1 . My story is about love and loss. I was lucky.
We had just released our finest creation--the Macintosh--a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. and then I got fired. I got fired from a company I started.
But something slowly began to dawn on me--I still love what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that.
I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired form Apple. It was awful-tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick.
| A．It hurts a lot. |
| B．Don’t lose faith. |
| C．It was really frustrating. |
| D．So I decided to start over. |
| E．You’ve got to find what you love. |
| F．I found what I loved to do early in life. |
| G．I successfully founded a company with a friend. |
2 . Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basis of good behavior in society, and was reading English literature.
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact, his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentlemen, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American President such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had nor to do with everyday practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
1. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he .| A．lacked practice in public speaking |
| B．felt his education was not good enough |
| C．didn’t like arguing and debating with people |
| D．felt that debating was like intellectual training |
| A．didn’t really care about going |
| B．didn’t know French leaders |
| C．couldn’t communicate directly with the French leaders |
| D．was too busy to travel |
| A．Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life |
| B．Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French |
| C．Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison |
| D．Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen |
| A．was if great variety, covering many subjects |
| B．was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of this time |
| C．may seem poor by modern standards but was goog enough for his time |
| D．was rather limited for a president |
3 . Everybody is afraid of something. That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary stuff. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey: ① Scary movies and TV shows; ② Scary dreams; ③Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and other horrible weather;④ War and terrorism; ⑤ Sounds heard at night.
But not everyone is afraid of the same thing. And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.
What is fear?
Fear is feeling that everyone has -- it’s programmed into all of us--and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us. We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries, and their mom comes over to comfort him or her, helping the baby feel safe and OK again.
Real vs. Pretend
The best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it. As kids get older, they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal. So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches, he can tell himself, “Wait a minute. They’re only pretend things. I don’t need to worry about them.”
The same goes for the dark. A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out. What’s under my bed? Is that a thief i hear? With the help of a parent, kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a nightlight or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about ?| A．The list of fears is not complete |
| B．The things people fear are of no big fear. |
| C．Kids have more fears than people think. |
| D．People are afraid of different things. |
| A．having a sense of fear is not a bad thing. |
| B．babies have a weak sense of fear. |
| C．fear is not something that we are born with |
| D．not all people can react to dangerous things. |
| A．Ugly | B．Usual | C．Unreal | D．Lovely |
One day my grandfather gave me a gift — a piggy bank. It had an opening through which one could put money in, but the opening was not big enough to reach in and get the money out. The only way to get at the money was to break the piggy bank open. My grandfather explained that was the whole idea: the piggy bank would help save my money so that, at the end of the year, I might have enough for that bike I dreamt about. He asked if I would put some of the money he gave me into the piggy bank. I agreed immediately and promised that I wouldn’t break it open until I could afford my dream bike.
Whenever he gave me a little bit of money, he would say, “This is for spending. But you can save some and put it in the piggy bank if you want to save it up.” When he gave me larger amounts, it was clearly for saving in the piggy bank. For some time, this worked fine. I loved shaking the piggy bank and hearing the sound of the coins. As it became heavier, I grew more excited, dreaming about buying my new bike, and all the adventures I could have on it.
Whenever I wanted to take some money from the piggy bank to buy delicious ice-creams or beautiful pens, I would imagine riding my bike on the street, and thinking of that, my thoughts about ice-creams or pens went away. So for almost six months, I only put money into the piggy bank without taking any out. I thought I wouldn’t break my piggy bank for anything. But one day something unexpected happened. I saw a piece of news on the television that a serious earthquake (地震) had happened in a nearby province. As many houses were destroyed, a lot of children became homeless. Seeing their shabby clothes and crying faces, I was sleepless that night.
