2 . Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, when a Cleveland man noticed that some people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten and neglected, he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a positive way.

1. What is Sweetest Day for?

A．To express love to our parents.	B．To remind us of people in need of our help.
C．To draw people’s attention to disabled people.	D．To keep the weak and nice people around us in mind.

2. What does the underlined word “neglected” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Escaped.

B．Ignored.

C．Rejected.

D．Inspired.

3. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．The importance of Sweetest Day.	B．The customs of Sweetest Day.
C．The development of Sweetest Day.	D．The future of Sweetest Day.

4. How do most people celebrate Sweetest Day according to paragraph 3?

A．By giving gifts.	B．By offering help to others.
C．By sending others reminders.	D．By showing others their beliefs.

5 . Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.

Timetable

Sunday 8:30---11:30

Personal Inventions

You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions.

Monday 19:00---21:00

Space and Man

Dr. Thomas West

If you want to know more about the universe.

Wednesday 19:30---21:00

Modern Medicine

Mrs. Lucy Green

Would you like to know medical science?

Friday 18:30---21:00

Computer Science

Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University(哈佛大学）

Learn to use Windows XP.

1. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on ________.

A．Sunday	B．Monday
C．Wednesday	D．Friday

2. The person who teaches Computer Science is from ________.

A．Canada	B．Australia
C．New Zealand	D．America

3. You may learn something about an illness called TB from ________.

A．Dr. West	B．Mr. Morison
C．Mrs. Green	D．Mr. Thomas

4. If you want to learn something about satellites(卫星), you can go to the class from ________.

A．8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday	B．19:00 to 21:00 on Monday
C．19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday	D．18:30 to 21:00 on Friday

6 . The common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is plagues (疫病) that flesh receives.

The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses (病毒) passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches (战壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.

In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp (奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.

At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors (止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms (症状).

1. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．3

2. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?

A．The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

B．Colds are not caused by cold.

C．People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D．A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already had one.

3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when ________.

A．they are working in the isolated Arctic regions

B．they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C．they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions

D．they are coming into touch again with the outside world

4. The passage mainly discusses ________.

A．the experiments on the common cold

B．the fallacy about the common cold

C．the reason and the way people catch colds

D．the continued spread of common colds

7 . We all know the saying, “Nobody is perfect.” It has been planted in our brains since we were children, and of course, it is the truth. So if nobody is perfect, why do we have such a hard time admitting when we are in trouble or need help?

Like many other young people trying to get through their first year of college, I felt anxiety, and it had its grips on me pretty tight. It began getting in the way of my life, and I had to sit down and tell myself that my behavior was not healthy and there was a solution. Finally, I decided to turn to therapy(精神疗法).

Therapy. It has such a negative stigma (污名), but why? Does going to therapy mean that you are failing as a person or that you cannot fix your problems on your own? No. Going to therapy means that you are strong enough to recognize that something inside your head is not working correctly, and you are brave enough to try to fix it.

After a couple of weeks, many parts of my life became so much clearer. I began to understand that I, myself, am my worst enemy, which was pretty frightening. But, although frightened, I knew that it was only I who could guide me towards feeling better, and that was extremely empowering.

I have been guided towards a healthier mindset, one that is positive and powerful. I have been able to understand that no matter what happens in my life. I will always be okay.

A lot of people do not understand that it is normal to have negative feelings and sometimes to feel like we have lost control over certain parts of our lives. Seeing a therapist can greatly change your way of thinking about something if you keep your mind open and I am so thankful that I decided to go and do something for myself.

If you are in need of help, you can go to therapy and then everything will be okay.

1. In the author’s opinion, going to therapy ________.

A．means you are failing as a person	B．you’re brave enough to solve your problems
C．can make others think wrongly about you	D．can be quite unnecessary and helpful

2. After a couple of weeks, how did the author react?

A．She became more positive and confident.	B．She became too frightened of her own life.
C．She became worried about her anxiety.	D．She realized college was her worst enemy.

3. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To tell us how to think positively.	B．To show it is OK to be imperfect.
C．To share her college life with us.	D．To help us know better about therapy.