My family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota last year, where the average winter temperature is around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Once summer ended, everyone went inside to play ice hockey. I’d been on the ice only a couple of times when I was much younger. When I’d fallen and broken my wrist during my second lesson, I’d decided never to put on ice skates again.
Ben, the friend I made in the new city, volunteered to teach me to skate. Even though he was very patient, I was so embarrassed by my clumsiness that I began to make up excuses for not skating.
One day I discovered a faster route home. It took me past a large frozen pond. I noticed a woman teaching a young girl to skate. The girl was attempting to jump and spin in the air.
Over and over, she pushed off the ground with the toe of her skate. And over and over, she landed hard on the ice.
After I had been watching the girl practice for about a week, one afternoon she suddenly lifted off the ground, spun in the air, and landed on her feet!
The next day I bought myself some brand new skates. Every day on the way home I stopped at the pond and wobbled onto the ice, right next to the girl who had landed her jump. As she perfected her twists and tricks, I taught myself to glide and turn. It was hard being a beginner, and when I fell I had to fight the urge to simply give up. Instead, every time I went down, I just picked myself up and started over again. Soon I was able to keep my balance and skate more confidently. In just a few weeks, I was actually ready to practice the speed skating, fast stops, and quick turns needed for ice hockey. When I was finally ready to show Ben my newfound skating ability, he told me I should join the local hockey league. I tried out and was chosen for a team. By the end of the season, I was part of a winning team.
1. What can we learn about the author?A.He learned skating from the girl. |
B.He preferred ice hockey to skating. |
C.He had once given up learning skating. |
D.He moved to a new city without summer. |
A.To prove the girl was skillful. |
B.To suggest the girl inspired him. |
C.To show the girl was a quick learner. |
D.To explain how he came across the girl. |
A.easy and basic | B.hard but rewarding |
C.boring and tiring | D.strict but interesting |
A.All roads lead to Rome. |
B.One is never too old to learn. |
C.One good turn deserves another. |
D.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
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【推荐1】When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠) his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.
“Why don’t you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”
“But what can I do?”
“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motorcycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.
1. Which of the following best describes Boris’ job hunting experience?A.Surprising. | B.Encouraging. | C.Boring. | D.Disappointing. |
A.cycling around the town | B.developing a waste ground |
C.fixing cycles | D.buying empty shops |
A.it was not so expensive | B.he had a lot of old customers there |
C.he could make good use of his skills there | D.there were good opportunities there |
A.still couldn’t make good profits | B.set off in a successful career |
C.found a lot of gold coins by accident | D.had great difficulty running his business |
【推荐2】It was supposed to be a normal trip to the supermarket. My son was little, and it was getting close to nap time, so I was rushing. But when I went to start the car, I realized that I must have locked my keys in the trunk with my bag.
So I took my son and went back inside the store. I had to use their phone to call my husband for the spare key. After many calls and messages with no answer. I was getting upset. My son was tired and getting fussy. I was exhausted from a sleepless night that all moms go through when their kids are teething. When he went into full-on crying, I felt tears come down my face, too.
An employee at the store tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to come with her. I was fearful for a moment, thinking I was going to be scolded and thrown into the storage area to keep us quiet. The employee, whose name was Kelly, took me, to my surprise, to the Starbucks cafe inside the store. She bought me a coffee and settled down with us. As we talked, my son settled into a sound sleep. After about fifteen minutes, she said her break was over and if I couldn’t contact my husband, they would get the trunk open.
After I got home that day, I kept thinking about what Kelly had done for me and wanted to do something. So, Kelly from the Safeway in Delaware, these are the things that you have done because I was thinking of your kindness as I did them: bolding doors for people, letting someone ahead of me in line, hitting “yes” on the donation button at the checkout, and many others.
I am so glad I locked my keys in the car that day. Who would have thought a cup of coffee could have so much of an effect on a person?
