It was the phone number, 212-263-8134, at which people can contact the NYU Langone Transplant Institute to begin the process of register to donate a kidney (肾) or part of a liver.
If the right person begins the process, gets through the screening and donates, McCabe will likely live. If that never happens, he’ll probably die. Though knowing I’m probably not his answer, I called and started the screening process. I’ll happily donate a kidney to McCabe or anyone else in similar need if approved.
My organs are well-rested, and have legendary resumes, but they have high miles, too. For the 20 years before I quit drinking in 2003, my liver (肝) and kidneys processed liquor (酒) like Amazon ships books: efficiently, at high volume, with little concern for the broader consequences.
When I called Patricia Tabamo, the living donor coordinator at NYU Langone Health. She emailed paperwork which I was able to complete by auto-filling “yes” under family history for any known disease. Tabamo answered my many questions. There are about 107, 000 people waiting for transplants, and according to Tabamo, about one-fifth of the people who approach her office about donating are approved.
Such donations are not entirely without risk. But 10 years after surgery, a liver or kidney donor is 15% less likely to have died in that decade than the general population. If you give part of your liver, it grows back in eight weeks. If you give one of your two healthy kidneys, you’re unlikely to ever miss it.
However, if enough of us agree to donate organs, we could save the vast majority of the 107,000 candidates, including McCabe.
1. Who is McCabe?| A．A patient requiring organ transplantation. |
| B．A friend knowing much about the author. |
| C．A colleague working with Tabamo. |
| D．A professor working in the NYU Langone Health. |
| A．He had to make a replacement liver. |
| B．He drank too much before 2003. |
| C．He has ever worked in Amazon. |
| D．He was told to wait for the donator. |
| A．They are valueless but supported by the majority. |
| B．They are not completely safe for donators. |
| C．They are unbearable for donators. |
| D．They are fascinating to donators. |
| A．To inspire people to donate organs. |
| B．To urge people to do some exercise. |
| C．To encourage people to quit drinking. |
| D．To tell people the risk of organ donations. |
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【推荐1】If you become a leader in an organization, you are likely to have volunteers help with the organization's activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.
Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate.
Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies where they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “the training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for dealing with the problem they experience.”
Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. Those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. They also found a positive correlation (正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results lead to concrete (具体的) advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity. Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity.”
1. People tend to volunteer mainly because of _________.| A．study requirements | B．spiritual rewards |
| C．social expectations | D．inner motivations |
| A．Strategy training is a must in research. |
| B．Volunteers should get mentally prepared. |
| C．Follow-up studies should last for one year. |
| D．Volunteers are provided with concrete advice. |
| A．Role identity as a volunteer. |
| B．Individual differences in role identity. |
| C．Practical suggestions from researchers. |
| D．Publicly recognizable volunteer T-shirts. |
| A．How to Get People to Volunteer |
| B．How to Stir up Volunteers’ Emotion |
| C．How to Organize Volunteer Activities |
| D．How to Conduct Volunteers’ Behaviors |
【推荐2】I’m part of the Roots & Shoots program founded by Dr. Jane Goodall. The program is intended to make and promote positive changes in the world. As Dr. Goodall says, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
In Bulgaria, where I live, homeless dogs are everywhere. Many people here turn a blind eye to them. But I cannot ignore the life of a street dog whenever I see one wandering in the street, looking for something to eat. That’s why I’m no longer a food waster. When I see wasted food, I always think of a hungry dog climbing to garbage bins, searching for food that people have thrown there. When eating in a restaurant, I’m not afraid to take leftover food to feed stray cats or dogs.
A week ago, I saw a homeless dog around the garbage bins. Immediately I knelt down, spoke to her softly and ran my hands over her. I could see that she had had puppies. I couldn’t imagine how she could have been able to care for them. Hours earlier, I’d bagged up a plate of leftover fish. As I unwrapped it, she wagged her tail and sniffed at it. She ate all the fish in no time.
