Plastic surgery (整形手术) is not only popular in the US, but is also spreading across Asia. It is reported that South Korea is now the world’s largest market for plastic surgery.
In order to change their looks, 20 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 in Seoul said they had gone under the knife. The growth of South Korea’s pop music industry increases the popularity. Many patients visit clinics with photos of singers, asking doctors to copy their noses or eyes.
Joo Kwon, who founded one of the largest clinics in Seoul, recently opened a hotel to better serve customers. People will spend about $ 17,675 in a single visit. An increasing number of customers are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Leaders in South Korea say that this will help the Korean economy.
However, Mr. Kwon warned that young people should be careful when taking such operations. “I think South Korea doesn’t understand the word ‘beauty’, because everyone looks pretty much the same. It is also related to low self-confidence. I think the situation will somewhat become better in the future as the society becomes more different. But it will take quite a bit of time until we get there,” he told reporters.
Last year, a booklet (小册子) was given out to Korean high school students by the government. There was a story that a local woman who was crazy about plastic surgery ended up with an ugly face.
1. What is the main cause of the increase in plastic surgery in South Korea?| A．The increasing understanding of beauty. | B．The increasing number of clinics. |
| C．The rise of the pop music industry. | D．The rise of the Korean economy. |
| A．He feels it is worth a try. | B．He is strongly against it. |
| C．He is not interested in it. | D．He is objective about it. |
| A．plastic surgery is supported by the government |
| B．high school students are encouraged to have plastic surgery |
| C．high school students in South Korea are fond of plastic surgery |
| D．plastic surgery is bad for people’s health |
| A．How to have plastic surgery. |
| B．Why women have plastic surgery. |
| C．The famous singers in South Korea. |
| D．Rapid growth of plastic surgery in South Korea. |
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【推荐1】Generally speaking, convenience and safety affect how we choose to pay for things. Environmental concerns do, too.
Each time you pull out a credit, use a phone’s wallet app or hand over cash, you take part in a system. Some parts of that system make things, like coins, bills or cards. Other parts move money between buyers, sellers, banks and others. Used cash, cards and equipment will be eventually dealt with, as well. Each part of this system uses materials and energy. And all parts produce waste.
Now researchers are looking more closely at how “green” these payment systems are. They’re finding buyers can help cut some of the environmental costs, no matter how they pay.
To understand the full “cost” to society of money or any other system, researchers can perform what’s called a life-cycle assessment. It looks at all the environmental impacts of a product or process. It starts with mining, growing or making the raw materials. It includes what happens while something is in use. And it considers the final disposal or reuse of things.
Even though raw materials are the first step, in fact there are raw materials added in at every single step along the journey. For money, raw materials go into each step of something that is “made”. Fuels are the raw materials for energy to make products and transport them. More energy goes into using products. Recycling or disposal also requires energy, plus water, soil or other materials.
People don’t realize most of those steps, so they can’t judge if one form of payment is dirtier or more costly. And that’s a problem, researchers say. It’s also what has got some of them to show more about the costs of how we pay for our lifestyles.
A life-cycle assessment doesn’t tell you what to do. However, it gives you an informed basis for making a decision.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．The ways of paying. | B．The process of payment. |
| C．The waste produced by payment. | D．The introduction of payment systems. |
| A．The real value of money. | B．The history of the currency. |
| C．The effect on the environment. | D．The importance of raw material. |
| A．Steps. | B．Products. |
| C．Materials. | D．Fuels. |
【推荐2】Imagine ordering something online. Then, imagine that item being delivered in just a few minutes by a drone. Believe it or not, this may be probable in the near future. Drones have been used by militaries since the 1970s. They refer to them as unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs. However, over the last two decades, drone technology has advanced rapidly and is increasingly available to the public. In fact, drones have already started doing work in many different industries. But is this going to be a good thing or a bad thing?
On the plus side, drones can do many things faster and more efficiently than people. For example, during an emergency, drones can quickly locate injured people by using special cameras. They can also distribute food, water, and medical supplies to people in hard-to-reach or dangerous places.
