My work started in 2003 at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. It seems like such a long time ago. In the 13 years that have passed, more than 50,000 animals have passed the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are animals who stand out. Tabby was one such animal.
Tabby was one of the many homeless dogs. What’s more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby’s chances at adoption seemed remote at best. But one day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, who suffered from epilepsy (癫痫) had seen Tabby’s picture on the shelter’s website. They were interested in meeting her! Most boys would want a puppy, a dog who could grow with him and run through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would never be able to do that. But as they say, "love is blind". After meeting her, they decided to adopt Tabby!
If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her successful adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed but it was what happened after her adoption that some might label as "magical" or perhaps even miraculous. As Gary and Tabby did everything together, they became so "in tune" with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary’s seizures (疾病发作) before they occurred, giving his family a warning that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby’s arrival.
How could it be? There are some things that happen in this world that challenge all logic and understanding. Sometimes, the best that we can do is to accept a miraculous thing, which we didn’t attempt to explain. Because when you try to explain it, you lose the beauty and wonder of it all.
1. Which sentence can be used to describe Tabby?| A．She was so lovely that she could be easily adopted. |
| B．She suffered a lot from the disease-epilepsy. |
| C．She was so strong that she could run very fast. |
| D．She was homeless and couldn’t see or hear. |
| A．Amazing. | B．Typical. | C．Interesting. | D．Special. |
| A．Gary learnt about Tabby from a magazine. |
| B．Gary was cured in the company of Tabby. |
| C．Tabby could indicate a seizure before it struck. |
| D．Most boys would have the same decision as Gary. |
| A．Love is Blind: a Miraculous Dog | B．Give Me Food: My Dear Master |
| C．Love is Everywhere: a Poor Dog | D．Take Me Home: My Dear Boy |
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【推荐1】It's good to make mistakes，and here is why.
First of all，mistakes are a clear sign that we are trying new things.It's always good to try new things because when we are trying new things，we are growing.If we never try anything new，how can we improve？The simple answer is，“We can't”．
Another good thing about mistakes is that when we are making them，we are learning.Consider this—Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb.When asked how it felt to fail that many times，he said that he had learned 10,000 things that didn't work.
When we make a mistake，we are much closer to success.Because every time we make a mistake，we eliminate one of the things that keep us from success.
But all this doesn't mean that we should go through life without considering the consequences of a mistake.Instead，when we try something new，we have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn't work out the way we want it to，we will be in a position to try again.We all have limited resources—in the form of time and money—so we shouldn't blow them all on one approach to a problem.It's best that we realize it probably won't be perfect for the first time and allocate these resources appropriately so we can learn，make corrections，and try again.Only by accepting and using our mistakes in this way can we make significant advances in our lives.
There is an old saying that goes，“If you're not making mistakes，you're not trying hard enough”．So go forth and make mistakes.
1. Which can be used to replace the underlined word“eliminate”in Paragraph 4?| A．make up for | B．get rid of |
| C．accept | D．expect |
| A．We should ignore the possible consequences. |
| B．We should accept the outcome willingly. |
| C．We should make some limits for our next try. |
| D．We should avoid making the same mistakes. |
| A．Dealing with mistakes. |
| B．Making mistakes. |
| C．Making progress. |
| D．Benefiting from mistakes. |
| A．Never mind，I tried my best. |
| B．Great！Now I have learned something. |
| C．This is a waste of time. |
| D．Look at this mess.I should just give up. |
【推荐2】Too much work and too much wine go together like biscuits and cheese, a new international study finds.
Employees who work more than 48 hours a week are 11% more likely to over consume wine than those who work a standard week, Finnish researchers say.
The study looked at more than 300,000 people in Australia, Europe and North America. No differences were seen between men and women, says the study.
Risky wine consumption is considered as more than 14 drinks a week for women and more than 21 drinks a week for men. About 20% of Australians drink at travels that put them at the risk of life time harm from injury or disease.
