1 . Give a man a fish, they say, and he will eat for a day. ________ him to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime. When I ________ meals to the homeless, our charity (慈善组织) has ________ been the “teach a man to fish” variety. But a few fish dinners recently have ________ me of several times when someone gave me a fish ________.

In 1965, I was studying in Munich, Germany. ________ in line for the ticket for the opera, I ________ a man who seemed to have lost his way. When I ________ if he needed help, he told me he was an American who had been there for ________ a week. A Jew, he had not been ________ to find the synagogue (犹太教会堂), and I offered to give him ________. When he left Munich, he gave me some canned food. Inside was gefilte fish. Since I was feeling homesick, this old favorite was a real ________.

My parents once told me that many people would do favors for me that I could not ________. But if I watched ________, they added, 1 might pass the ________ along to another someday.

A gift of canned gefilte fish seemed a(n) ________ favor to return. But nearly 30 years later, I had a cousin working in Kenya. He wanted to organize an American-style ________ for his friends, but could not find American-style gefilte fish in Kenya. ________ it usually comes in glass bottles, I was able to find some packed in cans, and I ________ a box of canned gefilte fish to him from Memphis.

Give a man a fish, and ________ he may find a way to give a fish to someone else. Even 30 years later.

1.

A．Treat

B．Bring

C．Teach

D．Help

2.

A．served

B．lent

C．awarded

D．sold

3.

A．seldom

B．often

C．hardly

D．also

4.

A．warned

B．convinced

C．informed

D．reminded

5.

A．freely

B．helpfully

C．generously

D．randomly

6.

A．Watching

B．Standing

C．Running

D．Searching

7.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．helped

D．greeted

8.

A．explained

B．wondered

C．doubted

D．asked

9.

A．even

B．already

C．just

D．still

10.

A．able

B．likely

C．lucky .

D．happy

11.

A．fish

B．advice

C．tickets

D．directions

12.

A．fortune

B．comfort

C．shock

D．reward

13.

A．expect

B．afford

C．accept

D．return

14.

A．carefully

B．curiously

C．quietly

D．calmly

15.

A．saying

B．forgiveness

C．kindness

D．understanding

16.

A．special

B．impossible

C．generous

D．unnecessary

17.

A．meeting

B．dinner

C．performance

D．celebration

18.

A．In case

B．Now that

C．While

D．Since

19.

A．mailed

B．donated

C．introduced

D．suggested

20.

A．usually

B．properly

C．gradually

D．eventually

2 . The city-state of Dubai that is home to the world’s tallest building is fast improving its reputation as the city of the future. On May 22, Dubai officials added to their list of futuristic accomplishments with the introduction of the world’s first robot police officer.

Nicknamed Robocop after the 1987 action movie,the 1.7-meter tall humanoid (类人的) robot was introduced at the 4th annual Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference. First introduced in 2011 as REEM by Barcelona-based PAL Robotics, the robot was built to entertain guests at conferences and serve as an information booth at public places. However, the forward-thinking officials of the Dubai police force saw another potential application and partnered with the Spanish company to build a version that would help improve public safety.

Locals and visitors can get help from Lieutenant Robocop which is currently on duty at the Dubai Mall, using the touchscreen on its chest. Armed with technology from Google and IBM’s supercomputer Watson,the “policeman” can provide visitors with directions and other information regarding the mall in one of six languages, including Arabic and English and also accept payment for any fines, like parking tickets. It can also detect criminals with an 80 percent accuracy from 100-feet away and send the information real-time to command center through its camera eyes. While Robocop cannot physically protect people in trouble, an SOS button on its touchscreen can connect them to a human member of the Dubai police force instantly. When not assisting people or seeking out lawbreakers, Robocop brings smiles to people’s faces by posing for selfies or showering them with compliments.

Once the robot officer has been thoroughly tested, the Smart Services Department at Dubai Police plans to “hire” more Robocops to patrol (巡逻) other public areas and also act as receptionists at police stations.

1. Where does Robocop get its name?

A．From a movie.	B．At a conference.
C．From a building.	D．From Dubai officials.

2. What was the original purpose of Robocop?

A．To be officials’ partner.