It’s sad, isn’t it? I can’t understand why many of us waste so much and think little of it. These homeless animals have taught me that food is precious. Even when I don’t have leftovers with me, I’ll take the time to get something from the grocery store to feed them.
I know my power is small, so I hope that next time you see wasted food, do turn it into worthy food. You have the power to save a life!
1. The author uses what Dr. Goodall says to show__________.| A．how we can develop our business |
| B．why it is important to be great |
| C．why the program is popular globally |
| D．how we can change the world positively |
| A．There are few homeless dogs where the author lives |
| B．The author takes homeless dogs home and raises them |
| C．Seeing homeless dogs makes the author never waste food |
| D．People throw food into garbage bins to feed homeless dogs |
| A．feed a homeless dog he met |
| B．eat it when he was hungry |
| C．look for more homeless animals |
| D．set an example to those who throw away food |
| A．value our food | B．treat dogs as our friends |
| C．save wasted food for homeless dogs | D．raise homeless dogs and cats |
【推荐3】If you want to make a difference in your community, be a part of something bigger than yourself, or just need to earn some required volunteer hours, then this is the place to start. Here are a few organizations of Gen Z with volunteer opportunities for teens !
Habitat for Humanity
Everyone deserves to have a place they call home. By volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, you can play a role in building up your community. Their Habitat Youth Programmes accept volunteers between the ages of 5 and 40 for everything from home construction to affordable housing advocacy.
Meals on Wheels
For those teens who just got their licenses and love any reason to get behind the wheel, here’s a volunteer opportunity that’ll make driving worthwhile. Meals on Wheels is on a mission to meet the nutritional and social needs of seniors. 225 million meals have been delivered so far-connect with your local provider to find out how you can get involved.
Key Club
As the oldest service programme for high schoolers, the Key Club has quite a history of helping teens get involved in volunteering. Because clubs are student-led, you get a direct say in the kinds of service projects you want to do. Chances are, there’ s already a chapter in your school, but if not, you can try taking the lead in one.
Best Buddies
Volunteer with Best Buddies to help end the social, physical, and economic isolation of 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and you’ll make some new pals in the process! Join a school chapter (or start your own) to use friendship as a tool for inclusivity in your community.
And don’t worry. Even if you can’t volunteer physically, there are also tons of online volunteer opportunities available! Find out more about joining a worthwhile volunteer organizations at www. Gen Z. org.
1. What can a teen volunteer with a driving license do?| A．Make nutritional meals. | B．Send meals to the elderly. |
| C．Teach the seniors to drive. | D．Drive the seniors around. |
| A．Meals on Wheels. | B．Habitat for Humanity. |
| C．Best Buddies. | D．Key Club. . |
| A．To teach teens to be more creative. | B．To introduce some volunteer jobs. |
| C．To instruct teens to earn volunteer hours. | D．To promote awareness of world affairs. . |
【推荐1】At some point in life, many people develop a mental problem. While most people get over it, for others it doesn’t go away easily.
The WHO says that about 20 percent of teenagers worldwide suffer from mental illness. It’s thought that the number of teenagers with mental illness around the world will increase by half by 2022. It will become one of the main causes of illness, and even death.
In China, the picture isn’t bright, either. About one tenth of teenagers under the age of 17 have a mental health challenge.
The world is changing fast. Study and relationships have always caused stress, but today the stress is much higher than before, the WHO said.
A research centre in Oxford University says that young people today have big stresses at school. For example, they experience bullying. In a 2017 report, the centre noted that the Internet was a special source of stress. Online, young people often see “messages about perfection” and this causes the young “great uncertainty about their futures”, says the centre.
Also, according to China Daily, Chinese people don’t ask for help with their mental problems. They fear that others will think less of them if they say that they are in mental trouble. Elaine Peng, a US mental health educator, makes a similar point. And in the UK, over three quarters of young people believe their mental problems have a social stigma. It is reported in 2017 that a quarter of young UK people wouldn’t ask for help if they developed a mental problem.