Drones are not just flying vehicles. Some travel on land and sea, and some even work on farms! Selfdriving tractors are being developed to help out farmers, and flying drones may soon be used to spread seeds. As for the sea, an autonomous sailboat was recently launched to collect data about the ocean and atmosphere.
Drones can truly help people in many ways. They are starting to be used in a wide variety of applications, from healthcare to mining. Even though drones can be very useful, some people believe drones also have some major problems that should be taken into consideration.
One of the biggest concerns about drones is privacy. What if a drone enters your house and takes a look around? Depending on local regulations, there may not be laws preventing drones from doing this. Drone technology is changing so quickly that it’s hard for governments to keep up!
Drones are often used to fly around and collect data. This data is then uploaded to the cloud. Unfortunately, hackers are sometimes able to steal the data when it is being uploaded. Flying drones can also pose a danger to aircraft. Many airports have reported close calls with drones.
Drones are not perfect. In the wrong hands, they can be used for criminal purposes, and even as weapons! However, most people think the positives of drone technology outweigh the negatives. Thus, it is likely that you will be seeing more and more drones in the near future. What is your opinion on drones? Do you think they are worth having around?
1. According to the passage, drones can be applied in many areas EXCEPT that______.| A．drones can quickly deliver the items you order online to your home. |
| B．drones, equipped with special cameras, can detect the location of the injured. |
| C．flying drones can be developed to help farmers spread seeds on a farm. |
| D．drones can unlock the keys to doors and enter the house in case of emergency. |
| A．They may help hackers collect confidential data and upload the information to them. |
| B．Airplanes on course may narrowly escaped being crashed into flying drones. |
| C．They may destroy the food supplies before sending them to people in inaccessible areas. |
| D．Drones can be granted permission from the local government to access private homes. |
| A．Drones to the rescue | B．Drones in fashion |
| C．Drones: the flying delivery | D．Drones on the road to ruin |
【推荐3】The biggest television drama has been the story of how people watch it. Ten years ago nearly nine out of ten American households subscribed to cable (有线电视) or satellite TV. Today little more than half do. The collapse of pay-TV, with the advance in online streaming, has shifted the television industry, forcing studios to rethink their business model. The pace of tearing up the contracts is only increasing. But not everywhere. Europeans are signing up for cable and satellite TV in greater numbers than ever.
Why has American media’s trend missed Europe? One reason is the price. America’s cable industry looks more competitive: the largest telecommunications company has only a quarter of the market. But it is highly regionalised, so most homes have few options. The result is an average monthly cable bill of nearly 100. British homes pay less than half the price.
Also, American cable is running out of shows as studios move their best ones to their own streaming platforms. In Europe, where some streaming platforms have yet to be launched, pay-TV firms keep the rights to many of the most popular titles. Britons seeking the third season of Succession, for instance, must go to the satellite TV, since there’s no other choice.
The last reason is that American streaming platforms have partnered with pay-TV firms in Europe rather than competing with them. In the race for subscribers, the quickest way for streaming platforms to expand in Europe is to join forces with satellite and cable companies. They are the ones with access to consumers and the ability to handle local marketing and ad sales.
Will the trend eventually cross the Atlantic? As long as studios continue to license local companies to broadcast their programs, consumers will have every reason to stick with pay-TV. In the long run, though, studios would rather bring viewers onto their own platforms. And the condition could be different.
1. What does the underlined phrase in the first paragraph mean?| A．Refusing online streaming. | B．Changing the TV industry. |
| C．Breaking promises to users. | D．Stopping using pay-TV. |
| A．Low price. | B．Its convenience. |
| C．Its content. | D．Related technology. |
| A．Cutting down on their charges. | B．Cooperating with local pay-TV firms. |
| C．Setting up satellite and cable companies. | D．Investigating European consumers’ preference. |
| A．The future of pay-TV in Europe. | B．New trends in watching dramas. |
| C．Reasons for the usage of pay-TV. | D．The development of American studios. |
【推荐1】Whether it’s a tricky math problem or an unexpected bill, daily life is full of stressful experiences. Previous studies have suggested dogs might pick up on human emotions, possibly through smell, but questions remained over whether they could detect stress and if this could be done through odor(气味).
