defining themselves by external markers that they hope will earn them respect.
The problem with this is that it encourages both themselves and other people to judge their worth based on some relatively unimportant measure. For example, one day, their educational diploma may overshadow what they actually learned. Therefore, a better way to know a person, I think, is to ask a different set of questions: What motivates them? What makes them ache? What do they long for?
It’s in this spirit that I want to publicly share my values. They are the compass (罗盘) that guides my life. The kindest and most sincere thing I can do is to see, recognize, and understand another person before I make judgments. From there, I can learn to treat others appropriately, depending on the context, learning from my mistakes with time and experience. It’s just a reminder that life is hard for all of us, while at the same time accepting that it’s important we are all also held accountable for our actions.
I have learned that we are all deeply self-interested. I hope to be self-aware enough to check out of the power and status games. That means I’m not competing with anyone for a shiny object; I’d rather compete with myself. It’s about becoming so uniquely different that it would be an insult for me to measure myself against someone else. I believe if I do the work to be internally free from the pull of the power and status games, then I can add value to others based on my unique knowledge and experience.
If this resonates with (与……共鸣) you, I invite you to join me on this journey in understanding and relating to this complex world. It’s a wonderful mystery, and I think together we can better define it — not just personally, but also collectively.
1. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?| A．The external markers are better ways to know a person. |
| B．People generally judge others’ worth by what they have achieved. |
| C．The author is someone who is keen on power games. |
| D．Learning from mistakes is the first step of treating others kindly. |
| A．be relatively similar to | B．cause something to be stronger than |
| C．make something less important | D．block off light from something |
| A．Life is hard, so we shouldn’t criticize others when they are not responsible. |
| B．One should draw on wider knowledge in order to judge others objectively. |
| C．Everyone is unique, so showing off uniqueness is an insult to others. |
| D．One should see and understand another person using a real compass. |
| A．To promote harmonious living. | B．To ask people not to judge others. |
| C．To call on readers to learn his values. | D．To share his values of understanding the world. |
【推荐3】There is a time when many Americans question whether a college degree is worth its cost. However, a recent study found Americans who completed college or university are more likely to have friends and are less lonely than those who only finished high school.
Daniel Cox, adviser of the Survey Center on American Life, said that in general Americans are experiencing a “friend depression”, meaning a decrease in their number of friends. Ox noted “Americans have fewer close friends today than we did in the early '90s. But men and those without a college degree were particularly affected because they seem to have experienced a much more dramatic decrease over that period.”
The Center questioned 5,054 people this past summer. It found Americans with a college degree feel more socially connected and are more active in their communities than people who didn't go to college. As a result, those who completed college report feeling less lonely.
Prior to research showed that Americans who didn't go to college are less likely to marry. A 2012 study found that college-educated women were much more likely to get married than women who dropped out of high school. A 2013 study of people born between 1957 and 1964 found that both men and women who didn't finish high school were less likely to marry than those with more education.
Today,65 percent of college-educated Americans over age 25 are married. About 50 percent of people with a high school qualification, or who dropped out of high school, are married. Those numbers were different in 1990, when marriage rates among the college educated were at 69 percent, compared with 63 percent for those who did not go to college, says a Pew research report.
The American Community Life Survey found around 1 in 10 college graduates say they have no close social connections. That number rises among Americans without a degree, where almost 1 in 4 say they have no close friends.
1. According to the text, the college or university students face __________ than those who only finished high school.| A．more psychological problems |
| B．more lonely and make less friends |
| C．less lonely and make less friends |
| D．less lonely and make more friends |
| A．To provide proof for the research. |
| B．To analyze the reasons for loneliness. |
| C．To show the importance of marriage. |
| D．To compare differences in generations. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Education. |
| C．Technology. | D．Health. |
| A．Social problems in the American society. |
| B．Reasons for Americans' low marriage rates. |
| C．Links between education and social interaction. |
| D．Discussions about whether to get a college degree. |
More than 4 in 10 cancers — 600,000 in the UK alone — could be prevented if people led healthier lives, say experts. The population of the UK is about 63,000,000.
Latest figures from Cancer Research UK show smoking is the biggest avoidable risk factor (因素), followed by unhealthy diets. The charity advises people to live healthily, limit alcohol intake and do regular exercise.
According to the figures from 2007 to 2011, more than 300,000 cases of cancer recorded were linked to smoking. A further 145,000 were linked to unhealthy diets containing too much processed food. Obesity contributed to 88,000 cases and alcohol to 62,200. Sun damage to the skin and physical inactivity were also contributing factors.
Professor Max Parkin, a Cancer Research UK statistician, says, “There’s now little doubt that certain lifestyle choices can have a big influence on cancer risk, with research around the world all pointing to the same key risk factors.”
“Of course everyone wants to enjoy some extra treats during the Christmas holidays so we don’t want to ban beef pies and wine but it’s a good time to think about taking up some healthy habits.”
“Leading a healthy lifestyle can’t guarantee someone won't get cancer but we can stack the odds in our favour by taking positive steps.”