1. What does the underlined word “fussy” mean in paragraph 2?A.Hard to please. | B.Frightened to death. | C.Moved to tears. | D.Easy to approach. |
A.To scold her. | B.To comfort her. | C.To tell her a story. | D.To keep her quiet. |
A.She led a very busy life. | B.She was indeed a kind woman. |
C.Kelly made her a better person. | D.Kelly took pride in her kindness. |
A.A Cup of Coffee | B.A Story of Lost Keys |
C.A Forgetful Mother | D.A Responsible Employee |
【推荐3】Go. Stop. Go. Stop. The travel signals in my head were conflicting. “Are you sure you want to head to Greece this November with Kathleen?” asked my husband. “The weather could be unpleasant.”
“You must go,” said my friend Larry, who talked about having spent Thanksgiving on Santorini. “It’s a wonderland. ”
With his encouraging words, I booked our flights to Athens and included two Greek islands: Santorini and Grete.
A sunny Saturday afternoon welcomed us to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Athens. During the next few days Kathleen and I tried a lot of unknown-to-us foods. No annoying lines of tourists either as we saw sights on the Athens “A” list.
And then came Wednesday. The flight to Santorini was yo-yoed by wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour. Fira, usually a much-photographed tourist destination, was chilly, rainy... empty. With rain beating our faces, Kathleen and I headed for our hotel and checked in for a three-night stay.
“This isn’t how I want to spend my holiday,” said Kathleen. “Maybe Crete isn’t experiencing the same storm. Can we fly out later today? ”
Her question mirrored my own thoughts. But we couldn’t leave. We’d just arrived. Payments for the hotel and rental car would be lost, and costly last-minute plane reservations needed. “Let’s not decide right now,” I suggested.
During the next few days, we drove around despite the showers. At a restaurant named Poseidon, on our third night, we waited and waited for dinner. “Your dinner will be out shortly. The chef was busy studying something beautiful,” our waiter explained.
Seeing our puzzled look, the waiter then said, “He went out for a smoke, saw a beautiful girl and began to chat…”
Suddenly, Kathleen laughed. Instead of complaining, she leaned back and out came a loud, happy sound.
An attitude adjustment into grace, I realized, had been happening since our arrival. “You know, Mum, you can’t live a positive life with a negative mind,” she said.
Grace surrounds us. The challenge is to let go of anxieties and worries, the tendency to complain. A sunny attitude can let grace shine.
1. What did the author’s husband think about her trip to Greece?A.It was pleasant. | B.It was ill-advised. |
C.It would be costly. | D.It would be eye-opening. |
A.Delightful. | B.Busy. |
C.Struggling. | D.Annoying. |
A.To wait for sunny days. | B.To avoid wasting money. |
C.To enjoy the off-season. | D.To deeply explore the place. |
A.The role of grace. |
B.The benefits of travelling. |
C.The power of positive thinking. |
D.The importance of understanding. |
【推荐1】At first glance, the business world is no place for young women, as my co-founders and I have been told on many occasions. In spite of this pessimistic view of women’s opportunity in business, we three college-age girl with zero experience in business started off with a highly ambitious goal: to start a seaweed farm in North California, and grow as much seaweed as possible to help reduce carbon emissions (排放) and nutrient pollution from agricultural sources.
In the beginning, our ideas were either ignored or scoffed by the researchers from whom we sought help and advice. But we carried on with our research—if others wouldn’t provide us answers, we weren’t afraid to work them out ourselves. We discovered which species could grow in warmer waters, and we’d identified potential markets into which we planned to sell the products. We’ve spent the last two years setting up the first seaweed farm in NC, applying for a patent (专利) and competing with five final teams in front of the United Nations for $1 million.
Despite all our efforts, many industry experts remained unwilling to take us seriously. But as often happens in business, the same characteristics we were ignored for were, in reality, our biggest competitive advantages. Our age gave us the strength to bounce back from failure and our background as environmental scientists, rather than businesswomen, helped us find new marketing opportunities. For every 10 farmers who claimed nobody would ever want to feed their cows seaweed, we found one who was interested. For every 15 cosmetics (化妆品) producers who refused to answer our cold calls (电话推销) we stuck to the one with an interesting idea for seaweed lotion.