Clara Wilson is a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast and first author of a new research. He and colleagues report how they first constructed a stand bearing three containers, each lid with a hole.They were able to train four dogs to indicate the container holding a particular breath and sweat sample, even when the line-up included unused gauze(纱布),samples from another person,or samples from the same person taken at a different time of day. Then the team turned to breath and sweat samples collected from 36 people asked to count backwards from 9,000 in units of 17. The participants reported feeling stressed by the task and, for the 27 who carried it out in the laboratory, their blood pressure and heart rate rose.
The dogs were taught to pick out samples taken just after the task from a line-up that included two containers holding unused gauze. The researchers then tested whether the dogs could do the same when the line-up included unused gauze and samples taken from the same participant just before the task, when they were more relaxed. Each set of samples was shown to a single dog in 20 trials. The results reveal that the dogs chose the “stressed” sample in 675 out of the 720 trials.
“While it is unclear what chemicals the dogs were picking up on, the study has definitively proven that people, when they have a stress response, their odor profile changes,”said Wilson, adding the findings could prove useful when training service dogs, such as those that support people with post-traumatic stress disorder(创伤后应激障碍).
1. The first paragraph is mainly written to_______.| A．argue a dog-related statement | B．introduce a stress-based research |
| C．analyze causes of stress in daily life | D．explain why previous studies failed |
| A．Humans may produce odor when stressed. |
| B．Unused gauze is the key to the experiment. |
| C．Stress is characterized with heartbeats. |
| D．Researchers are good at training dogs. |
| A．Dogs are well-informed. | B．Dogs play their role well. |
| C．Dogs prefer unused gauze. | D．Dogs can smell stress out. |
| A．Pet world. | B．Green planet. | C．Science and life. | D．Art and literature. |
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feeling.
Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.
The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers suggested. Faceless, bodiless “virtual”（虚拟的）communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationship formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
“But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology per se; it’s about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’s sponsors. “It really points to the need for considering social effects in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”
1. The best title for this passage would be ________.
| A．Internet may Cause Depression |
| B．The Dark Side of Internet |
| C．How to Use Technology Properly |
| D．The Importance of Psychological Well-being |
| A．people who were already feeling bad spend more time on the Internet |
| B．Internet users thought the world was wider than it really was |
| C．people were too eager to turn the “virtual” communication into reality |
| D．people have less time for actual communication with their family and friends |
| A．probably | B．absolutely |
| C．oneself | D．itself |
| A．Optimistic. | B．Critical. |
| C．Objective. | D．Pessimistic. |
【推荐3】Why do so many students hate math, fear it, or both?
If you ask students what they think their role is in math classrooms, most of them will tell you it is to get questions right. Students rarely think they are in math classroom to appreciate the beauty of math; they think they are in math classrooms to perform. This was brought home to me (使我深切地感受到) recently when a colleague told me that her six-year-old son came home saying he didn’t like math. When she asked him why, he said that math was “too much answer time and not enough learning time.”
Students from an early age realize that math is different from other subjects. In many schools, math is less about learning than it is about answering questions and taking tests—performing.
Educators know that the most productive math-learning environments are those in which students receive positive messages about their unlimited potential and work on interesting and complex problems, in which they feel free to try ideas, fail and revise their thinking. Students with a “growth” mindset are those who believe that their ability is not “fixed” and that failure is a natural part of learning. These are the students who perform at higher levels in math and in life. However, students don’t get the opportunity to see math as a “growth subject” if they mainly work on short, closed questions accompanied by frequent tests that communicate to them that there is no room for failure.
In addition, more than any other subject, math is presented as a speed race. Teachers take answers from the first student who raises his or her hand in class. They give timed math tests. Math apps often race against the clock. It is no wonder that students who think slowly and deeply are put odd by mathematics.
When teachers open up mathematics and teach creative math, they teach math as a learning subject, instead of a performance subject. When they ask questions that have many solutions or pathways through them and give students the opportunity to discuss different mathematical ideas, students see that learning is possible. To put it simply, math questions should have space inside them for students to discuss different ideas. Students should be encouraged to ask questions that have not been asked and to think of ideas that go against traditional boundaries.
