1 . This week I saw a video of a mountain climber lying on the back of the Sherpa guide who helped rescue him.
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Gelje stopped the climb of his own client. Then he rescued the
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A helicopter met them to lift the
We don't know how the Malaysian climber
| A．urging | B．sponsoring | C．guiding | D．contacting |
| A．hanging onto | B．spreading out | C．checking on | D．passing down |
| A．foot | B．sea | C．climate | D．zone |
| A．destinations | B．directions | C．reaches | D．ranges |
| A．wander | B．die | C．multiply | D．dry |
| A．freezing | B．missing | C．appealing | D．demanding |
| A．supported | B．dragged | C．pressed | D．comforted |
| A．conversation | B．activity | C．rescue | D．operation |
| A．lied | B．relaxed | C．wrapped | D．lifted |
| A．tears | B．pain | C．need | D．turns |
| A．injured | B．frightened | C．committed | D．trapped |
| A．found | B．ensured | C．exposed | D．behaved |
| A．cliffs | B．caves | C．mountains | D．rivers |
| A．protect | B．caution | C．approach | D．save |
| A．extraordinary | B．important | C．selfless | D．available |
2 . It was a very hot day in late summer. I was a young dad working in a local wood mill. It was dangerous, back-breaking work that paid very little. In the year I worked there, only four other people hadn’t quit and been replaced with new faces. Those of us who stayed did so just because there was no other work to find to support our families.
On this day all of us were covered in sweat and dust. When I looked around, every face I saw looked angry and frustrated. Suddenly, a voice called out, “Hey! There’s a deer in here,” A lost little female deer had wandered through the open loading bay doors and was now cowering in between the huge stacks of wood. All of us stopped working immediately and went looking for her as she ran about looking for a way out.
Now most people where I live hunt deer for meat in the fall but also treat them with great kindness the rest of the year. Many will even buy 50 bags of corn to help feed them during the harsh winter months. It was no surprise then that all of us were soon quickly working together to free this little creature. By blocking off all the other routes, we were able to guide her search back to the open bay doors. We watched as she jumped out of the building and back into the woods. Then we walked back in to work. I noticed something, though. On every face there was a joyful smile. It was as if this one single act of kindness had energized us again and reminded us of what life is all about.
1. Why did the author keep working in the local wood mill?| A．He wasn’t content with the pay and working conditions. |
| B．He was tired of wood cutting and wanted more freedom. |
| C．He disliked the treatment of the boss and animals around. |
| D．He didn’t find other jobs to make money for his family. |
| A．They blocked all the routes except the proper ones. |
| B．They caught her and then sent her to the wide wild. |
| C．They used signals to guide the deer out of the woods. |
| D．They used foods to guide the deer out to the open doors. |
| A．Life is not always a bed of roses. | B．Roses given, fragrance in hand. |
| C．Don’t go against the law of nature. | D．The weak are the prey of the strong. |
3 . Imagine a horizontal line. The very left is marked one thousand and the very right is marked one billion. On this line, where would you add a marker to represent one million? If you said somewhere in the middle, you answered the same as the roughly 50 percent of people who have done this exercise in a number line study. But the answer is actually much closer to one thousand since there are one thousand millions in one billion.
This error makes sense because “our human brains are pretty bad at comprehending large numbers,” says Elizabeth Toomarian, an educational neuroscientist at Stanford University. Our brain is built to understand how much of something is in its environment. But comprehending the national debt or imagining the size of our universe? “We certainly can use our brains in that way, but we’re recycling these sorts of evolutionarily (进化地) old brain architectures to do something really new,” she says. In other words, it’s not our fault that we have trouble wrapping our heads around big numbers.
So what can we do about the struggle to understand big numbers? It is suggested to use metaphors, analogies (类比) and visualizations. These techniques bring big numbers down to a more comprehensible scale (比例) and ideally make it relevant to something in our daily lives. For example, it may be difficult for most people to accurately place the extinction of the dinosaurs on a timeline between the Big Bang and humans because the first two both seem to be placed to the distant path. But when conceptualizing (概念化) these events using a “calendar”, it becomes easier. The Big Bang occurred at 12 a.m. on January 1st on the calendar. Dinosaurs were only present for roughly the last week of the year. And humans only emerged in the last eight sends December 31st, at 12:59:52 p.m. It’s clear now that dinosaurs are much closer to humans than the Big Bang on a timeline.
These metaphors and analogies are important if people are to really weigh the costs and benefits of events in their lives. The concept not only applies to long-term decisions, but public policies.
