When Jenny Brown, 10, developed bone cancer, her right leg below the knee was cut off to save her life. During the treatment, Jenny had a cat named Boogie, which seldom left her side as she got used to life with a prosthetic(义肢) leg. “My relationship with Boogie showed me animals think, feel, and suffer as we do,” says Jenny, now 44.
In 1994, Jenny graduated from college and began her film career in television. She also volunteered for animal rights groups. In 2002, having learned about some shocking mistreatment of farm animals, she knew she needed to help them. A year later, Jenny gave up her job to work as an animal caregiver at Farm Sanctuary(农场动物庇护所).
The next year, she opened the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization aiming to rescue farm animals and help them recover. It gives tours of the farm from April to October and asks for volunteers and support through www.woodstockfarm.sanctuary.org. The farm website describe the backstory and the character of each of the animals living there.
In September, 2016, the sanctuary was moved to a new farm, which has an equipped kitchen, a dining hall and other buildings in High Falls, New York. The new place has allowed her team of 17 to host vegan(素食的) cooking classes and a kids’ camp.
“People love spending time with the animals.” says Jenny. “There’s a magic that happens here.”
1. What lesson did Jenny learn from Boogie?2. When did Jenny start the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary?
3. How can people find the backstory of animals on the farm?
4. What are the newly-offered activities on Jenny’s farm?
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【推荐1】On a cold winter morning, a poor boy called Howard Kelly was on his way to school. He was so hungry that he decided to beg(乞讨) for a meal at the next house.
A lovely young lady opened the door and she brought him a large glass of milk. He had it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe(欠) you?”
“You owe me nothing,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Years later the woman became seriously ill. The local doctors sent her to the big city, where specialists(专家) can study her illness. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation(会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went to her room. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her and her illness.
After a long time, the lady was well again at last. Dr. Kelly asked the hospital office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she had thought that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side caught her attention. “Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
1. What is probably the best title of the text?| A．A Young Lady | B．A Glass of Milk |
| C．A Famous Doctor | D．A Medical Bill |
| A．Because he owed her a lot of money. |
| B．Because they were once good friends. |
| C．Because she helped him out years ago. |
| D．Because they came from the same town |
| A．Dr. Howard Kelly | B．The hospital |
| C．The woman herself | D．The woman’s mother |
| A．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．Every kindness will be paid off. |
| D．Better late than never. |
【推荐2】Noelia Garella, Latin America’s first teacher with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征), is revolutionizing her community’s education system.
Today, Garella, 31, is in charge of an Argentinian preschool class designed to teach 2- and 3-year-olds how to read. “I love this,” Garella told Agence France-Presse. “Ever since I was little, I have always wanted to be a teacher.”
Her own experience as a child was marked with misfortune—in her youth, she was rejected from a preschool and called horrible names, even by adults. One school director told Garella’s mother, Mercedes Cabrera, “No monsters here,” according to The National.
But Garella has found an approach to turning her negative experiences into something constructive. “That teacher is like a story that I read to the children,” she said. “She is a sad monster, who knows nothing and gets things wrong.”
The director responsible for employing Garella, Alejandra Senestrari, didn’t make that same mistake. “We very quickly realized that she had a strong sense of duty,” she told AFP. “She gave what the children in nursery classes most appreciate, which is love.”
When Garella was employed to take on her own class in January, she still faced controversy (争议). But, with the help of her parents and other educators and supporters, she fought for her dream. “With time, even those who had been opposed joined in the initiative to employ Noelia as a teacher,” Senestrari said. Her students, however, never had to get used to the idea of a teacher with Down syndrome—they loved her from the beginning.
Garella has been an assistant in the school’s reading classes since 2012—and was more than deserving of a promotion. Garella’s dreams are big, but her mission for her pupils is simple: “I want them to read and listen, because in society, people have to listen to one another.”
1. What is the school director’s attitude towards Noelia Garella according to paragraph 3?| A．Noelia Garella was fairly treated by the school director. |
| B．Noelia Garella was given sympathy by the school director. |
| C．Noelia Garella was treated badly. |
| D．Noelia Garella was not rejected directly by the school director. |
| A．The teacher in Noelia Carella’s heart. |
| B．One peer Noelia Garella met. |
| C．The school director who turned a deaf ear to Noelia Garella. |
| D．The schoolmaster of Noelia Garella’s school. |
| A．smart and lovely |
| B．gifted and strict |
| C．proud and grateful |
| D．responsible and caring |
| A．She quit her occupation. |
| B．She was well received by her students. |
| C．She was doubted by other educators. |
| D．She began to teach listening in school. |
【推荐3】I still remember my father’s embarrassment the day when he was invited to have dinner at a colleague’s house. Freshly arriving in Brazil, and not being able to look up on the Internet, he offended his hosts by making a hand gesture — a circle with the thumb and index finger. He had always understood it to mean “OK”, but in Brazil, it meant something different.
The episode was swiftly forgotten. My father’s colleague understood that he probably wasn’t yet aware of the local meaning of the gesture. He gently explained it meant something rude, and then it was filed away under “things not to be done in Rio”.
I was reminded myself in China. After I replied to a friend’s WeChat message with a Van Gogh sticker that I thought meant “keep fighting”, another friend told me I used it wrong.
“The Chinese version is a bit different,” she said, taking out her phone and showing to me. “See these characters? They mean ‘I will hit you!’”
Life is full of crossed meanings. In India, you sign to someone to come over with your palm down, not up. And in the Middle East, you never use your left hand for anything public.