Now is the time to invite young people onto growth mindset pathways, encouraging them to be the people they should be, free from artificial rules and inspired by the knowledge that they have unlimited potential. When teachers set students free, beautiful mathematics follows.
1. According to the author, many students hate math because________.| A．their math textbooks are too difficult |
| B．their teachers don’t understand the beauty of math |
| C．they consider math a useless subject |
| D．most math questions are short and closed |
| A．have realized they have unlimited potential in math |
| B．can see the differences between math and other subjects |
| C．are among the first to raise their hands in math class |
| D．think slowly and deeply |
① help their students solve hard questions
② allow their students to see their potential in math
③ ask questions that have fixed solutions
④ encourage their students to explore different solutions
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．①③ | D．②④ |
| A．explore the beauty of mathematics |
| B．explain the difference between a “growth” mindset and a “fixed” mindset |
| C．share her enjoyable experiences of learning math |
| D．suggest math teachers teach creative math |
【推荐1】Automatic dishwashers have been around for more than 100 years. It started in 1886 with Josephine Cochrane, a woman in Shelbyville, Illinois. She was a rich woman who could afford servants to wash her dishes, so she really didn’t mind the work. What she did mind was that her servants broke the dishes. She hosted quite a few dinner parties, and after every party the servants broke more of her expensive dishes.
Finally, Cochrane took action. First, she measured her dishes and bent wire into racks to hold them. Next, she put the racks on a wheel in a large copper boiler. Then, the boiler sprayed hot, soapy water on the dishes as a motor turned the wheel. After a hot water rinse(冲洗), the dishes were clean!
Josephine Cochrane’s friends were impressed with the machine and asked her to build more. After that, word got out fast. Soon hotel and restaurant owners who didn’t like broken dishes also were interested. Cochrane then knew that she had a wonderful machine, so she received a patent from the government, which said that only the inventor can make money from an invention. Then in 1893 Chicago held a World’s Fair where inventions from all over the world were shown. Cochrane’s labor-saving machine was a big hit. Her dishwasher won the highest award.
Cochrane’s company came out with a smaller machine in 1914. It was supposed to be for the ordinary home, but it wasn’t an immediate success. Many homes couldn’t produce the extremely hot water it needed. Also, in most homes, dishwashing wasn’t considered very difficult compared to most other housework. In fact some people liked to relax at the sink after a hard day! Sales of the home model finally picked up in the 1950s when people had more money and wanted to have more time to enjoy themselves. Now many homes have electric dishwashers that aren’t very different from the one Josephine Cochrane invented more than 100 years ago.
1. Why did Josephine Cochrane invent the dishwasher?| A．To avoid possible damage to the dishes. |
| B．To reduce the number of servants. |
| C．To host more dinner parties. |
| D．To make the dishes cleaner. |
| A．The machine wasn’t as efficient as described. |
| B．Josephine Cochrane could no longer keep it a secret. |
| C．The invention drew immediate attention of the public. |
| D．Josephine’s friends soon began to talk about the new machine. |
| A．people had more relaxing jobs | B．hot water was not needed |
| C．housework became easier | D．people’s living conditions improved |
【推荐2】Climbers at Qomolangma are being asked to clean up after themselves.
Qomolangma has earned the nickname (绰号) the World’s Highest Garbage Dump (垃圾场).
Climbing Qomolangma, the world's highest mountain, just becomes more challenging.
The government of Nepal is telling climbers they cannot leave trash on the trails. Each climber will have to come down the mountain with at the least 18 pounds of garbage. That's the average amount of trash a climber leaves behind on Qomolangma.
Officials say climbers are responsible for their own trash. “We are not asking climbers to pick up trash left by someone else,” said the Nepal Tourism Ministry. “We just want them to bring back what they took up.”
More than 4,000 people have reached the 29,035-foot summit (顶峰) in the past 60 years. Leaving trash along the way helps climbers keep their bags light so they have energy to reach the summit. “The trash problem in Qomolangma is not new.” Burlakoti says. “When the people started to climb the mountain, they started to leave their garbage there.” They have left behind bottles, food boxes and equipment. Last year, climbers carried down a total of four tons of trash.