1. Why does the author mention the example in the first paragraph?| A．To introduce the topic. | B．To explain the main idea. |
| C．To make a summary of the text. | D．To make comparisons with other topics. |
| A．The lack of conceptual techniques. |
| B．The unwillingness to learn something new. |
| C．Our low ability to evaluate and compare. |
| D．Our inborn nature due to evolutionary factors. |
| A．Making them related to each other. |
| B．Wrapping our heads around them. |
| C．Using techniques to put them to a smaller scale. |
| D．Applying a calendar to present them. |
| A．How to make long-term decisions. |
| B．How metaphors and analogies help solve public problems. |
| C．How to weigh the costs and benefits in our life. |
| D．How important public policies are in our life |
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On Chinese New Year, a Yingge team
The dance team’s commitment
So far, the Yingge dance
Every week I save all the change and $1 bills I have in my purse. Then every Christmas I cash it in for as many $100 bills as the saved money gets me. I then wait for a family in need. I split the money in half and give half to the family in need and the other half to my nine-year-old son, Say’ Veon, who puts it in his savings account, to teach him about delayed satisfaction. Then he helps me get gifts or give the money to the family.
I adopted Say’ Veon after his mother, a close friend of mine, passed away from cancer before his fifth birthday. Even though Say’ Veon has dealt with great loss and sadness at such a young age, his generous spirit and loving heart shine through. He has given money to someone else who needs it more, such as his friends or classmates. Say’ Veon’s acts of kindness always blow me away and I feel blessed to have him in my life.
This week I got a call from a friend, DeeDee, who is 77 years old. She was upset because she had been cheated, and the cheaters took all the money out of her checking account which she lives on, and now she didn’t have the money to pay her rent and bills.
This morning, I took the money and showed Say’ Veon how much I saved this year. I told him what happened to DeeDee, and then asked him if he would be willing to give his half along with my half and donate it to her as our person in need this year.
He said, “Yes, of course.” This year our total was $400.
We went to visit DeeDee and my son handed her a Christmas card with the money. She opened it and said, “Thank you.” She then looked again and stared at the $100 bills.
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DeeDee froze there with her eyes wide open.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Suddenly, Say’ Veon said to DeeDee, “You are our family!”
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . Top Family Vacation Destinations Everyone Will Love
Think of taking a vacation and need some inspiration for where to travel? We have you covered. Here are some of our top picks for kid-friendly destinations.
Anaheim, California
California is a great family vacation destination that you will remember forever. Additionally, there are many other places to visit around the Anaheim area besides Disneyland Park. Other attractions like Knott’s Berry Farm, a water park and museums are close by as well, so you are sure to have lots of family adventures.
Panama City, Florida
If you’re looking for some family beach fun, why not try Panama City in Florida? You’ll find white sand and a beautiful tropical climate. It is the perfect place to relax and enjoy yourself.
Salzburg, Austrian Alps, Austria
One of our top family vacation destinations outside of the United States is Salzburg. You can visit Mozart’s home and catch a concert show. Or, if you’re looking for a snowy outdoor adventure, then Austria is also a great place to go during the right time of year. Austria has some great family hotels. Some even offer baby monitors and child care available.
Dublin, Ireland
If you’re looking for peace and quiet, and beautiful surroundings, why not go to Dublin? It’s a place where your kids can run around wild and free and it also has a romantic feel. There are attractions to visit as well, such as Clara Lara Amusement Park, located in the Wicklow mountains and many other outdoor activities kids can take part in.1. Which of the following destinations is suitable for kids fond of coastal life?
| A．Anaheim, California. | B．Panama City, Florida. |
| C．Salzburg, Austrian Alps, Austria. | D．Dublin, Ireland. |
| A．White sand. | B．Wildlife. | C．Music. | D．Water. |
| A．They both feature theme parks. |
| B．They both offer child care service. |
| C．They are both perfect places for museum lovers. |
| D．They both provide visitors with a romantic feeling. |
7 . Robert Mendez Jr. is a football coach. Despite being born without limbs (四肢), he has spent his life on what he can
This year, Robert
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He said, “If there’s any
When talking of
Robert may have been born without arms or legs, but he was
| A．imagine | B．do | C．tolerate | D．benefit |
| A．sponsored | B．valued | C．created | D．received |
| A．deserving | B．demanding | C．formal | D．fortunate |
| A．player | B．individual | C．match | D．witness |
| A．donation | B．challenge | C．proposal | D．award |
| A．shared | B．obtained | C．repeated | D．proved |
| A．chance | B．joy | C．message | D．warning |
| A．intelligent | B．far | C．respectful | D．fit |
| A．write down | B．talk about | C．advocate for | D．focus on |
| A．competing | B．coaching | C．giving | D．learning |
| A．potential | B．shortcoming | C．question | D．secret |
| A．comfortable | B．enthusiastic | C．pleased | D．sure |
| A．last | B．happen | C．change | D．spread |
| A．eventually | B．similarly | C．obviously | D．merely |
| A．persuade | B．understand | C．defeat | D．motivate |
8 . Students’ Journey to Empower Rural Heritage
From Aug 18 to 22 a team of 15 Tsinghua University students, representing diverse backgrounds from China, South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia, set foot on an overseas research exploration focusing on rural revitalization (振兴) in Indonesian villages, particularly within Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB).