As adults, we understand that even if it hurts, a mistake is only an insult (侮辱) when it is deliberate. Yet, many conflicts come from misunderstanding, and history is full of the unfortunate outcomes of cross-cultural communication.
My father’s pre-Internet Brazilian mistake was forgiven because of context — he had just arrived and he didn’t know its local meaning. But when context is absent or simply differently understood — especially in the social media — perhaps it is time we all think twice before typing or talking, especially when the consequences can be more severe than the misuse of a WeChat sticker.
1. What is the topic of the text?| A．Cultural difference. | B．Language and culture. |
| C．Sign language. | D．Good manners. |
| A．The OK sign means differently in Brazil. |
| B．Cross-cultural mistakes are common. |
| C．The Internet helps to avoid mistakes. |
| D．Misunderstandings lead to bad results. |
| A．To greet his friend. | B．To encourage his friend. |
| C．To threaten his friend. | D．To make fun of his friend. |
| A．Cultural conflicts. | B．Forgiveness. | C．Cultural gaps. | D．Mutual respect. |
【推荐1】The warm coast of California is a place where many western monarch butterflies(帝王蝶) stay during the cold winter months in the United States. Researchers fear the record low number of monarchs this year could mean the insects are in danger of disappearing in the near future.
Researchers from the Xerces Society said they found fewer than 2,000 orange-and-black butterflies in the yearly count this January. That number showed a big drop from the tens of thousands in recent years. In the 1980s, there were millions of them in trees from Northern California's Marin County to San Diego County near the Mexico border. Last winter, it recorded around 29,000 butterflies in its yearly survey. That was similar to the winter before,when an all-time low of 27,000 monarchs was counted.
Every winter, western monarch butterflies fly south from the northwestern U. S. to California. At the start of November, they arrive in California, often going to the same places and even the same trees. Once warmer weather arrives in March, the monarchs begin their journey back north, stopping somewhere along the route to lay eggs. After egg-laying, the adult butterflies die and the northward migration(迁徙)is continued by their new generations. Thus the monarch butterflies disperse across the country.
Scientists say there are several causes for the extremely low numbers of butterflies in the western states. Homebuilding and chemical use have destroyed milkweed (马利筋) plants along their migratory path. The plants are needed for monarch butterflies to grow and develop, which is the only food monarchs will eat and the only place they will lay their eggs on. Climate change influences the growth of wild plants. And huge wildfires in the west may also have influenced their migration.
Luckily, some public campaigns have encouraged people to plant milkweed in their yards and cities. People can also help scientists collect data, which is critical for developing conservation policies to protect monarchs. Then there are many larger—scale efforts to protect habitats and better manage land for reproduction.
1. How does the author develop paragraph 2?| A．By listing figures. | B．By making classifications. |
| C．By explaining definitions. | D．By analyzing cause and effect. |
| A．Spread. | B．Gather. | C．Disappear. | D．Hide. |
| A．Independent. | B．Inseparable. | C．Unstable. | D．Unfriendly. |
| A．Monarch butterflies' life habits. |
| B．Monarch butterflies' living habitats. |
| C．Threats to monarch butterflies' survival. |
| D．Efforts to preserve monarch butterflies. |
【推荐2】Can you imagine a world where more than half of our common plant species and a third of our known animals disappear from sight? That's the prediction suggested by new research on the impact of climate change.
An international team of researchers looked at the impact of rising temperatures on nearly 50,000 species of plants and animals. They came to the conclusion that these are to decline due to changes in their habitat. They looked at temperature and rainfall records for the habitats in which these species now live, and mapped the areas that would remain suitable for them under different weather conditions.
The scientists projected that if no significant efforts were made to limit greenhouse gas emissionss, by the year 2100 global temperatures would be 4C above pre-industrial levels. In this scenario, some 34% of animal species and 57% of plants would lose more than half of their current habitat ranges. The impact on species will be felt more heavily in some parts of the world such as the Amazon region.
Our society would be affected too, according to Dr. Rachel Warren, from the University of East Anglia in Britain. She says: "There'll be a knock-on effect for humans because these species are important for things like water and air purification, flood control and nutrients cycling, and eco-tourism."
In spite of the conclusions to this paper, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, it is not all doom and gloom. Dr Warren says: "Swift action to reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gases can prevent the biodiversity loss by reducing the amount of global warming to 2C rather than 4 degrees." The researcher believes that this would buy time for plants and animals to adapt to the change.
If nothing is changed and the predictions of this study are confirmed, the world might look very different in a few generations.
1. What made animals and plants decrease?| A．Temperature and rainfall. | B．The transition in their living surroundings. |
| C．Weather condition | D．The change of nature. |
| A．Assumption. | B．Theory . | C．Expectation . | D．Truth . |
| A．The temperature will not increase. | B．The biodiversity loss can be totally prevented. |
| C．Animals and plants have more time to fit. | D．Current habitat will not be affected. |
| A．The impact of climate change. | B．Massive species may die from climate change. |
| C．Plant and animals are in danger. | D．Global warming are threatening us. |
【推荐3】Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did fools’ experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?
Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution (解决办法) to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for (满足于) just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight (紧的) little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics and ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
A scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
1. The passage tells us that Charles Darwin ________.| A．was a great English scientist |
| B．didn’t get on well with others |
| C．thought even the simplest thing was important |
| D．always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult |
| A．throw away | B．put to use | C．realize | D．store up |
| A．tell us everything of our life | B．shake the foundations of science |
| C．discover the truth of the nature | D．help them finish the experiment |
| A．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us |
| B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things |
| C．prove that two sheets of paper always fall at the same speed |
| D．prove that only Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists. |