Young people who don’t ask for help for their condition may be creating problems for themselves in the future. Elaine Peng warned that, “If we hide our mental health, it may remain a problem forever.”
“My message for young people is, if you feel something is wrong within you—ask for help,” he told China Daily.
1. Which of the following is NOT the cause of stress according to the passage?| A．Heavy schoolwork. |
| B．Being bullied at school. |
| C．Some information from the Internet. |
| D．Certainty about the future. |
| A．They can keep their mental health secret. |
| B．They can get over them in time. |
| C．They are afraid of being looked down upon. |
| D．They don’t think them serious. |
| A．Impression. | B．Shame. | C．Aid. | D．Injury. |
In Oslo, Norway, a retired engineer, Mr. Helge Farsund cares for his wife, Kari. Kari, who had been an intensive-care nurse who served with the Red Cross in Rwanda, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago. Looking to live as normal a life as possible as Kari’s condition progressed, they are participating in a pilot project studying how a smart home powered by sensors enables people with Alzheimer’s Disease to stay in their home.
The system is created by Abilia. At the center of the system is an iPad-like device. The screen has Skype, which allows carers to regularly check in with patients．
Some l,000 people now have the system installed in their homes, and 25 of them, including the Farsunds, are testing the latest version, which combines the screen with wirelessly connected sensorsaround the house to detect motion. If a door is opened or left open, or if the stove is left on, the system alerts patients and caretakers of danger. The planner also provides spoken reminders about daily tasks, such as when they need to take medicine and events like birthdays as well as enabling caretakers and family members to check in remotely via Skype.
“With this kind of system, it allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing,” says vice president Oystein Johnsen. For him, any move to improve city life needs to begin with people. “Smart cities are coming and they need to start with individuals in their own home,” he says. “It also saves the government money. In Norway it cost one million Norwegian krone (￡100,000) per year to have someone in a home, while this system costs 15,000. That is a lot of money to save.”
1. Which section of BBC news is most likely to include this passage?
| A．Health | B．Entertainment |
| C．Technology | D．Business |
| A．expose a social problem |
| B．introduce the main topic |
| C．show sympathy to the elderly |
| D．arouse medical workers’ interest |
①To warn people of possible dangers
②To help check in with patients
③To offer people some medicine
④To cure people of Alzheimer's
⑤To remind people of daily tasks
⑥To play movies like an iPad
| A．①②⑤ | B．②③⑤ |
| C．①④⑥ | D．③④⑤ |
| A．smart cities should be human-based |
| B．the system should reduce its cost |
| C．mass production is still impossible |
| D．individuals are responsible for future |
【推荐3】Even though vaccination (接种疫苗) is a powerful defense against disease, some voices are against it. In a recent letter, the American Medical Association (AMA) urged big social media including Amazon, Facebook and Google to take action to defend medical science on their platforms.
It said that vaccine-preventable diseases that do harm to the public health like measles (麻疹) are on the rise. Measles cases worldwide jumped more than 30% in 2017 compared to 2016, with the largest increases seen among nations in the Americas, Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. Vaccine-preventable diseases are increasing largely because many people are unwilling to get vaccinated. And some of these people even encourage others to refuse vaccination. So this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the anti-vaccination movement a top-10 health threat.
“Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective ways of avoiding disease — it currently prevents 2-3 million deaths a year, and a further 15 million could be avoided if global coverage of vaccinations improved,” WHO said.
A research article published in 1998 in a medical journal suggested a link between a vaccine and the development of autism (自闭症) in young children. Although the research has been suspected and many other studies have proved that vaccinations do not cause autism, the article is still impressing people strongly today. Another reason for the growth in the anti-vaccination movement is widespread misinformation on social media, which can turn people against vaccination. If a concerned parent consistently sees information in their Newsfeed that casts doubt on the safety of vaccines, it could cause them to disregard the advice of their children’s physicians and public health experts and refuse to follow the recommended vaccination schedule. So access to true information about vaccine safety is badly needed.