With the diverse cultural heritage, Indonesia is home to over 83,000 villages, each radiating its own charm and character.
The research mission took the students to Sukarara and Sade villages, two of NTB’s tourist destinations.
| A．In Sukarara, a local tradition requires girls master weaving skills before marriage |
| B．They decided to be a bridge between tradition and progress, united for their growth |
| C．Both were selected for revitalization efforts led by the Village Revitalization Team |
| D．While these villages possess undeniable fascination, many remain underdeveloped |
| E．It’s about preserving the cultural heritage and ensuring traditions being passed down |
| F．As the journey came to an end, all the students regarded it as a rewarding experience |
| G．This effort includes the knowledge exchange between the students and local villagers |
9 . An era in which an Alzheimer’s (阿尔兹海默) diagnosis can begin in a doctor’s office is now arriving. Advances in technologies to detect early signs of disease from a blood sample are helping doctors to identify the memory-robbing disorder more accurately and to screen participants more quickly for trials of potential treatments for the more than five million people in the U.S. afflicted with Alzheimer’s. Estimates predict that, by 2030, there will be 76 million people worldwide who will receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other dementias.
Last fall, a blood test developed by C2N Diagnostics in St Louis, Mo., became available to most of the U.S. as a routine lab test—regulated under the CMS Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program. It has also received a CE mark as a diagnostic medical device in the European Union—indicating it has met safety, health and environmental protection standards for the region.
“The development of a blood-based test for Alzheimer’s disease is just phenomenal,” says Michelle Mielke, a neuroscientist and epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic. “The field has been thinking about this for a very long time. It’s really been in the last couple of years that the possibility has come to fruition.”
The C2N test, called PrecivityAD, uses an analytic technique known as mass spectrometry (质谱分析技术) to detect specific types of beta-amyloid (β-淀粉样蛋白), a protein fragment that is a pathological (病态的) hallmark of disease. Beta-amyloid proteins accumulate and form plaques (斑块) visible on brain scans two decades before a patient notices memory problems. As plaques build up in the brain, levels of beta-amyloid decline in the surrounding fluid.
Such changes can be measured in spinal (脊髓的) fluid samples—and now in blood, where beta-amyloid concentrations are significantly lower. PrecivityAD is the first blood test for Alzheimer’s to be cleared for widespread use and one of a new generation of such assays that could enable early detection of the leading neurodegenerative disease—perhaps decades before the onset of the first symptoms.
1. According to the blood test developed by C2N Diagnostics, we can know that ________.| A．it can be applied in a few areas in the United States |
| B．it was carried out under the supervision of under the CMS’s program |
| C．it obtained the CE mark issued by the United States for diagnostic medical equipment |
| D．it has reached the safety, health and environmental protection standards of the world |
| A．Supportive. | B．Opposed. | C．Cautious. | D．Wait-and-see. |
| A．samples | B．experiments | C．changes | D．symptoms |
| A．by 2030, more people around the world will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia |
| B．as plaques accumulate in the brain, the level of beta-amyloid protein in the surrounding fluid will rise |
| C．Alzheimer’s patients are expected to be diagnosed decades before the initial symptoms appear |
| D．many blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease are under development now |
10 . A 40-year-old mom has entered the history books by becoming the first female Olympian ever to complete a full triathlon in under 8 hours—smashing the world record by over 40 minutes.
Two-time Olympic Nicola Spirig
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| A．crossed | B．approached | C．completed | D．blocked |
| A．task | B．journey | C．distance | D．achievement |
| A．launched | B．impacted | C．ended | D．changed |
| A．dealing with | B．carrying on | C．participating in | D．retiring from |
| A．unique | B．significant | C．typical | D．ultimate |
| A．protect | B．compete | C．charge | D．fight |
| A．All | B．Many | C．Both | D．Most |
| A．ambitious | B．temporary | C．remarkable | D．personal |
| A．impressive | B．reasonable | C．individual | D．specific |
| A．ignored | B．identified | C．restricted | D．challenged |
| A．reputation | B．honor | C．determination | D．teamwork |
| A．Quitting | B．Realizing | C．Pursuing | D．Valuing |
| A．barrier | B．promise | C．rule | D．balance |
| A．winning | B．changing | C．giving | D．adopting |
| A．organized | B．advocated | C．sponsored | D．entered |