Drinking wine can affect the liver(肝脏)or cause brain damage, heart disease, high blood pressure and increases the risk of many cancers.
Study author Marianna Virtanen said while wine might help reduce the stress of working long periods of time, risky consumption could lead to difficulties in the workplace, such as poor performance.
The European Union Working Time Directive makes sure that workers in EU countries have the right to work no more than 48 hours a week, including overtime.
"But many people, for example well-educated managers and professionals, work much longer hours to achieve faster promotions, income increases, and more control over work and employment, ” said Prof. Virtanen of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.
In Australia, it's recommended that healthy men and women drink no more than two standard drinks a day.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the harm of drinking wine?| A．It can do damage to the brain. |
| B．It may bring about high blood pressure. |
| C．It may contribute to working overtime. |
| D．It can add to the risk of many cancers. |
| A．the study was carried out all over the world |
| B．Australians drink more wine than Europeans |
| C．workers in EU countries have to work 48 hours a week |
| D．many people work longer hours for certain purposes |
| A．Long work hours and alcohol abuse are linked. |
| B．Working long period of time will do harm to our health. |
| C．To keep healthy men and women should not drink wine. |
| D．Many workers drink more wine than they should. |
【推荐3】Have you ever agreed to do something only to find out later that you don’t have time? Are you constantly stressed from rushing from one assignment to another? If so, you may have a problem with overcommitment. Overcommitment happens when you decide to do more things than you realistically have time to do.
Time management coach Elizabeth Saunders suggests creating a budget for your time like you do with money. The total amount of time you have each day equals 24 hours minus（减去）the time you need for basic wellness activities.
It’s also worth looking at your current commitments. Do your commitments actually match your priorities?
Learning how to say no politely but firmly also helps with overcommitment. It helps to have a good sense of what your priorities are so that you can say yes or no when appropriate.
I have a rule that I never immediately agree to any long-term time commitments.
| A．Are you satisfied with your job? |
| B．I always ask for some time to think. |
| C．It is worth considering your interest. |
| D．When this happens, the quality of your work suffers. |
| E．These include things like sleeping, eating and showering. |
| F．Could you give up some of them or pass them off to other people? |
| G．One tool that may be helpful in avoiding overcommitment is a calendar. |
【推荐1】Please don’t feel singled out, special, or view yourself as a chosen one. She bites everyone. This is just the nature of the beast. There is absolutely no truth to the persistent myths that mosquitoes fancy females over males, that they prefer blondes and redheads over those with darker hair or that the darker or rougher your skin, the safer you are from her bite. It is true, however, that she does play favorites and feasts on some more than others.
Blood type O seems to be the choice over types A and B or AB. People with blood type O get bitten twice as often as those with type A, with type B falling somewhere in between.
Those who have higher natural levels of certain chemicals in their skin, particularly lactic acid (乳酸), also seem to be more attractive. From these elements, she can analyze which blood type you are. These are the same chemicals that determine an individual’s level of skin bacteria and unique body smell.
Mosquitoes are also attracted by perfumes, soaps, and other applied fragrances. While this may seem unfair to many of you, she also has a desire for beer drinkers.
Wearing bright colors is also not a wise choice, since she hunts by both sight and smell, the latter depending chiefly on the amount of carbon dioxide sent out by the potential target. So she can smell carbon dioxide from over 200 feet away. When you exercise, for example, you emit more carbon dioxide through both breath and output. You also sweat, releasing those appetizing chemicals, primarily lactic acid, that invites the mosquito’s attention.
Lastly, your body temperature rises, which is an easily identifiable heat signature. On average, pregnant women suffer twice as many bites, as they have a slightly raised body temperature.
