1. Where is the speaker from?
| A．China. | B．America. | C．Britain. |
| A．Prepare the food. |
| B．Watch the football game. |
| C．Do some shopping. |
| A．His professor. | B．A festival. | C．American football. |
1. Who is the man?
| A．A teacher. | B．A writer. | C．A student. |
| A．Tuesday. | B．Friday. | C．Sunday. |
| A．Western table manners. | B．Chinese table manners. | C．Chinese daily life. |
| A．Have breakfast. | B．Wash the dishes. | C．Study chopsticks. |
3 . There are over 15 million restaurants in the world. According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, when combined (合并), food that is produced by these restaurants is more or less enough for the customers. About 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted.
It’s really a pity that billions’ worth of food is wasted.
According to Anthony Myint, the organizer of the initiative, he hopes that restaurants do take the lead, and that they try to do what they can to ease environmental concerns.
Myint hopes at least 200 restaurants sign on for their statewide programme by the end of this year so that the farmers could receive funding that could reach $10 million per year.
| A．The food is very cheap. |
| B．It will be used to promote healthier soil. |
| C．We can really save a lot of money in fact. |
| D．Despite all this, restaurants are trying to change that. |
| E．These billions’ worth of wasted food is also expensive. |
| F．However, it would be too difficult to just keep everything. |
| G．He also shares how he wants to eventually see Restore California signs on restaurants. |
4 . Sweeney is a children’s author who once lived in Lahaina on Front Street. When she saw the
Sweeney promoted a book drive for people in Lahaina and it has received a
“I
She is
Sweeney is
She said, “We’re all the same and we all help each other
| 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 |
5 . Everyone is making the best efforts and sometimes a few kind words of encouragement can aid people realizing that their effort is not useless. It happened when I was in the fifth standard in my school, back when I was a very shy girl.
It happened on the day when there was a drawing competition at my school. The theme is given to us all was the fight of “Kargil”. So we all started brainstorming to get some creative ideas. Everyone started drawing something on their canvas (画布) and I was still busy trying to think of something which can bring out my thought and emotions. While doing this I was kind of lost in another world. When my science teacher called my name, it brought me back to my senses. I responded to her voice which was coming from the back. She came to me and encouraged me by saying that “do not think too much over it, just put whatever comes in your mind on canvas. And do your best, you will do well”. I listened to her words of wisdom and started my painting.
The next day, the names of the winners of the competition were announced in front of the whole school. I heard my name as the 1st runner-up and winning the second prize. It was an astonishment for me as I never even dreamed to even get any prize.
Later, I thanked my science teacher for her words of encouragement and showing her confidence in me. Overall, that day, I became aware of my talent and I tried making more paintings whenever I got free time. Sometimes I think that if not for her words of encouragement I would have never acknowledged the talent I had.
1. What was the author doing before being called by her teacher?| A．Painting her work on her canvas. | B．Trying to get some creative ideas. |
| C．Waiting for help from others. | D．Playing in another classroom. |
| A．Surprise. | B．Confusion. | C．Awkwardness. | D．Anger. |
| A．The science teacher is popular with all students. |
| B．The science teacher enjoys the author’s paintings. |
| C．The author has been thinking she has a talent. |
| D．The author is grateful to her science teacher. |
| A．How Encouragement Excited Hidden Talent | B．How We Should Encourage Others |
| C．Why Encouragement Is Good | D．What I Learnt from My Science Teacher |
6 . A 5-year-old boy, Xavier, lives in Carencro, about 60 miles west of Bat on Rouge. Because he’s so young, when Xavier
One day, bus driver Chad Desormeaux heard the boy say he was the
“We sit there and we watch him run home that way to make sure he makes it into a driveway,” Desormeaux said. “The faster he runs, the faster we can take off. It became a
The video the bus driver
Once the video went
“It was so much
| A．runs after | B．gets off | C．looks for | D．worries about |
| A．easily | B．angrily | C．happily | D．safely |
| A．weakest | B．tallest | C．thinnest | D．fastest |
| A．excitement | B．fear | C．sadness | D．tiredness |
| A．common | B．cute | C．challenging | D．boring |
| A．record | B．leave | C．pack | D．change |
| A．teachers | B．classmates | C．parents | D．relatives |
| A．reality | B．problem | C．war | D．game |
| A．played | B．watched | C．posted | D．set |
| A．driving | B．racing | C．filming | D．travelling |
| A．right | B．mad | C．wrong | D．popular |
| A．invite | B．push | C．move | D．apply |
| A．protected | B．saw | C．questioned | D．refused |
| A．traffic | B．noise | C．fun | D．attention |
| A．showed | B．returned | C．told | D．cost |
It was a busy day for 20-year-old Justin. His hot dog stand in the park was crowded with many customers. He was poor so he couldn’t afford to rent a cafe to sell hot dogs. Suddenly, an old woman got to his counter and asked how much a hot dog was. “They range from $3 to $7,” he replied.
