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| A．cause | B．importance | C．sign | D．destruction |
| A．remember | B．observe | C．help | D．accept |
| A．worldwide | B．healthy | C．local | D．legal |
| A．firefighters | B．experts | C．donations | D．profits |
| A．moved into | B．led to | C．depended on | D．turned into |
| A．started | B．reported | C．joined | D．confirmed |
| A．speak | B．read | C．sing | D．write |
| A．reach | B．ability | C．understanding | D．expectation |
| A．collected | B．won | C．borrowed | D．published |
| A．clear | B．amazing | C．normal | D．puzzling |
| A．founding | B．interviewing | C．contacting | D．reminding |
| A．money | B．medicine | C．awards | D．books |
| A．heading | B．referring | C．adapting | D．pointing |
| A．paint | B．refill | C．discover | D．remove |
| A．travel | B．suffer | C．recover | D．compete |
2 . For years, animals have been used in the testing of medicine to make sure the products are safe to use for humans. A law that doesn’t require labs to test on animals any more has been signed recently. Before the new law was in place, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required new medicine to be tested on animals before the labs could move on to test on humans. Companies were required to test their products on animals like a monkey or dog. This causes companies to test on tens of thousands of animals every yar. Now the new law lifts the requirement for animal testing.
According to Science, researchers have been wanting to move away from animal testing. Paul Locke, scientist and lawyer at Johns Hopkins University, told the website: “We have many important drugs that have been developed using animal tests. But as we get into some of these more difficult diseases, especially neurological (神经系统的) diseases, the animal models just aren’t serving us as well.”
The chief scientist of the FDA says that they want to try and get rid of (摆脱) all animal testing. “We support other methods that are backed by science and provide the necessary data showing whether products are safe and effective,” Namandjé Bumpus told Science. One of their choices is called “organs-on-chips (器官芯片)”. These are small chips that contain human cells (细胞). The chips are used to test the effects of medicine. They mimic certain human body functions. For example, they are very soft, there can be some kind of blood flow and they are physically active, just as our bodies.
Aysha Akhtar, a neurologist and president and CEO of the Center for Modern Sciences said: “The decision is still up to the FDA to decide whether the method is to be put into practice.” Anyway, Akhtar expects that new methods of testing will be used.
1. What does the new law state?| A．New medicines are to be tested on humans. | B．The requirement for animal testing is stopped. |
| C．The skills of animal testing need to be improved. | D．More animals are to be used to test new medicine. |
| A．They think it difficult to find enough animals. |
| B．Animal testing fails to function well sometimes. |
| C．Some difficult illnesses get worse after animal testing. |
| D．The medicine is too expensive to be tested on animals. |
| A．Put an end to. | B．Keep away from. | C．Make up for. | D．Model themselves on. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Disapproving. | C．Positive. | D．Uninterested. |
A Pleasant Surprise
It was one week before Christmas and my house was filled with festive cheer. The only thing I hoped to get from my Christmas wish list was a puppy (小狗). I had always dreamed of having a puppy, as I was the only child, and it could be quite lonely at times. However, I did not want to get my hopes up, as I knew neither of my parents liked the thought of having a puppy around the house and all that came with it.
Every time I begged for a puppy, my parents would say, “It is a lot of responsibilities, and you will have to clean up after it, give it baths, feed it regularly and walk it.”
I knew the responsibilities and was ready to take them on. Unfortunately, even with my enthusiasm (热情) and determination, my parents still disagreed to get me a puppy. There were very few chances of getting it, but I still tried asking them again that week.
“Oh honey, pick something else instead. There are so many toys that you can pick,” my parents responded as usual. As expected, I thought, giving a resigned sigh (无奈的叹息). For the rest of the evening, I decorated the Christmas tree as my parents hung some stockings. That night, I went to sleep with the hope that my dream would ever come true.
My alarm clock woke me up. “Oh my goodness, it is finally Christmas day!” I shouted excitedly and rushed down the stairs to the living room.
“Good morning, Bella!” both my parents chatted with huge smiles on their faces that were brighter than usual. My curiosity was inspired and many questions rushed into my mind. They played Christmas carols, and they sang along to the merry tunes. Just then, I caught my father smiling at my mother as if they had a secret plan and walking out of the door. When I asked my mother where my father had gone, she simply said that he had gone to pick something up. I grew confused.
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I wondered what they could be hiding from me.
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5 . It’s no secret that the Internet is home to some people with bad purposes. But staying safe online doesn’t require you to turn your Internet off.
Use safe public Wi-Fi networks
There are fake（冒充的）Wi-Fi hotspots to attract web surfers in. Once someone connects to such a Wi-Fi, the hacker（黑客）can see basically everything they do online. You should never use an unsafe public Wi-Fi network.
Only enter sites that start with https://
Need to see your checking account balance? If you’re about to enter an site, make sure the address starts with https: //and not http: //.
Turn your Bluetooth off
A team of researchers have found that some people are able to take advantage of the weakness in a Bluetooth connection, and then listen to and change the content of nearby Bluetooth communications.