Please don’t go on a shower, exercise or give up your beloved beer and bright T-shirts just yet. Unfortunately, 85% of what makes you attractive to mosquitoes is fixed in advance in your genetic circuit board (电路板). At the end of the day, she will find blood from any exposed target of opportunity.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To explain the reasons for mosquito bites. |
| B．To introduce a new discovery to the readers. |
| C．To prove that everyone suffers mosquito bites. |
| D．To arouse the interest of the readers in the topic. |
| A．Blood type. | B．Chemicals of bacteria. |
| C．Color of clothes. | D．Body temperature. |
| A．All the mosquito bites are caused by your genetic circuit board. |
| B．Your blood will be targeted by mosquitoes at every opportunity. |
| C．Mosquito bites can be avoided if you give up some relevant habits. |
| D．Your genes determine your attractiveness to mosquitoes to a great extent. |
| A．Keep off Mosquitoes | B．Why are You a Mosquito Feeder |
| C．Mosquitoes, a Threat to Our Health | D．How to Avoid being Bitten by Mosquitoes |
【推荐2】A new study has found that animals feign（假装）death for long periods of time in order to escape capture from their predators. How long they are motionless depends on the circumstances, but they can wait out their predators for quite a long time when their lives are in danger.
Animals stay still to avoid capture for different lengths of time. “Most intriguingly, Charles Darwin recorded a beetle that remained motionless for 23 minutes. Antlions, our favorite study creature in this regard, set a record of 61 minutes,” says lead author Nigel R. Franks from the University of Bristol.
Antlions are members of large group of insects. Antlion larvae（幼虫）dig pits in loose soil and then aggressively attack ants and other small insects that fall into the sandy pits. In another study, researchers dug sandpits to understand the physics of how antlion larvae build their pits. As part of their research they needed to weigh the individual larvae. When they put them onto the microbalance scale to weigh them, they noticed that the larvae remained motionless for long periods of time. “This made it ‘piece of cake’ to weigh them but it aroused researchers’ curiosity, ‘What on earth were they playing at?’” Franks says.
The researchers found that the amount of time the antlions remained stationary after being disturbed was unpredictable and was often quite lengthy. In researching other animals, they found that how long they wait to move again can depend on factors such as hunger and temperature, but it always varies.
This unpredictability is absolutely crucial for their survival, Franks says. For example, if a bird visits these antlion pits and the larvae “play dead”. the birds will fly around the antlions to see if they move. “Imagine if antlions always remained immobile for 5 minutes. In such case, the predator could look for alternate prey（猎物）and then return to its original one when the time is up,” he says. “If that happened, it would be a short life for the predictable death-feigner.” But because the time is unpredictable, the birds leave and go find something else to eat. The predators turn their attention from the unmoving prey that no longer catches their eye to something nearby that is a better alternative.
1. What is the new study about?| A．Animals’ hunting skills. |
| B．Animals’ living conditions. |
| C．Animals’ self-protecting behavior. |
| D．Animals’ means of communication. |
| A．To introduce a new topic for discussion. |
| B．To offer supporting data for the discovery. |
| C．To make a comparison between the two studies. |
| D．To provide some background information on the study. |
| A．Unmoving. | B．Alarmed. | C．Energetic. | D．Peaceful. |
| A．By scaring away predators. |
| B．By distracting predators’ attention. |
| C．By staying still for an uncertain amount of time. |
| D．By waiting for predators to eat something else |
【推荐3】More than 20 years ago, a skeleton called Little Foot turned up in a South African cave. The nearly complete skeleton was a member of the human family. Now researchers have freed most of the skeleton from its stony shell and analyzed the fossils (化石) and they say 3.67-million-years-old Little Foot belonged to a unique species.
Researcher Ronald Clarke and his colleagues think Little Foot belonged to A. Prometheus (普罗米修斯南猿). Clarke works at the university of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg South Africa. He studies fossilized humans and our relatives. Their foundings, published in four papers, have suggested the species A.Prometheus might have existed. Clarke has believed in that species for more than a decade, he found the first Little Foot’s remains in a storage box of fossils in 1994. People began digging out the rest of the skeleton in 1997.