1. What does the AMA require social media to do on their platforms?| A．Join hands to develop new vaccines. |
| B．Introduce life-threatening diseases. |
| C．Give up the anti-vaccination movement. |
| D．Spread the positive effects of vaccination. |
| A．To stress the danger of measles. |
| B．To show the result of anti-vaccination. |
| C．To prove vaccination doesn’t work well. |
| D．To explain the reason for anti-vaccination. |
| A．Parents’ concerns over vaccine safety. |
| B．The high cost of vaccination. |
| C．A research relating vaccination to high death rate. |
| D．Experts’ advice spread on social media. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Ambiguous. | C．Positive. | D．Negative. |
【推荐1】Mama Cax, a model and motivational speaker, died in 2019 at the age of 30.
The Haitian-born model’s family took to her Instagram account on Friday to announce the tragic news, revealing that she passed away on Monday, Dec. 16th. The news also reads, “To say that Cax was a fighter would be an understatement. As a cancer survivor, she had grown accustomed to taking on life’s challenges directly and successfully. It is with that same grit that she fought her last days on Earth.”
When she was 14, Cax was found to have bone and lung cancers and later had to have her right leg cut off. From then on, she wore an artificial leg for the last 16 years of her life. Mama Cax never lost heart. “I recognize how lucky I am and that many can’t afford medical treatments,” said Cax. “I feel like I’m in a position to make a difference and one day I will be an advocate(提倡者，拥护者) for people with disabilities.”
In addition to walking the runway in New York’s Fashion Week, Cax was a strong advocate for disabled models. She broke down barriers in the fashion world as a disabled model with a history of fighting difficult health battles.
And she was also a successful blogger with a huge following. She wrote blogs about travel, food and fashion and was an inspiration to many people. “Scars, we can hate them but they remain part of us. They tell the stories of our struggle and survival. They represent the battles we’ve won” said Cax. “As women we were used to letting others judge our worth. My advice to any young woman out there is, to know your worth, figure out what you want, set up a plan and go for it.“
Cax loved sports, especially rock climbing. “I like to challenge myself physically. It is difficult but certainly not impossible,” said Cax. In November, 2019, Cax reached another life goal of hers — to finish the New York City Marathon. She appreciated every moment of life, and lived it with delight.
1. Which best supports the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?| A．Cax challenged the fashion world. |
| B．Cax made a difference in various fields. |
| C．Cax advocated free treatment for the disabled. |
| D．Cax was devoted to the equal rights for the disabled. |
| A．Know your own value and pursue your dreams. |
| B．Regard scars as victories over challenges in life. |
| C．Inspire your life by traveling and enjoying food. |
| D．Promote your self-improvement from others’ judgment. |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．I have no secret of success but hard work. |
| C．Misfortunes cannot stop one’s excellence. |
| D．The starting point of achievement is desire. |
【推荐2】Anne Sullivan was born on 14 April 1866 in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Massachusetts. Her family lived in extreme poverty. When she was five years old, Sullivan contracted the bacterial eye disease trachoma (沙眼), a painful infection that left her nearly blind. When she was eight, her mother died, and two years later, her father gave up his children as he could not raise them on his own.
Anne was transferred to the Perkins School for the Blind on 7 October 1880. Anne was terribly behind in her education, and the rough manners required to survive in the almshouse (救济院) made it difficult for her to fit in among a student group that was mainly composed of children of the rich. Yet, she soon closed the gap with her classmates with iron-willed determination. Sullivan underwent a series of eye operations that significantly improved her vision. In June 1886, she graduated as the best one of her class.