Most computers remind users to copy and store their data, and it’s worthwhile taking the time to do it once in a while. Reserving data can be a lifesaver if your computer breaks down. You can bring your computer back to its normal use with the stored data.
| A．Reserve data |
| B．Turn to the official site |
| C．The “s” stands for “safe” |
| D．So it’s best to turn it off |
| E．It is usually unlocked with no password |
| F．And you’d better avoid going online outdoors |
| G．Instead, remain careful and take a look at these easy tips for Internet safety |
6 . Thanksgiving is a time of year when we get together with our families and celebrate peace over a giant feast including roast turkey and pumpkin pie.
There are many reasons why the pumpkin pie is made for Thanksgiving, one of which is related to the season. In the USA, Thanksgiving sits at the beginning of the fall season, and this is celebrated over a feast made up of seasonal food. Pumpkins are harvested in North America and Canada during the fall; therefore, being a seasonal crop, it is in richness at this time.
In 1621 some of the earliest American settlers came across pumpkins for the first time and were new to eating it. Early recipes (食谱) describe ways of cooking pumpkins, which would have included hollowing out (挖空) a pumpkin and filling it with milk and honey. They would have then roasted this on a fire. It became a tradition for the Native Americans to bring the pumpkins to the settlers as gifts, and they showed them how to cook and prepare pumpkins.
Pumpkin pie recipes began to appear in English-written American cookbooks in 1670. Some recipes included adding apples for added flavor (味道). Most recipes have continued to follow the basis of using pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, salt, butter, and so on.
The biggest pumpkin pie in the world was made on September 25, 2010, at the New Bremen Pumpkin Fest in Ohio. To make this large pie, 2,796 eggs, 525 pounds of sugar, and 1,212 pounds of canned pumpkin were used. After baking, the total weight of the pie was 3,699 pounds.
The pumpkin pie was a creation made with the help and guidance of Native Americans and is an important part of celebrating Thanksgiving.
1. Why are pumpkins used to celebrate Thanksgiving according to Paragraph 2?| A．Pumpkins are in season in autumn. |
| B．People relate pumpkins to being rich. |
| C．People in North America love eating pumpkins. |
| D．Pumpkins stand for people’s wish for a happy life. |
| A．The celebrations on Thanksgiving. | B．The history of early American settlers. |
| C．The early recipes for making pumpkin pie. | D．The origin of cooking pumpkin on Thanksgiving. |
| A．To show the pumpkin pie was extremely big. |
| B．To describe the good taste of the pumpkin pie. |
| C．To stress the difficulty in gathering pumpkins. |
| D．To explain the process of making the pumpkin pie. |
| A．Growing Crops for Thanksgiving | B．Eating Pumpkin Pie at Thanksgiving |
| C．The Biggest Pumpkin Pie in the World | D．Traditions of Celebrating Thanksgiving |
7 . The Grammys celebrate the best in music; but behind every songwriter, performer, and producer that makes it to that stage are music teachers and educators who inspired them from a very young age. That’s why the Grammy Awards also hands out a Special Music Award, which recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to music education.
This year, the award went to Annie Ray, the performing arts department chair and orchestra (管弦乐队) director at Annandale High School in Fairfax County, Virginia—a community with many poor people. With the creation of the Crescendo Orchestra, she works to make music accessible to all students, particularly those with disabilities. Additionally, she created a parent orchestra, in which 200 caregivers learn to play the same instrument as their child every year.
Ray took home both a $ 10, 000 prize and a matching prize for her school’s music program. In an interview following the Merit Award ceremony, Ray credited her pupils for this award. “This is the students’ award,” she said. “I’m just lucky enough to have been a part of their journey and their process and to have been taught by them.”
Now, Ray will use the prize money to buy instruments—something the school has struggled to do. She also plans to create an ongoing scholarship for students who want to become musicians and music educators when they graduate.
For Ray, the moment appears to come full circle, since it was a music teacher who first changed her life at age 5. “The reason I am here is because a teacher changed my life and made me want to be a music educator,” she said. “The work is hard, but it is truly rewarding, and there’s nothing else like it.”
1. Who is the Special Music Award intended for?| A．Songwriters. | B．Music teachers. | C．Music performers. | D．Music producers. |
| A．To let parents learn about music. |
| B．To provide students with access to music. |
| C．To make more money to support the community. |
| D．To enable disabled students to become musicians. |
| A．She helped her students a lot. | B．Her students appreciated her teaching. |
| C．Her students had a great talent for music. | D．She won the award thanks to her students. |
| A．Creative. | B．Easy. | C．Worthwhile. | D．Boring. |
8 . As Spring Break kicks off across the city, it’s an opportunity for families to explore the museums Houston offers.
Asia Society
Travel to Asia this spring break, without leaving Houston and without a passport. A center-wide treasure hunt helps guests learn about the arts and cultures of China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. Those who complete the hunt earn a prize! Admission (入场费) is $ 15 for ages 13 and up, $ 9 for ages 7 to 12.