Many other researchers instead argue that Little Foot likely belonged to a different species, which is known as A.africanus (南方古猿非洲种). Researcher Raymond Dart first identified A.africanus in 1924. He was studying the skull (头颅骨) of an ancient youngster called the Taung Child. Since then, people have turned up hundreds more A. africanus fossils in South African caves. Those include Sterkfontein, where Little Foot was found.
The braincase is the part of the skull that holds the brain. And researchers found a partial braincase that Dart thought belonged to a different species in Makapansgat, one of those other caves. In 1948, Dart called this other species A. Prometheus, but he changed his mind after 1955. Instead, he said that braincase and another fossil at Makapansgat belonged to A.africanus. There was no A. Prometheus after all, he concluded.
Clarke and his colleagues want to bring back the rejected species. They say Little Foot’s distinctive skeleton, an adult female that is at least 90 percent complete, is solid evidence for it.
1. Which of the following beliefs did Ronald Clarke hold?| A．A. Prometheus wasn’t a human species. |
| B．Little Foot didn’t belonged to the human family. |
| C．Little Foot was one member of A. Prometheus. |
| D．A. Prometheus lived over four million years ago. |
| A．There wasn’t much evidence of it. |
| B．Its fossil were first discovered in 1948. |
| C．It’s a species that’s believed to have existed. |
| D．The Taung Child wasn’t its first known member. |
| A．Uncertain | B．Supportive |
| C．Uninterested | D．Disapproving |
| A．The Skeleton Little Foot Causing a Big Debate. |
| B．Two New Human Species Accidentally Discovered. |
| C．More Human Fossils Being Dug Up In Sterkfontein. |
| D．Little Foot From Makapansgat Drawing New Attention. |
【推荐1】Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace! When she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I’ll tell you what. I’ll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of housework that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don’t forget that for your birthday, Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?” Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.
Jenny worked on her housework very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand-new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands (跑腿). The only time she didn’t wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me?”
“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you,” the little girl said.
“Well, then, give me your pearls.”
“Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?”
“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night, little one.”
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story.
“Do you love me?”
“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.”
“Well, then, give me your pearls.”
“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy,” the little girl said to her father.
“No, that’s okay,” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams.”
Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. “Here, Daddy,” she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father’s hand.
With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box. Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls. He had had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so that he could give her the real thing.
1. Why did the mother tell Jenny the plastic pearl necklace “cost an awful lot of money”?| A．She was discouraging Jenny from buying it. |
| B．She was telling Jenny to ask her grandma for help. |
| C．She was reminding Jenny of its true value. |
| D．She was encouraging Jenny to get it by her hard work. |
| A．She promised to work on the housework hard. |
| B．She was lucky to have her birthday coming near. |
| C．She went out with her mother to run errands. |
| D．She got supported from her grandma with a dollar bill. |
| A．She was disappointed that her father always asked for her necklace. |
| B．She was pleased to give the necklace to her father. |
| C．She was struggling in her mind about the decision to make. |
| D．She was unwilling to exchange her necklace for the real one. |
| A．The Real Pearl Necklace | B．The Parental Hidden Love |
| C．The Decision of Honesty | D．The Choice of Luck |
【推荐2】As a kid, Pamela Akuku spent her weekends exploring the National Museums of Kenya, following along with her mom who worked there. Akuku became fascinated with the researchers. She saw them using various equipment and researching the fossils carefully. “But I didn’t know what they were doing at the time,” she says. “I kept asking my mom about it.”
Akuku’s mom saw her daughter’s curiosity and signed her up for the museum’s Young Researchers Club. Akuku soon took part in mock excavations (模拟挖掘) and reconstructed bones. “I enjoyed reading and puzzles,” says Akuku. “And this was a mixture of the two.”
The museum experiences helped inspire her career as an archeologist. After her four years in university, she was sure that she wanted to study archaeology. She did her master’s in South Africa and majored in zooarchaeology (动物考古学). She is now at the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution in Tarragona, Spain. There, she studies how ancient humans modified (改良) animal bones. Her research is helping to reveal more about where early humans lived. She’s currently studying the remains from Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, where researchers previously discovered stone tools and evidence of early human ancestors going back as far as 2 million years.