The new rule came into effect in April, 2014. To make sure it is followed, climbers will have to deposit money (交保证金) before they climb. Once they climb back down the mountain, officials will check climbers at a return camp to make sure they have the required 18 pounds of trash. If they do, their money will be returned to them. If they do not, climbers will not receive their deposit and they will not be given a permit the next time they want to climb Qomolangma.
The goal is to make sure no more litter will be left on Qomolangma. “As we offer Qomolangma to all the people of the world they should take responsibility to clean it.” Burlakoti says, “After seeing the results from this, we will also apply this rule to other mountains.”
1. Why does Qomolangma get the nickname the World’s Highest Garbage Dump?| A．The white snow on it looks like white trash. |
| B．The government of Nepal transported trash onto it. |
| C．There is too much trash left on it by climbers. |
| D．The government of Nepal has used up the resources on it. |
| A．Climbers themselves. |
| B．The government of Nepal. |
| C．The Nepal Tourism Ministry. |
| D．Environmental protection organizations. |
| A．provide guidance for other climbers |
| B．help climbers themselves find their way |
| C．get timely medical rescue when in danger |
| D．reach the summit without too much load |
| A．get the climbing license |
| B．have a large bag |
| C．get the permission from the local people |
| D．bring back the required trash in the last climbing |
| A．Protect our beautiful mountains |
| B．Bring back your litter when climbing |
| C．A new rule of protecting the earth |
| D．Qomolangma belonging to the world people |
【推荐3】Traditionally, robots have been hard, made of metal and other rigid material .But a team of scientists at Harvard University in the US has managed to build an entirely soft robot—one that draws inspiration from an octopus (章鱼).
Described in science journal Nature, the “Octobot” could pave the way for more effective autonomous robots that could be used in search, rescue and exploration. “The Octobot is minimal system which may serve as a foundation for a new generation of completely soft, autonomous robots”, the study’s authors wrote.
Robots built for precise, repetitive movements in a controlled environment don’t do so well on rough terrains (地形) or in unpredictable conditions. And they aren’t especially safe around humans, because they’re made out of hard and heavy parts that could be potentially dangerous to their users.
So researchers have been working on building soft robots for decades. They’ve taken inspiration from nature, looking to animals from jellyfish to cockroaches, which are often made up of more flexible matter.
But creating a completely soft robot remains a challenge. Even if engineers build a silicone (硅酮) body, it’s still a grand challenge to construct flexible versions of essential parts, such as a source of power.
“Although soft robotics is still in its early stage, it holds great promise for several applications, such as search-rescue operations and exploration,” Barbara Mazzolai and Virgilio Mattoli of the Italian Institute of Technology Center for Micro-BioRobotics, wrote in a comment. “Soft robots might also open up new approaches to improving wellness and quality of life.”
1. What’s the special feature of “Octobot”?| A．It’s very small. | B．It’s made of metal. |
| C．It’s soft. | D．It looks like an octopus. |
| A．They’re hard to control. | B．They can’t behave well all the time. |
| C．They can’t predict conditions. | D．They’re too heavy to move. |
| A．The original robots can work on rough land well. |
| B．The original robots may hurt people. |
| C．It’s tough to invent an absolutely soft robot. |
| D．The soft robots might improve the quality of human life. |
| A．silicone body | B．complex structure |
| C．precise movements | D．flexible power source |
| A．Medical research. | B．Life rescue. |
| C．Machine operation. | D．House cleaning. |
【推荐1】Dear daughters,
Most parents tell their children, “You can be anything you want when you grow up.” I feel the same and I say this often. But I also want you to understand that realizing your dreams comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing.
Here are some words of wisdom for you as you make your way in the world, from an entrepreneur (企业家) and from your mama.
1. Be open-minded to changing your path along the way
In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington,
DC. There, I discovered that I loved to support women. It taught me that I’m creative, a strong leader and great at marketing. As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit. Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag (储奶袋) business. Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own. I'm not a politician!
2. Failure is critical to your success
Failure can be heartbreaking. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way has absolutely made me better.
Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing. I eventually passed, and I’ve never failed an exam again. I learned from that experience to ask for help. Now, I ask for help in business all the time.
I’m proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur. I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want. It will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes.
