1 . Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.
Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of
An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared and the hoping villagers ran
Anxiously, the captain called for another volunteer team to
Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go.
Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a
| A．enemy | B．shark | C．emergency | D．sickness |
| A．ran | B．blew | C．swam | D．shook |
| A．crew | B．family | C．cattle | D．equipment |
| A．exploring | B．evaluating | C．overlooking | D．surrounding |
| A．through | B．around | C．from | D．over |
| A．fight | B．light | C．build | D．find |
| A．to surprise | B．to feed | C．to beat | D．to greet |
| A．carried out | B．broken out | C．worn out | D．died out |
| A．interview | B．reject | C．select | D．hold |
| A．lost | B．disturbed | C．injured | D．scolded |
| A．hunt after | B．look for | C．discuss with | D．fight for |
| A．warning | B．replying | C．promising | D．crying |
| A．died | B．lay | C．stayed | D．worked |
| A．met | B．left | C．stored | D．concerned |
| A．How | B．What | C．If | D．That |
| A．nobody | B．somebody | C．anybody | D．everybody |
| A．appeared | B．disappeared | C．came | D．jumped |
| A．day | B．month | C．year | D．century |
| A．smiled | B．waved | C．whispered | D．called |
| A．Fortunately | B．Nearly | C．Hardly | D．Possibly |
2 . Three teachers were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. They tried to save their students from a gunman who they recognized as the son of a kindergarten teacher there. The three heroes who were murdered were Dawn Hochsprung, 47, school psychologist, March Sherlach, 56, and 27-year-old Victoria Soto, a young first grade teacher.
When the gunman Lanza began firing at the school in suburban (郊区的) Newtown, Connecticut, several other teachers were in a meeting with Mrs Hochsprung and Mrs Sherlach. Some teachers dived under tables, but Mrs Hochsprung and Mrs Sherlach never hesitated. They ran into the hallway to pull their students into their office. They bravely faced the danger and were murdered by the gunman.
When the gunman broke into the classroom of Grade One, Miss Soto sacrificed herself to save her students — throwing her body in front of the young children.
A tale of heroism came from an eight-year-old student who said a teacher pulled him from the hallway as bullets rang out. “I saw some of the bullets going down the hall that I was right next to and then a teacher pulled me into her classroom,” the boy told CBS News. His relieved mother agreed, saying that the teacher saved her son’s life.
The New York Times reports that twenty-eight people died in the shooting rampage (暴行), including twenty young children between the ages of five and ten. The gunman, Adam Lanza, took his own life finally.
1. When the shooting rampage began, Mrs Hochsprung ________.| A．was giving a class in the classroom | B．was standing in the hallway |
| C．was writing a report in her office | D．was having a meeting |
| A．by fighting with the gunman |
| B．by pulling her students into her office |
| C．by stopping bullets with her body |
| D．by keeping the gunman outside the classroom |
| A．twenty people died in the shooting rampage |
| B．the gunman killed himself in the end |
| C．the gunman was finally shot by the police |
| D．most of the dead were adults |
| A．A newspaper | B．an advertisement |
| C．a science book | D．a tour magazine |
3 . When making choices, people assume that they pick what they like. However, research suggests that we like something strictly because we have chosen it. In other words, we dislike things we don’t choose. And this phenomenon has existed since we were babies.
In an experiment, US researchers brought several 10 to 20-month-old babies into a lab and gave them two same bright and colorful soft blocks to play with. They set each block far apart, so the babies had to crawl to one or the other—a random choice. After the baby chose one of the toys, the researchers took it away and came back with a new option. The babies could then pick either the toy they didn’t play with before, or a brand-new toy.
It turned out that the babies reliably chose to play with the new toy rather than the one they had not chosen.
In follow-up experiments, when researchers instead helped choose which toy the baby would play with, the phenomenon disappeared. “As if they were saying, ‘Hmm, I didn’t choose that object last time, because I guess I didn’t like it very much” said Lisa Feigenson, co-author of the study.
This is a very important phenomenon in life, Feigenson noted. Adults will less like the thing they didn’t choose, even if they had no real preference in the first place. It looks like babies do just the same.
It shows that the act of making choices changes how we feel about our options. The random choices might become our preferences. “They are really not choosing based on whether they are novel or what they prefer,” said Alex Silver, co-author of the study.
This new finding explains why adults build unconscious preference when they make choices between the same things. Justifying(证明有道理) choice is somehow fundamental to the human experience. “I chose this, so I must like it. I didn’t choose this other thing, so it cannot be so good. Adults make these inferences unconsciously,” Feigenson said.
Such tendency makes sense to us as we live in a consumer culture and must make so many choices every day, between everything from toothpaste brands to styles of jeans.