Akuku gives some advice to people who want to do her job. “Be prepared to come across hard conditions. Working in this field is challenging. You have to work twice as hard just to be recognized,” Akuku said. But she has learned to deal with it. Now she always tells everyone the efforts are worthy.
1. Why did Akuku’s mother let her join in the Young Researchers Club?| A．Akuku showed interest in the club. | B．Akuku’s mom was curious about the club. |
| C．Akuku’s mom wanted Akuku to help with her job. | D．Akuku hoped to be an archaeologist. |
| A．Why zooarchaeology is popular. | B．When the relics of Tarragona appeared. |
| C．What can be found from ancient fossils. | D．How ancient people modified animal bones. |
| A．Many stone tools remain to be found there. | B．Ancient human may live there 2 million years ago. |
| C．There are few relics left at present. | D．Few researchers show interest in it. |
| A．deal with challenges with colleagues | B．learn to be very smart |
| C．do the job harder than other people | D．believe what you do is important |
【推荐3】Zu Wenbao, a 23-year-old Chinese villager with autism, grew up in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. Autism is a developmental disability that makes it hard for some people to talk with others or learn social skills. For Zu, the recent years of COVID-19 restrictions(限制) have been difficult.
But he is doing better now that he is learning music and spending time with other young people at a school called Chen’s Studio, which started offering music lessons for people with autism when the pandemic started.
Zu’s mother brings her son to the music school every Sunday so he can study with the teacher, Chen Shensi. It takes them two hours on three different buses to get to the classroom from their home. At the studio, Zu learned how to play the keyboards and sing in a band called “Star Kids”.
“Without music, without these lessons, he wouldn’t have anything,” Zu’s mother said. The children he grew up with, she said, all have jobs or go to school. Her son would not have any people to socialize with if it were not for the music school. Although Zu is older than the other young people at Chen’s Studio, “they all take care of him like he’s their brother,” Zu’s mother said.
China is making progress in teaching people about autism and offering more support for people like Zu. But experts say there are still millions of children who do not get social or educational support.
Chen knows the young people with autism will have trouble getting jobs, so he hopes music will help them make a living. The Star Kids band has already played some concerts. He did not know much about autism before he started teaching a bass player with the disorder in 2020. At the start, it was hard. Chen became upset when he had trouble communicating with his students. However, it eventually became easier. He said he knows it is hard for them to communicate. But “to some degree, I think music might be their language.”
1. What can we know about Zu Wenbao?| A．He has difficulty talking with people. |
| B．He likes to learn social skills very much. |
| C．He grew up in the northwestern province. |
| D．He does better in learning music than others. |
| A．To receive timely treatment. | B．To reach out to more patients. |
| C．To show his musical talent. | D．To increase communication opportunities. |
| A．Favourable. | B．Concerned. | C．Doubtful. | D．Critical. |
| A．To tell us an interesting story. |
| B．To provide information about music teaching. |
| C．To introduce the potential of people with autism. |
| D．To guide us to the situation of Chinese autistic patients. |
【推荐1】Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
These three short plays by Suzan Lori•Parks are the start of an ambitious attempt to retell the story of the American civil war. The focus is on a slave promised his freedom by his master if he joins in the fight against the Union. Steve Toussaint and Jimmy Akingbola head the cast, and Jo Bonney is in charge.
★15 September to 4 October, Royal Court, London. Box office: 020•7565 5000.
A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer
Bryony Kimmings and Brian Lobel consider our attitudes to cancer and the language we employ to deal with it through the stories of five people. This is an all•singing, all•dancing affair with music by Tom Parkinson, wiping off the pink charity ribbons to look at the realities of diagnosis(诊断) and what it means for the wider family.
★20～24 September, Home, Manchester. Box office: 0161•200 1500.