Sullivan arrived at Helen Keller’s house on March 5, 1887. Sullivan immediately began to tea ch Helen to communicate by spelling words into her hand, starting with“d-o-l-1” for the doll that she had brought Keller as a present. At first, the work was slow and frustrating; Keller had no understanding of connecting objects and words. However, after a month of Sullivan’s constant and patient efforts, there was a breakthrough. As Sullivan spelled the word water in one hand while running cool water over the other, Helen Keller made the connection that the gestures symbolized “water.”
Sullivan’s breakthrough in communicating with Keller came the next month when Helen realized that the motions her teacher was making on the palm of her hand while running cool water over her other hand symbolized the idea of “water.” Keller later recalled, “I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten — a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.”Having released the genie (精灵) of language out of the bottle, Keller nearly exhausted Sullivan with her zeal to learn the names of the other objects in her world. Within six months under Anne Sullivan’s guidance, Keller learned 575 words.
It was no less a person than Mark Twain who described Anne Sullivan as a Miracle Worker. Sullivan not only conquered the darkness of her own early life but opened the world to a young girl cut off and alone. Anne Sullivan’s resolute spirit should inspire all of us.
1. What can we learn about Sullivan from the first two paragraphs?| A．She was deserted by her father because of her illness. |
| B．She couldn’t fit in the almshouse due to her bad manners. |
| C．She was the best student in the Perkins School for the Blind. |
| D．She went through a rough and tough childhood. |
| A．She was too frustrated to learn. |
| B．She was a slow language learner. |
| C．She could not interact with others. |
| D．She could not connect objects with words. |
| A．Interest is the best teacher. |
| B．A patient teacher is helpful. |
| C．Persistence is the key to success. |
| D．A good beginning is half done. |
| A．A Miracle Teacher: Anne Sullivan |
| B．Sullivan’s Determination to Teach |
| C．Keller’s Rough Journey of Learning Words |
| D．An Inspiring Language Learner: Helen Keller |
【推荐3】In 2000, a tiny goose was left behind by his parents in our driveway. He was too young to fly and join the adults. So, we had to bring him onto our back porch to ensure his safety. A week later, the young goose had clearly decided we were his new family. We called the little guy Peeper.
A year passed and we were accustomed to the life of taking care of him. Peeper slept on our back porch each night. My dad would spray off all the goose’s droppings daily. Part of this ritual(例行的事)included dad throwing Peeper up into the air so he could fly a loop around the house, coming back again once the porch was clean. One evening, my dad threw him up again, but this time, Peeper just flew off and never back again. Twenty years passed, and Peeper became a fond memory for my family.
Geese live to be around 25 years old, are very loyal, and never forget their first home. Even so, it came as a total shock to me when, in 2019, an aging adult goose made his way back to my family home. At first, I assumed it was just another goose. And yet, something about the lone male seemed oddly familiar to me.
After two weeks of the goose coming back repeatedly, it became clear to me that this wasn't a random goose. He did all of the same things Peeper used to, like trying to come in through the front door and sleeping in our enclosed pool area. In addition to looking like Peeper's old ways, this goose also responded to the name Peeper. Much to my amazement, my old best friend had returned, 20 years later.
This experience has been as meaningful to me as anything in my life. I hope that my children, someday, have the opportunity to connect with nature and a wild being in this same way. People long for connection with the natural world. Through Peeper, I have learned so much about myself and about the nature of love.
1. What did the author's family do to the little goose?| A．He taught him some tricks. |
| B．They restricted his flight. |
| C．He tried to drive him away. |
| D．They took good care of him. |
| A．They depend on human very much. |
| B．They always remember the first home. |
| C．They know how to repay human beings. |
| D．They are good at flying long distances. |
| A．It is controversial. | B．It is quite natural. |
| C．It is of significance. | D．It is accidental. |
| A．The Reunion of a Family and a Goose |
| B．A Goose with a Great Memory |
| C．A Goose Will Eventually Fly Away |
| D．The Desire to Get on Well with Animals |