Holocaust Museum
The museum has special Spring Break hours, including being open on Monday, which other museums don’t offer. Visitors can experience the museum’s four permanent (长期的) galleries and the featured exhibition (展览) The Kinsey African American Art＆History Collection, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to the present day. Admission is $ 22 for adults and free for children and students aged 18 and under.
Houston Zoo
Check out the new dinosaur exhibition at the zoo, where kids and adults can discover what these giant, prehistoric animals were like, take in keeper talks to learn what it’s like to look after the zoo’s animals, and explore the ongoing exhibits that bring wildlife up close. Admission starts at $ 34.70 for adults and children above 12 years old, $27.70 for kids 3 to 12.
Museum of Fine Arts
Join museum educators and artists to explore art-making activities inspired by Multiplicity: Blackness in Contem porary American Collage and experiment with new materials, tools, and processes to create your own works of art. Daily gallery activities, coloring sheets, colored pencils, and knowledgeable educators help families discover and explore art. The museum is closed on Monday. Admission is $ 24 for adults and $ 20 for kids 13 to 18.
1. What happens to visitors experiencing Asian cultures?| A．They go hunting after the visit. | B．They leave Houston and head for Asia. |
| C．They are given a prize for finding treasures. | D．They don’t need passports when going abroad. |
| A．Only kids are allowed in. | B．It offers hands-on activities. |
| C．It holds keeper talks every day. | D．Visitors can visit it on Mondays. |
| A．Asia Society. | B．Holocaust Museum. | C．Houston Zoo. | D．Museum of Fine Arts. |
9 . A new study conducted among nearly 500, 000 individuals found an association between black tea consumption and a moderately (适度) lower death risk. Findings were published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, According to results, the death risk was lowest among individuals who drink two cups of black tea or more per day.
Tea is one of the most popular beverages around the world, and previous research has shown a link between green tea consumption and the lower death risk. To better understand any associations in populations that primarily consume black tea, researchers assessed all-cause and cause-specific death of 498,043 individuals between the ages 40 and 69 included in the U. K. Biobank.
Participants completed the baseline questionnaire between 2006 and 2010 and were followed up with for an average of 11.2 years. Eighty-five percent of participants reported regularly drinking tea, of whom 89 percent reported consuming black tea. Compared with individuals who did not consume tea, these participants had a 9 to 13 percent lower death risk.
The association remained even after researchers adjusted for participants’ coffee consumption, or milk or sugar added to tea. Tea temperature at the point of consumption also did not change results. “These findings suggest that tea, even at higher levels of intake, can be part of a healthy diet,” authors wrote.
“Tea is rich in bioactive elements that can reduce stress and inflammation (炎症), but people shouldn’t change how many cups of tea to drink every day because of these results.” said study co-author Maki Inoue - Choi, an epidemiologist (流行病学家) at the National Cancer Institute, in a statement to TIME, “Because this study was observational in nature, randomized clinical trials are needed to prove black tea consumption causes a lower death risk.”
1. The focus of the new research was to ______| A．analyze tea consumption patterns globally. |
| B．determine death causes among tea drinkers. |
| C．compare health benefits of black and green tea. |
| D．explore the link between black tea and death risk. |
| A．By providing related data, |
| B．By comparing different types of tea. |
| C．By presenting previous research findings. |
| D．By discussing the participants’ experiences. |
| A．People should drink less tea every day. |
| B．Scientists tend to prefer black tea to green tea. |
| C．More work needs to be done to prove the study result. |
| D．People should adjust their tea intake based on the study. |
| A．To sell more tea products. | B．To report on a new study. |
| C．To show the research methods. | D．To encourage people to drink tea. |
10 . A great poem can be there for you. It can help you process sadness, anger or fear. But if you haven’t strengthened your poetry muscle for a while, those feelings might be a little hard to tap into.
Poetry is an oral art form before anything else. And a lot of information can be gained from reading poems out loud. As an exercise, try reading a poem aloud in a few different ways: like you’re savoring (细细品味) every word and every syllable (音节) , or like you’re explaining something really difficult to someone else.
A poem might offer visual imagery — or may not. If not, go ahead and fill it in with your imagination. Think of the poem like a movie or a play and you’re the director.
People often put pressure on themselves to crack a poem, unlock its meaning or figure out what the poet is trying to say. Don’t do it. Instead, ask yourself some questions to get at what you think of the poem. What overall impression do you get?
The way poetry is taught in school can be a barrier to entry. People are taught that the way to connect with a poem is by trying to understand it, master it and write an essay about it.
| A．What colors would you use? |
| B．What ideas float around in your mind? |
| C．That might help you find a common theme. |
| D．It may help further your understanding of the poem. |
| E．Be honest about your tastes and what you’re looking for. |
| F．That keeps us from developing personal relationships with poetry. |
| G．Here are some tips to help you meaningfully connect with a poem. |
