1 . With the cold weather drawing nearer, few people will choose swimming as a daily or usual activity.
Good for your brain.
Swimming is one of the best activities you can do all year round, which benefits your body and your mind. Swimming has been found to increase blood flow to the brain, which leads to more oxygen.
Work your muscles.
Every time you swim, it is like doing a mini-resistance workout. Each kicks and pull works your muscles more than you could imagine, especially your arms, shoulders and gluteus — the muscles that are inactive all day when you’re sitting at your desk.
Lift your spirits.
While swimming is an individual sport, it is also very social. You can meet people from all walks of life when swimming. Have a chat in the lap pool, join a swimming club or get involved in social water sports to get to know people in your community. Besides, the great thing about swimming is that you can do it — rain or shine. Although your backyard pool, the river or beach cools down over winter, most inside swimming pools run heated pools year round, so you’ve got no excuse to stop swimming.
| A．Benefit your body. |
| B．Meet new people. |
| C．These chemicals can control your thought and action. |
| D．Swimming also works your abs (腹肌) and will reduce your waist line. |
| E．Exercise gives off chemicals in your body called endorphins (内啡肽). |
| F．And that means you’re experiencing better memory and sharp mind. |
| G．However, swimming in winter is of great benefit in cold days. |
2 . On Thursday morning, two teenage boys were saved by a drone (无人机) in Australia while lifeguards were still training to use the machine.
The swimmers, aged 15 — 17, got into difficulties about 700 feet off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales (NSW). A passer-by saw them
The drone, known as “Little Ripper”, was actually not
Jai Sheridan was the lifeguard who
John Barilaro, an official of the state
| A．playing | B．surfing | C．struggling | D．training |
| A．finally | B．secretly | C．immediately | D．gratefully |
| A．island | B．ship | C．hospital | D．shore |
| A．advised | B．supposed | C．allowed | D．guided |
| A．get familiar with | B．make use of | C．grow used to | D．take care of |
| A．charge | B．place | C．action | D．trouble |
| A．flew | B．brought | C．checked | D．designed |
| A．funny | B．useful | C．amazing | D．important |
| A．studying | B．piloting | C．boarding | D．approaching |
| A．lifebelt | B．lifeline | C．lifeguard | D．lifeboat |
| A．tired | B．sick | C．excited | D．surprised |
| A．record | B．complete | C．experience | D．report |
| A．thanked | B．greeted | C．imagined | D．praised |
| A．latest | B．best | C．first | D．quickest |
| A．save | B．warn | C．protect | D．defend |
3 . Not even a flooded river could stand between Mary Breckinridge and the hospital her patients needed. A heavy rain ruined the banks beside Mary Breckinridge’s Wendover, Kentucky, clinic (诊所). She had to find a way to get her five patients to the hospital in Lexington.
With a neighbour’s help, Mary and the nurses built a boat. They named it Ambulance, and on the morning of 30 December 1926, Mary, another nurse, and the patients set off down the river. After sixteen wild miles on the dangerous river, they arrived at the train station in Krypton. As she watched the train pull away with her patients safely on board, Mary smiled and waved.
Mary had not planned to be a nurse. She was the daughter of a wealthy Kentucky politician. As a child, Mary was influenced by her family who had always been concerned (担忧) about the poor people of the state. When she grew up, Mary was inspired to become a nurse. So in 1925, Mary hired a few British-trained nurses and, with some money from her family, started the Frontier Nursing Service in Wendover, Kentucky.
Before Mary and her nurses came, the mountain people lived a hard life. Families made so little money that they could not afford doctors or medicine. Many children had diseases and early every person was malnourished for lack of food. Mary and the nurses built clinics and a small hospital deep in the forests of Leslie County. There were no roads, electricity, or telephones. Each day the nurses rode on horseback to faraway farms, often in bad weather, to answer calls for help. They worked hard to keep an eye on their patients.
The Frontier Nursing Service grew. Today their nursing service reaches far beyond the Kentucky mountains. Medical professionals from all over the world come to Wendover to study rural ( 乡村的 ) health care in action. When these men and women go back to their own countries, they are prepared to help people in need.
1. How did Mary get her patients to Krypton?| A．By train. | B．By car. |
| C．By water. | D．On horseback. |
| A．In bad health. | B．Short of money. |
| C．Lacking in food. | D．At risk for diseases. |
| A．She trained all of the nurses herself. |
| B．She never had enough money for her work. |
| C．She remains a great influence on health care today. |
| D．She wiped out diseases in the Kentucky mountains. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Uncaring. |
| C．Supportive. | D．Thankful. |
4 . Going on a road trip? The Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge and the Hearst Castle are common great tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat places,check out the following roadside attractions.
World’s Largest Ball of Paint
Alexandria, Ind.
In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as the centre, he painted coat after coat of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than l ,300 pounds,with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognised by Guinness World Records. Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history.
The Museum of Dirt
Boston, Mass.
The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. In the glass bottles are such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It’s free.
Mount Horeb Mustard Museum
Mount Horeb, Wis.
It’s heaven for hot dog lovers! This museum says that it has to have the world’s largest collection of prepared mustard (芥末). It’s more than 4,100 bottles of spices (香料) come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China.Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it’s made to how it’s advertised and sold. The museum’s creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream!
Paper House
Rock port, Mass,
Elis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost completely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn’t give much - if any - thought to recycling (回收利用) paper.In fact, “recycling” wasn’t even a word then. The house is framed (以......做框架) with wood, but the walls are made of newspaper only. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers.