Over the course of our early business development efforts, we have had access to a wealth of resources, programs, and individuals who work constantly to help us succeed. By staying focused on bringing our ideas to light, our team has demonstrated that entrepreneurship (创业) is exactly the right place for the hopeful.
1. What was the major cause for their difficulty in starting business?A.They are women. | B.They were young. |
C.They lacked experience. | D.They suffered prejudice (偏见). |
A.They expanded their seaweed farms. |
B.They experimented on seaweed species. |
C.They got their product officially recognized. |
D.They consulted the United Nations. |
A.How they benefited from their weaknesses. |
B.How they got others interested in seaweed. |
C.How they made themselves more competitive. |
D.How they approached potential customers. |
【推荐2】Julia Morgan was born in 1872 and grew up in Qakland, California. At a time when it was uncommon for women to seek higher education and full- time careers, she became one of the most successful and well-known architects in the United States.
As a child and teenager, Morgan spent most of her time in California, but she also made several trips to New York to visit her extended family. She became close with an older cousin and her cousin’s husband, Pierre LeBrun, who was an architect in New York City. Sensing Morgan’s fascination with engineering and design, LeBrun and his wife encouraged Morgan to continue her education. With her parents’ agreement, Morgan enrolled at the University of California in Berkeley to study civil engineering.
Morgan was the only woman in her engineering program, and she did better than others in her classes. She dreamed of a career in architecture and decided to apply to the Paris School of Fi Arts to continue her studies. Though it took her several years to gain acceptance to this competitive school. she never stopped trying. She was finally admitted and quickly became successful at the institution. In fact, she graduated with her architecture degree in three years instead of the usual five.
Morgan then returned home to California and began her career as an architect in a large design firm, Among her many well-known clients was newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. He hired Morgan to design several buildings, including his largest estate, Hearst Castle. During these years, Morgan developed her signature architectural style.
Working for Hearst helped Morgan make name for herself, and she soon had enough clients to open her own architectural practice. Her services were in high demand following the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Thanks to her training as an engineer, Morgan understood how to construct buildings that could resist forceful movement in the event of another earthquake.
But the projects dearest to Morgan’s heart were those that encouraged the education of women. She designed a series of buildings for the YWCA, an organization that provided classes and gathering spaces for young women. She also kept an eye on the master plan of Mills College, a women’s college outside of her hometown of Oakland, and contributed six buildings to its campus.
1. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?A.Morgan was the best student at the University of California. |
B.Morgan got her architecture degree in five years instead of three. |
C.Morgan was excellent and strong-willed in her education for her dream. |
D.Morgan had no difficulty gaining acceptance to the Paris School of Fine Arts. |
A.To make a name for herself | B.To develop her signature architectural style. |
C.To win more clients. | D.To encourage the education of women. |
A.An Uncommon and Successful Architect | B.Julia Morgan’s Great Contributions |
C.Buildings Designed by Julia Morgan | D.A Well-known Architect with Many Clients |
【推荐3】A 99-year-old woman and a high school student in British Columbia have formed a wonderful friendship through a program that connects seniors with young people.
Myrtle MacDonald, 99, says she signed up for the local program after feeling lonely because her daughter and son couldn’t keep her company. She was paired (结对子) with Jaelyn Brown,17, based on their common interest — nursing. “I just found her more interested and less in a hurry than I expected. It has filled an empty spot,” said MacDonald.
For the high school students taking part, the time spent with seniors can be used toward volunteer hours needed for graduation. They’re supposed to speak for 30 minutes each week, but many go far beyond that. “I love and look forward to getting to talk to her every week. We talk about an hour and 15 minutes, and the time just goes by so quickly,” said Brown.
MacDonald, a former nurse, spent much of her life teaching and living in other parts of the world helping people in need. The stories are inspiring to Brown, who also wants to become a nurse. “In high school they kind of say you go to school, you get a job, you have kids. It's are gular practice but talking to her has made me realize I don't have to limit myself to one thing. I can have it all,” she said.
The program has been a good fortune to both seniors and high school students. Due to various reasons, seniors can't meet with their families and students are having trouble getting their volunteer hours. “Therefore, there's been a huge positive response from them,” said the program’s organizer Connie Stam.