“But that’s a touch expensive. I was just curious how much they cost. I don’t want any,” she said before walking away. Justin noticed she sat alone on a bench across from his stand. She kept looking in his direction, and he realized she wanted a hot dog but couldn’t afford one. He felt bad for her, so he quickly baked one and brought it to her. “I forgot to tell you that you’re my 50th customer of the day, so you get a free hot dog!” he said.
“Oh, is that so?” the old lady asked. “Thank you. I’m Emily, by the way.” She tasted it immediately and was shocked how delicious it was. “It’s different from regular hot dogs,” she said, taking another bite.
Justin said, “I love cooking, so I keep trying different things with my food. I have customers waiting for me. Have a wonderful day,” he hurried away.
The next day, when Emily returned, Justin treated her to a hot dog again. Emily refused because she didn’t have money, but he insisted (坚持). “Your feedback matters to me so I can improve my sauces (酱) and my business!” he said.
“Oh, you’re such a sweet boy,” Emily smiled through tears. “Thank you.” Deep down, Emily knew Justin was feeding her because she couldn’t afford the hot dog. She told him it wasn’t needed. But he kept feeding her every day.
One day, when Emily went to the park again, she said, “I kept a count of the hot dogs you bought me, and you’ve already spent $ 100 on me. So now it’s my turn to help you, boy. Come with me.”
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Emily led Justin to an old building that looked like a deserted cafe.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . There are plenty of opportunities to study and work abroad. But some early-career scientists might face challenges adapting to different communication styles and different workplaces. However, supervisors(主管) and junior researchers can reduce the risk of misunderstandings by actively learning about each other’s cultures and expressing workplace expectations clearly.
It is important to be sensitive (灵敏的) to cultural differences and to avoid misunderstandings. Nanda Dimitrov, director of Western University’s Teaching Support Centre in London, says that she personally experienced directness more often in the United Kingdom than in the United States. She points out that the relationship between junior researcher and supervisor is influenced by many factors including personality, former experiences and the department’s culture.
Keshun Zhang faced this issue after moving from China to the University of Konstanz in Germany to get his PhD in psychology. He was used to following teachers’ suggestions. But the culture in Germany always encourages you to argue, to fight for yourself. With his supervisor’s encouragement, he started pushing back. After his first year, his supervisor said, “Wow, finally you have learnt to say no.” Zhang also realized that he was expected to work independently(独立地). His supervisor urged him to try to solve problems on his own and to ask for guidance only if he became stuck.
“People sometimes brush off a student from another country as ‘rude’, but in their culture, they’re not,” says Amratia, who was a Kenya student at the University of Florida in Gainesville. “Researchers should also remember that their nation’s customs aren’t necessarily best. When you come from a different country, you don’t assume everybody should be doing things your way. I never cared if somebody was different from me as long as it didn’t seriously affect the rest of the lab,” Amratia said.
1. How do people going abroad avoid misunderstanding according to Paragraph 1?| A．By facing challenges bravely. |
| B．By introducing their own ideas. |
| C．By creating more communication chances. |
| D．By learning different cultures and expressing job expectations. |
| A．Don’t be too sensitive to different cultures. | B．People should experience different cultures. |
| C．British are more direct than Americans do. | D．The relation among junior researchers is simple. |
| A．Trying to support one’s own opinions. | B．Accepting advice of elders. |
| C．Pushing back supervisor’s encouragement. | D．Turning to others for help often. |
| A．Working independently and hard. | B．Respecting others’ different cultures. |
| C．Encouraging yourself to fight for yourself. | D．Talking with people with the same culture. |
9 . 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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