1. What can the underlined word “offbeat” in the first paragraph best be replaced by?| A．perfect. | B．quiet. |
| C．public. | D．unusual. |
| A．World’s Largest Ball of Paint. | B．The Museum of Dirt. |
| C．Mount Horeb Mustard Museum. | D．Paper House. |
| A．Michael is a famous artist. | B．Paper House is completely made of paper. |
| C．Visitors needn’t pay for the Museum of Dirt. | D．Glenn is attracted by ancient Chinese civilisation. |
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7 . For late 19th-century North Americans and Europeans, a display of tableware (餐具)could reveal much about someone’s social position, as the wealthy took great care to get different kinds of forks for everything. Before the 18th century, people of all classes usually ate with a knife and a spoon.
The fork’s path to the table was hard-won and slow. In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, forks were used for slicing food into pieces or lifting meat from a pot or fire.
Following a reduction in size, the fork appeared to have entered dining areas in the courts of the Middle East and Byzantine Empire by the eighth and ninth centuries, and became common among wealthy families there by the tenth century. Early in the 11th century, it appeared in various pieces of European art. In the late 11th century, St.Peter Damian from Ostia wrote about a Byzantine princess who used forks and regarded her dying of a disease as punishment for such “luxury”.
The fork’s slow conquest of Europe was carried out from Italy. Motivated by the same concerns for hygiene(卫生)，forks were bought by wealthy Britons，inspired by Queen Victoria, who regarded fork use as a sign of good manners.
The fork’s introduction to North America dates back to 1633, when John Winthrop, a founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was gifted a set of forks. The Industrial Revolution strengthened the fork’s presence on dining room tables as production of flatware became less expensive. Writing in 1896 inSocial Eriquere，Maud C. Cooke declared the fork had finally conquered the knife in America and “any attempt to give the knife importance at table is looked upon as an offense(冒犯)against good taste.”
1. What can we learn about forks from paragraph1?| A．They were used improperly in the 18th century. |
| B．They had many different types in the 19th century. |
| C．They were popular in Europe before the 18th century. |
| D．They led to North American’s rise in social position. |
| A．To eat food. | B．To decorate tables. |
| C．To cut food. | D．To create works of art. |
| A．St.Peter Damian. | B．Thomas Coryate. |
| C．Queen Victoria | D．Maud C.Cooke. |
| A．The appearance of flatware |
| B．The start of the Industrial Revolution. |
| C．John Winthrop receiving forks as presents. |
| D．Maud C.Cooke writing Social Etiquette. |
8 . Activities in November
Holiday Market and Bake Sale in Monkton
This festival holiday event should definitely not be missed! Head over to the Friends Methodist House, 78 Monkton Ridge anytime Saturday morning to shop for some crafts(手工艺品)that were made locally. Also enjoy homemade chocolate, cakes, and other snacks! For more information, call 802-453-2870. NOV. 20, 9 AM-2 PM.
“West Side Story” on Stage in Brandon
If you need an excuse to cry, watching “West Side Story“ live is a pretty good one. Otter Valley Union High School(OVUHS)will be hosting Walking Stick Theatre’s production of “West Side Story. ”Advanced tickets are $ 8 at the OVUHs Library. Tickets are $ 8 at the door for students and seniors, $ 10 for adults. NOV. 21, 7 PM-9 PM.
Lecture on Bali in Bristol
Join the community in hearing a lecture by Dr. Carla Osgood and Dr. David Osgood entitled “Bali: Consciousness, Culture and Community” at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol. They have spent 20 years teaching in Bali, and are sure to provide an invaluable view. NOV. 21. 7 PM-8:30 PM.
Wolfing down and Digestion in Middlebury
Love listening to stories?Attend the StoryMatters meeting on Tuesday at IIsley Library. The local group will share stories all on the topic of food. There will also be a teaching session after the stories during which trainers will help with the process of storytelling. For more information, email larl7g@ myfairpoint. net. NOV. 24, 10 AM-2 PM.
1. Where can handmade snacks be bought?| A．In Monkton. |
| B．In Brandon. |
| C．In Bristol. |
| D．In Middlebury. |
| A．By calling 802-453-2870 to book it. |
| B．By emailing lar17g@myfairpoint. net. |
| C．By buying it at the OVUHS Library. |
| D．By contacting Carla Osgood or David Osgood. |
| A．Lecture on Bali. |
| B．“West Side Story” on Stage. |
| C．Wolfing down and Digestion. |
| D．Holiday Market and Bake Sale. |
9 . It is never too late to develop great study habits. However, starting making some changes is hard. Even if you want to do well enough in school and improve your grades, you’re probably having trouble getting started in the first place!
Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Make a schedule of your time. Then decide on good, regular time for studying.
Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable and quiet. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject.
Skim before you read.
Develop a good attitude to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.
There are other skills that might help you with your study. Share with your classmates some of the skills you have found to be helpful.
| A．Study regularly |
| B．Make good use of your time in class |
| C．There are several ways that can help you |
| D．Develop a positive attitude by setting realistic goals |
| E．This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems |
| F．The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t worry too much about a test |
| G．This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully |
10 . Raising teenagers can be both difficult and rewarding(有回报的). They are becoming young adults. Almost all teenagers will have some behavioral outbursts(爆发) with their families during this period of life.
Have meals together. Mealtime is when we check in with each other.
Find time to have fun together! What do you both enjoy? Playing chess? Going to the ballet? Volunteering in your community? Take time to have fun and enjoy each other’s company. No one wants the attention of people they love to be focused only on what not to do. This is true for teenagers, too.
| A．Talk with your teen. |
| B．Never try to control your child. |
| C．Parents have a role in keeping their teens safe. |
| D．Relaxing together helps them feel loved and valued. |
| E．This can be hard to do with busy schedules, but it is important. |
| F．Some teens learn this by playing in music bands or team sports. |
| G．But strong relationships can help teens and their parents through hard times. |