Public Health England says a healthy lifestyle can play an important role in reducing cancer risk. It says campaigns such as Smokefree, Dry January and Change4Life Sugar Swaps all aim to raise public awareness. It’s important that we not only continue to make progress in noticing cancer earlier and improving treatments, but helping people understand how they can reduce their risk of developing cancer in the first place remains important in dealing with cancer.
1. Which of the following is the third biggest avoidable cancer factor?
| A．Obesity. | B．Alcohol intake. |
| C．Unhealthy diets. | D．Physical inactivity. |
| A．it’s OK to drink wine during festivals |
| B．the causes of cancer are still unclear now |
| C．unhealthy food should be completely banned |
| D．a healthy lifestyle will protect us from cancer |
| A．help others |
| B．improve our lives |
| C．discover cancer early |
| D．decrease our cancer risk |
| A．Most cancers are caused by smoking. |
| B．Cancer is greatly linked to our lifestyle. |
| C．There are different factors that lead to cancer. |
| D．Public awareness should be raised to prevent cancer. |
【推荐2】Here’ s a roundup of several theme parks for you to explore.
Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey
Admission $ 81. 99 for general admission (54 inches or taller)；less than 54 inches tall, $ 50. 99； 2 and younger free (at the gate)
Info 732-928-2000, six flags.com/ greatadventure
Billed as the second largest theme park in the world, Six Flags' 510 acres bursts with bucket-list roller coasters, including the 45-story tall Kingda Ka and El Toro voted the world's best coaster by Amusement Today,
Hersheypark, Pennsylvania
Admission $ 68. 95 ages 9 to 54；$ 46. 95 ages 3 to 8 and 55 to 69 ；$ 31. 95 ages 70 plus；2 and younger free
Info 717-534-3900, hersheypark.com
More than 70 rides in Hershey's 121-acre park include the Laff Trakk, an indoor spinning glow coaster with fun house, the wooden Comet Coaster and the Skyrush roller coaster.
Playland Park, New York
Admission $ 30；$ 20 for children under 48 inches tall；free for 2 and under
Info 914-813-7000, playlandpark, org
The Westchester County-owned and -operated Playland, located off 1-95 Exit 19, features more than 50 rides, Kiddyland and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Rye Playland is a trip with seven original attractions still going strong since the park's first day in 1928, including the 3,400-foot wooden Dragon Coaster. Fireworks shows are held on Fridays in July and August.
Dutch Wonderland, Pennsylvania
Admission $ 45. 99 for general admission ages 3 to 59；$ 39. 99 ages 60 to 69；$ 30. 99 ages 70 and up；under 2 free
Info 866-386-2839, dutchwonderland. com
The wonders in this amusement park include more than 30 rides, live entertainment and the Duke's Lagoon water play area. All attractions are suitable for families with kids.
1. Which will be the best choice for a visitor interested in swimming and fireworks?| A．Six Flags Great Adventure . | B．Hersheypark . |
| C．Playland Park . | D．Dutch Wonderland. |
| A．$ 137. 9. | B．$ 93. 9. |
| C．$ 63. 9. | D．$ 61. 98. |
| A．They're all closed on Monday. |
| B．They all have water play areas |
| C．They're all located in the same state . |
| D．They're all suitable for the whole family . |
【推荐3】A traditional Chinese cough syrup (糖浆), called Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa (念慈庵川贝枇杷膏), is flying off the shelves in New York stores this flu season, following a US news report.
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal last week, Mr. Alex Schweder, a professor of design at Pratt Institute suffering a cough for about 10 days, felt better 15 minutes after he drank a bottle of Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa. It had been recommended by his girlfriend, who first learnt about the cough syrup 30 years ago when she was living in Hong Kong.
Mr. Schweder was shocked by the magical effects of the cough syrup, and recommended it to many people. This, together with other factors, soon made the Chinese medicine popular in New York City.
A 300ml bottle is now sold at US$13.29 on Walmart’s website. This is more than double the former price in some pharmacies (药店) in Manhattan’s Chinatown, selling at about US$6 per bottle. “The number of Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa we sold over the past few days was much more than usual,” said Winnie, a sales staff member of Buy-rite pharmacy in Chinatown. “More and more Westerners are accepting this medicine because it is effective,” she said.
According to the Kingworld Medicines Group’s official website, Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa is made of “valuable Chinese herbs and honey, and has surprising effects in treating coughs.” However, experts warn that taking the cough syrup can carry health risks, including when it is used with other medicines, used too much or taken instead of prescription medication (处方药).
Dr. Keith Brenner, a specialist in pulmonary medicine at Columbia University Medical Centre New York Presbyterian Hospital, said, “I think people who use these things may not even tell the doctor about them, and it’s a problem.”
1. What does the underlined phrase “flying off the shelves” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Being stolen. | B．Being removed. |
| C．Being in trouble. | D．Being on hot sale. |
| A．He used to have it in Hong Kong. |
| B．He searched for it on the Internet. |
| C．His girlfriend introduced it to him. |
| D．He heard of it from a news report. |
| A．It is priced at US$6 per bottle. |
| B．It is getting cheaper but very effective. |
| C．It is made of some foreign herbs and honey. |
| D．It is sold in pharmacies as well as online. |
| A．hope | B．concern |
| C．anger | D．surprise |