1. How do the high school students help the seniors?A.By contacting their relatives. | B.By communicating with them. |
C.By doing housework for them. | D.By setting up the volunteer program. |
A.It improves the seniors' health. |
B.It collects some data for research. |
C.It calls for some practical nursing skills. |
D.It goes beyond the requirement for graduation. |
A.Grateful. | B.Graceful. |
C.Helpful. | D.Powerful. |
A.A Good Friend Is A Close Relative | B.True Friendship Bridges Age Gaps |
C.Friendship Is The Basis Of Morality | D.Old Friends And Old wine Are Best |
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Below is a selection about some Guinness World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito’s record attempt was port of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble’s math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set on. April 4, 2011.
Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr. Jeffries look over.
Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family? Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989”.
Most T-shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in less than two hours. The T-shirts weighted 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
1. Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”?A.He set a good example to all Japanese. |
B.He made record attempts in 15 different countries. |
C.He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”. |
D.He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities. |
A.the owner of the dog with the longest ears |
B.the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears |
C.the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog” |
D.the former holder of the record for “longest ears on a dog” |
A.68 | B.120 |
C.238 | D.245 |
A.The record for “Most people inside a soap bubble”. |
B.The record for “Most living generations”. |
C.The record for “Most T-shirts worn at once”. |
D.The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”. |
【推荐2】A decade ago, at the end of my first semester teaching at Wharton, a student stopped by for office hours. He sat down and burst into tears. My mind started cycling through a list of events that could make a college junior cry: his girlfriend had left him; he had been accused of cheating in exams; he forgot to turn in papers by the deadline. “I just got my first A-minus," he said, his voice shaking.
Year after year, I watch in sadness as students go all for straight A's. Some sacrifice their health; a few have even tried to charge their school after falling short. All hold the belief that top marks are a ticket to best graduate schools and high-paying job offers. I was one of them. I started college with the goal of graduating with a GPA of 4.0. It would be a reflection of my brainpower and willpower, revealing that I had the right stuff to succeed. But I was wrong.
The evidence is clear: academic excellence is not a strong predictor of career excellence. Across industries, research shows that the connection between grades and job performance is modest in the first year after college and unimportant within a handful of years. For example, a Google, once employees are two or three years out of college, their grades have no bearing on their performance. (Of course, it must be said that if you got D's, you probably didn't end up at Google.)
In a classic 1962 study, a team of psychologists tracked down America's most creative architects and compared them with their technically skilled but less original matches. One of the factors that distinguished the creative architects was a record of grades. “In college our creative architects earned about a B average," Donald MacKinnon wrote. “In work and courses which caught their interest they could turn in an A performance, but in courses that failed to strike their imagination, they were quite willing to do no work at all."
Academic grades rarely assess qualities like creativity, leadership and teamwork skills, or social, emotional and political intelligence. Yes, straight-A students master large amounts of information and reproduce it in exams. But career success is rarely about finding the right solution to a problem—it is more about finding the right problem to solve. This might explain why Steve Jobs finished high school with a 2.65 GPA, J. K. Rowling graduated from the University of Exeter with roughly a C average, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. got only one A in his four years at Morehouse.
1. Why did the author list the events that crossed his mind in the first paragraph?A.To make sure he didn't misunderstand the student. |
B.To make the real trouble of the student more striking. |
C.To show sympathy for the student. |
D.To describe an unusual meeting with a student. |
A.Academic achievements don't always mean success in career. |
B.Top marks meant well-paid job offers. |
C.Nobody was to blame for falling short in school. |
D.Marks didn't reflect willpower and brainpower |
A.Straight A's don't necessarily lead to professional success. |
B.Straight A's are a ticket to a number of opportunities. |
C.Straight A's are of little value in future careers. |
D.Straight A's can't help people find right solutions. |
A.How to be a creative leader. | B.How to solve a challenging problem. |
C.What is the right problem to solve. | D.What really interests them. |
【推荐3】1 Study alone
Sometimes kids who study in a group can pick up new ideas and tips from others. Do you really want to take that chance?