B．To help guests in a company.

C．To serve in Dubai police stations.

D．To offer entertainment and information.

3. How can people communicate with Robocop?

A．By touching its screen.	B．By paying some money.
C．By asking the mall for permission.	D．By getting directions from a policeman.

4. How does Robocop react to lawbreaking?

A．It fines the lawbreakers.

B．It physically protects the victim.

C．It reports the situation to a policeman.

D．It sends an SOS message to the company.

3 . A nice warm cup of tea a day might keep glaucoma (青光眼) at bay,according to new research published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Risk of developing glaucoma — one of the leading causes of blindness around the world that currently affects nearly 58 million people — might be lowered by drinking hot tea daily. The disease causes fluid to build up inside the eye that puts pressure onto the optic nerve (视神经). Previous research said that caffeine (咖啡因) might prevent this build-up but the new findings showed that drinking decaffeinated and caffeinated coffee, iced caffeinated tea and caffeinated sodas had no effect on glaucoma risk.

In the new study, researchers looked at the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the 2005 — 2006 year of 10,000 adults and children. The data is from interviews with the patients, their physical exams and blood tests. That specific year also included eye tests for glaucoma in 1678 adults and showed that about 5% had the disease. Those patients were asked how many caffeinated and decaffeinated drinks they consumed during that year and how often. The results of the questionnaire showed that those who drank hot tea daily were 74% less likely to develop glaucoma than their peers who didn’t.

“Tea has long been recognized to have various chemicals that contribute to lowering the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes,” the researchers said. But further study is needed to determine if things like the size of the cup,type of tea and length of brew (冲泡) time influence the results.

1. What can we learn about glaucoma?

A．It can be cured by drinking hot tea daily.

B．It is a great threat to people’s eyesight.

C．It affects nearly 58 million people yearly.

D．It is caused by too much pressure on the eyes.

2. What did previous research find?

A．Drinking coffee reduces glaucoma risk.

B．Iced tea has no effect on glaucoma risk.

C．Caffeine does good to glaucoma patients.

D．Caffeine causes fluid to build up in the eyes.

3. How was the new study carried out?

A．By interviewing patients.

B．By testing participants’ eyes.

C．By handing out questionnaires.

D．By studying data from previous studies.

4. What does the underlined phrase “those patients” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The 10,000 adults.	B．The 1,678 adults.
C．The 5% adults.	D．The 74% adults.

4 .         Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.

This young man was very _______. He always continued to work through his break time and _______that those old folks were wasting time, having to _______several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that_______he worked through break time and hardly took a_______, those old folks were chopping the same _______ of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he_______ to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the_______ were even worse.

One day, one of the old folks_______ him for a drink during their break time. That young man________and said that he had no________ time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to ________ chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe (斧子). Sooner or later you will ________ or be so tired as you have spent too much________.”

Suddenly the young man________that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were________re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that’s how they could________ faster than him, yet spending less time!

What we ________is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability________. Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no________!

1.

A．weak

B．clever

C．hard-working

D．good-looking

2.

A．admired

B．complained

C．reminded

D．predicted

3.

A．plan

B．appear

C．work

D．break

4.

A．even though

B．only if

C．because

D．unless

5.

A．photo

B．rest

C．step

D．bath

6.

A．weight

B．height

C．amount

D．price

7.

A．failed

B．pretended

C．agreed

D．decided

8.

A．marks

B．results

C．effects

D．conditions

9.

A．invited

B．blamed

C．thanked

D．forgave

10.

A．begged

B．argued

C．nodded

D．refused

11.

A．wrong

B．valuable

C．extra

D．exact

12.

A．mind

B．avoid

C．practice

D．keep

13.

A．speed up

B．give up

C．watch out

D．turn out

14.

A．energy

B．money

C．life

D．skill

15.

A．warned

B．expected

C．realized

D．announced

16.

A．also

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．never

17.

A．talk

B．chop

C．walk

D．climb

18.

A．abandon

B．introduce

C．need

D．teach

19.

A．quickly

B．curiously

C．seriously

D．intelligently

20.

A．time

B．tool

C．job

D．patience