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5 . A 15-year-old student has been praised a hero. Because he had
Sheng said he was
Then Sheng measured the man’s pulse (脉搏) and found it was
“I can’t stop or ask others to replace me in case of any
Sheng said he didn’t feel tired during the
| A．striked | B．saved | C．delivered | D．destroyed |
| A．appeared | B．studied | C．competed | D．exercised |
| A．leaving | B．staying | C．returning | D．attending |
| A．context | B．comment | C．package | D．effort |
| A．weak | B．strong | C．positive | D．powerful |
| A．sight | B．hike | C．architecture | D．aid |
| A．credit | B．training | C．damage | D．strength |
| A．suffered | B．changed | C．requested | D．cheated |
| A．politely | B．hardly | C．calmly | D．awkwardly |
| A．left | B．slided | C．affected | D．arrived |
| A．brochures | B．prizes | C．risks | D．comments |
| A．confident | B．unique | C．curious | D．suitable |
| A．meeting | B．lecture | C．drought | D．process |
| A．broken | B．painful | C．official | D．specific |
| A．demand | B．master | C．regard | D．track |
6 . Endangered polar bears are breeding (繁殖) with grizzly bears (灰熊), creating “pizzly” bears, which is being driven by climate change, scientists say.
As the world warms and Arctic sea ice thins, starving polar bears are being forced ever further south, where they meet grizzlies, whose ranges are expanding northwards. And with that growing contact between the two come increasing hybrids (杂交种).
With characteristics that could give the hybrids an advantage in warming northern habitats, some scientists guess that they could be here to stay. “Usually, hybrids aren’t better suited to their environments than their parents, but these hybrids are able to search for a broader range of food sources,” Larisa DeSantis, an associate professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University, told Live Science.
The rise of “pizzly” bears appears with polar bears’ decline: their numbers are estimated to decrease by more than 30% in the next 30 years. This sudden fall is linked partly to “pizzly” bears taking up polar bears’ ranges, where they outcompete them, but also to polar bears’ highly specialized diets.
“Polar bears mainly consumed soft foods even during the Medieval Warm Period, a previous period of rapid warming,” DeSantis said, referring to fat meals such as seals. “Although all of these starving polar bears are trying to find alternative food sources, like seabird eggs, it could be a tipping point for their survival.” Actually, the calories they gain from these sources do not balance out those they burn from searching for them. This could result in a habitat ready for the hybrids to move in and take over, leading to a loss in biodiversity if polar bears are replaced.
“We’re having massive impacts with climate change on species,” DeSantis said. “The polar bear is telling us how bad things are. In some sense, “pizzly” bears could be a sad but necessary compromise given current warming trends.”
1. Why do polar bears move further south?| A．To create hybrids. | B．To expand territory. |
| C．To relieve hunger. | D．To contact grizzlies. |
| A．Broader habitats. | B．More food options. |
| C．Climate preference. | D．Improved breeding ability. |
| A．A rare chance. | B．A critical stage. |
| C．A positive factor. | D．A constant change. |
| A．Polar bears are changing diets for climate change. |
| B．Polar bears have already adjusted to climate change. |
| C．“Pizzly” bears are on the rise because of global warming. |
| D．“Pizzly”bears have replaced polar bears for global warming. |
7 . Exercise is good for us. It reduces the risks of dying from all causes, including cancer and heart disease. But many people who work all week have little time for exercise. So, they might try to do something to increase their heart rates over the weekend—go for a long run, take a bike ride or hike in the mountains. But is it healthy to avoid exercise during the workweek and then try to fit it all in during the weekend?
A new study suggests that, yes, it is healthy. Australian researchers at the University of Sydney did the study. It took place over a nineyear period. During that time, the researchers looked at the selfreported exercise habits and health examinations of more than 63,000 adults in England and Scotland. Then they connected that information to death records.
The researchers found that people who exercised only one or two days a week improved their chances of living longer than people who did not exercise at all. Even those who are fat could extend their lives by exercising a couple of days per week.
Emmanuel Stamatakis is the senior author of the study. He says that he found it very encouraging that even people who exercised as little as one or two times a week appear to lower their risk of early death. In other words, their health improves even if they don’t meet the suggested weekly amount of physical activity. However, to be in the best health, Stamatakis says more exercise is better.
