The contest lasted for two months and attracted a lot of old people. Among them, the oldest is a 79-year-old retired (退休的) lady. She had learned web page designing for 4 months before attending the contest. She finally got an honorary ( 荣誉的) title of “The Most Senior Participant(参与者)”. About 30 other old people got different prizes such as “The Best Creative Work” and “The Best Fine Arts Work”. Their works’ themes included science, technology, Olympics, personal life and so on.
The organizers of the contest hoped to encourage more and more elderly people to learn more about the Internet world. And many of the participants felt they really got a lot from the contest. “Designing web page enriches my life and makes me feel much closer to the young people,” one participant said.
The designing of web page is not an easy job. But that doesn’t mean it is the patent(专利) of young people. In fact, as the saying goes: “It’s never too old to learn.” As for the teenagers, perhaps they should know“It’s never late to learn”, whether it is English, piano or others.
1. What was the contest about?
2. How many people took part in it?
3. How old is the oldest participant?
4. Is the designing of web page the patent of young people?
5. What can we learn from the passage?
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【推荐1】James is in Grade 9 at a junior high school. He has lots of friends, but he also has a problem. Some older boys are bullying him. James is very upset and he doesn’t know what to do about it. I want to give some (A) advice to James, and other teenagers in this situation.
Bullying is not very common in schools. However, everyone should know something (B) _________ how to deal with this problem.
Most importantly, don’t feel ashamed if you get bullied. It is not your fault (过错)！
Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry, but you are not alone. Don’t feel that you have to hide the problem. Find a person you can (C)believe in, and tell him or her. It might be your teacher or your parents. After you tell someone, (D)你将会得到一些支持并且感觉更好.
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous, but there are other things you can do. (E)Some people express their feelings more easily on paper. Write a letter to someone or keep a diary. Include all the details about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens. You can use it as evidence(证据)to prove what is going on. Show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult. The bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also, don’t show you are upset and don’t try to fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore (忽略)them (F) _________ walk away. The bullies will soon stop.
1. 写出文中画线部分(A)和(C)的同义词或近义词：2. 在文中(B)和(F)的空白处填入适当的单词：
3. 将文中画线部分(D)译成英语：
4. 将文中画线部分(E)改写为：It is
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词：
We all know that lying is wrong. But do you know that it is bad for both your physical (身体的) and mental(心理的) health? A recent study shows that telling fewer lies(撒谎) helps people physically and mentally.
"Each week for ten weeks, 110 people aged from 18 to 71 were tested to see the relationship(关系) between the number of lies they told and their health," said Anita Kelly, a professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. "When they lied more, their health went bad," said Kelly.
Researchers divided the people into two groups. Group A was told to try not to tell any lies for any reason to anyone. They may omit(忽略) the truth, refuse to answer questions, and keep secrets, but they couldn't say anything that they knew was not true. Group B was not told anything like this.
Over the study period, the relationship between less lying and improved health was much stronger in Group A. When people in Group A told fewer lies in a week than they did in other weeks, they experienced fewer health problems such as sore throats and headaches. Professor Linda Stroh said, "When you find that you don't lie, you have less stress(压力)."
The results of past research show that each American tells about 11 lies a week. In both groups, when people lied less during a week, they reported better physical and mental health during that period.
"It's certainly a good thing to have people be more honest (诚实的)," said Robert Feldman of the University of Masachusetts, Amherst.
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| 110 people (aged from 18 to 71) | |
| The time of the test | For ten weeks |
| The process of the test: People were divided into two groups | ●Group A: People were told to try the best to ●Group B: People didn't have any requirements. |
| Telling lies makes people unhealthier. Reason: When you tell lies, you | |
One day，when Sunee reached her house，she saw a brown package（包裹）．She ran inside the house with her package and showed it to her grandmother．Sunee opened the package．As she did，she noticed there was Thai writing on the box．This package had come from her aunt in Thailand．
Inside the box，Sunee saw something uncommon．It was a red silk umbrella． She had never seen anything like it! Next to the umbrella she found a silk purse（钱包）．They were both beautiful．
"Shipping a package overseas used to take a lot of time，" said Grandmother "Packages traveled by train and ship．It could take many months to get a package from across the ocean． How long did your package take to arrive？"
Sunee and her grandmother looked at the postmark（邮戳）．It showed that the package had been sent eight days ago "That's fast!" said Sunee．
Her grandmother agreed．"We have resources （资源）now that we didn't have years ago．Now，packages are flown across the ocean．Because airplanes travel so fast，packages arrive very quickly． Now our economy（经济）depends on fast delivery（快递）!"
1. How did Sunee know that the package had come from Thailand?2. What did Sunee's aunt send her?
3. Why did it use to take many months to get a package from across the ocean?
4. How long did Sunee's package take to arrive?
5. Did Sunee's package travel by airplane?