2 Don’t bother taking notes
The mere process of writing down the teacher’s comments would make some of the material sink in, especially for some learners. If you take class notes, you’re more likely to have all the material you need when it comes time to study for a test. Forget that! Don’t write anything down, especially if it sounds important.
3 Fall asleep in class
You can always spot the kids who get good report cards. They are wide awake when the teacher is talking or showing examples on the board. You can tell these kids never watch TV or play video games until the wee hours of the morning. You can secure a really bad grade if you stay up half the night, drag yourself to class, then doze a little while the instructor is talking.
4 Leave your work at home
If, by some chance, you do all your homework and you do it very well, you still have a great shot at failing. All you have to do is leave your work at home! Successful students always gather all their materials together the night before.
5 Annoy the teacher
Chew gum, don’t pay attention in class, talk to your friends, sleep-do whatever you can to get on your teacher’s nerves. If you annoy the teacher, he or she will always know whether to give you credit for effort.
6 Don’t study for a test until the night before
Kids who get As and Bs usually begin studying as soon as they find out a test is coming. They start out by reading over all their notes the first night or two, then start testing themselves with little practice questions they make up. If you really want to get an F, avoid this kind of behavior at all costs. Wait until the night right before exam day.
1. What do you think of the statements listed in bold letters?A.We can benefit from them. | B.Some of them are good for us in our study. |
C.They tell us never to study like them. | D.We should avoid such behaviors at work. |
A.Go down under the surface of water. | B.Understood clearly by the learners |
C.Destroyed completely by the learners | D.Good for the learners |
A.You can keep good grades if you are wide awake while the teacher is talking. |
B.Successful kids are always well prepared for the materials the night before. |
C.Never pay attention in class, and the teacher will give you credit for effort. |
D.Kids can get As and Bs if they read over their notes at the beginning. |
A.Chewing gum ,talking to your friends in class , paying attention to the teacher |
B.Sleeping ,chewing gum, talking to your friends |
C.Talking to your friends, taking notes in class, paying attention |
D.Studying in group, taking notes, paying attention |
【推荐1】About sixty years ago, China was known as the "Bicycle Kingdom". But the two-wheeled way of transportation began to become less popular, with many bikes soon replaced by their four-wheeled competitors.
But recent months have seen a revival(复兴) of the bike across China, with an increasing number of people choosing cycling instead of driving to schools, to workplaces or to do sightseeing. The introduction of bike-sharing plans, pioneered by companies like Ofo and Mobike, has brought cycling to a new level. According to the latest data, the first week of this year saw 5, 850,000 active users of Mobike while Ofo had 1,400,000 active users.
People can unlock the shared bikes by simply using their smartphones. The bikes are equipped with GPS and can be left anywhere in public for the next user. They are popular among many Chinese people. “In places where the underground railway doesn't extend, it's so easy to get where you want to go with Mobike,” Hu Hong said. She cycles to her workplace in Shanghai.
Bike-sharing is a greener method of transportation and provides a user-friendly experience. However, the plans have also led to problems such as illegal parking, breaking and stealing. Last month, two nurses in Beijing put locks on two shared bikes. And in December, a man stole a shared bike.
Now Chinese service operators are also trying to solve these problems. Setting credit points is one of the ways. Mobike sets a 100-point credit score for each user, with points taken because of bad behavior. Once a score drops below 80, bike Tental((租金) is increased to 100 yuan per 30 minutes rather than 0.5-1 yuan.
1. From which is the text probably taken?A.A fashion magazine. | B.A travel guide. |
C.A storybook. | D.A newspaper. |
A.Fill. | B.Reach. | C.Provide. | D.Follow. |
A.To give an example of how the service operators solve the problems. |
B.To show one the of the problems that bike-users meet. |
C.To offer an example of how bike rental is increased. |
D.To provide a plan for the government to choose and solve the problems. |
【推荐2】Are you afraid of going to the dentist(牙医)?If so, you’re not alone.
These fears could just be in our heads, however. According to a recent survey by Martin Tickle, a professor at the University of Manchester in the UK, the pain isn’t felt most of the time in dental surgeries(牙科手术). In fact, among the 451 interviewed patients, 75%reported no pain at all during their visits, including situations when they had their teeth pulled out.