Next, researchers will look at whether too many choices could be a problem for babies as they certainly are for adults.
1. What is the purpose of the experiments?| A．To test whether people choose what they like. |
| B．To see why babies prefer new toys to old ones. |
| C．To explain how babies and adults make choices differently. |
| D．To study if too many choices could create problems for people. |
| A．Babies prefer bright and colorful toys. |
| B．Babies’ preference largely affects their choices. |
| C．Babies prefer adults to help them make choices. |
| D．Babies’ previous random choices affect their preference. |
| A．It entirely changes our styles to choose. |
| B．It helps us make wise decisions in a consumer culture. |
| C．It promotes the relationship between adults and babies. |
| D．It helps us understand our unconscious preference for choices. |
| A．Babies like what they choose | B．Random choices matter |
| C．Too many choices puzzle the adults | D．Preference affects the choice |
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Many young boys and girls had the habit of smoking, though they are middle school students. As we all know, smoking does harm of human beings. More and more people have realized that how serious this problem is. But they are never boring with it. Some people think smoking is a kind of fashion, and other think smoking can refresh himself. In fact, smoking causes many illness. The most serious illness causing by smoking is lung cancer. Meanwhile, smoking is waste of money. What's worse, careless smokers may cause danger fires.
5 . When it comes to elite universities like Cambridge and Harvard, students often worry that they are not clever enough to get in. But the truth may not be as simple as that.
According to The Guardian, most applicants to top schools have equally perfect test scores.
When James Keeler, the admissions tutor at Selwyn College, UK, went through a pile of essays for medical school candidates, one of them caught his eyes. “He's been volunteering with St John Ambulance, and also training to be a special policeman.
"Unfortunately, most essays fail to highlight what's unique about each applicant. Students are often obsessed with maintaining a faultless image of themselves and are afraid to show who they really are. They write an essay, and then it gets passed through the English teacher and the parents and the aunt and uncle and the guidance counselor.
| A．We are eager to meet straight A students |
| B．By the time it gets to us, it's just so wonderful that it's hard to really get a sense of that person |
| C．We want them to be as individual as possible |
| D．In terms of extracurricular activities, universities are also looking for "distinguishing excellence" |
| E．Students get rejected largely because they "failed to shine" as a person |
| F．No single student will be admitted unless they are academically top "A" |
| G．That's something I've never seen before |
6 . Children moving from primary to secondary school are ill-quipped to deal with the impact of social media. which is playing an increasingly important role in their lives and exposing them to significant emotional risk, according to a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England.
The report shows that many children in Grade 7-the first year of secondary school, when almost all students will have a phone and be active on social media feel under pressure to be constantly connected.
They worry about their online image, particularly when they start to follow celebrities on Instagram and other platforms. They are also concerned about "sharenting"-when parents post pictures of them on social media without their permission and worry that their parents won't listen if they ask them to take pictures down.
The report, which was created with data from focus group interviews with8- to12-year-olds, says that though most social media sites have an official limit of 13, an estimated 75 percent of 10-to 12-year-olds have a social media account.
Some children are almost addicted to "likes", the report says. Aaron, an 11-year-old in Grade 7, told researchers," If I got 150 likes, I'd be like, that's pretty cool, and it means they like you." Some children described feeling inferior to those they follow on social media. Aimee, also 11, said, "You might compare yourself because you're not very pretty compared to them."
Anne Longfield from Children's Commissioner for England is calling on parents and teachers to do more to prepare children for the emotional impact of social media as they get older. She wants to see the introduction of compulsory digital literacy and online resilience（适应力）lessons for students in Grades 6 and 7.
"It is also clear that social media companies are still not doing enough to stop under-13s using their platforms in the first place," Longfield said.
"Just because a child who has learned the safety messages at primary school does not mean they are prepared for all the challenges that social media will present," Longfield said.
"It means a bigger role for schools in making sure children are prepared for emotional demands of social media. And it means social media companies need to take more responsibility," Longfield said.