The Nest
Every parent wants the best for their baby. Kurt and Martha are prepared to work hard to ensure theirs has everything he needs, even if that means Kurt taking on extra work. Franz Xaver Kroetz’s extraordinary play about the damage that profit causes to individuals and the environment gets a new translation from Conor McPherson.
★15～22 October, Lyric, Belfast. Box office: 028•9038 1081.
The Red Barn
David Hare’s new play is based on La Main, a psychological thriller by the great Georges Simenon. The story concerns two couples who, on their way back from a party, struggle through the snow. The play is directed by Robert Icke, and the cast is headed by Mark Strong and Hope Davis.
★6～20 October, Lyttelton, London. Box office: 020•7452 3000.
1. When can you see the play directed by Robert Icke?| A．On 19 September. | B．On 3 October. |
| C．On 10 October. | D．On 21 October. |
| A．The Nest. |
| B．The Red Barn. |
| C．Father Comes Home from the Wars. |
| D．A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer. |
| A．They are all comedies. | B．They are put on in autumn. |
| C．They are highly thought of. | D．They are works of the same writer. |
【推荐2】Best things to do this weekend on Long Island
Looking for activities on the weekend? We’ve rounded up some wonderful activities for you.
The acrobatic (杂技的) performance
Traditional Chinese acrobatics and circus (马戏团) arts go hand in hand at a performance of “Cirque Mei,” 8 pm Saturday at the Patchogue Theatre. Mixing contemporary with traditional Chinese circus acts, the performers from the Hebei province of China present collective bicycle skills, foot juggling with umbrellas, ladder balancing, and hoops diving. Tickets must be reserved in advance.
INFO: 631-207-1313, patchoguetheatre.org
ADMISSION: $69
The return of Elvis
The “King of Rock and Roll” is in the spotlight once again during “Elvis Seen Unseen,” at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 8 pm Sunday. The concert features never-before-seen video footage of Elvis Presley, and live music performed by the TCB Band.
INFO: 516-247-5200, thetheatreatwestbury.com
ADMISSION: $50
The book signing
The award-winning actress and one of the hosts of “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg comes to Huntington to sign her new book, “The Unqualified Hostess,” 7 pm Sunday. The book gives her personal advice including tips on entertaining, setting a unique table, and decorating for guests. Visitors must buy the book at Book Revue to get on the signing line.
INFO: 631-271-1442, bookrevue.com
ADMISSION: Free; $35 plus tax (税款) for the book
The drip painting workshop
The drip painting family workshop for ages 4-12 teaches children how to express their feelings creatively through art, 10:00-11:30 am Saturday. Meet at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, 830 Springs Fireplace Rd., for the workshop. Everyone leaves with a masterpiece (杰作) of their own.
INFO: 917-502-0790, imaginearted.com
ADMISSION: $40
1. Which number should you phone to learn more about the live rock concert?| A．631-207-1313. | B．516-247-5200. |
| C．631-271-1442. | D．917-502-0790. |
| A．It allows people to enter free. |
| B．It is held on a Sunday morning. |
| C．It is inviting Whoopi Goldberg to make a speech. |
| D．It is giving away some books by Whoopi Goldberg. |
| A．The book signing. | B．The return of Elvis. |
| C．The acrobatic performance. | D．The drip painting workshop. |
【推荐3】How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts(偷窃)? Around the holidays, many families don’t consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts. With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home.
● Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return. Nothing says “Hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway.
● Set several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器)。Don’t leave your outdoor lights on all the time. Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights. If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off.
● If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them. When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home.
● Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don’t know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in.
● This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday. Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?| A．to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays |
| B．to let the outdoor lights on all the time |
| C．to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday |
| D．to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet. |
| A．be kept on all the night | B．be lit in an irregular way |
| C．be replaced by random timers | D．be turned on only once one day |
| A．Have all the curtains closed |
| B．Equip your home with security system |
| C．Turn to your close neighbors or friends |
| D．Stop your mail service at once |
| A．give a false impression on thefts |
| B．have no effect on preventing thefts |
| C．be very popular with families |
| D．be a little hard to be brought into effect |