Could it be the sound of the drill(钻头)then?
“I found that the sound of drilling can evoke deep worry in dental patients. Actually they don’t have any pain, ”Hiroyuki Karibe, a scientist at Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, told The Guardian.
To find the reason why a drill might bring on a racing heart, Karibe divided the volunteers into low-fear and high-fear groups based on how much they feared a trip to the dentist. Volunteers were played the sound of a drill while their brain activities were watched by a machine.
What Karibe found in the low-fear group was increased activity in the areas of the brain relative to auditory processing(听觉处理), which means, for these people, the sound of dental drills is no different from other sounds.
In the high-fear group, however, the brain area that was activated(激活)was different. It was the area that carries out a number of duties, including learning, feelings and, most importantly, memory. This means that these volunteers not only heard the sound, but they remembered it——they made connections between the sound of a drill and the worry it produced in the past, causing their worry to return.
Understanding how brains reply to the sounds of dentists’ drills could help scientists find ways to make patients more relaxed, according to Karibe, because patients who worry about going to the dentist might keep putting off their visits. But the best way is to keep your teeth healthy.
1. How does the writer explain that the pain isn’t felt most of the time in dental surgeries?A.By showing facts with numbers. | B.By asking questions one by one. |
C.B y giving examples group by group. | D.By comparing results of patients. |
A.减轻 | B.引起 |
C.显示 | D.阻止 |
A.It produced some worry in the volunteers in the low-fear group. |
B.For the low-fear group, it activated the brain area dealing with learning, feelings and memory. |
C.For the high-fear group,it caused more activities in the brain area relative to auditory processing. |
D.It made people in the high-fear group remember their past uncomfortable memories. |
A.How the study might be useful. |
B.Some new ways to treat teeth. |
C.The proper way to treat dental patients. |
D.The importance of keeping our teeth healthy. |
A.To show US different areas of fear in brains. |
B.To introduce US a recent survey by a scientist. |
C.To help US have less fear of a trip to the dentist. |
D.To make it clear that the sound of drilling is not terrible. |
【推荐3】Everything changed on June 23, 2012 when Kirstie Ennis was in a helicopter crash that finally led to an above — the — knee leg amputation (截肢).Recovering from the crash nearly destroyed her, but she refused to let her injuries hold her back.
To prove to herself just how unlimited her possibilities are, Ennis set a goal: become the first veteran (老兵)amputee to complete the Seven Summits ——the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.
But Ennis, climbing journey isn't just about the mountains. On each climb, she raises money in support of a different nonprofit.
"I realized that .it was a pretty unique platform... whether it's the younger generation, men, women or wounded veterans, they can look to me in a different way," Ennis told Connecting Vets. "It's just the highlight of everything I always wanted to do. ”
Ennis has climbed up five of the seven mountains. She's been on Everest for more than a month, adapting to the altitude and planning routes, and her team plans to summit (登顶)on May 15,2019. It's a climb she has been preparing for three years, including a trip in 2017.
"Everest is the most important part of everything I Have trained for,” Ennis told Pensacola News Journal. “Every mountain teaches me something different. Now I have to use all of those skill sets to be able to deal with Everest. Should I summit, history will be made as the first woman above knee amputee to do so. Each individual, especially those with disabilities, should be able to determine what they're able to do. ”
Ennis shares detailed updates on her blog, and will post again after the summit attempt.
1. Why did Ennis decide to conquer the Seven Summits?A.To inspire others. | B.To challenge herself. |
C.To show her strong will. | D.To make her life colorful. |
A.She promotes environmental protection. |
B.She collects money for a nonprofit. |
C.She recovers from her injury. |
D.She communicates with fellows. |
A.In 2016. | B.In 2017. |
C.In 2018. | D.In 2019. |
A.Ennis values the experience on every mountain. |
B.Ennis is confident that she will summit Everest. |
C.Ennis has been well trained due to some experts. |
D.Ennis is proud of her upcoming achievement. |