The WHO suggests that adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate to intense activity per week. For the best results, the organisation suggests 75 minutes per week of intense physical activity. However, if you are busy with work and family duties, exercise as much as you can.
1. In which part of a website can we find this text?| A．Science. | B．News. |
| C．Sports. | D．Health. |
| A．It was carried out in three places. |
| B．It lasted for more than nine years. |
| C．It studied both children and adults. |
| D．It was led by Emmanuel Stamatakis. |
| A．A little exercise is better than none. |
| B．We’d better do exercise on weekdays. |
| C．Fat people usually live shorter than thin people. |
| D．Exercise habits have a big influence on death. |
| A．Paying attention to the risk of early death. |
| B．Trying to do more exercise if we have time. |
| C．Getting at least 150 minutes of activity a week. |
| D．Avoiding doing much intense physical activity. |
8 . For people suffering from depression, there’s an all-natural treatment they should use — getting more exercise. It could help fight depression, even if people have a genetic risk, new research shows.
For the study, researchers collected information from nearly 8,000 people and found those with related genes were more likely to have depression over the next two years after examining them. But that was less likely for people who were more active at the study’s start, even if they had a family history of depression. Higher levels of physical activity helped protect even those with the highest genetic risk of depression.
Both high-intensity (高强度) exercise and low-intensity activities were associated with a reduced risk of depression. Adding four hours of exercise a week could lower the risk of a new episode (一段经历) of depression by 17%, according to the study. “Our findings strongly suggest that, when it comes to depression, being physically active has the potential to remove the added risk of future episodes in individuals who are genetically risky,” said lead author Karmel Choi. “On average, about 35 additional minutes of physical activity each day may help people to reduce their risk and protect against future depression episodes.”
Depression is a common mental illness globally, with more than 264 million people affected. “Depression is so ubiquitous, and that underlines the need for effective approaches that can impact as many people as possible,” Choi said. And mental health and primary care providers can use the findings to advise patients that there’s something meaningful they can do to lower their risk of depression.
1. How did the researchers reach their conclusion?| A．By analyzing a mass of data. |
| B．By conducting genetic research. |
| C．By comparing various levels of activity. |
| D．By tracking the subjects for many years. |
| A．Physical activity betters medical treatment. |
| B．Exercise is able to decrease and prevent it. |
| C．Different levels of exercise intensity matter the same. |
| D．Exercising 35 minutes daily is the most effective treatment. |
| A．Harmful. | B．Complex. |
| C．Unusual. | D．Common. |
| A．To discuss a disease. |
| B．To introduce a method. |
| C．To analyze a genetic risk. |
| D．To explain a phenomenon. |
内容包括：1、具体事件（时间、地点、人物、形式、原因等）；2、活动意义。
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10 . I’ve heard that it’s better to give than to receive. But I’m here to tell you that the
I was nine when my Dad and Mom
Believe it or not, I took care of everyone in my life, even when I was in worse shape. Once in a while,
Once, when I was a single parent, I took my son to see Santa Claus.
When he
I have received the blessings (祝福) of those whose acts of generosity and
| A．effort | B．power | C．force | D．energy |
| A．signed up | B．set out | C．moved out | D．made up |
| A．awkward | B．confident | C．lonely | D．independent |
| A．therefore | B．though | C．instead | D．otherwise |
| A．requested | B．commanded | C．registered | D．exchanged |
| A．return | B．scan | C．share | D．copy |
| A．saving | B．spending | C．paying | D．counting |
| A．changed | B．meant | C．owed | D．gave |
| A．promise | B．challenge | C．insist | D．admit |
| A．impressed | B．attracted | C．made | D．realized |
| A．as if | B．only if | C．even if | D．if ever |
| A．honour | B．determination | C．kindness | D．arrangement |
| A．received | B．delivered | C．recognized | D．packed |
| A．tough | B．alone | C．anxious | D．frightened |
| A．accepting | B．keeping | C．leaving | D．giving |