1. What is the report mainly about?| A．An increasing number of 7-year-old are being exposed to social media. |
| B．Social media occupies too much time for secondary school freshmen. |
| C．Many secondary school freshmen suffer from social media-related stress. |
| D．The use of social networking is causing relationship problems for teenagers. |
| A．How they are seen on social media sites. |
| B．How they can keep away from social media. |
| C．Their parents monitoring their use of social media. |
| D．Their parents banning them to post pictures on social media. |
| A．Some 10- to 12-yarold children tend to copy the celebrities they follow. |
| B．Some 10- to 12yerold children wish to be recognized by others. |
| C．Some 10- to 12yearold children ignore the number of likes they get. |
| D．Some 10- to 12-year-old children feel inferior to their followers. |
| A．Parents should monitor how their children use social media. |
| B．Social media companies should set an official age limit of 13. |
| C．Social media companies should create special sites for children under 13. |
| D．Schools should help equip students for the challenges of social media. |
7 . Studies have shown kids from low income families are generally less ready to start school. They score lower on vocabulary tests and have
New research published in the journal Pediatric Research in April
Researchers who looked at the reading and math
The high-performing kids from all
The findings suggest that
As early the childhood pioneer Jean Piaget once
Developing a
| A．more | B．less | C．worse | D．better |
| A．praised | B．neglected | C．changed | D．found |
| A．allows | B．examines | C．suggests | D．respects |
| A．quit | B．translate | C．rise | D．succeed |
| A．scores | B．recognition | C．development | D．power |
| A．most | B．worst | C．silliest | D．best |
| A．standards | B．walks | C．friends | D．promises |
| A．served | B．shocked | C．regarded | D．replied |
| A．emotional | B．curious | C．effective | D．important |
| A．while | B．otherwise | C．because | D．if |
| A．dives into | B．comes to | C．separates from | D．contributes to |
| A．stands | B．sets | C．knocks | D．pointed |
| A．forget | B．construct | C．cook | D．copy |
| A．kind | B．cart | C．sense | D．way |
| A．same | B．sensitive | C．perfect | D．only |
| A．result in | B．focus on | C．build up | D．give up |
| A．deliver | B．attend | C．sell | D．solve |
| A．impossible | B．ugly | C．likely | D．lively |
| A．money | B．achievements | C．movements | D．suggestions |
| A．progress | B．accident | C．whisper | D．difference |
8 . There is a lot of “fake(假的) news” on the Internet. A new study shows that many young people in the United States have a hard time telling “real” from “fake” news. Fake news is exactly what it sounds like. It’s an article that may look just like any other news article, except that it’s not true, Unfortunately, many people can’t tell the differences
Young people, especially are likely to be fooled by fake news, according to a study done by the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG). The study asked 7.804 students in the United States to judge articles on Facebook. Twitter, blogs, and readers’ comments on websites. They tested students in three age levels: middle school, high school and university.
According to Stanford University’s website, “Students in middle school were asked to explain why they might not believe an article about money that was written by a bank manager. The researchers found that many students did not think of who writes the article as the key reason for being suspicious about the article. And they didn’t have much interest in the writers.”
Other students were asked to look at articles on a website, and try to make it clear whether the articles were news stories or advertisements. Even when the words “sponsored(赞助的) content” were on the article, some students said they believed it was a “real” news article.
The study also found that university students decided whether to believe a website on the basis of is look. They would think the website was good and they were more likely to believe the articles on it if it looked attractive, especially the ones with beautiful pictures.
The study was led by Stanford Professor Sam Wineburg. On the Stanford website he said, “My Team will use the research to help teachers beer teach students about how to recognize fake news” So you can spare some time from your busy teaching to go through my next article about his following research.
1. What does the underlined word “suspicious” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?| A．Curious. | B．Excited. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Angry. |
| A．Some people liked to fool students with fake news. |
| B．The writers’ names could affect students’ judgment about news. |
| C．Students could tell the difference between news and advertisements. |
| D．Students would prefer to trust the articles from the nice-looking websites. |
| A．Workers. | B．Teachers. |
| C．Doctors. | D．Researchers. |
| A．Real or Fake News? | B．A Study on the Internet |
| C．Who is Easy to be Fooled? | D．The Trouble of Young People |
1. When did the accident happen according to the man?
| A．At 7:20 am today. | B．At 7:20 pm today. | C．At 7:20 am yesterday. |
| A．She was driving a car. |
| B．She was listening to music. |
| C．She was making a call. |
| A．A police woman. | B．A driver. | C．A doctor. |
| A．Sign his name. | B．Copy his ID card. | C．Record their conversation. |
10 . The law says women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won’t consider. And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children. All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unit. The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in workplaces such as factories. It is the sort of work women do.
Make a list of low-paid-jobs, then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies and child- care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer- because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight. But the government, which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start.
It is disgraceful that we have gone into the 21st century still treating women like second-class citizens.
1. Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and getting the same pay as men ________.| A．after 25 years |
| B．according to the law |
| C．as a result of those important jobs |
| D．because women are as strong as men |
| A．that women interrupt a career to have children |
| B．what sort of work women do |
| C．because they are women |
| D．what unfair pay women get in workplaces |
| A．wonderful | B．grateful |
| C．shameful | D．hopeful |
| A．Work to give women a fair pay deal | B．The equal pay act |
| C．The sort of work women do | D．The biggest problem about women |