Love,
Your mom
1. In the writer’s opinion, what does it take to realize one’s dream?
| A．Failure, hard work and good timing. |
| B．An open mind, failure and hard work. |
| C．Hard work, good luck and good timing. |
| D．A good dream, an open mind and hard work. |
| A．Failure can make us embarrassed. |
| B．We shouldn’t get angry when we fail. |
| C．Don’t care too much about your failure. |
| D．It’s important to turn to others for help. |
| A．Political and proud. |
| B．Caring and cautious. |
| C．Modest and unlucky. |
| D．Flexible and successful. |
【推荐2】One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to £ 30,000 reward money.
Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber's bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.
She said： “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there. ”
The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious （怀疑的）of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year's Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said： “He didn't seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact. ” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.
Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.
“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said 'Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?' My heart missed a beat. ”
Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.
“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man's room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed （戴上手铐）
1. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because ______ .| A．the police called her |
| B．he looked very strange |
| C．he came to the hotel without luggage |
| D．he came to the hotel the day before New Year's Eve |
| A．the phone kept ringing |
| B．she would be famous |
| C．the policemen had already arrived |
| D．she saw 20 policemen in the car park |
| A．6 | B．8 | C．11 | D．14 |
| A．the passage | B．his room |
| C．Vicki's bedroom | D．the top floor room |
The washing machine had leaked on my brand-new linoleum. If only my husband had just taken the time to fix it the night before when I asked him instead of playing checkers with Jonathan.
It was days like this that made me want to quit. I just wanted to drive up to the mountains, hide in a cave, and never come out.
Somehow I spent most of the day washing and drying clothes and thinking how love had disappeared from my life. As I finished hanging up the last of my husband’s shirts, I looked at the clock. 2:30. I was late. Jonathan’s class let out at 2:15 and I hurriedly drove to the school.
I was out of breath by the time I knocked on the teacher’s door and peered through the glass. She rustled through the door and took me aside. “I want to talk to you about Jonathan,” she said.
I prepared myself for the worst. Nothing would have surprised me. “Did you know Jonathan brought flowers to school today?” she asked. I nodded, thinking about my favorite bush and trying to hide the hurt in my eyes. “Let me tell you about yesterday,” the teacher insisted. “See that little girl?” I watched the bright-eyed child laugh and point to a colorful picture taped to the wall. I nodded.
“Well, yesterday she was almost hysterical. Her mother and father are going through a nasty divorce. She told me she didn’t want to live, she wished she could die. I watched that little girl bury her face in her hands and say loud enough for the class to hear, ‘Nobody loves me.’ I did all I could to comfort her, but it only seemed to make matters worse.” “I thought you wanted to talk to me about Jonathan,” I said.
“I do,” she said, touching the sleeve of my blouse. “Today your son walked straight over to that child. I watched him hand her some pretty pink flowers and whisper, ‘I love you.’“
I felt my heart swell with pride for what my son had done. I smiled at the teacher. “Thank you,” I said, reaching for Jonathan’s hand, “you’ve made my day.”
Later that evening, I began pulling weeds from around my azalea bush. As my mind wandered back to the love Jonathan showed the little girl, a biblical verse came to me: “...these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” While my son had put love into practice, I had only felt anger.
I heard the familiar squeak of my husband’s brakes as he pulled into the drive. I snapped a small limb bristling with hot pink azaleas off the bush. I felt the seed of love that God planted in my family beginning to bloom once again in me. My husband’s eyes widened in surprise as I handed him the flowers. “I love you,” I said.
1. Why did the woman cry when seeing her son had broken the azalea bush?
| A．Because she could not tolerate the harm to it. |
| B．Because it made her bad mood even worse. |
| C．Because her son did not ask her for permission. |
| D．Because she wanted to hand it to her husband. |
| A．feeling fed up with her endless daily housework |
| B．her husband’s failing to fix the machine in time |
| C．boring daily routine with a feeling of lack of love |
| D．her hoping to seek happiness in a brand new place |
| A．she was inspired by her son that love was supposed to be felt and practiced |
| B．she felt guilty that she misunderstood her husband and wanted to apologize |
| C．she felt it necessary to have a complete family for the happiness of herself |
| D．she wanted to prove her love and expected the same words from her husband |
